Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

This is what Zhao Kuo wanted.

Seeing the extremely excited Fuzhen kneeling on the ground, Zhao Kuo stood up and helped him up very kindly: "Young master, you don't need to be polite, this is what I should do."

Fuzhen didn't get up, but said in a deep voice: "Fuzhen asks himself to be the minister of the king, and asks the king to agree!"

Zhao Kuo laughed loudly: "Okay, if that's the case, then from today onwards, you will be my master of the Zhao family!"

Fuzhen bowed down again: "Chen Fuzhen, I have seen you!"

Looking at Fuzhen who was prostrating on the ground, Zhao Kuo knew in his heart that this time he really subdued the other party!So, Zhao Kuo didn't hesitate anymore, took out two blueprints from his bosom, and put them in Fuzhen's hands respectively.

"Fuzhen, this Marquis will not hide from you, the things on these two blueprints are the direction of your future efforts.

As long as you can research any of them, it is an immortal achievement.

If you can research both, you will be a great hero in the history of China! "

Fuzhen looked at the scene described in the drawings, and the surprise on his face gradually became stronger. After a while, he said: "Dare to ask the lord, what are these two things?" Zhao Kuo smiled slightly, and said: "The one on the left called dynamite.

The one on the right is called a steam engine! "

Chapter 195 The Significance of Mohism

Dynamite and gunpowder are not the same thing.

Gunpowder usually refers to black powder, which is generally composed of saltpeter, sulfur and charcoal, and its power is relatively small; the explosive that Zhao Kuo hopes to obtain is made of nitroglycerin, which is extremely powerful.

The simplest analogy is that explosives can blow up the walls of Handan City, but black powder cannot.

As for the steam engine, needless to say, it was the key to the industrial revolution, the thing that really opened up a new era for mankind.

Explosives represent the military, and steam engines represent the economy. As long as these two things are invented, then Zhao Kuo, who works both ways, will be truly invincible!As for why Zhao Kuo didn't do it himself, to explore, the answer is actually very simple, he doesn't have so much time.

As a leader, if you have to do everything yourself, you must be too busy. Promote the corresponding talents and let them make contributions in familiar areas. This is what an excellent leader should do.

Fu Zhen and the Mohists are the pioneers chosen by Zhao Kuo to march towards the new era.

Fuzhen looked at the two blueprints in front of him steadily, and his eyes gradually became extremely focused.

As the leader of the Mo Gong lineage, Fuzhen's most important task is undoubtedly to invent and create, and inventing and creating must be inseparable from physics and chemistry.

The steam engine and dynamite are two of the most famous human breakthroughs in physics and chemistry.

Although Zhao Kuo gave Fuzhen a very brief introduction, description and pattern on the two drawings, it opened an incomparable door in front of Fuzhen.

After a long time, Fu Zhen finally raised his head and asked, "Your Honor, is this explosive really as powerful as you said?"

Zhao Kuo laughed heartily and said, "Well, you only need to mix black powder to know.

The power of explosives is dozens of times that of black powder, or even more! "

Fuzhen nodded and said, "Then what is the use of this steam engine?"

Zhao Kuo smiled brighter and said: "This is more useful. For example, we can use the power provided by the steam engine to pull carts, to weave cloth, to do farm work, to dig minerals, to enable ships to sail in the ocean, etc. wait wait wait.

Any behavior that can use force, we can let the steam engine do it! "

Although Fuzhen had tried his best to imagine, he still couldn't imagine what an astonishing scene it was, but this young Mohist was undoubtedly completely shocked.

After a long while, Fuzhen finally came back to his senses, carefully put the two blueprints into his arms, and said sincerely to Zhao Kuo, "Thank you Wu Xinjun for giving the picture!"

Zhao Kuo laughed: "Do your research well, don't worry, everything is in your hands! By the way, your laboratory has been arranged, and Mao Sui will take you to see it tomorrow.

Well, you are tired after talking so much, go down and rest. "

Zhao Kuo did not expect to achieve results in a short period of time, and even made psychological preparations for his lifetime.

But that doesn't matter, Zhao Kuo feels that he doesn't need these two things and is completely competent for the job of unifying the world.

As long as explosives and steam engines can appear in China for the first time in history, that's enough.

Belly was really shocked and left.

This young Mohist thought that he was here to swear allegiance to the new lord, but he never thought that he saw a whole new world!After Fu Zhen left, Mao Sui appeared.

Looking at Mao Sui's dusty face, the smile on Zhao Kuo's face became more gentle: "Mao Sui, you have worked hard."

Mao Sui said seriously: "The minister is willing to do things for the lord, and there is no hard work."

Zhao Kuo suddenly said, "I heard that your wife is pregnant recently?"

Mao Sui was a little surprised: "Unexpectedly, Junhou even knew about this."

Zhao Kuo smiled and said, "From today onwards, your monthly salary and land residence will be doubled.

