Qin Shizhi's Confucian junior master

Chapter 262, News of Cotton and Champa Rice
Hearing that Ziyou talked about the Xiongnu, Yingzheng was taken aback for a moment, and the ministers in the court were also slightly taken aback. Xiongnu, Qin State has not heard this name for many years. The border between Qin State and the grassland is Beidi County, but the Huns were honestly beaten by the defenders of Beidi County, let alone going south, the Huns would have to thank their wolf god if the defenders of Beidi County did not take the initiative to attack.

Ziyou naturally knew what the ministers of Qin State thought, and continued

"Before Beidi County defeated the Huns' invasion, let the Xiongnu realize that if they plundered Beidi County, the loss would be too high, so they set their target on Zhao State. Zhao State had experienced civil strife before, shaken the foundation, and was robbed by Huns and Huns several times. , so there are few Huns in Beidi County. But before Li Mu beheaded more than [-] Huns and the Hu people alliance at Yanmen Pass, wiped out the rags, collected the Donghu, and built a Beijing temple, which made the grassland fearful and dare not look south at Yanmen. This made the grassland Knowing that neither Zhao nor Qin can continue to go south easily.

But this year's snowstorm in Xianyang is still the same, and the severe cold of the grassland is beyond words. Their cattle and sheep will surely freeze to death. The only way to survive is to go south and plunder. May I ask you ministers, which one scares the Huns more, the northern defenders or natural disasters?It's just the beginning of winter, the roads are not blocked, and no one knows when the second snow will come, so the Huns may be heading south recently. "

Hearing Ziyou's words, Yingzheng and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty fell silent. Compared with the defenders in the north, the Huns were more afraid of natural disasters. The rabbits had to know how to bite when they were in a hurry, not to mention that the Huns were already plundered. sex people.Even though the Xiongnu went south to plunder, even though they lived in a dangerous environment and natural disasters, it was more of their nature. Their plundering nature made them extraordinarily warlike. While satisfying their nature, they could also gain huge wealth, population, etc., which will make their nature more belligerent.

"I'm not sure whether the Xiongnu will continue to trouble Li Mu or go south to attack Beidi County. No matter which one it is, we must be prepared." Ziyou said.

"According to what the teacher said, let Beidi County prepare for the Huns going south, and at the same time let Wang Ben and Lishan Camp in Shangdang County prepare for support." Yingzheng ordered.

"No!" Wei Liao and Meng Wu came out and said, clasping their hands.

"As for the disaster relief, Father Zhong and Zhang Aiqing will make the preparations, and all Aiqings will cooperate with each other," Ying Zheng said.

"promise!"

The Sangong Jiuqing said to Ying Zheng, and after the order of the next court was issued, the ministers went to the shoe changing place in front of the palace to put on their shoes.While changing shoes, Zhao Gao brought two hunched servants to Ziyou, Lu Buwei and Wei Liao.

"Sir, Lord Hou, Your Majesty Taiwei welcomes you." Zhao Gao said with a salute.

"Well, Shang Shuling will lead the way." Lu Buwei said.

Shangshu Ling is in charge of the initiation of palace Chinese books and submission to the King of Qin. Although it is only an official position under the Shaofu, the real power is not small. This is equivalent to letting Zhao Gao participate in the government. Qin has laws, and the servants are not allowed to participate in the front office. It's business in court, but Shang Shuling is an exception.Talking about state affairs in private in Qin State, talking about Wei Wang's habit of breaking his sleeves in Wei State, and saying that Chu Feng did not enter the Book of Songs in Chu State, these can be said to be the three major acts of death in the Warring States Period.

Shangshu Ling is not only responsible for submitting documents, but also for organizing and filing palace documents, which gave Zhao Gao the opportunity to read enough memorials and important events of the Qin State, which was of great help to him when he transferred to the former court in the future, so Without exception, those who can serve as ministers are the confidantes of the Qin kings of all dynasties, and Zhao Gao's future is very bright.

"No!" Zhao Gao cupped his hands and said.

Zhao Gao was flattered to be able to become a minister and get the qualification to participate in the discussion of the government. He was born as a servant, so he was destined not to be regarded as Yingzheng's accompanying consultant and staff like the Shizhong and Zhongchang servants who were promoted from the recruiting hall. If he wants to realize his career from servant to minister, he must not only pass strict examinations and get good enough grades, but also need to be appreciated by Yingzheng before he can be directly appointed to an important official position, and only Shangshu is left in the palace. Make this a channel.

Although he was flattered, Zhao Gao was more grateful to Ziyou. If it wasn't for the volume of "Shangshu" that Ziyou gave him, he would go from being an unknown servant in the palace to becoming Yingzheng's personal servant in one fell swoop. He is not today at all.

