Da Qin: Rebuked the dissatisfied ministers, held the sword towards the emperor at the beginning

Chapter 104: Clues to the East County Meteorite Case Emerge!

the other side.

Yin Lie took Liu Bang to Jingxian County, which was the retirement place for some defeated and disabled veterans.

Swords have no eyes on the battlefield.

There are too many things that are missing arms and legs.

And once you are seriously injured, if you are lucky and the Lord of Hell does not come to take care of you, you will be able to survive the hell gate.

The problem is that……

If you lose an arm or a leg, even if you survive, you will become a burden to the empire and your family.

Just like the people who narrowly escaped death in the first battle between Qin and Chu.

Even Li Xin has been hidden in history.

Not to mention ordinary wounded veterans.

In a word.

For those who failed to earn military honors on the battlefield and were disabled and seriously injured, the court would not provide any subsidies.

This is just like Great Qin will never directly open its granaries to rescue refugees from natural disasters...

Those with merit will be rewarded!
Those who have no merit will be treated coldly!
Regardless of whether you unfortunately suffered a natural disaster or were missing arms or legs on the battlefield, Great Qin will not show the slightest mercy.

of course.

Non-vegetation, ruthless Practice makes perfect.

Pao Ze, who fought side by side in the past, has become prosperous. Under normal circumstances, he will choose to pull one if he can.

After all, everyone has a time when they can't open the pot.

I'll help you today.

Help me tomorrow.

People at the bottom can only survive by helping each other.

"Sir, I wonder what your orders are?"

Liu Bang looked at the loess village in front of him, and he felt that he had arrived at the place he was most familiar with.

There are 36 counties in Kyushu, and each county under its jurisdiction...

Except for some large counties and capitals, there are bluestone streets, halls and attics.

The rest of the villages and towns are still houses built with earth.

It doesn’t keep you warm in the winter, and it doesn’t keep you cool in the summer.

The biggest function is to block the wind.

therefore.

Winter isn't the only place in the North that's hard to live with.

A large number of people in Guanzhong and the Central Plains still starve to death and freeze to death every winter.

"Let me take a look around. You'd better not think about running around like a naughty person. The control in Guanzhong is very strict, and your accent is typical of Central Plains dialect."

Yin Lie tilted his head slightly: "So your little cleverness will not be used here."

"Hey, let's see what you said."

Liu Bang said flatteringly: "Before I get familiar with this territory, I will definitely not go more than ten steps above."

Lao Liu also knew something.

Guanzhong is no better than other places.

Extremely exclusive.

Especially for the Central Plains people.

no way.

The war has been going on for so many years.

Not only the people of the Six Kingdoms of Shandong still have lingering hatred for the Qin Dynasty.

The old Qin people in Guanzhong also extremely reject the people from the Central Plains.

Especially Yin Lie came to the veteran's village here.

At this time.

Li Zheng from Huangtu Township came to receive Yin Lie.

otherwise.

Yin Lie and Liu Bang looked like strangers, and they looked extremely conspicuous wherever they went.

With local Li Zheng following him, Yin Lie could ask more questions.

but.

The Captain's Order of Black Ice Platform cannot be used everywhere.

Because of Yin Lie's identity, Li Zheng in Huangtu Township always answers all questions, but as long as some relatively sensitive topics are involved, he will start to pretend to be confused.

For example, Yin Lie mentioned that the military lord Zhao Tuo seemed to come here often.

Li Zheng caught Zhao Tuo and praised him fiercely, but he didn't say anything else.

After a few more chats.

Yin Lie understood that the major military princes of the Junwu Xungui faction were extremely popular in Guanzhong, and it would be difficult for him to investigate any secrets.

But all came.

Yin Lie must leave something behind before leaving.

"By the way, what do you use for heating in winter?"

Yin Lie asked casually.

Li Zheng paused after hearing this, and then replied: "There are seven or eight hundred people in Huangtu Township, with a total of nearly one hundred households. Those who are rich burn wood and charcoal for heating, while those who have no money can only burn stone nirvana."

"Shine..."

Yin Lie thought about it for a moment.

The technology of making charcoal has been very mature since the Shang and Zhou dynasties.

It is not surprising that wealthy people in the pre-Qin period used charcoal for heating their homes.

As for Shi Nie...

To put it bluntly, it is unprocessed coal, which has great smoke, small burning flame, and is very easy to extinguish.

and so.

At this time, Shi Nie [coal] is basically a thing without an owner.

Commonly known as things no one wants.

The people at the lowest level in Guizhou had no other choice but to burn stone to keep warm during the winter.

After all, it’s either going to be choked by the smoke…

Or choose to be frozen.

