The Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang was born, and my immortal identity was exposed

Chapter 82 The Charm of Whoring for Free (Please collect, please recommend!!!)

If I have this ability, what can I do wrong?
Jiang Sheng complained silently in his heart, but the expression on his face did not miss a single bit.

"Immortals and mortals are different, we immortals should not easily set foot in the human world."

When he said these words, the sense of shame in Jiang Sheng's heart was already overwhelming.

The toes were digging at the soles of the shoes, wishing they could dig a few holes.

No matter how you say these words, it sounds like a child in the late stage of the second disease, and he is 40 years old in both lives.

But there's no other way, Ren Yingzheng just likes this!
Sure enough, Ying Zheng nodded his head again and again, approving in his heart.

After all, it has been so long, and Jiang Sheng has never been to his Xianyang city.

"Brother, don't worry!" Li Shimin and Ying Zheng are also called brothers now, "Since the immortal master said so, there must be a solution."

"My brother is right!" Ying Zheng's eyes lit up, and he turned his gaze to Jiang Sheng, "Please ask the immortal master to teach me!"

Jiang Sheng moved his chopsticks, took a sip of food, and took another sip of wine before he said leisurely:
"As for the collection of corvee, you have done a lot, old Zhao. You build this and that every now and then, and you go to war from time to time."

"The people of Daqin just need to recuperate. If you let them leave their farm work to do these things for you, it is not good for the country."

According to historical records, since Shang Yang's reform, "another month was added to the death, and it was restored to Zheng. One year old was garrisoned, and one year old was forced to do hard labor, thirty times as much as in ancient times."

It roughly means that the people of the Qin Dynasty had frequent corvee labor for years and months. They went to the border every year and served hard labor for a year.

Moreover, in the Qin Dynasty, at the age of 17, one had to register with the state agency and began to serve in the military. One month of hard labor every year and two years of military service in one's life.

This service, but you have to serve until you are old.

The Qin Dynasty established titles, and those with titles had to serve until the age of 56, and those without titles had to serve until the age of 60.

In that era, the average life expectancy of the common people was not as long as the service time.

The heavy corvee in the Qin Dynasty was one of the main reasons that crushed the dynasty.

Although there are some prisoners, similar to today's reform-through-labour prisoners, who share some of the labor for ordinary people, it is just a drop in the bucket.

In order to build the Efang Palace and the Mausoleum of the First Emperor, more than [-] people were expropriated.

The first expedition against South Vietnam dispatched 50 soldiers.

Meng Tian sent 30 soldiers to Shangjun, rejecting the Xiongnu in the north.

The construction of Chidao, Zhidao, Lingqu, etc. requires countless manpower.

The Qin Dynasty had a total population of 2000 million, and millions of people served in the army every year.

The reason why Jiang Sheng asked Yingzheng to suspend the construction of various projects was to let the people breathe.

In his view, the unreasonable policy of corvee is nothing more than a means used by ancient emperors to squeeze the people.

First, corvee cannot be refused, and it is forced on the people.

Second, the corvee is still free of charge, and there is no money to earn through exhausting work, and it will delay their own farming.

If these two points can be changed and turned into an employment system, then the life of the people will definitely be much easier.

Thinking of this, Jiang Sheng couldn't help shaking his head.

As an emperor, Lao Zhao naturally couldn't feel the pain of the oppressed class.

Because he is a person with vested interests, Jiang Sheng can allow him to suspend the matter of corvée, but he cannot completely abolish it.

Let him pay those people?how is this possible!

It's a troublesome thing, I can only rely on fooling around.

After making up his mind, Jiang Sheng said casually, "Old Zhao, think about it, do you want to conquer the world in the future?"

"That's right!" Ying Zheng nodded, "I remember the immortal master's words, to build an empire on which the sun never sets!"

Good guy, it's you!

Jiang Sheng sighed secretly, and continued to ask: "You know, it takes a lot of effort to fight a war. There will be so many wars waiting for you in the future. The people's livelihood in Daqin can be guaranteed!"

After so much rambling and ruthless flickering, Jiang Sheng finally lied Ying Zheng.

No, it made Ying Zheng accept this statement.

"What the immortal master said is very true, but my highway..."

Ying Zheng was in a bit of a dilemma, but he didn't think about Jiang Sheng's intentions.

Finally, Jiang Sheng stopped being a joke, and said with a smile, "Old Zhao, you can contract out the project!"

"Give the project to those merchants, let them hire their own people, and promise money to the people, so that the people will not have too much resistance."

"When the project is finished, you can send someone to check and accept it, so you don't have to worry about it yourself."

"As for those merchants, they can also make profits appropriately, reduce taxes, or use other means."

"For example, after the highway is repaired, your army will definitely not be running around on it every day."

"At this time, you can open the road to everyone, but you have to pay a certain toll."

"The merchants who funded the construction of the expressway will be exempted from their tolls, and they can even share some profits from the annual tolls."

"Think about it, are merchants willing to take such a good road?"

"You know, the easier the road is, the less the loss of goods will be, and the less time spent on the road will be, and the higher their profits will be."

"In this way, you can see that they will definitely be willing to pay for road repairs, so aren't you just a prostitute? No matter how long the road is, you don't need to touch your treasury."

Although it is said that in ancient times, among the four classes of scholars, farmers, businessmen, and merchants, merchants were the most humble.

But even in the Qin Dynasty, which emphasized agriculture and suppressed business, there were many businessmen who were as rich as the country.

The most famous one, isn't it Lao Zhao's cheap "Zhongfu", Lu Buwei?

In addition, there are people like Ba Widow Qing and Wu Shiluo, all of whom have first-class financial resources.

Jiang Sheng's skill will definitely drive those businessmen crazy.

His words stunned Ying Zheng and the others.

"contract?"

"Free prostitution?"

These ancient people were a little confused by the unfamiliar terms.

But they still understood what Jiang Sheng said.

"The fairy master's plan is very good. It can not only help me build a highway, but also allow the common people to earn money, which is also beneficial to the people's livelihood!"

"Haha, Your Majesty, this move can still make those merchants bleed!"

"White prostitution means that you don't spend any money. The fairy master's words are really interesting."

Ying Zheng, Meng Yi, and Wang Ben were full of praise for Jiang Sheng's proposal. In this era of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business, isn't Jiang Sheng's proposal just reducing business and enriching peasants?

Of course, their views are still narrow. Once the expressway is built, it will definitely be of great help to business and trade, and Jiang Sheng didn't point it out.Let them go as they please.

There is another key to the construction of projects in later generations.

It is how to prevent businessmen from cutting corners and workers from shoddy and muddling through.

But in the Qin Dynasty, it was simply not a problem.

Who dares to fool His Majesty the First Emperor with the tofu project?

(End of this chapter)