"Is this iron ore?"
Wu Shiluo is also considered a well-informed person. When he saw the ore Fusu took out, he made a rough judgment at the first sight.
But Fusu laughed heartily: "Yes! This ore is exactly iron ore, and it is a brand new magnetite vein!"
"this"
Wu Shiluo hesitated for a moment and couldn't help but said: "May I ask the eldest son, what is this magnetite?"
"Haha, this sounds a bit complicated, but I can tell you clearly that great changes are about to occur in Great Qin!"
"ah?"
Wu Shiluo looked surprised and subconsciously looked at Meng Tian, only to see that Meng Tian didn't know what to say.
The Fusu now looks like a completely different person from the Fusu before.
Although Meng Tian had been disappointed, helpless, and compromised with him during this period, Fusu's mood was obviously much better than before.
He became more cheerful.
Of course, he has also become more unpredictable.
Especially the 'magnetite' he was talking about, even Meng Tian didn't know much about it.
Not to mention that he threatened that great changes were about to occur in Great Qin.
What is a sea change?
For example, if the king of a country suddenly dies, if the country appoints a crown prince, if there is turmoil or rebellion in the country, it can be called a great change.
Fusu said for no reason that great changes were about to happen in Great Qin. It was hard not to make people doubt that he had any big plans.
Has the eldest son figured it out? Are you going to fight for the crown prince position?
The discovery of a brand new set of mineral veins can really impress His Majesty, and even allow His Majesty to summon him back to Xianyang.
However, even if His Majesty calls him back to Xianyang, it is impossible to make him the prince immediately!
So what did he mean when he said that Great Qin was about to undergo great changes?
Just when Meng Tian and Wu Shiluo looked puzzled, Fusu padded the ore in his hand and said with a smile: "My brother Hao said that this thing can be used to refine steel and is a better weapon material than bronze. From now on, our entire Da Qin army will be equipped with new weapons, and their combat power will more than double!"
"Is this true, the eldest son?"
As the commander-in-chief of an army, Meng Tian knew the importance of armaments better than anyone else.
When the Qin State swept across the Six Kingdoms, it relied on the Qin army's armaments far exceeding those of the Six Kingdoms.
If Da Qin's entire army is really equipped with new weapons, and its combat power is doubled, let alone doubled, it will mean that people will kill people when they stand in the way, and gods will kill when gods stand in the way.
At that time, what about the Huns, what about South Vietnam, and what about Jiuzhou? Isn’t that just pushing them all the way?
Seeing Meng Tian's expression getting more and more excited, Fusu smiled and raised his hand to comfort him: "General Meng, don't worry, wait until I find the magnetite veins!"
"Okay, okay, if the eldest son has any requests, just tell me and I will fully cooperate with you!"
Meng Tian nodded repeatedly, his face full of excitement.
In the past, he felt that Fusu was giving up on himself and being uneducated. Now, he really wanted to say that the eldest son is awesome.
Not to mention that he was excited about something that could improve the Qin army's combat power. Even the First Emperor Ying Zheng would definitely be excited if he knew about it.
After all, the Qin army's equipment has reached its peak now, and it is even more difficult to go further.
But the Qin army's combat power and equipment are closely related.
If the equipment is not updated, the Qin army's combat effectiveness will not increase.
Therefore, the news Fusu said could indeed cause great changes in the Qin Dynasty.
But Wu Shiluo was a little puzzled: "Why did the eldest son tell the old minister such important news?"
He led the mission and passed through Jiuyuan County because he wanted to make some supplies. He also informed Fusu and Mengtian that there would be caravans entering the country through regular channels in the future, and he hoped that they would provide certain conveniences.
After all, foreign caravans are easily exploited and embarrassed at all levels when entering the country.
Therefore, most foreign caravans choose not to take the usual route.
In this way, the 'Silk Porcelain Road' that Zhao Hao wanted to open has become a joke.
This was also the process that Zhao Hao specifically explained before Wu Shiluo left.
It is necessary to ensure the convenient passage of foreign caravans and the safety of the 'Silk and Porcelain Road'.
But Fusu laughed and said: "According to my brother Hao, there is also this kind of magnetite in the Western Regions. I am telling you because I hope you will pay more attention to the mineral veins on your way west. In the future, I, the Qin Dynasty, will need a lot of ore to conquer Jiuzhou. , refining new weapons!"
"I see."
Wu Shiluo nodded suddenly and couldn't help but smile: "We haven't seen each other for several months. The eldest son is becoming more and more thoughtful!"
"Hahaha!"
Fusu raised his head and laughed, then turned to look at Meng Tian: "General Meng, I want you to keep the matter of the magnetite vein a secret for the time being. You don't want your father to know about it, is that okay?"
"Why?"
Meng Tian frowned, looking puzzled.
Wu Shiluo also looked surprised.
