my grandfather was qin shi huang

When the First Emperor heard this, he couldn't help but nodded slightly, but his gaze had already crossed the southern border of Guilin County and Xiang County, with a look of excitement in his eyes.

However, I don't know what I was thinking about, but I still didn't speak after all. Instead, following Zhao Ying's finger, I turned my attention back to the large, narrow and scattered island group closest to Yingzhou.

"You mean, except for a small tribe, everything else here is almost barbaric?"

Zhao Ying nodded.

"However, although this place is wild, there are many rare treasures overseas. Minerals such as gold, silver, copper and iron may not be found on this island like Yingzhou and Fusu..."

In fact, at this time, compared to the highly civilized Qin Empire, many other places were still in a relatively ignorant era. This island, known as Luzon in later generations, did not have its own name at this time. Except for a tribe called "Igorot" in later generations, the rest was almost blank.

As for the rich mineral resources of gold, copper, chromium, iron and manganese, no one cares about it.

However, Zhao Ying couldn't say it directly. He could only compare Fusang and Yingzhou.

Sure enough, the First Emperor's originally casual eyes immediately became serious, with a thoughtful look on his face. Zhao Ying turned his head and glanced at Young Master Gao, who was staring at the map and thinking about it, and said with a smile.

"Besides, although this place seems to be isolated overseas, it is actually not far away from Yingzhou. Now my fourth uncle has garrisoned in Yingzhou, organized households and people, educated the head of Guizhou, and completely brought Yingzhou under the rule of our great Qin. There is no reason why this island should not be brought under my rule, Da Qin..."

Hearing this, the First Emperor nodded casually.

"Okay, you two will take care of it..."

It was an almost uninhabited island. Although Zhao Ying said that there might be many rare treasures here, it still had no special appeal to him.

Without a population, it is no different from a desert island.

Zhao Ying:......

However, when he saw where the First Emperor's eyes were, he suddenly understood the First Emperor's thoughts and couldn't help but laugh or cry.

"Father, even if you have taken a fancy to this place, we have to take down this small island first. Even if there are no special minerals on it, even if it can be used as our transit station, it is still good..."

As Zhao Ying spoke, he picked up the sharpened charcoal pen on the side and lightly drew a circle at the position of Luzon in later generations, and then drew larger circles on the lower left and lower right respectively.

"After we manage this place well, no matter which direction we develop, we can advance and attack, retreat and defend. It can be regarded as a stable material supply place."

The First Emperor nodded slightly.

Looking at the large island on the lower left, which is almost as large as several counties, a fighting spirit suddenly ignited in his narrow eyes. Just like back then, he was leaning on the desk, overlooking the sacred land of the Six Kingdoms of Shandong. .

If we can capture this place, Da Qin's territory will almost double again.

Before, firstly, I didn’t know that there was such a vast territory on the vast sea. Secondly, the Qin Dynasty implemented the county system and pursued a high degree of political, economic and even spiritual and cultural unification. In order to completely unify the north and the south, they After unifying the world, they destroyed obscene temples, abolished writing, regulated carriages and horses, and unified weights and measures.

Although these measures were highly praised by later generations and praised as an emperor through the ages, at the time, they also aroused strong backlash from various places. In fact, because of this, the voices of opposition in the Six Kingdoms of Shandong and Baiyue in Lingnan have never stopped.

It has seriously affected his mind, making him unable to continue going south even if he had the intention.

The First Emperor liked to expand territories, and it was good to want to create a huge empire that would last forever, but his mind was clearer than anyone else.

Before the forces of the Six Shandong Kingdoms and the Lingnan Land are completely integrated, it is no longer appropriate for the Great Qin Empire to continue to move south.

But now——

He couldn't help but take a deep breath and looked at the high-spirited emperor's grandson in front of him, with a trace of enthusiasm in his eyes.

Now that he has such a good grandson, he has no worries about his future. The situation in the Six Kingdoms of Shandong has gradually improved, and it may not be impossible to push the territory of Great Qin further in his lifetime.

Thinking of this, his eyes couldn't help but become more eager.

Zhao Ying knew what his grandfather was thinking when he looked at him, so he couldn't help but smile and remind him.

