Chapter 168 At this moment, Zhao Shu feels that he is really cheap!
Zhao Shu knew that he had to bleed this time, and Li Si had already taken the lead. As a minister, how could he not follow suit.
Moreover, this time the Beidou Chamber of Commerce made too much profit, which had an impact on the political mind of the King of Qin. Coupled with Li Si taking the lead, greed naturally emerged.
King Qin's government has made the world rich, but now he is short of money and food. As a king, he is always in need of money and food, and he is never enough.
Yingzheng was not short of money and food, but he was short of money and food. The warriors of the Qin Dynasty destroyed the city and destroyed the country. Countless disabled soldiers needed pensions, and countless warriors of the Qin Dynasty needed to be paid salaries.
Especially now that the warriors of the Qin Dynasty are fighting in all directions, the consumption of money and food every day is a terrifying figure.
At this time, Zhao Shu sent him 20 million yuan, which was equivalent to 30% of the annual income of the Great Qin treasury.
Twenty million yuan, exchanged for food, grass and weapons, is enough to suppress an army of 200,000 for half a year.
And this still includes the salary for the soldiers of the army, but it does not include the rewards.
If it was only 20,000 yuan, Ying Zheng might not like it, but this is not 20,000 yuan, but 20,000,000 yuan.
As a result, Qin Wangzheng was moved, especially when Li Si took the initiative to offer it to him. He looked at Zhao Shu and hoped that Zhao Shu would be more sensible.
When Zhao Shu opened his mouth, Qin Wangzheng couldn't help but frown. He wanted the whole thing, not just 10%.
The reason why Li Si contributed 10% was because Li Si only had 10%, while Zhao Shu had 30%, but only gave him 10%.
At this time, Ying Zheng did not move, but looked at Zhao Shu quietly.
Feeling the knife-like gaze on his cheek, Zhao Shu saluted King Qin and said: "Your Majesty, the general is willing to donate 30% of the total to the King, as a sign of the great Qin warriors marching forward!"
"It's just that Your Majesty, I want to borrow 10% from Your Majesty to maintain the operation of the Hidden Palace and the Beidou Chamber of Commerce."
"Besides, I am still waiting for money and food to repair the house!"
Seeing that King Qin was indifferent to the government and had an indifferent look on his face, Zhao Shu couldn't help crying and said: "Your Majesty, you won't let the general live in a leaky mansion, right?"
"This affects the world's perception of our Great Qin Imperial Court..."
"snort!"
With a cold snort, Qin Wangzheng mocked and said: "This is my first time meeting you. I gave you the mansion on the first day, but it was demolished the next day!"
"I now suspect that, Zhao Shu, you are expressing your dissatisfaction with me!"
Hearing this, Zhao Shu was dumbfounded.
Grass!
A plant!
Qin Wangzheng was just doing it for money and completely lost his face. As a result, Zhao Shu had no choice.
At this moment, he wanted to give up, but when he thought of so much money and food, Zhao Shu had the idea of trying to fight for it again.
"Your Majesty, how about giving me half a percent?"
"No, not a penny!" Qin Wangzheng looked at Zhao Shu with a smile on his face: "You also said that there will be a profit when the soap is delivered in a few days!"
"You ask Yin Gong and Beidou Chamber of Commerce to hold on a little longer, we need this money and food..."
Seeing that Qin Wangzheng had made it clear, Zhao Shu also accepted his fate and had no choice but to say to Qin Wangzheng.
"Your Majesty, I am willing to dedicate everything to you. For your great cause, I am willing to devote myself to death!"
Looking at Zhao Shu who was pretending to burst into tears, Qin Wangzheng smiled and said: "Stop pretending, I will give you a million dollars to repair the mansion."
Hearing this, Zhao Shu was overjoyed. Qin Wangzheng's Pixiu actually vomited a little bit. Although it was a small amount, it was still meat!
At least this time, he drank some soup, but Li Simao didn't.
At this moment, Zhao Shu felt a rare balance in his heart and was filled with joy.
"I will thank the king for the reward!"
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Looking at Zhao Shu, Qin Wangzheng smiled very kindly. At this moment, he had a new estimate of Zhao Shu's value.
He realized that Zhao Shu was not only a military commander who was good at conquering and fighting, but also had the ability to make money among merchants.
This guy is an all-rounder.
Not only was he good at marching and fighting, he was also good at making money as a merchant, and he was also good at Mohist techniques.
As he paid more attention to Zhao Shu, Ying Zheng's views on merchants changed dramatically.
Merchants came in with money too quickly, especially in the hands of people like Zhao Shu. At the same time, Qin Wangzheng also realized that the merchants in the Central Plains were very fat.
Like fat sheep on the grassland.
At this time, Qin Wangzheng's eyes were shining.
"Zhao Shu, what will happen to the soap profits in the future?" Qin Wangzheng looked at the unhappy Zhao Shu and said.
Although Zhao Shu was unhappy, he was very happy. Qin Wangzheng believed that he was the master of Zhangtai Palace and there was no need to take care of Zhao Shu's emotions.
After hearing this, Zhao Shu took a sip of cold water, suppressed the resentment in his heart, quickly collected his emotions, and said to Qin Wangzheng.
"Your Majesty, the next income from soap will not be too high, and I only have 30% of it, 10% of which will be merged into the Hidden Palace."
"There is a high probability that we can maintain the operations of the Hidden Palace and the Beidou Chamber of Commerce. It will be difficult for the Beidou Chamber of Commerce to expand."
"Firstly, we don't have enough money and food to expand to various places at once. Secondly, the 20 million yuan this time is to buy out the right to sell soap in various places for the next five years."
"This matter is subject to Qin law. Both parties have written a contract and filed it in the Xianyang magistrate's office. As the court, we cannot take the lead in violating it."
Having said this, Zhao Shu smiled bitterly: "Before, General Mo originally planned to let the Nandou Chamber of Commerce do this dirty thing."
"But the Nandou Chamber of Commerce had interactions with the Qin State before and with merchants from all over the country."
"Although this can avoid Qin's laws and collect a lot of money and food, the Hidden Palace represents the court and the king to a certain extent."
"This requires that even if no one abides by the Qin law, both the Beidou Chamber of Commerce and the Nandou Chamber of Commerce must abide by it."
“And you have to keep your word.”
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"Um!"
At this moment, Ying Zheng also nodded: "What you said makes sense. Whether it is Nandou who is affiliated with the Hidden Palace or Beidou who is affiliated with the widow, they all have the color of the imperial court."
"Once you take the lead in destroying Qin's laws, the impact will be too bad and the gains will outweigh the losses!"
Having said this, Ying Zheng told Zhao Shu, "So after you go down, tell Heize and Meng Zhou that the first rule of Beidou and Nandou is to abide by Qin law."
"The second thing is to keep your word. Whether you are doing business or being a person, you must be honest."
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"promise."
Hearing this, Zhao Shu was surprised at first, and then relieved. He was worthy of being an emperor through the ages, and his far-sighted vision had already surpassed this era.
"The final general will definitely bring the King's wishes to the fore, and neither Beidou nor Nandou will give the Yin Palace a bad name or bring discredit to Great Qin."
