Everyone fell silent after hearing Li Si's words.
The degree of trouble in this matter had also exceeded the Ancestral Dragon's imagination.
He had thought that he would find a piece of land to plant the seeds.
When the seeds grew to produce three to four thousand catties per mu, it would shock everyone and be promoted nationwide.
Within three to two years, they would increase the grain production.
Only when the commoners had enough food and drink would they have the motivation to carry out the next step.
However, after hearing Li Si's analysis, Ancestral Dragon finally understood.
It turned out that there was still the most fundamental problem, which was land.
The land was deeply rooted in the traditions of the Chinese people, and it was already seen as the lifeblood of all the people.
If you touch their lifeblood, they'll rebel
They could not use force against Great Qin's residents.
Li Si spoke again.
"There are still many problems involved.”
"This is also a worry that I did not mention when Imperial Preceptor spoke.”
Ancestral Dragon looked at Li Si. He did not expect there to be a problem.
"Tell me everything in one go."
" Yes," Li Si said after listening," Even though the state preceptor has brought out three to four thousand catties of crops per mu, not everyone is willing to plant them.”
"Such a good food crop that the commoners are unwilling to plant?"”
Meng Tian was also puzzled." That's right. If this grain is planted, who knows how many people will be able to live? Why are they unwilling to plant it?"”
Even the Ancestral Dragon was curious.
" The big landowners and nobles don't want such high-yield species to appear," Li Si said slowly.“
Zu Long stood up and shouted,"If there is such a person in the world, I will cut him!"”
Li Si stood up.”
Li Si did not expect his words to anger the Ancestral Dragon so much. He was also frightened.
However, the Ancestral Dragon quickly calmed down.
After thinking for a while, he said,"Continue. Who wouldn't want these food crops to be planted?”
"Your Majesty, I…"
"Just say it. Zhen promises to listen to it first before making a decision.”
" In fact, other than the big landowners and nobles who don't want such high-yield species to appear in the world, there are many new nobles who think the same way." Li Si mustered up his courage and said.”
Wang Jian didn't understand." Why not? They have so much land. If they planted this kind of grain, wouldn't they be able to harvest more?"”
" That's right," Meng Tian also said." Isn't it good for everyone to be together?"”
Li Si smiled.
"Is that so?"
The Ancestral Dragon was also confused until now.
She did not understand what Li Si was trying to say.
"Just tell him not to keep us in suspense.”
"Yes, Your Majesty." " The reason why the big landowners and aristocrats don't want the land to produce so much food is because they don't need it," Li Si replied.“
Wang Jian and Meng Tian were still confused.
"I have to painfully tell everyone that even if Great Qin's food production is not high, there are people who will not starve.“
"The reason why they don't want the grain production to be too high is because they don't want the people's land to produce too much grain.”
"Because the value of their land will only increase if the food production is not high.”
"Only then can they control more people.”
His words made the Ancestral Dragon feel numb on his back.
Li Si was indeed the Prime Minister.
Their perspectives were more crafty than the generals Meng Tian and Wang Jian, and they were more incisive.
"Getting the land back from them is a problem.”
"Getting them to grow potatoes and sweet potatoes on the land is also a problem.“
Li Si was not an idealist. He had been in the position of Prime Minister for a long time, so he had long understood the relationship between land.
The reason why he didn't say this when Chen Ke was around.
He really didn't want to shatter everyone's fantasies.
Now that he was facing a real problem, he had to explain it clearly to the Ancestral Dragon.
The Ancestral Dragon fell silent.
What he did as the emperor was to give orders.
The people below went to carry it out.
If he didn't execute it properly, he would kill.
However, he did not expect that these things would not go smoothly.
"Alright, that's all for today. Minister Meng, Minister Wang, you must be tired from the long journey. Go out and eat something before returning to the residence to rest!”
Li Si, Wang Jian, and the others came out.
If Li Si was right, he would have gone to Chen Ke for advice.
Just as Li Si had expected, after Ancestral Dragon encountered this huge problem, he immediately looked for Chen Ke.
In his eyes, Chen Ke had become a person who knew everything.
If there were any problems, he could just look for Chen Ke.
Chen Ke also ate and drank well, taking a stroll in the inner court of the palace.
The Ancestral Dragon's imperial palace was still very large.
The palace maid was also very beautiful.
After strolling around, he returned to his temporary residence.
After all, his Imperial Advisor's Residence was still under construction.
Just as he sat down to rest, the Ancestral Dragon came in.
"Sir, I didn't disturb your rest by coming to find you so late at night, right?”
From this, it could be seen how much respect the Ancestral Dragon had for Chen Ke.
"No, Your Majesty. If you have something to say, just say it!" Chen Ke smiled.”
After the Ancestral Dragon sat down, he told them what he had discussed with Wang Jian, Li Si, and the others.
Especially the questions that Li Si had raised.
After hearing Li Si's opinion, Chen Ke was impressed.
Li Si was indeed the Prime Minister. He could see through problems.
"Imperial Preceptor, the problems that the Prime Minister has mentioned are indeed thorny problems.”
"What do you think, Imperial Preceptor?"
Chen Ke still smiled after hearing it.
Land conflicts had been a difficult problem to solve since ancient times.
The most extreme solution to the problem was to expand the territory.
After hearing Zu Long's words, Chen Ke immediately said,"Carry out the land reform. There's no other way!”
Land reform was a new term.
Reforming!
It had been done many times on the way from Qin to Qin.
Therefore, this point was still clear.
What should he do about this land reform?
"In short, all the land will be returned to the imperial court. In other words, it will be convenient for you to return it to your hands.”
The Ancestral Dragon blinked.
He couldn't understand.
It was said that the world was the land of the king, and the shore of the land was the land of the king.
Wasn't the land his now?
" Your Majesty," Chen Ke continued," when I said that it's in my own hands, I meant that I can use it at will. It's not just collecting some taxes!"“
"I can give you the land and you can pay me taxes, but the land doesn't belong to you. You only have the right to use it, not the right to control it.”
"Only in this way can the land be considered to be in your hands.”
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