Daqin: At the beginning, he revealed that he was a traverser, and Ying Zheng was paralyzed

In spite of his own objection, he insisted on cooking the crane.

Ying Shiman was naturally upset and deliberately embarrassed the other party.

"My minister is not a legalist, so I know very little about it."

"In my humble opinion, law is both a collective will and an order that maintains the functioning of society."

"Punish the evil and promote the good, restrain the unruly."

"Law……"

Seeing that the children seemed half-understandable, Chen Qing simply spoke more bluntly.

"Take Wei Chen himself as an example."

"In the past, Weichen ran a copper and iron shop in Dai County. At that time, the government often dispatched forging and casting errands."

"Others go to the treasury to collect copper and iron materials, take ten catties, and in addition to returning the required items, there are often some scraps left over, which can be used to make some hoes and kitchen knives and sell them privately."

"My lords, is this against the law?"

Fusu shook his head.

He knew that Daqin had very strict controls on weapons, copper and iron, but the common people were indispensable to metal utensils.

It is normal for craftsmen to contribute to the government and seek some benefits.

"It's justifiable, I think we can make an exception."

Chen Qing nodded in satisfaction: "The Weichen is different."

Fusu looked at him admiringly.

Mister will definitely not do such opportunistic things.

"The government has orders, and humble ministers will not refuse."

"Even when I went to withdraw the materials, I didn't take any money."

Fusu's head was at a loss.

"Sir, if you don't withdraw copper and iron from the treasury, how will you deal with it when it's time to hand it in?"

Chen Qing chuckled: "Not only did I complete the task as scheduled, but there were also hundreds of hoes and various agricultural tools in the shop."

"The sheriff is very satisfied when he learns that there are merchants under his command who are so generous and willing to share the worries of the court."

"The officials guarding the treasury saved a lot of materials for nothing, and seeing me was as enthusiastic as seeing a family member."

"The people around have cheap and durable farm tools, and they praise my reputation everywhere."

"This is everyone's joy!"

Chen Qing secretly sighed: Oh, if it wasn't for playing too much, would it have been reduced to where it is today?

Chapter 83 Taught Fusu a Good Lesson

When Zhao Chong brought the Deer Immortal and Crane Immortal to the back garden of Yichun Palace, a strong smell of barbecue came over his face.

With a sinking heart, he knew the moose was gone.

Listen carefully for a moment, it seems that Chen Qing's voice is boasting triumphantly.

"His Royal Highness, do you think this humble minister is breaking the law?"

After telling his past experiences, Chen Qing asked calmly.

"This one……"

Fusu didn't know what to say.

Instead of withdrawing copper and iron from the treasury, there were hundreds of farm tools in the shop instead.

They certainly didn't fall from the sky.

The only explanation is that Chen Qing exploited mines without permission, or had connections with criminals.

The problem is, he did benefit the common people!

"Cough cough."

Zhao Chong coughed lightly and walked in with a gloomy expression.

"See His Royal Highness, I have met all the princes and princesses."

"Chen Zhonghou, don't confuse right and wrong here, you have taught the princes badly."

"Not only have you broken the law, but you have also committed an unforgivable crime!"

He said in a stern tone: "The warehouse guard on behalf of the county colluded with you in private to engage in favoritism and fraud. In just a few years, more than 2000 catties of black and copper materials and more than [-] catties of iron materials have been corrupted!"

"And you recruited mountain people and savages to privately mine ore under the pretext of burning charcoal."

"And then bought off the defenders of the city, and transported the smelted copper and iron materials into the city."

"There are not only hundreds of farm tools in your copper and iron shop!"

"There are thousands of swords, hundreds of spears, and thousands of armors."

"The villain is all recorded in the book and has been sent to the internal warehouse, and can be checked at any time."

Heibingtai is an official, and Chen Qing is a bandit.

When Zhao Chong heard that he was boastful and dared to show off his past crimes in front of the princes, he couldn't help but refuted immediately.

"Wow!"

"So it is."

"Then Chen Zhonghou is..."

The princes and princesses turned their heads in unison, looking at Chen Qing with complicated eyes.

"Ha ha."

Chen Qing's expression did not change.

"Old Zhao, let me ask you."

