Daqin: The poorest prime minister, the first emperor begged me for corruption

Chapter 67 Prime Minister Qin named it: Golden Gale!

Ying Zheng also knew how much influence he had on Ying Bu by sitting in the audience, so he waved his hand casually to show mercy.

Yingbu bowed deeply again, and then did not dare to stand up straight. He just hunched over and waved to the audience.

There were dozens of beauties under the stage, holding piles of square-sized pieces of cloth and distributing them to the guests in the tent. Each person got two pieces, one piece was stiff and thick, and the other was soft and comfortable.

Ying Zhenghe, the civil and military officials at court, all showed joy when they saw these two pieces of cloth.

The other visitors were curious, turning over and over the two pieces of cloth. The fact that the cloth was neither silk nor linen was already beyond their knowledge.

Yingbu bowed his hands to the audience, then took two pieces of cloth himself, and went straight to the point: "Gentlemen, the raw materials of these two kinds of cloths come from outside the Great Wall, so it is normal not to know them."

As he spoke, he held up the soft piece and explained: "This soft cloth is made of white cotton from the Western Regions, so it is called cotton cloth."

"The Hexi country of Prime Minister Qin, apart from cattle and sheep pastures, has the most white cotton plantings, which are endless under the snow-capped mountains."

"This cotton cloth is softer and denser than linen, and it is more expensive than silk."

"In addition, white cotton can not only be used for weaving, but can also be used to fill clothes and bedding in winter. It is a good product for keeping warm, and is no worse than animal fur..."

Yingbu spent some time talking on the cotton cloth, then raised another piece of stiff and thick cloth, and continued: "This thick cloth is woven with wool yarn, and it is made into warm and beautiful clothes, especially for men.

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"The wool everywhere outside the Great Wall is worthless, but if it is sold back to the Great Wall together with the white cotton and made into cloth and sold as clothing, the profit can be a hundred times greater..."

After all, he did not mention the auction, but instead taught the merchants present how to make money outside the Great Wall.

The businessmen sitting outside were grateful and surprised.

Not everyone here has the courage to travel to foreign countries to make money, but it would be much easier if they just go outside the Great Wall.

Nowadays, all the local accents outside the Great Wall are those inside the Great Wall. Under the control of the Qin Dynasty, the risk factor of trading is almost the same as that inside the Great Wall.

If you can make a hundred times profit, who wouldn't want to take a trip?

Even the Lords of Guanzhong were also interested.

They have titles, but no power or position. They just live in their fields and houses, with plenty of food and drink, but not enough luxury.

Therefore, in private, they often do business in the name of guests to make money and supplement their family expenses. Now that there is such a huge profit in front of them, how can they be willing to miss it?

"The merchants don't know how to spin and weave the white cotton and wool. Even if they sell the white cotton and wool back, how will they make it into cloth?"

A lord pretended to be "I'm just curious" and asked Yingbu.

This is a key issue, and the other lords and merchants immediately pricked up their ears.

But Yingbu was stunned by the question. He blinked and looked at Qin Mo and Han Fei in the audience: [There are no lines for this?]

Qin Mo signaled him to calm down and bowed to Ying Zheng: "Your Majesty, the workshop under the jurisdiction of the Young Master can probably be expanded."

Ying Zheng nodded without hesitation: "Good!"

On the way to victory, the monarch and his ministers had already agreed on the strategy of restraining the people outside the Great Wall, and working together with the promotion of favor and enfeoffment.

The school divided the spinning and weaving method of white cotton and wool into dozens of techniques and handed them over to the Shaofu.

The Shaofu will expand dozens of workshops according to each craft, and recruit women with clean wealth to work in the workshops during the off-season.

The white cotton and wool brought back by business travelers were woven into cloth for a processing fee by the Shaofu.

This move can not only generate revenue for the national treasury, but also increase the income of the people. The court can also use this to control the economic lifeline of the feudal states outside the Great Wall!

When business travelers went to buy white cotton and wool outside the Great Wall, they could not go there empty-handed. They had to bring daily necessities inside the Great Wall to sell them, which also stimulated the folk handicraft industry.

It can be said that it is accomplished in one fell swoop!

"For a processing fee, the Shaofu can spin white cotton and wool into cloth."

Qin Mo directly answered the Lord Guanzhong who was pretending to be curious.

Lord Guanzhong quickly clasped his hands and said, "Thank you, Prime Minister Qin, for clearing up the confusion."

The other lords and merchants were suddenly stunned, and their hearts became completely hot.

Some of them may have guessed the intention of the imperial court to intervene, or they may not understand.

But the execution ability of the Great Qin court was there. It could be said that it was arbitrary, or even harsh and cruel, but no one would doubt its execution ability.

If the white cotton wool is handed over to Shaofu for processing, the loss will be less and the quality will be better!

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On the auction stage, Yingbu threw the two pieces of cloth aside, beckoned the beauties to bring the remaining dozen or so sweat horses, and said with a smile: "I know you are impatient, let's just serve the hard food."

"These thirteen sweat-blooded horses, together with the dozens of sweat-blooded horses owned by Your Majesty, the Prime Minister of Qin, and all the generals, all come from Wan Kingdom outside the region."

"This type of horse has excellent endurance and can run as fast as flying. Even in the Wan Kingdom, it is also known as Tianma. It is privately owned by the royal family and is extremely valuable."

After saying that, he personally led a golden horse to the stage and introduced: "This horse is a male horse, one foot long from head to tail, eight feet high from hoof to spine, with a rabbit head and a crane neck, and its coat is as golden as color..."

"The Prime Minister of Qin named it: Golden Gale!"

Yingbo's verse was smooth and smooth, and all the guests in the audience listened with gusto.

But when they heard the name of 'Golden Wind', everyone felt like they had eaten flies, with disgust on their faces.

What a peerless horse, to have such an unconventional name is too embarrassing!

Only Ying Zheng and his sons and daughters are already accustomed to strange things...

"Isn't that a bad name?"

Yingbu became more and more comfortable. Seeing that everyone disliked it, he smiled and said: "Since you don't like this name, you might as well buy it home and get a louder one."

"The starting price is one hundred taels of gold, please bid!"

The visitors looked at each other, but no one said a word, only looking at Ying Zheng.

The emperor did not speak, and no one dared to shout.

Ying Zheng waved his hand, indicating that he didn't like it.

So, Meng Yi, who was sitting behind Ying Zheng, immediately raised his hand: "Five hundred taels of gold!"

He wanted to buy one to give to his brother Meng Tian, ​​but this time he doubled the price five times. Others who wanted to bid could not help but hesitate.

Moreover, it was the first time for everyone to participate in this kind of auction, so they were somewhat unaccustomed to it, and for a while no one bid again.

Yingbu didn't waste any time and shouted directly: "Five hundred taels of gold once, five hundred taels of gold twice, five hundred taels of gold three times, deal done!"

A beautiful lady came on stage, led the golden gale down, and then led a black horse.

Yingbu introduced it again, and the starting price was still one hundred taels of gold. Meng Yi, who had taken the golden blast, tasted the sweetness and offered another five hundred taels of gold.

In this way, three horses were auctioned off by Meng Yi in a row. When the fourth horse arrived, the remaining guests figured out the rules. In addition, seeing that one horse was less than one horse, they finally couldn't sit still and joined the bidding one after another.

The fourth bloody horse was sold for one thousand two hundred taels of gold, and the scene fell into an inexplicable fanatical atmosphere!

(End of chapter)