Qin Shi: I only work eight hours

Chapter 40 Jingwei is nervous
"Don't be nervous."

"I'm kidding you!"

Li Ji saw Jingwei's heavy face and comforted him.

Then he took a few steps forward, took the bamboo basket from Jingwei's hand, and strode towards the kitchen.

If what Li Wu said is true, then Jing Niu has lived an even worse life than her over the years. How can you force such a poor person to do anything?
Although Li Ji has a heroic look between her eyebrows, she can empathize with those who have a miserable life.

Jingwei breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, then forced a smile and slowly walked towards the kitchen.

Although she has a strong mental state, she was still frightened just now.

She has worked for Luowang for more than ten years and has never used the beauty trap. This is the first time.

……

at the same time.

Ying Zheng, dressed in casual clothes, left the Qin Palace with Zhao Gao.

As the king of Qin, Ying Zheng wanted to know how the people living near Xianyang lived and whether it was as his ministers said.

seeing is believing.

After walking around Xianyang for more than an hour, Ying Zheng found that although what the ministers said was exaggerated, it was basically true.

Countless merchants came to Xianyang to buy straw paper and print books, making Xianyang prosperous.

These merchants came from Nanjun, Sanchuanjun, and the six states of Shandong.

They went through great pains to come to Xianyang to buy straw paper and printing technology. They must need food and a place to stay, right?

Isn’t this all money?
In addition, the government was selling straw paper and printed books, so there was more and more money in the national treasury!
"It's a pity that Mr. Xu has no interest in being an official."

"Otherwise, even if he is made one of the Nine Ministers, it wouldn't be too much!"

Thinking of this, Ying Zheng spoke.

"Your Majesty is absolutely right!"

Zhao Gao, who was accompanying him, complimented him.

Just as Ying Zheng was about to return to the palace, he was suddenly blocked by someone.

The man who blocked the road was wearing a robe mainly white with some blue. He had a handsome face and bright eyes. He looked to be about the same age as Ying Zheng. He was Gai Nie, the successor of Guiguzi's swordsmanship.

After seeing this scene, Zhao Gao immediately drew the long sword from his waist and blocked Ying Zheng.

"Who is coming?"

Zhao Gao asked with a gloomy face.

"Guigu disciple, Gai Nie."

Gai Nie said bluntly.

He is not a man who likes to talk nonsense.

Ying Zheng, who was eager to recruit talented people, brightened his eyes when he heard this and asked Zhao Gao to put away his sword.

"Your Majesty, it's better to be safe than sorry."

"Who knows if he is a true disciple of Guigu?"

"Even if he is a disciple of Guigu, we must be on guard!"

Zhao Gao reminded respectfully.

"I know my limits."

Ying Zheng said expressionlessly.

Then he raised his eyes and looked at Gai Nie.

……

After a stick of incense.

Gai Nie and Ying Zheng returned to the Qin Palace together.

Ying Zheng was a man who loved talents. Since Gai Nie recommended himself, how could he be rejected?

……

That night.

On the outskirts of Xianyang, outside Xu Mansion.

"Sister, when do you plan to enter the Xu Mansion?"

"We have been in Xianyang for more than a month."

The Moon Goddess took out two pieces of toilet paper from her sleeves and asked while wiping her hands.

She also likes the straw paper invented by Xu Lin.

"Sister, I have a plan."

"You can imitate Luo Wang Jing Niu and disguise yourself as a woman from Yiqu County, Beidi Commandery."

"Xu Lin is such a lecher. With my sister's looks, within half a year, he will definitely..."

The Moon Goddess smiled coldly and suggested.

Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Yan Fei.

"I don't need your advice on how to approach Xu Lin."

Yan Fei's voice was cold.

She was not in a hurry to enter the Xu Mansion. There were many women in the Xu Mansion, and if she went in rashly, there would be too many variables.

"Sister, after you enter the Xu Mansion, you must change your cold and noble character."

"Otherwise, it won't be long before that kid Xu Lin will be able to guess your true identity."

"Looking around the world, apart from the princesses of various countries, I'm afraid you are the only one..."

The Moon Goddess smiled sweetly.

She was interrupted by Yan Fei again before she could finish her words.

"Are you teaching me?" Yan Fei had no expression on her face.

"No."

"I'm just suggesting."

