They had thought that Qin Luoheng's eloquence was astonishing, because judging from Qin Luoheng's traditional behavior style, he looked at things from a different perspective than ordinary people, and he could always express opinions that were different from ordinary people.
But the word money is really surprising.
Young Master Gao said:
"Tenth brother, did you say something wrong?"
“How can money be the foundation of governing a country?”
"Let's not talk about things that are too long ago. Let's just say that the three generations of government basically perished due to the collapse of the system. What does this have to do with money?"
The young master, Jianglu, was also puzzled and asked: "Tenth brother, although you are living abroad or have been in embarrassment in life, you are not so philistine, right? After all, money is an external thing. You are now a young master, why don't you have enough money? Why?
Are you so obsessed with money?"
Fusu also frowned.
said:
"Tenth brother, I know you well. In the past, even if your identity was not disclosed, you were considered to have enough food and clothing. Even if you have seen the suffering of the people, money is only needed by the people at the bottom. How can it be needed to govern the country?"
"But in today's world, where coins are of the same type and are minted by the imperial court, how can money become the most important thing in governing a country?"
The other young masters also had strange expressions on their faces.
There was no room for them not to be surprised. They already had a high opinion of Qin Luoheng and had thought that Qin Luoheng would say something unusual. However, they really did not expect that Qin Luoheng would say the word money. In their hearts
, isn’t money just a number? Why is this important?
Qin Luoheng's face did not change as he listened to the doubts from around him.
He smiled and said:
"I'm not wrong."
“The first concern in governing a country is money!”
“Perhaps in your opinion, governing a country requires a complete system, a stable environment, a mature legal system, benevolent governance, etiquette, etc., but in my opinion, if you want to govern a country well, the most important thing is to govern it well.
The most important thing is money."
"I heard a saying somewhere."
"Money can make the world go round!"
"Perhaps this sentence is not very accurate, but it is enough to illustrate a certain problem."
"The current Great Qin is no longer the Great Qin when the country was founded. Under the leadership of my father, the Great Qin has initially established a complete system. It is true that there are still some shortcomings, but it has begun to take shape. As for the legal system, it is more important under Shang Jun
It has been established since then, and although there are still many worries in Da Qin, they are no longer enough to shake the foundation of the country."
"From now on, the governance of Da Qin will focus on making money!"
"Perhaps you don't agree with this, or even think it is a fallacy!"
"But this is indeed what I really think."
"The world is bustling with people, and everything is coming and going."
"As the third brother said, as long as the system does not collapse, there will be no problems in the Qin Dynasty. But the system is composed of thousands of people. If you want the horses to run, you must let them eat grass. This principle, everyone
Brothers should all understand that although I don’t know how many officials there are in the Qin Dynasty, they should be at least hundreds of thousands or hundreds of thousands."
"After you were born, you almost all lived with clothes to open your hands and food to open your mouth. But brothers, have you ever thought about one thing? Many officials in the Qin Dynasty are not involved in childbirth."
"What they get is the annual rank."
"Indeed."
"Some officials had titles and were assigned land."
"But they also need to receive annual rank."
"That is to say, Great Qin has to issue annual ranks to at least 100,000 people every year, and Great Qin is still carrying out various projects. Maybe it won't be long before they send troops to raze Baiyue. This will cost a lot of money.
, and where does this money come from?”
"Tax!
"
"Rent: Grain and fodder collected from the land on a regular basis."
"Fu: Temporary apportionment of property to be collected."
"Tax: money levied on goods, such as salt, iron, wine, meat, etc."
"There will basically be no major changes in rents and taxes, because the output of grain is fixed, and rents cannot be collected even if they want to, and renters are mainly used for royal expenses and official salary payments to maintain the operation of the system, so as long as
If there are no natural or man-made disasters, the imperial court will generally be able to function normally."
"But the money and food consumed in the war all come from taxes."
"It is also Fu that people complain about."
"Now the war with the Xiongnu has been decided, but the corresponding rewards have not yet been issued. This time nearly 400,000 troops were sent out, and hundreds of thousands of enemies were killed. Such a huge military achievement requires a huge amount of money and food. I don't know if Aocang still has it.
There is so much food and cloth, even if the court can provide it in one go, it may not be easy."
"In the end..."
"I'm afraid there will also be a levy of oral tax!"
"And I'm afraid the court won't be able to get it out."
"Otherwise, hundreds of thousands of people would not have migrated to Beihe."
"On the one hand, the imperial court's move was to guard the border and prevent the Xiongnu from going south. On the other hand, it was probably to facilitate the direct distribution of fields in Beihe, so as to reduce the distribution of money as much as possible."
"The imperial court can't afford that much money, food and cloth!"
"It won't be long before the imperial court begins a war to pacify Baiyue."
"Because there was a defeat before, and my father was infected with malaria, he hated the Baiyue. I'm afraid that the number of troops sent will not be small, but the military expenditures all come from gifts. When the Baiyue is pacified, it may be effective.
