Daqin: The poorest prime minister, the first emperor begged me to corrupt

Qin Mo and a group of female officials and sisters-in-law spent a whole night tossing... musical instruments and music.

In the morning of the next day, he brought the music score with satisfaction, and left with Yu Ji.

The two of them rode a horse together, walking on the street in broad daylight, somewhat immoral.

God Haotian probably didn't want to eat dog food anymore, so he locked the golden crow in a cage, and started to spread the rain again, watering the two dogs and men and women so that they didn't have the leisure to flaunt their way through the market, so they had to run away with their heads in their arms, and ducked under the eaves of the street to avoid the rain.

"It's already the summer harvest day, why is it still raining?"

Looking at the water curtain flowing down the eaves, Qin Mo couldn't help frowning and muttering.

Yu Ji heard his mumbling, and while wiping the rain off his body with a handkerchief, she asked, "Can't it rain in Xiashou?"

Qin Mo was speechless, unable to laugh or cry at her.

It is true that this little girl has endured hardships, but the hardships she endured are completely different from the hardships experienced by ordinary people.

To a certain extent, there is a sense of ignorance of the sufferings of the people!
Qin Mo didn't bother to explain anything, he just looked around, then led the sweaty white horse, and led Yu Ji to an adjacent inn.

"I've met my lord, I've met Mrs. Yu, come in and have a cup of hot tea~!"

Seeing the two people appearing at the door, the shopkeeper of the inn hurried out of the counter to greet them in person.

On the guise of the signboard hanging in this inn, there is an imprint of the ancient seal character 'ink', but it is undoubtedly a cheap inn under Qin Mo's name!
"Brother, you don't need to be polite..."

Qin Mo reached out to help the shopkeeper, and asked, "Are there any straw hats in the store? If so, find me two sets."

"Yes, it has been raining non-stop these days, and there are quite a few straw hats in the shop for the guests who stay here... My lord and wife will wait a moment, and I will find two new sets."

The shopkeeper responded with a bow, and hurriedly went back to the counter to search.

Qin Mo nodded and waited quietly, looking at the guests in the guest house, but found a few familiar ones.

It was time to eat breakfast, so all the guests staying at the hotel had breakfast downstairs, and many of them were candidates who participated in the burning tail banquet yesterday.

However, these examinees were holding their books to read while eating, and they were all absorbed in their hearts, without any influence from the outside world, and they didn't notice Qin Mo standing at the door.

"To the examinees who went to the Tail Burning Banquet yesterday, His Majesty the First Emperor gave him a copy of "Hundred Schools Collected Records" and brought them back. They were overjoyed!"

The shopkeeper found two sets of brand new straw hats and came out from the counter. Seeing Qin Mo looking at the examinees who were meditating on their books, he explained with a smile.

Qin Mo suddenly realized that the doctors of Daqin had long been sorting out the theories of a hundred schools of thought and revising the historical records of the Warring States Period.

Now that the "Hundred Schools Collection" has been published, the following should be the historical records of the Warring States Period, which will play a vital role in unifying the thoughts of people of insight in the world!

Qin Mo had no intention of disturbing the examinees while they were studying their books, so he and Yu Ji put on the coir hats, left the inn, rode on a sweaty white horse, and headed out of the city in the rain.

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The endless crops outside the city of Xianyang are now grouted and turned yellow. Many low-level officials of the Neishi Mansion are organizing the common people to repair the canals in the rain.

When the crops are planted, water needs to be diverted to the fields for irrigation.

But after the grouting is mature, especially when it is about to be harvested, it is not allowed to accumulate water in the field. The rice field is better, but the wheat field will drown and need to be exported.

And when it's time to harvest, if it's not dry, or if it's wet, and it's too late to dry and shell, it will germinate and become moldy...

"Meet Prime Minister Qin."

An official of the Internal History Office recognized Qin Mo, and went forward to pay respects.

Qin Mo got off his horse, looked at the busy farmers, and asked, "The crops are already turning yellow, and the harvest will only take a few days, right?"

Officials of the Internal History Office raised their hands: "As long as there are three more sunny days, it will be completely mature."

Qin Mo asked again: "Have the farm tools for harvesting been prepared?"

The officials of the Internal History Office responded like a stream: "The samarium sickle and the hand-push sliding sickle have been polished and sharpened by every household, and they will be harvested immediately after they are ripe..."

"It's just that this year's weather is abnormal, and there's been a lot of rain. I'm afraid that when it's time to wrap up and mature, it will still rain like it has recently."

"If the harvest is not enough, the production will be greatly reduced, and half a year's hard work will be wiped out!"

The popularization of new harvesting tools such as samarium sickle and hand-push sliding sickle has made the harvesting speed of crops several times or even ten times faster than before.

