my grandfather was qin shi huang

Chapter 306 Zhuo’s Purpose

The poor old housekeeper could only curl up as much as possible and hide in the corner of the carriage.

At this moment, I heard my young master ask lightly.

"Is there any happiness at the residence of His Royal Highness the Emperor's eldest grandson today?"

He immediately cheered up and replied holding his knees.

"It is said that Wang, the wife of His Highness the Emperor's eldest grandson, and the direct granddaughter of Tongwuhou, is pregnant. I specifically inquired about it. The news came from the residence of His Highness the eldest emperor's eldest grandson. It should be true..."

Zhuo Pei nodded noncommittally.

The steward also wisely shut up, and retreated back into his corner, not daring to disturb his young master.

The eldest son's residence is located not far from the palace, and it is only two streets away from Tianxiang Pavilion. Zhuo Pei's carriage did not take much time to arrive at the door of the eldest son's residence and stopped slowly.

In this regard, the guards outside the gate of the eldest son's mansion have long been used to it, and they did not go up to stop it.

On the contrary, the Zhuo family's coachman and housekeeper looked at the guard standing in front of the door holding a halberd with a scrutinizing gaze. They felt that their feet were shaking and their calves were a little weak.

Although the Zhuo family is a local tycoon, it is only a local tycoon. The largest official I have ever seen is just a county governor. Where have I seen such a top-notch powerful family?
However, it didn't delay the business. The two of them didn't dare to look any further, so they quickly opened the car door and went to help their young master.

Zhuo Pei held on to his fat waist and panted heavily. With the help of Guan Guan and the servant, he stepped on the footrest and struggled to get off the carriage.

Even though he was used to being casual, when he saw the scene in front of him, he couldn't help but take a deep breath and straighten his expression.

"I dare you to ask some military masters to help me tell you that the Handan Zhuo family heard about the good news in His Highness's house and brought millions of dollars to congratulate His Highness!"

Carrying millions of money——

Even the guards at the emperor's grandson's house, who were used to big scenes, couldn't help but be completely shocked by this number.

Millions of money——

If it weren't for this damn fat man's luxurious clothes, everything he carried would be worth a lot of money. The carriage behind him was beautifully decorated, and the horse pulling the carriage was a rare Dawan horse. Even the horse behind him was The servants were all dressed in silk and satin, and they all thought that this guy was going crazy.

Waiting for others, who can come up with [-] yuan?
What's more, if you open your mouth, you'll get millions!
"Please wait a moment, I will go in and deliver the message to you..."

The foreman's guard subconsciously spoke politely and turned around to pass inside.

……

Food is good, but in moderation.

At the age of Wang Jian and Meng Wu, they have already passed the stage of overeating for the sake of appetite. No matter how delicious the food prepared by Zhao Ying is, except for the steamed bowl at the beginning, they only tasted a few chopsticks and stopped eating. Eat more.

The same is true of Shi Huangdi.

Although he is much younger than the two old generals, his physical condition may not be as good as those of the two old generals, so he has only dabbled in it.

Instead of eating and drinking, we spent more time just sitting around and chatting.

"...General Wang, you came just in time. I was planning to visit your house in the next few days..."

Having said this, the First Emperor put down the tea cup in his hand, feeling a little genuine.

"Now that I have many children and grandchildren, Old General Meng also has a prosperous heir. On the other hand, Old General Wang has spent his whole life in the army and worked hard for the country, but he has only a few people under his knees. It is my fault..."

Why is the Wang family so thin?
A large part of the factor is that Wang Jian and Wang Ben, father and son, are both the top generals of the Qin Dynasty. Over the years, they have been either fighting or on the road to war.

Although the world has been peaceful in recent years, Wang Ben was sent to Shangjun by Zhao Ying, and Wang Li, who had reached the age of marriage, was also sent to Hexi by him.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your compassion—"

When the white-haired General Wang heard this, he stood up from the table and bowed deeply.

"Fighting for the country and guarding the borders is the honor of my royal family..."

The First Emperor stood up in person, stepped forward to hold Wang Jian's arm, and spoke with some emotion.

"I know the contribution of the Wang family - but at our age, it's time to make good plans for future generations..."

Having said this, the First Emperor turned to look at Zhao Ying aside and said angrily.

"Now that the New Year is coming, you ask Wang Li to pack up the errands on hand and come back quickly - you are now a man with two children, and Wang Li and Yu'er's marriage is still delayed... …”

The concubine mentioned by the First Emperor was the eldest daughter of the general.

