"Capture and kill sixteen riders and go straight to the Zheng family?" The First Emperor put down the bamboo slips with a smile on his face.
"Where's Zhao Si?"
"Shilang Zhao is on his way back." Dun Rui bowed.
"It's rare for this kid to get angry." The First Emperor said with interest.
"By the way, Minister Zhao also said that all the Zheng family's eggs must be shaken to loosen their yellow color, and the earthworms must be split in half." Dun smiled weakly.
The First Emperor couldn't help laughing because of this.
It can be seen that Zhao Si is really angry, but this guy also really has his own comedic effect.
"Send Black Ice Platform to guard the main roads in Shanyang. Don't leave anyone behind." The smile on the Emperor's face faded, with a hint of concentration between his eyebrows.
This is the old land of Zhao State...
A glimpse of a leopard can be seen in the tube.
Qin's grassroots execution was really poor. It was so bad that some people dared to collect taxes privately. The most important thing was that the first emperor had to bear this bad reputation.
The Zheng family's appearance is too ugly. At best, they are just a low-class local influence. The real danger is those big nobles who not only have a lot of property, but also have great power and good reputation.
He bowed weakly and obeyed his orders.
Only then did the First Emperor pick up the bamboo slips in a leisurely manner.
For the First Emperor, this situation was not beyond his expectations.
It's just a Zheng family. Compared to destroying a Zheng family, it's not even as interesting as Zhao Si's rare anger.
Not long after looking at the bamboo slips, Zhao Si had already hurried back and arrived at the drive of the First Emperor.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report." Zhao Si said seriously.
If it involves clan execution, you must report it to the First Emperor.
"No need to complain, I already know that the Zheng family collects taxes privately and will be punished by the clan." The First Emperor waved his hand.
"I still have something to report!" Zhao Si was stunned for a moment and continued.
Only then did the First Emperor put down the bamboo slips and looked at Zhao Si, who was kneeling in front of him.
"Say it."
"The cold disaster came suddenly, and His Majesty's troops stopped in Shanyang. The heavy snow came early, and the people of Shanyang had no time to collect more firewood. Now they have to supply the troops needed by the troops. Now the people have no fuelwood to rely on. During the winter, when I went to Shanyang, I saw old people in rags, children with sores on their hands and feet, and an unknown number of people who died from freezing. In the cold winter, there was not even any firewood for cooking..." Zhao Si sighed.
The First Emperor agreed to kill the Zheng family because the Zheng family violated Qin law and levied taxes privately on behalf of the central government.
And Zhao Si wanted to kill the Zheng family just because of the empathy between him and the head of Guizhou, and had nothing to do with the law. Even if the Qin laws stipulated that what the Zheng family did was right, Zhao Si would kill him when he saw it.
Although the results are the same, the causes are different.
The First Emperor pondered for a long time after hearing this.
Heavy snow blocks the road. This is a natural disaster and there is nothing we can do about it.
"Then cut off half of the firewood supply..." the First Emperor finally spoke.
"Your Majesty, this is not what I want!" After hearing this, Zhao Si knew that the First Emperor might have misunderstood and hurriedly explained.
"It's like this. When I was in Shanyang, I found that the people had no firewood to burn, so they went into the mountains to get stone nirvana to keep warm. The Zheng family took this opportunity to block the people from entering the mountains privately and collect the flint tax. This is why I went to war." Zhao Si opened his mouth to explain.
"Shi Nie?"
"It is a black stone that can burn. It is recorded in the Book of Mountains and Seas that it will burn when lit. The smell is a bit pungent and the smoke is relatively large, but it is enough for keeping warm in the winter." Zhao Si said.
"That's also a good thing." The First Emperor nodded.
"Yes, but people have spread that there is fire poison in stone nirvana. Using stone nirvana to keep warm is like drinking poison to quench thirst. People often have no firewood to burn and die from the fire poison when using stone nirvana to keep warm. Therefore, although there are many stone nirvana, the people It will not be used unless it is absolutely necessary." Zhao Si said.
The First Emperor didn't quite understand what Zhao Si was going to say, so he didn't express his position and signaled Zhao Si to continue speaking.
"After my observation, I found that Shi Nie's death was indeed caused by poisoning, but this situation can be avoided. You only need to open windows for ventilation and keep the space flowing, so you can avoid death from fire poisoning." Zhao Si said. .
"Actually, not only stone nirvana has fire poison, burning charcoal also has fire poison, and burning firewood also has fire poison, but it is more intense than charcoal and firewood. However, these fire poisons can be avoided as long as you pay attention to ventilation. "Zhao Si said.
"Just like in South Vietnam, there are many miasmas, but in fact most of them are due to the breeding of mosquito viruses and the water source is not clean enough. As long as you boil the water and drink it, you can avoid a lot of troubles of miasma entering the body." Zhao Si said. said.
It’s not that the ancients didn’t know the importance of drinking boiled water. In fact, during the Tang and Song Dynasties, some people had already proposed ways to avoid miasma from entering the body by drinking boiled water. In the Song Dynasty, the government even issued laws and regulations to enforce it, but because of insufficient execution Once it's in place, it's over.
