Jiang Fan immediately understood that each of these people worked hard and achieved great results, and they did not want to rebel. They were no better than those three princes and four nobles who killed them whenever they wanted. Only in that way could they truly become tyrants.

"There must be someone behind the scenes." Jiang Fan thought for a while and said.

The empress snorted, "This old thing...is really not a thing."

The two of them were eating and chatting. Jiang Fan finally understood what was going on and had a headache. No wonder the empress rarely came out to relax.

"If that's the case, it's really a bit difficult to handle..."

The empress snorted: "Let's wait and see. The fate of the three princes and the four princes is also shocking to him. I hope he will do nothing and live his life in glory and wealth."

"This guy... is really a very strange and troubled person..." Jiang Fan shook his head and chuckled.

The empress said: "He can't make a big impact, let alone affect the overall situation. You have a trump card in your hand. If you didn't have too many things on your hands right now, I would really like to leave this matter to you to handle."

"You mean, Lord Shang's son?"

The empress nodded: "You used him to force Ding Lang to leave southern Xinjiang."

Jiang Fan said: "He is the best."

The empress said: "If this old thing really can't sit still, I want to borrow this person."

"What you said was originally given to me by you."

The empress said: "The best way to keep him."

"Shang Jun... is indeed worthy of respect." Jiang Fan also admired this hero who did not hesitate to bear the name of treason and keep the legal system alive.

The empress didn't take these things too seriously. After all, everything was under her nose. She turned around and started to evaluate the eight hundred flavors of dishes.

"It tastes too bad." The empress ate, but her words expressed a different evaluation than her actions.

In fact, the Eight Hundred Flavors are not that unpalatable. It can even be said that in this era, it is considered very good. It deserves to be ranked among the Eight Great Masters. But who can compare with it? The techniques only rely on steaming, boiling, and cooking, and there is a lack of seasonings.

No matter how hard you try, you won't even be able to catch up with a later generation dabbler like Jiang Fan.

"It tastes terrible and you still eat so much." Jiang Fan was surprised.

"It's all food, everything has been done, it's a shame to waste it." The empress frowned and said.

Jiang Fan looked really funny: "So next time I'll eat at home. If that doesn't work, I might as well go to Lishan Night Market incognito."

The empress hummed: "You are very clever. During this private visit, you can indeed see many things that are different from what the officials described."

Jiang Fan said: "This is the real reason why you came out today. As for those things just now, they were just an excuse to show off to the court, to show off to the old ministers and make them think you were angry."

The empress snorted twice: "It's just you, let's not talk about this. You have a big appetite, eat all these."

Jiang Fan was dumbfounded when he saw it: "Twelve dishes?"

The empress wiped her mouth: "I know how much you want to eat. I pinched my nose and went in."

"You all know you have to hold your nose and eat it!" Jiang Fan said angrily.

"You want it yourself. I've already helped you a lot, please."

Jiang Fan: "Alas..."

Taking a walk after a meal is a must. It doesn't mean that the two of them are obsessed with their bodies or that they pay attention to health. It's just that it's not easy for them to stroll around their own property in a relaxed manner, so they have to take a walk a lot.

Jiang Fan keenly discovered a problem. The empress probably went out for a lot of time and was a little too familiar with Yangdu. There was nothing she didn't know about in the streets, alleys, and nooks and crannies. She even knew the Rouge Tower hidden in a private house.

clear.

"So, it's not that there are no brothels in the Qin Dynasty, so we can't do it openly?" Jiang Fan said thiefly.

The empress seemed disdainful to comment on these matters.

On the other hand, Zhao Gao, who was carrying a bag next to him, smiled and said: "From a villain's point of view, although it is a humble industry, it has lasted for thousands of years. It has its own reasons. Blindly suppressing it is not a good idea, but it really cannot be put on the table.

Besides..."

He looked at the empress and saw that her expression was as usual before he smiled and said: "Besides, the Qin Dynasty has been fighting fiercely for many years and has been preparing for a long time. There are no less than 200,000 soldiers and horses in the Yangdu area alone. It's okay for these big soldiers to be in the military camp. Once they take a rest, they will leave."

Home is far away..."

Jiang Fan looked at this guy with strange eyes: "You know a lot..."

"Nowhere, no matter where...it's just nonsense."

Jiang Fan looked at the smiling expression on this guy's face, but he still didn't know that this guy was telling the truth, a truth that other people couldn't tell.

"Oh...then the government also turns a blind eye?"

Zhao Gaodao: "It's not... Jiaofangsi or something, the government has it on record. Even I am generous with the benevolence of the government, these... once these brothel women get pregnant, if they give birth to a boy, they can be exempted from slavery, and even have a negative impact on life.

There is some help for the suffering people, and they are all very kind..."

Jiang Fan was stunned and suddenly understood that this was Shengju. There was no such thing as benevolence, it was clearly for the sake of population.

Just like the war between Chu and Jin, Wei State had a population of 200,000, and Chu State had no idea how many young people moved from southern Shanxi.

Going further, during the period of the Eighteen Kings, something ridiculous happened. In a certain country, a large number of young men died in battle, and the city was filled with women and children. The king even issued a law, not only allowing men to marry dozens or hundreds of wives, but also allowed them to marry dozens or hundreds of wives.

You can stay at women's homes at will. And most of those women will accept anyone who comes in order to make ends meet, especially if they get pregnant, they can eat official food...

This kind of thing is not uncommon in this chaotic era. In the Qin State, this is just a common practice that is basically adopted, and it is even worse than other countries. At least the Qin State does not allow brothels to make a living.

However, Jiang Fan has long known about the Qin State's brothel. Luan Feifei is in charge of the intelligence of the Qin State. The brothel in the dark has long been cleared, and where there is a brothel, there are Ji Le people. It's just the attitude towards Qin's handling of this aspect.

, Jiang Fandao didn’t pay much attention to it.

After experiencing non-stop wars, the Qin State has been able to recuperate a little in the past few years. However, since the Four Kingdoms conquered Qin, the number of men in the Qin State has dropped by more than half, and most of the remaining young men are serving in the army. Most of the workers in the fields are old, weak, women and children...

Zhao Gao... This guy knows that the empress doesn't want to talk about this, but he hopes Jiang Fan will know. He is indeed a qualified Ma Zai.

"Especially farming. If you hadn't invented agricultural tools such as the curved shaft plow, waterwheel, and columbine, farming would have been extremely difficult." The empress finally said.

Jiang Fan nodded with a heavy expression. After a moment of silence, he suddenly thought of something.

"Now that we are not at war, why not let these soldiers farm?"

The empress shook her head: "War will happen at any time."

Jiang Fan frowned and thought deeply: "Drilling can't be stopped, but it can't be done all the time... I remember that there seems to be a law, the farming system or something, saying... In war, we are soldiers, in our leisure time, we are for the people.

…”

The empress was stunned: "What did you say?"

As soon as Jiang Fan said this casually, she picked him up and shook him off again, and he didn't stop until he was shaken off completely.

After figuring out what was going on, she stared at Jiang Fan with burning eyes and realized that this guy was a treasure that could not be emptied out. He could always come up with some amazing and fantastic ideas no matter what he got into his hands, and almost all of them were unexpected.
Chapter completed!