Fine salt, cotton? Most officials in the court had never heard of these two things, and they all showed confusion and whispered to each other. The candlelight in the hall swayed, reflecting on everyone's faces, making the atmosphere look a bit solemn. Just as Zhao Ling did not use paper for the people at the first time, these two things must appear as rare things at the beginning. He stood in front of the dragon throne, his eyes were like torches, scanning the ministers in the hall, his mouth slightly raised, with a hint of undetectable confidence. The quality of salt in Daqin is not high, and it is often mixed with sand and gravel, and the price is also high, which is difficult for ordinary people to afford. Zhao Ling knew in his heart that salt is a necessity for people's lives, but now the salt of the Qin Dynasty has become a luxury. He frowned slightly, and a trace of determination flashed in his eyes. It is difficult for ordinary people to obtain salt. Except for a small number of people in Sanchuan County, even the nobles in Xianyang, they have never tasted what fine salt is. Zhao Ling sighed in his heart, then raised his head and looked firm.
He planned to use fine salt and cotton to suck the wealth of the family for civil use first, and then invest it in the people. The people have no salt to eat, and he can also solve this problem. "This is fine salt and cotton." Zhao Ling waved his hand, his voice loud and steady. The guards immediately stepped forward, holding two exquisite wooden boxes in their hands, slowly opening them, revealing the fine salt and cotton inside. The fine salt is as delicate as snow, without any impurities, and shines with a glimmer of light in the candlelight; the cotton is as soft as a cloud, and you can feel its warmth with a gentle pinch. Seeing this, the ministers widened their eyes and looked surprised. "This fine salt is as delicate as white snow, without any impurities, one or two fine salt and one or two gold." Zhao Ling's voice echoed in the hall, with unquestionable majesty in his tone. "Cotton is gentle and warm, it is a treasure in the world. One pound of cotton is eight taels of gold." After he said that, his eyes swept over the ministers and saw the shock on their faces, and he was secretly satisfied. When Zhao Ling set this price, he felt crazy. He lowered his head slightly, a self-deprecating smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, but soon returned to his serious expression. He is now like a health care product salesman who cheats the old man and the old lady. He hyped up the sky-high price for something that was obviously too many. But that's what he wants. How could ordinary people or nobles who are not wealthy at home spend such in vain? Those rich families in their families are rare things that they want to be expensive. If you want to harvest their wealth, the price will be low, but they don’t want it. The emperor personally endorsed the treasures in the world. Is this expensive? It's really not expensive! Meng Weiran and Bai Qi only knew the price Zhao Ling gave them before, one or two liang of fine salt and one or two liang of cotton. They stood in the hall, and when they heard Zhao Ling's pricing, they thought secretly, and had complicated expressions on their faces. One pound is equal to sixteen taels, and one ounce is equal to twenty-four zhu. One tael of gold can be exchanged for 20 stones of food, which is equivalent to the food rations of ordinary people for three years. Zhao Ling set this price. If he could sell it, even if 50% of the profit was deducted as taxes to be handed over to the treasury, the Meng family and the Bai family would become rich. "Fine salt and cotton are my exclusive possessions. My dear friends are working hard in defending the country, and I do not want to enjoy them alone. I have granted them that you can buy them by yourself." Zhao Ling's voice sounded again, with a hint of generosity in his tone.
