Chapter 153 The Trio of Emperors Li Si, Zhao Si

Author: March

Chapter 153 The Trio of Emperors Li Si, Zhao Si

After Li Si took over the important task of moving your order, and when the First Emperor had a little guy named Zhao Si around him, the relationship between him and the First Emperor seemed to have eased.

Li Si glanced at the First Emperor, who was lowering his head to deal with government affairs, and looked at Zhao Si with a slight smile on his face.

"Of course this is considered a good deed for the people." Zhao Si nodded in response to Li Si's question.

Distributing new grains to local areas and lowering salt prices are real benefits to the people.

"But it's not enough." Zhao Si said seriously.

"The road is long and difficult. The Huns have hit a wall with the Hu Yuezhi in the east, and they have to fight for it. It is also difficult for Baiyue to mobilize manpower." Li Si shook his head.

"When I mentioned the issue of officialdom before, I was worried about one thing." Li Si touched his beautiful beard and said.

"Three kinds of immortal grains can produce thousands of kilograms per mu. There are ups and downs, and the Qin Dynasty allocates grains to the local areas. I am afraid that it is extremely difficult for these kinds of seeds to fall into the hands of Li Shu." Li Si said thoughtfully.

"The truth is this. At present, there are only grain seed promotion assessments in various places, but the noble seeds are also planted, and the common people are also planted. It is indeed difficult for this kind of seed to fall into the hands of the head of Guizhou. The first batch of grain seeds will definitely not be the turn of the head of Guizhou, but Prime Minister Li

No need to worry." Zhao Si shook his head and smiled.

"What's the explanation?" Li Si asked.

"The nobles are very profitable, but they heard that the yield of fairy grain per acre is as high as a thousand kilograms, so they swarmed in and tried their best to plant fairy grain first. However, Li Xiang should also know about these three kinds of grains. Sweet potatoes will cause flatulence after eating for a long time, and potatoes will cause flatulence after being eaten for a long time.

Germination is poisonous, and only corn can be used as a staple food. However, if it is ground finely, the taste is still not as good as wheat, rice, and chestnuts. These three types of food are life-saving food in Guizhou, but they may not be the favorites of the nobles. Although they can survive if they are grown,

But it’s not easy to sell it at what price.

No matter whether the nobles grabbed the first batch of grain seeds, they would definitely take care of the three kinds of fairy grains carefully. The cultivation would be more meticulous, the care would be more appropriate, and the irrigation and watering would be more convenient. The head of Guizhou is busy making a living, which is something Li Shu cannot do for the time being.

In this way, after the first batch of grain seeds are spread to the local area, the yield will be higher."

"After they plant it, they will find that the fairy grain they are chasing is not that magical, and it cannot be sold at a high price. In the end, it will fall into the hands of the head of Guizhou. The local governments only need to do a good job in supervising the grain harvest.

, the nobles are not allowed to hoard goods, and they are not allowed to sell grain at high prices."

"As for someone taking the opportunity to smuggle three new grains to the Rongdi barbarians, this is also what I want. There is no doubt about the military strength of the Qin Dynasty. The trouble is that there are raw lands everywhere and no one is developing and cultivating them. These three new grains can

They are adapted to grow in many climates, and it won’t be too late for Da Qin to free up their hands and take care of them once they have matured their land.” Zhao Si smiled.

Li Si nodded in agreement. Although Da Qin had various problems, the combat effectiveness of Da Qin's army was absolutely undeniable.

The Qin Dynasty destroyed the six kingdoms, and faced the barbarians from all directions, including the Rong and Di, it could no longer meet its opponents. The Xiongnu and the Baiyue, as well as the Dongyi filthy people, were basically crushed.

The problem is that it is expanding outwards, the climate is severe, the land is not developed, the terrain is complex, and everything is raw land.

Jiujiang Xiangjun in the south and the Hetao area in the north were lands that Da Qin decided to acquire after many careful deliberations and discussions, and that it was worth spending a lot of effort to acquire.

If you take it, you need to develop it, immigrate, farm, build roads, and build cities. Now it's not a free war between the seven countries. If you take a piece of land, there will be a ready-made city and developed farmland, and even roads and

ditch.

In the past, if you conquered a city or a territory, as long as the battle losses were not too great, you would still make money. Now, every time you expand outward, you are paying for it.

Military spending, food and grass that people eat and horses chew, infrastructure, immigration...

If sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn really fall into the hands of those barbarians, they can use their subjective initiative to cultivate the land and move a little closer from fishing, hunting and nomadic life to farming, and a settlement model will naturally form. If there is no external crisis, after settlement,

They will begin to build cities, lay roads, form a farming civilization, and form a unified political power.

But if there is no external crisis, can Da Qin wait for them to stably form a farming civilization and a unified political power?

After they began to settle down, turn the raw land into mature land, and build roads and gathering places, it was time for Da Qin to pick fruits. In fact, it could save Da Qin's effort and cost.

"In this case, that's a good thing." Li Si shook his head and smiled.

After that, Li Si continued to immerse himself in thinking about his own path and began his own journey of enlightenment, while Zhao Si continued to complete the initial plan for moving your order.

