"I hope Imperial Brother will keep his word."
Seeing Ying Zheng's solemn promise, Bai Chen nodded slightly.
The words of the Human Emperor were witnessed by the heavens and the earth. If Brother Wang went back on his word, no matter how great his merits were, he would never be able to set foot in the Human Emperor's Sacred Land after his death.
So it was true that a gentleman's word was a promise?
Ying Zheng's heart skipped a beat.
"In that case, I'll first talk about the planting and eating methods of potatoes to prevent any problems from happening.”
Bai Chen said.
"Plant? Leave it to the farmers."
"There's food? There's a way to eat?”
Li Si was puzzled.
But Bai Chen shook his head and smiled, continuing,""The leaves and stems of this potato are poisonous, and even the potato itself is poisonous.”
" What?!"
Ying Zheng and Li Si's expressions froze.
If this was poisonous, how could it be used as food?
Ten thousand catties of grain per mu instantly turned into ten thousand catties of poison per mu?
"Let me finish first."
Bai Chen rolled his eyes.
"The potatoes are poisonous because they want to protect their immature bodies from being eaten by insects or animals.”
"Therefore, sprouted potatoes and unripe potatoes are poisonous.”
"However, the toxins in ripe potatoes are extremely low. The trace of toxins are also in the potato skin. As long as you don't eat the potato skin crazily, you won't be poisoned.”
"At the same time, store potatoes in a cool and dry place to prevent them from sprouting.”
"This…there's actually so much knowledge to pay attention to?”
Li Si took a pen and recorded Bai Chen's words on his sleeve. He was a little surprised.
"There is knowledge in everything, including farming.”
"The child of a handsome man and a burly man can be tall and handsome at the same time.”
"What about combining a drought-tolerant crop with a high-yield crop?”
"All of this needs to be explored, but the foundation of all of this is to learn how to read and cultivate the desire for knowledge.”
Bai Chen looked at those few rolls of bamboo slips that were sorted out and said.
The phoenix gave birth to the peacock, and the peacock gave birth to the roc.
Xiantian lifeforms would only grow weaker and weaker.
Humans, on the other hand, could step into the sea of stars sooner or later as long as they kept striving for self-improvement.
"Brother Chen is right. I've already asked Li Si to start modifying the Qin law.”
Ying Zheng nodded slightly, then turned to Li Si and said,
"Li Si, if you have any doubts, you can ask Lord An Le.”
Li Si was speechless.
Li Si looked at Ying Zheng in bewilderment.
He admitted that Bai Chen indeed had unique knowledge in a certain aspect.
Li Si could attribute this to the result of Zhao Ji's guidance when she raised Bai Chen.
However, when it came to governing the country and discussing the law, if Li Si claimed to be second, who would claim to be first?
Seeing Li Si's expression, Ying Zheng smiled but did not say anything.
Hehe, Li Si, oh Li Si.
How would you know that my Little Brother Chen is the reincarnation of an immortal? In his previous life, he even saw the future through the river of time.
The knowledge involved is not something you can compare to.
If Ying Zheng did not know that Bai Chen's 'intention was to cultivate Dao', he would definitely have made him an official of the three chancellors.
"I do have some ideas."
"Hmm?"
Li Si widened his eyes and looked at Bai Chen.
This was really not modest?
However…Li Si thought of Bai Chen's brilliant theory from before and did not dare to reject it.
"However, these ideas are only general aspects. The details still need to be adjusted by people like Li Xiangguo who are proficient in the law.”
Bai Chen naturally saw through Li Si's thoughts and added with a chuckle.
What a joke. I'm already showing you some extra mercy by giving you some hints, yet you want to waste my Mortal Dao?
As expected, fortunately, he didn't ask Little Brother Chen to become an official.
Ying Zheng heaved a sigh of relief in his heart and gave a thumbs up to his foresight.
"Please speak, Lord An Le."
Li Si's expression turned serious again as he stood up and cupped his hands.
The first time Bai Chen gave him the chance, Li Si could take it as courtesy.
The second time, Li Si could treat it as his power.
But now that it was the third time, Li Si had to admit that Bai Chen was really like his teacher, Xun Zi, who had no interest in power.
Li Si had to respect such a person.
"The people of the world are divided into scholars, farmers, merchants, and businessmen. I believe that Great Qin should strengthen agriculture, promote labor, control commerce, and limit scholars.”
Bai Chen picked up the teacup and slowly took a sip as he said.
This is the most suitable strategy that I have summarized after looking at the long river of China for 5,000 years. If Brother Wang doesn't adopt it, it means that he doesn't have the ability to identify it.
Ying Zheng was speechless.
Awesome.
Ying Zheng heard Bai Chen's four strategies, but before he could understand the meaning behind them, he heard his 'inner heart'.
If he didn't use it, he would be a bad ruler.
This Little Brother Chen of his was really outspoken…
However, it seemed that these words were in his heart. There was indeed no need to give him face.
"Please enlighten me, Lord An Le."
Li Si filled half of Bai Chen's cup of tea and waited expectantly.
"I mean it literally."
Bai Chen smiled lightly."
"Stabilize agriculture and stabilize agricultural development."
"With potatoes, there won't be any famine for a short period of time. The population will increase explosively, and there won't be a shortage of food for the soldiers.”
"Therefore, we just need to develop steadily and no one will cause any trouble.”
"Indeed."
Li Si stroked his beard and nodded in agreement.
It was not just because of the high potato production, but also because Great Qin had already unified the world.
Even though Ying Zheng still had the idea of conquering the Baiyue in the south and the Xiongnu in the north, it was no longer the same as the Warring States Period.
The former heavy farming could indeed be changed to solid farming.
"Good."
After carefully savoring it, Ying Zheng also agreed that 'stabilizing agriculture' was feasible.
"What about Yang Gong?"
Li Si asked.
Among the four ranks of scholars, farmers, merchants, and businessmen, workers were only ranked before merchants at the end.
Why was it the only thing that needed to be 'Yang' here at Bai Chen's place?
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