What should I do if I am beheaded by the First Emperor at the beginning?

Chapter 313
Chen Ke's question was very direct, and Xu Fu's answer was also very direct.

"Bring it back."

He looked directly at Chen Ke and replied: "In the Yinshang Continent, I discovered several food crops that I didn't have in Daqin."

"The yields of these food crops are very high, and most importantly, they do not conflict with the rice and millet we are growing in Daqin today."

Chen Ke's eyes were shining.

He could guess what these two kinds of grains were. Aren't the high-yield grain seeds from America just sweet potatoes and potatoes?

Although the yields of these two things are high, the conditions for their cultivation are relatively low.

It is very suitable for Daqin's current situation.

Although today's Daqin seems to be in good weather and there is no shortage of food, for those who really know the inside story, they are actually worried.

The twelve granaries in Daqin are now unable to make ends meet.

At the beginning, that is, in the first year of the first emperor, the grain in the granary was decreasing, and the consumption was far greater than the harvest.

Later, after the unification of the Qin Dynasty and the gradual stability of the world, the output of grain increased a little.

But still make ends meet.

Later, Chen Ke came to Daqin, implemented a new land system, and wiped out the nobles from the six kingdoms who held a large number of fields in their hands.

There are a lot of fields in the hands of the tyrants in these places, but not all of them are used to grow food.

There are even some good fields that they use to raise pets, but they don't plant them.

There is very little land in the hands of Qianshou.

And Chen Ke distributed part of these lands to Guishou, and the other part was in the hands of the government, and then leased it to the common people for planting, the grain output of Daqin would increase.

In terms of numbers, the original expenditure is 7, and the income is 4, which is a difference of [-]%.

Then after the new field policy, the expenditure is 7 and the income is 5.
Later, three cropped rice appeared, and the last resistance forces of the six countries were wiped out, and the grain output further increased.

Barely reached a 6, or even a 6.5, almost on par with the payout.

Chen Ke looked at the two things Xu Fu took out from his sleeves, the yellow ones were potatoes, and the purple ones were sweet potatoes?
He said with emotion: "With these two things, Daqin's grain production will soar in a short time."

Xu Fu looked at Chen Ke in surprise: "Sir, do you know these two things?"

At this time, Chen Ke had time to look at Di Lun who was sitting beside him, and said with a slight smile, "I saw it in an ancient book that has been lost."

He smiled silently and said, "But King Yin should know more about these two types of food, right?"

"If I'm not mistaken, besides these two things, the King of Yin should have something to offer to His Majesty, right?"

After hearing Chen Ke's words, Xu Fu's expression of surprise grew even more.

He looked at Chen Ke in disbelief. At this moment, he felt that Chen Ke seemed to be a god, as if he could see every move of himself and others from thousands of miles away.

"Sir, how do you know?"

The surprise in Xu Fu's voice had already overflowed, and Di Lun on the side also looked at Chen Ke, and his vigilance and respect for Chen Ke increased in his heart.

Of course Chen Ke and Da Qin were not his enemies, nor were they Yin Shang's enemies.

But he came here to seek Daqin's help, and he also wanted to become Daqin's ally.

What if Daqin saw their strong outside and middle-ranked, and directly destroyed them?
Therefore, he must be careful and careful.

Alone in Daqin, Di Lun felt a little like a boat drifting on the sea at this time.

He said cautiously: "Xu Shiling has been talking about Governor Chen's clever tricks all the way, and now I see it and it is true."

Di Lun said respectfully: "Actually, what we brought back is another kind of food seed."

"This kind of grain can be planted on the mountain without affecting the cultivation of other good varieties."

"And this kind of grain can also be used as a staple food."

"Xiao Wang originally wanted to present it to His Majesty as a tribute gift, but unexpectedly, Mr. Wang saw through it."

Chen Ke smiled and shook his head.

He didn't ask, but just looked at Di Lun and said, "Don't worry too much, I just read that book and know that there should be a kind of grain in your place."

"This thing should be presented to His Majesty by you."

Chen Ke looked at Di Lun with a calm expression and gentle eyes.

But Di Lun felt that he was naked in front of Chen Ke at this moment.

