I am a child of Daqin Xiong, who supervises the country at the age of eight

Chapter 178 The Furnace
He was very puzzled.

After all, you have to have a reason for the skyrocketing price of this thing, why it suddenly skyrocketed without evidence and without evidence.

At the same time, Li Si, the prime minister of the Great Qin Empire, was silent.

It's not that he didn't know the crux of it, but that Li Si, the prime minister of the Great Qin Empire, couldn't say it out loud.

the reason is.

The root cause of the skyrocketing price of firewood in Xianyang, Guanzhong lies in one thing.

Depends on one person.

And that person was standing in front of Li Si.

That person's name is Ying Zheng.

There is a nickname called Zulong.

Some people like to call him Brother Zheng.

But no matter what his name is, this middle-aged man named Ying Zheng is the culprit of all these things.

It sounds very simple.

It is nothing more than the present Daqin.

Yingzheng is building palaces in various places in Guanzhong near Xianyang.

And China's traditional architecture.

They are all made of wood.

Under such circumstances, it is natural to cut down a large number of forests.

to get the wood.

In such a case, the wood becomes less and less.

When there is less firewood, the price will naturally rise.

This is what must happen.

However, even if he knew exactly where the crux was, Li Si couldn't say clearly.

Because, this is very likely, it will anger Yingzheng.

Looking at the silent Li Si in front of him, Ying Zheng was a little dissatisfied, and he questioned.

"If you have anything to say, you can say whatever you want. What are mother-in-law and mother-in-law doing? Tell me quickly, what's going on?"

"Your Majesty, the minister said, you must not get angry..."

Seeing that he couldn't hide it anymore, Li Si had no choice but to meet frankly and win the government. He knew Li Si's cautiousness very well.

All I saw was that Ying Zheng waved his hand, then nodded and said.

"Just say what you want, I don't blame you!"

"promise!"

Hearing this, Li Si felt relieved, and immediately, without closing his eyes, he opened his mouth to explain the reason behind it.

I just saw it, Li Si said.

"Your Majesty is currently in Guanzhong, building a large-scale construction project, how much wood does he consume every day?"

"With such consumption, how can the price of firewood in Guanzhong skyrocket?"

"So, if Your Majesty wants to solve this matter, in fact, it is very simple, as long as there are fewer palaces, it can be solved..."

"However, my minister Li Si thinks that this matter is okay. It is absolutely impossible to use other methods to solve it. Because of a few small people, it spoils His Majesty's important event of building the palace!"

After Li Si glanced at Yingzheng slyly again, he immediately smiled at Yingzheng.

But Ying Zheng, at the moment, has a gloomy face and a straight face.

Thinking hard about how to do it.

Stop building your own palace?

Ying Zheng was unwilling.

However, sitting and watching the people in Xianyang City freeze to death because they can't afford firewood?
Ying Zheng felt inappropriate again.

Therefore, the current Yingzheng seemed so embarrassed, after hesitating again and again, he opened his mouth and murmured.

"If it is the imperial court, how about mining more wood? Can this problem be solved?"

"In this way, I'm afraid it will be very difficult..."

Li Si, who was on the side, shook his head and said.

He explained to Ying Zheng.

"Nowadays in Guanzhong, there are fertile fields everywhere. Where can we find so many forests? For logging, you need to go deep into the mountains of the Qinling Mountains to do it. And here, it is too far away from Xianyang, so Your Majesty, I want to solve it. This matter can be described as extremely difficult..."

Li Si said with emotion.

Ying Zheng thought about it.

Can not be calm for a long time.

At this time, it may be to break the deadlock.

Li Si, who was on the side, suddenly suggested.

"Your Majesty, it's time for dinner. Right now, it's better for Your Majesty to find a restaurant in Xianyang City and have some food for now, and then it's not too late to think about it..."

Li Si's voice fell.

Ying Zheng nodded slightly.

speak up.

Been out for so long.

It's cold again.

The consumption of physical energy is still quite large.

Now, don't let it go, Yingzheng's stomach is really hungry.

I saw that Ying Zheng asked Li Si.

"Then where are you going to eat?"

"Go to the nineteenth son, the food that the nineteenth son opened is the sky, and now it is a must in Xianyang city, your majesty, go there and taste the delicacies there!"

Li Si suggested.

Shrinking his neck again, he continued towards Yingzheng.

"Besides, it's the twelfth lunar month of winter, and it's time to eat that spicy hot pot with red oil..."

"I know!"

Ying Zheng nodded.

Immediately, he and Li Si went to eat for the sky.

Food is within the sky.

At this moment, it can be described as steaming hot.

There was a strong fragrance in the air.

Indoors, it's even warmer.

Rang Yingzheng couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"It's warm here!"

Ying Zheng's voice fell. At this time, Xiao He in the tavern had already discovered that Ying Zheng had come here. He had seen Ying Zheng before. At this moment, he hurried forward and greeted Ying Zheng and the two of them.

"Two distinguished guests, upstairs please!"

After saying that, he invited Ying Zheng and Li Si in front of him into a private room on the second floor, and then saluted Ying Zheng.

"Chen Xiao He, I pay my respects to Your Majesty. I don't know why Your Majesty came here in private today..."

"I'm here, there's nothing special, I just want to come over and have a light meal!"

Ying Zheng chuckled and said to Xiao He.

When Xiao He heard the words, he immediately understood, and immediately asked.

"May I ask your majesty and the prime minister, what do you two want to eat when you come here?"

"hot pot!"

Win politics without hesitation.

"It's so cold, you should eat this stuff!"

"That's right, Your Majesty is wise, eating hot pot in this cold weather is just a good way to keep out the cold!"

Xiao He nodded hastily.

As for Ying Zheng, he didn't want to continue talking too much nonsense with him, so he just waved his hand.

"Go down and get ready. After a while, just bring it up to me, and then prepare some wine for me!"

"promise!"

Xiao He nodded quickly, and then retreated.

At the same time, Ying Zheng was curiously looking back and forth in the private room.

At this moment, it is obviously the time of cold winter.

However, Ying Zheng could feel that the huge private room was extremely warm.

Even, it seemed a little dry and hot.

Brother Rang Zheng couldn't help taking off the fox fur he was wearing.

"It's very hot in this room!"

Ying Zheng took off the fox fur he was wearing, then hung it on the hanger beside him, and then said to Li Si with emotion.

Li Si nodded slightly.

Also a little surprised.

He looked around, fixed his eyes on the copper stove in the private room, and then said to Ying Zheng.

"Your Majesty, there is a fire in this room, so it's naturally warm?"

"Light a fire?"

Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng followed Li Si's gaze and fixed his gaze on the copper stove, only to see Ying Zheng stepping forward and walking to the edge of the stove. Sure enough, he felt that it was getting hotter and hotter. .

Seeing this situation, Ying Zheng couldn't help showing surprise, and he murmured puzzled.

"It's strange, the stove that this kid made is good, but I really don't understand one thing, how can this stove keep burning without the need for people to add firewood?"

(End of this chapter)