Chapter 33: The situation suddenly changed, and Lü Buwei appeared on the scene
After unifying the south, Chen Xiang appointed a group of talented and practical officials to open up the territory and develop production, and the south presented a thriving scene.
At the same time, the situation in the north was chaotic and complicated, the Zhou royal family had long since disappeared, and various countries annexed each other and attacked endlessly. During this period, the major countries here sang and we appeared, and all kinds of people also appeared. The overlord of one side, the heroes of a thousand roads, has stirred up the bustle of the world, so it is not lively.
The northern great power of Qi has already annexed the Lu State, and the adjacent Yan State is struggling to support it and is in danger; The traditional great power of the Jin State since the Jin Dynasty Wengong was weak, and at this time, the power completely fell into the Han, Wei, and Zhao families, and the Jin State had been divided into three parts of the world, and it existed in name only; Located in the northwest of the Qin State since the defeat of the Shan Mountain, it has made great efforts, worked hard, and has worked hard for three generations of kings, and finally became a great power, and the current monarch of the Qin State is a promising monarch, and he has to defend the martingale and change the law, and the national strength has increased rapidly, and he has a million male soldiers to overlook the world.
Chen Xiang has been focusing on the south for more than ten years, and he has no time to take care of the affairs of the north, so he can only let it go, and the influence of the slippery country in the north is also declining day by day, and the land of Song, Chen, Zheng, Wei and other countries has long been eaten away.
On this day, Chen Xiang and Lu Zhu inspected the water situation of the Yellow River, and Fan Li, who was in charge of the Yellow River control, hurriedly stepped forward to report.
Speaking of this Fan Li, when the city of Gusu was broken, Fan Li swore not to surrender, and fought all the way until he was alone and besieged, wanting to draw his sword and kill himself. Suddenly, Chen Xiang shouted: "Mr. I am wise, but I am really confused." Fan Li replied angrily: "Since ancient times, heroes have to die, and they would rather die in battle than live." Chen Xiang immediately scolded: "Is Mr. Yingcai born for King Yue?" Mr.'s talent is born for the people of the world and is bound to benefit the world. Mr. has the talent of Guan Zhong, why can't he have the mind of Guan Zhong? Fan Li threw his sword on the ground when he heard this, bowing his head and weeping.
Fan Li made a detailed report to Chen Xiang on the entire management of the Yellow River, and Chen Xiang kept nodding his head while listening, with a pleased smile on his face from time to time.
"Oh no, someone's going to jump into the river." A hurried shout interrupted Fan Li's report, and a small mound on the bank of the river suddenly swelled with people. Chen Xiang and Fan Li hurriedly walked over, and naturally made way of a passage in the crowd.
When I got closer, the person who was going to jump off the building was a middle-aged man, who should be a shrewd and capable person, but I don't know why he was so desperate for life. Chen Xiang stepped forward and asked, "Who is Your Excellency, why is this the case?" When the man saw that the person who came was dignified and gorgeously dressed, and that he should be a noble person, he choked up and replied: "In Xia Lu Buwei, I was originally a grain merchant, and he had saved a lot of money after many years of operation, but he felt that there was not much profit from selling grain, so he spent many years of savings to buy a cart of jewelry and wanted to sell it in the north, but he never thought that he was robbed by bandits on the way, although he escaped with his life, but he felt that he had no face to go back, and he just wanted to die." After saying that, he began to cry again. Chen Xiang pondered for a long time after hearing this, and suddenly asked the man: "You can make a profit of ten times by cultivating the land and selling grain, and you can make a hundred times the profit by selling jewelry, so how many times can you make a profit by running the world?" The man was stunned when he heard this, and then his eyes swept a bright light, and he replied, "That can't be calculated, countless times." Chen Xiang continued to ask, "So are you willing to work with me to manage the genius?" Lü Buwei was shocked, and immediately jumped down, knelt down in front of him and bowed: "If you have the support of your lord, Lü Buwei will never give up." Chen Xiang laughed loudly, feeling sorry in his heart.
These days, Chen Xiang has been paying close attention to the dynamics of the Qin State, and a few days ago learned that the Qin State had already sent someone to secretly contact the monarch of the Zhao State in order to annex the Jin land. And Zhao also wanted to use Qin to help unify the Three Jins, so the two sides signed an alliance to exchange protons, but Qin was strong and Zhao was weak, so Zhao's proton was the son of Zhao, and Qin's proton was just a concubine's son.
Chen Xiang knows the value of protons. Those exiled protons are like stocks that have fallen to the bottom, although they are worthless now, but if they are deliberately packaged and dressed, and then crazy momentum, they can be reborn from time to time, step into the sky, and then occupy the entire company or country, which is really a strange commodity.
Chen Xiang sent Lü Buwei to enter the Zhao State with a large amount of treasure to lurk. What a character like Lü Buwei, as long as he has enough resources and a stage, he is bound to be able to get up and down, turn the clouds and make rain, stir up the world, and leave a name for eternity.