"Uncle, with the current national strength of our Great Qin, it is no problem to regain these overseas islands, but the question is, do we have so many people?"

First Emperor:……

This piece of shit will ruin people’s interest!
Looking at the stern expression of the First Emperor, Zhao Ying smiled.

"Father, there is strength in numbers. Our population in Da Qin is still too small. Without a large population to support us, even if we conquer these small islands, over time, they will eventually become an enclave..."

The First Emperor nodded seriously and considered.

"It's really a big problem..."

Having said this, he hesitated slightly.

"You mean to lower the age at which men and women get married?"

Zhao Ying:......

Ah, this——

This misunderstanding is huge!
In fact, compared with the previous dynasties of later generations, the age at which men and women got married in the Qin Dynasty was relatively reasonable. The laws of the Qin Dynasty stipulated that men should be crowned after being six feet five inches tall, and women could only be married after they were six feet two tall.

If converted into age, he is about sixteen or seventeen years old. Compared with those perverted dynasties in later generations who can get married at the age of ten, they are already many times more scientific.

Of course, even if they get married at the age of ten, there is a high probability that they will not be able to have children.

But having a child at the age of twelve or thirteen is nothing unusual.

Giving birth to a child is like a gate of hell. I don't know how many people have fallen at this gate. How dare Zhao Ying let the First Emperor have such a misunderstanding? He immediately shook his head.

"No, no, the current age is just right. If it is lowered any further, those girls will be still young and their bodies have not yet developed to be strong and strong. How can they give birth to healthy children..."

When the First Emperor heard this, he couldn't help but nodded slightly, but he made plans to go to the imperial medical office and ask more carefully.

Zhao Ying didn't know that the First Emperor had not completely given up on this plan, but when he saw him nodding, he couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Don't dare to beat around the bush, just get straight to the point.

"What I mean is to set up a special school, let the experienced female officials in the palace, those medical officers who are good at women's medicine, and the gentlemen of Afang Medical Hall to carry out specialized teaching, and centrally train a large number of people who really know how to deliver babies. Midwives are assigned to each county, with them as the core, to improve the level of midwives in each area as soon as possible to reduce the risk of birth..."

Hearing this, Young Master Gao on the side finally looked away from the map and nodded in agreement.

"Ying'er, you really deserve the name of benevolence and love for others - your policy is truly the words of an old man who upholds the country. When I was in Xianyang in the past, I heard about many tragedies in the world where mothers and children died due to childbirth... "

The First Emperor also nodded seriously.

"Okay, you can just tell your Aweng about this later..."

In fact, he knew better than Young Master Gao, because Da Qin implemented a very strict household registration management system. When a family added a child, they needed to report to the county government office. If someone died in the family, they needed to go to the government office to cancel the household registration and explain the reason for the death. At the same time, the government office would Take back the fields and promptly cancel the taxes on this person's name. Therefore, the increase or decrease in population, as well as the reasons for the increase or decrease, will be within the scope of reporting by local officials.

However, this was a common thing before, and no one thought there was anything wrong with it. If you give birth to a child and die, you will be unlucky. Therefore, I have never thought of starting from the midwife.

In fact, even if I thought about it, I couldn’t do it.

Only now, with the Afang Academy, schools have been officially established, and have begun to be gradually promoted in counties and counties across the country, has this kind of thing truly gained the foundation and possibility of implementation.

"My great father is wise, and I, the Qin Dynasty and the head of Guizhou, will definitely be grateful for this policy of my great father -"

Zhao Ying sincerely flattered the First Emperor.

However, he had already made plans in his heart to take the tiger skin of the First Emperor and give his father a mission.

Hearing this, the First Emperor smiled and shook his head.

"The suggestion you made, you are the grandson of the emperor who oversees the country, what does it have to do with me..."

Zhao Ying:......

"Okay! Then it's my-"

However, he was not obsessed with this. The First Emperor did not care who got the credit, and wanted to give himself a chance to continue to win over the people and accumulate popularity.

But it doesn't matter to him. He now believes more and more that his chances of leaving a name in history may not be weaker than those of the First Emperor.

The matter of training midwives intensively, no matter how urgent it is, is not urgent at the moment. It is not too late to wait until the free-spirited father of the family sobers up. The top priority is actually to continue manpower after Gongzi Gao takes over the island.

