The housekeeper paused, he had never heard of this name, and then looked at the young master in a daze, hoping that he could solve his doubts.

Li Zhao smiled, didn't say much, walked into the study alone, and after a quarter of an hour, he took out a piece of paper, on which some patterns were drawn, like a grid of farmland, and like rows of houses.

Actually, it's the house.

"You follow this simple drawing, find a suitable place first, lay the foundation, and I'll give you some plumbing drawings and septic tank drawings in two days."

The housekeeper looked at the drawings, the drawing was very simple, and it was not difficult to understand, but the place was relatively wide, and it needed to be flat, and there needed to be a stream next to it, which was a little difficult.

But this does not stump him, Chang'an Township has a lot of farmland, and a lot of small canals are dug when irrigating farmland, which is just right, that is, the place is far away from Chang'an Township.

Also, what is "pipe, septic tank" and the like, he is a little confused, he has never heard of it, but the young master is so capable, it is normal to say something he doesn't understand.

"The old slave obeys the order, and he will start doing it tomorrow."

But the next moment, he showed doubts and asked jokingly: "Young master, are you opening a workshop again?" ”

Li Zhao didn't hide it either, nodding.

The housekeeper was pleasantly surprised, the workshops opened by the young master are all profitable, what kind of industry will it be?

Such a large venue must be a great industry!

The housekeeper muttered, and then asked, "What kind of workshop is it?" ”

"Raise the Baby."

"Huh?" The housekeeper was shocked, Yang Yu needs such a large space? He couldn't figure it out.

At present, there are not no people in Daqin who raise him, but there are a lot of acres in that field, and some of them are directly free-range, allowing them to bathe in the mud.

But the young master's field is up to 100 acres, which is not like raising a rabbit at all, but like a royal hunting ground.

However, how does the young master do things is something he can guess?

I didn't ask any more questions, but changed the subject.

"Young master, how much will our rice be sold tomorrow? How much does it cost? ”

Li Zhao said: "Stop for two days, you have important things to do." ”

"What's important?"

"It's just to let people let out the news, just say that we will sell 500,000 stone rice in two days, and the price will drop to fifteen times the original price."

Hearing this amount, the butler was taken aback.

500,000 stones, young master is ready to make a lot of money, even if the price drops slightly, it is a huge amount of money.

"Okay! The old slave will ask someone to do it, and he will definitely not disappoint the young master. ”

The housekeeper left, the banquet in Chang'an Township ended, and everyone went to wash up and prepare to rest.

After a busy day, night has fallen.

But Li Zhao did not rest, he went to his uncle's house, found his uncle, and asked him to prepare enough money.

The uncle was puzzled and asked, "Why do you have to prepare so much money?" ”

"Buy land!"

"Buying land? What land to buy? And we don't have a shortage of land? ”

Yes, Chang'an Township is vast, it is all theirs, there is no need to buy land.

Li Zhao didn't want to explain, "In short, you buy it, remember, it must be from Shanglin Yuan, and don't want anything else." ”

Li Jinong was very puzzled, but he didn't refute it, his nephew must have his reason for doing things, as for why he went to Lin Yuan, he couldn't figure it out.

It seems that this place in Shanglin Yuan is a little desolate, and it is much more withered than Xianyang, oh also, His Majesty is building a palace in Shanglin Yuan, which is a little famous to the point that it is a pity that it has not been built yet, and I heard that it has been suspended for a long time.

"Shanglin Yuan is a wasteland, do you want to think about it again."

"There's no need to think about it, that's it."

This was said very resolutely, and Li Jinong glared at his nephew, "That's it!" Land is a necessity for the people, and it is seldom bought and sold, and I cannot guarantee that I will be able to buy it unless I am very lucky. ”

Lee Ki-nong made excuses for himself.

Although there is already a business of buying and selling land, it is very rare, and even if you want to buy it, you have to depend on chance.

Li Zhao smiled, "Maybe your luck is very good." ”

Li Jinong did not respond, his luck has never been good.

……

The next day, there was a news spread in various liquor shops, markets and other places in Xianyang that 500,000 stone rice would be sold in Chang'an Township one day later.

When the news came out, the subordinates rushed to tell each other, and the dignitaries and nobles were all preparing money as if they were crazy.

At this moment, some nobles have long run out of food, so they rely on the imperial court for help.

And some of them, even if they have surplus food, have reached the point of being struggling.

Hearing that 500,000 stone was sold, they took action one by one, they didn't want to live an inferior life by handing out relief, no matter how much the price of food was, they had to grab it.

Of course, there are also people who take a fancy to the current food prices and want to make quick money from them.

It must be known that the price of grain had soared to 22 times the day before, and now it is only selling 15 times, which must be a steady profit.

The news became more and more crazy, and soon the whole Xianyang knew about it.

