The Jagged Empire of Daqin

After receiving the order, the armies from all parts of the Wei Dynasty immediately led their troops to the border of the Moon Empire. After receiving the order, the local government immediately sent people to govern the territory to collect various miscellaneous taxes and taxes. For a while, the people everywhere complained. Being able to eat a bite of food and clothing, there was no rebellion in the Great Wei Dynasty. Maybe when the people can't even get a bite of food and clothing, there will be uprisings everywhere!Of course, this is something!

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On the first day of the first month of the 21st year of Shengqin, at the fifth quarter of Maoshi!

Great Qin Empire, Xianyang City, Imperial Palace, Qilin Palace!

At this time, the sky was dim and bright, and under the white jade stairs outside the Qilin Hall, the official group headed by Zhang Feizi and Chang Zifei stood on the left, and the military officer group headed by Bai Qi and Du Changjing stood on the right. Waiting for the court meeting to start.

After several months, all the 1000 million food aid from the imperial court arrived in all parts of the Jin territory. Except for some food taken by the garrisons in various places as military rations, the rest of the food was distributed to the Jin people as appeasement!

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Chapter 653 Zhang Feizi's Scheming!

Under the appeasement of the imperial court, the state of Jin has stabilized, and all the officials dispatched by the Great Qin have arrived. Now, the system of prefectures, counties and counties implemented by the Great Qin Empire has been perfected, and the state of Jin is no longer called the state of Jin, but Call it the Eastern State!

Of course, we can’t call all Jinjing Dongzhou, Dongzhou only occupies the six counties of Jinjing, Weihe County, Yiyang County, and Yun County belong to Zhongzhou!

Since the state of Jin has stabilized and the imperial court is about to hold a canonization ceremony, all the generals who participated in this battle have returned to Xianyang. Of course, not all the generals who have contributed will return, but the generals who have made more contributions will return to Xianyang to accept His Majesty. Canonization!

"Old Zhao, what do you think His Majesty will seal us?"

Wearing a black tiger downhill men's court uniform, Ma boldly couldn't wait for the court meeting, and asked Zhao Hua who was next to him with great interest.

"What do you care about His Majesty's conferment?" Zhao Hua rolled his eyes, and then adjusted his court clothes and official hat a little bit, ignoring Ma Boldness, Zhao Hua seemed to be indifferent and didn't care, but in fact, he was very much looking forward to His Majesty's canonization of him What.

The reward comes second. The main reason is that he wants to be alone and be the commander of the camp. If others know what he thinks, they will think that he is very ambitious. But after thinking about it, his idea is also reasonable. After all, he It is Zhengsanpin Zhenbei General, and it is reasonable to guard one side and stand alone. If he continues to condescend to Du Changjing's command, his status and status will not be comparable.

"Who has contributed the most to the conquest of Jin this time?" Ma boldly couldn't help throwing out a topic, waiting is really uncomfortable, and he needs to chat to relieve boredom.

When asked this question, all the generals shut their mouths sensibly. This question is really difficult to answer. No matter who you say, you cannot be convinced.

"Haha, the greatest contribution to this attack on Jin is naturally General Ning Yuan!" Zhang Feizi said suddenly, with a strong smile on his face.

Hearing Zhang Feizi's words, the military officials couldn't help looking at him, thinking, Zhang Feizi really dared to speak, and he was not afraid of offending the other generals.

"Lord Prime Minister Zuo praised you so much!" Luo Xing said dumbfounded, feeling a little apprehensive, he was also afraid that because of Zhang Feizi's words, the other generals who conquered Jin would be unhappy.

"General Ningyuan, don't rush to be humble, let's listen to the truth in detail. My first battle against Qin and Jin, and my first victory was the battle of Huangshi. Huangshi Pass is a huge pass, and there are 30 The Jin army is stationed, and the Emperor Zhaode of the Jin Empire is in charge!"

"No matter in terms of strength or terrain, Wu Jin's army can't gain the upper hand. However, General Ning Yuan broke through Huangshi Pass in less than ten days, wiped out 23 enemies in the first battle, captured Emperor Zhaode of the Jin Empire alive, and demonstrated the national prestige of our Great Qin Empire. , played out the might of the Qin army, and made all the countries in the world terrified!"

"With such a feat, he can be called the number one hero in the conquest of Jin, but the first hero in the conquest of Jin is not General Ning Yuan, but Marquis of Shangyang. I am afraid that the consequences will be disastrous, so he should be called the number one hero in destroying Jin!"

