Emperor Qin

Qin Wangzheng was never one to give in easily, after a little thought, he came up with an idea.

After the court meeting the next day, he recruited several leaders of the Mohists in the Shaofu, and first reprimanded them for being busy with details recently and not caring about the affairs of the family and the country. Ask Yan Qing for advice when you have nothing to do on weekdays, and don't let talents idle, this is the way to serve the country.

A group of Mohists were terrified of being scolded at first, and then gradually felt that something was wrong. They were afraid that the talents would be idle and you would find something for him to do. How could you take us innocent people as the vanguard?

Of course, no matter how much slander is in their hearts, the Mohists dare not say a word, they just respectfully say yes, praise the king for being wise, and will definitely do what you say.

Only then did King Qin wave his hands in satisfaction and let them retreat.

As soon as he left the palace, Xiang Liping, the current son of Qin Moju, caught his son: "Ayun, you are most familiar with Yan Shangqing, but what does your Majesty mean by this?"

Xiang Liyun went to the mountains and the countryside to build waterwheel mills in the past two years, and saw countless people's coup d'état. Ask for advice!"

"Oh, tell me in detail." Zhu Mo stepped forward to listen carefully.

"Yan Shangqing is unruly by nature and loves to travel around the world. Just think about it. It has been nearly five years since he came back from the West since the ninth year of the king's reign. The time in Qin was only one year and four months. The rest of the time , are all outside of Qin Dynasty, but the favor of the king remains the same—" Xiang Liyun dragged his tone, and said with certainty, "I saw that he made a large amount of spiced tea a few days ago. It’s time to travel again.”

After everyone thought about it, it was indeed so, but Xiang Liping still didn't understand, and said in confusion: "My son, Yan Jiang is just an idler, and he can't leave Qin as soon as the king orders him. It was the same with Wei Liao back then. No matter how talented Yan Jiang is, how can he surpass Wei Liao?"

After Wei Liao talked with the King of Qin, the King of Qin liked him very much, so he wanted to make him a Guowei (the supreme commander of the three armies of the Qin State).But Wei Liao felt that this person mainly wanted to rule the world, and the world must be in trouble. He would not let him go, so he stayed in Qin State very practically.

Qin Wangzheng's vision is indeed vicious. The generals he selected, whether Wei Liao, Wang Jian, Li Si, Meng brothers... are all talented people, and they can adjust and twist them together to exert terrifying power. To destroy Zhao and Han, there is no urging without firmness.

Hearing this, Xiangli Yun looked slightly contemptuous: "Father, you are old, this is not a matter of talent!"

"What's the problem?" Xiang Liping was inexplicably despised by his son, and was immediately at a loss.

"This is obviously..." Xiang Liyun suddenly got stuck. The king and other domineering people want to keep people in such a way. Either he is not sure, or he is reluctant. Either way, it means this matter. Be cautious and cautious, he coughed lightly, and changed the subject, "Anyway, leave this matter to me, don't worry!"

Xiang Liping felt relieved, and his son just took it easy: "Okay, I'll leave it to you."

Xiang Liyun nodded and left alone. After much deliberation, he felt that if he directly asked for advice to keep people, it would be too deliberate, and he might expose the king, so he wanted to do things without getting involved. Still, let's bring disaster to the east!

Thinking of this, he went to Dongshi Racecourse and found two other people.

……

Yan Jiang woke up early in the morning and continued to feed and groom the cubs, train conditioned reflexes, play with them, and carefully tell the attendants who feed them the key points.

Then I received a request from Xiangliyun.

He didn't bother to tidy up his appearance, so he directly asked Xiang Liyun to come over, and he saw two tall young men in silk with him, their faces were a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen them before.

"A Jiang, this is Brother Wu Shiluo. They came to Xianyang last year to inquire about your whereabouts everywhere, but you missed it when you went to Yanzhao." Xiang Liyun smiled.

Yan Jiang remembered that when he went to Daidi, Li Zuoche wanted to buy a good horse cheaply. The two brothers did not sell it, but he exchanged tea with him and gave the horse to Li Zuoche. The two brothers also asked if they could make a deal with him again. The name and address they left was Xianyang Xuegong?

