Daqin: The poorest prime minister, the first emperor begged me to corrupt

"Uh... is this a plaything for the baby?"

Ying Zheng and Lao Wang Ben each reached out to catch a Sky-Speeding Monkey. After thinking about it for a long while, they were both speechless.

The sky-changing monkey is very delicate in shape, but its structure is not complicated, and there is a lead wire outside.

Both the monarch and his subjects had played thunderbolt bombs before, and they had also been in contact with the signal flares in the army, so they could tell at a glance that the Monkey King was obviously something like a signal flare.

It's just that the power is probably smaller than the signal bomb, after all, the volume is too small, about the size of a thumb.

This thing is more like a toy specially made for children to entertain!
Qin Mo nodded: "That's right, this sky-scurrying monkey can only be used for playing."

Ying Zheng: "..."

Old Wang Ben: "..."

In recent days, everyone has been so busy that they can't wait to break it into eight pieces by themselves.

You are a good prime minister. You go to the craftsman's camp every day and don't do your job properly, but you are still tinkering with children's playthings?

Running monkeys?
The name is quite playful!
Dare we do something serious? !

"Your Majesty... Old Senior... Don't underestimate this plaything."

Qin Mo saw Ying Zheng and Lao Wang Ben's disdain, so he explained with a smile.

Then, he took out another small bamboo tube from the skin pouch at his waist, opened the lid and took out a small wooden stick not much thicker than a toothpick.

One end of the small wooden strip was wrapped with a small lump of booger-like solidification.

"..."

When Ying Zheng and Lao Wang Ben saw it, they probably thought it was something like booger or earwax, so they couldn't help but look up in disgust.

Picking up nosewax and earwax, I have done it myself, but like Qin Mo, it is really naive to dig it up and treasure it...

Even Zhao Gao stayed away from Qin Mo without a trace.

This Prime Minister of the Qin Dynasty is simply unacceptable!
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Qin Mo didn't know that he had been slandered by Ying Zheng, Lao Wang Ben, and Zhao Gao for being a childish boy playing with boogers, but he gave the three of them a strange look.

Then, gracefully stroked the small wooden strip on the sole of the combat boot.

scoff-

call--

The booger-like white phosphorus rubbed and ignited, and the flame rose up, and the small wooden stick instantly became a small torch.

Ying Zheng and Old Wang Ben, as well as Zhao Gao and the guards were all dumbfounded.

That expression is probably the same as that of a sophomore boy who suddenly saw the wild Bump Man with his own eyes!
With one hand, Qin Mo stabbed a sky-scurrying monkey obliquely on the ground, and with the other hand, he lit the fuse with a small torch.

chirp——

Snapped--

The Sky-Changing Monkey let out a shriek, flew obliquely a hundred steps away and exploded.

Qin Mo turned his head to look at Ying Zheng and the others, but was taken aback by everyone's expressions, and asked in astonishment, "What's wrong?"

"Aiqing, this...what is this?"

Pointing to the match that was still burning in Qin Mo's hand, Ying Zheng asked even more stunned.

Suddenly, Qin Mo remembered that Ying Zheng and the others had never seen a match.

A long time ago, he, together with the craftsmen of Shaofu, made the fire folds, and made the fire folds carefully, which can last for several days.

However, if it is more convenient, it is obviously impossible.

When marching and fighting abroad, fire is needed at any time, especially after the thunderbolt bullets are installed in the Qin army, a convenient and easy-to-carry fire source has become an urgent problem to be solved.

In the past, when battles took place, it was okay to be prepared. Lighting a long matchlock, or directly using fire pockets, was enough to support a protracted battle.

But in an emergency, the soldiers were blinded, and the enemy suddenly rushed out to face the enemy, trying to light the thunderbolt with a fire pocket to fend off the enemy, but when they took it out, they found that it had been burned.

Because although the fire zhezi can last for several days, it is possible to burn it out one day earlier or one day later...

So he could only be in a hurry and asked Pao Ze to help him deal with it with a scythe.

Such situations, not to mention everywhere, often happen!
Qin Mo discovered this problem the last time he went on an expedition beyond the Great Wall, so after returning to Xianyang, he sent a decree to the Academy and the Shaofu at the same time, asking them to try to purify the phosphorous powder and try to produce a spark-and-burn matches.

Now that the trial production has been successful, the matches in Qin Mo's hands were sent along with the latest batch of luggage, and they will soon be deployed as soldiers of the four counties of Baiyue.

"This is a match, made by the students of the Daqin Academy. The booger-like thing on it... um..."

When Qin Mo said this, he suddenly came to his senses. Ying Zheng and the others looked disgusted just now, probably because of this.

