Chapter 177: Let Them Hate Their Own People

When Shang Yan'er hurried to the palace, she saw Zhao Lang sitting at the top of the palace, making tea.

The mist was lingering, but it was a bit relaxing and relaxing.

This kind of tea is the other party's original creation, removing the original oils, spices, etc. from the tea.

It only uses processed tea leaves and a pot of boiled water. The combination of the two gives it a different flavor.

Nowadays, this kind of tea is popular throughout the Qin Dynasty.

But she had no intention of tasting tea now. She took a deep breath, then walked quickly to Zhao Lang, saluted directly and said,

"Your Majesty, I am guilty."

Seeing this scene, the slave on the side quickly turned his head to the side. He pretended not to see what would happen next.

Because he knew that Princess Shang Yan'er had angered her master this time.

As for his master's methods, he has been following him all these years, so he knows it all too well.

To put it simply, death is already an extremely merciful approach.

What my master is good at is killing the heart!

Soon, there was a gentle sigh in the palace, and then Zhao Lang walked directly in front of Shang Yan'er and helped her up.

He seemed to say with some heartache,

"You and I are a couple, what are you doing?"

"I made a pot of tea. You can have a sip first and relax a little."

After saying that, he helped the other person to the seat next to him, and even took the initiative to pour him a cup of tea.

But Shang Yan'er, who had no intention of drinking tea at this time, looked at Zhao Lang who looked indifferent and said,

She couldn't help but think of the other party. When he saved her and killed the heirs of the Zongheng family, he always looked so calm and indifferent.

But in fact, everything has already been arranged, and by the time it is launched, the opponent's enemy will already be in a certain death situation!

So he bit his lip and said directly,

"Your Majesty, Shang'er's arrangement was arranged by my concubine and has nothing to do with him. He doesn't know the details."

"He only thought that people from the business were helping him to make money."

Soon Shang Yan'er made it clear and clear about all the arrangements she had made in the past few years, without hiding anything.

Finally,

"This is all my concubine's fault. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

After she finished speaking, Zhao Lang just said lightly,

"Drink the tea first. It won't taste good when it gets cold."

Shang Yan'er then picked up the tea cup with some anxiety and drank it all in one gulp.

Just because I was too nervous, I had some tea. fell on me,

Before she could react, Zhao Lang stretched out his hand to clean her up.

Feeling this tenderness from the other party, Shang Yan'er reluctantly calmed down a little and said,

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Zhao Lang smiled bitterly at this time and said,

"Do you know why I never agreed to be with you in the first place?"

He never agreed to the other party at first, but later, the other party used the entire business and spent a huge amount of money to support the people at the bottom.

He just reluctantly let the other party get him.

Shang Yan'er showed a trace of disappointment on her face, and said with a forced smile,

"I am of average appearance and appearance, so naturally I am not worthy of Your Majesty."

Zhao Lang shook his head, although Shang Yan'er's beauty was indeed inferior to that of Ji Wushuang, Mei, and Shaoyao.

But it's definitely above average.

"The reason why I didn't agree is because you are a pure businessman."

"If you don't join the royal family, I'm sure I will have to rely on you."

"But now, what you have done has affected the succession of the royal family."

Zhao Lang had already seen it when he was on the grassland.

A woman who dared to take people to the grasslands to make deals with the Huns, and then used her own body as a bargaining chip after encountering danger, was the only woman in the Qin Dynasty at that time!

No matter whether it is courage or ambition, ordinary men cannot match it!

But such a person is not a good thing in the royal family.

If the other party is really allowed to influence the succession selection within the royal family through businessmen.

Then, it will be a disaster for the entire Great Qin!

Upon hearing this, Shang Yan'er explained with a slightly trembling voice,

"Your Majesty, we merchants have absolutely no rebellious intentions! But now, the merchants below and my concubines say,"

"Merchants bear the entire tax, more than half of the Qin Dynasty, but their power is not as powerful as that of a scholar."

"Everyone has some... doubts in their minds."

