Daqin: Zulong's Traveling Frog

Chapter 13: Snails
"Your Majesty, Lord Xiangguo sent a memorial!"

The eunuch Ling Xi bent down and handed the bamboo slips to Qin Wangzheng.

Qin Wangzheng picked up the bronze knight and paused calmly.

After cutting the hemp rope from the envelope, a faint smile appeared on the corner of Qin Wangzheng's mouth.

The content of the envelope is roughly that the first batch of fragrant tea shipped to Xianyang has been put on the market.

The people's resistance to fragrant tea has been greatly reduced, and they even accept it voluntarily.

of course.

The investment in the first batch of fragrant tea was mainly due to the low price, and the income was only [-]% of the cost.

And it was only implemented under the strict supervision of the Xianyang City Army.

The Qin army was known as the master of tigers and wolves, and the common people respected the soldiers one after another, and dared not break the law or disobey the king's order.

But what if you leave Xianyang City?
Without the pressure of the Qin army, without the majesty of Qin Wangzheng, would the people of all countries really obey orders?
Can the welfare of the people really be promoted?
Between thoughts.

The smile on Qin Wangzheng's lips gradually disappeared, replaced by an old face ashen as death.

Xi took a deep breath, bowed his head and nodded, and stood aside, not even daring to breathe.

No one can touch the majesty of Qin Wangzheng.

More importantly, Qin Wangzheng was studying.

After returning from Handan, Qin Wangzheng became addicted to books.

Unless there are special circumstances, Lord Changping and Lord Changwen can be summoned for a detailed discussion, otherwise they will be bored in the palace reading all day.

Every day when the rooster crows, he gets up to change his clothes, and orders the eunuch to take out ten books from the Yushi Mansion and place them on the desk of King Qin.

Therefore, Qin Wangzheng knows the world's major events without leaving the palace, and there are more rare treasures from the outside world.

just
It was the first time he had heard of fragrant tea.

Xiangming is a kind of spring tea, which produces three stones per mu. It likes humid places and is mostly produced in the south.

Although the experiment in Xianyang was successful, Qin Wangzheng was still worried.

The nationwide promotion must be closely linked and step by step.

Not a single bit can be neglected.

In addition, Qin Wangzheng also looked for other planting places for tea.

Tea likes hot and humid, and it is definitely not suitable for the cold north.

Qin Wangzheng got up suddenly, spread out the map of Baili, and marked several counties in Nanjun.

The climate of these places is similar to that of Bashu, and it is possible to inoculate here to expand the production of tea.

After marking, Qin Wangzheng sealed the Kanyu map and ordered the eunuch to send the map to Lu Buwei.

Xi nodded slightly, and slowly exited the main hall.

After leaving Qin Wangzheng, Xicai breathed a sigh of relief.

Qin Wangzheng spent a long time reading, even several hours.

Only a childish slave can endure the torment
Xiao Zhinu seems to be very spiritual, standing on the desk and not speaking.

Qin Wangzheng was tired from reading, so he played with Xiao Zhinu for a while, and then went on the long journey of reading.

The usually quiet Xiangguo Mansion became lively today.

This is because
Lu Buwei didn't know how to price the tea, so he asked the guest to discuss it outside the hall.

The guests are talking all over the place.

Some people regard fragrant tea as the salt of Qi State and the mines of Chu State. Only noble families are worthy of owning it, so the price must be set higher.

It is commonplace for some people to regard fragrant tea as the snow of Yan State, and the price should be lowered appropriately.

Of course, more people are neutral.

Lu Buwei is also vacillating, the price of fragrant tea should not be too high.

If it is to benefit the world, ordinary people will naturally be able to afford it.

If the common people can't afford it, the tea will lose its original value!
But one more person voted against it.

He is the half-brother of Qin Wangzheng, Cheng Xi.

He once lobbied South Korea, and with his three-inch tongue, he persuaded the king of Han to govern a hundred miles of land for the king of Qin.

Therefore, the noble children of the Qin State supported Cheng Yu one after another.

