But now. In Surabaya, one of the nine tripods, the Central Plains Dading, emerged. What this means. Isn't that a note. Great Qin is the founding of the country. Is the emperor the pride of heaven to whom the destiny of heaven belongs?

See this recital. The emperor's 'spirit' is very refreshing. After consulting with Lees. So he issued an edict. The 'spring' day of the coming year. Hunt the world again. One is to appease people's livelihood. The second is to search for immortals. The third is to salvage this Shenzhou Jiuding in Surabaya.

No one dared to question the authority of the emperor. So the matter was quickly settled. The Inner Government has already begun to work on all matters related to the hunting patrol. However, the imperial historian Feng Zheng expressed his opinion. Think of this hunting trip. It shouldn't be as fanfare as it was last time. Huge expenses that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars at every turn. For the Empire. is an extremely heavy burden.

Feng Zai's proposal was based on the current state of the empire's finances. Now the Imperial Gallop Road is being built. There is still a war going on in the South. The northern straight road and the Great Wall are also in the works; Besides. Imperial Mausoleum Construction. Expansion of Xianyang. and the construction of the Five Feet Road in the southwest. They are all big projects that require a lot of financial and human investment. The country's finances are not abundant. As a matter of fact. If it is not a conscription, the empire does not need to pay a salary. Otherwise, the country's finances would have been in deficit long ago. It's even bankrupt.

The imperial court did not achieve much financially. Main aspects. It's just about raising taxes. Distribute the burden of the imperial court to specific citizens. For the imperial court this policy. Chen Sheng was not satisfied. But this is a matter of the internal history of Zhisu and the inner government. The Imperial History Mansion can't control these. And some of Chen Sheng's initiatives in economic reform. After it is presented. It is like a mud ox entering the sea. There was not the slightest echo.

However, it is different from the financial situation of the imperial court. Chen Sheng's pockets are getting richer. In addition to the stable income of those industries in Minzhong County. In addition, the goods of the glass factory to be built in Xianyang have also begun to go to the market.

Of course. There are still certain flaws in the glass firing process. But the cost has been reduced a lot. At the time of the completion of Childe Taka's new mansion. Chen Sheng selected a batch of "fine" glassware. Sent to Childe Gao's house.

In the afterlife, glassware is not worth a few bucks at all. It's shining here. It immediately attracted the attention of countless powerful people. And Chen Sheng understands the truth that the sale of goods is not too much in the 'fine'. There are only more than 100 pieces of glassware that are put on the market every month. Glass that is incredibly inexpensive. But it was sold at a sky-high price in Xianyang City. And you have to book in advance every month. It is possible to get the goods. A small glass. Chen Sheng set the price at 30 gold. And the cost is only a hundred and a half taels. Profit nearly three hundred times. This kind of profiteering. made Chen Sheng feel that his conscience couldn't get by. But when Chen Sheng was in business. Conscience is a rare thing. He hid it a long time ago. The income is high though. But his expenses are not small. Don't say anything else. Just the expenses of a few hundred people in the Black Fox Camp. That's a lot of money. But the most money-burning thing is not raising soldiers. Rather, it is research in research institutes and workshops.

The institute has been diversified by Chen Sheng. In addition to the development of 'medicine'. Chen Sheng also began to put the development of gunpowder on the agenda. Recruited a group of monks who were familiar with refining pills. Promise a high price. They signed a deed of sale for life. Let them engage in the simplest refining of fire.

In the Hereafter. The recipe for the black fire 'medicine'. And not a secret. But in this day and age. But no one knows.

In the recipe for making the Black Flame 'Elixir'. The need for charcoal and sulfur is relatively easy to obtain. But saltpeter is harder to come by. In the beginning, it could only be scraped from the earthen wall. The yield is very small. It is simply not enough to be able to do the experiment. Fortunately, the Ling family has a large number of mines in the land of Bashu. One of them is in Shu County. There is such a saltpeter mine. Just because saltpeter is not very useful. Only when the use of 'medicinal' herbs. There is no such thing as cinnabar that can make a lot of money. Thus no mining.

Got the news. Chen Sheng was overjoyed. I discussed it with Ling Suyun. transferred the abandoned mine of the Ling family to Chen Sheng. This ensures a stable supply of saltpeter.

For the development of antibiotics and gunpowder. Chen Sheng behaved impatiently. But almost at the same time as the glass factory began to work on the development of the mirror. Repeated failures. Chen Sheng's performance was very calm. Chen Sheng is not omnipotent. Not all technologies are clear. Although Chen Sheng understands the principle of the chemical reaction of silver plating on glass. But in terms of actual 'operation'. But it's hard to succeed. It's just that Chen Sheng has failed in this regard. And there was not much anxiety. For him. It's just a way to make money. It's not what he's most concerned about.

After deducting these big expenses. Chen Sheng almost has a surplus of about 3,000 gold every month. This income is enough to make people look sideways. And once the mirror was developed. Chen Sheng believes. My income will be multiplied several times.

There is also good news. News from Minzhong County. The cultivation of potatoes has been carried out successfully. Chen Sheng's farm. It's been planted all over the place. Next fall. Potatoes can be bred from breeding to being released to the market. In the coming years. The annual output can reach several million catties. If it can be spread in other counties. Then there was a shortage of food in the empire . To a large extent, it can be mitigated. The multiplication of the population will inevitably speed up.

At the moment in Chen Sheng's view. The Great Qin Empire and His Cause. All running on a healthier path. So Chen Sheng sometimes can't help but think. This Qin State. Maybe it's the Qin State in another time and space. Everything you worry about. It shouldn't happen.

Just think about it every time. When you want to relax. Chen Sheng reminded himself. There must be no fluke mentality. The actual changes in the entire Qin State are actually not much. If you are careless. What will happen in the future. It's hard to say yet.

auspicious events in various places in the past few days. Fly to report to the Imperial Palace. Look through the papers. Chen Sheng's face was very ugly. A lot of so-called auspicious. In fact, it simply does not stand up to scrutiny. It's just that there are some county magistrates. For the sake of greed for good news. Fabricated. And there are some counties. It's because other counties fabricate auspiciousness. Making merit. I have no choice but to follow the trend. Think about it. They also work for His Majesty the Emperor. Why someone else ruled the territory. God sends down auspicious rays. The merits of the local magistrate were recognized. And there is no place for his own governance. This contrast. Isn't that a little shorter? Wait for the year-end debriefing. How do you 'pay' to the emperor? To know. If the governance of the place is not effective. That's not just a dismissal. Serious dereliction of duty will be dealt with. Or even convicted and imprisoned. So the whole country. Suddenly there was an "auspicious wind".