Ye Tong nodded slightly, knowing that what Mrs. Qin said was true. It is not surprising that the Qin family's commerce developed rapidly in the jurisdiction of the Qin Empire, and the gold-lettered signboard given by the first emperor with the surname must be smooth sailing everywhere he goes, and no one in the local area will embarrass the Qin family.

From another point of view, the Qin family's contribution to the Great Qin Empire is definitely very prominent. Otherwise, the First Emperor would never give a surname, and the First Emperor gave the surname equivalent to seeing the Qin family as a family member or a slave, and a person trusted by the First Emperor, which is amazing.

"Mrs. Qin, this kind of tea you drink, General Ben will be ready to sell a part of it to the market, the price? One tael of gold and one tael of tea, as for how much Mrs. Qin sells in the market, General Ben doesn't ask. Rest assured, there are only 10,000 catties a year.

By the way, the unit of measurement is subject to the newly formulated General Mansion, in fact, it is nothing, one tael is equivalent to two taels of the Qin Empire. For detailed exchange rates, Mrs. Qin can go to the General's Mansion for consultation. ”

At first, Mrs. Qin was startled, the price was expensive. Later, when I heard that there were only 10,000 catties a year, I felt a lot more at ease. Mrs. Qin is a business wizard and understands the truth that strange goods can be lived. As long as the quantity is strictly controlled, the sales price should be guaranteed.

"General, is the sale of tea exclusively owned by the Qin family?"

"Impossible!" Ye Tong didn't want to think about it, he refused directly, just kidding, the exclusive agent, that was not at the mercy of the Qin family. Besides, with such a big market, the Qin family can't finish it.

"What do you mean by ......?"

"Mrs. Qin, the market is too big for the Qin family to eat, not to mention, there is not only tea as a commodity, but also spirits and books. With the development, the General's Mansion will gradually introduce more and more products to the market. These commodities are not sold on credit in the General's Mansion, they are all cash spots, and only gold and silver are accepted. ”

Mrs. Qin calculated, and the other party was right, the cash spot, the Qin family really couldn't take out so much gold and silver, and they couldn't eat all the products.

"General, what kind of products are there?"

Ye Tong waved his hand, and a small jar of wine and a few paper books appeared. Ye Tong pointed and said: "There is no limit to the amount of wine, ten taels of gold per altar, and all kinds of paper books, ten taels of gold per book."

If it is sold to the grassland, it can be exchanged for a good war horse, and a good river meander horse can be exchanged for a jar of wine; A good horse is exchanged for two jars of wine; Sweat and blood, a horse, five jars of wine. As for paper books, don't sell them to the grasslands, those barbarian aborigines, first, they can't understand it, and second, it's unnecessary. ”

Mrs. Qin's eyes lit up, and she sold it to the grassland and exchanged it for war horses, which was very profitable. The barbarians on the steppe, nothing else, how many good war horses there are. Doubling the price of Ye Tong on the basis of Ye Tong is no problem at all.

Hee-hee!

Mrs. Qin smiled charmingly, and said with a smile: "General, these products are all sold to wealthy families!" ”

Mrs. Qin didn't say a word, which meant that the general was ready to rob the big family.

Hahaha!

"Not bad! Mrs. Qin is right, General Ben's sales target is the rich, that is, to rob the money in the hands of the rich. Anyway, people won't consume these products, and it doesn't matter how expensive they are. What's more, General Ben wants to recruit troops and buy horses, and he can't do it without money! The emperor didn't pay for it, so he had to find a way for the general. ”

Mrs. Qin also heard that the old lady asked the emperor for money, but the emperor didn't give him a copper plate, so angry that the old lady brushed his sleeves and left.

These things are not said by Wei Yi, the question is how can they be kept secret in the presence of the ministers of the DPRK and China. Besides, there is no secret in the world, and once it is spoken, it is not a secret.

Next, Ye Tong and Mrs. Qin discussed product sales, divided the sales areas, formulated the product prices, and put various rules in a clear place, and the two parties must not violate them. The most important thing is that the gold and silver collected by the General's Mansion must be pure gold and silver.

Mrs. Qin knew in her heart that as a vulnerable group, it was actually unfair for her to sign those terms. It is not binding on the General's Mansion, only on the Qin family.

In order to reassure Mrs. Qin, Ye Tong told her that it would not be long before the General's Mansion was ready to introduce a fair trade law. At that time, not only the General's Mansion will be bound by law, but everyone, including the emperor, will also be bound by law.

After talking about everything, Mrs. Qin asked, "General, when will those products be delivered?" ”

Hehe!

"Mrs. Qin, when you want to supply, this general's mansion will supply when you want. It's just that the books will be a few days late, and it is estimated that there will be another half a month, and various Confucianism, Legalism and other sub-collections of scripture and history will provide a large number of supplies. As for the books of the Bingjia and the Mohists, they will not be sold to the public for the time being. ”

The books of the Mohists are all technical, and this is a book that should be protected, and it needs to be controlled. The books of the military family are only open to students in military schools, and it is not too late to open them when the world is peaceful. Except for these two types of books, all of them are brought to the market.

After Mrs. Qin left, Ye Tong informed his subordinates that the military generals would gather at the General's Mansion in the evening. Gatherings are excuses, but discussing big things is the real thing.

Before the banquet, Ye Tong and his military officials were in the conference hall to ask about their views and suggestions on the Constitution of the Qin Empire. First of all, we must let everyone adopt this draft constitution before we can continue to discuss other legal documents.

