Be a sick and weak noble son in Daqin

The author has something to say: Wei Ji (vicissitudes): I met a ghost.

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【1】【2】: "Shang Junshu * Agricultural War Chapter"

Young Master Qian was going to be so pissed off by this brat who couldn't move when he saw a beauty, he walked over and lifted her up with the wind, raised his eyebrows ferociously, as if he would start eating children if he disagreed with him.

Although their Ji'er's appearance is rare in the world, and standing there elegantly and noblely makes people think that they are gods from the sky who came to play in the mortal world, but you are only so old, and you are not as tall as his thighs. What do you want to do with a good book?

The little prince has long been used to being treated like this by his uncle, so he struggled with his short legs, "Uncle~ Uncle, don't bully others~"

Gong Ziqian grinned ferociously, "I can not only bully people, I can also beat people, be honest, let's see which one to choose?"

The little prince looked over where the big finger was pointing, and was startled by the row of wooden sticks that usually had no sense of existence. He swallowed and looked at his uncle with a pale face, stammering that he was trying to Convincing people with reasoning, "Uncle...uncle...it's wrong to beat a child..."

It's fine to play at home, now that so many people are watching, he doesn't want to lose face in front of Brother Ji~

There are so many sticks, any one of them hurts the body, so don't choose any of them.

Si'er wants Brother Ji, Si'er doesn't want a stick~

"What did I tell you in the morning, study hard at home and don't fool around, you guys are capable, just turn around and forget all about it, I've got a good temper, right?" The cruel and ruthless uncle sneered, seeing that he didn't speak and just picked it up. The man walked to the wall, pulled out a stick with his backhand and smashed it on the ground.

With a click, the stick broke.

Torn apart, the situation is dire.

Little prince:! ! !

"Brother Ji, save me—" The child struggled even harder, tears were about to come out of fear when he saw the broken stick, "Uncle, you can't do this to me!"

Help! ! !

Brother Ji!Father!Come to someone for help! ! !

Uncle, he is crazy! ! !

Wei Ji watched the excitement for a while, and when the little baby was about to cry, he finally pleaded for mercy. It was enough to frighten and frighten him, and he really beat him with a stick. Such a big little baby couldn't stand his hands.

People have to count themselves in their hearts, or is it that your cubs in Qin are more resistant to fighting than those in other places?

The young man stepped forward and pinched the little guy's face, and when he found the ashes he rubbed with his hands, he shook his head helplessly, clapped his hands, and then rescued him from Mr. Qian's clutches, "Master, the child can be beaten, but the stick is innocent. Yes, you can't take your anger out on them."

These slender sticks were specially made by him. They are very convenient for drying things, and they can't be broken just like that. Compensation, compensation must be paid!

After the little prince was released, he immediately hid far away, patted his chest and waved his fist at their uncle without fear of death, and shouted loudly, "Yes! I will pay for it!"

Young Master Qian squeezed his fist, and the other stick shattered.

Little prince: ...

The little guy shrank his head, pretending that he didn't say anything just now, what's the compensation?What compensation?Si'er doesn't know anything!

Wei Ji looked at the cowardly and fast little baby, shook his head and coaxed him out from behind Sun Dajun's wheelchair, "Why did you come here by yourself?"

"Brothers are baking eggs with Master, Si'er's is the fastest, so I'll come to see Brother Ji first." The little prince tried his best to straighten his chest, his face like a little gray cat was full of pride, but after being proud, he found The sweet potatoes he had baked in the fire by himself were gone.

The expression on the child's face was very bewildered. Looking at the dusty robe, he couldn't find the baked sweet potatoes that had been placed before. Wow cried out.

Wei Ji couldn't laugh or cry as he looked at the fussy little guy who threw himself into his arms, just now he didn't lose the golden beans when he was about to be beaten, but now it's good, tears are worthless.

