Qin Shi Huang's bedroom.
Feng Quji followed Li Si through the door and walked through the corridor.
On the way, Feng Quji complained to Li Si,"
"Old Li, it's fine if you and I fight over the Prime Minister, but don't you know what time it is now?”
"Now that the Great Qin Empire is riddled with holes and is plagued with internal and external problems, how long can we hide the news of His Majesty's death?”
"At this time, there is a famine. If those anti-Qin people of the six countries hear that His Majesty has passed away, what do you think they will do?”
"At this critical moment, why are you still causing trouble for me?”
"Sigh, if it wasn't for Great Qin, I wouldn't have made this bet with you.”
"Fine, after meeting with the Thirteenth Young Master, give me the Left Prime Minister's authority for three years. After three years, I will govern Great Qin and return half of the Prime Minister's authority to you.”
"Old Li, you're really messing around…"
Feng Quji did not stop talking, but Li Si kept smiling and did not respond. He was secretly happy. I had the same thoughts as you.
When you see Ying Che's ability, you can think about this again. Let's see if you'll blush!
As soon as they finished speaking, the two of them walked through the corridor and entered the outer room. They saw Ying Che sitting on the chair and drinking tea. Purple Dress was serving him obediently.
The two of them walked forward, but Feng Quji had yet to react.
Li Si bowed seriously like a minister and bowed deeply."
"I, Li Si, greet Young Master!"
Pa da.
Ying Che covered the teacup and placed it in Purple Dress's hand. He looked up at Li Si and said in a nasal voice,"
"Yes." "Go wait at the side."
Li Si followed Purple Dress's signal and sat down in the guest seat in the hall.
At this moment, Feng Quji stood in the middle, like a student who had made a mistake. He felt uneasy.
Li Si actually greeted him with the courtesy of a ruler and was so polite to the Thirteenth Young Master. What did he mean?
Was it specially made for me to see?
Prime Minister Li shouldn't have gone so far as to play along with the Thirteenth Young Master, right?
Ying Che looked at Feng Quji. This old man had a square face and white hair.
From what he remembered from the historical records, Minister Feng still had some ability and contributions. It was just that the people of this era did not have much knowledge and limited ability.
After Hu Hai ascended the throne, he forced the people to build Epang Palace. Feng Xiang advised him not to listen, so he committed suicide.
A Prime Minister committing suicide if he couldn't persuade the Emperor. This was an irresponsible and cowardly act.
Ying Che shook his head.
He would make do with it for now. At present, these two prime ministers were indeed things that he had to hold onto.
After standing for ten breaths, Feng Quji became anxious when he saw that the Thirteenth Young Master was ignoring him.
"Young Master, I don't care if you and Li Si are messing around, but the Great Qin Empire will never become your plaything.”
"Hurry up and hand over the power to me from Li Si. You guys can go home and do whatever you want. I'm still in a hurry to go back and deal with the Qin Empire.”
Another blind loyalty. Ying Che looked at him with interest. The civil officials of this era were probably all like this. They were too inexperienced.
"A few years ago, when Imperial Father was around, I didn't want to do anything, but now that Great Qin's ship is about to sink, if I don't do anything, Great Qin won't last for more than three years.”
"Prime Minister Feng, I called you in today because I want you to follow me and turn the tide. We will sweep away the internal and external troubles, open up new territories, and build the glory of Great Qin.”
Feng Quji was just about to say that he didn't have such ability when he heard the Thirteenth Young Master say,"
"Of course, this process is mainly done by me. You see, at most, you can help.”
Prime Minister Feng was so angry that his eyes widened. Calling me in is an insult?
"Thirteenth Young Master, you called me in to humiliate me!？I'm the Great Qin's Right Prime Minister, and my ranking is even higher than Li Si's. How can I follow you?”
"Young Master, do you think that governing the country is a game for you? You can open up a territory with a wave of your hand?”
"Let's not talk about the other disasters for now. Now that Great Qin is facing a famine, the people are starving, and the nobles of the six dynasties are accumulating food to buy horses.”
Ying Che nodded,"Dog meat stinks at the vermilion gate, and frozen bones lie on the road." It's indeed a chaotic world."
