Chapter 626: Different Changes
"Marquis Qinghe, should I imitate the three rules of the Constitution again?" Gao Teng turned his head and looked at Chen Xu.
"Yes, only in this way can we solve this dilemma!" Chen Xu nodded.
"But... But what did the court use to cash in money and grain for merchants? There is no spoil for building roads and bridges?" Gao Teng felt a little confused in his head.
Many other officials also followed and looked at Chen Xu.
Everyone knows Chen Xu's magical attributes, and most people even fully agree that Chen Xu is really a disciple of the Immortal Family.
But the disciple of the Immortal Family is just a mortal, not a real god. Can Chen Xu turn this path into spoils?
"Of course there are strategies that can be fulfilled, but this time is relatively long, and many special preferential policies for merchants are required. What we just said is that the laws that suppress merchants must be completely abandoned, so that merchants all over the world can see that the court must treat merchants and civilians equally, so that they have enough courage to participate. Otherwise, such a large investment will not be rewarded with the same reward as paying. I am afraid that no one will take action..."
"What's more, the world's general trend is changing all the time, and there has never been a constant thing in the world. Merchants have had it since ancient times, but they have never had such a harsh law as I am in the Qin Dynasty. There is a poem saying: "Go to me with papaya, repay it with Qiongju. Send me with wood peach, repay it with Qiongyao. Send me with wood plum, repay it with Qiongjiu. If it is not a reward, it will always be good! Men and women will still have a negative attitude, and there are important tools that benefit the country and the people. Let merchants use freedom, obtain it with national benefits, and allow them to pay taxes and profits. The Qin Dynasty has added a smooth road that spreads the world, and both the country and the people. Isn't it the best of both worlds? What the court has done is just abolishing a law, which is more important. If you still hold on to the pedantic laws and regulations and ignore the country, wouldn't it be like those who hide their ears and steal the bells, and you will deceive yourself!"
"Yu Guo, Chen has no selfishness at all. Yu Shang, Chen only wants to have a clear conscience!"
After Chen Xu finished speaking, he stood with his hands behind his back and glanced at the entire hall with his eyes.
Although Chen Xu had a long plan for what he said today, he did not expect to say it today. He originally thought that after the bus company was completely on track and after the Weihe Bridge outside the East Gate was repaired, these two hot topics that the people of Xianyang talked about every day were completely successful, and that everyone could see the results, he would write a detailed memorial to formally put it in the court. However, he did not expect that the bus had just appeared and the emperor was so interested in calling him to come to the court to explain.
Chen Xu naturally was not willing to let go of this opportunity, and the sooner this matter was solved, the better. If you pierce the paper early, even if it cannot be solved today, you will plant a seed in the hearts of the civil and military officials of the court. Someone will inevitably agree with this concept, and the affairs of the court will be spread soon, and then the merchants in Xianyang will never have no expression.
With the support of Qinghe Hou, if he still doesn't take action, the merchants will really have no chance to turn over and liberation.
All the civil and military ministers in the court all looked solemn and had no sound.
Chen Xu's words sounded extremely sharp and merciless.
But indeed, every word is not selfish.
Moreover, the investment of this road reached tens of millions of stones of money and grain was a huge pressure on everyone, especially the two offices of the Ministry of Revenue and the Inner History Office, which controlled the money for the emperor.
The emperor had to build the cement road on Oriental Avenue. This matter was said last time outside the South Gate. However, after the emperor ordered the officials of the six ministries to bear this pressure. They raised money, grain, recruited servants, and mobilized a large number of prisoners and slaves. Each one was under tremendous pressure, and there was no mistake. If the food supply was not provided, it would inevitably cause disaster in the end. Ten million stones of food. No war in the Battle of the Six Kingdoms had such a great consumption. This was no longer a simple pressure, but a deadly task.
However, what Chen Xu was looking forward to was not resolved.
The emperor, like the civil and military ministers in the court, remained silent for a long time and said calmly: "The Qinghe Hou's words are reasonable, but magic is the national policy, and it needs to be decided carefully."
The emperor spoke, and hesitated obviously, so no minister came forward to continue to post for Chen Xu, because it was useless to push him now.
After the scattered court, Chen Xu went to the Academy of Sciences and summoned the craftsmen and civil servants to start sorting out the materials and compiling a book of Qimin's skills. He was preparing to organize all his inventions into books and print them, from triangle protractors to stone grinders, from tea and paper making to bearing four-wheeled carriages, from benches, tables and chairs to stirrup saddles, all the things he invented in the past two years must be as popular as possible.
