The weapon tycoon who traveled to Daqin

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"Oh, it costs money." A congressman said.

"If you have money, you should spend it. Anyway, it's all handed in by yourself. The key is how to spend the money. We have to be free." Another congressman said.

"Yes. How do I spend the money?" A middle-aged MP stood up and said.

The governor, the other party, waved at the other party to make the other party quiet.Because only in this way can he continue to speak.

"I think about the past and think about the past. At present, we should use this money to build roads. Only when the roads are repaired can trade be carried out, and everyone will have greater convenience to conduct transactions and make money." The governor said. arrive.

1629 Road Repair Difficult

"Build the road," before the governor finished speaking, a local councilor stood up and asked.

"Yes. Road construction, road construction is good for everyone. After the road is built, the speed of goods passing will increase. In this way, everyone's goods can be traded in time, which is good for everyone." The governor said.

"This road construction is a bit unrealistic." A well-dressed councilor stood up, and he was a member of the nobles of the Qi Kingdom.Because he has a lot of family property and looks like an aristocrat, he was reluctantly elected as a member of parliament.However, everyone was dissatisfied with him, because the congressmen came from farmers, ranchers, or businessmen, and these people were all civilians.And he is an aristocrat.Naturally, there is a big gap, and such a gap is difficult to eliminate.

"Why isn't that realistic," the governor asked.

"Think about it. How big our state is. It's bigger than the two states of Qi combined. The annual fiscal and tax revenue of the state of Qi also exceeds that of our state. Ten thousand gold. We only have enough for ten thousand gold. Qi The capital of the country is so small, and roads are everywhere. Our state is bigger than Qi, and the tax revenue is small. I am afraid it is unrealistic to build roads. Because our roads must be half built, and they will be broken. Why, "The aristocratic councilor said waving around.

"Because we don't have any money." Said the nobleman.

"So, we have little money. The land is too big for road construction. Road construction is not good. We should get more water conservancy projects. These are great. Farms also need water, and everyone needs water to live. I think water conservancy should be built ” said the noble member.

"That's right." Some farmer councilors said at this time.Because Wangzhou is located at the junction of the Western Regions and the Hexi Corridor, and to the south is the entire Qilian Mountains. Because of the geographical location, there is a lack of water here, but there are a lot of farms here.So farms and pastures need water.In the hands of this noble councilor, there is a lot of property.Therefore, repairing water conservancy is beneficial to him.It was suggested before that the water source of Qilian Mountains should be built into a channel to divert it to the fields.In this way, the situation of water shortage in certain months can be improved.There is absolutely no problem in increasing food production.

"No. There is already enough grain. If it continues to be produced, the grain will be worthless. It will be worthless. The farm will no longer be able to grow." A businessman stood up and objected.

"Everyone knows that Guanzhong of the Qin State also produces grain, and we also produce grain here. Everyone knows how much grain is piled up on each farm. These grains are squeezed, and the price of grain cannot go up. A loss-making business. Not only food, but also those horses, cattle and sheep. Qin has no shortage of these things. The things we produce here almost overwhelm the few tribes around. These things can’t be eliminated. No more It's useless. Can't do it anymore," said the businessman.

"That's what you said. You don't eat food. You don't eat meat." The nobleman asked dissatisfied.

"Eat. But there are too many of these things. I think it is better to build roads. With roads, these things can be transported and sold for money. If everyone has money, they will have more things to use." The businessman said .

"That's right." Some merchant councilors and some rancher councilors nodded.

"Everyone be quiet, I have thought about building the road. There are many benefits to building the road. We in Wangzhou can sit here to start trading, and the things in Guanzhong can be shipped to us for sale. We will sell the goods after receiving the goods. To that tribe, I don’t know how many good things there are among those tribes. Slaves, minerals, and medicinal materials. These things are transported to Guanzhong and sold to the Central Plains. The price is very high. The market we do is very profitable. Big one," said the governor.

"Well." The congressmen agreed with the governor's opinion.

"We have no objection to building roads, but you know, what kind of roads can we build with [-] gold. We can build roads up to the foot of Qilian Mountain at most. Roads on this mountain are not easy to build, and roads need people. The human cost is very high. Using slaves, slaves don’t know how to use them. Moreover, there are too many materials that need to be transported from Guanzhong. It is very difficult to build roads.” A man with the appearance of an official stood up and said.

"Yes. It is not easy to build roads, and the fiscal revenue has just increased. Although there are many benefits to building roads, there are also many difficulties in building roads. If these cannot be seen, it will be very detrimental to us." A congressman said arrive.

"Well. I know all these difficulties. And they really exist. However, if we face these difficulties, we will shrink back. I am afraid that it will be difficult for our Wangzhou to develop." The governor said at this time.

After hearing these words, the various congressmen began to discuss with each other.Everyone's opinion is that road construction is good, but difficulties must also be considered.And the cost of road construction, the state government has just a little money now, which makes many people very worried.

