Three days have passed since the lottery incident, and there is no need to ask about the result.
Wang Wan once again surprised everyone with his victory.
In these three days, the lottery business has developed to all areas except Xianyang capital.
As for other counties in Daqin, I believe that it will not be long before lottery sales points are set up.
In this regard, the Prime Minister's Office and the Publicity Department also established a lottery center to standardize the processes of lottery sales, lottery draws, and prize redemption.
In the future, the lottery will no longer be held on-site, but will be published in the newspaper. Each issue of the newspaper will have the winning number.
At the same time, Zhao Hao also released new lottery methods for later generations, such as ranking five and fast three.
The lottery numbers are different in each region.
There is no need to communicate with every region.
If things go well, the lottery business alone will be enough to replenish Daqin's treasury once or twice.
At this time, as soon as Zhao Hao walked out of the lottery center, he saw the general, Shaofu Awada, coming towards him.
"I ask for your forgiveness for asking for a meeting rashly."
Awata saluted respectfully.
Zhao Hao was stunned for a moment and replied: "How does Mr. Su know that I am here?"
"Ashamed."
Awata saluted again: "This matter is of great importance, and I dare not neglect it. I went to the Prime Minister's Mansion earlier and heard that the young master was at the newly established lottery center, so I followed him."
"What's at stake?"
Zhao Hao asked with some confusion: "What exactly is going on?"
"It's about printing."
Awata said with a shameful expression: "Young Master needed a large number of lottery tickets before, so we asked us to set up a new printing factory. The veteran immediately dispatched craftsmen to cooperate with Young Master in printing lottery tickets."
"Yes, I plan to thank you for this."
"Why."
Awada sighed, then took out a piece of lottery paper from his body and handed it to Zhao Hao: "This is our latest printed lottery ticket. Please take a look at it."
Zhao Hao frowned and took the lottery ticket. After looking at it carefully, he couldn't help but pursed his lips.
Because the pattern of this lottery ticket is very confusing. The ink is very heavy in some places and cannot be seen clearly in others.
What's more important is that there are many ink marks on the entire lottery ticket, making it look like a fake.
If this is the latest printed lottery ticket, Zhao Hao certainly cannot accept it and is not allowed to sell it.
It can be seen that Awata cannot accept it and blames himself very much:
"The ink buckets sent by the young master were used up, so we wanted to prepare the ink buckets ourselves and print the lottery tickets. We didn't expect that the printed tickets were like this, and we don't know what the problem is!"
"Obviously the colors have been matched, but it's still like this"
"Um."
Zhao Hao nodded, understanding Awada's helplessness.
Because the moment he saw this lottery ticket, he discovered the key to the problem.
"Don't worry, Mr. Su. I didn't think carefully. I specially prepared the ink barrel for printing lottery tickets. You don't know the formula, so you won't be able to mix it."
Zhao Hao smiled and comforted.
Awata secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly handed over his hand: "Please give me some advice, Master."
"no problem."
Zhao Hao responded simply, and then explained: "Before I tell you the formula, I will explain the principle to you first!"
"good."
Awada's little chicken nodded like it was pecking at rice.
For a craftsman like him, knowing the formula is important, but knowing the principles can draw inferences and create new things.
Therefore, facing Zhao Hao's patient explanation, he listened extremely seriously.
But Zhao Hao said: "When we write with a brush, the ink should be water-based."
"This kind of water-based ink spreads easily. It's only because we control the tip of the pen when we write that the ink is concentrated, so we leave notes."
"I see."
Awata suddenly nodded and listened quietly.
"When printing lottery tickets, stencil printing is used, and the stencil is burned on a flat surface. This water quality cannot be controlled, so it is easy to spread."
Zhao Hao said, took out another lottery ticket from his arms and handed it to Awada:
"Look at this lottery ticket. How is it different from the lottery ticket you brought?"
"this"
Awata stared for a moment, then suddenly noticed something, and said in surprise: "There is light! It turns out there is light on the surface of the lottery ticket!"
"Yes, this is what oil-based ink does!"
"Oil-based ink?"
Zhao Hao nodded with a smile and continued: "Water-based ink is the ink used for writing. If you use writing ink to print lottery tickets, you will definitely not be successful, so you have to use oil-based ink!"
"What is the difference?"
"Oil-based ink has 'oil' properties and does not spread easily."
"Properties of oil?"
Awata pondered: "Master, what you mean is that the ink bucket you sent is oil-based ink?"
"indeed so."
Zhao Hao nodded in approval.
Awada became happy and quickly asked Zhao Hao: "How dare I ask, Master, how to make this oil-based ink?"
Zhao Hao smiled and said: "It's actually very simple. Just mix tung oil, lead powder, and ink in a ratio of one to two to three to get oil-based ink."
"Young Master is a great talent!"
Awada knew the principle and got the formula. He felt extremely comfortable and quickly saluted Zhao Hao.
