Chapter 113 Qin Shihuang was shocked! The officials were confused!
Seeing Fu Zikang's posture, the First Emperor immediately understood what Fu Zikang meant.
What's going on lately?
How come someone wants me to step aside and tell you secrets...
The First Emperor looked at Fu Zikang, who was tall and thin, walking sloppily, and did not look like a martial artist.
He turned to the five people following him: Gai Nie, Meng Yi, Wang Wan, Li Si, and Zhao Gao: "Fu Zikang and I are alone..."
"Nie wants to follow." Ge Nie said coldly without waiting for the First Emperor to finish.
Last time Gai Nie was away, the First Emperor was attacked by Ying Chengyu, which left a big shadow in Gai Nie's heart.
Genie now looked at everyone as if they were planning to attack the First Emperor. He seemed to be paranoid about the First Emperor being persecuted.
He now attaches great importance to the safety of the First Emperor.
Everyone, including the First Emperor, looked at Gai Nie in surprise. Apparently they did not expect that the first person to speak out against it was Gai Nie who had always supported Fu Zikang.
Fu Zikang looked at Gai Nie and thought for a moment. He thought that Gai Nie had been in Chang'an Jun's Mansion and that Gai Nie should have seen all the objects made by Ying Chengyu, so he nodded.
"Can."
"The wealth of Lord Chang'an is really eye-opening. This is nothing more than a miracle."
Li Si first praised Ying Chengyu, and then turned to Zikang and said solemnly: "Previously, Fu Zhi Nei Shi made it clear in the Yizheng Hall that the money sent by Chang'an Lord to govern Su Nei Shi Mansion was enough to build Chidao. Now, now
It seems that although the money here is huge, it is only five years of military pay. Fu Zhi Su Nei Shi deceived Your Majesty in this way, I don’t know what this means?”
Fu Zikang glanced at the First Emperor, then stole a glance at Li Si, lowering his head and saying nothing.
But the meaning is obvious - Gai Nie can follow, but you Li Si can't.
Li Si felt a little angry inside.
You are now Prime Minister Zuo, and you are so negligent when talking to you.
Meng Yi's eyes have widened since he arrived at Zhisu Neishi Mansion.
He had just learned from his father Meng Wu that Ying Chengyu could make colored glaze, and today he saw five times as much money as Qin's last year's military pay.
The glittering golden light of the gold almost blinded his eyes, and the visual impact was overwhelming.
"Right Minister, is this really five times the military pay? Then Chang'an Lord can support the Qin army of 600,000 for five years with his own efforts?"
The internal historian didn't even pay attention to what Fu Zikang said, and was still dragging Wang Wan to confirm the amount of money here.
"That's true."
Wang Wan was frightened while answering.
Chang'an Jun's magic is back again?
As for Zhao Gao, he always served him respectfully.
When the First Emperor didn't want him to talk, he just kept quiet and just worked as a tool.
"You guys are waiting here, Ge Nie will go with me." The First Emperor made the final decision.
Fu Zikang left behind the respectful Zhao Gao, the annoyed Li Si, the stunned Meng Yi, and the frightened Wang Wan.
He led the First Emperor and Genie into a small warehouse that only he could enter.
This small warehouse occupies a very small area. It is not as big as the office buildings of the officials of the Zhi Neishi Prefecture, only about ten square meters in size.
Although the warehouse door is not big, there are seven large locks hanging on the small door. The chains of each lock are as thick as an arm. The surface of the small door is covered with those iron chains.
"Can we save five years of military pay here?"
The First Emperor knew how big the warehouse was by looking at the door, and he suspected it was authentic.
Even if this warehouse is full of gold, it is only about 600,000 gold.
One gold is worth a thousand dollars, that is 600 million dollars.
The military salary for ten years is about 12 billion, and the military salary for five years is about 6 billion.
Although 600 million yuan is also a huge number, compared with 6 billion yuan, it is ten times the difference, which is still far behind.
"Of course."
Fu Zikang couldn't stop nodding, took out a bunch of keys, and started to open the seven locks on the warehouse door.
