Upon hearing Ying Zheng's question, Chen Ke gave an answer that made Ying Zheng feel helpless and shocked.
"Because it saves money."
Chen Ke looked at Ying Zheng and said: "Your Majesty also knows that the corvees we are recruiting now are not pure corvee recruitment, but have to be paid."
"Although it's just a small amount of money, you can save whatever money you can."
"Money should always be used wisely."
Listening to Chen Ke's words, Ying Zheng was a little dissatisfied, but he didn't know where to start. He just looked at him and said: "Chen Ke, I feel that sometimes you are a little contradictory."
As soon as this topic was mentioned, Ying Zheng's thoughts were washed away like a flood.
"I can see that sometimes you hate businessmen very much, but sometimes you feel that money is very important."
"But don't these two go together?"
Chen Ke was a little confused: "Why are they together?"
"Is there any contradiction between hating businessmen and valuing money?"
"What I hate is that businessmen and their like value profits over righteousness. As long as they make money, they will open their mouths to make money. Even if they betray and sell their own country, they will never be merciful."
“But money is the foundation of all things.”
"Unless we are still in an era of war, money is the most important thing."
"Because only money can lead all stable and peaceful people to a better life."
"Only in this way will the world become more and more peaceful."
When Chen Ke said this, there was a hint of indifference in his voice, like a heartless and desireless person.
Ying Zheng looked at Chen Ke and frowned slightly: "I don't think that money is not important, I just think that you are the prime minister, so you value merchants so much, will it be...?"
Chen Ke sighed. He fully understood Ying Zheng's worries.
It's just that he doesn't care about it.
"Your Majesty, as long as you are here and I am here, what if the merchants gradually gain their own status?"
He said disdainfully: "Under the iron fist of His Majesty and the imperial court, the so-called merchant is just an ant, an ant that can be crushed to death at any time."
There was a little calmness in Chen Ke's eyes, and he didn't really want to continue discussing this topic.
So he looked at Ying Zheng and changed the subject with a smile in his tone: "Your Majesty, these are all trivial matters."
"Have I heard that you seem to be looking for a princess for Fusu these days?"
Ying Zheng took a deep look at Chen Ke and did not elaborate too much on the topic just now. He just said: "Not bad."
He sighed and held his forehead helplessly: "Fusu is now twenty-four years old. I already have several children at his age."
Ying Zheng looked at Chen Ke and said, "But all this time, I have not found a suitable concubine for Fusu."
His voice was solemn and solemn: "Fusu will be the second emperor in the future, and his concubine must be the queen."
"The first queen of the Qin Empire must not make any mistakes."
"Her origin and everything about her can represent Da Qin."
Ying Zheng's voice was ruthless: "It can also symbolize the future direction of Great Qin."
“So we must be cautious and cautious.”
"But the time has come. I'm afraid I won't have the time to continue looking for a suitable concubine for Fusu."
Chen Ke felt a little melancholy as he listened to Ying Zheng's words.
He understood the meaning of Ying Zheng's words.
Ying Zheng did not have a clearly recorded queen in history, and the subsequent Hu Hai and Qin Prince Ying also did not have a queen. One was because he ascended the throne for too short a time, and the other was in troubled times and was unable to control the entire world.
This led to a very interesting thing. In the entire three generations of the Qin Dynasty, or strictly speaking, two generations of emperors, there was no queen...
Of course, this is the original history.
But today's history has changed. Fusu will definitely have a queen, and Great Qin will not die after two generations.
But one thing hasn't changed.
That is, Ying Zheng still does not have a queen.
When the successor Crown Princess and future Queen were determined, almost all the hungry wolves in the world were able to figure out something about the identity of this "Future Queen".
This is what Ying Zheng is worried about.
Chen Ke shrugged his shoulders and expressed his helplessness. After all, he was really not good at this kind of thing.
Just let Ying Zheng have the headache.
But what he didn't expect was that this round of attacks could actually affect him.
Ying Zheng looked at Chen Ke and said, "Chen Ke, you are already twenty-seven, and you are about to reach your thirties, and there is no one around you."
"Are you planning to be alone forever??"
Chen Ke was a little silent.
Isn't it? You can open this to yourself?
It's just that he really doesn't have too many plans for these things...
Although he doesn't have a wife by his side, the problem is that there are many people around him. He just doesn't like having a fixed, so-called "home".
At least at this time, he has not met anyone who can make him fall in love.
Therefore, in order to avoid the First Emperor's repeated urging for marriage, Chen Ke decided to confess directly.
"Your Majesty, I have no intention of doing so."
He said something that shocked even Ying Zheng: "If the world is not at peace, why should we take care of our family?"
The original version of this quote is "Why should the Xiongnu take care of their family before they are destroyed?" It was Huo Qubing's answer to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. It was used by Chen Ke at this time, but it is also very appropriate.
Ying Zheng looked at Chen Ke with a complicated expression, but said nothing more.
He just said: "That's all."
He looked at the chess game in front of him and changed the subject again: "How long do you think Wang Jian's army will be able to take over East Vietnam after possessing firearms?"
This time the Great Qin army was vast and mighty, but it actually did not intend to destroy the entire Baiyue Land in a short period of time.
Their plan is just an East Vietnam.
A Dongyue would be much easier to solve.
After using Wang Jian and firearms, the attack on East Vietnam seemed to have become a joke.
Of course, what they did in Kuaiji County in the early stage was also a trump card for them.
Chen Ke just smiled slightly: "Time?"
"If General Wang starts a war, I am afraid that East Vietnam will be captured within three days."
........
Kuaiji County
Da Qin's army moved slowly and finally arrived at Kuaiji County before winter came.
Wang Jian was riding on horseback, with a slightly confused look on his face.
He looked at the mountains in the distance, feeling even somewhat satisfied.
This is the burial place he chose for himself.
A general's life is nothing but death in battle, why should he care so much?
He immediately smiled and looked at the many soldiers behind him.
"The entire army is stationed!"
Wang Jian took out a tips bag from his arms, which was given to him by Chen Ke before leaving.
This is where the third condition lies.
"Let me take a look. What are the conditions that make Mr. Chen so mysterious?"
