Chapter 42: Qingqing Zijin, leisurely my heart
"Sweet potato, also known as sweet potato, sweet potato, etc., is a high-yield and adaptable food crop, which is closely related to agricultural production and human life.
Tubers can be used as staple food, and roots, stems, and leaves are excellent fodder......"
After reading the information, Ying Zheng showed a smile on his face: "Okay, good!"
The main food crops in the eastern corners of the Sacred Wilderness are corn, wheat, millet, rice, adzuki beans, and soybeans.
However, the yields are very low, and even the rice with the highest yield cannot be compared with the yield of sweet potatoes.
Due to drought and lack of rain in most areas of the Qin State, places such as Longxi could only grow more corn and wheat, which were crops with low yield and low water demand.
In the Qin State, only a few places such as Hanzhong and the newly conquered Bashu were cultivated.
It can be seen that the grain production of the Qin State is not high.
This also restricts the increase in the population of Qin and the improvement of the national strength of Great Qin.
But now, we have sweet potatoes, a high-yielding crop that can be grown in arid and humid places.
As long as it is popularized on a large scale in Qin, it will definitely be able to greatly increase Qin's grain output, so that it can support more people and increase its national strength.
Thinking of this, Ying Zheng was also quite excited and looking forward to it.
"Ding Dong! Warm reminder, the host has set off a side quest: fully promote sweet potato cultivation in Qin within two years, and there is a reward for completing the task (unknown). ”
At this moment, the sound of the system sounded.
Ying Zheng bowed slightly, his mind moved, and he said:
"Extraction!"
Immediately, several baskets of sweet potatoes appeared in front of Ying Zheng, about a hundred roots.
These are seeds, and a spark can start a prairie fire.
In the future, in the territory of Daqin, the comprehensive promotion of seed sweet potatoes will rely on these baskets of sweet potato roots.
King Qin said: "Prime Minister Xuan Cheng came to see the widow. ”
"No!"
The eunuch who was waiting outside the door went to give the order.
After a while, Prime Minister Sima Yi arrived.
"Your Majesty, you don't know what happened to your ministers?" Sima Yi said.
Ying Zheng smiled slightly, and pointed to several baskets of sweet potato roots: "Prime Minister, what are these?"
Sima Yi didn't know sweet potatoes.
Ying Zheng saw that the other party was confused, so he told the prime minister in detail about the attributes of sweet potatoes and the method of planting.
When Sima Yi learned about it, his face was shocked, and he was stunned.
Poof!
Sima Yi came back to his senses, knelt down, and said loudly: "It is the luck of all the people and the luck of Great Qin to have this good seed!"
Ying Zheng nodded: "Prime Minister, please get up, if sweet potatoes are spread out and planted in my Great Qin, it is indeed the luck of the people and Great Qin!"
"Your Majesty!"
Sima Yi stood up and said with a solemn face: "The seeds of sweet potatoes can only be spread in my Great Qin, and they must not be transmitted to the countries of Shandong! If they are allowed to get the seeds of sweet potatoes as well, it will be a disaster for my Great Qin!"
Ying Zheng thinks so.
If Zhao, Wei, Hanqi, Chu, Yanyue, Wu and other vassal states also planted sweet potatoes in large quantities, their population would definitely increase and their national strength would increase.
It can be said that other countries are all opponents of Qin, or enemies, and Qin naturally does not want to see the enemy become stronger.
Ying Zheng said: "Prime Minister, there are only a few baskets of sweet potato root seeds, and it is impossible to plant them at face value in Qin State this year."
It's still too late to raise seedlings, so you take the sweet potato seeds to raise seedlings first.
Then choose a suitable plot around Xianyang City and plant it secretly.
This year, a large number of sweet potato tubers were harvested and stored as grain seeds.
Wait for the spring of the next year to let the county government distribute it to the local people for planting.
As for how to prevent the outflow of sweet potato seeds, you have to worry more about it, Prime Minister. ”
"No, Your Majesty!" Sima Yi bowed.
Then, he left with baskets of sweet potato roots.
