Qin Official

"In ancient times, there were business kings who moved to Mu to establish trust. Now the county guard is in Jiaodong, and the government examination is established to establish trust. With Lai Sheng and others as examples, everyone in Jiaodong knows that learning Qin dialect and Qin characters can not only gain fame, but also make profits. They will come one after another, and I am willing to send my children to public schools!”

That evening, after the excitement of the township school had dispersed, Xiao He, the county's wine minister, expressed his admiration to Heifu.

Fengpei was also a newly established county in the Qin Dynasty, so Xiao He felt deeply that although the imperial court required the script to have the same script, there were no corresponding preferential policies, so except for a few people, very few were willing to learn Qin Seal.

This situation is even worse in Jiaodong, which is far away from Guanzhong. This has led to the fact that for five years after Jiaodong was established as a county, some county magistrates did not understand Jiaodong dialect, and Jiaodong people also listened to Qin dialect as if they were reading from heaven, and intellectuals continued to use Qi dialect. In terms of writing, the government can only rely on powerful officials to govern local areas.

Hei Fu smiled: "Everything in the world is for profit, and everything in the world is for profit. If it is not beneficial to themselves, people will not take the initiative to do it. On the contrary, once they find that there is a profit, they will naturally be like ants. smell of mutton."

He firmly grasped this word of profit. The newly opened public school had a series of preferential policies, and the eye-catching "listings" were released several times a year. The good news of gaining both fame and fortune immediately incited Jiaodong scholars to learn Qin Zhuan. Qin Yan's enthusiasm.

Zhusheng's only worry was that he was afraid of being scolded by his hometown people, but this worry was eliminated after Fuqiubo was forced to serve as the third elder of the county.

Comparing the desolation of Shen Sheng and Lu Musheng: those who obeyed the Qin Dynasty were rewarded and famous, and would have the opportunity to become officials in the future, while those who rebelled against the Qin Dynasty were tattooed and sent out. This gap is too big.

And what is the price paid for all this?

Xiao He is not only good at writing and personnel affairs, but also very sensitive to Qian Gu. He has already settled an account:

"In the future, "Listening, Listening" and "Reading and Writing" will be combined into one subject, plus a legal exam. There will be two semesters each year and four exams. The mid-term results will be released without rewards, and the final results will be released with rewards. So in total, the government needs to pay 200 taels of gold..."

It seems like a lot, but Heifu knows that Qin Liang is equivalent to less than 16 grams in later generations, and 50 taels of gold is only 800 grams. In Qidi, 1 tael of gold can be exchanged for 5 shi of millet, which equals 1,000 shi of grain, which is equivalent to half a year's salary of the county guard...

The price of thousands of stones can bring all the scholars who studied in Jiaodong back. This deal is really a bargain!

In fact, this was the inspiration that Heifu got from Wei Liaozi and Li Si's bribery of princes. At that time, Wei Liaozi met Qin Shihuang and said: "May the king not love wealth and bribe his powerful ministers to disrupt his plans. If you only lose three hundred thousand gold, all the princes will be gone!"

Although the Six Kingdoms were destroyed, they still managed the place and were in the hostile Jiaodong. They could also "use time" to divide the enemies and draw them into their own camp!

The intellectuals who are the most compromising and have the most wavering stance are the best candidates to lead the party. Even if there are a few hard-nosed people like Shen Sheng, most people have the mentality of learning and then becoming an official, and exchanging knowledge for jobs...

Hei Fu looked at Xiao He: "I will leave the public school affairs to you. In half a year, dozens of these people will be able to become assistant officials to help the government go deep into the countryside!"

Xiao He handed over his hand: "Why should we do our best?"

After that, Xiao He stopped talking, and after thinking about it, he bowed and said: "The county governor is recruiting scholars and Confucian students to enter the public schools and be used by the government. Although this is a good move, it only scratches the surface of Jiaodong..."

Xiao He knew very well that the key to whether Heifu could cure Jiaodong was not this group of scholars who accounted for less than one percent of the population, but the silent majority, the farmers who accounted for 90% of the population!

