The Emperor of Qin gave six handsome men

Ying Bu couldn't argue with her, so he asked her to be the judge, Qin Xingfu said after careful consideration.

"I think that we have no say in this matter. The population of Great Qin is insufficient and the social productivity is low. As long as Your Majesty steadily develops the national strength, science and technology, culture and other aspects, and improves the overall national strength, it will naturally attract all nations to come to the court and pay tribute. Isn't this much better than fighting a war? If there are those who are disobedient, we can give them a beating. We don't even need to do anything ourselves. With just a glance, countless people will work for Great Qin. We, the people of Great Qin, will not die on the battlefield. After all, a general's success is the result of the sacrifice of thousands of soldiers."

Several people were silent. Yes! Who would be willing to let their brothers and sisters die?

"The best military operation is to attack their plans, the next best is to attack their alliances, and the next best is to attack their troops."

Dan Yao agreed.

"Well, in fact, if you want to exterminate a race, the most effective way is not to kill them, but to destroy their culture and their beliefs, and then instill our culture and ideas into them. That is the most effective way."

Everyone looked at her in disbelief and couldn't help but shudder in their hearts. That was truly cruel, even more cruel than genocide.

"Sir, you are actually in a good position now, so why are you still working so hard and taking the trouble to go on this inspection?"

Ying Bu felt that his life was good now, with power and status, so the topic turned back to her. She couldn't bear it, but she had to go and suffer.

"To be honest, I don't think there's anything good about power. If a country has many talented people, the upper rulers are excellent, the middle level is powerful, and the ordinary people at the bottom are working hard to live a better life, then I think I can be an ordinary person and do what I am interested in. But now, although there are some people in Daqin who do practical things, there are also some people who are content with their positions and corrupt people. They do not fulfill their responsibilities in their positions, which is a disaster for ordinary people. Some people even oppress and exploit the villagers. In the eyes of ordinary people, the officials at the bottom represent the will of the superiors. If they let them do whatever they want, the people at the bottom will think that it is the will of the superiors. Once someone has a different intention, they are innocent pawns."

The reason why Qin Xingfu had to make the trip was because she found that some people had falsified data reported and were perfunctory in the implementation of government orders, but they did a good job on the surface and it was impossible to find any mistakes. She wanted to go and see whether they were really doing a good job or were just protecting each other.

"Sir, if one day the whole of Daqin becomes what you want, what would you like?"

Dan Yao asked her, Qin Xingfu thought for a moment and pointed at the sun.

"If that day really comes and I still have the energy, my goal will be the stars and the sea!"

At this moment, Qin Xingfu raised her hand and pointed at the sky. It seemed that her whole body was glowing. In the eyes of several people, she was always shining.

After Qin Xingfu left Xianyang, the First Emperor continued to send Zhao Gao to the Western Regions, gave him enough gold, silver and jewelry, and asked him to take silk, tea, porcelain and other things. He also sent some Confucianists to brainwash the people in the Western Regions. He also sent agricultural people to take some seeds. Potatoes and sweet potatoes were forbidden to be taken, so only wheat and sorghum were taken.

The First Emperor felt that Zhao Gao was a man with a tough life and was cunning, but he loved power and liked people to flatter him. After he came back, many people tried to curry favor with him, and his mansion was bustling every day, so he once again entrusted him with important tasks.

"Zhao Gao, on this mission, I hope you can bring the culture of the Qin Empire to those barbarians, so that they can be educated like the people of the Qin Empire. I hope you can go further this time and spread the prestige of the Qin Empire throughout the world. I will wait for you to come back and make you a marquis!"

Zhao Gao originally thought that he would not leave this time, but the First Emperor kept encouraging him and wanted to confer a title on him. He was really scared and moved. He was scared because the road ahead was dangerous and he was afraid that he would not be able to come back. He was moved because the Majesty personally sent him out of the city, a treatment that even Qin Xingfu did not even have.

"Your Majesty, I will definitely live up to your trust."

Zhao Gao saluted. This time, His Majesty gave him more people than last time. He also sent Meng Yi and Wang Li's eldest son to follow him, unlike last time when he just gave him a group of people.

"Okay, I'll wait for your good news!"

Zhao Gao thought to himself, well, I might as well give it a try and strive to become a marquis, so that my descendants can enjoy his protection and all my life’s hard work will be worthwhile.

Zhao Gao had children. Before entering the palace, he had a son and a daughter. His daughter was already married, and his son was engaged. But he didn't know whether he could come back to see his grandson this time.

