Chapter 282 The Calculation of Lord Changping
The more trust Ying Zheng showed, the less careless Lu Buwei dared to be. As a king, suspicion is his nature, so how could he really have unconditional trust in a person?
In Lu Buwei's increasingly respectful attitude, the administrative division of Yan and Zhao, taxation and various aspects of recovery after the war were slowly formed in the discussion between the three. The details of the things need more officials to participate and improve them slowly, but the large framework can and must be produced among a very small number of people.
"Report to the king, these things are important, but another thing is also urgent." As the topic was about to end, Changpingjun suddenly spoke.
"What is it?" Ying Zheng asked while looking at the specific regulations compiled by the servants on the side who discussed the three of them.
"In order to ensure the effective occupation of Yan and Zhao by our Qin State, the road is also essential. The king once used the Chidao to connect the former land of South Korea and Guanzhong. Now he can also build the Chidao to the former land of Yan and Zhao." said Changpingjun.
"Yan and Zhao have a wide territory. Unlike South Korea in that time, if they want to build a complete road, the money and food consumed is an extremely huge number. If they want to complete it in a short time, this number may have to double. The king did not expect that, but that under the current situation, such a thing cannot be done." Seeing that Ying Zheng did not speak out and replied to Changpingjun, Lu Buwei took the initiative to speak out and explained to Changpingjun.
"Now that the two countries of Yan and Zhao have been destroyed, and the accumulation of the two countries for hundreds of years belongs to our Qin State. Now, what our Qin State lacks the least is money and grain. At this time, the people of the two countries can not only use the money and grain they have obtained, but also use the remaining power of our Qin army to capture Yan and Zhao State......" Changpingjun was not discouraged when he heard Lu Buwei's explanation, but continued to stick to his opinions and gave more reasons.
"Although Yan and Zhao have a lot of wealth, most of them are in the hands of the nobles of the two countries. If you want to get these things from these people, it will be a very troublesome thing if you put aside the force of force." Ying Zheng said.
Chidao, something similar to a highway in later generations, would not be difficult to build if it were not in this era. The money and food required to build Chidao is certainly a huge number, but it is not only the country that can pay a road to go.
Later generations contracted out the construction rights of these roads and used some preferential land policies and the right to profit after the road was built as the income of those who built the road. This approach is of course extremely brilliant.
But each policy has its own applicable environment. In Qin, especially in Qin at this time, this method did not work. The reason is very simple. Although Chidao is similar to those of later paths, the environment deep in the two is different.
If you want to attract businessmen to actively build roads with the right to benefit the road, it is feasible in the future, but at this time, unless it is forced, no one is willing to do this.
The reason is that the economy of this era cannot be compared with later generations at all. Although the road of this era can promote the circulation of commodity goods and thus contribute to the development of commerce, it still belongs to an agricultural society after all, and the benefits that can be obtained from the road cannot be compared with the solid.
In this era, the significance of Chidao lies in politics and military, and as for the economy, it is just its additional benefits.
As the saying goes, the road can only be built by the government.
Hearing Ying Zheng's words, countless speculations passed through Changpingjun's mind. From Ying Zheng's words, Changpingjun heard that Ying Zheng did not want to build the Chi Dao, but just put the plan behind due to the difficulties of building the Chi Dao.
Thinking of this, the Changping Junyou tribe repeated, and finally felt ruthless in his heart, saying: "The former nobles of Yan and Zhao were just nobles of Yan and Zhao. Their wealth was obtained because their ancestors made their own contributions to Yan and Zhao. But now that Yan and Zhao have fallen, what contributions did they have to our Qin state? What qualifications do they have to continue to own those wealth? The king can completely seize the wealth of the nobles of Yan and Zhao state to be the wealth needed for our Qin state to build the road."
"Changping Jun is right, but now that Yan and Zhao have decided that once such a thing continues to be implemented, it is likely to cause turmoil in the two places." Lu Buwei noticed Ying Zheng's wink, and before Ying Zheng could speak, he had already said what he wanted to say for Ying Zheng.
"You only need to send reliable people to grasp the degree. Besides, if Yan and Zhao are really in turmoil, you can suppress those who have different ambitions on the spot while the army has not yet withdrawn to Guanzhong." Changpingjun changed his normal state and said in an extremely cold-blooded manner.
"If those people dare to rebel because they want to confiscate their money, then in the future, they will also rebel because of other things." Changpingjun might be worried that his words were not convincing enough, and added again.
"But this reliable person is very difficult to find, and it is difficult for ordinary people to grasp the measure." Lu Buwei questioned.
"I am willing to go to the old place of Yan and Zhao in person to be responsible for this matter." Changpingjun said with some determination.
"Have you figured it out?" Ying Zheng put down the bamboo slips in his hand and looked at Changpingjun. He had been waiting for Changpingjun's words.
"For the sake of the Qin Dynasty, I will never refuse to die." Changpingjun was slightly stunned when facing Ying Zheng's sudden change, but he still answered very simply.
No matter what purpose Ying Zheng is for, I must promote the construction of Chidao. No matter what price he needs to pay in this matter, I must do this. Changping Jun kept saying this for himself in his heart.
Only Chidao, this heavy and huge siege, can completely delay Qin's experience in the next few years. This Chidao will allow Ying Zheng to temporarily put aside his plan to attack other countries. Only in this way can Chu have time to strengthen itself and fight against Qin, which will become stronger in the future.
Changping Jun knew that once the Chidao was completed, the national strength of Qin would be higher, but he had to do so, because only in this way could he buy several years for Chu. Only by using the years he bought for Chu, can the people in the world find a way to deal with the artifacts that had previously destroyed the Zhao and Wei coalition forces within one day and captured Handan in three days.
Otherwise, once the Qin army goes east and south, whether it is Wei or Chu, facing such powerful weapons, whether it is Daliang or Shouchun, it will be vulnerable.
"Okay, let Changping, as the left prime minister, go to the former place of Yan and Zhao in person, and be fully responsible for this matter." Ying Zheng finally said with a final say.
Left Prime Minister?
Ying Zheng's sudden appointment caught Changpingjun off guard, but fortunately, he was able to hold on.
Chapter completed!