novelraw Chapter 31 037~040
Chapter 31 037~040
== Dilemma ==
People don't know the pain if the knife doesn't fall on them.
Zhang Liang had never thought before that his family members might actually be in danger, or even killed.His thinking is still at the time when the Zhang family's status is detached, even if the family has no pillars, no one dares to mess with the glory of the past.
This incident was like a heavy blow, completely waking him up from the sweet dreams of the past.
For the first time, Zhang Liang realized that he was no longer the aristocratic noble in the past, but a powerless commoner who never bothered to pay attention to him in the past.
After realizing the change of status, even though Zhang Liang still hated Ying Zheng and Qin State who brought his Zhang family up to this point, he was able to examine Qin Lv's strengths and weaknesses with a relatively calm attitude.
There is no doubt that the Qin law is strict.
Not only because of Qin Lu's countless tortures, but also because Qin Lu has always maintained a zero-tolerance attitude towards crime. Even the slightest theft will bring extremely serious consequences——
For example, if the number of people stealing reaches or exceeds five people, it will be regarded as an organized crime in Qin law. Even if these people only steal one yuan of property, all the people involved will have their left feet cut off and their faces tattooed , and was dispatched to mend the city walls;
If there are less than five people, but the amount of stolen money exceeds 660 yuan, the person involved will be punished the same as those who have more than five people, except that the left foot will not be cut off but the nose will be cut off;
More than 220 yuan and less than 660 yuan, the people involved in the case have tattoos and hair to repair the city wall;
More than one renminbi and less than two hundred renminbi, exile...
And that's just stealing.
However, heavy codes are used in troubled times. In this era when knight-errants are used to "fighting with martial arts" and regard the law as nothing for the sake of loyalty, the appearance of Qin Lv has curbed the appearance and crime of these people very well.
Furthermore, the Qin law is not only limited to such appalling punishments, but also has many laws to protect those who are righteous and brave, and protect vulnerable groups such as minors, women, and the elderly.
For example, the beard of the domestic violence victim will be shaved off. Before the beard grows, the domestic violence victim will be pointed out wherever he goes; The government, the officials found out after investigation that it was true, and if it was serious, they would even execute their children...
After all, Zhang Liang is a smart person, and he has a good enough perspective on the big picture.
So when he left his status as an aristocrat to see Qin Lv, he immediately saw the inevitability and superiority of Qin Lv's emergence.
Zhang Liang even had the desire to seriously study Qin Lv and absorb its advantages in order to...
for what?
Zhang Liang was a little at a loss, he is just a prisoner now, even if he has studied Qin Law thoroughly and can apply what he has learned, what is the use?South Korea is dead, even if he learns the talent to govern the country, who should he serve for?
Ying Zheng didn't know that Zhang Liang had changed his mind, and he didn't have time to pay attention to Zhang Liang who hadn't grown up yet.
He just suddenly discovered one thing from this case. If he continues to appoint nobles from the six countries as officials after conquering other countries, it will not only greatly reduce the efficiency of judging cases in various counties and counties, but also very likely affect the implementation of the Qin Law. .
Failure to implement the Qin law will affect Qin's rule over the survivors of the six countries.
This is a major event involving the foundation of the country.
Ying Zheng invited Wang Wan, Wei Liao, and Li Si to the palace to discuss the matter.
Wang Wan understood Ying Zheng's worries, but she was a little confused: "Your Majesty, hasn't there always been a school in Qin State? Generally speaking, as long as the people of Great Qin have never committed any crimes and know some characters, they can enroll in the school to study Qin law. If you meet the requirements, you can become a Qin official, and if you do well, you will have the opportunity to be promoted."
Isn't that enough?
Before coming to Qin State to work for Yingzheng, Li Si, who was only a small official in his hometown Chu State, understood Yingzheng's meaning better: "Your Majesty should mean that the small official who came out of the school seems to have no skills other than solving cases. The ability to handle more complex affairs may have limited advancement in the officialdom."
In other words, most of the small officials who came out of the school did not have the ability to govern the country.
The military generals of the Qin State appeared frequently, but they did not seem to have the conditions to cultivate capable ministers: the famous capable ministers around the Qin kings in the past were basically defected from other countries.Such as Zhang Yi, a native of Wei; Fan Sui, a native of Wei; Lu Buwei, a native of Wei; Wei Liao, a native of Wei; Li Si, a native of Chu...