"And King Wu is the number one hero in defeating Zhao. If it weren't for King Wu's unrivaled power and the bravery of the Xuanjia Army, the 40 Zhao army might pose a great threat to our Great Qin. Therefore, General Ning Yuan is the number one hero in defeating Jin. Shangyang Hou is the number one hero in destroying Jin, and King Wu is the number one hero in defeating Zhao!"

"The above words are all the words of the truth, and I hope you generals and lords, don't blame me, haha!" Zhang Feizi stroked his pale beard and said with a smile.

Zhang Feizi's words made the generals feel very comfortable. Although Zhang Feizi only mentioned the contributions of Luo Xing, Du Changjing, and Bai Qi, he did not give all the credit to them, but only said that they were the first heroes.

Du Changjing and Luo Xing smiled without saying a word, while Bai Qi kept a cold face, as if he was stuck there like a wooden man.

What Zhang Feizi said made the generals feel at ease, but it made the 26 promoted officials feel uncomfortable. When they mentioned the cutting of Jin and destroying Jin in front of them, no matter how good the mentality was, people would feel unhappy, but they didn't know it was , Zhang Feizi did this on purpose!

Ziying often handed over 26 promoted officials to Zhang Feizi, which immediately aroused the vigilance of the ministers of the right party. If Zhang Feizi wins over these promoted officials, they will definitely chew their tongues. The mention of cutting down Jin and destroying Jin undoubtedly sparked a wave of hatred among Jin officials.

As expected, what was discussed just now will soon reach His Majesty's ears. Under such circumstances, if they impeach Zhang Feizi for plotting to win over Jin officials, His Majesty will definitely ignore them, or even scold them. He will also be charged with defamation.

Even self-defeating, making His Majesty trust Zhang Feizi even more.

Zhang Feizi's name and title are not blown out, he is playing tricks, and it is estimated that few people in the court have played with him.

Chen Shi!

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

When the time came to Chen, there were bursts of bells with powerful penetrating power ringing in the palace. This was the Chen clock, reminding all officials that the time of Chen had arrived, and they solemnly went to court!

After three bells, Pei Ji, the military guard of Xianyang Palace, dressed in a black python suit and with a sword hanging on his waist, appeared in the sight of all the officials. Pei Ji stood on the white jade steps, in front of the Qilin Hall, facing the military officials with a solemn expression. shouted:

"Xuanwu officials have an audience!!"

Seeing this, all the military officials immediately walked up the white jade stairs with uniform steps, and then stepped over the threshold one after another into the Qilin Hall. The Qilin Hall with black as the main tone is full of solemnity, making every minister walk into the hall, All of them felt solemn and solemn.

When the military officials were sitting on both sides and took their positions, Ying Chang, who was wearing a black dragon-patterned crown uniform, a dragon and phoenix sword on his waist, and a nine-pointed dragon crown on his head, walked into the main hall of Qilin from the back hall and entered the room of the military officials. In the line of sight, when the military officials saw Ying Chang, they did not kneel down and salute Ying Chang immediately. Instead, after Ying Chang stepped onto the high platform, he knelt down and bowed on the ground, shouting loudly: "I will pay my respects to Your Majesty, my lord." Long live the emperor, long live, long live!"

Ying Chang slowly sat down on the dragon chair, raised his hand blankly and said, "Everyone loves you!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!!" Minister Wu Qiqi expressed his thanks, and then slowly got up from the ground, all looking forward with solemn expressions, waiting for Ying Chang to be the first to break the silence of the Qilin Palace.

Ying Chang glanced around at the military officers, and couldn't help but smile on his face: "Before the court meeting, the ranks of military officers were empty, and occasionally only the king of Wu was in the ranks. Now, the ranks of officers are full, and half of the ranks of military officers are full. It's really a new year. , let my eyes shine!"

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Chapter 654 Shengqin's Financial Situation in 20 Years!

I am used to military officers being empty, and now there are a group of generals standing in the military officer queue. I am really not used to it. It feels a little strange, but this strangeness makes Ying Chang very comfortable. If possible, Ying Chang hopes that the military officer queue will stand in the next court meeting. Full of generals.

With martial arts, is the real court!

"Okay, enough nonsense, today is the first day of the first lunar month, the first day of the new year, and I have a little gift for all my lovers!" Ying Chang said with a smile on his face.

