Food was the lifeline of a country.
Without food, the army would not be able to fight and defend against foreign enemies.
Without food, the people would not have enough to eat, and the people would not be able to survive.
Now, such a great opportunity had fallen in front of Ying Zheng.
He had no reason not to grab it.
Even if he couldn't confirm whether it was true or not, he was willing to take a gamble.
Secondly, in Ying Zheng's eyes, Xiao Chuan had another identity, and that was Meng Yi.
The Meng Clan had been loyal to the Great Qin for generations, so Ying Zheng was quite at ease with them.
Therefore, he gave Xiao Chuan many benefits.
Then, Ying Zheng asked Xiao Chuan some other questions.
Xiao Chuan found an opportunity to mention Tu An.
"Your Majesty, I went to the border of Great Qin a few days ago and met a small country called Tu 'an. I talked to the king of this small country and he said that Great Qin is becoming more and more prosperous, and they are willing to bring Tu' an into Great Qin's territory and become a county of Great Qin. They are also willing to pay tribute to Xianyang every year.”
Hearing this, Ying Zheng looked at Meng Tian.
Meng Tian knew more about the Great Qin Empire than he did.
Meng Tian understood what Xiao Chuan meant and nodded immediately.""Your Majesty, to the north of Great Qin, outside the Great Wall, there is indeed a small country called Tu 'an. Even though there are some conflicts with Great Qin, since King Tu' an is so determined, I believe that Your Majesty can allow Tu 'an to join Great Qin. This will show that Your Majesty is magnanimous and that the small countries around Great Qin will submit.”
With Meng Tian's words, Ying Zheng naturally had no objections.
Although he had the title of a tyrant, it did not mean that he used force to solve problems.
On the contrary, after unifying the six countries, he deeply understood the principle of not shedding blood.
He liked to solve problems in such an amicable way.
"That's good. I'll leave this matter to the two of you then.”Ying Zheng said.
Xiao Chuan and Meng Tian nodded.
Then, Ying Zheng seemed to have thought of something, and cast a glance at Gao Yao, who had been standing silently at the side.
"Is this the chef of Hongfu Restaurant who cooks for me every day?”
Gao Yao was a little stunned when he heard this.
" Yes, Your Majesty." Xiao Chuan quickly helped Gao Yao out." His name is Gao Yao. He's the chef of Hongfu Restaurant."”
Ying Zheng's eyes lit up, and he continued," I've eaten the food you cooked, and I'm no longer used to eating other foods. How about this? You come to this palace and be my imperial chef, and take charge of the entire kitchen. How about that?"”
After hearing this, Gao Yao secretly sized up Xiao Chuan.
The latter nodded at him.
Only then did Gao Yao understand and hurriedly knelt down."Thank you, Your Majesty."
Seeing that Gao Yao had agreed, Ying Zheng's face was filled with joy,""Alright, then you can enter the palace and take up your post in three days!”
Gao Yao thanked him.
At the same time, she was also secretly muttering in her heart. All of this was actually within Xiao Chuan's calculations.
How did this kid think of all this?
He arranged the basic matters.
Xiao Chuan and Gao Yao left the palace together.
As soon as he stepped out of Xianyang Palace, Gao Yao immediately laughed out loud," Xiaochuan, this is great. From now on, you will be the general, or the internal historian of the grain, and I will be the chef by the side of the First Emperor. We are going to be rich. We will definitely find a way to go back, hahaha…"
Xiao Chuan was speechless when he saw Gao Yao laughing. He quickly shut him up."Keep your voice down. Aren't you afraid that others will hear you?”
Gao Yao was reminded and quickly shut up.
He and Xiao Chuan took the carriage back to Hongfu Restaurant.
Everything here was as usual.
Fan Kuai had been following Gao Yao for two months and had learned a lot about cooking.
Therefore, even if the Hongfu Pavilion had lost its essence, Fan Kuai could still afford it.
"How is the situation?”Fan Kuai, who had just come out of the kitchen, asked.
"Everything went smoothly," Xiao Chuan nodded.
Then, they exchanged a few pleasantries.
Xiao Chuan went back to his room to look for Yu Shu.
When the latter saw Xiao Chuan return, she quickly poured tea for him.
Xiao Chuan shouted as he said," The First Emperor has agreed to Tu 'an. I believe that in a few days, Great Qin's emissary will arrive at Tu' an and explain the merger to your father.”
Hearing this, Yu Shu felt relieved.
Previously, she was worried that Tu 'an was so pitifully small that it would not catch Ying Zheng's attention.
Now, it seemed that this was not the case at all!
Of course, this was also related to the fact that Xiao Chuan and Meng Tian were the ones who brought this up.
If it was someone else, they would not be so easy to talk to.
……
The next day!
Xiao Chuan received Ying Zheng's decree and took up his post.
Fu Su brought them to the outside of Xianyang City.
Just as Ying Zheng had said before, there were thousands of acres of fertile farmland here.
A third of them had already planted crops.
As for the remaining two-thirds, they had just finished their first round of harvest.
The land was currently in an idle period.
Xiao Chuan checked the soil carefully and confirmed that there were no problems.
Only then did he return to Hongfu Restaurant and pick the ripe potatoes, sweet potatoes, and peppers.
They would be made into seeds and transported outside Xianyang City.
In the end, Ah Niu became the commander and taught the farmers how to plant potatoes, sweet potatoes, and peppers.
Ah Niu was extremely grateful to Xiao Chuan.
Half a year ago, he was still a slave.
Half a year later, with Xiao Chuan's help, he became the head of the farmers.
He wanted to lead tens of thousands of farmers to learn how to grow potatoes, sweet potatoes, and peppers.
This was simply a huge transformation.
He repeatedly reminded Ah Niu to strictly follow the planting method he had developed.
Xiao Chuan returned to Hongfu Restaurant.
Today was the day Gao Yao entered the palace.
Outside Hongfu Restaurant, Gao Yao packed his food.
Looking at the signboard of Hongfu Restaurant, he was filled with reluctance.
This was his first restaurant in name!
"Alright, it's not like you can't come back. After you've stabilized, you can come back often to visit.”Xiao Chuan patted Gao Yao's shoulder and comforted him.
Gao Yao nodded and clenched his fists. I know. I'll definitely come back often.”
Xiao Chuan shrugged his shoulders and watched Gao Yao get into the carriage and drive towards the palace.
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