Chapter 785 The Emperor's Anxiety
Chen Xu attached importance to the harvest of summer grain from fiefdoms and farms, and the emperor paid more attention to this matter.
As early as a month ago, the edict on harvesting and collecting summer grain tax this year had been issued to counties and counties across the country through the Secretariat, and these edicts were also published in each issue of newspapers and spread throughout the world. After June, summer grains across the country entered the harvest period one after another. The Ministry of Revenue sent a large number of officials and supervisors to various parts of the country to inspect the harvest of summer grain and the inventory and statistics of granaries in various places, so that the new taxable grain could be stored on time.
The inspections and supervision situations in various places are also sent to Xianyang every day to report to the Ministry of Revenue, and then reported to the court.
According to the situations reported in various places, the harvest of summer grain this year will increase production a lot compared to last year. Nanyang County, which was the first to promote new farming methods, took the lead again, and the increase in production has been steadily doubled. The early and densely populated areas developed by Sanchuan, Hedong, Hexi, Shangdang, Dongjun, Qijun, Dangjun and other prosperous areas in the Central Plains also enjoyed a bumper harvest, with the increase in production being at least 50%. Although the inspections of other distant counties have not yet been reported to Xianyang, according to the fact that there are no major floods and droughts in various places this year, the expectation of grain production increases is also very high.
The most intriguing thing is that Qi and Dong counties. After experiencing the floods of the river last summer, the emperor opened warehouses and released grain and vigorously provided disaster relief with Chen Xu's advice. Although the population and livestock and farm tools suffered huge losses, the local people after experiencing suffering were even more grateful for the help of the court, so they were very active in refining land and growing grain. In just one year, from the extremely poor state of hunger and cold last year, which turned into a golden summer grain harvest everywhere. According to the news sent back, the increase in summer grain production in Qi and Dong counties almost doubled, which is an extremely eye-catching data.
Therefore, when the news was reported in the court, all the civil and military officials in the court were shocked.
The most important thing is that based on the feedback from the supervision situation, local people are very active in paying summer grain tax. Unlike previous years, they need to pay travel payments from townships in various places, collect collections or even arrest threats. They all consciously use cattle and horse wheelbarrows to pay by paying in granaries in various places.
"People's hearts...people's hearts are available!"
Qin Shihuang looked at this special report and was very moved and silent in Zichen Palace for a long time. He began to slowly recall the debate about disaster relief and what Chen Xu did later.
That disaster relief can be said to have won the great favor of the people in Qilu and other places. There were countless thank-you letters written by local gentry and celebrities, many of which were published in the Daqin Metropolis Daily and spread throughout the world, allowing the people of the world to see the emperor's care and love for the people.
The large amount of money, grain and clothing donated by the people later greatly alleviated the living difficulties of the people in the disaster area. In addition, the large number of livestock, farm tools and grain distributions issued by the imperial court has enabled hundreds of thousands of victims to survive the famine, and then they can devote themselves to production and self-rescue and farming, and finally the enthusiasm seen in the report is now.
"The people are not afraid of death, but they are afraid of death..."
"Taxed grain should be taken from the people and used for the people..."
"Food is the most important thing for people..."
"If you are poor, you will be able to protect yourself; if you are rich, you will help the world..."
"It is a shame for the subjects to not be able to support the king, but it is also a shame for the king to not allow the subjects to have enough food and clothing to live and work in peace and contentment..."
For a moment, many things Chen Xu said passed through the emperor's mind like a tide.
"The king is a boat, and the common people are water. The water carries the boat, and the water capsizes the boat!"
The emperor casually opened the neatly arranged Xunzi Theory on the desk. The first volume was Wang Zhi's chapter, and there were many lines under this sentence.
This set of Xunzi Theory is a series of books that have been recently published by the School of Literature Press, and is also the series of books that are most concerned about among the theories of the School of Literature.
Not long after Xunzi passed away, some leaders of the hundreds of sects of the same era survived, and several apprentices Han Fei, Li Si, Zhang Cang, An Yuliang, and Feng Zi'an were all famous and wise men of contemporary times. Therefore, the compilation and publication of this set of books caused a huge sensation, and the first one of the thousand sets were almost snatched away.
Although Han Fei died, many famous works he left behind were widely spread. He was very praised after reading "Lonely Anger" and "Five Worms" written by Han Fei, and expressed his feelings of "Alas! I will never hate him when I see this person wandering with him!" Then, in order to get Han Fei, he even started a large army to fight against Han. However, after getting Han Fei, under the slander and obstruction of Li Si and the Shangqing Yao Jia, Han Fei was not allowed to use it again. He was even arrested and imprisoned by Li Si and was arrested and imprisoned. When Qin Shihuang regretted being prepared to release him, Han Fei was already poisoned to death by Li Si.
Li Si and Han Fei were from the Xunzi lineage, and their ideas of governing the country were very similar. Therefore, after Han Fei's death, the emperor continued to promote Li Si, adopted many Li Si's governance strategies, and ultimately unified China. Chen Xu advocated the adoption of a 100-school governance strategy. In addition, several of Xunzi's theories were published in the first edition of the Daqin Metropolis Daily, which made Xunzi's theory very widely spread among the people and gradually gained recognition and recognition from many schools. Therefore, the emperor also attached great importance to Xunzi's theory and often looked through Xunzi's theory. This is also the only set of Hundred Schools series he placed on the calligraphy case.