But if you want Li Si to say it, there is no other way——
It's not that there are really many disadvantages in the education of the school, nor is it that the nobles and common people of Qin are not as smart as people in other countries.
The real reason for all this is actually Qin's military merit system.
Seeing that Ying Zheng was looking at him seriously, he said, "It's true that among the small officials who came out of the school, there are very few people who break away from their status as small officials, enter the officialdom, and become official officials such as county lieutenants and county magistrates. It is related to learning the laws of Qin, but the bigger reason is that even if the students in the school complete their studies and become teachers, they can serve as small officials in the government, but once a war breaks out, the small officials must wear armor and go to the front line to fight like ordinary people."
The battlefield is a meat grinder.
Li Si may not know this metaphor, but he also understands: "After the petty officials who came out of the school went to the battlefield, their physical fitness was often not as good as that of other Qin people who worked and trained frequently, and the death rate on the battlefield was often higher. "
Many small officials with potential, often never come back after going to the battlefield.
Wei Liao understood Ying Zheng's meaning, and followed suit: "Almost all the famous rulers in history spent a lot of time on books and classics, but the small official of Qin State did not have the opportunity to concentrate on studying the classics of saints. Most of their time is spent and must be spent training themselves to be ready to enter the battlefield at any time."
Wang Wan also understood: "The law has always been able to govern people but not the country, but the court did not order people to copy and distribute other sage books to the counties and counties. Provide the conditions for the people, and the people will naturally not be able to grow into what His Majesty wants."
Li Si added: "And if you want to learn how to govern a country... No, even if it is just to govern a county or a county, it will take more than ten years to accumulate knowledge and experience, but if you enter the school to study Qin law, you will be smart." Most of the people can even reach the qualification standard in one or two years and become enviable petty officials. Under the threat of military service, it is unlikely that anyone would be willing to let their children go to school."
After all, there is no telling when the child will not be able to return after going to the battlefield.
Wang Wan nodded: "There is no right time, place, and people. Today's Qin State may not be able to cultivate the talents that His Majesty wants. Even if you attack other countries, in order to eat the land and population of other countries to the maximum extent, implement Qin laws and military achievements. The system is also imperative.”
Unless, Qin State abolished the current military merit system.
However, the military merit system is the key to the prosperity of the Qin State. If it is abolished, it will be tantamount to offering a good situation.
Ying Zheng frowned: "Is there no other way?"
The three of Li Si looked at each other, and finally Li Si took the initiative to say: "Maybe, we can only start training other talents after the world is stable. The most important thing now is that there are not enough small officials in Qin State's reserves..."
If it is enough, it is not necessary for even a small Yingchuan County (South Korea) to use the old nobles to manage the people.
It's not that Ying Zheng doesn't understand what Li Si and the others said, but he sees farther. He can imagine that if more talents cannot be cultivated to replace the old nobles, even if the Qin State unites the world in the future, it may not be possible to truly Control the land and people of other countries.
When several ministers talked about state affairs, they seemed to be shining, and Lin Qian subconsciously chose to be quiet.
Now that the ministers had finished speaking, Lin Qian, who had been quietly grinding his ink, seemed to be freed from some restraint, and his whole body became active.
Of course, she didn't dare to speak rashly on such a serious occasion, but she was faintly surprised by what she just heard in her heart: she never knew that there was a special place to study law in Qin State before, let alone that as long as she could read All the people can go there to study, and they can take office immediately after they finish their studies.
But there are also problems...
[Those common people have a way out to go to the school to learn the law after knowing some characters, but for the common people, the most critical and difficult part should be to learn characters from scratch, right?These days, there is no pinyin, and there are no books to help me recognize characters such as the enlightenment of rhythm. If I hadn’t had the foundation of my previous life and no serious teacher to teach me, I might not even know “one” now. 】
[If all the people of the Qin State could read and write, they could also enter the school to study the law. Even if there was a life harvester like war, Qin State would not have had a single capable minister for so many years. 】
[The most important thing Qin should do now is to make everyone read and write! 】
Ying Zheng couldn't help but glance at Lin Qian.
Lin Qian reacted, and couldn't help muttering in her heart: [Ying Zheng, if you can really hear my heartbeat, just treat what I just complained as deaf ears, and just go in the left ear and out the right ear!I was an ordinary person in my previous life and knew nothing about government affairs. Just now I was talking nonsense, so don’t take it seriously! 】
== Population ==
Lin Qian thought about taking this opportunity to test Ying Zheng again——
The failure of the last trial didn't mean she really believed that Ying Zheng didn't have a mind-reading ability.
