Wu shook his head: "Your Majesty, the people of Bashu dare not move now. The killing of Qing by King Qin made them timid and scared."
"They don't dare to trade with us." The Dongyue King looked a little confused. He scratched his head and felt furious in his heart: "What exactly does Da Qin want to do?"
"If you want to attack Baiyue, just come directly."
"Who are you showing this look to?" There was anger on his face, and the clothes on his clothes jingled against each other.
Wu stood there and looked at the Dongyue King quietly. Now he doesn't know what to do. The King of Dongyue suddenly stood up and glared into the distance: "The great Lei Po will not abandon his people. We must have done something to make Lei Po angry!"
"Lei Po's heart is as soft as a cloud. She is not willing to use thunder to punish his favorite heir, so she uses this method to remind us and make us realize our mistakes." The King of Dongyue turned his head and looked at the witch, with a look in his eyes. With fierceness: "I have decided to send troops to the approaching Kuaiji County!"
"Plunder the surrounding villages and offer tribute to our great Lei Po!" Wu lowered his head with piety in his expression.
He couldn't be devout, because he could also hear the meaning of the words of King Dongyue. This is the only plan now.
Using Lei Po's anger as an excuse, they plundered the villages around Daqin. Only in this way can the people of Dongyue survive.
......... Zhang Han of Kuaiji County looked at Yang Tianyi and said with some confusion: "Chief Yang, why are you so sure that East Vietnam will attack the border villages of Daqin in the near future?" He was a little embarrassed, but Still saying firmly: "It's not that I doubt you, it's just that I'm curious about how you determined this matter."
"After all, deploying troops without His Majesty's orders is a crime of conspiracy." Yang Tianyi smiled, pointed to a certain place and said, "Look."
"In addition to being next to us, Dongyue is also close to Changsha County."
"But the problem is that I have made an agreement with the governor of Changsha County to let him jointly crack down on those who sell salt to Baiyue."
"As long as he is caught, all his property will be confiscated first, and then he will be allowed to watch all nine of his clans being slaughtered before his eyes. Finally, he will be hung at the city gate, and he will be allowed to watch his relatives being brutally murdered for three days. Then behead him." Yang Tianyi's eyes were filled with indifference.
"Under such strict and terrifying laws, no one dares to sell salt to Baiyue Land, because the risk is too high."
"When the risks are not proportional to the benefits, those businessmen who have no empathy and no patriotism will begin to develop a patriotic heart."
"I have calculated that no merchants have gone to East Vietnam for more than two months, so there is no need to replace the salt."
"They didn't store much salt in the past, but now without salt, how long can they survive?" Yang Tianyi smiled indifferently: "It's only half a month, and now the time is almost up."
"Unless the King of Dongyue is a fool, I don't know what the consequences will be if his warriors don't eat salt."
"Otherwise, he will definitely attack the villages near Kuaiji County, just to rob the salt." Zhang Han and Zhao Tuo, two people who are good at using soldiers and feel that they have many evil intentions in the city, after listening to Yang Tianyi's words Then he was trembling with fright.
The two people looked at each other and suddenly thought of Prime Minister Chen Ke. Although Chen Ke is not here, what Prime Minister Chen Ke said is very suitable for the current scene.
"The heart of a scholar is so dark." Zhang Han reluctantly handed over his hands and said hastily: "Chief Yang, the only way to go now is to send a letter to Xianyang quickly, asking your Majesty to grant me the right to send troops."
"Otherwise your plan will fail." He said with emotion: "Without Your Majesty's tiger talisman, I have no right to mobilize the troops stationed here."
"The army in my hands is to attack Baiyue. If something unexpected happens, no one can bear the responsibility."
"When Dongyue comes, I can only lead the army to resist and cannot pursue." Saying this, even Zhao Tuo heard the seriousness of it: "Mr. Yang, let's submit a letter together."
"The military order we received before was to station troops and not move."
"If you act rashly, you are disobeying the imperial edict." Governor Yang smiled mysteriously: "Don't worry." He respectfully took out a black box from the table beside him. There were countless patterns on the box, which looked very solemn. Solemn.
Zhang Han even saw with sharp eyes a black bird that was about to fly in the sky!
