Chapter 75 Imperial Prime Minister
Qin Mo had just finished the military meeting when Wei Tianli came again.
In this business, from the beginning to the end, the Youzhou mercenaries only followed behind the Liaodong Army, drank some leftovers, and got a little camp legend, but nothing else.
Others may be satisfied, but Wei Tianli is not.
"What do you want from me?" After the war, Qin Mo had an army of 200,000 men under his command and no longer needed to rely on mercenaries. Naturally, he didn't have too much energy to deal with Wei Tianli and his ilk.
The attitude is a bit cold.
Wei Tianli smiled bitterly. This man was really realistic. He didn't beat around the bush and said, "Can you recommend me as the governor? I'll pay one million."
"Do you think I need this one million?" Qin Mo thought the price was too low.
Wei Tianli's expression froze, and he immediately thought of the Daqin Studio under the name of Qin Mo. After a rough calculation, he realized that Qin Mo was now a man with a net worth of tens of millions, and it was indeed not easy to impress him.
"Five million, how about that?" Wei Tianli was really generous.
"Let's wait and see." Qin Mo's expression was indifferent. He was determined to check Wei Tianli's background. He always felt that this person's purpose of entering "Honghuang" was not pure, and perhaps he knew something.
"Okay, I'll wait for your reply." Wei Tianli didn't believe that five million couldn't impress Qin Mo.
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After Wei Tianli left, Li Bingyun walked in.
"Du Shihao presented the imperial seal and was granted the title of Marquis of Hejian. He has already led his troops away." Li Bingyun said.
"knew."
Qin Mo did not ask Li Bingyun to investigate Lao Wei, as he estimated that they would not find out anything and would instead alert the enemy.
As for Du Shihao.
Exchanging the imperial seal, which should have been returned, for a title is already a good gain.
After being conferred the title, Du Shihao was no longer a commoner, but became part of an aristocratic family. With his position as governor of Hejian, he had become a legitimate vassal.
Very cost-effective!
Du Shihao was in a hurry to leave, probably because he was worried that Qin Mo would take the opportunity to kill him.
In comparison, although Chu Zhongliu annexed Sun Jian's troops, inherited Sun Jian's legacy, and returned to Jiangdong, he still had to face challenges from the local aristocratic families in Jiangdong.
Plus Sun Jian’s son Sun Ce.
It may not be easy for Chu Zhongliu to gain a foothold in Jiangdong.
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At night, Qin Mo quit "Honghuang".
After the college entrance examination, Qin Mo was completely free, waiting to check his scores and fill in the voluntary application form. After leaving the game cabin, Qin Mo took out a pen and paper and started drawing.
After a while, a character sketch is completed.
It was actually Lao Wei in the game , also known as Wei Tianli.
"Honghuang" does not have a camera function. Although the player's appearance cannot be changed, it is ancient costume after all. With a little sprucing up, it will be very different from the real image.
If he's not an acquaintance, it's hard to recognize him.
Especially female players, without the blessing of the three major Asian magics, their true colors were immediately revealed.
I couldn't even recognize my boyfriend...
If a player deliberately hides his real identity and does not use his real name, it will still be difficult to track him down.
Of course, Qin Mo, who plays "openly", is an exception.
Although Qin Mo has no talent for painting, his consciousness is strong and his control is powerful and precise. He can restore Lao Wei's face accurately based on his memory, without any error.
Take a photo of the sketch and search it online using image association.
Without much effort, Qin Mo found Wei Tianli's information on the Internet. Although it was not much, it was enough for him to understand Wei Tianli's basic situation - a billionaire in Shanghai.
In modern society, it is really difficult not to leave any information on the Internet.
Unless you have no sense of existence.
Although Wei Tianli is low-key, he is a businessman after all, and not from some mysterious hidden family. There are still many news reports .
No further intelligence could be obtained.
Qin Mo was thinking, if he had time, he should learn some programming knowledge and become a hacker, which would give him another channel to obtain information.
Otherwise, relying solely on his connections in real life, he would be completely in the dark.
After learning about Wei Tianli's situation, Qin Mo felt more and more that it was unusual for Wei Tianli, an old man and a billionaire, to suddenly come and play games and be so keen on upgrading.
