Daqin: Prince Wushuang, Flattening the Confucian School at the Start

With the news that the imperial court wanted to build the Silk Road and the Luoyang-Kuiji Grand Canal one north and one south, the entire city of Xianyang quickly became a sensation.

Countless people were stunned by this huge project and grand plan, and they were speechless for a long time.

Although it is very unfamiliar to the Seleucid Peacock dynasty, everyone in Kuaiji County is still familiar. It is clear that although it is the site of Daqin, it is at least three or four thousand miles away from Xianyang City, at least by several large rivers. .

According to the merchants in Kuaiji in Xianyang City, their caravan starting from Kuaiji, even if it is a smooth journey, it will take at least one month or more.

If it encounters unexpected circumstances such as heavy rain, even one quarter, it may not be able to reach Xianyang City.

Before the bulletin boards of major officials, hundreds of surnames took a long time to come back to their senses, expressing the shock in each other's hearts:

"What's wrong with the court?"

"For such a large project, don't you have to sign up for the corvette that was cancelled just a few days ago?"

"Hundreds of thousands of people were enlisted for the construction of the Qin Zhidao to Shangjun. This time, the two super projects, one south and one north, are not going to be called up to all the young people in Daqin!"

"At first glance, you just didn't listen to it in the literacy school set up by His Highness. You can't see such a big word on it!"

"The announcement is clear. Not only this time, the future imperial projects will no longer be conscripted from Daqin. Even if the people are to be used, they will be regarded as hired labor, not only covering food and accommodation, but also Pay back!"

"Then the relationship is good, if it is true, I might as well continue to build roads!"

"Thinking too much, this time there are 17 hires, and only craftsmen with craftsmanship are recruited. Does the court look down on people like you who only have a little strength?"

"What a laugh, haven't you seen road repairs? That thing doesn't have a lot of strength, but it can't be done at all!"

"I don't understand, this time the main force of construction, but the tribute to Da Qin from the two subordinate countries of Donghu and Yue clan is said to be a year to provide me Da Qin from a foreign land with free million young people to support my Da Qin construction! "

"Huh, isn't this the slave of what?"

"Why do you have the same virtue with those rotten Confucianists? For such things, if foreign barbarians are not allowed to go, do you continue to conquer the fortune?"

"Let the barbarians suffer, is it better than my Daqin people?"

"What's more, without these free coolies, where can Chaotang get so much money to open rivers and build roads?"

"Yes, as long as we don't have to serve in military service!"

"It's also a good thing to make the road better, at least you don't have to be splashed with mud when it rains!"

"It's that those craftsmen are now making money. Not only do they provide food and drink, but they also have more than one hundred dollars a month's wages. I heard that I want to learn crafts!

"No, working as a craftsman now has a lot more income than farming, so let me go and sign up for the new craftsman training class in the official school!"

"Okay, let's go and sign up together!"

The people talked about it for a long time, and soon smiles appeared on their faces.

After all, it is a good thing for everyone to pass the road, but the heavy labor in the past has affected the busyness of the farming, which has caused many people to complain.

Nowadays, there are coolies of different races instead of corvee, and the court sees that there is still quite a lot of money. The people are naturally happy to see it, and even actively participate.

I am also more grateful to Changfeng for proposing and changing the entire Daqin welfare service system.

This Prince's Royal Highness, although he was not well-known before, but what he thought and did, really benefited the people!

Such a highness does not support it, that is really stupid at home!

The businessmen were even more excited.

"I'm not mistaken, did the court begin to pay attention to the merchants waiting for me?"

"In the announcement this time, it was clearly stated that it was preparing to raise funds from private businessmen.

Participants can also enter the canal and Silk Road management institutions directly under the Prince's Office to do work, and even get the priority of shops and construction along the way after navigation?"

"Isn't it possible to turn over at once and directly become an official merchant recognized by the court?"

"There is a big brand directly under the Prince's Mansion. I think in the future, anyone who dares to look down on us, even going to the street to wear a jade suit will be turned to the county government for accountability!"

"Will it be the new routine of the Prince's Mansion? It is said that the reputation of those highnesses is a bit special?"

"It's not that the group of people died on their own, and they insisted on fighting against His Royal Highness. Those dignitaries who followed His Royal Highness, not all of them are now worth a lot!"

"When His Royal Highness was still a young man, several caravans were created. Those who had the courage to buy shares in the first place have already made a lot of money!"

"Nowadays, the new styles of paper and pen, the magnificent glass cups, and the Taibai immortal wine that are popular throughout Xianyang and the surrounding areas are all reported to be the property of His Royal Highness, which is not a cornucopia of wealth?"

"If you're timid, it's best not to go, I can still fight for less!"

In the restaurant and tea shop, all the businessmen were all red-faced and couldn't talk to each other.

"Don't fight!"

