After Wang Jian received the order, he was just about to leave.
Ying Ziye waved his hand.
A few palace maids walked over with some teapots in their hands.
"Old General Wang, sit down and have a cup of tea!”Ying Ziye laughed.
Drinking tea?
Wang Jian was somewhat puzzled.
Great Qin did not have the habit of drinking tea.
They were basically drinking.
Wang Jian could only sit opposite Ying Ziye.
Ying Ziye poured the boiling water into the teapot to brew the tea leaves.
He poured a cup of tea for Wang Jian.
Wang Jian was flattered.
" Crown Prince Emperor, how can this old minister dare to make you pour me more tea…" Wang Jian was shocked.
"No worries!" Ying Ziye smiled faintly.
Ying Ziye said while making tea.
"I ordered someone to plant this tea. In early spring, I picked the most tender leaves and brewed it with the morning dew I collected!”
"Compared to drinking wine, drinking tea can refresh one's mind!”
"Come, have a taste!"
Wang Jian picked up the teacup and took a sip.
It tasted sweet.
Then, he replied.
The boiling hot tea stimulated his taste buds.
Instantly, he felt refreshed.
Wang Jian could not help but widen his eyes.
This was the first time he drank this tea.
Great Qin also had tea.
However, it was mostly used for medicinal purposes. It was brewed with leaves and tasted very bitter.
"Good, this taste is sweet and pure, and the aftertaste is endless!”
"I just don't know why I've never drunk such tea before!”
Wang Jian was not deliberately flattering him!
This tea was something that Ying Ziye had spent a lot of effort on over the years.
In his previous life, Ying Ziye liked to drink tea.
This tea could satisfy him.
Not to mention Wang Jian, who had yet to drink truly good tea.
"Of course, you can't drink it outside because I ordered someone to plant it. There's only one family!”
"If Old General Wang likes it, I'll order someone to pack some for you later.”
"Thank you, Crown Prince!"
The two of them chatted like old friends who had not seen each other for many years.
"Old General Wang, you have led troops to fight for so many years!”
"His talent in the military can be said to be second to none!”
"I have some doubts. I wonder if Old General Wang can answer them?”
Ying Ziye smiled slightly and casually opened his mouth.
"Crown Prince, you're being too serious. What doubts do you have?”
Wang Jian carefully asked.
Now, facing Ying Ziye, Wang Jian really didn't dare to be too confident.
He was very clear.
The seemingly harmless Crown Prince in front of him.
Perhaps he was thinking about something in his heart.
"Old General Wang, now that Great Qin has unified the six countries, it looks like the world has submitted to us, but we both know that Great Qin is facing internal and external problems!”
"Let's not talk about the North Xiongnu and South Yue for now!”
"There are still many remnants of the six countries and anti-Qin factions in Great Qin!”
"Do you think that with Great Qin's strength, we can fight?”
Hearing Ying Ziye's words.
Wang Jian was so scared that his entire person was trembling.
It sounded like this.
Ying Ziye wanted to fight a war?
Great Qin had unified the six countries, and the world had submitted to it, making it seem incredibly powerful.
However, in reality, he was extremely weak.
In order to protect the Great Qin Empire, the First Emperor had sent a large number of troops to guard the borders, which had consumed more than half of the country's strength.
Why would there be internal worries?
This was because a large portion of Great Qin's power was supporting the border soldiers.
Great Qin had been at war for years.
The national treasury was empty.
The common people were in dire straits, and there were people starving on the road.
Even if the First Emperor was here.
They did not dare to start a war easily.
Otherwise…
Could it be that the First Emperor was only satisfied with unifying the six states?
The Xiongnu and South Yue were eyeing them covetously.
Didn't the First Emperor want to take them down in one fell swoop?
It wasn't that he didn't want to.
It was because he couldn't do it!
It was already quite good that they could defend Great Qin's territory.
War was simply unrealistic.
He couldn't afford to fight at all.
Wang Jian took a deep breath, shook his head, and said,"The Great Qin Country has been fighting for many years, and it is poor and weak. Countless people starve to death every day. If war breaks out, it will definitely damage the foundation of Great Qin!”
Ying Ziye deeply agreed." General, you are right. If the Great Qin wants to prosper for ten thousand years, fighting is not the goal. The key is to improve the country's strength!”
Ying Ziye knocked on the table.
He stood up.
He paced back and forth.
"If we want to increase our national strength, we must increase the production of crops!”
"Let the commoners eat their fill before they can pay taxes!”
"Only with taxes can we fill the national treasury!”
"When the people are full, they will have strength. There will be an endless stream of young and middle-aged men joining the army!”
"I don't understand!"
Ying Ziye muttered to himself.
His words.
Naturally, it fell into Wang Jian's ears.
Hearing Ying Ziye's words, Wang Jian couldn't help but tremble with excitement.
One sentence to feed the people.
It made Wang Jian involuntarily tear up.
This sentence sounded simple.
However, it was extremely difficult to do so.
Even!
Even the First Emperor hadn't realized this in so many years.
Wang Jian did not slander the First Emperor.
But!
The First Emperor was the one emperor who unified the six states.
He was the True Dragon Son of Heaven.
He was above all!
Unfortunately, the First Emperor did not know the sufferings of the human world.
In recent years, Great Qin's laws had been extremely cruel, and they had imposed exorbitant taxes and built many buildings.
Going out to sea to search for immortals!
Construction of the Imperial Mausoleum!
Build the Great Wall!
This point, Wang Jian could be said to see it the clearest. He was on the battlefield all year round.
He killed the enemy's head.
Drinking the blood of the enemy!
Other than fighting and seeing life and death, he had also seen the painful struggles of the people at dawn.
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