Da Qin: At the age of six, I beat Qin Shihuang at the beginning

Chapter 26 Qin Mu's prophecy came true, and the locust plague struck

Zu Long, who had easily obtained the solution to the book problem from Qin Mu, happily returned to the palace.

In Daqin, the production cost of a book varies depending on the number of characters.

One, the Taoist classic "Tao Te Ching", has a total of only five thousand words.

Together with the bamboo slips and transcriptions, the cost of a volume is around [-] coins.

The bookseller sold it for a thousand bucks.

It doesn't look like much, but it's half a year's living expenses for ordinary people!
In his vision, it would be great if the price of the book could be reduced by half.

What Qin Mu did was countless times better than he imagined!
First of all, although the cost of movable type is slightly higher, once it is made, it can be used almost unlimitedly!
Second, if movable type was used, there would be no need for manual transcription.

The wages of these scholars are not low!
In this way, the cost of a book is almost only the cost of a few bamboo slips.

The cost instantly dropped from five hundred coins to five to ten coins!
If it is spread out with the power of the government, then...

Everyone has books to read, not empty talk!
The next day, Zulong held a court meeting.

The court meeting had not been held for many days, but it was suddenly called this morning, which made the ministers a little curious.

Among them, the ministers from the noble family and the ministers from the poor family actually had expectations in their hearts.

This court meeting, I'm afraid it will be about the imperial examination!
Whether to implement the imperial examination is a fight here!
From now on, whether people in the world are still high or low depends on this court meeting!
If the imperial examination is implemented, "being Tian Shelang in the morning and going to the Tianzitang in the evening" will become a norm.

Aristocratic bloodlines and marriages will come under tremendous pressure.

Even, all the high-ranking nobles will become the dust of history.

The nobles turned their attention to Wang Jian one after another.

But Wang Jian just closed his eyes slightly, and the old god was there, as if he didn't know the purpose of the court meeting.

He is different from other nobles.

As long as Da Qin can grow stronger, he doesn't care about his own glory and wealth at all!
And the poor ministers also set their sights on Fei Er.

Fei Er was a little nervous.

He heard about the group of noble ministers who appealed collectively the day before yesterday but were angrily reprimanded by the first emperor.

It's just that these nobles must have come prepared today.

Will Zu Longhui delay the implementation of the imperial examinations in order to appease them?
Zu Long looked at the ministers in the hall, how could he not know what they were thinking?
However, the imperial examination is related to the future of Daqin, how can these noble ministers obstruct it?

Under the auspices of the eunuch, ministers with different thoughts shouted long live.

According to the custom, the eunuch shouted "everyone plays".

Almost at the end of the entire courtier team, there was a voice.

"The minister has this recitation!"

When the sound came out, Zu Long, the noble ministers, and the humble ministers immediately thought in their hearts.

Zu Long: "These ministers are quite scheming. Knowing that the imperial examination will be discussed at the court meeting, let a cannon fodder speak first. It's just that I don't know if it is the noble or the poor family? I am afraid it is more likely to be the noble."

Noble: "Is this person sent by His Majesty or a poor family? It's a pity that I didn't speak in advance and lost the opportunity. But you might as well listen to him and catch his loopholes when the time comes!"

The poor family: "This must be the work of the nobles! It seems that they really don't want the imperial examination to be implemented! This shows that the imperial examination system really hit them seven inches and hurt their foundation."

Zulong waved his hand and asked the eunuch to lead the man to the front.

It was a young official of low rank, about 25 or [-] years old.

This was the first time he was so close to Zulong, and he felt a little trembling in his heart, as well as an inexplicable excitement.

"Your Majesty, the plague of locusts came from several counties in the south, and now it is approaching Xianyang!"

As soon as he finished speaking, several noble ministers jumped out and shouted: .

"Your Majesty, imperial examinations are not allowed..."

It was only later that he realized that what this person was talking about was not just about the imperial examination.

Zulong looked gloomy, and waved his hand to signal the young official to continue.

"The food in the farmland is not yet ripe, and there is a lot of food in the locust plague, and now the number is extremely terrible."

"My minister personally surveyed and found that wherever the locust plague passed, not a single blade of grass was left, and the bark and grass roots were also eaten away."

"There is a sign of famine. If you don't prepare for disaster relief, there will be a large number of hungry people!"

famine?

The entire courtroom was in chaos, and all the officials were whispering.

Even the eunuch yelled a few times but couldn't calm these people down.

In normal times, Zu Long had already spoken to stop the officials.

But now, he was sitting on the dragon chair, dumbfounded!
When the young official said the word "famine", Zu Long felt like an earthquake of magnitude [-] appeared in his heart!

This……

Mu'er said before that there will be a famine in Daqin.

At the time, he thought it was just a joke.

And now, just a few days later, Qin Mu's prophecy has come true!

Could it be that Qin Mu really descended from a fairy?
Otherwise, how could he predict the famine so accurately?
no no no...

I, Yingzheng, am a mere mortal, how dare I call Divine Doctor Qin by his first name?

Qin Mu is currently checking the condition of the granary in the yard.

The granary was built in a hurry, and many places were not in place.

Now some of the shady granaries are showing signs of dampness.

If you continue to store it, it will start to rot.

However, fortunately, this granary will not last long.

"Dian Wei, what day is today?"

Dian Wei thought for a while and replied, "Master, today is the ninth day of the lunar new year!"

"It's ninth day?"

Qin Mu hurriedly urged.

"Tell Ah Da and the others to dig out the grain in those granaries and dry it in the sun."

"After drying, don't return it to the warehouse. Take it directly to our medical center and send someone to guard it day and night."

Dian Wei agreed, then patted his head and asked: .

"Master, why did you drag him to the hospital?"

Qin Mu smiled mysteriously: .

"Do you remember what I said, you need to make a lot of money from these grains?"

"I remember. My memory is still very good."

"The locusts are coming soon. When the locusts come, there will be famine everywhere. The price of food will soar immediately."

Qin Mu said with a smile.

"By then, the price-to-gold ratio will not be an empty talk."

"I understand. In short, this batch of food is related to the Lord's money!"

Dian Wei smiled honestly.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of it personally when I arrive at the medical hall, no one can steal a single grain of my lord!"

Qin Mu laughed: "That's not the case. Food won't be too expensive these days, just let Ah Da and the others guard it."

"By the way, let them repair the roof of the hospital after arriving at the hospital."

"Although it shouldn't rain recently, the food is inside, and it will be bad if it rains."

Qin Mu looked at the granary in his yard with a satisfied smile.

His first pot of gold is coming soon.

This also means that the day when the first emperor will die and compete for the throne will not be too far away.

How to make Dad change his mind and accept the plan of rebellion?
(End of this chapter)