Daily life in Qin Dynasty

Chapter 124

Chapter 124

After hearing what Jun Mo said, Ying Zheng couldn't help raising his eyebrows, and asked curiously, "Additional conditions?"

Mo Jun nodded, and then said: "I want to build a road, clear it with pyrolite, build it with cement, cross the Qinling Mountains, pass through Hanzhong, and connect Bashu."

Hearing this, Ying Zheng's face became a little more serious, and he said with a little surprise.

"Mo Qing has such an ideal in her heart?"

"Hanzhong is poor, and this minister is helpless."

Mo Jun clasped his hands and saluted.

Ying Zheng looked at Mo Jun in front of him with satisfaction, and the gratification in his eyes became more and more intense.

Nowadays, there are not a few monarchs and marquises in Qin who have fiefdoms, but there are only a handful of lords like Mo Jun who can actively seek the well-being of the people in the fief.

speak up.

If the entire Great Qin had fiefdoms and marquises with Mo Jun's thoughts, he wouldn't have to be so exhausted as the King of Qin.

Thinking of this.

Ying Zheng also sighed a bit: "Since Mo Qing's move is for the sake of our people, the people of the Great Qin Li, I will help you."

"Come here, Xuan Shang General Wang Jian and Meng Ao have an audience."

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About an hour later.

Wang Jian and Meng Ao entered the Xianyang Palace. These two were the partners of the other two "salt sellers" that Ying Zheng had found.

After all, in today's state of Qin, there are only a handful of people who are qualified to do business with Ying Zheng and Mo Jun.

Among them, the Meng family and the Wang family are undoubtedly the two most trusted families of Ying Zheng.

After a while.

After listening to Ying Zheng's explanation, Meng Ao and Wang Jian looked at the 'refined salt' on the table, and their two pairs of vicissitudes of eyes suddenly lit up.

The profit of the salt business has always been obvious.

And the refined salt refined by Mo Jun's "refining method" is of such high quality, even if Wang Jian and Meng Ao are in the family and are not in charge of the business, they can clearly see the benefits of this business.

not to mention.

This time, the 'trafficking of private salt' was still controlled by King Qin behind the scenes, and the safety was beyond doubt.

As for the 'additional conditions' proposed by Mr. Mo, building a road that runs through the entire Qinling Mountains and Bashu, although it will cost a lot.But this sum of money is only a one-time investment, and the subsequent "salt sales business" can return blood in a steady stream.

What's more, road construction itself is also a great thing that benefits the country and the people. Once the roads between Qinling and Bashu are opened, the person who will make the most money in a short period of time will naturally be Mo Jun.

But in the long run, Ying Zheng...or Qin State is the biggest beneficiary.

So this time, investing a sum of money to build roads will not only earn money from the 'salt business', but also gain Yingzheng's favor.

No matter what.

This business is a steady profit.

Naturally, Wang Jian and Meng Ao had no reason to refuse.

After all, no matter how strong the background of the Wang and Meng clans is, people always have to have a good meal!

After the four of them briefly discussed the details, they settled on this business cooperation.

As for the contract, naturally it will not be signed.

After all, no matter how courageous Mo Jun, Meng Ao, and Wang Jian are, they would not dare to sign a contract with Ying Zheng!

After resolving this matter.

Mo Jun, Meng Ao, and Wang Jian all resigned and left Xianyang Palace.

Out of Xianyang Palace.

Meng Ao and Wang Jian did not separate from Mr. Mo, but walked together all the way towards Zhisu Neishi's Mansion.

If in the past.

As the three of them, even if it was to avoid suspicion, they couldn't walk together so openly.

But this time, both Meng Ao and Wang Jian happened to be going to manage Su Neishi's office, and Mo Jun was in charge of Su Nei Shi, so there was no need to do it too deliberately.

"What you did this time is very measured."

Inside the carriage, Meng Ao looked at Mo Jun with some appreciation in his eyes.

"You are too young, and you have made great achievements too quickly. If you make another great contribution at this time, I am afraid that even the king will feel embarrassed. Although our current King of Qin has the ambition to swallow the world, no one can guarantee that he will be able to do it for the rest of his life." will not change."

"Hahaha~~Old man Meng, I think you are a little too worried. Although this kid is not very old, I think his mind is not much less than us old guys."

As soon as Meng Ao's words fell, before Mo Jun had time to speak, Wang Jian had already patted Mo Jun's shoulder heavily, and said carelessly.

It is also interesting to say.

Meng Ao usually has a calm personality, but he prefers aggressive tactics on the battlefield.

On the other hand, Wang Jian usually looks careless, but on the battlefield, he is as stable as an old dog.

Meng Ao looked at Wang Jian at the side, and shook his head, quite helplessly.

He originally wanted to take this opportunity to give Mo Jun some advice on 'the way to be an official', but he just opened his mouth when he was aroused by this old guy.

But Wang Jian was right.

Although Mo Jun is not very old, he does have a lot of eyes, otherwise he wouldn't have handled things so perfectly this time.

In fact, a large part of his advice just now was entirely due to the concern of the elders.

Mo Jun naturally also saw the concern of Meng Ao and Wang Jian, so he also respectfully hugged his hands and said: "Boy, thank you two seniors for your concern."

Wang Jian patted Mo Jun on the shoulder, grinned and said, "Hey, why are you so polite to us? Old man Meng and I are already old, and among the younger generations of Qin, there are quite a few promising people. But in your case In a generation, you are the only one who can truly carry the banner of Qin."

"No matter where you look at it, we two old fellows should also protect you young people!"

What Meng Ao and Wang Jian said was nothing else, it was the matter that Mo Jun presented the 'method of refining refined salt' this time.

