Xianyang.
The sun climbed up to the distant mountains in the east, and the cool spring breeze stirred up light dust.
Orange-red soil fog rises from both sides of the Wei River, covering the nearby mountains, rivers, cities, fields and trees.
Xianyang's four-gate archery tower rises majestically, guarding the palaces and pavilions of the central imperial city. In the red light and purple mist, it looks like the market in the sky. However, no matter what the sky does, the dawn appears and disappears with a burst of cockcrows. , the streets in the city are already full of cars and horses and people are rushing around.
At the city gate.
A carriage drove in slowly.
Passing through the farmers working at sunrise, passing through the workshops in the city, and even passing through the bustling city, they finally landed in a remote shop.
The door of this residence shop has long been opened, welcoming all kinds of people. In the early morning, several ministers in the palace were sweeping the courtyard, running around making arrangements, and doing various tasks.
A day in Xianyang has just begun.
Japan and China.
The city was still bustling with people.
However, the interior of this residence seemed very quiet.
A guest room was extremely quiet. There was only a middle-aged man sitting in the room. He was wearing a long robe. His skin color had long since faded away from his fair skin and became a little more brown, but his eyes were full of wisdom.
He sat on the table without letting go of the scroll.
Not long after.
There was a rush of footsteps outside the door, and he followed it, only to hear a "crash". The door was pushed straight open, and a middle-aged man over fifty quickly entered the room.
He didn't rush to say anything.
Instead, he hurriedly closed the doors and windows, and then said excitedly: "Brother Zifang, the news we heard in Guandong is true. Guanzhong has really caused a catastrophe. Now the city of Xianyang is boiling with anger, and there is a faint feeling that cannot be suppressed." There are signs, God is really helping us!”
The man at the table lowered the bamboo slip in his hand slightly, without much joy on his face, and said in a deep voice: "Brother He, can you elaborate on the information you have found out?"
"As it should be." He Yao nodded repeatedly.
He looked around the room, drank the bowl of soup on the table happily, and sat opposite Zhang Liang's case. The two sat opposite each other. He Yao said excitedly: "Brother Zifang, something really big happened in Guanzhong this time." Problem."
"Tens of thousands of pounds of salt and iron sink into the water."
"This is related to the livelihood of hundreds of people."
"It has been ten days since this happened, but Bao Qin has never given any response. Now the citizens in the city are extremely panicked. Spring plowing is about to begin. Without salt, farming is ineffective. Without farm tools, dozens of acres of fields rely on passing The bone grass and stone grass cannot be cultivated at all, and the yield will be greatly reduced.”
"There's going to be chaos in Guanzhong!"
He Yao was very excited, and her hands were shaking when she spoke.
But even so, the excitement cannot be concealed.
Zhang Liang frowned and said solemnly: "Qin Ting has taken no action. Where did you get this news?"
He Yao laughed loudly and said nonchalantly: "Do you still need to inquire? Everyone in Chengzhong City says so. If the government really takes action, will they be so indignant? Will they be so panicked?"
"Now the panic in the city has taken shape, and it cannot be reduced in a short time."
"When I was inquiring about the news, I secretly instigated a few people to attack Bao Qin's official offices, and also smashed up salt and iron shops in various places. Whether there is salt and iron in Guanzhong, Bao Qin and these merchants know best Yes, if there is no response after taking some measures, that is enough to prove that this matter is true."
"even."
"This is true!"
He Yao snorted coldly, with deep sarcasm in his eyes, and said contemptuously: "Bao Qin has been too domineering in recent years. He really thinks that he is the master of the world, and he still wants to dominate the world at will. What did they do some time ago?" "Guan Shan Hai', the salt merchant and the iron merchant are really struggling."
"How can merchants be vegetarians?"
"We directly brought a shipwreck to Bao Qin. Now Bao Qin is sending people to investigate, but what's the use? Even if it is found, can the salt and iron matter be solved?"
"If the Qin Dynasty did not engage in this 'official mountain and sea' system, and all the salt merchants and iron merchants operated independently, how could there be a farce in which all the salt and iron accumulated for several months ended up in the water?"
"It's all the fault of the Qin Dynasty!"
"Destroy yourself!"
Zhang Liang looked silent and warned: "You must be careful when doing things and don't expose yourself."
He Yao's smile faded and she nodded quickly: "Don't worry, I know that I am wanted by Bao Qin and I am in Xianyang. How could I hide my identity so tightly that Bao Qin doesn't know about our coming to Xianyang?"
Said.
He Yao couldn't help but sarcastically said: "The officials of the Qin Dynasty are really depraved. When they wiped out us, they were extremely sharp and used all kinds of underhanded tricks. Now something happened in Guanzhong, but one person..." It’s really shameful for someone to pretend to be deaf and dumb.”
"But this makes it easier for us."
"We have been working hard to disrupt the Qin Dynasty in the past, but we have never found a way."
"it's good now."
"Qin people took the initiative to send it to the door."
"If we don't take it, won't the world laugh at us?"
"Right now, there is chaos in the city, and there are faint signs of being uncontrollable. When the city becomes more chaotic, even if Bao Qin takes action, it may not be of any use. Moreover, no matter how Bao Qin takes action, he will not be able to solve any problems. Yan Tie The absence is real.”
