Daily Life In Qin Dynasty

As soon as Ying Zheng's carriage returned to Xianyang Palace, he saw many ministers already standing outside the palace, and many of them had anxious looks on their faces.

Obviously, as Ying Zheng had expected, after the snow melted, the consequences of the heavy snow disaster began to emerge.

Seeing Ying Zheng's carriage coming from outside the palace, many ministers were stunned for a moment, but then they all gathered towards the carriage and bowed respectfully.

"I will see you, Your Majesty."

The carriage stopped slowly, and then the curtains were opened. The first person to get out of the car was Gai Nie.

Seeing Gai Nie stepping down from the king's carriage, many ministers were not surprised. Although there are not many people in the world who can ride in the same carriage with King Qin, Gai Nie, as the chief guard of King Qin, is obviously one of them.

What made everyone a little surprised was that compared to the last time they met, Ge Nie seemed to have gained a little weight.

"Maybe it's an illusion!"

Some people shook their heads slightly and didn't think much about it.

Not so many people these days pay too much attention to the matter of "gaining weight". What's more, in this era of war and chaos, being able to gain weight is already considered a blessing...

Bah!

Not long after Gai Nie got off the carriage, Ying Zheng followed closely and walked out of the carriage.

And when the ministers saw Ying Zheng at this time, everyone's brains felt like a heavy hammer was hit at the same time, and they went into shutdown on the spot.

"Who is this person?"

In fact, Ying Zheng has not changed that much now, except that his face has gained a little weight, he has an extra chin, and a little belly.

In general.

As long as you identify carefully, you can still easily identify Ying Zheng.

Therefore, the officials were stunned for only a moment, and soon regained their composure, lowering their heads one after another, pretending not to see anything.

"All the ministers are gathered in Xianyang Palace today, but what is the important matter?"

"Back to the King, since the arrival of early spring, all counties and counties have been able to survive last year's heavy snowfall, and now the damage in various places has been reported."

"Oh? The ministers came into the palace to discuss it in detail."

Ying Zheng's eyes narrowed, and then he strode towards Xianyang Palace.

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A quarter of an hour later.

On the throne, Ying Zheng looked at the memorials submitted by various counties and counties, and his face gradually darkened.

Although Ying Zheng had already guessed that last year's heavy snowfall would bring extraordinary losses to Qin when he was in Hanzhong, this report was still far beyond his expectation.

In a heavy snowfall, more than 18,000 people died of freezing in the Qin Kingdom alone.

As a result, countless families were destroyed and people were displaced.

As for the material losses, it is also unimaginable.

"The imperial government will allocate funds for the resettlement of disaster victims in various places. It is necessary to stabilize the situation in various counties and counties before the arrival of spring planting."

After a while, Ying Zheng calmed down and began to issue orders calmly.

As Mr. Mo said before.

Although this heavy snow caused considerable damage to the Qin State, the current Qin State's foundation is fully sufficient to deal with all disasters calmly.

"In addition, this year's spring planting in all areas of Xianyang will be sown using the [first-generation improved wheat seeds] created by Shengpingjun." At this moment, Ying Zheng added.

"The first generation of improved wheat seeds?" Upon hearing this, the ministers suddenly looked surprised.

"Yes, this is Shengpingjun's latest research and development result. The effect is the same as the previous [first-generation improved rice seed], which can double the wheat yield on the original basis."

"In addition, before winter last year, Mr. Shengping also presented me with a kind of [winter wheat]. According to him, this [winter wheat] can grow even in the coldest month of winter. I have sent people before. Plant the seeds in Nanjun and Bashu respectively. Whether it is true or false, I think it won’t take long to tell.”

Mentioning the [Winter Wheat] and [First Generation Improved Wheat Seed] presented by Mo Jun, Ying Zheng's face also looked much better.

However, after listening to what Ying Zheng said, the ministers below suddenly took a breath of cold air.

"Hiss~~~"

"Winter wheat?"

"There are such wonderful grains in the world. They can be called 'gods'."

"God bless our Great Qin. With these two new grain types, our Great Qin will never be short of food in the future."

"Not only is there no shortage of food, with the [First Generation Improved Wheat Seeds] and [Winter Wheat], all the land in the north and south of Qin will be fully utilized. By then, Qin's food output will probably still be Doubling the current basis. Qin will not be short of food in the future, but will have a surplus."

"Shengping-kun is truly a god."

The ministers' faces turned red and their expressions were excited. They caught Ying Zheng and Mo Jun's flattery and slapped them wildly.

Looking at their appearance, it was as if they were not the ones who jointly sued Mr. Mo before.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report."

Just when everyone was excited, Li Si suddenly walked out of the crowd and saluted Ying Zheng respectfully.

"What's Li Qing doing?"

"Your Majesty, there was heavy snowfall last winter. Although our country of Qin suffered heavy losses due to natural disasters, the five countries of Yan, Qi, Zhao, Wei, and Han in the northern part of the Central Plains also suffered from the same disasters as our great Qin."

