When the convoy arrived in Zhongmu County, the county warden of Zhongmu County did not know about it, and he was dealing with some government affairs and the problems of the merchants in the county.

Zhongmu is Chen Ke's hometown, and the successive county guards here are all conscientious, eager to devote all their energy to it.

Because they are afraid that if they do something wrong here, that Chen Cheng will dispose of themselves.

Even if Prime Minister Chen is too lazy to do it and disdains to do it to juniors like them, what about Prime Minister Chen's disciples?

The prime minister's disciple, is it easy to provoke?

The children of the Chen family are all over Daqin.

Although it is only these apprentices who admit it, not what Chen Ke admits.

But this is also a kind of recognition, after all, if this prime minister didn't want these disciples, then he would have spoken a long time ago, once he spoke, would others dare to say anything?

By the time the people in the county hurriedly found the county guard, the first emperor's convoy was only twenty miles away from the county seat of Zhongmu County.

It will take about two hours to arrive.

When the county guard of Zhongmu County heard the news, he hurriedly got up, his face was flustered, and even the two "righteous merchants" around him were a little careless.

He looked at Shen Tu Xingwu and Zhai Xi, and said in a hurry: "Two, Your Majesty and Prime Minister are here, and the official has no time to receive them for the time being, so please go back first." ”

"As for what the two of you said, this official must consider it as soon as possible."

Zhai Xi and the others stood up, the expressions on their faces looked very peaceful, and there was even a slight gentle smile.

"Why should the county guard be polite?"

"This place is also where my two families are located, the better Zhongmu County is, the better we can develop."

"Everything is what we should do."

The two looked at each other, saluted, and left.

The Zhongmu County Guard hurriedly changed his clothes, and after summoning the high-ranking officials of Zhongmu County, he immediately rushed towards the outside of Zhongmu County, where he was going to wait for the king and the prime minister!

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Outside the county

The carriage was rickety, and everything was as usual.

The First Emperor and Chen Ke had already changed to a carriage, and the general structure of this carriage was the same as the previous one, but what was even more magnificent was that on one side of the carriage was placed a transparent glass that occupied one-third of the wall on one side of the carriage.

This is a side of "glass" that the researchers don't know how long they have been researching and how much glass they have spent on it.

What is glass?

Although it is transparent, the person on the opposite side looks at the person inside as a lake, while the person inside looks at the person outside clearly.

This was originally regarded by the people of the research institute as a failure to make glass mirrors, after all, a regular mirror is to be able to see each other on both sides.

One side can be seen, and the other side can't be seen, which is not in order.

And Chen Ke happened to pass by the research institute that day, heard their discussion, and immediately left this mirror.

Later, it was used in horse-drawn carriages.

Isn't this the best thing to observe the outside world without being seen as a "monkey" from the outside?

One-way mirrors, which have always been a good thing to keep private.

It's just that this era doesn't pay attention to this, so that the people can look at the majestic emperor and deter them, which is also a purpose for the emperors to tour the world.

The scenery outside the window is very beautiful, because it is already the time of farming, and the leaders are bending down in the fields to plant.

Whether it was rice or sweet potatoes, potatoes and other things that were distributed before, Ying Zheng and Chen Ke also saw that the people in several fields were planting peppers, spices and other things distributed by the imperial court.

Ying Zheng couldn't help but say with emotion: "The leaders here in Zhongmu County are really living a peaceful and happy life. ”

"If everyone in the world can live like this, I don't have to worry."

Chen Ke looked at the people working in the fields with a smile, and there was not so much numbness in their eyes, but a joy and hope for life.

This light is able to sustain them alive.

And if they survive, they will also be able to bring more and better changes and benefits to Daqin.

Why did the original Great Qin collapse so quickly?

Because the original First Emperor almost drained the young and middle-aged labor force of Great Qin, let them build the Lishan Imperial Mausoleum, build the Chi Road, build the Great Wall, and let them go to conquer Baiyue and resist the Xiongnu.

There are no young and middle-aged laborers, only the old and young women and children are left to cultivate the land and supply the entire Daqin.

Daqin is too big.

Later, these young and middle-aged laborers continued to die, leaving only the old and young women and children in the family, how could a country without men continue?

