Great Qin Shi Empress

==·Surprise·==

Ying Zheng doesn't have much obsession with expanding the country's territory, but he is a bit greedy for the Western Regions——

After all, Lin Qian mentioned at the beginning that the Western Regions are very suitable for growing cotton, and there are plenty of sunshine during the day and a large temperature difference between day and night. There are quite a lot of varieties of melons and fruits, and the taste is particularly good.

The melons and fruits are okay, but the leftovers are just some food.

Through transactions with flowers, modern hosts, etc. over the years, Qin has also planted quite a few varieties of melons and fruits, such as various hybrid varieties of apples, peaches, pears, and watermelons and strawberries that were later introduced to the Central Plains. It has not been able to effectively expand.

After all, compared with cotton, people are still more willing to grow food that can make people full.

Lin Qian looked at Ying Zheng who was eager to try, and said hesitantly: "My personal opinion is, don't fight for now? After all, such a large grassland has just been taken, and now the people living on the grassland are pure nomads, and their living habits are different from ours. totally different."

"The place where they live is too far away from the Central Plains. It seems inappropriate to relocate them all. After all, if they all move to places close to the Central Plains, those vacant places will be for nothing."

Where no one lives, even if the land is included in the national territory, others will occupy it as they wish, and they will not care about it at all——

[Russia once occupied a large area of ​​grassland in the Qing Dynasty by continuously migrating its population to the border. 】

It can't be the territory that has been worked so hard to build a wedding dress for others.

"But if people stay in the original place to live," Lin Qian glanced at Ying Zheng, "on the one hand, they may not be willing to submit to the rule of Qin from the bottom of their hearts; on the other hand, the transportation is inconvenient. Even if these tribes are willing to Accepting Qin's rule is no different from not accepting it."

"If you want to completely digest such a large land, let the local people have a sense of belonging to the Qin State, and recognize your identity as a Qin person is the most important thing. To do this, build roads, build cities, educate , changing their lifestyles, improving their living standards and incomes... are all necessary, and it will take at least three to five years, right?"

"Besides, if the Loulan Kingdom is really taken within a month, General Li should not be able to write back and ask a question? But from what I know, there are really not many powerful countries in the Western Regions, so there will be such a situation. It is likely that other countries besides Loulan have also sent troops to support them?"

The countries in the Western Regions are small in land area and small in population, but because they are located in traffic fortresses, each country is quite rich.

"but……"

Lin Qian smiled and spread his hands: "I don't know much about wars, and I don't know what's going on at the front. You should ask Wei Liao and the others whether this battle is going to be fought or not?"

Ying Zheng thought for a while and nodded.

The next day, Ying Zheng told the courtiers about the incident when he was in court, and asked everyone what they thought.

Starting from reality, Li Si, Feng Quji and others believed that Meng Tian and Li Xincai swept up the grasslands, and not only invested countless soldiers and horses in the process of food and grass, but also the railways built for transporting food and grass, mining, etc. were also a waste of money, and they disagreed. Attack countries in the Western Regions when it is not necessary.

Wei Liao started from a military point of view: "The soldiers have been fighting and living on the grassland for more than a year, and they are exhausted both physically and mentally. Not only will morale be affected, but combat effectiveness will also be greatly reduced, and the casualty rate of soldiers will also be greatly increased."

Seeing that none of the civil and military ministers agreed to continue attacking the Western Regions, Ying Zheng asked someone to write a letter to Li Xin, asking him to return to the court, although it was a pity.

……

After Li Xin received the letter, he glanced at the city wall of the Loulan capital with some pity, and finally left with his men on horseback.

After reuniting with Meng Tian on the road, they returned to Jiuyuan County together.

Meng Tian glanced at the two teenagers beside Han Xin, and took the opportunity to ask Li Xin: "Did that kid, Modun, do anything else when he attacked the Touman tribe?"

Li Xin was stunned for a moment, and finally pulled out of his mind what happened to Mao Dun at the beginning.

He didn't shy away from it, and told Meng Tian directly in front of Mao Dun.

Meng Tian raised his eyebrows after hearing this, and his eyes fell on Mao Dun: "It's smart."

Mao Dun gave Meng Tian a blank look, and then looked at the calm and composed Han Xin beside him, feeling even angrier in his heart: "Hey, little general of the Han family, is it reasonable not to speak up on this occasion?"

Han Xin glanced at him: "Why, did General Meng say something wrong?"

Mao Dun choked: "Why are you still angry? I did something out of the ordinary, but didn't you threaten me with a sword? We are all good brothers who grew up together, so it's not possible for such a trivial matter Always angry?"

Han Xin glanced at him and didn't bother to answer.

Meng Tian turned his attention to Han Xin: "Did you fall out?"

Han Xin said sternly, "It's not that far yet."

Meng Tian still believed in Han Xin, so he nodded and didn't explore the matter further.

It is not that simple for the army to return to the court, and it will take a month or two in the middle.

Prior to this, the Qin State ushered in the annual Spring Festival.

The first batch of students successfully graduated from elementary school, and the territory of Qin State was expanded again. In addition, the Spring Festival is a blessing in disguise, so this year's banquet is full of festive atmosphere from top to bottom that makes people laugh unconsciously.