When the First Emperor saw this, he said nothing and quietly watched Fu Zikang open the door.
I thought to myself: Is this Zhuzi stuffing a warehouse of colored glaze for me? Even so, if he can spend enough money to build half of the Chidao, then Zhuzi has made a great contribution. The number of colored glazes on the market has not increased significantly in recent years.
, where did Shuzi get so much money?
Click~
…
The sound of the seven large locks' tongues and lock bodies colliding was clear and sweet, and Fu Zikang opened seven locks in a row.
"Your Majesty, move back a little."
"Withdraw some?"
"Of course."
Are you afraid that something inside will hurt me?
Could it be that this warehouse contains living animals?
What kind of rare beast is it?
Black bird?
Dragon?
The First Emperor took two steps back in confusion.
"Your Majesty, please withdraw five more steps."
"..."
The First Emperor's curiosity had been aroused by Fu Zikang, so he took five steps back.
Fu Zikang nodded and then opened the warehouse door.
When he pulled the warehouse door, he kept standing at the door and moved with the warehouse door.
In the eyes of the First Emperor full of expectation.
What caught his eye was not the glittering gold, nor the colorful glass vessels, nor the black birds and dragons he had just thought of.
Instead, it was a handful of ashes thrown out.
The ashes seemed to have been firmly blocked in the warehouse by the door. Now that they were no longer blocked by the door, they all rushed out at once, as if hundreds of people in the room had thrown a ball of dirt at the First Emperor at the same time.
"retreat!"
The First Emperor had not yet reacted.
Ge Nie gently pulled the First Emperor backward with his left hand, and with his right hand drew out the sword from his waist and stopped him in front of the First Emperor.
The sword master in white dances like a thousand swords at the same time, and his posture is extremely gorgeous.
The invisible and intangible sword energy showed its shape in the dust, causing all the flying dust to rustle and fall as if it had hit an invisible wall.
After five breaths, all the flying dust had been knocked off by Gai Nie.
Cha~
The sword master in white clothes put his sword into its scabbard, and his clothes were still snow-white, spotless and without any stains.
The First Emperor squinted his eyes, stepped on the dust on the ground and walked to Fu Zikang, who was still standing at the door. He said extremely calmly: "You said that this is the soil that can be worth five years of military pay."
Fu Zikang nodded, then shook his head. The gray on his crown kept sliding down.
Although he had been hiding at the door just now, he was not protected by a sword master after all, and there was still some dust on his body, making him look disgraced.
"This thing is not soil, it is cement."
The First Emperor did not lose his temper, and even though it seemed so ridiculous, he did not show any signs of anger.
"Cement? This is the first time I heard this name."
The First Emperor looked at the cement piled to the top in the warehouse, took two quick steps, and reached out to grab it.
"Your Majesty, please wait."
Fu Zikang stopped him quickly.
"Um?"
The First Emperor looked back at Fu Zikang, who was so frightened that Fu Zikang immediately retracted his hand.
"This thing will burn your hands. Your Majesty should not touch it directly."
"Burn your hands? This thing is not a flame. How can it burn your hands?"
The First Emperor heard more and more strange things today, and his tone became calmer.
If Zhao Gao were here, he would know that the First Emperor was already angry at this moment, but he was just suppressing it.
"I don't know, but it was Lord Chang'an who said it. I personally saw Lord Chang'an put a piglet into the lime. A day later, the piglet's skin became red and swollen, with traces of burns, and cracked when exposed to water."
"...You said this thing was sent by that Zhuzi? What did he call it?"
"cement."
"He said this cement can be worth five years of military pay?! Is that how you fooled me?"
When Ying Zheng heard that it was sent by Ying Chengyu, his calm expression disappeared, and he became angry and furious.
The First Emperor stamped his feet angrily, causing dust to rise everywhere, and the black bird on his imperial robe seemed to be floating in the clouds.
Gai Nie looked at the cement-stained Mianfu on Ying Zheng's body with an expressionless expression.
Waste of my sword.
