The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 54 Asking for money
Zhao Ji was lying on the couch, resting and eating winter dates. When she saw Ying Zheng coming over, she was very surprised and said with a smile, "Hey, where did the wind come from today to bring such a busy man here? How strange."

Ying Zheng walked over, took out a date and stuffed it into Zhao Ji's mouth, and stuffed one into his own mouth as well: "You are quite talkative while eating."

Zhao Ji spat out the dates and said, "Pooh, rude child."

"Tell me, what's the matter?"

Ying Zheng smiled and said, "Mother, can't I come if I have nothing to do? It can't be because I miss you."

Zhao Ji rolled her eyes at Ying Zheng and said, "You have so many things on your mind that you can't stop thinking about them, and you still have a poor old mother like you."

He sighed, "Alas, your poor mother has no one to accompany her. She can only play mahjong alone."

Ying Zheng hurriedly stopped talking. Zhao Ji was acting too much. "Stop, stop, stop. You are right, mother. I really have something to ask you to come here."

Zhao Ji sneered: "Haha, didn't you say you came here because you missed your mother?"

Ying Zheng said confidently: "I want my mother's help, so I do want it."

Zhao Ji laughed angrily: "Is this still your attitude of asking for help?"

"I can't help you! Goodbye, your poor mother needs to rest." He closed his eyes and pretended to sleep.

Ying Zheng stepped forward, grabbed her shoulders and started shaking her, and the hairpins on her head kept making noises.

"Mother, why did you become like this? There's no point in talking about asking for favors between mother and son. It's too formal."

"Be serious, there's business."

Zhao Ji pried his hands apart and sat up: "Alright, alright, tell me now, you're shaking me to death."

Complained: "It really is true that the older it gets the less adorable it becomes."

Ying Zheng smiled and said, "It's not a big deal. I just want to do something recently, but I'm short of money. Please ask mother to find father today. I want to ask father for some money. I also need your help with something small."

Zhao Ji was surprised: "Didn't the king reward you with 500 gold a few days ago?"

Ying Zheng shook his head: "Not enough, not even close."

"Five hundred gold is not enough? Mother still has some pocket money, and there are still four or five hundred gold. You can take them all."

Ying Zheng still shook his head: "Not enough."

Zhao Ji was really shocked: "It's one thousand gold coins in total, and it's still not enough?"

"Zheng'er, what are you going to do? With this money, you can support a team of a thousand people for several months."

"I want to do a big business, I need 1,500 gold, and I can get a hundred times the profit. Not only money, but also the help of my father and Lu Buwei."

Zhao Ji nodded: "As long as you are sure, this is not a small amount of money. Even your father should be cautious."

Ying Zheng smiled and said, "Don't worry, mother. I have never done anything that I was not sure of."

Zhao Ji didn't care about these things, and she knew that Ying Zheng was much smarter than herself. Anyway, as long as Ying Zheng wanted to do it, she would just support him.

"Then you just wait. Mother doesn't need to call him. Your father comes here every day these days. He should come when he is done with his work."

Asked Ying Zheng: "It's still early, do you want to play Mahjong?"

Seeing Zhao Ji in high spirits, Ying Zheng also wanted to accompany her: "Okay, come on."

Zhao Ji called two maids and the four of them started playing.

When dusk was approaching and the moon was about to rise, Ying Zheng stopped playing and sat cross-legged by the window, meditating with his eyes closed, practicing Qigong.

Bored Zhao Ji stared at Ying Zheng blankly. The child had indeed grown up. When it was already late at night, Zichu finally finished his political affairs and returned to Zhao Ji's bedroom.

As the crown prince and with his father in poor health, he naturally had a lot of things to do. Of course, Zichu enjoyed it.

Zichu was exhausted after a day of hard work, but he couldn't help but feel happy when he returned to the palace. Seeing the lights on in the palace, Zhao Ji must have not rested yet and was still outside the palace, so she shouted:
"Madam, I'm back. Did you miss your husband?"

When he entered the palace, he found that Ying Zheng was also there, smiling. Zichu felt a little embarrassed for a moment and quickly changed the subject: "Zheng'er is here too, ahem, it's so late, what's the matter?"

Ying Zheng stepped forward and saluted: "Father, I need your help with something."

After the family of three were seated, Zhao Ji personally poured a glass of water for Zichu, and Zichu asked, "What's the matter?"

"My child needs some money to do something."

Zichu disagreed: "It's just a small matter, why don't you just go to your mother and ask for it directly?"

Ying Zheng smiled and said, "It will cost 1,500 gold."

"How many?!"

"One thousand five hundred gold."

Zichu almost choked on his mouthful of water, and Zhao Ji quickly patted his back.

Zichu opened his eyes wide, very surprised: "Zheng'er, what are you going to do with so much?"

Ying Zheng smiled slightly, and then told Zichu about the papermaking method taught by Professor Xuanniao in his dream. He explained it in great detail, and Zichu could not help but believe it. After all, the day Ying Zheng was born was unusual, so it was normal even if he was blessed by heaven.

Then he told about his communication with Xiang Lisheng, who could ensure that papermaking was feasible.

After hearing this, Zichu was extremely surprised. As a member of the highest ruling class, he instinctively knew that paper was a good thing.

Of course, what surprised him even more was the favor of destiny. If someone else had this destiny, he would definitely want to kill him first and then be quick.

But if he is his own eldest son, then it’s okay, it’s a good thing.

Zhao Ji was also fooled. Although she didn't understand the function of paper, she only understood that her son was blessed by fate. However, it didn't stop her from being very proud: "This is my son, Zhao Ji!"

Seeing Zichu's surprised and happy expression, he was even more proud in his heart, "You just found out, I knew Zheng'er was born sacred, but I let you leave us, you just found out today."

Zichu thought about it and asked, "This is a good thing. Father supports you. Tell me what you think next."

"This item is light, practical, and cheap. No matter silk or bamboo slips, it is incomparable. Once it comes out, it will be a must-have for scholars and court officials all over the world."

"This item is complicated to make, and no one else can imitate it for the time being. I want to open stores in cities with more than 10,000 households in the world to sell it. The Mohists will build and produce it in suitable hidden places in various countries, and the Mohists will be responsible for transportation and safety maintenance."

"I will take the lead in this matter. The Mohist School will naturally actively participate in this lucrative undertaking."

"Chang Lu and Qing Qin are good at their job. We can leave this matter to them."

"Now the child needs his father's help in three things."

"First, we lack the capital to prepare for opening a store in advance."

"Then Chang Lu and Qing Qin need connections with nobles in other vassal states, and they need the help of father and Mr. Lu."

"Third, they must use the name of our Great Qin. Mo Xia can solve some problems, but such a highly profitable item may not be able to stop the greed of other countries. Although they may not know the cost, they certainly know that it will be a huge profit."

"This requires the name of the Great Qin to suppress it. Of course, this is the last resort. I am also planning to get the Confucian and Taoist schools to join in. With them to escort us together, the princes will not be too embarrassed in this matter."

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