Zhao Gao nodded and walked out of Zhangtai Palace. He knew what Ying Zheng meant, which was to make the ceremony grander.
It's just that Ying Zheng is creating such momentum, I just hope that Zhao Shu can catch it when the time comes.
Otherwise, not only will Zhao Shu's reputation be discredited, but it will also affect the politics of the King of Qin.
After turning his mind around, Zhao Gao stopped thinking about it. He had served Ying Zheng for many years and knew Ying Zheng's character very well.
He understands Ying Zheng’s methods even more.
He knew in his heart that since Ying Zheng did this, he must have corresponding back-ups. Even if Zhao Shu couldn't catch it, he would support Zhao Shu and let him catch it.
Moreover, Zhao Shu is also a little fox, and is by no means that simple.
........
In the mansion, Han Ji was studying ink, Zhao Nu was warming wine, and Zhao Shu was looking through the bamboo slips sent by Li You. However, there was no punctuation or sentence fragmentation, so it looked very laborious.
After taking a sip of wine, Zhao Shu turned to Zhao Nu and said, "Come and read!"
"promise."
Zhao Shu was eager to learn. The most literate people in the mansion were Han Ji and Zhao Nu. As the princesses of Han and Zhao, they had received a good education since childhood.
So Zhao Shu stayed at his house, taking care of himself in the morning, practicing rituals at noon, reading in the afternoon, and drinking and having fun in the evening.
"Master, there is a man who claims to be a sinner. He says he is an old friend of the master and is asking for an audience outside the house!" The family elder came in a hurry and said to Zhao Shu.
"Bring people in!"
A flash of light flashed deep in Zhao Shu's eyes, and he turned towards the elder: "Prepare a small banquet, Han Ji, warm up a pot of good wine."
"promise."
Yinjiu didn't need to go to such trouble to see him, but in order to hide his identity, Yinjiu came as an old friend. If he didn't prepare a banquet, he would be exposed in an instant.
No matter what the purpose of hiding the blame, Zhao Shu still decided to cooperate.
A quarter of an hour later, the family elder came with guilt. At this time, Han Ji also warmed up the wine, and Zhao Shu waved everyone away.
"My subordinate Yin Jiu has met the palace master!"
Yin Jiu saluted Zhao Shu, then took out a pile of silk books: "Palace Master, this is the detailed information about the officials in Xianyang."
"As for more specific details, we are currently investigating."
Looking at the silk book that Yin Jiu put on the case, Zhao Shu nodded slightly: "Sit down!"
"promise."
Yin Jiu nodded and took a seat, then looked at Zhao Shu. He knew in his heart that since Zhao Shu asked him to take a seat, he must have something to tell him.
Looking away from the silk book, Zhao Shiqi said with a faint voice: "Have the finances of the Hidden Palace been very tight these years?"
"Palace Master, the finances of the Hidden Palace have been unable to make ends meet, and even maintaining balance requires subsidies from the king."
Yin Jiu did not hide anything from Zhao Shu: "In recent years, although Yin Palace has a chamber of commerce, it is still not enough to subsidize the loopholes."
"After all, the Hidden Palace is no better than Black Ice Platform and Luowang. Their personnel are very simple. There are also working ministers in the Hidden Palace."
"The number is extremely large, but these people have no income from their work, so they can only make a living in the government offices."
"As a result, in recent years, the power of various branches in the Hidden Palace has been reduced, and only the number of subordinates has increased."
Hearing this, Zhao Shu nodded slightly. He realized that he had been negligent. The problem of the Hidden Palace was very serious. This move by Qin Wangzheng simply threw this burden on him.
"After you go back, send me the records of the Hidden Palace. I need to have an understanding of the various channels of the Hidden Palace and then make a plan."
Zhao Shu took a sip of wine, pondered, and said: "Let's not talk about the rest, but at present, the business network of the Hidden Palace, as well as the work network, and the craftsman network need to be restarted."
"The same goes for the dark vein in your hand. You must ensure the loyalty and skills of the dead soldier, and pay attention to killing with one blow."
"There are also spies who must go deep into the world, not only the Central Plains countries, but also outside the Central Plains. If there is any trouble in the so-called Eight Wastelands and Liuhe, Da Qin will know about it, the king will know about it, and I will know about it.
"
"So, starting from today, we will first integrate Xianyang's dark veins, and then if we have the remaining strength, we will penetrate into Yandi."
"promise."
Yin Jiu first nodded in agreement, then looked troubled and said: "Palace Master, if you want to do this, you need a huge amount of money and food, and Yin Palace cannot support it at all..."
Hearing this, Zhao Shu glanced at Yin Jiu and said with a faint tone: "I will solve this problem. You only need to be responsible for the affairs of the dark veins."
"I hope that when there is no shortage of money and food, your subordinates will also be able to satisfy me."
Hearing this, Yin Jiu assured Zhao Shu and said: "Palace Master, please rest assured, as long as the money and food are in place, Yin Palace's secret veins, my subordinates dare not say that they can surpass Black Ice Platform, but they will definitely not be inferior to Luo Sheng."
"good!"
At this moment, Zhao Shu stood up and patted Yinjiu on the shoulder: "I believe in you, and I hope you won't let me down."
"promise."
.......
An hour later, Yin Jiu sent the records of the Hidden Palace. Zhao Shu looked through them in his study. After reading them, he had a general understanding of the Hidden Palace.
In the Hidden Palace, various channels exist, and there are constant overt and covert struggles. It is not an easy task for him to integrate the Hidden Palace.
Even if you hold the Hidden Palace Order.
"If the Hidden Palace is completely integrated, the power it can unleash will definitely be no less than that of the Shaofu Official Office and Shang Gongfang."
After closing the records about the Hidden Palace, Zhao Shu walked in the study. At this moment, he had no doubt that he had been tricked by King Qin.
Although he was given 30%, the huge hole in the Hidden Palace must be filled with at least 20% in order for the Hidden Palace to operate normally at its current scale.
If he wanted to increase the scale or completely integrate the Hidden Palace, even filling in 30% of it would not be enough.
Unless, he comes up with good things again and then harvests the wealth of the world.
This is a difficult problem.
But it's also an opportunity.
If he completely integrates the Hidden Palace, then the Hidden Palace will be used by him. At that time, Zhao Shu will not need to go to the Shaofu official office, and he can still use his talents in the Hidden Palace.
Moreover, when the deployment of the Chamber of Commerce is completed and the construction of the workshop is completed, the Hidden Palace will be able to produce and sell by itself.
This is tantamount to a monopoly.
With thoughts swirling in his mind, Zhao Shu stopped. At this moment, he also understood the reason why Ying Zheng handed over the Hidden Palace to him.
In addition to consolidating his position, he also wanted to exclude Li Si from the next share of the profits.
10% of the soap is already the maximum that Li Si can get. If another strange item appears, Qin Wangzheng can only share it with him.
The emperor's greed was completely exposed in front of Zhao Shu at this moment.
"As expected of the King of Qin, his power skills are really amazing!" Zhao Shu sighed with emotion, still shocked in his heart.
Qin Wangzheng did not make it clear, and he was still reused. As a result, this included the redistribution of interests.
It can be said that killing several birds with one stone.
At this moment, Zhao Shu felt a chill in his heart. Qin Wangzheng's methods made him feel the horror for the first time in this era.
