Daqin started with offering immortal medicine

Ji Kai nodded slightly, also puzzled by this, and said: "Yes, the confusion of the eldest son is also the confusion of the lower officials."

Li Yang looked at the crowd and found that they were all puzzled by this.

So he couldn't help smiling, and said, "I ask you, the improvement of plow tools not only speeds up the farming efficiency, but also saves manpower. Coupled with the planting of new crops, the yield is gratifying, and the people have no worries about food and clothing. Will they become idle? "

"This one……"

Everyone was stunned, and Ji Xie said: "In the past, the people plowed the land with hoes, but now one plow and one ox can equal the labor of five people in the past. In addition to the gratifying output of the new farming, if the people only want to eat and wear, There is really nothing to do during the slack season.”

"Since one plow and one ox now can equal the labor force of five people in the past, then there are four more laborers, so Daqin has no shortage of manpower at present." Li Yang glanced at the crowd, and then continued: "Also, everyone can Have you ever thought that if Daqin wants to develop the economy, handicrafts and commerce are the means, but the people have no money, who will sell this product to? The people have no money to buy goods and improve their lives. In turn, which businessman will go to production and management ?In this way, how will Daqin’s economy develop and achieve prosperity and prosperity?”

"This..." Everyone was asked again by Li Yang, and they were speechless.

Yes, if the common people have no money, they will naturally have no way to buy goods. If no one buys goods, naturally no one will be willing to produce and manage them, and the economy will not develop.

This series of questions made everyone confused, and they didn't know how to solve it for a while.

Ji Xie asked, "Then what should we do?"

Li Yang smiled: "Building the canal can solve all these troubles."

"Ah?" Fusu was surprised by this at first.

It was Ji Kai, who was in charge of the household department, who was the first to react, and said, "Your Excellency, what do you mean... Let the extra labor be used to build canals and make money for consumption?"

"That's right! That's exactly why!"

Li Yang glanced at Ji Kai appreciatively, he knew everything, obviously, it was the right person for him to be in charge of the household department.

"Wonderful, really wonderful!"

At this time, the other few finally realized it suddenly, and immediately applauded.

Li Sidao: "The words of Lord Zhen Guo really have a sense of seeing the sun behind the clouds, which makes people feel suddenly enlightened! It's wonderful, it's really wonderful."

Fusu's eyes were also bright, and he praised: "How come Gu didn't think of the Taifu's method. Let the people build canals to make money, and with money, they can buy goods. In this way, the entire Daqin economy will be revitalized." ,Hahaha."

"My lord's talent in governing the country is rare in the world, and I admire it very much. Today, I can listen to your lord's words, let me wait for enlightenment, and have a great understanding of the benefits of governing the country in the future. It is really an honor for me to be a subordinate. Hey, I think it must be because I waited for three generations of my ancestors to have a high fever to have this great luck." Xiao He, Zhang Cang, and Han Xin flattered them shamelessly.

Li Yang: "Get lost!"

Immediately, the crowd burst into laughter.

In the eyes of Li Si and others, Li Yang is indeed a great talent in governing the country.

But in Li Yang's view, there are a whole bunch of means to stimulate the economy, all of which are readily available in later generations.

In the society he traveled through, the domestic economy needs to grow?Engage in infrastructure!

The domestic economy wants to develop?Engage in infrastructure!

Should the domestic economy promote domestic demand?Engage in infrastructure!

In short, the basic construction was played to the point of perfection.At this time, Li Yang was just borrowing a handful.

Putting away his smile, Li Yang said: "When people make money from building canals, they will naturally want to improve their living standards, buy new clothes, new furniture, and eat big meat. Seeing how happy others are living, others will naturally follow suit. Therefore, the whole society of Daqin will strive to make progress, and will not lose the motivation to make progress just because there is enough food, so that our Great Qin Empire can continue to develop and become stronger."

Everyone nodded.

Fusu said: "In other words, building the canal will not waste the people and money, but it will be quite beneficial to our Great Qin."