The fame and fortune given to scholars cannot be enjoyed by farmers, and they are still full of hostility to the government.

The reason is very simple. Hundreds of years ago, during the era of Qi Jinggong, two-thirds of the tax revenue was collected from the people!

After the Tian family replaced Qi, they engaged in Huang-Lao politics, frivolous corvee and low taxes, hid wealth among the people, and only collected a tithe tax. Even if the local ministers and officials plunder the first floor, it is only twelve taxes. One mu of land (large mu) produces 3 stones, and at most they pay 6 buckets of rice...

Qin's land rent is "one stone and a half per mu"...

The Qin Dynasty received most of the tax. This is not a lie, but a fact. The benefits of the salt and iron tax at Tianzukou were twenty times that of ancient times. Twenty times were not available, but two or three times were available.

This is also a characteristic of Legalist governance. Without collecting heavy rents, how could it be possible to fight every year? How could it be possible to build the Great Wall, Lishan Mausoleum, and Guanzhong Palace?

Heifu sighed: "You are right, the rural school affairs can deceive the scholars, but they cannot deceive the farmers!"

Completely opposite to Qin, Qi, as a developed country, earns foreign exchange by selling salt and does not have heavy domestic taxes. The people are rich and have enough food to eat. They can make wine. After eating and drinking, they can still have leisure time to go to the streets to play Cuju, Liubo, and engage in hobbies such as playing the drum, harp, and sheng. What now?

Since the Qin Dynasty ruled Jiaodong, Jiaodong people have had to tighten their belts to get by. It's strange to support the government! A 1% tax increase in later generations would be enough for the people to scold for several years, let alone Qin's tax increase of so much in one breath?

People have a strong balance in their hearts, whether life is better or worse than before. Do you think they don't know? It's no wonder that people in Jiaodong miss Qi State and wish that the Qin Dynasty would fall immediately and the tithe tax could be restored...

Xiao He considered it carefully and said: "The land rent collected by the government is indeed a bit heavy. In addition to the rent, the people also have to pay oral fees and perform corvee labor. There are already complaints among the people."

He learned a lot of miscellaneous knowledge, he knew some poems and books, and also studied law, but deep down, like Chen Ping, he still preferred Huang Lao and supported the light corvee and light taxation.

"It is impossible to reduce land rent, at least for the time being."

After pacing, Heifu spread his arms and said.

The tax rate is set by the emperor and the court. As the local governor, Heifu, if he changes it privately, he will violate the national law. He will not be able to pass the test and will be suspected by Qin Shihuang. He uses public taxes to win people's hearts for himself...

But fortunately, Qin's land rent is not a floating ratio, but is firmly fixed at "one stone and a half per mu"!

Harvest more and get more, and harvest less and get less. Shang Yang used this method to encourage the people of Qin to farm diligently. If you are so lazy that you can’t even reap a stone and a half by sowing seeds, then you are not qualified to farm. You can return the fields to the government and become a concubine or a servant!

Heifu said: "Since we can't reduce the land rent, we can only increase the yield per mu. When one mu of land can produce 3.5 or 4 shi of grain, the people's resentment may be reduced..."

"The next most important thing is to organize spring plowing without delaying the farming season. Then introduce the method of composting and retting that has been popularized in Guanzhong, Nanjun and even the Central Plains into Jiaodong."

Xiao He raised his concerns: "But the people hate the Qin officials who collect heavy rents. They will never be obedient, let alone let strangers with foreign accents touch their fields!"

Heifu smiled and said: "Jiaodong people can't trust the government, so find someone they can trust!"

While he was talking, Chen Ping, the chief official who was entrusted by Hei Fu with the important task of supervising spring plowing, also came back with a happy face. After entering the room, he nodded to Xiao He and reported to Hei Fu:

"Junjun, the person you asked Ping to find has been found!"

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At the same time, lights were flickering in Tian's manor outside Jimo City. The head of the family, Tian Jiao, was pacing indoors, listening to his younger brother Tian Jian's account of what happened at the township school today...

