The days when I pretended to be a cat in the Forbidden City[Comprehensive]

Qin Xianyang Palace, the furnishings in the palace are still the same, and the newly appointed King Qin has not painted new colors on the highest political center of the Qin Kingdom.

But because of the change of the owner, the palace has taken on a new look.

For example... During the time when King Qin was ruled by a different person, there was not so much noise in the court.

After the death of General Meng Ao of the Qin State, the older generation of the Qin State began to transfer power to the younger generation. Qin Wangzheng did not deliberately promote the younger generation, but in fact many people sitting in the court have already It is the new generation of Qin.

It wasn't until this time that everyone was shocked to discover that the King of Qin and other people had already started paving the way for his son so long ago.

Young people are full of firepower. Although there are many courtiers who are as immovable as mountains, there are more young people who are jumping around.The representative of the older generation of the state of Qin——Lu Buwei, Xiangbang of the state of Qin, looked calmly at Lu An, the son of the representative of the younger generation, being besieged by many courtiers, without any intention of helping or helping.

This attitude of watching from the sidelines was very obvious, and suddenly everyone felt that Lu Buwei also disagreed with Lu An's proposal?Did Mr. Xiao Lu not discuss it with his father at all when he made this suggestion?

Thinking about it, Mr. Lu Langjun, as the internal history of the state of Qin, didn't want to save money, but always thought about spending money. This idea is really a big mistake.

All through the ages, everyone has been used to Zhi Su Neishi being a miser, but it's a little uncomfortable to suddenly meet a master who doesn't keep money and thinks about spending a lot of money when he first takes office.

After listening to everyone's opposing opinions, Lu Anjing waved his sleeves a little, walked into the hall, bowed his hands to Ying Zheng who was sitting on top of him, and spoke leisurely. However, although his attitude was relaxed, the expressions of those who listened to him became more and more distorted.

This little Lu Langjun is too scary!He was actually able to remember every word of the person who made the opinion and the opinion of the other party. He accepted the reasonable ones and mercilessly rejected the unreasonable ones. He gave him education, and those who gave him advice blushed.

XX's (swearing by every country) is a cultural person, isn't it?Do you know the history is amazing?Can you tell a little story? !

It would be great to shut you up.

After Xiao Lu Langjun finished his speech, he sat back in his original position, keeping his eyes down and looking calm.

The hall was very quiet for a while, and everyone looked at each other and exchanged glances, preparing for the second wave of attacks.

There are so many objections, mainly because Lu An proposed a policy - the establishment of the "Regulations on Disaster Relief". In the plan, and establish the provision of funds and material guarantees that are compatible with local disaster needs.

The state of Qin used to deal with disasters but not to relieve the people.

What does that mean?For example, if there is a flood, the officials of the Qin State will send people to plug the gap, and they will also dispose of the corpses to avoid the plague. However, they don’t care about the famine caused by the property loss caused by the flood, and they will not be like many dynasties in later generations. Similarly, there are behaviors such as distributing food and bedding.

This is not an isolated case. In fact, it was the case in every country during the Warring States Period.There are many factors that can cause this behavior, the main one is that there is not enough food.

In the Warring States Period, large-scale battles may be launched at any time. Every country has been in a state of emergency for a long time. The country’s bulk food must be supplied to the battlefield, followed by the supply of salaries to public officials across the country, and finally to food delivery and construction. The responsible servants distribute salaries and material guarantees.

It is already quite difficult for the country to provide these three points, and it is not necessary to mention the supply of the people and disaster relief.

In the pre-Qin period, the relationship between the country and the people was the same as that between the monarch and his ministers, similar to collaborators. The people did not have a strong sense of belonging to the country, and there were not a few people who felt that this country could not survive and moved their families to another country.

However, this point is more frequent among the eastern countries, after all, they are close.Because Qin State is located in the border area, the people who come here are basically the family members of the job seekers, and the number of civilians who take the initiative to vote is only in the past few years.

And precisely because countries do not have the habit of disaster relief, there will be a large-scale population migration every time there is a major disaster.The neighbors next door don't say they are helping. At this time, they are all opening the gates of the city to let the victims quickly enter the population.

In times of frequent wars, populations are extremely welcome no matter where they go.

But for ordinary people, they will not really move out unless they can't live on.Because of leaving the original country, it is unknown how the new country will accept them. At best, they will start working again as civilians with nothing, at worst they will become second-class citizens, and at worst they will become slaves.

Lu An grasped this point, and showed everyone a data table of the population of Qin State, on which the arable land data, population data and tax data of Qin State were displayed to everyone with a histogram and a line graph.

There is no doubt that with the increase in population in recent years, Qin's taxation and cultivated land data have been increasing all the way.The number of people above is not accurate, Lu An just made a rough count based on the written information.In fact, Qin State must have more than what is written on the paper.

