Li Si was reading the Qin laws that Li Che had revised in his residence.
The first volume, the law of the country is the law of the heavens. The law is accepted by the heavens, but human life cannot be done. The principle of law is greater than the principle of heaven.
The second volume, the same book, the same carriage, unified weights and measures.
The third volume, Qin Country's Calendar and Law Rules.
The fourth volume, Qin Country's tax, agricultural tax, business tax…
……
The more Li Si read, the more shocked he became. He had studied the laws of Qin for many years and considered himself a Legalist. However, after seeing Li Che's laws, he realized that he was like a frog at the bottom of a well. Li Che's laws were rigorous and reasonable.
"Invincible!"
"Is this the Qin law written by Li Che? Aiya, I underestimated him in the past. However, such light taxes and corvee are not enough to support the army. If the Great Qin Empire is short of food, the country will definitely decline…"
"Just wait and see. Just wait and see the opposition in the court tomorrow.”
Li Si flipped through the laws of Qin and made up his mind. No matter how many people opposed Li Che's laws tomorrow, he had to stand firmly behind Li Che. Not only were they brothers, but the laws that Li Che had established had also received the approval of the King of Qin!
Li Si finished reading Li Che's Qin laws overnight.
The next day.
The sun was shining brightly.
When Li Che woke up, Xiao He was already waiting outside.
After Li Che finished washing up, he looked at Xiao He and said,""Xiao Wenshu, aren't you going to rest in the residence? I remember that you were studying by candlelight yesterday…"
" Sir, Xiao He is not knowledgeable enough. Naturally, he has to read a few more books at night. Sir, please rest assured that the books I borrowed from the library will be returned…"
Li Che waved his hand and said," It's fine to give them all to you. No one will look at them anyway."”
After Li Che said this, he added,""You're here so early. Is there something wrong?”
"Milord, yesterday I reviewed several serious cases of beheading after autumn. Most of them were implicated. This official believes that their cases are innocent.”
Li Che smiled." That's right. There were problems with these cases, but they're no longer a problem."”
After Li Che's words, Xiao He finally understood. It turned out that Li Che had deliberately left these cases unsolved to see if he could pick them out. This was a test of his ability…
" Xiao He, you should go back and wait for the new laws of Qin to be promulgated. I have already revised the laws of Qin. Soon, the new laws of Qin will be promulgated. At that time, these crimes of beheading and implicating others will be revoked…"
As soon as Li Che finished speaking, Li Si's carriage stopped outside the manor.
Li Si rushed in from outside.""Let's go. Did the Wang and Meng families look for you at the court today?”
"Why are you looking for me?" Li Che asked back. The Wang and Meng families had indeed not approached Li Che. Although the Wang and Meng families had once supported Li Che, after Li Che started to revise the laws of Qin, the Wang and Meng families had started to avoid danger.
"It's good that you haven't. Let me remind you that there might be a lot of trouble in the court today. At that time, you don't have to say anything. Just watch me and the King put on a show.”
"Acting again…"
Li Si held Li Che's hand and walked outside. He didn't even glance at Xiao He who was standing on one side. In Li Si's eyes, Xiao He was just a clerk who had just entered the Supreme Court.
……
The two carriages sped towards Xianyang Palace.
Dang dang dang--
The sound of bells and drums sounded, and the doors of Xianyang Palace opened. The civil and military officials of the Great Qin Empire entered the court.
After the civil and military officials took their seats, Zhao Gao appeared.
This time, there were no more teacups or delicacies on the tables of the ministers. The appearance of delicacies was a special occasion. The King of Qin wanted to invite everyone to a banquet.
They were discussing state affairs now. How could they eat and drink while discussing state affairs?
After Zhao Gao appeared, the mighty Qin King appeared from outside the main hall and sat on the throne.
All the civil and military officials kowtowed.
Li Che listened to Li Si's instructions and watched quietly. He wanted to see what kind of show Li Si and Qin Wang were going to put on.