"Your Majesty, calm down your anger. Your Majesty, calm down your anger. Let me cover up the wonderful use of this thing for Your Majesty." Fu Zikang said hurriedly when he saw that the First Emperor was angry.
The First Emperor watched with cold eyes.
"I remember correctly, you came here on the recommendation of that prince?"
"Yes, Lord Chang'an treated me with great kindness. When I was about to starve to death, it was Lord Chang'an who took me in. I gave him my surname, Zikang."
When it comes to Ying Chengxiang, Fu Zikang still seems a little timid.
But his tone was obviously much firmer, and his eyes were full of reverence.
During the Qin Dynasty, many people did not have surnames, and only noble people had surnames.
Wooden Slips No. 6 and No. 11 of the Qin Slips in Sleeping Tiger Land are letters home written by brothers Jing and Heifu respectively to their elder brother Zhong. The three of them are brothers.
Even the soldiers of the Qin Dynasty did not have surnames. It can be seen from this that people with surnames in the Qin Dynasty had at least a certain status.
Ying Chengyu gave Zikang a surname and a name, which was an extremely glorious thing in the Qin Dynasty.
"Then why don't you speak for Chenglong in the court?"
"The Lord of Chang'an does not need your words."
The First Emperor narrowed his eyes and said in a dangerous voice: "Then if Chenglong wants you to speak."
"Then the minister will speak."
Ying Zheng looked at this important minister who frankly admitted that he was one of the Nine Qings, and he said coldly: "You are eating my salary and being loyal to me. You are disloyal."
"Zikang is indeed unfaithful to Your Majesty. Zikang's position as the governor of Su Nei is like managing the accounts of the Chang'an Lord. The Lord of Chang'an recommended Zikang to be the governor of Su Nei. As far as Zikang is concerned, he is serving the Lord of Chang'an. Your Majesty
If you think Zikang is not good enough, Zikang can just resign and go back to be the accountant of the Chang'an Junfu."
Fu Zikang didn't even address me as a minister, which shows that he really wanted to resign.
"My Jiu Qing is not as good as the accountant in the Shuzi Mansion?"
"Two thousand dan per year for governing Su Nei Shi, the salary given by your Majesty is more..."
Ying Zheng saw Fu Zikang cowering, but with a firm look in his eyes. It was difficult to understand why Fu Zikang dared to talk to him like this despite being afraid of him.
"During the reign of the Nine Ministers of the Great Qin Dynasty, Su Neishi was loyal to Cheng Xi, but not to me. Do you know that I can kill you just by doing this!"
There was a look of fear in Fu Zikang's eyes, but he said: "Chang'an Lord said that as long as I tell the truth to Your Majesty, Your Majesty will not kill me. As long as I take care of the accounts, no matter what I think, Your Majesty will not bother to care about me."
"snort!"
The First Emperor snorted coldly, and the murderous aura just now completely dissipated with this cold snort.
"That Shuzi has been extremely stubborn these years and likes to read people's hearts. He actually used this trick on me. How outrageous! Fu Zikang, now is the time for you to atone for your loyalty to the Lord."
"If you can prove that this dust you call cement can be worth five years of military pay, I will forgive you and Ying Chengyu today. If you can't, you two have committed the crime of deceiving the emperor, so you can go to the execution ground."
Fu Zikang was still scared at first, but after hearing the whole words of the First Emperor, he breathed a sigh of relief and replied easily: "Wei."
When the First Emperor saw Fu Zikang's confident look, he knew that there must be something strange about this cement.
I couldn't help but take advantage of Fu Zikang's busy schedule to squat down and take a closer look at the cement.
But the First Emperor looked around and saw nothing special about it. He thought it was just gray soil.
He wanted to grab it with his hands, but then he thought about what Fu Zikang said just now about burning his hands...
"Gane."
"I'm here."
"Grab some cement and see if there's anything strange about it."
"..."
Ge Nie had no expression on his face and looked at the First Emperor with a look that made you think I was stupid.
"If this were Zhao Gao, he would have arrested you. You are not as loyal to me as Zhao Gao."
