Daily Life In Qin Dynasty

After hearing what Mr. Mo said, Ying Zheng couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and asked curiously: "Additional conditions?"

Lord Mo nodded, and then said: "I want to build a road using sulfur stones and cement to cross the Qinling Mountains, run through Hanzhong, and connect Bashu."

Hearing this, Ying Zheng's face became more serious, and he said with a little surprise.

"Mo Qing actually has such an ideal in his heart?"

"Hanzhong is so poor that I have no choice but to do this."

Mo Jun folded his hands and saluted.

Ying Zheng looked at Mr. Mo in front of him with satisfaction, and the relief in his eyes became more intense.

Nowadays, there are many kings and marquises in Qin who own fiefdoms, but there are only a handful of lords who can take the initiative to seek welfare for the people in their fiefdoms like Lord Mo.

Talk about it.

If the entire Qin Dynasty had monarchs and marquises with fiefdoms who had Mo Jun's thoughts, he, the King of Qin, wouldn't have to be so worried.

This is the thought.

Ying Zheng also sighed with some emotion: "Since Mo Qing is doing this for the sake of our great Qin people, I should help you."

"Come, tell me, General Wang Jian and Meng Ao are here to see you."

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About an hour later.

Wang Jian and Meng Ao entered Xianyang Palace. These two people were the other two partners found by Ying Zheng for the "salt selling business".

After all, in today's Qin State, there are only a handful of people who are qualified to do business with Ying Zheng and Mo Jun.

Among them, the Meng family and the Wang family are undoubtedly the two most trusted families by Ying Zheng.

After a while.

After listening to Ying Zheng's explanation, Meng Ao and Wang Jian looked at the 'salt' on the desk, and their aged eyes suddenly lit up.

The profits from the salt business have always been obvious.

The quality of the refined salt extracted using Lord Mo's 'refining method' is so high that even if Wang Jian and Meng Ao are not in charge of business in the family, they can clearly see the benefits of this business.

not to mention.

This time, the 'smuggling of illegal salt' was still controlled by the King of Qin behind the scenes, and the safety was beyond doubt.

As for the 'additional conditions' proposed by Lord Mo, building a road that runs through the entire Qinling Mountains and Bashu will cost a lot of money. But this amount of money was only a one-time investment, and the subsequent 'salt selling business' could make a steady return.

What's more, road construction itself is a great thing that benefits the country and the people. Once the road between Qinling Mountains and Bashu is opened, the person who will make the most money in a short period of time will naturally be Mr. Mo.

But in the long run, Yingzheng...or Qin is the biggest beneficiary.

Therefore, investing a sum of money to build roads this time will not only make money from the "salt selling business", but also gain Ying Zheng's favor.

No matter how you calculate it.

This business is a guaranteed profit.

Wang Jian and Meng Ao naturally had no reason to refuse.

After all, no matter how strong the foundations of the Wang family and the Meng family are, there will always be a gap!

The four of them briefly discussed the details and settled on this business cooperation.

As for the contract, it will naturally not be signed.

After all, no matter how brave Mo Jun, Meng Ao, and Wang Jian were, they would not dare to sign a contract with Ying Zheng!

After settling the matter.

Mo Jun, Meng Ao, and Wang Jian resigned one after another and left Xianyang Palace.

Out of Xianyang Palace.

Meng Ao and Wang Jian did not separate from Lord Mo, but walked together towards Zhisu Neishi Mansion.

If it were the past.

As three people, even if it was to avoid suspicion, they couldn't go together so openly.

However, this time Meng Ao and Wang Jian happened to be going to the Su Neishi Mansion to do business, and Mo Jun was in charge of the Su Neishi Mansion, so there was no need to be too deliberate.

"What you did this time was very measured."

In the carriage, Meng Ao looked at Mr. Mo with a hint of admiration in his eyes.

"You are too young and have made great achievements too quickly. If you make another great achievement at this time, even the king will probably feel embarrassed. Although our current King of Qin has the ambition to dominate the world, no one can guarantee that he will succeed in his lifetime. will not change."

"Hahaha~~Old man Meng, I think you are a little too worried. Although this boy is not old, I think he is no less thoughtful than us old guys."

As soon as Meng Ao finished speaking, before Mo Jun could speak, he saw that Wang Jian had already slapped Mo Jun heavily on the shoulder and said carelessly.

It’s also interesting to say.

Meng Ao usually has a calm personality, but on the battlefield he prefers radical tactics.

On the other hand, Wang Jian usually seems a bit careless, but on the battlefield, he is as steady as an old dog.

Meng Ao looked at Wang Jian beside him and shook his head, feeling helpless.

He originally wanted to take this opportunity to give Mo Jun some advice on how to serve as an official, but as soon as he opened his mouth, the old guy disturbed his interest.

But Wang Jian was right.

Although Mo Jun is not old, he does have a lot of eyes, otherwise he would not have handled the matter so perfectly this time.

In fact, a large part of his guidance just now was entirely out of the care of the elders.

Naturally, Mr. Mo also saw the concern of Meng Ao and Wang Jian, so he held his hands and bowed respectfully: "Thank you, my dear, for your concern, seniors."

Wang Jian patted Mo Jun on the shoulder and grinned: "Hey, why are you so polite to us? Old Meng and I are already old, and there are many promising people among the younger generations of Qin State. But as for you, In this generation, you are the only one who can truly carry the banner of Qin."

"No matter from what aspect, we two old guys should protect you young people!"

What Meng Ao and Wang Jian were talking about was none other than the "method of refining refined salt" offered by Lord Mo this time.