"Unless Bao Qin can create salt and iron, Guanzhong is destined to be in chaos."
"It's good to be messy, it's good to be messy!"
He Yao couldn't help but roared excitedly.
Seeing He Yao being so excited, Zhang Liang frowned even more. He felt that something was wrong. Qin Ting's indifference seemed too outrageous and completely unlike Qin Ting's past style.
Even if Qin Ting was concerned about human life, he would not ignore it so much.
When there was a severe drought in Guanzhong, Ying Zheng was not so ruthless. Everything was unusual.
If this is the case for a government agency, it is understandable.
But the entire Xianyang official office is like this.
Something is very wrong.
He Yao didn't think so much.
He only knows that their opportunity has come. They must seize the chaos in Guanzhong this time. As long as chaos breaks out in Guanzhong, their chances of restoring the Six Kingdoms will undoubtedly increase.
He looked at Zhang Liang and asked: "Brother Zifang, the situation in Guanzhong is very gratifying now. I wonder if you have any insights that can help our Six Nations make further progress?"
Zhang Liang thought for a while and nodded.
He pondered for a moment, put down the bamboo slips in his hand, and said in a deep voice: "Qin is stronger than the army. As long as the army is there, it will be difficult for us to shake Qin. At present, most of the Qin troops in Beiyuan and Nanhai come from Guanzhong, and Guanzhong has emerged again." Such a difficult matter, once the military knows about it, it will definitely shake the morale of the military."
"When the people's hearts become restless, their combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced."
He Yao nodded and said, "Good."
Zhang Liang stood up, walked around the room, and continued: "But there are some rumors in the city, such as the government secretly hiding a lot of salt and iron, especially the relevant officials, secret corruption, and collusion between officials and businessmen, which ultimately led to this disaster. The anger of the Qin people was transferred to the government."
"Intensify the suspicion and mistrust between each other."
"The government and the people are hostile to each other and regard each other as enemies. How can a country like this last long?"
"Cai!" He Yao's eyes lit up.
Zhang Liang hesitated for a moment and said in a serious voice: "I don't know the situation of the merchants at the moment, but judging from the merchants' cautiousness during this period, I am afraid that the merchants have been under heavy pressure from Qin Ting during this period and may not be willing to cooperate with Qin Ting. Therefore, the salt and iron in the hands of salt and iron merchants may not necessarily be put on the market."
"The merchants are cunning and will not take action."
"I just don't know whether Yantie sank in the shipwreck incident in Huai County. If not, there may be many variables. But no matter which kind, the merchants should not expose it so early. With Qin Ting's Cruel and cruel, if they knew that this was a man-made thing, no merchant would be able to escape."
He Yao nodded and said, "Merchant will not help Qin."
"Some time ago, the merchants in Qi had a riot due to Guan Shanhai. Although it was suppressed by the Qin court, the attitude of the merchants has been clearly revealed. Qin merchants are probably resentful of this, otherwise there would not be this incident. It’s just that we are in the middle of the pass, so we can’t be like Qidi.”
"But the hatred for the violent Qin is the same."
Zhang Liang lowered his eyebrows and thought for a moment, then thought of another plan. He raised his head and said, "In addition to these, we should also spread this matter to all counties in Guandong, especially those adjacent to Guanzhong."
"It is rumored that there is a shortage of salt and iron in Guanzhong, and they may have to ask for salt and iron from the surrounding areas. Then the counties and counties near Guanzhong will suffer because of this. In order to prevent themselves from getting into trouble, the counties and counties near Guandong will definitely panic. Everyone is in danger, and the salt The fight for iron will also intensify, and Qin Ting will become more alienated."
"There are signs of turmoil on all sides, how can Qin Ting take care of it?"
"As long as one thing is not handled properly, the words will fall and the sun will fall. Even if the Qin Dynasty's military morale is stable, how can it withstand the raging people?"
"How can the world not be in chaos when the time comes?"
"Great kindness!" He Yao couldn't help but wave his arms.
But he didn't want to waste any more time and said quickly: "I'll make arrangements right now. Now Bao Qin can't react in time. We can't be like Bao Qin."
"Ha ha."
With a hearty laugh, He Yao left the room.
Zhang Liang stood tall, listening to the fragments of words coming from outside the house, but the sorrow in his brows could not be dispelled.
He always felt that Qin Ting was acting strangely.
But what exactly is weird.
He couldn't think of it at the moment.
He closed the door, sat on the table again, and frowned: "What do the officials want? Are they really so arrogant? But in just a few years, Qin Ting will fall so quickly?"
"And isn't it rumored that Fusu will handle this matter?"
"Isn't he interested in this?"
"Where did all this go wrong?"
"Something is fishy!"
Zhang Liang frowned.
He thought about it carefully in his mind, but he still had no clue. Everything was heading toward turmoil, and Qin Ting could not be seen at all.
None of this is normal in itself.
Sitting there for a long time.
A flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and Zhang Liang suddenly stood up and said: "If all this is done intentionally by the government, or even deliberately sits idly by, but for what reason?"
"Is Qin Ting really not afraid of backfire? Or has he already thought of a solution?"
"It's so strange."
"Government.Government"
Whisper a few times.
Zhang Liang's eyebrows furrowed even more tightly.
(End of chapter)
