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

Chapter 70 It has to be Prime Minister Qin, who can take charge of everything!

I am afraid that most of the people outside the academy who have watched the Zhenghu Opera have the same thoughts.

If according to the previous idea, many Zhenghu troupes will be cultivated and performed in various counties and counties in Daqin.

Then the civil support received by the conquest of Baiyue will be far greater than that of the previous conquest of the Xiongnu, and it will not even cost a penny from the national treasury!

Ying Zheng was a little moved, and so was Qin Mo, but after the monarch and his ministers looked at each other for a long while, they shook their heads in tacit understanding.

The help of righteous people should not be ignored and abused!

During the previous campaign against the Xiongnu, Ying Zheng complained that the treasury was empty and called on the world to donate.

In fact, it was more just in line with Qin Mo's proposal, demonstrating the Qin court's determination to spare no effort and its righteousness to protect the people of China.

Otherwise, if he is really anxious, the inner treasury will not be unable to be used.

But the facts proved that the approach at that time was correct. China and its nine states unanimously opened up to the outside world, perfectly filling the hole in the national treasury.

Now, Qin has succeeded in wiping out all the barbarians outside the Great Wall, and the Chinese people's sentiments are generally towards Qin... At least, the people's sentiments towards Qin in a short period of time, what needs to be consolidated!

This time in the conquest of Baiyue, there was no longer a surprise attack with elite soldiers, but a levy of regular soldiers with their own investment.

It is enough for the imperial court to take out the old weapons accumulated in previous years and equip them for the soldiers, slightly improve the spears and halberds, and make some matching iron forks and iron wolf forks.

If we continue to abuse the help of the righteous people, it will appear that the imperial court is greedy and greedy, and the righteous people who yearn for the Qin Dynasty will become the culprits in the eyes of others!

"Sooner or later, Baiyue will return to the unification of China, and there is no need to be impatient. I will make a detailed plan when I patrol southern Chu."

Ying Zheng calmed down the angry participants for a while, then gave Qin Mo and the ministers a look before heading deeper into the academy.

Qin Mo and all the civil and military officials followed the emperor and left.

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The auction was over, and Lord Guanzhong and the merchants went to Yingbu to settle the account with the receipts for the goods purchased from the auction.

"Gentlemen, I also have a four-wheeled vehicle here, which was made by Shaofu Workshop. Whether it is used for riding or doing business, it is several times better than a two-wheeled vehicle!"

Yingbu waved to Mei Ji and asked her to bring two four-wheeled carriages for everyone present to observe.

Both carriages are beautiful and practical, one is designed as a square bucket truck and the other is designed as a box car.

The truck was loaded with sand and gravel, and Yingbu led the cart-pulling horse and circled around the people, saying: "This four-wheeled vehicle has a ball axle disc mechanism between the body and the front axle, so it can turn flexibly.

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"In addition, ball bearings are also installed between the wheels and axles to act as tiles, so the driving is smooth and labor-saving."

"When towing a two-wheeled vehicle, the weight of the vehicle body balance needs to be pressed on the towing cows and horses, so the cows and horses have to exert an extra three points of force out of thin air."

"Even when there is a lot of cargo, the oxen and horses are burdened with the weight of balancing the car body, making it difficult to move even an inch."

"This four-wheeled vehicle is self-steady, so there is no need to waste a lot of animal power. The oxen and horses can use all their energy to drag forward, so the cargo can be pulled several times, or even dozens of times!"

Everyone nodded frequently after hearing this, as they all naturally understood such a simple truth.

It is not an exaggeration to say that this vehicle is a magical tool for transporting goods!

Everyone's eyes were looking under the forward axle, trying to figure out what mechanism the ball axle plate was.

It is not difficult to make a four-wheel carriage. If you can understand the ingenuity of ball bearings, you can go home and find a craftsman to make it yourself, saving a lot of money!

How could Yingbu not see what everyone was thinking, so he directly took out a ball bearing plate and said: "This is the roller bearing plate."

Everyone immediately rushed forward to check, but after looking at it, they all gave up their thoughts.

Don't talk about anything else, just the balls in the shaft plate have blocked their thoughts.

Looking at the world, I am afraid that only the skilled craftsmen of Shaofu can create it!

"If you want to build your own car and drive it, you can purchase this axle plate from Shaofu Workshop and install it on your own four-wheeled vehicle."

"In addition, there are mild steel shock absorbing plates installed between the axle and the body to prevent the axle and wheels from breaking during bumps."

Yingbu had no intention of hiding any secrets, but gave guidance attentively.

Everyone hurriedly thanked them, and some people asked: "How much do these shaft plates, bearings, and shock-absorbing mild steel plates cost?"

Yingbu pondered for a moment and then said: "If you add an additional car, it will cost about four thousand yuan."

The man asked again: "If I buy this car directly, how much will it cost?"

Yingbu stretched out a hand and said, "This is a one-horse chariot, priced at five thousand yuan."

"If a person with a noble title buys a two-horse carriage, it will cost six thousand yuan, and the freight can be doubled."

