Du Qi smiled gently and said, "I've heard about the Great Qin's situation through the Pingyuan King. The current Great Qin can be said to be incredibly vast, and its national strength is quite powerful. "
Zhou Qing waved his hand and said, "The Great Qin now has a lot of territory. Especially after the Emperor ascended the throne, Prime Minister Lin Zhiyuan allowed the provincial governors to take control of the military in order to gain local support or to appease the local governments. Now, the provincial governors are in control of the military and political power. The local officials have increased their power. Although the imperial court still exists, its influence on the local governments has gradually weakened. "
At this point, Zhou Qing sighed and said, "Under such circumstances, the Great Qin Empire will probably descend into chaos. The situation was good, but it was ruined by Lin Zhiyuan. Lin Zhiyuan can be said to be a sinner of the country! "
Du Qi was even more delighted when he heard this.
Only when the Great Qin fell into chaos could he take advantage of the situation.
Only then could Xia Xia have a chance.
If the Great Qin was an iron plate and the imperial court's control over the local governments was impregnable, then no matter how powerful Du Qi was, it would be quite difficult for him to tear a piece of meat from the Great Qin.
Du Qi said, "I didn't expect so many changes to happen in such a short time. I heard from the Pingyuan King that the late Emperor Yong was also a wise ruler! "
Zhou Qing said, "The late Emperor was indeed a wise ruler. The Great Qin was doing well under the late Emperor. In fact, the late Emperor actively expanded the strategy left behind by the Great Ancestor and expanded the territory of the Great Qin. Even the Pingyuan King going to sea was arranged by the late Emperor. It was just that the late Emperor died too early. He suddenly died of an illness in his middle age. It was a pity. "
When Du Qi heard Zhou Qing's words, his opinion of Zhou Qing changed.
Zhou Qing was quite knowledgeable.
He was not as weak as the people said.
Zhou Qing continued, "Speaking of which, the late Emperor did not make a good choice when he entrusted his children to him. Lin Zhiyuan seemed to be capable, but he was actually short-sighted. He knew that giving the local governments military and political power was a path to disaster, but he insisted on doing it. Although he temporarily stabilized the imperial court and the situation, he sowed the seeds of disaster. "
"In the past year or so, many places have been in chaos."
"The various officials took the opportunity to raise their own troops. In my opinion, they are even raising bandits for their own sake."
"Why is it that even though the bandits have been wiped out time and time again, they still can't be stopped? Because once the bandits are swept away, the local officials won't have the chance to continue expanding the army and strengthening their forces. "
"This is the key."
Zhou Qing's eyes were sharp as he continued, "The most important thing is that the local officials collect heavy taxes. The imperial court has to collect taxes, and the local officials have to come and collect a wave of taxes. The lives of the commoners are already difficult, and now it's even harder. "
"It's the same for businessmen to do business."
"Businessmen earn money by doing business. Many ordinary small businessmen only have small businesses. After paying the taxes to the imperial court, I don't have much money left. It's impossible for me to earn much money. I just want to support my family. "
"But the imperial court collects taxes first, and then the government collects taxes. Many local bandits even had to collect protection fees for crossing the border. The merchants have long been unable to withstand this string of accusations. "
Zhou Qing was like an angry youth as he quickly said, "Now, those who have survived and continue to do business are all big businessmen with backgrounds. These businessmen collude with the government, and the business taxes don't fall on them. No one dares to provoke them. They have monopolized the business. Therefore, it's not easy for the commoners to buy something. It's not easy for them to live today! "
When Du Qi heard this, he had a more detailed understanding of the Great Qin Empire.
This was the true Great Qin Empire.
Under the glamorous appearance, there were many problems. It could even be said that the current Great Qin Empire was riddled with holes.
The reason for this was Lin Zhiyuan.
If it weren't for Lin Zhiyuan causing the local officials to become powerful, even if the world was corrupt, even if there was chaos in the world, there wouldn't be signs of chaos. After all, the imperial court was the orthodox one. The imperial court could command the world's armies.