"What? Also, there are 500,000 stones, this, how is this possible? Hearing the housekeeper's report, Mu Tian's face turned pale instantly, and he almost wanted to be confused.

Only 60,000 stones exhausted his family wealth, and at this moment, 500,000 stones, which is eight times more, how can he make another move? Chang'an Township is going to go against him!

The butler lowered his head and did not dare to say a word.

500,000 stones, which is no longer an ordinary amount, is beyond the scope of what they can afford, and now they have no money.

"Master, give up! Taking advantage of the fact that food prices are still high at this moment, let's throw it out immediately, which is also a sure thing. The butler timidly suggested.

"Give up? Things have come to this point, and you tell me to give up, how do you have a long brain? Xianyang is going to be chaotic, Xiang Gong's action is about to begin, and I'm going to be a hero, you know? Can I give up? ”

"You told me to give up, won't all the efforts I made in the early stage be in vain? Also, if Xiang Gong is labeled as ineffective, will I still have a bright future? ”

"Moreover, Ying Zheng destroyed my Zhao State, how can I make him feel better, even if there is no hope of recovering the country, I will let Daqin fall."

Mu Tian looked up to the sky and shouted out like a roar.

The butler was frightened and quickly shrank aside.

He had never seen the lord lose his temper so much, and he didn't know that in addition to making money, the lord had such hatred for the court and was so persistent in becoming a hero.

But, 500,000 stones, how to buy them all?

If all the 500,000 stone rice flows into Xianyang, these nobles can breathe a sigh of relief, and their plans will be ruined.

"So, what do we do now? The reserve has been exhausted. ”

The butler has no confidence to speak.

"Sell the land, sell the fields."

Mu Tian gritted his teeth and made a ruthless decision.

The "master" housekeeper wanted to persuade him, but when he saw the master's resolute expression, the words that came to his mouth were swallowed back.

"500,000 stone requires too much gold, I'm afraid we have to sell all the fields in Xianyang and the surrounding areas."

"It's okay, at this time, no matter how much land you have, you have to sell it."

"Of course, if Xiang Gong's plan is realized, what are these fields, and in time, they won't be returned to us?"

"That's exactly what the master said."

While the two were discussing, in Zhangtai Palace, in the dormitory, Feng Qujian also came to report what had happened recently.

"This Li Zhao, I know that he is uneasy and kind, what is the wonder, it is simply for personal gain."

"Fifteen times, twenty times the price, he can figure it out, this is not to force the people of Xianyang to death."

After Ying Zheng listened to Feng Quji's report, he was angry, but there was a smile on his face, but he was not angry with Li Zhao for taking the people under the knife.

Feng Qu was stunned, His Majesty's reaction was a bit bullish, and if you want to scold people, you won't scold people like this!

"Your Majesty, Li Zhao has lost a little bit by doing this, but it is worthy of being the best way to hit the rich businessmen, they almost took the 60,000 stone rice before, but 500,000 stones, let alone taking it, I'm afraid they don't dare to think about it."

"Uh-huh!" After the anger passed, Yingzheng nodded.

Indeed, this is a good way, that is, this kid has made a lot of money, and he has earned it, and he doesn't know how to be filial to the court.

"What do you think he's going to do?"

Ying Zheng was more curious.

"With his greedy nature, the minister guessed that he would gradually raise the price, force the rich businessmen to death step by step, and then sell them slowly, and continue for a period of time, the rich businessmen would definitely be in a hurry, maybe they would throw out the grain in their hands, and the price would also fall."

"Li Zhao will definitely follow the price reduction, if this continues, won't the price of food return to before?"

After Feng Qujian finished speaking, he nodded alone, he thought that his guess was not far from ten, after all, this is what he learned from economic theory.

The price will increase with the increase in demand, and it will also decrease with it, which is the relationship between supply and demand, and the law of price fluctuations.

"Hmmm! Not bad! Ying Zheng agrees with this statement.

The two were discussing when suddenly, a shadow flickered in front of them, and then the curtain moved, and there was no trace.

Ying Zheng's eyes swept over, but he didn't move, so he casually found an excuse to send Feng Qujian away.

"Come out!"

The shadow just now was Iron Eagle.

Call!

A gust of wind blew, and a black color came into view, and the iron eagle appeared.

"Urgent?" Ying Zheng became solemn.

Iron Eagle will not easily appear in front of anyone other than him, unless something important happens.

"Yes, the Black Ice Platform heard that there was an abnormality outside Xianyang, and hundreds of unknown people were pushing many unknown objects to Xianyang, and they only chose to act in the dark."

"Unknown person, unknown object? Can you see an unidentified object? ”

"I saw it clearly, it had two wheels like a carriage, but it had an iron lump erected high, and there was a round hole in the iron lump."

"What is this?" Hearing this, Ying Zheng's brows furrowed.

"Tie Ying doesn't know, it looks heavy, and there is a weight behind it, maybe Your Majesty can ask Li Zhao."