"small gift?"

Baiguan was slightly taken aback, and immediately began to look forward to it.

"Come in!" Pei Ji shouted lightly!

As soon as the words fell, a group of maids lined up from the outside of the palace into the palace. Each maid was holding a wooden plate, and there were several red kits on the wooden plate. Seeing this, all the officials were looking forward to it. It is doubt.

Many court ladies handed the red kits to the ministers one by one, and each minister received a red kit. Many ministers wanted to open it to see what was inside, but the colleagues next to them would stop them, and their eyes signaled, His Majesty didn't speak, don't look.

After the ministers of Wu received a red kit, the maids in charge of distributing the red kits withdrew one after another, and when all the maids left the Qilin Hall, Ying Chang looked at all the officials and said with a smile: "The kits in the hands of all lovers, They are all New Year's gifts from me to my lovers, and the things inside are all stuffed in by me and the empress myself, you can take a look and see what's inside!"

His Majesty and the Empress stuffed it with their own hands!

The astute officials grasped the key words in an instant, and their minds were shocked. The gift from His Majesty the Emperor and the Empress himself, this honor is enough to be proud of for most of his life, and he can boast for three generations. Finish it by yourself, son, son. Finished, the grandson blows.

"Your Majesty, I'd better keep it and go home and dismantle it!"

"Your Majesty, I have to keep it and go home and open the kit!"

"Sir too!"

Minister Wu spoke up one after another, they didn't want to open the bag in front of the public, and wanted to put this thought and expectation at the end, otherwise it would not be exciting enough.

"Okay, then let Aiqing go home and dismantle it, haha!" Ying Chang said with a smile on his face.

There is no mystery in these kits, they are filled with objects or banknotes, which are similar to the red envelopes in the previous life, but this is not what he came up with, it was the queen Yang Xiao who came up with it, thinking Now that the country is rich and the officials are clean and hardworking, they should give some small gifts during the New Year as an incentive.

All the military officials put the kits into their sleeves one after another, as careful as they were in the process. For all the officials, both the kit itself and the rewards in the kit were priceless treasures that could not be used. Money weighs, and even some ministers want to keep these kits as family heirlooms.

Gifted by the emperor and the empress together, it definitely has the qualifications to be a family heirloom!

"Report to Your Majesty, I have something to announce!" Jia Luo, Minister of the Household Department, stepped out of the queue, and saluted Ying Chang Zuo Zuo with a respectful expression.

Time to do an annual meeting report.

"Quasi-playing!" Ying Chang replied with a smile on his face.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, as of December 20, 19, the three prefectures within the Daqin Pass in the 74th year of the Shengqin had a new population of 54. Population 20!"

"The new population of Yiyang County, Yun County, and Weihe County in Zhongzhou is unknown, and the new population of the six counties of Dongzhou is unknown. In addition to the new population of 74 in Daqin, the number of people from various countries who entered Qin this year is also 18. Daqin had 82 births, old age, illnesses and deaths, and the total new population of the three prefectures in Daqin Pass this year was [-]!"

"The three prefectures outside the pass have a new population of 87, and 79 people died of old age, illness, and death. This year, the total population of the three prefectures outside the Daqin Pass has increased by 31. Today, the total population of the three prefectures in the Daqin Pass is 450 million, of which Beizhou has a population of 3301 million and Zhongzhou has a population of 250 million. With a population of [-] million, Dongzhou has a population of [-] million!"

"The total population of the three prefectures outside the customs is 590 million, and the total population of the whole country is 630 million. Among the 630 million population, women, children, old and young account for more than [-] million, and young and old account for more than [-] million!" Jia Luo looked respectful. And solemnly compiled a report, informing Ying Chang and the military officials present in detail about this year's population situation!

The current population of the Great Qin Empire is just like a snowball, and the growth rate is getting higher every year. The annual population increase is almost half of the population of the weak and small vassal states. The huge population alone can scare the courts of all countries to death.

Just when the military officials were still shocked by the population of Daqin, Jarrow followed up with a report:

"As of December 20, 20, Shengqin has increased a total of 560 million mu of fertile land in 660 years, including new fields reclaimed by the common people, and old fields that have just been registered in Zhongzhou and Dongzhou. Today, Daqin The total fertile land reached 600 million mu, of which Beizhou accounted for 260 mu, Zhongzhou accounted for [-] million mu, and Dongzhou accounted for [-] million mu!"

