Journey To the West From The Qin Dynasty

Li Jue's eyes swept over the Ministers of Civil and Military Affairs, many of them had dodgy eyes, some were open-minded, and some looked reverently.

Ying Zheng nodded slightly, and then began to ask the civil and military officials if there was any memorial.

Some small matters have already been handed over to the Sangong Jiuqing for disposal, and only some are classified as major events before they are discussed with the court.

However, there were very few events that could be called major events, and Xiangguo Meng Yi came forward to preside over the important events of the court, which was considered decent.

Meng Yi's words are more than actions, and his respect for Ying Zheng and his admiration for Li Jue are slightly different from usual.

Some ministers could feel Meng Yi's changes.

Meng Yi, who has been the prime minister for several years, is even more eager for power, and looking at the aging Ying Zheng is also feeling slack.

I dare not say disloyal, at least not as respectful as before.

But after Li Jue came back, his attitude changed drastically. He was more respectful and honest than before.

It's just because Meng Yi only knows how terrifying Li Jue is, as long as Li Jue still cares about the Daqin winner, then he, the Prime Minister, shouldn't have any strange thoughts.

Otherwise, even if he was able to take Yingzheng out of the picture, Li Jue's words could kill his whole family.

So Meng Yi became more respectful, even walking on thin ice.

There are not many major events, and we need to wrangle on weekdays, but Li Jue can give many constructive suggestions here.

For example, Yingzheng wants to build a road from south to north, and dig a grand canal connecting the north and the south. These things are a waste of money and people, and the officials are naturally opposed.

Been wrangling for months.

Ying Zheng didn't even expect to pass this resolution in his lifetime.

But Li Jue was sitting on the throne, and the officials asked for advice. He greatly appreciated these ideas and suggestions put forward by Ying Zheng, and fully agreed with them.

All the civil and military officials looked at each other in blank dismay, Xiangguo Mengyi was also instantly dumbfounded.

Then this resolution has been passed directly without any strategy or targeted solution.

Because there are no ministers who dare to oppose.

Seeing this scene on the throne, Ying Zheng felt a little complicated, and at the same time wondered if he was really too old to lift a knife.

It has been several months since he proposed these resolutions, and all civil and military officials have always tried to obstruct them in every possible way, and there are always various ways to veto them.

But after Li Jue came back and sat here, everything had changed, and all civil and military officials dared not refute.

The objections raised earlier, as well as various difficulties, all disappeared.

Ying Zheng was not jealous of Li Jue, who had such a high prestige, but felt that he was going to die of old age, and instead became kind, making these ministers dare to obstruct his decision for a few months.

Yingzheng was on the throne, but he brought out the so-called difficulties that the ministers of civil and military had blocked him before to ask questions, which made the ministers of civil and military who raised the difficulties feel ashamed and trembling at the same time.

Li Jue resolved the difficulties one by one.

He smiled and said, "Your Majesty, what you proposed, the construction of the Chi Road, and the digging of the Grand Canal, are all great achievements that will last forever."

"If we don't do these things, we will let future generations do it. In this case, why don't we work hard to finish it, so that future generations can free up their hands to do more things?"

Ying Zheng's eyes were shining, and this idea coincided with his.

Li Jue continued: "The difficulties raised by the ministers are real, but in fact these difficulties are not worth mentioning, because the so-called waste of people and money can be solved."

"In terms of money, I will let Hu Man lead rich people across the country to donate. Take me as an example, use all my wealth to fully support His Majesty's resolution."

Ying Zheng was immediately grateful and moved.

The civil and military officials were overjoyed, this solved the money problem, which was the most troublesome thing for them.

But then they also reacted, and they began to cry secretly.

Because Li Jue said that he would mobilize the richest people in the country to donate, but the richest person in the world is above this court.

If someone else asks them to donate, they can completely fool them, but in front of Li Jue, the Immortal King, who among them would dare to lie?

If you donate less, you may be found out, and people will think you are disrespectful to Li Jue. If you donate too much, you will feel distressed.

Meng Yi said: "Dare to ask the Immortal King, the problem of money is solved, how to solve the problem of labor?"

