Diqin Designer

Chapter 36: Can I live forever?
Looking at Li Nian, Ying Zheng said, "I heard what you said. All the countries in the future are ruled by no king. You come from the future, so you should be more suitable for the rule of no king. Why don't you suggest using this law to rule the Qin Dynasty?"

Li Nian almost thought about this question and said, "My Lord, first, I am afraid of death. Second, the rule without a monarch is the result of many factors that have evolved over history. It is not suitable for the situation of the Qin Dynasty. The Qin Dynasty needs a king, the people of the world need a king, and I need a king too!"

Li Nian never thought about establishing a constitutional monarchy or a democratic republic in Daqin. Those things were simply not suitable for the Daqin era.

Do the people of Daqin understand what a constitution means and what a republic means?
"I believe that no matter what kind of system or method of governing a country, the most important thing is to seek truth from facts and make national policies that are in line with national conditions. The current national conditions of the Qin Dynasty require the leadership of the king!"

This answer made Ying Zheng quite satisfied. If Li Nian really held the idea of ​​having no king, he would have Li Nian executed immediately, no matter how valuable Li Nian was.

Because compared with the kingless ideas that Li Nian might release and threaten his power, nothing else is worth mentioning.

Even if Li Nian is not executed for the time being, he will imprison Li Nian for the rest of his life and he will never have the chance to be free. He will only use him as a tool to exchange historical data and technology for future generations.

When he is about to die, he will take Li Nian with him and clean up all traces of Li Nian in Daqin.

Li Nian knew the purpose of the First Emperor asking him the question, so he answered honestly that he was afraid of death, and that the Qin Dynasty was not suitable for anarchism, and he would not have such an idea. He also told the First Emperor that you are my big supporter in the Qin Dynasty, so how could I possibly dig my own backer?
Looking outside the palace, Ying Zheng said, "It's late tonight, so I won't talk to you any more. I have one last question for you. After that, you can go back and rest."

Li Nian said respectfully: "Your Majesty, please ask, I will tell you everything I know!"

Ying Zheng lowered his voice a little. He stared at Li Nian and asked the question he wanted to ask yesterday after learning that Li Nian came from the future: "Is there a way to achieve immortality in the future?"

"It is indeed this question that has inspired the First Emperor to think about immortality and seeking immortality."

Li Nian was not surprised that the First Emperor would ask this, and said, "No, Your Majesty. Although technology is advanced in later generations, it is still not possible to make people immortal. It's just that the average life expectancy has increased. Men and women can generally live to 70 years old. If they take good care of their bodies, they can live to 80 or 90."

In case the First Emperor asked if there was an island with gods and immortals, Li Nian added: "Later generations have explored the entire world with technology, even to the moon, but have not found any island with gods and immortals."

Ying Zheng was quite disappointed when he heard this. He was really about to ask, but he didn't expect Li Nian to tell it in advance. It seemed that he knew what he was going to ask, but he still didn't want to give up.

"It is said that a goddess once stole the elixir of immortality and flew to the moon. Is that also false?"

Li Nian shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, the story of the goddess stealing the medicine and flying to the moon is also a myth in later generations, called 'Chang'e Flying to the Moon', but the moon is actually barren and there is no goddess!"

Ying Zheng remained silent. He could tell that Li Nian had not lied to him, but precisely because she had not lied to him, he remained silent.

This means that his dream of immortality has been shattered.

Moreover, there is another important point. Since no one in later generations could make people immortal, that group of alchemists still lied to him that there was a secret of immortality in the world and they wanted to make an elixir of immortality for him.

Ying Zheng had only two thoughts in his mind: What on earth were the elixirs that those alchemists gave me? Those alchemists should all be killed, they should all be killed!

Li Nian knew the emperor's strong desire for immortality, and said, "Although there is no technique for immortality in later generations, there are many ways to prolong life."