Others are eager to let His Majesty know about such a huge achievement, but the eldest son actually wants to hide it from Your Majesty. Isn't there something wrong with his brain?
As if he had read through their thoughts, Fusu smiled dumbly, stood up from his seat, touched the magnetite in his hand, looked out the door, and said calmly;
"I used to want to prove myself to my father. Now, I just want to do what I like. When the magnetite vein is found, I will say it is the credit of the prospecting team. They followed me over the mountains and ridges and suffered a lot. It is time to share This credit!”
"this"
Meng Tian and Wu Shiluo looked at each other and couldn't help but look at each other.
Fusu turned to look at Wu Shiluo again and said with a smile, "Wu Jun comes from Xianyang, how is my brother Hao?"
"Back to the eldest son, Mr. Hao is doing very well in Xianyang. He has many capable people around him. He is now responsible for transforming Xianyang."
When Wu Shiluo heard this, he quickly handed over to Fusu.
Fusu raised his eyebrows and said amusedly, "You said he is transforming Xianyang?"
"Yes!"
Wu Shiluo smiled and nodded: "Gongzi Hao is a very thoughtful person. He wants to promote business development by transforming Xianyang."
"Opening a business?"
Meng Tian frowned; "Does your Majesty agree?"
"Although I didn't get His Majesty's consent, Young Master Hao is indeed a very thoughtful person!"
"Hmph! If being good at making opinions can be considered as having ideas, wouldn't Great Qin be in chaos?"
"hehe."
Wu Shiluo smiled noncommittally and said: "
"General Meng's attitude towards business development is the attitude of most Xianyang dignitaries. It's not that I support business development, but the current environment in Da Qin is very suitable for business development, because opening up business can promote the integration of the six countries into Da Qin!"
"What do you mean?"
Meng Tian asked Wu Shiluo with a straight face.
Fusu on the side also frowned and looked at Wu Shiluo.
The atmosphere instantly became a bit chilly.
To be honest, neither of them liked the businessman, especially the businessman talking about the important matter of integrating the six countries in front of them.
In their minds, businessmen are a group of profit-seeking philistines who are not worthy of discussing national affairs.
But Wu Shiluo didn't seem to care about their thoughts and said calmly:
"To put it simply, there are people who buy and sell goods. If Da Qin liberalizes commerce, more people will be engaged in commerce. Then there will definitely be more Da Qin merchants in the Six Kingdoms. For the same reason, there will also be in Da Qin itself. Many businessmen from the Six Nations.”
"In this way, the products of the Six Kingdoms will continue to appear in the mainland of Daqin, and the products of the mainland of Daqin will also continue to appear in the land of the Six Kingdoms."
"Then, one day, the heads of Guizhou in the land of the Six Kingdoms will become accustomed to the products of Great Qin, and the heads of Guizhou of the land of Great Qin will become accustomed to the products of the lands of the Six Kingdoms. What will happen to Great Qin?"
"this"
Hearing this, Fusu and Mengtian were shocked at the same time, and couldn't help but look at Wu Shiluo in surprise.
But I heard Wu Shiluo say meaningfully: "Once the Guizhou people in the Qin Dynasty and the Guizhou people in the Six Kingdoms get used to each other, they will really become indistinguishable from each other, because the goods they need every day can be bought anywhere. It can be sold!”
Fusu: "."
Meng Tian: "."
The two looked at each other, both speechless.
After a while, Meng Tian sighed with emotion: "I didn't expect you, a businessman, to have such vision."
"hehe."
Wu Shiluo smiled at Meng Tian's contempt, and then said with emotion: "Gongzi Hao is a very thoughtful person. Everything he does seems unreasonable, but in fact he is far-sighted!"
"Hahaha!"
When Fusu heard this, he laughed loudly for no reason, and then said jokingly: "This brat is getting more and more powerful!"
"Indeed, Young Master Hao is really powerful."
Although Meng Tian didn't want to praise Zhao Hao, the things Zhao Hao did made him admire Zhao Hao.
Seeing that Meng Tian and Fu Su were in a good mood, Wu Shiluo asked tentatively: "Can Jiuyuan make it easier for them to go west?"
Fusu restrained his laughter, pondered for a moment, and said: "Well, Wu Jun's move to open up the 'Road of Silk Porcelain' to the Qin Dynasty is of great significance. We are just preparing to launch a surprise attack on the Xiongnu. You might as well take this opportunity to pass through the hinterland of the Xiongnu." , how about heading to the Western Region?"
"this"
Wu Shiluo's eyes widened, as if he couldn't believe it.
He remembered that he didn't seem to deliberately please Fusu, so he talked about some things about Xianyang and Zhao Hao. Unexpectedly, Fusu opened the door for him.
If they could take advantage of the gap between the war between Qin and the Xiongnu and pass through the hinterland of the Xiongnu, they could at least reduce most of the danger.
