"Your Majesty, this is the planning letter presented by the four major merchants of the Fan family, Zheng family, Wen family and Ximen family. They are willing to retain only 10% of the equity as a reward for the operation of these coal and iron mines and cement companies. All of these large-scale industrial and mining factories that have been acquired and integrated will be handed over to Your Majesty to strengthen our basic industry and ensure the stable and healthy development of the Qin economy. After calculations by the minister, the total value of these four planning letters is more than one billion yuan. The more than ten large industrial and mining factories established are located in more than ten counties of Daqin. After process improvement and equipment transformation, under the guidance of more and better craftsmen, Daqin will obtain more and better products in the fields of steel and cement, and become a huge driving force for the development of the industry. In order to slowly abandon those small and medium-sized factories with small investments and destruction, the industry of Daqin can move forward healthily, and provide better products for the future development of Daqin..."

Two days later, Chen Xu took out the enterprise restructuring plan sent by the four major families and gave it to the First Emperor in front of all civil and military officials in the court.

These four planning books immediately caused a sensation in the court. Not only did all the civil and military officials fall to the ground in surprise, but even the First Emperor, who had just been in court, was a little confused by the huge wealth that suddenly fell from the sky. Looking at the stack of memorials taken by Su Yue, the CRRC Mansion Order, took from Chen Xu, his fingers were trembling slightly.

I just went to court early in the morning, can I get used to it?

Seeing the fingers of the First Emperor who were shaking slightly through the planning book, Chen Xu was also a little worried. He should not be very happy and sad when he was old, if there was a cerebral hemorrhage...

Chen Xu couldn't help but slammed slightly, feeling a little chill all over.

For the sake of the stability of Qin and Qin Dada's health plan, it is better to do less of such too exciting things in the future.

"Did these four major families take the wrong medicine?"

"Yes, this is an industry worth more than one billion yuan. In ten or twenty years, I am afraid that the assets will increase ten or eight times. If you control these companies, you will be able to be rich in the future..."

"There are many people who are rich enough to compete with the country. In front of them, there are Fan Li and Zigong, and in the back, there are Guan Zhong and Lu Buwei..."

"Shh, Lord Lin, be careful!"

"These four major families are all famous merchant families. Since the beginning of Qinghe Marquis in Nanyang, they have been following them. Then, they have used the opportunity to fight against the Hungarians and Hu to create new horses and horse trading to obtain the benefits of steel smelting and cattle and horse trading. Later, Qinghe Marquis built the Oriental Road to implement the new business rules, and they took advantage of the wind and became uncontrollable. In just seven or eight years, they had accumulated hundreds of millions of wealth..."

"Haha, what's the use of envy? I'm afraid no one can catch this vision and opportunity in front of you and me. At that time, the Marquis of Qinghe was just a boy in the mountains of Nanyang..."

"Last time, several colleagues participated in the court. In order to support these steel and cement enterprises, a large number of mines controlled by the Shaofu were swallowed up by merchants, and they demanded that the tax on mine mining and steel smelting be increased. Unfortunately, his Majesty refused!"

"Rejection is reasonable. Steel and cement require a large amount of coal, iron ore, while mining and transportation require great manpower and material resources. In addition, all industries are booming now. As the most urgent and most demanding building materials, steel and cement can only increase but not decrease. If taxes are increased, the steel and cement industry will inevitably be hit and cut production. What should we do if the road, bridge, river port and terminals are waiting to be built? Besides, the Zuo Prime Minister has been implementing tax reduction measures, so how can it rise if it rises..."

"Mr. Liu said very well, but without any warning, the four major families handed over all these booming factories and mines. I don't know what they were trying to do?"

"It's hard to guess this, I have no clue. Maybe I'm afraid of being held grudge? I'm talking a lot on weekdays."

"No, right? These aristocratic families are close to Qinghe Hou. Even if some people are dissatisfied, they can only talk about it. How dare they really touch it?"

"This statement is reasonable and is indeed puzzling. Perhaps the Hou Qinghe himself has his own explanation..."

"No, let's just say it!"

All the civil and military officials in the court looked at each other, and were confused by the sudden news. After coming to their senses, they all started to mutter to discuss the reasons behind the scenes, but no one said a convincing reason.

Emperor Qin Shing sat high on the dragon throne, quickly flipping through these memorials with ten lines at a glance. Time slowly passed, his mood seemed to slowly calm down, his fingers stopped shaking, and his face returned to his calm and majestic appearance.

"Okay, okay, although you are a businessman, you rarely have such a worry about the country and the people..."

The First Emperor finished reading it quickly, closed the memorial and stroked his beard, and his face still had a hint of relief. He looked at Chen Xu, "Dingtao Fan family, Taiyuan Wen family, Xinzheng Ximen family, Handan Zheng family, these four major families have been passed down for a long time. They are all famous merchants in the previous dynasty. They have made great contributions to the reform of horse-dressing equipment and the construction of the Oriental Road. They have made great contributions to the reform of the commercial law and economic development of our Qin Dynasty. This time, they spent a huge amount of money to acquire a large number of small and medium-sized factories to build large factories, and they don't care about the rewards. Such a righteous act should be worthy of commendation and preaching. I don't know where Fan family and others are now. I want to meet in person in the court!"