But in the final analysis, the samarium sickle and the hand-push sliding sickle are only human harvesting, and there is no comparison with the speed and convenience of the mechanical harvesters of later generations!
"Gentleman, is it so serious?"

Hearing the exaggeration said by the official, Yu Ji couldn't help asking Qin Mohu in a low voice.

Qin Mo nodded and explained: "The harvest period of rice, wheat and millet is only about ten days. If it encounters cloudy and rainy weather, it will be like a nightmare for farmers... It is not impossible for the grains to germinate and rot!"

Hearing this, Concubine Yu couldn't help sticking out her tongue, probably finally realizing the seriousness of the matter.

Qin Mo also stopped talking to the official, got on the horse again with Yu Ji, and circled the city.

I don't know if I don't see it, but I was shocked when I saw it, and there were sad-faced farmers everywhere in the fields...

At noon, Qin Mo and Yu Ji returned to the city and returned home.

After that, Qin Mo drove his horse into the palace to meet Ying Zheng and report the situation outside the city.

However, Ying Zheng, who is diligent in government affairs, already knew that there was no need for Prime Minister Qin Mo to report, otherwise the day lily would be cold.

"Aiqing, Guanzhong is not the only place with a lot of rain this year..."

"As far as Yanmen in Jiuyuan in the north, Baiyue in southern Chu in the south, Guanxi frontier in the west, and Qilu land in the east, there is plenty of rain this year."

"Aiqing took the students out of Guanzhong for training a few days ago. Isn't Longxi County also rainy?"

Ying Zheng explained hesitantly.

Qin Mo was stunned: "Then how should the court respond?"

Seeing that he was finally willing to care about political affairs, Ying Zheng smiled and said, "The Ministry of Industry has already issued a water control order, ordering hundreds of thousands of foreigners to work hard, suspending the construction of roads, and focusing on repairing and strengthening river dams."

"Officials in counties and counties all over the world also recruited corvee workers in advance to join them to prevent floods."

"Therefore, there have been no reports of widespread flooding so far."

"The only thing to worry about now is the collection and storage of summer grain...the production must be reduced a lot!"

Qin Mo nodded, the court's response was beyond reproach, it was quite appropriate.

As Ying Zheng said, the only thing to worry about now is the harvesting and storage of summer grain, because when manpower is limited and there is no mechanical support, it is really difficult to do.

"Your Majesty, I have a plan, which may reduce the loss of summer grain collection and storage. I wonder if Your Majesty is willing to implement it?"

After pondering for a moment, Qin Mo bowed his hands and said.

Ying Zheng's expression brightened, and he said without hesitation, "If Aiqing has a good idea, feel free to tell me."

Qin Mo said solemnly: "Order the soldiers of all counties in the world to join in the harvest of summer grain. As long as the weather is sunny, the army and the people will go to battle and grab the summer grain into the warehouse as soon as possible."

"As long as the harvest is dry and free from rain, the grains will not germinate and spoil so quickly, and the rest will wait for the good weather to dry!"

This method is actually quite stupid.

However, it is also the best way.

The garrison soldiers are all strong and strong. If summer harvest is added, the harvest speed of summer grain in each county will definitely increase to a terrifying speed.

Ying Zheng was stunned for a moment, then hesitantly asked, "Can it be done?"

Although the Qin emperors of all dynasties adhered to the national policy of disaster relief rather than disaster relief, they ensured the seriousness of Qin's law of "no merit, no reward".

But the affairs of the state have never been static, and the Qin rulers of all dynasties were not stupid, watching the people under their rule starve to death and breaking their arms.

Therefore, there are no fewer examples of special affairs and special handling. The relief of taxes and food in counties and counties is replaced by labor, and the tax payment of disaster-stricken areas is suspended for the next year to make up for it...all have been implemented.

It is not impossible to let the soldiers of the world end and help the people harvest the summer grain into the warehouse. It can not only prevent the people from reducing food production, but also ensure that the court receives the full amount of taxes. At worst, let the people spend a few more days in the coming year. That is.

But here, there is another taboo...

The relationship between the army and the people!

If it's just Guanzhong, it's okay to let the lieutenant army temporarily put down their spears and pick up samarium sickles and hand-push sliding sickles to help the people harvest summer grain and store them in storage.

After all, the lieutenants are all children of Guanzhong, and they belong to help their family collect food. The people in Guanzhong are happy, and so are the soldiers of the lieutenant army.

But outside of Guanzhong, it makes people hesitate!

Yingzheng's virtuous name is now flourishing in the old land of the Six Kingdoms, but that does not mean that the Qin Army has the same good reputation in the old land of the Six Kingdoms.

The people of the six countries today may not hate Qin Jun, but they definitely don't have a good impression.

And this is not just for the Qin army.

As long as they are not soldiers from their hometown, the common people have never had a good impression of soldiers from other places.

