Teng Yue has the status of a general, which makes many people look down on him. He worked hard in Nanjun, built roads and water conservancy, and encouraged the cultivation of corn and sweet potatoes. In the past six years, all the official warehouses in Nanjun have been full, and the people's families have also become rich. Because of the border between Nanjun and Chu State, 50,000 garrisons were also trained by him as elite divisions. The overall evaluation must be excellent every year. No matter what others said about him, the King of Qin trusted him, and in Nanjun, he was both a county guard and a general. He temporarily lived in the official mansion in Xianyang.

The little official who opened the door saw Montenegro and said coldly: "General Teng has never seen a guest, please go back!" As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a beautiful woman next to him come forward, and he was stunned, and Montenegro and the princess ignored him and entered hand in hand. When the doorman reacted, the two had already entered the door, so he had to say, "Please sit down in the living room, what should you call it!" I'll go and ask General Teng right away. ”

"Just go and tell him that the younger Montenegrin couple is coming to visit!" Montenegro replied.

After a while, Teng Yue trotted out to meet him! He scolded: "Are you blind? The princess and the colt dare to stop it? Each of them went to get the ten army sticks and had a long memory! ”

The three of them saluted, and Montenegro and the princess gave the cat in their arms to Teng Yue and explained: "These two cats should be locked up and fed for a few days, and then let go when they recognize their home, otherwise they will run away." ”

Teng Yue happily took it, stroked it, handed it to his family, and said, "These two cats are hard to find now, and the courtesy is serious!" Quick, worship tea in the study! ”

The three of them entered the study and sat down to drink tea. After the cold noise, Teng Yue said: "When I was in Nanjun, I listened to your words and vigorously promoted corn planting, the common people have made a fortune, the government has money, and there is no problem in building roads and training soldiers." The old man's six-year term in Nanjun has arrived, and he has just received the official letter from the Prime Minister's Mansion, and he is about to be transferred to the county guard of Neishi! Half of this is due to the promotion of corn cultivation. Brother Montenegro, you are the old man's lucky star! ”

Qin's domestic history county is where the capital Xianyang is located, known as the first county in the world, the county guard has expired, and those with good grades are directly transferred to the central Jiuqing. Being able to be transferred to Neishi County shows Qin Tian's trust and affirmation of this former Korean general.

"Congratulations to General Teng, transferred to the county guard of Neishi, one step away from Jiuqing. Montenegro can have today, but it is also thanks to the help and support of adults back then, and I am often grateful! Montenegro said.

"The Montenegrin brothers are blessed with great fortune, and their careers are like divine help. You are already the youngest and most dazzling general of the Great Qin Empire. The fourth princess is even more beautiful and fragrant, and in the Huiwai show, she is the king's favorite sweetheart. It's really a talented woman, born a team! Teng Yue's words made the princess happy.

"The application and printing of paper and the processing of cotton products may bring about a leap forward in the economy of Neishi County. Cotton has been cultivated on a large scale in the northern counties and may have bumper harvests, and the county of Neishi has a large population, and has gathered rich families from all over the world, with labor and consumer markets. We can vigorously develop the cotton processing industry and process cotton into cotton cloth, gauze, and quilts. "Spinning and weaving cloth has been very mature in this era, and the common people wear mainly kudzu cloth and linen cloth, which are rough and not warm, and woolen clothes have a stench. The quilt was filled with catkins and reeds. The quilts of the rich are made of silk and brocade, and the inside is duck down and goose down, which is extremely expensive, and many middle-sized families cannot afford to use it. The emergence of cotton is of great significance. Montenegro discussed with Teng Yue about his plan to deal in paper and books. Teng Yue finally understood that in addition to the development of agriculture, the development of handicrafts was also of great significance. The two finally decided to build a paper mill and a printing mill in the lower reaches of Weishui on the edge of Xianyang.

Half a month later, Montenegro moved to Tao County with his family and moved into the newly built county guard's mansion. On the one hand, Feng Mofeng was arranged to return to Xianyang with dozens of backbones to assist Teng Yuekai in building a paper mill and a printing workshop. On the one hand, the people were levied to take advantage of the winter to repair the Chi Road and the roads in the urban and rural pavilions of Tao County. It also recruited craftsmen and renovated the Song Palace, which served as the palace of the Qin Palace's eastern tour.

When the budget for several major projects came out, Xiao He and Song Lei were anxious, Xiao He said: "Although tens of millions of gold were transported back from Chu State some time ago, there are only four million gold left to repair the city, repair the moat, build the workshop, etc., and now there are only four million gold, which is only enough to repair Chi Road and various roads. There is still a gap of at least 2 million gold for repairing the palace and building schools and theaters, and the grain harvested last year will soon run out. The purchase of military rations for the army and the grain for the people is at least one million gold. Do you want to spend the money on Xiuchi Road and the palace first, and stop the other projects first? ”

"All the work can't be stopped!" Montenegro said categorically, "Light throttling is definitely not possible, and open source is fundamental." We need to find ways to make more money while reducing the burden on the people and increasing their income. ”

Xiao He stared at Black Mountain with incredible eyes, and said: "Lord County Shou, unless there is a miracle, since ancient times, the country has built all kinds of roads and palaces, and it has been from the people. In addition to increasing taxes and taxes, is there really a miracle? ”

"General, last year you asked me to buy the shops that fled from the merchants, and now many people are back, and many are willing to pay more than ten times as much to buy back their properties. If we sell the business assistants in our hands, we will have an income of nearly one million gold. The Secret Merchants who bought a large number of shops with us have already started selling shop auxiliaries at a high price of twenty times the purchase price. Song Lei said.