This time, Mr. Mo made great contributions again, but he did not ask for a reward. Instead, he offered to cooperate with Ying Zheng in business.

The reason why he said so was naturally not just for money.

in short.

This time, it's not that Mr. Mo doesn't want the reward, but that he can't ask for the reward.

Just as Meng Ao said before, Mo Jun made meritorious deeds too quickly during this time, and he was too much in the limelight.

Today's Mo Jun is already the "Sheng Ping Jun" of Qin State, and the official worship is "Zhi Su Nei Shi", one of the nine ministers.

If he continues to make great contributions at this time, what reward should he accept next?

San Gong?

Or a king with a different surname?

Or the master of high meritorious service, directly rebelling?

Even if Yingzheng is a king with a relatively broad mind in all dynasties, Mr. Mo can't rely on this, so let's gamble with his own life!

So this time, Mo Jun couldn't accept the reward after his meritorious deeds.

And since he can't ask for power, then Mo Jun can only ask for money.

A large part of the reason why Ying Zheng agreed to cooperate with Mo Jun was because he saw the attitude Mo Jun wanted to express.

That's why he followed suit and accepted this business cooperation with Mo Jun.

But 'salt selling' is a government-run business after all.

In a sense, this is also one of Ying Zheng's exclusive rights.

But now, through cooperation, Mo Jun has taken away part of Ying Zheng's rights, so naturally there will be no problems in a short time.

But once the time is long, as the profits of "salt selling" in the later period become higher and higher, even if Ying Zheng is not worried about anything, no one can guarantee whether the next Qin King will have opinions on Mo Jun because of this.

That's why Mo Jun took the initiative to give part of the right to "sell salt" to Meng Ao and Wang Jian later.

With the help of the Meng family and the Wang family, the rights of the four parties are balanced, so that the king will not be suspicious.

As such.

The great achievement made by Mo Jun this time has disappeared into nothingness.

And I can also take this opportunity to take care of the 'road repair' that I wanted to do the most at the beginning, as a matter of course.

It can be said to be three birds with one stone.

This is also the reason why Meng Ao praised Mo Jun for his "very measured" handling of this matter.

speak up.

The strategy Mo Jun used to deal with this matter was not too complicated.

The key is that he can resolutely abandon the state of mind of this "reward".

willing, willing.

There is something to do with home.

Many times, people who are officials can actually see the coming crisis clearly, but under the guidance of power, status, and interests, how many people can really give up the monstrous rights that are about to be obtained?

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After arriving at Zhi Su Naishi's mansion.

The officials on duty at the gate saw Mo Jun getting off the carriage, and hurried forward to greet him: "My lord, you..."

Not finished.

Seeing Meng Ao and Wang Jian coming down from the carriage, seeing these two people, the guarding officer was like a frightened rabbit, almost jumping three feet high.

If it wasn't for Mo Jun still standing here, this person probably couldn't bear it anymore and ran away.

Mo Jun glanced at him.

Then he turned around and looked behind him. Two strong old men who were as tall as cows couldn't help but ask: "You two, you won't bully my officials who govern the Awanai Shifu while I'm not around, right?"

"Bullshit!"

As soon as Mo Jun finished speaking, Wang Jian blowing his beard and staring at him said, "This old man has always been a reasonable person, how could he do such a brutal thing?"

"・・・"

"He hit you?"

Mo Jun was silent for a few breaths, then looked at the officer on duty in front of him, and asked in an affirmative tone.

The officer on duty was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "General Wang didn't beat the subordinate, but the two generals often came to harass the officials in the mansion during this period, and they sat for two or three hours at a time."

"If the officials and others don't agree to the request of the two generals, the two of them will roll around in the mansion, crying for their father and mother, and disturbing Zhi Su Nei Shi's mansion will not be safe."

Maybe it was because of Mo Jun's return and having a backer, the officials on duty complained aggrievedly.

After listening to the officer on duty, Mo Jun's face was full of black lines.

I couldn't help but look back at Wang Jian and Meng Ao who were behind me, and found that even though they heard the complaint from the official in charge, the two were still calm. One looked up at the sky and the other looked down at the ground, as if what I just said was not them. .

Mo Jun's eyelids twitched, and he couldn't help but said: "Seniors, you two are also prominent figures in Qin State, can you pay attention to your image?"

"what?"

Wang Jian buckled his nose, dug out a large piece of booger, flicked it casually, and said disdainfully, "Image? How much is that stuff worth?"

Meng Ao was calmer, and explained a little bit, saying: "It's not that I don't want to lose face, but compared to the lives of soldiers on the battlefield, this so-called face is worthless."

In fact, talking about this matter, Meng Ao and Wang Jian really can't be blamed for their thick skins, because to be precise, this kind of rogue skill is almost a must-have skill for all current Qin generals.

no way.

Who made Qin State too poor before.

After Mr. Mo came here in the past few years, he has earned a lot of extra money for Qin, so the situation is a little bit better now.

But for the Qin State in the past, every time the Qin army started a war with the outside world, many times, the warriors did not die on the battlefield, but halfway through the battle, they suddenly found that there was no food in the logistics.

In the end, the generals and soldiers of the Qin army had no choice but to go to war with the opponent forcefully on an empty stomach. In the end, no matter whether the Qin army won or lost, the losses would be extremely heavy.

It can be said.

Many times in the past, Qin Jun was not defeated by his opponents, but by his own people, starving to death.

Therefore, when all the generals of the Qin army encountered wars, they would definitely come to govern the Suu Nei Shifu to make a fuss before the war, not for anything else, just to get more food for future troubles.

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(End of this chapter)