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

Zhang Liang raised his head, seeing Qin Mo's strange smile, he couldn't help asking suspiciously: "Your Majesty, why is your smile so... brilliant?"

He actually wanted to say cheap.

The two have been together for more than a year now, and they don't say they know each other well, but they also understand each other's temperament.

Moreover, Zhang Liang himself was a very intelligent person, so looking at Qin Mo's expression, he knew that he must have weird thoughts.

Most of them are related to me!

"Because... I thought of something happy."

Qin Mo's smile faded away, he replied seriously, and continued towards the Lu family.

Zhang Liang, Kui and the others shook their heads helplessly, probably thinking that the answer was perfunctory for them, so they had to smile wryly and keep up with the pace.

But in fact, Qin Mo didn't mean to be perfunctory at all, he really thought of something happy.

Now Han Xin and Zhang Cang are still squatting on the grassland. When Zhang Liang and everyone from Pei County rush over, it will be the all-star lineup of Han.

Just thinking about it makes me a little excited!

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A group of people walked through the streets to the Lu family's mansion. The two sons of the Gongsun family were riding a half-grown rhinoceros, playing with a group of local children in front of the door.

Husband Sun watched from the side with a smile, and thanked the Lu family by the way.

Now the news of LV Pheasant becoming a princess has already spread throughout Pei County, and everyone in the county wants to come and make friends.

Even, they came to serve as retainers or guests!

But old Lu Wen knew very well the truth that a big tree attracts the wind, and since he was about to move to Xianyang to live, he didn't want to make too many connections, lest someone do things in the name of the Lu family and ruin the second daughter's reputation as a princess.

So in recent days, the Lu family has been thanking guests behind closed doors, and they have not accepted gifts, so they couldn't refuse, so they returned a more expensive gift.

All in all, Lu Zhi's reputation as a princess is the most important thing!
"My lord, it's finally time to be free again...Mr. Lu is talking about you. He wants to visit the government office, but he is afraid of disturbing your business."

Husband Sun stepped forward to help Qin Mo take off his cloak, and led everyone to the door.

Qin Mo asked suspiciously, "But you have something to do with me?"

Old man Sun explained with a smile: "What can Mr. Lu do, I just heard that porcelain, glass and fried tea are the property of the lord, and I want to buy some for sale."

Qin Mo suddenly nodded: "Just look for Concubine Yu."

Husband Sun Heiran: "Who says it's not, Mr. Lu insists on looking for the master..."

Swah——

At the time of speaking, everyone had already entered the backyard, a sword light suddenly struck, and went straight to the head of the husband and grandson.

At the same time, a young girl screamed: "I can't hold back the sword..."

Qin Mo stretched out his hand to pull away the unresponsive husband Sun, and quickly reached out with the other hand, grabbing the sword-holding wrist of the opponent.

However, what the opponent couldn't hold back was not only the sword's momentum, but also staggered and slammed into Qin Mo directly.

click -

Qin Mo resisted the defensive urge to give the opponent a headbutt, and slightly tilted his head back, but the opponent's forehead still hit his mouth, making his teeth chatter.

"Hey... Qin, Qin Xiang, are you okay?"

The girl cried out in pain, covered her forehead and took two steps back, then hastily greeted Qin Mo apologetically.

At this time, Yu Ji jumped out from nowhere, snatched the sword from the girl's hand, and said angrily, "I told you, the real sword is too heavy, you can't use it... Your teeth are not broken, are you?"

The latter sentence is concerned about Qin Mo.

And that girl is no doubt Lu Xiaomei, Lu Yan.

Qin Mo opened his mouth, tried to move his jaw, then licked his front teeth, shook his head and said, "It's okay... um~!"

Before he finished speaking, he snorted again, and turned to Xiaomei Lu with a bitter face: "How can you imitate adults to paint and paint at such a young age? It's bitter!"

Lu Xiaomei was stunned for a moment, and then her pretty face flushed, and then she covered her face and ran away: "Yeah...you're so embarrassing..."

Qin Mo: "..."

What are you talking about, you will be shy.

Didn't you bump into my lead-smelling powder?

Yu Ji laughed beside her and said, "Don't take offense, gentleman, this girl is just very funny."

Qin Mo shook his head with a smile, changed the subject and said, "Are you teaching her how to dance a sword?"

Yu Ji spread her hands and said: "She insists on worshiping me as a teacher. I think she is tall and graceful in dancing swords, so I will teach her."

Lu Xiaomei's height is not really low, and the fact that her forehead can hit Qin Mo's mouth is a clear proof.

"It turns out that Qin Xiang and Zhang Jun are here, and I am far away to welcome you."

