Chapter 97 Me, the Executive Deputy Emperor of Great Qin?
When the bamboo slips were delivered to Liuying Palace, it was already evening, and Li Nian had not rested yet. He was writing bamboo slips at his desk, which contained information on talents from the early Han Dynasty who could be appointed by the First Emperor.
Yesterday I mainly talked about Xiao He, Zhang Liang, Han Xin, Fan Kuai, Wang Ling, etc., but there are more talents in the early Han Dynasty, including Zhou Bo, Chen Ping, Xia Houying, Guan Ying, Cao Shen, etc. wait.
Li Nian has also come to his senses. The First Emperor may indeed want to learn from him some talents that can be used by the Qin Dynasty, but the real purpose is most likely to show off.
The First Emperor probably wanted to bring the Founding Heavenly Group of the Han Dynasty to Xianyang to participate in his emperor-proclaiming ceremony, show off his achievements in front of these people, and satisfy his vanity.
After thinking about it, Li Nian was speechless for a while.
Thinking further, the First Emperor's idea of bringing the founding group of the Han Dynasty, headed by Pei Gong, to Xianyang to watch the ceremony may not have come to him only yesterday, but after he learned of Pei Gong's existence.
Even though the First Emperor had long decided what to do with Pei Gong, he deliberately asked him yesterday to make him worry that Pei Gong would be killed because of him.
The emperor's thoughts are indeed difficult to fathom. Fortunately, his answer yesterday was pretty good.
However, although the First Emperor did this mainly to satisfy his vanity, it did bring the talents of the early Han Dynasty to Xianyang, which was indeed beneficial to the Qin Dynasty.
Showing off vanity does not affect Da Qin's interests, and he can have both.
Li Nian didn’t think there was anything wrong with recommending these historical celebrities to the First Emperor.
These people have been tested in history and have proven their potential. Without them, how can we select a group of unfamiliar people and appoint them?
He not only wrote about the people in the founding group of the Han Dynasty, but also wrote about other talents who could be used by the Qin Dynasty. For example, he is currently writing about Ji Bu under Xiang Yu.
Guo Dian walked into the hall and saw Li Nian writing seriously. He didn't want to suddenly surprise Li Nian, and he could be told by Li Nian's voice:
"Sir, your Majesty sent someone to send a batch of bamboo slips."
Li Nian raised his head, did the First Emperor send bamboo slips? Is it the same kind of bamboo slips sent last time?
"Since it is a gift from the king, hurry up and take it into the palace."
Soon, a pile of bamboo slips that had been sorted and sorted were delivered to Li Nian's desk.
Li Nian picked up the first bamboo slip and opened it. Different from what he had guessed, the bamboo slips recorded what happened in the Great Qin court this time.
'This person is the First Emperor. I have given him tables, chairs, and new plows for so long, and now I am thinking of spreading them to the world. ’
Not to mention tables and chairs, the new plow can be beneficial to farming. The sooner it is promoted, the sooner it can take effect and enjoy the benefits brought by the new plow.
Li Nian originally thought that the First Emperor had already spread the new plow to the world, but he did not expect to show it to the ministers today and decided to promote it.
‘If it weren’t for what he said yesterday, the First Emperor would probably have left the promotion of the new plow until the day he became emperor. '
Seeing that the minister pointed out that the method of making salt cannot be taught to the people and should be exclusive to the state, Li Nian frowned. Of course he did not agree with this view. He came up with the method of making salt. In order to allow the people of this era to eat better salt and live a better life.
If this method is only controlled by the Qin court, it may not be a good thing for the people.
At this time, Li Nian also understood the purpose of Ying Zheng sending these bamboo slips, which was to let him check for omissions and fill in the gaps, so that in the future, the world would evaluate the pros and cons of these decrees.
‘The First Emperor wouldn’t ask me to review every time he issued a major decree, right? Then wouldn’t I become the deputy emperor of Qin? ’
As soon as this thought came up, Li Nian pressed it down. Don't think like this. If you spill the beans at some point, you will be killed.
Looking at the bamboo slip, Li Nian pondered for a while, then took a blank bamboo slip and started writing.
Salt, a daily necessity, will eventually be controlled by the state.
Because it is so useful for collecting taxes and can be used as the financial backbone of the country, no feudal emperor can resist this temptation, unless the emperor is a fool.
Li Nian’s original intention was not to go against this general trend. He never thought of asking the First Emperor to relax control over the salt industry and allow the people of the world to make salt privately. He just wanted the people to master the process of purifying coarse salt. The method is to eat better when eating salt.
Since the general trend cannot be violated, then adapt to it and make it happen in advance to reduce the harm to the people.
But this is difficult to do unless there is a source of tax revenue that is more stable and more generous than salt.
But even if another source of taxation is found, the greed of the rulers in the feudal era will give up exploiting the people with salt and give some benefits to the people?
No, they will only seize the new tax sources and salt profits.
What Li Nianxian wrote was the salt industry policy used by later dynasties. He wanted to tell the First Emperor through these policies:
The salt industry can be exclusively operated by Da Qin, but if it relies on the salt industry Excessive exploitation of the people will make them unable to afford salt, which will inevitably make the people resentful and affect social stability. It will also lead to the proliferation of private salt, which will harm Daqin's interests in the salt industry.
After writing the bamboo slips about the salt industry policy of later dynasties, Li Nian rubbed his swollen temples and continued to read the bamboo slips sent by the First Emperor. When he saw the Xianyang exam proposed by the First Emperor, his face couldn't help but look weird.
The Xianyang Examination is clearly a modified version of the imperial examination.
However, the First Emperor's idea is indeed correct: first, it can slightly alleviate the problem of insufficient talents in the Qin Dynasty; second, it can eliminate the unstable factors of these outstanding talents in the wild.
These wise men in the field will not go to sleep after eating every day. They will talk about the country and politics, comment on the gains and losses of the First Emperor, and even collude with the forces that hate Qin and fight against Qin, which is detrimental to the Qin Dynasty.
And if they take the Xianyang Examination and get the title awarded by the First Emperor, it will be equivalent to taking the benefits given by the First Emperor.
As the saying goes, "The one who eats people is soft-spoken, and the one who takes advantage of others is short-handed." Isn't this the person who had the nerve to go out and arrange for the First Emperor to rebel against the Qin Dynasty?
The First Emperor is bullying honest people and bullying gentlemen!
In this era before Sima Yi's oath to Luoshui happened, people attach great importance to oaths and promises, that is, to save face. Sometimes they will risk their lives and travel thousands of miles for a promise.
Once those sages in the wild went to Xianyang to take the exam and entered the First Emperor's circle, how many people would not come? This was a great opportunity to become famous all over the world.
Even if you guess the purpose of the First Emperor, many people will come. This is the "name". How can it be so easy to see through and let go?
Moreover, those hundreds of schools of thought will consider this a good opportunity to show their school to the king and compare its strengths and weaknesses with other schools of thought. All the hundreds of schools of thought that have ideas about the governance of the country will definitely send people to participate.
Thinking of this, Li Nian suddenly discovered that the Xianyang Examination of the First Emperor was also beneficial to what he wanted to do.
During the big exam, hundreds of talents gathered in Xianyang, and he could just take the opportunity to hold a conference of hundreds of schools.
According to his plan, he wanted to unify the world's writing into simplified Chinese characters, and also compile dictionaries and textbooks. All of these require manpower, preferably people with a certain level of education.
Aren’t these the talented people who came to take the Xianyang Examination?
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