Daqin: My weak and virtuous minister

"Brother Zhang, do you still have that paper? I wonder if..."

The two chatted for a while, and Li Si finally couldn't help asking. He wanted to ask for some, but he couldn't say it.

"Haha, you, Old Li, can also be reserved sometimes."

"Okay, I still have some here. I'll give you a few. But let me make it clear first, once I give them to you, they're gone. Don't make other people come to me for them."

I still have to get vaccinated. Otherwise, when Li Si leaves here, the people who come to ask for paper will annoy me to death.

"Thank you very much, thank you very much. Don't worry, I will tell everyone that you don't have any more here."

Li Si was overjoyed and quickly made a promise.

"No, you should say that I gave you some of my paper, and the rest was given to the king. There is no more."

Zhang Yuanqing was still worried and brought up the King of Qin's title. Of course, he hadn't lied and had indeed given the King of Qin some toilet paper. The King of Qin actually had to use a bamboo scraper to go to the toilet. Seriously! It's better not to say it.

"Uh, okay."

Zhang Yuanqing gave Li Si about thirty pieces of paper, and Li Si was so happy that his teeth were popping out.

"Okay, it's just a few pieces of paper. Go back and look at it."

Listen, listen to this tone of indifference.

Li Si wanted to roll his eyes in an rude manner, but he held back in the end.

"I plan to teach the king the method of papermaking, so as to win over some Mohist followers."

Upon hearing the serious matter, Li Si put down the paper and straightened his expression.

"The King does have some people from the Mohist school under his command."

"Not enough." Zhang Yuanqing said affirmatively: "If Your Majesty wants to go east, relying solely on these Mohists is not enough."

"If my predictions are correct, the king is already thinking about annexing the six kingdoms. He will definitely take action next year at the latest, and the first kingdom to be annihilated will be South Korea."

Li Si was shocked. The king and his men had just discussed this matter a few days ago, and Li Si had even offered his own strategy.

"So surprised? Isn't this obvious?"

Will Ying Zheng be able to sit tight in the later period after monopolizing power?

"It's too hasty."

"Too hasty?" Li Si was puzzled?

"Your talents, Li Si, can certainly help Qin annex the six kingdoms, but you shouldn't rush into it now. It would be a bit hasty next year."

"Why are you so impatient?"

A voice suddenly came in, and the two people who spoke turned their heads to look over.

"Greetings, Your Majesty."*2

"rise."

Ying Zheng walked in with the gait of a dragon and a tiger and sat down consciously.

"Why didn't you let anyone know that the king was coming?" It was scary for him to appear suddenly like that, but fortunately, he didn't intend to do anything bad.

Li Si looked at Zhang Yuanqing in surprise at this casual complaint. He was just thinking about how to plead for him if the king blamed him.

"Why? I'm the King of Qin, so I can't come to your house?"

Obviously, Ying Zheng was not angry. He glanced at Li Si casually and asked the two to sit down.

"Your Majesty, what are you talking about? This house was given to me by Your Majesty, and even my servants were provided by Your Majesty. How can Your Majesty not come?"

Zhang Yuanqing smiled and asked Li Si to sit down nonchalantly.

"Come on, tell me what you just left unsaid."

After taking a sip of the tea that Ah Da had refilled, it was good, still the familiar taste. Ying Zheng asked seriously, this was what he cared about most.

"Your Majesty, I know that if Qin were to destroy Han now, it would certainly be possible. However, after the destruction of Han, would the Han nobles submit? Would the people be willing to submit?"

No!

Ying Zheng and Li Si knew it clearly.

"Your Majesty, this is why I am a little impatient."

"Then shouldn't we destroy Han?" Li Si asked.

"How is that possible?" Zhang Yuanqing gave Li Si a cold look.

"Now that we have a way to increase food production, how are the people of Han living under the King of Han's rule? Can they have enough to eat? Can they have warm clothes?"

No!

In an instant, Ying Zheng and Li Si thought of the situation in South Korea and understood what Zhang Yuanqing meant.

"You mean to wait until Qin harvests crops next year before attacking Han?"

The King of Qin asked.

"That's right, Your Majesty. From now on, you can widely publicize that Qin has a method for improving land, which can produce four shi per mu. You must make sure that other countries also know this. Then, no matter what the officials think, will the people not envy Qin? Even if they are a little skeptical, when Qin harvests large areas of land next year, the yield will surely be true. Then, Your Majesty will spread this news to other countries and make sure everyone knows it. Right now, the people under the rule of several kings are suffering terribly. If they knew that the people of Qin were well fed and clothed, would they not envy them? That would be the time for Your Majesty to attack Han."

Zhang Yuanqing paused. "Maybe the Korean people will welcome the Qin army by then."

"color!"

"color!"

Ying Zheng and Li Si were overjoyed after hearing this, and their minds were filled with endless reverie.

This is not just because the Korean people welcome it, but because people all over the world want to come to Qin.

Ying Zheng left happily, and became even more concerned about Wang Wan's responsibility for soil fertilization. Zhang Yuanqing didn't even have a chance to talk about papermaking.

Don’t worry, let’s wait a few days and give the king time to digest it.

After recovering, Zhang Yuanqing is now one of the Nine Ministers, so naturally he has to attend court.

Ah Da and Ah Er came to call out at the right time before dawn, but Zhang Yuanqing still didn't get up.

There was no other way, the two of them sighed helplessly, pushed open the door and walked in.

"Sir, it's time to get up, or you'll be late for court."

"What morning court? I'm not going."

Zhang Yuanqing was so annoyed that he pulled the quilt over his head.

A Da looked at A Er, A Er nodded and wrung out a handkerchief from the basin. A Da quickly pulled the quilt off Zhang Yuanqing's head and put the cold handkerchief on his face. Zhang Yuanqing's sleepiness disappeared instantly.

I can't be angry yet, after all, I was the one who told them to do this.

It is impossible for the person being served to have breakfast after putting on court clothes because there is no time.

Fortunately, the place he lives in is close. Considering that some officials have to take an hour to get there, Zhang Yuanqing is particularly grateful to Ying Zheng for giving him this house.

Even so, Zhang Yuanqing was the last one to arrive. Standing in his seat, he received countless stares, but he didn't care at all. He yawned silently, feeling incredibly sleepy. This was even earlier than when he'd woken up for the college entrance exam!

But just after standing there for a moment, Ying Zheng arrived. It must be said that Zhang Yuanqing was the champion of the card point.

Wang Wan reported the progress of the matter. There was nothing he could do. The king had been paying special attention to this matter recently, which kept him very busy. He had to take time out today to attend the court. If he was not free at other times, he would ask for leave.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report."

Seeing that no one spoke, Zhang Yuanqing spoke up.

"Da Shangzou, please speak."

Ying Zheng looked at Zhang Yuanqing in his official robes and nodded with satisfaction. It was just that Zhang Yuanqing was too weak to be used to death. Whenever he thought of this, he wanted to go abroad and kill those who had offended Zhang Qing.

If Zhang Yuanqing knew what King Qin was thinking, he would definitely say, "Listen to me, thank you."

And once again, I am grateful for my frail body.