It seems that the former is more bearable.

"Liu Ji, go get some good loess and just make a stove."

Yin Lie ordered.

Liu Bang was dumbfounded when he heard this: "Huh? Loess, piled into a furnace..."

Liu Bang said that this was a bit too difficult, right?
"Let you go."

Yin Lie was too lazy to say too much.

Liu Bang had no choice but to comply.

Soon.

Liu Bang got suitable loess and followed Yin Lie's instructions to build a small stove.

A stove doesn't need to be elaborate.

Just being able to bake something.

Followed by.

Li Zheng also got some water, loess and Shi Nie [coal].

"Captain, what do you want to do?"

Even though Li Zheng has lived a long life, he still has no idea what Yin Lie wants to do.

"I want Shi Nie to be as useful as charcoal. At least it will be no problem for heating."

Yin Lie said quietly.

Li Zheng and Liu Bang looked at each other in shock when they heard this.

Lao Liu naturally did not dare to say some depressing words rashly.

But Li Zheng said softly: "Captain, it has been common knowledge for hundreds of years that this stone is difficult to burn and smokes heavily. No amount of craftsmen can improve it, otherwise high-quality charcoal would not be so expensive."

Charcoal is also divided into grades.

Relatively wealthy families can only use some common charcoal.

As for the best charcoal, it is called silver bone charcoal.

Charcoal is like white frost, smokeless, difficult to burn, and difficult to extinguish.

The desirable part of this silver bone charcoal is placed in a special hand-warming stove, which will not burn out overnight and cannot be used by non-nobles.

"What craftsmen couldn't do before doesn't mean I can't do it either."

Yin Lie said calmly: "The reason why Shi Nie is difficult to burn is because its density is too high..."

Halfway through Yin Lie's explanation, he noticed the increasingly confused expressions of Li Zheng and Liu Bang beside him.

They have no idea what density means.

Yin Lie shook his head helplessly.

Sure enough, his attempt to interpret the combustion principle of coal was a very redundant matter.

Later research shows.

Coal has high density and too few contact surfaces with air, so it is difficult to burn, easily extinguished, and produces large smoke.

Now that we know the crux of the problem.

Just solve it accordingly.

The first step: Yin Lie asked Li Zheng and Liu Bang to crush Shi Nie and loess, then add an appropriate amount of water and stir.

Step [-]: Rub the briquettes with your hands, and then use branches to poke holes in the briquettes.

Step [-]: Light the stove and bake the honeycomb briquettes to quickly shape them.

That is: doping loess solves the problem of high density.

Then poke the briquettes into a honeycomb shape to solve the problem of less contact surface with air.

As for the smoke...

no way.

This is more difficult to do.

Coal will always have some smoke, and adding loess has suppressed the smoke to the greatest extent.

Also.

It is true that Shi Nie cannot be made exactly like coal.

the reason is simple.

Just like the low-rent housing in later generations cannot be equipped with a bathroom.

As long as you have a bathroom, low-rent housing will be no different from commercial housing. Powerful people will use various means to monopolize low-rent housing and then rent it out at a high price.

The same reason.

When stone nirvana can be as smokeless as charcoal.

Shi Nie will be occupied by Guanzhong nobles.

By then, the bottom Guizhou leaders may not even be able to use Shi Nie.

In summary.

Yin Lie has finally solved the heating problem of disabled veterans in Guanzhong in winter.

In addition...

In order to prevent Li Zheng from monopolizing the method of making briquettes.

Yin Lie immediately asked Li Zheng to gather some villagers, and he taught the steps of making briquettes again.

It's actually very simple.

If you don’t have a stove at home, why don’t you use loess to make a fire?
Got the baking method figured out.

Making briquettes is even simpler.

Loess, stone nirvana, water...Crush the first two, then add water and stir, then rub the briquettes with your hands and poke holes with branches...

Finally, place the briquettes next to the fire and bake until they are set.

"Fellow folks, you can use these briquettes to keep warm in the winter, or you can sell them. The money you sell is enough to meet your daily needs. These are all gifts from His Majesty. The blood you shed on the battlefield, The Empire never forgets!"

Yin Lie opened his arms and gave a very inflammatory speech.

next moment.

"Boom bang bang..."

Hundreds of disabled veterans from Guanzhong and their family members knelt down to thank my emperor!
Seeing this, Li Zheng was so excited that tears filled his eyes.

There are many disabled veterans in his loess village, and every year during the winter, there are many people who cannot make it through.

Or rather.

That was a relief.

Because as soon as autumn and winter come, the wounds caused by serious injuries and disabilities will be painful and itchy. Coupled with the all-pervasive winter wind, it is really uncomfortable.

