Chapter 53: The system is no longer human? A scientific miracle...
Shen Zhiwei imagined the beautiful scene of Prince An or Prince Bei entering Jingchang, and then returned to reality.
Judging from the reckless attitude of these two people, even if they are given a year, they will not be able to defeat Jingchang.
Shen Zhiwei didn't even dare to imagine what Jingchang would be like a year from now.
Because a year ago, Shen Zhiwei was still worried that the common people would starve to death, but this year, her common people started to steal livestock.
"Anguo and Beiguo are both at war. We don't have enough livestock locally, so we're going to other places to buy them. This also helps us sell refined salt to more distant places. So, let Zheng come to the palace."
Shen Zhiwei had some ideas and decided to start water trade.
The Zhou Dynasty had ships, naval forces, and even water trade, but compared to later generations, the ships of this era were too small and could only carry limited cargo.
Ships are not a problem. Now the iron forging technology has caught up. As long as the river is deep and wide enough, there will be no problem launching large ships. We can even go a step further and open up coastal trade.
The biggest problem is the supply along the way. The waterway must pass through many small countries, and not every small country has a dock to dock. In addition to not having enough supplies, we also have to guard against those princes who will swallow up all the people, money and ships.
To put it bluntly, it’s still a question of strength.
Shang Jia Zheng has not been to the Northern Kingdom for some time. The Northern Kingdom is now fighting wars everywhere. The King of the North obviously wants to compete with his old neighbor, King An. Both sides have gone crazy. After the common enemy, Bian Kingdom, disappeared, they regarded each other as mortal enemies.
Zheng didn't want to experience the horror of war, so he could only settle in Jingchang.
After living in Jingchang for a long time, he began to truly feel that Jingchang was a good place. Compared to the hustle and bustle outside, Jingchang was as peaceful as if it were in another world.
If possible, Zheng would like to live in Jingchang in the future.
After learning that the king had summoned him to the palace, Zheng had a premonition that he would be busy with something next. Before entering the palace, Zheng guessed that it was something related to the North Country. After all, the North Country was the place he was most familiar with.
After entering the palace, he heard the king tell him to lead a caravan south to purchase livestock from all over the place and sell refined salt.
It is normal to sell refined salt, but it is not normal to buy livestock!
"Your Majesty, except for Jingchang, all other territories are at war. Livestock are no different from other animals. After all, they are living creatures. I'm afraid it will be difficult to bring them back."
Zheng was in a very difficult situation. Even if he was asked to bring back a cart of gold, he would not frown. But the thought of bringing back a bunch of livestock made him feel overwhelmed!
"Instead of walking back, we'll take a boat. There can't be a war going on on the water." Shen Zhiwei understood Zheng's reluctance to bring back living creatures, because bringing living creatures meant having to prepare rations for them. "Don't worry about anything else. You're only responsible for purchasing and selling. Others will take care of the rest."
If Zheng were really allowed to take care of the livestock, Shen Zhiwei would be afraid that he would kill them all.
There will be losses when traveling by boat. If you let someone who doesn't know how to raise livestock do it, who knows if any of them will come back alive.
When Zheng Yi heard that he only had to take care of his old business, he felt relieved, but then he began to worry about how many people and goods Yu Chuan could bring back.
Nowadays, a ship can carry more than a hundred people, which is considered a lot. A hundred people weigh only about ten thousand pounds, so it can be filled with any cargo.
Zheng told Shen Zhiwei about his concerns one by one, and Shen Zhiwei fell silent after listening.
I wasn't just stumped by the question, I was stunned.
First of all, you are just a businessman, you are only responsible for buying and selling things!
Why do you need to consider everything so comprehensively? Are you really just a businessman? Or are all businesspeople these days so well-rounded that they can easily manage the overall situation?
After Zheng finished explaining his concerns, he still felt unsatisfied and said to Shen Zhiwei, "I wonder if I could take my wife with me. My wife, Shang De, is always attentive and good at managing household affairs. If she comes along, she will definitely be able to bring back more livestock for the king."
His wife was more attentive than he was, and a faint sense of death slowly emerged on Shen Zhiwei's face.
How come she didn't know before that everyone around her was a roller coaster, each one more talented than the other?
It’s really terrible. Will these people feel uncomfortable if they don’t roll up a roll?
If it continues to roll, Jingchang might ascend into the sky!