Old Lu Wen probably heard the movement, and came out of the house to check, seeing that it was Qin Mo, Zhang Liang and others, he hurriedly said enthusiastically.

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Later, old Lu Wen invited the group to sit down in the main room, and Yuan Man and Lu Zhi also came.

Lu Ze, the elder brother of the Lu family, and Lu Shizhi, the second elder brother, also burned incense and cooked tea to entertain them.

Qin Mo saw that his uncle Lu Ze was cooking tea, but he used fried tea, so he didn't wait for old Lu Wen to speak, and said, "If Mr. Lu wants to sell fried tea, porcelain, and glass, Let Yu Ji write a handwritten letter for you later, and you can get the goods first."

Old Lu Wen was overjoyed immediately, and turned to Concubine Yu and said, "Then there will be Princess Laohua Yu."

Yu Ji Yanran said: "It's okay, it's my own property."

Old Lu Wen laughed heartily again, but his eyes turned to his second daughter: [Look at Princess Huayu, she is already able to control Prime Minister Qin's property, when will you do the same? 】

Lu Zhi received his father's eyes, but he lowered his eyes speechlessly.

My old father is very kind to say yes, but sometimes, it is really unreasonable.

It's completely a profit-seeking businessman's thinking!

She is still unmarried at such an old age, it is nothing more than this old father who has always had the idea of ​​living in rare goods.

A few days ago, he was not stingy in assigning his younger sister Lu Yanxuan to Liu Jina, and it was because of this kind of thinking that he always wanted to maximize the benefits...

"Well, Qin Xiang gave me this incense, it really smells so strange~!"

Seeing that the second girl ignored him, old Lu Wen didn't feel offended, but changed the subject and started to praise the second child Lu Shizhi for lighting... whale oil soap.

Qin Mo didn't pay attention to it at first, but felt that the smell of the incense was rather familiar, and now he looked at it carefully and couldn't help being speechless.

The incense used by Lu Shizhi was the whale soap that Qin Mo had given to old Lu Wen as a gift.

This second brother-in-law is also a genius. The saponified whale oil soap cannot be ignited, so he took a hand knife, cut the whole soap into thin slices like cutting mutton rolls, and then put it on the pine cone and burned it ...

"Father, that's not incense, but whale oil soap... soap powder soap..."

Lu Zhi looked at it with black lines all over his head, and was extremely ashamed, so he reminded quietly.

Lu Shizhi, who was still cutting soap, couldn't help shaking his hands when he heard the words, and almost cut off his fingers, then raised his head and grinned, "I said, why can't it be lighted, so it's not incense at all?!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Even old Lu Wen couldn't help laughing at this iron and simple appearance, and said with a smile: "Don't play tricks, show me."

Lu Shizhi put away his mischievous expression, handed the leftover half piece of soap to old Lu Wen, and said, "This soap melts in water, my palms are sweaty, and it becomes greasy when I hold it again."

Old Lu Wen nodded suddenly, which is roughly the same as Zaofen.

So, after taking the soap, I dipped some tea in the cup and tried to rub it gently to make foam.

"What a good thing, it is easier to foam than saponin powder, and it is supposed to have a stronger effect of removing pollution."

Old Lu Wen was full of admiration, and looked at Qin Mo with bright eyes and said, "Is this soap also the property of Prime Minister Qin?"

Qin Mo nodded first, then shook his head: "I'll have to go back to Xianyang to have a look."

He didn't want to waste edible fat or whale oil to make soap, and only Shaofu had lanolin.

Because the wool processing technology is a secret, all the processing links are controlled by the Shaofu, and the lanolin is naturally in the hands of the Shaofu.

If there is no accident, it should be sold as fuel for oil lamps, but that stuff is definitely not as good as whale oil, and it probably won't sell for a good price.

But if he buys a large amount, makes it into soap and sells it, and earns the difference from it, the Shaofu will most likely go to Shu Yingzheng, exchange the reward for the saponification reaction technology, and nationalize it.

Take advantage of the Shaofu's wool, take advantage of the Shaofu, don't even think about it...

If you really want to get a piece of the cake from the soap industry, you can only cooperate with Shaofu in the name of Hexi Country. Hexi Country will provide technology, and Shaofu will provide capital.

At the time of introduction, it depends on who owns more shares.

The Hexi Kingdom occupies most of it, so it is naturally Qin Mo's property!
If the Shaofu occupies more, it can be regarded as the property of the Shaofu!
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Old Lu Wen couldn't help but feel a little disappointed when he heard his ambiguity, but then asked, "What is whale oil?"