Sun Dajun pushed the wheelchair and moved back. Looking at the black lump exposed under his feet, he bent down to pick it up and looked it over carefully several times. He still wasn't sure whether it was a lump of charcoal accidentally dropped by a servant or The roasted sweet potatoes brought by the little prince.

Young master Qianda Ma Jindao sat down next to him, and asked people to go to the next door to bring the two boys who had escaped from school, his face darkened, and he was ready to teach others a lesson.

Wei Ji coaxed Jin Doudou's little prince, saw that Sun Boling was studying a piece of black charcoal in his hand, paused for a moment and said, "My dear boy, is that your roasted sweet potato?"

The little prince turned his head sobbing, and then went over to bring the "roasted sweet potato" with a look of surprise, "Brother Ji, Xiao Jia said Si'er's sweet potato is delicious."

Wei Ji:? ? ?

That's it?This is called roasting, okay?

The smile on the young man's face was a bit stiff, and he didn't have time to take care of the dusty clothes. He rubbed the child's hair and coaxed in a low voice, "Si'er, your uncle was so angry just now. As a good boy, you are so kind Shouldn’t the roasted sweet potatoes be given to uncle first?”

The little boy with tears still in his eyes thought about it for a while, and then sighed with some reluctance, "Although the uncle always bullies the children, who made him Si'er's uncle?"

As a good boy, you can't be as knowledgeable as an ignorant adult.

The little prince puffed out his chest, sighed pretentiously, then walked over with his short legs and offered his uncle the sweet potatoes he baked by himself, "Uncle, this is Si'er honoring you, don't be shy , just eat."

The little doll was so arrogant, his eyes seemed to be twinkling with little stars, it would have been even better if it hadn't been a piece of black charcoal handed over.

Gong Ziqian looked at the young man with his head down and laughing non-stop, took the black charcoal and ground his teeth, "Si'er has a heart, and so does Ji'er."

Wei Ji quickly sat down and looked at the man from Qin who had blue veins protruding from his forehead as if he was struggling to crush the black charcoal in his hand. He blinked and looked very well-behaved. Hard work, now Si'er knows how to honor you, which is a good thing."

"Young master, take it easy." Sun Boling moved back holding back a smile, looked at the serious young man talking nonsense and said in a low voice, "If you really make people anxious, we will not be able to handle the eldest son together. fist."

Not to mention the combination of them, even the Jing Jian next to him who has been gnawing fruit to watch the show, Young Master Qian is no problem, don't look at Jing Jian looks very strong, in fact, he is more of a civil servant The job is completely different from that of Gongziqian, who often goes to war.

Gong Ziqian was very angry with his elder nephew, but he couldn't understand like a child, so he endured and endured and finally couldn't hold back, so he simply couldn't see it and let him go back to change his clothes.

Going out in black and gray is not afraid of being laughed at. He can't bring such a fussy child, so he hasten to clean it up. However, one of them has just been sent away, and the other two have also been brought over.

As expected, the three brothers grew up wearing a pair of trousers, and they were equally annoying when they made a fuss. Looking at their dark suits, they knew that there was a lot of trouble next door.

But it's fine for children to make troubles, Mr. Guigu, why are you joining in the fun?

I saw Gongzi Qi and Gongzi Hua pulling the corners of Mr. Wang Xu's clothes from left to right. They seemed to have cried when they saw their younger brother being taken away just now, and they didn't dare to be presumptuous now.

How angry is my father today that even my younger brother is so skinny and can be taught to cry?

Today is the Great Court Meeting, they deliberately picked a good time to come out to play, why did they just happen to meet it?

Will the Great Dynasty end so early? Could it be that Father sneaked out like them?

The two young masters looked at each other, and felt that their guess was probably true, but even if it was true, they had nothing to do, even if they wanted to complain to the second uncle, it was too late.

Alas, life is so hard for children, when will they grow up?

Mr. Wang Xu stood in front of the two children in embarrassment. Although his body was clean, his hands and beard were covered with black dust. The young master folded his arms reverently and refused to speak. He smiled sarcastically and said, "Little Young masters are lively and cute, very likable."

