MTL - Daily Life In Qin Dynasty-Chapter 139 Merit and Candidates

  Chapter 139 Merit Records and Candidates

"winter······"

  Suddenly hearing such a 'magical' word from Mo Jun's mouth, even Ying Zheng couldn't turn his head around for a while.

   But after he realized it, Ying Zheng's pupils shrank suddenly, and he looked at Mo Jun with disbelief and said, "Could it be the 'winter wheat' that Mo Qing mentioned?"

   "Exactly."

  Mr. Mo nodded and gave Ying Zheng an affirmative answer: "The biggest feature of this kind of [winter wheat] is that it can still grow vigorously even in the cold winter in the south."

  The earliest winter wheat in history appeared in the Han Dynasty and was called "Sumai".

  Winter wheat is not cultivated artificially, but there are original wheat seedlings in the wild. However, when Mo Jun first obtained these winter wheat, the quality of the wheat seedlings was too poor and the yield was extremely low.

   Until not so long ago.

  With the emergence of [the first generation of improved wheat species], the optimized [winter wheat] was also successfully bred.

  The [winter wheat] in Mo Jun's hands now not only has the yield, but also the vitality of the straw and root system has been greatly improved, which can better withstand the severe cold and grow in winter.

   However, the disadvantage is that the quality of this [winter wheat] has declined to a certain extent. Generally speaking, it means that the taste and nutrition are not as good as normal wheat.

   But such a defect is obviously nothing at the moment.

   "Qing Mo is serious? Is there really food in this world that can grow in winter?"

   "I dare not speak falsely."

  Mr. Mo saluted respectfully.

  Hearing this, Ying Zheng's expression was completely overwhelmed. It's not that he doesn't trust Mr. Mo. In fact, after Mr. Mo continued to bring various "magic things" to Daqin, Ying Zheng felt that his ability to accept had greatly improved.

  But this time, what Mr. Mo brought was really outrageous.

  Since ancient times.

  Winter is the season when everything dries up.

  In this season, let alone crops, not even a single weed can grow on the ground.

  Originally, Yingzheng thought that it was outrageous that Mo Jun could improve grain varieties and double the grain output of Qin State.

   But he never expected that there would be even more outrageous things, and now even the wheat that grows in winter has been harvested for him.

  Then what will he do next?

  Is it possible to invent a kind of food that grows in water?

  The young Gai Nie on the side also looked at Mo Jun in a daze, feeling that he had gained knowledge again.

   Speak up.

  Gai Nie, who was born in Ghost Valley, is now Yingzheng's chief guard and swordsmanship teacher. But in secret, he has also made suggestions for Yingzheng many times.

  Especially when Yingzheng was still weak, without Gai Nie's protection and planning, Yingzheng didn't know how many more hardships would have happened out of thin air.

  But ever since Mr. Mo appeared, Gai Nie found that the "Skills of Vertical and Horizontal Straightness" and "Strategy of War" that he had learned in Ghost Valley seemed to have lost their effect all of a sudden.

  The profound meaning of the technique of vertical and horizontal is actually nothing more than the words 'vertical' and 'horizontal'.

  In the vertical, unite the weak to attack the strong; in the horizontal, the strong attack the weak.

  What Gai Nie is following now is the 'way of the horizontal'.

  Recalling carefully, Mo Jun's way is actually somewhat similar to Gai Nie's, but the method Mo Jun uses is a little bit out of line.

   "Colorful!"

After a short period of shock, Yingzheng soon became excited, and suddenly shouted: "Mo Qing has made another great contribution to the widow today. With this kind of grain, our country's grain production will double again. Mo Qing really deserves to be the minister of the humerus of the widow."

  Mr. Mo saluted calmly and said: "As the governor of millet internal history, I am in charge of our Daqin grain production, taxation and taxation. This matter is just a matter of my duty."

   "It's a matter of my duty. If my officials and officials in the state of Qin can have Mo Qing's thoughts, why should I worry about things going wrong! It's a pity..."

   At the end, Ying Zheng suddenly paused, and then there was a cold light in his eyes, and he continued: "There are always some moths trying to dig out the roots of my Great Qin!"

   This sentence is obviously referring to those people who evaded grain taxes in various counties and counties in the previous court, and after hearing this, Mr. Mo also became wise and stopped talking.

   However, although Mo Jun didn't want to speak, Ying Zheng called his name.

   "Mo Qing, Mr. Gai Nie, how do you think this matter should be handled?"

   Seeing that Ying Zheng had already called his name, Mo Jun could only pretend to meditate, but he didn't speak for a long time.

   Until after counting interest.

  Gai Nie saluted with his sword in his arms, and said with a stern expression: "I believe that food tax is a major issue for the country, so this case must be thoroughly investigated."

  Hearing Gai Nie speak, Mo Jun followed decisively: "The minister also seconded the proposal."

   Gai Nie continued: "Besides, it has been nearly a year since the king took over the royal power, and now there are many remnants of the former forces in the court. Now we need a chance to stand up again."

   Jun Mo said: "The minister also seconded the proposal."

  Hearing this, Ying Zheng looked thoughtful, and said slowly: "Mr. Gai Nie, you want me to make use of this topic and knock the mountain to shake the tiger?"

  Genie held his sword and said, "Exactly."

  Ying Zheng thought about it for a while, and then asked: "Then Mr. Gai Nie, who do you think the widow should choose to be the candidate for this 'knocking on the mountain'?"

   As soon as the words came out.

   Gai Nie almost subconsciously looked forward at Mo Jun who had begun to "fly away from the sky", and said: "Now the court is up and down, are there two people who are most suitable?"