"Seeing that Laisheng and Yansheng got fifty taels of gold, the thousands of people who were watching were envious. This matter was spread to ten and hundreds, and it was already known throughout the city. While they were envious, they were also discussing. It turns out that Qin The government also values ​​credit..."

"It's a good way to lure him with fame and profit!"

Tian Jiao clicked his tongue and was surprised. The new county governor announced the official school when he first arrived. He thought he was just recruiting the Yan family and other descendants of the old Jiang Qi clan, and would have little impact. Unexpectedly, with the help of Confucian scholars gathering to cause trouble, the county guard actually took advantage of the matter and recruited all the scholars in the county!

Compared to studying privately for several years and ending up as a staff member, the fame and fortune given by the government are undoubtedly more attractive. Those Confucian scholars who rely on their words to beg for food will definitely flock to him!

"That's right, Uncle Fuqiu had no choice but to become the third elder of the county in order to save his disciples' lives. In this way, scholars and Confucian scholars would join the government and enter public schools, and they would not be afraid of other people's gossip."

The more he goes on, the more uneasy Tian Jian becomes. In less than a month, Heifu has controlled the scholars and scholars. Who knows what he will do next?

In a moment of impatience, Tian Jian even said:

"If I had known this, I should have agreed to the proposal of the guest from afar, and sent people and money from various fields to assassinate Hei Fu! If we could kill him on the Chunyu River, how could there be so many troubles! Now he is very guarded , but it’s hard to do anything!”

"shut up!"

Takuya glared at his younger brother: "Are you trying to harm me, the Sumida clan?"

Tian Jian knew he had made a mistake and quickly shut up. Fortunately, there were only two brothers in the room. The matter was also confidential, and no one knew about it except a few confidants.

"Qin has conquered the world and is very powerful. He killed a county guard, Hei Fu, and a county guard, Bai Fu, will come. Jing Ke and his people are just trying to stop the boiling water, which will not help. Let others do this. That’s it, my family must not participate.”

He wants to get back together, but he prefers to lie low and wait for the opportunity.

Tian Jiao walked a few steps indoors with his hands behind his hands, but suddenly he figured out something and burst into laughter.

Tian Jian was so anxious that he stamped his feet: "In half a year, there will be dozens of local scholars from the public school who can speak Qin language and understand Qin law and serve as government lackeys. The Qin people will be able to bypass my house and directly govern the countryside outside the city." , Brother doesn’t want to take any countermeasures, but instead laughs?”

Tian Jiao shook his head: "I laughed at that Governor Heifu, putting the cart before the horse."

Tian Jian was surprised: "What do you mean by this?"

Tian Jiao said: "Farming is the main business, and the rest are secondary matters. Can the small favors given to dozens of Confucian scholars and scholars eliminate the resentment of hundreds of thousands of Guizhou leaders who pay heavy rents and generous gifts?"

"Brother means..."

Tian Jiao said: "My brother, have you forgotten? In the Spring and Autumn Period, the people divided their harvest into three parts, two parts went to Jiang Qi's office, and one part was used to maintain their own food and clothing. The property gathered by Qi Jinggong was rotten and infested with insects, but the old people suffered He suffered from cold and hunger. And because of the harsh punishment, in the city of Linzi, shoes are cheap but artificial legs are expensive!"

"My ancestor Tian Chengzi took the opportunity to subsidize the people. He lent Da Dou to Xiao Dou and took it back. He showed kindness to scholars, farmers, industry and merchants. He loved him like his parents and returned to him like running water. Later, the Tian family replaced Qi."

Tian Jian seemed to understand a little, but Tian Jiao was no longer worried and sneered:

"The common people have a balance in their hearts, so let the county governor do it. No matter how much bounty he gives to the scholars, as long as the government's taxes are not reduced for a day, the farmers' resentment will accumulate over time and people will be united. This is the biggest disadvantage to him. It is also the greatest benefit to my family. We just need to continue to show kindness to the people and take root in the country. When the time comes and the world changes, it will not be enough to respond to everything!"