Simultaneous travel: I am a talented person in all the worlds

Chapter 327 Mo Yu: That's right, I did it.

Beneath the throne.

A box of bamboo slips is on display.

Immediately afterwards, an old man with white hair and beard was carried to the front of the hall by two armored soldiers.

General Ji Wuye's gaze swept triumphantly over the physical evidence and witnesses, finally settling on the black figure standing there, his expression as indifferent as if he were an outsider.

'Keep pretending! You're actually quite convincing at it!'

Ji Wuye sneered inwardly.
"I have both witnesses and physical evidence before me. Let's see how you try to deny and evade responsibility this time!"

The one being escorted to the palace was none other than Qin Mo's master craftsman, Xiang Li Ze.

Although the old man was a little tired, he had no injuries.

After all, the man in the straw raincoat had already warned Ji Wuye.

If this old man dies, both of them will inevitably face punishment from the Qin state.

Therefore, even though Ji Wuye had captured Xiangli Ze, he still dared not use torture to extract a confession.

However, based on the existing evidence alone, Ji Wuye believed that it was enough to completely condemn Qin Shi Moyu for his treasonous act of "secretly trading with important Qin officials and leaking important blueprints"!
Xiangli Ze already knew that Ji Wuye wanted to use him to deal with Qin Shi Moyu, and his heart was filled with bitterness.

Although, for a fleeting moment, he had the idea of ​​taking advantage of the situation to force Qin Shi Moyu to leave Korea.

With the Qin Dynasty as their backing, they had the support of the Qin.

Xiang Lize was confident that he could prevent the Koreans from harming Qin Shi Moyu's life, and eventually sent someone to rescue him.

However, the old man's conscience and sense of morality prevented him from doing such a thing.

Therefore, after being controlled by Ji Wuye, he insisted that he had never obtained any blueprints from Qin Shimoyu.

Even in this main hall, the old man completely ignored Qin Shimoyu's presence, closing his eyes tightly, stiffening his neck, and pretending not to recognize him at all.

Although he knew in his heart that with the circumstantial evidence that Ji Wuye had, whether he admitted it or not, it was enough to prove that Qin Shi Moyu had indeed made a deal with him.

All he can do now is try his best to minimize the harm his presence causes to Qin Shi Moyu.

However, what he, Ji Wuye, King Han An on the throne, and all the civil and military officials in the hall never expected was...

Upon meeting him, Qin Shi Moyu made no attempt to avoid suspicion; instead, she greeted him with a generous bow.
"Senior Xiangli Ze, it's been a long time. You look much worse than last time. Please take care of yourself."

Xiang Lizhe, who had been pretending to ignore it, couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his mouth.

He slowly opened his eyes and looked at the young Commander Han Mo, whom he admired and even worshipped the most.

For a moment, I didn't know what to say.

Ji Wuye was also somewhat bewildered by this sudden turn of events.

This script doesn't seem right!
He sent people to rack their brains, devising all the possible excuses Qin Shi Moyu might come up with, and prepared counter-arguments in advance.

But the situation before him was one that neither he nor his advisors had ever imagined.

"Mo Yu! You...you're admitting it?!"

Ji Wuye subconsciously questioned.

"Admit what?"

Qin Shi Moyu looked completely bewildered.

Ji Wuye's face darkened; he had no idea what trick he was up to.
"You admit that you knew this Qin man and gave him the blueprints!"

Qin Shi Mo Yu nodded calmly as always:

"Yes, that's right, I gave him the blueprints, and then what?"

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As soon as these words were spoken, the whole room fell silent.

Even the corner of King An of Han's mouth twitched slightly as he sat high on his throne.

No, he is indeed biased towards Qin Shi Moyu, that's right.

However, as the king, he also needs to be mindful of his influence!
Even when Qin Shi Mo Yu was at a slight disadvantage, he was able to forcefully acquit Qin Shi Mo Yu.

But you admitted it so openly and frankly in front of all the civil and military officials.

Even if he wanted to make a biased call, it would be difficult for him to do so!
Ji Wuye was completely taken aback by Qin Shi Moyu's frankness.

My brain was racing, trying to figure out what this person in front of me wanted to do.

For a moment, they fell silent, unsure how to respond.

"As a subject of South Korea, he secretly made deals with important officials of another country, leaking crucial secrets that could affect the national economy, causing the other country's national strength to increase significantly, thus plunging our Great Korea into an even more perilous crisis..."

Just then, a voice rang out from behind Ji Wuye.

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was Bai Yifei, the Blood-Clad Marquis, who was in cahoots with Ji Wuye.

Faced with his accusations, Qin Shi Moyu's face once again showed a look of bewilderment:
"Leaking state secrets and colluding with enemy countries—when did I commit such a grave crime? How come I didn't know?"

"hehe!"

Ji Wuye was so angry at his feigned ignorance that he laughed in exasperation.

