I tried my best to help Zulong, and finally got my wife

Hou Sheng also got straight to the point, and said with a smile, "I approached Lord Hou this time because I hope that Lord Hou can show us a clear path for Qi..."

Zhang He's eyes lit up, pointing the way?

Now take the national seal and present the land and city, this is the Tongtian Dao.

But it can’t be said that the Qi State has not been hurt to 999+, and their consciousness is not enough. Now they definitely haven’t thought about surrendering and becoming a part of Daqin.

"Which way is the prime minister referring to?"

Hou Sheng smiled and said, "Naturally, the king of Qin should marry our princess of Qi as soon as possible to build a friendly neighborly relationship between the two countries."

"That's it!"

Zhang He said that he was very embarrassed, really very embarrassed, would the king want to marry that woman, what would the courtiers say?

Although it is not bad to marry that Li Qiu, anyway, in history, Li Qiu eventually became the king's woman.

But the king cares more about the land and city of Qi.

Hou Sheng took out a roll of bamboo slips and said with a smile, "If Master Hou can do this, these things belong to Master Hou."

Zhang He was a little angry, you actually insulted Master Ben with the stink of copper, what is your intention?

But Zhang He couldn't help opening the bamboo slips, and after reading the bamboo slips, a flower-like smile appeared on his face.

This is very promising!

"Prime Minister, don't worry, this matter is on my shoulders, but the Prime Minister must do one thing, otherwise the Heavenly King Lao Tzu will not be able to persuade the King, you know what kind of character the King is..."

Hou Sheng seemed to have grasped the last straw, and quickly asked, "Master Hou, what are you doing!"

"Stupid, of course it is to let the king see your sincerity and see that Qi is not the slightest threat. Right now, your Qi is still recruiting, training, and building defenses on the border. There may be 30 troops in Qi. right?"

The corner of Hou Sheng's mouth twitched, I'll go, Daqin's intelligence is really powerful, and he even knows how many soldiers they have recruited.

"While you are marrying, you are secretly training soldiers and building fortifications. This discerning person can see that you are playing with me, Daqin. The king is not a fool. It is not bad that he did not launch an army against you now and directly attack you."

Then, Zhang He stopped talking, thought for a while, and then said: "Prime Minister, there are many people here, follow me to the study."

Hou Sheng was overjoyed, Master Hou might want to give him some advice, after all, the gift he gave this time was one hundred thousand gold!

Over the years, their family's savings have been given to Zhang He.

Anyone will be moved.

When the two came to the study, Zhang He closed the door and ordered someone to stand guard outside the door so that no one would be disturbed.

"Master Hou, please, the life and death of my Qi country is in your hands."

Zhang He said with a smile: "What did the prime minister say? It's not for anything else. Just for this one hundred thousand gold, I'm going to do it with all my might. People die for money, birds die for food, hateful Yingzheng, I have made great achievements in battle, He even withheld my ten-year salary..."

Seeing that Zhang He was very dissatisfied with the King of Qin, Hou Sheng was also very happy. He also knew about this. It is said that the King of Qin withheld Zhang He's salary, and the salary was not paid until ten years later.

"But this Marquis will put the ugly words up front. Once the news is leaked, it will be time for your head to move."

Hou Sheng: "..."

"Don't worry, Lord Hou, this matter is only known to you and me. Heaven knows and Earth knows. There will never be a third person to know."

Hou Sheng bowed and asked for advice: "Please help Master Hou."

"First of all, I want to tell you some good news. Your Majesty really likes Princess Liqiu."

"The reason why Your Majesty has been slow to make a decision is mainly because you Qi State likes to play second-hand. While you are marrying, you are preparing for battle at the same time. How does Your Majesty believe in your sincerity?"

"You also know that Daqin is going to attack Yan State next, but Qi State has 30 Chen Bing, who will not be angry?"

"Prime Minister, you have to let the King see a Qi State without any threat, so that the King will accept Qi State, and when Princess Liqiu marries to Qin State, the two countries will be relatives, and Qin State will protect Qi State. !"

"Now that the political situation in Qi is in turmoil and there are many factions in the country, you have recruited all the strong labor force. I just want to know, what do you think?"

"Who will farm the land, and who will feed your 30 troops?"

"Don't you have a lot of food?"