Less than half a year after returning, he hadn't gained much weight yet, but he had to set off again. He firmly believed that he would come back.

After the ceremony, Zhao Gao led his men westward. The First Emperor watched him walk away, and Qi Le stepped forward and presented him a letter.

The First Emperor opened it and saw that it was from Qin Xingfu.

"Your Majesty, all is well! I am now in Sanchuan County, and everything is fine."

The First Emperor threw the letter aside after reading it. Qin Xingfu would write to him every day, and he missed her a lot when she was not around.

"It took two or three days to get to Sanchuan County. That's a bit slow."

Although Qin Xingfu had official business to attend to, she did not really rush on the journey. Instead, she stopped to rest when passing by some scenic spot, chatted with them, and had a barbecue. It seemed that traveling was the main thing to do, and nothing else was important.

When they arrived in Sanchuan County, they did not go directly into the city, but rested in a village outside the city. The village was located by a small river and had a flat terrain. It was the busy farming season, and Qin Xingfu couldn't help but stop when he saw this scene.

Looking at the people working in the mountains, with joy on their faces, some of them even sang during their breaks. Qin Xingfu took out his sketchbook, sat by the river and started painting.

Fortunately, there were trees by the river that blocked the sunlight, and when the others saw that she was painting, they untied the horses and put them aside, letting them graze by the roadside.

When Dan Yao and Mi Fu saw her painting and looked at the lively scene opposite, they couldn't help but feel itchy and started painting as well.

Ying Bu didn't like reading or painting, so he went to help Queen Ying with cooking.

Xu He and Yue Xin hunted down some pheasants and rabbits from somewhere, cleaned them up by the river, and handed them over to Queen Ying.

The sun was setting gradually, and Qin Xingfu was finishing the painting in his hand. They had already attracted the attention of the villagers. The villagers were very alert and called the village chief, who was dark and thin, and looked to be in his thirties.

Yue Xin negotiated with the village chief, saying that they were a merchant caravan passing by and wanted to stay for one night. There were often merchant caravans in the village, and after the village chief saw that their pass was fine, he led them to his home.

"Everyone, no other family in our village has any vacant houses for you. If you don't mind, you can stay at my house. I have a few empty rooms. Usually, caravans passing by will rest there."

As they were talking, the village chief showed them around the room. Although it was simple, it was cleaned very well and it was obvious that the hostess was a very hardworking person. Qin Xingfu was very satisfied and nodded, and Yue Xin gave him money.

"Village chief, we are unfamiliar with this place. Please help us get this little money."

The village chief looked at the money in his hand and put it back with trembling hands.

"No need, this is too much. How much can you eat with just a few people? This is too much."

Qin Xingfu felt that this person didn't know how much they could eat, so he spoke up.

"Village chief, please accept it. We are all likely to have eaten it. I will keep the rest as a reward for your wife's hard work. There are seven of us, but you have to prepare it for ten people, otherwise we won't be full."

The village chief was a little suspicious, but since others said so, he didn't know what to say, so he arranged for his grandson to go buy things from other families in the village.

Qin Xingfu didn't expect that this man's grandson was already seven or eight years old, so he asked.

"That was your grandson just now? How old are you?"

The village chief quickly waved his hand and said.

"I can't say I'm old. I'm almost 40 years old this year, and my grandson is still relatively young. He's only nine years old this year."

"Oh, nine years old. Boys are so naughty! Why don't you go to school? Doesn't every county have a county school? You are close to Sanchuan County City, so it shouldn't be difficult to go to school, right?"

"Alas... there are too many children in my family. The county school can't accommodate them all, let alone the county town."

"Oh? Why?"

Qin Xingfu frowned. This shouldn't be the case. She had calculated carefully before letting each county set up a county school. There was also one in the county town. According to Daqin's current population, the demand for schooling could be met.

The village chief looked around, said nothing, then got up and went to help with the fire.

Qin Xingfu didn't ask any more questions, thinking there was something wrong. Seeing Yue Xin, he pulled him aside and talked.

"There might be something fishy going on in this county school. Take some people and ask around to see what's going on. Don't make it too obvious."

"Okay, but are you going to give me a reward?"

They haven’t kissed recently. Qin Xingfu looked around and saw that there was no one around, so she secretly kissed him and said.

"Go, go, go!"

After Yue Xin left, she returned to the yard. The village chief's big yellow dog was quite interesting, wagging its tail at her. Qin Xingfu hooked her finger at the dog, and it actually ran to her and lay down, exposing its belly.