The old man had already opened his mouth, and for his sake Young Master Qian didn't want to say anything more, he clenched his fists tightly and then loosened them, and then asked people to send the two boys back to the house to clean up.

It's not easy to beat him up outside, and it's his own business to teach him a lesson after closing the door when he goes home. The three boys play truant together, and none of them will be able to escape.

Seeing their teacher messing around like a child, Sun Boling shook his head and stepped forward to take him away. He had to go back and see how the yard had been damaged, and stop making it impossible for people to live.

"Nonsense, your teacher, am I such a fool?" Mr. Wang Xu refuted with a beard and staring eyes. It was the first time they did it by themselves, but they just didn't grasp the fire, and they would definitely succeed next time.

Xiao A and Xiao B were kept in the yard and other people cleaned it up. He had been out for so long, and he probably cleaned it up almost, so the old man is very confident now.

Jing Jian obediently watched a big show by the side, until the fruit in the basin bottomed out before he got up and left contentedly, there was nothing that couldn't be solved with one meal, if there was, then he had to eat two meals.

"Wait a minute, General Jingjian." Wei Ji raised his hand to stop him, taking advantage of Young Master Qian's presence here, he decided to talk about something serious. The caravans of Wei State are traveling between the Central Plains and Qin State, but if they want to go further west, That still depends on the talents of Qin.

The countries of the Central Plains say that the Qin people are barbarians, but compared with the small tribal countries on the grassland, they can be regarded as a state of etiquette. Those uncivilized peoples outside the Great Wall are too dangerous, so the Qin people dare to do business with them. In the past, I was afraid that I would be murdered and stolen, and even my life would be thrown there. "If there is a caravan going into the grassland recently, can you bring a few of my men?"

"Young Master wants Wei Shang to enter the grassland?" Jing Jian was a little surprised. The caravans in the Central Plains had the idea of ​​fighting with their lives when they traveled in Qin, Chu, Yanzhao and other countries. How could Young Master Ji have the idea of ​​letting his caravan enter the grassland?

It’s not that he said, but the trade with the grassland is very different from the Central Plains. Qin people dare to go there because their caravans are composed of soldiers. If the negotiation is successful, they will directly exchange the goods for war horse fur. Let's talk again, if you dare to call, you can directly hold a knife and face it directly. The people of Qin have never been afraid.

Those tribes bully the weak and fear the strong, and are used to burning, killing and looting. They really want to bring a lot of goods to negotiate a deal with them. If they don't follow enough guards, they will lose everything in the end.

"If you can, try to bring back some seeds that Qin doesn't have." Wei Ji nodded, seeing that Gongziqian and Jing Jian were very surprised, thought for a while and then said, "If you want to go later, maybe you can go back later. Can bring some spirits over there."

Hu people live by water and grass, and have no bargaining power in trade. If it is 2000 at night, tea will be a hard currency for trading with nomads.

There are very few fruits and vegetables on the grassland. There is no fixed place to live, and there is no fixed number of diets. If there is a lot of food, you will be full and drink well, and if you have little food, you will be hungry. It all depends on the mood of God.

In the case that the Central Plains did not drink much tea, the tribes on the grassland would not be interested in the leaves of these trees. After they discovered the benefits of tea, the tea horse trade could start. As for now, after thinking about it, spirits are more reliable.

In the land of Qin and Zhao, strong wine is still advocating, but in the north, the spring and autumn are short, summer and winter are long, and the severe winter requires strong wine to keep warm. As long as the prescription is guarded, there is no reason why the initiative cannot be grasped.

Now he desperately needs a reasonable reason to take out the seeds. Sweet potatoes can be said to be found occasionally in the mountains. Although it is far-fetched, it is not unreasonable.

Few people come to the deep mountains and old forests, and no one knows how many treasures are hidden in them. When he and Xiao Jia entered Qin Dynasty before, they walked through many remote places, and it was inevitable that they found some things that others did not notice.