Zhao Hao smiled and waved his hand, and said: "For future lottery printing, we must ensure supply and don't lose the chain!"
"Don't worry, Sir, I will never let you down!"
Awada answered solemnly, then said goodbye to Zhao Hao, and left the lottery center without stopping.
Zhao Hao watched him leave and was about to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to discuss the lottery sales station with Wang Wan.
At this time, Ying Su was seen riding his horse.
"Sir, Your Majesty summons you to the palace."
Not long after, Zhao Hao arrived at Ying Zheng's study.
"Your boy has helped the old prime minister a lot this time!"
As soon as he saw Zhao Hao, Ying Zheng couldn't help but laugh and tease him.
When Zhao Hao heard this, he scratched his head and replied in a cute way:
"Didn't the old prime minister help my father solve the problem? I also helped my father!"
"hehe."
Ying Zheng smiled noncommittally, and then said:
"This lottery incident has given them a wake-up call. It is regarded as the first battle for the implementation of 'dividing every child into an equal share'. The subsequent resistance should not be too great!"
"but."
As he said that, he changed the topic and continued: "We can't just hit the target without giving sweet dates. Do you have any other ideas?"
Zhao Hao pondered and said: "Father, in fact, in addition to raising children as mothers, I also have a national policy, which is also very good!"
"What national policy?"
Ying Zheng's eyes lit up, he immediately put down his teacup and listened carefully.
Zhao Hao said: "Going back to my father, this national policy is that the officials and gentry will be responsible for paying the food!"
"Um?"
"The so-called officials and gentry work together to pay taxes, that is, officials and landlords must also pay taxes."
"Confused!"
When Ying Zheng heard Zhao Hao's words, his face suddenly sank and he couldn't help scolding him.
Then he picked up the teacup, took a sip, and asked:
"Aren't you a little too arrogant? Do you know the consequences of the government and gentry receiving food from one body?"
"It's not the consequences, it's the results..."
Zhao Hao shook his head: "My son feels that when the empire was first established, foreign races were eyeing the Qin Dynasty, and there were constant disasters in various places. Father, you are building the Great Wall, building Chi Road, building imperial mausoleums, and building spiritual canals. Money is needed everywhere. !”
"We can't just try to find ways to make money when we are short of money. Lottery tickets, national bonds, and issuing banknotes are all just treating the symptoms but not the root cause. If we want to solve the root cause of the problem of lack of money, we have to increase revenue and reduce expenditure!"
"Did you come up with this on your own? Or did you discuss it with the old prime minister?"
Ying Zheng narrowed his eyes.
Zhao Hao scratched his head and said: "I exchanged opinions with the old prime minister. He thinks it is feasible, but the risk is very high, so I can only let my father make the decision."
"Humph, you also know that the risks are very high!"
Ying Zheng snorted coldly, glared at Zhao Hao angrily, and said:
"It is a good national policy for officials and gentry to receive food from one body, but it cannot be implemented now."
"Yes, the old prime minister also said that you need to be a monarch of Shoucheng. Father, you are not suitable."
Zhao Hao smiled flatteringly and did not deny it.
Ying Zheng said calmly and majestically: "Do you understand, if it is implemented as you said, what will happen to Great Qin?"
"My son is stupid."
"You're not stupid, you're smart!"
Ying Zheng waved his hand to interrupt what Zhao Hao wanted to say, then stood up from his seat, walked to Zhao Hao, with a big belly, and poked his small forehead with his hand:
"You kid has a good idea, but have you ever thought about how many people you will offend by doing this?
If nothing else, let’s just say that the scholars who are going to be admitted to the imperial examination are about to be assessed. What is the reason why they have been studying hard for more than ten years? Isn’t it just to be an official?
You, a government official and a gentry, all pay for themselves, and you directly cut off their thoughts! "
As he spoke, he put his hands behind his back, walked a few steps, and then looked back at Zhao Hao:
"Those who win the hearts and minds of the people win the world. People's hearts and minds are of course very important, but aren't those scholars the people? So are they!"
"You spread your family's income, and take exams to become scholars, which at least gives scholars hope, but what if the officials and gentry are all paid for together? Then you go back to the old path, and make scholars all over the world hate the imperial court!"
"When the empire was first established, there were thirty-six counties in the world. Everywhere needed scholars. Now some counties don't even have county magistrates. Are you trying to make them hate the imperial court? Do you want my Great Qin II to perish?"
As he said this, Ying Zheng actually laughed at himself:
"Actually, the path I took before was not very right. Thanks to your national policies, I slowly moved towards the right path. Sometimes, I also wonder whether my Great Qin would have perished without you."
"Ah? This"
Zhao Hao was taken aback, and suddenly felt regretful.
He felt that he was still reckless. Although there were good and bad national policies in later generations, not every national policy was applicable to the current Great Qin.