"Your Majesty has a decree to order Zhang Han and Zhao Tuo to cooperate fully to destroy Dongyue." This was an imperial decree sent to Kuaiji County, or to Yang Tianyi, early in the morning. Yang Tianyi had not taken it out before. On the one hand, it had not arrived yet. At that time, on the other hand, it was because Zheng Taidong's trouble had not yet been resolved.
Yang Tianyi put the imperial edict in the hands of the two people, and then said: "I am a person in government affairs. I don't know how to dispatch troops and generals. Everything depends on the two generals." After Zhang Han received the imperial edict, he said with confusion on his face: " Governor Yang, didn’t you say that Old General Wang Jian is coming?”
"This...? I'm still in charge?" Yang Tianyi glanced at Zhang Han and said, "Who did you listen to?" He laughed, as if he had thought of something interesting: "I am definitely coming. , but it’s not certain when it will come." ... Wang Jian in Xianyang City also had an angry look on his face: "Chen Ke, what did you promise me back then??" He said angrily Sitting opposite Chen Ke, while eating the delicious food Chen Ke prepared for him, he scolded Chen Ke: "You said you would convince His Majesty to let me participate in the war against Baiyue!"
"This is what you personally promised me!" Wang Jian glanced at Li Si, who was sitting beside him without saying a word, and said, "Prime Minister Li, you were also there at the beginning."
"Is it possible that you two teamed up to deceive me?" Li Si quickly shook his head: "The old general has wronged me with his words. This little fox and I are not the same group." At this point, Li Siban said With a face on his face, he looked at Chen Ke and asked, "Chen Ke, you agreed to let the old general go to participate in the Baiyue Campaign? Why are you regretting it now?"
"The old general is the pillar of the Qin Dynasty. How dare you deceive him?"
"Aren't you afraid that Your Majesty will chop you down?"
"Aren't you afraid that General Wang Ben will hear about this and come all the way from Penglaizhou to draw his sword and fight you directly?" Chen Ke looked wronged: "General Wang, Prime Minister Li, you are really wronged. I am." He said helplessly: "I did promise the old general, and I did convince your majesty that the imperial edict is here. This is correct." Wang Jian was extremely angry: "Look at what it says What!"
"In another month, I will lead the grain to Kuaiji County to escort the grain. By the time we reach Kuaiji County, the battle is almost over!"
"Don't think I don't know about that new artillery thing you brought out."
"It's so powerful that with one direct shot, the city gates can be blown open, let alone those barbarians in Baiyue?"
"So by the time I arrive, I guess the battle will be over already!" Listening to Wang Jian's angry voice, Chen Ke said with a playful smile: "Old General, I guarantee that when you arrive, the battle will not be over yet."
"You also need to recruit surrendered generals, appease the enemy, reorganize the military, and a series of other things."
"The war doesn't end when you agree. There are still many things behind it. In other words, winning or losing is not the whole story of the war. Winning or losing is just a guarantee. Who can say anything."
"That's all." Wang Jian looked at Chen Ke, his expression a little gloomy, and he said softly: "Boy Chen, you have already planned it, right?"
"You just lied to me about an old man?" He said a little lonely: "I know you are all for my own good, and I also know what the consequences will be if I die on the way."
"But my time has come. If I don't go to the battlefield this time, I'm afraid I won't have a chance in the future and will have to lie on the bed and die." Wang Jian looked at Chen Ke and said, "I, Wang Jian, have served the country and the people all my life. He devoted himself wholeheartedly to the Qin Dynasty and never considered his own gains and losses."
"Is it possible that you just want a favor before your death, and Your Majesty is not willing to do so?" Seeing Wang Jian who was so sad, Chen Ke couldn't hide it anymore.
He could only sigh and say: "Old General Wang, there is no need to be arrogant. If anyone in the world can predict your lifespan, then firstly it is the imperial physician Ling Xia Wuji, and secondly it is me." Chen Ke looked equally serious: "Xia Wuqi and I have already checked your pulse. Your pulse is strong and strong. There is absolutely nothing wrong with you."
"In addition, this attack on East Vietnam is different from any previous war."
"His nature is more important than his nature."
"We have to get there step by step. The land of Baiyue is full of miasma, while the coastal East Vietnam has more schistosomiasis, also known as water poisonous insects."