"This problem is not difficult. I have two methods to treat the symptoms and root the problem.”
"However, I would like to hear how you, as Great Qin's Right Minister, will handle this matter.”
Feng Quji didn't want to waste his breath on Ying Che, but he wanted to win Li Si's authority, so he patiently analyzed and explained.
" In this year of famine, the nobles control most of the wealth," he said seriously." If they take the opportunity to store food, the people can only rely on them to survive.”
"That way, they will control the people. If any of them have the intention to betray Qin now, it will be too easy for them to start a riot with both people and money in their hands!”
Feng Quji was indeed analyzing the current situation.
Now that Great Qin had just unified the world for more than ten years, it was already not easy for them to be able to use the same language.
It was impossible to control all the nobles of the Six Nations.
The Qin Emperor was still alive, and he could still suppress the anti-Qin intentions of the nobles of the six countries. However, if the news of the death of the First Emperor spread, it would definitely cause chaos.
At this critical moment, a famine had descended from the heavens, making things worse for Great Qin.
Feng Quji had already expressed this principle.
However, it was not easy to solve it.
Minister Feng pondered for a long time before saying seriously,
"At this moment, I believe that only by opening the official warehouse to release grain can we stabilize the people and stabilize the hearts of the people, delaying the recruitment process of the nobles of the six countries.”
The commoners were indeed unwilling to join the army when they had food. In this era, the death rate on the battlefield was very high.
Hearing this, Ying Che slightly shook his head and said,"Drinking poison to quench thirst will only push back Great Qin's destruction by a year and a half."”
Feng Quji glared at him.
"If we open the granaries to release food, what will the hundreds of thousands of soldiers of Great Qin eat?" Ying Che asked. If the Huns attack now, how can we resist?”
Ying Che's words were a soul torture.
This was a problem that Li Si and Feng Quji both knew, but they could not solve it!
Nowadays, the main food crops in the world were millet (yellow rice and millet). At this time, there was no fertilizer, and people did not know how to cultivate. They could only rely on natural resources to grow.
The yield per mu was only about 200 to 300 catties.
If they encountered a natural disaster, they would not be able to harvest anything.
Great Qin's military service and labor were 10% of the total, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers and millions of laborers. These were all fed by the food that the commoners had to hand over.
Now that there was a famine, the people had no food. If they were to open the official warehouse, then the soldiers and laborers would not have anything to eat.
At this moment, the Xiongnu attacked again, and Great Qin was instantly defeated.
However, if they didn't open the official granaries and exchanged their children for food, it would be obvious that they would starve to death.
It was even more likely that the nobles of the six dynasties would take this opportunity to recruit countless soldiers with a small amount of food.
If these soldiers were to hold their weapons against Xianyang…
Great Qin was still cold.
Therefore, Ying Che's question made Li Si and Feng Quji frown.
After a long time.
Feng Quji couldn't give an answer, so he could only say,"
"Xiongnu…He shouldn't be calling at this time, right?”
Sigh, as expected, in this era, even the Prime Minister's knowledge was only so much.
If the Xiongnu had a brain and knew that Great Qin had given them official rations, if they didn't take this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, when would they take it?
Ying Che didn't mock him. He looked at Feng Quji calmly.
Beads of sweat appeared on Prime Minister Feng's forehead from the stare. He was indeed trapped in an endless loop and could not untie this knot.
Even Li Si was the same. Famine was difficult to deal with. If the First Emperor was here, under his pressure, the world would barely be in chaos.
However, if they were not careful, Great Qin would be destroyed.
Li Si couldn't resolve this situation, but he didn't give up. Instead, he looked at Ying Che with hope and said,"
"Young Master, don't keep me in suspense. Minister Feng has been so anxious about this matter that he can't sleep for a few days. If you can really solve this matter, I believe that Feng Xianghui will be willing to support you.”
When Feng Quji heard this, he bowed sincerely,"
"Thirteenth Young Master, if the two solutions you mentioned can really solve this problem perfectly and resolve the crisis of Great Qin, I, Feng Quji, am willing to lead the horse for you!”
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