Lin Qian is still skeptical about this.
But this matter is a major national event after all, and the decision itself involves the people of a country, so it's better for her not to get involved.
Ying Zheng was helpless: He is not stupid, how could he hear that the wind is rain?
If I really decide to adopt her "suggestion" of "making everyone read and write", it must be because this suggestion is really useful, not just because she made this suggestion.
But the problem is that "letting everyone read and write" is not realistic for any country today.
Other countries do not want people to read and write, perhaps because of the obstruction of the nobles, but this is not the case in Qin. The Qin kings of all dynasties did not "let everyone read and write" to cultivate talents belonging to Qin, just because...
The cost of getting everyone to read is simply too high.
Bamboo slips, wooden slips, and other carriers for recording text are too thick and heavy to spread; cloth and other carriers for recording text are worth a thousand gold; ink that can be written on bamboo slips and wooden slips is as expensive as cloth without smudges; brushes are the easiest You can get it, but brushes with good ink absorption are not easy to come by...
Not to mention, books have always been regarded as family heirlooms by nobles, and it is not easy for others to copy and borrow them.
If these problems cannot be solved, making everyone read and write is just a castle in the air, and it is impossible to realize it.
Unless the cost of studying can be reduced, even Qin is powerless.
But Lin Qian's heartbeat just now has a little bit of merit——
Lin Qian's idea is that as long as there are more people who can read and write, there will be a corresponding increase in the number of people who enter the school to study law, and those petty officials who understand the law may also become capable ministers and advisers needed by Yingzheng in the future. Then increase.
It is true that Ying Zheng has no way to make more people read and write, but Lin Qian's idea may not be without other possibilities.
He looked at Li Si and the others: "If there is no way to directly cultivate the talents that Qin needs, what about increasing the population? The fundamental reason why Qin implemented the military merit system is to be able to recruit more troops and train more brave and good at fighting. Soldiers. If the population of Qin has increased so that there is a surplus of troops, then at least the small officials who were unable to be exempted from military service before may not be able to go to the battlefield, right?"
Li Si paused, then nodded: "If there are enough troops, we can naturally exempt the minor officials from military service."
however……
Wang Wan reminded: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten that Qin Law has been encouraging births since Shang Jun's reform?"
Ying Zheng looked at Wang Wan: "Of course I know. But the increase in the population, besides the increase in newborns every year, can we also recruit other countries? In addition, since Yingchuan County has been established, the population of Yingchuan County should also be used. , Have you ever investigated the population of Yingchuan County, how many children are there, and how many young and strong men can serve in the military? After these people enlist in the army, can they alleviate the demand for some of Qin's troops?"
Wang Wan looked at Wei Liao.
Wei Liao said: "Your Majesty, after the establishment of Yingchuan County, the people actively signed up to enlist in the army. It seems that they are not opposed to enlisting in the army to earn military merits. But the people of Yingchuan County had less training before, their physique is not as strong as that of the Qin people, and they have no veterans to lead them. I'm afraid it will take a year or two to train before entering the official battlefield."
Pulling a team full of recruits to the battlefield is basically tantamount to death.
Ying Zheng frowned again.
Not only Wang Wan Weiliao can't do anything about this, but Li Si can't do anything about it either.
And it is conceivable that there is probably no other way before the unification of the world, because the war will consume the population, so even if there is a steady stream of people from other countries to join in, but if you want to achieve the hope of winning the government, the number of troops is large enough to make a large number of people It is also unlikely that minor officials will be exempted from military service.
Because if we really want to do this, I am afraid that more people will want to be petty officials.
Lin Qian glanced at Ying Zheng.
Take another look.
I looked again and again.
Ying Zheng: Are your eyes cramping?
He asked helplessly, "Madam, what do you want to say?"
Lin Qian regained her spirits in an instant: [If you ask other questions, I, an ordinary person, really don't have any useful insights.But if you ask the population, I know the answer to this question! 】
She carefully glanced at the three of Li Si, and was a little embarrassed to see that they were all looking at her curiously.
but……
After Lin Qian coughed twice, he said: "If you just hope to have more people who can do things, especially without military service restrictions, and can devote more time and energy to learning, Qin Guo ...Isn't it true that half of the population has not been taken seriously? You just need to give a chance..."
