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Chapter 1320 Killing without blood

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    "Don't worry, Your Majesty, food has always been a top priority. In April this year, all parts of the country have already planted sweet potatoes in official fields in accordance with Your Majesty's instructions. Presumably, after this autumn harvest,  , when the common people see the output of this thing with their own eyes, they will no longer hesitate!"

    In this closed agricultural society, food has always been the top priority, and Feng Jing will certainly not forget this.

    "What about the potatoes?"

    Su Jian and Zou Yang, until now, are still eagerly waiting for the title of Marquis of Guannai, but the imperial decree has not come down, which makes them feel uneasy.

    In the past few months, whenever I had something to do, I thought about writing a letter to Liu Deng, for fear that Liu Deng would forget their affairs.

    "It's still the old rules. Potatoes are still being cultivated on a large scale in the Hutuo Valley. A few days ago, I heard from General Zou and others that they would be ready for harvest in about a month. If we want to promote it on a large scale, we probably have to wait until  next year!"

    After what happened last winter, the entire Daiguo officialdom has a clear understanding of sweet potatoes.

    Now a complete set of procedures has been released, from the initial picking to the final processing and storage, there is already a set of procedures.

    "This is a good thing for people all over the world to have a full stomach."

    The famous dish of pork stewed vermicelli has now entered thousands of households.

    A handful of vermicelli and a small strip of pork are enough to feed the whole family. This kind of food is very popular among the people.

    The quartermasters of the army love vermicelli to the core.

    As long as you pay a little attention when storing and keep it dry, it will not go bad after being stored for several months, and this thing will expand once soaked in water. Only a small handful is enough to feed a soldier for a whole day.  .

    This is the most important point. After all, reality is the most important thing in the military!

    When the soldiers set out, they each carried about ten kilograms on their backs. If they saved some food, it would be enough for them to eat for a month. This greatly eased the difficulty of logistical transportation.

    This year¡¯s sweet potatoes haven¡¯t been harvested yet, so the Lieutenant¡¯s Mansion has already informed them in advance and directly ordered 50,000 shi of vermicelli from the Neishi Mansion as a military ration reserve.

    "Promotion is promotion, but the border troops must say hello well. Vermicelli can be freely circulated, but sweet potatoes cannot be circulated, especially in Yanmen and Yunzhong lines. If anyone dares to be taken out of the border at will, I will behead him on the spot.  Leave no one behind!"

    With the terrifying output of this thing, if the Huns really allowed it to be planted on a large scale, it would be a real disaster for the Han Dynasty.

    Insufficient food supply has always been one of the main reasons restricting the development of nomadic peoples.

    Because people are not animals after all, whether they are the Huns or the Han Dynasty people, they always need to eat some food.

    If a person¡¯s body only eats meat and does not eat vegetarian food for a long time, it will not last long before it will get sick.

    About this, the Huns are also very clear.

    It¡¯s just that they don¡¯t have the same skills as the farming people, so they can only rely on robbery to obtain enough food.

    Therefore, Liu Deng must be very careful about the circulation of potatoes and sweet potatoes.

    "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I have already ordered this! In addition, the secret traders have put forward another opinion"

    Feng Jing hesitated when he spoke.

    "Oh? The Prime Minister will tell you what he has to say, and we two don't have to hide anything!"

    ¡°This is a statement written by them, please read it yourself!¡±

    After Feng Jing finished speaking, he took out another booklet from his sleeve with a strange look on his face.

    Liu Deng took it with some doubts, and after just glancing at it, his eyes widened.

    "Hiss¡ª¡ª"

    Liu Deng suddenly realized that he had really underestimated them.

    It has only been so long now that these guys have come up with such an evil and smoky idea.

    "Who came up with this idea?"

    Liu Deng asked with a strange expression.

    "I don't know much about this. According to them, they have quietly experimented with this method. It only takes a year to make a strong man extremely weak!"

    After listening to Feng Jing¡¯s words, the corners of Liu Deng¡¯s mouth twitched.

    Adding lead powder to table salt

    They can also think of this idea of ??killing a thousand swords

    ??According to the dosage they proposed, it won¡¯t even take a year.??It only takes three to five months for a strong man to be unable to get out of bed due to lead poisoning.

    Liu Deng is really not sure about this idea. If they follow their ideas, they can indeed wipe out the Huns quickly.

    But is this really what you want?

    The salt production industry of Dai State has now monopolized nearly half of the domestic market.

    ¡°And Liu Deng¡¯s cost is really too low, so low that it¡¯s outrageous.

    Because of this reason, those private salt traders who originally relied on private salt transactions with the Huns were completely bankrupt.

    After more than a year of development, these secret traders under Liu Deng have almost monopolized 60% of the salt supply in the Xiongnu territory.

    It can be said that Liu Deng was the largest salt dealer in the trade with the Huns.

    If we really follow the opinions put forward by these people, I am afraid that large-scale lead poisoning alone would be enough to kill thousands of Huns

    But, if you think about it calmly, is this really the best solution?

    After the Huns are completely exterminated, it won¡¯t take long for a new nomadic nation to be born on the grassland.

    If we can¡¯t come up with a long-term solution to the problem, are we going to let future generations poison the grasslands again in a few decades?

    "What do you think, Prime Minister?"

    Liu Deng somewhat understood why Feng Jing's face looked so weird. This method was indeed a good one, but it was a bit too damaging to one's moral integrity.

    Although it is said that the Han and Hungarian clans are feuding, if this method is really put into the battlefield, this is definitely not a good start.

    "Does your Majesty want to hear the truth?"

    Feng Jing hesitated for a moment, then looked seriously into Liu Deng¡¯s eyes and asked.

    "certainly!"

    "I think this method is too insidious and unfair. If we use this method, I'm afraid we will be criticized for the rest of our lives"

    As expected, it was similar to what Liu Deng thought. After all, Feng Jing was still a scholar, and he had a natural resistance to such insidious methods.

    "Put this matter aside for now and let me think about it again!"

    Liu Deng was a little undecided for a while. He really didn¡¯t expect that these businessmen could actually think of such a method

    "No! Then the old minister will resign first!"

    After Feng Jing finished speaking, he saluted Liu Deng and slowly walked out of Liu Deng's study.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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