Xia Qi stipulated that each noble family could only buy five jars of wine at a time.
Once this rule was made, it naturally caused complaints from the people who bought the wine.
However, Great Qin restricted the drinking of alcohol, and the alcohol that was sold was not cheap, and it was very difficult to buy.
In the entire Great Qin, Xia Qi's high-alcohol white wine was like scorpion poop. It was the only one.
The people complained, but their actions were not slow at all.
Guanzhong was Great Qin's most trusted area, and more than 80% of Great Qin's nobles gathered there.
Most of these people were rich and powerful for generations. These people's families lacked everything except money.
For the next few days, there was a long queue in front of the Craftsmen Bureau, and the wine buying event continued for days.
Xianyang, in the palace.
Chunyu Yue and Zheng Ge sat opposite each other.
"Your Majesty, the Craftsmen Bureau sells wine. A jar of strong wine is priced at a hundred strings, which is an astronomical price. However, the wind and clouds were still heard in Guanzhong, and the families of dignitaries were crowded with each other. A large number of yellow and white objects were used by the craftsmen to exchange for strong wine.”
Chunyu Yue had a worried look on his face as he bowed to Brother Chaozheng.
"The Craftsman Bureau is a part of the royal court. After Gongzi Qi entered the Craftsman Bureau, he acted no different from a merchant. Today I visited Guanzhong County, and the pedestrians on the street said that they would talk about strong wine. Extravagance and extravagance flourished from then on. Confucius said: A gentleman understands righteousness, while a villain understands profit. I think this wind can't blow!"
Brother Zheng was unhappy.
To be honest, he was a little sick of Chunyu Yue's words.
The Confucianists were full of benevolence, righteousness, and morality, but many times, they couldn't do anything practical. When they opened their mouths, they were full of false truths. Brother Zheng never liked them.
When the world had just settled down, Brother Zheng wanted to go to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices.
When they arrived at the foot of Mount Tai, Brother Zheng summoned a group of local Confucian scholars because his entourage had never held such a sacrificial ceremony before.
In the end, these Confucians all had different opinions, and none of them had an accurate explanation.
However, he was very particular about some minor details.
For example, the Confucian scholars said that Mount Tai was sacred, and Brother Zheng should wrap the wheels with cattail grass to avoid damaging the vegetation on the mountain.
On this point, the Confucian scholars had reached a rare consensus.
However, Brother Zheng scoffed at this statement.
Brother Zheng had gone to Mount Tai to announce to the world that he had completed his feat of sweeping the world.
If he was so careful when climbing the mountain, what was the point of completing the ritual?
Brother Zheng immediately dismissed the group of Confucians and completed the sacrifice according to his own ideas.
Even though the Confucian scholars who followed him later were all rewarded, from that time on, Brother Zheng had a bad impression of the Confucian scholars.
Now, Chunyu Yue was actually using the words " a gentleman understands righteousness and a villain understands profit " to attack the Craftsman Bureau in front of him. It would be strange if Brother Zheng would give him a good look.
However, Chunyu Yue was still an official of the court, a figure who represented the scholarly faction in the court.
He served as an audience servant and was under the doctor's order. He was in charge of welcoming guests and receiving reports from ministers.
In other words, Chunyu Yue's position was equivalent to Great Qin's censor.
He didn't speak to Brother Zheng for personal gain, so it wasn't appropriate for Brother Zheng to express his opinion.
"I understand." Brother Zheng said indifferently.
Coming out of the palace, Chunyu Yue sat in the carriage and couldn't help but sigh.
A few days ago, his disciple, Fu Su, had given him a good wine. Chunyu Yue had even praised it endlessly, praising that the wine had the charm of Du Kang.
Ever since the Craftsmen Bureau started selling wine, Chunyu Yue couldn't boast about it.
He was deeply worried about this!
What he told Brother Zheng about visiting Guanzhong was not an exaggeration at all.
After the Craftsman Bureau's white wine was on sale, the impact was growing.
Not only in Xianyang City, but also in other places in Guanzhong, people came to buy wine.
Although there were many dignitaries in Guanzhong, there were still a few.
In the end, most of the people who bought wine were wealthy families with surplus.
As these people followed up, the sensation caused by the white wine gradually subsided. Even ordinary people would talk about it when they were chatting.
In Chunyu Yue's eyes, a hundred strings of coins for a jar was an absolutely extravagant item.
In the past, the commoners did not even dare to think about such a thing, let alone talk about it!
That was why Chunyu Yue told Brother Zheng that extravagance had already risen in Guanzhong.
However, looking at Brother Zheng's attitude, it seemed like he didn't want to waste too much time on this matter.
As a court official, Chunyu Yue knew Xia Qi's background very well.
He knew that even Brother Zheng would inevitably be more tolerant of his son, who had led a wandering life since he was young. Moreover, he was the child of Ah Fang.
However, this also depended on the specific situation.
Xia Qi's use of public tools for personal use, using the imperial court to do business, was simply a major event that shook the country's system. How could he be allowed to mess around?
However, Brother Zheng didn't say anything. No matter how anxious Chunyu Yue was, he couldn't do anything.
On the other side, after Chunyu Yue left, Brother Zheng sent Zhao Gao to the Craftsman Bureau.
"Chun Yu Yue entered the palace to impeach me?"
Looking at Zhao Gao in front of him, Xia Qi felt very baffled.
To be honest, he had done some things during his relationship with Fu Su. To Chunyu Yue, he was indeed suspected of poaching Fu Su.
But other than that, he had never interacted with Chunyu Yue, let alone had any conflicts.
He did not expect that when he was at home, the pot would fall from the sky. He really could not hide!
Zhao Gao moved closer to Xia Qi and whispered,"" I can't say that I'm impeaching him, but the words he said were also very unpleasant. He said that a gentleman understands righteousness and a villain understands profit..."
Xia Qi's face sank.
He didn't have a good impression of Zhao Gao, the man from the Great Yin. He knew that the words coming out of this guy's mouth were very likely to have the intention of fanning the flames.
However, that old man Chunyu Yue had gone too far.
What did he mean by a villain speaking of profit?
You're the villain, your whole family is villains!
"I understand. You can go back now." Xia Qi waved his hand.
There was no doubt that Brother Zheng did not hide his intention to protect him in this matter.
However, to shut Chunyu Yue and the others up, just relying on Brother Zheng's protection wasn't enough.
He had to do something.
The sky gradually darkened, and Xia Qi paced around the room.
Suddenly, he clapped his hands.
"I got it!"
Xia Qi, who had found his train of thought, called Zhui, Jing, and Zhuo over.
"Are the three of you familiar with farming tools?”
The three of them looked at each other and nodded.
For craftsmen, making farm tools was a basic skill.
Xia Qi picked up the pen and started drawing on the table.
After a while, he drew something curved on the table.
"Your Highness, are you drawing a plow? However, why was the shaft of the plow bent?”
Xia Qi smiled slightly and said," This is a kind of plow that I improved. You will know what use this curved shaft has once you try it!”
That's right, what Xia Qi was preparing to do was precisely the Qu Yuan Li.
Didn't you say that the Craftsmen Bureau sold wine without doing proper work?
Then I'll improve the farming tools. Let's see what else you have to say!
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