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Although it was a happy thing to get the sweet potato seeds rewarded by the system, the young King Qin's face was still full of worry.
Recently, Ying Zheng feels that talents are becoming more and more insufficient, and he is desperate for talents.
For example, in this Longxi incident, he beheaded the imperial historian and many imperial historians, who should fill the vacant position?
In particular, the position of the Imperial Historian is very important, and his duty is to lead the Imperial Historical Observatory.
For a time, Yingzheng was unavailable.
can only let Prime Minister Sima Yi concurrently serve it.
Originally, Li Si was useful.
However, Ba County also needs capable people to guard it.
In addition, after Ying Zheng eliminated the Tianlu Sect, the first sect of Great Qin, he was ready to take advantage of the situation to secretly unify the large and small sects of the Qin Realm.
All of them were under the wings of the royal court and were at their disposal.
This is a force to be reckoned with.
However, there is a lack of a capable person who is dedicated to this big thing.
The three gods and demons of Ji Gang, Bai Qi, and Sima Yi all have their own special responsibilities and basically cannot be separated.
However, even if the three of them can pull out, Yingzheng will not use them.
Because King Qin took over the world's sects for his own use, it was impossible to do this directly under the banner of the royal family as he did when he destroyed the Tianlu Sect.
Tianlu Zong was guilty of rebellion, assassinated the King of Qin, and wanted to collapse the rule of the Ying clan.
The suppression of the army of the Yingzheng faction is justified and understandable.
This is not that he wants to be the enemy of the world's sects.
Other powerful sects in the eastern corner of the Divine Desolation, even if they were dissatisfied and wanted to take revenge on the Qin royal family, they couldn't find a reason.
Of course, there is no excuse for the sin that you want to add.
It's just that King Qin has three gods and demons in front of him, and his strength is strong.
The powerful sects in the eastern corner, if they want to use such an excuse to deal with Yingzheng.
I'm afraid that I won't be able to unite many sects, and I won't be able to please them.
If the Qin royal family directly raised the banner of the royal family and integrated and ruled the large and small sects in the territory of Great Qin, the nature would be completely different from sending troops to exterminate the Tianlu Sect.
Ying Zheng sent troops to unify the large and small sects of the Qin State, and he was the enemy of the sects of the world.
As soon as this precedent is set, it will certainly cause the powerful vassal states to be ready to follow suit.
How can the sects in the world maintain their independence and maintain a lofty posture?!
All the sects in the eastern corner will unite to attack the Qin royal family, and they will not stop dying, so as to deter other vassal states.
Maintain their transcendent status.
Now, Ying Zheng is not strong enough to be the enemy of all the sects in the East Corner.
If the major sects in the eastern corner unite and crusade against the Qin royal family, the consequences will be unimaginable!
Some things can only be done in secret, but not in the open!
Therefore, if Ying Zheng wants to unify the sect forces in the Qin State, he can only do it secretly, and he cannot fight the banner of the Qin royal family, let alone send troops.
This requires a god and demon who is powerful, ruthless, and loyal to Yingzheng.
Moreover, on the bright side, this god and demon has nothing to do with the Qin royal family.
This is also the reason why even if the three gods and demons of Bai Qi, Ji Gang, and Sima Yi can be separated, Yingzheng will not use them to unify the Great Qin Sect.
Everyone in the world knows that these three people are the right-hand men of King Qin.
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Thinking of this, Ying Zheng looked at the sky and sighed:
"When you sing about wine, life is geometric. For example, the morning dew is bitter in the past.
Be generous and unforgettable. How can we solve our worries? Only Du Kang.
Qingqing Zijin, leisurely my heart. But for the sake of the king, he has been groaning so far.
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The mountains are not tired of being high, and the sea is not tired of being deep. Zhou Gong vomited and fed, and the world returned to the heart. ”
This poem is the "Short Song Xing" by Cao Cao, a Chinese hero, which expresses his deep desire for talents.
At this moment, Ying Zheng's mood towards Cao Cao is quite understanding and resonant!