Because their secret passage to the west was less than ten miles away from the royal court of King Zuogu Li of the Xiongnu, if they were not careful, they would be discovered by scouts near the royal court of King Zuogu Li.
By then, a robbery will be inevitable.
But now, the Qin Dynasty is about to go to war with the Xiongnu, and King Zuo Guli will definitely participate in the war. As a result, the number of scouts near the royal court will decrease.
They can enter the secret passage at this time and head to the Western Region.
"The eldest son's decision is my decision. You will open up the 'Silk Porcelain Road' for Great Qin and benefit the country and the people. As soldiers of Great Qin, we should protect you!"
Seeing that Wu Shiluo still had an expression of disbelief on his face, Meng Tian added solemnly.
He knew that although Fusu was the supervisor of Jiuyuan, the military power was in his hands. Without his consent, there would still be some doubts about Fusu's promise in Wu Shiluo's heart.
The reason why he cooperated with Fusu so readily was actually related to the new equipment Fusu mentioned.
It was a temptation he couldn't refuse.
Sure enough, when Wu Shiluo heard Meng Tian's words, all doubts were immediately eliminated, and he quickly handed over his hand: "Thank you, eldest son, and thank you, General Meng!"
The most dangerous part of this trip to the Western Regions was passing through the territory of King Zuogu Li of the Xiongnu.
Now with the help of Meng Tian and Fu Su, Wu Shiluo suddenly felt that it was possible for him to return to Da Qin after traveling westward.
Watching Wushi Luo leaving the shogunate with a smile on his face, Meng Tian narrowed his eyes and frowned, "Businessmen are all cunning people. I really don't like them. I don't know why Young Master Hao sent them as an envoy to the Western Regions!"
"Brother Hao has always been unusual in what he does. I think they must have reached some consensus!"
Fusu said with a smile.
Meng Tian frowned and glanced at him. Just as he was about to ask about the magnetite, he saw someone coming hurriedly outside the door: "For General Meng, I have your home letter!"
"Um?"
Meng Tian was stunned for a moment, and said with some confusion: "Didn't Meng Yi just send a letter home? Why did he send it again?"
"Return to General Meng, it was sent by Mr. Mond."
"Mond?"
Meng Tian was stunned again, and then said angrily: "If this brat doesn't do his job well, why does he keep sending letters home?!"
"Haha, maybe Brother Meng wants to fool the general!"
"What words!"
Meng Tian glared at Fusu uncomfortably, then coughed twice, took the letter from home as if nothing had happened, and prepared to throw it on the table and ignore it.
However, the moment he received the letter from home, he felt something was different.
In the past, family letters contained at most one piece of paper, but now this family letter contains at least three layers of paper.
What on earth did this brat write?
Could it be that something happened at home?
It shouldn't be, Meng Yi just sent a letter, saying that Meng also wrote to him, but he didn't say anything happened at home!
Just when Meng Tian looked confused, Fusu walked up to him with a smile, patted his shoulder and said with a smile, "When did General Meng become so indecisive?"
"ah?"
Meng Tian reacted for a moment, and immediately blushed. In order to cover up his embarrassment, he decisively tore open the envelope and complained about his son in front of Fusu: "His handwriting is so ugly. Every time I read his family letters, I want to tear them apart." Take it off, the reason why I was hesitating just now was because I wanted to tear it off directly!"
"hehe!"
Fusu smiled, with an 'I understand' expression on his face, and nodded with 'oh', 'um' and the like.
Meng Tian twitched the corner of his mouth in embarrassment, stopped defending, and looked at Fusu in front of him.
In the letter, Mond reported the situation at home and his transfer to Tingwei Mansion, which was very different from the content of the letter home sent by Meng Yi.
However, the end of the letter made Meng Tian's eyes light up. He couldn't help but look at Fusu meaningfully and said with a smile: "eldest son, do you want to see it?"
"Um?"
Fusu, who was pondering the ore in his hand, was slightly startled when he heard Meng Tian's words, and asked in confusion: "What does General Meng mean?"
"I don't have any other meaning. I just want to ask the eldest son if he wants to read the old minister's family letter?"
"General Meng is joking, how can Fusu read your family letter?"
"Why not?"
Meng Tian's face was stern and he said: "The eldest son and the old minister still want to know each other?"
"this"
Fusu always respected Meng Tian. After hearing this, he immediately took the family letter from Meng Tian and started to read it.
It's okay not to look at it, but when I saw it, my heart was shocked, and I couldn't help but murmured: "The wind rises at the end of the green grass, the waves form between the gentle waves, even when you hit the bottom of the valley, you will bloom, and when you sink to the bottom of the sea, you will still look at the moon. Instead of complaining in the darkness , it’s better to hold up a lantern and move forward.”
"Brother Hao really understands me."
As soon as these words came out, two lines of tears could not help but fall slowly.
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