   "Oh? I don't know who these two are?"

  Ying Zheng also glanced at Mo Jun next to him, with a smile on his lips.

Gai Nie turned to look at Mo Jun and said, "One of them is naturally Sheng Ping Jun. Sheng Ping Jun has governed the localities in Nanjun and Hanzhong, and has extremely rich experience in investigating cases. At present, the entire state of Qin is the most suitable for handling this matter. It is Mr. Shengping."

   "Really? Does Qing Mo have any objections to Mr. Ge Nie's suggestion?"

   "Huh? The minister also attached..."

  Suddenly hearing Ying Zheng call his name again, Mo Jun, who was "wandering in the sky", froze for a moment, and almost subconsciously spoke.

But just halfway through the words, Mo Jun suddenly reacted, and the conversation changed sharply: "Ah no! I have objections. I am busy with my affairs at this time, so please ask Mr. Wang and Mr. Gai Nie to be smart about this matter." !"

   What a joke.

  Even if Mo Jun beat Changping Jun to death, he still can't accept it!

   After the [First Generation Improved Wheat Seed] and [Winter Wheat] were presented, Mo Junli's contribution is already great enough.

   If at this time I come to investigate the case again and make a contribution, I really want to put myself on the fire.

To know.

  Just now, Yingzheng and himself have tacitly overturned the credit of the two 'new wheat seeds'. Of course, this is not because Yingzheng doesn't intend to give rewards, but because Mr. Mo's status is too high now, it is really not easy to give rewards.

  So let's write down the credit first.

  Anyway, remembering things like credit, when Ying Zheng was not in power, he and Mo Jun often did it.

  And the reason Mo Jun offered new grains this time was not for merit.

  Because at the current height, he already has everything he should have.

  So now Mr. Mo can really say that he does not love power, is not greedy for fame, and does not like money... because he already has all of these.

   And this time, the reason why he took the initiative to offer grain seeds was purely for ideals.

Being poor cares themselves, being wealthy cares the world.

  Jun Mo can’t really change the times now, but he can still give the people in the whole of Daqin an extra bite of food and a piece of cake.

   "Since Mo Qing is busy with affairs, let's forget it!"

  Seeing Mo Jun's reaction, Ying Zheng also smiled and said.

  Actually, Ying Zheng was just joking with Mo Jun just now, mainly because of the fact that Mo Jun offered the 'wheat seeds' today, Ying Zheng was in a good mood.

   After the joke was over, Ying Zheng also looked solemn, and ordered decisively: "Chuan Zhao, the grain tax in all counties and counties will be thoroughly investigated by Dian Ke Li Si, and there must be no mistakes."

  Hearing Ying Zheng's last order, Mo Jun and Gai Nie's eyes froze for an instant.

  This candidate was a little bit beyond the expectations of the two of them.

  But when you think about it carefully, it feels very reasonable.

Under normal circumstances.

  Any matter involving grain taxation, the first person in charge must be Mo Jun, who governs millet internal history.

  But now Mr. Mo has an 'important matter' on his body, so he cannot investigate the case himself.

  In this case, the second candidate should be the 'Ting Wei' in charge of justice, that is, the Jin Youjun who confronted Mo Jun outside Xianyang Palace just now.

   But in the end, Ying Zheng did not choose Ting Wei, but chose Li Si, the 'Dianke' who was in charge of diplomacy.

  This choice seems unreasonable, but if you know some inside information, you can understand that this is simply another move made by Ying Zheng.

  Because now Li Si belongs to Yingzheng, while Jin Youjun belongs to the "Chu Foreign Relatives Lineage".

  The difference from the original plot is that in the original plot, when Yingzheng attacked Chu in the later period, he was suddenly rebelled by Lord Changping, and then he began to hate the forces of the "Chu foreign relatives".

  But now, with Mo Jun, a little butterfly flapping its wings, the "Chu Foreign Relatives Lineage" of Qin State has long been suspected and feared by Ying Zheng.

  So now Yingzheng has already begun to suppress the power of the "Chu foreign relatives lineage" very early.

Not only that.

  Although Li Si learned from Confucian Xunzi, what he himself learned was Legalism.

  The case of food tax evasion in various counties and counties, Ying Zheng did not hand it over to Jin Youjun, but to Li Si. I'm afraid it's not only to suppress Jin Youjun, but maybe even Ying Zheng wants Li Si to replace him.

   After all, although Tingwei and Dianke are in the same position as Jiuqing, there are also differences in status and power between Jiuqing.

  However, these have little to do with Mo Jun.

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   After leaving Xianyang Palace.

  Mr. Mo first went to Zhisunai Shifu. Anyway, even though other counties and counties in other places have evaded a lot of food taxes, it is an indisputable fact that the world has collected a lot this time.

  A total of 16 million stones and grain taxes, plus the "salt business" that Yingzheng cooperated with Mo Jun, the Meng family, and the Wang family before, has also begun.

  The refined salt extracted with Mo Jun's refining method is named [Snowflake Salt], and now it has begun to be secretly sold to the other six countries through various partners of the [Xuanyi Chamber of Commerce], and all of them go to the high-end market.

  These "private salt" sold has now begun to bring a lot of income to the Qin State treasury.

  It can be said that the amount of money and food in the national treasury under the control of the Zhisunai Shifu is unprecedented.

  Mr. Mo stayed in the Zhisu Neishi Mansion for a while, checked the accounts put into the warehouse, and left after confirming that they were correct.

  However, he did not return directly to the Mo Mansion, but diverted to another place...

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  (end of this chapter)