In Shangjun Villa, the craftsman met Li Shui panting and said, "Sir, sir. Someone wants to buy a compass, and they need one hundred and seven."

Li Shui was overjoyed: "I didn't expect that there were so many rich people preparing to send people to sea. Who said that China does not value the ocean? Who said that China is an introverted civilization? It's all nonsense. This compass is a clear proof!"

The craftsman laughed dryly and asked, "Sir, do we have so many compass?"

Li Shui asked Wu Jiao beside him: "How many compass do we have?"

Wu Jiao said: "Now only one hundred and eight have been made."

Li Shui said: "Isn't this just right? Sell it to them."

The craftsman asked again: "What if the rest of the people want to buy it?"

Li Shui said with a smile: "Then let them wait, Baojin's compass was made soon, very soon."

The craftsman responded and rushed to Xianyang City with two large bags of compass.

A quarter of an hour later, the compass was delivered clearly. The craftsman ordered people to drive eleven large trucks to Shangjun Villa. Zhou Gui returned to his home with two large bags of compass.

After everything was settled, Zhou Gui spent a lot of money to buy some news. According to the student studying in Shangjun Villa, Shangjun Villa seemed to be preparing a gold-packed compass.

Zhou Gui completely relieved and smiled and waited to make a fortune.

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In the palace, Ying Zheng is checking a list. This list is information about thieves distributed in Xianyang City.

This is provided by Li Shui. There are Xiang Chao, Xiang Bo, and Jing Kun on the list...

Everyone Li Shui learned about it was recorded on the record, and their rebellious tendencies were carefully marked on it.

For example, Xiang Chao is at the level of thief, and Jing Kun can be regarded as his own person.

The usual activities of these thieves are also recorded, including who they met.

As a result, Ying Zheng looked around and found that Ji Ming had close contacts with these rebels.

Ying Zheng sneered: Ji Ming has him everywhere.

But today it was Ji Ming on duty, and he was standing not far away with respect.

Ying Zheng put down the list and asked Ji Ming with a smile: "You often walk outside the palace and have a wide range of friendships."

Ji Ming couldn't figure out what Ying Zheng meant, and said vaguely: "I... I know a few people."

Ying Zheng said again: "What news is there outside the palace now? Let's hear it."

Ji Ming thought for a while: This is a rare opportunity. Isn’t it a waste to not complain about Huaiguzi?

Now Ji Ming can be called a scheming person. He knows how to complain so that he will not be offensive. Fraudulently accusing others is absolutely not possible. The most clever way to complain is to praise others and dress up as a good old man. Let the emperor find something wrong.

So Ji Ming coughed dryly and said, "Recently, there is a big news in Xianyang City. The streets and alleys are saying that the banished immortal has done a great good deed. He has developed an immortal weapon called the compass. It can indicate the direction at any time."

"In this way, the ship will not get lost in the vast sea."

Ying Zheng exclaimed and said, "This is somewhat similar to the compass car made by Huangdi in the past."

Ji Ming said: "Yes. Not only that, this compass banished immortal is given to those who plan to go out to sea for free, and there is no penny."

Ying Zheng was even more surprised: "Huaiguzi is so generous?"

Ji Ming bowed and said, "Yes. The banished immortals do good deeds and accumulate virtues. I admire them very much."

Ying Zheng also looked at Ji Ming with some surprise: This person actually said good things about Huai Guzi? Could it be that he was beaten every day and was afraid of being beaten?

Ying Zheng smiled and shook his head. Suddenly, he said with some confusion: "This matter is a bit strange. What should anyone do if he cheated Huai Guzi's compass if he pretended to go out to sea?"

Ji Ming was very happy: "Your Majesty has really asked this."

Ji Ming said respectfully: "This, the villain is not very clear. I believe that the exiled immortal has his own way to distinguish it."

Ying Zheng nodded lightly and continued to read the memorial.

But this strange thing made Ying Zheng think less and less wrong. He waved his hand and asked Ji Ming to retreat, and then asked Si Dun to come.

Ying Zheng said to Si Dun: "Recently, Huaiguzi made something called a compass. Have you heard of it?"

Si Tong said, "I have heard of it, and I just found out about it."

Ying Zheng said: "Is this compass really a free gift for people?"

Si Dun said: "The compass is free to get. However, this compass is embedded in a medal. This medal costs one million yuan."

Ying Zheng: "..."

He was both angry and funny: "So, this compass is actually priced at one million yuan each?"

Si Dun said, "That's right."

Ying Zheng stood up and shook his head repeatedly: "This Huaiguzi is always saying that he wants to encourage people to go out to sea, but this compass costs one million yuan each. Is this item expensive to make?"

Si Tong thought for a while and said, "I just took a look from a distance. The thing is very small and shaped like a needle. I don't know how much gold and silver it took to make this thing."

Ying Zheng said, "Go and call Huai Guzi. Let him bring his compass."

Si Du responded and went to call someone.

