Diqin Designer

Chapter 72 The King Seems to Have the Intention of Reform
Ying Zheng asked: "What changes should be made?"

Wang Wan said, "The court judge has just said that we should suspend punishments and reduce taxes so that the people of the six kingdoms can compare themselves with the current Qin laws."

Ying Zheng and his ministers all understood what was meant.

We should make the current Qin laws lighter and then give them to the people of the six kingdoms, so that they will find out: Hey, the Qin laws are not so harsh and scary. No, the previous Qin laws were very strict, but the ones we are using now have been lightened.

The King of Qin must have intentionally reduced the law for our sake. From this perspective, the King of Qin is not as cruel as the rumors say. He is willing to modify the Qin Law for us. He is a pretty good king!
Wang Wan continued, "But we must strike a balance. We must not let it go beyond the 'delayed punishment and light taxation' for the elders of Guanzhong, otherwise the elders of the Qin Dynasty will be dissatisfied."

"They will feel that they are the elders of the Qin Dynasty and have made great contributions to the unification of the world by the Qin Dynasty. Why should the people of the six countries be the same as them?"

Ying Zheng pondered: "I am not worried about the equality, but the lack of corresponding rewards for my efforts?"

Wang Wan said: "That's right, people's hearts are like this, but the elders of the Qin Dynasty have indeed made great efforts to unify the world, and they should be rewarded."

"I think we can make the following changes: the elders of Guanzhong will be ranked first in terms of 'suspended punishment and light taxation', and the rest of the land will be ranked in order according to the time of the unification of the Qin Dynasty. A period of five or ten years will be set, and when the period is up, the whole country will be unified under the same 'suspended punishment and light taxation'."

If Wang Wan proposed in history that the feudal system was a gradual implementation of the Qin Dynasty's system, then what is being discussed now is the step-by-step progress in the legal system.

The ministers nodded. Wang Wan's method could not only appease the old Qin people and make them feel that they had gained benefits and preferential treatment and would not be dissatisfied, but the people of the six countries would also feel that they had benefited. Even if they could not compare with the old Qin people for a while, they could see hope for the future and could be appeased.

Everyone has a bright future!
But this method will take time, and it depends on whether the king will agree.

Feng Jie said: "I think the Prime Minister's idea is very good, and it is suitable for the Yutai: first, it can emphasize the achievements of 'relaxing punishments and reducing taxes' to the world, and enhance the king's hopes; second, it can take the opportunity to say that it is not easy for the king and the Qin Dynasty to ease the Qin Dynasty's predicament."

On the second point, Feng Jie did not say the whole story. The purpose of "speaking to the king and the Qin Dynasty about its difficulties and alleviating the Qin Dynasty's predicament" was to make changes to the Qin Dynasty or to buy time for the Qin Dynasty to fully control the world.

But he was not sure what Ying Zheng was thinking, and could only speak vaguely. What if Ying Zheng had no intention of changing the Qin laws, and was eager to control the entire world?
Afterwards, other ministers spoke, and their main point was the same: the old Qin people in Guanzhong must be appeased. This was the foundation of the Qin Dynasty and must not be lost.

After hearing the speeches of these ministers, Ying Zheng felt quite depressed. So many ministers could see the problem, but the historical self that Li Nian described did the opposite.

"The second emperor of the Qin Dynasty died, and I am primarily responsible. It is not unjust!"

Ying Zheng and his ministers discussed for a long time and set a framework for how to respond to the Qin people's wishes that the war was over and life would get better. They then filled in the content to form specific and feasible policies.

Watching the ministers leaving one by one, Ying Zheng narrowed his eyes. He summoned the ministers this time because he indeed felt the crisis of the Qin Dynasty and wanted to get their opinions, but at the same time he also wanted to observe their reactions and lay the groundwork in their hearts.

So far, the results are good. This group of people are very smart and have understood his intention - he wants to change the Qin law, or in other words, he wants to change the laws of the Qin Dynasty!
Previously, the court asked if the Great Qin was destroyed, why it was destroyed, and how it should be governed. Then, they wanted to establish a crown prince, set up a platform for making carriages, and took out the globe. Now, they are talking about the bamboo slips of the elders of the Three Qins.

As long as the ministers were not stupid, they could see that their king had sensed the crisis of the Qin Dynasty and wanted to reform!

It's true, now is the best time for reform as the six kingdoms are unified and the world is beginning to be settled. The king's prestige has reached its peak and is most convincing. Although the six kingdoms still have remnants of power, they dare not be too ostentatious at the moment.

If we wait five or ten years to make changes, it will not be so easy. By then, if we want to carry out reforms and save the situation from the demise of the Second Qin Emperor, it will be twice as difficult but with half the effort, because the old Qin people no longer believe in Qin!
Nowadays, although the old Qin people live a hard life, they still have expectations for the King of Qin because of the good news of destroying the six kingdoms and unifying the world.

The people of the six kingdoms were the same. Although they were suspicious and fearful, after all, the matter had not actually happened to them, and they still held the idea that the Qin law might not be so terrible. However, in the original history, the old Qin people's wishes were dashed, and the fear of the people of the six kingdoms was confirmed... Yes, our Great Qin is so cruel!
If Ying Zheng wanted to carry out reforms, he knew that he could not do it alone, not even with Li Nian. He also needed the help of all the ministers of Qin. He did this several times to make all the ministers accept his intention to carry out reforms and be willing to follow him.

During this process, Ying Zheng's thoughts were gradually changing.

At first, although Ying Zheng was shocked when he heard Li Nian say that the Second Emperor of Qin had died, he did not think the problem was serious. He even suspected that Li Nian was lying to him.
But the bamboo slips sent back today made him feel truly that if he did not make changes, his Great Qin would really perish.

Meng Yi, who was standing by, suddenly heard Ying Zheng say, "Li Niancheng never deceives me!"

Why did the king suddenly say this?

Meng Yi was stunned. Before he could figure it out, he heard Ying Zheng ask, "Where is Zhang Han?"

"I have been in the palace for a long time, waiting to be summoned by the king."

Although Ying Zheng said "don't summon Zhang Han urgently" when he gave the order, Meng Yi knew that the king meant there was no need to summon him immediately, not that he would not summon him, so Zhang Han had already entered the palace at this time.

"Let him in!"

Zhang Han entered the palace carrying a bag of bamboo slips, bowed to Ying Zheng and said, "Your Majesty, I, Zhang Han, greet you!"

After receiving the secret appointment from Ying Zheng, Zhang Han did not leave Xianyang immediately, but instead recruited his own people and wrote his arrangements for the pilot plan.

Especially the latter, which was a proposal written to Ying Zheng. Only with the consent of Boss Zheng could he take drastic measures and show his skills.

When Zhang Han heard that Ying Zheng had summoned him today, he thought that Ying Zheng was going to make the final decision, so he immediately took the written bamboo slips and rushed to the palace.

"Get up!"

Ying Zheng looked at the bag of bamboo slips that Zhang Han was holding and nodded, saying, "It seems that you have been working hard these days."

Zhang Han said: "How dare I not serve the king with all my heart?"

Ying Zheng said: "You have bamboo slips to present to me. I also have some bamboo slips for you. Take a look at them first."

An eunuch immediately brought two piles of bamboo slips to Zhang Han, and at the same time another eunuch brought the bamboo slips brought by Zhang Han to Ying Zheng.

There were two piles of bamboo slips, one of which recorded the words of the old Qin people in Guanzhong, and the other recorded the discussion that Ying Zheng and his ministers had just had.

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