King Qin said: "Shaolong always surprises the widow. Before the competition, it was said that General Wang Jian was a rare general, and he had to be entrusted with the post of Taifu no matter what. As soon as the widow saw General Wang, he felt that Shaolong's recommendation was right, and he liked it in his heart. Unexpectedly, there was this surprise waiting for me. ”

As soon as everyone heard this, Xiang Shaolong actually admired his opponent so much before the competition, and bluntly said that King Qin was going to entrust him with a heavy responsibility, what a kind of open-mindedness this was, and the military immediately had a great impression of Xiang Shaolong. The military bigwigs glanced at each other, and they had a tacit understanding in their hearts that they wanted to repay the favor.

Wang Yi opened his mouth and said: "Great King, this invention of Shaolong alone is no longer comparable to ordinary military exploits. I am afraid that just conferring the position of Taifu is not enough to recognize Shaolong's merits. ”

King Qin said: "Exactly. Shaolong is talented and has a noble character, if he can't be reused, how can I recruit talents from all over the world? ”

Xiang Shaolong said: "King, Shaolong is willing to go to the north to resist the Huns, and ask the king to be fulfilled." ”

Everyone was stunned, northern Xinjiang was hard, and it was not a good place to go.

Wang Yi asked: "With Shaolong's talent, it is easy to stay in Xianyang to be prosperous and rich, why do you have to go to the border to suffer?" ”

Xiang Shaolong said: "The Huns are ferocious, which makes the people at my border miserable. Moreover, the Xiongnu gradually became stronger, and once a unified regime appeared on the grassland, it would inevitably become a major problem for our Central Plains. My Qin, Zhao, Yan three years suffered from the Xiongnu harassment, built the Great Wall, labor and money, Shaolong can not bear the border pass people died under the foreign butcher's knife, please give me the right to command the border pass, willing to do my best to keep the border pass safe. ”

King Qin said movingly: "Shaolong is benevolent, and the widow really can't bear Shaolong to go to the border to suffer." ”

Xiang Shaolong said: "King, I am a stage to display my talents, and it has always been my dream to fight the Huns." ”

King Qin said: "The commander of the army is not going to the northern frontier. We and the other six countries are also constantly crusing, and Shaolong stayed in Xianyang, and there was no shortage of opportunities to lead troops. ”

King Qin now values Xiang Shaolong very much and wants to keep him by his side.

Xiang Shaolong said: "In my eyes, the Six Kingdoms are like dry bones in a grave, and the war in the short term is not enough to affect the general trend of the world, and it is only a matter of time before my Great Qin dominates the world." The Xiongnu were different, the solution to the Xiongnu could only lie in the military, and in my eyes the Xiongnu were the first-class enemy in military affairs. ”

When King Qin heard Xiang Shaolong bluntly say that the Qin State would definitely dominate the world, he was happy in his heart and asked, "Shaolong is so optimistic that my Great Qin can dominate the world?" The Xiongnu can only use military, so what other methods do the other six countries have? ”

Xiang Shaolong said: "The strength of my Great Qin is self-evident, but it is not strong enough to resist the alliance of the six eastern countries alone. Once our Great Qin takes military action, it will inevitably lead to the six countries uniting again, but if my Great Qin does not take military action, the six countries themselves will fight and continue to fight internally. Zhao also suffered the threat of the Xiongnu, consuming national strength, and after the Battle of Changping, his vitality was greatly damaged, and he could not recover in a short time. Wei originally had Xinling Jun as a hero, but there was constant filth with the King of Wei, and his achievements were high, and he was jealous of the King of Wei, and he would not end well; The people of Qi like empty talk, but they don't like to fight, there are a thousand words in the pen, and there is no strategy in the chest, although there have been Tiandan and the like, but it is difficult to return; The state of Chu has the reputation of wealth, the people are erosive, the family holds power, the poor family loses talents, and vacillates between change and conservatism, wasting great resources; Yan and Han Xiaoguo, don't mention it. I, the Great Qin King, are virtuous, the soldiers are dedicated to their lives, and they are united in their hearts, let me ask, besides my Great Qin, who else is qualified to rule the world? Now that the six countries still have the strength to compete with our Great Qin, even so, they will suspend military operations, and without the pressure from Great Qin, they will definitely kill each other, and we will suck the wealth of the world into our Great Qin in the form of economic aggression. And the border pass is a good place to train soldiers, such as sending all the soldiers of my Daqin to the border pass in batches, and after experiencing the test of blood and fire, they will definitely be able to become real tiger and wolf soldiers. As my Great Qin gets richer and richer, the national strength of the six countries is getting weaker and weaker, and when the time comes, it will be able to sweep the world with the autumn wind sweeping the leaves. Because of the backward way of life, the Xiongnu did not engage in production and commerce, but they were predatory, and there was only one way of war between us. ”

Xiang Shaolong's long speech made everyone stunned, but they didn't expect that there was such a profound truth hidden behind his going to the border.

