It soon passed half a month, and the incident of erecting a hundred statues of the hundreds of schools of thought at the entrance of the library was gradually gone.

After asking around, some people with good deeds came out. Because the Shaofu had no money, the Hou of Qinghe planned to use bidding to raise funds to build the statue, but it seemed that the emperor was unwilling to do so.

As soon as this news came out, the people became more and more excited. The disciples of hundreds of families praised each other for their own suppression. There were even many wealthy sects who began to raise funds and planned to petition at the Qinghe Marquis' Mansion. They must erect the statue of their ancestors on the steps at the entrance of the library to express their respect and respect as junior disciples.

"Your Majesty, the disciples of the Hundred Schools are making a fuss, so you still have to make an idea as soon as possible!"

In the Zichen Hall, the young mansion commander Zhao Wei stood in front of Qin Shihuang while wiping the sweat on his forehead.

Another half month passed, and he still hadn't collected all his 10 million yuan, but the matter among the people became more and more troubled. There was an uncontrollable flame in the entire Xianyang City. All the disciples of the hundred schools of thought brushed their fists and rolled up their sleeves to attack different sects. The Confucianism, the largest number of people in the hundred schools of thought, was the most popular.

Not only was there the leader of the Confucian disciples in Xianyang and the ninth generation of Confucius, Confucius, Kong Fan, who had been living in seclusion in Lu, and the contemporary head of the Kong family, who came to Xianyang. After hearing the news, hundreds of Confucian disciples who had opened colleges across the country all year round also gathered in Xianyang from all directions. After hearing that he had collected 500,000 yuan, he must erect the statue of Confucius at the highest point of the library.

In addition to Confucianism, the Yin-Yang School was also very excited. As the school that was once the most popular among Qin Shihuang, Guan Chonglou, the leader of the Yin-Yang School, even went to the palace to pay homage to the First Emperor, requesting that Zou Yan, the founder of the Yin-Yang School, who proposed the theory of the Five Virtues, be erected at the front door of the library. If his own statue is added, he is willing to donate 200,000 yuan.

The left-wing faction of Taoism, the Huang-Lao School, which is inclusive and has a strong sense of governing the country and fighting, is also unwilling to be outdone and makes loud noises, demanding that the statues of Huangdi and Laozi be placed on the top level.

Except for some poor and slack schools that are about to break the ages, almost all schools are making trouble.

Chen Xu never mentioned the matter about the statue since he told Zhao Wei once.

This matter was originally an emergency measure. For him, the strength of a hundred schools of sects was unbalanced, and those with wealthy disciples had their own chances to be given priority. It was also impossible to erect Confucius' statue at the highest point at the entrance of the library, because Confucius' theory was actually very pragmatic, and he was talking about benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, poetry and books, and vigorously spread education. It is the largest school of knowledge today. It is very popular among the people and has no big conflict with the Legalist strategy promoted by Chen Xu. Moreover, it is very different from the Confucianism after the Song Dynasty in later generations. Confucian disciples were also quite fierce. Fighting with swords is also common. It is not the so-called so-called powerlessness of later generations who can only talk about Zi's poems and say that gentlemen and villains are gentlemen and gentlemen.

The idea of ​​Xunzi is integrating the most prescient Confucianism into governing the country, and it does not conflict with the concept of governing the country promoted by Chen Xu. It is just not enough to use Confucian theory incorrectly. As for the idea of ​​superiors and inferiority and discrimination against women, it can be slowly removed from the integration.

Of course, it is not just Confucianism that discriminates against women. Almost all hundreds of sects discriminate against women. This is the historical reason for human development and the traces left by humans after entering the patriarchal society. It is just that other sects do not say it so nakedly.

In China's feudal society for more than two thousand years, the Qin Dynasty should have the highest status as a woman. Many laws implemented by Li Si stipulated that men and women are equal, at least in family relations, but after Confucianism gained the upper hand, it completely changed.

Chen Xu no longer cared about erecting the statue because he heard Zhao Wei return that His Majesty was unwilling to do so. But since the erecting the statue had been brought up, the emperor still threw the matter to Zhao Wei and asked him to raise money because the emperor felt that he could not afford to lose this person.

But half a month later, Zhao Wei didn't even have enough of the original 10 million yuan, and the hundreds of statues cost at least millions of dollars. Therefore, when the disciples of the hundreds of families became more and more fierce, they had to come to see the emperor again.

The emperor was also very depressed after hearing this.

Since the implementation of monetary reform, grain and cloth have withdrawn from the ranks of currency trading and become ordinary commodities. Granaries across the country have also been reformed by Chen Xu to become reserve warehouses, and reserve warehouses are divided into two types.

One is the national war preparation warehouse, which purchases strategic materials such as grain, cloth, cowhide, horns, and tung oil in quantity every year. This part must be enough to maintain the expenditure of the 500,000 army in one year. No one is allowed to use these strategic materials in the local government offices. Those who violate the orders are light and those who are severely killed. The materials in the reserve warehouse are rotated according to the storage time, and the old are thrown away and the new are collected to ensure that these materials can be used at any time.

The other is to stabilize warehouses, mainly for necessary daily necessities such as grain, salt and cloth. All counties must be built. They purchase supplies on weekdays and sell them at a moderate price in the years when encountering famines. They mainly deal with the hoarding of merchants to stabilize market prices and ensure the stability of the prices of salt and grain cloth on the market.