In ancient times, just drinking boiled water could drastically reduce the risk of survival in ancient times.
But if this kind of thing is not enforced by the government, it will take too long to form a habit. People are lucky. Not everyone who burns stone to nirvana is poisoned by fire, and not everyone who drinks raw water is poisoned. They were all struck by the miasma.
Not to mention, drinking boiled water has a cost, and the firewood and charcoal used to boil water really cost money.
"I would like to ask your Majesty to issue a decree. Anyone who uses stone to make fire must pay attention to ventilation. The decree must be issued to the villages and handed over to the village elders to implement it. For those who ignore the order, the village elders have the right to Come and punish them. When the government decree is promulgated, if there are people who die from poisoning in a place, it must be because the township elders did not supervise the implementation well enough. The government can punish the township elders by holding them accountable.
The price of Shi Nie is not expensive, and the quantity is relatively large. When using Shi Nie for heating, it is convenient and cost-effective to pay attention to ventilation. Such a decree will not cause too much trouble to the people.
Drinking boiled water requires firewood to boil water, which may be a burden for the people. Your Majesty can order the government to promote it instead of enforcing it. There is not too much miasma in the Central Plains. As long as you pay attention to the water source, generally speaking There is no big problem.
For example, in miasma-ridden places such as South Vietnam, drinking raw water can easily lead to death. Governmental decrees need to be enforced to regulate that they must drink cooked water. This can effectively reduce the casualties of reclamation in South Vietnam and speed up the development of South Vietnam. development. "Zhao Si gave his proposal.
The First Emperor did not hesitate and immediately agreed with Zhao Si's opinion.
Anyway, Qin Law already has enough laws and regulations regarding people's livelihood regulations, including these two. And if what Zhao Si said is true, these two laws alone can avoid a lot of losses for the Qin Dynasty. Why not?
"In addition, I have another unkind request." Zhao Si said.
"Since you're not merciful, I won't invite you..." The First Emperor waved his hand.
Compared with these small and convenient things, the First Emperor was more concerned about Zhao Si's mentality today.
"Uh..." Zhao Si could only laugh after being choked by the First Emperor.
"Your Majesty, why don't you let me invite you first?"
The First Emperor had a smile on his face, waiting for Zhao Si's next words.
"Shinie is found in many places, and the output is huge, but the utilization rate is relatively low. Except for the rich ore, most of the Shinie are difficult to make fire, there is too much smoke, the smell is pungent, and there is fire poison, so the Shinie is Planting high-quality and cheap things turned out to be useless, and it was not even useful for cooking. It could only be used mixed with ash and firewood.
I plan to take advantage of this period of time to make certain improvements to Shi Nie and promote them throughout the world.
It is winter now. Your Majesty is traveling all over the world, and it is indispensable to light fires to keep warm and make food. If possible, I will take care of it. I would like to ask Your Majesty to set an example and use stone nirvana to make fires for heating and water to make food in the fleet, so that the people can This will eliminate the fear of fire poison. When I pass through various places on the road, I can also take the opportunity to promote the use of Shi Nirvana.
In this way, the common people can afford cheap and easy-to-use stone nirvana. In the future, the cost of making fire will be greatly reduced, and their lives will be slightly easier. "
Advertising, using the name of the First Emperor to advertise.
The First Emperor used stone nirvana. The First Emperor was not afraid of fire poison. What else are you afraid of?
Coupled with the promulgated specifications for the use of stone nirvana, Zhao Si will promote the production method of briquettes and the simple production of coal stoves when he travels, and the lives of the people of Daqin will be much easier.
Among other things, people in areas with coal mines nearby will be able to benefit from this.
If things go on like this, Shi Nie will definitely circulate as a result, and the utilization rate of coal by the private sector and even the government will be further improved.
Maybe someone came up with a technology tree for coal smelting because of this.
What surprised Zhao Si was...
The First Emperor nodded in agreement without any hesitation.
Then he looked at Zhao Si seriously and asked a crucial question: "Do you think Shi Nie is considered a mineral?"
Da Qin implements the official mountain and sea strategy, that is, all natural minerals are owned by the government. For example, this mountain belongs to you, but the salt, iron ore and copper mines above do not belong to you. Private individuals do not have the authority to mine and smelt. .
The First Emperor was keenly aware that if Zhao Si could really make corresponding improvements to something as high-quality and cheap as Shi Nie, it would be a consumable product that could be spread to thousands of households.
The First Emperor naturally had the idea of incorporating it into the system of officials, mountains and seas.
"Forget it! Of course it does!"
Zhao Si answered without any hesitation.
How can coal not be considered a mineral? Even if he is not a mineral, then the First Emperor says he is.
The First Emperor nodded, and Zhao Si left in a hurry.
With the approval of the First Emperor and the annihilation of the Zheng family, as well as the promulgation of corresponding laws and regulations, the people in Shanyang will be much better off.
No one stopped them from using stone nirvana to keep warm. As long as they opened the windows for ventilation, they would not die of fire poison.
Next, Zhao Si only needs to point out the technology tree for refining honeycomb coal and raw coal, and Shi Nie can truly fly into thousands of households.
(Three updates today.)
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