Xianyang City.

Xianyang City in summer is very sultry, knowing that there is a weak shouting in the trees, there is no human figure in the huge palace city, and the leaves on the ground have fallen to the ground but no one has cleaned them, which shows a little deserted and dilapidated.

A patrol soldier of the Zhao army slowly walked through the palace city of the Qin people, and happened to meet several palace people of the Qin country, these pretty palace people saluted the soldiers of the Zhao army in panic, but they were completely ignored by the soldiers of the Zhao army, and walked directly in front of them.

Several palace people breathed a sigh of relief, and continued to walk towards the palace with the plates in their hands, whispering in a low voice.

"I heard that the king has a bad appetite for a while, and he has beaten several palace people who delivered food, this time we were ordered to deliver food for the king, I'm afraid it will be ......"

"Alas, the king is a high-ranking person, how can we palace maids disobey the king's will, and serve carefully."

A young palace maid looked like she had just entered the palace, wrinkled her little Qiong's nose, and said with some disdain: "What kind of high-ranking person, isn't he a prisoner of Zhao Guoren?" ”

This sentence directly startled several other elderly palace maids, and they hurriedly said: "Silence! Do you not want to die? If it is heard by the king, it is a capital crime! ”

The little palace maid snorted lowly, obviously quite dissatisfied with this, but she didn't continue to say anything, just quickened her pace.

The palace maids with their own thoughts did not notice that their conversation was heard by two people on the other side of the wall.

Qin Xiangbang and Wu Chengjun Lu Buwei breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the sour plum soup in front of him and took a sip gently, and couldn't help but admire: "On such a hot summer day, it is indeed a great joy in life to be able to drink such an iced sour plum soup." The general doesn't try? ”

Li Mu, who was sitting in front of Lu Buwei, shook his head, straightened up slightly, and said to Lu Buwei: "What is Wu Chengjun looking for me?" Also, why meet here? ”

The two of them were in a small pavilion at the moment, and the pavilion was crawling with some unknown plants, which looked quite wild. A large tree grows right next to the gazebo, and the huge canopy blocks out all the sunlight for the gazebo, making it feel comfortable even on a summer afternoon.

Lu Buwei glanced at Li Mu and said with a smile: "The general doesn't know, there are many secret passages in this Xianyang Palace, if you talk in the main hall and fall into the ears of some eunuchs or secret agents who are hiding, it will be a big problem." ”

Li Mu said expressionlessly: "Many secret passages in the Xianyang Palace have been searched, and a total of forty-seven people have been captured, of which twenty-seven have been killed for resisting, and twenty have committed suicide. ”

Lu Buwei laughed and said, "It's always good to be careful, who knows if the number of people who are really hiding is forty-seven or forty-eight, or even fifty-seven or fifty-eight?" Alright, let's get down to business. I heard that the overall situation in Suiyang City has been decided, I wonder if this matter is true? ”

Li Mu glanced at Lu Buwei deeply and said, "In terms of distance, Hu Yiwei's channel is probably faster than the military's." ”

Lu Buwei raised his head and snorted, "This may not be, but I heard that the king beheaded 100,000 in the first battle and captured 200,000 coalition troops alive, which is really an unprecedented victory since Zhao Guoguo." The general can't participate in this battle, presumably it's a bit of a pity, right? ”

Li Mu snorted, noncommittal.

In fact, Li Mu also has some opinions in his heart about not being able to participate in the war this time. However, Li Mu, as a pure soldier and a native of Zhao State, was not dissatisfied with his own king, but only had some regrets.

In fact, in terms of military exploits, Li Mu's attack on Xianyang City and the capture of Qin Wang Chu this time is also a great achievement, and it is not inferior to anyone in any way.

