Today is definitely a good day, almost every family of the old Qin people in Xianyang has become relatives and has been promoted to the rank of lord, and when they come out of the palace, there are people celebrating everywhere. Savvy businessmen will take the opportunity to fill the store with a dazzling array of goods, enthusiastically bragging to brag about their goods to passers-by. Back in the mansion, the plaque of "General's Mansion" on the door has been replaced with a pure copper cast "Annan Hou Mansion".

The princess led the whole house to line up at the gate to welcome Montenegro, and the title of marquis was definitely a major event worth celebrating.

"Welcome back to the home of Marquis Annan!" Everyone congratulated in unison.

Montenegro was in a good mood and said: "Uncle Chen, everyone in the whole mansion will be rewarded with twenty gold!" ”

"Xie Annanhou!" Everyone thanked them.

"I have arranged for the kitchen to prepare food and drinks, and invited the eldest and second families to come over, and celebrate together as a family in the evening!" Chen Bo said.

"Good! That's how it should be! Montenegro replied.

Seeing the high mountain crown on the head of the black mountain, the mother said happily: "The ancestors of the old Zhang family bless, if your father is alive, how good it would be to see our family have today's day!" Go back and go home with your brothers and worship your ancestors! ”

Montenegro's mother was now dressed in fine silk and satin, with a delicate headdress made by the princess from the Shang Workshop, black and shiny hair, and a ruddy face, and she was younger than the peasant woman with her yellow and thin skin and dry hair eleven years ago.

"Grandma, don't worry! Let's seal the marquis, and we can build a family temple! When the old family temple is built, we will go back to worship again! Montenegro replied.

In this era, even if you have money, you are not allowed to build a family temple. Only the marquis of the Son of Heaven is qualified to repair the family temple and has his own surname. Only those with surnames can have ancestral halls where spiritual seats can be placed. And ordinary Qianshou and slaves have no surname, let alone an ancestral hall, and can only find a place to bury them after death, as fertilizer, and there is no grave. If the master allows his slaves and servants to take their surnames, it is the greatest reward for them, which means that after their death, they can also put the spiritual throne in the ancestral hall and enjoy the offerings of future generations.

"In the future, my father will be the eldest marquis, and I will be the little marquis, and no one will dare to bully you in the future, right?" Xiao Yinghao said with a grandmother's voice.

Montenegro bent down and hugged Ying Hao, scratched his nose, and asked teasingly: "You are already the emperor's grandson, who dares to bully you in this world now?" ”

"My sister bullies me every day and doesn't play with me!" Ying Hao replied in a milky voice.

Ying Hao's words made the family laugh.

"My sister is older than you, she is in charge of you, not bullying you!" The princess explained.

In the evening, at the family banquet. The eldest brother is now a well-known wealthy businessman, and although the second brother is still the fifth master, he is already one of the few great engineers in the Qin Empire.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Montenegro asked the eldest brother: "Brother, how is the sales of porcelain recently?" ”

The eldest brother smiled happily: "Now that the nobles and rich families in the world have moved to Xianyang, if they don't have a set of porcelain from our family, they won't be considered rich and noble!" Now our porcelain business is doing well. ”

"How much does a set of tea sets sell for now?" Montenegro asked again.

"It's still fifty gold, and it hasn't changed in a few years." The eldest brother replied.

"Can you still recognize the first batch of porcelain that sold for fifty gold?" Montenegro asked again.

"It's all self-made things, just like the baby I gave birth to, and I can recognize which cellar it burned out when it is smashed into pieces." The eldest brother replied.

"That's good! Tomorrow you will advertise at the door of the store, recycle the first batch of porcelain, the shape of the complete is at double the price, a set of 100 gold recycling, the shape of the vessel has a small damage, the original price is recycled, and the price will rise every month in the future 50 gold recycling. Then the existing porcelain will be sold at a 20% price increase every month, and only 50 sets will be sold every month, and it will be stopped when it is sold out. After May, it rose to 100 gold sets. Half a year later, you'll be in for a surprise! Montenegro said.

When the eldest brother heard this, he was so surprised that his jaw almost dropped! He concluded that this younger brother was made a marquis, and he was stupid! Worriedly, he asked, "Double recycling, how much money does our family have to lose a day?" If you have goods or not, you have a set of fifty gold, and the price has risen? Do we have too much money? ”

"You're selling goods, I'm talking about marketing. Do as I say, and in half a year, you'll know the result! Montenegro said.

If it weren't for the fact that he had done everything right to listen to this younger brother before, the eldest brother would have almost concluded that this younger brother was not in his right mind! Still, he decided to listen to his brother one more time.

The second brother played: "The furniture business was also booming. However, because there is no technical content, Xianyang's furniture workshops have also begun to increase, and recently, sales have decreased significantly. ”

Montenegro thought for a while and said to the second brother: "You can try to make unicycles and two-wheelers!" ”

"What do you mean by a unicycle, a two-wheeler?" The second brother asked curiously.

