"Brat, you are becoming more and more like me!”
"Haha…!"
In Xianyang Palace, after Li Si and the others left, Ying Zheng couldn't help but laugh heartily.
This son of his had just played the trick of "using kindness and might" very well!
First, they threatened to exterminate the entire sect!
In the end, it was only a half-day grace period, but it made all the ministers shed tears of gratitude!
Such methods were becoming more and more like his father!
"Your son has no other choice. If I don't teach them a lesson, they will come back to trouble Imperial Father in the future when they encounter difficulties!”
"Now, with your son's warning, they won't bother Imperial Father when they raise food and money in the future. They will think of a way to solve it themselves!”
Ying Ziye chuckled and returned to his mischievous look.
Compared to the murderous aura just now, it was as if he was a completely different person!
Fu Su, who was standing at the side, was dumbfounded!
So his ninth brother was acting for the three dukes and nine ministers just now? They even peed their pants!
If Li Si and the others knew the truth, what would they think?
"It's rare that you still have filial piety!”
Ying Zheng was pleased to hear what he said. He turned to Fu Su and his face became stern again." See? Learn from your Ninth Brother!"”
"Your son obeys!"
Fu Su responded with a complicated feeling.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that he was not suitable to be the Emperor or the Crown Prince.
Because he didn't know what to do just now.
Moreover, he did not have the ability to solve the problem!
Seeing that the imperial court's treasury was empty and almost at the end of its rope, he could not think of a solution no matter how hard he racked his brain. He even believed the words of Chunyu Yue and the others and advised his father to stop the tax reform.
However, his ninth brother had easily dealt with it!
Such a gap made him a little discouraged and depressed!
It also made him completely give up on the position of Crown Prince!
But at the same time, he was full of admiration for his ninth brother!
He had been doing everything for Great Qin, but in the end, he had been led by the nose and used by others!
On the contrary, his ninth brother, who seemed to be a silkpants, saw the problem the most thoroughly!
"Ninth brother, leave the management of the treasury to imperial brother. Imperial brother will definitely manage it in an orderly manner!”
Fu Su, who had untied the knot in his heart, sincerely said to Ying Ziye.
Since he wasn't suitable to be the Crown Prince, he would take care of Great Qin's money and food. This could be considered filial piety and a contribution to Great Qin!
"Hmm…!"
Ying Ziye nodded, then smiled confidently and said,""Not long after, our Great Qin treasury will be filled with wealth. At that time, Imperial Brother will be busy!”
"So, Ye 'er, you have a way to solve the problem of the treasury being empty?”
Hearing what he said, Ying Zheng's eyes lit up.
"Your son is prepared to vigorously develop commerce and adopt a strategy of despising the people and valuing commerce!”
"If the business develops well, the taxes collected from merchants will be much higher than the taxes collected from farmers!”
Ying Ziye expressed his thoughts.
Now, Great Qin's income came from the farmers.
Whether it was land rent, oral taxes, or miscellaneous taxes, they were all taxes collected from farmers.
Merchant Shops didn't even need to pay!
Therefore, he planned to change this policy and levy less taxes on farmers!
He shifted the main source of income for the imperial court to the businessmen.
In addition, he also had businesses such as paper making, mineral salt purification, and printing.
Once it was launched, it would definitely make a lot of money!
At that time, just the money Ba Qing earned for him would be enough to fill the entire treasury!
"Good! Go ahead and do it, I will support you!”
Ying Zheng didn't ask about the specifics of the tax and immediately expressed his stance!
In any case, his son's idea would definitely not be wrong!
All he needed to do was support him!
At this moment, he even had the thought of completely relinquishing his authority!
Wouldn't it be nice to sleep with a concubine every night?
Why did he have to sleep later than a dog and wake up earlier than a chicken every day?
He had forgotten how long it had been since he had visited the concubines in the harem!
It wasn't that he didn't want to, but he didn't have the time or energy!
Every day, he would be busy reading memorials until late at night. After returning home, he would fall asleep!
How could he still have the energy to do that kind of thing with his beloved consort!
……
"Your Highness, the land of all the nobles in Xianyang and the surrounding counties has been collected!”
"After distributing ten mu to the commoners, there are still nearly ten thousand hectares of land left!”
"This is the list of names, please take a look, Your Highness!”
A day later, Li Si, Wang Wan, Feng Jie, Meng Tian, and the other three dukes and six ministers personally went to the Crown Prince's residence to report the progress of the land reform to Ying Ziye.
"It actually went so smoothly?"
Ying Ziye flipped through it and couldn't help but laugh.
"That's not it. I encountered a lot of resistance. I killed a lot of people before I successfully collected the land!”
Li Si smiled bitterly and said helplessly.
In the past day or so, they had not slept or rested, and they had finally completed their mission.
However, he had also formed a deep hatred with the aristocrats!
"How many people did you kill?"
"Tell this prince about it?"
Ying Ziye asked curiously.
"We killed over 300 aristocrats, and we wiped out over 100 of them!”
Li Si did not hide it and reported truthfully.
Because he knew that the Crown Prince would definitely like to hear this.
The reason was very simple. The Crown Prince was most worried that the ministers would collude with the nobles, making it difficult for the government decrees to be implemented.
The more nobles he killed, the happier the Crown Prince would be.
Otherwise, he would not have used the three dukes and nine ministers to deal with the nobles!
"Haha…!"
"Good kill!"
"To deal with those rich and heartless aristocrats, we should use thunderous methods!”
As expected, his guess was right!
Hearing the number he reported, Ying Ziye laughed happily.
"How about this, on account of your diligence, this prince will release your families!”
"Go to the death row and bring your family back!”
Ying Ziye saw that the beating was almost done, so he simply gave them some small favors!
"Thank you for your mercy, Your Highness!"
"Don't worry, Your Highness. I will do my best to help the Imperial Court!”
Li Si, Wang Wan, and the others were so touched that they were about to cry when they heard that they could let the entire family go.
They all knelt down and kowtowed in thanks!
"Alright, alright, you can leave now!”
Ying Ziye waved his hand, then took out four pieces of copper and handed them to Meng Tian." Right, take this back and nail it on the eliminated warhorses. It will have an unexpected effect!”
"This is?"
"This is called a horseshoe. It is nailed to the sole of a warhorse to prevent wear and tear!”
"Great, I'll go back and find a warhorse to try!”
Hearing that it could solve the problem of the warhorse's foot wear and tear, Meng Tian's interest was piqued.
The reason why warhorses would be eliminated after riding for a short time was that their soles were worn out too quickly.
If this thing could protect the soles of the warhorses, then they could save up to ten million taels of gold every year!
"Report! Your Highness, there is a woman in red attempting to hijack the prison carriage!”
At this moment, a Shadow Secret Guard rushed in from outside.
"The people from the scholarly faction and the Mo family have arrived so quickly?”
Ying Ziye was slightly startled and somewhat puzzled.
He had just given the order yesterday to torture Zhang Liang and Gao Jianli and then drag them out to be paraded in public.
It was only the first day, and someone had already robbed the prison carriage.
Weren't the people from the scholarly faction and the Mo family coming too quickly?
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