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Chapter 482: The Majestic Monthly Pass Beyond Imperial Power]

Li Jue's eyes swept over the civil and military ministers. There were many people, some of them were open and honest, and some of them looked respectful.

Ying Zheng nodded slightly, and then began to ask all the civil and military officials whether there were any memorials.

Some trivial matters have long been handed over to the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers for handling, and only some of them are classified as major events were brought to the court for discussion.

There are few things that can be called major events. Prime Minister Meng Yi is considerate to come forward to preside over major events in the court.

Meng Yi's words are more effective than actions. He respects Ying Zheng and worships Li Jue, which is slightly different from usual.

Some ministers can feel Meng Yi's changes.

Meng Yi, after being prime minister for several years, became more eager for power, and he was also lazy when he looked at Ying Zheng who was old.

I dare not say I am disloyal, at least I am not as respectful as before.

But after Li Jue came back, his attitude changed drastically, more respectful and more honest than before.

Just because Meng Yi only knows how terrible Li Jue is, as long as Li Jue is still caring about the winner of the Qin Dynasty, then he, as a prime minister, will not have any strange thoughts.

Otherwise, even if he could put Ying Zheng in vain, Li Jue would have taken the lives of his whole family with just one word.

So Meng Yi became more respectful, even walking on thin ice.

There are not many major events and there are many disputes on weekdays, but Li Jue can give many constructive suggestions here.

For example, Ying Zheng wanted to build a road from south to north, and dig a Grand Canal that communicates between north and south. These things were all wasteful and money, so the ministers naturally opposed it.

It's been arguing for several months.

Ying Zheng did not expect that he could pass this resolution in his lifetime.

However, Li Jue sat on the throne and the ministers asked for advice. He praised Ying Zheng's ideas and suggestions and fully agreed with them.

The civil and military officials immediately looked at each other, and the prime minister Meng Yi was also stunned for a moment.

Then this resolution was passed directly without any strategy or targeted solutions.

Because there is no minister, I dare to object.

Ying Zheng was feeling a little complicated when he saw this scene on the throne, and was also wondering whether he was really old enough to get rid of the knife.

It has been months since he proposed these resolutions. Civil and military officials have always obstructed them in every way, and there are always various ways to reject them.

But after Li Jue came back, everything had changed, and all the civil and military officials dared not refute it.

The conditions for opposition raised before and all the difficulties have disappeared.

Ying Zheng was not jealous of Li Jue and had such a high prestige, but felt that he was about to die of old age, but instead became kind, making these ministers dared to hinder his resolution for several months.

On the throne, Ying Zheng instead asked questions about the so-called difficulties that the civil and military ministers had previously blocked him, which made the civil and military ministers who raised the difficulties feel ashamed and trembled at the same time.

Li Jue resolved the difficulties one by one.

He smiled and said, "Your Majesty, what you have proposed, building a road and digging the Grand Canal, are all great achievements that will last for generations."

"If we don't do these things, we will let future generations and descendants do them. If that's the case, why don't we work hard and finish them so that future generations and descendants can free up their hands to do more things?"

Ying Zheng's eyes were shining, and this idea coincided with him.

Li Jue continued: "The difficulties raised by the ministers are real, but in fact these difficulties are not worth mentioning, because the so-called waste of money and money can be solved."

"In terms of money, I will let Hu Man lead the rich people across the country to donate. Take me as an example to use all my wealth and fully support Your Majesty's resolution."

Ying Zheng was immediately grateful and moved.

All civil and military officials were overjoyed. This was to solve the money problem and was the most troublesome thing for them.

But then they also reacted and began to complain secretly in their hearts.

Because Li Jue said that he would drive the rich people across the country to donate, but the richest people in the world are in this court.

If someone else asked them to donate, they could fool them, but who would dare to lie in front of the immortal king Li Jue?

If you donate less, you may be discovered and you may be considered disrespectful to Li Jue. If you donate too much, you will feel distressed.

Meng Yi said: "I dare to ask the Immortal King, the problem of money has been solved, how should the problem of labor be solved?"