Shang Yan'er actually doesn't think there is any problem with this. Nowadays, Da Qin's business is extremely developed, and countless taxes are contributed by them.

But today's Great Qin has many restrictions on them.

This time they want to help Zhao Shang. If the other party can win the position of heir,

Then after the other party comes to power, the businessman's status can rise significantly!

Otherwise, why would they, despite all their hard work, not have much say in Da Qin!

After hearing Shang Yan'er's words, Zhao Lang showed a trace of pity in his eyes and said,

"You businessmen really only see money, right?"

"Do you know what money is?"

Upon hearing this question, Shang Yan'er was stunned. What's the problem? ?

Finally, he gave a somewhat confused answer:

"Money is naturally money, isn't it wealth?"

Zhao Lang shook his head very firmly at this time and said,

"You businessmen always think that you create wealth, but that's not the case!"

"The clothes made by ordinary people are wealth, but money is not!"

"The food grown by the people is wealth, but money is not!"

"The weapons and armor made by craftsmen are wealth, but money is not!"

"Money is just a bunch of useless dead stuff!"

Zhao Lang said a few words in succession, and finally asked,

"Do you understand it?"

At this moment, Shang Yan'er's heart was in confusion, and she muttered back,

"I don't understand."

Zhao Lang smiled bitterly. What he said was actually very superficial, but the other party was currently uneasy and it was difficult to understand.

So he said very simply,

"The only role of businessmen is to circulate the wealth created by the people."

“Let everyone get what they need.”

"Other than that, it has no other use!"

Hearing this, Shang Yan'er lowered her head deeply and said,

"Your Majesty, please have mercy!"

Zhao Lang sighed slightly,

"As the business leader, you are responsible for this matter."

"No matter how big your business is now, half of all assets will be handed over to the national treasury before next spring."

It's not that he doesn't want them all, but it's unrealistic and it's not easy to push all these people to death.

He still understands the principle of fishing when the lake is exhausted.

Fortunately, with this money, our railway can be longer.

There is a saying that building railways in Daqin is more terrifying than burning money!

Moreover, the conditions are extremely harsh, so we can only give priority to the flat area in the north.

Just enough to firmly connect the grasslands.

Of course, once the construction is successful, the demand will also be extremely huge!

Shang Yan'er trembled slightly at this time and said,

"Your Majesty, confiscation of half of the family property is too harsh!"

"I'm afraid it will be difficult for the merchants to accept this! If it causes turmoil by then, it will not be of any benefit to the Qin Dynasty or the people!"

Nowadays, all businessmen with good reputations are basically affiliated with merchants.

Take away half of these people’s property, and that would be an extremely terrifying number!

But equally, for businessmen who value money most, such a punishment is simply unacceptable!

At this time, Zhao Lang showed a smile and said,

"I also think it's a bit harsh."

"If you find it unacceptable, you can resist!"

Listening to the hint of expectation in Zhao Lang's tone, Shang Yan'er felt a chill rising from the soles of her feet and reaching Tianling Gai!

What does it mean to be able to resist?

In today's Great Qin, only those who are rebellious will use this word!

And Da Qin’s method of dealing with rebellion...

Shang Yan'er no longer dared to think any more and quickly said,

"I, my concubine, will make arrangements now!"

After saying that, he stood up, bowed and left.

She was afraid that if she took one step too slow, the entire business would be in catastrophe!

The other party can definitely do this kind of thing!

Looking at Shang Yan'er's leaving figure, Zhao Lang couldn't help but sigh slightly,

This good relationship between husband and wife has turned into a business, and he doesn't like this feeling.

At this time, the slave on the side came over very considerately and poured a cup of tea for his master.

After Zhao Lang's face relaxed a little, he said,

"Master, you don't have to worry, those businessmen will definitely not be able to cause any trouble."

“If this is the case, next year’s taxes may be less.”

Although the merchants in Da Qin are rich now, they have been subject to restrictions for so many years.

The other side was unable to gather the manpower and weapons to resist.

I have to sigh here at the foresight of my owner.