"Now that things have come to this, do you still dare to argue?"
Just now, in the imperial court, in front of everyone, you personally admitted that you had traded the blueprints with this Qin person!
Now, do you even dare to go back on your word and deny it in front of the entire court?!

Even the fourth prince, Han Yu, who had previously promised to stand behind Qin Shi Mo Yu, frowned secretly and dared not step forward.

He couldn't understand why Qin Shimoyu suddenly seemed to have lost his mind, making one foolish move after another.

Han Yu had already noticed that his father clearly favored Commander Han Mo.

Even if Qin Shi Moyu denies it to the death from beginning to end, he can still cover up the matter by forcefully taking Han Wang'an's side.

But surprisingly, Qin Shi Moyu accepted it so easily!
Han Yu initially thought he had some kind of backup plan or trick up his sleeve.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, he seemed to belatedly realize something and began to deny it.

I have absolutely no idea what Qin Shi Mo Yu is up to.
Even Bai Yifei, who outwardly sided with Ji Wuye but turned against Qin Shi Moyu, was a double agent.

At this moment, everyone was a little unclear about what Commander Han Mo wanted to do.

The two had a secret meeting at Zilan Pavilion, where they only roughly confirmed that Bai Yifei would take Ji Wuye's place after his death and continue to compete with Qin Shi Moyu in the court.

This was done to lull King Han An into a false sense of security, making him believe that the situation in the court was still under his control.

However, Qin Shi Moyu did not reveal the specific plan for today's confrontation to him; everything was left to Bai Yifei to improvise.

Qin Shi Moyu calmly surveyed the assembled officials in the hall, finally fixing his gaze back on Ji Wuye:

"General Ji believes that the textile blueprint is a state secret?"

Ji Wuye frowned, sensing a slight unease, but said aloud:
“I know that the blueprint was drawn by you, but as a subject of Han, you should put the country first! Your collusion with another country for its benefit is treason!”

Qin Shi Moyu chuckled:
"The time when I made the deal with Senior Sangri was before the enthronement ceremony, in other words, before I became a guest minister of Korea."

At that time, I was not a Han official, and my dealings with the venerable Xiangli Ze should not be considered treason.

Ji Wuye narrowed his eyes, recalling the response script his advisor had prepared for him.

However, just as he was about to retort, he was interrupted.

"This is only one aspect. General Ji, please calm down and let me finish."

Qin Shi Moyu glanced around at the assembled officials once more, and sighed with slight disappointment:
"The most difficult part of having a machine that can double the efficiency of the textile industry is simply having someone design and develop it."

"No matter what kind of machine it is, in essence it is nothing more than a collection of materials such as wood and iron."

As long as there is a template and materials, craftsmen can replicate it in this way.

"Try a few more times, and the blueprint will come out."

"If it's something that's kept secret, then it might be possible to keep it confidential. But things like agricultural tools and textile machines are everyday instruments that need to be widely promoted and equipped in order to be effective."

When it appears on the market in large quantities, it will inevitably be copied by other countries.

It's just a matter of how quickly each country reacts.

"The Qin state, on the other hand, wove a vast net that covered the entire world, monitoring the courts and the people of all the states."

The sudden surge in South Korea's textile production will inevitably be noticed by the eyes of the police. Therefore..."

Qin Shi Moyu retorted confidently:

"I traded something that Qin could have stolen for the destruction of the Luo Wang in my Han state... Is there anything wrong with this deal?"

Ji Wuye's face was gloomy, but he forced himself to remain calm and coldly snorted:

"Ha, utter nonsense! Is Qin so stupid that it would be so easily fooled by you, using its own resources to exchange for the destruction of Luo Wang?"
Or perhaps you've added something else.

Or, you are a spy sent by the Qin state to our country!
All of this was nothing more than a play staged by the Qin state to help you ascend to power!

Qin Shi Moyu looked at Ji Wuye as if he were an idiot:
“I invented this thing. General Ji, you said that yourself. When did it become ‘something of Qin’?”

Ji Wuye was enraged by his gaze and retorted:

"Didn't you just say that this thing can't be kept secret and that the Qin state can easily copy it?!"

"Yes, I said it."

Qin Shi Moyu nodded, and before Ji Wuye, whose expression had become even more unpleasant, could speak, he continued:

"But all of this is predicated on me releasing this technology and applying it on a large scale! But what if... I don't release it?"

A single, understated sentence plunged the entire hall into silence.

Ji Wuye frowned, momentarily at a loss for words.

This was beyond the scope of what his staff had compiled for him.

There's no way around it; those advisors are probably professionals when it comes to conspiracies and schemes.

But people cannot think about things outside their own perception.

In this era, the willingness to understand military equipment and consider how to deploy it in war is already the limit for these staff officers.

We really can't expect them to think about issues from the perspective of governing a country.

If someone truly possessed such talent, they would never be content to serve as a strategist under Ji Wuye.

