Chapter 403 Feng Qu is seriously ill
Half a month later, replies came from Rome and Carthage, agreeing to all the conditions proposed by Qin. A new batch of ships loaded with gold, silver and copper coins were already on their way to Persia County.
When the news came out, the whole of Daqin became excited again.
These days, due to compulsory education and various literacy training classes, as well as the guidance of newspapers and other propaganda media, the people of Daqin are no longer illiterate as before.
In newspapers, the most popular thing among the people, besides all kinds of business news, is the deeds that promote the power of Qin Dynasty.
Even ordinary people now know very well that in this world, the only two Mediterranean powers that can barely compare with the Qin Dynasty are Rome and Carthage.
For the rest, Seleucus has already been integrated into the Qin Dynasty as Princess Theia's dowry, and Ptolemaic Egypt and Macedonia have completely become vassals of the Qin Dynasty. It is only a matter of time when they will be merged into the Qin Dynasty.
This time, Rome and Carthage also knelt down to Qin.
Thirty million shi of grain, in the past, might have been the total grain stocks of the Qin Dynasty.
However, today, it is only the annual harvest of a county in Hanzhong, while the annual grain harvest of Da Qin has already exceeded 30,000 dan!
Just last month, the entire Qin Dynasty was still having a headache on how to deal with the plummeting food prices.
Many people were speechless.
There will be a day when I will worry about having too much food, unable to eat it all, and unable to sell it at a reasonable price.
Fortunately, the locust plague raging in the Mediterranean soon made the Qin people understand the importance of food again, and the price of food gradually returned to the level of two cents per stone.
Although it is not as good as the three coins and one stone in the past, because the output has increased at least five to six times, the farmers' harvest has been much higher than in the past.
In the newspaper, the various grain finishing techniques introduced by the most admired His Highness Ying Yu, as well as the vermicelli processing and brewing workshops that were built one after another, made the farmers even more overjoyed.
His Highness truly cares about the common people the most and never forgets to seek their welfare.
The people followed Ying Yu's teachings and began to rationally allocate crops in the fields, appropriately reducing staple foods and increasing sugar cane, pepper and other cash crops to increase their income in the coming year.
Many people simply gave up farming and went to work in vermicelli and brewing workshops closer to their homes, or started trying to run their own businesses.
All these made the people fully feel the superiority of being born in Daqin to a foreign land, and their national pride was unprecedentedly high.
The students of Da Qin were also very happy.
Many students went to the government offices to sign up, hoping to join the Great Qin Dianke Office and become the main force stationed in Rome and Carthage by the Great Qin to supervise grain distribution and promote Qin culture.
This is a great opportunity to truly contribute to Da Qin!
The officers and soldiers of the three armies are also very motivated to fight.
Because they all understand very well that these factors will have positive significance for Qin's future conquest of the Mediterranean and the completion of the jigsaw puzzle of the empire on which the sun never sets.
Above the court, there was even more joy.
"Hahaha, this time, His Highness the Crown Prince only used 30 million stones to obtain so much old grain from Rome and Carthage, which was accumulated in our Daqin granary and I don't even know how to digest it.
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"The net profit from selling grain alone is more than 20 million yuan!"
"What excites me the most is that our Daqin products are exempt from tariffs!"
"You know, the level of our factories in Daqin is much higher than that of countries such as Rome and Carthage. Once there are no tariffs, even if it is transported thousands of miles away, the cost will be much lower than their own production."
"Without tariffs, Daqin's products can completely defeat the local products of Rome and Carthage, and completely occupy the markets of Rome and Carthage!"
"Although we haven't conquered the two countries yet, the Mediterranean Sea has completely become our Great Qin's economic colony!"
"The personnel who supervise the distribution of grain are the best way for Da Qin to explore the details of the two countries and conduct intelligence work in both countries!"
"As long as the publicity is good, ordinary people in Rome and Carthage will be extremely grateful to Da Qin for their kindness in 'rescuing' them, and they will look forward to Da Qin even more. After taking over in the future, they will directly gain a group of loyal supporters."
"Our Great Qin can speed up the pace of conquering these two countries again!"
All the important civil and military ministers were happily discussing this huge harvest for Rome and Carthage, and thinking about the bright future.
Even Ying Zheng is no exception.
When Ying Yu proposed the idea of ββan empire on which the sun never sets, and wanted all the land where the sun shines to become the land of Qin, although Ying Zheng was looking forward to it, he also had a lot of regrets.
Because in Ying Zheng's view, although the Qin Dynasty is developing extremely rapidly, it will still take a long time to unify the world.
It is very likely that we will not be able to see it in our lifetime.
However, no one could have imagined that in just a few years, Great Qin would have become so powerful.
The empire on which the sun never sets has basically completed the big puzzle. All that's left is to wait for the opening of the Suez Canal, solve Rome and Carthage, and then stabilize it.
Once it is realized, Ying Zheng's name as the emperor of the ages will be completely recorded in the annals of history.
Such a supreme honor, even a man as determined as the First Emperor, could not help but feel excited.
Looking at Ying Yu's eyes, he became more and more satisfied and pleased.
However, just when the court was enjoying itself, Zhang Han suddenly walked in with a look of solemnity on his face.
"What's up?"
Ying Zheng said righteously.
It is definitely not a small thing to make Zhang Han do this.
"Back to Your Majesty, the latest news from Heibingtai is that Feng Shangshu suddenly passed out at home. I'm afraid it's..."
After Zhang Han finished speaking, the joy on the faces of the courtiers suddenly disappeared.
Although Zhang Han didn't say anything further, everyone understood the meaning behind it.
Feng Quji is afraid that he will not survive.
"Pass, Xia Wuji!"
Ying Zheng, who was on the throne, also had a slightly changed expression.
Feng Quji's contribution to the Qin Dynasty was definitely one of the best.
The Feng family is also absolutely loyal to Da Qin.
If the Wang family and the Meng family are the two pillars of the Qin army, then the Feng family is the pillar of the Qin civil service.
Although Feng Quji has retired, his influence is still there.
Regardless of whether he was in public or private life, Ying Zheng did not want Feng Quji to leave.
However, Feng Quji was over seventy years old after all, which was definitely a long life in Great Qin.
Subconsciously, Ying Zheng glanced at Ying Yu.
Chapter completed!