"Nowadays, people mainly rely on shoulder-carrying wagen and horse-drawn carts to carry goods, and people need to walk, ride horses, or ride horse-drawn carriages. Especially in the city, the cost of raising a carriage and hiring a coachman is not affordable for ordinary people. We can make unicycles to make it easier for people to carry goods, and we can make two-wheeled vehicles to make it easier for people to travel and ride. After the introduction, Montenegro brought paper and pens and drew a rough picture of the styles of wheelbarrows and rickshaws common in later film and television works, and let the second brother figure it out by himself. Before the advent of bicycles in later generations, rickshaws replaced horse-drawn carriages and sedan chairs for a long time and became the main means of travel for people in the city. And in this era, there are no even sedan chairs, and the market for rickshaws must be very large.

The second brother looked at the drawings drawn by Montenegro, and the drawing was really not very good, but the meaning was very clear. He agreed, "That's a good idea, I'll try it right away when I go back." ”

"You go back and think about it, try to be practical and comfortable. Maybe you can rent these two cars to be promoted to the left chief! Montenegro encouraged.

After the family banquet, Montenegro invited Chen Ping to the study for tea and chat. Montenegro said: "Today in the court, Wang Juan resigned, the first emperor did not let the long-awaited Li Si be the left prime minister, but chose the more conservative Feng Quji, what do you think of this matter?" ”

Chen Ping thought for a moment and said with a smile: "Let's analyze it carefully, in fact, it is not difficult to see that first of all, Li Si and Wang Juan are fighting openly and secretly, and the discord between faces and hearts is well known to the dynasty. Secondly, the First Emperor was a monarch who was very obsessed with power. Wang Juan and Feng Qujian do things according to the rules, while Li Si's Legalist faction is too sharp, if he is the prime minister, this power will definitely compete with the monarch's power, this is the last emperor wants to see. Therefore, in the next few years, the first emperor will pay great attention to Li Si, but will not appoint Li Si as prime minister. ”

When Montenegro heard this, he admired Chen Ping's opinion very much, and sighed: "Listening to your words, it's really open." Do you remember the last time I mentioned to you the official position of Black Ice Servant? I heard Prime Minister Wang Cheng say that Li Si intended to let his third son, Li You, be the one, but was suppressed by Prime Minister Wang. It seems that I have to fight for this position, and it is not so easy! ”

"Although the official position of the Black Ice Terrace is not big, it is extremely important, and the First Emperor knows it better than anyone else. At present, the two factions of the DPRK and China, whoever wins this official post will occupy the top position in the future. To make Li You not be able to shoot this left servant, it is actually very simple, as long as you fully recommend Li You to be this black ice servant when you are in court, he will definitely not be able to do it. Chen Ping smiled and analyzed.

Now we all know that there are two factions in the DPRK and China, and in fact there is also the first centrist, and they do not rely on the two, such as people like Montenegro himself and Meng Fuzi. If the centrist also recommended Li You to be the left servant of the Black Ice Stage, then the First Emperor would definitely not agree, because he wanted a balance of power, not a monopoly of the family. Thinking about this, Montenegro had to admire Chen Ping's talent.

The next day, the old subordinates of Montenegro met in Fuzhong to congratulate Montenegro, Fuhei was lively again, these days, they called themselves Montenegro Thirteen Meng, and according to their age, they were the eldest veterinarian, the second Baturu, the third that is not too much, the old four males, the old five Shi Fatty, the sixth Dong Jian, the seventh black slave, the eighth A black brother, the old nine carpenters, the old ten meters of the dragon, the eleven Zhang Jin, the twelve Meng Hao, and the thirteen meatloaf.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Montenegro looked at the old state of Yibang, and suddenly remembered Alina from Ile County, so he asked the black slave: "Qin Zhong, how is Ile County now?" What about the Western Regions? ”

Qin Zhong stood up solemnly, limped to the front of Black Mountain, and said: "Tell the Marquis of Annan, the city of Yireh is still safe, the Marquis of Ireh died in April, and the first emperor has just made his subordinates the county guard of Yile, assisting Princess Alina in managing the Western Regions." Many countries in the Western Regions are affected by the west, and although they are still under the control of Great Qin, the situation is very tense. ”

Montenegro motioned for Qin Zhong to sit down and asked with concern, "What is the specific situation?" Let's hear it in detail! ”

Qin Zhong sat down opposite Montenegro and said: "When the white race of the Macedonian Empire was strong, the long-bearded Persians were conquered, and later the Macedonian Empire was replaced by the newly rising Roman Empire in the civil war, and the Persians also took the opportunity to revolt, rebuild the Persian Empire, and drive the white people out of Persia. Now the Roman Empire is on a crusade to the east, fighting the Persian Empire, and the victory is not divided. In the land of the Western Regions, there are mainly Persians with long beards and high noses, and blue-eyed Caucasians. Although Great Qin has gained a firm foothold in Ire, and the countries of the Western Regions have temporarily submitted to us, the bearded Persians have close ties with the Persian Empire, and if the Persian Empire is not in a bloody war with the Romans, the Persians will definitely attack the county of Ire. After the death of Prince Ili this year, because he has no heirs to inherit the throne, there are many people in the Caucasian race who disobey Daqin, and they are secretly in contact with the Roman Empire. Whoever wins the Roman Empire and the Persian Empire will be detrimental to Great Qin! ”

"I didn't expect the situation in the Western Regions to be so severe, what is the government's plan?" Montenegro asked again.