This time, Mr. Mo once again made great achievements, but instead of asking for a reward, he offered to cooperate with Ying Zheng in business.

The reason why he does this is naturally not just for money.

in short.

It's not that Lord Mo doesn't want the reward this time, it's that he can't ask for the reward.

As Meng Ao said before, Mr. Mo has made great achievements too quickly during this period and has gained too much limelight.

Today's Lord Mo is already the 'Sheng Ping Lord' of the Qin State, and he is officially worshiped as the 'Zhisu Neishi', one of the nine ministers.

If he continues to make great achievements at this time, what reward should he receive next?

San Gong?

Or Wang with a different surname?

Or is it possible to overthrow the master with great achievements and directly rebel?

Even though Ying Zheng was one of the more broad-minded kings in the past dynasties, Mr. Mo couldn't rely on this to gamble with his own life!

Therefore, Mr. Mo could not accept this reward for meritorious service under any circumstances.

And since he can't ask for power, then Mr. Mo can only ask for wealth.

A large part of the reason why Ying Zheng agreed to cooperate with Mr. Mo was because he saw the attitude that Mr. Mo wanted to express.

Therefore, he just followed the trend and agreed to this business cooperation with Mo Jun.

But 'selling salt' is a government-run business after all.

In a sense, this is also one of Ying Zheng's unique rights.

And now that Mr. Mo has taken away some of the rights belonging to Ying Zheng through cooperation, there will naturally be no problems in a short time.

But as time goes by, as the profits of 'salt selling' become higher and higher in the later period, even if Ying Zheng will not worry about anything, no one can guarantee whether the next King of Qin will have a problem with Lord Mo because of this.

That's why Lord Mo later took the initiative to give part of his 'salt selling' rights to Meng Ao and Wang Jian.

With the help of the Meng family and the Wang family, the rights of the four parties are balanced with each other, so that the king will not be suspicious.

This way.

The great achievements that Mr. Mo made this time were completely eliminated.

And I can take this opportunity to do the "road construction" thing that I wanted to do most at the beginning, and do it naturally.

It can be said that it kills three birds with one stone.

This is also the reason why Meng Ao previously praised Mr. Mo for handling this matter "very appropriately".

Talk about it.

The strategy used by Mr. Mo to deal with this matter was not too complicated.

The key is that he can decisively give up the state of mind of this 'reward'.

willing, willing.

Only by giving up can you gain.

Many people who are in office can actually see the coming crisis clearly, but under the inducement of power, status, and interests, how many people can really give up the overwhelming power they are about to obtain?

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After arriving at Zhi Su Neishi Mansion.

The official on duty at the door saw Mr. Mo getting off the carriage and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him: "Sir, you..."

The words are not finished yet.

Then Meng Ao and Wang Jian were seen walking out of the carriage. When they saw these two people, the officials on duty were like frightened rabbits and almost jumped three feet high.

If Mr. Mo was not still standing here, this person would have almost run away.

Mo Jun glanced at him.

Then he turned around and looked behind him. He saw two old men who were as strong as cows and couldn't help but ask: "You two, won't you bully my officials who govern the Sumai Shifu while I'm away?"

"Nonsense!"

As soon as Mr. Mo finished speaking, Wang Jian blew his beard and glared: "I have always been a reasonable person, how could I do such a barbaric thing?"

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"Did he hit you?"

Mo Jun was silent for a few breaths, then looked at the official on duty in front of him and asked in a positive tone.

The official on duty was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said: "General Wang did not beat the subordinate, but during this period the two generals often came to harass the officials in the mansion, and they sat there for two or three hours at a time."

"If Xianguan and others do not agree to the request of the two generals, they will wallow in the mansion, cry for father and mother, and disturb Zhi Su Neishi's mansion."

Perhaps seeing Mr. Mo return and having a backer, the officials on duty complained aggrievedly.

After listening to what the on-duty official said, Mr. Mo suddenly had black lines on his face.

I couldn't help but look back at Wang Jian and Meng Ao behind me. I found that even after hearing the accusations from the officials on duty, these two people still had calm faces. One looked up at the sky and the other looked down at the ground, as if they were not the ones they were talking about. .

Mo Jun's eyelids twitched and he couldn't help but said: "Two seniors, you two are also prominent figures in the Qin State. Can you pay attention to your image?"

"ha?"

Wang Jian pressed his nose, dug out a large piece of booger, flicked it and said disdainfully: "Image? How many kilograms of food is that thing worth?"

Meng Ao was calmer, and he explained a little, saying: "It's not that we are shameless, but compared to the lives of soldiers on the battlefield, this so-called face is not worth it."

In fact, when it comes to this matter, we really can't blame Meng Ao and Wang Jian for being thick-skinned, because to be precise, this skill of acting like a rogue is almost a must-have skill for all Qin generals at the moment.

no way.

Who made Qin so poor before?

In the past few years, since Mr. Mo came, he has made a lot of extra money for the Qin State, so the situation is a little better now.

But for the former Qin State, every time the Qin Army started a war, many times the warriors did not die on the battlefield, but in the middle of the battle, they suddenly found that there was no food in the logistics.

In the end, the soldiers of the Qin army could only go hungry and forcefully fight the opponent. In the end, no matter whether the Qin army won or lost, the losses would be extremely heavy.

It can be said.

Many times in the past, the Qin army was not defeated by its opponents, but by its own people, and starved to death.

Therefore, whenever the generals of the Qin army encountered a war, they would inevitably come to the Su Neishi Mansion to cause trouble before the war started, for no other reason than to get more food to prepare for future troubles.

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