After all, for hundreds of years in the Warring States period, it was normal for the army to eat the enemy. Today I will eat you, and tomorrow you will eat me...

It cannot be expected that the common people who suffer from war syndrome after being fed up with the words "eating the enemy" will trust the big soldiers from other places, which is unrealistic!

"Your Majesty's worries, I also understand."

"However, Your Majesty must have confidence in the missionary officer. The land of Baiyue is the best example."

"The Martial Arts Museum has been established for more than a year. Although the military courses are not good enough, it has trained many missionaries. Nowadays, all the soldiers in the counties of the world are equipped with missionaries. There are one or two missionaries at a time. Three or four missionaries, although they haven't penetrated the grassroots, are enough to influence the entire army..."

"Taking advantage of this summer grain harvest, it's time to test the influence of the missionaries on the soldiers."

Qin Mo raised his hands solemnly and said.

Ying Zheng pondered for a while, nodded and said, "Since Aiqing has confidence, it doesn't hurt to give it a try."

Qin Mo smiled: "If this summer grain harvest, the garrison soldiers in all counties can do no harm to the people, which is in stark contrast to the army in the troubled times of the Warring States Period, then the people of the six countries will definitely change their impression of the Qin army, and they will definitely agree with it from the bottom of their hearts. Da Qin ruled."

"If you want to prove the correctness of the Great Qin Dynasty in ending the troubled times, it is better to let the people of the six countries feel that it works!"

"Just like when His Majesty was on a tour to the south, the people of Chu land intuitively felt that His Majesty can bring them a better life and no longer have to be oppressed by corrupt officials and evil gentry, so the people of Chu land respect His Majesty!"

Ying Zheng was dumbfounded, but he was really interested, and said without hesitation: "Well, that's the reason, I will issue an edict right now."

As long as you can re-knead the land of China that has been divided for hundreds of years in your lifetime.

He doesn't mind trying anything that is good for the matter!
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Whatever Ying Zheng intends to do, as long as the sky doesn't fall and the world doesn't end, then Rayleigh's popularity will definitely make people dumbfounded.

After Qin Mo discussed with him, he had just left the palace and returned home when the imperial edict came out of the palace.

And it was a series of edicts.

The first one is the most important thing. From this year onwards, the world's Dingkou will be exempted, that is, poll tax will be exempted!
The second article is a decree to abolish slavery. Anyone who looks like a Qin person and speaks the language of a Qin person cannot be a lowly nationality.

As for whether you like to be a servant, leaning against a big tree to enjoy the shade, you can do whatever you want, but only in the form of employment. You must accept the distribution of land, bear the rent, taxes and corvee, but if there is anything less, you should not be a servant , Immediately serve the sentence and go to hard labor!
The third is to order all the counties in the world to garrison soldiers to help the people complete the summer grain harvest, merchants and merchants, noble ministers and servants, also join in, and everything is focused on summer harvest.

During the summer harvest, if there are idlers who do not work in the fields, no matter who you are, they will serve hard labor if you catch them, and let you work as much as you want!

As soon as the three edicts came out, the cheers of the people spread along with the spread of the edicts, and Xianyang City instantly became a sensation.

The urgent edict of eight hundred miles spread throughout Guanzhong and all counties and counties in the world.

The whole Daqin is cheering everywhere!
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In the midst of the jubilation, Yingzheng led all the civil and military officials to the royal farm. Under the rare sunny weather, he swung his sickle and cut off the first rice, announcing the official start of the vigorous summer harvest campaign.

Qin Mo, Yu Ji, Pasade's mother and daughter, and her husband, Sun's family, had no choice but to work in the royal farm under the scorching sun under the decree that no idlers should be left during the summer harvest of Yingzheng.

"This harvesting tool is too easy to use? Push it forward and run, and you can harvest piles of rice!"

Queen Pasade was like a child who got a new toy, pushing the sliding scythe and running wildly in the field, her admiration was beyond words.

Pushing the sliding sickle is a design similar to a sled. There is a groove on the front, and a sharp sickle blade is embedded in the groove. Pushing and running in the rice field can separate the straw, and after gathering it together, it can be stored first. Woke up.

It is much faster than holding a sickle in hand and bending over to cut one by one!
As for the samarium sickle, it is an object similar to the scythe of death. There is a net bag behind the sickle, and a large piece of it is pulled with two hands. trouble.

It is also much faster than holding a sickle in hand and bending over to cut one by one!
"We must bring these two farm tools back to the West in the future."

After Queen Pasade tried to manipulate the scythe again, she excitedly said to her little girl, Anneve.

Anniewei nodded fiercely. Such harvesting tools are simply magical tools for agricultural countries: "There are also these high-yielding grains, and we should take some back to make seeds."

The mother and daughter were thinking about the future, but someone beside them suddenly said faintly: "You don't need to take them back, Daqin will personally send all the good things there!"