Qin Mo was no longer ambiguous this time, and explained: "It's the fat of giant fish in the sea. It's actually a bit of a waste to make soap with this whale oil. It's the best way to use it for lighting at night."

As he spoke, he looked at his husband Sun and said, "Do I still have whale oil in my car?"

The old man and grandson nodded: "Yes, I will fetch it here."

After Yu Jia arrived in Pei County, Yuan Man and Qin Mo's cars were all driven to Lu's house by their husband Sun.

The oil lamps in the two cars are now using whale oil as fuel!
After a little leaning, the old man and grandson came back with a bamboo tube full of whale oil, and replaced all the oil lamps in the hall where everyone was sitting with whale oil, leaving only one unlit for comparison.

Although it was daytime at this time, the light from the whale oil lamp was obviously brighter than ordinary grease lamps visible to the naked eye.

And it is several times brighter!
Old Lu Wen's eyes lit up again, and he exclaimed: "This whale oil is really a treasure that illuminates at night."

Qin Mo nodded and said: "Whales can not only produce oil, but the ambergris added to this soap is also taken from the belly of the whale, which is worth more than gold."

"In addition, the skin, bones, and whiskers of whales are all rare treasures..."

As Qin Mo said, he asked Kui to pass his matching bow to old Lu Wen to watch: "This bow string is made of whalebone, and it is extremely tough."

Old Lu Wen actually didn't have much research on bow strings, but hearing what Qin Mo said was so mysterious, he couldn't help but wonder: "In this way, a whale is full of treasures!"

Qin Mo said hesitantly: "Who says it's not... besides, rare is the most valuable thing. Few fishermen dare to hunt giant whales in the sea. Therefore, as long as you kill one and take all the treasures in it, you can earn a lot of money." Full."

Old Lu Wen nodded repeatedly, he naturally understood the truth.

If one can sell whaling, selling tea, glass, and porcelain would be insignificant.

After all, buying and selling goods is just to make a difference. To put it bluntly, it is hard money.

Whaling, on the other hand, is a huge profit, and getting rich is just ordinary!

Old Lu Wen was very excited and said, "I don't know how to hunt giant whales in the sea?"

Qin Mo said without any secrets: "Purchase a large boat, several small boats, prepare extra harpoon spears, tie long ropes to the ends, and a large number of floating barrels..."

"When you encounter a giant whale after going out to sea, you will approach it with a small boat and stab its head with a harpoon spear. It would be best if you can kill it quickly."

"If you can't kill it quickly, the giant whale dives into the bottom of the sea, and it also has a floating bucket as buoyancy. When it is exhausted, drag it to the surface of the sea, and continue hunting after finding it..."

"Giant whales are like elephant rhinoceros. Although they are powerful, they are not ferocious enough. Although they are dangerous to hunt, they are within acceptable limits!"

Old Lu Wen's businessman's profit-seeking heart, under Qin Mo's persuasive temptation, was completely alive.

Slicking his beard and looking at his two sons, he showed a thoughtful look.

He is old and can't bear the wind and waves at sea, if he wants to be a whaling trader, he needs two sons to charge forward!
Lu Ze and Lu Shizhi felt their scalps go numb from the sight of their old father, thinking that selling their daughters was not enough, and they wanted to throw us out too?
"Father, don't listen to the prince's nonsense."

Lu Pheasant glared at Qin Mo angrily, frowned and said to old Lu Wen, "His Majesty the First Emperor has already issued an edict calling on the coastal fishermen to hunt and kill giant whales."

"Our family has never lived at sea, how can we snatch benefits from those fishermen who rely on the sea to eat the sea?"

"My daughter is now the honor of the princess, can she still be short of family expenses? You don't want to move those thoughts!"

Old Lu Wen was a little helpless, and said hesitantly: "You are a daughter's family, and you will marry someone sooner or later. How many generations can the Lu family rely on you?"

"If the children and grandchildren want to be rich and honored for a long time, they still have to rely on themselves after all!"

These words are true in the world.

Although old Lu Wen pursues profit, he also has a vision of seeing through the world.

When Lu Ze and Lu Shizhi heard what their father said, their scalps finally stopped numb, and their hearts gradually ignited with fighting spirit.

The generation of the two brothers, and even their children, can rely on Lu Zhi to live a life without worrying about food and clothing.

However, it depends on the face of the person. How can a man be like this?
Wealth is ultimately up to you to fight for yourself!

"Qin Xiang, when did His Majesty the First Emperor call on coastal fishermen to hunt and kill giant whales?"

Old Lu Wen was too lazy to talk to Lu Zhi, so he turned to Qin Mo and asked.