"The government is really busy with the founding ceremony, and the prime minister and the national lieutenant have replied, and they will discuss it in court after the founding ceremony, anyway, I will not go back until the spring snow melts. Please help convince His Majesty the Emperor that Ilewan must not give up! Qin Zhong responded.

"Don't worry! According to His Majesty the Emperor's character, he would never allow Great Qin to lose an inch of land, let alone a county. Montenegro replied.

"Brother Ahei, how is the battle going over there?" Montenegro asked, turning his head.

Brother Ah Hei immediately got up, sat down in front of Montenegro, and said with a smile: "Shuai Commander, after the military division returns, I will continue to take the Ouyue people to fight with General Wang Lao, the army has now occupied the entire territory of Chu State, and the eighteen departments of Ouyue have also agreed to all return to Daqin." The territory of Great Qin has expanded to the vicinity of my hometown of Yunnan and Yue, please ask the commander to help tell the National Governor's Mansion that Brother Ah Hei is willing to lead 10,000 elites back to my hometown, and lead the brothers and elders in my hometown to be the vanguard of Great Qin, and pacify Baiyue in one fell swoop! ”

In history, Qin Shi Huang launched three wars against Baiyue, which is called "Qin Shi Huang's Three Expeditions to Lingnan". The most important and tragic of the three wars was the first. The war lasted five years, from 219 BC to 214 BC. The first time was that Qin Shi Huang sent Tu Sui to lead an army of more than 500,000 people to attack Fujian, Zhejiang and Lingnan in five ways. The second time was in 214 BC the Qin army under the leadership of Ren Huan and Zhao Tuo attacked Lingnan, the battle made the land of Baiyue into the territory of Qin, greatly increased the communication between the people of Lingnan and the people of Lingbei, Qin Shi Huang set up three counties in Lingnan, Nanhai, Guilin and Xiangjun; The third time was in 210 BC, when Zhao Tuo attacked Ouluo (Yunnan Province, Vietnam).

"You led troops to attack your hometown, didn't you have any psychological pressure?" Montenegro asked.

"When I arrived in Daqin, I learned that our Ouluo people used to live a life that was not as good as cattle and horses, and if I didn't bring troops to fight back, Emperor Daqin would also send others back. Maybe at first, the Ouluo people will hate me, and after a few years, when they live a prosperous life like the people of Daqin, they will thank me. Aheige replied.

"You have such an awareness, you are worthy of me. I'll do my best to fulfill you! Montenegro agreed.

A few days passed in a blink of an eye, and as soon as the first year of the year was over, the first emperor immediately summoned the important ministers and generals of Jiuqing to a court meeting. On the main hall of the palace, the stars are shining, nine lieges and one marquis of Guannei, two great chiefs, and dozens of people who are made by Daliang and Shaoshang.

National Lieutenant Meng Yi first introduced: "Now that Kyushu is unified, and in the territory of Daqin, the military troubles have been eliminated, and some mountain bandits and grass bandits have their own counties and county captains in various places to be strangled, which is not enough to cause trouble. However, there is still an undercurrent of restoration in the land of Qilu that is about to move, and a general is needed to guard Linzi to ensure the smooth implementation of the Qin law in the land of Qilu.

"After the Xiongnu Maodun Shan fled to Mobei with the remnants, he laid a large piece of land on the northern shore of the distant Black Sea, conquered countless barbarians who ate raw meat, and we had to take precautions, and we needed a general to build a city in the Mobei steppe, collect grain, grass and weapons to prevent Maodun from sneaking attack.

"Now the countries of the Western Regions, although under the control of my Great Qin, but because of the high mountains and dangerous roads and the snow mountains and deserts, the more than 10,000 garrisons of Great Qin in Yile County are not enough to implement the Qin law in the entire Western Regions, and now in the west of the Western Regions, there is the Roman Empire is rising, and Great Qin urgently needs a general to lead a large army to garrison the Western Regions.

"On the east, north, and west sides are defense, and the military focus in the future will be on the southern expedition to Baiyue. From Dongou (Zhejiang), Minyue (Fujian), Nanyue (Guangdong), Xiou (Guangxi) to Ouluo (Yunnan, Vietnam), the land is thousands of miles, the mountains are high and dense, humid and stuffy, and there are many smoke miasma. ”