In this era of rapid population flow, the only place in Qin State that can calculate the population within its jurisdiction is Dongjun. This is because Dongjun has re-established the household registration system.There are not a few savages in Zhongshan in other counties and counties. These people have not registered for various reasons, but they must also produce something if they want to survive. This part of the population and the land they cultivated are gray data.

When he heard this endorsement, Ying Zheng frowned slightly, but he suppressed it and continued to listen to Lu An's explanation.

Lu An's meaning is very clear-the people are the foundation of the state, and the foundation is the state's prosperity. Population determines productivity. Qin has always been a country with a serious underpopulation. In comparison, the focus of development is to attract the population.

So how to attract people?And how to make them feel safe and attached to the country so that they will not be hooked by other countries?

The high income and security of living in Qin State alone are not enough. This is just an upper limit, not a lower limit.

The so-called lower limit is the basic guarantee of life and property. Otherwise, no matter how much you earn, if a flood comes and the house is washed away and the fields are flooded, how will people survive?What is the difference between nothing and nothing. ?

When a person is 20 years old, he can get strong again and start to fight hard. Can he still be able to do it when he is 40 or 50?Of course not.

His words immediately attracted several voices of disapproval. The young man did not turn his head, but said indifferently: "I once heard a sentence from an elder: When you accuse others, you must remember , Not all the people in this world have had the advantages you have. This sentence, I have always kept it in my heart and shared it with all the kings."

Everyone's knife-like gazes stabbed Lu An immediately, and at the same time, a small wave pierced Lu Buwei, who was silent and silent. Of course, there were occasionally a few admiring gazes among them.

The silent Lu Buwei: ... No, it's really not me, I didn't say that.

Lu An ignored the strange atmosphere and continued: "Thanks to the blessings of the previous kings of the Qin Kingdom, Qin's grain production is abundant, and we may not be unable to do things that other six countries cannot do. Do what others dare not, and it is impossible, Fang is a real man."

After one sentence heated up the atmosphere of the scene, he showed everyone a series of disaster relief methods he had compiled, and discussed the matter with many ministers who had been diverted by him and made on-the-spot corrections.

He has a good memory, and he can immediately write down any opinions of others and replace them. In the end, without knowing it, the proposal was completed under the "brainstorming and teamwork" and finalized by King Qin on the spot.

Everyone: Damn, why were you taken there!

Of course, Lu An didn't think about white hair. This is unrealistic, and it is easy to form the habit of people not saving themselves.In the event of a disaster, self-help should be the fundamental principle, and government management and social assistance should be supplemented.

So what he initially proposed is work-for-relief, where the government provides job opportunities, and then hires these people at slightly higher prices, pays them salaries, and encourages them to participate in post-disaster reconstruction activities.

However, this method can only be carried out during non-agricultural times, otherwise it will delay the second year's income harvest.

During the farming season, the government can act as a guarantor and use the land as a mortgage. The government will provide low-interest loans for grain and cattle to ensure the cultivation of the season. At the same time, the government will exempt taxes according to the actual disaster situation in the local area, so as to carry out the first step of post-disaster stabilization work. .

This policy is almost impossible to replicate in other countries.

After Shang Yang's reform, the peasants of Qin State really owned the land ownership.As long as the land is there and food can be planted, then it can be guaranteed that the grain harvest season will definitely be able to support itself. If it is really difficult, you can go to the battlefield to fight, and you are basically not afraid of paying off your debts.

If you can pay it back, you will naturally dare to borrow it.

The policy of state loans is the most likely to breed corruption and usury, and because of Qin's strong local control and information transmission capabilities, as well as Qin's strict enforcement of penalties, it can effectively crack down on such potential crimes and make them truly implement. in place.

Secondly, to be able to achieve this step of work, it means that the local grassroots structure, that is, the county and township level must have a certain amount of grain reserves and a strict management mechanism.

The Qin State has always had the habit of storing grain at the county and township levels. This is mainly because the Qin State’s grain tax is collected from the county and township level, and then collected by the grain tax officials. It is doomed that local officials must build granaries to prepare grain.

Moreover, in actual administrative work, local officials in the Qin State will also have a certain amount of activity funds and food in their hands. This part is mainly used for armaments when the local government suddenly deploys troops and travel expenses for civil servants.

The most important thing to talk about is Qin's relatively complete household registration system and mutual insurance system.

This is the confidence that Qin people can rest assured of their own people.

However, these small disasters at the county and township level are fine. If a large-scale disaster at the county level is involved, it is difficult to rely on the county and township to save itself. In the past, when encountering a national catastrophe, the common behavior among the seven countries is to buy relief food from abroad , and then use these relief grains to stabilize food prices.

Not to mention how long it will take for the food to be transported to the agreed place to sign for receipt and finally released to the market after a disaster, and whether the people can afford to wait. Whether the quality and amount of food purchased through this international trade method can be guaranteed is a problem.

For example, more than a hundred years ago, when the Jin State suffered a famine, the Qin State sold them grain, but when the Qin State suffered a catastrophe, the Jin State refused to sell grain. A punch by an unscrupulous person, but the decline of one's own national power and population drop is an irreparable loss.

