Chapter 180 Mountain Ghost: How many floors does it take to carry a bag of rice?

Gongsun Ce calmed himself down and prepared to lure out Yan Dan and the mountain ghost, who he was not sure whether to count as two people or one person.

Because both of them have an obsession, that is the Seven Stars of the Blue Dragon.

If nothing unexpected happens, the Blue Dragon and the Seven Stars of Yan State should be in the hands of King Xi of Yan, or even in the hands of Yan Chunjun.

It is not certain where Shan Gui wants to go, but once Yan Dan is out of trouble, he will definitely return to Yan State.

There was a very strange phenomenon in the State of Yan. The powerful King Xi of Yan was actually not popular among the people. Instead, Yan Dan had a very good reputation in the State of Yan.

Once Yan Dan returns to his country, King Xi of Yan will not hand Yan Dan over to Qin immediately due to public opinion and the number of people Yan Dan left in Yan.

However, since these two bastards dared to disgust Gongsun Ce, Gongsun Ce would definitely not let them have an easy time.

So that afternoon, Luowang's people in Yan State began to spread the news that Prince Dan of Yan had disregarded the diplomatic relations between the two countries and fled back to Yan State for his own selfish desires.

Outside Xianyang, a graceful girl with a Yan Dan face was running away frantically.

As Yan Dan said, he would do anything to return to Yan State.

The head is Yan Dan's head, the body is the mountain ghost's body, and the soul is a mixture of the two souls.

"Mountain Ghost, we have already escaped from Xianyang. Where should we go next?"

"You already have your own plan in mind, why ask me?"

Yan Dan was never clear about the purpose of the mountain ghost, but as long as he could return to Yan State, he would do it at all costs, even if he was now androgynous.

The mountain ghost didn't see Yan Dan's reply, and sneered, "Why keep silent? My purpose is just to make Gongsun Ce and Dong Jun feel pain."

Yan Dan was puzzled, "Why do you hate these two?"

"Haha, Yan Dan, if Yan was destroyed by Qin immediately after you returned, how would you feel?"

Yan Dan answered truthfully, "After gaining hope, there is the despair of having that hope shattered."

At this moment, the two people who shared the same pain developed an indescribable feeling.

In the spring of the thirteenth year of King Zheng of Qin, the weather was warm, flowers were blooming, and the ice and snow were melting.

Gongsun Ce set out for Zhao State again, and only Zi Nu and Fusu traveled with him.

Of course, there are also the four guards selected by Gongsun Ce for Fusu from the Shadow Guards, Wang Chao, Ma Han, Zhang Long, and Zhao Hu.

Li Xin led the armored cavalry to escort the cannery's experimental product - canned venison.

The canning factory located outside Xianyang City, on the banks of the Wei River has been completed, and this batch of approximately one hundred cans of venison are test products.

Three new problems arose in the cannery after the assembly line was established.

First, there is a shortage of raw materials for the products.

The farming industry in this era is still relatively a family-based free-range model.

In other words, without large-scale, centralized farming, large-scale production of canned meat is prone to raw material shortages.

The raw materials used in the canned food produced this time are the pickled venison that was not eaten by the civil and military officials during Ying Zheng's autumn hunting.

Second, the packaging raw materials cannot keep up with the production speed.

The raw material for packaging canned food is tinplate, which is a layer of tin plated on iron sheet.

This thing is not easy to produce.

Third, the price is high.

Neither meat nor tin-iron was cheap, and large-scale production was prohibitively expensive.

However, if these three problems can be solved, Gongsun Ce can start making glass canned fruit and further open up the Age of Discovery.

In addition to wanting some crops from the Western Regions, Gongsun Ce also wanted to go out to sea to find other high-yield crops and search for mineral veins.

The opening of the Silk Road required time and manpower. In addition to these, the opening of the Maritime Silk Road also required sufficient food and fresh water, especially fruits.

They are all very troublesome, so Gongsun Ce is currently only planning the Silk Road.

Speaking of the Silk Road, we cannot forget the desert boat trip made by Gongshu Chou in the movie.

However, Gongshu Chou currently has too many things to deal with, and Gongsun Ce is a little worried that Gongshu Chou will die suddenly in the forge together with Master Ban.

While Gongsun Ce was thinking, Li Xin rode his horse to the front of the bronze carriage and said, "General, there are refugees blocking the road ahead. Should we clear them?"

Gongsun Ce knocked on the car door, and Dian Qing, the Lord of Arms and the former Grand Sima stopped walking.

Gongsun Ce then lifted the curtain of his carriage and looked at the refugees blocking the road ahead. "Why don't you go to the nearest city? When our Qin army captures a city, we usually distribute rice and porridge every day."

The city in the northwest of Zhao State had been captured by the Qin army. Under the instructions of Gongsun Ce, the Qin army entered the city and first robbed the powerful and wealthy businessmen, and distributed land and rice to win the hearts of the people.

In addition, if the rice is not enough for civilians to survive, rice will not be distributed and porridge will be provided every day.

When this group of powerful people and wealthy businessmen learned that the Qin army was attacking the city, they began to stockpile rice and grain in preparation for making a fortune from the national crisis.

Without saying too much, it should not be a problem for the people in the city to have a bowl of thin porridge with a certain amount of rice grains every day for half a year.

Logically speaking, going to the nearest city captured by the Qin army would at least provide a way to survive and not starve to death.

