In the dormitory, Yan Huansha was wearing a pure white lining and was wiping her black hair sideways.
Seeing Zhao Huaizhong come in, she put down the rag in her hand, turned around to say hello, and happily stepped forward to help Zhao Huaizhong tidy up his hair.
Soft singing floated in the bedroom.
On the low mat next to the bed, there was a bright pearl with hazy light. There were traces of blue light inside the pearl, like the rising and falling of the tide.
Outside the bead, a shadow about half a foot in diameter appeared.
It was a big clam, with its mouth open, about the size of a thumb. A woman in silver gauze sat inside the clam, singing to the moon.
This bead is a clam bead given by Zheng Guo.
The woman inside the bead is the manifestation of a clam bead. She has not yet reached the stage of becoming a demon, and does not even have consciousness. She only knows that singing joyfully on the moonlit night and pulling the moonlight are more like an instinct.
The singing is beautiful.
Soon, in the dormitory, Yan Huansha also began to sing in a low voice, the rhythm was ups and downs, melodious and melodious, very strange...
Early the next morning, the main hall of Xianyang Palace.
After Zhao Huaizhong attended the court meeting, he was quickly overtaken by two veterans in official robes walking side by side.
One of these two people is the Shaofu, who is in charge of the royal family's general affairs, and the other is in charge of internal history, taxation, money, and financial revenue and expenditure.
Both of them are the gods of wealth in Qin, ranking second among the Nine Qings.
"Your Majesty, please go slowly."
One of the two old men is fat and the other is thin. The fat one is tall, the thin one is small, the thin one has a beard, the fat one has no beard, the fat one is white, and the thin one is also white.
Zhao Huaizhong turned around after hearing this.
"No gift."
The two old men straightened their backs after saluting respectfully.
The fat old man was in charge of Li Neishi and was in charge of the country's financial and tax burden. He went straight to the point:
"In the second half of the year, the expenses required by the Imperial Palace are too high. The money and food in my hands are already somewhat tight, and I really can't afford the money that the Imperial Palace applies for in the second half of the year."
"Really?" Zhao Huaizhong said.
The two old men maintain a high degree of unity and have the same caliber:
"Last year, I, Da Qin, built water conservancy projects, and the later crown prince wanted to spread mirror whistles among the border troops to prevent border troubles. The effect was indeed very good, and it was not convenient for me and the two of us to stop it.
Now that Meng Ao is attacking Wei again, there has been a gap in the various income and expenditures of the Qin Dynasty. If things go on like this, the national power will be depleted, which is a sign of decline. We must take precautions early.
If the prince wants to increase the expenses of Ye Yu Mansion, he can postpone the attack on Wei and then ask the king to issue an edict. The two of us will naturally obey..."
These days, the emperor's family has no food left.
Da Qin's national power has been abundant in recent years, but it is also relative.
Zhao Huaizhong is an expert at spending money. Of course, he is also good at making money.
Ye Yu Mansion is almost self-sufficient. The last time Prince Dan came to Qin, he seized the opportunity and took advantage of Prince Yan to ask for something. He desperately gathered wool and asked for a drying ground in the coastal area east of Yan State and sent people to do it.
In the past, salt drying began with the most primitive "salt field method".
Including Yanshi and other items for dumping, some of them were also snatched away by Zhao Huaizhong.
Over time, progress will gradually be made.
Yan is in the easternmost part of the Seven Kingdoms, and Great Qin's strategy has always been to win over Yan Qi, so that it can cooperate with the Yan people in a friendly manner within a few years, and the sea salt obtained will be dumped nearby to merchants from Wei Qi and other countries to generate income.
But after Zhao Huaizhong took over Ye Yufu, he had more places to spend money.
The research on mirror sentry border defense, every expedition, the consumption of soldiers and armor and combat readiness, everything costs money like water.
At the beginning of the year, in order to study the mirror whistle, all the expenses of the Prince's Mansion for the whole year were appropriated and invested in it.
When Zhao Huaizhong first returned to the Qin Dynasty, he boasted that he was not interested in money at all, but recently he discovered that his reputation might be broken.
The Crown Prince of Qin also had times when he was short of money.
There are many talented people in the Ye Yu Mansion. Taking Fan Qingzhou as an example, he is very capable of controlling government. He personally handles the expenses of the government, and there is no omission in every detail. However, he is still hindered by Zhao Huaizhong's ability to spend money.
Yesterday, Fan Qingzhou and Zhao Huaizhong cried for a while, feeling that if this continued, Ye Yu Mansion might go bankrupt.
At this time, Zhili Neishi and Shaofu formed a group to cry for the second wave.
After separating from the two veterans, Zhao Huaizhong's words were still echoing in his mind.
At present, attacking Wei will cost a lot of money on the front line.
The treasury in charge of the two veterans must still have a balance, but if they want to deduct money and food from them, unless King Zhuang Xiang speaks, it seems that the expenses of the Ye Yu Mansion in the second half of the year will be lost.
Zhao Huaizhong thought about it while walking.
