The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 1164 Borrowing Money [Subscribe*Monthly Ticket Request]

"But I still have to remind you, everyone, that although the Mohists intend to return south, Emperor Xuanwu may not necessarily let them go. After all, this involves the outflow of a large number of talents and funds!"

The captain of the guards reminded.

Li Si and Li Yao nodded. This was inevitable. Bingzhou would never agree to the outflow of so many talents and funds.

Moreover, it is very likely that even the Mohist school cannot reveal this face.

To put it bluntly, the behavior of the Mohists was ungrateful.

It was Yan Yan who helped Mohism get through its most difficult time. It was Bingzhou who accepted them, allowing Mohism to avoid the trend of unification and survive. Then, Mohism prospered again and even surpassed its heyday.

As a result, now that life has improved, it is somewhat unreasonable to abandon Yan Yan and Bingzhou directly.

“This…” Li Yao’s scalp tingled. Although he was not so afraid of Yan Yan after awakening, he still didn’t want to deal with Yan Yan if he could avoid it.

Not to mention him, even if Ying Zheng was asked to come out to negotiate, he felt that Ying Zheng would be a little scared in his heart. Even if he really went, he would do it against his will.

After all, they are not in the right in this matter.

Therefore, in the end, it is most likely that this matter will fall on Li Yao's head.

Ying Zheng would definitely not go to the Beiye Royal City, and Xianyang would not dare to let Ying Zheng run to his old nest in Bingzhou.

"I'm so tired!" Li Yao looked up at the sky speechlessly.

After all, I still have to go to Beiye Royal City, and face Yan Yan and the civil and military officials of Bingzhou.

"In fact, the Emperor is not that difficult to approach." Li Si said.

At least Yan Yan was very nice to him and had always supported him silently.

Even when he turned to Legalism and the entire Confucianism turned its back on him, it was Yan Yan who had always encouraged and supported him from behind, and time and again spoke well of him in front of his teacher to ease their master-disciple relationship.

Yan Yan played a key role in his gaining the support of Confucianism.

"Just shut up!" Li Yao said bluntly.

He treats you well because you are a student of Confucianism and come from the same family as him, and there is no conflict of interest between you and him, so he can invest in you at ease.

The problem is that you are going there to borrow money and poach employees, so who would be nice to you?

"In fact, Emperor Xuanwu is not that difficult to deal with!" The captain of the guards also spoke.

At least, like Li Si, he also received a lot of favors from Yan Yan.

"Just shut up!" Li Yao didn't expect that she would become the third party.

"..." Li Si and the captain of the guards looked at each other, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Thank you very much for the reminder, General!" Li Yao finally expressed his gratitude and bowed, then left Nanyang County with his guards and returned to Xianyang.

After returning to Xianyang, Li Yao explained the matter to Ying Zheng. As he expected, Ying Zheng issued an edict to make him an extraordinary ambassador and send him to Bingzhou to contact the Mohist school and discuss their return to the south.

"I envy Zijian!" Li Yao couldn't help but envy the arrival of King Qi Jian.

They are both internal officials, so why is there such a big difference in their treatment?

But even if you have no money, you still have to go.

Not long after returning to Xianyang, Li Yao rushed to Beiye Royal City without stopping.

However, unlike what he expected, the Beiye Royal City gave a warm welcome to their arrival.

"The God of Wealth is here?" Chen Jian greeted him with a smile at the city gate.

"You are the God of Wealth, and I'm just a beggar begging for food everywhere!" Li Yao laughed at himself.

"Your Majesty has been waiting for a long time. Please come in!" Chen Jian smiled and stepped aside to make way.

"What a good feast! You are not planning to kill me, are you?" Li Yao sighed. Bingzhou has been trying to kill him for more than a day or two. Qin State also did not allow him to go abroad before. If Qin State was really short of money, how could it allow him to go to Bingzhou as an envoy?

