Linzi City,
The First Emperor's palace.
"Mr. Smith, why do you think some people are never satisfied?”
Looking at the report from Xianyang City, the First Emperor had a complicated expression.
When he was in power, Chang Ping Jun and Wang Wan had given him a lot of support. The First Emperor had also trusted them, but they were betrayed again.
Especially Wang Wan.
After all, Lord Chang Ping was the son of the Chu Kingdom. Although the First Emperor was angry that he would betray the Qin Kingdom in the face of the huge temptation of the throne of the Chu Kingdom, it was understandable.
But now, Wang Wan, a real old Qin man, was openly singing a different tune from the First Emperor in order to fight for the possibility of enfeoffment. This was something that Ying Zheng could not understand.
"The world is bustling, all for profit, the world is bustling, all for profit!”
" To put it more bluntly, it is the temptation of profit. Faced with the temptation of splitting the earth and making the marquis, even a so-called sage like Jiang Ziya could not resist it, not to mention some of the nobles!”
Su Han said with a faint smile.
"In the Shang and Zhou Dynasties where Jiang Shang lived, enfeoffment was still the mainstream. However, the advantages of the prefecture and county system are already there.”
Meng Yi frowned and asked.
"In the words of the later generations, as long as I live well, I don't care about the flood!”
"Go tell those aristocratic families and clans now that they can give him the position of nobility. Even if they have to kill his entire family after he dies, there are still many people who are willing!”
"Moreover, Great Qin's system of prefectures and counties is still in the promotion stage, and it could be changed at any time. If it succeeds, the huge benefits will be enough for many people to take a huge risk!”
"The rumors about the division of land don't necessarily mean that Great Qin isn't around. It could also mean that Great Qin has restored its fief!”
Su Han pondered for a moment and said,
In parallel time and space, after the Qin Dynasty was destroyed, the Han Dynasty established by Liu Bang began to enfeoff the vassals again. However, they added a restriction that said," No one who is not a descendant of the Liu family can be king."
"Mister's words are indeed able to hit the nail on the head, pointing straight at the greed in people's hearts!”
"Do you have any countermeasures to ensure the implementation of the prefecture and county system?" The First Emperor smiled bitterly.”
"His Majesty's prestige and boldness are actually well-deserved outstanding figures in the entire history of Dynasty. The reason why we are facing such a situation now is that everything is difficult at the beginning!”
Su Han said in a deep voice," Although the Great Qin Empire has been established, the thousands of years of enfeoffment still have a great influence. The aristocratic families 'pursuit of the title of Marquis is still deeply rooted, and the commoners have yet to fully realize the benefits of unification!”
"Thus, Teacher has been trying to promote education so that more people can understand the Qin laws, abide by the Qin laws, and understand the original intention of the Imperial Court to protect them!”
Meng Yi first looked at the First Emperor to ask for permission. After obtaining his approval, he said helplessly,""However, reality is always more complicated than imagined. For example, the effective street patrol propaganda method that was tested in Sanchuan Prefecture and other places had little effect in Linzi Prefecture.”
"The reason is actually very simple!"
"After all, Sanchuan Prefecture was one of the six countries that had merged with Great Qin earlier. Old Han was also the weakest of the seven countries, and Han Wangan was also muddle-headed. The commoners did not have much affection for him!”
"Moreover, the rebellion of the old Han nobles a few years ago, although it affected Xinzheng a little, it also weakened the local power once again!”
"It is also because of this that even though Zhang Liang and the other remnants of the evil clan are filled with resentment when the court is preaching the benevolent government, they are powerless to stop it.”
"However, Linzi Prefecture has a large number of powerful and influential people from the Qi Kingdom in the past, and there are also lackeys like the Confucians who are good at bewitching people. After many years of management, the people have long been in awe of the local tyrants and only believe their words!”
"Let me give you the simplest example. Don't look at how many commoners benefit from ten wen a catty of salt.
However, after the rumors spread, many people would mistakenly believe that these were benefits that the aristocratic families and Confucian scholars had fought for them, and that the ones who were grateful were the aristocratic families and Confucian scholars!”
"If it were a more ruthless aristocratic family, they could even collect an additional fee from the commoners. They could even forcefully exchange coarse salt for refined salt in the hands of the commoners and resell it at a high price.”
" Because the local people all have families. For the sake of their families, they can only rely on the nobles. Even if they are wronged, they dare not complain. Naturally, they only have resentment towards the county government and the aristocratic families that represent the imperial court!”
"The so-called deception refers to a situation where the commoners and the imperial court are separated by the aristocratic families, clans, and officials under their control.
To put it in a more unpleasant way, the imperial edict of Xianyang City could only be sent to the government offices of the prefectures. When it came out of the door, it might have already changed!”
Su Han shrugged.
"What should we do?"
Meng Yi and the others were instantly dumbfounded.
The Imperial Court had paid a huge price to give the people benefits, but in the end, the aristocratic families and Confucian Sects had benefited, or the people had suffered even more. Just thinking about this made one furious.
However, they also knew very well that with the influence of the local tyrants, such a thing was very difficult to stop. They couldn't really kill all the tyrants, right?
"In fact, after Your Majesty established the Great Qin Empire, he moved the original princes and nobles of the six countries to the vicinity of Xianyang City. This was a good countermeasure to make it difficult for them to exert their influence!”
" It's just that the Six Nations have been corrupted for too long. The true power of these regions is no longer in the hands of the nobles, but in the pockets of the aristocratic families that are still in place!”
" Even the officials who were originally more capable would find it difficult to do anything under such circumstances. In the end, they would either be ostracized or follow the flow, deceiving their superiors and subordinates, and whitewashing peace!”
Su Han sighed slightly and said," To solve this problem, we can only shake the mountain and scare the tiger. Without causing any fire on all sides, we can ruthlessly kill a group of lawless officials and the despots who colluded with them and replace them with more capable officials. Only then can we open up a new situation.”
"I understand!"
The First Emperor pondered for a long time and said in a deep voice,""Meng Yi, I will allow you to transfer censors from all over the country. You must be bold and good at interrogating and settling cases!”
"In addition, in the upcoming assessment, we must select more reserve officials with both ability and political integrity for the Imperial Court!”
Ying Zheng's gaze was fixed on the Qin Stabilizing Sword hanging on the wall, and his voice grew colder and colder.
"Yes, sir!"
Meng Yi's heart trembled as he hurriedly cupped his hands in agreement.
The anger of a common man can still splash blood three feet away.
The emperor's wrath
Meng Yi didn't dare to imagine anymore!
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