Chen Ke saw through his whole body, including his little thoughts and all the worries in his heart.

Di Lun lowered his head, with a little reverence in his voice.

"Thank you, Governor Chen."

Chen Ke looked at Di Lun's expression and couldn't help but laugh. He understood Di Lun's worries and knew that he could not alleviate them.

This is sometimes the case with exchanges between countries.

Even if he came with good intentions, he would be vigilant and afraid. After all, not every country is willing to become a vassal.

but

Let the Yin Shang in the Yin Shang continent become the vassal of the Great Qin, this is something that must be done.

No one can stop it, no one can stop it.

The resources on the Yinshang Continent are too important, and they must occupy them in advance—or occupy the mining rights there.

When all the silver mines and gold mines there are mined, it doesn't matter even if they are no longer used by them.

This is Chen Ke's plan.

At this time, Chen Ke just smiled gently: "Okay, King Yin, don't worry so much."

"You Yin Shang and Daqin originally came from the Central Plains together. The Zhou Dynasty was originally a virtue of fire, while Qin was a virtue of water. Coincidentally, Yin was originally a virtue of water."

"You and our two countries come from the same source, and we will not do anything to you."

His expression was calm: "What you should know is that people in Huaxia are nostalgic for their hometown, and they will not leave their hometown easily."

"If your country hadn't been destroyed by the Zhou Dynasty, your ancestors wouldn't have traveled thousands of miles and migrated to the Yinshang Continent after a narrow escape, wouldn't they?"

"Now that Daqin is in full swing in the Central Plains, ruling the world, why would he want to go overseas again?"

"There are countless lands adjacent to Daqin."

"Ruling these lands is enough for Daqin to bother. Daqin doesn't have that much ambition to rule all the continents."

"Those are not the wishes of His Majesty the First Emperor."

What Chen Ke said was sincere and reasonable, and Di Lun gradually relaxed after hearing it.

He felt that what Chen Ke said was very reasonable. If there was a choice, who would leave their hometown?

Therefore, Di Lun said with a little shame: "Xiao Wang is ashamed."

Chen Ke smiled slightly: "Why is that so?"

He turned his head, looked at Fusu and said, "Fusu, take King Yin to his bedroom."

"Xu Shiling has just returned from overseas. I chatted with him for a while, and also talked about the scenery and folk customs along the way."

Fusu immediately stood up and looked at Di Lun with a smile.

"Yin King, please come with this hall."

And Xu Fu at the side also understood Chen Ke's meaning in an instant, and immediately said: "Prince Yin, this is the eldest son of Daqin, His Highness Fusu."

With a flash of Di Lun's divine light, this is the eldest son, the future crown prince, the future second emperor?
Immediately stood up enthusiastically and leaned over.

After these two people left, Xu Fu and Chen Ke's expressions became serious.

Chen Ke looked at Xu Fu and said, "Tell me about the situation in Yinshang Mainland."

Xu Fu immediately took out a small roll of paper from his sleeve, which he kept hidden next to his body.

"Sir, look."

Chen Ke took the paper and looked at it while listening to what Xu Fu said.

"Sir, after our people arrived in the Yinshang Continent, they were divided into three teams according to your instructions."

"One of the teams followed me to find the Shang Kingdom and helped them defeat some other local natives."

"One of the other two teams went to find some food, some species, some plants, some animals that existed in the continent as records."

"The other team is looking for all kinds of ores. As long as they are unseen ores that are not stones, they will dig out a small piece, mark it on the map, and bring it back."

Xu Fu looked at the Kanyu map that Chen Ke had unfolded, and then glanced at the guards following behind him.

The guard understood instantly, and then found the person who had been hiding outside, and got a bag.

"Crash-"

A lot of strange stones fell in front of Chen Ke, in various colors, in a mess.

"Sir, that's all the stone deposits we've found."

Speaking of this, Xu Fu said with some hesitation: "Our people have actually discovered another kind of resource, but it is not of the stone mineral type."

"It's liquid."

There was a little fear in his expression.

"This liquid is black and very viscous. When a person was exploring, he accidentally dropped sparks on it, and it burned instantly."

"It's simply that there is only a small piece of that thing, even if it burned, it didn't burn for too long, and it was extinguished."

