"My lord, at the beginning of the city's construction, Wu Shilu came in person and offered 100,000 gold for the construction of the city."

"After that, every month, either in person or in his children, he brought a lot of cattle, sheep and livestock, and he also intended to offer a batch of war horses for the adults to use for military training."

In front of the royal horse, Bai Qianhong's words sounded in his ears, and he fell crisply, telling what Wu Shilu had done in recent months.

Overall, in the six months since the construction of the city, Wu Shilu has also made a lot of efforts, and between his words, he is quite humble, not as good as the courtesy given to him by the King of Qin.

All kinds of things, Bai Qianhong is aware in her heart.

"This is a smart person, since the other party has such good intentions, he should accept it."

Zhou Qing nodded, he had not dealt with Wu Shi Lu before, but the other party was in the Qin State, but he had been famous for twenty or thirty years, and he had been making his fortune since the time of King Zhaoxiang.

In addition, during the period when Wen Xinhou was in charge of the country, because he was a businessman, he took a lot of care of the merchants, and for a while, Wu Shilu developed rapidly, relying on the sale of cattle, sheep and livestock, and became a famous businessman in Longxi.

But this person is also very clear about the restrictions of the rule of law on businessmen in the Qin State, so although he is very rich, he is not contemptible, and has many good deeds.

"For decades, although the reputation of Wushi Lu is not small, the fundamental power is still in Wuxian and Longxi."

"Since the adults are interested, then, to expand the land of the Western Regions, their people may not be pioneers."

Bai Qianhongxiu looked into the distance, the city was getting closer and closer, and the figures were busy on the city, not far away, but there were a group of people waiting under the hot sun.

Most of the wealth of the Wu clan was obtained from the exchange with the Xiongnu, the Yueshi, and the Wusun Kingdom, so that they could understand their information more clearly, and their people would have better intentions.

"In this matter, Qianhong, you decide for yourself."

Zhou Qing has handed over the matter here to the other party, no matter what the plan is, Qianhong is still measured.

******

"Dad, is this Wu Zhenhou really worthy of such attention from Dad?"

"Didn't you say before that today's kings are most taboo about making friends with important ministers in the court? Now that we have done this, if the news reaches the ears of the king, I am afraid that we will no longer be favored. ”

The foundation had just been built, and on the side of the huge city wall where the city wall was being built, Wu Shilu, who was dressed in sackcloth robes, led his son Wu Yingyuan and a group of family deacons to wait quietly under the clear sky.

Wu Shilu is now in his fifties, but he doesn't look old, and his dark hair is coiled behind his head, but he looks much more energetic.

He did not wear a cloud brocade robe, did not step on a cloud pattern soft shoes, and the same was true of the people behind him, according to the decree of the Shang king, the merchant did not have this qualification, except for the fact that every year he visited the king and wore a brocade robe.

According to the information obtained, today, Wu Zhenhou is going to come to the city to inspect, and he did not dare to alarm Wu Zhenhou, nor did he dare to spread the word.

It's just that I met General Zhang Han, who also returned from the land of Tongwei just now, but I have met a few times, and I mentioned it, and from a distance, at this moment, next to Tianshui Lake, three or four miles away, Wu Zhenhou and his party are approaching.

"If it is an important minister of the court next to him, of course it will displease the king."

"But Wu Zhenhou is a completely different person, do you know how old Wu Zhenhou is now?"

Listening to his son Wu Yingyuan's words, Wu Shilu smiled slightly, it was a matter of the rise and fall of the family, how could he make such a reckless decision, for Wu Zhenhou, he had been observing it a few years ago.

Now, the king has set up the fief of Marquis Wu Zhen in Longxi, which is also convenient for himself.

"Wu Zhenhou is afraid that he has just reached the year of dancing elephants!"

Wu Yingyuan thought about it, for the age of Wu Zhenhou of Qin State, few people have mentioned it in recent years, if there were still people talking about the age of Wu Zhenhou before, but with the merits of Wu Zhenhou, all kinds of things have disappeared.

But if you look closely, Wu Zhenhou is actually only about fifteen years old!

"Wu Zhenhou was originally the Xuanqing son of the Taoist Tianzong, many years ago he was already like Xianyang, added as the right protector of the palace, the same as the secretary, and then supported the king many times, and was promoted to the protector of the country, and the title is comparable to that of the great master, and even the head of the car."

"Zheng Guoqu, Sanchuan County, meritorious service, obey the will of King Zhaoxiang, give the title of Wu Zhenjun, in recent years, Nanyang six hundred miles of land, attack Zhao victory, military merits accumulation, rank as a marquis!"

"Above the court, under the absolute one person, above ten thousand people, although it is not a state and a national captain, but from the perspective of the school palace now held by Wu Zhenhou, it shows the king's importance to Wu Zhenhou."

"It's a pity that Tingwei was not able to enter the Protector Palace, otherwise, our Wu family would also have a chance in the future. The Father has said so much, what do you mean? ”

It is precisely because he knows a lot about Wu Zhenhou's promotion journey that he dares to bet like this, otherwise, it is obviously not a good choice to gamble with the Wu family's favor over the years.

When it comes to today's Marquis Wu Zhen, Wu Shilu thinks of the Great Qin Protector Academy Palace in charge of the other party, and from his own point of view, it is definitely the core place of the future Great Qin Army.