Only those with many men can have hope for life.

Only those who have a large number of men can continue to give birth, sow the next generation for Daqin, and let the next generation of children grow more.

This is the truth that the lonely yin does not give birth and the lonely yang does not grow.

And if today's Qiantou people live a stable life, most of them can live a life of "wives and children hot kang", according to the household registration statistics of the Prime Minister's Office last year, the number of newly reported population has increased significantly.

In previous years, the number of newly reported people each year was about 100,000 a year, but last year it was nearly 500,000.

It's almost two or three times as much as in previous years.

And this trend is still showing a stage of rapid growth.

The clerks of the Prime Minister's Office even have some doubts that when they count the number of household registrations reported this year, they will find that there will be more than this year, and it may even reach a million.

This is an extremely frightening number.

You must know that the total population of Daqin today is only more than 20 million, and how many of the more than 20 million are women of appropriate age to give birth? How many are young and strong in the workforce?

That's almost 1 in 10 women of school age who have a child.

Chen Ke smiled and said, "Your Majesty, it is precisely because of your policy and wise decision that the leaders of Great Qin will live so peacefully and happily. ”

He said leisurely: "Now that Great Qin is thriving, mentioning Your Majesty in the future history should be endless praise." ”

"Your Majesty has no ancients before, and there is no one after you."

This is the ultimate compliment, Ying Zheng only smiled slightly when he heard it, with a smug look on his face.

"There is no one before, and no one will come after?"

He smiled dumbly, and had some excuses: "This kind of praise is a little inappropriate at this time, so let's leave it to Qingshi to say." ”

Ying Zheng pointed to the glass beside him and said: "Look at this thing, the people of the research institute can invent things, and this kind of thing similar to an artifact can also be invented." ”

Chen Ke shrugged his shoulders: "If it weren't for the fact that the original minister had gone over, they would have even thought that this was a failure to be destroyed." ”

He took the opportunity to "brainwash" Yingzheng again: "Your Majesty, this is a matter of concept, although they have taken the initiative to 'invent' consciousness, they have not yet learned to "think". ”

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"To teach them to think, what do people need, are some failures really failures? What can they be used for? ”

"What do people need?"

Chen Ke looked at Ying Zheng and said, "If they can learn this thing, the place of the Academy of Science will be the real master." ”

Ying Zheng stroked the smooth mirror in front of him, and just said, "You have to teach them." ”

"Where do I have the mental strength?"

He looked at Chen Ke with a little playfulness on his face: "After all, I'm just an old man who is about to give up." ”

Chen Ke was choked in his chest by these words, he just rolled his eyes slightly, and then said as if he had thought of something: "Your Majesty, this thing can't be regarded as a divine object. ”

"There's a real artifact being studied at the Institute."

There was a light in his eyes.

In fact, he didn't expect that the research institute would be able to research that thing so quickly, obviously he just provided a simple idea.

Therefore, the wisdom of the ancients is really infinite, and sometimes you really don't feel the uselessness of the ancients.

Fetish?

Ying Zheng's body leaned in the direction of Chen Ke, with curiosity on his face: "What kind of artifact?" ”

"Talk to me?"

Chen Ke smiled, and then said very decisively: "Your Majesty, the minister can't tell you. ”

"After all, you're just an 'old man on the verge of giving up', how can you listen to such a confidential thing?"

Listening to Chen Ke's words return intact, Ying Zheng rolled his eyes and looked at Chen Ke: "You kid, you know how to tease me." ”

"But, since you've said so, I'll wait and see when I'll see this 'surprise'."

..........

The surprise in Chen Ke's mouth is being made in the suburbs of Xianyang City, which will be a real surprise, a surprise that has crossed the times, and a surprise that makes Daqin develop from jogging to running fast.

Even the person who created him felt incredible at this time, as if he had seen a god.

This surprise has been brewing for many years, but it wasn't until last year when coal began to spread widely that it was really half invented.

.........

All aspects of Zhongmu County are very beautiful, and Shen Tu Xingwu and Zhai Xi, who are wandering around in Zhongmu County, also feel the same.

The two of them laughed as they walked.

