After visiting all the way, the courtiers felt that it was a scam.
It costs money to go to the toilet, money to drink water, and money to step on a seedling accidentally.
Harsh government is fiercer than tigers, and the courtiers have realized the power of cleverly setting up names and exorbitant taxes.
There is a fine for even talking to a farmer who is plowing his fields. The crime was to interfere with farming, deliberately disrupt farming order, and was suspected of helping Wang Li cheat. To cheat is to deceive the emperor, to deceive the emperor is to commit an offense, and to commit an offense is to cause chaos.
Anyway, the courtiers have seen Li Shui's ability. No matter what the charge is, he can trick you into treason.
The old man named Aofu kept smiling and confessing, looking sincere and frightened.
Those newborn calves who were not afraid of tigers and did not know what it meant to be afraid were sent out by Lishui to deal with fines.
Anyway, these courtiers have high positions and are respected by everyone. They will not retaliate against a few children for the sake of some Qin Banliang.
The most miserable among them is Ji Ming.
He is a eunuch who stays in the palace all day long. Unlike other gentlemen, he has a big family and a big business and has a lot of income. His meager salary, coupled with the emperor's reward, was almost emptied by Li Shui.
But he couldn't leave because until now, he hadn't seen where the stones Li Shui polished were.
If you can't complete the mission on this trip, how can you go back to meet the emperor? So Ji Ming gritted his teeth and walked all the way, writing IOUs along the way.
Finally, Ji Ming reached the door of the No. 1 Stone Mill.
There was also a child standing at the door, holding a sign that read: "One thousand Qin and a half Liang per person each time."
Courtiers were already familiar with these routines.
Although everyone swore that they would never pay a penny again, everyone was very interested in this No. 1 stone mill.
Because along the way, Souo and his gang were preaching that the First Stone Mill was related to the refining of the Immortality Pill.
Live forever and ascend to immortality. No matter how ethereal or illusory this thing is, everyone is still interested.
So they all gritted their teeth and wrote IOUs and entered the No. 1 Stone Mill.
After entering, everyone fell silent. Fortunately, these courtiers are well-educated, otherwise, they would probably be yelling at each other.
The so-called stone mill was actually rebuilt from Shangjun Courtyard. In the open space of the courtyard, there are many flat round stones with a diameter of one foot.
There were some old, weak, sick and disabled people who were using hammers and chisels to carve grooves into the boulders.
In fact, what the courtiers saw was the millstone.
According to Li Shui's drawings, these craftsmen finally made the millstone.
They worked day and night, and so far they had only produced ten semi-finished products.
Chun Yuyue, who was silent along the way, finally couldn't bear it anymore and said, "Is this thing related to refining elixir? It's simply nonsense."
The courtiers nodded one after another, feeling that the stone was big and heavy, and had nothing to do with the elixir.
Suddenly, there was another whipping sound coming from the side.
Everyone turned around and saw that several craftsmen were putting two millstones together. Then they brought over a cow, put a rein on the cow, and tried to make the cow grind the grinding wheel in circles.
The cow had never done anything like this before, and it tapped its hooves restlessly. The craftsman next to him shook his braid and used force to teach him to work.
The courtiers shook their heads one after another and sighed: "How precious are the cattle for farming? The locust millet is used for playing with. If this is not a case of neglect of agriculture, I am afraid there will be no idle farmers in the world."
Everyone walked around the No. 1 Stone Mill and saw nothing else except the big millstones and the cattle.
After coming out, everyone felt that this trip was really a big loss.
So everyone couldn't hold it anymore and said in a flurry of words: "This Huaiguzi is really shameless. He wants to deceive us and others, and there is no credibility at all."
Since they had already left Lishui's farmland, everyone was not afraid of being fined, so they all reprimanded loudly.
Ji Ming, on the other hand, seemed very silent. He just took out some bamboo pieces and a writing brush, moistened the tip of the pen with saliva, and then quickly wrote down on the bamboo pieces what the courtier said to Li Shui.
The only ones who remained silent among them were the alchemists.
The alchemists did not feel sorry for the money, but were a little disappointed that they did not see Li Shui.
I thought that after spending so much money, I would always see Li Shui after coming in, and then be more sincere and ask him for the location of the fairy mountain.
As a result, I was dealing with farmers all the way.
The only thing related to alchemy is the so-called stone mill. However, alchemists are all experts and can tell at a glance. The stone mill is a gimmick. It has nothing to do with alchemy, it is purely used to make money.
The alchemists all sighed.
They would never dare to follow the courtiers and rebuke Li Shui. But when he praised Li Shui a few words, he felt that he had no choice but to leave dejectedly.
Li Shui had already expected the reaction of the courtiers and alchemists. But he didn't care, he was drinking with Li Xin.
This wine is obtained by distillation. The degree is not too high, about thirty degrees. But for the people of Qin, it is already the strongest wine among spirits.
Li Xin poured himself a glass, put it under his nose, smelled it, and drank it all in one gulp.
He squinted his eyes in enjoyment and couldn't help but praise: "Brother Huai, this wine of yours is really magical. When I first drank it, I felt it was extremely spicy, as if there was a fire coming from my throat and going straight to my heart. But The longer you drink it, the more it becomes more and more mellow, making you want to stop drinking it.”
Li Shui looked at the rough-looking Li Xin and thought to himself: "Drinking capacity still depends on talent. Li Xin has just tried liquor for a few days, and his drinking capacity has already reached this level. This is simply a natural talent. A drunkard."
The two of them were drinking happily. Ao Fu ran over happily.
After he entered the room, he knelt down excitedly and said, "Sir, sir, those distinguished guests have left."
Li Shui asked casually: "How much did you charge?"
Cang Fu's voice trembled with excitement: "One hundred thousand dollars, a full hundred thousand dollars. I have never seen so much money in my life."
Wujiao, who had been waiting beside him, was stunned: "In less than two hours, he collected one hundred thousand yuan? This is comparable to robbery."
Li Shui nodded and said, "According to the original agreement, the craftsmen will get 10% of the income from the First Stone Mill, Wujiao will get 100%, and I will get 80%. Let's distribute the 100,000 yuan accordingly." "
Cang Fu was illiterate, but he was quick to settle the accounts. He bowed excitedly to Li Shui, and then said, "Bring the money up."
Several children came in, dragging strings of Qin Banliang with difficulty.
Li Shui casually threw his 80,000 yuan in the corner.
Wu Jiao looked at his 10,000 yuan and couldn't believe his eyes.
Is this a dream? Got your money back? And it came back ten times a hundred times?
When he first followed Li Shui to Xiaotu Village, Li Shui was extravagant and always rewarded the villagers with his money. There is a lot of slander in Wujiao.
Unexpectedly, in just a few days, even the capital and profits were recovered.
Wu Jiao prostrated himself on the ground and said sincerely: "Sir, I have thanked you so much."
He was really convinced. This Huaiguzi acts very crazy, but he has real abilities. He cured Fu Yao once, and earned 100,000 yuan once. It seemed like there was nothing he couldn't do if he wanted to.
Wu Jiao suddenly had a fantasy: if he followed Li Shui wholeheartedly, he might be able to transform from a humble slave into a powerful adult like Zhao Gao.