If your wife gives birth to a son, let him enter the mansion in the future and be the son of Qian'er. "

The young concubine, to put it simply, is the follower of Zhao Qian, the future heir of the Zhao family, and he is still a follower with an official position.

This is the minister of the hidden mansion. Think about it, once Mao Sui's child can grow up with Zhao Qian, after Zhao Qian inherits the foundation, will Mao Sui's child's wealth be able to run away?

Mao Sui was taken aback for a moment, then became extremely excited because of joy, and knelt down with a bang: "Thank you, sir, for your kindness!"

Zhao Kuo laughed, helped Mao Sui up with his own hands, and said, "You deserve all of this."

It is Zhao Kuo's principle of employing people to be rewarded for meritorious service.

If it weren't for Mao Sui, Zhao Kuo would not be able to subdue the Mohists. Without the Mohists, Zhao Kuo's plan to produce explosives and steam engines would be far away.

Therefore, Mao Sui should be rewarded!After a while, the two sides sat down again.

This time, Mao Sui reported the situation in Xianyang to Zhao Kuo.

"Some time ago, according to the order of the king, the minister and Lu Buwei quietly left Handan with Ying Yiren, and have arrived in Xianyang City safely.

After arriving in Xianyang City, Ying Yiren went to meet Mrs. Huayang, the official wife of Prince Qin, and changed her name to Yingzi Chu with Mr. An's consent, and officially recognized Mrs. Huayang as her mother! "

Zhao Kuo nodded slightly, what Mao Sui said was completely consistent with the historical story, so Zhao Kuo was naturally not surprised at all.

Zhao Kuo said, "What has Lu Buwei been up to lately?"

Mao Sui said: "Lv Buwei was ordered by King An to discuss the ginseng business channel with Guo Zong and the others. It is expected that the ginseng business will officially enter Qin State as early as this summer."

As the prince of Qin, An Guojun also has a large group of people under his command. There are still many key officials of Qin who need to win over and make friends, and there is no Qin treasury to cover him. This prince also has financial urgency. need.

So don't look at Qin State and Zhao State fighting in full swing, but once the war is over, making money is immediately put on the agenda of both sides.

Wars belong to wars, but business still has to be done.

This is true no matter ancient or modern, Chinese and foreign, and it is not just An Guojun and Zhao Kuo.

Xu Li, who had been listening quietly by the side, suddenly interrupted at this moment: "Your Honor, after Ying Yiren and Lu Buwei left, Zhao Ji and Ying Zheng's mother and son were left behind. Now the two of them are having a very difficult life. Look." Zhao Kuo hummed, and said lightly: "You can send someone to keep an eye on her so that her mother and son are not forced to die, but you don't need to help them, understand?"

Xu Li froze for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

Both Xu Li and Mao Sui had some misunderstandings, thinking that Zhao Kuo might have taken a fancy to Zhao Ji's beauty, but they didn't know that what Zhao Kuo really valued was actually the little baby Ying Zheng!Zhao Kuo took a deep breath and said softly to Mao Sui, "Have all the nightingales around Lu Buwei arranged?"

Mao Sui nodded his head heavily, and also said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, please rest assured."

Zhao Kuo nodded and said, "Okay.

Then come over with your ear, and Benhou will tell you a plan. "

The reason why Zhao Kuo brought Lu Buwei and Ying Yiren back to Xianyang was of course not to restore history.

If you really want to restore history, Zhao Kuo should have committed suicide as early as the Battle of Changping.

Ying Yiren, Lu Buwei, and Mao Sui are the three most important chess pieces that Zhao Kuo buried in Qin.

Now that these three chess pieces have landed safely and securely in the territory of Qin State on the chessboard, it's time for them to play a role!

Chapter 196 The Final Court Discussion About the Academy

Zhao Kuo's face-to-face instruction with Mao Sui lasted for half an hour.

When Mao Sui left, Zhao Kuo let out a sigh of relief.

At this point, the matter of the Mohist family has basically come to an end, and the matter of the Qin State has also been settled, and then it will be left to Mao Sui and Lu Buwei to solve it.

In terms of intelligence and ability, Lu Buwei is of course far better than Mao Sui.

But people who are too smart tend to have some thoughts that they shouldn't have. Zhao Kuo needs someone to help Lu Buwei get rid of such thoughts.

The person who supervises Lu Buwei must be a very loyal person, and Mao Sui, who has just been promised by Zhao Kuo that his descendants will be rich for a lifetime, is undoubtedly an excellent choice.

This also belongs to a kind of mutual supervision and balance in the leadership philosophy.

Although the two major issues of the Mohist family and the Qin State were resolved at once, Zhao Kuo did not feel relieved because of this, because another major event, the second court meeting on the budget of the school, is coming soon. .

The construction of the school is also a part of Zhao Kuo's ambitious "China Earth First" plan, and it is also the top priority.

