Daily Life In Qin Dynasty

"winter······"

Suddenly hearing such a 'magical' word from Mr. Mo, even Ying Zheng's mind couldn't wrap his head around it for a while.

But after he reacted, Ying Zheng's pupils suddenly shrank, and he looked at Mo Jun with a look of disbelief on his face: "Is this the 'winter wheat' that Mo Qing mentioned?"

"Exactly."

Mo Jun nodded and gave Ying Zheng a positive answer: "The biggest feature of this [winter wheat] is that it can still thrive even in the cold winter season in the south."

The earliest winter wheat in history appeared in the Han Dynasty and was called "Sumai".

Winter wheat is not artificially cultivated, but original wheat seedlings naturally exist in the wild. However, when Mo Jun first obtained these winter wheat, the quality of the wheat seedlings was too poor and the yield was extremely low.

Until recently.

At the same time as the [first-generation improved wheat seeds] appeared, the optimized [winter wheat] was also successfully cultivated.

Now the [Winter Wheat] in Mo Jun's hands has not only yielded, but also the vitality of the wheat stalks and root systems has been greatly improved, making it better able to withstand severe cold and grow in winter.

However, the disadvantage is that the quality of this [winter wheat] has declined to a certain extent. Generally speaking, it means that the taste and nutrition are not as good as normal wheat.

But such flaws are obviously nothing at the moment.

"Does Qing Mo really mean what he said? Is there really food in the world that can grow in winter?"

"I dare not lie."

Mr. Mo saluted respectfully.

After hearing this, Ying Zheng's expression became completely unbearable. It’s not that he doesn’t trust Lord Mo. In fact, as Lord Mo continues to bring various ‘gods’ to Da Qin, Ying Zheng feels that his ability to accept them has greatly improved.

But this time, what Mr. Mo brought was really outrageous.

Since ancient times.

Winter is the season when everything is dry.

Let alone crops at this time of year, not even a single weed can grow on the earth.

Originally, Ying Zheng thought it was outrageous that Mo Jun could improve grain varieties and double Qin's grain output.

But he never expected that there would be something even more outrageous. Now even the wheat that grew in winter was harvested for him.

So what will he do next?

Is it possible to invent food that grows in water?

The young Gai Nie on the side also looked at Mo Jun in a daze, feeling that he had gained more knowledge.

Talk about it.

Gai Nie, who was born in Guigu, is now Ying Zheng's chief guard and swordsmanship teacher. But secretly, he also made suggestions for Ying Zheng many times.

Especially when Ying Zheng was still weak, without Gai Nie's protection and planning, Ying Zheng didn't know how many hardships he would have suffered out of thin air.

But ever since Mr. Mo appeared, Gai Nie found that the 'Zonghengshu' and 'Strategies of War' he had learned in Ghost Valley seemed to have lost their effect all of a sudden.

The secret of the art of vertical and horizontal is actually nothing more than the two words "vertical" and "horizontal".

The vertical one unites the weak to attack one strong one; the horizontal one unites one strong one to attack the weak ones.

Now what Gai Nie is walking is the 'way of the unruly man'.

And when I think about it carefully, I can see that what Lord Mo did was actually somewhat similar to that of Gai Nie, but the method he used was a little bit outrageous.

"color!"

After a brief shock, Ying Zheng quickly became excited and shouted suddenly: "Mo Qing has made another great contribution to me today. With this kind of grain, our Qin country's grain production will definitely double again. Mo Qing You are truly worthy of being my humble minister."

Lord Mo bowed calmly and said, "As a governor of Su Neishi, I am in charge of the grain production, taxation and taxation of our Great Qin. This matter is just my responsibility."

"It's a matter of one's duty. If all the officials and ministers of the Qin State have the same thoughts as Mo Qing, why should I worry about the big event? It's a pity..."

At the end of the sentence, Ying Zheng suddenly paused, and then there was a hint of cold light in his eyes, and he continued: "There are always some moths in the Qin Dynasty's court who want to dig up the roots of our great Qin!"

This sentence was obviously talking about those people above the court who had evaded food taxes in various counties and counties. After hearing this, Mr. Mo also understood and stopped talking.

However, although Mo Jun didn't want to speak, Ying Zheng just called his name.

"Qing Mo, Mr. Gai Nie, how do you think this matter should be handled?"

Seeing that Ying Zheng had already called him by name, Mo Jun could only pretend to be thoughtful, but he didn't speak for a long time.

Until a few interest rates later.

I heard Gai Nie holding his sword in salute and saying with a stern expression: "I believe that grain tax is a major national issue, so this case must be thoroughly investigated."

Hearing Gai Nie speak, Mr. Mo followed decisively: "I also second my opinion."

Gai Nie continued: "Furthermore, the king has been in charge of the throne for nearly a year, and now there are many remaining forces in the court that are ready to move. We need an opportunity to establish our authority again."

Mo Jun said: "I also second my opinion."

After hearing this, Ying Zheng looked thoughtful and said slowly: "Mr. Gai Nie, do you want me to use this topic to my advantage?"

Gai Nie held his sword and said, "Exactly."

Ying Zheng thought about it for a while and then asked: "Who do you think Mr. Gai Nie should choose to be the person to knock on the mountain this time?"

As soon as these words came out.

Ge Nie almost subconsciously looked at Lord Mo who was already wandering around the world in front of him, and said: "Now, in the court, which two people are most suitable?"

"Oh? Who are they?"