Qin Shi Mo Yu looked around at the assembled officials, some of whom were bewildered, others frowning.

Not just advisors, but also the true administrators of the entire country in the imperial court.

When it comes to people's livelihood, they are mostly thinking about how to make more money for themselves.

Those with some ability and thoughtfulness mostly focus on how to govern the people.
In other words, it's about how to better oppress the people and seize more benefits for oneself or the country without inciting a popular uprising.

It can only be said that if the people of the six states had any sense of decency, the situation of the people of the six states spontaneously fleeing to the tyrannical Qin would not have occurred.

Qin did have strict laws and severe punishments, but you couldn't compete with the other six states of the same era, which were even more incompetent and inhumane!

If you commit a crime in the Qin state, you will be subject to corporal punishment, collective punishment, and forced labor.

The problem is that, at least, the Qin state did follow Qin law.

The "severe" in "severe punishments and harsh laws" refers to the principle that "all laws are equal, without distinction of rank" and that "even a prince who breaks the law is subject to the same punishment as a commoner!"
Even if you haven't committed any crimes in the six kingdoms, you'll still get messed up by these people for various reasons.

The principle that "the law does not apply to high-ranking officials" remains an unspoken rule in the six states to this day.

Expecting them to think about how to govern the people is like expecting a dog not to eat excrement but to learn how to roast meat itself.

Qin Shimoyu shook his head, a hint of mockery in his voice:
"So, General Ji, this deal was never about me exchanging blueprints for intelligence on the Luo Wang's strongholds in Han! What Qin gave in return was, from the very beginning, my decision to stop hiding this technology!"

Although the plan has been proceeding as scheduled so far without any unexpected events.

But when Qin Shi Moyu discovered that not a single person could detect the problem despite his repeated prompting, he realized that...

He suddenly became somewhat irritable:
"In Qin's calculations, I presented this technology, which could be replicated by any country under heaven."

Its value to the Qin state still surpasses that of the Luo Wang organization within the Han territory!

Why? Because they have enough craftsmen!

"If our Korean craftsmen can produce one set, then the Qin craftsmen can produce ten, a hundred, a thousand, or even ten thousand sets!"
Even if all the other states in the world tried to copy it, the output of Qin alone would exceed the combined output of all the other states!

"so."

Qin Shimoyu took a deep breath, suppressing the overwhelming disgust in his heart, and regained his calm tone:

"From Qin's perspective, as long as I release this technology, the benefits they gain will far outweigh the loss of a branch of the Luowang in Han. Therefore, they made this choice."

Ji Wuye was completely bewildered by Qin Shimoyu's series of counterattacks.

Seeing that the favorable situation was about to be easily resolved by Qin Shi Moyu, he immediately wanted to find something to refute it:

"Since you know perfectly well that releasing the technology will benefit Qin and make it stronger, why did you still release it? And you still say you're not loyal to Qin?"

However, as soon as he said this.

Not only did all the nobles and officials behind Zhang Kaidi have strange expressions, but even King Han An on the throne looked slightly displeased.

What do you mean by that, Ji Wuye?
This is a major upgrade for South Korea's textile industry.

After deducting all costs, 30% of the net profit ultimately flowed into Han Wang'an's pocket.

The remaining 70% was completely devoured by the interest group led by Zhang Kaidi.

Qin Shi Moyu had always considered this a setup, so he only took a cost fee and a labor fee.

He didn't get a single penny of the massive profits generated by the entire textile industry's innovation!
However, he didn't lose out either, besides setting traps for Ji Wuye and Zhang Kaidi and winning over the King of Han and the nobles.

In the past six months, he has trained quite a few craftsmen in the Baiyue region.

The day before yesterday, Yan Lingji went to his study.

He approved all the requests from the Baiyue region for resources.

The only thing he did was to request more teacher applications, which he temporarily withheld.

In the past six months, he has used every means at his disposal to deceive the literate members of the Mohist school.

But education is something that can't be rushed.

The Republic of China had a population of 400 million. Even if the literacy rate was only 1%, that would still be 4 million people.

This is the foundation of change.

Literacy rates are not improving, education is not improving, and awareness is not improving.

All reforms are nonsense.

Therefore, whenever a time traveler wants to bring about change, the first thing they do is to focus on education.

Only when the quality of the population improves can the population advantage truly be a population advantage.

If the quality of the population doesn't improve, a larger population will only increase the administrative burden, which is actually a disadvantage.

Furthermore, the reason why Mo Yu in Qin Shi Huang caused the current situation is...

The other purposes, such as plotting against Ji Wuye, were actually just incidental.

His main purpose was to make the Korean monarch and his ministers realize the importance of education, so that Qin Shi Mo Yu could later carry out education in the Korean region.

However, apart from time travelers, almost no one is aware of this.

Therefore, in Zhang Kaidi's eyes, this was Qin Shi Moyu's factional struggle tactic of killing several birds with one stone, an extremely clever move.

(End of this chapter)