Moreover, because of the matter of the crown prince, the emperor also asked every son to recite Xunzi's theory to understand and learn this inclusive concept of governing the country with etiquette and law.
The Confucian aristocratic etiquette that regained the ancient rituals of Shang and Zhou dynasties, which emphasized the superiority and inferiority of the upper and lower levels, is no longer suitable for the development of the Qin Dynasty. In particular, the Confucian stubborn concept of feudal system has a huge conflict with the current centralized county system of Qin Dynasty. This is also the reason why the emperor has always been reluctant to make Fusu the crown prince.
Not long ago, Chen Xu gave the emperor another way to solve the identities and status of many descendants without destroying the Qin county system.
That is the system of canonization, enthroning all children and grandchildren to foreign territories outside the Qin Dynasty, in order to strengthen the relationship between the conquered foreign territories and the Qin Dynasty.
This is also the reason why the emperor could not wait to attack the Qiang Rong in the Western Regions.
The Western countries are still thousands of miles away, and the Qin Dynasty cannot be gone for the time being. The emperor believes that people from those places cannot come to the Qin Dynasty for the time being. Not only are there thousands of mountains and rivers, but also the bitter and cold Western Regions that are thousands of miles away. Even if a powerful Western country led hundreds of thousands of troops into the Western Regions to look at the Qin Dynasty, the emperor believes that he can defeat these invaders with ease.
At present, there are nearly 70,000 strong soldiers in the northwest of the Qin Dynasty, most of which are elite soldiers who participated in the extermination of the Huns and Hu. These 70,000 troops are enough to deal with all foreign enemies and bandits. What's more, there is an immortal disciple in the Qin Dynasty. As long as Chen Xu is there, the emperor believes that everything is under his control.
Especially after seeing the globe and the world map, Chen Xu's identity had no doubts in the emperor's mind.
The only thing that worried the emperor was that Chen Xu's actions made him feel that he seemed to be constantly marginalizing, and the ever-changing changes in the Qin Dynasty made him feel at a loss, and he even woke up in panic late at night.
It seems that if Daqin continues like this, it will no longer be his Daqin, but will become a Daqin who he will never see through and know the ending and future.
Therefore, while relying on Chen Xu, the emperor was full of anxiety about Chen Xu's reforms.
In the confrontation between these two emotions, the emperor felt confused and confused.
Therefore, in the constant struggle between Chen Xu and Li Si, the emperor always showed impartiality.
Reusing Li Si and using strict magic to govern the country was the basis for the great Qin Dynasty to rely on.
However, Chen Xu's various reforms have also achieved remarkable results. While constantly destroying the current laws, many achievements are obvious.
The only difference is that Li Si and the civil and military officials of the court were well aware of the civil and military officials and were in a state of complete control. Even giant thieves like Lao Ai and Lu Buwei could properly arrange to deal with them properly. Therefore, the civil and military officials of the court were held in his palms. No one dared to have any evil intentions, and some were killed by him.
But Chen Xu is different.
Chen Xu's identity seems to be innocent. He is an ordinary mountain boy in Xiaohe Village, Qinghe Town, Zhi County. His birth history has been clearly found. Even the three generations of ancestors and relatives have clearly understood that it is a family of millions of ordinary farmers in the Qin Dynasty. He has nothing surprising, has never read books, is not able to read, has never studied or has had any connection with any Fang Taoist sorcerer. The only thing that can be traced is the origin of the Chen surname, which can be associated with the original Chen nobles, but Chen State is just a small country in Nanyang County. Even the title of descendant of the Chen royal family has long disappeared for hundreds of years, and the people have long lost their recognition.
Therefore, judging from Chen Xu's sudden emergence and his way of doing things based on his actions, it is only explained by the magic of using the gods to enlighten the dream and teach the immortals.
Therefore, the emperor was completely unable to control and grasp Chen Xu, and was a person who was completely out of his control.
It can be said that even the Hu Man around the world, Qin Shihuang thought he could obey him, but he did not dare to have any inappropriate thoughts about Chen Xu, and he could not even do ordinary anger and hatred.
When the news of the disciples of the Immortal Family came from Nanyang through Ziyun Fairy Tea, the emperor was looking for the spiritual elixir and immortal grass to live forever. The statements of the disciples of the Immortal Family hit the deepest desire and excitement in his heart, and he couldn't wait to go to Nanyang to find Chen Xu.
But when he really saw it, Chen Xu revealed that he was indeed Taiyi Immortal Lord Mengshuo Tian Shu, but his words completely shattered his expectations.
Mortals cannot live forever, which makes him fall into anger and despair that he has never experienced before, but a single blow to the Taiyi God Thunder that fell from the sky completely woke him up.
He can't move this young man Chen Xu!
After returning to Xianyang, he had not left the palace for three months. His thoughts and thoughts every day were all about the things he encountered when he was traveling to the southeast, the warnings he gave to him by Chen Xu, and the words he had talked to Chen Xu.
For Chen Xu, a disciple of the immortal family who emerged from nowhere, he must not be allowed to wander among the people. Therefore, he arranged for his son Fusu to go to Nanyang to greet him in person, and Chen Xu did not refuse and came happily.
Chapter completed!