Traveling through Great Qin: Father Qin Shihuang!

Gong Shuchou, who got the blueprint of cutting tool casting, left Xianyang Palace contentedly.

It is estimated that the public loser will be busy again in the next period of time.

But Ying Zheng was idle.

The matter of the bank has been handed over to Zhao Shulai, who is the internal historian of Zhisu, to take care of it himself. Yingzheng only needs to check the accounts every day.

The matter of flooding in Nanjun was basically stabilized thanks to the work-for-relief method he proposed and the [-] million yuan transferred from the bank.

As for the Xiongnu, the food and money were all in place, and Li Xin was even equipped with all the equipment. If he still couldn't take down the Xiongnu, Ying Zheng would have to chop off his head.

Generally speaking, the current Daqin, because of the methods proposed by Zhao Che, has shown a trend of prosperity.

The changes in Yingzheng during this period of time were also seen by the officials in the court and the leaders of the Qin Dynasty.

"Your Majesty has really changed a lot recently!"

"Yes, have you noticed that His Majesty has become much younger since he killed those alchemists."

"I've said it a long time ago, those alchemists are all liars, and the so-called elixir is nothing but poison!"

"Not only that, His Majesty has also proposed so many novel methods recently. The latest refined salt is not only cheap, but also tastes better than the previous ones."

"There are also refined iron and rice paper, and even His Majesty took the initiative to reduce the corvee. I have some doubts whether His Majesty has been taken away."

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Throughout Xianyang City, there was a lot of noise about Yingzheng's changes during this period of time.

One of the most widely spread rumors is that Yingzheng did die once before, but he was fortunate enough to be enlightened by a fairy god, not only became younger, but also learned a lot of skills.

Regarding these rumors, Ying Zheng did not send anyone to stop them, but allowed them to spread.

After all, these rumors are all praising the good side of Daqin. Although it is a bit mysterious, it is more conducive to the stability of Daqin.

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Xianyang court discussion.

During this period of time, Ying Zheng could hear the good news reported by the officials below every day, so he thought that today was no exception.

"My dear friends, do you have anything important to report today?"

Ying Zheng was languid, leaning on a chair and asking the officials below.

"Your Majesty, I have something to announce!"

At this time, Zhao Shu stood up, but his face was a bit embarrassed.

"What is Zhao Qing's report? Could it be that there is something wrong with the bank or the treasury?"

Ying Zheng frowned. Zhao Shu, as the internal historian of Zhisu, could change his face only by these two things.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the bank and the treasury are all fine, and the branches of the Daqin Bank have been established in various surrounding counties. The circulation of bank notes has been greatly enhanced, and the treasury is also fine!"

"Then why does Zhao Qing look so ugly?"

"Your Majesty, a few days ago, Daqin conscripted a large amount of grain and grass and transported it to Longxi. In addition, Nanjun was hit by floods, resulting in no grain harvest in Nanjun. This year's grain harvest has also come down. The situation in Daqin as a whole is not very good!"

Hearing this, Ying Zheng's face became a little ugly.

"Zhao Qing talk about the specific problem."

"Your Majesty, due to the reduction in grain production and the fact that you have purchased a large amount of grain recently, the price of grain on the market has skyrocketed. Now it has sold for five yuan a bucket of rice. If this continues, I am afraid it will cause unrest among the people!"

"hiss……"

Hearing what Zhao Shu reported, everyone's expressions changed.

The price of grain is related to the social stability of the entire Great Qin. Every time the price of grain rises to a certain level, it will cause a big storm.

Daqin managed to see some hope from Yingzheng's changes. Didn't he expect that it would be destroyed so soon?

If the grain continues to rise like this, what will the head of the Qin Dynasty use to survive this cold winter?

The hearts of the people that Yingzheng had managed so hard to win over were probably going to come to naught!
"It is my will to reduce Daqin's tax revenue by [-]% this year, and take part of the money and food from the treasury to try to stabilize the price of Daqin's grain."

Ying Zheng thought for a while, and immediately proposed a feasible measure.

"Tax cut?"

"Your Majesty is merciful, and his heart is for the head of Guizhou. It is really my great Qin's fortune!"

"However, a [-]% tax cut will solve the problem?"

Zhao Shu answered this question for Ying Zheng.

"Your Majesty, the problem of food production reduction this year is very serious. Although the tax cut is effective, it cannot solve the problem at its root. Besides, the treasury has just embezzled so much money from the bank. Now we can only rely on taxation to make up for it, otherwise there will be big problems. .”

Zhao Shu now understands that Daqin's exorbitant taxes are really not a way to make money.

It seems that Daqin collects so much tax every year, but the total amount that actually goes to the treasury is not much.

Let's not talk about the food and grass that Daqin spends on the army every year. In case something happens, these taxes will be used to fill the hole.

Zhao Shu checked Daqin's treasury accounts over the years, and found that almost every year he was unable to make ends meet.

Even if he, as the head of Guizhou, hated Daqin's exorbitant taxes before, now, as a government official, he has to stop Yingzheng's tax cuts.

"According to Zhao Qing, how should Daqin control the price increase of grain?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, my servant is dull and there is no other way for the time being, so I proposed it at the court meeting to seek the opinions of Your Majesty and all the adults!"

Ying Zheng frowned silently and looked at the others.

"Do you have any good opinions, dear friends?"

Faced with Ying Zheng's inquiry, many officials present were speechless for a moment.

The most fundamental reason for the increase in grain prices is the reduction in grain production, resulting in insufficient grain reserves in Daqin. It is no longer possible for them to conjure grain out of thin air.

"Your Majesty, why don't you issue a decree to order grain merchants not to raise prices, and forcibly suppress grain prices?"

After a long silence, someone finally came up with a seemingly useful bad idea.

"No!"

Before Ying Zheng could reply, Zhao Shu had decisively expressed his opposition.

"The reason why Daqin Bank can provide so much funds is that most of them are the money stored in those merchants. If His Majesty forcibly makes an order, it will only cause those merchants to be dissatisfied with Daqin, which will definitely affect the operation of Daqin Bank. !"

Ying Zheng also nodded when he heard the words, and had to admit that although these businessmen were lowly, they did have money in their hands.

In a short period of time, Yingzheng will use the money in the hands of these businessmen to help Daqin become stronger, so it is not suitable for him to fight against them for the time being.

"Hmph, these businessmen are just opportunists. They have raised the price of grain so high. Could it be that His Majesty can't warn you?"