Daily Life In Qin Dynasty

In summary.

The behavior of Wang Jian and Meng Ao is actually very reasonable.

But...Mo Jun still vaguely felt that something was wrong.

Because Mr. Mo just made 400,000 gold coins not long ago, the government of Su Neishi Mansion is not particularly short of money now. With the identities of Wang Jian and Meng Ao, if they can allocate marching rations normally and manage other officials of Su Neishi Mansion, You shouldn't have the guts to refuse.

"How much food do they want?"

After thinking for a moment, Mo Jun suddenly asked this sentence.

After hearing Mr. Mo's question, Meng Ao and Wang Jian, who had looked indifferent just now, suddenly froze for a second.

As for the officials on duty in front, they first carefully glanced at Wang Jian and Meng Ao behind Mr. Mo, and then said with fear: "General Meng asked for 1.5 million shi of grain and 100,000 gold coins."

"General Wang... General Wang wants one million stones of food and fifty thousand gold coins."

When he heard the numbers reported by the on-duty officials, Mo Jun's eyelids twitched suddenly, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.

Good guy.

These two old Buxiu people are really clear about inquiring!

The two of them combined, no more, no less, just wiped out the 400,000 gold coins he had obtained some time ago.

No wonder these two guys have been quarreling for so long, and the officials in charge of the Su Neishi Mansion dare not give them food!

If this is given.

Zhi Su Neishi's Mansion turned into an empty shell.

Mo Jun took a deep breath and secretly warned himself: 'Don't be angry, don't be angry. If they couldn't hold back and beat them up, these two old guys would definitely lie on the ground on the spot, extorting the food from their hands, which was not worth it. ’

For a while.

When Mr. Mo's emotions gradually calmed down, he slowly said: "First allocate one million stone grains and fifty thousand gold coins to General Meng, and by the way, fifteen thousand stone salt will be approved."

Hearing Mr. Mo speak, Meng Ao behind him also closed his mouth.

After all, the reason why he opened his mouth before was just to make bargaining easier later.

But now that Mr. Mo has given such a generous allocation, it is naturally impossible for Meng Ao to say anything more at this time. What if that kid regrets it later?

Normally.

War appropriations are not allocated all at once. In most cases, appropriations are allocated in batches according to war time limits such as three months, half a year, and one year, and based on the end of the war.

First of all, it is not safe enough to place military rations on the front line that are too large. It is inconvenient both for transportation and when the army is advancing or retreating.

The second reason is that the former Qin State was too poor. If the one-time allocation to the front line was in place, the pressure on the Qin State in the rear would be too great.

Originally, when Meng Ao led an army of 200,000 people for the expedition, the normal situation was to allocate funds on a half-year basis, but now the food funds allocated by Mo Jun were almost close to the one-year funds.

Meng Ao naturally had nothing to say.

Of course.

These are just payments for military supplies and armaments.

The cost of war is much faster than ordinary people imagine, except for food and military equipment. The money for recruiting corvees, the rewards after the war... these are currently not available to the Qin State at all.

But it's not a big problem.

The existence of the military merit system is to solve these problems.

As long as the battle can be won by then, these can be captured from the enemy's territory. And if the battle is defeated, there will naturally be nothing.

Hearing Mr. Mo's generous allocation, the officials on duty were stunned for a moment, but considering that Mr. Mo was the boss here, they didn't say much.

It wasn't until he heard the final allocation of 'fifteen thousand rock salt' that the official on duty finally couldn't help but whisper a reminder.

"Sir, the mixing of salt does not seem to be under our control."

"It will be under our control from now on."

Mo Jun said casually.

On-duty official: "????"

"As for General Wang..."

After allocating the military funds needed by Meng Ao, Mo Jun looked at Wang Jian again, and saw that Wang Jian at this time had an old face full of flattery, and his smile was like a withered old chrysanthemum.

Seeing this, Mr. Mo had no choice but to wave his hand helplessly and said: "Also prepare him with 500,000 shi of grain and 8,000 shi of salt!"

When Wang Jian heard the first half of the sentence, the smile on his old face suddenly became deeper.

But suddenly, Mr. Mo's words stopped abruptly. Wang Jian was stunned and subconsciously said: "That's it? No more?"

Mo Jun glanced at him and said, "What, is that too much?"

Wang Jian quickly shook his head and said: "No, no, no... I mean, where is my money?"

Mo Jun said calmly: "General Wang, you are guarding the border now and there are no battles to fight. Why do you need so much money? Besides, it's not like you don't understand the situation in Daqin. It's good to have salt and food."

"If you feel dissatisfied, you can return the funds allocated to the Amonai Shifu."

"impossible!"

As soon as Mo Jun finished speaking, Wang Jian said decisively: "There is no reason to spit out the military rations that have entered my old Wang's hands. If there is no money, there is no money. As long as there is salt and grain, I will grab the rest by myself."

