Traveling through the Qin Dynasty, I seized the throne of Ying Zheng's father

Under the green umbrella.

The First Emperor Ying Zheng is on his way...

While on the road, Ying Zheng was still concerned about state affairs...

He looked at the blue sky ahead, turned his head to look in the direction of Xianyang, and thought about his eldest son...

"I don't know what happened to Fusu... He may be a good person, but his way of governing a country is different..."

"I hope nothing unexpected happens..."

Ying Zheng murmured in his heart, feeling very conflicted.

On the one hand, he hoped that Fusu could grow up, but on the other hand, he was worried that Fusu could not cope with it on his own.

After Fusu killed Zhao Gao yesterday, Ying Zheng couldn't sleep well that night and drank alone in the moonlight for half the night.

Fusu, my eldest son... has finally made it!

Hiding one's incompetence for thirty years, what kind of perseverance does it take?

What is the real ability of my son?

There were countless doubts and endless curiosity in his heart, but at the same time, Ying Zheng was also infinitely disappointed...

When was there a time when I was as good at hiding my shortcomings as Fusu?

Once upon a time, I was also full of vigor and vitality;

When I first ascended the throne, I ruled the world, and I defeated six countries alone. How wonderful it was...

Thinking about all this, it seems like it happened just yesterday.

In a blink of an eye, decades have passed...

Just as Ying Zheng was reminiscing about the glorious past...

"Report!!!"

Suddenly, a man and a horse appeared in Ying Zheng's sight accompanied by loud shouts...

A young soldier in armor was galloping towards the army camp...

When they arrived at the camp, the soldier dismounted and ran quickly to Ying Zheng...

At this time, Ying Zheng had already recognized the person.

That’s right, these are not ordinary soldiers, but secret guards!

"Come closer and talk!"

Ying Zheng spoke.

The soldier immediately approached Ying Zheng.

"How is my son doing in Xianyang? Did anything happen during the court meeting today?"

Ying Zheng couldn't wait to ask...

"Your Majesty, the contents of today's court meeting are all recorded here, please check it out."

As he spoke, the soldier took out a lot of leather scrolls from both sides of the horse, and then handed them to Ying Zheng.

Ying Zheng looked stunned.

"so much?"

Looking at these scrolls, Ying Zheng was a little stunned.

"Didn't I ask you to just give me the main content? There's no need to record the trivial matters, right?"

Ying Zheng looked at the secret guard in doubt...

"Your Majesty, all the information recorded here is important. There is a lot to be said about today's court meeting, so we used so many scrolls."

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Ying Zheng became curious...

So many scrolls, are they all important contents?

Is it so outrageous?

How important is this court meeting?

Ying Zheng couldn't imagine it.

He knew that the secret guards would not lie to him, but there were too many scrolls...

Could it be that this kid Fusu is really capable?

Ying Zheng kept speculating in his heart...

.........

In fact, even though he knew yesterday that his eldest son was not very capable, what Ying Zheng was sure of was only his character.

Being able to endure and knowing how to establish authority, this character is much better than the previous wimp who only listened to Confucian bullshit.

Ying Zheng's requirements for Fusu were already very low.

Of course, it wasn't low from the beginning. At the beginning, Ying Zheng still had high hopes for Fusu. Then, as Fusu grew up, Ying Zheng discovered a very realistic problem...

It seems...it seems...that this son may have been ruined by me!

After realizing this problem, Ying Zheng conducted multiple verifications. When he found out that his eldest son was indeed useless, Ying Zheng was devastated...

Disappointments after disappointments made Ying Zheng lower his expectations for Fusu, from initially hoping that Fusu would surpass him to finally hoping that he would just change his temper a little bit...

So when Ying Zheng discovered that Fusu's true character was not weak, but he was just hiding his incompetence, this alone was enough to make Ying Zheng overjoyed...

As for Fusu's ability....To be honest, Ying Zheng did not hold out hope, nor did he dare to hold out hope...

There had been many times when he was full of hope, but then he was disappointed again and again, and Ying Zheng was already afraid.

So he never thought about it in this direction.

What's more, governing a country is something that requires time to be practiced personally to be gradually learned. Back then, it was because I had been exposed to the Empress Dowager's behind-the-scenes government for a long time that I was able to handle state affairs with ease as soon as I ascended the throne.

But Fusu didn’t!

Fusu and I have always had different political views, and we can never say a word to each other. I am not a person who likes to teach others, so to be honest, Fusu has not been involved in much government affairs, and naturally, he lacks experience in this area.

Ying Zheng took it for granted that Fusu still needed more practice and learning to govern the country.

But now...after hearing the music, Ying Zheng felt that Fusu might have the talent to govern a country, and a little hope rose in his heart again...

What if...what if Fusu really has the talent to govern the country?

Ying Zheng held a scroll in his hand, feeling uneasy, and did not dare to open it for a long time...

"Hoo~!"

Ying Zheng took a deep breath and let out a long sigh...

After adjusting his mental state a little, Ying Zheng gritted his teeth and opened the scroll...

If this scene happened outside, it would definitely shock everyone in the Qin Dynasty!

When has anyone ever seen the First Emperor nervous?