Zhao Ling has labeled fine salt and cotton as exclusive items to the emperor, directly elevating their value to a position that did not originally belong to them. When the ministers heard this, they knelt on the ground and said in unison: "Thank you Your Majesty for your kindness!" The voice echoed in the hall, which seemed particularly solemn. Zhao Ling was like talking about serious matters and suddenly inserted an advertisement. When he saw that fine salt and cotton had markets and he would make a big profit, he no longer worried about the national treasury deficit. "Since that's the case, three years later, the "Ten People's Code" will be completed and the people are rich, I will personally select talents to go to various counties, counties and townships. Those who have achieved success will erect monuments and write biography, and I will personally receive them." Zhao Ling's voice was firm and firm." And powerful, the eyes reveal expectations for the future. "I told the world that all scholars and scholars can go to Xianyang to offer good words and phrases to educate the people. Chang'an Hou and the Agriculture Institute are responsible for excerpting and selecting them and sorting them into a book." After he finished speaking, his eyes swept over the ministers and saw their faces showing excitement, and he felt secretly satisfied. This is a rare opportunity, and Zhao Ling wants to attract talents from all over the world. Ying Zheng has been annexing the six countries for nine years. Apart from the nobles and aristocratic families, as long as there is no national hatred or family feud in the Qin army war, as long as there is no national hatred or family feud. The nobles of the six countries hated Ying Zheng, and in essence they resented Ying Zheng for depriving their privileged class of life. During the nine years, most of the hatred of the common people was diluted. Zhao Ling's ResponsibilityAfter the political affairs, it is likely that some scholars from all over the world will be summoned to Xianyang. "A student of Confucianism, whoever wishes to go to various counties, counties and townships to teach children to read, first report to the Agriculture Institute, check their household registration, and examine their knowledge. Once hired, he will be given a position as a literary teacher and his annual salary is 300 stone." Zhao Ling decided to send Confucian people out first. The treasury was not short of money, so he asked the Confucian scholars to eat his salary, rather than being grateful to Kong and others, and wanted them to know that they were ministers of the Qin Dynasty. Give official positions and salary. Rich and arrogant style of playing. As the saying goes, eating the king’s salary will share the worries of the king. Confucianism talks about etiquette, benevolence and righteousness. If he eats his food, he will naturally speak for him among the people. They were Zhao Ling's first marching, so Zhao Ling naturally didn't want to have sex completely for nothing. Kong Feng was also grateful and knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "I thank Your Majesty for your kindness for Confucianism!" There was a trace of trembling in his voice, and he was obviously very excited. "Mr. Kong can recommend talents, and you can also recommend knowledgeable people to me, serve the Qin Dynasty, make the people rich and healthy, and burn your blood for the peaceful and prosperous times." Zhao Ling's voice echoed in the hall, with a hint of inspiration in his tone. On the first day Zhao Ling came to Xianyang, the image of the soldiers in Xianyang City had already become extremely majestic, and now his stories and legends are everywhere. There were also many of them sent by Zhao Ling to help him build momentum. After Zhao Ling's struggle, Confucianism was grateful and his disciples were ready to go to various counties, counties and townships to do a big fight. Zhao Ling sat on the dragon throne, glanced at the ministers and asked, "Do you all have anything to report?" Confucianism has also received corresponding benefits and rewards, and has truly seen the hope of Confucianism spreading the world. Xi Wenyan was in the limelight today, busy going back to sell paper, buying grain, and sending people to various counties. Fusu has completely surrendered and is ready to practice the "Ten Thousand Peoples". Meng Weiran and Bai Qi saw the opportunity to get rich and saw the future. Meng Wu saw that Zhao Ling and Fusu were in harmony, and the two brothers of the Meng family were ready to go to Shangjun to earn their military achievements.
I'm afraid that only Wang Wan, the official in the court, did not suffer any benefits. Wang Wan fled from Xianyang before, but Zhao Ling was extremely grateful that he had not settled the score after Qiu Hou. The civil and military officials in the court were all determined to Zhao Ling and Fusu were all granted the title of Hou. What else would he dare to have any objection? All the ministers have no basis to report. Zhao Ling's eyes swept across everyone, and Wang Wan's expression was a little lonely and complicated. However, Zhao Ling said at this time: "Prime Minister Wang Wan went to Zhangtai Palace. I have something to discuss with you. Let the rest of my beloved ministers be separated." When Wang Wan heard this, her body trembled slightly, then lowered her head and responded, "I obey the order." There was a hint of uneasiness in her voice, but she quickly returned to peace. He slowly stood up and followed Zhao Ling's guards to Zhangtai Palace, his back seemed a little lonely.