Chapter 222 Selling the Official Mantle and Seeking to Be Ordered

Ying Zheng is a person who pays attention to high efficiency.

Especially after he completed the eternal cause left by his ancestors in a few years, no one in the entire Qin State power structure dared to slow down the pace of Yingzheng.

However, high efficiency needs to be supported by results, after all, high efficiency is also equal to high consumption.

Therefore, if the benefits are not proportional or encounter obstacles at the same time as high efficiency, then there will naturally be serious problems, and it is easy to get out of control.

It's like a supercar that has been traveling at more than 400 kilometers per hour and suddenly hits the brakes.

The results are unpredictable.

Just like the current Qin State, the war in the land of Yanqi was originally a victory, but except for an accident that no one expected, and because of this accident, the entire situation was in turmoil.

The strategy of pacifying Yan Qi before late spring was postponed because of the insertion of Donghu, the spring ploughing of Shu was flooded, the plague in Longxi, the chaos in Zhao, and the flooding of Chu and the attack of wild beasts on the city, and for a time the entire land of China seemed to have become more difficult and difficult.

And, more importantly, there is not enough food.

Even if you ignore the disasters in various places, the food is difficult to support the expenses of Wang Ben and Meng Tian's two armies, but even so, Ying Zheng still strongly transferred the Qin Jingqi in the hands of Zhao Di and Meng Yi back, and sent Meng Tian to lead the army to break into Linzi, the capital of Qi, in an attempt to coerce Qi to surrender in advance.

But the effect was unsatisfactory, so that the civil and military officials and clans who were originally pressed by Yingzheng were almost suffocated finally had a chance to breathe.

Counting from the day Meng Tian set out on the expedition, in just three months, the number of people in the palace of the Qin State has doubled.

Because these people all exchanged food for an official who participated in politics.

It's not the first time that Yingzheng has done this matter of selling his official beard.

In the fourth year of Ying Zheng's ascension to the throne, there was a locust plague and plague was rampant, in order to save the victims, Ying Zheng issued a decree allowing the people to pay enough 1,000 stone corn to enter the first rank.

Of course, this common people in this era referred to the nobility, not the commoners.

Behind this seemingly crisis decree, there is actually something hidden in it, when Ying Zheng first ascended the throne, it was actually Lü Buwei's faction that was in charge of NBN, and Lü Buwei, as a new nobleman, was the common people at that time, with the help of this locust plague, Lü Buwei wantonly cultivated his own new aristocratic forces to fight against the old nobles of Qin.

In this political game, Ying Zheng, who was only seventeen years old at the time, only served as a bystander, but there is no doubt that this incident brought deep humiliation to Ying Zheng, who was already a yin owl.

At the same time, Yingzheng always has colored glasses for the people and businessmen.

Therefore, after taking power in person, Ying Zheng was merciless to any time, whether it was the rebellion of the new nobleman Chang Yu or the rebellion of the old nobleman Changping Jun, Ying Zheng was ruthless, and countless people were implicated.

But the personal humiliation and the pros and cons of the overall situation, Ying Zheng has always weighed it very well, which is also an important reason why he has been able to hold power so domineering until now.

At this time, Wei Yu, who was still serving as a national lieutenant by Ying Zheng's side, once commented on Ying Zheng:

"King Qin is a man, a bee is accurate, long-eyed, a bird, a jackal, a little grace and a tiger and a wolf's heart, he is easy to get out of people, and he is also a light eater. I clothed myself, and then I saw that I was always under me. Sincerity makes the king of Qin aspire to the world, and the world is a captive. Don't travel with long. ”

It is said that Wei Yu relied on his ability to recognize people and saw that Yingzheng was a cruel monarch who was unkind and unrighteous, had the heart of a tiger and a wolf, was humble to people when he employed people, and would be a cruel monarch when he was willing.

In today's terms, Ying Zheng is a pragmatist.

As long as the goal can be achieved, anything else, as long as it does not exceed his personal bottom line, can be put aside first, and then settled after the autumn.

Selling a knight is equivalent to bowing to the common people and clans.

If you don't sell it, you won't be able to support the two-way army, as well as domestic spending.

In between, Ying Zheng chose to sell his official position, and this time he not only sold it to the people, but also sold it to the merchants!

This decision is equivalent to indirectly humiliating the people's clan.

Since ancient times, the merchant class has been set by the rulers and rulers as a disaster for the country and the people, even a business saint like Lü Buwei and Fan Li, after entering politics, completely cut off their businessman identity in the open, and did not dare to overturn the case for this collective.

Valuing agriculture over business is a national policy and irreversible.

Therefore, the merchant has only a slightly higher status than the slave in the household registration.

Ying Zheng sold these lowly titles, naturally humiliating those people who were born in the nobility, if it was replaced by other monarchs, the nobles might initiate n, but in the face of Ying Zheng, even if Ying Zheng was a little weak at this time, the nobles did not dare to act rashly.

I can only secretly eat this humiliation.

Among the officials and lords who are sold in Yingzheng, only those who have reached the ninth rank and five doctors are eligible to enter the palace to meet and participate in politics.

And the price of these five doctors is also a sky-high price.

100,000 stone corn.

That is, 3 million catties, 1,500 tons of grain, almost enough for 5,000 people to eat for a year and a half.