Therefore, although Daqin is increasing its grain and cloth every year, prices are also falling steadily, and warehouses in various places are piled up, these cannot be used, and even if they are used, they will not easily turn into money.

Because in recent years, almost all the people at the bottom of the Qin Dynasty can eat enough, and the food demand is completely different from six or seven years ago. Now, whether in the court or the people, everyone feels that it is not short of food, but lacks money.

In the past, no matter what project it was, it only required to mobilize the grain and cloth from the official warehouse to solve it. But now it is not possible. Whether it is the court or the merchants, if you tell him that you will give you food, I will shake your heads all at once. If you don’t give me money, who will do your work for you?

The convenience of using money is obvious to all. Even the emperor himself knew that the most convenient thing to use is money. In the past, the ministers discussed the expenses of the court in the court, and often asked to mobilize hundreds of thousands of stones of grain and tens of thousands of linens of linen in a certain official warehouse. They needed to draw tens of thousands of people and prisoners to cooperate. The number of vehicles, boats, boats and horses were recruited, and the whole body was affected. The order was released. The entire court was in a mess. But now it only takes one sentence to allocate 500,000 and one million yuan to solve it. Then the yamen who was in charge went to the Huaxia Money House to pay the money. Even if the matter in the court was over, the rest was solved by money. As long as there was money, countless merchants and wealthy people would come crazy like sharks smelling blood. A tricky project that usually required the cooperation of countless departments, and a sum of money could be solved perfectly.

The monetary reform and the implementation of new business laws have almost solved all economic and livelihood issues that restrict the people and the court.

Money is easy to use, but not easy to make.

Although the country's fiscal revenue has increased significantly every year in recent years, the money is still not enough because it is so convenient to spend.

Moreover, whether it was the court or the Shaofu, there was no detailed budget system for spending money, and the expenses were discussed based on the memorials of the three provinces and six ministries. Except for Chen Xu's five-year plan, the other expenses were very casual. They discussed things when they encountered them. After the discussion, they felt that it was feasible. The treasury also had money, so they started to carry out the expenses, so the court and the Shaofu often lacked money.

Although the money is currently responsible for minting, and one coin can be spent if it is minted, copper coins are not paper money in later generations. This thing itself is hard currency. From mining and smelting to successful minting, the manpower, material and financial resources are not much less than their actual value. There are also strict regulations on the issuance of redemption tickets. The central bank deposits the corresponding amount of redemption tickets or certificates of deposit according to the number of minted coins, and receives the corresponding number of redemption tickets or certificates of deposit. There are strict laws and systems in it. Chen Xu repeatedly reminds Yang Kun not to issue one extra coin. Once the over-issuance of paper money, the consequences will be very serious.

Therefore, even if the Shaofu is short of money, the emperor cannot ask the central bank to print millions and tens of millions of redemptions for himself, or even if it is printed, without the recognition of the Huaxia bank, the money will not be obtained, and it will only be a stack of invalid redemptions.

Although the emperor did not know much about the economy, he also knew the nature of the money bank. Once the money bank lost control, it would damage the reputation of the money bank. Once the Chinese money bank collapsed, the entire Qin Dynasty would instantly fall into incomparable chaos.

"Lack of money... I am rich in the world, how could I be short of money..." Qin Shihuang sat quietly on a big chair, twitching his beard and his skin twitched slightly.

"It's not that Your Majesty lacks money, but that the construction of the library is a bit sudden. Originally, the money from the Shaofu was enough to support it until the beginning of next spring..." Zhao Wei explained carefully.

"Your Majesty, why don't you mobilize some money from the Finance Department first to temporarily relieve your difficulties..."

"No, I have already said in the court that I want to spend money from the Shaofu treasury. How can I go back on my word? Next year... I'm afraid I'll be even short of money next year... Alas!" The emperor stood up depressedly, walked back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his back.

"Your Majesty, Lord Lu, the Lieutenant's Office, said that there is an urgent matter to be reported!" A burst of rapid footsteps came outside the Zichen Palace, and a guard guard knelt on one knee to report.

"Xuan!" The emperor put away his depressed mood.

A moment later, the Lieutenant's Mansion ordered Lu Xiao to come to Zichen Palace wearing golden armor.

"What is the important thing for Lieutenant Lu to come to the palace to see me?" Looking at Lu Xiao who was rushing, Emperor Shi was puzzled.

"Your Majesty, I have just learned that some students are gathering from all directions to the palace, with no less than thousands of people. I am worried that something will happen!" Lu Xiao answered quickly.

"Can we know why they came?" Qin Shihuang's face suddenly became extremely cold.

"Your Majesty, I heard that it was for the construction of a statue in the library. I asked the imperial guards to block the streets around the palace, but the number of people is increasing. I don't know how to answer this matter. If you forcefully disperse it, you may cause trouble. Please make a decision!"

Qin Shihuang:...

"Your Majesty, this matter is getting worse and worse, and you need to make a decision early. In fact, I think the method of Qinghe Hou is still good..." Zhao Wei reminded next to him.

"Lieutenant Lu went to explain to all the students that I will arrange the statues of the predecessors of the hundreds of schools of thought, so that everyone can go back and wait for the news with peace of mind!"

"Please give me instructions!" An eunuch standing next to him quickly stood up.
Chapter completed!