The capital of Qin, Xianyang.

For the people in Xianyang City, this year is a rare and peaceful year, at least until now, Qin State seems to have no plans to use troops abroad, this kind of scene actually makes the people of Xianyang feel very rare.

There are also many more pedestrians on Xianyang Street than in previous years. Many people drag their families and mouths, call friends and friends to the streets and alleys of Xianyang City, whether it is to enjoy the spring, drink or drink, and the days when there are no soldiers are always good.

In a silk shop, a man who looked to be in his early thirties, dressed as an official of Qin Guolang, was accompanying his family to buy a few silk horses.

This young Qin Guolang official is Mr. Xunzi's eldest disciple Li Si.

After Li Si left Xunzi and defected to the Qin State, he first served as a minor official in the Qin State, which was very unwilling.

Lü Buwei accompanied Gongzi Yiren, and after fleeing back to Xianyang from Handan, he heard that Li Si was Xunzi's eldest disciple, so he personally visited him. The two had a very happy conversation, and at the request of Lü Buwei, Li Si switched to Gongzi Yiren's disciple and was appointed as a Lang official by Gongzi Yiren.

Lang Guan is already very powerful in the Qin State, with a silver seal and a green ribbon, a rank of 2,000 stones, and a county guard level in the Qin State.

The man in the silk shop was introducing to Mrs. Lis:

"Madam, your vision is good, this silk has just entered from Yandi, you see this pattern, pattern, are the best choice, it is very compatible with Mrs., the price is also very fair, compared to the same silk silk in my Shudi, but it is much cheaper."

Silk is a unique specialty of China, and the era of origin is said to be the era of the Yellow Emperor.

"Tongjian Waiji" recorded: "The Yellow Emperor married the daughter of Xiling as his wife, and the Xiling clan persuaded silkworms to grow crops, and silkworms began here." ”

In this era, silk varieties have been refined, and there are mainly three categories: silk, qi, and brocade.

Silk is a plain silk fabric, which has the characteristics of light texture, durability and flatness; Qi is a silk fabric with a pattern, which is divided into two types: warp jacquard and warp jacquard; Brocade is artificially processed, woven with colorful patterns of silk fabrics, beautiful and generous, luxurious and solemn, the highest price.

After listening to the introduction of this guy in the store, Li Si couldn't help but ask:

"Now that I'm in the Qin Kingdom, what kind of silk is imported from the Yan Kingdom?"

The fellow looked at what Li Si was wearing, and replied respectfully to Li Si:

"This Lang official, I can't hide it, now the shops in my Xianyang City, whether it is silk, woolen cloth, or even linen cloth, six or seven times out of ten are all coming in from Yan Kingdom."

"The cloth of the Yan Kingdom, whether it is the quality, style, price, and color, far exceeds the local production of my Qin country. Besides, only Yanguo can ensure a stable supply in large quantities. ”

When Li Si heard this, his brows couldn't help frowning slightly.

As a disciple of Xunzi, Li Si has also stayed in the Qi State Jixia School Palace for many years, and his knowledge is very wide, although he does not know the word "economic plunder", but he is still very sensitive to the current "Made in Yanguo" in the streets and alleys of Qin State.

Knowing that this is not a good phenomenon for the Qin State.

Suddenly, a noise outside the shop interrupted Lis's musings.

Li Si turned to look outside the store, only to see a few war horses running in front of the store.

Immediately, these Qin soldiers, wearing thin armor and covered with dust, knew at a glance that they were Qin soldiers scouting and probing horses.

Many people on the street were frightened by these galloping horses and fled to both sides of the street. However, these Qin army repulsors were very good at riding, and although they rode through the streets, they did not hurt a single person.

The people of Qin were very fierce, and after the false alarm, they scolded one after another.

"The ancestors, there is really no royal law! It is a great sin to ride a horse on the street. ”

A young Qin man jumped to his feet and roared angrily towards a few scouts who galloped past.

An old man next to him pulled down the young man and said to him:

"Baby, what do you know? This must be some urgent news from a while ago, so it will be so. ”

"Ahh Could it be that there is another war? A person next to him said.

The old man sighed and said, "It's hard to say! ”

"Ancestors, I thought I would be safe this year, but I have to go forward again." The young man just now said.

"Don't guess, I heard that the king is old and sick on the couch, I'm afraid that the days are numbered, how can he march at this time?" Another one was on the side, whispering to the people next to him.

After listening to this person's words, many people next to them all had sad faces on their faces and began to discuss.

Li Si listened to the discussion of the people at the door, and after thinking about it, he said to his accompanying wife:

"Madam, I'll go to Mr. Lu's house, and after you finish shopping, you can ask the housekeeper to accompany you back to your house."

Li Si's wife knows that the current situation in the court of the Qin State is very important to her husband's future.

