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

Chapter 72 Our eyes meet, does the eldest princess admire me?

Different identities will lead to different perspectives on problems.

As a royal noblewoman and the daughter of the First Emperor, Yuan Man could not understand Yu Ji's desire for a distinguished status.

To put it bluntly, she would rather be Yu Ji, not having to bear the righteousness of her family and country, and being able to join hands with a gentleman, even if she is poor, it is enough.

What's more, Yu Ji's gentleman is not really poor. He is a prince with great military achievements, the lord of a feudal country, and the prime minister of the Qin Dynasty.

In the eyes of outsiders, he is honest and self-sufficient, but in fact he is content and contented. The nourishing life he leads makes him as noble as his father, even if he cannot compare with him...

How could Yu Ji, a lowly dancer, not be envied by such a gentleman? Who wouldn’t be envied!

"What a beautiful thing, tsk tsk."

Seeing that Yuan Man seemed to be feeling sad, the maids pretended to be surprised and looked at the perfumes, smacking their lips in admiration.

Yuan Man came back to his senses and turned to look at the bottles of perfume.

Just now, her thoughts were all on Yu Ji, and she did not pay attention to the perfume that the maids brought down. Now when she looked carefully, her beautiful eyes could not help but shine, and she was immediately attracted to it.

The glass bottles are exquisite and unique, with different shapes and colors, and there are many cartoon-like shapes of flowers, fruits and animals.

Yuan Man saw it happily, picked up a 'Bambi' and played with it. Finally, he pulled out the plug from his nose, poured out a drop of the perfume in his belly and smelled it.

It's musk, it seems to be blended with other spices, it smells elegant and graceful!

"It tastes great. In the future, Princess Qin will become the Princess of Shang. These beautiful things will also be the princess's property and will be the envy of others."

The servant girls twitched their noses and sniffed, not without envy.

Yuan Man was stunned for a moment, but then his expression turned strange. He looked towards the direction where Yu Ji drove away, as if he was ashamed.

The maids spent time with her day and night, and when they saw her expression, they knew what she was thinking, and they immediately tried to persuade her.

"Princess, please don't be soft-hearted."

"What a gentleman Prime Minister Qin is. It's rare that your Majesty also intends to match him. If you miss it, you will regret it."

"Could it be...could it be that the princess doesn't like the Prime Minister of Qin, so she is hesitant?"

The last question penetrated Yuan Man's heart. He lowered his eyes and said, "It's hard to disobey my father's orders. It doesn't matter if I like it or not."

The servants knew her nature and knew her intentions as soon as they heard this. They were overjoyed and came up with suggestions: "That person is used to dressing up, but we have many skillful hands in the palace. We must make the princess dress up a hundred times better than her. No, thousands of times."

Ten thousand times!"

The servants and women clenched their fists, and their morale was high. One woman even said in a sarcastic tone: "That's right, we must let Qin meet, and then he will be strong!"

Yuan Man: "..."

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As Yuan Man received the order to accompany the driver on patrol, Qin Mo outside the palace also received the order to accompany the driver.

In addition, the edict regarding the academy was also passed down.

Unexpectedly, Ying Zheng did not send officials to settle in, but directly appointed Han Fei as a doctor, who still managed all the affairs of the academy.

The rest of the masters also granted titles to others.

From now on, all expenses incurred by the school will be paid by the national treasury!

"A prince is not only willing to be his guest, but also not to be an official of the court. It's okay if this doctor doesn't do it."

Han Fei held the official seal in his hand and sued, but with a face full of reluctance, he came to the hut to ask Qin Mo to help him resign.

Qin Mo waved his hand: "It's still the same thing. It's just a salary from the court. Why bother, sir?"

Han Fei shook his head solemnly and said: "If you are not an official of the imperial court, how should you deal with the king if you are not an official of the imperial court?"

"It's so easy!"

Qin Mo smiled casually and said: "From today on, you are no longer my guest."

Han Fei's old eyes suddenly widened, and then he angrily threw the official seal in his hand and sued himself, pulled out his sword and said: "I don't want to die to express my will..."

"Okay, okay, don't wipe your neck~!"

Qin Mo quickly held down the hilt of his sword and said, dumbfounded: "Not as a guest, but as a friend. Brother, why can't you turn a corner?"

The shout of "brother" made Han Fei hesitate for a moment, put away his sword angrily and said: "As the prime minister, you always take care of yourself. I'm afraid I will be estranged from my brother in the future."

Qin Mo shook his head: "Even if I don't alienate my brother, Your Majesty won't blame me."

"It should be noted that your Majesty dares to let my brother take charge of school affairs because he does not care about the relationship between you and me and trusts his character."

"Otherwise, why would you be asking for trouble and leaving hidden dangers for state affairs? My brother himself has said that it is about eating the emperor's salary and being loyal to the emperor. Presumably, if you are appointed to an official position, you will not abolish the official position for personal gain."

"So, Your Majesty's judgment of people is still very accurate!"

Han Fei was speechless, and said quietly for a long time: "For others, I will not abolish public affairs for personal reasons, but for a monarch, there are two things to say..."