"At the court meeting just now, Master Wang said that the Huns invaded, how sure are you of this matter?" Wei Liao asked in a low voice.

"If the Huns go south, I'm [-]% sure. If it is said which one the Huns will choose between Zhao and Qin, I don't know." Ziyou shook his head and said.

The Xiongnu's southward travel has a great relationship with the climate, but it is usually due to the drought in summer, which leads to the lack of water and grass. The grassland tribes lack enough supplies for the winter and will go south in large numbers to loot supplies.Because the sky is high and the air is crisp in autumn, even if there is a lack of aquatic plants, the grassland has been cultivated for half a year and has enough strength to support the south.

Similarly, just after winter is also the time when the Huns go south frequently. At this time, the grassland has not been sealed by heavy snow. If they are experiencing natural disasters, it will be the best time for them to go south after winter. If it is later, the severe cold and The heavy snow will completely block the chance of the Huns going south.

Is Qin afraid of the Huns now?Ziyou doesn't think so, the current grasslands, like the Central Plains, are undergoing unification, and now the Qin State is gradually encroaching on other countries.The royal court of the Huns headed by Touman is also constantly annexing other grassland tribes. Although many tribes of the Huns are subject to the wolf clan of Touman, many tribes within the Huns are not convinced. The current royal court of the Huns The control over the Xiongnu tribe is still complete, and some big tribes have vague ideas of wanting to replace Touman.

In the same grassland, besides the Huns, there were also Hu people.It was Touman's son, Maodun, that the Xiongnu really dominated the grasslands. After the civil strife among the Xiongnu, Donghu wanted to take the opportunity to destroy the Xiongnu, but Maodu caught the defect of the Donghu people's attack and wiped out Donghu instead.Seeing that Donghu was wiped out by Maodun, the Xiongnu tribes who were still in civil strife directly voted for Maodun, and the Donghu people were also taken over by the Huns, and the grassland has been unified since then.

"We must be ready. Whether it is attacking Qin or Zhao, Qin cannot sit idly by. If the attack on Zhao is completed and the grassland is replenished enough, it will do no harm to Qin." Lu Buwei said.

Grassland and Central Plains This is a war between two races. Grassland went south to plunder Zhao State. If Qin State sat idly by and allowed the grassland to survive this severe winter, it was inevitable that it would not violate the border and invade Beidi County in the coming year.

Ziyou and Wei Liao nodded, Zhao Gao listened to the discussion of the three in front, he didn't intervene, his identity still can't intervene, and this is a major military and political matter, although he is a minister and has the power to discuss politics, but that It was Ying Zheng who asked him before he could speak.

After arriving at the main hall where Yingzheng was, two servants pushed open the door, and Zhao Gao entered the hall with Ziyou, Lu Buwei and Wei Liao. In addition to Yingzheng, there was also an acquaintance of Ziyou, his disciple Chen Chen. flat.

"Chen Ping is now serving as the king's regular attendant, responsible for leading the affairs and assisting the king in handling government affairs." Lu Buwei whispered from the side.

Ziyou nodded. Qin's Zhongchang servant was not held by an eunuch like in the Han Dynasty, but a serious political discussion position. To put it simply, he was the secretary and accompanying staff of the King of Qin. Historically, Chen Ping also held the same position with Liu Bang. However, the Han Dynasty handed over the tasks of Zhongchangshi and Shizhong's participation in state affairs and advisers to Langzhong.While Qin’s Lang Zhong Ling only had the duty of a place of residence, Han’s Lang Zhong was not only responsible for the emperor’s protection and participation in government affairs, but also had the task of helping the emperor deal with his needs.

After some courtesies from the monarch and ministers, Ying Zheng explained the reason for recruiting the three of them.
"The widow asked Zhao Gao about the Xiongnu's information collected recently. Touman's situation is very bad. The last time he attacked Yanmen Pass, the Huns' entire army was wiped out. Only Touman and dozens of guards escaped. Some dissatisfied tribes began to move around, wanting to take the opportunity to drive Touman down and become the new Shanyu himself."

Ying Zheng glanced at Zhao Guo, and Zhao Gao sent a piece of information to the three of them. Lu Buwei took the piece of information, opened it and read it, and then gave it to Wei Liao. After reading it, Wei Liao gave it to Ziyou. Ziyou watched The content of the intelligence, can't help but start to think about it.

Now within the Xiongnu, Zuo Xianwang is eyeing Shanyu's position. The Zuo Xianwang of the Xiongnu is Touman's brother. When the wolf tribe conquered everywhere, the two of them led the wolf army to annex an unknown number of tribes. The foundation of unification was laid. When the old Shanyu died, both of them were Shanyu's heirs, but Touman's army was stronger than Zuo Xianwang, and he had more tribes, so Zuo Xianwang could only watch Touman. Sit in Shan Yu's place.In order to stabilize his brother, Touman, on the one hand, made him the Zuoxian King of the Huns, second only to Touman, and at the same time continuously weakened and eroded the power of Zuoxian King.