"We have no way to control this disease for the time being, even me."
"So we need to transform Baiyue's environment while attacking Baiyue. This is one of the reasons why a large amount of cement will be shipped to Zhongmou in the past few days and then wait in Zhongmou."
“We are taking steps step by step and do not rush ahead in pursuit of success.”
"By cutting down and burning down a forest, we occupy a piece of forest and then set up camp there to build an environment."
"Then explore the surrounding area. When the surrounding area is large enough, we will start trying to build a city there! Then we will use the city as a base to encroach on Baiyue step by step." Chen Ke held Wang Jian's hand, and the hands on Wrinkles are repaired, and you have experienced countless hardships in your life.
"Old General, this is more appropriately said to be a political conspiracy than a war."
"So, when I let you go on the field, that's when the battle really needs to be fought."
"Now, leave those useless political struggles and some petty fights to me, Zhang Han and the others. You have worked hard for the Qin Dynasty all your life, shouldn't you take a rest?" Wang Jian was confused after hearing this, but he was also confused. nodded.
Chen Ke has said this, and he should indeed listen. After all, he cannot act like a hooligan just because he is old.
Chen Ke has also made it clear that when the time comes for a real decisive battle, he will leave the matter to him.
..... It's half past spring, and I've been drunk for many days. It's May again. Time passes very slowly this year, and the summer of the fourth year of the First Emperor's reign has come late.
After nearly half a month of issuance of the new coins, the people who came to exchange them slowly exchanged the excess cloth and Qin coins in their hands for copper coins. Some of the few people who had gold and silver at home had also completed the exchange.
As for the officials of the imperial court, they had already finished exchanging money. In other words, they were the first people to exchange Qin coins.
As the summer of the fourth year of the First Emperor's reign has come, it is finally time to harvest some of the things planted last year.
Chen Ke's eyes were filled with excitement. He stood in the field and looked at the vegetables and spices, or condiments, that were gradually growing in the field. His excitement was almost beyond words.
He turned around and looked at Feng Jie and the Zhisu officials standing aside, with emotion in his voice: "You are really good."
"How did you come up with this idea?" Chen Ke stretched out his hand and pointed at the sheds in the ground, with curiosity in his tone.
The officials in Zhisu and Feng Jie both turned around and looked at a young man standing in the back. The young man had a smile on his lips and looked honest and honest.
In fact, Han Ping is indeed a simple and honest person. What he looked at was not Chen Ke, but the things in the ground. Farming was what he loved most in his life.
And there is no one. The official in charge of Su Su quietly stretched out his hand and touched the young man. The young man finally reacted. He looked at Chen Ke and said respectfully: "Reporting to the Prime Minister, I heard the official in charge of Su Su say that you once said that this thing It needs a warm environment to grow.”
"The minister is thinking, how can we create a warm environment?"
"At this time, the Manufacturing Department and others produced something called. I was thinking about making a small shed out of colored glaze and sealing it completely."
"In this way, we can ensure the heat source while ensuring sufficient light." The young man scratched his head: "Actually, I think this matter is not the best way. Since the prime minister said it, there must be more OK."
"It's just that time is urgent, so we can only use this method temporarily, and it consumes a lot of manpower and material resources. This is how we came up with some of the peppers and other spices you mentioned." He sighed: "Actually, I think, The spices and some food produced in this way are much higher than the original value, and they are a waste of people and money." Chen Ke was stunned when he heard this, and then realized it.
Chili peppers and some spices originally came from the Western Regions, and chili peppers came from the Shang Dynasty. The climate there is tropical, so planting should be done after spring, that is, around April, May, and June. .
Especially now because there are no greenhouses. Chen Ke smiled dumbly when he thought of this, why had he forgotten the greenhouse technology?
He asked why there were so few vegetables, fruits and so on in winter. The reason actually lies in this small detail.
He immediately looked at the young man and said, "I took out this batch of spices to see if the seeds from the Western Regions can survive, because their planting period is coming."
"If it cannot survive, we must snatch viable seeds from the Western Region as soon as possible."
"As for the method you said that can replace your method without spending a lot of manpower and financial resources, I have it." He looked at the young man with a smile and said: "Are you willing to enter my academy and learn this method? Greenhouse method?"
