In the blink of an eye, it is October, and the Xianyang Palace will be held.

He was still the first to summon Kaqua.

Kaqu listened to my reply and did not bring those gold, silver and jewelry, but still brought the so-called 10,000-year-old immortal lotus.

"Your Majesty, King of the Tianshan Mountains, on behalf of the countries of the Western Regions, I thank Your Majesty for exempting the countries from paying tribute for another two years! However, this thing is really rare, only His Majesty can enjoy it, and please accept it with a smile. ”

Everything was brought, and I couldn't say anything more: "So I took it." ”

"Qi Xuan, bring the national gift I have given to the nations."

Qi Wan walked out of the hall, and after a while, a seven-foot crystal dragon made of the best glass was carried up.

Not only Kaqu, but even the ministers of Great Qin were also amazed, the crystal dragon was translucent, shining in the sun, and the refracted light was all over the Xianyang Palace.

Kaqu's eyes widened, his fat cheeks trembled up and down, and he said in surprise: "Your Majesty, this jade is rare in the world, how dare I accept this treasure!" ”

I smiled slightly, pointed to the dragon-shaped glass and introduced: "This jade was found in the depths of Nanshan, the mineral deposits are quite thick, I have ordered people to mine a lot, but such a big jade has only found this piece, I have visited skilled craftsmen to carve this dragon, named Nine Heavens Xuanbing Jade Dragon!" I deeply feel the sincerity of all the nations, and offer me the method of immortality, and this thing will be rewarded to you! ”

These words are not all foolishness, after all, such a large glass sculpture is indeed not easy to manufacture with the current level of technology, and it will have to be sold for a thousand or eight hundred in the future, and it is natural to give it a name that blows up the sky.

Kaqu was pleasantly surprised, and bowed respectfully: "Thank you, Your Majesty, King of Tianshan!" ”

Then he thought of something and asked, "Your Majesty said that this jade deposit is quite thick?" ”

Seeing that the canal was hooked, I replied: "Yes, but they are all small pieces that are not formed, but the transparency of this jade is rare in the world, and it must be worth a lot of money when made into other objects, and I have gathered craftsmen to carve some of them." ”

Kaqu bowed: "In that case, why doesn't Your Majesty sell this jade to the Western Regions?" The glaze of the Western Regions is world-famous, but it is not worth mentioning compared to this jade! In the west, there are also countries such as Kangju and Kushan, which are expected to benefit a lot! ”

It dawned on me and I rejoiced, "That's great!" It's not as good as this, this jade is quite precious, the original stone mining can not be shown to people, I ordered the people to make the jade carving to the Western Regions, by you to sell it with full authority, after the profit, Daqin collects seventy percent of the tax, and the remaining three percent belongs to you. ”

This has to be said in advance, if Kaqu wants to see how it is mined, then it will be exposed!

Kaqu was overjoyed, he traveled to and from various countries, and naturally understood the preciousness of this thing, not to mention three percent, even if it was one percent, he would make a lot of money, and immediately bowed down and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty!" It's on me! ”

I nodded with satisfaction and ordered, "Bai Chong, you take the envoys to see the jade carvings that have been carved, and prepare a batch for the envoys to take away!" ”

Kaqu excitedly followed Bai Chong.

Naturally, there is a "jade carving" workshop that I have prepared!

After the canal left, many people stopped talking, obviously wanting to ask where the so-called jade came from, but I never mentioned it, and I was afraid that it would be a topic that could not be touched.

I saw that they were all a little itchy, and said with a smile: "This jade is not suitable for appearing in Daqin for the time being, you don't have to think about it too much, and when the time is ripe, it will be revealed to the world." ”

Although it is difficult to manufacture glass, as long as it is artificially made, it will become the price of cabbage sooner or later, but it is a matter of time.

Seeing that they were still a little disappointed, I thought about it and smiled even brighter: "The reason is naturally that this jade is difficult to manufacture and expensive, if someone can afford to use it, after meeting the needs of the Western Regions, it can also be divided into those who like it." ”

It's all leeks, cutting the people of the Western Regions is cutting, cutting these rich Qin people is also cutting, just the beauty of adults!

Everyone's eyes lit up, and they didn't say anything, they were already thinking about who they were going to give this rare jade to.

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The next day, Kaqu happily returned to the Western Regions with the Nine Heavens Xuanbing Jade Dragon, along with two cartloads of precious jade wrapped in extravagant silk silk.

Not to mention the canal, the court meeting of the Xianyang Hall is still going on.

Bai Chong took a step forward and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Xianyang Xincheng Fang City has been fully built, covering an area of 100,000 acres, of which roads, waterways, and ferries account for about one percent of the total area, and the rest of the official offices, Fang City, and houses have all been built. ”

The numbers of the later generations still sound comfortable, and I am satisfied: "Tai Shi Ling, after the end of the court meeting, Bu asked the auspicious day to open the city!" ”

Taiyue bowed and said yes.

Zhang Han then said: "Your Majesty, the horses of the Hexi cavalry have been selected, and the 20,000 soldiers drawn from the border areas have also arrived in Hexi, and they are now in urgent need of saddles, horseshoes, sabers and other equipment, please order the Iron Smelting Mansion to be built!" ”

Ying Zheng is still very cautious at this point, and all arms production must be nodded and agreed by the emperor, even if it is a knife or half a pair of armor!

"The main iron order, start building as soon as possible after the accounting is correct!"

Tetsugo stood up and answered, "Obey!" ”

Compared with building firearms, building cold weapons is nothing to today's Iron Smelting Mansion.

Meng Tian got up and reported the situation of the Qin army in the north: "Your Majesty, the wives of the army in the north have arrived, and almost all the 10,000 women have completed their marriage in more than a month!" There are 40,000 houses, and they are still under construction, and the soldiers are very happy, and they are all grateful for Your Majesty's kindness! ”

Meng Tian is still very capable, he didn't pay attention to the housing problem when he discussed it at that time, and it is logical that 160,000 people now have a place to live, and there will definitely be a place to live in the future. But because the army of reclamation does not belong to the combat sequence, according to the Qin military law, it can no longer continue to live in the barracks, and new houses need to be built, the key is that there are not so many trees in the north, and I strictly ordered that the two sides of the Yellow River must not cut down trees without permission, Meng Tian came up with a trick: pits!

That's right, it's the pit courtyard known as the underground quadrangle!

So Meng Tian ordered all the Qin troops in the north to go into battle, and in less than five months, four households and one pit were basically realized!

I was shocked when I heard it, I don't know how Meng Tian persuaded 160,000 people to live in the pit, thinking that there are already more than 40,000 pits near the Great Wall, my scalp is numb, but for the time being, there is no better way, and it is not bad to be a trap to assist the Great Wall......

After encouraging Meng Tian, Zhao Tuo also explained the situation of Baiyue in detail, the Baiyue army has stopped advancing south, focusing on improving people's livelihood and firmly controlling the land, looking at his expression seems to be a little tired, without the vigor of returning to Xianyang last year, I know that I am afraid it is because of the division of troops, but the same encouragement passed after two sentences.

Some people can be wooed by heart-to-heart, but unfortunately, with Zhao Tuo's experience and character, he does not belong to this category.