Chapter 75

"And what the price of opposing the new emperor is, you should all understand!"

"Here, I, Li Si, look at our friendship of many years and remind you: do not try to oppose the new emperor, and do not try to oppose the new policy!"

"I can tell you very clearly that the new emperor's determination this time is very great!"

"Whoever opposes the new policy is looking for death!"

"And you, if you believe me, Li Si, then pay taxes obediently; I, Li Si, can guarantee that as long as you follow me, you will inevitably obtain immense wealth in the future! This wealth might be much, much greater than what you currently possess!"

"And if you don't believe me, Li Si, then do as you please!"

"By then, when the sharp blade of the new policy falls on your heads, don't blame me, Li Si, for not making it clear in advance!"

He spoke!

And once these words were out, many nobles laughed on the spot: "You, Li Si, having today is only because of our support, and if we want to pull you down, it's also easy!"

"To tell you the truth, the reason Ying Su can be so arrogant is just because he relies on Li Li Yuanba!"

"And even if he has Li Li Yuanba, who can kill fifty thousand people, so what?"

"How many private armies do all the nobles in the world have combined?"

"Ten thousand, twenty thousand, thirty thousand!"

"Even an army of fifty thousand given to Li Li Yuanba to kill, can he kill them all?"

"Ying Su daring to make nobles pay taxes is provoking the anger of all the nobles in the world!"

"Three days later, if no one pays taxes, if he just gives up, then so be it!"

"If he dares to kill indiscriminately, just watch, all the nobles in the world will inevitably rise up against him!"

"By then, with the army pressing on the border, killing Ying Su, welcoming the First Emperor back to the throne, Ying Su will bear the infamy of killing the innocent for thousands of years, and you, Li Si, will likely lose your head!"

After he finished speaking, he turned and left.

And behind him, a large group of nobles laughed and left the Chancellor's Mansion directly!

And Li Si looked at the people leaving, and at that moment, he gritted his teeth.

However... there was nothing to say!

Since these people didn't believe him and all wanted to go to their deaths, what else could he say?

It's hard to persuade a ghost that is going to die!

But... he couldn't help but feel worried!

That was... all the nobles in the world rebelling!

Fifty thousand, Li Li Yuanba could still handle!

Add another fifty thousand, Han Xin could also handle!

But what about ten thousand, twenty thousand, or even thirty thousand troops?

Relying on Ying Su, could he handle it?

He frowned and pondered.

But soon, he smiled!

Who is Ying Su?

Ying Su is the new emperor!

Look, he has been in power for less than two months, but in these two months, how many big things has he done?

And the reason he dared to do so many big things is also because he has capital!

At first, he relied on Li Li Yuanba!

But now, he can rely on Han Xin.

Not only does he have Han Xin, he also has cannons!

One must know, those are cannons that can hit over a thousand paces away and explode!

With the power of cannons, how many people in this world can block them?

Therefore!

Not afraid!

Not afraid at all!

As for the world being in chaos...

If the world is in chaos, then let it be in chaos!

If you don't kill all the people with different hearts, you can't make the hearts of the people united.

And if the hearts of the people are not united, how can the country be prosperous?

Thinking to himself, suddenly, Li Si opened his mind.

He, who was originally opposed to the new policy, suddenly started to persist.

Because... there are too many smart people, too many selfish people!

It's not scary to have many such people; what's scary is that they all hold high positions. With one word from them, the world can be in chaos!

If the entire imperial court is full of such people, then this country is not far from destruction!

Li Si thought to himself!

The more he thought, the more he felt Ying Su's decision was correct.

The more he thought, the more he felt this new policy should be implemented as soon as possible!

Even pilot projects couldn't be done; doing pilot projects was still too much of a waste of time!

He could afford to wait, but how could the people of this world afford to wait?

"New policy!"

"New policy!"

"Noble taxation!"

Li Si thought again and again, and clenched his fists tightly!

Three days, just pass!

And on this day, Huang Chao took a full thousand garrison troops and went directly to the street!

These thousand garrison troops were naturally allocated to him by Ying Su, not just for collecting grain!

But also to show off and deter the nobles!

He went directly to the gate of a mansion.

This was the Qiao family; although their ancestor was not one of the generals who followed the Shang Yang reforms in the first batch!

But... after Duke Xiao of Qin, Ying Ying Quliang, passed away, they were the batch of generals who followed Shang Yang closely and protected him!

Likewise, their ancestor was also the first beneficiary of the Shang Yang reforms!

Relying on the military merit system, they forcibly killed their way from an ordinary commoner to a Great Great Liangzao!

The descendants were even more competitive, forcibly killing their way to the position of Protectorate Commandant!

At their peak, they commanded the ten thousand commandant troops of Xianyang City, responsible for guarding the safety of Xianyang City!

And it was precisely because of this that the whole family were believers in Shang Yang, constantly chanting that without Shang Yang, there would be no Qiao family!

Likewise, they were supporters of the rule of law and supporters of Li Si.

It was precisely because of this that Huang Chao came here!

Because Zhang Liang said that starting from this group of people behind Li Si would be smoother.

After all, having someone take the lead in paying taxes would directly influence the nobles behind them!

And soon, the gate was knocked open.

The current head of the Qiao family was quite polite and opened the door very respectfully.

As for the attitude, there was nothing to say!

This scene not only made Huang Chao sigh again at Zhang Liang's brilliant plan!

However, when he mentioned the fifty percent tax grain, the head of the Qiao family laughed:

"What tax grain? We Qiao family are nobles; do we still need to pay taxes? I'm afraid you've come to the wrong place, sir; if you want to collect taxes, you should go find the commoners!"

He said with a smile, and once these words were out, Huang Chao's face changed immediately!

What does this mean?

Was he being played?

Was Zhang Liang's prediction wrong?

Likewise, that politeness was also a disguise?

At that moment, his eyes were cold and angry!