Chapter 176 Cut the merchant’s leeks

Zhang Hanlin shook his head slightly, and no longer entangled in this matter,

After all, this matter is too far away, and he doesn’t know if he can see it in his whole life.

Soon after the two chatted for a while, the two sides said goodbye, and Zhang Hanlin also began to prepare for a scolding battle.

A few days later, in several cities on the border of Rome, a relatively ordinary newspaper founded by Chinese people,

He began to attack Zhang Hanlin, saying that he betrayed China!

And Zhang Hanlin also quickly scolded, the two sides came and went for a while,

It was the first time that the Romans encountered such a situation, and it was very interesting.

And Zhang Hanlin’s supporters even went to attack the place where the newspaper was,

It caused a stir, and even the Senate of the Roman capital noticed it.

It was also the first time for Zhang Hanlin to get an invitation from the Senate.

The other party needs to be close to the Chinese people in Rome.

At the same time, this news, after being screened by the Daqin caravan, slowly gathered to a cobweb contact point.

Then the news was sent all the way to Daqin by messenger!

From Rome to Daqin, the two sides were only separated by the vast territory of the Huns.

Of course, even if the horse is fast, it will take more than ten days to reach the westernmost part of Daqin, the new territory outside the Western Regions,

But from here on, the entire information channel becomes extremely smooth.

The new territory quickly sent the news back to the Western Regions, and the messengers in the Western Regions also sent the news to the post channel on the grassland very quickly.

The messengers of the post station on the grassland changed people and horses along the way, maintaining the highest speed, and galloping in the direction of the Great Wall!

After the Great Wall, the speed was a little faster, because the roads here have been sorted and strengthened over the years.

It is already very suitable for horses to run,

It’s just that the government has always mysteriously built some peculiar sites and roads over the years.

There were some obstacles, but after a month, the news was finally sent to Xianyang.

At this time, in Xianyang, above the court, Zhao Lang looked down with a rare look of excitement.

Because today is the day when his children report on their achievements in management abroad over the years,

Although his favorites are Zhao Hao and Zhao An’an, there are still opportunities for others.

As long as the princes and princesses are willing to participate in the succession of the throne, they will all be treated equally. They will go to villages and towns with similar conditions to start, and then use 5 years as a period to see who has the best results. Naturally, it will be easier to get his appreciation.

And above the court, the ministers are also watching them, and they have to choose the object of their allegiance in the future.

At this time, Zhao Hao is doing the final summary,

“Father, my son, in the past five years, the village in his hand has been connected to the nearest county town. The roads are smooth, and some handicrafts have been transferred from the city. Now everyone lives and works in peace and contentment, and the taxes paid are ordinary villages. 10 times more!”

Zhao Hao finished speaking with a bit of pride.

In five years, he used his ability to achieve this step, even in the evaluation of officials, he can get a first-class score!

Of course it’s something to be proud of.

The other ministers also nodded their heads involuntarily. It was indeed possible to achieve this step, which showed that they were down-to-earth and could adapt to local conditions.

After all, it is a very good performance, and even exaggerated to say,

As long as the other party maintains such a character and is a successful ruler, there is no problem at all.

Zhao Lang also showed a smile. Of course, it wasn’t because of the other party’s performance. Zhao Hao grew up by his side. He was not surprised to have achieved this step.

He is happy that, if it goes on like this, in another 5 years and 10 years, he will be able to retire to play around the world.

When the emperor’s day, who will be who knows,

Even if Chen Ping and Xiao He stood in front of him, but now Daqin is developing extremely rapidly,

Countless things that have never happened before need his control.

So every day when I wake up, I have to read the paperwork, and I can’t rest until it gets dark.

Of course, there will be breaks in the middle, as well as singing and dancing, etc.

But every day is the same show, and I’m tired of it after so long.

Now every day is like going to work, and there are no special holidays, and no one pays him wages.

It’s just a prison without a time limit, it’s too painful.

Soon, after Zhao Hao finished speaking, the other princes and princesses also began to report one by one. Of course, no one surpassed the other.