But the fruits of watermelon, tomato, and corn are too recognizable to be fooled by such an explanation.

After all, the seeds he brought are fine varieties that have been improved countless times in later generations, and the seeds from the place of origin now...well...that's the way it is.

Not to mention other things, corn alone will definitely not be able to compete with sweet potatoes before the production volume comes up.

Wei Yang entered the Qin Dynasty, and the Qin State was about to reform. He was not sure what rules Qin Gong and his pines and cypresses would have for merchants, so the caravans going to the grasslands or even as far as the Western Regions had to give them a thorough understanding before then.

He can't remember exactly what the Shang Yang reform actually included, but he still knows a few major directions, such as abolishing well fields, opening rice fields, implementing the prefecture and county system, abolishing Shiqing Shilu, rewarding farming and weaving and fighting, and the [-]th-class noble system , implement the method of continuous sitting, unify weights and measures, and another very important item is to emphasize agriculture and suppress business.

If the country is not governed in the same way, the country does not need to follow the ancients. In the current situation of Qin, the reform and new policies are all in the service of farming and war. In this case, emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business is indeed suitable for Qin.

Each school of thought has its own advantages and disadvantages. Confucianism respects teaching and Taoism emphasizes inaction. Legalism, especially Shang Yang's law, the biggest advantage is that it can quickly and effectively gather all the power to do one thing.

The most important thing for the Qin State today is not only farming, but also fighting. The surroundings are not stable, even if the land is not well planted, they have to fight. Qi, Wei and other countries have enough food and a large number of soldiers, so they speculate that they will fight, but Qin is different. They worked hard to farm the land for the sake of the war.

If the land is not planted well, you may be hungry, but if you lose the battle, the country will be gone. If the country is gone, what land will you grow!

In the state of Qin, fighting is as important as farming. In order to win the battle and defend the country, they have to cultivate the land well. If the land is not good enough, the food is not enough to make up the army rations, and they are not tough enough to fight. The blood of the Qin people is enough. But blood can't be eaten as a meal.

So the problem came back again, and it is still very important to farm with peace of mind.

——The sage knows the essentials of governing the country, so he makes the people turn their hearts to agriculture.If one's heart is devoted to farming, then the people will be simple and upright, if there are many people, it will be easy to employ, and faith will be able to defend the war.One is less cheating and more home, one can be rewarded and punished, and the other can be used externally. 【1】

If the common people can devote themselves to farming and farming, it will be easy to recruit soldiers and collect food. After all, farming is not like grazing. Herdsmen live by the water and plants. Where the water and plants are delicious, they can directly set up tents. If the water and plants are not good, they can roll them up and go away.

Farming is different. Once the wasteland is reclaimed, it will take decades. It is easy for the people to farm the land and not move at will, so it is easy to register and register. In this way, the conscription and payment of food can be directly followed by the household registration book.

Most of the merchants will not settle in a certain place. Like the Wei State, if they can avoid wars, they will not fight. If there is a need to fight, they will spend money on the country. Merchants are prevalent, but Qin State is not. In the current situation of Qin State, Not to mention whether the Qin people would lose money if they started business halfway, if they really wanted to do business across the country, they would be rushing towards the road of death.

——The husband and the people are not usable, but if you talk and talk, you can respect your body, you can make your family rich, and your skills are enough to make ends meet.Seeing the convenience and benefits of these three, the people will avoid farming.If you avoid farming, the people will despise their residences, and if you despise their residences, you will not be defending the war. 【2】

You Shijun can respect you, merchants can make you rich, and you can make a living with outstanding craftsmanship. These three can move at will, no matter where they live, so they are all unusable people in the eyes of Wei Yang. In the future, reform, These three types of people will definitely be suppressed.

Wei Yang was not valued in the Wei state, and he could only use his hands and feet in the Qin state, because even if the Wei king reused him, his legalist knowledge may not be able to be used in the powerful Wei state.

