Xianyang.
In the Imperial Palace.
Ever since Ying Zheng had received the blueprint of the waterwheel, he had been urging the craftsmen to hurry up with the production of the waterwheel. At the same time, he had been paying attention to the reactions of the bent shaft plow in various places.
Although the effect of the Curved Plow had been proven, Ying Zheng still felt a little uneasy because he hadn't received a comprehensive feedback yet.
In addition to the problems that had appeared in various places, Ying Zheng had been extremely busy these past two days.
"Your Majesty."
"This is the news from the emperor's teacher. Please take a look, Your Majesty.”
The commander of the Black Ice Platform stepped forward with small steps and came to Ying Zheng's side.
"Yes."
Hearing the word 'Imperial Master', Ying Zheng paused for a moment, then slowly raised his head.
"Leaving all the craftsmen in Gongshu Ye's charge, it seems like the emperor's master doesn't want to interfere in these mortal matters…Inviting Ba Qing and Wuluo to the Epang Palace for a banquet?”
Ying Zheng was a little surprised when he saw Ba Qing and Wu Luo, but he quickly reacted.
These two could be said to be Great Qin's wealthiest merchants, and they had extremely high statuses among the merchants. They were also very friendly with Great Qin and had done a lot for Great Qin over the years.
The reason why the emperor's teacher went to look for the two of them was that he wanted the caravan to get on the right track.
"Weak."
"Tell them not to deliberately keep an eye on Imperial Teacher. Just let me know the general situation. If anyone angers Imperial Teacher, then just wait.”
After reading it, Ying Zheng gave a knowing smile. Everything that the Emperor Master had told him was going smoothly.
"I know."
Dun Ruo hurriedly bowed, raising his level of respect for the emperor teacher to the highest. He would go back and warn his subordinates not to offend this master.
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In the evening.
The setting sun alone against the west tower.
The two carriages gathered together. They were the invited Bifengjun Wuluo and Bizhenjun Baqing.
"Ba Qing, were you also invited by the emperor teacher to Epang Palace?”
Wu Luo asked after seeing Ba Qing's carriage.
"Yes, I am."
"It seems like our Imperial Teacher has made a big move. He actually invited the two of us at the same time. I wonder if this Imperial Teacher's attitude towards us is the same as His Majesty's.”
Ba Qing smiled and nodded at Wu Luo, but his bright eyes were filled with worry.
All along.
The status of merchants was the lowest.
During the Warring States Period, agriculture was valued more than commerce, causing merchants to complain endlessly.
This was also why Lu Buwei was regarded as a legend by the merchants. It was because he, as a merchant, had single-handedly assisted Yi Ren to become the King of Qin and held power in his hands.
Even though he was eventually settled by the First Emperor, it didn't diminish the merchants 'praise of him.
And the First Emperor, Ying Zheng, was undoubtedly a great man.
He did not deliberately suppress the merchants because of their status. Instead, he gave them a certain degree of convenience, allowing them to walk the world easily.
However, Chen Beixuan's sudden invitation made them feel that something was wrong.
The name of the emperor's teacher had long risen to fame, and they had also heard of it.
It was rumored that the emperor's teacher could fly into the sky and enter the earth. He had the means of immortals and could even refine golden pills to make people immortal.
In short, it was ridiculous!
However…
The First Emperor's respect for the Emperor's teacher was real. Even Epang Palace was willing to give it up.
This made them worry about the emperor's teacher's attitude towards the merchants and whether he would change the current Qin system and restore the previous emphasis on agriculture and suppression of commerce.
"I hope that the Emperor's teacher is as open-minded as His Majesty. Otherwise, we merchants will have to return to a hundred years ago when we finally have a chance to improve.”
Wuluo's expression was also solemn, and he was also worried about Ba Qing.
The two of them arrived at Epang Palace with worry.
Under the lead of Manager Li Er, the two of them arrived at Epang Palace's side hall.
"So young."
When they first saw Chen Beixuan, they were shocked by his age.
Although the emperor's teacher was already famous, only the officials had seen Chen Beixuan before. As for the others, they had only heard of his name.
They had thought that Chen Beixuan would be a sage-like old man, but they had never expected him to be so young.
"Wuluo (Ba Qing) greets Imperial Teacher.”
The two of them quickly retracted their gazes and bowed to the Imperial Teacher.
"Have a seat."
Chen Beixuan nodded and gestured for them to sit down.
In their seats, there was fine wine and delicacies that had been prepared long ago.
"Thank you, Imperial Teacher."
The two of them cupped their hands in thanks again and moved to their respective seats.
Chen Beixuan did not speak first. Instead, he exchanged a few words with them and let them taste the wine and food.
After three rounds of wine, the dishes are more delicious.
Wu Luo and Ba Qing were restless. They looked at Chen Beixuan from time to time, trying to guess his intentions.
Chen Beixuan took in their thoughts and said with a smile,""You don't have to be nervous. Today, I invited the two of you here because I want to cooperate with the two of you and give you a great fortune.”
"Cooperate?"
Wu Luo and Ba Qing both cried out in surprise. Not only did they not relax, but they became even more vigilant.
Chen Beixuan was the First Emperor's personal teacher, and he had even created the Quyuan Plough. How could a big shot like him lack money?
Therefore, he had no choice.
They subconsciously thought that Chen Beixuan's so-called cooperation was nonsense.
However, it was only a matter of a few words for Ying Zheng to make a move against the merchants, or rather, the two of them. With their low status, they had no power to resist at all, so there was no need to make such a big fuss.
"Not bad."
"This venerable self wants to set up a caravan and at the same time, form a merchant association with your two families. This venerable self wants ninety-nine products in the world.”
Chen Beixuan's eyes were burning with rage. He wanted to build a business empire and control the economy in secret.
"Gulp…"
"This…"
Wuluo and Baqing were shocked by Chen Beixuan's words.
They did not expect Chen Beixuan to be so arrogant. He had said ninety-nine of the world's products. It was as if he was trying to integrate the entire business world.
They boasted that their respective forces were also top-notch in the business world, but if they looked at the entire business world, there were still a few people whose forces were not inferior to theirs.
Moreover, there were so many merchants in the world. How could it be possible to integrate the entire business world?
"Imperial Teacher, I'm afraid you don't know this. In this world, besides me and Ba Qing, there are also the Liu, Zhen, Wang, and Li clans. Their strength is not inferior to the two of us.”
"Other than that, there are countless merchants in this world. Even if all six of us add up, we only occupy half of the world. It's no different from…it's very difficult to integrate the business world.”
Wuluo wanted to say that it would be as difficult as ascending to the heavens, but he was afraid that he would anger Chen Beixuan, so he changed his words to " very difficult."
Ba Qing didn't say anything, but his eyes were filled with disappointment. This emperor teacher didn't seem to be very smart.
"This venerable self knows all of this. In fact, this venerable self knows it even better than you do.”
Chen Beixuan did not think much of Wu Luo's words. He was well aware of these things. After all, he was backed by the imperial power of the entire Empire.
"Now, I'm asking you if you're willing to cooperate with me.”
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