Imitate the Northern Border and let the soldiers there settle in the South China Sea for a long time to guard the border."
"but......"
Qin Luoheng looked at everyone.
Continued:
"Everyone knows the situation over there in the South China Sea."
"How many people are willing to garrison?"
"Furthermore, after the South China Sea is pacified, rewards will also be given based on merit. All of this requires money. There are also various major projects being carried out by the imperial court. Although they are recruiting corvees, they also need to eat. These also require money and food. Today's Great Qin
I’m afraid I can’t afford it long ago.”
“Da Qin is short of money!
"
"You may not realize the importance of money."
"But I can say this, if the imperial court cannot pay local officials their annual rank on time, let alone maintaining order and enforcing laws, it would be great if they do not rise up in rebellion. Ordinary officials also need to eat, and they also need money for daily life.
.”
"Now the imperial court can operate normally because the taxes and taxes can still be collected. If one day there is a flood or drought, the rents will decrease, the taxes will not be collected, and it will even begin to affect the payment of annual ranks to officials. By then,
Do you think Daqin can still operate stably?"
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Qin Luoheng said coldly:
"Benevolent government?"
"The price of benevolent government is to reduce the tax. The tax collected by Da Qin is now so bad that it can only maintain operation. Even so, the officials in the six places have shown a backlash. If we continue to implement benevolent government, I am afraid that Da Qin will directly
Falling apart.”
"The legal system and stability of Da Qin are due to the normal operation of the system."
"But the operation of the system comes from the distribution of money."
"If you have money, you can do anything."
"Even if there are problems with the system, as long as there is money, the court can still operate normally. Even if there is unrest in the local area, as long as the court has money, it can easily recruit soldiers and quell the war. Even if there is a problem with the system and cause public riots, but
As long as the imperial court chooses to thin out the wealth and limit it, what does it matter?"
"Making money is the foundation of governing a country!"
"in addition."
"There is actually a problem with Da Qin's current finances, but no one has noticed it. However, as time goes by, this problem will become more and more obvious. When Lord Shang moved to Mu Lixin, he established the credibility of the legal system. If the court has difficulty in the future,
Only when the rewards of military merit are satisfied will Da Qin be truly in danger."
"Perhaps what I said is vulgar and you find it difficult to accept it."
"But that's what it is."
"My second brother said earlier that the third generation was due to the collapse of the system. I have a different view on this. Have you ever heard of high debts? This is what happened to King Zhou Nan, the last monarch of the Zhou Dynasty. The dignified master of the world was so poor that he could only
How miserable is it to be able to borrow money everywhere, but only to be exploited by others?"
"And how prosperous was the Zhou Dynasty at the beginning of its founding?"
"But what happens after that? As the control over the world weakens, tax collection begins to fail, and armaments are also relaxed. Then step by step, they are reduced to mere fish and can only be bullied. All this seems to be the collapse of the system, but everyone knows
In fact, it’s a matter of lack of money and food.”
"How can we train troops without money?"
“How can we maintain the foundation of the world without money?”
"When a country has financial problems, many problems that have not been exposed in the past will gradually emerge, eventually bringing the country to its knees."
"Da Qin is indeed very powerful now, but in my eyes, it has reached a very dangerous point."
"Because the money and food that the Qin Dynasty can collect is close to its limit, if it wants to mobilize troops in the future, or to build the Great Wall and other major projects, it will only become more and more incompetent and the people will complain more and more."
"The so-called prosperity of Da Qin is actually a loft in the sky."
Everyone looked horrified.
They had never thought before that Da Qin had reached such a dangerous situation.
Fusu said:
"Then according to what you say, the Great Wall should not be built?"
"Da Qin's water conservancy projects in various places can't be continued as well?"
"Moreover, the people are already miserable. If we don't reduce rents and taxes, wouldn't we be digging our own graves? The world is at a time when everything is in need of prosperity. What you said is really too much."
Qin Luoheng shook his head.
said:
"I said the foundation of running a country is making money."
"As long as the court can get money, nothing will be a problem."
"The problem now is that Da Qin can no longer get the money it needs. Even if Aocang still has some savings, my father may not use it easily unless it is absolutely necessary. This is really related to the country's foundation."
"In my opinion, Da Qin should change its direction in the future. Instead of focusing on promoting various major policies, it should focus on making money. The stability of the world lies in the stability of the system, and the stability of the system lies in the operation of the government. And all of this will eventually come to the end.
Money wise.”
"This is just my personal opinion."
"As I said before, Da Qin's methods of amassing money have basically been exhausted, and it will be difficult to collect large amounts of money in a short period of time. Therefore, in order not to arouse the resentment of the people in the world, and to avoid the whole world turning against them, they can only find another way and focus on people's livelihood.
"
"On the basis of ensuring people's livelihood, strengthen the court's ability to collect money."