Not to mention Ying Zheng, even Li Si and the others were interested.
"There are still people in Qin who have not been paid attention to and utilized? What do you mean by Madam, they are not the slaves of noble families?" Wei Liao frowned. People who are really capable and physically strong have probably chosen to enlist in the army."
When the others heard Wei Liao's words, they frowned.
If the undervalued population in Lin Qian's mouth is really a slave, then she might as well not say it...
Lin Qian twitched the corners of her mouth, and was a little speechless: "I... grew up in Qin, how could I not know that slaves can also join the army to earn military merits and change their household registration? I'm not talking about slaves, but women!"
Li Si and the others frowned even tighter.
Wei Liao said: "Your proposal is even more ridiculous than talking about slaves! Women are at home caring for their husbands and children, weaving and cooking have already exhausted their strength, and there is no more time to pay attention to other things. I have never heard of a woman who has acquired this skill. official."
Lin Qian immediately took a deep breath: "Are you bullying me that I don't read enough? Or is it because I don't read enough?"
The corner of Wei Liao's eyes twitched: "Madam be careful!"
Lin Qian was speechless: "Original! Only a few hundred years have passed since the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty. I don't believe that the deeds of the Shang Dynasty have not been handed down. Even if the deeds of the female general and female leader Fuhao (zi) of the Shang Dynasty have not been handed down, Baba The county widow Huaiqing took over the flourishing cinnabar business from her deceased husband, and you have never paid attention to it. Didn’t our state of Qin also produce a Queen Mother?”
"Could it be that under the rule of the Empress Dowager Xuan, the people of the State of Qin have become destitute? Is the national power weakened? The foundation has been damaged? If not, its existence itself proves that women have wisdom that is not inferior to men. There have been no other women in their heads. People just give them a chance."
"Men are superior to women, and there has always been only an innate physical strength gap."
Wei Liao was stunned, subconsciously looking at Ying Zheng.
Lin Qian was stunned for a moment, shrunk her neck, and couldn't help turning her gaze to Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng was not angry, but nodded, "It's not unreasonable."
Wang Wan was a little anxious: "Your Majesty, when King Wu defeated Zhou, he mentioned that 'there is no morning for a rooster. The morning for a rooster is only the rope of the family'. Letting a woman rule is not only ridiculous, but also the source of disaster for the country!"
Lin Qian didn't want to argue with them at first, but when she heard this, hey, she couldn't take it anymore.
She said directly to Wang Wan: "You all overthrew the Zhou Dynasty, and you still take the words of King Wu of Zhou as the golden rule?"
Ying Zheng couldn't hold back, and burst out laughing.
When he smiled, Wei Liao and Wang Wan couldn't speak anymore, but their eyes were still full of disapproval.
Li Si had been paying attention to Ying Zheng, and couldn't help but fell into deep thought when he saw this.
Lin Qian curled her lips, forget it, she was just trying Ying Zheng's attitude, there was no point in arguing with others.
[Alas, Ying Zheng, you really have nothing to use if you have treasures. 】
[The things women can do are definitely not just supporting husbands, raising children and bearing children.The country where I lived in my previous life has been advocating that "women hold up half the sky" since the founding of the country, and the facts have proved that this is true.The standard of living in our country was several hundred years behind other countries at that time, but we managed to catch up with other countries through decades of hard work. The most critical point was the liberation of women, which directly increased the country's labor force by half. 】
[Even in war, women are not bad at all. 】
[The famous Red Detachment of Women back then also terrified the enemy. If Qin Guo really felt that there were not enough people, it would definitely be right to give women more opportunities and rights and let them stand up. 】
[Now is the best opportunity. If you wait until the war is over, the obstacles you will encounter in liberating women's productivity will not be so great. 】
However, Ying Zheng still didn't respond.
Lin Qian suddenly didn't have the slightest resistance to Ying Zheng's ability to listen to people's voices, but hoped that this was true.
Ugh……
==·Rules·==
The conversation that day didn't seem to have any impact. Ying Zheng was still obsessed with government affairs every day, and Lin Qian could only go on duty every day, doing small things for Ying Zheng within his capacity.
Lin Qian was a little disappointed at first, but soon, she was distracted by other things.
Speaking of which, this matter is also related to the dead Zhao Gao.