This marriage has been decided for a long time. When the first emperor came to Wang Jian to talk about Zhao Ying, the reason why he was able to call Wang Jian over to discuss the marriage was that both parties had already had intentions for the marriage.

Originally, he thought that when Wang Li came back after following Zhao Ying, he would take advantage of the opportunity to get the reward, but who knew that Zhao Ying left the person in Hexi with a wave of his hand...

Zhao Ying: ...

Ah, this-

It actually delayed people from getting married and having children!
However, he really didn't think much about it at the time. Although he had a lot of talents at his disposal, he couldn't do without Wang Li's support in terms of qualifications, ability, and trustworthiness.

Especially Wuwei, who guards the gateway between Hexi and Guanzhong, must be handed over to the hands of the people he trusts most.

Now that the overall situation in Hexi has been decided, it is not so urgent.

In fact, the First Emperor naturally understood this, so he delayed it until this point, and then took advantage of today's occasion to give him a nod.

"Okay, I'll make arrangements right away..."

Say it and do it.

Zhao Ying immediately called Zhang Liang.

"Immediately, in the name of the General's Mansion, write a letter to General Wang Li for me, asking him to leave the errands at hand to Xiao He for the time being, and come back quickly..."

"promise--"

Zhang Liang bowed and retreated.

His eyes did not dare to stay on the First Emperor for even a moment - he was afraid of causing some misunderstanding to His Highness, and would throw him into that terrible quiet room again...

Thinking of this, he suddenly remembered that more than half a month ago, His Highness seemed to have imprisoned another person.

For more than half a month, when he thought of this terrible number, he couldn't help shivering subconsciously, and then simply strode away.

Remind His Highness the Emperor's Grandson?
nonexistent!

He now likes to see those tough-talking dogs crying and crying in a quiet room and desperately begging for mercy!
……

Send Zhang Liang away.

The atmosphere at the banquet was much more relaxed and happy, especially that of Old General Wang Jian, who could not hide the visible joy on his face.

He had no intention of hiding it either.

As a father, who doesn’t want to have a family full of children and grandchildren, and have many children and be blessed? Ahem, well, having many children is a bit difficult now, and he probably won’t be able to achieve it, but he can have many grandchildren!He had already begun to think about whether to write to his stupid son and ask him to buy some land in Shangjun and find a few rooms for concubines instead of living alone in the military camp all day long.

After so many years, I haven’t even created a trumpet for myself.

At this moment, I suddenly heard the voice of the guard outside the door.

"Your Highness, there is someone who claims to be Zhuo Pei, the son of the Zhuo family in Handan. He brings millions of dollars to congratulate Your Highness——"

Congratulations on the money!

Not to mention Zhao Ying, even the First Emperor couldn't help but be a little surprised. You must know that in this era, even the First Emperor found it difficult to come up with millions of dollars.

As soon as this person makes a move, it will be 100 million!

The old generals Meng Wu and Wang Jian even forgot to drink tea.They have worked hard for a hundred words, but they have not made so much money, but someone asked for millions of dollars!

Is Handan Zhuo so rich?

"Is the profit from iron smelting so rich?"

The First Emperor looked up at Zhao Ying thoughtfully.

"This person is willing to ask for millions. I'm afraid he wants a lot. You might as well meet him..."

Zhao Ying nodded upon hearing this.

"Go and ask him in—"

As the son of a mere merchant, he was naturally not worthy of being welcomed personally.It's not that he relied on his status and looked down on merchants. Even the First Emperor personally received Widow Qing, let alone him?
But his status is there now, and sometimes, he must stand up.

Just like now-

After a while, Zhao Ying saw a fat man, moving with difficulty, followed by the steward of the house.The eldest son was the most favored eldest son of the First Emperor and the most powerful son in the Qin Dynasty. This mansion was really not small.

For this big fat man, running here from the door was really a test for him.

"It's you who falsely claims that you want to give me millions of dollars in congratulations? Do you know the consequences of lying to me..."

Zhao Ying watched the fat man cross the threshold with difficulty. He did not stand up, but raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at him with a half-smile.

Zhuo Pei just looked at it from a distance and knew that the young man among them was His Royal Highness the Emperor Changsun. After all, Zhao Ying's features were too distinct. With a height of more than two meters, even sitting there, he looked like a Tigers give a person a strong sense of oppression.