It seemed that a long time ago, his master had known that these businessmen would behave inappropriately.

It's just that after suffering this blow, businesses will definitely shrink, so the taxes collected will definitely be less.

It will also affect market stability.

Zhao Lang returned unconcernedly,

"It doesn't matter, a merchant is not the same as a businessman, there will always be someone to replace him."

"Their household income is equivalent to two years of tax payments."

He is not worried about the turmoil caused by these businessmen at all now.

No one knows the weakness of these businessmen better than him!

And no one knows better than him that the lifeblood of Da Qin is really going to be controlled by these businessmen.

That is the disaster for the entire Great Qin!

So he even expected that these businessmen could be tougher,

Take up arms and fight him!

Only in this way can he eliminate hidden dangers more thoroughly.

Of course he knew this was impossible.

I also know that there is no way to solve it once and for all now, even in the previous life.

Perhaps only by realizing the rumored universal unity can hidden dangers be eliminated.

Seeing that his master looked so confident, the slave naturally stopped talking about this matter and instead said,

"Master, please rest for a while first."

My master is still quite tired because of the prince selection.

Zhao Lang shook his head and said quickly,

"Go and have a look at Hao'er."

But he didn't say that he started dreaming again recently,

In the dream, his father told him not to waste time when nothing happened, and to hurry up and join him.

What can I say? It's a tense battle with a tribe of ghost beasts.

What the hell is this?

Just when Zhao Lang was about to get up, an attendant hurried over and delivered a document.

Zhao Lang couldn't help but ask,

"What is it?"

After taking one look at it, Nu quickly said with a smile,

"Master, it's a letter from Rome. I told them before that the news from there must be sent immediately."

Hearing this, Zhao Lang couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and took the document directly.

Rome was still too far away from them, so he was still somewhat interested in reporting every two to three months.

Soon, after reading the paperwork, Zhao Lang couldn't help but smile and said,

"This guy named Zhang Hanlin is quite talented, and he is very good at confusing people."

The other party used singing and dancing to integrate into Rome, and then deliberately clashed with the Chinese people there to gain the trust of the Romans.

Then slowly integrate.

In this way, when the other party can influence Rome and the high-ranking nobles,

The key points can even play a decisive role!

It’s a good seedling!

At this time, Nu quickly smiled and said,

"They are all masters. You have arranged everything well."

He was telling the truth. His master's arrangements often took several years, or even decades, to lay the groundwork!

Unless you take the initiative to expose yourself, the other party will have no trace at all!

He felt sad for the Romans for such thoughts and methods.

The plans of both parties are not on the same level at all.

At this time, the Romans were still thinking about how to make these weapons of Qin, but their master had already arranged everything and was ready to cut off their foundation!

Zhao Lang smiled and was about to put down the information in his hand, but suddenly thought of something.

He stood up directly and walked to the map of the world in the palace. After looking at it for a while,

Speaking quickly,

"Is there now a list of the governors of various regions in Rome?" "

Of course he knew that the Romans' original territory was not that big. Just like the Qin Dynasty, they were conquered together quickly.

The slave will return soon,

"This information has been sent back a long time ago, but I don't know if it has changed in the past two years."

Zhao Lang nodded and then said,

"Let our people pay attention to contact these people separately, and then normally guide the mutual attacks between these different areas."

“For example, if you live along the coast, say they eat smelly fish, and if you live close to the grassland, say they herd sheep!”

"Anyway, give a negative mark to people in all areas! We absolutely cannot let them live in harmony. "

He just wants to prevent these Romans from truly integrating together and allowing them to attack each other and fight internally.

Turn the attention of these Romans to the inside, and let these internal contradictions that are not contradictions in the first place be magnified and magnified!

Let them hate their own people more than they hate the real enemies outside!

Of course, the most important thing is to try an idea in your mind.

If it can really be realized, he will be able to get a divided Rome without spending a single soldier!

When the time comes, I'll use a little more tactics.

Taking over all of Rome will be a piece of cake!

Of course, no one might believe such a plan, but he had a living example in his previous life.

(An An)