"How could that be? The whole country of Bingzhou welcomes Lord Li Yao to Bingzhou with open arms and feet!" Chen Jian said with a smile.

"I'm here, what should I do, Brother Zijian?" Li Yao was even more certain that this welcoming banquet was not going to be a good thing.

"Me?" Chen Jian glanced at Li Yao, "You are not my opponent!"

"..." Li Yao was speechless. I regard you as my lifelong enemy, and you actually look down on me so much?
It was a welcoming banquet, and almost all the civil and military officials in Bingzhou were in attendance, giving Li Yao great face, which made Li Yao a little confused.

"If Lord Xuan Jian hadn't come with us, I'm afraid Luo Wang and Yingmi Guards would have taken me directly back to Xianyang!" Li Yao asked with drunken eyes looking at Hei Bai Xuan Jian.

With Bingzhou treating him with such courtesy, wouldn’t Xianyang be worried that he would rebel?

"No, Luo Wang will only bring back heads and corpses!" Hei Bai Xuan Jian said lightly.

"Besides, this is Beiye Royal City. It's not easy for me to take action. There are also experts watching me!" Hei Bai Xuan Jian glanced at the dark alley in the distance.

"..." Li Yao was speechless and had no answer.

"Do you think Bingzhou is showing such courtesy to me, because they want to win me over, or do they have other purposes?" Li Yao used his inner strength to dispel the smell of alcohol, and asked after regaining his clarity of mind.

"I'm just a killer and intelligence chief. You ask me, how would I know?" Hei Bai Xuan Jian rolled his eyes.

"Fuck!" Li Yao felt even more helpless and asked this unnecessary question.

"But I can be sure that Bingzhou does not want to win you over. Bingzhou already has Chen Jian and doesn't like you!" Hei Bai Xuan Jian added.

"..."

"Forget it, let's take it one step at a time!"

Li Yao didn't think about it anymore. If the enemy comes, we will fight him with our soldiers. If the water comes, we will block it with earth.

On the second day, Li Yao was summoned and met Yan Yan and the contemporary leader of Mohism, Jing Ke, in the School Administration Hall at the power center of Bingzhou.

"Sure enough, Bingzhou already knows the purpose of our trip!" Li Yao looked at Hei Bai Xuan Jian who was standing beside her, "Why don't you hide?"

"There's no use hiding. My whereabouts have been known to Bingzhou!" Hei Bai Xuan Jian said calmly.

"Qin is short of money, very short of money!"

As soon as they met, Yan Yan spoke directly and told them about Qin's predicament.

"Special Envoy Li Yao, don't even think about refuting. I have already calculated the strength of the Qin treasury from the prices of goods in various parts of the Qin State!" Chen Jian said calmly.

"..." Li Yao was helpless. Just as he could calculate Bingzhou's financial status from Bingzhou's prices, Bingzhou could also calculate Qin's financial status from the prices in various parts of Qin.

"Okay, I admit, I'm here to borrow money!" Li Yao had no choice but to reveal his true colors.

"We can borrow it!" Yan Yan said directly.

"Huh?" Li Yao blinked in disbelief.

"Price!" Li Yao took a deep breath and prepared himself for the lion to ask for a high price.

"First, the Qin State promised that all city, water conservancy, and housing construction would be undertaken by the Mohist School!" Yan Yan pointed at Jing Ke and said.

"Okay!" Li Yao nodded. This was already part of Qin's plan.

"Second, the Bingzhou imperial merchants, government officials and Mohist school will work together with the Qin State to establish a city investment and trading company!" Yan Yan continued.

"?" Li Yao looked at Yan Yan in confusion.

"Does Qin want to recall the Mohist school without giving Bingzhou an explanation?" Yan Yan said in a cold voice.

"No, my question is, why is Bingzhou willing to pay this money?" Li Yao wondered.

This means Bingzhou also has to pay!
(End of this chapter)