Yingchuan, Surabaya two counties.
The dark clouds and heavy rain for half a month finally faded.
The beans were soaked in the muddy field, and some of them had already started to go bad.
Obviously, although the rain had cleared up, the real problem had just begun.
If it was in the past, they would have seen starving people walking on the streets.
His green eyes scanned the surroundings, searching for anything that could be swallowed.
Famine.
It was one of the most terrifying disasters in human society.
However, this disaster that would have taken countless lives was completely strangled and suppressed in its infancy before it even appeared…
"Don't snatch, don't snatch! Everyone has one!"
"Each person will receive half a bowl of grain a day with the Body Reflection Invitation!”
"Okay, three people, right? This is yours…"
"Brat, didn't you come here this morning? Get lost!"
"Don't be in a hurry. There's plenty of food, enough to last until the next season.”
Similar shouts resounded throughout the villages and counties of Yingchuan and Sishui.
The land that was about to be occupied by hunger and panic once again had hope in the hearts of the people.
Although it was just old grain.
However, as long as they could fill their stomachs, they would not die from eating.
In this special period, this was the best delicacy.
The large amount of grain reserves made the commoners feel even more at ease.
The massive famine that had originally covered two whole counties and tens of millions of people disappeared without a trace just like that.
……
As the news of the famine spread far and wide.
The commoners who were originally quite dissatisfied with the exchange of grain reserves in Xianyang Palace for old grain and chaff finally came to a realization.
Only then did they realize that they had misunderstood the Xianyang Palace and the good intentions of the second emperor who had just ascended the throne!
For a time, the people of San Chuan, Nan Yang, and Han Zhong who had been restless because they had misunderstood Zhao Tuo's intentions calmed down.
He was no longer as restless as before and had returned to his usual calm and peaceful self.
Some of the people who had been gossiping about Great Qin had disappeared without a trace.
As for the other places further away from Xianyang.
The commoners were still in the dark.
One reason was that information was blocked in this era.
The other reason was that some people didn't want the people to know the truth!
……
……
"Hiss…this hotpot is to my liking. Tuo 'er, if you have nothing to do in the future, you might as well come to my palace more often.”
“……”
Looking at Ying Zheng, Meng Yi, and the others who were scooping up mutton in the copper pot, the corners of Zhao Tuo's eyes twitched.
He had thought that Ying Zheng and the others, who were already used to Great Qin's meal sharing system, would not be used to eating hotpot in one pot.
Now, it seemed that he had worried too much.
The only one who was still paying attention was Feng Quji.
He looked at the boiling copper pot in front of him and frowned.
"Your Majesty, Great Qin's prefectures are in chaos, and I…feel quite uneasy!”
"If you're uneasy, eat more meat."
Zhao Tuo casually picked up a piece of meat and placed it into Feng Quji's bowl.
This made Feng Quji feel flattered.
"Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Zhao Tuo waved his hand indifferently. Then, he took out a semi-finished hemp tissue from his self-made paper bag and wiped his mouth. Then, he said,
"The Great Qin of the past was just a bunch of buttons.”
"It looks calm on the outside, but it's actually chaotic on the inside. There's no solution.”
"Therefore, what I am doing now is to completely stir them up and scatter them. Only then can this ball of thread be completely unraveled and straightened out.”
Ying Zheng nodded as well.
"My son's words are reasonable. General Wang, refill my cup!”
After clinking glasses with Ying Zheng, Zhao Tuo downed the wine in his glass and continued,"
"Where is the chaos in Great Qin?"
"The remnants of the six dynasties who want to rebel, those who can't stand the good of Great Qin, the ignorant people who listen to rumors, and the Hundred Schools of Thought who covet fame.”
"Now, the four factions have more or less been put on the surface after this ordeal.”
"The four entangled threads are found, and the rest is to untie them.”
Hearing Zhao Tuo's words, everyone nodded thoughtfully.
Ying Zheng even waved his hand and said with an imposing manner,""Tuo 'er, just unbutton that button."
"If you can't untie it, I'll cut it open with my saber!”
"Now that Great Qin has you and me, how can we cause chaos in the world? Hahahahaha!"
"High Emperor is right, this one will leave first!”
"I'll follow one."
"Ha!"
Eating meat and drinking wine, the lively atmosphere made Zhao Tuo feel like he was back in his previous life.
However, the sudden system prompt in his mind pulled him back to reality.
"Ding…Disaster victims received relief, reputation points gained: 12”
"Ding…Disaster victims received relief, reputation points gained: 11”
"Ding…Disaster victims received relief, reputation points gained: 15”
……
In an instant, thousands of notifications flooded into his mind.
The originally pitiful 1003 Reputation Points instantly soared to more than 200,000.
"Chen Liang also provided Reputation Points for disaster relief? Not bad, not bad. Although his reputation points were a little low, at least he didn't get scolded.”
A satisfied smile appeared on Zhao Tuo's face.
With reputation points, at least it meant that he was not doing the opposite.
That was enough.
"Your Majesty, what did you say?"
Meng Yi, who was sitting beside Zhao Tuo, had a puzzled expression.
Zhao Tuo smiled and shook his head.
"I'm just thinking that the remnants of the six dynasties who are preparing to take advantage of the chaos to rebel will probably try their best to suppress the news after seeing the results of my disaster relief, right?”
"This is inevitable." Wang Ben picked up the topic.
"Since these bandits want to stir up conflict between the people and Great Qin, they definitely won't allow such news to appear.”
"Otherwise, this matter of recruiting soldiers and buying horses will be difficult.”
Zhao Tuo smiled indifferently.
"Press on, press on. The harder they press on now, the harder the rebound will be.”
"When the time comes, you can't blame others for drawing fire on yourself.”
"By the way, Minister Feng, how's the matter with the paper workshop?”
Feng Quji's expression turned ugly when he heard Zhao Tuo's question."Your Majesty, this paper mill…I'm afraid we have to push it back.”
"Give it a push? That won't do."
Zhao Tuo hurriedly shook his head.
One had to know that this piece of paper was not only the backbone of Great Qin's future.
It was also the most crucial part of his current series of plans. It was also an indispensable change.
There must be no mistakes in this aspect.
"Tell me, what's the problem?"
Feng Quji blushed.
"Your Majesty, the national treasury…is out of money.”
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