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Chapter 672 The pleasure of traveling

Seeing Ying Gao's expression, Feng Qing and Tian Yan looked at each other and knew that he had surrendered to his two wives. Of course, this was just Ying Gao's favor for his wife. If Ying Gao really told him where he wanted to go and directly designated them to follow him, wouldn't that be meaningless?

"I heard that the people in the northern part of Yanzhao live in dire straits and heat in winter, so farming is very important in spring and summer. In addition, before I set out to Seliu, I had already advised several agricultural supervisors that the land of Yanzhao is not as good as that in the south of the Yangtze River, and all the people there will not die because of lack of food. This is the basis for the health of the people of our Qin. This time I will go to the Yanzhao land to see if the food cultivated by the people can supply their consumption in winter. If it is inconsistent with the situation reported by the officials of various counties, hum..."

This is indeed the fundamental purpose of Ying Gao's desire to go to the north to see it. The winter in the south is not cold. No matter what, the people will not be at risk of being frostbite or freezing to death.

But the north is different. With hunger and cold, and the people's houses are not very warm in themselves, the consequences can be imagined.

This is what a wise monarch should have. Although Ying Gao had been on tour several times before, no matter which time, it was for the people or the Qin Dynasty.

"Since you are for the people of my Great Qin, there is no war in my Great Qin territory. If you are in charge of the Zuo Prime Minister and Taiwei in the court, you can naturally follow the King, but you just don't know the prince..."

"The young master is able to walk and speak on his own. In addition, he has not been separated from your mother since he was born. The land of Yanzhao is not particularly far from Xianyang, and it is not a cold winter now. Let him follow him and take a look at the world of the Qin Dynasty and see what the lives of the people look like."

After Ying Gao finished speaking, although Feng Qing was still a little reluctant to take her child who was just a few years old, Ying Gao's words made her unable to say anything refuted. Although she didn't know whether Ying Gao said this intentionally or unintentionally, Ying Gao only had this young master now, and asked him to see what the world of Qin was like. Of course, the meaning of it was self-evident.

In this way, after obtaining the consent of his two wives, Ying Gao finally began to prepare for his trip to the north.

For Ying Gao, going on a tour is not a difficult task, but rather a thing that can relax his body and mind. When he studied history in his previous life, he knew that no matter which dynasty the emperor was, his personality must be very strange. He was a little confused before. He always thought that since you are the emperor, you have everything, and why are you always going to extremes? Isn’t that whining without any illness?

But now, Ying Gao has been sitting in this position for several years. He finally knew that the emperors had very strange personalities, but it was not without reason.

This emperor is actually similar to those who work in later generations who are eight in the morning and five in the morning. He discusses affairs every day, day after day, year after year, and then once there is something urgent, the officials and generals under him will come to you in the middle of the night. If you ignore others, then I'm sorry, a tyrant hat will definitely not take long to detain you.

Under such pressure and boring life, it is understandable that the Lord’s nightlife is richer. The reason for the Three Palaces, Six Courtyards, Seventy-Two Concubines was probably formed under such pressure.

But Ying Gao also knew that the reason why those emperors caused such a situation was indeed because there was really no other good interest to cultivate in these eras.

Of course, Ying Gao is different, because he knows that many people in this era don’t know about things, so of course he won’t do anything to make three palaces, six courtyards, and seventy-two concubines. In that case, you can indeed have a lot of things to do when you are free, and everyone knows the reasons.

But the body is the capital of everything, Ying Gao also has a deep understanding of this principle. If you really fill the harem, you will feel good for a while, but your body cannot bear it. Ying Gao is not a strong general. The two wives have made him feel that he is not so calm. If he gets dozens of them, he seriously doubts whether he will not live in the average age of this era.

So, Ying Gao blocked some low-level and interesting things in his heart. After blocking them, Ying Gao naturally thought of another thing he was very happy to do in his previous life, that is travel.

There was no word for tourism in this era. People cannot travel far without approval and legitimate reasons. But Ying Gao is different. He is the legitimate emperor of the Qin Dynasty. He still has this privilege. If he wants to go out for a trip, as long as he changes the meaning, isn’t that a tour?

This not only allows one to appreciate the great mountains and rivers of various parts of the Central Plains in this era, but also to see if officials from all over the country are working hard and whether they have done their responsibilities well.

Of course, this is a matter of killing two birds with one stone. Not only did Ying Gao have fun, the people have to praise Ying Gao as a wise king. Of course, they are originally a wise king, otherwise the Qin Dynasty would not have developed into such a good situation now, right?

Ying Gao had actually thought about it completely on his way back. For a long time, he had to spend it at such a rhythm. He had to go to all the counties of Daqin at least once. He might go to some good places, or even several times.

Of course, there is a prerequisite for him to do this, that is, Xianyang City is as stable as Mount Tai, and there will be no changes due to his absence for several months. If Ying Gao had just become the emperor of the Qin Dynasty, he was still a little worried about this, and he was understandable. But at this time, if he was worried that the government would be unstable when he left, it would be that he was pretentious. The old Qin nobles who had a little objection to him had almost all retired in the past few years. Even if some of the descendants of those people were in the Qin Dynasty, they were no longer important official positions. Ying Gao would not kill those things with one stick, but he would gradually let those so-called nobles who had no talent fade out of the Qin Dynasty.