A quarter of an hour later, Li Shui came.

Ying Zheng said to Li Shui: "I heard you have made an immortal weapon that can indicate the direction?"

Li Shui laughed dryly: "Your Majesty is wise, and every move I do cannot escape Your Majesty's eyes."

Ying Zheng said: "Can this item be patented?"

Li Shui said: "Yes."

Ying Zheng said, "I can't know what this thing is doing?"

Li Shui said: "According to the principle, the principle will be announced one year before it can be announced. However, Your Majesty is the son of heaven. How can he be equated with a mortal? Naturally, he can know it."

Ying Zheng nodded with satisfaction.

In fact, Li Shui also guessed that Ying Zheng called him, probably because he wanted to figure out what was going on with the compass. So Li Shui brought two magnets.

He put the magnet on the table and demonstrated it to the South Pole.

Ying Zheng was amazed at it: "This thing is quite interesting."

Li Shui took out another globe. This globe was made by Xiangli Zhu. Because of his limited understanding of the world, only the territory of the Qin Dynasty was painted on it, and the rest were omitted. Either the vast sea or the vast yellow sand.

However, this did not delay Li Shui's demonstration of the Antarctic and Arctic.

After Li Shui explained it, Ying Zheng looked very eye-opening: "So that's it. No wonder your compass can point to the north."

Ying Zheng looked at Li Shui's compass and said, "So, it won't cost much money to make this compass?"

Li Shui said casually: "A dozen or half taels of money are enough."

Ying Zheng's face turned solemn: "The cost of more than a dozen or a half taels is actually sold at a high price of one million yuan? Huaiguzi, you are very brave."

Li Shui explained aggrievedly: "This compass is for free. For every time one is given, I will pay more than a dozen or a half taels. As for the one million, it is the price of the medal."

Ying Zheng waved his hand: "Don't make a quibble. You are taking the opportunity to make money, how can you hide it from me?"

Li Shui smiled bitterly.

Ying Zheng thought for a while and said, "You go and make some compass. Just indicate the north and south. Don't have any words like the Great Qin Warriors. At this price, fifty coins are enough. I won't let you lose money."

Li Shui was about to cry: "Your Majesty, my compass worth one million yuan has been sold for more than a hundred times. Now I suddenly started to buy a compass worth fifty yuan. Then the people who bought it before will be crazy?"

Ying Zheng was slightly stunned and said, "Then you can return the extra money to them."

Li Shui shook his head repeatedly: "It's impossible. In this way, Shangjun Villa will never be able to do business again. The orders will change every day, without any trust and righteousness. What's more, that one million yuan is not the price of the compass, but the price of the medal. If the medal can be returned at will, the word "honor" will be worth the penny?"

Ying Zheng felt that Li Shui's reason was a bit crooked. He thought for a while and said, "However, a compass worth a million yuan is really unfavorable for my Qin Dynasty to explore overseas. If it were something else, I wouldn't ask. However, this matter is too much."

Li Shui settled the score and sold more than 100 compass for those high-priced compass and made more than 100 million. The goal was also achieved.

So he said to Ying Zheng: "Your Majesty, I heard from the craftsmen that all those who buy compass are merchants. As for the court officials, there are not yet."

Ying Zheng asked, "Why are there no court officials?"

Li Shui laughed dryly: "Sir, you have some opinions about me. I have been watching. But they will definitely buy it until the end."

"Just now, I thought of a solution. It would be better for Your Majesty to hold a banquet in the palace and invite merchants who bought a high-priced compass."

"The merchants only spent one million yuan to get the opportunity to see the emperor. They would definitely be ecstatic, let alone the banquet in the palace."

Ying Zheng frowned slightly: "However, the business is at the end of the four people. If I see them, wouldn't it encourage the people's business style?"

Li Shui laughed dryly and said, "Your Majesty, this year's taxes have a lot of money paid by merchants."

Ying Zheng thought about it and it seemed that this was indeed the case. Since Huai Guzi advocated no longer suppressing merchants and levying business taxes, the court has a lot of money to calmly provide relief to the victims and carry out some major projects.

Ying Zheng said to Li Shui: "Forget it, this is only once."

Li Shui responded.

Ying Zheng said to Li Shui again: "However, agriculture is always the foundation of the country. Gold, silver and cold are not suitable for clothing, and hunger cannot be eaten. Once food is short, no matter how much money the court has, it is useless."

Li Shui said: "Yes, the promotion of the field method before has already made the world more food. After defeating the Huns, the cattle and horses in the north were distributed to the people of the Central Plains. A cattle could be worth dozens of people. They reclaimed wasteland and cultivated meticulously, and made the food more food more. The court had a wealth of finance, developed water conservancy, helped the poor and the weak, and made the food more food more."

"Now the famine of the people is getting smaller and smaller. The minister's Shangjun Villa is still studying new methods and continuing to increase production, but there is no result for a while."
To be continued...