The government collected taxes, and Xianyang was the first to bear the brunt.
A few Qin officials entered Zhao Yu's residence. In order to not attract attention, Zhao Yu dismissed them with a few copper coins.
"Qin Shihuang actually raised taxes at this time, stupid!”Zhao Yu shook his head and turned around to return to his room.
"Old Yu, why do you say that?" At this moment, Old Zhao, Old Wang, and Old Meng arrived at the entrance of Zhao Yu's residence. Old Zhao asked.
Old Zhao was definitely unhappy that someone was scolding him.
? Seeing that it was Old Zhao and the other two, Zhao Yu smiled and said," Old Zhao, I thought you guys had run away. Come, come in."”
After entering Zhao Yu's room, Zhao Yu coughed and stood with his hands behind his back.
However, Old Zhao and the other two acted as if they did not know anything. They chased after Zhao Yu and said,""Old Yu, what do you have to say? Why are you pretending?”
Zhao Yu was speechless.
As expected, after a while, Old Wang's sharp eyes saw through Zhao Yu's thoughts and laughed at Old Meng,""Quick, give Old Yu the compensation for his hard work."
Old Meng immediately reacted and threw three strings of money to Zhao Yu.
After receiving the three strings of money, Zhao Yu turned around and said in a much more amiable tone,"If it were anyone else, I might not have said so much to them. But you guys are kind enough. I'm definitely going to be friends with you!”
Placing the three thousand coins into his purse, Zhao Yu continued," The Emperor of Qin collected ten percent of the tax to build a battleship and capture Xu Fu. His Majesty was wise for a lifetime, but he was deceived by the necromancers. It was understandable that he did this. The stupidity was in the wrong way of accumulating wealth!”
Hearing this, Qin Shi Huang felt a little better. Indeed, I was fooled by a liar. If I can swallow this, I won't be Qin Shi Huang!
However, Qin Shihuang was puzzled when he thought about the wrong way to accumulate wealth!
Other than raising taxes, is there any other way to accumulate wealth?
If there was…it wouldn't have made the people suffer.
Qin Shi Huang's breathing quickened as he stared at Zhao Yu and said solemnly,"Old Yu, could it be that you have a better method?”
At the same time, Old Wang and Old Meng turned their gazes to Zhao Yu.
If Lao Wang had not reminded him, Meng Yi would have lost his composure!
Zhao Yu gently poured a few cups of tea for them. The tea leaves were personally stir-fried by Zhao Yu and were extremely rare. Zhao Yu only had a few dozen catties.
The fragrance of the tea filled the air. Zhao Yu took a sip and said slowly,""I have a vicious plan that can take millions of dollars from the world without bloodshed!”
Hiss!
The moment these words came out, Meng Yi almost crushed the teacup in his hand!
Fortunately, Meng Yi reacted in time, allowing the teacup in his hand to escape.
Strangely, the water in the cup emitted a unique fragrance that refreshed the heart!
There was also tea in the Qin Dynasty. It was nothing more than soaking some tea leaves in boiling water, then adding some scallions and leeks as ingredients.
The taste was extremely ordinary.
Meng Yi suppressed the shock in his heart and took a sip. The taste was bitter at first, then sweet. Meng Yi could not help but drink the tea in one gulp!
Looking at Qin Shi Huang and Wang Jian beside him, they were similarly shocked by Zhao Yu's words and the tea in his hands!
"This tea is very delicious!" After Wang Jian finished drinking a cup, he immediately filled up another cup. The aftertaste of this tea leaf was endless!
"Old Yu, what's your evil plan?" Qin Shihuang asked.”
"Old Zhao, let me ask you, is wealth always in the hands of a few people?" Zhao Yu asked slowly.”
Seeing that Old Zhao didn't seem to understand, Zhao Yu continued to explain,""Old Zhao, do you know that about 90% of the wealth in the world is in the hands of the nobles in Xianyang? Especially Zhao Gao and Li Si. Most of the money went into their pockets!”
"Zhao Gao and Li Si are almost as rich as a country! As long as they gave up their money, it would be enough to support Great Qin and weaken them!”
After Zhao Yu finished speaking, he slowly took a sip of tea, but his gaze was still on Old Zhao and Old Wang.
In Zhao Yu's eyes, Old Zhao's political tactics were amazing!
As for Old Wang's military strategy, even though he did not know how good Wang Jian's military strategy was, he was probably not much worse than Wang Jian.
Old Meng, on the other hand, had good handwriting and was loyal. He was good at handling internal affairs.
These three people were all rare talents!
If one day he could gain Qin Shihuang's trust, he could take these three people in!
"Old Yu, it's easier said than done!”Old Zhao thought for a while and sighed.
The current Great Qin seemed calm, but it was actually turbulent!
Qin Shi Huang understood that he was the only one suppressing Great Qin!
If he died, no one would be able to suppress the officials!
And his eighteen good-for-nothing sons were not fit to be emperors at all!
This was also the final reason why Qin Shi Huang had not appointed a crown prince. Even if he did, he would not be able to suppress the officials!