Qin Mo waved his hand to interrupt the conversation and said angrily: "Brother, it is rare for me to take a break. If you have nothing to do, go home and accompany your wife. I also need to prepare the tools for patrolling the road."

Han Fei said no more sarcastically, picked up his official seal and sued, left the hut and went home.

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In the evening, Yu Ji finally finished delivering the perfume, sent the carriage into the school, then rushed back to the hut happily, pulling Qin Mo out.

"Why are you going so late? I'm going on a patrol the day after tomorrow, and I still have to pack my things!"

Qin Mo pulled her back with his backhand and continued to organize the boxes and cages.

Yu Ji grabbed the box and cage and quickly arranged it while saying: "Didn't I tell you a few days ago that I want to take Junzi to play in the nunnery, and introduce some good sisters to Junzi by the way."

Qin Mo was speechless for a moment: "You really plan to make me known as a prodigal? Did you receive some stimulation in the palace?"

"When the servant came into the palace to deliver perfume, he happened to meet His Majesty delivering an edict to Princess Yuanman to accompany him on patrol." Yu Ji said resentfully.

Qin Mo suddenly realized: "Then it's okay to go play in Nulu's house."

"However, there is one thing I don't understand. Your sisters donated a hundred thousand yuan to the army for the expedition. I think they were rewarded by the court. How come they are still working in the female village...?"

Yu Ji glanced at him and said with a smile: "Your Majesty changed your status and immigrated to the outside of the Great Wall. Logically, everyone with low status should go there enthusiastically."

"But why are there still many people working in wealthy families?"

Qin Mo was stunned for a moment, but was speechless.

There were policies at the top and countermeasures at the bottom. Yingzheng replaced the low-status immigrants and immigrated outside the Great Wall. Many wealthy families, in order to keep their handy slaves, took the initiative to find good housing for them.

Then, they are hired to work at home in the form of employment.

And those slaves who got good loans were willing to serve their original masters and would rather die than go outside the wall.

To put it bluntly, it’s better to lean against a big tree to enjoy the shade, and to work in a wealthy family’s home than for a humble citizen in the head of Guizhou!

In the same way, even if those singers and dancers who only entertain people with sex are rewarded, and with an official status like Yu Ji, those farms and houses that rely solely on rewards may not be as happy as entertaining people with sex.

I think back when Yu Ji first came to Qin Mo, she brought beautiful decorations and costumes that ordinary officials couldn't afford...

"If your sisters are holding official positions, how can they still entertain people with sex? If it damages the dignity of the court, I'm afraid they will be punished!" Qin Mo said again in a deep voice.

Yu Ji giggled: "What if we just treat guests to a banquet at home?"

Qin Mo was speechless again. He had gone through all the tricks of a socialite. It was really a painstaking effort.

Seeing that he was silent, Yu Ji suddenly asked in a low voice: "Gentleman, if you become Princess Shang as your wife in the future, will you still love and care for your servants like this?"

Qin Mo finally noticed that her mood was a little abnormal, and said softly: "Why do you want to do so much? It's okay if I don't become a princess."

Yu Ji shook her head and said seriously: "I mean, if I say that, sooner or later, I will get old and lose my appearance. Will a gentleman still love and protect my servant by then?"

Qin Mo was stunned, but before he could say anything, Yu Ji suddenly laughed again, patted the hilt of the sword on her waist and said, "If the gentleman dislikes the servant that day, the servant will end it by himself, saving me a lot of troubles!"

When she said these words, it seemed as if the knot in her heart was opened, and the faint sadness between her brows dissipated in an instant.

But Qin Mo was shocked by her determination after she relaxed, and it took him a while to hold back a sentence: "In this life, I will never let you make the same mistake again!"

Yu Ji didn't know whether she understood or not, she just nodded, then quickly packed up the two boxes and cages, and said, "Can we go out and play now?"

"Are you really going?"

"I'm so afraid, they won't eat you..."

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Two days passed by in a flash, and Qin Mo and Yu Ji's best friends also had fun for two whole days.

In the past two days, the grand event of the auction has spread throughout the streets and alleys of Xianyang City.

The common people enjoyed talking about the Zheng Hu Opera, and were even more astounded by the valuable foreign goods.

Those merchants and scholars who were lucky enough to participate in the auction became hotly sought after by the people. The foreign goods and BMWs in their hands were originally planned to be taken back to their hometowns for sale.

But before they could even be taken out of Xianyang City, they were already sold out with huge sums of money.

It has become the common people's consensus that you can make a lot of money by going out of the country!

At this opportunity, Ying Zheng also issued an edict, which was roughly divided into two parts.

The first is to loosen the confinement of the common people, and merchants are no longer counted as lowly, and they are given grain fields to cultivate. After doing business, they are not allowed to neglect fertile land, nor are they allowed to use their wealth to pay for labor service.

Otherwise, unless verified, all property will be confiscated and the penalty will be life-long hard labor.

This is a bit of letting go, but not completely!

After all, it is easier to keep fertile land from being abandoned and rent it out to others for farming, and you can still make some money.

