Da Qin: I became friends with Zhao Zheng

Chapter 86 Chapter 86, overcoming the disaster

However, Lu Buwei's methods could not harm Yao Xing at all.The only person who would be truly sad, painful and angry about this matter is Zhao Zheng.

However, Zhao Zheng had been busy with disaster relief and had no time to hear such gossip. He had no idea that Zhao Ji was going to choose a queen for him.

Countries have long coveted red bricks and cement, but they don't have the recipe and don't know how to make them, so they can only watch and covet them.Now that Zhao Zheng is willing to let them get the red bricks and cement, they might be able to find talented people and find out how these two objects were made.

They sent letters of credence one after another to bargain, hoping to take advantage of Qin's lack of food to increase the quantity of red bricks and cement.

Lu Buwei is particularly good at negotiating and has a high enough status.Even if Zhao Zheng was angry with Lu Buwei, he was not as important as the Qin state and its people, so he handed over the work of negotiating with envoys from other countries to Lu Buwei.

After a series of bargaining, each country received red bricks and cement, but the quantity was accurately calculated by Lu Buwei.For example, in Zhao State, if the red bricks and cement they were allocated were used to strengthen the city wall, then only one city could be used at will, and the second city, even if it was small, would not be enough.

It can only strengthen the defense of one city, which is of little use to a country with dozens of cities.Moreover, Yao Xing also promised that even if they beat the cement and red bricks into powder, they would not be able to detect the production process.

In addition to the negotiations, the State of Zhao also proposed that Qin and Zhao's hostages should be returned to each other, and Lu Buwei agreed. He returned the Zhao State's hostage Chunping Jun safely to the State of Zhao and borrowed the Qin State's hostage to return home.

The people of Qin lived frugally and relied on these grains to survive the disaster, and not many people starved to death.Moreover, the epidemic prevention was done well, and the plague did not spread on a large scale.For such a series of panic disasters, there have never been so few casualties. It is no small feat to be recorded in the history of Qin.

Zhao Liao had made great contributions to the country and was named the Marquis of Anyang. He only had a title and a salary, but did not enter the court.This was Lu Buwei's insistence that Zhao Liao must be kept out of the court. Yao Xing felt a little regretful, but Zhao Liao was very happy.After all, he came from a low background, and even though he had ambitions, he never dreamed of lofty goals. Now he is very happy.

This time, Zhao Zheng provided disaster relief properly, and the people of Qin truly admired the king who could no longer govern personally. They believed that Zhao Zheng could protect them and lead them to live a good life.The Qin State was already warlike, and after this incident, countless people wanted to join the army to open up and expand the territory of the Qin Dynasty.

At the beginning of the second year, which was the fifth year after Qin Wangzheng ascended the throne, Meng Ao led his troops to attack Wei.Twenty cities including Suanzao, Yan, Xu, Changping, Yongqiu, and Shanyang were collected and established as Dongjun.From then on, the territory of Qin State bordered Qi State in the Eastern Year, which frightened the royal family of Qi State.

Lu Buwei also set up an alliance in Yanggu, Shandong, a place bordering Qi State, to hold talks with Prime Minister Zhao and Wei.

The first thing Zhao Ji did when she came back from the palace was to hold a banquet to celebrate Qin's victory. She also brought a woman with her, a young woman who looked at Zhao Zheng shyly and timidly.

Now that Zhao Zheng is eighteen and can get married, it is normal for Zhao Ji to be busy. Yao Xing did not want to see that scene, so she excused herself from feeling unwell and did not go to the banquet.

Early the next morning, Yao Xing knew something was wrong when he saw the waiters looking at him with evasive eyes.

"What's wrong? What happened yesterday?" Yao Xing stopped a waiter who didn't dare to look up and asked.

(End of this chapter)