System: I let you have children, not fight for hegemony

Chapter 55
Lu Buwei finally agreed. On the one hand, the businessman deeply understood that the greater the risk, the greater the return.On the other hand, because there are many fish in front of him, his knighthood will not attract too much attention.

Lu Buwei followed Fan Ju's route, and after offering generous gifts, he waited for news from Fan Sui.

Fan Sui took advantage of King Qin's good mood and tried to say: "Now that Zhao has surrendered, it is time for Qin to rest and recuperate. However, if we do not see war for a long time, it may affect the Qin people's fighting spirit."

The King of Qin stroked the sheepskin map. After several generations of efforts by his ancestors, the territory of Qin expanded to the largest size in history.

"You and I are compatible as kings and ministers. Why don't you just say it if you have something to say?"

Fan Ju was moved to tears: "Nothing can be hidden from the king's wisdom. Lu Buwei came to visit a few days ago and proposed to expand the scope of military service to include pulling out city flags, providing sharp weapons, and providing a large amount of food and grass..."

King Qin was furious: "How dare he let me sell my title?!"

The military title system is the most important promotion system in the Qin State. How can it be such a child's play? !
Fan Sui knelt down and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, calm down. The matter of extending military merit and conferring titles can be left to your Majesty's decision. Whoever Your Majesty says can be awarded a title can be awarded."

King Qin's mind changed. Fan Sui meant that this matter was not regarded as a precedent, but as an honor.

"Your Majesty, apart from Da Qin, there are countless rich people in the world..." Fan Sui said with something in mind.

King Qin understood instantly, hesitated for a moment, and finally asked in a low voice, "What contribution does Lu Buwei make?" Considering the empty treasury, he finally asked in a low voice:

Fan Sui informed King Qin of Lu Buwei's bottom line, and King Qin was shamefully moved.

Fan Sui added another fuel to the fire: "Lu Buwei had already done some meritorious service in rescuing Prince Chu. Taking advantage of this incident, he rewarded the meritorious service to show the world that the Qin Dynasty will not treat those who have meritorious service ill."

"Good." King Qin breathed out. This opening should not be too big. It must be tightly blocked, otherwise it will easily shake the foundation of the country.

Fan Sui presented another thing to the King of Qin: "This is made of many fish, and I present it to the king."

The guard opened the box, and there was only a bamboo slip in the box.

King Qin opened the bamboo slips and was surprised: "How to dig wells to make salt?"

Salt? !

The King of Qin looked solemn. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Qin Dynasty has lacked salt production areas to support people's livelihood. It only has Rong salt, which symbolizes power.

It was not until Shang Yang planned to capture the land of Hexi and Anyi from Wei that he obtained many salt ponds and began to collect salt taxes.

No one knows better than the King of Qin how important the salt tax is.

Therefore, while the other six countries gradually relaxed controls and allowed private salt production and sales, Qin State still insisted on government-run salt industry.

I thought that the salt tax had reached its peak, but I didn’t expect that many fishes actually developed a method of digging wells to make salt, and even said that the land of Bashu has a lot of underground natural brine!

King Qin's eyes were red and his hands were trembling with excitement: "Come here, tell me there are many fishes, including Li Bing!"

This is the first time for many fish to enter the Great Qin Palace. The passage paved with hollow bricks is clean and tidy, and the palace is exquisite and majestic.

"Meet the king." Many fish saluted respectfully, and there was no fault in the etiquette.

King Qin put the bamboo slips into the wooden box and signaled the eunuch to put them away carefully.

"Is the story about digging wells to make salt true?"

Many fish said loudly: "It's absolutely true!"

King Qin regained his former expression of emotion and anger, and his old voice was amplified by the palace and sounded extremely loud.

"The land of Bashu is rich in brine. Is this true?"

Many fish kowtowed again: "I am willing to guarantee with my life that this is true."

