Zheng Shan had stirred up a hornet's nest.
The ministers objected.
"Crown Prince Emperor, you can't go to war. Great Qin is currently in a precarious situation, and if you go to war, it will damage the foundation of the country!”
"Nonsense!"
"Our Great Qin has unified the world and has just stabilized!”
"The national treasury is empty and there are many things to be done.”
The ministers all objected.
Zheng Shan realized that he had been too radical.
He quickly knelt on the ground and said,"Crown Prince, please spare my life. I was thoughtless!"”
Ying Ziye waved his hand.
He didn't blame Zheng Shan.
Actually!
Zheng Shan was right.
In fact…
For a very long time, the First Emperor Ying Zheng had been using this trick.
Whenever a natural disaster caused a large-scale famine.
First Emperor Ying Zheng would start a war.
War could not only rob other countries of their resources, but it could also reduce their population.
It could effectively alleviate famine.
However!
Today, Ying Ziye's goal wasn't to solve the famine in Yunzhong County.
He wanted to resolve Great Qin's famine.
Ying Ziye's eyes swept across the ministers.
"Does anyone else have a way?"
No one spoke.
Indeed.
Natural disasters, famine…
It happened in the Qin country all year round. Basically, the commoners had no other way out except to wait for death.
They were the officials sitting in the high hall.
What could he do?
Even if these officials were willing to reduce their appetite.
Facing the huge number of starving people.
It was just a drop in the bucket.
At this moment.
Who would dare to take the risk and raise another opinion?
Ying Ziye saw that no one spoke.
He sighed.
"All of Great Qin's officials are gathered in this hall, and your decisions will be the final reliance of the people!”
"But a mere famine has left you all helpless!”
"The funny thing is, there are still people mocking me for farming!”
"Don't you feel ashamed? Don't you feel ashamed of the people of the world?”
The ministers couldn't even raise their heads after being scolded by Ying Ziye.
However, he was not convinced.
Natural disasters and famines.
This was unavoidable, and it was not the fault of the ministers.
Feng Quji stood up and bowed to Ying Ziye,""Reporting to the crown prince, this famine is a natural disaster, not man-made. This is something that no one wants to see. I admit that I am lacking in talent and knowledge and can't resist the natural disaster, but this is not a reason for the crown prince to abandon the government and turn to farming!”
Ying Ziye smiled faintly and looked at Feng Quji.""Prime Minister Feng, I remember that you have also planted land before, right?”
"That's right. I planted it before I became an official!" Feng Quji said bluntly. It was because of this that I understood that farming cannot change the lives of the people. Only by entering the official career can I save the people of the world!”
Ying Ziye didn't comment. He asked," Then does Prime Minister Feng know how much grain can be produced from one mu of land?”
Feng Quji replied without thinking,"Back then, I could harvest one stone per mu of land. After Shang Yang's reform, I could harvest two stones per mu of land, but this was under the condition that there were no natural disasters. In fact, it was already a miracle that one mu of land could produce three buckets of rice!”
Feng Quji's words silenced everyone!
Three buckets of land per mu.
However, it would take an adult laborer a year.
A year of hard work.
But he couldn't feed his entire family.
How was he going to live like this?
County Governor Zhang of Yunzhong County felt the same way as the officials present.
He became the county governor.
He had spent a lot of effort.
They were willing to eat wild vegetables, but they still watched countless people starve to death every day.
Tears streamed down his face.
This was a kind of powerlessness.
Ying Ziye took a deep breath and finally got down to business.
"Great Qin has been suffering from natural disasters for many years. Not only Yunzhong County, but the other counties are also suffering from famine!”
"It has already reached the point where it has to be resolved!”
"Aren't you all curious about what I've been doing in the fields all this time?”
"Look, what is this!"
Ying Ziye took out the thing he was playing with.
All the ministers looked over curiously.
However, he discovered that…
This thing was shiny yellow, and he had never seen it before.
"Lord Li, you are very knowledgeable. Do you know what the Crown Prince is holding?”
"I'm not too sure. There doesn't seem to be any records in the book!”
"It looks like food!"
"What strange food. I've never seen it before!”
The ministers shook their heads, indicating that they had never seen it.
Ying Ziye smiled." This is a potato. It is indeed a kind of food!"”
Soon after.
Ying Ziye clapped his hands.
A group of palace maids were carrying plates with a potato on each plate.
Each minister was given one.
It was actually a type of food?
Li Si and Feng Quji took the lead and took a bite of the hot potato before peeling it.
The soft feeling made Li Si frown.
Not only was it soft.
It was also slightly sweet.
There was also a special fragrance.
Most importantly…
He actually felt full!
After the other ministers tasted it, they were all surprised.
"This thing is called a potato?"
"Delicious, really good. It's soft and sweet, very delicious!”
"What a strange taste."
"Where did the crown prince get such an item?”
"Can this thing solve the current famine problem?”
A trace of doubt rose in the hearts of the ministers, and their eyes focused on Ying Ziye's face.
They naturally knew.
It was impossible for Ying Ziye to just invite them to taste the rare item.
However…
This was a strange thing called potatoes.
Although it was delicious.
And it looked good!
However, would it be able to solve the famine that Great Qin was facing?
The ministers were all waiting for Ying Ziye to give them an answer!
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