Li Sidao: "Moreover, these five countries do not have the help of Lord Shengping, and they do not have the foundation of our great Qin, so the losses they suffered must be more severe than Qin's."

Ying Zheng's eyes flashed and he said: "What Li Qing means is..."

Li Si bowed his hands and said firmly: "Reporting to the king, I think now is the best time."

"Since ancient times, those who achieve great things must have the help of heaven and earth. Seven hundred years ago, when the Zhou royal family declined and the various vassal states fought endlessly, Duke Mu seized the opportunity to make Qin strong. However, due to the lack of a minute of heaven and earth, the state of Qin fell into disgrace. It didn’t work out in the end.”

"Now the Qin State has strong soldiers and horses, sufficient food and grass, a virtuous king, and the help of Lord Sheng Ping. It can be said that the right time, the right place, and the right people have come together."

"Today's six kingdoms are just dust on the stove to the Qin State, so now is the best time for the king to complete the great unfinished business of the previous kings, sweep across the Liuhe, unify the world, and end these seven hundred years of chaos."

Li Si's sudden words instantly silenced the entire court.

After listening to Li Si's advice, Ying Zheng's eyes flashed a few times, but he did not rush to express his position. Instead, he turned to the other ministers and said, "What do you think of what Li Qing said?"

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The ministers looked at each other.

At first, the ministers were indeed shocked by Li Si's advice, but when they calmed down, they suddenly discovered that Li Si's words were not completely unreasonable.

Nowadays, the strength of Qin State is almost visible to the naked eye.

Even if the "Five Kingdoms Attack Qin" more than 20 years ago were to happen again, Qin would not necessarily need to use any strategies to distract the opponent this time. Even if it faced the enemy from the front, it would not necessarily be incapable of fighting.

Not to mention the heavy snowfall last winter, Qin State responded in time because of Lord Shengping's advice, and only lost more than 18,000 people.

The other five countries were not so lucky. According to their private understanding, even South Korea, which suffered the smallest loss among the five northern countries, suffered a heavy snowfall last winter, with a death toll of at least more than 22,000 people.

To know.

South Korea's territory is the smallest among the seven countries.

The combined population of South Korea is only over one million, but this heavy snowfall directly caused more than 20,000 deaths in South Korea. One can imagine how much damage it has done to South Korea.

Moreover, the other five countries today do not have the foundation for post-disaster reconstruction like Qin.

in this case.

If Qin suddenly launches an attack on the five kingdoms, how can the five northern kingdoms withstand Qin's military front?

This is the thought.

The eyes of all the ministers of Qin State lit up.

Although these ministers had quarreled with Ying Zheng several times in the court in the past, these were only disputes that arose out of necessity when the interests of the clan conflicted with those of the royal power.

If it is a foreign war, then in the current court, except for a very small number of people, most of them have the same interests as Ying Zheng... or Qin.

After all, as ministers of Qin, Qin's strength has only advantages and no disadvantages for them.

Especially the great cause of unifying the world now.

Once the victory is achieved.

So don't these ministers who have already loyal to Ying Zheng all have the merit of "following the dragon"?

"I think what Li Tingwei said is very true. At present, our Qin army is strong and our horses are strong, and we have the right time to help. It is the best time for the king to show his ambition and achieve unparalleled achievements."

"I also agree that the six countries are nothing more than chickens and dogs in front of our Qin army."

"I also second the proposal."

"I also second the proposal."

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After the first person spoke, the remaining ministers began to express their attitudes.

Seeing that all the ministers below agreed with Li Si's advice, Ying Zheng finally stopped hiding his ambitions and said loudly: "Since all the ministers think that what Li Qing said is true, then I will send an edict to Wang Jian immediately. , Meng Ao, Wang Ben, Meng Wu, Yang Duanhe, Huanjie... and other generals quickly returned to Xianyang from the border to discuss important matters."

Upon hearing the edict issued by Ying Zheng, the officials were stunned.

Ah this...

Although it is said that the opportunity cannot be missed, is this a bit too hasty?

Is the edict issued by Ying Zheng very urgent?

Not at all.

the reason is simple.

Because although today's advice was put forward by Li Si, in fact, this idea had been planned in Ying Zheng's mind a long time ago.

Even if Li Si suddenly came up today, it was just because he figured out Ying Zheng's inner thoughts, so he took the initiative to stand up and gave Ying Zheng a reason to issue the edict.

In fact.

Even without Li Si's advice today, it won't be long before Ying Zheng will find someone to raise this matter.

So when everyone else was surprised by Ying Zheng's hasty edict, only Li Si was not surprised at all. On the contrary, he took the initiative to stand up and remonstrated again: "Your Majesty, I still have one more person. Say. I think it is most appropriate to start this battle for unification from South Korea."

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