The First Emperor was his father and supporter in the Qin Dynasty. Li Nian certainly wanted the First Emperor to live long so that he could live comfortably in the Qin Dynasty.

Ying Zheng came back from his silence. Since there is no secret of immortality, it would be good to live longer. "What method?"

Li Nian said: "The average life expectancy of people in later generations can be extended. First, the living standard has improved and there is no shortage of food; second, medical technology has advanced and more diseases can be diagnosed and treated; third, knowledge has been popularized, people's health awareness has increased, and they have mastered the habit of healthy living..."

"Your Majesty, of course, has no shortage of food, but you must pay attention to the combination of meat and vegetables, and a balanced nutrition, that is, you must have both meat and vegetables. The medical skills of the Qin Dynasty cannot reach the level of later generations for the time being, but I have a few strategies that should be able to improve the medical skills of the Qin Dynasty."

Ying Zheng only uttered one word: "Speak!"

Li Nian said: "First, call on outstanding doctors from all over the world to hold a grand medical exchange event to allow doctors from all over the world to exchange medical skills; second, establish a medical palace to allow outstanding doctors to teach medical skills in the palace; third, improve the treatment of doctors, and those who have made great contributions to medical skills should be generously rewarded..."

"These are all I can think of for now. My strategy is nothing more than to proactively manage doctors, encourage them to develop their medical skills, and enhance communication among doctors. Your Majesty should be able to think more thoroughly than I do!"

Even with the help of a search engine, his brain alone could not be as thorough and detailed as those of Ying Zheng and the ministers of the Qin Dynasty, and what Ying Zheng came up with was definitely more suitable for the Qin Dynasty than his.

Fortunately, Li Nian only needs to give a start, and the First Emperor and the ministers of the Qin Dynasty will perfect it, but many things are often difficult because they cannot think of the beginning.

"As for healthy living habits, do not eat raw food, especially meat, such as fish sashimi, which contains many things that are invisible to the naked eye. If eaten raw, it will cause illness."

"You must drink boiled water, just like fish sashimi. There are things in the water that are invisible to the naked eye. Your Majesty must exercise every day, and you cannot sit at your desk all day to handle government affairs..."

At this point, Li Nian felt that there was too much to say, so he said, "I'd better go back and write a detailed list of matters that need attention and submit it to the king!"

Ying Zheng nodded: "Yes!"

When talking about bacteria in food, Li Nian thought of something. After he came to Daqin, he did not cause a biochemical crisis in the Xianyang Palace. Could it be that he was disinfected and sterilized when he traveled through time?
Then this time travel is quite smart!

Li Nian said: "As long as you maintain a healthy lifestyle, Your Majesty will be immune to all diseases and live longer. I almost forgot, if Your Majesty has taken anything made by an alchemist, you must stop taking it as soon as possible and never take it again. Long-term use of things made by alchemists is harmful to the human body. If Your Majesty does not believe me, you can verify it with chickens, rats and other livestock..."

Listening to Li Nian's rambling on and on about how to use chickens and rats to verify if there were problems with the things refined by the alchemists, a smile appeared in Ying Zheng's eyes. This kid was really thinking about him.

When Li Nian finished speaking, Ying Zheng said, "It is inconvenient for you and me to summon you every day. How about setting a time limit of five days? I will decide the questions, and when the time comes, you can come and explain them to me."

Indeed, every day Li Nian was summoned over and he would talk about a lot of things. It was inconvenient for Li Nian and it was inconvenient for him too. How could they handle government affairs or do other things?

This method of setting time and deciding topics means that every five days, Li Nianlai and Shi Huang will have their class, and everyone can relax.

Li Nian naturally would not disagree and said, "I obey your command!"

Ying Zheng said: "Five days later, what I want to know is: Why did the Qin Dynasty fall? How can we avoid it?"

As expected, the First Emperor was more concerned about the Second Emperor of Qin and died.

(End of this chapter)