Since the emperor was still hesitating, the seeds had been dug into the pit and were only waiting for the subsequent events to continue to ferment.
In Xianyang City, the emergence of buses has continued to rise among the people in Xianyang, and more and more people have experienced it. Ten bus routes are bustling every day.
The ten school buses of the Women's College have also become a beautiful scenery in Xianyang City. Especially in the morning and evening when the Women's College is over, the scenes of colorful young ladies riding on the school bus on the street, with countless small hands and faces waving and laughing outside the window, which made countless people look sideways and can't forget them for a long time.
Recently, people in Xianyang suddenly discovered that many places in the streets and alleys of Xianyang City suddenly had more bus stop signs. After some people were interested in inquiries, this batch of station signs added ten more bus routes, covering more prosperous areas, and some were even at their doorsteps. Xianyang City suddenly became lively again.
Sure enough, a few days later, another batch of extended four-wheeled carriages with the same style as the school bus of the Women's College was put into operation. The carriage was written on the Xianyang Bus Company. In addition, the interior of the carriage was simpler. Most of the seats were removed and the middle aisle was widened to increase the standing position. At the same time, there was a striking wooden sign in the carriage, which read: respect etiquette and law, respect the elderly and love the young, please give up your seat to women, children, young and old.
The latest issue of the newspaper also displays many introductions about bus companies and instructions on riding, as well as newly opened new bus route maps and the names of stops.
With the opening of these buses, the travel of the people has indeed greatly alleviated. Many people with conditions no longer take buses and horses when going out, but choose to take buses. The people who like the most about buses are those civil servants and merchants who often go out to do errands.
Near the bus station, many small vendors pushing unicycles and carrying loads and stalls have begun to appear, selling some buns, steamed buns, tea and snacks, which makes Xianyang City seem to be more lively because of the emergence of these buses and bus stops.
The changes in Xianyang City were naturally empathized by civil and military officials. Every day, they could see the hustle and bustle on the streets, and people were smiling everywhere. Because of the emergence of these vendors selling food, many ministers and officials had their meals. Many officials especially liked to buy two buns and a bowl of soy milk near the bus stop near their doorstep in the morning, and they could also hear the exchanges between nearby diners, which was really a pleasure. Even Li Simengyi and others could not stand their hunger at noon, and sometimes they would buy a pancake or spring roll at the roadside stall to satisfy their hunger.
Therefore, in the court, officials have quarreled hard because of these changes recently.
Some people agree with the theory of domestic demand, believing that loosening the business laws can stimulate business investment and development and drive the economy with consumption. If this continues, Xianyang will become more and more prosperous, rather than being in a state of life as before.
Because in the past six months, since the opening of Qinghe Park, Xianyang has undergone a different change from the past. Under the suggestion of Qinghe Hou, not only delayed the curfew for half an hour, but also proposed to allow civilians to set up stalls to operate. These small policies were agreed without hesitation in view of Qinghe Hou's face. However, since the implementation, the streets and alleys of Xianyang have become more and more lively. Under the influence of the Qinghe Park model, a large number of merchants have begun to decorate relatively spacious shops and miscellaneous houses, and the items sold have also become dazzling. Not only are there toothpaste and toothbrushes, tea and porcelain, wine and fruit vinegar, high-end consumer goods such as oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, ready-to-wear, shoes and hats, folding fans and umbrellas, bamboo and wood furniture, etc., there are also many more than before, and everyone also feels great convenience.
These changes are obvious to all, and no one can erase the contributions brought by Qinghe Hou.
However, many officials are still increasingly vigilant about this change, believing that allowing civilians to operate will prevent many people from focusing on working and growing crops and raising livestock, which is not conducive to the stability of the agricultural stability of Daqin.
But no matter how noisy the emperor made no statement.
Top officials such as Li Si and Feng Quji and Meng Yi basically do not participate in the discussion of these topics.
Because these things have become a fait accompli, if these operations are strictly cancelled again, it will inevitably cause many inconveniences in life, will also cause dissatisfaction among the people of Xianyang, and will also offend Qinghe Hou, which is very unwise.
The changes in Xianyang City that are almost silent and moist, all are seen in the eyes of the emperor, because a large number of news will be reported to the palace almost every day, and the emperor also slowly appreciates the benefits of this change.
It is just that the abolition of the law of suppressing merchants was a national policy passed down by our ancestors. Although some of them have been loosened from Shang Yang until now, they have not touched the root cause.
Chapter completed!