Shen Zhiwei took a deep breath and went through the process in his mind, trying to find a few people who were not so stubborn, more obedient, and not very autonomous to do the work.
It turns out, no.
She is the queen. Anyone who can walk in front of her is independent. If they are really so honest and obedient, how could they crawl in front of her and be noticed by her?
Only people with great abilities could come before her, so that when she began to recall the talents, she found that each one was more capable than the other.
Zheng was the most inconspicuous one among them, and the one least likely to stab her in the back.
Listen, Shen Zhiwei, you need to calm down. It's just buying some pigs, cattle and sheep. It's just making some money. No matter how capable he is, he can only make money. It's impossible for him to destroy countries and cities and expand territory!
Shen Zhiwei frantically comforted herself in her heart and tried to calm herself down.
Because she had been silent for a while, Zheng was very uneasy. Zheng realized belatedly that he had done something he shouldn't have done.
He mentioned his wife to the king.
It's not that it can't be mentioned, it's that it can't be mentioned at this moment. At first glance, his behavior seems to be inseparable from his wife's words, but in fact he is recommending his wife to help the king.
This is something a businessman should not do. Those who can recommend talents to the king are often nobles and ministers. He is just a businessman. It is extremely lucky for him to be favored by the king. How can he exceed this?
Zheng was so frightened that his face turned pale and he knelt down to beg for mercy, saying, "I just made a mistake. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
As soon as Shen Zhiwei came back to her senses, she saw Zheng had already knelt down.
He knelt very smoothly, and with a slight slip he became half his height.
His head hit the ground with a bang, and Shen Zhiwei quickly said, "What crime have you committed?"
Get up, get up quickly! What crime have you committed that you are still bowing here?
Zheng mistakenly thought the king was asking him if he recognized his guilt, so he immediately confessed his mistake to the king: "Zheng Yueyue recommends my wife Shangde. Please forgive me, king!"
Shen Zhiwei remembered that recommendation was usually something only the gentry could do.
She thought it was no big deal and waved her hand, "Get up! If you can open up the trade route this time, you can enter the court and serve the emperor. How can you not have an official position?"
It is not considered an overstepping of authority if one recommends someone after holding an official position.
Zheng didn't expect that he would have an official position. He just stood there in a daze, but his body obeyed his inner gratitude and he accepted the position without any hesitation.
As a businessman, how could I refuse the opportunity to serve as an official in the court!
In fact, in the real Zhou Dynasty, the status of merchants was not particularly low, but for some reason, the merchants in this world were looked down upon, which was a bit similar to later generations. Shen Zhiwei suspected that some settings of later generations were incorporated into the background setting of the game.
After all, no one really lived in the world two thousand years ago, and no one has ever seen what the real Zhou Dynasty looked like.
Seeing that Zheng had returned to normal, Shen Zhiwei thought for a moment and directly ordered someone to draft an official position for him.
A separate Ministry of Commerce was set up to mainly manage the country's commercial affairs, and Zheng was the new Minister of Commerce.
Whether it is setting commercial taxes, controlling the market, or foreign trade, it is all managed by the Ministry of Commerce.
This is considered to be a division of part of the Ministry of Revenue's duties. There is no Ministry of Revenue now. The Ministry of Revenue in later generations is considered to be a combination of the professions of local officials and ministers of agriculture.
Shen Zhiwei planned to set up six ministries and divide the official posts of each official to reduce the burden on officials and her own burden. As a person from later generations, she was more accustomed to the name of the Six Ministries in later generations. The existing official system of the Zhou Dynasty sometimes made her very confused, and she had to switch it in her mind every time.
She has even introduced simplified Chinese and Mandarin, so what's the big deal about taking over six ministries? As long as she doesn't set up imperial examinations and schools, doesn't form a cabinet, etc., there will be no problem.
Yes, no problem.
Shen Zhiwei made this self-deceiving decision.
The country was divided into six ministries, with the Ministry of Commerce being the only one added. The Ministry of Commerce was affiliated with the Ministry of Revenue, which was in charge of the national finances.
After Zheng left, Shen Zhiwei began to write furiously and drafted the framework of the six ministries. He then summoned Wen Tao into the palace to discuss the framework with him.
Wen Tao was not very good at this. She saw that there was nothing wrong, but she was afraid that she might not be able to see the problem, so she asked Shen Zhiwei to summon her father, Taifu Wen Shao, to the palace to discuss the matter together.