While the population of Daqin is growing, the number of fertile land is also increasing rapidly. This is not counting the abandoned fertile land in Zhongzhou and Dongzhou. If those abandoned fertile fields are recultivated, the number of fertile land in Daqin will directly exceed 2000 million mu!

"The 20-year financial revenue of Shengqin has once again broken through the record high. The grain tax of Shengqin for 20 years is 800 million shi, the salt tax is 1000 million taels of silver, the commercial tax is 400 million taels of silver, and the customs duty is 900 taels of silver. 900 million taels of silver, and the three states outside the pass made a profit of [-] million taels of silver by selling cattle, sheep and horses!"

"The Merchant Division of the Ministry of Households made a profit of 700 million taels of silver for the whole year, the Ordnance Department of the Ministry of War made a profit of 300 million taels of silver from selling the B-rat crossbow, and the envoys of the Yan Empire also paid 20 million taels of silver at the end of October in the 1000th year of the Holy Qin Dynasty! "

"The total financial revenue of Shengqin in 20 years is 800 million shi grains, 2000 million taels of silver. Because of the 20 years of Sheng Qin's conquest of Jin, the state expenditure exceeded the budget by 1000 million shi grains and 500 million taels of silver. Therefore, Sheng Qin After 20 years of financial revenue has been charged to the national treasury, the treasury now has 700 million shi grains and one billion thirty-four million nine million taels of silver!"

"hiss!"

"hiss!"

A gasp sounded from the main hall, and all the military officials felt that the treasury's money and food were extremely shocking. Everyone said that war would make a rich empire poorer, but when the Great Qin destroyed the huge Jin Empire, the food and grain stored in the treasury and There is more money and food than before the war.

Of course, it is wrong to think so. The Daqin treasury can be so full because of its background. If this war had not been fought, the Daqin treasury would have more money and food!

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Chapter 655 Land Population Issue!

"I have listened carefully. I am really pleased with the increase in the population, fertile land, and finances of our Daqin, but problems have also followed. Jia Aiqing, is what I said right?" The smile on Ying Chang's face disappeared instantly. He looked at Jarrow solemnly and said.

There was a look of admiration on Jarrow's face, and he immediately raised his hand and replied: "Your Majesty is wise, and I admire you a lot. It is indeed as your Majesty expected. When the population and fertile land increase, huge problems also follow. This The problem is that the population of Great Qin Bei Prefecture, Zhongzhou Hedong County, and Huainan County is too large, and even some places are already overcrowded!"

"Governments in various places want to expand the county and increase the population limit of the city, but the expansion of the city will inevitably encroach on the surrounding fertile land. For example, the expansion of Xianyang City is a good example. Now the court is facing two choices!"

"First, expand the city at the cost of losing good land, so that more people can have a place to live. Second, migrate the population to the weakly populated areas of Zhongzhou and Dongzhou. If you choose the former, the court will lose money and food, but it can solve the problem quickly. It will be too troublesome, if you choose the latter, the court will lose money and food, and it will be very troublesome, after all, migrating people is not an easy task!"

"In addition to the danger of overpopulation, the rapid development of good land by the people is also a danger. In order to cultivate good land, some people drain or fill up lakes, which seriously affects water conservancy and convenience. People not only attack lakes, but also cut down land. Forests, reclamation, if colleagues have the opportunity to go to Beizhou, you will find that, at a glance, no matter whether it is a mountain or a lake, it has all become fertile fields!"

After hearing these words, Ying Chang immediately felt a little difficult to deal with. Regardless of the choices given by Jarrow, none of them were the best choices.

"Everyone, think about it carefully, what comes to mind, what to say, the court meeting, just let you all think of a way together, it doesn't matter if you can't think of a way for a while, anyway, there is a lot of time, think slowly!" Ying Chang looked at Wu Baiguan and said .

The officials fell silent, and each fell into deep thought. Not only the officials were thinking, but also the military officers. For a while, the Qilin Hall fell silent, so quiet that you could hear the sound of needles falling, and Ying Chang didn't bother the officials to find a way. Also lost in thought.

Time passed slowly, and after about half a stick of incense time passed, an old official wearing a black peacock patch court uniform walked out of the official queue. This old official's face was very strange, and that's right. The Zuo Shilang of the third-rank household department of the Jin Empire is now also the Zuo Shilang of the third-rank household department of the Great Qin Empire, but he does not have the authority of the household department, and currently works in the Prime Minister Zuo's residence.