What was the use?
Hearing Old Zhao's question, Zhao Yu slowly said,""Old Zhao, if I have the chance to meet Qin Shihuang, I will definitely persuade him to issue the Proclamation of Grace.”
"A token of gratitude?"
"According to the system of the Qin Dynasty, official positions are inherited by the eldest son. If there are no accidents, outsiders can't interfere at all!”Zhao Yu's voice was cold, as if he had become a different person!
"The ministers will choose a successor and focus on nurturing him. No matter how bad he is, he won't be too bad. In the end, he will be able to inherit the title and official position of his father. In the long run, the foundation accumulated by these families is really too terrifying!”
"In fact, the illustrious clans in the imperial court have a foundation that is not inferior to that of ordinary dukes!”
Hiss!
Qin Shi Huang gasped at his words!
He also knew a thing or two about the civil and military officials protecting each other!
It was just that the laws of the Qin Dynasty were strict. Coupled with his suppression, the power was firmly in his hands. The ministers did not dare to go overboard!
He did not expect the imperial court to be so corrupt!
"If that's really the case, with His Majesty's death, his good-for-nothing sons won't be able to suppress the officials, and Great Qin will fall into chaos!”Qin Shihuang seemed to have understood something in a trance and sighed.
"Do you want His Majesty to kill all those ministers now?”Thinking of this, Qin Shi Huang's tiger eyes revealed a fierce light!
Ever since he had taken over the throne, he had been decisive in killing and would rather kill all his subjects than see the Great Qin Empire and its hundreds of years of foundation collapse!
"Of course not!" It was as if Zhao Yu was standing on the Qilin Palace and speaking in a vigorous manner," The rule of only the eldest son inheriting the title of nobility is too unfair! If I were His Majesty, I would definitely issue a decree of grace and divide the wealth of the ministers equally among each of their sons. All of the sons could divide the wealth!”
Zhao Yu's voice made Qin Shi Huang feel as if the dark clouds had been parted and the moon had been seen. His eyes suddenly lit up," Moreover, these descendants will definitely kill each other in order to fight for the power of the family. Moreover, after tasting the sweetness of power, they will be grateful to Your Majesty!”
"As for His Majesty, he can set up some empty positions and sell them to their descendants!”Zhao Yu suddenly paused and said," In order to prevent the sons from killing each other, the officials will definitely buy a fake position to solve the family's crisis. And with the officials who often have dozens of sons, even if a fake position costs 100,000 yuan, His Majesty can still earn millions from the hands of an official!”
"And there are hundreds and thousands of ministers in the court! If all of its wealth was taken by His Majesty, it would be enough to pay Great Qin's taxes for ten years!”
Pa!
The cup in Old Zhao's hand fell to the ground and shattered into pieces!
Zhao Yu had planned to tell Qin Shihuang about this plan after meeting him in the preparation room. However, Qin Shihuang was in dire need of money, so he could only give it to Old Zhao and the other two!
If Old Zhao and the other two were to spread this plan to Qin Shihuang's ears, Qin Shihuang would definitely reduce taxes and the lives of the common people would be better.
Even though Zhao Yu was not a benevolent person, his mother was still the son of a commoner, so she naturally did not want to see Great Qin's people living in misery!
Old Zhao was stunned for a moment and suddenly felt refreshed!
The mountain that had been pressing down on his heart all day suddenly disappeared!
"Old Yu, you are truly a peerless talent. I will do everything I can to deliver this plan to Qin Shi Huang!”Old Zhao said excitedly.
On the other hand, Zhao Yu felt his heart ache that such a good plan had become someone else's wedding dress. However, he still smiled and said,""You flatter me."
Meanwhile, when Old Meng and Old Wang, who were at the side, heard the order of gratitude, huge waves surged in their hearts!
This plan…was truly a vicious one!
He thought of the officials who had been beaten to a pulp because of their sons 'internal strife for power, but he had no choice but to praise the Emperor.
After spending millions of dollars to buy an empty position from His Majesty to appease his children, they were shocked!
There was no solution to this plan!
It was impossible for the ministers to kill their own children, right?
Taking a deep breath, Old Wang and Old Meng looked at Zhao Yu with fear.
This child was meticulous, his plans were vicious, and his tactics were unparalleled!
If they were to become enemies with Zhao Yu in the Imperial Court, they would most likely die without a corpse!
This made them think of a person, a person who was like the heavens in Great Qin, Emperor Qin!
If His Majesty's eighteen sons could be as shrewd and scheming as Zhao Yu, why would His Majesty be worried about not having a successor to the Crown Prince position?
Thinking of this, Old Meng and Old Wang mourned for the officials and also for Qin Shihuang.
As for the impact of this token of gratitude on them, they could completely ignore it!
The Wang family and Meng family had been loyal to the Great Qin royal family for generations. They were loyal to Qin Shihuang and swore their loyalty to the Emperor.
The Wang Clan and Meng Clan were Qin Shi Huang's left and right arms!
How could Qin Shihuang cut off his own arm?
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