Zhao Kuo had no way to implement the system of separation of land ownership and management rights that he knew on this land. He told Han Fei and Lu Buwei about this system. Han Fei was very surprised. He thought it was a solution to the problem of land ownership.
A good way to solve the problem. However, Han Fei raised the biggest problem he faced, which was the issue of land recovery. Qin's farming system was based on the private ownership of land. It was very risky to do so.
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At the same time, Lu Buwei also thought so. He felt that such an approach would directly cause dissatisfaction across the country and cause great harm. Zhao Kuo could only endure it temporarily. For some reason, Zhao Kuo always seemed a little anxious these days.
It was as if something was chasing him, forcing him to complete these reforms. What was chasing him was probably the monster called time. Zhao Kuo stroked his gray beard and often lamented the passage of time.
Zhao Kuo was always a little uneasy. He often went out, sat on the carriage, and looked at the situation in various places in Xianyang. When he saw the hard-working people, he always imagined the burning flames and ruins here in the future.
After the death of Qin II, Zhao Kuo allowed Qin to complete the unification more than ten years ahead of schedule. However, his unification was not for Qin. Qin would perish sooner or later. All feudal dynasties would perish. Zhao Kuo was not worried about Qin's demise.
, what he worried about was another civil war after the rapid collapse of the dynasty.
According to today's productivity and the development of the military system, today's civil war is probably more cruel than the war during the Warring States Period, and will cause a lot of disasters. The world has finally been calmed down, and those who died for the world will be
All the people he killed... Zhao Kuo promised them that he would never break his promise again if he wanted them to see a prosperous age.
Zhao Kuo came to complete these things in a hurry because he was worried that his time was running out. He wanted to do more things while he was alive so that he could leave with peace of mind. The system he proposed is now impossible to complete
However, since there is a proposer, it may not be unsuccessful in the future. Thinking of this, Zhao Kuo simply wrote down the complete system as a reference for future generations.
Han Fei can only use his own methods to limit the issue of land annexation. The best way is of course for the government to intervene in land sales. Today's land sales, of course, also require government approval, but Han Fei still wants to add a little more to it.
East and West, the government must protect the rights and interests of farmers. They cannot allow other people to bully, buy and sell by force. In the official law, Han Fei strictly prohibits officials from associating with local forces, and stipulates that officials cannot serve as officials in their hometown.
Local officials cannot be in their own townships, township officials cannot be in their own counties, and county officials cannot be in their own counties. In order to prevent officials from colluding with the local government, of course, Han Fei still has to make more details.
In addition to these, the more important thing is to guard the mausoleum... Well, after Zhao Kuo accidentally proposed the system of a powerful nemesis from the Han Dynasty, Han Fei copied it correctly. He clapped his hands and applauded. This system is too
Perfect!
I never thought that the powerful landlords who might appear in the future had not yet appeared. Several big bosses had clearly arranged their paths. Zhao Kuo and Han Fei were always together recently, and they started talking.
When it comes to economic law, there is one point that cannot be avoided, and that is the so-called salt and iron monopoly. Many people think that the salt and iron monopoly was the system of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and considered it to be a major achievement of him.
In fact, the salt and iron monopoly also comes from the Guanzi of Qi State. It seems that any system can have something to do with this person, whether it is private land, salt and iron... It can only be said that he is the first prime minister of China.
The old man felt that it was too terrible for merchants to sell salt and iron themselves and be richer than the princes. In order to change this, the old man established a precedent that only the state could buy and sell salt and iron. In the period of Shang Yang, Shang Yang borrowed this system again, so in
The Qin State also specialized in salt and iron.
In the early Han Dynasty, in order to cultivate themselves and let the people recover slowly, this system was abolished and the people quickly became rich. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty restarted this system, and it was implemented for many, many years.
After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, selling salt became a big crime... Well, selling small white particles in bags is as big a crime as it is in modern times or ancient times.
Zhao Kuo was hesitant about the salt and iron monopoly. Generally speaking, the salt and iron monopoly was actually a monopoly on salt and iron implemented by the feudal state in order to restrict industrial and commercial development and increase fiscal revenue. It sounds like a backward system, but in fact
, In today's era, such a system can not only crack down on local tyrants, but also protect the people. Because the prices of salt and iron are officially set, there will be no such situations as price gouging and hoarding.