"Whether a thing is good or not, the key is to see what impact it can have on us!"

"You are not new to the industry, and you must all know how important a convenient road is to our business!"

"Don't tell me a lot, Lao Song, I remember that you finally grabbed a cart of paper last month and prepared to transport it to Shuzhong for sale. As a result, you overturned the cart on the mountain road. Bar?"

"And Lao Yang, you have always been running the commercial roads of Jiujiang and Xianyang City. Have you lost money because of the heavy rain delaying the journey?"

"Now that your Highness finally sees the inconvenience of our business, he is ready to renovate the roads between the north and the south, and he has promised such a good return!"

"Would you like to follow you, my old Li, but I am ready to put all my wealth in!"

A middle-aged man sitting in the main seat threw a loud noise, and immediately greeted an amazed look.

Those who can appear here are all the top merchants in the Xianyang City Platoon. Naturally, he understands that this middle-aged man is not only a good business man, but also has good hands and eyes. It is said that he has something to do with the Longxi Hou Mansion.

Even that adult has been so active in supporting it, and it seems that there is really a lot of money in this!

And for these rich but often regarded "low" merchants, the duplication and status recognition of an "official merchant" is indeed very tempting.

"In fact, think about it. Although this Grand Canal has a little more engineering, if it is repaired, I can start directly from Luoyang City and arrive at Kuaiji City along the way. I can easily get huge profits, wouldn't it? Beautiful!"

"Yes, this water transport can easily load tens of thousands of catties in one ship, and it is fast and stable.

I heard that His Royal Highness also created a tall and big giant ship. A giant ship like this can hold millions of catties of cargo!"

"Don't all of you just focus on the country. The Silk Road along the Silk Road, although the traffic capacity is a bit weak, is the real source of wealth!"

"Even the most ordinary silk and satin can get more than ten times the profit when sold in a foreign land. If it is a high-end product like Liuli Xianjiu, it is really just what you want to bid for!"

After figuring out the benefits, the rest of the businessmen also changed their words and agreed.

"This is the newly introduced commercial tax, which seems a bit too strict!"

"Not only is the specification more detailed than before, many items that don't need to be taxed are added, and if you accidentally fail to pay, the penalty is really harsh!"

Some merchants also noticed the legal provisions in the announcement and frowned.

The others also fell into silence one after another.

For them who are fighting for everything, it is really painful to pay so much business tax all at once.

If it weren't for Daqin at this moment, he had just pacified the remnants of the Six Kingdoms, and exterminated the Huns outside, and his prestige would have been temporary.

"Hey, if you want to follow other people's benefits, you must follow their rules!"

"Every farmer has to pay the emperor's grain, we merchants naturally have to pay taxes to the court!"

"If His Royal Highness can really do what the announcement says, let those nobles and nobles pay taxes, in fact, I think it will be stronger than before!"

"In the past, the monthly payments and gifts we paid to the rich and powerful were actually even more ruthless than this public tax!"

"Just treat it as a protection fee for the court!"

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"I hope so!"

The businessmen looked different and fell into thinking.

....

"Father, you see, most of the people still support the imperial policy very much.'

On the edge of the crowd, Ying Changfeng smiled and introduced to Ying Zheng, who was also dressed in casual clothes.

"This is also thanks to the official education launched by Changfeng, which has opened up the people's wisdom, so that those who want to backtest, it is no longer so easy to confuse the people!"

Ying Zheng looked at Ying Changfeng with relief.

As a representative of the activist faction, the first emperor not only visited the city of Xianyang many times, but was also no stranger to private visits to microservices.

It's just that what we saw and heard in the private visits of the microservices, many times made the first emperor have a shocking feeling.

However, at that time, even if the First Emperor knew that the people were bewitched by lawless gentry and evil gentry, he was a little bit unable to start.

You can't really use the evil words to confuse the people, take all this group of people down, right?

Aside from the fact that the evidence is not conclusive, the first emperor had to hesitate to scruples just because of the backlash.

Compared with today, the first emperor was even more impressed.

Compulsory education and literacy training are indeed expensive and extremely cumbersome, but they are really a supreme weapon for opening up the people's wisdom and winning the people's support.

This alone was enough to surprise the First Emperor.

This is a direct connection between the royal family and the people, ensuring the true foundation of the great Qin for thousands of years!

"It is these merchants, although the reaction is still positive, but they are still too interested in interest!"

"Moreover, its relationship with the official propaganda powers seems to be a little too close!"

"If you can't take care of it, I'm afraid that something will happen again?"

The first emperor pondered for a moment.

Win Changfeng smiled faintly.

Worthy of being the first emperor, he really hit the nail on the head for the profit-seeking nature of merchants and the inevitable collusion between officials and merchants.

"Ding, congratulations to the host, successfully triggered."

Just as Changfeng was about to answer, the long-lost system prompt suddenly sounded again.

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