After everything was arranged, it was almost time to eat.
"Okay, I'm leaving. It's almost dinner time, Ying Lan, go get busy."
Ying Lan quickly stood up and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, why don't you have dinner here before going back?"
I waved my hand: "Forget it, both Jie Yong and Li Qing have recognized me. I'm afraid the whole Xianyang City knows what I look like. Besides, Zhang Han will return to Xianyang soon, and I still have a lot of things to do. Discuss with him."
"By the way Baling, remember to send someone to the palace to inform you after the tea leaves are roasted."
Ba Ling nodded in agreement, and then I took Meng He back to Xianyang Palace.
Not long after, Zhang Han arrived at Sihai Palace.
"It's pretty fast. I thought you had to get there after dark."
Zhang Han was as tanned as black charcoal in Lingnan. He completely lost the scholarly temperament he had when they met at Lishan Mausoleum, but his figure was much stronger.
Zhang Han chuckled: "Back to Your Majesty, I was bitten by mosquitoes in Lingnan and couldn't bear it. Fortunately, Your Majesty called me back, otherwise I would have become dried meat."
"Hahaha, I didn't expect that after a trip to Lingnan, you have a much more cheerful personality."
"How's Lingnan doing?"
Zhang Han suppressed his smile and said solemnly: "Go back to your majesty. After the supervisor army arrived there, it got along well with General Zhao Tuo's Qin army. Perhaps it was because of the ethos of the Qin army in Lingnan, including General Zhao Tuo, there was not too much resistance. Supervise the army.”
"Oh?" I raised my eyebrows: "If there is not too much resistance, then there is still resistance."
Zhang Han nodded: "I think this is normal. After all, the Qin army in Lingnan has not been under such strict supervision by the court for more than ten years. It is understandable that I can't accept it for a while."
I smiled and agreed with what he said.
"How's it going? What do you think of your trip to Lingnan this time?"
Zhang Han's expression was a little complicated: "Back to Your Majesty. It is really difficult for northerners to adapt to the climate and folk customs in Lingnan. It is full of smoke, poisonous insects, and the towering ancient trees block all the sunlight. I once went there with General Zhao Tuo. While patrolling in the mountains, the red sun was shining brightly, and after entering the woods, I couldn't even see my fingers. It's not easy for the 800,000 people in Lingnan."
I suppressed my smile and said solemnly: "Yes, whether it is the Qin army or the prisoners sent there, they are my people of Great Qin after all. However, the land of Lingnan cost the late emperor a lot of effort, and it is impossible to give up just now."
"I have ordered Zhao Tuo to slow down his march south, stabilize the areas he has conquered first, and allocate some people to develop Jiangnan as soon as possible. Once Jiangnan becomes a prosperous land, it will also benefit Lingnan."
Zhang Han nodded, seeing that the atmosphere was a bit heavy, he smiled and said, "But it's also a bit fun."
"What fun?" I asked curiously.
"There was a woman named Gyeja Liao in Lingnan who ruled the mountain as king. General Zhao Tuo had been looking for her for three years, but he couldn't find her camp. This Gyeja Liao sent him some women every ten days and a half. Underwear and soft fruits made General Zhao Tuo so angry that he couldn't do anything with her. It's really an interesting thing."
"In addition, there are many fruits that have never been seen in Lingnan, and there are many fish that have never been seen along the coast, and they taste quite delicious."
I nodded, that’s right, Lingnan’s products are relatively rich.
But I didn't pay much attention to these. When I mentioned women, I thought of a person.
"Have you ever met Zhao Tuo's wife?"
Zhang Han responded: "When we first arrived in Lingnan, General Zhao Tuo came to meet us. His wife Mi Yi showed up, but she only showed up and had no contact with us."
I chuckled: "Nothing else, I just remembered it by chance."
"By the way, you are thirty years old this year, right? Why are you still single?"
The change of topic caught me off guard, and Zhang Han's black face actually showed a hint of shyness.
"I am running around outside every day, and I haven't thought about matters between men and women."
I shook my head: "That's not possible. This is a big deal and needs to be considered. Are you interested in someone?"
Zhang Han hesitated for a moment and sighed slightly.
"I dare not lie to Your Majesty. I have a childhood sweetheart. However, after I joined the army, I never had the chance to go back. I fought all the way until the six kingdoms were unified. When I returned, I found that their family had moved away. As for the relocation Where he went, no one knows. Later, I held official positions where I was not allowed to leave the place of employment at will, so I never looked for him again."
I smiled slightly: "What's the girl's name? Your relationship seems to be okay?"
Zhang Han seemed to recall the happy times at that time and sighed: "Her name is Lin Xiao. Like my family, she also comes from a poor family. She is the last in the family, so she is called Lin Xiao. Her father Lin Pu is from outside, and there is only one child in the family. He had a few acres of thin farmland, so he often traveled to South Korea, doing small business, and barely making ends meet. We had known each other since we were young, and we can be considered to have hit it off."
Then he smiled casually: "The past is like the wind, the world is so big, where can I find it? I have told your majesty a lot about this little matter. By the way, Lord Zhang Liang asked me to bring you something called sucrose. Right outside the door.”
I beamed with joy: "Oh? Let's go and have a look."
Seeing two bags of cane sugar outside the door, I quickly opened them and took a look. Unexpectedly, Zhang Liang moved very quickly, and he had already refined sucrose in less than a year.
I took a bite and nodded: "Yeah, not bad. It tastes more authentic than desserts made from beets, but it's just not as pure as I expected."
Compared with beets, the sweetness of this thing is several levels higher, but it still looks yellow in color and the grains are not so fine, so it doesn't affect its ability to eat.
"Very good, Zhang Liang went to Lingnan? Can't I just tell him to let others handle it?"
"Yes, your majesty. Mr. Zhang went to Lingnan at the beginning of the year and personally looked for the sugar cane that your majesty mentioned. However, the local Guizhou leaders in Lingnan called it zhe. These two bags of cane sugar were successfully produced and tasted. According to Mr. Zhang It is said that the yellow color and non-graining is because sugar cane is wild, and if it is cultivated artificially according to His Majesty’s requirements, better cane sugar can be produced.”
"Not bad." I agreed: "Fortunately, I gave him the method of growing sugar cane. Wild sugar cane is not the first choice for making cane sugar."
Zhang Han couldn't help but sigh: "Master Zhang Liang took your majesty's edict very seriously. He rushed all the way to Lingnan this spring. He was already infected with the wind and cold, and he dragged his illness to build a sugar workshop."
I frowned and asked quickly: "Zhang Liang is infected with cold? Is it serious?"
Wind-cold is a serious disease that can kill people in this era. Don't lose Zhang Liang because of a little sucrose, the loss will be huge.
Zhang Han replied: "It's okay to go back to your majesty. There are some local methods to deal with the cold in Lingnan, and it has been cured. Mr. Zhang and his ministers walked to Changsha County together, and then they went back to Kuaiji separately, saying that they would continue to build roads. What."
I took a breath and relaxed.
"This Zhang Liang doesn't take his own body seriously. Like you, I don't know how dangerous it is to get sick in Daqin in this era..."
Zhang Han looked innocent, why did he get involved in Zhang Liang's illness?
"Qi Wan." I frowned slightly: "I have issued an edict to send someone to Kuaiji to reprimand Zhang Liang. His Majesty asked you why you didn't let someone else take charge of sugar making. If you don't take care of yourself, Your Majesty will fight it yourself." You are forty! In addition, go to Su He to get some good medicine to nourish the body and send it to him."
