Chapter 88: Traveling with Mr. [Subscribe]
If Mr. had not appeared in Daqin and helped Ying Zheng a lot, he would never have such crazy ambitions!
It is precisely because Mr. gave Ying Zheng two high-yield grains, sweet potatoes and potatoes, three cavalry super equipment, stirrups, horseshoes and high-bridge saddles, as well as the imperial examination system that can help him select talents, and papermaking that allows people all over the world to read books...
Ying Zheng's ambition will swell.
Otherwise, even if Ying Zheng knew that the world outside Daqin was huge and wonderful, and there were many powerful empires outside Daqin, he would not be able to go out and conquer.
If Mr. had not given him the elixir, Ying Zheng would have died!
Ying Zheng is grateful to Mr. from the bottom of his heart!
The sweet potatoes and potatoes planted on a large scale in the territory of Daqin Empire this spring have already had a bumper harvest not long ago.
And it is an unprecedented bumper harvest.
Everything is as Mr. said, the average yield of potatoes and sweet potatoes per mu reached more than 30 shi (3,000 jin).
The original highest-yielding grain crop in Daqin had a yield of only three or four shi (3/400 jin) per mu.
Think about it, after Ying Zheng vigorously promoted the planting of potatoes and sweet potatoes, the grain output increased nearly tenfold. What an unprecedented grand occasion!
When the national statistics are collected, the tax revenue of the treasury this year will be at least ten times higher than before.
When the government distributed potato and sweet potato seeds to farmers in various parts of Daqin for free, it had an agreement with the farmers:
When the harvest is good, the people can keep enough food for their family until the autumn harvest of the next year, and the rest of the food will be handed over to the government as tax according to a certain proportion, and the government will buy the remaining extra food.
The people who originally planted sweet potatoes and potatoes did not believe that these two grain crops would be so high-yielding, and they just planted them with a skeptical attitude.
But when the harvest came, the people were stunned by the shock!
What the government said before was all realized!
The yield of sweet potatoes and potatoes per mu actually reached more than 30 stones!
Ying Zheng also listened to the report of the officials below:
When the harvest was good, many people were in the fields, holding potatoes and sweet potatoes dug from the ground and crying.
Of course, these are tears of happiness!
Food is the first necessity of the people.
For the common people, nothing can excite them more than high-yield grain!
With the bumper harvest of potatoes and sweet potatoes, every household can have enough food!
Moreover, in addition to paying taxes and retaining grain, the people can also choose to sell the extra grain to the government in exchange for silver, buy other daily necessities to improve their lives, or use it to raise pigs and chickens...
There is hope for a good life, and you can live a good life!
Ying Zheng knew that as long as he worked hard in the future, there would be almost no more people starving to death in Daqin!
This is a great merit!
For this reason, Ying Zheng specifically announced to the world that sweet potato and potato seeds came from Tiandao Tower.
After the people learned about this, they erected sculptures for the owner of Tiandao Tower to worship and offer sacrifices to show their respect and gratitude!
The bumper harvest of grain also provided sufficient food supply guarantee for Ying Zheng's Qin Empire to continue to use foreign troops.
The army has not moved yet, but the food and grass must go first!
The importance of food and grass can be seen from this!
Ying Zheng no longer has to worry about the embarrassing situation like the Battle of Changping!
Due to insufficient food and grass, Bai Qi had to kill 400,000 Zhao surrendered soldiers and was cursed for thousands of years; even if the Battle of Changping was won, he could not take advantage of the situation to conquer Zhao!
As for the effect of the other three treasures of horses in the whole army, it can be said that they are immediate.
It is much better than King Wuling of Zhao's Hu clothing and horse shooting, and the speed is faster!
In more than a year, Wang Jian successively wiped out the Xiongnu, Donghu, Yuezhi, Dingling and other countries. It is only a matter of time to wipe out the remaining nomadic countries!
The role of the imperial examination, needless to say, excavated super generals such as Han Xin and Peng Yue, and a group of capable civil servants.
The paper made by papermaking can be said to be a sacred object of literature and Taoism. The Qin Dynasty can popularize basic education and let a large number of poor people rise to be used by Ying Zheng. Papermaking can be said to be the biggest contributor!