Ying Zheng nodded, Li Zhao has some ability, maybe he really knows.

"Call Li Zhao immediately."

An hour later, Li Zhao appeared in front of Ying Zheng, and after saying the unknown object, Li Zhao was shocked, and his heart fluctuated.

"What? Do you recognize this? ”

This thing appeared too bizarrely, Li Zhao didn't know how to answer, even if he said that the emperor might not understand, he had to understand it in more detail before he could make a judgment.

"The minister doesn't dare to make a judgment yet, there is other information about this unknown object."

"Yes, there is a baggage in the back, pushed by hundreds of people, or acting at night, and it is coming to Xianyang."

"What?" Li Zhao's face changed again when he heard this, and he hurriedly asked, "Has there been any abnormality in the imperial court recently?" ”

Ying Zheng shook his head, if you want to say that this is the most abnormal.

"No, there is an anomaly, the fluctuation of food prices is one of them, what else can Your Majesty find out? You have to be honest with me. ”

Li Zhao looked very anxious, and his face was even more solemn.

Ying Zheng didn't dare to slack off, nor did he hide it, "Recently, I have been investigating the matter of the thieves and henchmen. ”

"Who's being found?"

"There are no eyebrows yet, but Jia Xiong is suspicious."

Li Zhao was taken aback.

Jia Xiong first took out the maize to make it difficult for him, then sent people to attack and kill him, and finally slandered him and put him in prison.

To do so for no reason is certainly questionable.

So why did Jia Xiong do this? An idea came to mind, that is, Jia Xiong wanted him to disappear, why did he want him to disappear? He is just a general with no real power, and he poses no threat to Jia Xiong.

The next moment, as if he had thought of something, he was in a hurry, and hurriedly surrendered his hand and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, please capture Jia Xiong immediately, and at the same time send Xianyang soldiers to take down the unknown person." ”

Hearing Li Zhao say this, Ying Zheng became more solemn and asked, "Is there something strange about the unknown object?" Something to do with Jia Xiong? ”

"If the minister's guess is right, the unknown object is a big killing weapon, and it is slightly inferior to the minister's big killing weapon."

Yes, if Li Zhao's guess is correct, the unknown object is likely to be a cannon, hundreds of people came pushing the cannon, or they were acting at night, you can imagine their purpose.

And since Jia Xiong is suspicious, it must be inseparable, if Jia Xiong is allowed to take over these cannons, it will be 200,000 troops in Xianyang, no, 100,000 is in Jia Xiong's hands, if Jia Xiong is against the water, it will be 100,000 troops, how can it be resisted?

This is a critical situation, if one is not done well, Great Qin will be destroyed.

In the era of cold weapons, artillery is definitely a powerful weapon of war.

"The Big Killer? Just a little less than your big killer? Ying Zheng thought about it for a while.

Li Zhao's big killing weapon he has tried, it is definitely a world-destroying existence, if these unknown people use this weapon to deal with Xianyang, Xianyang will be broken.

At this moment, Ying Zheng's face was terrifying, and he was also terribly calm.

"Li Zhao, I order you to immediately lead 100,000 troops to defend Xianyang. Your 2,000 elites should also be born. ”

"No!" Li Zhao received the order, but the next moment he was embarrassed, although he was the main general, he did not have 100,000 troops.

At this moment, he had to say truthfully, "Your Majesty, have you not let your minister take over the 100,000 army?" ”

"What did you say?" Ying Zheng retreated, staring at Li Zhao in disbelief.

"The minister did not take over the army of 100,000."

"How is that possible?" Ying Zheng's face became more and more ugly, but now is not the time to think about this, "Immediately mobilize two thousand elites to defend Xianyang City." ”

"No!" Li Zhao quickly stepped back.

The next moment, his hand waved violently, and the iron eagle immediately flashed out, and when he saw the emperor's face, he quickly knelt down.

"Your Majesty, Iron Eagle is guilty."

"Of course you are guilty, Li Zhao did not take over, why don't you know about Hei Bingtai? What are you eating? ”

Iron Eagle was speechless.

"Iron Eagle is a capital offense! It was the negligence of the Black Ice Terrace. Tie Ying didn't explain and blindly accepted the guilt.

Ying Zheng walked over slowly, pulled out the sword at his waist with a 'boom', and raised it high, but the sword just froze in the air and did not fall for a long time.

"That's it, remember, there must be no next time, otherwise, you will kill me by the sword."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Iron Eagle was wrapped in black, and he couldn't see the change in his face.

"Now I give you a chance to make amends, immediately gather the nearby Black Ice Platform, be sure to destroy the unknown people, and confiscate their big killing weapons, if you fail, you will kill yourself!"

The emperor has given a death order, and there must be no mistakes.

"No!" Soon, Iron Eagle was gone.

(End of chapter)