Chapter 13 Ying Zheng: Boy Zhao, why are you so skilled at rebellion?
This shows that the scumbag dad is also a famous businessman in Daqin.

The kind that is qualified to hang street lamps.

Zhao Yi even suspected that the name his scumbag father told him was a fake name.

But Zhao Yi didn't care.

Anyway, he has too many tricks up his sleeve.

The jerk dad had no idea what Zhao Yi could build with the iron ore he provided.

Zhao Yi has already planned to build a small factory next to the steel plant that is being built.

He wanted to secretly build an ironclad ship in it.

The kind that is powered by a steam engine and is capable of crossing the sea.

This ironclad ship is the last line of defense for Shahe Village.

If anything happens, Zhao Yi will take the villagers on board and run away.

At that time, he will go to Ryukyu and Fuso to develop for a few years, and then come back for revenge.

After all, what Zhao Yi is going to do now is rebellion, which is very dangerous.

Be prepared for fallback.

"Old Zhao, your men work so efficiently." Zhao Yi praised.

Ying Zheng smiled and said, "Of course! These are all carefully selected by me."

Each of them is a shadow guard, the elite of the elite in the Qin army.

How can you not work efficiently?
Soon the packaged potatoes in the village were loaded onto trucks and taken away.

Ying Zheng had already arranged a destination for the potatoes.

All of them were kept as crops.

The army will plant them first, and when there are enough potatoes, a decree will be enacted to promote their planting throughout the country.

Solve the famine problem in Qin at one stroke.

The army can also train talents who know how to grow potatoes while planting.

When promoting potato planting, you can teach other farmers how to grow potatoes.

I also learned this method from Zhao Yi.

Zhao called these people technical consultants.

After Zhao Yi entered the house, he asked in a low voice: "Old Zhao, how loyal are your men? Will it affect our business?"

Ying Zheng replied: "Don't worry, those people have been with me for a long time. They can all be trusted."

These are my shadow guards. Is there any need to talk about their loyalty?

The potato matter will not be leaked.

"Okay. How are your supplies prepared? When can they be shipped over?" Zhao Yi continued to ask.

Because he wanted to get the supplies as soon as possible and start large-scale construction.

"Everything is on the way. The first batch of supplies will arrive in three days."

Ying Zheng issued a number of orders to ensure that the supplies arrived earlier.

The preparation of various materials is the responsibility of officials at the place of production.

The transportation of supplies was also escorted by the army itself.

The purpose is to ensure that the supplies Zhao Yi needs arrive earlier so that he can build an invincible army for himself earlier.

"That's good. Then Old Zhao, you should also start preparing to recruit military personnel." Zhao Yi said seriously.

"In my opinion, we only need to limit the number of our rebel troops to around 3,000."

When Ying Zheng heard this, he felt unhappy.

Only 3,000 people?!
Too little!
Daqin is so big, how can three thousand people be enough?

Ying Zheng hurriedly said: "Three thousand people are too few! Can we rebel with this number?"

"Young man Zhao, you should know that the Qin Dynasty has millions of soldiers! How can three thousand people be enough for a rebellion?"

Zhao Yi shook his head and said, "No, no, no! Three thousand men are enough."

"Let me analyze the current situation of Daqin for you."

Zhao Yi's words aroused Ying Zheng's interest. He wanted to see what Zhao Yi thought of Daqin.

"Although the Qin Dynasty has millions of soldiers and seems invincible."

"But it's actually a tiger made of paper. It will fall apart if you tear it."

"Because a million-strong army needs food and fodder to support it. And these supplies become heavy taxes and corvee labor for the common people. This is a major hidden danger for the Qin Dynasty."

The main reason for the demise of the Qin Dynasty was the excessive taxes and corvee labor.

The people living in Daqin need to bear various taxes.

Taxes such as land rent and head tax combined can account for most of a farmer's annual income.

In addition to taxes, there was also heavy corvee labor.

Corvée labor was the process of conscripting common people to work for the imperial court.

Individuals are required to cover their own expenses during the period of corvee labor.

Moreover, there are many types of corvée labor, including guard duty, regular duty and garrison duty.

Farmers had to serve in the county for one month every year, which was called "gengzu".

Adult men must serve in the military for one year in their lifetime, which is called regular service.

In fact, the corvée labor borne by farmers is far more than the above-mentioned types. Some temporary conscriptions are not counted as corvée labor.

"The people of Daqin have long been overwhelmed. But the emperor of Daqin cannot reduce the army because the army of Daqin is the foundation of his rule. And Daqin has another hidden danger - the remnants of the six kingdoms who want to restore their country."

In fact, Ying Zheng knew everything Zhao Yi said.

But he couldn't change it.

Because if the size of the army is reduced, it will not be able to guard the border of Qin, and the remnants of the six kingdoms will take the opportunity to cause chaos.

"So now Daqin is like a dry grassland that can catch fire at any time."

"We only need 3,000 cavalrymen, and we can use our grenades and cavalry speed advantage to attack the Qin garrisons in Julu County and annihilate them one by one. Then we can recruit civilians to join the army."

"It will be a month before the Qin army sends out its troops to suppress the rebellion. By that time, we will have already made preparations to snipe the troops. With the grenades, it will be easy to find a key location to ambush the Qin army."

In fact, Zhao Yi was prepared to provide Gatling machine guns to Zhadie's army at this time to ensure that Zhadie's army could defeat the Qin army.

"Once the news of our defeat of the Qin army spreads, people will naturally rise up in various places to resist the Qin."

"Because they see that the Qin is too weak to even suppress the rebellion, so they will rebel."

"Once rebellions break out in various places, the Qin army will be busy suppressing them everywhere. And the army's food and grass supply will become a problem."

"At that time, we only need to hold on to Julu County and develop in peace. When the number of troops expands to 30,000, we will send troops to conquer the world."

"Then the whole world will be in your hands, Old Zhao."

Ying Zheng listened to Zhao Yi's rebellion plan.

I was filled with fear.

Because the success rate of Zhao Yi's plan is too high.

Why is this kid Zhao so skilled in rebellion?

Fortunately, I met him.

Otherwise, the Qin Dynasty would really perish at his hands.

This kid is too dangerous.

Ying Zheng really wanted to tell Zhao Yi that he didn't need him to rebel, because the whole world was now in his pocket.

But he can't.

At the same time, it’s really a pity for him!

It’s a pity that Zhao Yi is not his child.

Otherwise, I won’t have to worry about the heirs anymore.

Just pass the throne to Zhao Yi directly.

He's only three years old and can come up with this kind of rebellion plan. He's bound to become something great in the future!
So does Zhao Yi have other ways to solve the hidden dangers of the Qin Dynasty?

So Ying Zheng asked curiously: "Is the Great Qin really so fragile? What if the Great Qin Emperor has a way to solve the hidden dangers of the Great Qin and save the Great Qin?"

Zhao Yi thought about it and said, "This is very difficult. Unless the Emperor of Qin can be ruthless."

(End of this chapter)