Qin Mo said with a smile: "Since I encouraged Mr. Lu to do the whaling business, it's not too late...the decree will only be issued for more than a month."

"Small fishermen, if they want to hunt giant whales in the sea, they can only wait for their luck in the offshore."

"Large fishermen, if they want to go to sea to hunt giant whales, they need to modify their boats to make them more resistant to wind."

"Mr. Lu might as well send someone to South Vietnam, where there is a shipyard for building ships, and the ships they build are all sea ships with excellent wind resistance. Buy one and recruit some sailors, and then you can go directly to whaling operations. !"

The building boat that Yingzheng used to go to sea at the beginning, after the building was removed and rebuilt, its wind resistance was greatly enhanced.

The craftsmen also learned a lot of experience when transforming the building ships.

Nowadays, the shipyards in South Vietnam are all true wind-resistant ships. As long as you are willing to spend money to buy them, you can greatly seize the opportunity!

Well, this is the benefit of having people in the court. Where can ordinary fishermen get such news.

Even in later generations, there will always be some people who rely on similar news channels to seize the opportunity to make a lot of money.

If it is an investigation, they have not violated the law, and they are earning legitimate money, so there is no reason to go...

Old Lu Wen immediately got up and raised his hands and said, "Thank you, Prime Minister Qin, for your teaching~!"

Qin Mo hurriedly got up: "Mr. Lu doesn't have to be like this, you're going to spoil this junior."

Old Lu Wen laughed, kicked the eldest son Lu Ze who was still fiddling with the tea set, and said, "Hurry up and prepare the wine and meat."

"okay."

Lu Ze agreed, and hurriedly went to work.

Qin Mo and the old Lu Wen took their seats again, Qin Mo said: "Mr. Lu, His Majesty's imperial driver will leave tomorrow to leave Peixian County, and E Chan will also accompany him to continue his southern tour."

"I want Liu Ji, Xiao He and others, as well as Zhang Liang, to escort the Lu family to Xianyang first. I don't know what Lu Lao wants?"

Old Lu Wen nodded naturally: "That's the best, I'll have to worry about Mr. Qin..."

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The next day.

Yingzheng's imperial driver set off again, heading towards the neighboring county towns. Qin Mo, Yu Ji, Yuan Man and Lu Zhi also followed the imperial driver again.

Going by land is not as comfortable as taking a boat by water.

At least you can fish by boat...

Qin Mo fell asleep in his car, and after waking up, stared at the roof of the car for half an hour in a daze, listening to the sounds of cars and horses outside, enjoying the feeling of being alone.

It wasn't until his stomach was so hungry that he couldn't hold it any longer that he knocked on the carriage board, and said to his husband Sun who was driving outside: "Where did Yu Ji and Eji go, and your two children, why didn't you see them from the start?" silhouette?"

"Reporting to the lord, they all went to play in Princess Huayang's car."

The answering voice of the husband and grandson sounded outside the car.

Qin Mo took out a handful of dried fruit from the dark compartment of the carriage, and while eating the Wu Zang Temple to appease the rebels, he opened the car door and jumped out, running a few steps to catch up with Yuan Man's princess.

clang clang-

Qin Mo stepped on the hanging ladder of the carriage, followed the carriage, knocked on the window of the carriage, and shouted inside, "What are you doing, are you hungry?"

Yu Ji opened the car door, welcomed him in, and then continued to sit back at the card table to draw cards.

Four women were playing mahjong, and next to them were the two sons of Gongsun's family, teasing the half-grown rhinoceros.

Qin Mo was a little dazed, and carefully looked at the four people in front of the card table for a moment, then suddenly pointed to Lu Xiaomei among them, and asked in surprise, "Why did you follow?"

Lu Xiaomei seemed to still remember what happened yesterday, and when she saw him, she wanted to groan.

Seeing his younger sister shy, Lu Zhi thought she was embarrassed, so he took the initiative to take over the conversation and explained: "I am really worried about my father, I am afraid that he will sell my younger sister when he arrives in Xianyang... and choose to be assigned to someone who is not famous, so I will give her to you." You brought her with you, Junhou won't be offended, right?"

Qin Mo suddenly nodded, and said with a smile: "You are the princess of South China, you can do whatever you want, and I can take offense at anything."

"By the way, are you hungry? I'll go to the Houying Huotou Army to find something to eat."

The four girls nodded together: "Hungry."

Qin Mo didn't talk nonsense, he stuffed the dried fruit to the two children, turned around and got out of the car again.

Seeing Qin Mo leaving, Concubine Yu looked at Lu Zhi suspiciously, and said, "How can you deceive a gentleman? Didn't Mr. Lu force you to take the younger sister with you?"