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

Chapter 29 Where Does Food Come From?

Zulong's body that was turning back suddenly stopped.

Then he turned back little by little.

Extremely slow.

I was afraid that after turning back, Qin Mu would say something wrong again.

Until Qin Mu said "I have a way" again.

Only then did Zu Long turn back, and asked in a trembling voice, "What can I do?"

Qin Mu looked at his father, feeling a little emotional in his heart.

He knew that this father had a very high status.

Ye Shen, who was so tall as Jiuqing, also knelt down and begged for mercy when he saw him.

High enough for him to open his mouth to play.After impeachment, Qin Shihuang beheaded Ye Shen for him.

He was so tall that he dared to brag that "there is no one bigger than me in the entire court".

For such a person, whether locust plagues, droughts, or floods have nothing to do with him.

He can easily live a life of "the wine and meat of rich men stink, and the road has frozen bones" as the poet said.

Qin Mu had seen such a person when he was in the hospital.

Occupying the status of aristocrats, they feel that the common people are pariahs.

But my dad didn't.

He stood at one of the highest positions in the entire Great Qin, looking at the people with great compassion in his heart.

Ever since Qin Mu saw him, this old man has never lost his composure.

Whether happy or sad, eloquent or silent, they all reveal the aura of a high-ranking person, unapproachable to strangers.

However, it was the first time that such a person lost his composure in front of Qin Mu for the sake of the life and death of the people who had nothing to do with it.

Zu Long took a step towards Qin Mu, and asked again, "What method?"

Looking at Zulong's face, Qin Mu couldn't bear to let him continue to suffer like this.

So he purposely held back and kept blinking.

Sure enough, Zu Long understood what he meant, and laughed out loud.

"Good boy, this is for my benefit!"

"Well, if this method is feasible, how about I ask His Majesty to appoint you as the Minister of State, you don't have to go to court, and you only receive a salary?"

Qin Mu shook his head, stretched out his right index finger and shook it left and right: "Not enough, not enough!"

"Then, how about giving you a hundred guards from the forbidden army, and giving you a guard of honor when you go out, majestic and majestic?"

"Not enough, not enough!"

"Then, how about granting you the title of marquis, eating thousands of households, and hereditary succession?"

"More is more than enough, but not what I want, not enough!"

Zu Long's eyes lit up: "I'll introduce you to my wife!"

Qin Mu wanted to say "not enough", but the dignity of LSP made him reluctantly nodded.

He added: "Forget it, I don't want what you said."

"But you've thought about it so much, I can't always ask you to change the conditions, so let's do it."

Zu Long laughed a lot, and said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, Mu'er is afraid that the world will not be able to wait, I understand! I understand!"

For famine, later generations have already accumulated enough experience.

Some of these famines are caused by natural factors, such as common floods and droughts.

There are also human factors, such as the economic crisis represented by the Great Depression.

Therefore, Qin Mu has sufficient knowledge reserves to solve this problem.

However, case study is useless, it must be suitable for the national conditions of Daqin.

He thought for a long time, and finally spoke.

"The main problem at present is that the timing of the locust plague is unlucky."

"The millet and wheat have just eared and are not yet ripe, so they cannot be harvested quickly."

"And once the locusts pass through, no vegetation will grow."

"But the common people have no food left, and they want to eat grass roots and bark, but they can't."

Zulong nodded.

In fact, if the locust plague appeared 20 days later, I am afraid it would not have such a big impact.

"So, the most important issue at the moment is actually the ration issue."

"You're right, Mu'er. That's the problem. The common people have no rice to eat, and even if the food is allocated from the treasury, it will take some time..."

"Who said there is no rice to cook? Oh, the common people have no rice, but some people have it!"

Zu Long was stunned, what was Qin Mu's idea?
I only heard Qin Mu continue to say: "Daqin has abundant harvests year after year, is it really short of food?"

"This……"

Zulong murmured, saying that there must be something wrong with lack of food.

Although there is not much grain in the treasury, there is a lot from the people.

It's just that... the food for the people is in the hands of those landlords, rich households, and businessmen.

Their food reserves are too large, and the maintenance cost alone is an astronomical figure.

Why was Qin Mu able to buy out the grain shops in Xianyangfang City at a very low price before?
It is because there is too much food and the maintenance cost is too high, which is almost higher than the selling price of food.

In this way, even if the price is lower than the market price, as long as they can be sold, those merchants will still sell it.

Because, every time a stone grain is sold, they can lose a little less money.

This is called "the loss is not much, but the gain".

Even so, they still have surplus grain in their granaries.

However, now that famine has appeared, it may be difficult to buy food at a low price.

"As long as we use these grains to help the people, what is the famine?"

Zulong was a little dazed.

From what Qin Mu said, did these landlords and profiteers become great benevolent people?
Heard of the famine, not only did not take the opportunity to raise prices, but also donated food for disaster relief?

Could it be that Lie Yufeng taught Qin Mu some spells that could control others?

Qin Mu didn't know what strange things Zulong had imagined.

He just thought, I've said so much, why didn't you express anything, Dad?

Zu Long waited for a long time, but did not hear Qin Mu continue to speak.

"Mu'er, what next? After the locust plague, what should the people eat?"

"What to eat? Of course, food."

"But the food has already been eaten by locusts, so they won't grow out of the ground by themselves?"

"Well said! Then I would like to ask my father, will my wife walk into my house by herself?"

"You kid..."

Zu Long froze for a moment, then burst out laughing.

"You kid, I thought you were why? It turns out that you have reached the age of Sichun at such a young age..."

Qin Mu interrupted him impatiently: "What age is Sichun? I don't care at all!"

"It's just that I have to have some benefits. You said this again, so I asked."

"Otherwise I will always be dissatisfied, and you have to think about the bargaining chip again, trouble."

"Although we are father and son, the father and father settle accounts clearly and trade fairly."

"I want to find out your bargaining chip, isn't this too much?"

Zu Long laughed loudly: "Not too much, not too much."

He was also a little depressed.

Qin Mu chased himself and called him father every day...

I really want to be Qin Mu's real father...

But he is not Qin Mu's real father...

What kind of bloody plot is this?

He went on to say: .

"But you have to tell me what you want to know? Otherwise, how can I tell you?"

"Well, also..."

Qin Mu pondered.

During the Great Qin Dynasty, the ancient Chinese ethics had not become as strict as later generations.

Therefore, it is common practice to spy on some information or even meet up before marriage.

However, the father's status is so high, and he probably wouldn't just find a wife to introduce himself to.

Then... let's ask about family background first.

"Which family is the girl from?"

(End of this chapter)