After sensing Yan Fei's displeasure, Yue Shen immediately denied it.

Not only is her status in the Yin-Yang family lower than Yan Fei's, her cultivation is also far below Yan Fei's.

"When will you enter the Qin Palace?"

After a few breaths, Yan Fei asked.

Although she is not a princess, she has a noble and elegant temperament, which is even better than the Korean Princess Honglian.

"Not urgent."

"Sister, if you're not anxious, why should I be anxious?"

The Moon Goddess answered.

Because the current Moon Goddess is only twenty years old, her personality is very different from that in the anime "The Qin Dynasty".

In the anime "The Qin Dynasty", there were very few Moon Gods, and they were dignified and elegant. Now there are many Moon Gods, and they are pure and elegant.

……

After half a stick of incense.

Yan Fei and Yue Shen returned to Tongfu Inn.

Tongfu Inn is located between the Qin Palace and Xu Mansion. Its business was not very good in the past, but recently there were so many merchants coming to buy straw paper and printed books that there was not a single empty room.

If Yan Fei and Yue Shen had not arrived more than a month ago, they would definitely not have been able to book a room at Tongfu Inn.

After reaching the top floor, Yue Shen did not return to her room, but went to Yan Fei's room with Yan Fei.

Seeing this, Yan Fei said nothing, opened the wooden door, and sat down at the table.

No matter when or where, Yan Fei is always so dignified and noble.

"elder sister."

"These printed books were sold not only to the six states in Shandong, but also to Nanjun, Beidijun, Sanchuanjun and other places within the Qin territory."

"Isn't the King of Qin afraid that the common people will learn to read after buying printed books?"

The Moon Goddess sat sideways in front of the desk and pointed at the printed book on the desk and asked.

Upon hearing this, Yan Fei frowned slightly, poured a bowl of cold tea, and asked Yue Shen to continue.

"I just finished reading Shangjunshu last night. It says that we should keep the people ignorant and control them."

"Doesn't teaching the people to read contradict what Shangjun said in his book?"

The Moon Goddess asked.

After she finished speaking, she took the teapot and added some tea to Yan Fei's bowl.

"Do you think every word in Shang Junshu is a gem?"

Yan Fei asked back with a gloomy face.

As early as last year, she finished reading Shangjunshu.

"Isn't it because of Shang Yang's reforms that the Qin State has become what it is today, from a small, remote state to the world's hegemon?"

The Moon Goddess nodded.

"The success of Shang Yang's reforms does not mean that everything written in Shang Yang's book is correct."

"Master Xun once said, 'Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it.'"

"If the King of Qin doesn't even understand this principle and blindly believes in the Book of Lord Shang, even if Qin can unify the world, it will perish in the second generation, or even in the first."

Yan Fei said.

"So, sister, what you're saying is that Qin won't become weaker if it sells printed books in large quantities, but will become stronger?"

After a brief pause, the Moon Goddess asked.

Yan Fei nodded.

"How could this be?"

"The Book of Shangjun says that the more people know, the harder they are to control."

"Selling printed books in large quantities to help people become literate shouldn't do more harm than good?"

The Moon Goddess frowned and thought to herself.

Then she turned and left.

Back in her room, she began her astrology.

"this?"

When the Moon Goddess saw that the star corresponding to the Qin State was brighter than before, her beautiful eyes trembled.

Does selling printed books in large quantities to help people learn to read really have more benefits than disadvantages?

Why is this?

The Moon Goddess sat in front of the dressing table, lost in thought.

After thinking for a long time, she still couldn't figure it out.

So she took out "The Book of Lord Shang" from under the table and read it again.

After reading it, she suddenly understood.

She didn't read it carefully last time and thought that the Qin State could be what it is today because of the five techniques of governing the people. After she read "The Book of Lord Shang" carefully again, she found that the Qin State could be what it is today because of its control over private fights, rewarding farming and warfare, abolishing the fields and roads, and opening up the well-field system!

Without the title granted for military merit, could the Qin State have become the overlord of the world?
Granting titles for military merit is undoubtedly a benefit to the people, giving common people the opportunity to obtain titles through military merit.

Selling printed books in large quantities and enabling people to read and write also benefits the people.

The common people are not fools. If you always think about oppressing and exploiting them, how can the country become stronger?

(End of this chapter)