This time when I went to Yanzhao, Ying Gao still did not inform the county magistrates and county magistrates there in advance, but still only brought the 200 guards under Tian Yan's command, the Zhu family and several officials related to Ying Gao.

The matters in the court were naturally left to Xiao He, but this time Xiao He's partner had already been replaced by the young Han Xin. Although the Taiwei was the boss of the military general, according to Ying Gao's instructions, after he left, Han Xin would definitely follow Xiao He to handle the government affairs of the Qin Dynasty. Although Xiao He is not very old now, it is always good to let the young people take on some more things.

After three or five days of preparation, Ying Gao set out on a breeze-blown morning. There were very few officials coming to see him off, all of them were Ying Gao's absolute confidants. As for the other officials, when they knew that Ying Gao had gone on a patrol, Ying Gao probably had to walk out of Xianyang City for a long time. Although the territory of the Qin Dynasty is now very stable, according to Ying Gao's idea, the care must not be careless. If you are careless, you will not know how you will die. Then this large area of ​​the country that has been built with great effort will not be known for whom.

This time, Ying Gao had only one guide, that is, Zhao Gang, who had been living in Xianyang City for a while, but was very anxious to return to the small village of the old place of Yan State.

Of course, Ying Gao would not follow the normal routine of going on a patrol. His first stop was not the county seat, nor the county seat, but the small village where Zhao Gang wanted to go back.

Moreover, Ying Gao directly told Zhao Gang not to take him to the place where he passed by the city. They just walked along the path. Time is not a problem, and if he detours, he would take a detour.

Although the Zhu family and many imperial guards were still very vigilant, they were afraid that if Zhao Gang and others would bring them to a trap, so they asked the route Zhao Gang wanted to take a long time in advance and sent some people to the road to clear the way. However, the facts proved that Zhao Gang really did not want to fool Ying Gao. Moreover, after destroying the anti-Qin forces in Yanzhao, the Qin army had repeatedly searched this area many years ago. The Zhu family knew about these, so the possibility of the remaining anti-Qin forces here was slim.

Along the way, although Ying Gao and his party brought a lot of meals from Xianyang City, basically only Feng Qing and Ying Gao's young master who had never come out were eating the meals they brought. Others, including Ying Gao, asked the guards to buy food wherever they passed by. Although it was indeed incomparable to Ying Gao's food in Xianyang Palace, there was one thing that allowed him to know what kind of life the people of the Qin Dynasty were living now. Ying Gao thought that it was impossible for him to see what the things reported from various places in Xianyang Palace were in the Xianyang Palace.

Of course, the meals in various places sometimes bring some surprises to Ying Gao. Once he discovers something he thinks is delicious, he will ask the guards to record it in case he returns to Xianyang City and let the chefs in Xianyang Palace make it for him.

Sometimes, when they passed by a forest, Ying Gao would ask the guards to find some fruits to eat in the forest.

Along the way, Ying Gao had already deeply felt the benefits of this era compared to later generations. The expensive fruits in later generations were even something that the people were reluctant to try even to satisfy their hunger. In this era, they only recognized things that could make people eat full food, and the fruits were basically filled with water, which was still quite unpopular with the people of this era.

During this process, Ying Gao has been reflecting on a question, that is, is it an era that created the people living in this era or a group of people that created the era in which they survive. He only knew that if the Qin Dynasty had not arrived, it would have been ruthlessly crushed by the wheel of history.

Zhao Gang was still very familiar with the path to Xianyang City. In addition, this time Ying Gao only brought two hundred imperial guards and did not have a huge team, so everyone took the shortcuts all the way to Yanzhao.

After arriving at the old place of Yan State, Ying Gao discovered the problem at that time. The lives of the people here are much worse than those of Xianyang.

After Zhao Gang's introduction, Ying Gao finally realized that it was not that his new policies did not play any role in such places. The new policies actually played no smaller role in the old place of Yan State than in any place. However, one thing is that this place was a bit too poor before. Ying Gao turned the place from a place where corpses starved to death as soon as winter went to this place where people could not starve to death.

If you can eat enough and not starve to death, you can already feel very satisfied with the people located in the northernmost part of the Qin Dynasty, which Ying Gao had never thought of before.

Of course, this is not the fault of the officials here. If there were no them, Ying Gao would not be able to implement the new policies in this place. It’s just that if Ying Gao didn’t ask about this, there would definitely be no official who would have nothing to say in the court. If this was said, wouldn’t it be just giving Ying Gao eye drops?

Ying Gao sighed slightly, observing the scene he could see, while thinking in his heart how to make all the people of the Qin Dynasty under his rule live a good life. No matter what, at this point, he is just starting out, and the next step is still a long way to go.

Despite this, there are some things that make Ying Gao feel relieved along the way, that is, even in the Yanzhao land, you can often see the figures of the Mauryan merchants on the road. Seeing their figures means a lot of things. If you can't sell anything at this place, the Mauryan merchants will not come. So this shows that there are still some people here who can buy some rare objects, which is better than being very poor overall, at least Ying Gao understands it so.
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