In the evening, the rain became lighter, and the rain, which was expected to fall for another two or three days, had a tendency to stop.

Under the guidance of the ink artists, the victims put together the simple wooden houses like building blocks, and then underwent inspections, and finally lit torches in the houses to do the final "finishing" work.

In the palace, Ju Zizhou and Ying Zheng sat opposite each other, the broth on the table was fragrant, and the barbecue was covered with oil, but neither of them had the intention of enjoying the food.

"King Qin's side can't have more money and food for us!" Ju Zizhou sighed: "Judging from the current situation, once it enters winter, in less than ten years, nearly half of these victims we have collected will die of cold and starvation." ”

Ying Zheng was silent for a moment and said: "Today I taught the victims to go fishing, two hundred people, and in one afternoon, they got more than 800 catties of fish and shrimp. ”

"The fish is dried, and the shrimp and crabs are eaten as soon as possible." Ju Zizhou paused and said: "Let's also catch river snails, mussels and other river freshness in the river." ”

"Do you want to eat it as soon as possible?"

"Yes!" Ju Zizhou nodded: "It should be cooked for a longer time, so as not to cause people to get sick after eating uncooked river fresh." ”

It's this again!

Ying Zheng remembered the words of "eating the immature river fresh and getting sick" and asked: "How much grain can be bought in the market now?" ”

"Less than 3,000 catties." Ju Zizhou shook his head: "You don't have to wait for these people, you should have already explored the details of the Mo family, right?" ”

"The Mo family can take out five thousand catties of grain!" Ying Zheng was slightly happy.

"So much?" Ju Zizhou was surprised: "I thought the Mo family was a group of poor ghosts." ”

"I said that the Mo family is different from the Mo family in the past." Ying Zheng sighed: "Few of them have the courage of the Gu Mo family to die without spinning!" ”

"It's a normal thing." Ju Zizhou said: "In the past, they didn't spin their heels because they didn't have a choice, and at that time they had nothing but their own "righteousness", so they formed associations to survive, and they were people who were struggling on the line of life and death, and they had the opportunity to get better, live a good life, and improve their social status, of course, they did not hesitate to die. ”

"But now they're no longer the lowly craftsmen."

As the reward for the Mo family's betrayal of the foundation, they have also become a "scholar" recognized by everyone, and the disciples have the status of "scholars", and they have been supported by the Qin State for a long time, and they have long lost their original sharpness! ”

"Every school and political party will have this tendency from the noble to the degenerate, and this is inevitable at the present stage."

Ying Zheng nodded and wrote down this passage: "How much food are we currently missing?" ”

Ju Zizhou took out the account book and said, "We now count 2,944 husbands, 603 old men, 2,107 women, and 3,367 children. ”

"Excluding the 1,541 middle peasants and rich peasants who joined in later, there are still 7,480 people to feed."

"According to the calculation of two meals a day and one and a half catties of meals, excluding the hunger filling effect of fish, pigs and sheep, etc., we are still short of 217,000 catties of grain."

"But the number is based on the standard."

"In the winter, if we stock up on enough firewood, we can do it according to the minimum standard."

"The minimum standard is to ensure the survival of these people, and only ensure that the husband who can work can eat dry food and be full, then the gap can be narrowed to about 104,000 catties!"

"How can there be so much missing?" Ying Zheng looked at the numbers on the bamboo slips and had a shocking feeling.

Because what we need to make sure is that these people are your "roots"! Ju Zizhou said: "So let them feel that the winter with you is better than the winter without you, so the diet must be improved." ”

"So even the minimum standard needs to make them more or less hungry, not starving all the time."

Ying Zheng nodded, his face slightly gloomy: "Senior brother, can you think of a way?" ”

"With such a big food shortage, I can't help it!" Ju Zizhou sighed: "You can only buy it with money." ”

"Why don't you continue to ask the queen for money?" Ying Zheng asked: "We are allies, if you ask for money, she will definitely not give it, right?" ”

"There's a price to pay for taking her stuff!" Ju Zizhou shook his head: "Now you may think that she is very generous in giving money and food, and she doesn't need you to pay any price, but you will know in the future." ”

"Can't you do it too?" Ying Zheng was very irritable: "Then where are we going to get so much money?" ”

"Ask your mother, ask the Mo family, and ask the victims." Ju Zizhou said: "There is no way to get food, but there is a way to get money!" ”

……

"There's nothing wrong outside the city, is it?" Ying Zhu asked after coughing while half-lying on the couch.

On the side, Queen Huayang immediately served hot tea, stroked his back gently, and soothed his breathing: "There is no mistake, Zheng'er's ability is still very strong!" ”

Xiong Dang stood up and took out a silk book from his sleeve and respectfully handed it to King Qin Yingzhu.

After reading the silk book, Ying Zhu's old face showed a little red.

He smiled and said: "Sure enough, it is not in vain that a widow spends so much energy and money, this "Mr. Ju" is really a rare talent!" ”

Laughing, Yingzhu coughed again.

Queen Huayang was in a hurry for a while, Ying Zhu coughed heartbreakingly for a while, relieved her breath, and raised her hand: "Okay, why be in such a hurry, the widow is in good health!" ”

He was calm and healthy, but his tone was already filled with irreparable twilight and heavy exhaustion: "In the name of a widow, in accordance with the method of "work for relief" implemented by Wang Sunzheng outside the city, the foundation will be laid down, and the wages given to the peasants will be cut by half, and the food will be reduced to semi-dry and thin weed vegetable soup, so that they will be exempted from forced labor, and a government decree will be issued to implement it as quickly as possible." ”

"This matter, you have to hide it from Wang Sunzheng!"

Mrs. Huayang listened to King Qin Yingzhu's order, her eyes were complicated.

"As for Wang Sun Zheng...... Ying Zhu thought for a moment and said, "The widow personally came to draw up a secret order. ”

Saying that, Ying Zhu looked at Queen Huayang: "Queen, how many years have you been with the widow?" ”

"Returning to the king, it has been nineteen years since the concubine married the king at the age of fourteen."

"Nineteen...... "Cough cough ...... followed by a heart-rending cough.

"The king......" Queen Huayang helped Yingzhu to be smooth, and her eyes were sad and couldn't hide it.

King Qin won the pillar, and it was twilight.

"Haven't you finished the little action on the prince's side?" Win Zhu asked weakly.

"The promise has been done."

……

"Zichu, meet Mr." Yiren was in the green palace, sitting on the seat, bowing to an old man.

The old man had gray hair, one eye was open, and his eyes were a little cloudy, and behind him, two disciples stood in a worried manner.

"Old man Sun Yan, meet His Royal Highness the Prince." The old man named Sun Yan bowed slightly.

"No, meet Mr. Sun." Lu Buwei bowed to the tea again: "This time I invited Mr. Sun to come to teach him the skills of the prince to govern the country!" ”