Peacock Empire (1)
"Alright, now tell me about the world you drew.”Qin Shihuang Ying Zheng said.
Zhang Liang lowered his head and pondered for a moment before saying,"Your Majesty, to the southwest of Great Qin is the Peacock Empire, which has a population of 26.5 million.”
"What is it? That's impossible." When Prime Minister Li Si heard this, he shouted," You have to know that not long ago, Great Qin's population was only 25 million people. How can a foreign barbarian have so many people?”
"That's right. Whether it's agriculture or military, Great Qin can only support the consumption of all of Great Qin's people, and there are still many people who can't eat their fill every day. How can a small foreign barbarian have so many people?”
"That's right. There are 26.5 million people. How much food does so many people consume every day?”
"Nonsense…"
Seeing that Zhang Liang did not panic at all because of the harsh questions from the civil and military officials of the Great Qin Empire, Emperor Ying Zheng said,""Be quiet, Zhang Liang, are you sure what you said is true?”
Zhang Liang looked at the dignified Qin Emperor Ying Zheng and said firmly,""Your Majesty, everything I said is true. In the future, if Great Qin's soldiers find anything wrong with me, I will be killed at will.”
Seeing that Zhang Liang dared to use his own head as a guarantee, Emperor Qin nodded silently.
When the other officials saw Zhang Liang's actions, they did not say anything. At most, they would just behead Zhang Liang in the future.
"Good, you have guts. Since you dare to make such a guarantee, then from now on, take good care of your head of the Six Suns. I don't want this thing to be taken away by me in the future.”
At this moment, Zhang Liang was surprised. In the Pre-Qin era, due to the simple way of transmitting information, whatever Zhang Liang said would be regarded as nonsense by others. However, Emperor Qin, Ying Zheng, had never said that he did not believe it. Emperor Qin, Ying Zheng believed in anyone who offered him a plan and supported them. He was just waiting for the final result.
In the eyes of people nowadays, such a Qin Emperor, Ying Zheng, was stupid, but it was precisely because of this that Qin Emperor, Ying Zheng, was able to unify the six states of Shandong.
Thinking of this, Zhang Liang cupped his hands and said,"Your Majesty, I will never lie.”
"Yes, I believe you. Now, answer me a question. How can the Peacock Dynasty support so many people? How is the country?" Qin Shihuang, Ying Zheng, asked all the officials present.
"Yes." Zhang Liang cupped his hands and stood up. He looked at the officials and cultural relics of the Great Qin Dynasty and said.
" The Peacock Empire is able to support so many people because they have a type of rice that can be grown three times a year…"
"What is it? Three seasons of rice? This was impossible. How could it be planted so many times?”The official in charge of Great Qin's agriculture exclaimed.
"This is because the Peacock Empire is located in a location where the temperature is high all year round. It is very beneficial for the growth of rice. In addition, there is a lot of rain, so it can satisfy three seasons of rice a year.”
After hearing Zhang Liang's explanation, all of the civil and military officials started discussing. They wondered how many people Great Qin could feed if they had such food. Generals wanted to have this kind of food so that they could build as many armies as possible. No matter what kind of war they fought, Great Qin would not have to worry about anything.
"Alright, Zhang Liang, continue." Although Qin Shihuang Ying Zheng was also very excited, he knew that Zhang Liang had not finished his explanation, so he stopped the ministers 'discussion and let Zhang Liang continue.
"The Maurya Empire is now a sovereign country like Great Qin. Just its army alone has 30,000 Cavalrymen, 600,000 Infantry, and nearly 10,000 War Elephants.”
"Wait a minute, according to what you said about the army of the Peacock Empire, I can understand the cavalry and infantry, but what is this war elephant? I wonder if you can explain it to me.”Wang Jian, the current military representative, asked.
"Old General, this war elephant is the only soldier in the Peacock Empire. They used a special local animal called an elephant. It was more than ten feet tall and weighed about seven hundred and fifty catties of armor.”
"What is it? That terrifying? Then how should we deal with it?" The young general standing at the side exclaimed.
"That's right. How are we going to fight?"
"Everyone, don't panic." Zhang Liang looked at some of the officials who were already beginning to panic and stopped them.
After hearing about the war elephants, apart from Qin Shihuang and Ying Zheng, only Prime Minister Li Si did not panic. Wang Jian, Meng Tian, and Meng Yi from the military did not panic anymore. Instead, they lowered their heads and pondered how to deal with this kind of army.
"This war elephant is actually a herbivore, just like the sheep that everyone usually sees. It's just that it's a little bigger in size and a little stronger. It can be frightened by fire or war drums.”
"If that's the case, then it's easy to handle." Wang Jian said.
"Well, since we can handle it, let's play it again. Zhang Liang, continue." Qin Shihuang Ying Zheng said.
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