Just when all the courtiers thought that the matter of the prince could be settled,

The last one, seventeen or eighteen years old, the handsome prince came out and told,

“Father, the village in the hands of my son has now become a county seat!”

Hearing this, everyone couldn’t help but look over, only then did they find this prince,

It was born by their majesty and merchant leader Shang Yaner, called Zhao Shang,

He is a bit smart, but no one thought that the other party could turn a village into a county town in just 5 years!

This kind of achievement can be said to be unparalleled!

Sure enough, even Zhao Lang at the top couldn’t help being a little surprised. He glanced at the slave next to him.

Without any hesitation, the slave sent a document over.

At this time, Zhao Shang continued,

“Everyone, I have already counted all the achievements I have achieved in the past few years in a tabular format, so I will be sent to you.”

Soon, the attendants brought up the documents and put them in front of the ministers.

Soon bursts of exclamations sounded in the hall,

“There are already three factories in this city!”

“It doesn’t matter. Hundreds of shops have contributed no less than a medium-sized county!”

“It’s only been 5 years!”

The courtiers talked a lot, Zhao Lang had already read the documents sent by the slave at this time, his expression changed slightly, and then said with a smile,

“You did a good job, sit next to me.”

Hearing this, Zhao Shang’s eyes lit up slightly, and then he sat next to Zhao Lang excitedly,

As soon as he sat down, he continued with great excitement,

“Father, and there are still many methods that have not been implemented, once implemented on a large scale, it will definitely be able to make Da Qin go further!”

Hearing this, Zhao Lang was noncommittal, but asked,

“You are smart since you were a child, but you don’t seem to be good at governing the place. Where do these methods come from? Don’t fool me.”

Zhao Shang returned very honestly at this time,

“Reporting to the emperor, the merchants taught me.”

“You have always taught us to be good at listening to opinions and leave things that are not good to those professionals to do.”

“So this time I invited a lot of business people to the village, and it developed very quickly after that!”

“Father, you have also seen that, relying on businessmen, in just five years, this small village has been turned into a county seat.”

“If Daqin gives these merchants more convenience in the future, Daqin will truly become unmatched!”

When it came to the end, Zhao Shang was already extremely excited. This was the first time he had experienced the feeling of mastering the fate of others!

In 5 years, he truly changed the fate of the people in that village!

Now the people there are loyal to him!

How could this not make him excited?

But at this time, he didn’t realize that all the officials in the court had strange expressions on their faces.

It’s just that no one said anything.

At this time, Zhao Lang flashed a chill in his eyes, but soon said,

“Everyone has finished speaking today, so let’s step back first.”

“Chen Ping, Li You, you stay here.”

Soon, the courtiers saluted and retired, and even Zhao Hao had to leave together.

Seeing this scene, Zhao Shang showed an excited look,

The two left by his father, Chen Ping, needless to say, the current Prime Minister of the Left, Li You is the son of Li Si, and they are both important ministers of the court today!

Could it be that the father has taken a fancy to him now, and he has something special to explain to him when he stays!

Soon, there were only a few of them left in the court. What Zhao Shanggang wanted to say,

Zhao Lang said lightly,

“Your father and mine have many children, and they also prefer Zhao Hao.”

“It’s my father’s fault for ignoring you.”

“Now watch Dad do things, don’t talk.”

Then he turned his face directly and said to the slave beside him,

“Go and bring over the spending and output of the merchants here in Shang’er over the years.”

Hearing the order, the slave took little time to bring up a pile of documents.

Zhao Lang didn’t look at it, but asked directly,

“What about the inputs and outputs? Will it pay for itself in the next few years?”

Slave will be back soon,

“In the past few years, these merchants have invested a total of about 50,000 taels of gold, and the output is less than 5,000.”

“It will take at least 10 years to fully recover the cost!”

“And it can’t count the losses incurred during the 10-year period, that is to say, it is simply unsustainable.”

“The person in charge is the little leader in the south of the business.”

“Officials from several surrounding counties are also involved.”

The slave slowly explained the relationship one by one, but it was not complicated.

It’s just that the small leader of this business took the lead, and together with the surrounding officials, they jointly built this small village into a county town at a loss!

Hearing this, Zhao Shang’s face turned pale.

