Chapter 104 Conferring the King and Paying the Queen
In this area blocked by the army led by Meng Tian, the rice planted in the internal farmland is too different from the outside world.
Unless you didn't notice this aspect at first.
Otherwise, once you focus on these farmlands, you can almost see at a glance that the rice planted in this area is far away in terms of density, number of ears, and fruit fullness... It is a lot more than the rice that everyone has seen in the past.
"what is that?"
When the eyes of many officials were attracted by the rice in the field, suddenly, a sharp-eyed official caught a glimpse of a farmer not far away who was plowing and loosening the soil, planning to open up new fields.
Land reclamation is not a rare thing, and this official will naturally not pay attention to an ordinary farmer for no reason.
Precisely.
What this sharp-eyed official really noticed was the 'land reclamation tool' used by the farmer.
The exclamation of this official also quickly attracted the attention of the rest of the people. They followed the reputation and soon found the farmers who opened up wasteland over there.
"Isn't it just an ordinary wasteland plowing... No! How is it possible for a cow?"
"By God, I'm not dazzled!"
"Really, really only with one cow, how did he do it?"
"The plow in his hand is strange, it is different from what we usually use."
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Crash.
A group of officials who were squatting in the farmland studying rice just now swarmed towards the direction of the farmer not far away in the blink of an eye.
A group of dignitaries in official uniforms suddenly surrounded him, almost scaring the farmer out of his mind.
While a group of people surrounded the farmer asking questions, suddenly, another sharp-eyed official caught a glimpse of something erected on a ditch in front of him.
"What is this again?"
With curiosity, this person slowly approached the past.
Then it was discovered that under the object, a farmer was stepping on two wooden blocks with both feet, struggling to turn. And as the farmer's feet turned, the thing on the ditch, which seemed to be some kind of mechanism, actually started to drive the water in the ditch to irrigate the higher fields.
See this scene.
The official's pupils shrank suddenly.
Although he doesn't often farm the land, he is not the kind of official who doesn't work hard and doesn't distinguish the five grains. At least for some common sense of farming, he is still very clear.
Water flows downhill.
Nowadays, not only the Qin State, but also the entire seven countries in the Central Plains, most of the farmland in all countries is reclaimed on flat land, because only flat land can attract river water to irrigate grain.
As for the higher terrain, it is not without fertile soil. But the best soil is of no use if there is no water for it to irrigate.
So there are still vacant high-lying wastelands in Qin State that have not been reclaimed.
However, now that we have this kind of 'mechanism', plus the special plow that can be pulled by just one ox, wouldn't it be...
This is the end of the thought.
The official felt his heart beating suddenly, and then quickly ran to Gongshuchou, and said anxiously: "Mr. Gongshu, were those two items made by Mr. What's their name? Nissan Geometry?"
A series of questions made Gong Shuchou feel a little dazed.
Seeing that the official had approached Gong Shuqiu, the rest of the people's eyes lit up immediately, and they also gathered around.
In the eyes of everyone.
The person who has the ability to create such exquisite mechanisms in the field is obviously none other than Gongshuhou.
As for another group of officials who were more interested in the rice in the farmland, they rushed towards Meng Tian.
Look at the place where Mo Jun is.
Everyone seemed to have made an appointment, and they all chose to avoid it tacitly.
Some of these people belong to the lineage of Lu Buwei and Chu foreign relatives, so it is naturally impossible for them to have any good looks towards Mo Jun.
As for the other part of the people, they don't want to get too close to Mo Jun, so as not to be implicated in the future.
After all, although King Qin is very powerful now, basically all the officials in the court of Qin State today have experienced the period when Lu Buwei was in power.
No one knows Lu Buwei's horror better than them.
You can say that.
Even though the king of Qin has regained the military power and most of the political power now, at least 70% of the officials in the court still believe that Lu Buwei will make a comeback one day.
Not all of these people belong to Lu Buwei's command.
But they also believe it.