Well, it’s no wonder that the two brothers couldn’t find him. In the past two months, he went to the academy once yesterday, and spent the rest of the time drawing pictures to tease tigers here in Linjiang Palace, but it’s King Qin’s fault. Just stay in his room when you have nothing to do, always want to find those paintings?

"Nowadays there is tea business in Xianyang market, you don't have to look for me, do you?" Yan Jiang invited them into the house, sat down and poured tea.

"Don't hide it, Shangqing," the two brothers looked at each other, and Wu Shiluo said sincerely, "Last time I exchanged tea with you, let us exchange for a group of good horses at Wang's tent, which made a lot of money. We exchanged tea leaves in the market and went back and forth several times, and I, Wu Shirong, are already the largest horse merchants in Henan."

The south of the Hetao Grassland in the middle and upper reaches of the Yellow River mentioned in Henan is located at the upper left of the "Ji" shape of the Yellow River. It is close to Yiqurong in the Qin State. It is the only way for the Qin State to enter the grassland, so Yan Jiang instantly understood them. Both of them appreciated the meaning for a while: "You guys, don't you have a big appetite?"

These two brothers wanted to monopolize the tea trade in the grassland.

Wu Shiluo smiled shyly: "Business in the grassland is very profitable, but without the support of Qiang Qin, it is very easy to be plundered by the Yuezhi Huns. My brother also wants to make early plans."

The two of them grew up in the grasslands, and they know the laws of rights there best. Before the Wuzhi Rong became stronger, wealth was not their luck, but disasters. Yi Qurong would not tolerate them.

"Your plan is good," Yan Jiang pondered for a moment, took out a piece of paper, and drew a map of the middle reaches of the Yellow River empty-handed, marking several Hetao Plains such as Qilian Mountain, Helan Mountain, Qiantao, and Zuotao. In his eyes, he drew Yin Chang, Qin Zhao Great Wall and various tributaries, and then slowly put down his pen, "Where is your Wu Shirong?"

Wu Zhiluo stretched out his head weakly, and pointed at the top of the Yellow River.

Yan Jiang's eyes lit up, that place is near Ordos in later generations, and it is also the only way for Qin Zhidao.

"It's a good place." Yan Jiang smiled slightly, his expression became more peaceful, "Since we met, we can discuss this tea thing more."

The two brothers were overjoyed. It wasn't that they didn't want to find another way, but Qin's generals have recently focused on the war of annihilating the country in the east. They wanted to compete for the title. In the end, he went to Chu State to become the king. Fortunately, when Yan Jiang came back, he was a close minister of King Qin, and he was very favored. He also made good friends with the Li family in the army. With his help, it would not be difficult to win the tea from Qin State.

"Just, I have one condition." Yan Jiang smiled slightly, "If it works, I will write to the king and give you the right to specialize in side tea."

"Just say it!" Wu Shiluo said happily.

"The road to the border can only follow the line I said." He recalled Qin's Beidi county, drawing an almost straight line downward from the top of the map.

If someone from later generations sees it, they will definitely exclaim and say the word "Qin Zhidao".

"This is a trivial matter, you can decide!" The two brothers nodded respectfully.

Yan Jiang was very happy, sent the two brothers away, turned around, took the map, went to King Qin, and explained the matter.

King Qin was exhausted by all kinds of chores in Zhaodi. When he saw Yan Jiang coming, he was overjoyed. After unfolding the map, he looked at the route on the map without saying a word, as if he was thinking.

Seeing that he hadn't spoken for a long time, Yan Jiang reached out and bumped him lightly.

"Exchange tea for cows and horses," King Qin tapped on the table with his fingertips, "What are you doing, you want to seek the land of Hetao?"

"Yes, the northern land is barren, but if there are commercial roads all the way back and forth, there must be villages gathered to form roads. If a city can be built here," he pointed at Hetao, "it will be easy to set the grassland."

