219 B.C.
Great Qin's historical node.
Everyone, including the Ancestral Dragon, was shocked.
"Ten years of good weather."
" Ten years without droughts, hail, rats, locusts, or floods…"
Right Prime Minister Feng Quji said excitedly,"
"Your Majesty! This is an auspicious sign from the heavens!"
"100,000 catties of potato seeds. Although I don't know what potatoes are, I think they must be food.”
"5,000 catties per mu. Your Majesty, ever since the Three Emperors opened up the wasteland and the Five Emperors established the human relations, the five grains of rice, millet, millet, wheat, and beans have been passed down to the world. Now, the heavens have passed down potatoes, and from then on, the five grains have become six grains. This is truly auspicious!”
"The rice and millet that the common people grow now only produce 200 catties per mu. A family can only work hard for a year to get enough food and clothing.”
(In the Qin Dynasty, the stone mill had just appeared, and almost no one used it. If the wheat was not ground into flour and cooked raw, it would be difficult to digest after eating it. Therefore, during the Warring States and Qin Dynasty, millet was planted in the north, and rice was planted in the south. Later, the stone mill was popularized, and wheat was planted. Millet gradually withdrew from the stage of history.）
"But now! The appearance of potatoes changed everything. What was the concept of 5,000 catties per mu?!!!”
"The yield of one mu of potatoes is comparable to the yield of 25 mu of rice.”
"Furthermore, there are ten years of good weather from the heavens. During these ten years, the production of all crops will double.”
"In other words, in these ten years, the yield of potatoes per mu will reach 10,000 catties!!”
"From now on, no one in the world will starve to death. I congratulate Your Majesty and Great Qin!!!!!”
Zhangtai Palace, all the officials shouted excitedly,
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations to Great Qin!"
Even in the Physician Palace, the numerous philosophers who had been invited either voluntarily or passively congratulated him sincerely.
So that the old have a place to die, the strong have a place to use, the young have a place to grow, and the widowers, widows, orphans, disabled and sick have a place to support them.
Wasn't this the rule of the saints in their hearts?!
This was truly great merit!
At this moment, Wang Ben stepped forward and said solemnly,
"Your Majesty, the Right Prime Minister has analyzed the use of potatoes from the perspective of the people. I would like to boldly explain the effects of potatoes from the military perspective.”
"The militarists have a saying: before the troops move, the food and grass should move first.”
"Food has always been the most important thing in a war. Every time Great Qin starts a war, it requires a massive amount of food.”
"During the Battle of Changping 30 years ago, why did Lord Wu 'an slaughter 400,000 soldiers of Zhao? Wouldn't it be good if they were brought to the State of Qin to be slaves and criminals? He had already surrendered, so why kill him?”
"The reason is very simple, because we don't have enough food!”
"The amount of food needed for 400,000 people is huge, and the Qin army only had enough food to support their retreat. To support 400,000 people to return to the pass together is no different from a fool's dream.”
"But we can't let them go back to Zhao-400,000 soldiers is a huge number. At that time, Zhao will be strong and will have Lianpo and Li Mu. If we let them go back, the next time we attack Zhao, it will only increase the difficulty for Great Qin.”
"But I can't. What should I do if I can't take it away?!”
"We can only kill them on the spot!"
"If the general at that time was me, I would have done the same!”
"This directly caused the hatred between Qin and Zhao to become a blood feud.”
"400,000 strong men…Back then, Great Qin only had four or five million soldiers.”
"The same example applies to the other six states. If there were potatoes back then, the conflict between Qin and the six states would have been much smaller.”
"And Lord Wu 'an won't have to bear the infamy of killing.”
"Every time Great Qin starts a war, it needs to rest for three to five years. The main reason is because of the lack of food.”
Xing Fu was conscripted to transport one million catties of grain, but when they reached the destination, there were only 700,000 catties left, of which 300,000 had been eaten by Xing Fu.
"There have been too many wars that ended with a strong start and a weak end because of food shortage.”
"But now that the potatoes are here, we don't have to worry about food. We only need a year's worth of potatoes to support two large-scale wars.”
"The potatoes can be stored in the cellar for two years, or even in the open air for a year. I guess that if the grain is properly handled during transportation, it should be able to be stored for a year and a half.”
"Now, Great Qin has brave soldiers, generals who have won countless victories, perfect systems, and a wise Emperor.”
"Great Qin will rise!"
All the officials, generals, and guards were excited by Wang Ben's words, and they couldn't wait to fight on the battlefield.
Now that the Great Qin Empire had been pacified, the officials did not indulge in pleasure like they would in five or ten years.
Ying Zheng's blood was boiling as well, but when he heard the words of the wise emperor, he could not help but furrow his brows. He was reminded of Huhai, the unfilial descendant who had died in his second life.
As an emperor, Ying Zheng's thoughts were different from Wang Ben and Feng Quji's.
He was more skilled at studying problems from the overall situation.
It had been three years since Great Qin had conquered the six countries, and although the empire seemed to be thriving, there was still a hidden danger.
Although the Six Nations had been destroyed, the remnants still existed. Wei Bao of the State of Wei, Zhang Er and Chen Yu, Xiang Shi of the State of Chu, the sons of the Tian family of the State of Qi, and the descendants of the King of Han. These rat-like things were still hiding in the shadows. Once the world changed, they would appear again and stir up trouble.
The Hundred Schools of Thought were equally dishonest. The School of Political Straightening started from Phantom Valley. When Su Qin and Zhang Yi were angry, the vassals were afraid. The scene of peace destroying the world made many disciples of the School of Political Straightening excited and yearned for it.
Ever since Confucius, the Confucians had looked down on the barbarians of Longxi.
The Mohist School felt that the Qin State was too tyrannical.
Once the world collapsed, Ying Zheng did not believe that these people from the Hundred Schools of Philosophy would be so honest.
Although Zhao Gao's video did not reveal too much about the troubles outside the Qin Empire, Ying Zheng could more or less guess that the remnants of the six dynasties must have colluded with the Hundred Schools of Philosophy.
Otherwise, no matter how tyrannical Huhai was, he couldn't have destroyed Qin in three years!
The internal situation was unstable, but the external situation was also in danger.
In the south.
Although Chu had perished, Chu's vassal, the Bai Yue, had yet to surrender to Qin.
Heat billows, blood flukes, snakes, ants, and poisonous insects caused the soldiers of Great Qin to suffer greatly.
In the north.
The Xiongnu were also eyeing the Central Plains.
Although General Li Mu had defeated the Xiongnu 30 to 40 years ago, 30 to 40 years had passed. It was enough for two generations to grow up. Now, the Xiongnu had made a comeback and became even stronger.
The world only knows that I am building the Great Wall, but they don't know that this is a hundred-year plan.
If they didn't build the Great Wall, Longxi, Longbei, and Hetao would all be plains. How could they defend against cavalry?
In the west, the Great Yue Clan's 100,000 soldiers were also eyeing the Hetao region and the Jiangnan region.
It is easy to conquer the world, but it is difficult to defend the country.
The entire Great Qin seemed to be stable and indestructible, and it seemed to be growing by the day. However, it was like a fire burning oil, and if one was not careful, they would be burned to death.
But now, there were ten years of good weather and potatoes.
It was time for everything to change!
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