"Stop chasing, Seventh Highness, stop chasing.”Dunrou was heading to the runway.
"You old fart, you admit your mistake?" Ying Zi Xuan panted heavily.
"That's right. Although this old minister's body is weak, it's not a problem for him to run a few more miles.”
"I'm afraid that the Seventh Prince's stamina will be exhausted and something bad will happen.”Dunrou replied.
"Ah, f * ck!"
"Are you looking down on me?" Ying Zi Xuan was so angry that his teeth itched, but just as Dun Ruo said, Ying Zi Xuan couldn't catch up.
Dun Ruo was a paladin back then. Even after becoming a guest, he often trained, and his body was as strong as a bull.
"Old b * stard, just you wait. If I don't trick you once, I'll take your surname!”Ying Zixuan said angrily.
"Bastard, little bastard, you're so bold!"
"Don't make a poison oath!" At the side, Ying Zheng, who had been watching the show, suddenly felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly shouted to stop him.
"Seventh Prince, don't speak nonsense. This old official has a weak heart and is really afraid of you.”Dun Ruo was also shocked by Ying Zi Xuan's words and broke out in a cold sweat.
"Alright, stop fooling around. Xuan 'er, let me ask you. Why did you say that free is the most expensive?”Ying Zheng straightened his expression and asked,
Hearing this, Ying Zixuan stood up and bowed,"Imperial Father, regarding the coal furnace, we absolutely cannot use the free strategy.”
"Otherwise, coal furnaces will definitely become a disaster for the world!”Ying Zi Xuan directly said.
"Hmm?" Hearing this, Ying Zheng's expression changed slightly. He looked at Ying Zixuan and said,""Why would a matter of seeking happiness for the people become a disaster for the world? Aren't you exaggerating?”
"That's not true, Imperial Father. During the war to unify the six countries, Great Qin's population decreased greatly, but there are still 30 million registered residents.”
"Each household will have six million coal furnaces. Even if they are not made of bronze, they will be made of molten iron. The cost of this project will definitely not be lower than the cost of the road!”
"Besides, whether the coal furnace is made of bronze or iron, a furnace will need to be replaced in a few years. In the long run, the national treasury will not be able to make ends meet!”Ying Zi Xuan said.
Hearing this, Ying Zheng pondered for a moment, and finally nodded.
It was just as Ying Zixuan had said, if Great Qin's people wanted to use coal furnaces, they would need at least six million, and this did not include the ones that were destroyed or abandoned.
If they were to forge it all for free, the cost of smelting iron and labor would be astronomical.
Just as Ying Zheng was deep in thought, Dunrou, who was standing beside him, spoke again,""But, Your Highness, in the short term, we only need to satisfy the needs of the people in Xianyang. The other areas should be progressing step by step.”
"Dun Ruo, you old fart, shut up!”Ying Zi Xuan said unhappily.
"In a short period of time, it is indeed good to satisfy the people of Xianyang and let them use coal furnaces.”
"However, there is a prerequisite.”
"Since ancient times, people have not worried about being few, but about being uneven. If the people of Xianyang received the coal stove for free, how would the people outside of Xianyang view this matter?”
"Could it be that only the citizens of Xianyang are the citizens of Great Qin?”
"The Great Qin Empire has just been unified, and the people's hearts are not stable. If the remnants of the six dynasties grasp this matter and make a big fuss about it, not only will the coal furnace not become a weapon for the people of the world, but it will also become a disaster for the Great Qin Empire and the people!”
"Lord Dunrou, have you thought about this?”Ying Zi Xuan tilted his head and asked in a bad mood.
Hearing this, Dun Ruo instantly felt a little embarrassed.
Originally, he had good intentions. He wanted to promote the coal furnace as soon as possible, from near to far, so that the people of Xianyang could have a better winter.
However, he had never thought that his kind intentions would be so ridiculous and almost harm the Great Qin Imperial Court.
"I almost caused a disaster. Your Majesty, please punish me!”