Moreover, most of them think it's his childish bad taste!
The corner of Qin Mo's mouth twitched, he threw away the burnt match, took out a new one, pointed at the phosphorus powder on it, and continued to explain: "This booger-like thing is purified phosphorus, Made of mixed sulfur so it burns when scratched."

Ying Zheng and Lao Wang Ben suddenly nodded, Zhao Gao and the guards also put away their dumbfounded expressions: "What is phosphorus?"

Qin Mo: "..."

I didn't understand, but I suddenly realized it, why don't I slap my swollen face like this to pretend to be fat.

Qin Mo smacked his lips, pondered for a moment before saying: "This phosphorus...is the will-o'-the-wisp that often appears in places where barren graves are buried!"

Ying Zheng trembled when he heard the words, moved a little further away from Qin Mo again, and said in surprise, "Can ghost fires be used by people?"

People in the pre-Qin period generally believed in witches, ghosts and ghosts, and Yingzheng especially believed in this, otherwise they would not always think about seeking immortality and medicine for immortality.

Even if he is now revered as the Sun God Emperor by Yue people, he should still be in awe!

Old Wang Ben, Zhao Gao and other guards were even more astonished: "Isn't Prime Minister Qin afraid of losing his life by manipulating will-o'-the-wisps like this?"

As soon as these words came out, even Zhang Liang, Kui and the others couldn't help showing constipated expressions.

They played with Qin Mo these days, but they often used matches to set off various types of sky-swapping monkeys, and they even carried matches with them.

Knowing that matches are made of will-o'-the-wisps now, that's really more awkward than eating flies, and I feel uncomfortable all over!

Qin Mo cast aside the expressions of everyone around him, couldn't help laughing and said, "Woman's fire is a substance conceived by nature, it is found in many ores, just like sulfur."

"Besides, I'm not a lunatic. It's disrespectful to the ancestors to let the students of Baigong go to the deserted graves to find the will-o'-the-wisps!"

When everyone heard this, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Ying Zheng glared at Qin Mo reproachfully, reached out to take the match, and then imitated Qin Mo's appearance just now, and stroked the soles of his feet gracefully.

scoff-

call--

The flames rose and burned slowly.

Ying Zheng was amazed: "The students of Baigong are really extraordinary. They can tinker with such a convenient fire starter. It will benefit the army and the people, and it will be rewarded~!"

As he spoke, he lit the Sky-Changing Monkey in his hand.

call out--

Snapped--

The Sky-Changing Monkey flew out and exploded above the heads of a group of patrolling guards in the distance, scaring people very much.

Looking at the flustered guards, Ying Zheng probably felt the pleasure of blowing up shitholes to harm people, and couldn't help smiling.

Well, it was really fun!
However, Old Wang Ben's eyes were shining brightly. He seemed to understand why Qin Mo was tinkering with these things for children to play with!
"Qin Xiang, can you try to make a bigger sky-swapping monkey?"

Old Wang Ben looked at Qin Mo excitedly and asked.

Seeing that he had already guessed his intentions, Qin Mo no longer kept his secrets. He shook his head and said, "I haven't tried to make a large sky-scurrying monkey that can be used yet."

Old Wang Ben heyed: "Can't you make it big with this small trumpet?"

Qin Mo shook his head again: "Senior, some things can't be taken for granted. No matter what it is, it looks good at first, but once it is enlarged to a certain extent, or reduced to a certain extent, the results it presents are different from imagination. It's a far cry from that."

"Just like the day before yesterday, I once set off a super-large sky monkey as thick as a thigh at the beach, but after it flew out, its direction was uncertain, and it flew back backwards."

"If it wasn't for the explosion, everyone present had taken precautions, and they would have almost hit someone!"

Lao Wang Ben suddenly felt a little disappointed.

If the super-large Monkey King can be successfully trial-produced, it will be much more convenient than the cannon cart trebuchet. When defending against the enemy, take it out, ignite the fuse and then release it, blowing him off his feet.

He is about to go to Liaodong to take up his post and lead troops to conquer North Korea and Fuyu and Sushen. If the army can equip it, it will undoubtedly be like a tiger with wings!
Listening to the conversation between the two, Ying Zheng understood the meaning at this time, clapped his hands and praised: "Wonderful, after solving the flight direction, it will be a great weapon in the army!"

Qin Mo nodded and smiled and said, "In addition to the sky-swapping monkey, I also trial-produced a long-range firearm similar to a signal flare, changing the bamboo tube into a fine iron tube and a brass tube, and magnifying it dozens of times to shoot thunderbolt bullets." Or hit the enemy with stone bullets."

"It's just that the cannon barrel is more difficult to trial-manufacture than the Big Scurrying Monkey. The craftsmen in the army are at a loss. I'm afraid they need to go back to Xianyang and let the Shaofu Military Supervision and Academy Baigong Institute participate in the trial-production!"