It's unusual no matter how you look at it.
It is even more intriguing when you think of the information about the ancient martial arts family that Wei Tianli inadvertently revealed.
"Has someone already noticed the unusualness of "Honghuang"? " Qin Mo's eyes flashed. It seems that this world still hides many unknown secrets.
It’s not as simple as Qin Mo thought.
Two years have passed since the revival of spiritual energy. Qin Mo can clearly feel that the concentration of spiritual energy on Blue Star is increasing day by day and has already caught up with the level of the Three Kingdoms subcontinent.
In other words, it can give birth to cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage.
If there is some blessed place, the concentration of spiritual energy might be even higher.
Qin Mo also paid special attention to news reports and saw several incidents of wild beasts injuring people in certain rural areas, but they did not attract official attention.
I guess no one thinks in that direction.
After learning about the revival of spiritual energy, the Taoist sect, ancient martial arts families, and certain chaebols all developed their activities quietly, with no intention of making it public.
Including the authorities, it is estimated that the matter will be handled in a low-key manner.
"In that case, let's get some money." Qin Mo is short of money recently.
Reading is still very useful.
After learning about the periodic table, Qin Mo was shocked to discover that there were many rare refining materials on Blue Star, and they were none other than those rare metals.
For example, the hard and wear-resistant osmium-iridium alloy, the hardest chromium, and the highest melting point tungsten.
They are all good materials for refining equipment.
However, these things are not only difficult to make, but also extremely expensive. Take osmium as an example, it costs about 120 yuan per gram.
It seems acceptable.
However, osmium has a high density of 22.59 g/cm3. One ton is only a bit as big as a head. If you really want to refine it, the required amount will be measured in tons.
This is terrifying.
One ton of osmium is worth 120 million yuan, but there is still no demand for it.
Qin Mo wants to refine his own magical weapon, Shenxiao Palace, and the cost is at least 10 billion.
The income from the Daqin Studio alone might not be enough to support Qin Mo's spending. He was even preparing to go abroad and sell the gold on the black market abroad.
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August 5, 1877.
Emperor Xian of Han returned to Luoyang under the escort of Qin Mo.
Fortunately, Du Shihao and others put out the fire in time, and a corner of the palace was left, so the little emperor did not have to sleep on the streets and had a barely shelter.
The destroyed palace can only be repaired slowly later.
After settling down, the young emperor Liu Xie immediately convened a court meeting.
The eunuch read out the imperial edict: "...Qin Mo, Marquis of Youzhou and Governor of Liaodong, has made great contributions in saving the emperor. He is specially granted the title of Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery, promoted to the position of Grand Tutor, Recorder of the Secretariat, and concurrently the Commandant of the Sili Army and Governor of Liaodong..."
What he gave was far more than what Qin Mo wanted.
Taifu was an assistant minister of the court and the emperor's teacher. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, he was the only high-ranking official in the court, and his status was higher than the three highest officials: Taiwei, Situ, and Sikong.
To be in charge of the affairs of the Secretariat is to be in charge of the affairs of the Secretariat.
The combination of the two made Qin Mo the de facto prime minister of the Han Dynasty .
Truly second to none.
Not only that, he also appointed Qin Mo as the Inspector of the Imperial Capital, and even his position as the Jiedushi of Liaodong was not removed.
In terms of kindness, he was even more generous than Dong Zhuo.
After all, Dong Zhuo appointed himself as the prime minister, which is completely incomparable to Qin Mo.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Under the meaningful gazes of the ministers, Qin Mo stepped out calmly, bowed, and saluted, but there was no expression on his face.
Qin Mo was not sure whether this was because the young emperor Liu Xie was kind enough or he was deliberately putting him on the fire.
Want to make him the target of public criticism.
In any case, with an army of 200,000 to rely on, Qin Mo has the confidence to accept this reward and will soon open a new chapter in the Three Kingdoms subcontinent as the prime minister of the empire.
"Promoted to Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery, Legend Points +10."
"Promoted to Sili Xiaowei, legend level +20 points."
"Promoted to Grand Tutor, Recorder of Shangshu Affairs, Legend Level +70 points."
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