And salt and iron are materials that the people need very much. Iron is indispensable in life, and salt is even more indispensable in life. So the government’s monopoly operation cannot be said to be bad. In fact, in the Qin State
, many things are run by the government as a monopoly, such as restaurants, inns, what we call restaurants and hotels. These are official industries, and the people doing business in them are civil servants who are paid, not individual traders.
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So when you eat in Xianyang, you won't have waiters serving you with a warm smile, because they are the bosses. Of course, Zhao Kuo can still get very enthusiastic service when he goes to eat occasionally... This kind of situation is also in
Changes occurred during the Han Dynasty. The Han Dynasty allowed the existence of self-employed individuals, and a large number of restaurants and wine shops appeared. All they had to do was pay taxes. This was a kind of social progress, which not only facilitated the masses, but also promoted the progress of business.
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In today's era, or in today's Qin State, business is something that is subject to discrimination. Many people say that this is because businessmen do not do production themselves, but only make profits through back and forth. However, shops like these
, doesn’t it count as production when doing small business? It can’t be said that they took the farmers’ millet and wheat and then turned them into meals and sold them to make a profit, right?
The main reason is that the previous Qin State did not need commerce, and soldiers could not do business. However, all the people in the Qin State were soldiers. Of course, there were also big businessmen and "big capitalists" in the Qin State. Although the Qin State hated merchants, it would not ban them.
Doing business, just doing business means... you are the first to be recruited during the war, and you are the first to be used in the corvee... Anyway, it is all kinds of targets, but Zhao Kuo feels that it is not necessary.
Businessmen have always had a bad reputation. Even after thousands of years, they are still regarded as a group of profit-seeking vampires. Well, maybe they are really like this, but business is also the most important part of human society.
Can the circulation of materials and the progress of society bypass commerce? Zhao Kuo is not saying that he wants to encourage business. He just wants to relax the restrictions on merchants and stop arresting people to death.
There are also these government-run restaurants. In fact, there is nothing wrong with opening these small shops privately. There are no hawkers on the streets of Qin State, because business can only be done in designated cities, and there are hours in the morning and evening.
This was the case in Qin and Han Dynasties, so in some TV dramas, the protagonists walked onto the streets and saw hawkers selling everywhere. Well, this is unreasonable. In Qin State, they were directly arrested, shaved off, and then sold at the price of your illegal profits.
Double compensation.
If it were in the Han Dynasty, the situation would be much better, but your stall would be confiscated and you would be severely criticized.
Well, the biggest difference between the Qin and Han dynasties has been found, which is the difference between shaving and not shaving. But don’t think that the laws of the Han Dynasty are so lax. Although the laws of the Han Dynasty do not shave beards very much, they do occasionally shave them.
Something more important, otherwise, Tai Shigong would not have written the Chronicle of Overlord.
On this point, Han Fei had no objection. Han Fei had always regarded businessmen as worms, but he knew in his heart that commercial activities were indispensable and unavoidable. Of course, the national policy of focusing on agriculture and suppressing business could not be changed.
At most, it can open up some openings for businessmen, allowing them to do some small businesses, which is convenient for the people and can also pay more taxes. Although Han Fei has relaxed restrictions, his custom-made business taxes are terrifyingly high.
Zhao Kuo naturally had no objection. The more a businessman earns, the more he has to pay. Moreover, a businessman can easily transform into a powerful person. In other words, he is essentially the same as a powerful person. Once he becomes powerful, he will start to suck blood.
Therefore, it is understandable for Zhao Kuo that Han Fei did this. The emphasis on agriculture and suppression of commerce has been carried out in China for thousands of years since Shang Yang proposed it. This is not unreasonable.
Kings and wise men of all dynasties also knew the importance of business, and they were relaxing restrictions on business little by little, but they could never get out of the path of focusing on agriculture and suppressing business. It was not that they couldn't get out of it, but they were unwilling to get out of it!