Li Yang nodded: "That's right, as long as the labor for building the canal is balanced with the labor for farming, it will definitely not cause a waste of money and people."

Everyone nodded in agreement again.

In Li Yang's view, in China in the 21st century, infrastructure construction has been carried out every year, and it has not caused a waste of money and people.And why did the large infrastructure in ancient times become the result of laboring people and wasting money?Did it even cause civil unrest?

In the end, the crux of the matter is that in ancient times, when the country engaged in large-scale infrastructure construction, it was all corvee labor without wages.

In other words, the common people were arrested and sent to serve in corvée and do coolies.The people are miserable, so they will naturally rebel.

More importantly, it is nothing more than letting the people do coolies for nothing, and this work lasts for several years, and because there are too many corvees, the labor force for farming is reduced, resulting in a large reduction in food production.In addition, the project was huge and the country's financial resources were limited, so it had to increase taxes on the people. In this way, even the people who cultivated the land were oppressed, and the end result could only be civil strife.

At the beginning, Qin Shihuang built the Great Wall, isn't that the case?

In the world of Daqin, there are thousands of miles of red land, good fields and weeds are everywhere, and all the people have been driven to serve in corvee. Can Daqin not be finished like this?

Li Yang's method is to use large-scale infrastructure to ensure employment and promote development, so as to achieve the grand goal of improving the living standards of the whole people, which is completely different from the ancient large-scale infrastructure in essence.

In order to let Fu Su, Li Si and others have advanced ideas on governing the country.

Li Yang explained the reasons why infrastructure construction is conducive to promoting the development of social production and improving people's living standards, and analyzed them one by one.

Li Yang's advanced concept of governing the country, I have to say, made them feel an eye-opening experience.

Finally, Li Yang concluded: "In fact, this method has already been applied. Before the Great Wall project was contracted to businessmen, and the businessmen were asked to pay the people's wages. In the past year, have you ever seen people complain about the construction of the Great Wall? More importantly, , it is precisely because of the construction of the Great Wall that in the past year, commerce has developed significantly, and the lives of the people have also improved significantly. This is actually because the people have made money from repairing the Great Wall, and businesses have made money from repairing the Great Wall and supplying materials. All of this It’s all about the benefits of infrastructure projects.”

Indeed, the Great Wall changed the corvee system with the bidding and contracting system, which has already shown that large-scale infrastructure construction is feasible in Qin.

Everyone nodded and suddenly realized.

After listening to Li Yang's advanced ideas, Fusu immediately said: "Listening to the Taifu's words is better than studying for ten years. It is really a blessing in my life to be able to study politics with the Taifu. I have decided that this canal must be built. It must be fixed!"

Hearing this, everyone smiled knowingly.

Chapter 348 It's Raining and Collecting Clothes

The next day, the proposal to suspend the Great Wall project and build the canal project was discussed on the agenda of the State Council.

In addition to Li Yang as the dean of the State Council, there are four ministers of state in total, Li Si, Feng Jie, Meng Tian, ​​and Meng Yi.

Now, Meng Tian is not in Qin State, and Li Si has already agreed to Li Yang's proposal, and the elder son Fusu also expressed his approval to suspend the Great Wall project, so how can the remaining Feng Jie and Meng Yi object?

So, naturally, all the ministers of state of the State Council unanimously passed the resolution on "Suspending the Great Wall Project and Constructing the Canal Project".

Soon, the State Council issued a decree.

This decree can be described as shocking the ruling and opposition parties!

Whether it's the common people or the civil and military officials above the court, there is an uproar...

Firstly, Qin Shihuang was determined to build the Great Wall, but now that the emperor is away, the National Council of Governments decided to suspend the Great Wall project on its own initiative. To put it bluntly, it directly abolished the emperor's decree.

The courtier abolished the emperor's decree, which... No matter how you look at it, you are courting death.

Secondly, the construction of the canal is several times larger than the construction of the Great Wall, and it is difficult to complete it with the power of the whole country. Go to the deep pit.

Such a waste of time and money, without the permission of the emperor, is carried out without permission. This is also a proper way to seek death!