King Qin asked, "What is economic aggression?" ”

Xiang Shaolong said: "To put it simply, it is to make their money by doing business. ”

King Qin frowned and said, "Doing business is to make money from each other, we earn their money, and they also earn our money." You must know that my Daqin is located in a remote place, and the resources are not rich, which is also the reason why the Shang monarch values agriculture and suppresses business. ”

Xiang Shaolong said: "Shang Jun is afraid of the loss of important strategic resources such as grain and minerals, so he forbids the Qin people to do business. Strategically there is nothing wrong with it, because nothing else is worth exchanging. We can develop some new, high-value-added goods, and at the same time they are not strategic goods, sell them to them, and buy their low-value-added goods, in general, we make money. ”

Everyone didn't understand, and King Qin continued to ask, "What is added value?" ”

Xiang Shaolong continued to explain: "King, I am about to offer the King two commodities that are unique to me, so take these two commodities as an example. One is called refined salt, the salt we eat now, there are too many impurities, the taste is very poor, I have the technology to refine the coarse salt into refined salt like snowflakes, this thing is not available elsewhere, I can price it at will, if you want to ** salt, you must come to me to buy. There is also a commodity called paper, which is used for writing, similar to silk, easy to carry, but low price, easy to promote, the same is not available elsewhere, if you want to buy it, you can only find me. ”

King Qin said: "How to make money with a low price?" ”

Xiang Shaolong said: "Small profits but quick turnover." And it's consumables, it's going to be needed all the time, and we're going to keep making money. The added value of such commodities is high, and we must constantly buy low-value-added strategic resources such as grain, minerals, and coarse salt, even if the price is a little higher, and reserve them for war purposes. ”

King Qin was overjoyed and said, "Does Shaolong want to dedicate these two techniques to the widow?" ”

Xiang Shaolong said: "Exactly." Our Daqin monopolized the production of paper and refined salt, and the income obtained was used in the national treasury to improve people's livelihood and increase military spending. ”

King Qin looked at Xiang Shaolong and became more and more satisfied, and said, "In this way, the widow will thank Shaolong for his righteousness on behalf of the Great Qin army and people!" ”

Xiang Shaolong said: "I implore the king and the generals to keep the matter of Shaolong's offering of treasure secret, and it is not appropriate for too many people to know." ”

Everyone suddenly realized that Xiang Shaolong was from the Wu family, the Wu family was a giant businessman, and Lu Buwei, the backer of the Wu family, was a business wizard, how could they not know the value of these two technologies. Xiang Shaolong crossed them and dedicated himself directly to the king, afraid that he would be hated.

King Qin was a little embarrassed and said: "The Wu family has a good way of doing business, or let the Wu family handle this matter for the widow." ”

He was giving back to Xiang Shaolong.

Xiang Shaolong shook his head and said: "The Wu family is already too rich, and no matter how rich it is, it will not help our lives." Moreover, it is unimaginable that the monopoly profits, the strength of the Yi Wu family is not enough to deter Xiaoxiao, and it is only a blessing or a curse to meddle in this matter. It also reminds the king that he should be cautious, his wealth is moving, and in the face of huge interests, there will definitely be people who take risks and fish in troubled waters. ”

Seeing that Xiang Shaolong treated wealth so freely, everyone admired it in their hearts, and Xiang Shaolong was no different from a saint in their minds.

King Qin praised: "With the young dragon here, it is really my blessing of Great Qin." ”

No one thought that Xiang Shaolong was hypocritical, because his sacrifice was huge. At this moment, the military has completely regarded Xiang Shaolong as its own.

King Qin Wen said: "Shaolong has really decided to go to the Northern Frontier? ”

Xiang Shaolong said: "Yes, I have made up my mind, please fulfill the king." ”

King Qin said: "Okay! I will give you a tiger talisman to govern all military affairs in northern Xinjiang. ”

Xiang Shaolong bowed down and said, "King Xie!" ”

Wang Jian hurriedly bowed down and said, "King, the last general is willing to go to the northern frontier with Xiang Taifu to fight against the Huns." Please be gracious! ”

King Qin sighed: "I have a son like Shaolong and Wang Jian in my big Qin, why worry about big things!" Permit! You two go back and prepare. ”

The two left the palace, and Wang Jian said: "Thank you General Xiang for your recommendation, Wang Jian has nothing to repay, but if General Xiang sends anything, Wang Jian will not refuse."

Xiang Shaolong said: "General Wang doesn't have to be polite, now that you and I are both princes and princesses, and we want to go to Northern Xinjiang together, we are not outsiders." In the future, you and I will work together to assist the prince, defeat the Xiongnu, and sweep the six countries. Today there is a gift for the General. As he spoke, he fetched a brand new saddle and stirrup from his entourage.

Wang Jian was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked him.

After Xiang Shaolong returned home, he discussed with Wu Yingyuan about going to northern Xinjiang.

Wu Yingyuan didn't expect Xiang Shaolong to go to Northern Xinjiang, so he hurriedly asked the reason.

Xiang Shaolong said: "It has always been my wish to fight with the Huns, and I have designed a lot of weapons for this purpose, and I want to examine the effect in practice, accumulate experience, and make some military achievements." I can't stay in the north forever, I will come back in two or three years to prepare for the unification of the six countries in the future, and I don't want to get involved in the political struggle in Xianyang. After I leave Xianyang, you shouldn't get too close to Lü Buwei. Now our backers are the king and the crown prince, Lü Buwei is oblivious to profit and righteousness, and there will be contradictions with the king in the future, we must stand firmly on the king's side, even if we oppose Lü Buwei. I want to transfer most of the elite and property of the Wu family, first, to help me gain a foothold in northern Xinjiang, and second, to open up a new foundation for the Wu family outside the Saiwai. Cunning rabbit three holes, we can't put all our strength in Xianyang. Xianyang is the center of the storm, and if you are not careful, you will be crushed. ”

This time to go to the northern Xinjiang, Xiang Shaolong decided to take Wu Tingfang and Shu'er, firstly, to go here to the border for a long time, and secondly, even if they fought with the Huns, with their own strength and the strength around them, they could also protect them.