Peacock Empire (2)
"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhang Liang cupped his fists at Ying Zheng and said,""Just now, someone mentioned how the Peacock Empire could support such a large population.”
"Yes, that's right. Putting aside how the so-called Peacock Empire provided for its army, just how did they provide for such a large population? This was a huge problem.”Prime Minister Li Si asked.
"This is because the Peacock Empire has a grain seed that can produce forty to fifty catties per mu.”Zhang Liang said.
"What is it? Forty to fifty catties of grain seeds per mu? How is this possible?" Everyone was shocked.
"That's not the most important thing. The most important thing is that this kind of grain can be planted three times a year in the Peacock Empire. In other words, the Peacock Empire can harvest 120 to 150 catties of grain per mu every year.”Zhang Liang said in a shocking manner.
"So many? "If Great Qin obtains this, Great Qin…"
"That's right; if Great Qin could obtain it, it would definitely be several times more powerful.”
"We can also support more troops.”
"Your Majesty, I implore Your Majesty to send troops to the Peacock Empire and bring back the grain seeds.”The Great Minister of Agriculture pleaded with Qin Shihuang Ying Zheng," With this grain seed, there will be no more famine in the Great Qin Empire. I implore Your Majesty to send troops to bring back the grain seeds."”
"I implore Your Majesty to send troops to bring back the grain seeds.”The ministers pleaded.
Qin Shihuang, Ying Zheng, looked at the ministers who were bowing their heads and begging, ignoring them.”
That's right, there's no hurry now. They should listen to Zhang Liang's introduction before making a decision. Hence, they stood up and looked at Zhang Liang, the person they had looked down on at the beginning.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhang Liang looked at the crowd and continued," If you want to bring back the seeds, you don't need to send troops. You just need to send people there. These seeds are widely distributed in the Peacock Empire, so they are easy to find.”
"However, if we want to send troops, we still need to make a foolproof plan.”
"The Peacock Empire is located in a place where the weather is hot all year round. The forest is dense and there is miasma all year round. If Great Qin's soldiers entered the dense forest, they might be injured or killed by the miasma.”
"Moreover, Great Qin's soldiers are not used to fighting in the dense forest. If we were to fight with the Peacock Empire, we would probably suffer heavy losses in the dense forest.”
"Yes, indeed. Great Qin's soldiers were not familiar with fighting in the dense forest.”Great General Wang Jian said.
Qin Shi Huang, Ying Zheng, looked at General Wang Jian and said,""Since Great Qin's soldiers aren't familiar with fighting in the forest, let's train them. We don't believe that Great Qin's soldiers can't conquer a small Peacock Empire.”
"Yes, Great Qin has ten thousand years." Everyone replied.
Qin Shi Huang, Ying Zheng, looked at Zhang Liang and said,""Is there a way to solve this miasma?"
"Your Majesty, this commoner has no way to solve it?”Zhang Liang replied," But do you know who can solve it?”
"Oh? Tell me." Qin Shihuang Ying Zheng said.
"Doctor." Zhang Liang replied.
"A doctor from the Hundred Schools of Medicine?" Qin Shihuang Ying Zheng said.
"Yes, Your Majesty. He is a doctor from the Hundred Schools of Philosophy.”Zhang Liang continued," Physicians are good at treating diseases and can cure all kinds of poisons. This miasma is actually a kind of poisonous gas produced by the accumulation and decay of fallen leaves all year round. I believe that doctors can definitely cure it.”
"Yes, Li Si gathered the Great Qin's physicians to deal with the miasma. We have to think of a way to deal with the miasma.”Qin Shihuang ordered.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Prime Minister Li Si replied.
"Zhang Liang, tell me more about the Peacock Empire.”After all, it was already a great achievement for Qin Shihuang to sweep through the six kingdoms of Shandong and establish the Great Qin Empire with a large population. However, he did not expect that there was an empire similar to the Great Qin Empire, which made Qin Shihuang very interested.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhang Liang continued.
"The Peafowl Empire is like Great Qin, a country with an absolute monarch. However, the entire country believes in Buddhism.”
"With Buddhism as the national religion, the status of the royal family is the highest in the empire, followed by the various aristocrats, and then Buddhism. Some Buddhists even have a status similar to the emperor because of their so-called profound Buddhist teachings, far higher than the royal family and aristocrats.”
"Oh, what are the benefits of Buddhism? He actually has such a high status?" Qin Shihuang Ying Zheng asked. After all, it was a sect, and even though he did not know much about it, he believed that it was just like the Hundred Schools of Philosophy in Great Qin, and that it could actually obtain a status as high as an emperor.
"Replying to Your Majesty, although Buddhism is exhorting people to do good on the surface, it is indeed a prostitute on the inside.”Zhang Liang said.
"Oh, continue." Qin Shihuang Ying Zheng did not ask and just let Zhang Liang continue.
"Because Buddhism has eight commandments:
The first is to abstain from killing, the second is to abstain from stealing, the third is to abstain from debauchery, and the fourth is to abstain from lying. Five precepts from drinking, six precepts from wearing fragrant flowers, seven precepts from sitting on a high and wide bed; It's not the right time to eat, Bajie."
"Oh, it seems that Buddhism does have its merits. Why do you say that he is a thief and a prostitute?”Qin Shi Huang asked.
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