Zhao Gao suddenly asked to see Ying Zheng, and mentioned the Empress Dowager Huayang and Lin Qian. Lin Qian was worried that Zhao Gao wanted to plot against him, so he found flowers from another world in advance, and wanted to get the recipe for making potato flour and flowers. Trading more potatoes, what Lin Qian thought at the time was that if Zhao Gaozhen dug some unsolvable holes for herself, she would just take out the potatoes in exchange for her own life.
After all, people are going to die, and any secrets are not important anymore.
But didn't Zhao Gao die after meeting Ying Zheng?Lin Qian's plan was useless, and all the potatoes that Hua had ordered in advance were returned to her.
Hua, however, fell in love with the potato powder that Lin Qian said could be stored for a year if it is properly preserved.
Here I have to introduce the world where flowers live.
The world of flowers is still in the stage of primitive civilization. The concepts of cities and countries have not been developed, and people still gather together in the form of tribes.
Well, it is worth mentioning that the world of flowers is still dominated by matrilineal clans, and flowers happen to be the sacrifices of their tribe.
Therefore, the transaction between Hua and Lin Qian is not only very convenient, but most of the time she can also make full decisions.
And after Lin Qian mentioned the existence of a mouthful of potato flour, Hua never forgot about it, but she was worried that Lin Qian was busy, so she never took the initiative to find it.
However, a major event happened in Hua's tribe recently, and she had to find Lin Qian——
The potatoes that Hua's tribe dug up before were too many, and they were all piled up in the same cave, so even if they chose a cool and ventilated cave according to Lin Qian's intention, a large number of potatoes still started to sprout after two months .
The potato sprouts were plump and chubby, tender and cute, but Lin Qian reminded that the potatoes should not be eaten after they turn green and germinate!
But too many sprouted potatoes!
Hua quickly approached Lin Qian: "Lin Qian, Lin Qian, what exactly is the potato flour you mentioned to me before? Can it really be stored for a whole year? Are you still short of potatoes? I will exchange potato flour with you How to make it!"
Lin Qian didn't see the news until dinner time.
She talked to Lin Mo, and then asked, "I don't think there are too many potatoes. But why are you in such a rush for potato flour?"
If you really want it, why didn't you ask when she mentioned it before?
Hua smiled wryly and said, "It's not that many of the potatoes we put in the cave have sprouted and can't be eaten. I'm worried that if we don't dispose of the remaining potatoes, I'm sure the remaining potatoes will also sprout!"
Lin Qian was puzzled: "How could it sprout?"
"Maybe there is too much storage in a cave? And it just rained a few times a few days ago, and the inside of the cave has become damp."
"Then you separate?"
"There are no extra caves." Hua was embarrassed. "The largest cave is for people to live in, and the second largest cave is also used to store corn. There are no extra caves to store potatoes."
In the final analysis, Hua and the others were not confident whether potatoes could be stored for the winter like corn, so after discussing with the whole tribe, they decided to stick to the more familiar corn.
Who would have thought that it would sprout so early?
Lin Qian was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered something: "Speaking of which, has the temperature on your side started to drop?"
"Huh?" Hua didn't understand why she changed the subject suddenly, but she still answered her question, "Yes, hasn't it rained a few times recently? It is indeed colder than before, but today the sun is out, and the temperature seems to have started again. raised."
That's right.
The world over there should be entering autumn.
In autumn, it is suitable for planting autumn potatoes.
Lin Qian told Hua about this: "If you plant it now, it will be about December... well, it will be harvested in winter. So don't throw away the sprouted potatoes, they can be used as seeds."
It took a while to cheer up: "Are you serious?"
Lin Qian smiled and said, "I don't need to lie to you either."
Hua excitedly told the good news to the rest of the tribe, and disappeared for a while before reappearing: "Well, although potatoes can be planted now, but...that...potato flour..."
Lin Qian was amused: "If you want the method of making potato flour, what can you exchange for it?"
Unexpectedly, Hua already had the answer: "I'll give you half of the potatoes! If you don't like it, you can replace it with half of the potato flour!"
Lin Qian instantly remembered the taste of potato flour...
suck...
I want to eat it……
But thinking that these potatoes can grow more potatoes, she still chose to refuse: "You still give me potatoes. By the way, didn't I want to ask you to help find sweet potatoes? I remember it was about a month or two... ...That is... more than 40 days, the sweet potato is about to mature. If you find it, please help dig it out, and I can trade with you with other things."
After speaking, Lin Qian found out the boxes containing corn and potatoes again.
After a while, Hua sent a transmission file.
