Chapter Forty-Eight: Unprecedented Prosperity

Old Man Meng's body was still very strong, but his graying hair and the coughing sound that could be heard standing outside the courtyard told Zhao Qi that he was old.

When he saw Meng Fu, he was sitting on the soft couch drinking, Zhao Qi stepped forward to ask for comfort, drinking alcohol is simply digging his own grave for a person with high blood pressure. Old Man Meng has always been good to Zhao Qi, and he can hope that the old man can live longer.

In the face of Zhao Qi's kind words and relief, the old man Meng was indifferent, pointing at his nose was a stinking scolding, Zhao Qi should also be prepared, and lowered his head in advance to prevent the old man from spitting Xingzi to wash his face again.

Zhao Qi's "Theory of the Circulation of Wealth" was compiled into words and dedicated to the King of Qin, although the crown prince was in a high position, but in the face of such large-scale reforms, he still had to hand it over to His Majesty the King of Qin to deal with.

After greeting the old man at the Meng family for a while, before his ass was hot, Zhao Qi received an edict from King Qin, the content was very simple, announcing that Zhao Qi entered the palace, there was no reason, no reason. Of course, Zhao Qi could guess what was going on, but he didn't expect that Lu Buwei and Zichu were so efficient, it was only less than an hour, and his remarks had actually reached the ears of King Qin, anyway, these changes would have to be implemented on Yingzheng sooner or later, and it was okay to test the water in the land of the Warring States first.

Old Man Meng didn't know what was going on, he looked at Zhao Qi with some concern, patted him on the shoulder and wanted to ask something, but he couldn't speak, he couldn't help if he asked clearly about the king's affairs. Zhao Qi naturally understood the old man's intentions, and nodded to him with a smile, indicating that he was sure to deal with it, which made the old man settle down, and paced with his hands behind his back to go to the side room with the help of the maid.

The carriage in the palace is not as comfortable as the Zhao family, although it looks luxurious, it is still bumpy when sitting in it. Ling'er doesn't care, she always lies on the car window and looks out, as if she has curiosity about everything in the world. Lu Hui was different, sitting quietly next to Zhao Qi, smacking her fingers, staring at Zhao Qi with a pair of big eyes, making Zhao Qi very embarrassed, I don't know whether to look at her or turn my head away and pretend not to see.

The carriage drove straight in, and the guards did not stop it, until it stopped outside the Xianyang Palace, and the horses in the palace should be only the support of the King of Qin and the queen's driving, Zhao Qi did not understand what medicine was sold in the gourd of the King of Qin, but since the people arranged it, he was also happy to be idle, this palace is also quite big, if you just walk, it will take a long time to go from the Qianjin Gate to the Xianyang Palace.

Lu Hui and Ling'er naturally can't enter, as for Hong Sanbao, he doesn't know where to go for a long time, this guy is more agile than others, not to mention the kung fu in his hands, but his verbal kung fu is quite powerful, he has only come to the palace a few times, and he knows a lot of the guards patrolling in the palace, and now he is better than Zhao Qi, the master, in the palace.

Xianyang Palace is the bedroom of King Qin, it is very lively on weekdays, the officials of Great Qin and the doormen who boast of their talents are about to step on the threshold, so it seems that King Qin seems to be very tired, like Yingzhu, a king who only knows how to eat, drink and have fun, naturally can't stand it, and it is normal to burp as soon as possible. Zhao Qi now feels that he has blamed Lu Buwei for some mistakes before, maybe this King Xiaowen really died naturally?

Today's Xianyang Palace is not as lively as usual, quiet and quiet, and the silence makes people's hearts depressed. Zhao Qi stroked his chest, and then followed the eunuch who led the way into Xianyang Palace.

The interior decoration of Xianyang Palace is very luxurious, in this era when metal products are extremely rare, Xianyang Palace is full of all kinds of gold and copper ornaments, there is a five-story platform in the innermost place, there is a golden table horizontally placed on the platform, behind is the extremely cumbersome soft couch decorated, there is a person lying horizontally on the couch, that person has a big belly, squinting his eyes and shaking his head, two palace maids on both sides each hold a plate in their hands, which contains snacks for the king to eat.

