Chapter 253 The use-as-you-go doctrine of unlimited refills [Please subscribe]

Author: Wang Shushu

Chapter 253 The use-as-you-go doctrine of unlimited refills [Please subscribe]

Facing the discussion presented by Zhao Hao, Li Si was both surprised and surprised.

He discussed the prosperity and failure of the country with the First Emperor more than once.

But none of them thought that land is related to the rise and fall of the country.

"Master, why did you say this?"

Li Si looked at Zhao Hao with a puzzled expression.

Zhao Hao smiled and said: "The old country is destroyed and the new country is established. In this process, there will always be wars, and the duration of the wars is often long, some are more than ten years, some are decades;

I wonder if Li Tingwei has discovered that when the old country was destroyed, there was no land in the capital of Guizhou?"

"this"

Li Si hesitated and said, "Isn't that true?"

As far as he knew, after the Qin Dynasty overthrew the Six Kingdoms, not much of the land in the heads of Guizhou was taken away, only the land of those nobles was taken away.

"Although not entirely true, these lands are simply not enough to support the whole family."

Zhao Hao smiled meaningfully.

"What do you want to say, Master?"

Li Si narrowed his eyes slightly.

Zhao Hao picked up the cup slowly and took a sip of water before saying:

“First of all, what we need to understand is that in countries that have gone through war, the population will decrease sharply.

For example, those who died in war, those who died of illness, those who suffered from famine, and those who were displaced are everywhere, and these are all factors that contribute to population decline."

"The impact of population reduction must be that the demand for food has decreased. Coupled with the establishment of the new country, land will be redistributed, just like the Great Qin Dynasty. My father has issued an order to encourage the private sector to open up wasteland. All land that has been opened up will be

, owned by the parties;

One family can reclaim about thirty acres of land. On average, each person can reclaim about seven or eight acres of land. As long as Guizhou heads work harder, this land will be enough to support the whole family."

"but."

As he spoke, he changed the topic and continued: "Why is it that at the end of the country, there is no land in the capital of Guizhou? There is not even a house to live in, and it is reduced to homelessness?"

"Why?"

Li Si asked eagerly.

He felt that Zhao Hao was saying something very important.

Although this thing was not obvious during the Seven Kingdoms Struggle for Hegemony, it seemed to have appeared during the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties.

"In my opinion, there are two reasons, one is land annexation, and the other is natural and man-made disasters."

Zhao Hao said, looking at Li Si seriously: "In the early days of the founding of the new country, the capital of Guizhou had land, but after all, the capital of Guizhou was a small household, and its ability to withstand natural and man-made disasters was very poor;

Even if they have land in their hands, they will sell it for various reasons, such as serious illness, family decline, etc. No matter what time it is, dignitaries are frantically acquiring land."

"Why is this happening?"

Cold sweat broke out on Li Si's forehead instantly, eager to know the answer.

During the years when he assisted the First Emperor in governing the country, he discovered this problem once, but he never understood why.

Obviously those dignitaries are not short of land, so why do they want to acquire other people's land?

The Qin State has not banned land trading so far, it just thinks it is normal.

But Zhao Hao now told him that land annexation was the cause of a country's demise, and he could no longer take it lightly.

"The reason is actually very simple, because there are huge profits from land."

Zhao Hao smiled and said: "Li Tingwei has been with Lu Buwei for a while, so he should know his discussion. Lu Buwei once said: Business has three times the profit, and land has ten times the profit;

I dare to ask Li Tingwei, who wouldn’t be tempted when faced with ten times the profit? Who wouldn’t flock to it like a duck?"

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Hearing this, Li Si reacted for a moment, then turned cold and scolded angrily:

"Lu Buwei is a profiteer and his like. How ridiculous his argument is! The dignitaries enjoy everything the country has given, but they do things that harm the country. Your Majesty is very disgusted!"

"hehe."

Zhao Hao smiled noncommittally.

In the minds of those high-ranking officials, the so-called family, country and world are family first and country second.

They only care about themselves, not the interests of the country.

Seeing that Li Si's mood calmed down a little, Zhao Hao continued:

"It's true that Lu Buwei is a profiteer, but he understands the thoughts of dignitaries and knows that they will do anything for their own benefit."

"Furthermore, people have a sense of luck and always think that they will be the luckiest one. It's like a rain of arrows falling from the sky. They know clearly that the area covered by the arrow rain will kill everyone and animals, but they always think that they will survive.

The one!"

"this"

Li Si was shocked. To him, this was human nature, an unsolvable problem.

But when he heard Zhao Hao mention this matter, he looked at Zhao Hao with hope: "Young Master, is there any way?"

"No."

Zhao Hao shook his head simply.

"That"

"I have an immature suggestion."

"Sir, please speak!"

Li Si's hope suddenly rose amidst his disappointment.

Even immature suggestions are better than no solution at all.

In the past, when faced with this problem, those in power and those who governed the country would choose to avoid it, or even never delve into it.

Now faced with this problem again, Li Si can only place his hope on Zhao Hao.

After all, Zhao Hao had already proven his ability when discussing politics in the Doctor's Palace.

If Li Si was asked to choose one of the known capable people who could solve this problem, the first person he would think of would definitely be Zhao Hao.

Although Zhao Hao slapped him in the face more than once or twice, wise men will always cherish each other, just like Laozi and Confucius.

"Use strict laws to prohibit land annexation, but this matter must be done by my father, because my father is as powerful as the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, and has enough courage to suppress everything!"

Zhao Hao said calmly and solemnly.

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Li Si was stunned for a moment, then nodded slightly.

This is indeed a feasible approach.

There is no doubt about the ability of the First Emperor. The things he did can be said to be unprecedented and unprecedented.

In the Qin Dynasty, apart from the fact that the First Emperor could not live forever, everything else was not a problem.

"but."

Zhao Hao changed the subject again and added: "I don't know very well whether this method is effective."

"What do you mean, Master?"

Li Si frowned, looking a little confused.

Zhao Hao smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Ten times the benefit is too great, big enough to trample on any severe punishment laws!"

"Besides, dignitaries are not a group of people without ability. Capable officials and dignitaries can take advantage of legal loopholes, which is fatal to the head of Guizhou!"

"For example, the law limits how much land they can own. They can change the law to eat more and occupy more, or disperse the land to the same clan and clan, or simply take the land in Guizhou as their own and retain the nominal ownership rights in Guizhou.

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"this"

Li Si was frightened when he heard this. No matter how many books he read, how many memorials he reviewed, or how many civil investigations he conducted, he still did not fully realize the dangers of land annexation.

Although he was greedy for power, he was dedicated to the country and valued land, but he never delved into the consequences of land annexation for the Qin Dynasty.

In fact, part of the reason for the demise of the Qin Dynasty was that the First Emperor did not implement the enfeoffment system, and the Qin Dynasty did not prohibit the sale of land, which led to the Qin Dynasty's nobles frantically annexing land, and the original aristocratic families like Chen Sheng and Wu Guang lost their land and became tenants.

In the end, due to the postponement of the Wei army, dissatisfaction accumulated, and he led a group of tenants to raise the banner of resistance to the "violent Qin".

It can be said that the Qin Dynasty perished in just fifteen years, which had nothing to do with land annexation.
To be continued...