A Romantic Story of a Girl from the Qin Dynasty

"I have always asked my servants to hide these things from you, just because I am afraid that you will worry about these things and affect the fetus. How come you now understand clearly what damn thing is chewing these things in front of you and disturbing your purity? I We must investigate carefully! Give him a hundred big plates!"

"How could such a big thing be hidden from me? I see that the weather has been extremely hot these past two months, and there has not been a drop of rain at all. We in the palace have to go further to fetch water than before, let alone the people? You have been in the main hall with Li Si and other ministers every day these days. When you came back, you looked sad again. So I stopped Li Si and asked him. Don't blame him. I was the one who 'threatened' him. He said it out of frustration. .”

Ying Zheng shook his head. During these days, he was under tremendous pressure to solve the disaster. This was his first test after taking office. Many pairs of eyes were staring at him, wanting to see if the emperor could lead the Qin Kingdom to a new era. Go to the next level! Ying Zheng naturally wanted to complain to Shimi, but because she was pregnant with Liujia, he couldn't worry too much, so he could only bear it silently, but he still couldn't hide it from her.

"Eating in the palace is really tight..."

Ying Zheng hugged Shimi and comforted him softly.

"But no matter what, I can't let you and your children suffer! Although Qin is in a disaster now, we can still provide meals for you. Don't think too much, and don't feel too stressed."

"If the food on my table today were replaced by grains, how many victims could be saved? How many victims could be saved from hunger with three meals a day? The people were affected by the disaster, but the palace was still extravagant. If the people knew about it, How chilling must they be?"

Shimi looked at Ying Zheng and said again

"There are constant natural disasters outside, but the situation in the palace is the same as before. The king has not set an example, let alone the ministers. The people are hungry, but the king and his ministers are not worried about food and drink. How can this win the hearts of the people? How can the people be convinced? If the people's hearts are If it collapses, wouldn't it give others an opportunity to take advantage of it?"

Seeing Ying Zheng's brows furrowed, Shimi advised him again:

"A lot of expenses in the palace are actually unnecessary. Just like my dinner today, I can't finish it by myself. Isn't it a waste? If three meals a day are reduced to two meals (in fact, in the pre-Qin period, only breakfast and evening meals were eaten) , at that time, the food production capacity was low, and everyone had to scrimp on food and clothing) instead of pursuing delicacies, wouldn’t it be better to use the saved money to help the people? If the king is scrimping on food and clothing, ministers will be the first to follow suit. In this way, this is better than The money is not a small amount."

Ying Zheng did not expect Shimi to analyze it so thoroughly, nor did he expect that she would take this matter so seriously. He was very comforted. He naturally knew that Shimi did not like extravagance, and he also knew that she was not greedy for fine wine and food, but now she Naturally, Ying Zheng couldn't bear to have to cut back on clothes and diet even though she was pregnant.

Ying Zheng did not immediately respond to Shimi's decision, and he was in a dilemma at this time.

He looked at Shimi's bulging belly and thought about the people who were affected by the disaster outside the palace wall. No matter which side he was on, he couldn't bear it.

"Well, except for you, the food rations of everyone else in the palace will be reduced. How about using the extra food for disaster relief?"

"No!"

Shikiya simply refused.

"I am the queen of Qin, so naturally I have to follow the example of the king! The people have no food to eat and no clothes to cover their bodies, but I only eat bird's nests and rare birds. How can I swallow this?"

It seems that Shimi's mind has been made up and no one can change it. Ying Zheng is aware of her temper. Although he feels guilty, he does not try to persuade her anymore.

"In this special period, it is really hard for you and your children."

Ying Zheng stretched out his hand to caress her belly, but unexpectedly the child in her belly kicked Shimi's belly violently.

"Yeah! The fetal movement is so severe."

Shikiya quickly stretched out his hand to comfort him.

"This child is usually quite quiet, but why does he keep moving every time you touch him?"

"Maybe you don't like me?"

Ying Zheng curled his lips.

This child came suddenly, and was mixed with a little unhappiness. Ying Zheng felt guilty for Shimi and the child in his belly, so he would naturally think of ways to treat them well, but this child seemed to have a grudge against him. Every time he came close to Shimi If Ying Zheng comes close to Shi Mi for a long time, the child in his belly will rebel, and Shi Mi will feel nauseous. It made him think that Shimiya hated him.

The summer night was unbearably hot, and although there was a bright moon hanging in the sky, the two of them were already sweating profusely after just talking for a while.

“This summer has been really difficult!”

Ying Zheng listened to the chirping of insects outside the house, as if the entire land of Qin had been stuffed into a huge furnace.

"Go to sleep, you should rest early."

Ying Zheng wiped the fine sweat from Shimi's head and said again

"The ice cubes have melted. I asked Zhucui to add some more."

Everyone in the Qin Kingdom was having a hard time. Shimi had never experienced such scorching heat. The days without air conditioning were like hell. She lay on the bed and listened to Fusu's crying next door, knowing that the child was also suffering from the heat.

"I asked Li Si to go to the disaster area a few days ago and investigate the current situation. The matter is more serious than we expected. If no measures are taken, I am afraid that Qin will not be able to survive. If all the people are affected by the disaster, then my plan to destroy other countries will be It couldn't be implemented, so I decided to go there in person three days later to appease the people, and also invited a rain-calling magician to pray to God to pray for rain."

The ancients were very limited in what they could do to deal with natural disasters. If they couldn't help themselves, they had to ask God for mercy.

"I also need to go!"

Shimi, who was already lying down, straightened up again when he heard that Ying Zheng was going to the disaster area, and pulled Ying Zheng and said

"I also want to see the situation!"

"How can this be done!"

Ying Zheng naturally vetoed it immediately

"Don't mention that you are still pregnant with the child. Even if you don't have the child, I can't let you go! The weather is hot and hot, and we all feel unbearable in the house, not to mention that I have to visit the local officials with Li Si all day long, and there is a riot in the disaster area. The locust plague left the people hungry and a lot of people starved to death. I couldn’t predict the tragedy at the scene. How could I let you see such a scene!"

Ying Zheng refused flatly and let Shimi lie down to sleep without even giving Shimi a chance to speak again.

"If there is a locust plague, what methods will you use to drive away the locusts?"

Ying Zheng thought for a while and said

"Generally locusts come suddenly, and by the time the people notice them, they have already flown to them. They are greedy and ferocious, and there is no way to fight them with the help of the people. They can only watch the locusts eating up all the food. Not only In this way, they are still laying eggs in the soil, so the people can no longer grow crops at all."

Using modern technology to eliminate locust plagues is a conclusion that many scientific researchers have come to after long studies. If the ancients wanted to eliminate these hateful locusts, what would they have done?

Shikiya lay on the bed and began to think.

Now that the drought is serious, how can we alleviate this situation?