"Nowadays, the whole country is under construction. Although the Great Wall has been built, the restoration of Lishan Imperial Mausoleum and Jiangdong is still in progress, and there is no more manpower to spare."

Li Jue laughed, "When I built civil engineering in Daqin, the traditional solution was to make ordinary people do hard labor. It was to let them work for free and provide their own dry food. But if we have money now, let them work with money. Afraid they won't agree?"

The civil and military ministers were all stunned, and wanted to refute directly, because this would increase financial expenditures and also undermine Daqin's labor law.

But seeing that the person who proposed it was Li Jue, no one dared to stand up and object.

I can only obey.

Li Jue said with a smile: "It's best to use money to do things. Not only can it solve the problem of labor shortage in various places, but it can also allow those who pay on weekdays and have not yet expired to have a way to make ends meet."

"This is a method that kills two birds with one stone. As for the problem of money, it has been solved before, and it can be applied later."

Meng Yi was sweating profusely, and said anxiously: "If this is the case, the money that needs to be paid will be incalculable, and it will be more than ten times more than what we calculated before."

Li Jue said: "Just give it, they will spend it if they have money, as long as they spend money, they can collect taxes, and in the end it will still flow into the treasury, and then they will be hired, and they will spend money again, and so on. , is the best policy."

Meng Yi didn't react for a while, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that the way is simple.

The officials also nodded one after another, and Ying Zheng, who was on the throne, was already trembling.

They are all the smartest people in Daqin. After Li Jue's instruction, they naturally understood the principle of using work for relief. It seemed easier to hire workers with money than to collect work and rest.

People who can spend money to solve the problem get money, are more motivated, and will not rebel.

The imperial court solved the problem of large-scale construction without the trouble of rebellion by the people. Although more money was spent, the common people would spend the money they earned, and it would eventually flow into the hands of the imperial court.

This is indeed a kill two birds with one stone method.

From Li Jue's point of view, this is actually a way to make ends meet.

A truly benign fiscal expenditure should be equal to income and expenditure.

If the imperial court has too much income and less expenditure, the country will be strong and the people will be weak, which will be detrimental to people's livelihood.

If the income is too little and the expenditure is too much, the country will be weak and the people will be strong, the court will not have enough money to build large-scale construction projects, the infrastructure and welfare benefits will not be able to keep up, and the happiness index of the common people will not be high.

Only balance is king.

Yingzheng sighed in his heart, never thought that the emperor's technique could be used in financial expenditures, and it was completely possible.

The financial and labor issues have been resolved, and Li Jue did not propose to abolish the corvée law, but he believes that after the national policy of paying for workers spreads, the corvée law will gradually be abandoned.

Afterwards, everyone discussed some other major events, and Li Jue responded to them one by one, and they were considered relatively good solutions.

In fact, these smart people have solutions, but there is no backbone, or no one dares to make a decision.

Yingzheng can make a decision, but he is old and wants to be a virtuous emperor, so he has to discuss with the ministers to come up with a result, and he decides on the best.

In this way, the power and voice of the ministers will be much greater, which is not good for Yingzheng, but it will help the prince Fusu to rule the world after he succeeds to the throne.

Li Jue was noncommittal about this.

Soon everyone discussed the matter of Prince Fusu leading all the soldiers to fight abroad. This matter is the most important thing that is brought up in almost every court meeting.

Some ministers want Yingzheng to order the prince to help Su return to the court; some people think that the prince should help Su to launch a general attack on the Shu Han.

In short, there are all kinds of suggestions, and they are endless.

Li Jue said: "I think the best chance to wipe out the Shu Han has come."

The words were so loud that the entire court was silent.

Ying Zheng's eyes glowed with divine light, and his breathing became a little heavy.

Then he said: "I also want to destroy the Shu Han, but the thieves have the help of monsters. I, the soldiers of the Great Qin, only have flesh and blood. It's just a pity."

Li Jue said: "The purpose of my brother's return this time is to tell His Majesty that the monsters between us, Great Qin and Chu Han, have been wiped out."

hiss.

Yingzheng was surprised, and the civil and military ministers were in an uproar and rejoiced.