Nodding, Wen Sheng said to Li Si: "The beloved is at his own convenience, and the concubine should also go home." ”

Lü Buwei's place of residence in Xianyang is next to Gongzi's Yiren Mansion.

Li Si's van drove over a road paved with bluestone and came to the door of Lü Buwei's residence.

After getting off the van, Li Si looked at both sides of the street, only to see that there were flowers in the air, and the air was full of flowers, and the whole street looked more vibrant in this spring.

After Lü Buwei came to Qin, he had already taken over his family.

At this time, Lü Buwei, who was in Xianyang City, was not very famous.

However, Ji Kang didn't dare to underestimate this guy.

In Ji Kang's view, the strength of Lü Buwei is not only that he is a good businessman, but also that his understanding of commodities surpasses all merchants and all famous ministers.

Lü Buwei regarded people as commodities, and knew how to discover the value of this commodity, and constantly expanded them, daring to "gamble big". Moreover, at this time, Lü Buwei's "big gamble" had initially achieved results.

Gongzi Yiren, as the grandson of King Yingji of Qin, was not valued by the court of Qin, and was sent to Handan of Zhao State as a hostage.

Lu Buwei thinks that "strange goods can live", and vigorously subsidizes Gongzi Yiren, which is often ridiculed by others. At that time, even Lü Buwei's own family did not understand Lü Buwei's approach and thought that he was simply nonsense.

Lü Buwei's father also reprimanded Lü Buwei because of this incident.

Lü Buwei said to his father: "How many times can I make a profit from plowing the field?" ”

His father thought for a moment and said, "Ten times." ”

Lü Buwei asked again: "How many times is the profit from selling pearls and jade?" ”

His relatives pondered for a moment and replied, "A hundredfold." ”

Lü Buwei asked again: "How many times can I make a profit by setting up a monarch of a country?" ”

His father finally pondered for a long time and said to Lü Buwei: "Countless. ”

Lü Buwei laughed and said to his father: "Father, now I am working hard in the fields, but I still can't have enough food and clothing; If it is to support the monarch and build the country, Keze will be used by future generations. I decided to go for the deal. ”

So he went to meet the stranger in Handan's house, and said to the stranger directly:

"Childe, I can magnify your court."

Gongzi Yiren was very surprised at that time, and said to Lu Buwei with a smile: "Sir, you can enlarge your own courtyard first, and then come to my courtyard!" ”

Lu Buwei replied: "My courtyard, I have to wait for your courtyard to be bright before it can be expanded." ”

Yiren immediately understood what Lü Buwei meant, and the two became friends in Handan.

Lü Buwei can be said to have paid a lot in order to finally realize his "investment".

In order to gain the friendship of Gongzi Yiren, Lü Buwei almost contracted all the expenses of Gongzi Yiren in Handan.

Lü Buwei had a beautiful and dancing concubine, and the stranger was at a banquet in Lü Buwei's house, and when he saw this woman, he liked it very much, so he stood up and toasted Lü Buwei and asked to give him this woman.

Lu Buwei was very angry at the time, but after thinking about it, he had already spent a lot of money for Yiren, in order to fish for strange goods, what is a woman? So he offered the concubine he liked.

During the Battle of Handan, the Qin army besieged the city, and Zhao Wangdan prepared to kill Gongzi Yiren.

Lu Buwei, who got the news, was very anxious. After planning, he took out 600 catties of gold and bribed the officials who defended the city in Handan, so that Gongzi Yiren could escape and escape to the Qin army camp, which allowed him to return to China smoothly.

After coming to Xianyang, Qin State, Lü Buwei's policy for Zichu was to make friends with guests and accept talents from all over the world, and all the expenses were supported by Lü Buwei. For Lü Buwei, this is a move to sow small seeds and reap big fruits.

From the perspective of businessman's logic, it can be said to be a classic case of buying low and selling high. Because of this, Li Si was favored by Lu Buwei and recommended to Gongzi Yiren, and stood out among many customers.

Hearing that Li Si was coming, Lü Buwei immediately invited Li Si to the study.

After the two sat down in the study, Li Si asked Lu Buwei:

"Mr. Lu, now that King Yingji of Qin is old, Gongzi Yiren's father An Guojun has been made the crown prince, and he will definitely inherit the throne of Qin in the near future. An Guojun has many sons, and now he is the eldest son of the son. ”

"Zifu has a mother to take care of in the harem, and Gongzi Yiren is in the middle of An Guojun's many sons, and his mother is dead, so it can be said that he has no advantage."

"If King Yingji of Qin dies and An Guojun succeeds to the throne, if Gongzi Yiren cannot be made the crown prince, and other princes are made princes, it will be difficult to save their lives."

After listening to Li Si's words, Lü Buwei sighed:

"Mr. Lis, now that this is the situation, what should I do?"