The old man in the lead trembled and said, "I dare not hide it from you, sir. It is said that the nobles in the capital organized a group of troops to march in the wilderness to prevent homeless people like us from entering the city.

However, when we were about to go to the capital, they blocked our way again, so we could only stay in the wilderness, unable to move forward or backward. "

Gongsun Ce felt that this was an outrageous move that could be made by this strange pair of king and minister, King Zhao and Qian.

The most likely conversation is as follows:
King Qian of Zhao: "My Lords, the Qin army has recently conquered cities and plundered lands to win over the people. How should we respond?"

Guo Kai: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, it would be better to send troops to prevent the refugees who have not yet entered the city from entering the city, and spread the news that it was the Qin army who did it.

This way, we can slander the reputation of the Qin army and relieve the food pressure of our great Zhao." King Qian of Zhao: "Great~"

Gongsun Ce scratched his head and felt like he was about to grow a brain.

Once the Zhao refugees entered the cities controlled by Zhao, Zhao would inevitably distribute rice to provide relief to the people.

Judging from the current situation in Zhao State, it might not even be possible to provide enough food for the people.

However, King Zhao had to pay a considerable reward to the singer.

Gongsun Ce shook his head unconsciously, and then asked Li Xin beside him, "Li Xin."

"The general is here!"

"Which is the nearest city?"

"Reporting to the commander, it is Liaoyang."

Gongsun Ce nodded and said, "Take some canned food and cook some porridge for them. Let them evaluate the taste of the canned food, and then we will go to Liaoyang."

Li Xin clasped his hands together and saluted, "I obey your orders."

Li Xin organized people to start cooking porridge. After the water boiled, Li Xin took out a can of venison, opened the can with some awkwardness, and poured the venison into the copper pot.

As the porridge water rises, the venison gradually dissolves, and the finely chopped venison blends into the porridge, and soon the aroma fills the air.

Looking at a group of refugees eating heartily, Fusu was a little distracted. Gongsun Ce patted Fusu's shoulder gently to call him back to his senses.

Fusu bowed to Gongsun Ce and asked, "May I ask why Mr. Gongsun wants to distribute food to these refugees?"

Gongsun Ce asked Fusu in return, "Fusu, do you think I am a good person?"

Fusu nodded and shook his head, "Sir, you are a good man with a utilitarian mind."

In Fusu's heart, Gongsun Ce was not a purely good person.

If this goodwill is beneficial to Gongsun Ce, Gongsun Ce doesn't mind showing some goodwill.

Therefore, Gongsun Ce's kindness must have some purpose.

"Fusu, why do you think I should share the food with these refugees?"

Fusu pondered for a moment, "Mr. Gongsun, I think you want to teach me how to win the hearts of the people."

Gongsun Ce smiled slightly and shook his head. "Fusu, you are only half right, but more importantly, I want you to understand two things."

Fusu asked curiously, "What's the reason?"

Gongsun Ce pointed at the refugees who were feasting and said, "Look at them. Just a meal that barely keeps them from being hungry has made them grateful.

Even after they entered the city, they would spontaneously publicize the Qin army's kindness. Fusu, what do you think this shows? "

Fusu nodded thoughtfully, "Mr. Gongsun, I understand. First, we need to give the people what they need according to the situation, so that we can win their hearts with the smallest benefits.

Second, when faced with unfavorable remarks, one cannot prove oneself.”

Gongsun Ce nodded, his brows slightly raised, "Fusu, you are about to graduate. This is why I want my army to divide the land and distribute rice.

In addition, I asked Li Xin to take them to Liaoyang in order to make Zhao's slander against our army self-defeating.

Fusu, A Zheng has more than one child. If your brother accuses you of stealing and injures him, what will you do? "

Fusu thought for a moment and understood Gongsun Ce's intention. "He should produce evidence to prove that I did it, instead of me producing evidence to prove my innocence."

Gongsun Ce nodded, "Self-affirmation is indeed an interesting topic."

"good to eat!"

"It smells so good!"

"What kind of meat is this?"

"It's venison. A neighboring hunter caught it before and gave it to me to try."

"Ah! That's great!"

Listening to the waves of simple sighs, Fusu's emotions became more and more complicated.

However, Gongsun Ce was in a good mood. He could tell that it was venison, which proved that the venison was well processed and the canned food was a great success.

Soon, the whole pot of porridge was eaten up, and the victims were still reluctant to eat more. However, they also knew that they could not take away the food from Gongsun Ce and others.

Therefore, not long after they finished eating, Gongsun Ce ordered Li Xin to continue marching.

"Li Xin, let's go."

"promise!"

The escort team set out, and not long after they began marching, Gongsun Ce on the bronze chariot heard the sound of horse hooves not far away.

"Da da da……"

Gongsun Ce lifted the curtain of his carriage and ordered Li Xin, "There are enemy troops coming from the front, line up to meet them."

"Yes! All troops, listen up and form a battle formation to meet the enemy! Wind!"

"Strong wind!"
The armored cavalry led by Li Xin immediately formed a square formation and were ready for battle.

At this time, Li Xin looked into the distance and saw a billowing smoke coming from not far away.

Even though Li Xin did not have much combat experience, he could tell that this was a scene of cavalry charging forward, with at least nearly a hundred cavalrymen.

(End of this chapter)