"Your Majesty, Fan Yang and others are currently in Xianyang, and are temporarily living in the hotel where the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce is located. Since Your Majesty wants to thank him in person, you can just send someone to the hotel to summon him!" Chen Xu bowed with a smile.

"Okay, the messenger will go to the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce to communicate and invite the four of Fans to come to the court to meet!" The First Emperor waved his sleeves and immediately the messenger left the court.

The civil and military officials of the court were not surprised by the reaction of the First Emperor. After all, a gift package worthy of the emperor's face to thank him.

"Your Majesty, Fan and others will give their 1 billion wealth to Your Majesty. In the future, the court will not only be able to control these steel mills, mines, cement and other industries, but also to better develop the basic industry of the Qin Dynasty and greatly enhance the country's financial resources. If only verbal commendation and thanks, I think it is not enough to reflect Your Majesty's kindness and generosity. Only by virtue of the title of reward can merchants all over the world feel Your Majesty's sincerity and the court's encouragement for such righteous acts, and to attract more merchants to follow. In the future, the Qin Dynasty needs to gather elites from all walks of life. Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce are the cornerstones of the prosperity and stability of our Qin Dynasty. Given the practices of Fan Gong and others, I still want to report it!"

Here we are, and it turns out that Qinghe Hou has other arrangements!

Hearing Chen Xu speak, all the civil and military officials were slightly upset and then all looked at Chen Xu.

The First Emperor seemed to have guessed that Chen Xu had something to say, so he nodded slightly, "What's the matter with the Grand Master?

"Your Majesty, when I submitted a memorial on military system reform, I also wrote a special book of Lord Bill. Now the four barbarians of the Qin Dynasty surrendered and there are no continuous wars. The focus of the Qin Dynasty's development has shifted from military conquest to economic construction. Once the military system reform is completed, civil and military officials will perform their duties and make their own use. Only different people will more at ease do their best. The soldiers defend the country, merchants do business, craftsmen make tools, farmers farm, gentry govern the country, and peddlers have their own strengths. The bill that relies solely on military merits and titles is no longer suitable for the development of the Qin Dynasty.

, If the Lord’s Act is not changed, it is actually unfair to talents outside the military post. Those who are good at fighting may not be good at governing the country, and those who are good at politics will not be good at killing enemies on the battlefield. However, the system of unfair merit is not changed. The three provinces, six ministries and county officials work hard every day but do not receive credit. How can you be honored if you continue to do so? Therefore, I ask Your Majesty to implement the new Lord’s Act to inspire officials and the people of the world. As long as you work hard to serve Your Majesty and the court, you will have the opportunity to be awarded meritorious titles, so that you can reflect fairness and justice, and your Majesty’s leniency and kindness!”

Chen Xu's words seemed to have a feather hit the g-dots of civil and military officials in the court.

In an instant, the court became active and restless again.

No title is granted without merit.

This was an unprecedented major reform that was implemented since Shang Yang's reform, and it also made the Qin people suddenly become like tigers and wolves, and were full of uncontrollable fighting spirit when dealing with war. When wars happened, the old and young men across the country would roar with red eyes and go to the battlefield to fight. As long as a few enemies' heads were cut down, they would come alive, and there would inevitably be generous rewards.

Military achievements achieved the ultimate hegemony of the Qin Dynasty, but at the moment, there was no war, and the implementation of the new military system reform, the path of promotion for civilians was almost completely blocked. Moreover, even the gentry was awarded titles because they could not get military merits and could only be an ordinary official to earn the official rank. Even Chen Xu's top official position as the left prime minister, the annual official rank was only 2,000 s of grain, and the annual salary was less than 100,000 yuan.

One hundred thousand yuan is not enough for Chen Xu's family to spend half a month on living expenses. Hundreds of slaves and retainers plus hundreds of horses, and every day people eat horses and chew money. Therefore, this official rank is a joke for the kings, princes and ministers. If you want to support a family and maintain the decent expenses of chariots and horses, you must have rewarded grain fields and hundreds of thousands of households' fiefs. If you don't have them, you might as well be a businessman.

Grain fields can still be bought, but fiefs can only be exchanged from the emperor with military merits.

Even if you buy land, you have to hire someone to farm and pay grain tax. Qin law stipulates that grain fields are not allowed to be abandoned, so the more land you have in your home, the more trouble the local owner will be.

Generally speaking, Daqin is now a contradictory complex, with various new and old ideas entangled, various new and old laws intertwined, various new and old ideas conflicted, and the old and new classes confronted each other. Whether in the court or among the people, he was surprised and excited, and felt confused and anxious in the violent development and changes of Daqin.
Chapter completed!