"Prime Minister, you guys are really paying back the pearls. You can't tell the priority. You seem to be strong now, but can you hold on for a year?"

"No, you can't hold on for five months. The soldiers have no money and food, and the subjects starve to death on the streets. They will rebel. If I don't do it, Qin Guo didn't do anything. King Qi and you will be killed by the rebellion in the country first. gone."

"I, Daqin, just need to watch you make trouble quietly, and then clean up the mess."

Hou Sheng broke out in cold sweat on his forehead: "..."

"If I were the prime minister of Qi, I would reform immediately, leave some soldiers as defense forces, and then call on the whole country to reclaim fertile land, build water conservancy, start trade with Daqin, and pay attention to commerce..."

"In this way, the king of Qin sees that you are not threatening, and then I go to persuade the king, and the king will naturally agree to this marriage. Wouldn't it be beautiful for the two countries to marry?"

Although Hou Sheng is afraid, without national defense forces, it is absolutely impossible!

Who knows what Qin Wang Yingzheng thinks, when the time comes for the Qin soldiers to approach the city, they will have to surrender.

But with national defense power, it can't last long. There is no money and food in the country. This is an unsolvable problem.

Zhang He saw that Hou Sheng did not speak for a long time, and said coldly: "There is only one acre of land left in Qi State, and Qin State owns the world. Your Majesty will not care about your little land. Look at Weiguo, now Just be protected by the state of Qin, how good is your life?"

"Just a while ago, the king sent [-] shi of grain to Weiguo to help Weiguo tide over the difficulties."

"For the sake of the [-] gold, let's stop here. I can only help you so far."

"However, if the Prime Minister has figured it out, I can provide technical and seed assistance. You know potatoes, right?"

The Prime Minister Hou Sheng was overjoyed, and quickly said: "Of course I know, that is a crop with a yield of [-] catties per mu."

"This Marquis can donate to Qi State free of charge, but Qi State must disarm, so that Da Qin cannot see the threat."

"There are also tools for making jade such as Quyuanli, water wheel, etc. After I report to the king, the king may agree to help Qi. After all, there is no major conflict between Qi and Qin, and the two countries even have diplomatic relations."

"My Great Qin subjects hate war now. After several wars of exterminating the country, there are not many old Qin people left. They are all war-weary. Your Majesty doesn't want to fight anymore."

After listening to Zhang He's eloquent talk, Hou Sheng was very excited. If this is the case, it's not that he can't try it.

"Master Hou, this matter is very important, I must discuss it with the king and all the ministers."

"Come and see off the guests!"

Afterwards, Zhang He asked Xu Chu to take the bamboo slips, and then called Dian Wei, Black and White Xuan Jian, Jing Ke, and the three people from Luo Wang to go to the place where Hou Sheng lived to collect debts.

If you don't give me money, I'll kill you.

Don't blame me, Zhang He, for being dark-hearted, it was really you who sent it up on your own initiative.

Chapter 441 The Opening Ceremony of Daqin Royal Academy

As soon as Hou Sheng was sent off, Zhang He's matchmaker Yao Jia came.

Moreover, Hou Sheng bumped into Yao Jia head-on. When Hou Sheng saw Yao Jia, he ran away, fearing that Yao Jia would catch him for something, which made Yao Jia very puzzled.

"Boy, what are you doing here after Shengpao?"

Zhang He said with a smile: "I beg you to come, I want you to tell the king to marry Qi as soon as possible."

Yao Jia sneered and said, "Unless they offer their seal and are willing to become part of Great Qin, it's impossible!"

"On the side of the couch, how can you allow others to snore?"

"By the way, my lord, how much gift money does my father-in-law plan to marry as a dowry?" Zhang He quickly changed the topic and asked.

Yao Jia laughed loudly and said with a smile: "I'm afraid I will disappoint you. Old man Dun said that he is marrying a princess, and you still want a dowry. You don't have any money."

The corners of Zhang He's mouth twitched.

"What princess, the old man wants to rebel?"

Yao Jia frowned, doesn't this kid know, everyone in the world knows!

"The Empress Dowager recognized your fiancée as her goddaughter, and the Great King personally conferred the title of Miss Zi Nu as the Great Qin Princess. Don't you know about this?"

Zhang He was stunned, when did this happen?

I really don't know!

No one told me!

Maybe Zi Nu wants to give herself a fright!