After he dismissed the court, he went to Ye Yu Mansion to be on duty until noon.
Taking advantage of the lunch break, I went to the orchard outside the city and met with Mu Yangjing, Jiang Shu and his disciples.
The suburbs of Xianyang are a good place, with mountains, water, woods, and two stunning views. The scenery is endless.
After the fruits in the garden mature, people are transporting them back and forth these days.
After Zhao Huaizhong saw Mu Yangjing, his first sentence was teasing: "Your Shennong clan has been inherited for thousands of years. Do you have a treasure house or something? Borrow some money and food for it."
Mu Yangjing and Master Jiang Shu both laughed: "What's wrong with you?"
On such a hot day, the master and the apprentice wore cool clothes.
Mu Yangjing is wearing a moon-white thin skirt, while Jiang Shu is wearing a girly light green skirt. One is plump and beautiful, and the other is delicate and delicate.
It's a pity that the skirts of this era are conservative in style, reaching to the ankles, and cannot reveal the beauty.
Mu Yangjing glanced at Zhao Huaizhong: "Great Qin has been conquering Wei recently, and your Ye Yu Mansion has been going around to fight against the evil people in the world. It has cost a lot of money. Do you have no food money?"
Zhao Huaizhong raised his voice and joked: "If I can get money by selling you two, I would like to sell them."
Mu Yangjing ignored his gossip.
Jiang Shu raised her neck arrogantly and snorted to show that she could not be sold to anyone who wanted to.
Mu Yangjing said: "A good harvest of fruits can also make money and food. After the fruits are dried, they can be made into dried fruits. They can not only be used as vegetables, but also can be stored for a long time without rotting.
This year we will only try planting in surrounding counties, and if we increase the area next year, we can put it to great use."
Zhao Huaizhong nodded, feeling slightly relieved.
He also worked in the fields and carried fruit trees himself with Mu Yangjing and Jiang Ji.
In the afternoon, Zhao Huaizhong returned to Ye Yu's Mansion. After getting off the chariot, he was thinking about where he could make money while walking.
"Crown Prince!"
Zhao Huaizhong was thinking about something when he suddenly heard someone calling him.
Turning around, I saw that Lao Sikong was coming quickly, holding a long sword in his hand.
"Prince, look quickly."
Lao Sikong came closer, holding a piece of armor leaf in his hand.
Zhao Huaizhong looked carefully: "Has the research produced any results?"
"Um."
Old Sikong nodded excitedly: "The strange fonts provided by the prince are much better than the power of the magic circle originally engraved on the armor and weapons."
Two years ago, when Zhao Huaizhong first obtained the secret book on the origin of characters, he picked out a few fonts and gave them to the Ministry of Materials and Construction for study.
Later, it was discovered that low-level practitioners of Origin Text could not write at all. They needed to combine the power of the Immortal Stage as a foundation, or those above the Saint level could barely write some strokes.
Lao Sikong and others studied for two years, repeatedly trying ways to reduce the strokes while maintaining as much power as possible, hoping to form a simplified version of the original text and expand its uses.
It was only then that there was little success.
The strokes of some of the origin characters have been reduced, and the secret power has also been sharply reduced, but it is still stronger than ordinary formation patterns.
On the Changge brought by Lao Sikong, the words "bing" and "po" were engraved.
On the armor blades, there are two characters written on it, namely "jia" and "solid".
The four characters are all layers of cut strokes, but on the complete armor, the fonts carved on each armor leaf and Chang Ge Ge handle are densely packed, superimposed and connected with each other, forming a stronger force than the Taoist formation patterns carved on conventional armor, or
Legalist and Confucian writings, mantras and other blessing methods are much better.
Lao Sikong shook the beetle in his hand and said, "Prince, try it quickly."
Zhao Huaizhong knew the amplification strength of weapons and armor through the saint's induction: "No need to try.
This method of describing armor and weapons with the secret power of writing is classified as the highest secret in the government and is strictly prohibited from being spread to outsiders."
He also asked: "How much does this method of engraving secret texts cost?"
Lao Sikong said excitedly: "No matter how much it is consumed, compared with the results achieved, it is worth it."
Zhao Huaizhong hummed. Improving armor and weapons would enrich the country and strengthen the army. It is indeed worthwhile to consume more money.
Lao Sikong continued: "But the consumption is indeed very high. If the moment is missed a little bit, the armor leaves and weapons will be destroyed. It is about four or five times the consumption of normal armor production."
"Four or five times."
Zhao Huaizhong looked at Lao Sikong and said with a pleasant look: "Let's stop this kind of research for a while."
Old Sikong said in astonishment: "This is the critical period to promote the development of secret texts. We should increase investment."
Zhao Huai centrally thought that this old man was very smart, but he probably didn't have the emotional intelligence skill points opened, and he was completely incapable of observing words and emotions:
"No further research is allowed in the near future. The words that have been successfully researched will be carved into armor and weapons with secret scripts, and will be given to the elite equipment in the house first."
"No!" Lao Sikong responded.
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