Chapter four hundred and forty seventh
Summer passed quickly, and the northern land of China soon dyed a layer of golden autumn colors.
The sky is filled with dark blue colors, cloudless, looking at the vast sky, people's hearts feel extra tranquility.
At the border, Guizhou heads either drove cattle and sheep out of the gates, went to the grassland to herd sheep, or carried kitchen utensils, and worked hard to harvest in the fields.
There was no news of war in the south, and there was no news of the Hu people committing the border in the north. I was used to being always wary of Guizhou in the border area. When I calmed down, I felt that it was not unacceptable that the seven heroes of the Warring States Period would return to one another and no longer attack each other.
At the end of August, Meng Tian, who had finished his border inspection, led his personal military camp along the way, passing Yuyang County, Shanggu County, and Yanmen County along the way, and then crossed the Yellow River and returned to the Shangjun County Fushicheng.
In the city of Fushi, pedestrians come and go, and are often located in the north of the city, and they seem particularly popular every day.
Long before the Qin army recovered Henan, a considerable number of goods brought back from the grasslands would be traded in the water.
After the Qin army attacked the Xiongnu in the north and took back Henan, merchants from all over the country smelled business opportunities and went north to buy spoils from the Qin soldiers who set out to fight. Among them, merchants from Wei were the most active.
When Wei Wenhou was in power, Li Kui presided over the reform and vigorously supported merchants to participate in the logistics supply of the army. The merchants were responsible for transporting grain to the army and at the same time were responsible for cashing out the spoils in the hands of soldiers.
After the Qin Dynasty was unified, there were many merchants in Zhao and Wei areas, but at the same time, a considerable number of them remained in their hometowns.
"General, yesterday morning, Meng Duo from Nanyang County and Bai Bai from Dang County sent someone to send a message to the general, wanting to visit the general."
Returning to the mansion of Shangjun, Jing Su, who was responsible for the staying behind, sat down and handed over two exquisite greetings after Meng Tian sat down.
Meng Tian took it over and saw that the two prayer posts were made of fox fur and the message of the prayer post was written on it.
Meng Duo was met in Wancheng, Nanyang. Over the years, Meng Duo's business has been getting better and better, and he has become the richest man in Nanyang County.
Meng Tian went south to attack Chu, and Meng Duo organized manpower to provide food and clothing for the army attacking Chu, which was considered a kindness.
Bai Qing was a descendant of Bai Gui and inherited the business acumen of the Bai clan. Meng Tian led his army to besiege Daliang, and Bai Qing took out a thousand stones of grain from the warehouse to solve Meng Tian's problem of raising grain.
The Qin State conquered the six Shandong countries and unified the coins. The Wuzhu coins minted by Meng Tian, the Wu family of Qin, Mengduo in Nanyang, and Bai Bai in Dang County all spent a lot of effort to promote them.
"Send someone to reply and say that I have returned home and can come to visit tomorrow."
The slogan of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce was called out by the Legalists and Confucians for many years. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, countries were united, and a country urgently needed materials from other countries, and the circulation of materials was inseparable from the activities of merchants.
During the Warring States Period, a large number of merchants were produced in all major warring countries. Some merchants could also use business to enter politics and then become prime ministers of a country.
Deep down, Meng Tian knew the energy of a businessman very well and had no idea of looking down on a businessman.
There were a few rolls of bamboo slips piled up on the table in the study. After receiving the news that Meng Tian was preparing to return to his skin, Jing Su selected important news and wrote them on these bamboo slips for Meng Tian to read.
"I will tour the East Sea and stay at Langya Platform for three months. A alchemist has offered the method of refining the elixir of immortality."
Upon reading this news, Meng Tian’s brows couldn’t help but frown tightly.
Chinese alchemists are mixed with fish and dragons, and their qualities are uneven. Among them, those with better qualities are dedicated to refining alchemy, accidentally inventing gunpowder, and making their own contributions to the ancient chemistry cause.
Alchemists like Lu Sheng and Hou Sheng are completely liars. With their ability to deceive the lotus, they deceived Ying Zheng's large amount of research funds. In the end, they could not achieve results, and they slipped away without hesitation, and even cursed the boss.
They left casually, but Ying Zheng's anger could only be poured on other alchemists.
"These alchemists are really not good things."
Meng Tian put down the bamboo slips in his hand, and a trace of disgust flashed in his heart.
Most of the alchemists in the land of Yanqi were liars, who had deceived King Wei of Qi and King Zhao of Yan, and now they began to deceive Ying Zheng who wanted to live forever. After Ying Zheng, the disciples and grandchildren of these people continued to deceive Emperor Wu of Han. Throughout the entire Chinese history, many emperors were addicted to alchemy and pursue immortality. The deception of alchemists played a lot of role in it.
Thinking of professors in colleges in their previous life, they fabricated false topics and defrauded huge amounts of state funds. As the boss who provided funds, Ying Zheng should not blame these alchemists who cheated on food, drink, and were not too much criticized.
"Wucheng Hou Wang Jian's old illness relapsed, and his illness was serious in bed. After the imperial physician Xia Wujie went to diagnose it, he concluded that Wucheng Hou might not be able to survive this year."
It turned out that Wang Jian died shortly after the Qin Dynasty was unified.
Wang Jian is seriously ill, and this news is very important.
Ying Zheng treated Wang Jian with his etiquette. Many people in the Qin army had obeyed under Wang Jian's command. When Meng Tian first led the troops, he was under Wang Jian's tent.
Wang Jian died at this time, and there was no absolutely respected old military leader in the Qin army.
Wang Ben was awarded the title of Marquis of Wutong for his contributions. Wang Jian's title of Marquis of Wucheng should not be inherited by Wang Ben, and it would probably be given to Wang Li. Wang Li was still young and had never been on the battlefield. Even if he inherited the title of Marquis of Wucheng, his prestige could not be established for a while.
Qiang Sheng, Xin Sheng, Yang Duanhe and others have even older qualifications than Wang Ben. Wang Ben cannot stand up for the airs in front of these veterans.
"Jing Su, I'm ready to pack up my things. When the news of Wu Chenghou's death comes, I have to rush back to Xianyang."
Bai Qi, a military general who was granted a marquis of Qin, committed suicide at Du Youting and was buried in a hurry. The Xianyang court left a lot of impressions on the soldiers. As the Marquis of Wucheng of Qin, Wang Jian died well. With Ying Zheng's confidence in treating his meritorious officials, he would definitely hold a state funeral for Wang Jian.
"To get in the car and drive to Mount Tai, prepare to hold Fengshan."
The last bamboo slip contains the news that Ying Zheng went to Mount Tai for the Fengshan period.
"The Confucian scholars in Fengshan? Qilu are no wonder that they are very famous in later generations. With this marketing intention, they can get rid of other schools."
Meng Tian smiled and shook his head, sneering at the Fengshan legend that was circulated in the hearts of Guizhou in the six kingdoms of Shandong.
The Fengshan rituals that Qi and Lu scholars promoted were best dated back to the emperor's period. After the Confucian scholars argued that after the emperor, Shun, Yu, and Shang Tang, all held Fengshan rituals in Mount Tai.
However, this statement comes from Confucian classics and has no achievements in history.
In the eyes of the people of the six countries in Shandong, Mount Tai is the highest peak in the east and has some connection with the will of heaven.
Meng Tian led his troops to fight for many years and has been to many famous mountains and rivers. The majesty of Mount Tai is only in the Qilu. Compared with Kunlun, Qilian and Mount Everest in the west, Mount Tai is so small.
Chapter completed!