"Whether a person is virtuous or not, he is like a rat, and he is in his own way!" Zhou Chong thought for a moment and blurted out.

Zeng Yao made an example, and wanted to use this to wake up Zhou Chong. He thought that no one knew this except him and another person knew it, but what he never expected was that Zhou Chong actually said the original words of the man. He was so surprised that he opened his mouth wide open. He looked at Zhou Chong with a pair of very beautiful eyes, but he didn't know how to turn it. He asked, "How do you know this?" He immediately realized that the words were inappropriate and hurriedly concealed: "Brother Zhou, I'll understand."

"Didn't "Records of the Grand Historian? Biography of Li Si" clearly record it?" Zhou Chong gave the answer in his heart. He was surprised when he immediately thought of Zeng Yao's expression. He thought to himself that he was Li Si, a famous minister of the generation? Li Si looked handsome, and Zeng Yao was the same in front of him. However, Li Si was very tall, while Zeng Yao was so thin that he could be described as petite. The two couldn't have anything to do with each other. He smiled and said, "I'm foolish when I get it, I dare not fall into the eyes of Brother Zeng. I would also ask Brother Zeng for advice."

Li Si was from Shangcai, Chu. He worked as a minor official in the county for running. When he went to the toilet, he always saw rats fleeing in a hurry. He went to the granary to see rats. The rats here were fat and strong, and he was not afraid of people when he saw them. He was very moved and said, "Whether a virtuous person is like a rat, he is in his own way." He no longer became a minor official, and he became a master of the great master Xunzi, and learned the skills of emperors. After he finished his studies, he lamented that the six countries in Shandong had nothing to do, so he traveled west to Qin and finally became a famous minister.

"Why can Brother Zhou understand the truth?" Zeng Yao asked back and said, "In my opinion, these villagers took so long to get a good harvest. Their hearts are very strong and sincere. Could Brother Zhou be a stern heart and not a kind heart?"

His words were quite sharp, and Zhou Chong smiled bitterly and said, "I understand what you mean. You mean that they have no oil, just like rats in the toilet. When they have oil, they are like rats in the warehouse. Although they are both rats, their lives are very different."

Zeng Yao nodded in agreement: "Brother Zhou is smart!"

Zhou Chong spread his hands and began to complain: "Brother Zeng, you should know that this matter cannot be accomplished by one person and oneself. Even if I agree to them, I will be unable to make a comeback."

"Brother Zhou is not without kindness, but he is not as strong as possible. If I have a way to help Brother Zhou solve this problem, will Brother Zhou agree to them?" Zeng Yao looked at Zhou Chong with great anticipation.

The ancients were not as good as modern people in technology, but their wisdom was not worse than modern people. Zeng Yao was very smart. God knew what kind of idea he would come up with. Zhou Chong said skillfully: "Brother Zeng, please tell me if you can do it."

Zeng Yao laughed and said, "My idea is not a clever solution. Brother Zhou can hire a few helpers and make a few more stone nests, wouldn't it be a solution?"

"The ancients had to do it when they were hot, and they didn't calculate the cost. Is it cost-effective?" Zeng Yao's idea Zhou Chong was not unexpected. It was just a rural area with a sparse population. Where did the market come from? He just started a dozen stone nests for the villagers' requests. Once their requests were met, wouldn't these things be idle? Zhou Chong, who was a business officer, knew the harm and said tactfully: "Brother Zeng's idea is reasonable, but oil is a utensil for food, not food, and the amount is small. In the rural area, the population is not large, so it is difficult to support more than ten stone nests."

It was obvious that Zeng Yao was surprised. He thought for a while and said, "Brother Zhou Gao Lu, I'm pretty open to my eyes. However, I still have a plan. Brother Zhou can produce oil here, sell oil in the city, or sell oil in the city, and sell oil in the countryside. If there is not enough manpower, you can hire some sensitive people to help and open oil shops in nearby villages. In this way, the people in the villages have oil to eat, and Brother Zhou doesn't have to worry about insufficient manpower."

"You are really creative and want to open a chain store. But do you know that modern people want to find their first pot of gold when doing business? I am a newcomer and I am penniless. Where can I raise so much money? As long as I speak, Mr. Sun will give me the thatched hut, but that is not worth much." Zhou Chong said bitterly in his heart, "Brother Zeng's words are not unreasonable, but this matter requires a lot of capital. It is still difficult for me to have such extravagant hope."

Zeng Yao smiled slightly, showed his white teeth like a weaving shell, and said, "Brother Zhou, don't worry, I have some tricks to do this. If Brother Zhou agrees, I will take care of this matter."

Old man Sun happened to come in and said to Zhou Chong: "Nephew, Mr. Li sincerely helps you. You have to consider it. This is a great good deed. If you can succeed, it can be considered to accumulate virtue for the old man."

Zeng Yao nodded and agreed, "What the old man said is reasonable, what Brother Zhou wants? In my opinion, this oil is indeed a must for the people's lives. It won't take long for the people of Xianyang to know everything, Guanzhong to know everything, and the people of Daqin to know everything. By then, Brother Zhou would just lie on the mountain of gold to sleep."

If it is well managed, it is not impossible to become a monopoly. Zhou Chong agreed with this and said: "I am not an unscrupulous person or a vicious person. If I can do something good to the people, it is okay, so please worry more about Brother Zeng."

Zeng Yao said happily: "Brother Zhou, please rest assured, this matter will be handled by me. This is really great. If the people of Daqin have oil, their health will definitely be great. Then the Qin army will inevitably be invincible, and the day of the detention of the tripod will not be far away."

Qin ridiculed Confucianism as a country of tigers and wolves, and Confucius left a teaching that "Confucian scholars are not allowed to enter Qin". Xunzi did not abide by this teaching and went west to Qin, and predicted that the Qin State would inevitably be the one who unified the country, and ultimately did not enter the Confucian ancestral temple.

At that time, many knowledgeable people analyzed the general trend of the world and marched west into Qin. The Qin State also valued these talents, such as Zhang Yi, Fan Sui, Li Si, and Meng Ao. It can be said that the six kingdoms in Shandong were not destroyed by the Qin State, but by the hands of the talents they abandoned.

The Qin State unification of China was already the general trend, and there were many people who were happy to be happy. Zeng Yao was also fine for Qin State. However, he was very worried and angry several times, and was very willing to work hard for Qin State. Zhou Chong knew a certain fact: the Qin State's army was invincible without oil and eventually unified the country. With oil, it would be of great help to improve the lives of the people of Qin State. This is inevitable, but Zhou Chong really dared not think about it when it was improved to the level of military and nationality.

Zeng Yao’s expressions are indeed too suspicious. Zhou Chong said: “Brother Zeng, I have an uninvited request, so please don’t refuse.”

Zeng Yao was happily agreeing: "Brother Zhou, please speak, I will do my best to help."

"This is a small task for Brother Zeng." Zhou Chong said skillfully: "I think that Brother Zeng has a lot of efforts in this matter, and the profit is only 50% if you pay the money, I will give you skills. What do you think of Brother Zeng?"

It is fair to divide the accounts like this. Zeng Yao smiled and said, "Brother Zhou is worried too much. I just put in some effort and have no intention of sharing profits. If Brother Zhou feels sorry, he can do it bigger and benefit more people, and I will be satisfied."
Chapter completed!