After the Spring Festival, seeing that school was about to start, Lin Qian went to ask the first batch of graduates about their studies and jobs.

Because Qin has a small population and only one school, primary, junior, high and high schools are all in the same school. After each exam, the students who will be enrolled in the next school year will be counted, so as to confirm in advance how many textbooks the court needs to print.

After all, teaching materials are costly, and printing too much is easy to lose money.

But not all the students who went to the school to enroll and want to continue to study in junior high school just after the report card came out.

The reason is that there are many more female students than male students who pass the graduation examination: this is not difficult to understand, after all, although the pre-Qin period was relatively open in terms of male and female defense, there were still not many opportunities for women.

And as long as there is no way to create value for the family, the low right to speak at home can hardly be changed.

In the past, after they got married, they could only care for their husbands and raise their children. Later, after the unification of the Qin State, those women who could read and write were given more opportunities, but the lower-level women still could not find a way out.

The emergence of the school gave them this opportunity.

So after these girls enter school, they will naturally try their best to seize this opportunity.It can be said that, except for those girls whose congenital conditions are really not good, most of the female students have seized this opportunity and successfully graduated.

But female students work hard, and male students who are favored are not necessarily.

Among them, especially those with good background and good family background.

Ever since, when the report card was released, everyone found that there were nearly one-half more qualified female students than male students.

What Lin Qian was worried about before was precisely the one-half of the extra female students.

The fact is just as she feared, within half a month after the announcement of the test results, the ratio of male to female among the students who applied for further education was still almost the same.

The extra female students all gave up their studies.

But because of what Ying Zheng said before, Lin Qian couldn't help but asked about the registration status half a month later, and found that all the female students who hadn't signed up before had signed up.

all!

Lin Qian was stunned and went to the school to ask the principal.

Not a single one of my students is missing, the principal is naturally happy and proud: "One reason is that the parents of those male students who failed to graduate still want their children to get a primary school diploma. Even if you don’t have a certificate, you can’t enter the government to work, and although the tuition fee for junior high school is more expensive than that for elementary school, it’s still cheaper than just sending your own children to study.”

"Secondly, Xiang You, who just graduated this year, met a classmate when she went to help the Mohist workshop, and learned that the other party was unable to enroll because she had no money, so she took the initiative to find the teacher, and then contacted the parents of the students who had previously sponsored them, Talking to parents who just want them to go out to work as soon as possible, finally negotiated half of the middle school tuition fee as payment for teaching students who did not graduate, tutoring their homework."

Lin Qian was stunned, she didn't expect this little girl named Xiang Mi to be so smart.

only……

She couldn't help but ask, "Where did those students study?"

The principal was stunned for a moment, and explained: "Tutoring can't be done overnight, and the school only has a one-month holiday during the Chinese New Year, so the location of the tutoring is directly set in the school's classroom."

Lin Qian asked again: "Are they all together too?"

The principal nodded: "Yes, because some female students are afraid of being alone, and cleaning the classroom is a troublesome task, so after discussing with them, those students deliberately chose a large classroom to study in."

Only then did Lin Qian feel relieved.

but……

She looked at the principal: "Those students rely on the sponsorship of their parents to enroll in higher education?"

The principal shook his head: "There are a few students who really don't want to continue studying. Not only are their parents unwilling to continue funding those female students, but they also force them to pay back the money as soon as possible. Thanks to the decree issued by the imperial court, the chartered students do not have to pay back the money during their studies. money, otherwise..."

He quickly laughed again, "However, those students also strived for their own strength. During the holiday period, they not only went to the Mojia Workshop and other places to help make money, but also went to some shops to help settle accounts when they came out of the Mojia Workshop. Or use the knowledge you have learned to make some gadgets to sell."

"In one month's time, I have earned seven or eighty-eight eighty-eight for one year's tuition fees, plus the money they helped earn during the holidays, the tuition fees are enough."

Most people are still very clear about their current situation, and when they find that others are unreliable, they will always leave a way out for themselves in advance.

After Lin Qian asked about the situation of those students again, she finally felt relieved.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, she got up and said goodbye.

The headmaster sent her to the school gate.

Lin Qian was about to say goodbye to the principal, but saw him happily greet a woman who had just entered the door, and at the same time pointed to her and introduced Lin Qian: "This is the teacher I mentioned earlier, Xiang You asked for help Yes. I heard that the parents of both sides did not agree to let the students make up lessons, and it was only after Teacher Zhao came forward that this matter was done."

Lin Qian looked at the woman, and the corner of her mouth twitched: "Hello, six... Teacher Zhao."

Teacher Zhao didn't seem surprised, and greeted Lin Qian with a smile: "Madam, long time no see."

The principal was stunned: "Do you know each other?"

Lin Qian looked at Teacher Zhao.

Mr. Zhao said with a smile: "I was lucky enough to meet a few times before, but I never got to know each other deeply."

The principal was stunned, and simply said: "Then you talk slowly?"

After speaking, he left first.

