"The essence of imperial power is actually the right to control the distribution of resources?”
The First Emperor was shocked and fell into deep thought.
"If everyone in the world could be fair and just, in fact, anyone who wasn't too lazy would be able to live a good life!”
"However, where there are people, there will be conflicts that will not be resolved even in the later generations. Therefore, there is a need for a country to form an army and perfect the laws to protect the people under its rule. The people will provide for the court through taxes!”
"This tax is actually to distribute the resources that originally belonged to the people to the Imperial Court!" Su Han said in a deep voice.”
"I see!"
The First Emperor's eyes revealed a strange look.
As long as they could grasp this, Great Qin's foundation would be able to be secured for a long time.
"From my personal point of view, the good or bad of a ruler is whether or not he can reasonably distribute the extra taxes paid by the commoners, allowing the commoners to obtain more benefits and be willing to provide more resources, forming a virtuous cycle!”
"If the king does a good job and the distribution is reasonable, the people will be willing to continue supporting him. This is the will of the people!”
"This benefit can be real money, or it can be a spiritual need such as a sense of security and honor!”
"For example, although the construction of water irrigation facilities requires more labor and money, if their dry fields become fertile fields and the subsequent harvests are higher, the people will feel that the hard work is worth it.”
"Fighting to protect our country, although there is a risk of sacrifice, if we can save our families from the humiliation of the alien races, and our descendants from fighting, there will be people willing to stand up.”
" If there is another chance to change the fate of the whole family, such as military merits and titles, war will bring both spiritual and material benefits to people. Countless people will rush into it!”
"However, there are only so many resources. If you obtain more, there will always be people who suffer, and there will be resentment!”
"At this time, we need to give these former enemies and the current residents some resources as compensation. We can also use appropriate publicity to appease their grievances and let them understand that it is worth it to follow Great Qin.”
"As for the name of the country, Qin or Qi, Chu, Zhao, etc., how many people really care?”
"Of course, there are positive effects and negative effects.
If the king distributed it unevenly, he would take it for himself or the aristocratic families and clans who were supposed to repay the people. If the people did not get anything in return, they would gradually become resentful.
In the beginning, he might just be lazy and not put in any effort. Later on, he really couldn't take it anymore. Under the bewitchment of someone with ill intentions, he would rebel and cause trouble!”
"The reason why Great Qin was able to sweep through the six countries in ten years was not only because of Old Qin's hard work, but also because of the resentment within the countries.”
Su Han said in a deep voice.
"Mister Su's meaning is to remind me that after we confiscate the illegal dignitaries, we have to use the ill-gotten wealth that they plundered from the people again!”
Ying Zheng pondered for a long time, then asked.
"That's right!"
Su Han smiled and said," The commoners are actually very realistic. If you give them benefits, they will have a certain degree of recognition for you. Over time, it will become credibility, or the will of the people!”
"Does Mr. Smith have a specific plan for how to deal with it?”
The First Emperor asked.
"If we want to allocate resources well, we have to analyze the current situation of Qi Di!”
"From a geographical point of view, Qi belongs to the Central Plains. The land is fertile. Although the population is slightly more than other regions, if it can be distributed reasonably, everyone can still have ten mu of land as stipulated by the Qin law.”
"Even if the location is a little remote, just a few seeds will be enough to fill your stomach or even have a slight surplus!”
Su Han said in a deep voice.
Although the yield per mu in the Qin Dynasty was not high, compared to the later generations, it was definitely vast and sparsely populated. If the quality was not enough, the quantity would make up for it. In fact, it was enough to eat and wear warm clothes.
What really caused the people to be in dire straits was the oppression of the aristocratic families.
It was just that because Qin was destroyed too early, the First Emperor had to take the blame.
"The appearance of the aristocratic families and clans has led to the emergence of wealthy merchants and poor people in Qi Land. This is the obvious result of the problem of resource allocation!”
"Therefore, after the imperial court takes down these aristocratic families and clans, we can consider returning the land they seized to the people!”
"If you want to win over the hearts of the people faster, then directly reduce part or all of Qi's taxes with a time limit!”
Su Han said with a smile.
"But if that's the case, won't the burden on the Imperial Court be too great?”
Meng Yi questioned,
It wasn't difficult to win the hearts of the people by reducing taxes and eliminating corvee, but it wasn't easy to do it.
"After we have truly raided those aristocratic families and clans, I believe that Doctor Meng will not have to worry about this problem!”
"You have to know that they have plundered this place for who knows how many years. The money and grain accumulated in the residence are definitely far beyond ordinary people's imagination!”
Su Han shook his head.
Although the flames of war had been raging for a long time, the Great Qin Empire had been established for several years, and King Qi Jian had surrendered. Logically speaking, the people of Linzi should have recovered a long time ago.
The reason why the grain prices were still high was that most of the harvest had been forcibly occupied by the aristocratic families represented by the landowners.
In order to obtain more benefits, these despots would rather starve people to death than raise the price of grain. They even deliberately spread rumors of a grain shortage.
"Teacher Su has taught me another lesson!”
"Before this, although some people have analyzed the power and the people's hearts, they are far from being as thorough as what Mr. Smith said!”
"As the Emperor of Great Qin, We should seek justice for the people of Great Qin and get back what they deserve!”
The First Emperor thought for a long time and let out a long breath.
A smile appeared on Su Han's face.
After talking for a long time, Su Han also realized that the First Emperor was generally more diligent in government affairs and loved the people.
The biggest problem was that they had been too impatient and had not analyzed Great Qin's abilities in detail. Many times, they had turned good intentions into bad things.
It was actually very simple to convince the First Emperor:
As long as he analyzed the pros and cons, the First Emperor would naturally make the right choice.
Thinking of this, Su Han could not help but admire the great man who had been misunderstood by many in his previous life even more.
He was the only one who could successfully slay a dragon and still maintain his original intention. He even included the dragon-slaying technique in the compulsory education curriculum and taught it to others!
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