The state of Wei is already so powerful, from the king of Wei down to the common people, no one has such a firm belief to live in accordance with the laws, the laws of Shang Yang are strict, and only a place like Qin, which has nowhere to go and urgently needs to become stronger, can swallow it. Carry on with blood and tears.

Not changing the law is a dead end. Although the reform is difficult, there is still a chance.

Now that he lives in Qin State, the Wei merchants will not be greatly affected. The reform restricts the people of Qin, and has no impact on business travelers from other countries. Salt and iron and other things will not affect them.

In the words of later generations, they are the "imperial merchants" of Qin.

The Qin people were restricted from doing business, but the Wei people could not take such a big risk to go to the grassland outside the Great Wall. There are still a few years before the new coup, and there will be no chance in a few years.

"It's okay to bring people there, as long as they can endure the hardships outside the Great Wall, I will let people pay attention to the seeds, and keep any new things for you, but there is no need to bring wine." Young Master Qian shook his head and said Then they are not enough to drink good wine, how can they go to the Rongdihu people outside the Great Wall?

"Your eldest son thinks those shochu wines are good, don't you?" Wei Ji smiled, looked at Young Master Qian and asked, "If there is a jar of shochu in front of you, and you need to exchange it with a good war horse, will your eldest son be willing to change it? "

The largest tribes on the grassland have not yet formed, and the biggest threat to Qin does not come from the grassland.

In fact, not all Rongdi lived outside the Great Wall. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period, their footprints were almost all over the Central Plains, especially in the Qin and Jin Dynasties. There were not a few Rongdi people living there. The country is annexed, or they are driven to the north. In a word, if you want to stay, you have to listen to them.

For example, not long ago, King Xirong and Huo were killed by the army led by Gong Ziqian. The Hu tribe has since come under the jurisdiction of the Qin State. After decades or hundreds of years, the people in it will be no different from ordinary Qin people.

There were many Rongdi tribes that were annexed, and some of them refused to live under the fence, so they packed up their clothes and dragged their families to the Central Plains where they lived comfortably, and went to the west or north with tears in their eyes to compete with the aborigines.

They can't bully the princes of the Central Plains, but they can still beat the tribes on the grassland.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, the Loufan, Lin, Huyue, Wu, and other tribes on the grassland were very weak. Later, Rongdi people who fled from the Central Plains continued to join them. When there were more people, they naturally became stronger.

Although it is called defection, there are many people in Rongdi and they can fight. It is still uncertain who will eventually control the tribe.

Today there are tribes such as Yiqu, Xiqiang, Yuezhi, Wuzhi and Wuzhi near the state of Qin, and there are Loufan, Linhu, etc. near the state of Zhao. They are not strong, but they are not weak.

Wei Ji shed tears of sympathy for these tribes in his heart. He was bullied when he was weak, and even more bullied when he was strong. Now they are getting stronger and stronger. In a few decades, Yiqu will have to Returning to Qin, Lou Fan and Lin Hu were all wiped out by King Wu Ling of Zhao Guo.

What else can I do, I can't fight no matter what, except continue to flee north and west?

If it weren't for the fact that the vassal states of the Central Plains were too powerful, Rong and Di had to flee north and west step by step, the Yuezhi Huns, Donghu and other regimes would not have become stronger so quickly.

The Xiongnu received the most refugees and expanded their strength the most. However, this was of no use, because at that time the Central Plains had been unified, and the Qin family was the only one. When His Majesty the First Emperor gave an order, Meng Tian directly led his troops to "rescue the Huns seven times." More than a hundred miles", they were beaten from new big brothers in the grassland to younger brothers.

It wasn't until later that the Central Plains fell into the flames of war again, and Mao Dun Shanyu turned out, and the Xiongnu became the most powerful tribe outside the Great Wall, and even once unified the grasslands, suppressing the Central Plains regime so much that they couldn't hold their heads up.

But these are all things for later, the change has happened since Qin Guo opened his eyes, and no one can predict what will happen next.