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Ying Zheng took a deep breath and suppressed his excitement.
He looked at the cigar and found that he had almost finished it without realizing it.
"Your Majesty, you should go and take a rest!" an old eunuch whispered.
Ying Zheng nodded, pinched out the cigar, and left the unfinished part for tomorrow.
He decided to take a rest, and when it was daybreak, he would go to Tiandao Tower to see the master and tell him about his idea of personally leading the army.
See what the master suggested!
In addition, Ying Zheng decided that if he really led the army in person, he would invite the master to follow him.
With the master as his companion, his road to conquest would definitely be invincible and unbeatable.
Of course, if he wanted to invite the master, Ying Zheng knew that he would also have to bring a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry.
Who told the master not to love anything but money!
Time passed, and soon the sun rose, casting thousands of golden lights.
When the first ray of sunlight shone through the glass window and into the bedroom, Ying Zheng opened his eyes and stood up energetically.
Many windows in the Xianyang Palace were equipped with glass.
After a simple wash, Ying Zheng called Wang Ben.
"Your Majesty, what do you want?" Wang Ben asked.
Ying Zheng's mouth curled up slightly, and a smile appeared: "Wang Ben, go to my private treasury and bring three boxes of gold, silver and jewelry, and go with me to see the master!"
"Hehe, that's great! If we go now, we can still catch up with breakfast!" Wang Ben smiled.
As for the last time he lost money to the master, he seemed to have forgotten it long ago!
Ying Zheng glanced at Wang Ben, shook his head and said:
"Tongwu Hou, how can you only know how to eat!"
Wang Ben chuckled and said a wise saying: "Your Majesty, isn't life just about 'eating, drinking, defecating and urinating'?"
He had another sentence in his mind: Your Majesty, you are different too? You always go at mealtime!
Soon, Ying Zheng and Wang Ben took the gold, silver and jewelry and went to Tiandao Building.
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Tiandao Building, living room.
Chen Qilin was already sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed. He was stroking the dog's head and drinking tea.
The little black hair was as black and smooth as top-grade black satin. It felt really good to touch it!
Chen Qilin had the habit of getting up early every day.
Ying Er was in the backyard kitchen, preparing a hearty breakfast.
[Ding! Ying Zheng and Wang Ben are here! 】
Hearing this, Chen Qilin smiled and said to himself: "Brother Zheng is indeed a freeloader. Every time he comes to Tiandao Building, he always manages his time so well!"
Chen Qilin had to explain to Wang Ying and asked her to prepare more breakfast.
At this time, Ying Zheng and Wang Ben also entered the reception room.
Wang Ben was still holding three boxes.
Chen Qilin glanced at them.
[Ding! The things in the three boxes can be exchanged for 100 Tiandao points! 】
Hearing this, Chen Qilin said with a smile:
"Your Majesty, Tongwu Hou, it's good that you are here, why bring any gifts! Sit down, sit down, and have breakfast together later!"
Chen Qilin waved his sleeves and took away the three boxes in Wang Ben's arms, and exchanged them for Tiandao points.
Seeing this, Wang Ben rolled his eyes and thought:
Sir, you are just talking nicely. If your majesty and I really come to your Tiandao Building empty-handed, we might be kicked out by you!
Soon, Wang Ying served a sumptuous breakfast.
Ying Zheng and Wang Ben had to stop after their stomachs were full, but they couldn't eat any more!
The food at the master's house was really delicious.
Wang Ben was thinking about when to let Ying'er train his own chef.
Chen Qilin asked Ying Zheng and Wang Ben to sit down and gave each of them a thick cigar.
Wang Ben took the cigar and was flattered!
He had wanted to smoke it for a long time!
But the master didn't give it to him.
The reason why Chen Qilin gave Wang Ben a cigar was because the other party contributed 200,000 gold last time.
He cut his hair, lit the cigar, took a puff, and slowly exhaled a cloud of smoke and said:
"I don't know why your majesty came to my Tiandao Tower today?"
Ying Zheng flicked the cigar and said, "Sir, I want to lead the expedition in person!"