This is the first time Zhao Qi has seen the king of Daqin, and it has been three months since he came to Xianyang, which is a little ridiculous. Of course, only Zhao Qi thinks so, the King of Qin is not someone who wants to see him, the king of a country, to be honest, Zhao Qi feels that the people of Great Qin outside Xianyang and even the image of the king are imaginary out of thin air.

There are desks on both sides of the stage, the hair of the man at the bottom is already gray, when Zhao Qi went to Handan, he was still a personable son, but he didn't expect to meet again when he was already gray, it really shouldn't be, this man is only thirty years old, every time I think of him Zhao Qi will always feel a little sorry, he died very early in history, it seems that this is true.

Zichu's purple gold crown was brighter than before, and the robe on his body had changed from the clothes of the previous scholar to a python robe, he was sitting on his lap, and his face couldn't be seen to be thirty years old at all, and Lu Buwei, who was sitting next to him, felt younger than him.

Behind him stood a middle-aged man about the same age as Zi Chu, wearing leather armor and holding a bronze sword in his hand, standing quietly behind Zi Chu, like a sculpture. This person Zhao Qi is very familiar, who else can there be if it is not his two-hundred-and-five master Li Xin?

"Boy Zhao Qi, knock on the king." Zhao Qi knelt on his knees and bowed in the direction of King Qin, although he felt that this was very awkward when he came over in later generations, but he also had to do this, seeing that the king did not kneel, it was a big disrespect, and he was lightly blamed with the cane, and his head was hung on the jack door of Xianyang.

The palace was quiet, everyone looked at King Qin, no one spoke, King Qin seemed to be asleep, silent for a long time, for a long time, he slowly opened his eyes, looked at Zhao Qi who was kneeling on the ground, and said very casually: "You are Zhao Qi?" The queen and the prince praised you all over the place, naturally you have your own merits, originally the widow thought that he was a naughty boy who would play some cleverness, but I didn't expect you to impress the widow today, do you know why? ”

"The kid is ignorant, and I hope the king will make it clear." Zhao Qi bowed his head and spoke, knelt on the ground and didn't dare to get up, King Qin didn't let him get up, he didn't dare, there were too many rules at this time, he would kill his head at every turn, Zhao Qi was really scared, he was careful in doing things, for fear that one would accidentally lose his head.

"Hahaha." Ying Zhu laughed a little, then returned to his lazy state, waved his hand and said, "This 'wealth circulation theory' is from your hand? ”

"Definitely." Zhao Qi shook his head, causing Yingzhu to frown for a while, and his cold gaze fell on Zichu and Lu Buwei, Lu Buwei also cast a surprised look at Zhao Qi, and Zhao Qi continued unhurriedly, "This theory comes from the mouth of the kid, and the kid just said it to Lord Lu, and it was not written down." ”

"Very good." Qin Wang Yingzhu's face softened a lot, Zi Chu and Lu Buwei also breathed a sigh of relief, Lu Buwei also glared at Zhao Qi with a sneer, if he said the wrong thing at this time, then could they not eat and leave.

"The widow thinks that there is some truth in your assertion, and if the widow entrusts you with this task, you may be competent?"

Zhao Qi would not have guessed that King Qin would say such a sentence when he was killed, seeing the eyes of Lu Buwei and Zi Chu, he knew that they were also in a state of confusion, this was an attempt with big profits, and it was done, Zhao Qi ascended to the sky in one step, defeated, it is estimated that his career will also be over, and it is impossible to have anything to do before Yingzheng ascends the throne.

"The gentleman looks at the little boy, the boy is worthy of his mission, but the kid still has one thing to beg the king to agree, and the kid can complete this unprecedented great cause for the king." Zhao Qi didn't dare to make a move without permission, he didn't dare to guarantee that he could succeed 100%, so he still had to think about the way back.

"Oh? But it doesn't hurt for you to say it. Ying Zhu was interested, sat up and looked at Zhao Qi with his head pestle, this was the first time someone had negotiated conditions with him.

"The kid just hopes that the kid will build a business for the king, and the word 'royal family' can be installed on the name of what the kid does, and the kid will definitely let the king see the unprecedented prosperity brought by this industry." Zhao Qigong put his hand on the ground, and he didn't plan to raise his head before King Qin didn't promise them.

Surprisingly, King Qin was very happy, waved his hand and said, "Yes, the widow thinks that Sikong is very suitable for you, and the widow will allow you to take the position of Sikong, hoping to see the unprecedented prosperity in your mouth in your lifetime!" ”