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

Chapter 9: Gua is too cowardly and bullying. Are you treating me like a beggar?

"Master, are you still going to Xiang Qin's house to send money?"

The servant approached Li Si and asked.

Li Si waved his hand and said, "I won't send you off anymore. You can drive the oxcart home immediately."

Servant: "Master, won't you go home?"

"No return."

Li Si shook his head resolutely: "This lieutenant is waiting here to stop his colleagues who donated money and expose his hypocrisy to them!"

The servants took the order and drove the ox cart away.

Li Si, on the other hand, had a lot of free time and was stuck on the only way to Zhenguohou's Mansion.

However, before the colleagues who donated money could wait, there were waves of beautiful swordsmen transporting coins and gold cakes to the Marquis' mansion.

Obviously, they are all earned from selling treasure fairy tea!

Li Si was dumbfounded when he saw it. He made a rough calculation in his mind and found that it was probably millions of dollars.

And those combinations of beautiful women and swordsmen are still appearing one after another!

"Hey, does he want to use these treasures to support the treasury and conquer the Huns?"

Li Si's thoughts were racing and he couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.

The last time he took action rashly and sued Qin Mo for keeping guests, he suffered a heavy loss, but now he has behaved much better.

After all, Qin Mo dared to devote his wealth to open a school for the empire in the name of the First Emperor, without caring about his own fame and fortune.

Now it seems that it is not impossible to donate these millions of money to the national treasury to conquer the Huns!

"Li Tingwei talks about being poor, but he is the fastest to donate money. He is really dedicated to serving the country."

Li Si was brainstorming when a sound of praise came from the distance.

Looking up, it was the Prime Minister of the Left, Wang Wan, leading his servants to deliver goods.

Li Si hurriedly bowed his hands in greeting, and then solemnly said: "Prime Minister, I have not donated any money."

"Why?" Wang Wan asked in surprise.

"Prince, please take a look."

Li Si took out the porcelain cup he had secretly hidden earlier from his sleeve, showed it to the royal palace, and explained solemnly.

"This treasure was made by the Prime Minister of Qin and was used to sell it at a high price to amass money."

"In addition, there is a kind of immortal tea. There is still an aftertaste in this treasure. Please give it a whiff, and will you like it?"

"I have seen that the money earned from the two sales has amounted to millions. If we continue at this rate, it will not be difficult to get tens of millions of dollars."

"Prime Minister Qin and His Majesty have always exchanged what they need. If these tens of millions of money are used to conquer the Xiongnu, why do we need to donate any more money?"

At the end of Li Si's words, his tone was full of complaints.

Of course, there is also a trace of unknown jealousy, jealous of Qin Mo's closeness to the First Emperor.

Wang Wan pondered for a while, then frowned and said, "Your Majesty is also stingy. Isn't such a huge amount of money not enough to conquer the Huns?"

"You actually want to take advantage of our ministers. You really don't deserve to be a king!"

The rule of the Qin Dynasty was dominated by Legalism and supplemented by Confucianism and Mohism.

And he is an old Confucian scholar who values ​​​​"the king treats his ministers like grass and grass, and his ministers regard the king as a bandit", and the king and his ministers complement each other.

And the First Emperor's stinginess made him somewhat dissatisfied!

"Then...does the Prime Minister still want to donate money?" Li Si asked.

"donate!"

Wang Wan nodded affirmatively: "Your Majesty ordered us to set an example. If we don't donate, won't all the people of China complain?"

"So, I want to donate three measures of millet and rice to prepare the army for the expedition!"

Li Si was startled for a moment, then smiled and said in admiration: "You have to be the old prime minister, this is not as good as this."

"I'll also donate half a tael..."

As he spoke, he suddenly reached into his pocket and took out a few coins and a half: "Eight coins!"

The two old foxes looked at each other and smiled, saying nothing.

…

…

In the afternoon.

