What should I do if I am beheaded by the First Emperor at the beginning?

Chapter 316 Xiaomin mentality, autumn wind and autumn harvest【Two in one, please subscribe】

After hearing Xu Fu's words, Di Lun hesitated a bit: "Could it be that Governor Chen is capable enough to keep his word in the court?"

Xu Fu looked at Yan Dilun, and quickly said: "King Shang, you can't talk nonsense."

"Among the world, only His Majesty the First Emperor can speak his mind."

"Governor Chen is just favored by His Majesty."

He said helplessly: "But even Governor Chen can't ignore the opposition of many important officials in the court."

"Just like Prime Minister Li Si."

"Prime Minister Li has been following His Majesty since the Qin Kingdom had not risen."

"Later, he also deserved a certain amount of credit for setting the world, but His Majesty once said, "Li Si contributed three points to setting the world." "

"After that, he helped His Majesty and the governor implement the county system, suppressing countless voices of opposition."

"Now he is the head of the three princes and the right prime minister of the prime minister."

"According to the logic, it should be the head of a hundred officials, under one person, and above ten thousand people."

"But Prime Minister Li Si has a problem, that is, he seeks "profits", and what he seeks is not small profits, but big profits. "

Di Lun was at a loss when he said something: "What is a big profit, and what is a small profit?"

Seeing this, Xu Fu explained: "Small profits are for oneself, but big profits are for the world and for the family and the country."

"Prime Minister Li is the "big profit" who likes to benefit his family and country. "

Di Lun hesitated: "In this case, how can we get Prime Minister Li to support us?"

Xu Fu smiled slightly, with a little mystery in his expression.

He leaned into Di Lun's ear and said, "Don't worry, king of Shang. Prime Minister Li doesn't know anything about Yin Shang mainland."

"What do we say, isn't that what it is?"

Xu Fu looked at Di Lun and said, "Now the Shang Kingdom does not occupy much land in the Yin Shang Continent, but only you and I know about this."

"After arriving in Xianyang City, when we talk about it, we will brag about the strength of the Shang Kingdom."

"At that time, it will be said that there are countless minerals in Shang Dynasty. We are willing to dedicate these minerals to Daqin and help Daqin mine them."

"In this way, wouldn't Prime Minister Li hear that it's profitable and help us?"

A gleam flashed in Di Lun's eyes: "What do you mean?"

Xu Fu immediately smiled mysteriously: "Whether it is the territory of the Shang Kingdom or not, God knows now, you know me, and the rest of the people don't know."

He patted King Shang's hand and said: "At that time, it will be said that those lands belong to the Shang country, but they are occupied by those natives."

"The state of Shang can not only create a large tract of land out of thin air, but also allow the Qin army to capture land for the state of Shang."

"What the Shang Kingdom paid was only some "gold and silver mines". "

"The country of Shang itself does not have the ability to mine or smelt these stones. Wouldn't it be good to exchange these stones with Daqin for military support, or even finished gold and silver?"

Di Lun's eyes flashed, and his heart moved.

For Shang Guo, this is nothing at all.

Of course he could see the purpose of what Xu Fu said, but the problem was that what Xu Fu said was right, for them, it was nothing at all.

Those lands were not originally owned by their merchant country, even if they wanted it themselves, the key is that they didn't have the ability to take it down!

Now as long as they say it's their own and dedicate it to Daqin, they can occupy it.

Why not try it?

Immediately, he watched Xu Fu make a promise: "Xiao Wang felt ashamed when Xu Shiling worked so hard for "Da Qin". "

"The loyalty of the envoy to the Great Qin can be learned from the sun and the moon. In the past, our merchants also had such loyal ministers, and they are more talented than others."

"Seeing you today, I am deeply moved."

After a lot of chatter, Di Lun said, "Yes, there will definitely be a portion of the minerals that will be mined at that time."

"This part comes from the Shang Kingdom."

Xu Fu smiled slightly, and didn't say anything about it, as if he agreed in silence.

And his silence made Di Lun laugh even more.

People make money and birds die for food, how can there be anyone in the world who is willing to think sincerely for you without thinking about anything?
If there are such people, they are either your biological parents, or they have other plans.

Di Lun decided that what Xu Fu wanted was "small profits".

The two looked at each other and smiled, both got what they wanted.

above the vast sea
A fleet only returned from Qinnu Island. The ships in this fleet had a deep draft, and they were obviously loaded with heavy things.