"Are you so well behaved, dog?"

Qin Xingfu couldn't help but touch it, but when she saw that it had fleas, she didn't dare to touch it anymore. The big yellow dog kept circling around her.

The village chief saw it and quickly called the dog back.

"Don't be surprised, ma'am. It's not like this normally. Maybe it likes you more."

"Oh, it's okay. I have a dog at home, too. It gets naughty and often goes out to get into trouble."

"My family is also like this. They are the bullies in the village."

"I see there are a lot of fleas on its body. There is a peach tree at your door. You can use leaves. Crush the peach leaves, apply the juice and peach leaf residue together on the dog, and then wrap it with gauze. In two quarters of an hour, the fleas will basically be dead."

"Isn't it normal for this dog to have all these?"

The village chief scratched his head embarrassedly and said that there were also a lot of bugs on their bodies.

Qin Xingfu took it for granted, but he still needed to pay attention to the problem of parasites. He asked Xu Tao to take some time to think about it. Mosquitoes can easily spread diseases.

"These parasites mainly feed on blood. They can be found in both humans and animals. If they are sucked for a long time, the blood of both humans and animals will be completely sucked out, and people will easily become sick."

Although they were puzzled, Qin Xingfu still explained it. The village chief felt that it made some sense and nodded.

"Then I'll try your method when I have time. Thank you, ma'am!"

In modern times, she had only seen information that said there were a lot of lice and fleas in ancient times, and some kings and nobles also had them.

Qin Xingfu came here and raised cats and dogs. He would ask Lingjuan to bathe them and remove maggots from time to time, so the two dogs were always relatively clean.

Everyone in her house has to take a bath at least once a week.

Yue Xin took Ying Bu with him. He felt that Ying Bu was very suitable for pleasing people, especially those old sisters-in-law and young wives. The two of them came back soon.

Qin Xingfu looked very unhappy after hearing this. The county school she had kindly allocated funds to build was not well run in the county town not far from Xianyang. They just found a shabby place to teach a few people and then just did it perfunctorily. Was this personal or private? Maybe the money was divided up? How bold!

Just at this time, the food was ready. Qin Xingfu and his friends sat at a table alone. On their table were the hare and pheasant roasted in the afternoon, as well as the soup made from the old hen bought by the village chief in the village.

The village chief's two sons are both married. A total of ten people in their family, including adults and children, squeezed into the kitchen to eat. The family was crowded together, but there was wild vegetable porridge and coarse grain steamed buns on the table.

Qin Xingfu looked at the food that didn't look good, took a bite, frowned, walked in and asked.

"Village Chief, is there still coarse salt for sale in Daqin? Isn't there refined salt now?"

"Coarse salt is cheap. The money for one pound of refined salt is enough to buy three pounds of coarse salt. We are all used to it. Occasionally, we buy refined salt to eat, but we still feel that the taste is not right."

The village chief quickly blocked her view, but he was short, so Qin Xingfu still saw it. She felt her throat was blocked, and then she saw the food on their table. She went back to their table and brought them a plate of meat.

"You guys can eat some too. I haven't eaten wild vegetables in a long time. Can I exchange with you?"

Without waiting for his consent, Qin Xingfu directly replaced the two dishes.

"I'm a little tired of eating these every day. I think these dishes are very delicious. I hope you don't mind."

The children of the village chief's family kept swallowing their saliva as they looked at the meat, but they were very well-behaved and did not touch it.

Qin Xingfu brought the wild vegetable porridge back to the dining table, put it in a bowl and savored it carefully. At this moment, she suddenly understood the feeling of the saying "The rich have wine and meat, while the poor freeze to death on the streets."

Seeing that she was eating seriously, Ying Bu also put some in his bowl. As soon as he took a bite, he almost vomited. What is this? It tastes so bad. Why did the adults eat it for no reason?

After tasting it carefully, it tasted bitter and astringent, even worse than medicine. Qin Xingfu also found it unpalatable, but still ate a whole bowl.

The others also tasted it and frowned. Seeing that she was still trying to eat more, Yue Xin stopped her and said something.

"My Lord, this is not tasty."

Qin Xingfu raised his head with red eyes, and Yue Xin became anxious.

"I'm not being mean to you, it's just that you usually... don't cry, don't cry, I was wrong, if you like it I'll go dig it up and cook it again."

Qin Xingfu hurriedly wiped away her tears and shook his head.

"I just feel bad. I think I've tried my best, so why are they still living such a hard life?"