Time has passed, and it is October in the blink of an eye.

In ancient times, the lunar calendar was used, and the weather was already very cold in October, especially in the north, and some people even froze to death.

The land of Shenqi, Zhongyang, Pingqi Junfu.

Li Si said: "The autumn ploughing has been completed, and now the weather is very cold, but most of the people are frugal and struggling to survive at home. ”

Zhao Jia asked, "Is there enough money and grain in the government treasury?" ”

Li Si said: "Since the exchange of grain and grass from the Qi country, the king has given a lot to the king, but the extermination of locusts consumes too much money and grain, and if you only rely on the grain and grass that is distributed, it is impossible to last until the beginning of spring next year." ”

"Fortunately, in these years, the king has purchased countless grains and grasses from various countries on the grounds of winemaking, and most of them have been secretly stored.

When Zhao Jia heard this, a slight smile couldn't help but appear on his face.

In the troubled times, the most important thing is the grain and grass and population, in the past Changping War, Zhao was forced to take the initiative because of the lack of food and grass, so that it ended in a fiasco.

As a time-traveler with a long-term vision, it is impossible for Zhao Jia not to think of this.

In the past, Zhao Jia made high-grade liquor, which was sold in the entire Zhao State and even Kyushu, and was once opposed by the civil and military forces of the Zhao State.

As we all know, winemaking consumes too much grain, and Zhao does not produce grain, if it makes wine again, even if it can make a lot of money by selling wine, it will also consume Zhao's grain.

In troubled times, grain and grass are extremely important strategic materials, even if you have money in your hands, it is definitely not easy to buy grain from other countries in large quantities.

Zhao Jia found another way, first to promote the brewed wine, and after the high-quality wine became the darling of the powerful in various countries, and then greatly reduced the supply of fine wine on the grounds that there was no food to make wine.

As the saying goes: it is easy to go from thrift to luxury, and it is difficult to go from luxury to thrift.

After the magnates of the nations became accustomed to high spirits, they felt bland and tasteless when they drank the original wine.

For a time, the price of high-grade liquor in various countries skyrocketed.

Under the heavy profit, there will be brave men.

The soaring price of high-level liquor made the magnates of various countries see a way to make money, so they began to secretly start a grain business with Zhao Jia.

The monarchs of various countries may have been aware of this matter, but Zhao Jia also bought grain under the guise of brewing wine, and the smugglers of grain were all big businessmen and powerful people from various countries, even if they were monarchs of various countries, they could only turn a blind eye.

In this way, Zhao Jia used the grain purchased from various countries to make huge profits, and secretly hoarded countless grains for emergencies.

"I am the king of Pingqi, so I naturally have to take care of the life and death of the people under my rule. Since there is enough money and food, the people must not be allowed to starve. ”

Li Si persuaded: "Having said that, it is not a trivial matter to open a warehouse for disaster relief, and now the people can barely survive, if the king opens a warehouse to release grain, although the people will be grateful to Dade, it is difficult to guarantee that some people will not pin their hopes on the government to open a warehouse and release grain, and then neglect to cultivate." ”

"What's more, the grain and grass are not moving, the king can lead the army to conquer at any time, once the spare grain and grass are moved, if the world changes, I am afraid that the opportunity will be lost!"

With that, Li Si pointed to the west.

When Zhao Jia heard this, he fell silent.

What Li Si meant, how could Zhao Jia not understand?

Even the Zhao State, where the whole people exterminated the locusts, and the grain and grass exchanged from the Qi State as support, the people's lives are so difficult this winter.

On the other hand, the Qin State has been at war with various countries for several years, consuming countless amounts of money and food, but Shi has been defeated again and again, and there is nothing to capture at all.

Even without the drought and locust plague this year, it would be difficult for the Qin State to survive this winter.

The drought and locust plague made the situation even worse for the Qin State, and people had already starved to death in many places.

Li Si said that there were changes in the world, and it was only after the spring of the next year that the Qin State had been devastated by cold and famine. Then mobilize spare grain and grass to march westward.

At that time, it will inevitably be able to break the Qin State, and the vast land will be innumerable, which is the strategy of the king to dominate the world.

"Disaster relief or leaving food to prepare for the attack on Qin?"

Zhao Jia's right fingers lightly tapped on the table, making a 'tuk tuk' sound, weighing the gains and losses in his heart.

"Qin State is urgent, please take a look!"

At this moment, the border city ran in with an urgent report.

Zhao Jia opened the letter, and after reading the contents, his face showed an extremely complicated color, and he didn't know whether to be happy or sad.

Li Si observed his words and looks, saw that Zhao Jia was wrong, and hurriedly asked, "Dare to ask your lordship, what is the content of the letter?" ”

Zhao Jia handed over the letter and sighed: "The epidemic in the Qin State has caused countless casualties. ”

When Li Si heard this, he hurriedly took the letter.

As Li Si expected, the Qin State fought endlessly for many years, and was defeated repeatedly, even if the family was very strong, after experiencing drought and locust plagues, there was still a large-scale famine in the country.

Famine is often accompanied by the death of a large number of people.

Only this time, the famine in Qin was too serious, and in order to alleviate the famine, Qin Wangzheng even issued an edict to exchange grain for titles.

Rao is like this, and a large number of people in Qin are still starving to death.

There were too many dead people to be dealt with in time, and even though the weather was cold now, the corpses were still stinking, which caused the plague.

The plague first began to spread in a few locations, and the spread of the plague was neglected because the entire Qin government was so focused on famine that it was neglected.

As a result, in just half a month, the plague spread rapidly in the Qin State, making countless people of the Qin State sick.

When the Qin government reacted, it was already too late to stop it, and even though it dealt with many infected patients, it still failed to control the spread of the plague in a short period of time.

After reading the letter, Li Si's face became more and more joyful.

He waved the letter in his hand and said excitedly: "The great epidemic in the Qin State is really a God-sent opportunity and the king, presumably after this winter, even if the Qin State can control the famine and plague, it will inevitably be greatly damaged." ”

"At that time, the king wrote to the king, and then used the stored grain and grass, taking advantage of the lack of food and people in the Qin country, he raised a large army to attack the Qin realm, even if he could not destroy it in one battle, he could also seize his land!"

Zhao Jia looked at the excited Li Si, and after listening to the other party's words, he was also moved.

At this time in history, whether there was a famine or plague in the Qin State, Zhao Jia did not know.

However, even if the famine and plague really broke out in the Qin State at that time, the Zhao State was probably not much better, and there was no spare strength to take the opportunity to launch an attack on the Qin State.

Now it's a big difference.

Due to the appearance of Zhao Jia, the national strength of Zhao has almost doubled, while the Qin State has been weakened a lot.

Now the people of Zhao are suffering from drought and locust plagues, although they are not having a good time, but there will be no starvation to death, and there are even a lot of grain and grass secretly piled up in the treasury of Shenqi.

Zhao Jiazhen wanted to take advantage of the famine and plague in the Qin State to send troops to attack it, and he could not win a big victory.

Li Si saw that Zhao Jia was still hesitating, and admonished: "If Tianyu doesn't take it, he will be blamed for it, and I hope that you will make a decision immediately!" ”

ps: "Historical Records: Qin Shi Huang Benji": October Gengyin, locusts came from the east, covering the sky, and the world was plagued.