After Lin Qian received it, a pile of potatoes "bubbled" out of Lin Qian's palm and rolled into the box.
After one box was full, Lin Qian quickly put his hand into the second box.
But what I didn't expect was that Hua's tribe found and dug out almost all the potatoes around them, so that even if there was only half of the amount, two boxes were not enough.
Lin Qian had no choice but to run to the corner and pile all the remaining potatoes there.
When the pile was almost thigh high, Hua's potatoes were finally delivered.
Looking at all the potatoes, Lin Qian felt a sense of satisfaction spontaneously.
She was also unambiguous, and immediately told Hua how to make potato flour: "You need to pick out the germinated and green potatoes, and chop the remaining potatoes into pieces, the more broken the better, then pour it into water, stir and filter to clarify... ..."
"The potato flour can be cooked with ingredients, and the potato dregs can also be mixed with cornmeal to make potato cakes. Fry the fat of animals on a thin slate, and then put the mixture of potato dregs and cornmeal on it. Fry...fry until both sides are golden, and you can eat it, it is crispy and fragrant when you bite into your mouth..."
While talking, Lin Qian found that the flowers were gone.
She rummaged through the chat records, only to find that Hua had sent a message that she was going to make potato flour as early as she said that potato flour could be cooked and eaten.
Lin Qian couldn't help but smiled, closed the plane trader and got ready to sleep.
But lying on the bed for a long time, she suddenly sat up again——
Hua didn't hear the output just now, but she herself was said to be greedy. As soon as she closed her eyes, her head was full of delicious food from her previous life, and she couldn't fall asleep at all!
At this time, it hurts his eyes to read and read, so Lin Qian simply opened the plane trader, ready to see how many points he had.
then!
Lin Qian looked at the miraculous [185] behind the [Points], and almost wept with joy.
You must know that she traded so much corn with Hua before, and the point value on her panel is only a pitiful [1], of which [0.9] is earned from the first corn and fire discount.
Lin Qian excitedly opened up points, and after checking, she found out that among the 185 points, 150 points were earned by the pottery-making process she told Hua earlier, and 4 points were earned by trading a large number of potatoes with Hua. , and the remaining 30 points were all obtained by making potato flour.
Obviously, this plane trader feels that technology is more valuable.
She looked through the detailed introduction of the plane trader, and found that it only takes [-] points to upgrade to E-level, and then she can connect to the second plane.
Before Lin Qian and Hua traded so many corns, they only got a pitiful 1 point. Lin Qian thought that he would not be able to upgrade the plane trader to E-level in his life. Unexpectedly, there was a turning point. hope.
Lin Qian was suddenly full of energy!
She may not have many skills like pottery making, but Lin Qian has memorized a lot of recipes——
When she was ill, she had to avoid eating everything, so she could only watch recipes and food videos to satisfy her cravings.
== Madness ==
While Lin Qian was rejoicing at the sudden discovery of the scoring rules, there was bad news from Weiguo——
The monarch of Wei State, Wei Yuanjun, passed away.
The Kingdom of Wei was originally a small country, but because it was protected by the State of Qin, the State of Wei had never been invaded by other countries. Even when the Seven Kingdoms were vying for hegemony, they had always maintained a state of tranquility.
For the Wei people, the death of the monarch is already a rare event in many years.
The state of Wei sent news to all countries and invited the monarchs of all countries to attend the succession ceremony of the son of Lord Wei Yuan [Zijiao].
Of course, no monarch will go there.
After all, Weiguo...
Really, too small.
Even though the Wei state is also a vassal state, the kings of other countries have never regarded it as a king with equal status to themselves.
But the most basic face is still to be given.
Yingzheng directly sent Li Si to attend Zijiao's succession ceremony, which was enough to give Weiguo face.
Even if the people sent by other countries are not as high-ranking and important as Li Si, they are still considered good people.
There are only two exceptions -
One is the state of Chu, whose king is still ill. Because the king of Chu is seriously ill, all the officials of any status in the court cannot leave the capital, so they can only send a servant.But fortunately, the servant is said to be a confidant of the king of Chu, so it can be justified.
The other is Zhao Guo.
As for Zhao Guo, he didn't send anyone directly.
Li Si had expected this, and the envoys sent by other countries couldn't help but find it strange.
"Could it be that Zhao Guo is not even willing to give the last bit of face?"
"Although the land area is a little smaller, the successive monarchs are a little useless, the officials are a little incompetent, and the people are a little less...but it is a vassal country after all..."