Now that Yin Lie has made briquettes, life for these people can at least be a little easier.

And more importantly...

Many disabled veterans cannot get off the ground or do heavy work, becoming a burden to their families.

Now there is a way to manufacture and sell briquettes.Anyway, this is not a particularly heavy physical job. It is a piece of work that can be done by the elderly and children.

Briquettes only need to be priced at half the price of charcoal.

It is enough for Huangtu Village to move towards a well-off society.

"Your Majesty for ten thousand years, Daqin for ten thousand years!"

"Your Majesty for ten thousand years, Daqin for ten thousand years!"

"Your Majesty for ten thousand years, Daqin for ten thousand years!"

……

Amid the enthusiastic cheers of a group of disabled veterans.

Liu Bang involuntarily raised his chest. He found that the superior officer he was following had the ability to turn stone into gold. He was unpredictable!

Liu Bang said that he vaguely saw his future... it was bright!
of course.

The premise is that he must hold Yin Lie's thigh tightly.

side.

Yin Lie pulled Li Zheng and took two more steps.

Then he asked seriously: "Fellow fellow, Your Majesty sent me here not only to show kindness to Huangtu Village."

"I would also like to ask by the way, has Military Marquis Zhao Tuo seen any outsiders here recently?"

"Or maybe since the arrival of the military lord Zhao Tuo, some strong men in the village have suddenly been transferred away."

……

Yin Lie understood that he wanted to live happily in Huangtu Village and asked Li Zheng to submit.

We must pull up the banner of the First Emperor.

As long as there is the name of the First Emperor.

He extended another favor.

And appropriately show some power...

thought here.

Yin Lie immediately exuded the oppressive feeling of ghost back and horizontal training without showing any signs of it!
immediately.

Li Zheng swallowed hard, feeling the coercion emanating from Yin Lie and the enthusiastic expressions of gratitude from many villagers.

have to say.

The old Qin people in Guanzhong were no longer as simple as being loyal to the First Emperor.

But faith!

The confidence and glory in their hearts are all given by the emperor!

Now the emperor is giving you a special favor!

It makes them feel special.

This will naturally make it difficult for all the villagers of Huangtu Village to restrain their loyalty and fanaticism.

Li Zheng was also deeply affected and said: "Captain, we dare not deceive Your Majesty. Military Marquis Zhao Tuo does come to Huangtu Village from time to time, but he usually meets some veterans who have experienced the battle to attack Chu before to have a drink." , relax, and give me some help."

"That's it!"

Yin Lie frowned slightly.

Sure enough, it's not that easy to find clues.

In fact.

Yin Lie just came to try his luck.

Guowei Tu Ju and others can definitely send retainers and raised dead soldiers to plan and implement the Dongjun meteorite case.

Looking for veterans...

The risk is too high and there is no need.

But then again.

If there is really no clue at all in Huangtu Village, and Ren Xiao and Zhao Tuo just run there if they have nothing to do, are they really just caring for disabled veterans?
Yin Lie said...

"By the way, where is Ren Xiao? Has Ren Xiao seen any outsiders here before, or has he asked any strong men to work in his house?"

Yin Lie asked one more question.

Li Zheng thought for a while and said: "Reporting to the captain, Ren Junhou actually found the youngest son of a veteran family, Hei Fu, to work as a guard in his mansion. He made many people envious at that time!"

"Oh? Ren Xiao, Hei Fu, guard!"

Yin Lie narrowed his eyes and said, "Where is Zhao Tuo? Since he is so helpful to the veterans in Guanzhong, why didn't he find any strong men to be his attendants or guards?"

Li Zheng shook his head and said: "No, Zhao Junhou has never liked extravagance..."

Zhao Tuo's family is full of old servants from the past, and few new attendants are added.

"Well, Rizheng, you did a good job."

Yin Lie nodded and said, "Your Majesty will remember the information you provided."

Li Zheng was extremely excited when he heard this. Being able to be loyal to His Majesty is the greatest honor in his life!

that's it.

Yin Lie relied on the power of the First Emperor and the favor of briquettes.

Both kindness and grace!

Finally got the information that Ren Xiao had recruited a black man from Huangtu Village as a guard.

Scattered clues.

It's not a wasted trip.

And most importantly...

Yin Lie really wanted to make life easier for those disabled veterans from the bottom of his heart.

Although they have never made any meritorious deeds!

But the blood they shed on the battlefield was real.

They deserve the mercy and grace of the First Emperor to make amends.

……

On the way back to Xianyang.

Liu Bang began to work hard to find out the news.

Rushing for performance in all kinds of situations.

Even for some Baiyue refugees along the way, Liu Bang had to make some idle remarks.

