It seems normal to exempt taxes and corvees for five years, but the Loop needs to be developed from scratch, building houses, reclaiming farmland, digging canals, and building dams...
In the first five years, you couldn't collect taxes even if you wanted to. As for corvees, these are a type of corvee in themselves, but they are half-public and half-private. During this period, it is impossible for Zhao to apportion any more corvees.
As for the school, there is not even a shadow of it, and there is still enrollment...
It can be said that Li Si was completely desperate and wanted people to immigrate without giving any benefits.
"Your Majesty, this is the lowest cost method I can think of. I have calculated that if I want to develop the entire Hetao, I will need to relocate at least 50,000 households and as many as 100,000 households. The consumption along the way, subsequent resettlement, etc. will require a lot of
We, the State of Zhao, cannot afford any higher compensation in terms of money and materials."
Li Si picked up his method from the ground and did not flinch. Instead, he took a step forward and stated.
If Zhao was the only country in the world, he would definitely insist on forced immigration. This is the cheapest, easiest and fastest way. But now that we are surrounded by powerful enemies, we can't really have problems internally, so we can only adopt relatively soft methods.
"Let me see other people's opinions," Zhao Kuo said.
"promise."
Huang Shigong, Li Fu, Han Fei and others all submitted their own policies.
Zhao Kuo opened it and sighed. Except for Huang Shigong, everyone else was mainly about honor and had very few substantive interests. Whether it was Li Fu, who was once the prime minister of Yan State, or what he said before
"The Great Wall is great, but who wants to be the one who builds it?" Han Fei, a Korean nobleman...
Sure enough, the nobles of this era did not regard common people as human beings...
"You guys go down first." Zhao Kuo waved his hand in disappointment.
"...I'll take my leave." Several people looked at each other and silently retreated.
They saw that Zhao Kuo was very dissatisfied with these plans. Even though they were amazingly intelligent, they still couldn't figure out what Zhao Kuo was dissatisfied with about this plan that could move people to Hetao at almost no cost.
"You said that those civilians who live like pigs and dogs, and some even live worse than pigs and dogs, are they considered human beings?" After a while, Zhao Kuo suddenly said.
There were only two people in the king's tent, Liu Ping and Ben. Liu Ping glanced at Ben, who was standing upright by the door. He cursed in his heart and had to bite the bullet and said: "Your Majesty, I thought they were human beings, but in fact,
It doesn’t have to be considered a human being. Some people are destined to have good food and clothing, while some people are destined to have neither enough food nor clothing nor warmth.”
"Just like Ben, if he hadn't met the old master, he might have turned into a pile of wild bones by now, but more people don't have this luck. Two years ago, if you shouted anywhere in Zhao country, would you know?
If a person is willing to be a dog, and if he does well and is rewarded, people will definitely flock to him. Even now, there may be many fewer such people, but there are definitely some people who are willing."
"Since the Zhou Dynasty, the class system has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people from generation to generation. Not only the nobles look down on the common people, but also the common people themselves look down on themselves. This gap caused by class, wealth, and knowledge cannot be changed in a short time, and it can even be said that it will never change.
It cannot be changed. For the nobles, the common people are just tools and wealth."
Speaking of this, Liu Ping gave Zhao Kuo a strange look.
Logically speaking, Zhao Kuo, as the largest nobleman in the Zhao Kingdom, should not have the idea of empathizing with the common people. This is unreasonable.
Liu Ping secretly activated the talent he had just realized a few days ago, but still couldn't find any clues. In the end, he could only attribute it to Zhao Kuo's kind nature.
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"Actually, if your Majesty had explained it in advance, they would have been able to handle it very well," Liu Ping continued. This was actually a matter of misjudgment. Everyone dealt with the problem based on their previous experience. Who would have thought that Zhao Kuo and those before him
The monarch is different.
If Zhao Kuo said in advance that he was not afraid of spending money, Li Si and others would definitely be able to show sincerity and provide all kinds of benefits.
"Let them prepare again." Zhao Kuo sighed and said helplessly.
The current situation of society is such that even he can't do anything about it.
"No." Liu Ping cupped his hands and said.
"By the way, where are Xunzi and Wei Qi?" Zhao Kuo asked.
After the news of the great victory reached Handan, Wei Wuji immediately convened a civil and military meeting in the capital and posted the news in the streets and alleys. The whole Handan carnivaled for three days.
After everyone discussed it, it was decided that Xunzi and Gongsun Long would lead two hundred scholars to Hetao. Wei Qi was still building roads in Taihang Mountains at this time. Roads in other places had been built, but the route in Taihang Mountains... had just been planned.
After receiving Zhao Kuo's order, Wei Qi arranged the rest of the work, asking everyone to start repairing simple sections of road, and then hitch a ride with Xunzi and his party.
"The news came yesterday that it has arrived in Jiuyuan." Liu Ping said.
"Then we should be able to arrive here tomorrow." Zhao Kuo said.
The next day, Zhao Kuo did not see Xunzi, but received an urgent letter from the palace of eight hundred miles.
"It's not from the palace... I hope there won't be any accidents." Zhao Kuo opened the envelope carefully, without letting anyone else do it for him. He kept mumbling the names of various gods, regardless of whether it was useful or not.
"Sure enough, she gave birth. Counting the days, it was almost a while ago." As soon as Zhao Kuo opened it, he was overjoyed and couldn't wait to look down. He finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the mother and son were safe.
In this era, a woman giving birth to a child is no less than going through hell. It is a blessing that the mother and child are safe.
Zhao Kuo looked at the letter and giggled. He didn't have the slightest bit of a monarch's demeanor. This was his first time becoming a father, although before that, two little guys had already called him father, and he loved them very much.
But...it's better to have a biological son!
Liu Ping and Ben turned around silently, with their backs to Zhao Kuo. After a while, Zhao Kuo finally returned to normal, and then they turned around to congratulate: "Congratulations, your Majesty, Congratulations, Your Majesty."
"I have just defeated the Xiongnu on the front line, and God sent me a child. In this case, let's name it: Po Nu. Zhao Po Nu." Zhao Kuo said. "Does our army still have enough wine?"
"Your Majesty, the food was almost consumed before the decisive battle with the Xiongnu. After the victory, Handan sent a lot of wine, but it was still on the way," Liu Ping said.
Zhao Kuo personally gave the order at the beginning, but now he has forgotten it. It's really... But Liu Ping didn't dare to say it.
"Instruct the logistics department to kill cattle and sheep. Today and tomorrow, everyone will have meat every day. In addition, the whole country is ordered to reduce the agricultural tax for this autumn harvest by 10%." Zhao Kuo ordered.
"promise."
After a while, all the civil and military officials heard the news and came to express their congratulations. Having an heir is not only a personal matter, but also a matter for the country. Only in this way can the country be stable and the country be stable for a long time. Zhao Kuo also happily rewarded them one by one.
Towards evening, a line of carriages drove into the camp.
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