Xiao He asked: "General, once this draft constitution is passed, it means that the emperor has no real power, and the symbolism is greater. Will the courtiers and the emperor agree? ”

Hehe!

"I don't know. The Great Qin Empire has reached a point of life and death, and if the emperor does not want the Qin Empire to perish, he can only agree to one way. Ye Tong really didn't know what the emperor was thinking, and he couldn't guarantee the consent of the emperor and the ministers of the court.

Xiao He continued: "General, this constitution is very good. The question is what if the emperor only compromises temporarily, and regrets it once the situation is stable? ”

Xiao He's worries are justified, and anyone's yearning for power is endless. Just as a businessman pursues money, no amount of money earned will be too much.

Hehe!

"The emperor wants to be restored, so what are you doing here? The army is in our hands, the internal affairs are in your hands, and the emperor wants to restore, is it possible? Once the constitution is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, decades later, neither the people nor the officials will allow the emperor to be restored. ”

Next, Ye Tong explained some issues to everyone, and finally voted by a show of hands, and the draft constitution was unanimously passed. Of course, it was the civil and military officials under Ye Tong who agreed, but the court ministers and the emperor still didn't know?

The other legal arguments were much more intense, and Zhang Han asked in confusion: "General, why do you want to provide free education to the people, which has increased expenses and elevated the status of the people. As soon as this policy is introduced, it will certainly be opposed by big clans, big households, local tyrants and inferior gentry, and many officials. ”

Ye Tong knew in his heart that once this free education was implemented, it would definitely encounter a lot of resistance. The most resistant are scholars, local tyrants, and big households. After all, these people have money in their hands, and if they train their children to read and write, they can always be high in the family and enjoy the treatment of the superior.

Once the children of the people can read and write, the literate people will run all over the streets. At that time, the literati lost their high position. The people can no longer be exploited, and they can only act according to the law. It is no longer possible to fool the people, and what is said will be heard by the people correctly, and will be opposed if it is not correct.

Hehe!

"Zhang Han, General Ben asks a question, what is the most important thing in a country? Whether it is the emperor, ministers, officials, big households, scholars, etc., or the people are important. The state is made up of countless families, and the family is made up of people.

So, people are the most basic element. If we want to make the country strong, rich and strong, and the people well-being, we must let the people be wise, and only when the people are smart can the country have hope.

This is necessary to promote the process of civilization, no matter who it is, the blocker will directly crush it. We are people who were born to promote the process of civilization, and it is impossible to compromise on this issue. In other words, only when the people are strong can the country be strong, and only when the people are wise can the country have hope. ”

Next, everyone spoke one after another, put forward questions and suggestions for discussion, and finally reached an agreement. Ye Tong told those sitting that they should keep in mind that the king is light and the people are important; Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize a boat.

Since everyone has passed, we must study the plan and steps of operation. In fact, in the final analysis, the key depends on the emperor's attitude. As long as the emperor agrees, the opposition of the courtiers is invalid. To persuade the emperor to compromise, it was not Ye Tong alone, but the wisdom of everyone.

A few days later, Jin Yiwei sent information, which surprised Ye Tong. According to the intelligence, Liu Bang's father-in-law, the Lu family, quietly entered the Ba County area and asked Ye Tong whether he had arrested the Lu family.

Ye Tong questioned Jin Yiwei: "You Jinyi Wei are really not mistaken?" ”

"General, there is absolutely no mistake. The Lu family's arrival in Ba County did not attract the attention of our Jinyi Wei at the beginning, and later more and more descendants and collateral children of the Lu family came to Ba County, which attracted attention.

Not only did a large number of people from the Lu family go to Ba County, but there were also a large number of carriages accompanying them, and the money that the Lu family brought to Ba County before and after was as high as hundreds of thousands of gold and silver. The Lu family's move is to prepare for a long-term settlement, not a temporary trip. ”

Ye Tong shook his head and smiled bitterly, the big family is really rich! The Lu family should have spent a lot of money to support Liu Bangzao's reaction. It's amazing how much money there is.

"There is no need to arrest for the time being, secretly monitor Lu's every move and report at any time. If they escape, they will be arrested immediately. ”

"Yes!"

Ye Tong couldn't understand what the Lu family meant, could it be that he was no longer optimistic about Liu Bang? That's not right! Liu Bang's wife is Lu Pheasant, who is a very powerful character, how could he easily abandon Liu Bang? It doesn't make sense, it should be something that happened.

"By the way, what about Liu Bang's wife Lu Pheasant?"

"General, Lu Pheasant has just entered Ba County, and he is the last group to come with Lu Gong and Lu Wen."

"Didn't Liu Bang find out that the Lu family had left Xiaopei?"

"General, this matter has been investigated. According to the intelligence from the investigation, the Lu family's migration was carried out very secretively. First of all, the side personnel quietly left, and the property was also transported away in batches and small amounts. Lu Wen and Lu Pheasant have been sitting in Xiaopei, and they are Liu Bang's father-in-law's family, who dares to ask!

In the end, a few days after Lu Wen and Lu Pheasant left, Liu Bang's surveillance personnel discovered that something was wrong. At that time, it was too late, the Lu family had already left, and they couldn't catch up. ”

Ye Tong was thinking in his heart, and from the intelligence, the relocation of the Lu family was a premeditated action. I really don't know what Liu Bang will use to recruit troops and horses without the support of the Lu family, and what will soldiers and horses eat?