After they left, Lin Qian looked at the other party: "Princess Six, are you a teacher at Xianyang School?"

==·Map·==

Yes, the teacher Zhao in front of me is actually the sixth princess.

That is to say, the princess who had the opportunity to become the crown prince, but suddenly voluntarily withdrew from the selection of the crown prince.

Lin Qian recognized her identity at a glance——

Although she has never spoken to this princess, she can always meet each other at the New Year's Eve banquet every year, so that she doesn't even recognize people when she walks in front of her.

She looked at Princess Six curiously, waiting for her answer.

The sixth princess didn't hide her thoughts: "I have been a teacher in school for a while."

Lin Qian was even more surprised: "You won't just..."

The sixth princess smiled: "When Madam asked Xiaoqi to go to school to attend classes, we actually got the news, so I also went to school to study. But I didn't expect that after entering the school, I fell in love with the profession of a teacher. So after quitting the competition, I went directly to the school to sign up."

Lin Qian looked into Princess Six's eyes and found that when she mentioned the teacher, her eyes were particularly bright.

After a pause, she couldn't help asking: "You voluntarily withdrew from the heir selection because you wanted to be a teacher?"

The sixth princess smiled: "Yes and no. There are reasons for this, but most of them are not interested in that position. Father is trapped in Xianyang Palace every day to handle official duties. I heard that there are only two or three hours of rest in a day. , I don’t want to live that kind of life.”

Lin Qian was taken aback for a moment, and then laughed helplessly: "I didn't expect this to be the reason..."

The two talked a few more words, and the sixth princess seemed to have something to do, so she left and went to school.

Lin Qian told Ying Zheng about this.

Ying Zheng raised his eyebrows: "The widow knows that she is a teacher, but he didn't expect her to quit because of the widow."

Lin Qian was a little amused: "So, shouldn't you relax?"

Ying Zheng glanced at her helplessly: "How can I sleep for three hours a day, and sometimes even more, isn't that enough?"

Lin Qian laughed: "Apart from sleeping, you have nothing else to do, right?"

Other things?

Yingzheng picked up an official document casually: "Don't tell me that everyone has forgotten. When I asked you if you wanted to attack the Western Regions, you seemed to mention that if you want to govern the grassland, you should build roads and build cities? That's not a problem. Building cities and building roads, coal mines and other fuels are a big problem.”

Lin Qian's attention was instantly attracted: "Coal mines? There are many coal mines in Taiyuan, and there are also quite a large number of mineral resources on the grassland... Wait..."

She quickly opened the plane trader and found the modern host: "Can you give me a copy of the modern mineral resource distribution map?"

The modern host is now studying at university, and has much more free time than high school, and almost responded to the message as soon as it received the message——

"What do you want the distribution map of mineral resources for?"

Lin Qian didn't want to hide anything, and directly told the other party about her plan.

After the other party was silent for a long time, he not only sent Lin Qian a map of the distribution of mineral resources, but also sent a lot of food preparation methods such as milk powder, cheese, and dried meat.

After Lin Qian opened it, she couldn't help laughing: "Why did you send so many things?"

She gave everything to Ying Zheng, and then reciprocated by giving him a copy of ancient medical skills.

After the two traded some things, Lin Qian closed the plane trader.

Ying Zheng said, "This map..."

Lin Qian was stunned for a moment, and his eyes fell on the map he had opened...

Lin Qian: "!!!"

[What are the modern hosts doing?All I want is a distribution map of Huaxia's mineral resources. How did they send me the distribution map of global mineral resources directly? ! ! ! 】

Seeing her shocked look, Ying Zheng couldn't help wondering: "What's wrong with this map?"

Lin Qian quickly shook her head: "No, no, the map itself is fine."

Ying Zheng was even more puzzled: "Then why did you react like this?"

Lin Qian: "..."

[Isn't this worrying that after you read the map, you will directly penetrate the earth? 】

She paused, and suddenly looked up at Ying Zheng: "Don't take it seriously, this is a joke that has been played badly in modern times, I just remembered it and made a casual joke."

Ying Zheng shook his head amusedly, but didn't answer.

Lin Qian hurriedly said: "I want this map mainly to avoid trouble. After all, it is not easy to detect mineral resources with today's technological level, but if you don't know where there are mineral resources, the development of this grassland may have to be put on hold. ..."

As she spoke, she pointed to one of the black icons, "Here, if this icon is marked on the map, it means that there are coal mines hidden in this place. This icon is iron, this icon is copper, and this icon is... "

Ying Zheng nodded as he listened: "It seems that the grasslands are rich in mineral resources. As long as these mineral resources are well utilized, building cities and roads will not be a big problem."

It is difficult to find stones on the grassland, but there is a lot of soil.

As long as there are coal mines, a brick factory can be built to produce bricks for building houses.

Seeing that he was distracted by her, Lin Qian breathed a sigh of relief.

However, she never noticed that when she bowed her head to explain, Ying Zheng was focusing on two things, and kept looking at the huge plain in Europe and the two extra-large lands in America.

Let's look at the current national territory of Daqin marked by Lin Qian...

Ying Zheng frowned: Is it too small?