“Ten thousand gold in exchange for a noble title?”
“What kind of title can be worth ten thousand gold?”
Ying Su was surprised!
He couldn’t help but be curious!
Li Si said: “Nobility!”
“Their ancestors were Korean nobles, but during the time of King Ai of Han, because their ancestors committed a major crime, their noble title was revoked! From then on, they could only become ordinary people!”
“And they hope to regain their noble status through the Emperor and return to nobility!”
“A noble title?”
“Just a noble title?”
Ying Su frowned again!
Although he didn't fully understand the intricacies, he instinctively felt that this matter wasn't as simple as it seemed!
Li Si explained:
“The noble title itself is not worth much, but... the profits that a noble title brings are very valuable!”
“You must know, nobles don’t need to pay taxes, and their land is privately owned!”
“Your servant has investigated, their ancestors' surname was Lin, a wealthy family, with 3,000 hectares of fertile land. They had over a thousand servants, even two thousand private soldiers!”
“Even in the present Great Qin, this kind of wealth would make them a prominent noble family!”
“Of course, even so, it’s still not as good as ten thousand gold!”
“But, nobility has one advantage, it can be inherited!”
“If you are a noble, your descendants will forever be nobles!”
“As long as your descendants don’t commit any major crimes, their noble title will always remain, even if dynasties change and imperial power shifts, the nobility will still exist!”
“Because nobles have grain, land, money, and soldiers, so throughout history, no emperor would easily move against the nobility!”
“The Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties were like this, the Jin Kingdom to the Han, Zhao, and Wei kingdoms were also like this!”
“In my Great Qin, it’s the same, this is why even though the Six Kingdoms have been destroyed, the nobles of the Six Kingdoms still live comfortably!”
“From this perspective, ten thousand gold in exchange for a noble title is a very good deal!”
At that moment, Li Si explained.
Ying Su frowned slightly, he didn't speak!
After a long time, he looked at Li Si: “What about you? How do you see this?”
“Should we grant this noble title or not?”
Li Si thought for a moment, he didn’t answer whether it should be granted or not, but said:
“If granted, then… there are three benefits!”
“First, granting them a noble title can save ten thousand gold!”
“Ten thousand gold, it’s not a small sum, even for the current Your Majesty, it’s still not a small sum!”
“This ten thousand gold, whether stored in the treasury or used to expand the army, is more worthwhile than giving it to them!”
“Second, Your Majesty is a new emperor ascending the throne, right now is the time to spread your reputation!”
“Using this matter to let them spread your good name, this is a good thing!”
“Third, guarding the mouths of the people is more important than guarding against a river, although they are ordinary people, they also have mouths, if because of this small matter they are unhappy, after they leave Xianyang, they will spread rumors, damaging Your Majesty's reputation, then it will be a loss!”
“In short, a noble title, giving it satisfies their wishes, Your Majesty can also benefit from it!”
Ying Su laughed: “What if we don’t give it?”
“Ah…”
Cold sweat began to appear on Li Si’s forehead!
After thinking for a moment, he said: “If Your Majesty gives it to them, it’s their good fortune, it's also Your Majesty's benevolence!”
“And if not, it’s because Your Majesty is unwilling to break the rules of the Great Qin of bestowing nobility for a small matter!”
“Your servant thinks, giving it or not is up to Your Majesty's decision!”
Li Si spoke while bowing down!
Ying Su looked at Li Si for a long time, he couldn’t help but sigh: “Li Si, you are truly clever!”
Li Si was terrified, he began to kowtow: “Your servant is terrified!”
Ying Su said:
“Tell me… what does a nation need to be considered strong?”
“Ah?”
The words left his lips, and Li Si was stunned, his head buzzing!
Ying Su continued:
“In this world, there are two kinds of nations!”
“One nation’s nobles live increasingly well!”
“And the other nation’s people live increasingly well!”
“Tell me, which of these two nations can be called strong?”
At that moment, Ying Su asked!
“This…”
In an instant, Li Si began to swallow his saliva!
Ying Su said:
“Tell them, if they only want a noble title, they don’t need to exchange it with ten thousand gold, simply by capturing Zhang Liang, I can bestow them with a noble title!”
“And if they are using the noble title as a guise to gain the benefits of nobility, such as maintaining private armies, obtaining fertile lands, and keeping slaves, tell them, my Great Qin does not lack such nobles!”
“Moreover, since I have given out my money, there is no reason to take it back. Assign five hundred people, escort them back to Yingchuan, with so much money, it won’t be safe along the way!”
“Go quickly, I’ll wait for you outside the city, when you come back, we will go to see Zheng He off together! “
“Sailing, it’s a big event!”
“Yes!”
Li Si bowed and without delay, hurried towards the Chancellor’s residence!
Two hours later, Li Si arrived!
Outside the city, Lu Wan, Fan Kui, Han Xin, Xiao He, they were already waiting there.
Along with them was Zhang Liang!
He was still tied to the carriage, the cloth in his mouth was also not removed!
By the Wei River!
Zheng He was about to embark from here, sailing upstream into the Yellow River, then from the Yellow River into the ocean!
This journey would be winding and long!
At this moment, ten large ships were already waiting there.
Zheng He, leading six hundred people, was also waiting there!
Upon seeing Ying Su, everyone bowed down.
When Fan Kui, Cao Can, Xiao He, Han Xin, and the others saw this, they were shocked!
At this moment, they finally understood what Ying Su meant by a grand spectacle!
Sailing!
Dispatching a group of people to sail overseas!
At this moment, they were truly amazed.
Not only were they amazed by the grandeur of these ten ships, but they were also impressed by Ying Su's audacity!
Sailing!
You must know, this is sailing overseas!
Throughout history, how many people dared to sail the seas?
How many people dared to face the ocean?
But… these people were about to embark.
And Ying Su was about to dispatch these people to sail overseas!
“This… this…”
This scene shocked everyone, and made everyone marvel!
No matter what they were feeling, Ying Su, led by the sacrificial officer, performed a sacrifice!
Sacrificing to the Water God, sacrificing to the Sea God.
When the sacrifices were all finished, Ying Su poured a bowl of wine on the ground, he bowed deeply to Zheng He:
“This journey, the people of my Great Qin all rely on you!”
Zheng He bowed deeply to Ying Su:
“This journey, Zheng He will not fail the Emperor's mandate!”
He finished, knelt down to Ying Su, and kowtowed!
“Return safely!”
Ying Su grabbed Zheng He’s arm firmly once again!
He felt a bit sentimental!
At this moment!
“The auspicious time has arrived!”
“Embark!”
“Set sail!”
“Set sail!”
At that moment, a boatman was shouting!
This was a reminder to everyone that the auspicious time had arrived, they should board the ship!
And Zheng He, under Ying Su's expectant gaze, stepped onto the ship!
As the oars began to move, at this moment, a historic moment began:
Zheng He set sail!
When he returns, he will bring back to the Great Qin sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn, watermelon, tomatoes, and all the other crops that the Great Qin does not have!
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