If the grandson Wu Tingwei can enter it, over time, it may not be impossible to change the identity of the Wu family's businessman, but unfortunately, the grandson is addicted to wine and is weak and unable to enter.

"Father is saying that the king has an extraordinary trust in Marquis Wu Zhen?"

Over the years, following his father from south to north, he also has some skills in figuring out people's hearts, thinking about it carefully, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and Wu Yingyuan still responded with some uncertainties.

"Although I don't know what the reason is, the position of Marquis of Great Qin has never been granted easily, and the merits of Wu Anjun Bai rose up back then, but he was still a Wu Anjun before he died."

"And Wenxin Hou because of the trust of King Zhuang Xiang, jumped from an inconspicuous title to a marquis, although Changxin Marquis Chang Yu is vulgar, but he has won the trust of the Queen Mother, and he also sits on the position of marquis."

"The Great Qin Protector Palace is the capital of the country, and it stands to reason that it should be under the jurisdiction of the national captain, but the king handed it over to the Marquis of Wuzhen, so that the trust in the Marquis of Wuzhen is even more demonstrated, according to the military merits, the Marquis of Guannei should have no fiefdom, but the Marquis of Wuzhen sits on a radius of five hundred miles from Tianshui!"

Wu Shilu threw a look of relief to his son.

Historically, the status of a courtier above the court, although there are many factors, but in Wu Shilu's view, there is only one, that is, trust, if the king trusts you, then, even if your status is very low, you will be honored.

Like the Han Zi of Xinzheng last year, although it is a weak country clan, but in Xianyang, there is no one in the limelight for a while, if Han Zi agrees to help Qin, I am afraid that now he is also among the absolute central ministers.

And Wu Zhenhou is precisely the most obvious one among them!

At the very least, in the next ten years, Wu Shilu will not see any such disappearance of trust, and as for the next ten years, it should not be considered for the time being.

"Father, they've arrived."

Wu Yingyuan nodded, looked into the distance again, where Wu Zhenhou and them, who were still three or four miles away, were now a hundred zhang away, and then, without saying much, glanced at his father and stepped forward.

"Wu Shi Lu greets Wu Zhenhou!"

"Wu Yingyuan visits Wu Zhenhou!"

Walking a few steps closer, the father and son of Wu Shilu bowed and saluted, and said loudly, and everyone behind them knelt down accordingly, Wu Zhenhou's current status is comparable to that of a small prince.

"Hahaha, please get up."

The royal horse approached, turned over and stepped forward, waved his hand, two soft strong winds helped the two of them up, smiled at the two of them, and looked at the city under construction not far from his side, and bowed slightly.

"I heard what Zhang Han said just now, you are waiting here for Ben Hou, don't you have something important to look for Ben Hou?"

Walking on the site in front of the castle at will, a city gate is being built near the city, and large wooden planks are sandwiched on both sides, mixed with mud and mud in a certain proportion, and constantly rammed vigorously.

This is the first time Zhou Qing has seen such a city wall, there seems to be no bricks and stones, but the city wall built like this is not bad, and it is not too late to make such a thing when the armory courtyard is further accumulated.

"Wu Zhenhou Mingchaye."

"Wu Shilu is here, but there is an important matter."

Wu Shilu's father and son stood upright, looked at Wu Zhenhou not far from their side, and then looked at Zhang Han, Bai Girl and others not far away on the other side, took a step forward again, and fell slowly.

"Oh, tell me?"

Zhou Qing nodded.

"A month ago, a letter from the king of the Captain's Mansion was passed into the hands of his subordinates, and he purchased 50,000 war horses for the army. However, half a month ago, General Meng Tian of the Jiuyuan battalion also came to the document and purchased 100,000 war horses to supply the Jiuyuan army. ”

"A total of 150,000 war horses, as well as for the follow-up use of the Lantian camp, I am afraid that it is no less than 200,000 war horses, if it was a few years ago, these war horses should be easily obtained."

"But in the past year or two, the Xiongnu Touman has been strong, and has unified many Xiongnu tribes, and strictly ordered the Xiongnu tribes not to sell to the Great Qin War Horse.

Wu Shilu's expression was a little solemn, but this matter was true, and in recent months, he had been running around in the land of Longxi and the north, and what he did was to gather these hundreds of thousands of war horses as soon as possible.

It's a pity that the tribes of the Xiongnu are getting tighter and tighter, and the value of the things they want to exchange for is getting higher and higher.

It's just that you have a huge consumption, but the key is that it is very likely to delay time, and now it is August, and according to the time of the documents issued by the Lieutenant's Mansion, it must be sent to Xianyang before the early spring of next year.

"So?"

Zhou Qing's eyes narrowed slightly, his body was slightly sideways, and he met the gaze of Wu Shilu and whispered.

"How dare you delay the affairs of the Great Kingdom like this?"

"As soon as the battle is due, the Ma Wu clan will definitely have it ready, just ask for a little time."

Wu's bowing is also a great gift, and he also understands the temperament of the king, as long as he does what he is instructed to do perfectly, it is meritorious, otherwise it is a big mistake.

It is extremely difficult for 200,000 war horses to be ready before the early spring of next year!