"If you are a noble or a high-ranking official, you can buy a three-horse carriage for seven thousand yuan, and the transportation of goods will naturally be more..."

The emperor has six chariots, the princes have five chariots, the ministers have four chariots, the officials have three chariots, the scholars have two chariots, and the common people have one chariot. This is an ancient system, and Qin Dynasty also followed it.

Everyone knows this rule and will not go beyond it.

The key is the price, which is really surprising.

The one-horse four-wheel truck in front of me is made of solid materials and excellent workmanship. To use the advertising slogan of later generations, it means that it must be a high-quality product produced by Shaofu.

If you hire a private craftsman to build the car body yourself, even if it costs two to three thousand dollars, you may not be able to use such materials. Add in the cost of bearings and damping plates, and it will cost six to seven thousand dollars.

But Shaofu only sells it for 5,000 yuan, which is considered the cost price!

"Brother Yingbu, is this car also sold for 5,000 yuan?"

The man pointed to the van parked on one side and asked hopefully.

Yingbu immediately laughed and scolded: "I think it's a beautiful thing, but I don't even look at it. What kind of materials is this car made of?"

"The body is painted, the windows are made of colored glass, and you can lie down or sit inside. It's extremely comfortable."

"If it's less than 10,000 yuan, don't even think about it!"

Everyone commented that the young man's advantage was not so easy to take advantage of.

Yingbu asked everyone to get into the van for a test drive and drove around the martial arts arena himself. After everyone tried the car, they all praised it and made a reservation.

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At the same time, the monarch and his ministers who were walking to the back garden of the Marquis Mansion were discussing how to appease the righteous people.

"I will order Taiyue to recruit actors from the six countries to rehearse Zheng Hu Opera in various accents and go to all counties and counties in Daqin to perform for the people."

"If this is accomplished, when the Baiyue expedition is launched in the south, the righteous people will definitely be eager to help, probably even more so than in the previous expedition against the Xiongnu."

"However, I do not want to abuse the power of the righteous people, but I am afraid of chilling the hearts of the righteous people. How do you think the court should deal with it?"

Ying Zheng was very distressed and asked the officials for advice.

The expressions of the officials were a little strange, especially some of the old officials who knew Ying Zheng's character well.

The emperor is specially showing off to us. Versailles is a perfect match. Do you want to show off your rainbow fart?

Ying Zheng didn't know what the ministers were thinking, so he frowned and said, "Why don't you say anything?"

The ministers hurriedly stopped their slander and pondered in a humble manner. After a long while, a certain Tingwei named Li said: "The power of the righteous people must not be abused, and the heart of the righteous people must not be ignored."

Ying Zheng's face turned dark, you are leaving it here and here, I want you to be the repeater.

Li Tingwei then added: "If the righteous people contribute financially and help, the imperial court will accept it. They can be rewarded with titles and titles as they did after the victory over the Huns."

The ministers nodded in agreement: "That's the only way."

But Ying Zheng shook his head decisively and said in denial: "The title is related to the national plan, and it must not be awarded lightly unless it is meritorious."

"In the previous campaign against the Xiongnu, the righteous people helped out of their own heart, and the granting of titles and rewards was a special case."

"If Baiyue is conquered, we will treat him like this. I'm afraid he is not a righteous citizen and wants to donate some property in exchange for a title!"

Li Tingwei was speechless for a moment and had to step back and continue thinking hard.

All the ministers were also speechless and had no better way to deal with it.

This is really bad. In the past, officials tried their best to make the people of Kyushu recognize the Qin Dynasty.

It's good now, the recognition has come, but I don't know how to deal with it!

When Ying Zheng saw that his ministers could not offer good advice, he gradually became impatient and snorted in displeasure.

The officials were all frightened when they heard this. The First Emperor was still the same First Emperor. Virtue was only a surface for the people to see, and harshness and cruelty were his true nature.

Even all the princes and princesses have calmed down one after another, not daring to touch me.

"Your Majesty, I have a plan to get the best of both worlds and deal with the righteous people." Qin Mo took a step forward, blocked the ministers behind him, and clasped his hands.

The ministers looked at his back, sighing in relief and almost moved to tears.

Especially Lao Wang Wan and others, who once again donated money and goods to themselves and succeeded in retaining Qin Mo as prime minister, they felt very lucky.

It has to be Prime Minister Qin, who can take charge of everything!

Ying Zheng turned his attention to Qin Mo and softened slightly: "Ai Qing always has strange thoughts, but there is no harm in speaking."

Qin Mo took out a piece of white paper from his sleeve, handed it to Ying Zheng and said, "Your Majesty, please read it."

Ying Zheng took it and rubbed it for a moment, then his face gradually became happy: "This paper is much thicker, more flexible and brighter than the yellow paper I saw last time. It can be used for writing, right?"

The bamboo slips he reviews every day are calculated by car, so you can imagine the hard work.

If the light white paper became popular, regardless of whether others would use it, he, as the emperor, would be much more relaxed every day.

Qin Mo nodded: "It can indeed be used for writing and printing classics."

"After the school's hiatus is over, the papermaking and printing techniques will probably be reported to the imperial court for merit and reward!"

