"In the name of the imperial court, enfeoffing vassals and confiscating some of the rights of vassal states is not considered an upright seizure, but coexistence."

Zhao Long said with a smile, "For example, the implementation of the county system can be supported in the name of court finance. At the same time, within the feudal country, the princes and kings can still appoint and remove a large number of officials."

Uh-huh?

What?

Officials in the county system are supported by the imperial government's finances, while princes and kings within a feudal country can appoint and remove a large number of officials?

this……

Li Si frowned after hearing this for a while, "Sir, if this is the case, wouldn't it be chaos?"

That's right, there are no two days in the sky and no two masters. If there are two management teams in a place, how can it not lead to chaos?

"Hey, it's impossible to mess up. It's just that it will cost more money at the beginning, and this is money to resolve the crisis."

Zhao Long smiled and said, "After all, what do those people want? If it is power or money, just give it to them, and then many people will not rebel again!"

As for the so-called chaos, as long as the division of labor is made clearer, there will naturally be no chaos.

For example, local county officials manage the administration of justice and the general welfare of the people. Alternatively, they can manage and supervise local officials.

The bureaucracy of the vassal states can manage taxes, suppress bandits, and protect the territory and the people.

Don't worry about how many officials he has. Anyway, the court is giving you the cake, and you are facing a powerful court. If you don't want the benefits, in the end, you won't get any benefits, and you are bringing the blame on yourself.

and……"

Saying that, Zhao Long continued, "Through such system distribution, we can absorb some of the local aristocratic forces, and also cultivate some new local aristocratic forces.

These forces are closely related to the imperial court. They are not necessarily a threat to the imperial court, but more likely to be the cornerstone of the imperial court to appease all parties. At least, they will not watch who destroys their jobs, right?"

Uh-huh?

Hearing this, Ying Zheng suddenly became enlightened. He looked at Zhao Long and asked, "Sir, what do you mean, do you mean to govern the place by the place?"

"Hey, that's what I mean."

Zhao Long said with a smile, "As the saying goes, taking people's money is to eliminate disasters for others. There is also a saying that cutting off people's wealth is like killing their parents.

Great Qin has cut off the wealth of many nobles of the Six Eastern Countries, but if these nobles of the Six Eastern Countries want to cut off the wealth of such people, do you think they are willing?

For enemies that cannot be eliminated in one go, it may not be a solution for you to cultivate some new enemies to block them and contain them. At least it is a good thing for you, but you have to be careful of a big tail that cannot be killed.

And the moderate implementation of the grace order can prevent the local government from getting bigger step by step!"

“Sir’s words are really wonderful!”

After hearing this, Ying Zheng immediately smiled and said, "It makes sense, it does make sense. These decisions are originally intended to stabilize the place. If they can be effective, then they have achieved their goal."

"But……"

After hearing this, Li Si asked, "To train local people, according to what Mr. said, there are two sets of teams, and the court still needs to pay... Will this put too much financial pressure on the court and be overwhelmed?"

"First of all, this must not be implemented as a long-term solution."

Zhao Long smiled and said, "After all, as you said, Fourth, this is indeed something that will increase the financial pressure on the imperial court. But..."

Saying that, Zhao Long continued, "This money is not considered to be from the imperial court. This is the first one. The imperial court must find ways to make more money or save more money. This is the second one.

At least we got through it."

Um?

"What does it mean to be a member of the imperial court but not a member of the imperial court?"

Li Si asked.

"Doesn't the place pay tribute? Don't the princes and kings produce nothing?"

Zhao Long said with a smile, "As a prince, if you don't even have basic tribute, is that appropriate? They wouldn't dare, right? After all, this is the style of the imperial court, and their princes are not the same as those in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods.

! No matter how big the princes are, they are also ministers of the king, and part of the taxes will naturally be dedicated to the court! Otherwise, it is really an independent kingdom, why would the court do this? "

"That's true..."

These are princes entrusted by the imperial court, not an independent kingdom that originally existed. If they do not pay tribute, they will have little meaning in their existence, and they will be a naked threat, so the imperial court will naturally not tolerate him.

"So we should use the taxes and tribute from the princes to support local officials who supervise and manage the princely states. In this way, the pressure on the court will be reduced."

Zhao Long said, "Of course the imperial court may have to pay part of it. In fact, this is equivalent to the fact that although Qin destroyed the six kingdoms, it was not completely destroyed. It was just using money and time to resolve the remaining crises.

At the end of the Qin Dynasty and the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the nobles of the six countries were raising troops to make troubles several times. Even after several annihilations, they could still resurface because the central government did not have enough means to appease and suppress them. But by the middle of the Han Dynasty, these

The problems were all solved, not only by the destruction of force, but also by the passing of time. Well, this is called saving Qin through curves."

"Either use force to make them surrender, or give them wealth and honor to make them submit. But force alone is not enough, and wealth alone may not..."
Chapter completed!