- Food security.

Lu An believes that it is very important to ensure that everyone can afford food to survive. Of course, this does not seem to be a problem in Qin now.However, as can be seen from the data map, the price of food in different parts of the state of Qin is different, and the price of food fluctuates greatly with the change of seasons. This does not seem to be a problem in normal times, because most people in the state of Qin do not need To survive by buying food, they are at most exchanging rice for millet or millet for rice to improve their taste.

But once there is a disaster year, this is a fatal problem.

The State of Qin has regulations that even if there is a disaster, the price of food must be within a certain range, and it cannot be sold more than double. However, most of the people who are active in the disaster year are businessmen from the six countries. The method of sale forced Qin officials to compromise.

Compromise is of course impossible, but the people will starve to death without food. At this time, the only way the officials can use is to let the Qin officials subsidize the difference.

Therefore, Lu An proposed that Qin must have pricing power.

And if they want to have pricing power, the Qin people must have food that can wrestle with big merchants.

and so……

"The minister proposes to establish a three-warehouse system."

"The first warehouse is the storehouse and government treasury. Relying on the smart mechanism of today's granary storage, it is a war reserve warehouse."

"The second and second positions are for liquidation.

Buying during the low price period of the imperial court and selling during the high price period, and supplementing each other with the warehouse and government treasury, are used exclusively to adjust the market price. "

Ying Zheng nodded slightly: "Shan, what about Lu Qing's third warehouse?"

"The third storehouse is the righteous storehouse." This time, Lu An slowed down his speech and spoke in more detail: "This warehouse receipt is set up to adjust the local disasters. It is donated by various families during the harvest period. When there is a famine in the local area. , open warehouses and give relief to the local area.”

"If there is no disaster, what about the warehouse?" Immediately, someone expressed a different opinion, "The cost of storing grain in the warehouse is quite high, and if it is not done properly, a large rat will be raised, and for the common people, this is not a big deal. burden?"

"Losing millet at the festival level." Lu An replied in a flat voice. He raised his eyes slightly, and met the black eyes of Ying Zheng who was listening to him carefully. Relying on the fact that no one could see his expression, Lu An winked at his younger brother. "The county and township take the lead and donate according to the property they own. The rich have more and the poor have less. This way, the people will not be hurt."

"As for if there is no disaster year..." Lu An smiled slightly, "Old grain can be resold to the public, or it can be granted to close the warehouse, and the profit can be used to renovate the free warehouse. If there are more, there will be local elders to take care of the widows and lonely, The imperial court does not need to intervene."

This……

The courtiers in the court stared blankly, can this work?Will the people be willing?

"I believe that the treasury of Yicang can be controlled by local talents and virtuous people, and the court can provide assistance without holding the key. This is a strategy for local self-help."

Lu An smiled slightly, and he looked up at the young emperor: "The grain in the three warehouses can be exchanged and transferred, so as to increase the carrying capacity of grain."

There was a moment of silence among the officials, and suddenly a young man stood up, and he cupped his hands at the king of Qin who was sitting above him and said, "I think it's okay, the food is easy to get worms and moldy after being stored for a long time, but it's completely edible. When it is sent to the market, it can suppress the price of grain and prevent the cost of grain from hurting the people."

"The price of harvesting new grain in summer and autumn is the cheapest. Buying new grain at this time and putting it into the granary can raise the price of grain, so as not to hurt farmers due to the low price of grain. In this way, the fluctuation of grain price throughout the year can be reduced. However, I have a Ask.——" The young man looked straight at Lu An and said, "Dare to ask Lu Nei, the transfer of food between several warehouses will inevitably lead to loss, how can this loss be avoided?"

Lu An turned slightly sideways, looked into his eyes, and bowed his hands: "I think that the granary can be set up along the river to avoid water highlands, and the transportation volume of rivers and seas is relatively small, which can reduce transportation consumption. If it is land transportation...the minister has invited carpenters The vehicles specially used for transporting grain have been remodeled, and they can be driven by reliable manpower. One vehicle can carry twenty shi, and only one person is needed.”

The loss of transportation is inevitable, but it is better to create some jobs than to waste it in vain.

Ying Zheng raised his eyes slowly, and seeing that the people in the court had no objections, he smiled: "Yes."

In the first year of Qin Wangzheng, Qin State issued the world's first large-scale disaster treatment guidelines and preparedness measures, and as this document and preparatory activities were rolled out in Qin State, it naturally aroused heated discussions.

In the following year, more and more people and students from the six countries poured into Qin State, and a catastrophic flood that broke out in Qin State that year perfectly proved the superiority of its system.

In the first year of King Qin's administration, heavy rains in summer caused floods, destroying countless fertile fields and properties. The grain production was completely wiped out that year. When the surrounding countries were waiting to watch the excitement, they found that no Qin people came to seek refuge until they entered the east.

Not only did no one come, but when spring came, their people even went to Qin! !