Daqin started with offering immortal medicine

That's right, although I didn't dare to report the current situation to His Majesty before, but because of this, they have to find ways to make all kinds of work go smoothly, and only I know the difficulties and difficulties.

Now, when the two of them heard what Li Yang said, they naturally felt warm in their hearts, as if the little daughter-in-law had returned to her natal home, crying until she burst into tears.

At this time, the two of them even forgot that they were almost killed just now, and it was all caused by this guy Li Yang.

The poor two unlucky ones didn't blame Li Yang at all at this moment, on the contrary they were quite moved.

Li Yang sighed sympathetically, with an expression of understanding you, then motioned for the two of you to line up, then scanned the crowd, and said: "Your lords should also understand what General He Zhang and Lord Ji Kai said just now. Not only is the project unsustainable, but even the grain and grass are on the verge of crisis."

Everyone nodded and agreed again.

Li Yang paused for a moment, then looked at everyone: "I have another question."

shuh...

As soon as these words came out, all the civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty looked at Li Yang, and all of them immediately became frightened, very worried that Li Yang would ask him questions.

Just kidding, He Zhang and Ji Kai almost lost their lives just because they answered his question.

If the mother is asked by him, she will be in bad luck.

Therefore, everyone was terrified, trembling, and looked at Li Yang nervously.

Li Yang: "..."

Hey, what the hell is going on, why does anyone tremble when they look at the truth?

Is the truth so terrible?

Li Yang rolled his eyes, and then said: "The last question, I would like to ask my lords, the current situation is so, according to the current policy and strategy, can Daqin continue?"

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Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and then hurriedly said: "It's not sustainable!"

Li Yang nodded in satisfaction, and said: "My lords are right! The people have reached the point where farming is not enough to eat, the country's projects have reached the point where no one can levy, and the country has reached the point where there is no food to sustain. It is hard to continue. .”

Li Yang sighed, and continued: "My Daqin is in such a dangerous situation, and the truth is also worried about it, and I can't sleep at night. For this reason, the truth has spent several days, and finally came up with a strategy for sustainable development. Come and listen to you."

This time, everyone couldn't wait to hear Li Yang's opinion.

Feng Quji hurriedly cupped his hands respectfully and said, "I would like to hear from Li Zhongcheng!"

Everyone also clasped their hands together: "I implore Zhongcheng to teach me!"

Li Yang nodded and was very satisfied with the effect, so he began to preach: "Sustainable development refers to the coordinated and unified development of nature, economy, society and science. This kind of development must meet the needs of contemporary people. , without harming the long-term interests of future generations, so it is called a sustainable development strategy.”

???

Everyone was dumbfounded and confused.

What the hell is this, I don't seem to understand a word!

"Cough!" Feng Qu coughed and asked embarrassedly, "What, can Li Zhongcheng make it simpler?"

Li Yang snorted, and said: "The meaning of this sentence is to plan and coordinate all matters such as the livelihood of the people, the current situation of the Great Qin Dynasty, taxation and money, etc., so as to plan a plan that can ensure the livelihood of the people. It is a policy policy to ensure the normal operation of the country and the smooth progress of the project without being affected."

This time, everyone finally understood.

Everyone nodded one after another, thinking that if such a strategy could really be come up with, it would obviously be very good.

It's just that, who can think of this kind of strategy in a while?

If he could figure it out, it wouldn't be where he is now.

Feng Quji asked: "Li Zhongcheng, did you come up with such a strategy to ensure the livelihood of the people and ensure that the interests of the country are not affected?"

Li Yang nodded: "After posting the truth for three days, I finally managed to come up with a solution."

"Three...three days?"

Hearing this, all the civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty felt like dying.

You can come up with a solution that has the best of both worlds in three days, and you still look very dissatisfied, aren't you purely hitting people!

Everyone seemed to have eaten flies, and was so sad that they were speechless for a while.

Li Yang didn't care about the feeling of being abused, and said to himself: "The method is very simple. It is to act according to the new law. When the farming season is busy, all the laborers will be dismissed, and they will go back to farming first. Two million young and strong laborers, one In the next year, the amount of taxes will be collected in full."

Feng Quji nodded, thinking about it, his brows frowned again, and asked: "The 200 million laborers were dismissed, and all of them returned to their hometowns to farm. This tax is there, but in this way, the slack time for farming is too short. In short, wouldn’t the Efang Palace and other projects be greatly affected?”

He Zhang also agreed with Feng Quji's words very much, and nodded quickly. Throughout the year, almost except for winter, the other three seasons are basically busy farming seasons. The Qin Mausoleum in Mount Li, which is about to be completed, may not be completed until four years later.

Thinking of this, He Zhang asked cautiously: "Li Zhongcheng, didn't you say that the so-called sustainable development strategy refers to protecting the livelihood of the people and ensuring the smooth progress of state affairs? I'm afraid...I'm afraid that the three projects in the hands of the lower officials will all be affected."

There is no way, although Li Yang pleaded with the emperor just now and saved his life, but when it comes to several projects he is responsible for, he can only stand up and remind Li Yang.

Everyone looked at Li Yang again, because the method he just mentioned was not a solution to get the best of both worlds.

Chapter 34 What is Sustainability

Fu Su also frowned slightly, very puzzled.

If the corvee is only dismissed during the busy season of farming, what is the difference between this and the light corvee I used to admonish.

What's more, when I started admonishing the light corvee, it was only to reduce the number of corvees, to protect the people's livelihood, and to not affect the progress of the Afang Palace, the Great Wall, Lishan and other projects too much.

However, according to Li Yang's strategy, people's livelihood is completely guaranteed, and Daqin's taxes are obviously rich, but these three major projects will be greatly affected.If we say the best of both worlds, this policy is not as good as the reduction in the number of corvees that I proposed at the beginning.

Fusu murmured in his heart, he didn't understand why Li Yang came up with such a bad idea, yet he was still so confident.

In other words, feeling the surprised eyes of everyone in the hall, Li Yang naturally understood the doubts in their hearts.

In today's era, agriculture is not as developed as in later generations, and the cultivated area is large, reaching 25 billion mu, with an area of ​​[-] to [-] mu per capita. Therefore, farmers plow and sow in spring, weed and protect grass in summer, and harvest in autumn. After working hard, it is really time for farming, and there are only three months of winter left.

Looking at it this way, the one-year construction period in the past would naturally take four years to complete. It's no wonder they questioned this.

Li Yang looked at Feng Quji and He Zhang, and said: "Feng Xiang and General He asked well. It is reasonable to say that only during the slack seasons are the corvees done, which really affects the country's construction. Even, it is not as good as Feng Xiang and Fusu The method His Highness proposed in the past to reduce the number of corvee workers. But..."

Li Yang glanced at everyone and said with a smile: "However, have you ever thought about how to reduce the number of corvees if you only reduce the number of corvees? 200 million corvees, let 50 corvees go back to farming?"

Before Feng Quji could reply, Fusu standing beside Yingzheng couldn't help but nodded and said: "Yes, it is this method that can not only alleviate the livelihood of the people, but also ensure that the construction of the country proceeds as scheduled, Mr. Zhongcheng Don’t you think it’s better to dismiss all your busy farming work?”

Everyone nodded and agreed with Fusu's words very much.

Li Yang didn't feel displeased at all, didn't say yes, didn't say no, he just chuckled lightly and said: "Gu Ran can do the policy of reducing the number of levy, but I have a question, I want to ask His Highness."

Fu Su stretched out his hand to signal: "Chung Cheng, let's talk."