As the saying goes, you can bite off more than you can chew.
The current national policy implemented by Da Qin is actually sufficient, and there is no need to add any more.
Seeing that Zhao Hao didn't speak, Ying Zheng's expression softened slightly and he said with a smile: "You don't have to think too much. The reason why this strategy doesn't work is not because of you, but because it is inappropriate for the time!"
"My son and I are dull, but with a word from my father, my son and I suddenly become enlightened."
"I told you, you are not stupid."
Ying Zheng waved his hand, as if he didn't want to talk more about this topic, so he directly changed the subject and said, "Let's talk about Zao!"
"date?"
Zhao Hao was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses and said:
"Oh, the benefit my father mentioned, this son has already thought about, that is the right to sell lottery tickets!"
"The right to sell lottery tickets?"
Ying Zheng frowned, a little confused.
"As long as they pay enough deposits, our lottery tickets will be handed over to them for sale, and then we will get a commission based on a certain percentage of the daily sales!"
"What benefit is this?"
Zhao Hao explained with a smile:
"Father, don't underestimate this benefit. It can closely connect merchants other than the seven major commercial banks with the imperial court. In the past, they were equivalent to stragglers. Once they sell lottery tickets on behalf of the imperial court and generate income for the country, their status will be the same as that of the imperial court. It was very different before.”
"For example, the animal husbandry of the Wushi Luofa family."
"Let's not talk about the land of Guanzhong, let's talk about the land of the Six Kingdoms. If there is a merchant who also engages in animal husbandry and competes with Wushi Luo, originally this merchant would not be able to compete with Wushi Luo!"
"However, this merchant sells lottery tickets for the imperial court. If there is a conflict between the animal husbandry industry and Wu Shiluo, the local government will definitely favor him more or less for the sake of the merchant's ability to generate revenue for the national treasury."
"After all, the performance of officials is also related to local fiscal revenue."
"In this way, as long as it is reasonable and legal, the court can win over merchants other than the seven major merchants, and at the same time curb the current situation of the monopoly development of the seven major merchants."
"As for those powerful people, they can also get corresponding benefits from the sale of lottery tickets."
After hearing this, Ying Zheng nodded slightly and fell into deep thought. After a while, he smiled.
"From what you say, it's quite a good date."
"Whether it is a good jujube or not, we will know if my father releases this news and see if they will fight for it."
Zhao Hao winked.
"Um."
Ying Zheng nodded in a funny way, and then turned his attention to Zhao Hao again: "Although you have many ideas, you are just not very restless. After my inspection to the east, please do not rush into anything, and report to me from time to time."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Hao bowed respectfully to Ying Zheng: "Father, don't worry, I know this."
"As long as you know, go down."
After watching Zhao Hao leave, Ying Zheng returned to the desk.
Not long after, Meng Yi walked in from outside the study, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, Xu Fu is waiting outside the door."
When Ying Zheng heard this, he narrowed his eyes and raised his hand to signal: "Let him come in."
"promise."
Meng Yi accepted the promise and retreated.
Soon, Xu Fu walked into the study tremblingly and saluted Ying Zheng.
After more than half a month, he, who was originally rich and fair, now became dark and skinny, which surprised Ying Zheng.
Before Ying Zheng could speak, Xu Fu quickly knelt down and saluted: "Xu Fu, the sinner, pays homage to your majesty. May your majesty live forever."
Ying Zheng frowned and looked at him, and said calmly: "Xu Fu, why are you still alive?"
"Your Majesty is so kind to me, and I am grateful to you."
Xu Fu put his head on the bluestone floor and broke into a cold sweat.
In fact, he didn't know why he was still alive.
After all, the situation that day was very dangerous.
He thought he was doomed.
However, Meng Yi just locked him in prison and left him to fend for himself.
Just when he thought he would be imprisoned until death, Meng Yi found him again and said that Ying Zheng wanted to see him.
Just like that, he appeared in Ying Zheng's study with an anxious mood.
When Ying Zheng heard what he said, he smiled coldly: "Oh, you are really good at persuading people, and it's not in vain that you deceived me all these years!"
"Your Majesty, I forgive you. I didn't mean to deceive Your Majesty. I didn't know that the elixir was poisonous. I have taken a lot of elixirs over the years."
"oh?"
Ying Zheng raised his eyebrows and looked at Xu Fu with a serious look: "So, I have wrongly blamed you?"
Xu Fu was stared at by Ying Zheng, and his whole body couldn't help but trembled: "Your Majesty, your Majesty."
"okay!"
Ying Zheng waved his hand to interrupt Xu Fu's words and said in a deep voice: "I won't listen to your sophistry. I just want to ask you one thing. Does the fairy island you mentioned really exist?"
"ah?"
Xu Fu was surprised.
He thought over and over again and thought of many words to beg for mercy, but he did not expect that the First Emperor was still thinking about immortality.
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