"Besides this matter, does this official have any acts of oppressing kindness and harming the people?"

Zhao Chong was stunned for a moment, and replied displeasedly: "That's not true, but you want to gain fame and want to..."

He thought for a moment, then swallowed the words in his mouth.

Chen Qing said frankly: "The mine is buried deep in the mountains. If I don't dig it, it may be just a pile of stones in thousands of years."

"However, if I make a little use of it, it not only saves the expenses of the Daijun treasury, but also benefits the surrounding people."

"As for the corruption of ink, it was not instigated by the official, and I can't blame it."

"His Royal Highness, please take a look."

He grabbed the beautifully patterned copper lid of the hot pot and put it on the boiling copper kettle.

"The people of the world are like the soup below."

"Dharma is like the copper lid in the hand of a humble minister."

"As long as there are interests and can make their lives better, people can't help thinking about walking on the edge of the 'law', or even directly breaking the law."

Fusu nodded thoughtfully.

This metaphor is quite vivid.

Chen Qing pointed to his right hand: "This hand of my minister represents His Majesty, you, the royal family and the imperial court."

"When this hand is strong enough, it can suppress the copper cover completely."

"Even if there are occasional bubbles churning up, it will be bloody, and it will be in vain."

"But……"

Chen Qing let go of his hands, and kept fanning the charcoal at the bottom of the pot with his cattail fan.

The flames rose instantly.

After a while, wisps of white steam emerged from the gap of the pot cover.

"Weichen, just like it."

Chen Qing said with emotion: "It's not that the ministers want to pervert the law, but that the people suffer from the lack of metal tools at hand, and there is a strong dissatisfaction and demand in their hearts."

"Even if it's not me, someone else will do this kind of thing."

Zhao Chong pressed his hand on the lid of the pot with a cold face, and the water vapor seeping from the gap immediately decreased a lot.

"Your Majesty is at the height of the sun, and Daqin still has millions of soldiers."

"It was because you were negligent in guarding against it that you took advantage of it."

"The same situation will never happen again in the future."

Chen Qing showed a mocking smile: "Is that really the case?"

"If the fire continues to increase and the water vapor in the pot cannot be discharged, guess what will happen?"

Fu Su thought hard: "Will it... explode?"

Zhao Chong denied it immediately: "How can you break the copper kettle with mere water vapor?"

Chen Qing said with a smile: "If the copper kettle is strong and the lid fits perfectly, it won't happen in a short time."

"But the soup in the pot is boiling, just like the people's sentiments are raging."

"Sooner or later, the pot will rot and the copper lid will be deformed."

"By the time……"

"boom!"

Fusu was taken aback by the explosion he imitated, and fell into deep thought with a hesitant expression.

Although Zhao Chong was not convinced, his words were not as sharp as the other party's, and he really couldn't think of any rationale to refute.

If the princes had something to gain, they stared at the copper pot that was constantly emitting white steam and remained silent.

"Governing a country is like controlling water, blocking is worse than dredging, and dredging is worse than diverting."

"Today, sir, I got a point, and this palace is like enlightenment."

"Please be blessed by Fusu."

After Fusu pondered for a long time, he finally realized something.

Convinced, he bowed to Chen Qing to the end, with a very sincere attitude.

Jiang Lu vaguely felt that he had gained something, and he also followed suit and saluted: "Mr. Xie taught."

"Thank you sir for teaching."

The princes and princesses bowed together, and the scene was very spectacular.

Zheng Fei hid in the room and watched quietly, and couldn't help being moved.

"Aifei, what do you think about betrotting Shiman to Chen Qing?"

The words of Emperor Shi Huang couldn't help but emerge from the bottom of her heart.

In the dead of night, Ying Zheng suddenly turned over and said this without end.

Concubine Zheng's mind was blank at the time.

Why does His Majesty think so?

The princess of the royal family has always been married to important officials in the court.

For example, Li Si, the Meng family, and the Wang family have this qualification.

Chen Qing is just a small young prime minister, even if he has the status of a 'time traveler', he is still a loner.

It can't compare to the three families of Meng, Wang and Li with deep roots and rich wealth.

If Shiman married him, wouldn't she have to suffer together?

Concubine Zheng immediately shied away, expressing her objection tactfully.