Ying Zheng nodded his head to express his understanding: "I will send an edict to Xianyang later, rewarding the students of the school who try to make matches, and let you and the military supervisor of the Shaofu try to make the monkey and the cannon barrel at the same time."

"Whoever succeeds in trial-manufacturing these two firearms first, I will reward you generously..."

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A group of people walked and chatted, and entered the clean and tidy medical camp.

Today, there are only more than 200 seriously wounded in the medical camp, many of whom are disabled.

However, at this time, all the seriously injured have recovered, and the disabled have also been fitted with artificial limbs made by the craftsman camp.

These disabled Yue soldiers are actually luckier than the veterans who were disabled when the Great Qin conquered the six countries.

Because, in order to emphasize the offensive and defensive cooperation between the soldiers in the small mandarin duck formation, Qin Mo stipulated that all the military merits in the team should be shared, and only when they have accumulated a certain amount of military merits can the whole team be awarded a title.

Before the whole team has the title, as long as there are war dead or disabled people, they will automatically get a share of military merit from the whole team.

Therefore, even if these disabled Vietnamese soldiers were unable to engage in farming after returning to their hometowns, they still had titles and annual salary to eat, so they probably would not die of hunger.

However, the disabled veterans who conquered the six countries did not have this treatment.

Those who are handicapped, but have not made any military achievements, can only rely on relatives to help them farm after returning to their hometowns... probably the only advantage is that they are disabled and do not have to serve corvee!
In the not-too-distant future, after Daqin's treasury is filled with commerce and trade, Qin Mo will definitely go to the sparsely populated areas to find a future for those veterans who were disabled during the unification war.

Not only disabled veterans from Guanzhong, but also disabled veterans from the Six Nations!
"Goddess is free, so she must visit our village..."

"Farewell to the goddess today, I'm afraid it will be difficult to meet again..."

"I was originally a servant, serving the Goddess..."

On the open space in the medical camp, more than 200 wounded who are about to leave the camp and return home are saying goodbye to Lu Zhi.

Even Xia Wuqi waited for the doctor, and he didn't get the treatment of Lu Zhi, he could only stand by and envy him.

This was due to the fact that Lu Zhi was the first goddess to be enshrined by the Yue people along with Qin Mo.

And the Yue warriors of the nine tribes who first worshiped Lu Zhi were the backbone of the Baiyue Army, influencing all Yue warriors from top to bottom.

In addition, because of Lu Zhi's literacy, she has been the head nurse since she entered the medical camp, and all the wounded soldiers of the Yue people were not under her care, which made Lu Zhi's divinity more three points.

It also made Lu's pheasant different from the beginning to the end in the eyes of the Yue soldiers.

Perhaps, many civilized Yue warriors no longer regard Qin Mo as a god, but Lu Zhi has always been the goddess in the hearts of Yue warriors.

This cognition has not changed, but has become more stable!
Probably in a few years time, there will be a shaman priest about Lu Pheasant in the Land of Baiyue...

"See Your Majesty!"

Xia Wuqi waited for the doctor to be the first to spot Ying Zheng and Qin Xiang and his party, and hurriedly paid their respects.

"Your Excellencies are exempt from courtesy."

Ying Zheng waved his hand and asked them to accept the courtesy, then looked at Lu Zhi who was surrounded by Yue soldiers and said, "The Great Qin was able to calm Baiyue, and this Lu Xiaoniang also contributed a lot!"

Xia Wuqi immediately nodded in agreement, and he said hesitantly: "That's true. At the beginning, in the forest between Zhecheng Plain and Panyu Wangcheng, Yue soldiers fought with the Allied Forces of the Six Nations, and the number of wounded and sick increased dramatically every day."

"If there is no Goddess, E-Jian, who sits in the medical camp and cheers up the soldiers of the Yue people. Every time they re-enter the battle, they will slowly wear down the spirit of the Allied Forces of the Six Nations... In the final battle, even if there are forbidden troops and Chu Nan infantry If you join, you will definitely not be able to easily win a complete victory!"

Ying Zheng was silent for a moment, then turned to look at Qin Mo and said, "This woman was living overseas with Aiqing, laying the foundation for the pacification of Baiyue and creating a great situation."

"After that, I followed Aiqing to Tieshan to help manage the elderly, weak, women and children."

"And then enter the medical camp and fight with the army."

"Its merit, it can't be said that it's not big! It can't be said that it's not much!"

"Such a virtuous person, but I have not given a reward once, it is really negligent, today I will give a reward together, and reward him for his great achievements!"

Qin Mo shook his hands: "It's all up to His Majesty to decide."