However, due to Lu Buwei's pressure, Cheng Yu's followers did not dare to rebel.

He didn't say anything on the surface, but secretly impeached Lu Buwei the king of Qin.

Lu Buwei knew Cheng Yu's selfishness, so he put Cheng Yu's memorial aside.

This time.

Cheng Yu's henchmen are resolute.

Tea is scarce, so the price must not be low.

The cheap and high-quality tea will not work at all.

Cheng Yu's memorial is full of condescension, and he feels that as a nobleman, only the nobles deserve to have fragrant tea.

but.

Qin Wangzheng didn't want to do that.

Lu Buwei didn't want to do that either.

It's just that most of Cheng Yu's followers are nobles in the court.

Under pressure, Lu Buwei could only temporarily cancel the discussion.

After everyone left.
The anger in Cheng Yu's heart could not be calmed down for a long time!
"Damn it, the tea is originally produced in the Bashu region, and it was originally owned by the nobles. Why lower the price?"

Cheng Yu's intentions are obvious.

Only by raising the price can Chengyu cooperate with the business traveler and obtain a lot of benefits from it.

That is, the collusion between officials and businessmen in costume dramas.

If the price is low, business travelers will not invest.

Cheng Yu will not benefit either.

Behind Cheng Yu was a doorman wearing Chu clothes, who suddenly stepped forward and said, "I have a plan to solve your highness's difficulties!"

"Speak quickly!"

So, the doorman leaned close to Cheng Yu's ear and whispered softly.

Cheng Yu listened with great interest, and even kept boasting about the diners in front of him.

The outer city of Xianyang, the Wei River and Hanoi.

The sun is shining through the blue sky, and the sky hangs like a fireball sun.

Several masked men in black appeared beside the Weishui River.

They threw snails into the water one after another!
screw.

Mainly in lakes and swamps or water network areas, it absorbs water and grows.

Through artificial migration, it is attached to the Weishui River.

of course
This is no ordinary snail.

It is a snail with a large number of schistosomes attached to its body.

Oncomelania as an intermediate host is a natural parasite of schistosomiasis.

Schistosoma lays eggs in water and infects Weishui.

If an ordinary person drinks water, the abdomen will swell in mild cases, the person will become thinner and thinner, and in severe cases, his face will turn black, and he will faint and die!

The root of all this is a mysterious and terrifying infectious disease: schistosomiasis!
Schistosoma is a parasite that attaches to water and enters the stomach along with the human body.

This kind of parasitic disease, the climate of the Weishui River is a natural hotbed for the breeding of schistosomiasis.

Today's weather is very dry.
Schistosomiasis spread rapidly.

In the afternoon of that day, many people had swollen abdomens and flushed faces.

obviously poisoned
The local Lizheng (village head) saw through it at a glance and quickly isolated the poisoned person.

if death
Then use the old methods to bury the dead to stop the spread of the virus.

Several hours later, dozens of people were quarantined.

Li Zheng quickly smelled a strong breath of death, and quickly reported the matter to Xianyang Internal History, who then reported it to Xiangguo.

The letter wrote: The schistosomiasis spread wantonly near the Weishui River, and the countryside near the Weishui River was filled with the stench of bloody corpses.

The memorial delivered by Nei Shi was quickly delivered to Lu Buwei.

Lu Buwei's expression darkened immediately after seeing it.
Snails!

The root of schistosomiasis.

It's just that this kind of bug is only prevalent in Berkshire, why is it pervasive in Xianyang Palace?
Lu Buwei took a deep breath, exhaled heavily, and wrote a letter.

The general content is as follows: For schistosomiasis, the previous method should be used first.

Patients are isolated and the dead are buried. This is to reduce the spread of the virus.

Try not to spread schistosomiasis to the city, or even the palace.

After drafting the call to action, the herald sent it to the palace for Qin Wangzheng to review.

Seeing the bamboo slips sent out of the palace, Lu Buwei's right eyelid twitched inadvertently.

always have a bad feeling
(End of this chapter)