After the reunification of the Qin State, millions of people were recruited to build straight roads and build the Great Wall, and 30 troops were sent to the north to defeat the Huns. They directly exaggerated the imperial finances, which became a counterexample of militarism in later generations. However, the Great Wall was rebuilt several times in other dynasties. Why did they not collapse? Woolen cloth?

Because the straight roads of the Great Wall in Qin State were really built from scratch in poor mountains and bad waters!

As far as Yan Jiang now knows about the transportation of grain and grass in the Qin State, the loss of grain transported to Inner Mongolia from the six countries of Shandong is [-] to [-]. After [-] copies are consumed on the road, only one can be sent to the front line, and the ancient long-distance migration , with human life as the settlement unit.

"If a commercial road is formed, there will be villages gathered along the way, and a fortress will be formed at the end. The movement of the grassland is easy to obtain, and it is easy to march into the border, and you can get a huge number of cattle and horses. Why not do it?" Yan Jiang smiled.

For grassland herdsmen, tea is like salt or indispensable, because there is a lack of vegetables - just try to eat goat milk and mutton for three days every day, and ordinary people can experience the desire for vitamins in their bodies.

But for the plowmen in the Central Plains, it is dispensable. Are you a plowman embarrassed to say that you have never eaten grass?What farming people desire is meat protein and fat!

Later Mengtian took over the Hetao Plain from the Huns, and Qin Shihuang even moved 10 people to settle there. Unfortunately, at the end of Qin Dynasty, blood flowed into rivers, and the Huns took back Hetao. He recaptured Hetao again, relocated the people and built the city, which cost so much that the world's wealth was halved.

"Where do so many tea leaves come from?" King Qin asked the key question.

"South." Yan Jiang stretched out his finger and landed on the map to the north of Nanjun, where Baiyue is located. "Tea likes rain and heat. As long as it is fertile and sunny, you can pick it to your heart's content."

Tea is different from wheat. Wheat can only be harvested once a year, but tea in tropical areas can be harvested repeatedly. More importantly, this thing is very easy to transport. For a long time in the future, tea bricks can be used as currency. .

It's just that picking tea is a little harder, but in this era, why not work hard?

Qin Wang stroked the long line on the map with his fingers, and said slowly: "Although this matter is possible, but I have been busy with everything recently, and I really have no time for him..."

Yan Jiang frowned and said, "Your Majesty, this matter is very serious..."

The trade route is not formed in a day or two. It will take seven or eight years at the fastest to form a stable ecological circle around the trade route. If you really wait until the six kingdoms are destroyed, you will have to toss the world again.

"The destruction of the swallow is imminent, and everything, big or small, cannot be ignored." Qin Wangzheng was a little embarrassed, took A Jiang's hand, and showed him a memorial book that was a foot high in paper, "Otherwise... Aiqing will come to the widow's palace at night , let’s talk about it in detail?”

Yan Jiang thought about it, and nodded in agreement.

Qin Wangzheng happily pulled A Jiang again, asking him to help put aside those unimportant greetings and greetings, so as to speed up the review.

Yan Jiang agreed, and after thinking about it, he suggested to King Qin again: "Why don't you issue an order and ask them to make a memorandum mark."

"Why?" Qin Wangzheng picked up the tea that A Jiang poured for him, feeling very sweet, squinting his eyes slightly, and asked.

"For the book of greetings and tributes, the outside of the scroll is marked with green; for the book of military affairs, it is marked with red; for the book of government affairs, it is marked with black; if so, how about distinguishing the priorities?" Red, green and black are very common pigments. Give out some unimportant things so that you don't die from overwork.

Qin Wangzheng nodded: "It's up to you if you are kind."

Yan Jiang moved swiftly, and after helping him grind the ink to sort it out, he went back to play the tiger.

Looking at his back, Qin Wangzheng slightly curled his lips, feeling that the spring is very good, all things work together, and even the fatigue of many days seems to have subsided.

With a chuckle, he took out a hundred gold from his private treasury and asked someone to give it to Qin Mo.

This matter is complicated, so, at least for half a month, I can have the same room with Ah Jiang...