However, the inability to use assets to pay for the corvee service is a heavy shackle. Even if the business is extended to Siberia, one has to come back every year to perform the corvee service.

Second, people from other countries entering the fortress must first serve three months of hard labor before they are allowed to do business. This happens every year.

This is very overbearing!

It not only restrains the merchants of Qin Dynasty, but also prevents them from doing the dirty business of "taking foreign passports and making domestic money".

There are also certain restrictions on the entry of merchants from outside the territory. When you come, you have to build Daqin, otherwise you will not be qualified to gain a foothold in the land of Daqin!

The reason why Ying Zheng issued these edicts was entirely because the proceeds from the auction had already paid commercial taxes.

The amount is so huge that it seems to exceed the annual tax of a large county!

Faced with such a huge profit, Ying Zheng and the Manchu ministers all acted on their own initiative, and on the premise of ensuring farming and fighting, they released the people's imprisonment to a limited extent.

In other words, it is like crossing the river by feeling the stones. After all, it is the first time in the world to govern such a large centralized country.

Everything needs to be tried, and if it doesn’t work, change it again!

After the edict was promulgated, there was a sensation in Xianyang and Guanzhong. The merchants cried bitterly and bowed to the ground in the direction of the Qin palace.

But at this time of innovation, Ying Zheng's imperial chariot had already left Xianyang City, leading hundreds of accompanying officials and more than ten thousand elite guards to go south to Wuguan.

"My dear, you have actually fallen!"

In Yuyu's car, Ying Zheng looked at Qin Mo, who was yawning profusely and with dark circles under his eyes, and couldn't help but scolded him angrily and funnyly.

The eldest daughter Yuan Man was waiting beside him, rinsing a set of fine porcelain tea sets, but her little eyes were also glancing at Qin Mo from time to time.

Qin Mo has been hanging out with a group of female officials from female households these past two days. Others may not know it, but the father and daughter know it all.

It’s very frustrating!

"It's true that Mr. Yu kindly invited me, and those female officials are also friends of Mr. Yu. I can't refuse, so I can only go to the banquet." Qin Mo said with a face full of shame.

Ying Zheng wrinkled his nose and said, "How much did Aiqing drink these days?"

"Hiccup~!"

Qin Mo burped from wine and said calmly: "A brief taste, just a brief taste, mainly to study a few musical instruments."

Ying Zheng couldn't laugh or cry: "How many new musical instruments have you studied?"

Qin Mo nodded: "Yes, would you like me to get a musical instrument and play for Your Majesty?"

Ying Zheng said angrily: "Ai Qing, it's better to go back and wake up first."

After saying that, he said to Yuan Man beside him: "Send Qin Qing back to his car to rest, and come to see me again when he wakes up!"

Yuan Man accepted the order and stopped tinkering with the tea sets that had been washed three or four times. He helped Qin Mo get out of the Yuyu carriage and board the five-horse carriage that followed.

In the car, Yu Ji's face was flushed and she was still sleeping soundly.

Yuan Man helped Qin Mo, who was full of alcohol, to lie down next to Yu Ji. Then, as if he was exhausted, he pressed directly on Qin Mo's body.

Qin Mo: "..."

Well, B+, C at most, to be honest, it's far worse than Yu Ji.

Qin Mo shook his head and threw away the messy thoughts.

Although he was drunk, he was conscious and he would not dare to molest the eldest princess. He quickly opened his arms to prevent him from touching anything he shouldn't touch, and said: "I'm sorry, eldest princess, get up quickly."

Yuan Man's pretty face turned red, she put her hands on Qin Mo's shoulders, stood up in panic, sat aside, and looked at Yu Ji quietly.

Seeing that the little girl was still sleeping soundly and not waking up, I secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

But then, I felt an inexplicable excitement in my heart, well, it was the kind of excitement a man would have!

Especially since Yu Ji was sleeping next to her, it was really sinful and exciting for her and Qin Mo to do this.

It feels like something sinful has been released from my heart!

Qin Mo didn't know what she was thinking, so when he saw her panic, he said, "Eldest princess, you can go back to your car and rest first. I will go to see your majesty after I wake up."

Yuan Man shook his head: "Prime Minister Qin and the visitor are drunk and cannot be left unattended. Father will blame me."

Qin Mo: "Actually... you can ask a waiter to take care of you."

Yuan Man: "..."

Yuan Man was willing to leave, but he just sat there, saying nothing and not leaving.

Qin Mo had no choice but to let it go, close his eyes and fall asleep.

But after a while, I suddenly heard a rustling sound beside me. When I opened my eyes, it was Yuan Man who was approaching him and looking at him.

The two of them just looked at each other and were both stunned!

Yuan Man had seen Qin Mo drunk last time and thought he was fast asleep if he wasn't snoring. However, he didn't know that he was pretending to be asleep this time, and he felt extremely embarrassed.

Qin Mo was stunned for a moment, then said drunkenly: "The eldest princess admires me?"

Yuan Man: "..."

Do you want it to be so direct?

(End of chapter)