Time Travel: The First Female Imperial Teacher of the Qin Dynasty

"Mr. Xia, if you don't go back, it will be dark soon."

Lin Anlan shouted, and Xia Wuqie finally reacted and hurriedly caught up with Ying Zheng and Meng Yi.

Walking out of the small manor, Xia Wuqie looked back reluctantly.

"Your Majesty, next time I have the chance, I will come to visit Mr. Lin again."

Ying Zheng was in a good mood: "Okay, I'll bring you here next time."

In the carriage, Ying Zheng glanced at Xia Wuqie and said, "Xia Wuqie, what do you think of Lin girl?"

The latter pondered for a moment: "Unfathomable! Not only is she talented, but she also has a long-term vision. She seems to be chatting with us casually, but in fact she is instructing us on how to govern the country. Such talents should be used by our Great Qin."

Ying Zheng shook his head: "The girl is free and undisciplined by nature. If she is trapped in the court, it will only restrict her growth."

Xia Wuqie sighed: "What a pity."

"There's nothing to regret. Even if girl Lin doesn't serve as an official in the court, she can still provide help to me." Ying Zheng smiled faintly.

Xia Wuqie recalled what Lin Anlan had said before.

He couldn't help but sigh inwardly, Lin Anlan's mind was too far-reaching, and it could even be said that he was more ruthless than the First Emperor. The First Emperor just wanted to build a unified dynasty, while Lin Anlan wanted to build a unified world.

This kind of courage and this kind of breadth of mind are truly incomparable to ordinary people.

When Ying Zheng returned to the palace, Feng Jie had been waiting in the study for a long time.

"How about it?"

Feng Jie lowered his voice and said, "Your Majesty, the news has been released, and now more than a hundred merchants have come from all over the country. The total assets they carry with them are equivalent to more than ten times the treasury of the Great Qin."

Ying Zheng took a breath of cold air.

In fact, he also knew that those merchants were very rich, but he did not expect that the combined assets of those merchants could exceed the treasury of the Qin Dynasty by more than ten times. It is conceivable how much of the people's wealth those merchants have secretly extorted over the years.

Ying Zheng narrowed his eyes and asked, "Feng Jie, you know what to do, right?"

"Your Majesty, what do you mean?"

Ying Zheng sneered and said, "Since these merchants are so rich, let them serve the court. Tomorrow you go to Zhang Han and ask him to build a huge stone. On the stone, you must engrave the names of all those merchants."

"If they refuse to come...they will bear the consequences!"

The next day, Ying Zheng and several important officials were in the Qilin Hall.

"Are you sure there is no problem with this matter?" He looked at the officials in front of him.

"Your Majesty, there will definitely be no problem with this matter!" everyone replied.

Ying Zheng nodded: "This merchant business is just an attempt. If it succeeds in the future, the status of merchants will be greatly improved. So this time we can only succeed and cannot fail."

He had his own plans in mind, and business matters were related to his next plans, so he had to be cautious.

"You go down and prepare first. Remember to prepare the civilian staff and large stones." He waved his hand and asked everyone to go down.

After everyone left, Ying Zheng sat alone in the Qilin Hall. He was still thinking about what kind of gift to prepare for Lin Anlan. After all, he was able to think of such a solution this time thanks to the girl's suggestion.

Moreover, Lin Yatou also helped him solve the food problem. Just based on these two points, she deserves his gratitude.

The next day, Ying Zheng sat in the court. Today was the day he would meet with merchants.

Soon, some merchants entered the court. They had never had the opportunity to enter the court in their entire lives, but now that they had this opportunity, they were naturally extremely excited.

"Greetings, Your Majesty!" The merchants knelt down and saluted.

"No need to be polite." Ying Zheng waved his hand, "I asked you to come here today because I have something good to tell you."

"Your Majesty, please explain clearly." The merchants were very excited. They had never been so close to His Majesty.

Ying Zheng said calmly: "I know that you are all merchants from all over the country, with great wealth. Now I am preparing to use troops against the Xiongnu. This is the time to show the prestige of our country, and you will also have the opportunity to leave your names in history."

"If you can leave your name, I will give you all my wealth!" Someone immediately expressed his attitude.

"You don't have to spend all your wealth. I can promise that anyone who leaves their name will have priority in the next cooperation opportunity."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"I can also promise that when the war is over, I can repay your contribution double."

"Your Majesty, I am willing to contribute one hundred thousand taels of silver." Someone spoke immediately.

"Okay!" Ying Zheng nodded, "Feng Jie, you are responsible for this matter."

Feng Jie stood up and said, “Only the one who offers the highest price will have the chance to go down in history.”

"I am willing to pay 150,000 taels." Someone else spoke up.

"Two hundred thousand."

"Three hundred thousand."

"Half a million."

……

In just half a day, these merchants quoted their prices.

Ying Zheng never expected that the wealth of these merchants was so terrifying, far beyond his imagination. He originally thought that a few thousand taels would be the best, but he didn't expect that the lowest starting point was 10,000.

"It seems that the power of businessmen cannot be underestimated." Ying Zheng sighed.

"Your Majesty, this is just the beginning. There will be more merchants to come." Feng Jie reminded from the side.

Ying Zheng nodded: "It seems that the business affairs should be put on the agenda."

Another round of bidding followed, and at the end of the day, the prices offered far exceeded Ying Zheng's expectations. The merchants offered not only gold and silver treasures, but also a lot of military supplies, such as horses, weapons, armor...

These things are all needed for the upcoming military campaign against the Huns.

Ying Zheng looked at the quotations and couldn't help but sigh: "I never thought that such a huge amount of resources could be gathered in one day."

Meng Yi also said: "Although merchants are of low status, they should not be underestimated. The wealth they control is enough to equal the income of our Great Qin for several years."

"Yes, if it weren't for this merchant incident, we wouldn't have known that there are so many rich people in this world." Feng Jie also echoed. These merchants are really too rich. They are extremely wealthy.

"From now on, Feng Jie will be mainly responsible for merchant affairs." Ying Zheng looked at the person in front.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Feng Jie nodded.

Ying Zheng suddenly asked: "By the way, how are the food supplies?"

Meng Yi quickly replied: "A million military pay and tens of millions of food and fodder are ready. But Li Xin is still on the way, so the specific harvest is still unknown."

"Don't worry, just wait." Ying Zheng said.

"Your Majesty, as for Zhang Han..." Feng Jie hesitated to speak.

"Zhang Han?" Ying Zheng was a little confused. "What has he been doing recently?"

Feng Jie, Meng Yi and Wang Ben looked at each other. When Ying Zheng saw the looks in the three men's eyes, he knew that they must know something.

"Tell me what's going on."