Chapter 032: The Battle of the Three Kingdoms
On the main stage, Ying Liang looked at the 100 jin sweet potato that was being protected by the Six Sword Slaves and Zhang Han, and smiled.
Young Master Fusu, Master Xun of the scholarly faction, Fu Nian, and the other three leaders looked at Ying Liang, who was laughing, and were very puzzled. Fu Su asked,""Duke Xiaoyao, what is this? It could actually make Duke Xiaoyao laugh?”
"Haha, I'm laughing because the people of this world will no longer have to die of famine.”Ying Liang couldn't stop laughing.
"Famine?" Everyone was surprised.
During this period, the main problem that the people faced was famine. It was not just Great Qin-ever since the Yan Huang Civilization began to exist, famine had never been completely resolved. It was only in the modern era that Yuan Shennong finally resolved the problem of famine.
The emergence of super hybrid rice had saved a country with a population of more than a billion.
Although Ying Liang had never experienced a famine, he had heard about the recent three years of disasters in his previous life from his elders.
Now that they had come to Great Qin, even though the higher-ups would not be deprived of food, empires did not only rely on the higher-ups to operate; they relied on the commoners at the bottom.
Sweet potato scientific name: sweet potato, also known as sweet potato, red yam, sweet potato, sweet potato, sweet potato (northern), sweet potato (multi-local dialect), sweet potato, white potato, golden potato, sweet potato, Zhu potato, pillow potato, Fange, white yam, anise sweet potato, red sweet potato, Chinese yam (dialect), cute sweet potato, etc.
Sweet potato is a tube-shaped flower, an annual herb of the Convolvulus family. It is more than 2 meters long and lies on the ground. The leaves are usually wide oval, 4-13 cm long and 3-13 cm wide. The corolla is pink, white, lilac or purple, bell-shaped or funnel-shaped, 3-4 cm long. The capsule is oval or oblate, with a false membrane, divided into 4 rooms, with underground root. The root is fusiform, and the outer skin is earthy yellow or purple-red.
Sweet potatoes were rich in protein, starch, pectins, vitamins, and various minerals. They had the reputation of longevity food. The sugar content reached 15%-20%. It had anti-cancer, heart protection, embosom prevention, diabetes, weight loss, and other effects. In the Compendium of Materia Medica of the Ming Dynasty, Li Shizhen wrote that sweet potatoes could nourish the spleen, stimulate the appetite, and strengthen the kidney. He also said that people in the sea could live longer if they ate sweet potatoes. Chinese medicine regarded sweet potatoes as good medicine.
Fu Su looked at the sweet potatoes that were being protected and said,""Is this the divine item that can solve the famine?”
"Yes, Young Master. The requirements for growing this sweet potato are not high. As long as it is not a salt marsh, it is fine. Furthermore, the average spring potato yield was 3500 kg per mu, and the summer potato yield was 2500 kg per mu.”Ying Liang said.
"What's so high?" Young Master Fusu exclaimed.
The scholarly faction looked deeply at the sweet potatoes. They hadn't expected that sweet potatoes, which were only used to satisfy their appetite, would actually be produced in such a high quantity.
The Hundred Schools of Philosophers below the main stage were not ordinary people either. Furthermore, Fu Su, Ying Liang, and the others did not lower their voices when they were conversing, so the Hundred Schools of Philosophers knew the real reason why Ying Liang had gone crazy.
The people who had just mocked Ying Liang for being 'crazy' now thought about it. Even if they knew about this kind of food that could solve famine, they would probably go crazy too.
Looking at Ying Liang on the stage, Red Lotus was also one of the people who had just mocked him. Now, her small face was red and she lowered her head without saying a word.
"Senior Brother, I came here today to witness the debate style of Jixia Learning Palace. I didn't expect to see such a shocking scene before it even started. This Deputy Xiao Yao Ying Liang is really not simple.”Wei Zhuang said.
Ge Nia did not reply. He continued to taste the porridge in his bowl and found that the sweet potato could indeed fill his stomach.
Seeing that Ge Nia didn't reply, Wei Zhuang didn't say anything more. He continued to look at the main stage, not knowing what would happen next.
The Mo family's giant looked at the situation on the main stage in silence.
When the old man heard this, he was about to go forward but was stopped by his peers and shook his head. The old man had no choice but to sit down again, but after sitting down, he looked at the main stage with a very scary gaze.
"Alright, now that the Six Sword Slaves and Zhang Han are protecting the sweet potatoes, we don't have to worry about the rest. Let's continue the debate.”Ying Liang said.
Fu Su was stunned, but when he thought of today's important matter, he knew that it wasn't the time to ask. He turned to the scholarly faction's Master Xun and said,""I hope the scholarly faction will continue to preside over this."
"Oh, okay, okay." Master Xun said.
Soon after, Master Xun and the three heads of the scholarly faction returned to their seats and prepared to host the debate.
"Today, the Confucians have the honor to preside over the reopening of the debate at Jixia Learning Palace, restoring the glory of Jixia Learning Palace.”Fu Nian paused and continued,""This debate will use what the various factions have learned as evidence to discuss how to use what the factions have learned to strengthen Great Qin. Let the debate begin."
His words caused a thousand waves.
The Hundred Schools of Philosophy knew that the debate at Jixia Learning Palace would be reopening and would definitely choose a topic for the debate. However, they had never thought that it would be about how to strengthen Great Qin.
There were many Hundred Schools of Thought who had a grudge against Great Qin, and many people had a blood feud with Great Qin.
Now that the main topic of debate was how to strengthen Great Qin, would those people who opposed Great Qin speak up?
You didn't want to take revenge on your enemy, but now you want to think of ways to help him become stronger. Who could bear this?
Seeing the Hundred Schools of Philosophy remain silent, Fu Su and Ying Liang looked at each other. They knew that today's debate would be a joke if this continued. They could not let this happen.
After thinking about it, Ying Liang stood up and said," I understand that many people here are enemies of Great Qin, and in order to prevent being captured by Great Qin, they don't dare to speak up. However, I can guarantee that if I say this again, I won't be captured by Great Qin.”
Young Master Fusu also took a step forward and took out a yellow scroll."Great Qin's Majesty has issued an edict as proof that whatever the Hundred Schools of Philosophy say today will not be captured by Great Qin. Even if someone pointed at His Majesty and insulted him, nothing would happen.”
The Hundred Schools of Philosophy were shocked by Fu Su's words, and they began to discuss among themselves.
Looking at the crowd below the stage, Ying Liang recalled the conversation he had with Ying Zheng when he asked for the imperial edict.
"Do you know that once this edict is issued, I will be reviled by tens of thousands of people?”Ying Zheng asked.
"I know." Ying Liang replied.
"Since you know, why did you ask for an edict?”Ying Zheng asked in confusion.
"For Great Qin." Ying Liang replied.
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"Is Young Master Fusu serious?" The big iron hammer of the Mo family stood up and said.
The Mo family members were shocked when they saw the big iron hammer stand up. They hurriedly pulled the big iron hammer, afraid that something would happen to it.
Fu Su looked at the big iron hammer and said,"What Fu Su said is true.”
"Alright, then I, Big Iron Hammer, will curse.”Big Hammer said.
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