Ying Zheng said happily: "I will not hesitate to give generous rewards, but what does this have to do with dealing with the righteous people?"

Qin Mo no longer pretended to be ignorant and said bluntly: "This paper is definitely difficult to copy among the people. It can be used to print some land deeds with different sizes of acres."

"If the righteous people are willing to help the imperial court conquer Baiyue, they will be given land deeds corresponding to the number of acres according to the value of the donated property."

"After the army pacifies Baiyue, the righteous people can go to the government to claim the land in Baiyue based on the land deed. Every three acres will be given one extra acre as a reward!"

This is a disguised form of national debt.

Ying Zheng nodded frequently and said straightly: "Good! Great good! With this strategy, the imperial court can avoid filling in immigrants!"

Qin Mo clasped his hands and said: "This is to induce us. The people's desire for land will always be endless."

"The imperial court will reward them with Baiyue land. Even if they don't cultivate it themselves, they will definitely let their nephews who are about to separate and establish a business inherit it."

"At that time, in addition to rewards, the imperial court also allocated ration fields to those who established separate families. Compared with the ration fields for the common people in various counties and counties in Da Qin, it would not hurt to allocate more."

“This can attract more young people and voluntarily immigrate to Baiyue!”

Under the Qin law, the eldest son inherits most of the family business, and the responsibility for supporting the family lies entirely with the eldest son. How much the remaining sons can inherit depends entirely on whether their parents love them.

Some unpopular sons could not even earn anything, so they could only rely on the ration fields allocated by the court to marry and start a family.

Moreover, once he gets married, the grain field will be shared with his wife.

Because under Qin Mo's reforms, ration fields were actually awarded to a family of two. If a child was born, he could apply for another ration field. Regardless of whether the child was a boy or a girl, when the daughter got married in the future, the ration field would be inherited by the eldest son.

Qin Mo's good intentions. In recent years, the number of bachelors in counties and counties in Daqin has been decreasing day by day, and the population has been growing explosively. He is indispensable...

All in all, the land of Baiyue is not barren outside the Great Wall, but has plenty of fertile land that can be cultivated. The court can just induce it with benefits, and there is no need to bother with immigration!

"My dear, you never disappoint me."

Ying Zheng did not hesitate to praise, but he was in a happy mood.

The ministers also nodded secretly, feeling that it was quite appropriate.

Only a certain Tingwei surnamed Li felt that he had been outclassed, and he felt resentful in his heart. He wanted to criticize others, but he was too afraid to do so.

However, he didn't dare to come forward to find fault, but there were people who were dedicated to finding fault.

Feng Jie, the imperial censor, took a step forward and said: "Prime Minister Qin, not all the righteous people are rich and noble. If you only donate three to five and a half taels, how should the court respond?"

Qin Mo smiled: "White paper can print land deeds, and it can also print debt notes. Isn't it okay to receive his help of three to five yuan, and when the war is over, I can give him a reward of five or six yuan?"

Feng Jie, on the other hand, had a lot in common with Han Xin, and he criticized him one after another: "The policies proposed by Prime Minister Qin are all in response to the righteous people who donate money."

"What should we do if there are righteous people who prepare their own food, grass and weapons and go into Baiyue to kill the thieves like they did in the previous campaign against the Huns?"

There was no need for Qin Mo to answer these words. Ying Zheng answered: "Baiyue is my land of China, and the people of Baiyue will also be my people of Great Qin in the future."

"If you don't resist the army, you must not kill them randomly."

"When we are about to conquer Baiyue, I will definitely issue an edict. If there are strong men who are willing to enter Baiyue to kill thieves, they must accompany the army. Those who dare to violate the law will not be rewarded but punished!"

Feng Jie and the other ministers were all astonished. Apparently they did not expect that Ying Zheng would regard the land of Baiyue as the land of China.

However, if you think about it carefully, there is nothing wrong with it. Dayu controlled floods and released floods in the South China Sea.

Therefore, South Vietnam was originally a territory developed by the Chinese ancestors. Since it was a territory developed by the ancestors, how could it not be taken back into the territory of the Qin Dynasty?

The restoration of the old tribe of the Chu State in South Vietnam was just an opportunity. Even without those clowns, the conquest of Baiyue must be carried out.

Because the conquest of Baiyue was a legitimate war of unification!

"Your Majesty has thought long and hard, and I will give you my respect!"

The ministers were sincerely convinced and bowed their heads to Chief Ying.

Ying Zheng accepted the rainbow farts from the officials, and discussed some details with Qin Mo. Finally, he was satisfied and prepared to drive back to the palace.

But before leaving, he urged the doctor to order Meng Yi: "It has been three or four days since I issued an edict to patrol the Chu region. Can you please choose the imperial troops to accompany you?"

Obviously, he couldn't wait to go to Chudi.

Meng Yi immediately clasped his hands and reported back: "The selection of more than 10,000 imperial troops has been completed. We are just waiting for His Majesty to designate accompanying officials and ministers to supervise the country before they can start patrolling!"

Ying Zheng nodded: "Good, there will be an edict issued later!"

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