Time Travel: The First Female Imperial Teacher of the Qin Dynasty

Actually, what Lin Anlan said was not accurate. Potatoes are indeed a good thing for the common people, but not necessarily for the rulers.

During the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang tried his best to prevent potatoes from being introduced into the Ming Dynasty. The reason was very simple. He was afraid that the people would not have to work after eating potatoes. After all, the yield per mu of potatoes is very high. If they are planted well, they are enough to support the people through the winter. In addition, the method of planting potatoes is also very simple. You just need to throw them on the ground and cover them with soil.

However, the situation in the Qin Dynasty was different from that in the Ming Dynasty.

Today's Qin Dynasty is in a state of disrepair and the people are short of food and clothing. Potatoes are the best food for them!

Seeing that Wang Li still didn't believe it, Lin Anlan said with a smile: "If you don't believe it, we can make a bet!"

Wang Li looked at her confident look and could not help but believe her a little, but he still asked cautiously: "What do you want to bet with me?"

Lin Anlan thought about it and felt that there didn’t seem to be anything he wanted.

"I'll bet that you can do one thing for me unconditionally."

"Okay, I promise you." Wang Li nodded and agreed immediately, then asked, "But what if you lose?"

Lin Anlan smiled and said, "If I lose, I will do one thing for you unconditionally."

"It's a deal!".

Lin Anlan stretched out a hand, Wang Li looked at it and also stretched out his hand, and the two of them high-fived as an oath.

"Mr. Lin, how many potatoes are we going to plant?" Wang Li asked curiously after being busy for the whole morning.

Lin Anlan shook his head: "I don't know, anyway, the more the better, we can't let the people starve, right?"

Wang Li nodded thoughtfully: "That makes sense! By the way, Mr. Lin, have you ever thought about what to do when the army goes on an expedition? Even if we have more food and grass, it won't be enough!"

"It's very simple!" Lin Anlan smiled slightly, "Just let the whole country grow potatoes together! The yield of potatoes per mu is so high, there will be no worries about food shortage."

"Mr. Lin is right!" Wang Li said excitedly.

Unexpectedly, Lin Anlan sighed at this time: "It's a pity that we don't have that much land to grow potatoes now, so I'm worried! No matter what, we have to get enough land."

"Don't worry, leave it to me!" Wang Li patted his chest and promised.

……

In the Qilin Hall, Ying Zheng sat on the dragon throne, looking down at his ministers below.

"Meng Yi, you will be responsible for the delivery of food and fodder."

"Li Xin, take some people to capture poisonous creatures for use at the border."

"My dear ministers, do you have any method to quickly establish diplomatic relations with the Donghu?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the court fell silent. After a long while, Imperial Censor Feng Jie stepped forward and said, "May I ask your Majesty, do you really want to establish diplomatic relations with the Donghu?"

Ying Zheng leaned on the dragon throne, propped up his head with one hand, and said nonchalantly: "Of course not, what I want is to conquer the Huns!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the officials in the court began to whisper to each other, and even Li Si looked up at the First Emperor in surprise.

Feng Jie immediately stood up and said, "Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible! The people have finally had a few days of peace and tranquility. If you go to fight the Xiongnu at this time, won't you push the people into dire straits again? Please take back your order, Your Majesty!"

"Feng Jie, if we don't fight, I will feel uneasy." Ying Zheng's face darkened and his tone was cold. Then he looked at Li Si who had been silent.

"What do you think about this matter, Prime Minister?"

Li Si originally planned to retire and return home to enjoy the happiness of family life, but the First Emperor's question was like putting him on the spot. Now no matter what he said, it would be wrong, and it was very likely that he would anger the First Emperor and end up with his entire family being executed.

He was now in a dilemma and could only lower his head and remain silent.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Ying Zheng continued to ask: "What's wrong? Are you mute? Li Si, I'm asking you a question!"

Li Si saw that he couldn't hide, so he had to stand up, lowered his head and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, I don't know!"

Ying Zheng smiled and said calmly: "You don't know, or you don't dare to say?"

Upon hearing this, Li Si immediately knelt on the ground, terrified: "Your Majesty, I really don't know!"

Ying Zheng looked at Li Si and snorted coldly. Now everyone in the court was watching what the latter would do. If he did not do well, they would think of a way to deal with it as soon as possible.

silence! Deathly silence!

There was only the sound of Ying Zheng's fingers tapping on the dragon throne, and each sound seemed to be tapping on Li Si's heart.

"Your Majesty, I..." He hesitated, not knowing what to say.

Let Ying Zheng continue to look at Li Si, not knowing what he was thinking, his face was gloomy. Suddenly, Lin Anlan's voice sounded in his mind:

"The First Emperor can't kill Li Si now. It's easy to kill Li Si, but it's hard to find a prime minister with such strong ability. If we keep Li Si, he may be useful in the future. We can't waste such a talent! However, if the First Emperor doesn't like him, there's nothing we can do!"

Lin Anlan's voice suddenly stopped, and there was no more sound after that.

Ying Zheng narrowed his eyes, looked at Li Si who was kneeling on the ground, and slowly said: "Prime Minister, please get up first, and tell me your thoughts tomorrow!"

The latter didn't know why the First Emperor didn't continue to question him, but he knew that his life was saved.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Si said with a salute.

Ying Zheng ignored him and glanced at the eunuch standing next to him. The eunuch immediately understood and shouted, "Dismiss the court!"

"Farewell, Your Majesty!" the ministers saluted and said.

He returned to the imperial study, and soon Meng Yi came: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you!"

He raised his hand, signaling Meng Yi to excuse himself.

Meng Yi looked at Ying Zheng and said, "Your Majesty, are you going to send troops to attack the Xiongnu?"

"That's right. I am going to fight the Xiongnu, but Feng Jie is the only one who stood up and spoke out. No one else has any objection."

Meng Yi knew what he was thinking, so he smiled and said, "Your Majesty, they are all waiting for Prime Minister Li's opinion."

Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng snorted coldly: "A bunch of old bastards, they just play these little tricks all day long. In this case, I really don't want Li Si to die so easily."

Meng Yi knew that the First Emperor wanted to kill Li Si, so he dissuaded him, saying, "Your Majesty, Li Si cannot be killed."

"Why can't we kill him?" Ying Zheng asked.

"Your Majesty, you just said that more than half of the ministers in the court are watching Li Si's intentions. If you kill Li Si at this time, wouldn't that be exactly what they want?"

Ying Zheng thought about it and felt that what Meng Yi said made sense.