Leaving aside the tribes near Zhao State, the surrounding areas of Qin State have already been subdued by the Qin people. Even if you still want to be the big brother in your heart, you have to listen to Qin State honestly.

In this way, even without the necessities of the other party, they can easily gain the initiative in the trade between the two parties.

The tea horse road cannot be put into practice for the time being, but he can find a way to create a wine horse road.

Reform and strengthen the Qin Dynasty, work hard to cultivate land, open up wasteland, dig canals and build roads. Among other things, let the eight hundred miles of Qinchuan become fertile soil and fertile fields, and then start serious construction.

When the state of Qin has enough energy to do other things, go east along the Weihe River to the Hangu Road in the Huanghuai River, go westward to the Weibei Road in Longshang, follow Danba to the Wuguan Road in the south of Jingxiang Ling, cross Pujin and cross the Yellow River to the Yanmen Dynasty. The Puguan Road in the land, the Ziwu Road and Chencang Road that cross the Qinling Mountains and enter Bashu, and even the straight road that goes north to the outside of the Great Wall, all of these can be put on the agenda.

The terrain in Guanzhong is very good. If the roads can extend in all directions, it will be the icing on the cake. It doesn’t matter if one generation can’t complete it.

To do big things, you must have the spirit of Yugong Yishan, especially infrastructure construction. This kind of thing that benefits future generations must not be ambiguous.

After the road is built, not only can the food be transported, but also the deployment of soldiers and horses can be done quickly. There is a saying that if you want to get rich, you must first build roads. Thousands of years of historical experience show that this sentence is too correct.

Alcohol is more difficult to transport than tea. If you want to form a stable transaction, road construction must be put on the schedule, but now the important thing is not to sell alcohol, but to find seeds.

The state of Qin has neither the energy nor the strength to engage in infrastructure construction. It is enough to let the leaders of the tribes in the grassland taste the taste, and to whet their appetite first, so that the wine brewed in the future will not worry about selling out.

He was such a clever little ghost.

The young man smiled softly, looking at Young Master Qian who was wondering whether or not to let the grassland tribes see their good things from Qin, his brows were curved, and he didn't want to say that there was no way to trade with the current grain production.

After hearing the question, Gong Ziqian wanted to nod subconsciously, not only him, but Jing Jian too, after all, nothing is more painful than being out of alcohol after drinking.

It's really hard not to drink, but they are war horses after all, and the grassland tribes live on horses, cattle and sheep, so I'm afraid they won't easily agree to such a deal.

Both Qin and Zhao are good at raising horses, and their cavalry is the best in all countries, so their demand for horses is not as urgent as that of the Central Plains countries, but if there are good horses raised by those tribes on the grassland, they will still be greedy.

It is a man who cannot resist the temptation of a fine horse. He is a son of the state of Qin, so he can get on the horse first. Seeing a good horse makes his heart itch. Gong Ziqian hesitated for a while, looking at Jing Jian who was also uncertain Or said, "Why don't you try it, what if it succeeds?"

"Young master, you can discuss it with your lord when you turn back." Wei Ji said slowly, holding his face in one hand, seeing that the two had already started discussing how much fine wine a fine horse could exchange for, they pinched their brows solemnly He emphasized, "Remember, after the caravan enters the prairie, my subordinates must be fully responsible for the sale of alcoholic beverages. The business is not to relieve refugees. At the price you said, we will have to pay jingle jingle."

It can be regarded as knowing why the tribes in the grassland are willing to do business with Qin. There are really few people in the world who can convert the price of horses based on the grain needed for wine production.

Is the little money you added enough to eat and drink on the way?No labor fee for caravan travel?Don't count the losses on the road?

It is normal for their caravans to make a price difference of dozens of times. After all, it is difficult to do business, especially cross-border business. If you encounter bandits robbing your way, you are playing for your life. Who would take the risk if you can’t make a lot of money?

Wei Ji sighed faintly, and he would not take people like you if he was too late. You need professionals to come forward to sell things, so you should be down-to-earth bodyguards.