Chapter 25: Dumplings and the Calendar

Chang'an Township

A heavy snowfall has just passed, and the entire Chang'an is covered, if anyone can climb up to see the whole city covered in silver, they must be relaxed and happy.

At this time, although there was someone in the palace of King Qin who could not enjoy the snow, he was in a more comfortable mood, and that person was the king of Great Qin-Qin Zheng.

"Wang'er, you are so pinched, yes, make a little harder!" Qin Zheng instructed with a smile.

Hu Hai was cautiously holding a white object, looking very cramped and uneasy.

Qin Zheng shook his head, took the object from his hand, and pinched it with both hands, the object changed its appearance and became a small white ingot, it turned out to be a dumpling!

Hu Hai's two big eyes were round, and he stared at Qin Zheng with admiration: "Father is so powerful, Hu Hai doesn't know anything." ”

Qin Zheng looked at Hu Hai, who was a little depressed, dipped his finger in a little flour, lightly touched the tip of Hu Hai's nose, and said dotingly:

"Okay, little civet slave, don't be sad, learn slowly, as the old saying goes, the more you eat, the faster you learn, eat more in a while."

Hu Hai wiped the flour on his nose, and smiled: "Hey, my father will also eat more, or I will go out in the middle of the night to steal food." ”

Qin Zheng's face turned red when he heard this, Hu Hai was talking about him eating alone for supper, and he couldn't care about eating until late at night every day, who could stand it? Anyway, Qin Zheng couldn't stand it.

Qin Zheng is not a real Yingzheng, he is actually a brother to Hu Hai's father, Hu Hai laughed at him like this, and he was not happy: "Since you said so, then tonight's supper will not be prepared for you!" ”

Hu Hai was anxious when he heard this, and hurriedly stepped forward and bowed: "Don't be my father!" Hu Hai knew that he was wrong, isn't it okay for Hu Hai to stop making fun of his father? ”

"It's good to know what you're wrong." Qin Zheng nodded expressionlessly, he was actually about to die of laughter in his heart, and he couldn't wait to complain: Snack goods still dare to laugh at others?

Just as the father and son were playing, Zheng Ling came to the door and saluted the two.

Qin Zheng thought that he was here to pick up dumplings, so he immediately handed the summons on the table: "Let the imperial dining room come out to me and the prince, and then bring that vinegar." ”

Zheng Ling took the dumplings but did not leave, but continued: "Your Majesty, Yushi Cheng Zhang Cang asks to see you. ”

Qin Zheng and Hu Hai's faces changed greatly when they heard this, and it was just a matter of others coming, Zhang Cang was now the number one "enemy" of the two of them!

The reason is that due to the winter, many aspects of Daqin's reforms could not be implemented, and Qin Zheng could only engage in small-scale scientific and technological restoration, the first of which was clothing, food, housing and transportation.

said that it was food, clothing, housing and transportation, but in fact, Qin Zheng was only good at eating, and as an "old Qin man", he couldn't live without pasta.

Therefore, Qin Zheng first helped to restore the simple animal power mill in Jiangzuo, so that the people could increase the efficiency of grain processing exponentially, and at the same time, the people's diet began to be enriched.

With flour, there are noodles, bread, buns, dumplings; With soy milk, there is tofu; With rice noodles, there is Liangpi rice noodles......

Qin Zheng can finally reminisce about how he felt when he was a child, but this also leads to a problem, that is, the rice of the Dawang's family is too fragrant, and everyone wants to come to eat......

At first, Yingyi only came once at noon, and it happened that Qin Zheng was "inventing" Zhenzi noodles, and he was embarrassed to drive Yingyi away, so he could only leave him for dinner, and the old Ying, who ate the good guy's meal, almost died......

As a result, this time it was like opening Pandora's box, whether it was Yingyi Zilian or Sima Jian, etc., as long as the ministers who could enter the palace except for Zhao Gao, they all began to pick out meals to find Qin Zheng.

Among them, the one that Qin Zheng "hates" the most is Zhang Cang, although he is not the most diligent, but he can't stand him to eat, he can't eat enough when Qin Zheng's father and son come!

If Qin Zheng hadn't always wanted to be a different first emperor and forcibly restrained, I'm afraid Zhang Cang would have been assigned a long time ago......

At this time, Hu Hai hurriedly stepped forward and whispered: "Father, Zhang Yushi is coming to eat our family's big family again, what should I do?" ”

Qin Zheng listened to what he taught, touched Hu Hai's head, and said righteously: "Don't be afraid, let's hide the dumplings!" Zheng Ling, you put the dumplings in the back first, and then let him in! ”

Zheng Ling nodded ignorantly, ran back with dumplings, Qin Zheng and Hu Hai hurriedly cleaned up the table, everyone was busy for a while, tired and sweaty, before everything was cleaned up.