Dun Ruo kowtowed and apologized to Ying Zheng.
"Cough cough." Looking at Dunrou who was begging for forgiveness, Ying Zheng felt a little embarrassed.
One had to know that he had completely agreed with Dun Ruo's idea just now and had almost issued an imperial edict.
Don't look at how Ying Zi Xuan's words were all directed at Dun Ruo, but in reality, every single word of Ying Zi Xuan's was a direct slap to his face.
The feeling of being taught a lesson by his son was extremely unpleasant, but Ying Zheng also felt that what this unfilial son said was right.
"Alright, Uncle Dun, stop acting. If you apologize to my father, how can he blame you?”Ying Zi Xuan sighed and said speechlessly.
"Hey!" Hearing this, Dun Ruo stood up abruptly, a hint of embarrassment appearing on his dark face.
"Little bastard, tell me what you have in mind. He would first satisfy the people of Xianyang. He was afraid that it would cause chaos, but he couldn't quickly spread it to all parts of Great Qin.”
"Do I have to smash this coal furnace in my hand?”Ying Zheng said, grasping the crux of the problem.
"Smash it in your hand? Father, it's not like you haven't experienced the magical effect of the coal stove just now. This is a divine weapon for heating!”
"I definitely can't throw this away. Not only can't I throw it away, but I also want to earn a lot of money.”
"At the very least, we have to earn the money for a road!”Ying Zixuan said solemnly.
"The money for one road?"
Upon hearing this, both Ying Zheng and Dun Ruo were dumbfounded.
The road was built using the capital of Great Qin, land tax, corvee tax, salt and iron tax, and other national taxes of Great Qin.
However, if Ying Zixuan wanted to rely on the coal furnace to contend with Great Qin's national tax, he was overestimating himself.
Seeing the expressions of Ying Zheng and Dun Ruo, Ying Zixuan knew that they did not believe him.
However, there was nothing they could do about it-this was a weakness of Great Qin's era.
Merchants are cheap!
Ying Zheng and Dun Ruo were both experts in politics and strategy. Even if Ying Zixuan had a few more tricks up his sleeve, he would still not be a match for these two old fellows.
But in terms of business, playing with this group of ancient people, Ying Zi Xuan really had nothing to fear.
"Tell me about your operation!" Ying Zheng looked at Ying Zixuan, who was about to get cocky, shook his head and said directly.
"Alright, Dad!" Ying Zi Xuan nodded.
"Father, when you unified the six states, why did you move the wealthy merchants and nobles of the six states to the land of Sanqin?”Ying Zi Xuan didn't say what he did, but asked directly.
"For the stability of Great Qin!" Ying Zheng said bluntly.
Whether it was the wealthy merchants or the nobles of the six countries, they were all incredibly famous in the six countries. Great Qin used its iron-blooded methods to destroy the six countries one by one.
It looked like Great Qin had unified the world, but in reality, the people's hearts were not united. There was nothing they could do about it; the people's hearts were not something that could be gathered overnight.
Therefore, by moving the wealthy merchants and nobles of the six states to the land of Sanqin, firstly, they could monitor them at the foot of the Tian family. Secondly, without the leadership of these people, the people could properly farm.
In the end, everything was for Great Qin's unity and stability.
"Imperial Father, have you ever thought about how much wealth these wealthy merchants and the remnants of the six countries have in their pockets? If you could plunder it, would you still have to live like this?”
"Moreover, if we can destroy the prestige of these people among the people of the original six states, wouldn't it be killing two birds with one stone?”
Ying Zi Xuan once again threw out a bomb.
"Plundering wealthy merchants and the remnants of the six dynasties? Destroy the prestige of these people among the people of the original six states?”
"What do you mean?" Ying Zheng's appetite was aroused by Ying Zixuan, and his interest was piqued.
"Using the coal furnace to cooperate with Black Rock and the others may seem like a cooperation, but in reality, they are in control!!!”Speaking up to here, Ying Zi Xuan revealed a wilted expression.
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