Although he didn't know the identities of the First Emperor, Wang Jian and others, at this moment, being able to sit here and have His Royal Highness the Emperor Changsun personally accompany him, just thinking about it, he knew that his status was very high.Therefore, he did not dare to look too much, but stood upright, raised his sleeves to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and lowered his head.

"I don't dare to lie to Your Highness with such big words. I am the young master of the Zhuo family. I have come with sincerity this time. I, the Zhuo family, are willing to cede [-]% of the property under the Zhuo family's name and give it to Your Highness. I have the right to congratulate His Highness as a gift. Your Highness, please accept it——"

Cede [-]% of Zhuo's property!
What a great handwriting!
Wang Jian and Meng Wu couldn't help but take a breath. He had to admit that just now, even they couldn't help their heartbeats speeding up slightly, and they were a little excited.

After all, that is [-]% of Zhuo's industry!

It is definitely not comparable to a simple million dollars. If you tell me, even if you ask for 200 million dollars, I am afraid someone will take action.

The First Emperor sat there, expressionless.

He wanted to know what his eldest grandson would do when faced with such a huge sum of money.

"It's such a big deal, your Zhuo family has created a character..."

If in his previous life, someone wanted to give him tens of billions of assets, he might know that there was a pit in it and he would not be able to help but jump in. But in this life, for him, money is just that.

As long as he wants, he has means and methods, which can be easily earned.

In fact, his daily profits from the glaze workshop and the charcoal industry alone are extremely considerable.

It's just that his goal now is no longer to make money.

Without Da Qin, even if he earns a gold mountain, it will be useless. If he makes trouble, he will only die faster.

"Tell me, apart from that, what other demands do you have -"

This method has been common in all dynasties. It takes the opportunity of giving property to the top powerful people to bind themselves to the interests of the powerful people and seek shelter to avoid becoming a fat sheep in the eyes of others.

He doesn't mind becoming someone else's backer, especially a wealthy businessman whose main business is in the iron smelting industry.

In fact, he had already made plans for the iron smelting industry, but the time was not yet ripe.Zhuo Pei's proposal played into his heart, but the Zhuo family had already received a reward from the First Emperor and obtained permission to mine and smelt iron in Hedong.

This time the sale is for [-]% of the property, and there are obviously other demands.

"I have nothing to ask for, but your Highness's permission. From now on, the anthracite produced in the house will be exclusively for the Zhuo family, in addition to Your Highness's personal use..."

Special for coal!

Zhao Ying heard this and looked at this big fat man who was far beyond his tonnage with interest.

"Tell me who came up with this idea..."

Zhuo Pei didn't know whether he was tired or nervous, so he subconsciously raised his sleeves and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"It was an impromptu idea. As long as His Highness nods, [-]%, no - [-]%, of my Zhuo family's property will be in your hands!"

It's really indescribable.

There’s something about this fat guy——

He actually has such vision and courage.

Zhao Ying put away the smile on his face, looked at the fat young master of the Zhuo family in front of him calmly, and said calmly.

"Tell me the reason..."

"Back to Your Highness, the blacksmith at my home accidentally discovered that the iron tools smelted using anthracite are purer and tougher than ordinary iron tools. They are used to smelt weapons and are even sharper than today's bronze..."

As soon as Zhuo Pei said these words, both Meng Wu and Wang Jian gasped in unison, and even the First Emperor couldn't help but feel solemn and moved.

Nowadays, Great Qin's bronze smelting technology has reached its peak. Even if it is more than 2000 years later, it will be almost impossible to surpass it. But the key to the problem is that there is not that much copper!

Casting ritual vessels requires bronze, making daily necessities requires bronze, casting weapons, and even making some doors, windows and beds all require bronze, not to mention the need to cast coins?
In fact, as the Qin Dynasty unified the world and extended its rule to the whole country, there was an extreme shortage of bronze.Even the coins are severely lacking.

Even if the imperial court unified currency, many places had to use cloth as currency, or even return to the barter method.

The lack of copper mines has seriously restricted the development of Daqin.

If what the son of the Zhuo family in front of him said is true, it would undoubtedly be great news for Da Qin!

Replacing bronze weapons with more abundant iron weapons will greatly relieve the pressure on bronze.

Significance!

Zhao Ying was not surprised by this. In fact, he knew better than anyone else and understood earlier than anyone else the value of anthracite coal for smelting steel. Therefore, when he accidentally learned about the value of anthracite coal from the letter from the steward, After receiving the message, Rang Sao immediately stopped all anthracite coal transactions.

(End of this chapter)