Such a beautiful Zhongmu also has a share of the credit of the two of them, which no one can deny, after all, the financial resources invested by the two of them can even make a poor person become a rich businessman.

And they don't really want nothing in return.

It's just that they ignore some short-term interests and some seemingly high interests, and instead pursue long-term interests and meager interests.

The benefits are small, but they are many.

This is their way of getting rich.

Even if Great Qin died out in any year, as long as the new dynasty wants the world to be stable, it must continue to use them.

Shen Tu Xingwu and Zhai Xi were not so smart for the time being, knowing that they were the prototype of the "family", but in the eyes of some people in later generations, there were six of the earliest families in Great Qin that could really be called the family.

This is also known as the six great families.

The Chen family, the Shen Tu family, the Zhai family, the Wang family, the Li family, and the Meng family.

Among them, only the two families of Shentu and Zhai were achieved in the name of Shangjia.

Of course, there is a difference between these six families and ordinary families, they are all real "family families".

While driven by their own interests, they also put the interests of their family and country first.

At any time, as long as the family and country encounter difficulties, after these families leave some money to ensure the survival of the family, the smooth continuation of the family, and one or two young people, all the rest of the money and young people will be invested in the road of saving the country and the people.

From the beginning of Great Qin to the future, it has never stopped, and there has never been even one time to protect oneself without regard for the interests of the family and country, and to surrender from generation to generation.

The matter of the World Cultivation Descending Table has never happened in these six great families, so they have been the six great families from beginning to end.

Zhai Xi looked at Shen Tu and came to his senses and said, "Brother Shen Tu, this time you still say that I don't care about interests?" ”

There was ridicule in his voice, and Shen Tu Xingwu was also a little embarrassed and said, "Ahem, what is Brother Zhai talking about?" How can I feel that you have no regard for profit? ”

Shen Tu woke up and said with a smile: "Brother Zhai still has the foresight, when they were all fighting for Xianyang City, he took his family roll to settle down in Zhongmu County in advance, and now the most famous wealthy businessman in Zhongmu County is you and me." ”

He said with emotion: "I just don't know, will that county guard agree to the establishment of the 'Zhongmu County Merchant Association'?" ”

Zhai Xi walked forward and said with a smile: "Of course he will agree." ”

"Even if it weren't for the amount of money we donated, he would have agreed."

"Because the establishment of the Chamber of Commerce is beneficial to him, as long as the Chamber of Commerce is established, he will be able to mobilize the merchants more greatly and more easily, and he wishes for this."

"We seek fame, and he seeks profit and merit."

"It's a good thing for us and for them."

Shen Tu Xingwu smiled very happily, he looked at the hurried and crunchy woods in the distance: "I didn't expect that the two of us businessmen would have a day to go down in history." ”

"That's a really good thing."

"It's also a lucky thing!"

"Let's hope that day will come soon!"

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Outside the city of Zhongmu County

The county guard of Zhongmu has already received Yingzheng and others, and with respect on his face, he led everyone around Zhongmu.

This is Yingzheng's request.

Ying Zheng looked at the lives of the Qianshou, the people, and the people in the city, and felt happy in his heart, and the world was stable, wasn't this what he wanted at the beginning?

He turned his head, looked at the Zhongmu County Guard who was following him, and said, "You did a good job." ”

The smile on the face of Zhongmu Junshou, who had been praised by the First Emperor, was almost impossible to hide, the corners of his mouth twitched, and his eyes were full of excitement and pride.

"Your Majesty's luck, the minister will not disgrace his life!"

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Xianyang

Li Si's health is almost better, and he decided to come to the Prime Minister's Office while his body has not collapsed, and he can still handle some government affairs to some extent.

You can't let Fusu handle it alone, right?

And when Li Si came to the Prime Minister's Office, he found that the Prime Minister's Office was not as messy as he thought, but formed a very peaceful order.

Zuo Ge looked at the four people, Xiao He, Cao Shen, Yan Zhengchun, and Liu Chen each occupied one side and were dealing with government affairs.

A harmonious and stable political order, under the control of the uncrowned king Fusu, is perfectly covered in it.

The first watch, the second watch was about a little over seven thousand, at half past nine in the evening.