"There will be more and more of these merchant ships." Shang Wen said looking at a merchant ship that was docked.

"En. I heard that Tian Heng issued a death order to levy very low taxes on these merchant ships. And there is no tax on the reclaimed land, and only a small amount of tax is levied on the fertile land. It seems that your conversation Very useful." Mo Li said to Shang Wen.

"Well, it's not that I'm useful, it's that they are willing to run this country." Shang Wen said.

"If they can be like Qin, they can manage Qi well. Qin will not need to be unified," Shang Wen said.

"Why do you say that," Molly asked.

"Taxes, only taxes are the same. People's lives will be much better. People's lives will be better. Naturally, they don't want to fight wars. Wars can't be fought. However, the development of countries is not balanced. Such an imbalance will produce There are many contradictions. For example, Qin State is developing fast, South Korea is developing moderately, but Qi State is developing slowly, and Wei State, although high taxes can increase national power in a short period of time, but in the long run, the enthusiasm of the people will be greatly reduced. It is a big setback. The end result of people's hard work is still not enough to eat and not to wear warm clothes. If taxes are added, these people will not be able to survive." Shangwen said.

"Now that Qi State can know this, it is already very good. If you go to Chu State to have a look, you will know what kind of chaos the situation will become." Shang Wen said.

"I hear you say that. You want to visit Chu State," Mo Li asked.

"Yes. Go to Chu State to have a look. I want to know the situation of Chu State." Shang Wen said.

"Chu is a big country after all. This big country has not shown its strength. I want to go and see it." Shang Wen said.

1630 using slaves

"Have you heard?" In a small county in the Wuyue area of ​​Chu State.Two soldiers guarding the city were talking.

"What?" asked one of the middle-aged guards with a beard.He had his hands folded in his sleeves, and he carried a musket on his back.Although the winter has passed.But he still felt cold.

"I heard that there is also a slave riot here. There are still many people involved. They walk all the way and rob all the way. Tell me, will there be one on our side?" asked the soldier on the side.

"I don't know. I know. I can get some money to spend by guarding here for a day. I don't think about anything else." The middle-aged city guard said.

"Tell me, what if we call over?" the soldier said.

"I don't know." The middle-aged city guard said at this time.

"Oh." Xiaobing sighed helplessly.

"Kill." At this moment, not far from the gate of the city, a group of people in rags appeared in front of them. Before the two could figure out what was going on, they realized that this group of people was rushing towards them.

"Bang. Bang." Some of them shot at them.

"My mother." A bullet grazed the young soldier's head.Suddenly a bomb crater appeared on the rammed earth wall.

"Puff puff puff puff." The young soldier was lucky enough to escape the catastrophe.But the middle-aged city guard was not so lucky.He was hit in the neck by a bullet, and blood spurted from his wound continuously.He struggled with all his strength, trying to let the soldier save his life, but the soldier was already frightened.He fell to the ground and didn't know what to do.

"Kill." At this time, a large number of rioting slaves appeared at the gate of the city. They lurked at the gate of the city and took the gate, and then the people behind would quickly appear and kill into the city.

"Kill it." A man rushing forward at the top of the hill brandished a big knife he didn't know where to get and charged into the city↓If the people entering and leaving the city were in such a situation, they immediately dropped their things to avoid .But the pursuit of people scattered in Potou was a burst of hacking and killing.

"Puff." Blood splashed for a while, and many innocent people were killed by the knife.Some people were hacked to death without knowing what was going on.

"Ah." Some slaves grabbed women on the street directly.The woman yelled loudly.But these people don't care at all.

And that group of desperate, murderous lunatics like the little soldiers were completely dumbfounded.He didn't even know what to do.But at this time, those who rushed in were desperate to snatch everything, but they didn't care about him.Because of this, he was lucky enough to escape the disaster.Otherwise, his life would be in danger.

But the city suddenly entered unprecedented chaos∝The city did not strengthen its security, and the incident happened suddenly, and the entire county was looted at once. The rioters robbed everything, and some people would kill them with a knife As a result, more people died.

The riots in the state of Chu spread all of a sudden. From Jiujiang to the hometown of Wuyue, the entire south of the Yangtze River has fallen into a disaster.

"What should I do?" said a Chu nobleman walking back and forth in his hall.

"These untouchables. They all ran away. When I catch them back, they must be hacked into pieces." The nobleman waved his sleeve and shouted loudly.

"My lord. Don't panic. Don't panic." At this time.A counselor next to a nobleman stepped forward quickly.

"My lord, don't panic." The counselor said without any haste.

"Can I not panic?" the nobleman roared loudly.

"Those untouchables have all run away. What am I going to use to get the manor? This Zhuangzi in the south of the Yangtze River has been destroyed ♀ If Jiangbei runs away again, I will have no one left." The nobleman said dissatisfied.