“Sister, let's go. We need to deliver this plan to Father.”
“Yes, Young Master!”
The two headed towards the Zhangtai Palace.
At this time, a major event was also unfolding in the Zhangtai Palace.
“Your Majesty, Gongshu Chou has finished making the farming tools you asked him to build. Please take a look.”
“Oh, have you tried them? How is the effect?”
“Gongshu Chou dare not try them on his own. He says they were designed according to the Young Master’s drawings. There are also descriptions of their effects, so they should be correct.
He requests that Your Majesty and the Young Master try them yourselves.”
“Is that so? Let's go then. Zhao Gao, go inform the Young Master and the civil and military officials to gather. Have them all come and try the new farming tools that the Young Master has designed!”
“Yes!!”
Zhao Gao had just stepped out of the palace when he met Zhao Chen face to face.
“This servant greets the Young Master.”
“Zhao Gao, what's the hurry? Is something wrong?”
“Reporting to the Young Master, Gongshu Chou has finished building many farming tools and requests that Your Majesty try them out. His Majesty has ordered me to invite the Young Master and the civil and military officials to attend. This servant was just about to inform the Young Master!”
“So it's that. All right, you send someone to inform the civil and military officials. They should definitely see these new farming tools.”
“This servant takes his leave!”
Yue Shen carried Zhao Chen into the Zhangtai Palace.
“Well, well, look who it is. You little stinker, what brings you to my place today?”
Seeing Zhao Chen, Ying Zheng smiled and teased him.
Zhao Chen: (▼ヘ▼#)(▼ヘ▼#) Look at my expression.
Is this really the legendary, powerful and domineering First Emperor?
“Father, I have brought you a good thing this time. It took me countless efforts and I finally finished writing it. You're hurting your son's heart by talking like that. If you're going to be like that, I'm leaving!”
Zhao Chen pretended to be hurt and turned to leave.
But his feet remained planted on the spot, giving him away.
“Little stinker, stop playing around. Tell me, what have you prepared for me this time?”
“Father, I spent countless hours, without sleep or rest, for five whole days. I couldn't eat properly, I couldn't sleep…” (Here, ten thousand words are omitted)
Seeing Zhao Chen’s rambling, Ying Zheng's forehead was covered with black lines. He interrupted him directly.
“Alright, alright, little stinker, stop playing around. Just say it, I don't have time to listen to your nonsense!!”
“Hehe, Father, this is the five-year development plan for the future of Qin that I prepared. Take a look!”
“Five-year plan for Qin! Well, I'll have a good look at what you've planned.”
Ying Zheng picked up the plan and started reading.
At first, he was dismissive.
But the more he read, the more meticulous it became. His initial casual expression changed.
It became incredibly serious.
If you looked closely, you could see Ying Zheng's hands trembling, and his eyes filled with excitement.
A very, very long time later!
It had been about half an hour!
Zhao Gao, after notifying the officials, returned to report to Ying Zheng. Upon entering the hall, he saw Zhao Chen sitting on a reclining chair nearby, with Yue Shen attending to him.
The King was carefully examining a book in his hand.
“Your… ”
Zhao Gao was about to speak, but Zhao Chen stopped him with a wave of his hand.
Zhao Gao immediately fell silent and waited aside.
As for outside, the officials were already waiting.
After a very, very long time!
Ying Zheng finally finished reading the entire plan.
The reason it took so long was because he was simulating the feasibility of each plan as he read it.
Through his simulations, he discovered that the numerous plans Zhao Chen had written could actually be implemented in the present Qin.
This was the most shocking thing to Ying Zheng.
At the same time, he began to feel unbalanced.
He was the King of Qin.
He ruled over all of Qin.
Even so, he couldn’t think of such a detailed plan for developing Qin. It was practically a heavenly book.
Yet, now his three-year-old son had come up with it.
Was this gap too great?
Was it fair that someone born a sage should have such an advantage?
Who was actually the King of Qin!
Of course, this was just Ying Zheng's jealousy.
He didn’t have any other thoughts.
There was no talk of him being threatened and needing to get rid of the young one.
Ying Zheng didn’t think that way at all. He was actually very happy.
To have a son like this meant that the future of Qin was secure. Naturally, Ying Zheng was happy.
“Good! Hahahaha!!”
Suddenly, Ying Zheng burst into laughter.
The sound reverberated throughout the entire hall, and even the civil and military officials outside could hear it.
Zhao Chen was startled by Ying Zheng’s sudden outburst.
“Whoa, what are you doing, Father? You scared the bejeezus out of me! My little heart can't handle this.”
“Errr…”
Ying Zheng immediately stopped laughing and glared at Zhao Chen, scolding him.
“Little stinker, you're getting more and more audacious.”
“Hehe, Father, tell me, is this plan good or not? Can it make Qin even stronger? Can it even quickly unify the six kingdoms?”
“It's naturally excellent. With these plans, Qin will unify the six kingdoms in five years, no, three years is easily within reach,” Ying Zheng said arrogantly.
“Then that’s good. It’s worth the five days I spent writing this plan.
Father, since you’ve read the plan and it’s feasible, there’s nothing more for me to do. I’ll take my leave now.”
Ying Zheng: ……………………
“Little stinker, you're not going to manage things?”
“Why should I manage things? I’ve given you the plan, what else needs to be done? The plans I wrote are extremely detailed, covering everything possible.
As long as you follow my plan, there won’t be any problems.
If you want me to manage things, I'll be overworked to death. I’m not going to do it.
Besides, Qin doesn’t lack people, why do you insist on pestering me? What are the civil and military officials there for?
They might as well go back home and farm.
So, Father, if there’s nothing, don’t look for me. Even if something comes up, don’t look for me. I'm still a child and I'm in my growth spurt. If I don’t grow tall because of this, wouldn’t I be at a loss?”
Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng's forehead was filled with black lines.
Could he please stop mentioning being three years old?
Did it make us look more incompetent, you know?
Zhao Chen ignored Ying Zheng’s dark expression and waved his hand.
“Father, I’m going home if there’s nothing else. I really haven't slept well these past few days. I need to go home and catch up on my sleep.”
“Wait, Gongshu Chou has finished making the farming tools you designed. Come with me to try them out.”
“No need, as long as he built them strictly according to my drawings, those farming tools will definitely be fine. Father, you take the officials and go. It’s best to bring a few good hands at farming. Once they’re successfully used, you can start promoting them in Qin. I believe that in less than a year, Qin's tax revenue will at least double.”
“Little stinker, are you so confident in your farming tools?”
“Of course, the farming tools I designed can increase plowing efficiency by three to five times. There are even tools that can plow without the need for oxen. Father, do you understand how much labor that saves?
Also, the agricultural policies mentioned in my plan will cause Qin’s cultivated land to double in a short period of time. In this case, wouldn't Qin’s agricultural taxes double?
This creates a virtuous cycle. The people cultivate more land, they have more grain left over, Qin collects more taxes, and the national strength naturally increases. This is a cycle.
Qin’s national strength increases while the other six kingdoms remain unchanged. Doesn't that mean Qin is becoming stronger?
This is what I said before about “if you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools.”
Ying Zheng nodded again.
“Alright, Father, I’m leaving. The rest is up to you and the officials.
Oh, Father, if you want to fully implement the content of the plan, Qin must have one voice. Do you understand, Father?!”
After saying this, Zhao Chen didn’t stay any longer and turned to leave!!
He left behind Ying Zheng, lost in thought, and Zhao Gao, who was silent.
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