Since then.

"Upon duty, I asked about some things about the Minyue Crown Prince."

Liu Bang came excitedly to claim credit.

Yin Lie curled his lips: "How do you say that?"

He didn't care much about the Minyue Crown Prince.

Because it is difficult for him to have any communication with the other party.

Furthermore.

The Prince of Minyue also has nothing to do with the Dongjun meteorite case he is investigating...

"Sir, everyone says that the Prince of Fujian and Yue is a master of both poison and poison. He is extremely powerful!"

Liu Bang said nonchalantly: "There are even rumors that the Crown Prince of Fujian and Yue has transformed his body through special voodoo techniques, and has become inhuman and ghost-like."

Yin Lie was speechless when he heard this: "It's such an exaggeration..."

"hey-hey."

Liu Bang scratched his head and giggled: "I don't know, anyway, I heard the miraculous things from those Baiyue refugees."

Yin Lie: "..."

……

at dusk.

Yin Lie took Liu Bang to Tingchao Villa.

And he also chose a room for Liu Bang in the outer courtyard.

The inner courtyard is where Yin Lie and the young medical girl Xia Yue'er live. No one else is allowed to intrude without orders.

Violators, watch your head!

Liu Bang must have followed the rules. After all, he never thought that he could live in such a luxurious villa in his life.

Also.

Since arriving in Xianyang.

Yin Lie never let Xia Yuer go out again.

Didu is no better than other places.

Yin Lie doesn't want the Junwu Xungui faction to take advantage of the people around him...

however.

The gears of fate are still turning in unpredictable directions.

When Yin Lie asked Xia Yueer how his new drug research was going.

Xia Yue'er said that on the way back from the Eastern Inspection Team, she once met a patient suffering from heart disease. After taking medicine, his condition did improve.

This shows that the new medicine she developed is quite effective.

"Along the way? Where?"

Hearing this, Yin Lie had a bad premonition in his heart, so he asked one more question.

He had been studying two-crop rice and wheat planting techniques with Tu Jinxuan some time ago, and had not paid attention to Xia Yue'er.

Until entering Xianyang.

Yin Liecai specifically told Xia Yuer many things to pay attention to.

"It seems to be in... Sanchuan County."

Xia Yuer blinked her eyes. She could see that her master seemed to become a little nervous suddenly.

"Sanchuan County, Han Di!"

Yin Lie took a deep breath and said: "I have destiny, and I have a vague premonition about the big crisis in the future."

Xia Yuer: "..."

"Our opponents have probably already begun to make plans, and they are very likely to be targeting you. You have to be mentally prepared."

Yin Lie warned the little doctor girl around him seriously.

Xia Yuer bit her red lips and said, "Master, I will never be a burden to you."

"You've done a great job."

Yin Lie touched Xia Yue'er's little head.

They've been really careful.

Since entering Xianyang, I have been cautious every step of the way.

Xia Yue'er has never even gone out of Chaoshan Villa.

If this can be grasped by the Junwu Xungui faction...

no way.

Only the soldiers can stop it, and the water and earth will cover it up!

……

The next day, early morning.

In an official post station in Dongcheng District, Xianyang.

"what!"

A maid's scream echoed through the sky.

immediately.

The entire inn became brightly lit with candles.

Nothing happened to the Crown Prince of Minyue, but his younger brother suffered a sudden heart attack last night and died suddenly after taking medicine!

And that medicine...

He was found by the translator who was the subordinate of Dianke, the nine ministers of the Great Qin Dynasty.

Due to the night curfew, the translator could not find a suitable imperial doctor for a while, but he happened to meet a Korean foreign businessman at the inn who swore... He had a pill in his hand to treat heart disease, and he had taken it himself before. , the medicine cures the disease and has a magical effect!

then.

The Prince of Minyue immediately checked the pill.

For a master-level expert in both witchcraft and voodoo, he can tell at a glance whether something is poisonous or not.

but……

The Prince of Minyue was indeed cautious enough. In addition to checking the pills, he also checked the body of the foreign businessman from Korea and found that there were indeed symptoms of heart disease in the past.

therefore.

Only the Prince of Minyue would agree to let his brother take the pill.

Unfortunately……

My honey is his arsenic!
The younger brother of the Minyue Prince still died suddenly in the early morning.

A foreign businessman from South Korea was arrested and quickly identified the pills as a gift from a medical woman named Xia Yuer...

Wait until the fish belly becomes white in the east.

Jiuqing Dianke led hundreds of lieutenants and directly surrounded Tingchao Villa!

"Qin Yucheng, hand over the criminal immediately, don't resist in vain!!"

……

(End of this chapter)