Listening to Xu Fu's description, Chen Ke opened his mouth wide.

Black, liquid, flammable, viscous.

Isn't that what oil?
For a moment, Chen Ke was in a daze. He didn't find oil from the Middle Qin Continent, so he found oil from the Yin Shang Continent first?

For a moment, he even wanted to laugh.

If this is the case, then he has found the two most widely used resources in the world that were discovered before he came back.

Coal mines, oil.

When he has the most basic resources, maybe he can really consider starting the development of productivity
Of course, before doing this, the "foundation" must be laid.

Every excellent building, towering tall building, must have an excellent foundation, otherwise the building will collapse if it is not built properly.

Xu Fu looked at Chen Ke who was thinking, feeling a little uneasy: "Sir, but what's wrong with that kind of thing?"

He wondered in his heart, is it possible that the resources were actually used by the gods, and they were accidentally discovered by him?
Chen Ke who came back to his senses smiled and said: "It's nothing, but I have seen that kind of resource in the book, and it is a very important thing."

He squinted his eyes: "I don't care what method you use, cheating, coercion, or lure, you must let Di Lun take the initiative to ask the Great Qin to garrison troops in the Yinshang Continent before arriving in Xianyang City."

"Let him know that Daqin is interested in oil and minerals. They can exchange these things for some things Daqin owns as rewards."

Xu Fu was taken aback for a moment, and then said solemnly, "Here."

He knew that once Chen Ke said such things, then this thing must be very valuable, and it would even affect the whole Daqin.

Facing this kind of thing, Xu Fu knew in his heart that he had to get it!
Just like what Chen Ke said, at all costs!
After Xu Fu also left, only Chen Ke was left in the palace. He leaned on the table and silently pressed his forehead.

In his mind, he was constantly looking for the information he wanted, and those information were hidden deeply.

He has been looking for three or four days.

Outside the main hall, there was a sound of footsteps quietly, Fusu walked into the hall, his steps were light, and his expression was a little cautious.

He knew that his teacher had been thinking about "minting coins" recently.

Today, Daqin's coinage method is not satisfactory to the teacher, because the current method of forging "Qin Banliang" is okay, but the "Qin coin" envisioned by the teacher is not good.

Qin coin is the general term for the kind of currency envisioned by the teacher.

"call."

Just when Fu Su was bored, Chen Ke opened his eyes.

He thought of a good way.

Technology that is available in this day and age.

"Pottery Mold Stacking Method" and "Mother Money Sand Casting".

The former is simple, while the latter is highly efficient. Both are very simple and easy-to-use methods. More importantly, the coins forged by this method are very durable.

The method of forging bronze coins needn't be too difficult, requiring only a little refinement.

Forging silver coins requires modifying the material of the silver coins. Silver is soft, and if it is forged into silver coins, it can be easily broken.

This is not a good thing for Daqin who wants to use this coin as the most basic currency.

Therefore, some "copper" juice should be added to the silver. When the two are mixed together, the coins can be forged hard.

But another problem that comes with it is that if too much copper is added, the coins will become dull and black, and it is easy to be regarded as white copper by the folk leaders.

More importantly, coins like this don't look good when taken out, and it is easy to affect the majesty of Daqin.

Therefore, pondering how much silver should be, how much copper should be, this has become a new problem.

Chen Ke could only vaguely find out from his memory that the 925 silver in later generations was thirteen coins per catty of silver.

If it is too much, it will be dark, and if it is too little, it will be broken.

However, the technology of extracting silver in ancient times is different from that of modern times. The silver content in silver is not as pure as modern times. Therefore, this is only a rough and vague standard, and the craftsmen of the Manufacturing Department need to continue to consider it.

Chen Ke stood up and stretched silently.

It is already August, and the sunset is getting closer and closer.

If they wanted to return to Xianyang City before the [-]th of the twelfth lunar month, then they had to set off in October, otherwise it would be easy to miss the sunset.

Therefore, there are still two months left for him to stay in Penglai Island.

If Fusang's silver can arrive before October, he can prepare for minting copper and silver coins.

Otherwise, he can only arrange a good situation and wait until next year to deal with this matter.

(End of this chapter)