Ge Nie remained silent for three breaths.
"What does Your Majesty want me to do?"
"Grab some cement and see what's weird about it."
Ge Nie remained silent for another three breaths.
"What does Your Majesty want me to do?"
"Catch some...Gane, you are becoming more and more bold now, how dare you tease me!"
"His Majesty has issued an order. I want my memory to deteriorate. I can't remember three breaths in any text I have read. I dare not disobey it."
"What I say is words, words can be remembered!"
Gai Nie was silent again for three breaths: "What did your Majesty just say?"
"……nothing."
"only."
I didn't even give an order, you're just a piece of shit!
The First Emperor felt that Zhao Gao was more suitable to be the official seal official.
It doesn't matter if you approve the memorial more slowly, it's important not to get pissed off.
The skill of the two talking.
Fu Zikang has prepared all the items.
On the ground were half a basin of water, a shovel, half a basin of stones, and half a basin of yellow sand.
In front of the First Emperor's eyes, Fu Zikang first shoveled half a shovel into the cement and placed it on the ground, then shoveled half a shovel's worth of yellow sand and piled it on the cement, and then shoveled half a shovel's worth of stones and piled them on the yellow sand.
Then Fu Zikang picked up the ladle and poured water on the cement, yellow sand and gravel mixture while mixing it back and forth with a shovel.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! But Fu Zikang must have never done similar work before, so yellow sand, cement, and stones were scattered everywhere.
The First Emperor looked at it for a moment, frowned, and saw that Fu Zikang wanted to mix the three.
So he took the shovel from Fu Zikang's hand and used it himself.
Fu Zikang exclaimed: "How can your Majesty do this job!"
The First Emperor said impatiently: "If you do well, will I be willing to do it?"
The First Emperor brought the three together three times, five divided by two, and stirred them back and forth. He was infinitely better than Fu Zikang.
After stirring, the First Emperor felt that it was no longer sticky, so he asked without raising his head: "Should we add more water?"
"Oh? Oh! Yes, yes! Add water, add water!"
Fu Zikang looked a little dull and was woken up by the First Emperor's words. He hurriedly scooped up water with a ladle and poured it on slowly.
While pouring the water, Fu Zikang wanted to speak but stopped.
"You can ask if you want. Are you no longer brave enough to say you were disloyal to me?"
Fu Zikang said cautiously: "Your Majesty has known about cement for a long time? Have you ever worked with this thing?"
The First Emperor still didn't raise his head, and continued to stir the mixture of cement, yellow sand, and stones, and said naturally: "No, but this is not much different from mixing mud. When I was young, I lived in the Kingdom of Zhao with my mother, and our houses were always destroyed by the Zhao people.
You have to fill it with mud. If you don’t fill it, you and your mother will suffer the cold.”
"Haha, thanks to my good skills in He Ni, no matter how hard those Zhao dogs tried to tear me apart, I could still repair it. My mother and I were woken up by the cold twice. I dare not say that I am the best in the world in governing the country, but He Ni, no one in this world
Can be stronger than me."
Listening to the first emperor's proud words, Fu Zikang unconsciously felt a little dazed again.
There was some mist in his eyes. He had never thought about the mighty First Emperor, the lord of the world.
What I am most proud of is not governing the country, but peace...
"In a daze again? Add water!"
After being together for a while, the First Emperor found that the stickiness was no longer there anymore. He looked up and found that Fu Zikang had deserted again, and said impatiently.
"There is no one in the world who has never been frozen. Why should you cry if I have been frozen? Don't think that I won't punish you if you cry. If this cement cannot be worth five years of military pay later, you will still be beheaded."
Fu Zikang was crying and pouring water.
His tears mixed with water and flowed into a mixture of cement, gravel and yellow sand along the shovel wielded by the First Emperor.
The Great Qin Governor Su Neishi, who was loyal to Ying Chengyu, said in a whimpering voice: "I will not disappoint Your Majesty!"
"...That's good. There is hope for success, and the country will be forever solid, so that no one in the world will suffer from the cold."