Ying Zheng also glanced at Mo Jun next to him, and said with a smile on his lips.

Gai Nie turned to look at Mo Jun and said: "One of them is naturally Lord Shengping. Lord Shengping once governed the localities in Nanjun and Hanzhong. He has extremely rich experience in investigating cases. At the moment, the entire Qin State is the most suitable to handle this matter. It’s none other than Lord Shengping.”

"Really? Does Mo Qing have any objections to Mr. Gai Nie's suggestion?"

"Ah? I also attached..."

Suddenly hearing Ying Zheng calling his name again, Mo Jun, who was wandering in the world, was stunned for a moment and spoke almost subconsciously.

But just in the middle of the words, Mr. Mo reacted suddenly and changed the topic sharply: "Ah no! I have objections. I am busy with affairs during this period, so I would like to ask the King and Mr. Gai Nie to ask someone else for this matter." !”

What a joke.

Even if Lord Mo beats Lord Changping to death, he can't accept it!

After presenting the [First Generation Improved Wheat Seeds] and [Winter Wheat], Mr. Mo has already made a great contribution.

If he were to investigate the case again and make meritorious deeds at this time, he would really be roasting himself on the fire.

To know.

Just now, Ying Zheng and himself had tacitly agreed to take the credit for the two 'new wheat seeds'. This was of course not because Ying Zheng did not intend to reward them, but because Mr. Mo's status was too high now and it was difficult to reward them.

So just write down this credit first.

Anyway, he and Mo Jun had done this kind of thing all the time before Ying Zheng came to power. Now they are doing it again, and they are quite familiar with it.

Moreover, the reason why Mr. Mo offered new grain seeds this time was not for merit.

Because at his current height, he already has everything he should have.

So now Mr. Mo can really say that he does not love power, is not greedy for fame, and does not like money... because he already has all these.

The reason why I took the initiative to offer grain this time was purely for ideals.

Being poor cares themselves, being wealthy cares the world.

It is true that Mr. Mo cannot change the times now, but he can still give the people of Qin an extra bite of rice and an extra piece of cake.

"Since Mo Qing is busy with affairs, let's forget it!"

Seeing Jun Mo's reaction, Ying Zheng also smiled and said.

In fact, Ying Zheng was just joking with Mr. Mo just now. It was mainly because Mr. Mo presented the "wheat seeds" today, which put Ying Zheng in a good mood.

After the joke was over, Ying Zheng also looked serious and decisively ordered: "I have issued an edict that the matter of grain taxes in each county should be thoroughly investigated by Dianke Li Si, and there must be no mistakes."

Upon hearing Ying Zheng's final order, both Mo Jun and Gai Nie's eyes froze for an instant.

This choice was a little beyond their expectations.

But when I think about it carefully, it feels very reasonable.

Under normal circumstances.

For matters involving grain tax, the person who is primarily responsible must be Mr. Mo, the official in charge of grain management.

However, Mr. Mo is currently involved in ‘important matters’ and cannot investigate the case personally.

In this case, the second candidate should be the 'Tingwei' in charge of justice, the Jin Youjun who just confronted Mr. Mo outside Xianyang Palace.

But in the end, Yingzheng did not choose Tingwei, but instead chose Li Si, the 'Dianke' who was in charge of diplomacy.

This choice seems unreasonable, but if you know some of the inside stories, you will understand that this is simply another move made by Ying Zhengbu.

Because now Li Si is a member of Yingzheng, while Jin Youjun is a member of the "Chu foreign relatives lineage".

What is different from the original plot is that in the original plot, Ying Zheng suddenly suffered a rebellion from Lord Changping when he attacked Chu in the later period, and then he began to hate the "Chu foreign relatives" forces.

But now, as Lord Mo, this little butterfly, flaps its wings, the "lineage of foreign relatives of Chu" in the Qin State has long been suspected and feared by Ying Zheng.

So now Ying Zheng has begun to suppress the power of the "Chu foreign relatives" very early.

Not only that.

Although Li Si studied under the Confucianist Xunzi, he himself studied Legalist techniques.

Ying Zheng did not hand over the case of grain tax evasion in various counties to Jin Youjun, but handed it over to Li Si. This may not only be to suppress Jin Youjun, but maybe Ying Zheng also wants to replace Li Si.

After all, although Tingwei and Dianke share the same rank of Jiuqing, there are also differences in status and power among the Jiuqing.

But these have little to do with Mr. Mo.

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After leaving Xianyang Palace.

Mr. Mo first went to Zhi Su Neishi Mansion. In any case, even though other counties and counties had evaded a lot of grain taxes, it was an indisputable fact that the world had a great harvest this time.

A total of 16 million stone grain tax, plus the "salt selling business" that Ying Zheng had previously cooperated with Mo Jun, the Meng clan, and the Wang clan, has also begun.

The refined salt extracted using Mo Jun's refining method was named [Snowflake Salt], and now it has been secretly sold to the other six countries through various partners of the [Xuanyi Chamber of Commerce], and all of them are in the high-end market.

These 'private salts' sold have now begun to bring a large amount of revenue to the Qin State's treasury.

It can be said that the amount of money and food in the treasury currently under the control of Zhizunai Shifu is unprecedented.

Mr. Mo stayed in Zhisu Neishi's Mansion for a while, counted the accounts in the treasury, and left after making sure they were correct.

However, he did not return directly to Mo Mansion, but transferred to another place...

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