After saying these righteous words, Wang Jian turned around and pulled Meng Ao away from Zhisu Neishi Mansion.

But no one saw it.

Not long after Wang Jian and Meng Ao walked out of the Zhisu Neishi Mansion, the "angry" look on Wang Jian's face disappeared instantly, and was replaced by a fox-like smile.

"How's it going? Old Man Meng, what I said is right! This guy is definitely a talent, and his ability to make money is much better than that waste of the previous Zhi Aineshi."

"Indeed, since I entered the Qin Dynasty, I have never fought such a rich battle."

Meng Ao stroked his beard, with a rare smile on his face.

If any outsiders saw the relationship between Meng Ao and Wang Jian at this moment, they would probably be shocked.

After all, everyone in Xianyang now knows that the Meng family and the Wang family are not on good terms. Unless there is official business, Meng Ao and Wang Jian will almost never appear in the same place.

However, judging from the conversation between Meng Ao and Wang Jian at this time, it seems that the two people do not seem to have a bad relationship.

In fact.

The Meng family and the Wang family were indeed rivals in the court.

But if this leads to a disagreement between the two parties, it would be to underestimate the courage of the Wang family and the Meng family.

The reason why there are rumors about the incompatibility between the Meng family and the Wang family in Xianyang Zhonghui is actually because these two families themselves are behind the scenes.

the reason is simple.

This is also one of the ways of being an official.

Since the fall of Lu Buwei, the two families with the most military power in Qin are the Meng family and the Wang family.

If the relationship between these two families with amazing prestige in the Qin army is too good, what would you think if you were the king of Qin?

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the other side.

Governing Su Neishifu.

When Wang Jian and Meng Ao left, the officials on duty secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked Lord Mo tentatively: "Sir, is the amount allocated to the two generals today a bit too much?"

"It doesn't matter. The 'new grain seeds' will mature soon, and a new amount of tax money will come into the national treasury. It doesn't hurt to allocate a little more grain money now."

It was impossible for Mo Jun not to notice the scene that Meng Ao and Wang Jian collaborated to play in front of him, but he just didn't pay attention to it.

After all.

The real recipients of this grain allocation were not Meng Ao and Wang Jian, but hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Qin Dynasty.

Mr. Mo has also been in the army, and he naturally has a certain understanding of the Qin army's logistics. It didn't matter if he didn't have the ability before. Now that he has the ability, he can't continue to watch hundreds of thousands of Qin soldiers going hungry. battlefield.

Again.

As the "new grain seeds" gradually mature and the "salt selling business" begins, Qin's treasury will gradually become fuller, and the pressure in this area will naturally be reduced a lot in the future.

After settling the military ration allocation between Meng Ao and Wang Jian, Mo Jun went to Zhisu Neishi Mansion to handle some of the affairs accumulated during this period, and then left the place.

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The second day.

An edict from Xianyang Palace entered Changwenjun's mansion.

No one knows the specific content of this edict, but according to some gossip, after receiving the edict that day, Chang Wenjun destroyed half of the study overnight.

And not long after, someone discovered that the 'salt power' that originally belonged to the 'Shaofu' had gradually been transferred to the hands of the Zhiyunai Shifu.

Such a change instantly shocked the entire Xianyang.

Everyone knows.

The 'Shaofu', one of the nine ministers, has only two of them with the greatest power.

One is the right to assist in resolving palace affairs.

This right seems to be similar to that of a servant, but in fact it is a good opportunity to get close to the King of Qin. Throughout the ages, all officials who are ranked as "Shaofu" are among the most trusted people of the king.

The second is the power of ‘salt iron (bronze)’.

As an official operation of 'salt iron (bronze)', it is an upright monopoly business in the Qin State. Such a business, even if just a little oil leaks from the fingers, is enough to make ordinary people full of fat.

However, Chang Wenjun's "right to resolve palace affairs" had been deprived by King Qin Yingzheng long after the Nanjun incident ended.

Now even the 'salt rights' have been taken away.

This way.

The 'power of the Young Mansion' controlled by Chang Wenjun is basically half an empty shell.

Originally, after Lord Mo massacred twenty-seven noble families in Nanjun, Lord Changping and Lord Changwen already had a big hole in their pockets.

Now the salt power is lost again.

This money bag is no longer just a problem with a big hole leaking out, but has been cut in half.

One can imagine what a huge blow this will have to Lord Changping and Lord Changwen. No wonder that on the night of receiving the edict, Chang Wenjun destroyed half of the study in one fell swoop.

And the more important point is that the current King of Qin suppresses Chang Wenjun's rights so much. Does this mean that he has long been dissatisfied with Chang Wenjun... or even the "Chu foreign relatives"?

Compared with the losses of Changwenjun and Changpingjun themselves.

This is what deserves the attention of other officials in the Qin Dynasty.

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