"Let me tell you, it won't be long before the imperial court will use troops against Baiyue. But you wrote on the bamboo slip, 'Baiyue's difficulties lie in its environment, fierce mountains and rivers, and lack of popular support.' What do you think of the governance of Baiyue?"
?”
Qin Luoheng pondered for a moment.
He opened his mouth and said:
"The Baiyue people are different from the Xiongnu. The Xiongnu are nomadic and will run away if they can't be beaten. The Baiyue people are actually scattered. The environment in Lingnan is extremely harsh. There are poisonous gases, miasma, and even malaria outbreaks from time to time in many places."
"After the last conquest, the Baiyue military strength has been reduced to ten percent. According to the Qin army, Lingnan will soon be captured. In my opinion, the main problem in Lingnan is governance."
"Government is divided into civil and military affairs!"
"Wu Zizi means suppressing with force to prevent the Yue people from rebelling."
"Wen Ze infects culture, deepens the Baiyue people's sense of identification with the Qin Dynasty, and convinces the people. This cannot be achieved overnight."
"Da Qin can renovate water conservancy in Lingnan, dredge the hills, rotten swamps, and stagnant puddles in various places, and at the same time strengthen the prevention and control of pests, poisonous gases, and miasma. These things are indeed deadly, but as long as the air circulates, these things can quickly dissipate."
"The weather in Lingnan is hot. If it can be transformed properly, it can become the granary of Daqin. Planting rice here can often produce two or even three crops a year, and it can also feed back to Daqin. However, if we want to transform Lingnan, it will not take several years, but dozens of years."
Years cannot be successful."
"As long as the environment in Lingnan is improved, Baiyue will naturally stop. No one likes to die. However, the obscene rituals and customs in Lingnan are very serious, otherwise the resistance would not be so fierce. If Da Qin occupied Lingnan, it must be strictly controlled
.”
"Once the transformation of Lingnan is completed, the imperial court can directly fill in the people there. By then, Baiyue will be truly integrated into the Qin Dynasty."
Ying Zheng slightly raised his forehead.
He opened his mouth and said:
"Well said."
"I'll go down and think about it."
"Thank you, Chief." Qin Luoheng paused and said hesitantly: "Chief, the Censor of Huafu suggested that I go to the Doctoral Academy."
Hear the words.
Ying Zheng's face darkened.
He immediately understood what Hua Fu was thinking.
Ying Zheng closed his eyes slightly, looked at Qin Luoheng who was looking uneasy, and said: "Okay, as a doctor of Da Qin, you should go to the doctor's academy. The job of the doctor's academy is to read all the classics in China. You
It’s really time to read through some books and gain some knowledge.”
"You have too little experience now!"
"but."
"You have to make your own judgment in everything."
"Don't go and learn from Fusu. You will be fooled by a group of Confucian scholars and you will be talking about it all day long. If you are also abducted by Confucian scholars, then your doctorate position will be over.
"
Qin Luoheng looked embarrassed.
Said softly:
"Chief official, I will definitely not listen to Confucianism. I have been Taoist from childhood to university, and Taoism and Confucianism are not at odds with each other, so I will not change my family."
Ying Zheng's face darkened.
shouted:
"Not even Taoists."
"What's good about Taoism? Apart from emphasizing virtue all day long, what else can you say? If you can really convince people with virtue, why do you need laws?"
"Virtue is ultimately achieved by law."
"Taoist?"
"It's all unrealistic fantasy."
“Too big to be true!”
Qin Luoheng smiled awkwardly, but did not dare to answer.
After a while, he explained: "The kid just said it casually, Taoism...Taoism is actually not that bad. It's like governing a big country like cooking small dishes. I think it's quite appropriate. There are also things that Taoism admires.
Ruling by doing nothing is actually quite suitable for Da Qin sometimes."
"besides......"
Qin Luoheng muttered quietly.
He didn't speak loudly, but he was a little bit stubborn.
He still respects Taoism in his heart.
Talking and talking.
Qin Luoheng noticed something was wrong.
Looked up.
However, he found that Ying Zheng had fallen asleep at some point and was snoring. Qin Luoheng couldn't help but feel dumbfounded.
have to.
Bai explained for a long time.
Fortunately, Chief Qin fell asleep, otherwise he would have been scolded.
He walked out of the study quietly and asked Bo Shu to get a quilt. Then he turned back to the study. Looking at Ying Zheng's haggard face, Qin Luoheng sighed softly and gently covered Ying Zheng with the quilt.
, and went to light a fire.
It's still a bit cold at night now.
After doing all this and making sure that nothing was missed, he went to find a thin blanket for himself, covered himself with it, and slept next to Ying Zheng in his clothes.
...
The next day.
The sky has turned bright.
Ying Zheng opened his eyes, and when he saw this, he immediately looked sulky. He was about to scold the eunuch and the maid for not waking him up. When he looked around, he remembered that he had been to Qin Luoheng's place last night, but he was too sleepy in the back.
He drifted off to sleep.
I don't know how many hours I slept at this time.
Ying Zheng lifted the quilt covering him, stood up and walked out the door.
He still has a lot of government affairs to deal with urgently.
No time to spare.