"No, if the original owner of the merchant comes back to operate, it will be returned to them at the purchase price at that time! If it is not the original owner, it is rented to them at the market price. Montenegro said.

"How to solve the gap of two million gold?" Xiao He and Song Lei asked Montenegro suspiciously.

Montenegro thought for a while and said, "First of all, inform the big merchants in the county that paper and books should be found in all counties in the whole county. Limited to one city per city. Those who have the intention of cooperation go to the county guard to negotiate with Song Lei. Second, it purchased a large amount of cotton from the northern counties and counties, and built another cotton cloth workshop next to the paper mill to produce cotton cloth, cotton clothes and quilts. Third, Xiao He is responsible for recruiting 50 painters and scholars who write well, and let them write biographies and stories of celebrities from all over the world since the Spring and Autumn Period! We're going to start publishing books! Do these three things well, and what we have is money! ”

"No!" Although Xiao He and Song Lei had doubts, they still promised to do it.

"Song Lei," Montenegro called Song Lei, who was just about to go out, and explained, "By the way, check which merchant was the one who bought Taocheng Shangfu with us last year." ”

"The subordinates have already checked, and the person who bought it is the shopkeeper of the Jishui family. I just can't find his backstage boss! Song Lei replied.

Montenegro vaguely feels that the backstage boss of this Jishui family is not simple! He also explained: "This time the bookseller, you focus on inviting the shopkeeper of the Jishui family and tell him that I want to know his boss!" ”

"No!" Song Lei left in response.

Taojun used to be the capital of the Song Dynasty and was the birthplace of the four schools of Confucianism, Taoism, Mohistism and Famous Scholars. It has been a commercial center since the Spring and Autumn Period. Because there are many big businessmen and scholars. A day later, many scholars and painters came to apply. Montenegro allowed the scholars to give full play to their talents and write celebrity stories since the Spring and Autumn Period. It will be handed over to Xiao He for review, and once adopted, there will be a heavy reward. It also allowed the painters to learn to draw with a hard pen, because only the line drawings with a hard pen were suitable for engraving printing.

With the continuous efforts of the craftsmen, the quality of the paper has been improved, white and smooth. In addition to producing conventional paper one foot wide and two feet long, Montenegro also has engineers produce many large-format papers. The number of carving workers has increased a lot, and has reached more than 1,000 people, and they are in full swing carving and printing all kinds of books.

Montenegro walked out of the mansion with a few guards, wearing a light cotton suit, and just after leaving the mansion, he saw Song Lei with a middle-aged man, and the two saluted Montenegro. Song Lei said: "This is the shopkeeper of the Jishui family, I told him that you want to meet the owner of the shopkeeper, and the shopkeeper will come with me to see you!" ”

Montenegro asked the two to follow him and slowly walked out of the city. ", General Ben has been staying at your inn for a few months. It's also an acquaintance, I didn't expect you to have a unique vision, and you bought so many stores at a low price with the county guard and made a lot of money, right? Montenegro asked the shopkeeper beside him coldly.

When the shopkeeper heard this, he wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and promised: "Lord County Keeper forgives me!" The grass people are also Qin people, and they have just begun to buy the commercial auxiliaries sold by the merchants, and they do have the selfish intention of waiting until today to sell at a high price to make a big profit, and at that time, it also helped the Great Qin government to stabilize the thoughts of the people in Taocheng! Yesterday, I learned that the government returned the original price of the merchant to the merchant who came back, and the grass people also returned the difference in the price of the oversale to the merchant who came back as soon as possible. Please be careful! ”

"In business, the government returned the merchant to the businessman who came back at the original price, but he just made unremitting money from this kind of speculation, and he was infamous for bullying!" Montenegro saw that the shopkeeper could refund the money to the merchants, and he had a much better impression of him. Thinking of the shopkeeper's surname Ba, he asked again: "The property of the Jishui family should be the property of Mrs. Ba Junqing, right?" ”

"Back to the adult, the head of the family is Mrs. Qing. Our industries in Tao County also include sea salt, Shu brocade, silk, dansha, iron, and soldiers. The head of the family has long received a letter that all the industries and personnel of the Ba clan in Taocheng fully support the government and let the county guard deploy them. Adults but there is a place where there is a need for grass people, please do not hesitate to command! The shopkeeper replied.

"Iron materials and weapons must be collected by the government in accordance with the law, and the two of you will hand it over when you two turn around!" Montenegro said unceremoniously.

"No! The warden can send someone to receive it at any time. The shopkeeper replied without hesitation.

The streets are full of people. The shopkeeper and Song Lei are local celebrities, and they are constantly greeted by people. A few people went out of the north gate, and on the left outside the north gate was a large courtyard that had been built, where 20,000 slave-born New Qin people lived. On the right until the Jishui Wharf, there is a large paper workshop and printing workshop. Dozens of Mo family disciples are directing workers to engage in various processes. The whole workshop is busy, tense and organized. A few people walked and came to the final process. The workers are cutting all kinds of paper of different sizes, all talking and laughing, and their faces are full of satisfaction and happiness.

"How? Is it hard work? Montenegro asked the worker who was carrying the paper.

"It's not hard, compared to being a slave before, I can't imagine my life now. I have a new house to live in, meat and vegetables to eat, and I have 20 yuan a day. Several workers said.