"Report to Your Majesty, I have a solution!" Li Li bowed down to report with a look of awe.

Facing the Emperor of the Great Qin Empire, Li Li has always maintained a heart of awe. Awe does not mean respect. Now they are promoted officials, they still don't feel respect for Ying Chang, and Ying Chang doesn't care. It's been a long time anyway. , they will naturally respect themselves very much, just like Qin Chen.

Wu Baiguan heard someone break the silence, and looked at Li Li in unison. Ying Chang also looked at Li Li subconsciously. Seeing Li Li, a promoted official, stood up, Ying Chang couldn't help but smiled and said, "Li Aiqing suggested, look at Li Li." These problems can be solved perfectly, haha!"

"Your Majesty's praise!" Li Li slightly bent down and replied.

"Speak!" Ying Chang said!

"Your Majesty, I believe that both the expansion of the city and the relocation must be carried out, and the imperial court will also order that it is forbidden to reclaim lakes and forests without permission. Those who violate the order will be punished severely, so as to achieve the purpose of protecting the lakes and forests!" Li Li replied with a solemn expression. road.

"Reason!" Ying Chang simply replied two words.

"If you only expand the city without migrating the population, you will treat the symptoms but not the root cause. The city is dead, but the people are alive. People can grow automatically, but the city will not. Therefore, it will not be long before there will be population tension in various places. It is necessary to expand the city, and it will never stop, this is a huge burden and loss for the court and the people!"

"However, if we expand the city and at the same time migrate part of the population to poorly populated areas, then we can at least ensure that there will be no population shortage for ten or twenty years. In addition, it can also solve the problem of land shortage!"

"For example, in a certain place, only one hundred mu of fertile land can be reclaimed, and there are ten households in this place, each of whom has five sons, and the ten households work hard to cultivate all one hundred mu of fertile land. Ten mu of fertile land will be obtained, and when the children of ten families grow up, they will be separated, and ten families will become fifty families, and each family will get two mu of fertile land!"

"When the children of the next generation grow up, they will be divided again. Fifty households will become hundreds of households. How will the hundreds of households divide the [-] acres of fertile land? It is not enough. Faced with this situation, they must choose one Send people to other places to survive, otherwise hundreds of people will starve to death!"

"This is the unequal population and resources. Under unequal conditions, a rich place will soon become a poor place. This is the same as the empire. If the population and resources of the empire are not equal, no matter how rich the empire is , within three generations, it will surely become a country of poverty!"

Li Li analyzed the problem very thoroughly, making it easy for people to understand!

"If this method is implemented, how much budget is needed?" Ying Chang asked immediately.

"I can't tell His Majesty the exact amount, but I can give you an approximate budget. There are forty county towns in the five counties of Beizhou, four county towns and one state capital. It will cost about 50 taels of silver to expand the state capital. 20 taels of silver, about 10 taels of silver will be needed to expand the county!"

"There are also Hedong County and Huainan County in Zhongzhou that need to be expanded. There is a county town, a state capital, and 800 county towns. It is estimated that just expanding the cities will require a budget of 1000 million taels of silver. This kind of expenditure requires a budget of more than [-] million taels of silver!"

"The cost of migrating population depends on how many people need to be relocated. For one person relocated, the imperial court needs to give ten taels of silver as compensation. Given the population density of the county, at least 200 million people need to be relocated, and a budget of 4000 to [-] million taels of silver is needed!" Li Li said solemnly.

What I have to say is that the imperial court does not need to compensate the people for the good land that was embezzled by the expansion of the city, and it cannot be said that no compensation will be given. There are a lot of fertile land for the common people, but the imperial court will not compensate the common people with silver, but only the houses. If one acre is embezzled, the imperial court will compensate one house.

Chapter 656 The school system has achieved initial results!

"What do you love ladies think?" Ying Chang looked at the military officials to see what they thought about it.

As soon as the words fell, Chang Zifei, the Prime Minister of the Right, took a small step forward and bowed down respectfully to compose the report: "His Majesty, the migration of population can not only solve the problem of local population tension, but also make the three counties east of Zhongzhou As well as the rapid recovery of population and fertile land in the six counties of Dongzhou, therefore, I agree with Li Shilang's proposal to expand the county and relocate the population at the same time!"

"Second minister!" Zuo Chancellor Zhang Feizi also stood up and seconded.

"My minister agrees!"

"My minister agrees!"