Since coming to power, Ying Zheng has acted decisively and without scruples.

Will he still be hesitant and anxious?

What kind of international joke is this?

However, this is the fact...

After the incident involving Fusu, Ying Zheng became anxious and hesitant...

..........

After a slight adjustment, Ying Zheng opened the scroll...

As soon as he opened the scroll, he saw the suggestion of his eldest son - to recruit 600,000 corvée laborers and have them farm together near Xianyang?

"?????"

Looking at this outrageous suggestion, Ying Zheng immediately frowned.

"Absurd! Absolutely ridiculous!"

"Six hundred thousand corvées are sent to work the land. What's the difference between this and letting them return home?"

"Instead of doing this, it would be better to let them return to their hometowns to collect taxes!"

Ying Zheng slammed the table, his face turning red and blue. He was filled with disappointment.

"Oh... my son..."

The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. This decree immediately wiped out the hope that Ying Zheng had just raised for his eldest son Fusu.......

Let shortcomings be hidden, and let abilities be abilities.

If you hide, it also means that you have no chance to practice. Unless you are a genius, you can only talk about it on paper. Otherwise...sigh...

What you learn on paper is always superficial...

Ying Zheng didn't want to watch any more.

He was about to put the scroll down, but after thinking about it, he was not willing to do so, so he gritted his teeth and picked up the scroll again...

"I just don't believe it. Is it true that no one among the officials can see through such an outrageous national policy?"

Ying Zheng gritted his teeth and continued watching.

The following content describes in detail the process of the left prime minister Li Si's admonition...

When Ying Zheng saw Li Si taking the risk to give advice, he was greatly relieved.

"Li Si is a pretty good guy. He is one of the most capable people in the court of our Great Qin. I knew it, such a bad plan should be seen through by everyone in our Great Qin."

Ying Zheng breathed a sigh of relief. Li Si stood up. Does that mean that this national policy should be rejected?

This experience should teach my son a lesson, right?

Ying Zheng thought to himself...

While thinking, Ying Zheng continued to read the report...

Soon, Ying Zheng's eyes widened and his pupils shrank...

He stared at the scroll in front of him with a look of horror on his face!

"this......."

Ying Zheng stood up suddenly, his eyes constantly wandering over the scroll. His expression went from indifference to shock, and then to astonishment, all in a moment!

The scroll clearly records the process of Fusu taking out the curved plow.

At this time, what Ying Zheng saw was the construction drawings of the curved plow.

As the first emperor, Ying Zheng did not always sit in high position in the government. In fact, he would go to the fields to do farm work himself. During his eastern tour, he even went to the fields to explain policies to the people. Naturally, he was very familiar with the plow, an extremely important agricultural tool used for farming.

And precisely because of the familiarity, I can see the key at a glance!

He can understand!

The power of this curved plow was as great as that of Li Si, and even Ying Zheng could see through it at a glance!

"A divine object! This is a divine object!"

After seeing through it thoroughly, Ying Zheng couldn't help but sigh.

"If this thing is used for farming, one person and one cow can cultivate many times more fields!"

Ying Zheng made the decision with just one word.

At present, most people in the Qin Dynasty still use bronze plows, and some even use stone plows. As for iron plows, there are simply no conditions for them.

In terms of style, it is basically the same as that of the Warring States Period, and the farming speed is very slow.

Once this curved plow is used, things will be completely different!

With the same material, the speed of the curved plow can be increased several times! It's not that this thing plows the land quickly, but it saves labor.

An ordinary plow requires two or three people to work together, but a curved plow is different. It only requires one person and one ox. To plow the same amount of land, three people are needed on one side, while only one person is needed on the other side. Moreover, one person can plow faster. Adding these two together, the efficiency value is directly increased by four or five times!

"If we have this thing, collective farming wouldn't be a problem..."

After seeing the curved plow, Ying Zheng's original idea was shaken.

Because the curved plow had just appeared, it was unrealistic to popularize it throughout the country directly. However, with the promotion of the imperial court, it was an easy task to popularize it in Xianyang.

If you want to use a tool on the land of ordinary people, they may not be willing to do so. After all, no one can tell how effective it is. Ordinary people have not been to school and are quite ignorant. It is impossible to give everyone a blueprint to look at, right? Popularization is extremely difficult.

But if they directly reclaimed wasteland, the land they would cultivate would belong to the imperial court. Anyway, there was no income from performing corvée labor, and farming was much easier than moving bricks to build Afang Square or the Great Wall. What's more, it was at the foot of Xianyang City, so the supervisors dared not do anything too excessive.

These corvées are naturally what we want.

only........

Ying Zheng soon frowned again...

“But irrigation is a problem…”

Xianyang is located in the Yellow River Basin and relies mainly on the Wei River and Jing River, two tributaries of the Yellow River.

Generally speaking, good farmland is on both sides of the river. If it is a little further away, it will be difficult to irrigate...

The curved plow can clear land quickly, but irrigation is troublesome and requires more manpower. The increase and decrease offset each other, so there is not much advantage...

"Alas, what a pity this curved plow is broken..."

Ying Zheng sighed. He subconsciously looked at the leather scroll...

On the spot. Ying Zheng was stunned again...