Daqin: Robbing Qin Shihuang at the beginning

Chapter 190 Cut Out Three Rooms and One Hall

"Look, gentlemen, this is cotton, you should touch it with your hands."

Ying Qi handed the cotton that had already been picked to the minister. The minister was at a loss for a moment, looked left and right, and then bit the bullet and took it.

"What do you feel?"

"Very soft...the taste should be good."

Ying Qi's face darkened, "This is for making clothes, how can I eat it?"

"Ah? Ah!"

Seeing that the minister panicked, Ying Qi picked up some more and handed them to Gan Luo, not looking at the idiot: "Tingwei, feel it too."

Gan Luo smiled, took the cotton, rubbed it with his hand for a while, then shook his head and smacked his mouth.

"Some toughness, but it seems to be worse than silk..."

"Of course it's worse. After all, this thing can be mass-produced, and it's the way he grows it." Ying Qi patiently explained: "The output of this thing is much higher than that of silk, and silk is not at labor cost."

Ying Qi waved his hand, signaling his subordinates to scatter the cotton, so that all the ministers can touch it and let them feel it carefully, anyway, there are enough things prepared at the beginning.

Ying Zheng picked up a handful and shook it firmly, "How about making clothes with this thing? Is there a finished product?"

"some."

Kou Zhun handed over a few coats sewn with cotton and some uniforms with discerning eyesight.

"Although it's almost autumn, the weather is still very hot. I need to find someone who is cold to try this warm thing." Ying Zheng rejected the cotton-padded coat that Kou Zhun handed over.

Ying Qi smiled and looked at Zhao Gao, "As the saying goes, emptiness leads to coldness, while eunuch Shaoyang is emptiness..."

Zhao Gao's face darkened, but he still stepped forward to take the clothes, took off the original consultation, and then put it on his body.

He wrapped it tightly, only to feel soft for a while. Although it looked fluffy, it was not so heavy to wear, not even the cloth clothes on his body.

Zhao Gao couldn't help being a little surprised, after wearing it for a while, Zhao Gao didn't sweat.

Ying Zheng asked, "How?"

"Uh, it's not bad...it's pretty good."

Zhao Gao instinctively wanted to belittle a few words, but he was not the only one around, it was useless to belittle, so he simply boasted indifferently.

Ying Qi nodded, and looked at the officials, "Everyone might as well try it, just cover it for a while, it won't kill you from the heat."

Seeing the ministers looking at each other, Ying Qi turned his attention to the former minister who was frightened into a cold sweat.

The minister suddenly tightened his chrysanthemum, and put on his coat quickly.

"How about it?"

After waiting for a while, the ministers immediately asked.

"It's fluffy and light...it doesn't feel as good as silk."

The ministers were relieved, and one by one began to experiment with the clothes, and they were full of praise instinctively.

"It's just my son, how much craftsmanship does it take to make clothes from cotton, and how much cotton can one mu of land produce?" Gan Luo thought for a while and asked the key question.

Ying Qi smiled and said: "As you can see, the mu of land in front of you is full of cotton, and the yield per mu is just like this. Of course, the specific yield depends on the location, but there is not much difference between the left and the right."

"As for the clothes-making place, I'll take you to take a look at it later. It's very simple. I'll improve the weaving machine later. Not only cotton, but even ordinary cloth can be easily spun."

Gan Luo nodded and said yes, full of praise.

The ministers looked at it and saw that this mu of land was covered with white cotton, so they knew it.

"Next, I'll take you to take a look at the high-yield grains. You have all experienced the cold-resistant ability and yield of this cotton. There should be no objections, right?"

The officials nodded and followed Ying Qi to another place.

The distance during this period is still very far. After all, it is impossible to grow cotton on one mu of land and upland rice on one mu of land.

"Can this cotton be grown anywhere?"

"of course."

"Is this cotton waterproof?"

"...Have you thought about this question?"

"Can this cotton satisfy hunger at the critical moment?"

"Probably choke to death."

The first few questions were quite serious, but then things went wrong, and Ying Qi was very speechless. I really don't know how these ministers would ask these questions.

Fortunately, they soon reached the upland rice fields.

"You can go to the sun and wait for a while, and wait until the workers in Zhenggangou harvest and then go to see the output."

Ying Zheng took everyone to a high place to work under a house. This place was specially arranged by Kou Zhun, just to make it easier for the ministers to see that the harvesting process was not fraudulent.

What shocked Gan Luo and others was that the yield of the upland rice was exactly as Ying Qi said. At first they thought in their hearts that if the upland rice could have general effects, they would implement it nationwide, but now it seems that they thought too much .

"Young master, is the ear of this upland rice edible?"

"...I'm very hungry...should be able to eat."

"Will the locusts feed on them?"

"...locusts should eat all kinds of crops."

"What should we do if we encounter a plague of locusts?"

"What was done before is done now."

Ying Qi was left speechless by the question, so he simply pulled Kou Zhun over.

"Look, gentlemen, this is the future Fengchang, and he will be responsible for the promotion of food, so if you have any questions, you can ask him at will."

Being introduced so solemnly by Ying Qi, Kou Zhun immediately felt very proud and puffed up his chest.

"Everyone, just come, I know everything."

"Great! Are the ears of rice hard?"

"Hard."

"Can it be used to make weapons?"

"?" The pride on Kou Zhun's face stiffened, "It should not be possible."

"Will they go bad after a long time? Will they rot?"

"...Probably yes."

"..."

The speechless question time also passed, and Kou Zhun and Ying Qi sat side by side, doubting life.

"How did these idiots become officials?"

"Military merit system."

"It's not bad for people, it's a disaster for the court!"

"Who said no?"

Workers then knock down the rice and collect it.

Ying Qi looked at the rice and said, "The ears of rice are not edible, but the husks are okay, but they are not tasty. Our food production is mainly rice."

Gan Luo and others watched quietly, and after a short while, a hill of rice was quietly placed in front of the officials.

The timid minister from before probably wanted to prove himself, so he grabbed a handful and stuffed it into his mouth when he went down, but he frowned and wanted to swallow it forcefully.

Ying Qi and Kou Zhun were shocked, and before he could stop him, they found that the man's face turned purple, and he choked!

The soldier on the side hugged the minister helplessly, and then shook it hard, and all the food in the minister's throat was spat out.

He waited for a long time, only to see the officials looked at him with shocked eyes, his old face blushed, and his toes took on another big job - digging out three rooms and one living room!
(End of this chapter)