Shen Zhiwei immediately called for someone. She was also confused. Wen Tao was not very old and had been in office for a short time. What could she discuss with her? She had to be a tutor who had been in officialdom for many years and had more experience.
That day, Shen Zhiwei was forced to work overtime until late at night. The next day, he went to court with dark circles under his eyes. He took out the new system that had been discussed all night, and instructed Wen Shao and Wen Tao, father and daughter, to talk to the heads of each department, so that each department would understand their responsibilities and what their subordinates should do, and pass it down layer by layer.
This process is bound to be very long, and it will be impossible to figure it out without three to five years.
Very good, I have found new work for this group of restless officials. Shen Zhiwei worked overtime all night and can have two or three years of leisure, so it is not a waste of overtime.
Seeing all the ministers busying themselves like industrious little bees, Shen Zhiwei was in a very good mood. After the court session, he strolled to the Hundred Craftsmen's Workshop.
She asked the papermakers Tao and An Jin to find her a craftsman who could build a boat.
It would be best to find a shipbuilder who is familiar and skilled, and look for one from Bian and Anguo.
After giving the order, Shen Zhiwei specifically reminded An Jin, "Currently, civil unrest is about to break out in An. If the shipbuilder is unwilling to come, convince him by promising Jingchang will protect his entire family... By the way, you must choose someone you trust to deliver the message. Don't let any word of this leak out."
An Jin replied solemnly. Compared to when she first arrived, she now looked sharper like a sword, and her eyes showed a bit of coldness from time to time, but if you looked closely, you could see the unquenchable fire burning in her eyes.
Compared with Jin who had just arrived in Jingchang, she seemed to have been reborn and become a completely different person.
That's right, she is now a world-renowned blacksmith, a sword-making master, and an ordnance master who has earned the reputation of Jingchang's Tiger and Wolf Division. She is no longer the same person as the little craftsman who was casually sent away.
Every time Shen Zhiwei saw An Jin, she would sigh and say that she couldn't tell whether her luck was good or bad.
If she were playing a card drawing game and drew out this bunch of amazing cards, she would be so happy that she would want to offer her hands as a sacrifice.
But she is playing a game of national destruction, surrounded by a bunch of gold cards, and she herself is not a low-level card. This is outrageous!
The country is destroyed, the country is destroyed...the destruction of the country seems to be a distant prospect.
Shen Zhiwei was a bit of a jerk. It didn't matter. Whatever she did, it didn't matter. She had earned enough achievement points from special events anyway. If things didn't work out, she could just spend a few decades earning achievement points to exchange for a chance to go home.
It doesn't matter if the mission fails. By accumulating more achievement points, she can still become a rich woman in modern times!
Shen Zhiwei felt that his mentality was really good.
Only at this moment did she deeply realize that she was an emotionally stable contestant admired by countless people online. Who else could be as emotionally stable as her?
No matter how stable a person is, he would be heartbroken to the point of being unable to breathe when he thinks about losing 100 million due to the failure of the main line!
The key is that special events cannot be triggered at the same time, only one at a time. How long will it take her to accumulate enough achievement points?
After Shen Zhiwei returned to the bedroom, he lay on the bed and rolled left and right like a salted fish to dry himself evenly, then called out the system panel and frantically poked the special event window.
I'm free anyway, so I'd be happier if I could just poke around.
[Ding! Detected host's special behavior, system checking... collected one opinion
Opinion 1: Special events cannot be triggered at the same time, otherwise special events will be missed.
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"Hmm? A scientific miracle! Has your intelligence been upgraded?" Shen Zhiwei was overjoyed when she saw the news, but then she became alert again: "Are you kidding me?"
【Please rest assured, the system will not deceive you. 】
"I'm not at all relieved. There are countless cases of AI deceiving humans. If you're making this up, I wouldn't know what you're talking about. How about this? Why don't you hurry up and give me a reply within a day? As long as you can truly resolve my issue, I'll believe you're not lying to me! The sooner you resolve it, the sooner I'll believe it!"
[Host, please be patient and we will respond within three working days. ]
It’s not good to have a high level of intelligence. Shen Zhiwei sighed and felt that he was not so easy to fool.
She hopes to add a special event trigger column. She doesn't want to stay in this world for decades. She has only lived in modern times for more than twenty years.
If she stayed in this world for twenty years, how would she be able to tell whether she was a modern person or an ancient person?
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