After the silver mines collected every quarter are smelted on Qinnu Island, they will be shipped to Daqin every October.

And when they got the news from Daqin that the three counties of Linzi had been divided into Penglaizhou, they knew where the first batch of silver should be sent.

Fu Ya stood on the boat, looking at the distant scenery.

A few waves came like a bee's chrysalis, and the ship sailed through the wind and waves on the sea. It has been a year since he left his hometown.

Being able to go back now is also considered his luck.

From Fusang Island to Linzi County, it will take more than half a month.

Quan Shisan stood behind Fu Ya, looking at the direction of Da Qin in the distance, with a little longing on his face.

What does Daqin look like?

Penglaizhou

A group of people in Linzi County built a port where Xu Fu docked his ships before, and they were working in full swing.

The head of Guizhou here is still a conscripted corvee.

However, at this time, none of these corvees had any objections, and even everyone's eyes were filled with surprise.

Because serving in corvée in Penglai Island, you are in charge of eating and drinking, and you have enough rest time.

Some of them even don't want to leave at all, because the management here is not two meals a day, but three meals a day.

One meal in the morning, one meal at noon, and one meal in the evening.

Every two days, there will be a meal where you can eat meat, and the meal at noon every day must be fried with lard.

This kind of good life, even they may not be able to enjoy it at home.

In the past, it was good not to let them bring their own dry food. How could they still care about such a good meal?
Chen Ke, Fu Su, and Guan Zhuo all stood in the distance, looking at the sea area.

The construction of the port started half a month ago, and now it is almost completed.

Fusu looked at the Qianshou who were busy in the distance and said: "Teacher, what do you want to use these Qianshou this time?"

Chen Ke just smiled: "What are you doing?"

"I just want to let Penglaizhou, the heads of Guizhou all over the country, know something."

"Corvée is not a very painful thing, it can even be enjoyed."

can enjoy?
Fu Su and Guan Zhuo were a little puzzled.

But Chen Ke didn't want to explain too much, just said: "In the future, there will be more corvee needs, but we can't always force the recruitment."

"Forcible recruitment will plant the seeds of a "tyranny" in their hearts. "

"Maybe one day, this seed will blossom and bear fruit. At that time, Da Qin will regret it too late."

"At this time, take out a charter and let them get used to it gradually. It would be better."

"What's more, the port built here can only be used for half a year or a year."

"After a year, a new port will probably need to be built."

"So just take out such a short-term and unimportant project to let them get used to this kind of thing in advance."

After finishing speaking, Chen Ke didn't want to explain too much.

He looked at Guan Zhuo and asked, "I've seen the note from the Municipal Department of Materials to purchase grain."

"Why do you price it like this?"

Guan Zhuo heard that Chen Ke's words did not have a tone of accusation or reprimand, and he immediately relaxed a lot.

This shows that Chen Ke also agrees with the price.

"Report to the Governor."

"What businessmen do is wealth, what the people do is wealth."

"Although merchants and merchants cannot be indulged, if they are used reasonably, they can make Daqin better."

"This is the case with the purchase of grain."

"What if there are Guizhou leaders outside Penglaizhou who also want to sell food, but are afraid of the long distance?"

"These merchants happen to be unafraid of the distance."

"Thus, these merchants received it at a price of three renminbi a bucket, and then transported it to Penglai and sold it to us at a price of four renminbi. They are profitable."

"People outside Penglai can also exchange for money."

"Penglai is able to gather some food for future needs."

"It's killing three birds with one stone."

Chen Ke looked at Guan Zhuo, Guan Zhuo's mind was a little shaken, he lowered his head and waited.

After a while, Chen Ke suddenly burst out laughing.

"Hahahahahaha, good, good, good!"

He stepped forward, patted Guan Zhuo on the shoulder and said, "Okay, you are indeed the queen of Guan Zi back then."

Chen Ke said with a smile: "I really did not choose the wrong person for letting you be the commander of the Municipal Property Department."

He sighed and said with some emotion: "In this way, even if I go back to Xianyang, I can rest assured of the development of Penglai."

Guan Zhuo was so excited when he got this compliment, he almost laughed out loud.

A word of appreciation from Governor Chen, can that be an ordinary appreciation?
Even if you give him a thousand pieces of gold, he will not change it.

Chen Ke continued to ask: "I told you, how are you doing with the Penglaizhou No. [-] Salt Manufacturing Department and the Penglai Prefecture No. [-] Porcelain Manufacturing Department?"

This is what Chen Ke told Guan Zhuo before.