Then Qin Zheng glanced around, and only after making sure that it was correct did he glance at Zheng Ling, and Zheng Ling shouted in his heart: "Zhang Cangjin in the Xuanyu Historyβ€”β€”"

At this time, Zhang-the flexible fat man--the food eraser--the wife and concubine--the scholar-rubbing rice cangcai entered the side hall and saluted respectfully: "The minister cang, see Your Majesty, Your Majesty ten thousand years, Daqin ten thousand years!" ”

Qin Zheng hurriedly raised his hand: "No courtesy, what is Aiqing doing today?" ”

Zhang Cang didn't speak, but twitched his nose slightly, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and then he raised his head and pretended to be nervous: "Why is Your Majesty sweating profusely, is it because you are unwell?" ”

Qin Zheng's face turned pale when he heard this, and he quickly wiped his forehead and said, "The stove in the hall is new, it's too hot, it's all a trivial matter." What kind of military affairs does Aiqing have? ”

Zhang Cang heard that there was something in Qin Zheng's words, which meant that he didn't kill a big deal and left quickly, so he strengthened his conjecture.

Zhang Cang stepped forward and bowed, and said with a serious face: "Your Majesty, the minister has just sorted out a lot of information from the library of the previous dynasty, including the astronomical calendar used in the previous dynasty.

The minister has already calculated with Tai Shi Ling, it is indeed very accurate, and it should be more suitable for today's climate and environment, so the minister suggested that it be promoted. ”

As soon as Qin Zheng heard that Zhang Cang really had something serious, he was no longer guarding against him, and hurriedly asked: "What Aiqing found is the "Chronological Calendar"?" ”

Qin Zheng naturally learned the knowledge of the "Chronological Calendar" in the classroom, and you must know that the timed of the year, month, and day determined by the "Chronological Calendar" is quite accurate, and the calendar of the European unified level has been obtained more than 300 years later.

Zhang Cang nodded and said: "The "Great Unification Calendar" was indeed made by the previous dynasty based on the "Time Calendar", and the Taishi Ling has compared it, and the changes are very small. ”

After getting Zhang Cang's affirmative reply, Qin Zheng was in a good mood, you must know that the calendar has a very important impact on the production and life of ancient civilizations, and without a suitable calendar, it is simply a disaster for agricultural civilization!

Therefore, only by popularizing the "Calendar of Hours" can the Qin state quickly recover and even increase agricultural output, and then lay a good economic foundation for the reform of the Qin government.

"Okay, good, Aiqing did a good job, tomorrow is the Great Pilgrimage, I will support you in popularizing the "Time Calendar" and commend you for your work.

In addition, since you can find such treasures in the library of the previous dynasty, you will definitely be able to find more essences, and I plan to let you lead a team to take a comprehensive inventory of the entire library, and find out the most useful knowledge in it for reform! ”

"Hey!" Zhang Cang replied.

Qin Zheng saw that Zhang Cang worked so hard and had such a respectful attitude, and suddenly felt a little self-blame in his heart, blaming himself for disliking people for eating too much and disgusting them for eating too much, what's wrong with such a good minister eating more?

Just as Qin Zheng, who was excited, wanted to continue to talk to Zhang Cang about reform and discuss with him what reward to give him, a strange voice suddenly sounded:

"Gollum-Gollum-"

I saw Zhang Cang's "honest" smile and said: "Weichen has been reading in the library last night, and today he is in a hurry, and there is no water in his stomach, which makes His Majesty frightened......"

Qin Zheng only then understood that the white fat man was waiting for him here, and he didn't let his stomach "sing" until he finished saying that he wanted to reward him, obviously wanting to prostitute him for a dumpling! Then the guilt for him vanished......

Qin Zheng's face twitched, and he gritted his teeth and said to Zheng Ling: "Go and give my dumplings to Zhang Yushi, I want to keep him here for dinner today!" ”

As soon as Qin Zheng finished speaking, Zheng Ling and Zhang Cang hadn't opened their mouths yet, Hu Hai was already anxious, and pulled Qin Zheng hard and shouted: "Father!" ”

Qin Zheng looked at Hu Hai and was about to cry, not to mention how uncomfortable he felt in his heart, now that wheat and mills are limited, and vegetables are even more difficult to find, he has endured this dumpling for several days......

"Alas, go Zheng Ling, order some noodles and get some meat sauce, I will be even with Zhang Yushi!" Qin Zheng frowned and said helplessly.

Zhang Cang selectively ignored Qin Zheng and Hu Hai's expressions, and said without shirking: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!" ”

Qin Zheng pitifully hugged Hu Hai and thought: "I love you to death, one day I will go to your house to eat, see that I don't eat and cry you!" ”