Before the battle at Yanmen Pass, Touman's majesty was swept away, King Zuoxian took the opportunity to continuously incite other tribes to rebel against the orders of the Huns Royal Court, if it wasn't for the Huns Royal Court and the 10,000 royal court guards and [-]+ army, I am afraid Zuo Xianwang has already launched a rebellion

"The current Touman urgently needs a victory to stabilize his position." Wei Liao said.Whether it is to stabilize their position or to deal with the snow disaster, it is an indisputable fact that the Huns went south.

"That's right, the Xiongnu's going south is a certainty. Whether the Xiongnu chose Zhao Gao or our Qin State, I plan to let the Habayashi Army go to Beidi County." Ying Zheng said.

Wei Liao was taken aback for a moment, thinking of the recent gossip about the Habayashi Army, knowing that this was Ying Zheng's attempt to help the Habayashi Army to rectify their name, and at the same time to strengthen their majesty. Before Wei Liao could speak, Lu Buwei spoke first

"Now the Lantian Camp is preparing to attack the Wei State, and the Lishan Camp still has the important task of defending Xianyang. Let the Yulin Army and the Beidi County garrison cooperate with each other. On the one hand, it can deal with the invasion of the Huns. On the other hand, if the Huns If you choose Zhao, you can let the Habayashi army go deep into the Xiongnu and threaten the hinterland of the Xiongnu."

The corner of Wei Liao's mouth twitched, looking at Lu Buwei who was robbing him of his words, he naturally knew that Lu Buwei was afraid that he would not agree to block his words in advance, but he himself did not disagree. , Meng Wu, Wang Ben, Li Xin and other generals in the army have been trained together. They are eager to let the Yubayashi army go to the battlefield to show their strength, so as to demonstrate their military training ability.

"I obey the edict." Wei Liao said, clasping his hands.

"Of course, there is one more thing to come here this time. Three of the sixteen teams sent by the teacher have returned." Ying Zheng looked at Ziyou and said excitedly.

"What!? Where are they now?" Ziyou also said excitedly.

In order to search for cotton and Champa rice, Ziyou and Yingzheng discussed and sent out a total of [-] teams. Now it has been three years since someone finally came back. Regardless of whether they brought back these cotton seeds and Champa rice seeds, they As long as you come back, you will have the motivation to continue to send people to investigate.

Seeing Yingzheng and Ziyou's excitement, Wei Liao and Lu Buwei were dumbfounded. They didn't know about the sixteen teams.

"Call Zhao Gao," Ying Zheng said.

"Promise!" Zhao Gao said to Ziyou, "Sir, among the sixteen teams composed of officials under Luo Wang and Xingrenling three years ago, two teams returned from the south, and one team returned from the west. They have already returned to Qin Dynasty. Within the country, they contacted Luowang's branch at the first time, and now they are heading towards Xianyang, and according to time estimates, they have now entered the range of Xianyang."

Ziyou's eyes were full of light, and so were Ying Zheng and Zhao Gao. They all knew that what these sixteen teams would bring back would be something that would solve the food and clothing of the people of Qin.Seeing Lu Buwei and Wei Liao's bewildered faces, Ziyou began to explain the reason to Lu Buwei and Wei Liao to wait for the three teams here.

After hearing Ziyou's words, the two suddenly became short of breath.

"Is there really such a yield of Champa Rice?"

"Is this cotton really so effective?"

Lu Buwei and Wei Liao asked in unison, the focus of the two people is different, naturally the direction of the question is different, Lu Buwei is thinking about the people's livelihood, if the Champa rice has such a high yield, they will win the world in the future, they will no longer divide the land It can also stabilize the people. As long as there is a stutter, who would risk turning around and rebelling?

Wei Liao, on the other hand, considered the warmth of the cotton-padded clothes. The reason why the Central Plains repelled the invasions of the Huns and Hus and did not pursue them in depth was because the grasslands were too large and there were no cities to effectively attack them. Occupation and governance, on the other hand, are due to climate issues. Most of the wars in the Central Plains and grasslands are in autumn. At this time, the weather is cold and the soldiers cannot go north, otherwise the severe cold will be enough for them.

"Whether the output of Champa rice is as expected, but the cotton padded clothes are indeed excellent in keeping warm." Ziyou said that he does not know the current production of Champa rice, but as long as he brings back the seeds, he will have He has been watching the farmer for a long time to find a way to cultivate high-yield Champa rice. Although he can't swallow the farmer's family in one bite, it is still possible to pry a few farmer's disciples who are proficient in farming.There is no need to pry, as long as you give titles and executives, there will be a lot of people who will come to seek refuge.

(End of this chapter)