Xianyang City.
At the Left Prime Minister's residence,
"Prime Minister, the outside world is already in chaos. How can you still sit here peacefully?”
Nesten rushed into the study and said anxiously.
"What can they do?"
Li Si looked up from the thick file and said calmly,""Can't you tell that this is His Majesty's strategy to lure the snake out of its hole?”
"But isn't the commotion this time a little too big?”
"Not only that group of Confucians, but even after many merits, they seem to be looking forward to enfeoffment!”
Neishiteng hesitated for a moment before handing a roll of names to Li Si.
As one of the Nine Ministers of Great Qin, he was not only in charge of Great Qin's treasury, but he was also the governor of the capital region. He knew what was happening in Xianyang City.
"Even he can't sit still!"
Even Li Si could not help but gasp when he saw the familiar name at the end.
This doctor was the trusted aide of Right Prime Minister Wang Wan!
Although Wang Wan's authority had been greatly reduced by the First Emperor due to his deep friendship with the rebel Lord Chang Ping, he still had a deep influence inside and outside the court, far surpassing the Eldest Young Master Fu Su, who had a virtuous reputation.
More importantly, Wang Wan's support for the enfeoffment system meant that the Qin nobles, who had always supported the First Emperor the most, had split up. This had a huge impact.
"Could it be that His Majesty really made a mistake this time?”
Even Li Si, who had always been confident in the First Emperor, couldn't help but waver at this moment.
At this moment,
"Prime Minister, His Majesty's decree!"
A lieutenant of the Imperial Guards quickly walked to the front of the study and bowed respectfully.
"Could it be that His Majesty is really going to give in?”
Li Si and Neishiteng looked at the travel-worn commandant who had rushed over from 800 miles away. While they bowed and received the decree, they felt more and more uneasy.
However, very soon, the two of them were completely stunned.
"What is this?"
Li Si and Neishteng looked at each other as they looked at the imperial edict, which was made of a different material but was lighter and more translucent. Then, they quickly focused their attention on the imperial edict.
"So this is a new writing material invented by that Mister Su Han. It's called paper!”
"Not only is it more suitable for writing than silk, but it's also extremely cheap. It's even cheaper than bamboo slips, and its production is extremely high!”
"Haha, with this divine item, how can a mere Confucian school contend against the Imperial Court?”
Li Si and Neishteng let out a long sigh of relief after reading through the imperial edict's contents and repeatedly touching the material of the paper. Confidence was restored to their faces.
"Prime Minister, who exactly is this Mister Su?”
"According to His Majesty's secret decree, the new salt and immortal wine that are currently selling well in Great Qin and the Outlander Lands were also invented by Mister Su.”
Nesten said with admiration,
As the internal history of the Great Qin Empire, he knew very well about the profits of Su Han's two inventions.
Even though refined salt was sold at a much lower price than crude salt, because of the low cost and the large quantity, the daily profit was still over 1,000 strings of coins!
As for the Immortal's Drunken Wine, it caused a sensation among all of Great Qin's nobles. The price of a jar had already increased by ten times, but it was still in short supply.
If the profits from the foreign trade caravans that Wu Shiluo and Ba Qing were in charge of were included, just these two items would bring in at least three million strings of money to Great Qin's treasury, which was enough to make up 20 to 30% of the previous annual income!
Neishi Teng, the Head Chief of the National Treasury, had also been grateful and admired Su Han for a long time because of this, and had repeatedly asked for merit for Su Han.
However, he did not expect that he had still underestimated Su Han.
The incredibly useful and cheap paper was incredibly important to Great Qin, and even Neishiteng could not understand how important it was.
"To be able to be highly regarded by His Majesty and addressed as Mister, he must have extraordinary abilities!”
Although Li Si was also shocked, he was still the head of the court, so he was the first to calm down.""With Teacher Su's new paper, the Imperial Court has the absolute advantage in this contest. You and I must not miss His Majesty's grand plan!”
"According to His Majesty's imperial edict, a large batch of new papers and books will arrive soon. By then, we will be able to open the eyes of those pedantic scholars in Xianyang City!”
After fondling the new paper for a while, Neishteng regained his calm, but his eyes were filled with anticipation.
During this period of time, facing such a huge commotion in Xianyang City, he, the internal history of the grain, was under great pressure. Now, he could finally relax.
"Combined with the first imperial court assessment in Linzi City, this Mister Su really has a broad view of the world's talents!”
Compared to Internal Shiteng, Li Si, the Left Prime Minister, naturally saw further. While he was amazed and admired, he also felt a little pressured.
With Su Han's contributions to Great Qin and the First Emperor's trust, once he returned to the Imperial Court, the entire structure of the Imperial Court would change drastically.
Especially when he considered the Right Prime Minister Wang Wan's extraordinary performance in the battle between the enfeoffment system and the prefecture system, Li Si's heart sank even more.
Even though there had never been a case of a commoner being directly promoted to the position of Minister, his Majesty had always dared to be the first in the world. Even Li Si could not make a rash decision.
"Forget it!"
"Instead of worrying about these useless things, it is better to perform well in the future. As long as Your Majesty does not lose His Majesty's favor, my position as Prime Minister will be as stable as Mount Tai.
Although Resurrection was talented, he was still young and might not be able to understand the techniques of the imperial court.”
After pondering for a long time, Li Si let out a long sigh.
If one were to really think about it, Su Han was still a great benefactor to the Li family.
It was Su Han's salt policy that gave Li You the opportunity to be promoted to the Imperial Censor of Sanchuan Prefecture, taking an important step in his official career.
Li Si looked in the direction of the courtyard and suddenly had a new plan."
No matter what, Su Han's rise in Great Qin was unstoppable, and with Li You's help, they could become friends and not enemies.
In particular, his youngest daughter was not only virtuous and virtuous, but she also had the beauty to topple cities. If she could marry Su Han, it would really be perfect.
It was a pity that Linzi was thousands of miles away from Xianyang City, and Li Si, as the Prime Minister of the Imperial Court, could not leave so easily. Otherwise, he would have liked to pay a visit to this extraordinary person who had changed the Great Qin Empire.
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