As soon as he walked out of the door, Qin Luoheng walked in with a wooden tray. When he saw Ying Zheng walking towards the door in a hurry, he asked doubtfully: "Chief official, what are you doing? Today is a holiday, no matter how busy you are,
, you should have some food too, right?"
Finished.
Qin Luoheng immediately blocked the door.
Ying Zheng's face darkened and he asked, "What time is it now?"
Qin Luoheng said: "It's two o'clock."
"It's so late? Why didn't you wake me up at Yinshi?" Ying Zheng's face was as cold as frost.
Qin Luoheng said in a deep voice:
"Yinshi?"
"Chief officer, you only slept when you were a child. It was only two hours at Yinshi. How can this sleep time be enough? Your body is too tired, otherwise you wouldn't have slept until now. And today is a holiday, so you didn't
It takes so much hard work."
"Although you are an important official of the imperial court, you still have to think about your body."
"If your body collapses, that will be Great Qin's loss."
"You go back to the study first, and I will bring you breakfast. Dealing with government affairs is indeed important, but eating and sleeping are equally important."
"The human body is not made of iron."
"You have to rest after all."
"Otherwise, why would the imperial court set up a holiday?"
Ying Zheng looked at Qin Luoheng and finally returned to the study.
Qin Luoheng brought breakfast over.
Qin Luoheng now enjoys the annual rank of Doctor, but the rank of Great Qin is issued once a year, so his life is actually not that nourishing.
The breakfast he prepared for Ying Zheng was very light.
Just a bowl of porridge, a pile of kimchi, and a chicken.
Ying Zheng was not picky about food, so he picked up the spoon and started eating. However, when he tasted the kimchi, a strange look appeared on his face.
He used a spoon to sort out the kimchi.
Curious said:
"What is this?"
Qin Luoheng said: "Chinese cabbage."
"Is it you who grows those wild vegetables?" Ying Zheng said.
Qin Luoheng looked embarrassed, hummed in a low voice, and said sheepishly: "I was a little young and frivolous at the time, and a little arrogant. I thought these wild vegetables could be sold at a good price, but... I took it for granted."
Ying Zheng shook his head.
said:
"This thing tastes pretty good. It's much more delicious than the big fish and meat in the palace."
"However, the reason why Wucai is called Wucai is because it is large in quantity and can grow at any time. There are many powerful clans in Xianyang City, but most of them like to eat meat. It is difficult for these people to eat wild vegetables like this.
"You see, ordinary people are so nervous about their lives, how can they be willing to spend money on these things?"
"Your idea is doomed from the start!"
"But it's okay to fail."
"At least it makes you realize some reality."
"It's never easy to change customs. Even the decrees issued by the court will not be recognized by the people, let alone these things that are usually looked down upon by the people?"
Qin Luoheng looked respectful and said:
"The boy has learned a lesson."
"Some things have to be tried. If you don't even try, how do you know if it will work? I did fail this time, but no one is always successful in the world, and I always believe in the two wild vegetables I grew.
It will become a daily dish for everyone.”
"It's just not now."
Ying Zheng said noncommittally: "Maybe you are right, but it is indeed inappropriate now. Da Qin has no spare power to change the secular world. Many people in Da Qin cannot even provide food and clothing. How can it be so simple to change customs?"
"But..." Ying Zheng looked at Qin Luoheng and smiled: "The bet you made with me is still there. If the wild vegetables you grow can't meet the requirements, don't blame me for destroying your idea. Da Qin
The land should still be used for growing grain."
Finished.
Ying Zheng put the spoon down and Shi Shiran left.
Qin Luoheng looked helpless.
If he continues like this, he may really lose, but he really has no good solution now. What Qin Changli said is right. The noble clans of Da Qin are more willing to spend money to eat meat than to eat vegetables.
As for ordinary Guizhou cuisine, five dishes are enough.
Wild vegetables are not needed at all.
After sending away the chief official of Qin, Qin Luoheng washed the bowl and then returned to the study. He continued to think about this problem, how should he sell these wild vegetables?
Thinking hard for a long time.
He finally gave up.
Cabbage and radish have no audience at this time.
He has given up all hope of selling cabbage and radishes. His only hope now is the peppers he had an idea to grow.
These are all considered spices.
Hard to find a piece of gold!
As long as Chili Pepper's reputation spreads, he doesn't believe anyone can help but be tempted.
At least.
In later generations, there were oily and spicy people in Shaanxi.
Think of this.
Qin Luoheng's mood calmed down a lot.
He still wants to plant something else on his land.
Qin Luoheng didn't spend too much thought on this matter, and then thought of another thing. He went to the doctor's academy. Now not only Hua Fu suggested it, but even Qin's official agreed. Naturally, he had no choice but to go.
reason.
Qin Luoheng smiled and said:
“I’ve reached the sky in one step.”
"Originally I was just a historian in the school, and now I have become a doctor in the Da Qin Doctoral Academy. This is such a huge span that few people will be able to match it in the future."
"The seventy-third doctor of Da Qin."
"Ha ha."
Qin Luoheng also laughed out loud.
Even now, he still can't believe it.
Did you become Dr. Da Qin yourself?
a long time.
Only then did he come back to his senses and chuckled: "Forget it, I will become a doctor for a while and also take a look at the various books collected in the Qin Palace."