The functions of the Municipal Property Administration are relatively mixed. These two things are state-owned and must be produced and sold by the state.

So entrusting Guan Zhuo to do it is not crossing the line.

Guan Zhuo lowered his head and said softly, "Governor, I have almost made arrangements for the Salt Department."

“Just the Porcelain Department this“

"Several workers from the Manufacturing Department said that we need to wait a little longer. They have not produced porcelain that can clearly distinguish between white porcelain and celadon."

Chen Ke nodded slightly.

This is as it should be.

Since celadon and white porcelain have been used by the royal family, they can no longer be used by the head of Guizhou.

Unless it is possible to produce almost celadon and white porcelain, the kind that can be distinguished at a glance.

"In this case, let the people from the Manufacturing Department hurry up."

He pressed his forehead: "The imperial government of Penglaizhou must have money first, and only after it has money can it proceed to the next step of planning."

"In addition, how is the people's autumn harvest this time?"

The first sentence is obviously asking Guan Zhuo, and the latter sentence is obviously asking Fusu.

Fu Su followed Chen Ke's footsteps and walked forward slowly.

"Teacher, this autumn harvest is much better than in previous years, and it is about [-]% more than last year's harvest."

Chen Ke nodded: "How many seeds did Xu Fu bring back?"

After thinking for a while, Fusu said: "Sweet potatoes are the most among the seeds brought back by Xu Shiling, followed by potatoes, and the thing called "corn" presented by King Shang is the least. "

Before Chen Ke could continue to ask, Fusu said, "According to my calculation, sweet potatoes should be enough to plant about [-] mu, and potatoes should be enough to plant about [-] mu."

One thousand acres of sweet potatoes, eight hundred acres of potatoes?

That's a pretty good number.

What's more, the output of sweet potatoes and potatoes is relatively large.

Potatoes have a shorter maturity period, while sweet potatoes have a longer maturity period.

One is more than 50 days, and the other is a little more than five months.

Coincidentally, this is the time to plant potatoes and sweet potatoes.

Chen Ke just thought about it for a while, and then said: "It's autumn this year, so let's distribute both potatoes and sweet potatoes, and let the heads of Guizhou plant them."

"There is no need to force distribution."

"Just post a notice at the gate of the city, saying that there is a new improved variety like this, with a relatively high yield, which can replace millet as the staple food."

"The price of grain seeds is slightly more expensive than ordinary seeds, but it doesn't have to be much more expensive."

Guan Zhuo nodded slightly.

But Fusu was a little puzzled: "Teacher, aren't we going to promote this new food seed? Why don't we just distribute the seeds to the heads of Guizhou for free?"

Chen Ke just glanced at Fusu: "Fusu, you don't understand Xiaomin's mentality."

He looked at Guan Zhuo and said, "Guan Zhuo, if someone suddenly gave you ten coins, how would you feel?"

Guan Zhuo said clearly: "The lower officials will feel ecstatic."

Chen Ke asked again: "What if someone suddenly gave you ten thousand gold?"

Guan Zhuo said directly: "Xiaomin will be afraid."

"Small advantages can be taken, because there may not be anything wrong, even if something happens, the lower officials can solve it."

"But you can't take advantage of big advantages, and lower officials don't dare to take advantage of them."

"Because after taking advantage of it, I don't know if something will happen. I'm afraid that if there is a big problem, the lower officials won't be able to solve it."

Chen Ke laughed and said, "The same goes for good breeds."

"It's like money falling from the sky, and it all fell on your head. Would you believe it?"

"If the good seeds were given to the heads of Guizhou for free, instead of being grateful, the heads of Guizhou would have doubts in their hearts. Why did they suddenly distribute the seeds for free?"

"Is there something wrong with this kind of seeds? The court let them experiment?"

"If it can't be planted, what should I do?"

"But if the price is marked, and it is more expensive than ordinary seeds, and it is limited, they will feel that this is something that the imperial court found with great difficulty. It is very precious, so they should cherish it."

"Instead, they will grow them."

Chen Ke looked at Fusu and said, "Don't just pay attention to "benevolence" when dealing with the heads of Guizhou. "

"Because sometimes, they will feel that your benevolence is a trap."

"This is an instinct for the survival of the small people and the heads of Guizhou,"

Chen Ke couldn't help feeling emotional, he looked at the port that was about to be successfully built: "It's like a corvee in this port."

"Fusu, do you know what my plan was at the beginning?"

(End of this chapter)