"It's so easy to see on paper! If you want to move the nobles, and you just rely on memorials and records from various places, there will be many omissions!" Zhao Si was indeed in trouble.

Relocating nobles is a big project, and it is difficult to decide who should be relocated.

Power, fame, and wealth, but who has power, who has fame? Who has wealth?

Should we only rely on memorials submitted by local governments? Should we only rely on local chronicles?

Obviously, this is not enough. Either Da Qin will set up a group of officials who go deep into the local area to conduct an investigation, or they will go ahead personally.

Zhao Si himself has almost no understanding of the situation in Daqin. He is not from this era at all. How can he know which family is strong in which place and should be included in the criteria for relocation?

Just selecting the quota is a huge project for Zhao Si, even with Li Si's assistance, it is not easy.

And not only that, if you want to attack the nobles, you must relax the head of Guizhou. It is extremely unwise to attack the nobles directly without letting go of the tax and corvee issues.

The anger and grievances of the people in Da Qin have accumulated to a certain extent. Not everyone is a beneficiary of military merit. The number of beneficiaries of military merit is only a few hundred thousand, but the number of Guizhou heads who have been persecuted by the Five Arts of Controlling the People is tens of millions.

Not to mention the persecution suffered by the head of Guizhou after the Qin Dynasty unified the world, unified the industry, unified currency, and unified weights and measures after being distorted and manipulated by local nobles.

For some policies, Da Qin did not target the head of Guizhou.

For example, the currency and weights and measures were unified, but in the end it was the nobles who implemented it. The currency and weights and measures had too many hands and feet. In the end, this public resentment would fall on Da Qin.

"Thankfully the First Emperor is still alive..." Zhao Si sighed.

Since taking over the important task of relocating your order, whether it was forced or active, Zhao Si had a deeper understanding of the situation in Da Qin, and was able to realize how dire straits Da Qin had reached.

The Qin Dynasty is still able to stand firm and even suppress the world, all because of the prestige of the First Emperor.

Today's Great Qin has really reached the end of its power.

Whenever a new monarch succeeds to the throne and the policies are not adjusted, trouble will inevitably occur within two years.

And if you are not careful, Qingguo will be in chaos.

"The current Daqin... has only lowered the price of salt and distributed new grains. However, it will take at least one or two years for the three new grains to be spread to every household. The drop in salt prices can benefit people's livelihood, but it is relatively

Compared with the backlog of public anger and grievances today, it is still too little!" Zhao Si murmured to himself.

Nowadays, Daqin's genuine goods only bring these two benefits to the people. Among them, three new grains will not be available to the people for a while.

Carrying out the imperial relocation order under such a high-pressure situation would lead to great turmoil even if the First Emperor was suppressing it.

In the head of Guizhou, which is full of public resentment and dissatisfaction, the nobles do not even need to be guided intentionally, they will become a huge wave sweeping through the Qin Dynasty.

Da Qin might be able to suppress them, but the end result would be a lose-lose situation for both sides.

"If you want to be kind to the people, and if you want to separate the head of Guizhou and the nobles, you must do it in a practical way. The taxes and corvee must be reduced!"

With preparation and organization, the whole morning passed quickly.

Zhao Si took a look at the sky and went to prepare lunch for lunch.

Serves three people.

Li Si also ate together in the palace.

Li Si's body is not bad, he is relatively healthy, his figure is relatively well-proportioned, and he does not need to lose weight.

But who asked Li Si to work with him? So Li Si, who was in good health and in his forties, also became the First Emperor's sparring partner.

I also have to run and exercise every morning, and the food is nutritionally balanced and has no shortcomings except that it tastes hard to swallow.

Everyone is treated equally before the First Emperor...

In a short while, the food was served...

Zhao Si entered with a food box in each hand, placed the food on the table, bowed to Emperor Li Si, and started the food.

"How is the imperial evacuation order going? When will it be implemented?" the First Emperor asked, chewing today's pig food with an expressionless face.

The taste of this weight-loss meal was extremely bland. Fortunately, the First Emperor had slowly gotten used to it, and his health was indeed improving visibly to the naked eye.

Especially this month...

A month ago, the First Emperor's body collapsed after a night of indulgence and returned to a state of abstinence.

Zhao Si re-established a higher-intensity exercise plan and new dietary standards for the First Emperor.

The First Emperor's physical fitness increased visibly, and his weight also decreased visibly.

Now I have strength to walk, sit and lie down, and my body is not as limp and pot-bellied as before.

At present, the First Emperor's big belly has turned into a small belly visibly to the naked eye. Even the fat on his face has been reduced a little. The original twilight look is slightly gone, and the edges and corners are more distinct, and have become much plumper.

"It's not easy to do... the list of relocated nobles will definitely have many mistakes based on local chronicles and memorials from various places." Zhao Si shook his head.

"And in the current Great Qin Dynasty, I'm afraid there is no room to implement the imperial relocation order."

The First Emperor raised his head and looked at Zhao Si with a frown.

"The corvee has not been removed, and taxes have not been reduced. The reduced price of salt and the new grain that has not yet fallen into hands are indeed slightly insufficient."

Li Si chewed the unpalatable food in his mouth with an ugly expression, sighed and added something for Zhao Si.
Chapter completed!