Ying Zheng stopped talking nonsense, and said to Zhao Gao behind him: "Remember, the daughter of the Lu family was named Princess Huanan, entered the family tree, and belonged to my name. She is a righteous daughter..."

"Here."

Zhao Gao bowed his hand to accept the order.

Lao Wang Ben, Zhang Liang and the others grinned when they heard that, no matter how great Lu Zhi's contribution was, it was not enough to be named a princess. This obviously put Qin Mo's credit on Lu Zhi's head.

Just like the last time when Concubine Yu was named Princess Huayu!
"Aiqing, is this appropriate?"

Ying Zheng looked at Qin Mo again, and asked with a smile.

Qin Mo naturally bowed his hands again: "It's all up to His Majesty's decision."

The smile on Ying Zheng's face gradually became meaningful, and he said quietly: "Can Aiqing understand my intention?"

Qin Mo was stunned for a moment, then immediately said: "I got it, minister!"

What could Ying Zheng have in mind?

Of course it was to match him with Yuan Man!
Now the three girls around Qin Mo all have the title of princess on an equal footing, and they probably don't have any more entanglements...

"See the Sun God Emperor~!!!"

At this time, the Yue soldiers who surrounded Lu Pheasant finally spotted Ying Zheng and Qin Mo's group, and they all saluted.

Yingzheng raised his hand to help: "I learned that the soldiers are leaving the camp to return to their hometowns, and I have come here to send them off. I hope the journey will be smooth, and don't forget the love of robes."

He has also been in the folk, so he can speak nice words naturally.

The Yue soldiers were both moved and terrified, and once again bowed down together...

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As the last batch of wounded Yue soldiers left the camp to return home, Yingzheng's royal driver also set off the next day, taking a ship and taking the sea route, detouring to the coast of Baozhuzhai where Qin Mo, Lu Zhi, Zhang Liang and others landed.

Yuan Man and Yu Ji, who were staying at Tieshan, and some Mohist officials had already walked the straight road built at the beginning, and arrived at the coast of Baozhuzhai to wait.

When the imperial ship passed the coast of Baozhuzhai, they picked them up and continued sailing north.

Yingzheng planned to take the sea route to Kuaiji County, and then take the inland river to continue the southern tour that ended hastily at the beginning!

"Princess Huanan, this title is much more important than my Princess Huayu."

On the deck of the big ship, Yu Ji ate sashimi dipped in wasabi, while smacking Lu Zhi's title, enviously said.

Yuan Man also answered the words and sighed: "Even my Princess Huayang is not as good as she is."

Lu Pheasant couldn't laugh or cry because of the two women's quarrel, but fortunately he didn't answer the conversation and just concentrated on slicing fish.

Her title of princess is indeed very important. Among them, the word "South" in South China is like the word "Zhen Guo" in Qin Mo Zhen Guo Chehou's title, which is to commend Lu Zhi's achievements in the south.

However, Yuan Man's Huayang title and Yuji's Huayu title only have beautiful meanings, and they don't have much deep meaning at all.

These two titles seem to be better than Lu Zhi's South China title, but if you really understand the method, you will know the word 'South', which has already killed the two daughters, and even killed all the titles of Yingzheng's own daughters.

Daqin has always been respected by military exploits!
"Today is the Spring Festival again, everyone come to eat dumplings."

Qin Mo came out of the cabin with a freshly cooked shrimp dumpling in sour soup, and greeted the three daughters for dinner.

Lu Zhi had eaten shrimp dumplings with Qin Mo at sea, and he missed the taste of it, so he washed his hands immediately and went to get the bowls and chopsticks to serve.

As for Yu Ji and Yuan Man, it was the first time they saw dumplings, and they were curious but also puzzled.

Especially Yuan Man, said strangely: "I once heard my father say that every time you start the new year, you have to make rice cakes for food, and name them rice cakes, and give them to others as gifts... How can you eat this so-called rice cake this year?" Dumplings?"

Qin Mo said casually: "Northern people, of course they have to eat dumplings during the Spring Festival. Didn't they have the conditions before, so they used rice cakes to make do with it? Now that they have the conditions, of course they have to correct their bad habits."

Yuan Man was confused when he heard this, but he was even more puzzled, but he didn't bother to ask any more.

After all, after getting along for so long, she can also see that Qin Mo sometimes becomes weird, which really makes people puzzled.

Seeing that the three girls had finished eating, Qin Mo went back to the cabin and packed N boxes of shrimp dumplings in sour soup in an iron lunch box.

Then I took a small boat to Yingzheng's royal ship and delivered dumplings to Yingzheng and his officials.

This is also the custom in the north. On the first day of the new year, I send dumplings to my relatives and elders... Well, it seems a bit self-deprecating!