Who knows, these crazy "Hou Sheng" people who can sell anything will one day sell themselves! Yes, we can't say that they are Hou Sheng, many of them don't have such credibility as Hou Sheng.
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"Damn it! Damn it!" Ying Zheng's roar came from the palace. The emperor looked extremely angry. He kicked over the documents in front of him and was extremely irritable. In front of him, there was only Han Fei.
Li Si and Li Si both lowered their heads and said nothing. The emperor held Fusu's letter to him in his hand. His face turned red and his eyes were burning with anger. He sneered, looked at Li Si and said:
"These are my officials?"
"Deceive the superiors and conceal the inferiors, line your own pockets, ah, the law? Is this how you set an example for all officials?!" The emperor almost threw the document in his hand towards Li Si. Li Si remained motionless, lowering his head, and Fusu pushed him
He told Ying Zheng about the local reports. The emperor, who thought the world was peaceful, local officials obeyed the law, and the people were happy, suddenly knew the real situation in the local area. At that moment, Ying Zheng almost exploded.
Ying Zheng is the most face-saving person. Not long ago, he proudly told his ministers that after the unification, the people of the world have lived a prosperous life. Based on this alone, he can build stone monuments for his ministers, so that future generations can
A few days later, Fusu slapped Fusu in the face. Ying Zheng originally wanted to scold Fusu, but then he thought about it. Fusu knew the situation in the place. This was a good thing. He couldn't scold him.
, and then wanted to scold the prefect.
When he thought that the prefect was Zhao Kang, he could only continue to hold back his anger and wanted to scold the imperial censor who was responsible for supervising the ministers. But now the censor was Qi, so Ying Zheng could only scold Li Si.
Li Si is a little aggrieved. How can he take care of local affairs? Daqin is so big!! But as the head of hundreds of officials, he does have responsibilities. Li Si, the prime minister, is very aggrieved. He is the one who did the things and takes the blame.
It was him, but it was Han Fei who was rewarded in the end... However, Li Si knew that it was okay for him to take the blame occasionally, and it would also deepen his status in the emperor's heart, so he simply admitted his mistake.
The emperor lectured for a long time, then looked at Han Fei, and asked: "The law must not only be formulated, but also implemented. Such a situation would not have happened in Qin back then! If it weren't for the shortage of officials, people like this would
, I wish..." The emperor still held back his anger and did not continue to say shocking words. He squinted his eyes, sat down calmly, and said: "Too many officials were summoned at once, and the officialdom has reached this point.
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"Right Prime Minister! Think of a way!"
Han Fei raised his head, thought seriously for a moment, and said: "We still have to manage it from the supervisory system... Please select a group of officials worthy of your trust to replace the inactive supervisory officials in each county, and let them be replaced at any time.
They wrote to ask about the situation in the local area... In addition, they must increase the punishment for officials who break the law. If they know the law and break the law, the crime will be increased! Also, they cannot be allowed to block the contact between the people and the temple, and the appeal system is also
Need to be improved..."
Han Fei said this for more than half an hour. He mentioned many systems one after another, including the inspection system and the reporting system. The First Emperor listened and nodded from time to time. Finally, he looked at Prime Minister Zuo and said: "
Then leave this matter to Prime Minister Zuo."
Li Si's face twitched for a moment, then he leaned forward to salute and said: "I obey the order!"
The two prime ministers of Da Qin walked out of the mansion. Han Fei was still talking seriously about his governance methods, but Li Si just wanted to curse and ignored Han Fei. Han Fei was not angry either, but followed Li Si.
Said from behind. When the two people returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, Xiao He and Zhang Cang were busy dealing with official documents. When they saw Li Si arriving, they hurriedly stood up to pay their respects. Li Si frowned with anger on his face.
"What are you still doing? Keep doing things!"
"only!!"
The two young men were a little scared, lowered their heads and continued to write. Zhang Cang asked secretly: "What happened to him?" Xiao He shook his head and said: "Maybe he was reprimanded by His Majesty...
.Don’t ask any more questions, just get on with your work.”
"He is angry with His Majesty, so he can come and scold us... I am angry with him, who do you think I should go to?"
"Don't worry, I think Marquis Wu Cheng will send us another helper sooner or later."