King Qin did not say whether he believed it or not. Instead, he turned to another handsome middle-aged man and asked: "Li Bing, what do you think about this matter?"

Li Bing's brows knitted together: "Reporting to your Majesty, Bing simply recorded the direction of the river and did not come into contact with the underground brine."

Many fish's hearts were so nervous that they were in their throats. This was obtained by spending 700 reputations.

There was silence in the main hall, and many fish opened their mouths slightly, almost out of breath.

King Qin's expression was hidden behind the crown, making it difficult to see clearly.

After a long time, King Qin said: "Many fish, since you are so confident, I will do as you wish and make you the fifth official and allow you to raise scholars!"

Many fish couldn't hold back and raised their heads to look at King Qin.The five doctors can feed and clothe 300 households with taxes.If you have outstanding military achievements and can feed and clothe 600 households, you can support your own retainers and warriors.

King Qin's handwriting... many fish felt that something was unreal.

Sure enough, King Qin continued: "Li Bing, I appoint you as the governor of Bashu County. Many Yuke and his men will follow you to Chu to deal with the matter of digging wells and making salt. If this is done, you will be assured of the title of the fifth official. ”

Many fish added in their hearts, if it doesn't work, then raise your head and see you.

"Here!"

"Here!"

Many Fish and Li Bing said in unison.

Walking out of the palace, Li Bing kindly asked many fish for their opinions: "Girl, when do you think we should set off?"

Duoyu said: "How about three days later? It's a long way to Bashu. I need to ask my master to prepare some warrior retainers for me."

"Good!" Li Bing has a gentle personality and is very easy to talk to.

After many fish returned to the house, they went straight to Bai Qi.

Bai Qi wielded his sword in the martial arts training ground. The wind of the sword stirred up dust and hit many fish in the face.

Bai Qi looked at the many fish with gray faces and laughed loudly: "Where did the little cat come from?"

Many fish spit out the sand in their mouths, took the face towel handed by the servant, and wiped it randomly on their faces.

"Master is getting stronger with age, and his style remains as good as before."

Bai Qi looked up and down at the many fishes in wonder: "When have you seen my grace back then? Tell me, what did you get from going to Qin Palace this time? What do you want from me?"

Duoyu dropped a bomb in a calm tone: "The King of Qin made me the fifth doctor, allowed me to support his soldiers, and ordered me to rush to Bashu with Li Bing."

Bai Qi put away his joking expression and threw the big knife behind him. The big knife landed on the knife holder exactly.

Bai Qi put on his outer robe and said, "Follow me."

Many fish followed Bai Qi into the study.

This is the first time many fishes have entered Bai Qi's study. There is a large desk placed against the wall in the middle, which is covered with bamboo slips.

There is a map hanging on the wall, which outlines the rivers and mountains of Da Qin and the cities that Bai Qi once conquered.

On both sides of the house are rows of wooden frames, with stacks of bamboo slips on them.

The study door is wide open, and the light of day pours into the study along with the biting cold wind.

Bai Qi sat behind the desk, his voice like a bell: "Tell me what happened in detail."

With Bai Qi's ability, he can know these things with just a little inquiry.

Therefore, Duoyu did not intend to hide it: "I used the locations of the three iron mines to convince Lu Buwei to submit my bamboo slips."

"Lu Buwei is the best at balancing the pros and cons, and this benefit is far from enough."

Duoyu: "I told him that the scope of military service can be expanded to include grain and grass logistics..."

Bai Qi looked at this girl with admiration, and he only told her that he could extend his military power to capture the city flag.Unexpectedly, she could think of logistics and find the most suitable person to lend her support.

"What do you present to the king?"

“Dig wells to make salt.”

Bai Qi's eyes were sharp: "What does this have to do with your going to Bashu?"

"I tell your Majesty that there is a lot of brine in Bashu. We can dig wells to make salt, which can be enough for the whole country in a year."

"Reckless!" Bai Qi stood up in surprise.

(End of this chapter)