Lü Buwei continued: "Since Suiyang City has won, then presumably the day of the general army division is not far away, Lü Buwei is also here to thank the general for taking care of him for many days, and I hope that the general can take more care of him when he is a minister of the same dynasty." ”

After a pause, Lü Buwei continued: "I heard that the general is building a new city recently, and there are several caravans under his command that want to go to the new city to do some business, I don't know if the general can allow it?" Of course, in the name of the caravan of the Zhao State. ”

Li Mu frowned and said, "Business? Except for the Huns and the Wusun people, there is a boundless steppe, what kind of business can there be? ”

Lu Buwei blinked and said with a smile: "Livestock and population. ”

Li Mu nodded thoughtfully, the livestock is very easy to understand, after all, now the entire Zhao country with the spread of the Quyuan plow, using livestock, especially cattle and horses, to pull the plough has become the fashion of the entire Zhao country, not to mention that the livestock also includes the fur trade, no matter what, it is very profitable.

As for the population......

"Where are you going to sell your slaves?"

Although the slave era as a historical era has long ended, but the slave has always existed, in fact, slaves have been with China for thousands of years, until the Xinhai Revolution completely overthrew the Qing Dynasty, the slave species really disappeared from the land of China.

For the Warring States period, slaves were a commodity.

Lu Buwei said with a smile: "Men can be sold to mines, smelters, and workshops, and women can be sold to women's mansions and nobles, and children are the best training objects." ”

Lu Buwei didn't mention the old man, and Li Mu didn't ask.

Li Mu did not speak.

Lü Buwei continued: "As long as the general agrees, then the general will receive 20% of the wealth from the sale of livestock and skins and the slave population. ”

Li Mu was silent for a moment and said, "Fifty percent." ”

"Fifty percent is too much." Lu Buwei shook his head and said: "You must know that long-distance transportation also requires costs, and you have to go through customs all the way, and you will lose a lot of livestock and people on a long journey. But since the general has spoken, then I can give one percent more, and let the general take three percent. ”

Li Mu looked at Lu Buwei calmly and said, "I think it's not just the Lu family who wants this business road, right?" Forty percent. ”

Lu Buwei smiled bitterly and said, "Although the general is not in Handan, he still knows a lot about the situation in Handan." So be it, three and a half in three. ”

Li Mu was silent for a long time, nodded slowly, and then said: "At the end of half a year, it will be directly handed over to the treasury for registration." ”

A look of surprise flashed on Lu Buwei's face, and after a moment, he nodded, "Yes." ”

Li Mu breathed a sigh of relief.

As the envoy of the northern economy of Zhao State, the tax revenue of the seven northern counties is in the hands of Li Mu (historically), but if you want to realize your expansion plan, the tax generated by the barren northern seven counties is far from enough, and now it is also good for Li Mu to have one more income channel.

Cavalry is an expensive type of troops.

And the meaning of handing it over to the treasury and making a register means that Li Mu is not doing this as a private person, and the official Zhao State will intervene in it.

This shows one point, that is, Li Mu did not think about seeking any financial benefits for himself in this matter, and this is where Lu Buwei was surprised.

After negotiating this transaction, the atmosphere between the two suddenly became much more harmonious.

Lu Buwei raised the sour plum soup in his hand and smiled at Li Mu: "I know that the general does not drink alcohol during the war, since this is the case, then let me replace the wine with soup and celebrate this matter with the general." ”

Li Mu hesitated, but still picked up the bronze jue with soup in front of him and touched it with Lu Buwei.

After Lu Buwei drank the sour plum soup, he breathed a sigh of satisfaction, took a pair of crutches from the side, stood up with crutches, and said with a smile: "Since the matter has been negotiated, then I won't bother the general." ”

Li Mu looked at Lu Buwei, who stood up and was about to leave, and suddenly said, "Wait." ”

Lu Buwei's body froze for a moment, and then he slowly turned around, the smile on his face remained unchanged: "I don't know what else the general has to do?" ”

Li Mu said in a deep voice: "There is indeed something to ask for. ”

Lu Buwei smiled: "General, but it doesn't hurt to say it. ”

Li Mu thought for a while and said, "Why didn't you come forward, but let Gang Chengjun come forward?" ”

After occupying Xianyang, the Zhao army did not leave, but chose to occupy the city.

