342: Chapter 342 A Solution to the Bandit Menace in Yunmeng Marsh

Wei Ping thought for a while before speaking, "His Majesty the Head of State possesses world-shaping talent; perhaps he can come up with a way to wipe out the banditry in Yunmeng Marsh."

"Indeed!"

Upon hearing Wei Ping's words, Wang Jin immediately expressed his agreement.

Today's Great Qin was completely renewed, with every household having surplus grain, all of which was inseparable from His Majesty the Head of State.

Wang Jin said with emotion, "Only three years ago, the people's basic sustenance was still an issue!"

"In just three years, after His Majesty the Head of State reduced taxes and opened up the grain trade, grain prices have dropped significantly."

"I heard that when grain prices in Xianyang were at their peak, one dan could sell for three thousand coins!"

Wei Ping nodded and said, "Yes!"

"The common people suffered even more; some even ate Guanyin Clay just to fill their stomachs!"

"Once this Guanyin Clay enters a person's stomach, there is no way to digest it. Over time, the person will die from abdominal distension!"

"Sigh!"

Wang Jin let out a sigh; while Wei Ping had only heard of it, as a Commandery Governor, he had personally seen people die from eating Guanyin Clay.

These people were emaciated, yet their bellies were greatly swollen.

Zhao Fusu's first five-year plan was to vigorously develop agriculture so that the people could eat their fill.

Of course, for now, it only ensured the people didn't starve to death; there was still a certain distance to go before everyone could eat their fill.

Zhao Fusu still had a long road ahead of him.

He had not yet conquered the Kingdom of Loulan, nor had he mined the Potassium Mine within the Kingdom of Loulan.

These Potassium Mine could be used to make Potassium Fertilizer.

In agricultural production, Potassium Fertilizer is indispensable.

He had also not yet gone to the Indian South Continent to collect Bird Droppings.

Zhao Fusu had too many things to do.

But the path must be walked step by step, and one cannot become fat with just one mouthful of food.

Wang Jin said hopefully, "Perhaps His Majesty the Head of State really can propose a solution to the banditry in Yunmeng Marsh!"

"Mhm!"

Wei Ping's eyes were also filled with hope.

He immediately took action, writing down the reasons why the banditry in Yunmeng Marsh was so difficult to clear in a memorial, one by one, and had someone deliver this memorial to Xianyang.

The Great Qin Empire possessed a large number of courier stations.

These courier stations were equivalent to today's postal service.

This was an official logistics channel built to transport government documents and also served the function of intelligence transmission.

The memorial Wei Ping wrote was an express delivery.

The people at the courier station did not dare to be negligent and arranged for transport at the fastest speed.

The rider carried the bundle, galloping quickly on his horse along the Straight Road.

There was a courier station approximately every thirty li.

Riders could rest at the stations and change horses to head toward Xianyang at the fastest possible speed.

A rider could travel 150 kilometers in a day!

This speed was not considered slow!

Even so, the seven-hundred-kilometer journey still required five days to reach Xianyang.

After the officials of the National Assembly received Wei Ping's memorial, they frowned repeatedly as they read it.

They did not have a good solution for the banditry in Yunmeng Marsh.

When Wei Ping's memorial was delivered to Zhao Fusu's side, Feng Quji asked Meng Yi, "Do you have any solution for the banditry in Yunmeng Marsh?"

Meng Yi said, "I am but a Scholar and do not understand military affairs. In our Great Qin, the one who knows naval warfare is General Ren Xiao, the Commandant of Lingnan."

"But General Ren Xiao must remain stationed in Lingnan and cannot come north."

Feng Quji nodded from time to time.

The south has many large rivers, and those Baiyue people in the south have well-developed navies.

In order to conquer the Baiyue, almost all of Great Qin's naval forces were stationed in Lingnan.

General Ren Xiao had led hundreds of thousands of Louchuan Soldiers in Lingnan for many years; he was the one who knew naval warfare best.

These Louchuan Soldiers were also the strongest in naval warfare in the entire country.

This can be seen from today's Dragon Boat Racing in Guangzhou; northern Dragon Boats either capsize or move in S-curves, while Guangzhou's Dragon Boats can race wildly in narrow ditches, flicking their tails like divine dragons and turning around on the spot.

But Lingnan was not yet stable; if troops were rashly withdrawn, the Baiyue tribes who had been driven into the high mountains would inevitably launch a counterattack.

This would not be a good thing for them.

Meng Yi said, "This is the map of Yunmeng Marsh."