Chapter 869 Even if the king is to blame, the minister will bear it! Monthly ticket)
For Ying Gao, he hopes to establish a prosperous Great Qin, and he knows better that after the Central Plains is unified, the elites of Great Qin will inevitably become tired of war within a short period of time.
Moreover, the generals in the court were warlike, but the civil servants were not so, even in the Qin Dynasty.
At least for a short period of time, conquests were not allowed in the Great Qin court. Therefore, Ying Gao began planning and began conquests before the Qin Dynasty had even completed its unification.
This is caused by special historical factors.
After all, at this moment, the seven kingdoms coexist in the Central Plains, and above the Qin Dynasty, both civil and military forces are wholeheartedly trying to get the Qin warriors to go eastward and sweep the six kingdoms of Shandong.
The six kingdoms were united with Qin, making the world unite.
At this time, the attitude of all the civil and military officials above the Qin Dynasty was the same. They only wanted to go eastward to fulfill Ying Zheng's ambition to unite the world.
Therefore, this period of time is the best time for foreign conquests. Once the Six Kingdoms are annexed, there will inevitably be irreparable rifts between the civil and military forces of Qin.
This is a civil-military battle.
It is also the battle between peace and war.
Even in the world, among the prime ministers of the past dynasties, there are almost no people who are both civil and military, who hope to expand the territory and prosper the place.
Moreover, at that time, the battle for the crown prince of the Qin Dynasty will be completely clear. At that time, the imperial struggle and party struggle will involve most of the minds of the civil and military forces of the Qin Dynasty, which will be extremely detrimental to future conquests.
Moreover, the shortcomings of the Central Plains in this era are very obvious. Although they have the appearance of tigers and wolves and the desire to fight, the yield of food crops in the Central Plains at this moment is too low.
Without Champa rice, which is harvested twice a year, without potatoes, corn, sweet potatoes and other crops, Daqin could not have a population explosion in a short period of time.
Without the population as a foundation, even the warriors of the Qin Dynasty could not do anything to conquer it, because even if they conquered it, they would not be able to occupy it.
This is the reason why Ying Gaofei wants to conquer the Far South, and this is why Ying Zheng would rather postpone the time of his army's expedition to the six countries until the end of Ying Gao's expedition to the Far South.
Because all the Dukes in the Great Qin court knew what the Great Qin lacked most at the moment, and what were the shackles that restricted the Great Qin from becoming more prosperous.
When Ying Gao mentioned that there were two crops of rice a year in the extreme south, almost all the officials in the Qin Dynasty were moved.
This is true whether they are military generals or civil servants.
For military generals, the war they hope for requires a steady stream of food and grass, while for civil servants, the prosperous age they long for also requires such food crops to ensure that everyone has food to eat.
Putting down the tea cup in his hand, Ying Gao chuckled at Meng Yi and said: "In the future, Xiazhou will be able to take advantage of iron ore veins and twice-cropped rice a year."
"But grain and iron ore veins are important assets of the country, and they will inevitably be taken over by the imperial court. Just like Liangzhou at the moment, both the iron ore veins and the salt lakes were taken over by my father."
"Under such circumstances, Xiazhou needs to develop commerce even more. When Xiazhou pays the court's taxes in the future, the people of the country will not only eat and drink for a year, but also have a surplus of grain. If they want to sell it, they can only choose to live in a state of food shortage.
place."
"Xiazhou is relatively far from the Central Plains. The only way to accomplish this is to open up trade routes to increase the income of the state and pastoral government. This is also a political achievement."
"Youdao is a herdsman, who governs and educates a place. It is responsible for the vitality of the people of the country, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of people."
"..."
Ying Gao knew clearly that if he wanted to complete the integrated supply and marketing system of Liangzhou, Xiazhou, and Xianyang, he had to convince Meng Yi.
"The Jinbulu Law will be revised in the future. Every chamber of commerce must be registered with the local government office, and this chamber of commerce must pay business tax at the place of registration."
At this moment, Ying Gao smiled at Meng Yi and said: "This is also an important income for the state pastoral government, and we originally planned to place the headquarters of the Great Qin Soldiers Pension Fund in Xiazhou."
“I wonder what Zhou Mu’s intention is?”
I have to say that Meng Yi was moved at this moment.
He had gotten to know the southern part of Bashu these days. The treasuries of various countries were looted by Ying Gao, and a pension fund for soldiers of the Qin Dynasty was established, leaving him with a mess.
He believed that the situation in the extreme south was even more serious than this. The entire Xiazhou was desolate. Whether it was changing customs or reclaiming land, a large amount of money would be invested.
The imperial court wanted to conquer the six countries, and the money and food in the treasury had to be prepared for the war. Even if he asked, Qin Wangzheng gave him a certain amount of money and food, but it was just a drop in the bucket for the extreme south.
This gap is too big.
And Meng Yi knew that in the current Great Qin, only Ying Gao was capable of assisting him. Naturally, he also understood the name of Ba Qing. He believed that the scale of the Great Qin Soldiers Pension Fund in the future would be no less than that of the Jiannan Chamber of Commerce and the Peacock Chamber of Commerce.
Meng Yi knew how quickly the Jiannan Chamber of Commerce and the Peacock Chamber of Commerce made money, as well as the terrifying amount of money Ying Gao had invested in the Great Qin Academy and Liangzhou over the years.
After thinking about this, Meng Yi looked directly at Ying Gao and said word by word: "If the scale of the Great Qin Soldiers Pension Fund is not inferior to that of the Jiannan Chamber of Commerce and the Peacock Chamber of Commerce in the future."
"The investment of the Great Qin Soldiers' Pension Fund in Xiazhou is no less than the investment of the Peacock Chamber of Commerce in Liangzhou. I am willing to cooperate with you to enrich Xiazhou."
"Even if the king blames me, I will bear the responsibility!"
These are the ministers of this era. As long as they make a decision, no matter how dangerous it is, no matter how great the risk is, they will not stop.
Most people in this era are pragmatic.
People who are not pragmatic cannot survive in this era. People who flatter others are despised by everyone in this era.
"Hahaha......."
With a loud laugh, Ying Gao praised Meng Yi and said: "Zhou Mu is so courageous. I could have agreed to your conditions, but there is one requirement, that is, Xiazhou must be prosperous."
"good."
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After reaching the cooperation with Meng Yi, Ying Gao turned his attention to Master Sima. He knew in his heart that Tie Lihua was too weak to penetrate into the extreme south and could not be of much use at the moment.
It was difficult for him to mobilize Black Ice Terrace, so he could only rely on Yasushi as the main one.
In front of Meng Yi, Meng Tian and others, Ying Gao turned to Master Sima and said: "Master Sima, order Jingyesi to monitor the entire Xiazhou, and wait until all the people of Xiazhou return to their homes before withdrawing."
"promise."
At this moment, everyone in the entire shogunate knew what Ying Gao meant, but they were not surprised.
However, compared to King Qin and others, Ying Gao made this matter clear and told them directly.
In the eyes of Meng Yi, Meng Tian and others, Ying Gao's move was a sign of trust in them. After all, by making this matter clear, they could easily prevent it with their abilities.