Qin asked

Mo Dou took the bamboo slips sent by Meng Tian all the way and fell into deep thought. Although Meng Tian's words were concerned with the agricultural and people's livelihood in Qin, Mo Dou still saw the main reason why he sent this letter.

Why is there not enough military rations?

Mo Dou pondered for a moment, and found it difficult to write, not because he couldn't answer this question, but because there were too many reasons. He could write a paper directly on this question, and a small bamboo slip couldn't carry it at all. Arouse the difficulties of the entire Qin State!

In the end, Mo Dou gave Meng Tian a preliminary understanding of what grain reserves are, what is rare and expensive, and what is not being able to buy grain with a large sum of money... Now it is not the question of why Qin is short of food, but There is not enough food in the world!

In the Spring and Autumn Period, there were about 2000 to 200 million people in the Warring States period, and about [-] million people died in the battle. But now I am afraid that more people will starve to death than die in battle. The population of Qin's army is approaching one hundred. In addition to Qin being warlike, this is also the main reason. Compared to starving to death, it is better to fight for life on the battlefield.

It is precisely because of this that Qin's expenditure on the army is also increasing. There is only so much food, and it even decreases with the gradual reduction of the farming population. Qin can only increase revenue and reduce expenditure. War support war, on the other hand, is to compress the soldiers' rations to ensure that they can still eat enough during the war.

Of course, the existence of Mo Dou gave Qin another way to open up sources of income, Quyuanli, control locust plagues, and study Jinkela... But Jinkela has not yet formed, and is still gradually fermenting in the pit.

The above are only the most basic food source issues, and logistical supply is also a huge problem.

With such a large army, it is impossible to transport less food each time. Coupled with the robbers on the way and guarding against the enemy's sneak attack, it means that transporting food also requires an army...that is to say, you need to eat a lot of food on the way. Heaps of food!When you go back, you have to bring rations!Do you know how much food will be lost when the transportation is staggered on the road!

Of course, it is impossible to write all of these things in a bamboo slip. The above principles were gradually understood by Meng Tian after he received countless replies. Turned into ashes, this is related to the secrets of the Qin State, and cannot be seen by others. In fact, Meng Tian was very surprised that Mo Dou was willing to tell him so many things. As his identity, he should not know these things at all.

Mo Dou: If it wasn't because you are Meng Tian, ​​I wouldn't tell you these things...

Meng Tian was hungry and weak, so Ping secretly handed the saved rations to Meng Tian: "You're starving, here you are."

He took it with some hesitation, but Meng Tian couldn't get over his stomach's protest after all, and stuffed the ration into his mouth: "Thank you."

Ping swallowed his saliva, turned his eyes away: "Just don't forget about me in the future."

Meng Tian nodded earnestly, he was a little choked, and he was trying to swallow.

Ping couldn't bear to look directly at Meng Tian's stupid appearance, thought for a while, took out a pen from his pocket and handed it to Meng Tian: "Do you still write back letters? The pen you threw last time, here it is."

Meng Tian curled his lips: "Why did you pick it up?"

Ping took a deep breath to suppress his anger: "Do you know how much work I spent on fixing these things for you? You are good. If you don't like it, you will directly stone it!"

Meng Tian protested: "You found the ink and bamboo slips, but I made them myself!"

Ping directly stuffed the pen into Meng Tian's arms: "Then it shouldn't be wasted."

Seeing Meng Tian resignedly picking up the pen, Ping finally heaved a sigh of relief, then stood up and left. Although he couldn't read, he couldn't read the things he shouldn't read, and he had to remember them forever.

Meng Tian took out the pen with some distaste, not because he was coquettish, but because the pen he made himself was really ugly. It was just a piece of gray rabbit fur tied on a piece of wood that hadn’t even been polished. The pen is flattering it, and more importantly, the rabbit fur is too slippery to absorb much ink. Ying Zheng's pen can write two characters at least, but he can't even write two strokes... huh?

What's the situation, why is this pen so easy to use now?

Meng Tian looked confused, thought for a while and decided to write this matter into the bamboo slips, and then continued to urge Mo Dou for food. He understood the reason, but he was hungry...

...

Mo Dou wanted to overthrow the table, what happened today has already broken him down, why does this boy Meng Tian bother her!Even if he improves the pen and ink fountain, he will not be happy.

Uncle Niu asked, "My lord, you are unhappy, what's the matter?"

Mo Dou took a deep breath, and calmly said: "It's nothing, but Mr. Meng is a little disobedient."

Although Mo Dou came back today, but Uncle Niu had Meng Tian's letter in his hands. Uncle Niu probably knew what was going on, so he didn't ask any further questions, and directly withdrew.

Mo Dou watched Uncle Niu's figure disappear from his field of vision, his face suddenly sank.

If it was just about Meng Tian, ​​he wouldn't be so angry. What really made him angry was the stupid thing Ying Zheng did today, yes, it was a stupid thing!

Why did Zhao Gao suddenly appear!

In the morning, when Mo Dou was choosing government affairs for Ying Zheng as usual, Ying Zheng finally decided that he was leaving the customs.

Mo Dou stared blankly at Ying Zheng who suddenly stood up. During this period of time, Ying Zheng completely got rid of his previous depression and fatigue. He was energetically preparing for the upcoming changes in the world. He had grown taller. The fever is a sign of his development, and now Ying Zheng has completely grown up.

At that moment, Mo Dou thought so, and then he packed up and saluted happily, and gave Ying Zheng's maids and servants special instructions to take care of Ying Zheng's affairs.

His good mood lasted until Ying Zheng had an inexplicable convulsion and drove all the maids away...

Ying Zheng stopped after making sure that there was no woman around, and turned to look at Mo Dou who was staring at him in a daze. The other party didn't know what he was thinking, but he also knew that his behavior was weird. Ying Zheng raised his eyebrows: " The widow sends Dou out."

Mo Dou nodded with a stiff face, Ying Zheng didn't care, he needed to walk after being bored in the house for so many days, so he walked with Mo Dou for a long distance until he met a group of people, to be precise, a group of bullies eunuch.

Ying Zheng frowned: "Go, call them here."

Soon, that group of people and the victim were brought over. The person being bullied was not a big man, but an ordinary eunuch, with a fair appearance, and the reason why he was bullied was very simple: Among all the 'meet the king', only he has Zhao Guo's voice.

In the modern world, foreigners are still discriminated against, let alone foreigners in the Warring States Period?And the opponent is still on the territory of Qin State where you are weak and I am strong.

However, it was Zhao Guo's accent that attracted Ying Zheng. He was a proton in Zhao Guo when he was a child, and Zhao Guo's language was his mother tongue. After many years, when he heard it again, Ying Zheng felt a little complicated: "What's your name. "

The eunuch, who was still in his youth, lowered his eyebrows and said pleasantly: "The servant girl has a high reputation."

Ying Zheng thought for a while, and said on a whim: "The widow gave you the surname 'Zhao', so I will serve you by my side from now on."

The young man trembled, this was a situation he had never imagined in his dreams, he said with a trembling voice: "No, Zhao Gao swears allegiance to the king to the death."

No one saw it. Mo Dou, who was standing next to him, changed his expression drastically after hearing this. He lowered his head and gritted his teeth to resist the urge to rush to Ying Zheng, grab his collar and yell at him. I usually walk out of Xianyang Palace, and then go crazy at home.

Ahhh!If you can't scold Ying Zheng, can you scold Meng Tian?

Meng Tian: Meow meow?