Thinking of this, Zhao Ying couldn't help but glance at the First Emperor subconsciously.

In fact, he really wanted to suggest that the First Emperor transfer some service personnel from Lishan.

After all, most of the people working there were convicted persons. As long as they were exempted from guilt, Fu Ji could immediately gather a large group of desperadoes who were willing to follow the young master to the sea.

Once there, as long as the court gives them certain support and sets aside a piece of land for them, they can take root there and multiply with a sufficient population.

But, after all, there is still no exit.

Unlike Epang Palace, Mount Li was the tomb of the First Emperor himself. In this era when death was more important than life, building a tomb was definitely a big deal. He didn't want to hurt the relationship between himself and the First Emperor because of this.

What's more, if history is irreversible, the First Emperor, who lives in Xianyang, will still die in July this year. It would be inappropriate for him to allocate manpower to build the mausoleum at this time.

After thinking about it for a while, I couldn't figure out where to recruit the manpower...

After all, nowadays, even in various places, there are not many people in prisons.

After the establishment of the three counties in Mobei, it almost became a place of exile for those who violated the law. Wave after wave of prisoners, dragging their families with them, were sent to Mobei Chongbian, and even if there was a little left, he couldn't do anything about it. Concentrate it.

With the current traffic conditions, even if they wanted to gather together, they might not be able to get there alive. Even if they did, they didn't know how long it would take to get there.

He suddenly understood why for a period of time in later generations, the West plundered serfs and traded slaves on a large scale.

There is really a shortage of people——

"Fourth Uncle, don't think about these. In any case, we must first capture the place. Those local small tribes may not be unable to use it if they are trained. In a short period of time, they will be enough to meet the needs - just remember, they must be allowed to Keep enough respect for our Great Qin, otherwise you will suffer harm..."

Seeing that Zhao Ying was serious about his instructions, Young Master Gao did not dare to be careless and nodded seriously.

"Okay, I don't have to!"

Although Young Master Gao said this, Zhao Ying still decided to go back and write to Long Qie and Fan Kuai to warn them. After all, my fourth uncle's temperament is still too kind, and he may not be able to be ruthless when the time comes.

That night, Young Master Gao wanted to go back, but Zhao Ying stayed behind.

Seeing Young Master Gao looking at him, the First Emperor waved his hand casually.

"Since Ying'er is keeping you, you can stay. You will be leaving in a few days. You brothers, uncles and nephews will also take this opportunity to get together..."

Although Zhao Ying didn't say it, with the wisdom of the First Emperor, how could he not see the plan of his eldest grandson.

Obviously, this kind-hearted fourth son of his has caught the eye of the eldest grandson and will probably occupy an extremely important position in his future plans.

In this case, it is really necessary to avoid suspicion the most and let him take the opportunity to establish a good relationship with his eldest grandson.

Young Master Gao smiled and nodded.

"If that's the case, then I'll bother you again..."

Having said this, he was in a good mood and did not forget to joke.

"Nowadays, no one in the entire Qin Dynasty knows that the delicacies of the Emperor Taisun's house are the best in the world. I am considered to be in a good position..."

Zhao Ying looked at Young Master Gao, who had obviously lost weight, and couldn't help but feel something in his heart, and said with a smile.

"Fourth uncle, don't be envious. When you leave later, I will ask some chefs with excellent cooking skills to give them to you - so that you can taste our Xianyang delicacies even when you are on the East China Sea..."

When Prince Gao heard this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed.

"If so, Uncle Yu won't be polite!"

To be honest, after eating the food at Zhao Ying's house, he really couldn't bear to eat fish that was simply processed or simply grilled.

Having a cook who is proficient in cooking is really a dream.

Zhao Ying said with a smile.

"Okay, I'll teach them a few new dishes later, and I'll deliver them to you personally..."

Although he was not a rich man in his previous life, it was no big deal for him to eat some seafood and drink draft beer with his colleagues occasionally. He also knew some cooking methods for some common seafood.

However, now that he has traveled through time, there is no means to store seafood. Even though he is the grandson of the emperor and is rich all over the world, he cannot eat it.

Eh--

Thinking about it, Zhao Ying felt that he was really miserable. (End of chapter)