Great Qin Emperor

Chapter 249 Consolidation of the World to Create a Navy ([-])
"I have met Master Zhou, and General Nei Shi." A group of craftsmen saluted Zhou Chong and Nei Shi Teng who were striding in.

Zhou Chong returned the salute and said, "Masters, please sit down, please sit down."

When the craftsmen sat down, Zhou Chong looked at the craftsmen for a while, and said with a smile: "You all look good. The scenery in Qi is beautiful, rich and prosperous, unlike the people in the inland, who often have pale faces. They, and You can't compare, they can eat a full meal all year round, thank God."

A craftsman surnamed Wang stood up and said, "Master Zhou doesn't know something. It's true that the land of Qi is rich and rich, but we can't have enough food every meal. It's not bad to have a full meal a month. I I remember, my family holds a tooth festival in the middle of every month. It is not to eat meat, but to let the whole family have a full meal. My baby is so full that he can’t walk, and he keeps staring at the pot He said he would eat three more bowls."

These words sound funny at first, but when you think about it carefully, they are so bitter that you can't laugh, Zhou Chong said sadly: "Why is that?"

A craftsman surnamed Lin replied: "Mr. Zhou, it's not that the officials are too cruel and have taken away all our living resources. We are busy all year long, and we can't even eat enough. Don't cook salt." I thought they had salt at home, and my brother-in-law cooks salt, so he eats salt a few times a year, and when it’s time to use salt, he’s not eating, he’s just eating meat, he’s happier than celebrating the festival.” Said In the end, tears were streaming down, and he said: "It's hard for us people!"

Zhou Chong thought of a line of lyrics, and said: "I can understand your life, that is, those who sell salt drink light soup, and make mats for sleeping on bare beds. Is that what it means?"

"Yes, yes, Mr. Zhou is right. Those who cook salt have no salt to eat, those who weave mats have no mat to sleep on, those who farm have no food to eat, and those who fish have no fish to eat. This is our life, similar to pigs and cows. "A craftsman surnamed Shang whimpered: "From our ancestors to us, it has been such a hard life, but it has made us suffer. Mr. Zhou, you have reduced those taxes that are more than a cow's hair. The common people have food to eat, and we can’t even look bad.”

"That's right! If it weren't for Mr. Zhou and you coming, we don't know how long our hard life will last." The craftsmen echoed eagerly.

During the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, the nations went to war, resulting in countless casualties, which in itself was an extremely heavy burden.Coupled with the corruption of officials in Qi State, and the greed of the courtiers headed by Sheng Sheng, the lives of ordinary people became even more miserable.

Zhou Chong said with great emotion: "Where Qi is rich and generous, your life is so hard. Compared with the people in other places, your life is still better. Scholars call Daqin a tyrant, and you treat Daqin so badly." Well, they are going to scold you."

"Students, they know nonsense." Craftsman surnamed Lin said disdainfully: "Before, we also believed what they said, thinking that Daqin was cruel and would kill us all, but we didn't expect it to be completely different. Nothing else Said, we can at least have enough to eat, no need to give everything to the government as before, we have nothing at the end of the year.

"We ordinary people don't understand those principles, but we only recognize one principle. We treat whoever gives us food and clothing. Daqin allows us to live a good life, and Daqin is our imperial court."

What he said reached everyone's hearts, and there was another burst of agreement.

Zhou Chong once again said with emotion: "The land of Qilu is known as the hometown of etiquette, the rites of the Duke of Zhou, the teachings of the Taigong, the prestige of Qi has spread far and wide, and the Jixia Academy is even more famous. I did not expect that you have not learned any teachings from the sages. "

"Come on. Scholars always talk about the way of the sage king. It sounds quite reasonable, but it doesn't benefit us common people. The more we believe in their preaching, the more we will have nothing to eat." The craftsman surnamed Shang looked down upon it very much. Said: "Mr. Zhou, those scholars here are very good at reading books, and they are also very good at doing bad things. Which tricks to plunder our common people are not thought up by scholars? That Jixia Academy is all taught to pay out of the pockets of ordinary people. The flowery intestines should have been burned long ago."

The contribution of Jixia Academy to the development of Chinese culture cannot be denied. In today’s words, Jixia Academy was a first-class institution of higher learning at that time. There are historical celebrities like Han Fei and Li Si.He has enjoyed great fame for a long time in Chinese history, and Zhou Chong also admires it, but he didn't expect it to be worthless in their mouths.

Although the words of the craftsmen are biased, they are not unreasonable. Throughout history, not all, but most of, the ability to pocket the pockets of the common people were conceived by scholars. This is true both at home and abroad.The state of Qi is extremely corrupt, and there is no restraint in spending the pockets of the common people. It is impossible for the common people not to hate them.

Zhou Chong said with a smile: "Master Shang's words are reasonable, but not necessarily true. The scholars cultivated by Jixia Academy are still useful. I just selected a large number of scholars from them to work. Don't you have food soon? If it weren't for their help, I, Zhou Chong, would be exhausted, and it would be impossible for you to have food and clothes in such a short period of time. Have a good day."

"My lord, the little ones don't dare." A group of craftsmen hurriedly knelt down for Zhou Chong.

Originally thought that they would have a good impression of Qin State by making some speeches, but they did not expect that they were very close to Qin State. Zhou Chong decided to get down to business and said, "I'm just joking, don't take it seriously. Masters, please take it seriously. Please come here, I have something to build, and I want to invite you to work. Of course, don’t worry, I will pay you, and if I do well, I will return it to you.”

"Master Zhou, please give me instructions." Everyone said in unison.

Zhou Chong took a blueprint from the Huben guard, put it on the table, and said, "Masters, please come and have a look." Everyone gathered around, and Zhou Chong explained: "This is a large ship, which can carry hundreds of people. , The boat I want to ask you to build is this kind of boat. You have all built boats before, but the boats you built in the past were too small and mainly used for fishing, while the boat I want to build is used for fighting.

"I've thought about it, and I need to invite more skilled craftsmen like you to build it together. I want to set up a shipyard to specialize in shipbuilding. There is also a dock in the shipyard, which is not only convenient for shipbuilding, but also for repairing ships.

"I want to select one of you who is talented, good at building ships, and able to manage them. The capital will be paid by Daqin, and you will manage the ships. The ships you build are mainly sold to the government. Satisfied. If the government needs it, you can sell it to the people. Of course, the relevant military secrets cannot be disclosed. You all have good craftsmanship, so you can hold a certain share capital in the shipyard according to your craftsmanship, and you can share a certain amount of dividends. As long as you make The better the boat, the more dividends you will receive."

As soon as Zhou Chong's words fell, there was a burst of praise: "Mr. Zhou, your ship is very novel, and your idea is even more novel!"

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