This is not because of his position, it is purely because Lu Buwei has arranged too many backers in Qin for so many years.
Mr. Mo stood alone in the same place, looking quite out of place with the others around him.
There is no order from Ying Zheng.
Meng Tian and Gong Shuchou naturally wouldn't talk too much. Faced with inquiries from officials, the two only mentioned the names of [Waterwheel], [Quyuanli] and [First-generation Improved Rice Seed].
Everyone saw this.
I also understood that I should ask King Qin about this matter.
However, facing everyone's questions, Ying Zheng also smiled mysteriously, and did not respond immediately, but ordered Meng Tian to start harvesting.
All the five thousand stones of rice harvested last year were reserved for planting, and a total of 100,000 mu of farmland was planted this year.
100,000 mu of farmland.
Even if thousands of farmers harvest at the same time, it will not be over in a short time.
However, Ying Zheng was clearly prepared for this time. Not only did he send people to bring tents for camping, but he even brought a change of clothes, and even the maids who served him.
The patrol team stayed in Bashu for five full days.
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Evening five days later.
Ying Zheng led his ministers to wait in the tent early on. Although there were delicious wines and snacks in front of everyone, no one wanted to enjoy them. Everyone looked out of the tent door eagerly.
I do not know how long it has been.
There was only a sound of friction from armor walking, and then Meng Tian's heroic and resolute figure walked in from outside the tent door.
Bowed and saluted: "Report to the king, all the grain has been harvested and calculated."
Ying Zheng took the main seat, and said in a deep voice, "Read quickly."
Say it.
Seeing Meng Tian slowly opening the bamboo slips in his hand, he said, "This time the rice harvested totaled 100,231 mu, including 20,000 acres of fertile fields and 80,231 acres of fertile fields. The total grain output... ... three hundred and forty-one thousand stones."
Wow!
As Meng Tian reported the final harvest, an uproar erupted in the entire tent.
In fact, in the past five days, many officials and courtiers present have seen the output of this 'new rice seed'.
Because in the previous statistics, they often saw good fields with a yield of only one and a half stones per mu in the past. After planting the 'new rice seed', the yield directly reached three stones.
In the past, the fertile fields with a yield of two and a half stones per mu could almost reach more than five stones after planting the 'new rice seed'.
But at that time, what everyone saw was only a few acres of fields, and no one could guarantee how much the total output of 100,000 acres of fields could reach.
Now, with Meng Tian reporting the final data, everyone couldn't suppress their excitement any longer.
One hundred thousand mu of land.
Harvest 340,000 shi of grain.
What is this concept?
This means that once the entire state of Qin grows this [first-generation improved rice seed], the total grain output of the state of Qin can be doubled in a stable manner!
"In addition, since the blueprints of [Quyuanli] and [Waterwheel] were obtained the year before last, many skilled craftsmen of the Gongshu family have been rushing to work day and night. In two years, they have reclaimed 100,000 mu of new land."
"According to the current situation, if these two things can be extended to the entire Qin State, the total grain output of our Great Qin should increase by more than 50% on the current basis."
At this moment, Meng Tian suddenly added another sentence.
As soon as this remark came out.
There was a boiling frenzy again in the entire tent.
"Colorful!"
"This is God bless me Daqin."
"Please also tell the ministers, the king, who is offering such a 'divine object' to Qin, and I, Da Qin, must reward him greatly."
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"Hahaha~~"
Hearing Meng Tian's report, Ying Zheng also laughed heartily.
Although he already knew the yield of this [first-generation improved rice seed], Ying Zheng still couldn't help laughing every time he saw the increase in grain production in Qin.
"Okay, Meng Qing has worked hard these past few days! Come, drink this cup to the full!"
Speaking, Ying Zheng sent someone to give Meng Tian a glass of fine wine in his hand. Meng Tian took the wine bottle and said loudly, "My minister, Meng Tian, thank you for your reward."
After speaking, Meng Tian raised his glass and drank it down.
Wait until Meng Tian drank the wine in his glass.
