Xianyang, the Prime Minister's Office, had a bit solemn atmosphere.

This year, Qin State suffered a rare disaster in a century. Locust plague swept most of the territory, and many crops were eaten up in many places. After the famine, starvation was everywhere.

Although the Qin State had lost particles in many places due to locust plague, and even many people starved to death, they could barely survive.

However, unexpectedly, in just a few months, the plague spread in most Qin countries, and the number of casualties quickly exceeded 300,000. If the plague is not effectively controlled, the number of people who died of the plague in Qin countries may reach a huge amount of millions.

Even with the strength of Qin, it cannot afford such a heavy blow.

Therefore, Qin has listed control of the spread of the plague as a top priority.

Fortunately, the Qin State ruled the people relatively firmly. After the plague began to spread, officials from all counties and counties did not dare to be negligent. They first isolated the plague areas and prohibited the people from leaving in any plague areas.

After controlling the regional spread of the plague, the Qin State sent capable officials to the county where the plague broke out, and began to isolate the patients infected with the plague, and burned them on a large scale to bury the bodies.

For this reason, Qin State took out almost all the money and grain left in the treasury.

The Qin State, which was operating efficiently, still suffered many casualties, eventually suppressed the spread of the plague.

However, the process was cruel and cold-blooded. Several plagues broke out and hit the county towns hard, and then almost turned into empty cities, and no living creatures could be found.

Less than 30% of those capable officials who went to the plague areas to carry out orders survived.

In history, Qin State did not suffer major defeats one after another, and also captured a lot of land in Zhao, Han and Wei State, seized countless resources, and its national strength became very prosperous.

Even though the years of conquests and drought and locust plague caused many people to starve to death in Qin State, they could barely support it.

Now Qin State has been defeated one after another, and the domestic strong men have suffered heavy casualties. Not only have they lost a lot of land, but the treasury has also been almost consumed.

This also made Qin's ability to withstand this cruel natural disaster became much lower.

Under the butterfly effect, the famine in Qin State was even more amplified. The expansion of the famine would lead to more people starving to death. As more people starved to death, the plague naturally spreads more and more severely.

In this way, the powerful Qin State had truly shaken its foundation under the three consecutive blows of drought, locust plague and plague.

Not only that, successive defeats and natural disasters and man-made disasters have also begun to shake the people of Qin, who had originally trusted the government, that they would win.

Internal and external troubles and storms are the most true portrayal of Qin today.

At this time, while doing his best to rescue disasters, Qin State should be cautious about the other countries taking the opportunity to invade.

Especially in the south, the Chu State was not very serious due to the many rivers and lakes in its territory.

What's more, Chu State followed Zhao State and won many victories, not only regaining many lost territory, but even regaining Wuguan, resulting in the change of offensive and defensive momentum between the two countries, and Qin State became passive.

If the State of Chu took advantage of Qin's domestic and foreign troubles and carried the power of many great victories and used the whole country to go out to Wuguan and contributed to Qin, then the State of Qin would be in danger.

In addition, Zhao, which has been in the limelight in recent years, is also a major concern for Qin.

Although the drought in Zhao State was not as good as Qin State, locusts were also overwhelming. However, Zhao Jia destroyed locusts in time and still retained some crops, which was much better than Qin State.

"Although Zhao set up troops on the border, he did not conquer the cities and territories. Instead, he distributed food at regular intervals, so that many hungry Qin people on the border would go to seek food even if they violated the law."

"The government has been repeatedly banned, and now it has backfired, causing the Qin people on the border to complain about the government, and many Qin people on the border fled to Zhao."

Listening to his subordinates' reports, Lu Buwei's face was as deep as water.

The people of Qin at the border with Zhao had just migrated not long ago and had complaints about the government.

Drought, locust plague, plague and hunger have caused complaints from the people. In addition, Zhao Jia gave him kindness to the border, so it was not strange that many Qin people fled into Zhao's territory with their families.

Qin State punished treason extremely strictly. The Qin people who fled into Zhao State would definitely resist Qin State more than the people of Zhao State in the future, just to avoid receiving punishment.

"The land in Hedong has migrated tens of thousands of strong people, how can the State of Zhao do whatever it wants?"

Lu Buwei was angry, but he also felt a little helpless.

Today, Qin State has no spare energy to deal with Zhao State, and the Zhao State's actions were a great act of kindness and righteousness. If Qin sent troops to attack Zhao on this ground, he would lose his will, and even the people of Qin State would not support it.

If you have the Tao, there are many helpers, but if you lose the Tao, there are few helpers. Lu Buwei will not understand this truth.

After walking around the house with his hands on his back for a long time, Lu Buwei suddenly turned around and asked, "Since the Qin people on the border can escape into Zhao, has Zhao not blocked the border?"

At first, the man heard this and immediately replied: "When the plague broke out, Zhao State did block the border and prohibit any Qin people from going to Zhao State."

"Since the plague was brought under control, Zhao State began to distribute food regularly to win people's hearts and lure the people of Qin into Zhao, and did not continue to block the border."

When Lu Buwei heard this, the corner of his mouth raised slightly and sneered: "Then, let's give Zhao a big gift."

Beiqu.

A dozen young men with skinny and ragged clothes rushed to the Qin and Zhao borders in dust.

"Scattered into Zhao State and remember the mission assigned by the Prime Minister."

The head man's face turned pale and said to everyone.

"Are we really going to do this?"

A short and dark-faced man showed hesitation when he heard this.

"The prime minister treats us as much as a mountain. Even if we die, do you want to regret it?"

The leader pressed the hilt of the sword in his hand and scolded the short man with a dark face, with a strong murderous intent in his eyes.

These people were all confidants of Lu Buwei. Before that, they deliberately hungry for many days and became skinny, just to pretend to be a disaster victim and escape into Zhao State.

They all carry a porcelain bottle containing carrion that can infect the plague.

The order issued by Lu Buwei was to let these people eat carrion after entering Zhao State, and then spread the plague in densely populated areas.

This strategy is not unpopular.

Those who can be selected by Lu Buwei to spread the plague are loyal people and have long put life and death aside.

Even the short man who just said was not afraid of death, but felt compassionate, and felt that it would be a shame to deal with Zhao in this way.

Seeing the leader pressing the sword, the man felt awe-inspiring in his heart and immediately shouted: "I wish to die for the Prime Minister!"

"Puff!"

However, the next moment, the sharp blade had pierced the man's body. The leader slowly drew out his sword and said coldly: "It's important. Since you already have doubts, you can't tolerate you!"
Chapter completed!