At first, there was some turmoil in the city, but when Yiqusheng led 25,000 cavalry into Xianyang a few days later, the situation in the entire Xianyang city was completely controlled by the Zhao people.

As for the Qin army in other parts of Guanzhong, since most of the main force of the Qin army was transferred to the Central Plains, the county soldiers in the rest of the country were still too busy to take care of themselves, and because the monarch and a large number of ministers were captured, there was no one with enough ability and prestige to take charge of King Qin, so that there was no war in Xianyang City these days.

In addition, the harmony of Xianyang City is also indispensable to the coordination of Gang Chengjun Cai Ze. It was under the coordination of the captured Qin Imperial Historian that relative harmony was achieved between the occupying army and the occupied, the Zhao army did not go on a killing and looting spredator, and the Xianyang people also showed enough respect for the occupying army.

However, there are still losses of the Qin State, and the biggest loss is of course the treasury of the Qin State, which was only looted by the Zhao State not long ago, and is destined to repeat the past experience.

But no matter what, Li Mu felt that Cai Ze actually preserved the vitality of the Qin State, which was a great contribution to the Qin State, and Lu Buwei did not grab this kind of credit, but instead took the initiative to ask Li Mu to let Cai Ze do it, which was something that Li Mu couldn't figure out.

Lu Buwei paused for a moment, and then laughed: "It turns out that the general wants to know about this matter...... Then let's talk to the general. In fact, the reason is very simple, Cai Ze thought that he was doing this a great achievement, but he didn't know that this would leave the impression of collusion with Zhao Guo in the heart of King Qin. Now that King Qin is imprisoned by the general, he is naturally helpless to take Cai Ze, but as long as he waits until the Qin and Zhao contracts are reached, hum, it will be Cai Ze's death! ”

Li Muleng paused for a moment, then quickly stretched his brows, and said, "Since that's the case, then why don't you just kill Cai Ze directly?" ”

Lu Buwei shook his head and said, "It's not proper." Cai Ze is actually just a pawn used by the king to balance me, if he kills Cai Ze directly, King Qin can also support others as my opponents. But this time, the Manchu Dynasty and the Zhao people cooperated, and only I, the Xiangbang, was 'willing to die rather than yield'. At that time, who else could the King of Qin trust but me? ”

When Lu Buwei said this, he couldn't help but laugh, and then the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, revealing a painful expression, as if he had touched some injuries.

Yes, injuries.

Don't forget that Lü Buwei was shot with an arrow last time when he broke the city, and now he can't even walk.

Li Mu was silent for a moment and said, "So this is the reason why you are unwilling to let me kill King Qin?" ”

Lu Buwei smiled: "Exactly, and not killing King Qin is also the meaning of the king, isn't it?" ”

Li Mu nodded slowly and said, "Thank you for your advice, please." ”

Lu Buwei smiled, reached out and took the crutches, and limped slowly.

Since Lu Buwei had his back to Li Mu, Li Mu didn't see the smile on the corner of Lu Buwei's mouth when he left.

After all, Lü Buwei will return to the political arena of Zhao State sooner or later, and it is absolutely beneficial and harmless for Lü Buwei to gain a firm foothold in the political arena of Zhao State in the future by taking Li Mu's line in advance and befriending this young general who will become the number one general of Zhao State in the future.

Even in the long run, with such a garrison as Li Mu, it is also very helpful for Lü Buwei's daughter, the current crown prince and eldest lady, to become the queen of Zhao in the future, and it can also help Lü Buwei's grandson to become the next monarch of Zhao in the future.

Otherwise, why would Lü Buwei give up thirty and a half percent of so many interests, and why would he deliberately answer Li Mu's question?

All in all, Lü Buwei was very satisfied with the conversation.

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