"You man, don't drag me if you want to die!"
"Just a small place like Weiguo?"
"The state of Wei is protected by the state of Qin. You mocked the king of the state of Wei in front of Li Si. Are you afraid that someone will report to the king of Qin after returning to the state and immediately send troops to attack your country?"
"Hey, stop talking, stop talking!"
……
Li Si didn't care what those people said, but patiently waited until Zijiao's succession ceremony was over, and the envoys from other countries left one after another, and then left Wei State with his people and returned to Qin State.
As soon as he returned to Xianyang, Li Si went to the palace to see Ying Zheng: "Your Majesty, the king of Wei has succeeded to the throne, and Zhao has never sent anyone there!"
Ying Zheng came to his senses: "Really?"
Li Si nodded: "I waited until the succession ceremony was over, and I never saw Zhao Guolai."
Ying Zheng smiled suddenly: "It seems that the past few months have been difficult for Zhao Guo."
"I heard it never rained."
"Always never?"
"Almost three months."
"Is the food harvest gone? I'm afraid King Zhao is in a bad mood."
"Probably so."
"Since that's the case, let's add some obstacles to King Zhao."
Li Si raised his head and met Ying Zheng's ambitious eyes.
Ying Zheng smiled: "Speaking of which, the grain will be harvested soon."
Li Si followed with a smile: "Follow Your Majesty's order!"
……
After Li Si left, Lin Qian reacted for a while, and finally understood what kind of riddle these two people were playing.
There was a severe drought in the Zhao country, and the grain harvest was exhausted. Yingzheng decided to seize the opportunity after the autumn harvest...
Send troops to attack Zhao!
Prior to this, Qin State entered the autumn harvest first.
The earliest harvest was the corn that Lin Qian had planted in the name of flower seeds.
As early as when the corn grew to the height of human thighs, the servants in the Palace of Yingzheng, and even the soldiers under Meng Tian who were in charge of the security of Yingzheng were all curious about it.
After all, they had never seen any kind of flower whose leaves were so emerald green and broad.
There are still a lot of fluff on it, and if it is accidentally cut by the edge of the leaf, there will be a blood-red cut.
But it is beautiful.
The maize has a high-spirited posture, and its color is emerald green. As it grows taller day by day, it looks like a soldier guarding the border, which makes people unable to take their eyes off.
Meng Tian even tidied up the soldiers several times because their standing posture was not as straight as that of the corn.It was not until the soldiers stood in front of the corn with their backs facing each other, their backs as tall and straight as two green pines, that they were satisfied.
Soon, stigmas grew from the corn branches, small orange-red flowers bloomed, and one or two bulges appeared on the corn stalks.
The eyes of the insider fell on the bulge, and the eyes of the uninformed also fell on the bulge.It's just that the former has already guessed from the shape of the bulge that it is the seed of corn, which is also a precious grain; while the latter is still looking forward to the two bulges that can bloom flowers that make people fall in love at first sight.
Then, it's harvest time.
On the eve of the harvest, Lin Qian couldn't hold back, and broke off two immature corns from the corn stalks.
She and Lin Mo shared a piece of cooked corn thrown into the pot, half of the remaining corn was boiled in water, and half was thrown into the stove to roast. After it was cooked, it was directly sent to the main hall and placed in front of Ying Zheng. .
She smiled awkwardly: "I tasted it myself, and it tastes quite good."
Ying Zheng twitched the corners of his mouth, feeling a little out of sorts with Lin Qian.
She wants to keep secretive like before, and Ying Zheng may still find a chance to "teach" her a lesson, but Lin Qian "bribes" him so frankly, Ying Zheng can't let her go.
Besides, the corn smells pretty good.
Ying Zheng couldn't hold back, picked up the boiled corn, broke off a few grains and threw them into his mouth.
Sweet and glutinous, it tastes better than most grains.
[It is the correct way to eat directly on the mouth! 】
Ying Zheng glanced at Lin Qian.
Lin Qian raised her eyebrows and shut up obediently.
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Less than a week after tasting the tender corn, the corn is old, and after a few days, the corn is fully ripe and ready to harvest.
Lin Qian took the carriage to the suburbs, and found that the soldiers who helped harvest were like crazy Erha, screaming in surprise, while drilling around in the field without stopping, even leaving corn leaves on their faces. I didn't feel it after receiving a series of red medals.
There are hundreds of people working on ten acres of land.