Buy a knighthood of the Five Doctors.

So much grain is almost enough to feed a thousand households in a county for a year, and there should be very few people who can get so much grain at once, let alone in this era of continuous war.

However, on the top of this hall, there was really a person who took out 100,000 stone corn and bought this title.

And the identity of this person is still very ambiguous, his surname is Wu, this surname originates from the Wushi country, a descendant of Emperor Yan, and later the Wushi country was annexed by Qin, and the Wu family fled to Longxi to combine with the local Rongdi, which is the later Yiqu country.

The name Yiqu can be said to be taboo in the Qin State, from a rational point of view, the rise of the Qin State has an inseparable relationship with the annexation of Yiqu, but on the contrary, the process of the annexation of Yiqu by the Empress Dowager Xuan of Qin is suspected of cuckolding the Qin royal family.

For so many years, no one dared to mention anything related to Yiqu.

Unexpectedly, at this time, Ying Zheng personally sealed a businessman who was likely to be a descendant of the Yiqu royal family, and maybe he was still related to Ying Zheng.

This is not only a humiliation of the common people's clan, but also the few remaining royal families of the Qin State, and even himself.

But I have to say that in this way, those nobles who have opinions and want n don't dare to talk nonsense, after all, Yingzheng got angry and even humiliated himself.

In the face of such a domineering monarch, everyone can only choose to be wronged.

This merchant who exchanged 100,000 corn for a ninth-order five doctors, named Wu Shilu, is a great herdsman who runs a ranch on the former site of Yiqu in Longxi, and he is also a woman.

Although Wu Shi Lu is a woman, but her height is taller than many men around her, unlike the imaginary Longxi Rong people, Wu Shi Lu is not only tall, but her skin is very delicate, with a trace of heroism, and the court robe on her body is more like a beautiful man because it is a man.

Coupled with the fact that she was excluded by everyone in the corner, it was very eye-catching.

She looked at the disdainful or disgusted gazes of the people around her, because in her eyes, there was only the man on the high steps of the royal seat a hundred meters away.

Standing in her position, she couldn't hear what the doctors and ministers in front of her were talking about, but she didn't care.

"Spread the five doctors Wu Shi Lu to see you!" At this time, a shout from the side startled Wu Shilu, who didn't know what he was thinking, and at the same time found that everyone's eyes fell on him again, and he couldn't help but turn pale.

"Five doctors, the king uploads you." The guard lieutenant beside him reminded loudly.

Wu Shilu's eyes widened, his face was full of incredulity, and he pointed at himself, "Me? ”

"That's right, it's you." Zhao's deep voice came from behind him.

Wu Shilu's breath stagnated, turned to look at Zhao Gao, and swallowed his saliva at a loss.

Zhao Gao looked at Wu Shilu's expression, frowned slightly, and said in a low voice, "Come with me, be careful not to act rashly, if you collide with the king, no one can save you." ”

Wu Shilu instinctively followed behind Zhao Gao, his brain was blank, and there seemed to be the roar of the wind blowing the valley in his ears, and he didn't know how he followed Zhao Gao to the front of the hall and knelt down.

"Get up." Ying Zheng's voice was a little hoarse because of the recent fire, and his voice became extremely low, like the low roar of a fierce beast.

Wu Shi fell to his knees, and fell down again because of his weak legs, which attracted some inaudible ridicule from behind, and suddenly became even more embarrassed.

Ying Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly, his already cold eyes became even more irritable, raised his eyebrows and said coldly, "Who is laughing?" ”

Three words, frightened all the ministers of the palace knelt down and called it a capital crime.

"There is a commotion in front of the palace, the widow will not cure you for capital crimes, and submit your resignation by yourself." Ying Zheng waved his hand irritably, but did not let them get up, stared at Wu Shilu and said, "The widow asked you, do you know the country of the Cypriots?" ”

Wu Shilu didn't dare to raise his head at all, and put his forehead against the floor to try to make his voice not so shaky, "Back to the king, the minister has heard of the name of the Cypriot country, but I don't know if it is the same country as the king." ”

Ying Zheng raised his eyebrows slightly, and his eyes swept to Kong Ai, the secretary of the Dianke Mansion, "What even a businessman knows, our Kong Shangqing, I don't know, Yan Zhao is far away, and the widow understands, is it too far away to say that Longxi is too far?" ”

Kong Ai's face is like ashes, the last time the East Hu and the West have not been figured out, and now the Huns are going south with the Cypriots, these damn Hu people are really trying to force him to death!

After greeting these alien barbarian ancestors for ten generations in his heart, Kong Ai didn't think of any way to excuse himself, so he could only use the bitter trick again, knocking his head on the floor one after another, kowtowing and bleeding, buzzing, and crying out, "The crime of the minister deserves death." ”

Last time, he only knocked a few times, and a little blood broke out on his forehead, so Prime Minister Zuo and Doctor Yu Shi helped to intercede, but this time, he knew that it was impossible, because this time the nature was completely different, after all, the so-called, no matter how many two times it is, it can't be two times again and again, and here in Yingzheng, it can't be two at all!

Therefore, Kong Ai only hopes that he can die in this hall and leave a loyal name to protect his people from being implicated.

So Kong Ai is determined to die this time.