Chapter 201 Large Amount of Land
"Isn't this good?" Ying Zheng frowned.
Zhao Yuanxi said yin-yangly, "Very good, that's a nice thought! But you can't allow only one voice to exist in this world."
If the government controlled the newspaper, the sections about the various schools of thought would all disappear, and only the Legalists' opinions would remain. This would undoubtedly go against Zhao Yuanxi's original intention of allowing everyone to communicate.
Ying Zheng, who preferred to concentrate power in his own hands, did not like this answer. "In this world, as long as my will is spread, why should there be a second voice?"
Zhao Yuanxi instantly stiffened his fists. The child was indeed acting up and asking for a beating again.
"Can you guarantee that everything you do is right? A king sitting high in the temple, it's already difficult for him to hear the voices of others. Not only do you have to control the voices of your subordinates, but do you also have to plug your own ears and seal your own eyes, like a clay statue in the temple?"
“No one is always right. Even if you are right now, you may be wrong in the future. You can’t control everything, and you can’t let everything develop according to your ideas.”
"King Wei of Qi was open to all opinions. How could you behave like such a foolish ruler?"
After being poured such a huge basin of cold water, Ying Zheng frowned. He just wanted to unite the Qin State, so why did the Queen Mother say that he was a tyrant who was going to ruin the country?
"Then what do you think I should do?"
Seeing that he wasn't too stubborn, Zhao Yuanxi calmed down. "You can't touch my newspaper, but you can create an official publication for the Qin State. The content can be based on your ideas, but you must never let it become a one-man show."
"I know you value Legalism, but whether it's governing a country or ruling people, Legalism alone is not enough."
"Your Majesty, do you mean that I should retain the style of your newspaper?"
Zhao Yuanxi coughed awkwardly twice, "There's no need to hold back completely."
After all, it is an official reading material, so it should be serious. For example, the part presided over by Ling Yin can be completely removed.
"I understand what the Queen Mother means. I will reconsider this matter." Ying Zheng frowned and thought.
Zhao Yuanxi smiled suddenly, and the tense atmosphere between the two of them disappeared again. "If you have any questions in the next two days, feel free to ask me. If you wait until you return to Qin, you can also write to me. I will get back to you as soon as possible."
"Okay." Ying Zheng looked at Zhao Yuanxi deeply.
Three days later, the King of Qin will return to Xianyang.
Unlike the silence when we came, there are now many people from Zhao on both sides of the street. Although there is fear on their faces, there is also a bit of curiosity.
As the black-armored guards lined up along the street, the sound of horse hooves rang out, and a huge black bird flag was moved out of the Zhao Palace, followed by the black carriage.
The people lying on the ground on both sides saw countless armored wheels flashing past them. The cold and oppressive feeling made them dare not look up.
After Zhao Yuanxi saw Ying Zheng off, she inexplicably felt that the surroundings seemed empty. In the past, she had two little guys to accompany her, but when she came to the Zhao Palace, Ying Zheng would hang around her from time to time. Now she was really alone.
"Oh!" She sighed deeply.
"The Queen Mother is reluctant to leave the King?"
"Not really, I'm just used to him being around me, and it feels a bit strange that he left suddenly."
Although she was embarrassed to admit it, she always felt more at ease when Ying Zheng was in Handan.
Zhao Yuanxi didn't feel that he couldn't protect himself, but the sense of security of having someone tall to support him when the sky fell was probably something only Ying Zheng could bring.
"Your Majesty may find it a little difficult to get used to it these past few days."
"That's because no one takes him to eat supper! He'll probably have to eat dry meat and dry bread again these next few days."
Zhao Yuanxi had a deep understanding of everything he had endured on the way here. In this era, those who can travel around can really be said to be able to endure hardships and burdens.
"Didn't the Queen Mother prepare some buns and snacks for the King? The chef will take good care of the King's diet, so the Queen Mother doesn't have to worry."
"I'm not worried about him." Zhao Yuanxi said a little embarrassedly, "He's such a grown-up, and he's the King of Qin, why should I worry about him?"
Instead of worrying about Ying Zheng not having enough to eat, she should think more about how to fill the stomachs of the people in Handan County!
"Has the area of the farmland here been calculated?"
The nobles and royal family members of Handan are no longer here, and all their lands belong to the King of Qin. In other words, more than 80% of the land in Handan County belongs to Ying Zheng.
Zhao Yuanxi was so greedy that her mouth was watering. With so much land, she only needed to leak out a little bit and her mission would be accomplished.
It’s a pity that she didn’t ask Ying Zheng to give her some land.
However, Zhao Yuanxi was not discouraged. Although she could not get the land directly from Ying Zheng, if she turned some barren hills into fertile fields, she could then discuss with Ying Zheng about a 50-50 split.
"I found out about the land situation of Zhao State from the palace of King Zhao."
"The farmland of Zhao State is mainly distributed in Jinyang, Handan, and Daijun. The most fertile land is near Handan City, approximately 16 million mu. The king owns 80% of it, and the rest belongs to the common people in Handan City."
Less than 10% of the noble population occupied the land of eight cities, and now 80% of the land was owned by one person. Zhao Yuanxi didn't know what to say.
Jang Geum added, "Before he left, the king instructed that these lands be yours to rule."
Seeing that Ying Zheng trusted him so much, Zhao Yuanxi felt that he was fine again.
However, although these lands nominally belonged to Ying Zheng, they were actually in the hands of the tenant farmers of Zhao State. They were responsible for farming and paying taxes, and the remaining grain belonged to them.
Today, Zhao also follows the Qin system. In fact, these old Zhao people in Handan City are similar to the farmers in Lugewu, except that their employer has now become the King of Qin.
There are two rivers near Handan, one is Qinshui and the other is Zhushui. There is no shortage of water resources and the soil fertility is also quite good.
Zhao Yuanxi ordered the county magistrate and the head of the pavilion of Handan County to come to discuss the matter.
Because of the war, many places had no headmen, and they had to be replaced by village elders.
Zhao Yuanxi held a serious mobilization meeting.
Zhao Yuanxi: "Everyone, I called you here today to discuss Handan's spring plowing this year. Although Handan has suffered a major disaster this year, we cannot delay the farming season, otherwise everyone will have nothing to eat."
Someone spoke up, "Princess, ahem! Queen Mother, it's not that we're reluctant to order the farming, but food is scarce this year. Villages big and small can barely even fill their stomachs, let alone find a few grains to farm. If we can't find a way to survive, I'm afraid we'll have to flee."
"We don't have much food left to begin with, and if we encounter an earth dragon, we won't be able to find any food at all."
"Now many people in the village can only survive by gnawing on tree bark and digging up grass roots!"
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