Daqin: Signing in at the beginning is ten times the combat power of Lu Bu

Chapter 70 Severe drought in central Guizhou, rescue or not

The next day, early in the morning.

In the Qilin Hall, Ying Yu yawned listlessly and said:

"My lords, do you have something to announce today?"

It was just dawn at this time, regarding the matter of the morning court, Ying Yu proposed to change the time more than once, but was strongly opposed by all the officials.

Ying Yu was also very helpless, this early in the morning, he was about to get up before dawn.

You said that we will change the meeting to noon or afternoon, and sleep comfortably at home, isn't he sweet?

But these ministers disagreed with life and death, and the whole Ying Yu was sleepy every time he went to court.

Just as he finished speaking, Feng Quji stepped out from the crowd:

"My lord, there is a severe drought in Qianzhong County, and hundreds of thousands of people have no crops. Now it is devastated, how to solve it still needs to be decided by you.

As soon as these words came out, Ying Yu lost all sleepiness and his face became heavy.

This famine is no joke, it happens every year in Daqin.

The common people had no crops, no food to eat, and countless people died of starvation.

After a little thought, Ying Yu asked directly:

"If you want the people in central Guizhou to survive this winter, how much food do you need?"

Feng Quji heard the words and immediately said:

"I have already calculated that there are more than 100 people in central Guizhou who are hungry. If they want to survive until the beginning of next spring, they will need at least [-] million shi of grain."

Feng Quji's estimate is normal. According to the minimum standard, to keep people from starving to death, a person needs at least [-] kilograms of food a year.

And the conversion of one stone in the Qin Dynasty to the present is 109 kilograms, which is indeed appropriate and accurate based on the standard of more than [-] people.

Ying Yu nodded slightly, 100 million shi of grain, this is not a small amount.

Although he had potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn seeds in his hand, it was almost November and winter was about to begin, so he couldn't plant them at all.

Now if you want disaster relief, you can only open warehouses to release food.

"There is a severe drought in central Guizhou, and the people are suffering. The disaster is imminent. My son decided to open a warehouse to release grain. What do you adults think?"

As soon as Ying Yu's words fell, all the officials in the palace began to discuss in a low voice.

Hearing that Ying Yu was going to open a warehouse to release food, Meng Yi, who had closed his eyes and rested his mind, stood up directly:

"My lord, this is absolutely impossible."

"I don't have a lot of food stored in the Great Qin State Treasury. The food is all military food, and it must not be used lightly."

Just after Meng Yi finished speaking, another person stood up:

"Meng Shangqing is right. Unless there is a war, the food in the treasury must not be moved."

"That's right, the middle of Guizhou is the land of Chu State. Whether the people there live or die has nothing to do with me and the old Qin people."

"Young master, please think again, if you open a warehouse to release grain, then the northern Xiongnu or Baiyue will invade, and our army will have no food, so we will sit and wait for death?"

Hundreds of officials spoke out one after another, and all opposed the opening of warehouses to release grain.

Ying Yu was not surprised by this, but what concerned him the most was the conflict between the old Qin people and the survivors of the Six Kingdoms!

In the eyes of the old Qin people, the people of the six countries outside the pass have never been treated as Qin people.

If this is the case for officials in the DPRK and China, what about the local nobles and gentry?

That's the crux of the problem.

It's no wonder that people from the Six Kingdoms all want to restore their country. The old Qin people have never paid attention to these survivors of the Six Kingdoms.

Treating the survivors of the Six Kingdoms like this, they will naturally think of the old country, and thus develop resentment towards Great Qin.

This is the most terrible.

At this moment, Ying Yu couldn't help but feel sorry for Brother Zheng, it's so f*ckingly difficult!

The current Daqin is forcibly merged by relying entirely on Brother Zheng's personal supreme authority and Daqin's powerful and unparalleled cavalry.

This is also the fundamental reason why Daqin fell apart in an instant when there was no brother Zheng in history.

Thinking of this, Ying Yu got up straight away and glanced at all the officials in the palace.

"My son has two questions, and I want to ask you adults."

"One, what is the relationship between the people of the world and my Great Qin?"

"Second, I, Great Qin, have I truly unified the world?"

After Ying Yu's voice fell, the officials who had been talking a lot quieted down, and began to think about the two questions he raised.

Looking at the pensive officials, Ying Yu continued to ask:

"Mencius said: The people are the most precious, and the community is second!"

"Do you adults know the truth?"

Many ministers were slightly taken aback. Since when did this son learn Confucianism?

"Everyone, my Great Qin destroyed the six kingdoms and unified currency, weights and measures, and writing. This is an unprecedented feat, but it is not enough."

"If you want to truly unify the world, you must have the people of the world to submit and approve."

"Now my Great Qin has managed to make the people of the world submit, but I can't make the people of the world recognize it."

"Only if the people of the world recognize it, and let those survivors of the six countries, like me and other old Qin people, be willing to shed their blood for my Great Qin, this is the real unification of the world and the hearts of all people."

"The people in this world are like water, and my Great Qin is like a boat. Do you masters know that water can carry a boat, and it can also capsize it?"

"If you look down on the people of the Six Kingdoms like you, when will our Great Qin truly dominate the world?"

All the officials stared blankly at the agitated Ying Yu, shocked in their hearts.

No one thought that this young master of the country, who was usually foolish, would be able to say such a thing.

Water can carry a boat, and it can also overturn it.

This sentence made many people fall into deep thought.

"Chen Weiliao, I feel that what the young master said is reasonable, and the people in central Guizhou must be saved."

Wei Liao, Great Qin Guowei, a native of Wei Guo Liang!

As a national lieutenant, Wei Liao can be said to have a high position and authority. During these years in Xianyang, he can empathize with the attitude of the old Qin people towards them, people from the Six Kingdoms.

"Although what the young master said is reasonable, once the food from the treasury is used up, what will happen to the foreign enemies?"

"Should I be asked to fight the enemy to death with a hungry stomach?"

The officials discussed again.

Well, the problem is back to the beginning.

To put it bluntly, it is just one sentence, no food.

Ying Yu is also helpless. If he is given a period of time to plant potatoes and sweet potatoes, this kind of problem will never happen.

After thinking about it, Ying Yu's eyes suddenly lit up.

I remember that when he wiped out the Nanyang Du family, he seized a lot of food.

Thinking of this, Ying Yu suddenly smiled when he saw the officials who were still discussing.

"Shut up, my lord, this time there is a severe drought in central Guizhou, and the people are starving. I, Daqin, must save them!"

"And we need to save it with great fanfare, and let everyone in the world know that I, Daqin, will not give up any of its subjects, even the survivors of the Six Kingdoms."