His mother is the head of the business today, and she usually knows the conditions of business operation.

Businessmen never do business at a loss. The loss now is for greater profits in the future.

And this village obviously cannot provide such profit, so it is the profit that these businessmen fancy.

It’s just that he was fascinated by the illusion in front of him, and he just wanted to stand out in front of his father, but he didn’t notice, or didn’t want to notice these things.

It’s just that now his father has put these things in front of him completely,

Zhao Lang nodded, and then asked Chen Ping,

“What methods did those officials use?”

Chen Ping glanced at Zhao Shang, whose face was slightly pale, and quickly returned,

“Those factories were also brought by the government to let them lead them there.”

Who would put the factory in a village without any reason in the first place?

Zhao Lang didn’t ask any more questions, and turned to Li You and asked,

“According to the Daqin decree, how should these people be dealt with?”

Li You said without hesitation,

“These businessmen dare to participate in royal affairs, and they should be executed, but they will not involve their families.”

“All the officials will be withdrawn to the end, and they will never be used again. According to the harm caused to the local people, they will be convicted and punished at the most!”

Daqin’s standards for sentencing have also changed.

Even if the amount of corruption by some officials is small, if there are serious consequences, they will be beheaded!

After all, for some poor people, a few jins of grain can kill a whole family!

But these things are not enough for those officials to plug their teeth.

So there is such a standard.

Zhao Lang directly ordered,

“Then do it.”

After speaking, Zhao Lang waved his hand, and Chen Ping and the others also saluted and retired.

Soon, a messenger quickly left here with an order.

Looking at the back of the messenger leaving, Zhao Shang couldn’t help trembling slightly.

Because he knew that this time, at least nearly a hundred people’s heads would fall to the ground!

And it’s all because of him.

At this moment, he heard his father’s voice,

“Has your mother been involved in this matter?”

Zhao Shang shuddered and said quickly,

“Father, although the mother has been teaching the child, she never participated!”

“Father, please spare your mother!”

“Baby promise not to participate in the competition from now on!”

He is also a royal, and of course he knows the fierce competition in the royal family!

He also knew from his mother that his father, the emperor, was such a ruthless emperor!

Looking at Zhao Shang who was so scared, Zhao Lang couldn’t help but sigh slightly.

To say that there is no Shang Yaner’s means behind it, he doesn’t believe it.

But the other party left nothing behind, and anyway, Zhao Shang is also his child.

So he said softly,

“It’s fine if you don’t.”

Zhao Shang breathed a sigh of relief, then squeezed out a smile, and said extremely disappointedly,

“Father, the child will retire first.”

In his opinion, he may not even see his father’s face in the future.

The most ruthless imperial family!

But at this moment, he heard his father’s voice again,

“Where are you going? Today you have ups and downs, just when you need peace of mind, stay by my side tonight.”

“Come on, go for a walk with me.”

After he finished speaking, he got up and walked towards the palace, Zhao Shang was stunned for a while, and then quickly followed.

Walking on the road in the palace, Zhao Lang said while walking,

“Your mother is the head of the business, and it is very natural for you to be close to the business people.”

“But you must know that businessmen put their interests first, and whoever can bring them benefits, they will follow.”

“But they have no country in their hearts, let alone the people.”

“You can take advantage of them, but be wary of them all the time!”

Zhao Lang slowly talked to his child, and Zhao Shang slowly recovered from his initial fear.

After the other party stabilized his mind again, Zhao Langcai said,

“You’re still eligible to compete, just be careful later.”

Hearing this, Zhao Shang was stunned for a moment. He didn’t expect that he still had a chance.

“Father, I…”

Before he could finish speaking, Zhao Lang said with a smile,

“Who doesn’t make mistakes? It’s just that you have to remember the price of making mistakes.”

While talking, he touched Zhao Shang’s head, and the other party suddenly showed a silly smile.

The next morning, Zhao Shang left.

Palace, he is going to prove himself again!

Looking at the back of Zhao Shang leaving, Zhao Lang said coldly,

“Let the imperial concubine Shang Yan’er come to see me!”

After so many years, I still cut the leeks of the merchants.

(Ann)