Zhang He was speechless. Even though he came from a later generation and had a bigger brain, no matter what, he never imagined that he could become Da Qin's son-in-law when the King of Qin had no daughters or sisters.

It's true that there are unpredictable things in the sky, and people have misfortunes and blessings.

It's just that I didn't see that the queen mother still has such a hand. It has to be said that no one who can sit in that position is easy.

However, this also made Zhang He even more happy. He actually married a princess, so happy...

Since the queen mother recognized Zi Nu as her goddaughter, the dowry must be paid by the queen mother, and it will definitely not be less.

Both wealth and sex will make a fortune.

Yao Jia looked at Zhang He with a silly smile, drooling from the corners of his mouth.

"Okay, don't be an idiot, this is all the empress dowager's method, just to tie you up, and do your best for Daqin until you die."

Zhang He said with a smile: "I am willing, I am willing, do you have such an opportunity?"

Yao Jia: "..."

The two were talking when Zhang Liang came in.

It is said that the Daqin Royal Academy recruited students, and the results of the assessment have come out. A total of more than 1000 people participated in the assessment, and 800 people were admitted according to the results.

After interviews and various screenings, 300 people were eliminated. According to the previous plan, it was just [-] students.

Daqin Royal Academy, Ying Zheng is the honorary dean, and Zhang He is the executive dean.

Zhang Liang and Chun Yuyue are the executive deans, and Li Si and Han Fei are the vice deans.

Of course, except for Qin Wang Yingzheng, they all need to teach courses for students.

The rest of the professors are all elites hired with high salaries from Confucianism, Mohism, Legalism, Famous Schools, and Farm Schools.

There are also more than 200 professors, but this is the first batch of students, and everyone has no experience, so only 500 people are recruited, and then the enrollment will start to expand next year.

These things were all handled by Zhang Liang before, and now it is finally about to start.

"Teacher, tomorrow is the first day for the students to enter the school. According to your instructions, the opening ceremony will be held. The students have already asked the king. The king said that the organization will be completed tomorrow. He will bring all the three gongs and nine ministers to the scene to speak for the students in person. First class of school."

"Okay, tomorrow I will arrive at the academy early, and you will get everything ready tonight."

Zhang Liang bowed in salute, and then retreated.

Yao Jia sighed endlessly. What Daqin lacks most now is talents. Fortunately, Daqin finally has its own academy, which is of great significance to Daqin.

Not to mention how capable these students are when they come out, but they are definitely the most loyal to Daqin because they are disciples of the Son of Heaven.

Now these people are the sons of nobles. After ten years, when those poor peasants who received enlightenment education come out, it will be the most prosperous time of Great Qin.

In the court, there will no longer be a shortage of talents, and it will be hindered by various schools of thought.

Nowadays, schools in various counties and counties are springing up like mushrooms, and with the use of paper, there will be no shortage of books in the future.

In the next 20 years, everyone will be able to read and write. How can Daqin be short of talents?

"Boy, your vision is too far-sighted. At the beginning, you strongly advised the king to establish the Daqin Academy, and took the lead in running the school. You should leave a name for the ages."

As a person who traveled from the era of knowledge explosion in the later generations, Zhang He knew that only by doing a good job in education can the country develop faster. An era of knowledge monopoly cannot last long.

"Knowledge changes destiny! Reading can enlighten wisdom." Zhang He laughed.

Yao Jia thought so, and said, "Yes, knowledge can change one's destiny, and reading can make one smarter."

"If everyone in Daqin is like a dragon, it will last forever. I am really looking forward to that day. Unfortunately, I am old and can't keep up with that era." Yao Jia laughed.

"My lord looks at his face, he is the Lord of longevity, how can we not see that day?"

"Your boy is still studying the Yin-Yang family, hahaha..."

"I am the Patriarch of the Miscellaneous Family. I can learn everything from the Miscellaneous Family and know everything!"

……

In a blink of an eye, it was the next day.

The Daqin Royal Academy is located on a high slope in the north of the city. It is also considered a beautiful place, with houses rising from the ground and built against the mountains.

It covers an area of ​​more than 20 mu of land, but it is still extending to the east and west sides, with towers, attics, and various buildings, innumerable.

There are teaching rooms, laboratory rooms, office rooms, dormitory for teachers and students, cafeteria, library, and a huge pasture...