The next day, Li Che entered Xianyang Palace with the repaired laws of Qin. After seeing Li Che, Ying Zheng was not in a hurry to read the laws of Qin that Li Che had handed over. Right now, Ying Zheng was most concerned about the money house.
He wished he could immediately establish the bank system and then take all the wealth of the aristocrats in the world into his hands.
Inside Xianyang Palace, Ying Zheng eagerly boiled a pot of wine for Li Che and said,""Although making the laws of Qin is an important matter, it can be delayed. Tell me more about the bank. If you want to establish a bank, how should I start?”
"Your Majesty, if you want to establish a complete bank system, you must first announce the laws of Qin. After the laws of Qin govern the nine provinces, you can only start building the bank. Otherwise, there is no way to build the bank!”
Li Che tried to persuade Qin Shihuang. The Qin laws had yet to be promulgated, and it would be useless to build a bank. Qin Shihuang needed the bank to rule the world's aristocrats, but the people needed to live and work in peace and contentment!
If the King of Qin had not enacted the laws set by Li Che, he would not have established the bank system for Qin Shihuang. Without the constraints of the law, the bank would have failed.
After Li Che told the King of Qin about the pros and cons, Ying Zheng nodded and looked at the hundreds of scrolls in front of him, saying,""The Qin laws have been formulated?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, it has been decided!”
"Alright, I'll take a look at it immediately. If there's anything that needs to be modified, I'll give instructions and you'll carry out the repairs again.”
"Yes!"
Li Che placed the completed version of the Qin Law in the main hall and left the Xianyang Palace. Ying Zheng held his temper and began to read through the Qin Law.
After the incident at the money house, Ying Zheng had already trusted Li Che deeply. The only thing on his mind now was to rip off the nobles. As for the matter of light taxes and corvee, Qin Shihuang did not care.
If he could get the wealth of the gentry into his own pocket, why would he need the commoners to pay taxes?
Moreover, once the bank system was established, the people would also deposit their money and grain in the bank. At that time, even if they did not collect taxes, the people would still deposit their wealth in the hands of the country.
After understanding these things, Qin Shi Huang admired Li Che even more.
From the perspective of the law, it was clearly a light tax. The taxes of the commoners were extremely light, but if one knew how powerful the bank was, how was this light tax? This was clearly tying the people to the country.
The wealth of the people was the wealth of the country…
Wasn't the wealth of the country also my wealth?
Ying Zheng looked at the laws of Qin that Li Che handed over, and the more he read, the more delighted he became.
"Truly amazing! Amazing!"
After watching for two days and two nights, Ying Zheng called Zhao Gao over and said,""Promulgate the decree. The laws of Qin Dynasty have been formulated and will be spread to all the prefectures and counties in Nine Regions in a few days. Everybody should follow the laws of Qin Dynasty. You go to the Supreme Court and bring a copy of the laws drafted by Li Tingwei to Li Si. I can't wait to see the people live and work in peace!”
Although Ying Zheng spoke of the people living in peace and contentment, in fact, the King of Qin was thinking of plundering the wealth of the aristocrats after the banks were built. Once the laws of Qin were spread to the counties in the nine provinces, Li Che would be able to build the banks!
Ying Zheng knew that if the laws of the Qin Dynasty that Li Che had cultivated were not promulgated, Li Che would never build a bank...
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The Prime Minister's Estate.
During this period of time, Li Si had been busy dealing with the royal families of the six states. It was not easy to move the royal families of the six states to Xianyang. After the six states were destroyed, the royal families of the six states fled and hid their identities.
Li Si had only found 30% of the Six Nations 'royal families. He had yet to find most of them.
On this day, his subordinates found the Xiang Clan of the Chu Country. They were the descendants of Xiang Yan. However, the bad news came. These people were supposed to invite the descendants of Xiang Yan to Xianyang, but they were killed by the Xiang Clan.
Li Si was furious and ordered people to arrest the audacious Xiang family. All the descendants of Xiang Yan in Chu were beheaded, leaving no one alive. For a time, everyone in the Xiang family in Chu was in danger.
There were originally four hundred descendants of Xiang Yan, but less than ten of them were killed in a day. Xiang Liang and Xiang Bo fled, and the remaining Xiang clansmen were all beheaded and hung at the city gate.
The Xiang family of Chu was almost exterminated.
As a result, the royal families of the six dynasties didn't dare to go to Xianyang…
……
"Why is Lord Li so angry?”Zhao Gao entered Li Si's mansion, followed by more than thirty eunuchs. These eunuchs were holding the Qin laws compiled by Li Che.
When Li Si saw them enter the courtyard, he suppressed his anger and said,""The remaining members of the Xiang Clan of Chu, they are shameless. I sent people to invite them to Xianyang, but who knew that they would kill the two groups of people I sent. I sent people to exterminate the Xiang Clan of Chu, but a few of them escaped.”
"The descendants of the Xiang Clan of Chu are not worthy of pity. Even if a few of them escape, they won't be able to cause any trouble.”
"Damn it, the ones who escaped were Xiang Liang and Uncle Xiang. They are the backbone of the Xiang family. If I catch them, I'll tear them apart!”
Li Si's anger was hard to quell. He did not feel any heartache when his men were killed. He was angry that the Xiang clan had ignored his orders. However, the Xiang clan had paid a heavy price for this. The Xiang clan had almost been exterminated.
"Alright, Lord Li, don't be angry anymore. The king has arranged a new decree for Lord Li.”
Zhao Gao moved to the side and had the eunuchs behind him stand in a row in front of Li Si. He held up the wooden cup in his hand and placed the books on it.
Li Si picked up a scroll and opened it. The first line was: There is a law of Qin Dynasty.
Li Si looked at Zhao Gao in surprise, and Zhao Gao nodded.
The two of them didn't even need to say anything. Li Si looked at Zhao Gao, clearly asking if Li Che had finished writing the Qin Law. The King had already acknowledged it? Was it going to be implemented?
Zhao Gao nodded. He was clearly saying yes!
……
Li Si quickly flipped through the letter. He was shocked by the laws written on it!
"This... isn't this a national subjugation? With such low taxes, how could they maintain the huge national expenditure? Moreover, many criminal laws had been abolished. Without the deterrence of criminal laws, wouldn't the remnants of the six dynasties rebel?”
Zhao Gao stretched out a finger and placed it by his mouth.""Xu, Your Majesty is very appreciative of the laws compiled by Li Tingwei. When you come, tell me that not a single word of the Qin laws compiled by Li Tingwei can be touched! Anyone who moves will be beheaded!"
Hiss--
Li Si felt a chill down his neck.
Li Si continued to read, and the more he read, the more shocked he became. Although Li Che had told him that he wanted to overturn the laws of Qin, Li Si did not really believe him. Furthermore, in Li Si's opinion, if Li Che rashly changed the laws of Qin, he would definitely anger the king.
However, something completely beyond his imagination happened.
The King of Qin did not oppose Li Che's reform. Instead, he strongly supported it, especially the last decree. It was the strongest shield behind Li Che.
"The king's order is to immediately implement the Qin laws, the sooner the better.”
"Are you in such a hurry?"
"Yes, the king is very anxious."
" Alright, once I've finished reading all the laws of Qin, I'll send someone to issue the laws…"
After Zhao Gao and Li Si exchanged a few words of flattery, Zhao Gao bade farewell and returned to Xianyang Palace.
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