"What are you doing?"
Although he knew that Zhang Ji was a favorite of Ying Zheng and Zhao Ji, as a court lieutenant, even if Ling Qi was already a death row prisoner of the Yi tribe and sentenced to five punishments, at least on the surface he could not allow others to use lynching at will.
Moreover, abuse of lynching is also illegal in Qin.
Of course, when Wei Zhuang asked, he didn't really mean to accuse Zhang Ji. He just wanted Zhang Ji to find an excuse to fool him. He took the initiative to ask questions, firstly to protect Tingwei and Qin Fa, and secondly to help Zhang Ji.
As a court lieutenant, he initiated the accusation against Zhang Ji. Naturally, it was up to him to decide whether to ignore it or sentence him.
Therefore, when he questioned Zhang Ji like this, he just wanted to give Zhang Ji a way to step down without violating Qin's law.
But Zhang Ji just smiled faintly at Wei Zhuang and bowed slightly, saying that he knew about Wei Zhuang's kindness, but he had no intention of accepting it.
"This person has alienated the mother-son relationship between the King and the Queen Mother. As a minister of Great Qin, I really... really do!" Zhang Ji's eyes were red and he was breathing heavily. His expression at this moment was the same as usual when he ran with Zhao Ji at night. Then, like this, "My lord, I am filled with righteous indignation! Therefore, I slap this officer!"
Zhang Ji's voice trembled, as if he was extremely angry.
"I know that I am guilty of violating Qin's laws, so I ask your Majesty and the Queen Mother to punish you!"
Zhang Ji bent his waist as low as possible and spoke word by word.
The look of gnashing teeth seemed as if the two of them had some sworn hatred.
Ying Zheng on the throne looked at Zhang Ji below, with a hint of chill in his expression, and his voice was cold and majestic: "Huh, even if it is out of loyalty, it still violates the law of Qin."
"If everyone was filled with righteous indignation, then Ling Qi would have been cut into pieces! I tell you, even if you abuse your private behavior for the sake of the widow and the queen, it is still illegal!"
"Moreover, those who know the law and break the law should be severely punished!"
"Three thousand armors!"
Ying Zheng's voice was slightly aggravated, but it was still not enough to be called a scolding tone and tone.
Moreover, in a few words, Ying Zheng characterized Zhang Ji's illegal behavior.
It was characterized as an abuse of lynching for loyalty.
Although Qin's law is complete and comprehensive, although it lacks entertainment, it protects civil rights and people's livelihood. In the final analysis, this is to safeguard the royal power and protect the interests of Ying Zheng as the King of Qin.
Therefore, if you break the law because of your loyalty, you can get certain forgiveness and reduction of punishment.
The ministers looked at each other in confusion. As the only confidant in Lao Ai's small circle who was somewhat resourceful, Nei Shisi wanted to accuse Ying Zheng of favoring Zhang Ji, but found that he had no way of saying it.
Because the penalty of three thousand yuan is not a light penalty, but a heavy penalty.
There are many financial punishments in Qin law, such as giving a piece of armor or a piece of shield, but don't underestimate such punishments.
Three thousand pieces of armor are enough to equip an army armed to the teeth.
You know, armor does not just include the layer of iron armor on the body, but includes a complete set of equipment such as helmet, visor, skirt and military boots.
You know, even in the Qin State, a complete set of armor with a helmet, skirt, and armor costs two thousand five hundred thousand yuan, which is almost fifty shi of food. It seems that it is only a first-level title. The annual salary of a public servant is more than a year, but the salary is three thousand...that is nearly 7.5 million yuan and nearly 180,000 shi of food.
If a Chehou did not have a fief, his annual salary would be only one thousand dan. In other words, a Chehou without a fief would have to go without food and drink for 180 years to be able to afford the fine of three thousand dan.
Who dares to say that such punishment is Ying Zheng's favoritism for Zhang Ji?
But for Zhang Ji, 180,000 stones seemed to be nothing.
Of the 7.5 million yuan, Zhang Ji's interest-free loan to the Qin State for building a canal already exceeded 20 million yuan.
Everyone underestimated Zhang Ji's income. Even Ying Zheng had never carefully calculated Qin's taxes and expenses for a year before taking office, nor had he checked the income item. He had never thought about Zhang Ji's opportunity. How much property there is, I just think that these properties are just a small piece of meat for Zhang Ji.
Today's paper and books, with the development of the Mohist process, the cost and efficiency of paper manufacturing and text printing are less than one-tenth of the cost of the original production by Zhang Ji and a group of craftsmen. Coupled with the improvement of technology And with an almost assembly line-like workmanship, even the efficiency has been increased by nearly four times.
The cost is greatly reduced, the efficiency is greatly improved, and the income is naturally more and more.
At the beginning, it was agreed that 30% of the profits made by Jade Tiger from selling paper and books would go to Mohism, 20% to Zhang Ji, 20% to Luowang, 15% to Confucianism, and the last 15% to Jade Tiger.
Among them, 20% and 15% of Luo Wang's income went into Qin's treasury. Zhang Ji also took out 15% of his 20% income and lent it to Qin as an interest-free loan. In other words, Qin's treasury actually It accounts for 30% of paper and book income.
But this seemingly mere 30% share greatly alleviated Qin's financial difficulties and lack of national power caused by the construction of the Zhengguo Canal, allowing Qin to have sufficient defenders in the land outside Hangu Pass. , otherwise all the countries would have joined forces long ago.
Although the canal constructed by Zheng Guo, the hydraulic engineer, has not been completely completed, most of it has been completed, and the progress is increasing day by day. Moreover, in the part of the canal that has been built, many people along the way have benefited from the convenience brought by the canal. The water brought by the canal irrigates the land, greatly increasing the annual income of the land along the canal, and has begun to feed back the Qin State.
Zhang Ji's funding helped the Qin State further ease the pressure on the Qin State, so that the Qin State would not be as empty as it was during the last alliance. In the end, although the Qin State occupied a large area outside the Hangu Pass, Land, but even the garrison troops are not enough. Basically every city outside Hangu Pass is a symbolic resistance, and the city is captured by the allied forces after a wave of resistance. Even most of the cities in Shangdang are for the three kingdoms of Zhao, Han and Wei. carve up.
Therefore, it is precisely because the rulers of various countries have seen through the fact that Qin's national power will no longer decline but begins to slowly recover that they have begun to prepare for the official launch of the alliance in recent days and hold an alliance, instead of continuing to try and wait. This canal completely crushed Qin.
One can imagine how much property Zhang Ji, who almost single-handedly supported Qin's financial crisis, owned.
What's more, Zhang Ji's property is far more than that.
As the head of the Zhang Ji family in Anyi, Zhang Ji has a lot of property. There is also the limestone mine given to Zhang Ji by the Emerald Tiger in Nanyang. Zhang Ji also has the wealth he plundered from the treasure troves of those mountain bandits, as well as the wealth brought by the tide. The property of the Chao family in Xinzheng.
That was the wealth that the Chao family had accumulated for decades and had sucked the blood of Han Han, one of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period!
To be honest, Zhang Ji handed over all these affairs to Tide, and even he didn't know how much property he had.
Otherwise, if Ying Zheng knew Zhang Ji's net worth, he might really have the urge to confiscate Zhang Ji's house.
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