It has been half a day since the First Emperor called on all civil and military officials to set an example and donate money and goods to the expeditionary army.

"Zhao Gao, how much money and food have been donated by the court's beloved ministers?"

Ying Zheng thought of the last time when all the officials helped Qin Mo to help the poor, and all of them were generous, and he couldn't help but feel a little hopeful in his heart.

The treasury is poor, and the emperor also wants to make more money!

"Uh...this..."

Zhao Gao had a strange expression and hesitated to speak, as if it was difficult to speak.

Ying Zheng frowned: "If you have anything to say, just say it!"

Zhao Gao was so frightened that he had to take out some slips from his sleeves and read the recorded text on them.

"The Prime Minister of the Left, Wang Wan, donated three measures of millet."

"Tingwei Li Si donated half a tael and eight coins."

"The doctor ordered Meng Yi to donate two kilograms of bacon."

"Doctor Internal History donated a piece of linen clothing."

"Da Sinong..."

Ying Zheng was dumbfounded and dumbfounded.

Even if you are a beggar in Xianyang City, if you receive such a donation, you may secretly curse: "A bunch of poor people!"

boom--

Ying Zheng stood up and planned to read it to Zhao Gao, and said angrily: "It's too much to bully others, are you treating me like a beggar?!"

"Your Majesty, please calm down. I believe all your colleagues have their own reasons as well."

Zhao Gao swept his eyebrows and lowered his eyes and whispered comfort.

In fact, he also received a message from Wang Wan and Li Si and donated only one stone of fodder. Anyway, there would be a high roof if the sky fell.

"Pass! Call those cowards!"

Ying Zheng roared angrily and banged the case.

…

Later, the Sangong, Jiuqing, civil and military squads arrived one after another.

But what Ying Zheng didn't expect was that all the ministers were in rags, and Gao Guanbo wore patches upon patches, making him worse than a beggar.

Ying Zheng saw this in his eyes and laughed out of breath.

"Pretending to be poor, right?"

"Tell me what's the reason?"

Ying Zheng suppressed his anger and asked.

All the ministers looked at each other, and then they all bowed their heads: "I am guilty."

This is messed up.

Ying Zheng couldn't bear it anymore: "How generous were you when you donated money to Qin Mo?"

"Donate to me now, why are you so stingy?"

"Qin Mo is poor, that's because he is willing to accept hardships."

"The reason why I am poor is because I am going to conquer the Xiongnu and carry out important military affairs."

"If you are sincere, you should donate more so that I and the soldiers can fight a prosperous battle and protect the people of China!"

These words are quite reasonable and well-founded.

Wang Wan, the prime minister of the left, winked at Li Si, who immediately came out and said: "Prime Minister Qin has amassed millions of money, which is enough to support the army to conquer the Xiongnu."

Ying Zheng was stunned: "Seriously? How could I not know?"

Li Si: "Your Majesty, are you pretending to be confused?"

Ying Zheng stared, furious.

Lisun was immediately frightened, but there was a huge wave in his heart.

If the First Emperor really didn’t know this, it would be a lot of fun!

The last time he made a rash move to impeach Qin Mo for keeping guests, it was more out of the mentality of having dates and not having dates, so he didn't investigate carefully.

After all, Qin Mo had the trust of the First Emperor, and even a small crime could not bring him down.

But now, Qin Mo secretly amassed wealth without the knowledge of the First Emperor. The amount was staggering, enough to support a war.

As for the expedition against the Xiongnu this time, it was said that the First Emperor personally conquered it, but in fact Qin Mo was the commander-in-chief.

In addition, the First Emperor's personal expedition with the army was also instigated by Qin Mo.

This is so damn scary when you think about it!

What exactly does Qin Mo want to do?

"The wealth that Prime Minister Qin has amassed is hidden in the mansion of the Marquis of Zhenguo. If your Majesty doesn't believe it, just go and take a look and you will know!"

Li Si was eager to try and played loudly.

(End of chapter)