Just as Li Che was lost in his thoughts, Li Si stood up and bowed.""Your Majesty, I have already finished reading the Qin laws yesterday. I think that the new Qin laws should be spread to the six countries as soon as possible so that the people of the six countries can enjoy the glory of Great Qin's laws!”
"Oh? Li Xiangbang, take out the laws of Qin and let my family take a look. I've yearned for these laws of Qin for a long time.”After Qin Shihuang finished speaking.
"Bring them in!" Li Si said.”
All the officials turned their heads and saw Imperial Guard Qin carrying a few large boxes into the hall. Li Che's newly compiled laws of Qin were stored in these large boxes.
Qin Shi Huang stood up and walked quickly to the front of these large boxes. He casually opened a scroll and carefully read it. His expression was as if it was the first time he had seen these books.
After reading a scroll, Qin Shihuang's calm expression turned into surprise.
"Good! Good! These Qin laws were very well written, and the Gu family was very satisfied!”
The officials looked at Qin Shihuang curiously.
After Qin Shihuang returned to the throne, he said,""Li Si, read it out to everyone!"
"Understood!"
Li Che stood up and walked to the wooden box. He took out the first volume of Qin Law and recited it in a loud voice,""The first chapter of the first volume of the Qin Law, Law of the Heavens!”
All the officials listened quietly.
The military officers were still fine, but the civil officials were completely shocked when they heard the new law written by Li Che.
Li Che had changed!
Li Che actually dared to shake the foundation of the Great Qin Empire!
However, these officials did not say anything. If Qin Shihuang and Li Si had not put on an act, and if Li Che had announced the new law, the court would have been filled with opposition.
With Qin Shihuang and Li Si's scenes, even if these officials wanted to object, they had to think twice before speaking.
The people who supported the new law were Prime Minister Li Si and Qin Shihuang Ying Zheng.
Who would dare to offend their superiors in the main hall?
When Li Si read out the new law, many civil officials looked at Li Che in shock and doubt.
When Li Si began to read out the taxes, Pushe Chunyu Yue finally could not help but say,""Lord Li Si, the new laws cannot be implemented. Great Qin's tax revenue has been reduced by 80%, so how can we maintain the government? Are you going to let the soldiers of Great Qin eat grass?”
Wang Jian, Meng Tian, and the other generals also revealed shocked expressions.
They had thought that Li Che's new law would be biased towards the soldiers, but now it seemed that the new law's low taxes would cut off military rations.
Li Si turned to Chunyu Yue and said,""Now that the world is peaceful, we should let the people recuperate. Moreover, there is no war in the world, so the taxes should be lower. It will be beneficial to appease the people…"
Li Si's words were clear and logical. Some of the officials who were wavering between the left and right were once again convinced. Since the First Emperor supported the new law and the Prime Minister supported the new law, what reason did they have to not support it?
Chunyu Yue wasn't willing to give up. He continued to ask,"If such low taxes are unable to sustain the Great Qin Empire's military expenditure, what should we do?”
For a moment, the hall was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.
In actuality, when Li Che had mentioned reducing taxes to Li Si, Li Si had also objected to it. He did not believe that Great Qin would be able to maintain its expenditure even if taxes were reduced by 80%.
Qin Shi Huang did not say anything. He could not tell anyone about the bank's plan because he still needed to rely on the bank to scheme against the aristocrats.
Seeing that Li Si was silent, Chunyu Yue continued,""If Lord Li can't maintain the Great Qin Empire's military expenditure, then it's best to pay the original taxes. As for the commercial taxes, they'll all be abolished. Merchants don't do production, so what kind of taxes can they collect from merchants?”
Chunyu Yue pressed on step by step, and Li Si seemed to be at his wit's end.
Just as Chunyu Yue was about to continue speaking, a voice suddenly sounded."Since I dare to change the laws like this, I can guarantee that the Great Qin Empire's tax revenue will be greatly reduced! I can guarantee to all of you that if you collect taxes according to this method, the Great Qin Empire's first year's taxes will be increased by six times! In the second year, it could reach more than ten times!“
Li Che's words caused an uproar!
The officials all looked at Li Che and started to talk. It was obvious that they didn't believe what Li Che said.
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