Zhao Kuo fell into thinking.

The biggest key to this matter is actually the queen mother. If the queen mother says yes, then it is fine, if she says no, then she will definitely not.

There are actually not many ways for Zhao Kuo to influence the Queen Mother, that is, Xiao Zhao Wang alone.

But Zhao Kuo himself didn't know whether Xiao Zhao Wang, an idler, could help him win this time. It was just a six-year-old child.

Fortunately, Zhao Kuo is not without his own cards.

"If the little King Zhao really didn't play a role, Zhou Shaofen can only show his identity to support me during the court meeting, and go directly to Lin Xiangru's side."

Now the two combinations of "Zhao Kuo plus Pingyuan Lord" and "Lin Xiangru plus Han Xuwei" are evenly matched, but once Zhou Shaofen officially turns against the water, this short-term balance of power will be broken immediately. The strength of Zhao Kuo and Pingyuan Lord It will be exceeded again, which will definitely affect the Queen Mother.

After thinking clearly, Zhao Kuo quickly wrote a letter and handed it to Xu Li: "Uncle Xu, send someone to deliver this letter to Zhou Qing immediately."

The day of the court meeting arrived as scheduled.

Lin Xiangru got off the carriage first, and after waiting for a while, Han Xuwei also arrived.

The two walked up the steps side by side, communicating while walking.

Lin Xiangru said: "Has the grand master seen the queen mother these days?"

Han Xuwei said with an uneasy expression, "I saw it, but the effect is not good."

Originally, when Han Xuwei wanted to come to the queen mother, Han Ji must have the most trust in him, and he could settle the matter with a little bit of talking, but after the whole conversation, the queen mother just said something that was not sure, and didn't give any advice at all. Selling Han Xu is a reassuring promise.

Lin Xiangru was taken aback when he heard the words, and after a few seconds he said: "Actually, it doesn't matter.

During this period of time, there have been many discussions on the construction of the school palace in middle school. Excluding us and Zhao Kuo, most neutral people are not very interested in this school palace.

If the queen mother wants to consider it comprehensively, the voice of this part is likely to become a key factor. "

Many people in the State of Zhao think that the large amount of resources that the State of Qi invested in the Jixia Academy was one of the factors that led to the decline of the powerful State of Qi in the era of King Qi Wei and King Qi Xuan. They think that the State of Zhao is now building a new school It is also following the old path of Qi State.

In addition to the old ways of Qi State, war has always been the most popular and supported topic in Zhao State. The funds for the construction of the school happen to be deducted from the war side, so just from the voices of the people, it is indeed true. It is the voice of opposition that is louder.

Han Xuwei nodded and said, "I can only hope so.

Lin Qing, what do you think our chances of winning this time are? "

Lin Xiangru said: "Sixty percent of the time is starting, and about seventy percent should be fine."

Han Xuwei heaved a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "The old man can rest assured."

While talking, the two had already reached the high platform at the top of the steps, and the gate of the main hall was in front.

Han Xuwei turned around and looked down the steps, just in time to see a carriage slowly stop, Wu Xinjun Zhao Kuo got out of the carriage.

The smile on Han Xuwei's face disappeared instantly, he snorted softly, turned and walked into the hall.

Zhao Kuo didn't notice Han Xuwei. He had just walked a few steps after getting off the carriage, when he was stopped by Mr. Pingyuan who had just arrived, and the two walked side by side.

Mr. Pingyuan's eyebrows were obviously worried: "Mr. Wu Xin, these days, the Marquis of Ben has asked people to collect the opinions of the people. It is not very beneficial to us."

The capable followers under Mr. Pingyuan are much stronger than those of Lin Xiangru, so the folk opinions that Lin Xiangru can know are naturally known to Mr. Pingyuan.

Zhao Kuo laughed and said, "It's okay.

To be honest with Mr. Pingyuan, the matter of learning the palace is a long-term plan, and the people generally only care about the immediate interests, so how can they see so far? "

This is actually the narrowness of the people at the bottom due to their class background. They often can only see the present but not the long-term future. History has already proved this point.

Zhao Kuo was not so arrogant that everyone would approve of whatever he did. Anyway, as long as it was a good thing for Zhao Guo and China, Zhao Kuo would do it no matter how much he opposed it.

Zhao Kuo's answer obviously did not reassure Mr. Pingyuan. This Zhao Guoxiangbang said worriedly: "Mr. Wu Xin, can you really win this time?"

Although the matter of the academy is irrelevant to Mr. Pingyuan, it is after all related to the competition with Lin Xiangru, an old rival. Of course, Mr. Pingyuan does not want to lose.

Zhao Kuo nodded with a smile and said, "Don't worry, you are still very sure."

For some reason, although Zhao Kuo didn't say anything inside, Mr. Pingyuan's mood really calmed down a lot.