Ying Zheng then slowly restrained his smile, and started to deal with business. He said in a deep voice, "Where is Guan Yu?"
As Ying Zheng called out Guan Yu's name, the atmosphere in the originally jubilant camp suddenly stagnated.
And in this quiet atmosphere, Guan Yu, who was in the front row, paused for a moment, then turned pale. She seemed to be a little older, and walked slowly in front of Ying Zheng.
"Minister Guan Yu, pay homage to the king."
Seeing Guan Yu's current appearance, Ying Zheng wanted to take advantage of the "Nanjun Disaster Relief" to reprimand him, but suddenly disappeared.
After a while.
Ying Zheng sighed, and said, "Guan Yu, you...retire!"
Guan Yu's expression froze suddenly, then he bowed miserably, and said, "My lord, thank you sir."
After finishing speaking, Guan Yu bowed towards Ying Zheng for the last time, then hunched over and left the tent in a desolate manner.
Looking at Guan Yu's back, some in the tent couldn't bear it, but no one pleaded for mercy.
Because everyone, including Guan Yu himself, after seeing the production of this 'new rice seed' a few days ago, he already understood that it was impossible for him to stay in the position of Zhisu Neishi.
This has nothing to do with right or wrong.
There is only one reason why Guan Yu cannot continue to be the internal history of Zhisu.
That is, Ying Zheng didn't want him to stay in this position.
If it is said that Yingzheng's strength before, it may be a 'flash in the pan'. Then from the moment this "new rice seed" appeared in the world, Yingzheng had completely accumulated his own general trend.
And this general trend, even Lu Buwei and the Queen Mother Huayang, are absolutely unstoppable.
is also until this time.
The courtiers of the state of Qin suddenly discovered that they had always thought that the power of Lu Buwei and the relatives of Chu State had been hidden deeply.
But no one expected that the King of Qin, who seemed to have just been in power for two or three years, was the most hidden one in the entire Qin Kingdom.
Wait until Guan Yu left, Ying Zheng suddenly asked again: "Where is Mo Jun, Governor of Nanjun County?"
The voice sounded.
Next second.
In the eyes of dozens of pairs of astonishment, shock, and disbelief in the tent, Mo Jun, who seemed to be invisible among the crowd a few days ago, slowly stood up from behind the crowd.
Then he stepped in front of Ying Zheng, bowed and saluted, "Chen Mo is here!"
Looking at the hero in front of him who had followed him secretly several years ago and made great achievements many times, a satisfied smile appeared on Ying Zheng's face.
Immediately afterwards, Ying Zheng slowly took out a secret edict from his sleeve robe, and handed it to the guards who had obviously prepared it long ago, saying, "Let's declare the edict!"
The guard took the edict respectfully, then slowly came to Jun Mo, and said in a sharp voice: "Mr. Mo, the governor of Nanjun County, accepts the edict."
Mr. Mo bowed and saluted: "Mr. Mo accepts the imperial edict."
The guard opened the edict, and slowly began to read: "Mr. Mo, the governor of Nanjun County, created a 'Daqin sword to create medicine' in the army, and donated 50,000 stones of food. It can be said to be a great achievement."
"During his tenure in Nanjun, he successively arrested the rebel Lao Ai, and put down the case of the four major clans' rebellion. During the flood in Nanjun, he provided food relief, saved tens of thousands of lives, and calmed down the flood in Nanjun in one fell swoop. Ten thousand people sent him off, Live the incense in the temple, and then make an incomparable miracle."
"I also present [the first generation of improved rice seeds], [water wheel], [curved plow], [rice thresher], [method of composting], [cement]... Countless strange things, strong me Great Qin Guowei."
"Qing devoted himself to the Great Qin, and his achievements have gone down in history."
"Today, the widow specially conferred the title of "Sheng Ping Jun" on Mo Jun, the prefect of Nanjun County, and enfeoffed Hanzhong."
"Officials worship the internal history of millet."
"And give a marriage..."
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(end of this chapter)