"Now, a large-scale construction is underway across the country. Although the Great Wall has been built, the restoration of Mount Li and Jiangdong is still ongoing, and there is no more manpower."

Li Jue laughed, "My Qin Dynasty built civil engineering. The traditional solution was to let ordinary people serve labor, to let them work for free, and to bring their own dry food. But now if we have money, let them take money to work, are you afraid that they will not agree?"

The civil and military ministers were stunned and wanted to refute directly, because this would increase fiscal expenditure and destroy the Qin Dynasty's labor law.

But seeing that the person who proposed it was Li Jue, no one dared to stand up and oppose it.

I can only obey.

Li Jue smiled and said, "It's best to use money to do things. However, it can not only solve the problem of difficult labor in various places, but also make those who pay on weekdays and do not serve labor for a long time. They can have a way to make a living."

"This is a method of killing two birds with one stone. As for the money problem, it has been solved before, and it can be applied later."

Meng Yi was sweating profusely and said anxiously: "If this is the case, the money to be paid is indefinitely, and it will be more than ten times more than what we calculated before."

Li Jue said: "Just give it, they will spend money, and as long as they spend money, they can collect taxes. In the end, they will still flow into the treasury and then hire them, and they will spend money again. This cycle is the best strategy."

Meng Yi did not react for a moment, but when he thought about it carefully, he felt that the truth was simple.

The ministers also nodded one after another, and Ying Zheng, who was on the throne, had already trembled.

They were all the smartest people in the Qin Dynasty. After Li Jue's guidance, they naturally understood the principle of using labor for relief. It seemed easier to spend money to hire workers than to work and rest.

If you can spend money to solve the problem, the people will be more motivated and will not rebel.

The court solved the problem of large-scale construction, but there was no trouble with the people's rebellion. Although it spent more money, the people would spend money if they made money, and in the end it would flow into the hands of the court.

This is indeed a way to kill two birds with one stone.

In Li Jue's opinion, this is actually a way to balance income and expenditure.

The true benign fiscal expenditure should be that income and expenditure are completely equal.

If the court's income is too much and its expenditure becomes smaller, the country will be strong and the people will be weak, which will be unfavorable to people's livelihood.

If the income is too small and the expenditure is too large, the country will be weak and the people will be strong, the court will not have enough money to build a large amount of construction, infrastructure and welfare benefits will not keep up, and the happiness index of the people will not be high.

Only balance is the king.

Ying Zheng sighed in his heart, but he didn't expect that the imperial art would be completely OK to be used in fiscal expenditure.

The financial and labor population were solved, but Li Jue did not propose to abolish the corvee service law, but he believed that after the national policy of spending money to hire workers was spread, the corvee service law would gradually be abandoned.

Then everyone discussed some other major events, and Li Jue responded one by one, and they were all considered better solutions.

In fact, these smart people have solutions, but there is no backbone, or no one dares to make a decision.

Ying Zheng could make a decision, but when he was old, he wanted to be a virtuous emperor, so he had to discuss the results and he decided to choose the best.

In this way, the ministers' rights and voice are much greater, which is not good for Ying Zheng, but it is beneficial to the prince Fusu's rule of the world after he ascended the throne.

Li Jue said no doubt about this.

Soon everyone discussed the matter of Prince Fusu and his soldiers fighting abroad. This matter was the top priority that would be mentioned at almost every court meeting.

Some ministers wanted Ying Zheng to order the crown prince Fusu to return to the court; some people believed that the crown prince Fusu should launch a general attack on Shu Han.

In short, there are all kinds of proposals, and they are endless.

Li Jue said: "I think the best opportunity to destroy Shu Han is already here."

The words were loud and the whole court was silent.

A divine light burst out from Ying Zheng's eyes, and his breathing became a little heavy.

Then he said, "I also want to destroy Shu Han, but the thieves have monsters to help me. My soldiers of the Qin Dynasty only have flesh and blood, so I sighed."

Li Jue said: "My brother came back this time just to tell His Majesty that the monsters that lie between our Great Qin and Chu and Han have been wiped out."

hiss.
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