The problem was that after the local officials became powerful, the imperial court's influence weakened. Each of the local officials only cared about their own interests and no longer cared about the imperial court. Under such circumstances, it was already a very difficult problem to solve.
Seeing that Du Qi was deep in thought, Zhou Qing chuckled and said, "Mr. Du, I've embarrassed myself in front of you."
Zhou Qing did not dare to underestimate Du Qi.
On one hand, the other party's clothes were extraordinary. One look and one could tell that he was someone of status. On the other hand, the aura that Du Qi exuded was very different. Even when Zhou Qing faced the county governor, he did not have such a feeling.
Therefore, he felt that Du Qi was very extraordinary.
Therefore, he respected him.
Du Qi said solemnly, "County Magistrate Zhou's words are enough to show your sincerity and concern for the imperial court. In this world, there's one kind of person who can't be mocked, and that's those who love their country. "
After Zhou Qing heard this, he said, "Mr. Du's words are insightful."
Du Qi said, "Although the current Great Qin Empire has many problems, the world is not chaotic. Moreover, although there are bandits everywhere, they might not be able to do much. As long as they don't do much, the problem won't be too big. "
Zhou Qing said, "Once you raise bandits and end up hurting yourself, it will be too late to regret it."
Du Qi said, "Let's leave these problems to the ministers of the imperial court. County Magistrate Zhou, you might as well govern Fushan County well. After all, there are thousands of elders in Fushan County looking up to you. "
Zhou Qing said, "It's difficult!"
Du Qi chuckled.
It was indeed not easy for Zhou Qing to govern a place. Not to mention the distant matters, just take the business tax that Zhou Qing had mentioned earlier. After the imperial court collected a batch, the provincial governor arranged for people to collect another batch. Then, there were people in the local area who had to collect taxes. One batch after another, business was not easy to do.
Similarly, the place was not easy to govern.
This was the simplest reason.
Zhou Qing suddenly changed the topic and said, "Mr. Du, you haven't told me about the situation of the Xia of Xia in the west. What kind of country is the Xia of Xia?"
Du Qi smiled and said, "Speaking of the Xia of Xia, I understand the customs of the Great Qin. They respect the Yan and Huang Emperors as their ancestors and think that they are the descendants of Yan and Huang. This is the rule set by the founding father of the Great Qin. The Xia of Xia is the same. They all regard the Yan and Huang Emperors as their ancestors and are the descendants of Yan and Huang. "
Zhou Qing was shocked when he heard that.
Although the current Great Qin had changed over the past hundred years and recognized its origin, it was still the same.
It was said that the Great Qin was the descendant of Yan and Huang.
All the people of the Great Qin were the people of China.
However, Zhou Qing carefully studied the history of the Great Qin and found that there were no descendants of Yan and Huang in the land of the Great Qin. In the end, he could only say that these were the rules set by the founding father.
Now that he heard Du Qi's words, Zhou Qing couldn't help but be shocked. "Could it be that the founding father of the Great Qin originated from the Xia of Xia?"
Du Qi said, "That should be the case. This is because the language of the Great Qin, as well as the official language, etiquette, customs, and even many ancient books and culture, are all passed down from the Xia of Xia. These words of the Great Qin were all set by the founding father. However, in the Xia of Xia, these traces back thousands of years and have a clear origin. "
"Therefore, the Xia of Xia can be considered the origin of the Great Qin."
"Or perhaps, the founding father of the Great Qin received the teachings of the Xia of Xia."
Du Qi naturally knew that the founding father of the Great Qin definitely didn't receive any teachings. Instead, he was definitely a transmigrator like him. However, the founding father of the Great Qin was only limited to North America.
After all, the primitive foundation of this place was too poor. Therefore, it was already quite good that the founding father of the Great Qin could manage the Great Qin well in his lifetime.
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