Great Qin Shi Empress

==·Inspired·==

Lin Qian hurriedly sent someone to notify Ying Zheng, and at the same time, he didn't forget to ask the Mo family giant to call into the palace.

Ying Zheng arrived first, and after seeing this machine, he couldn't help showing doubts: "What is the function of this machine? Is it also a mine water lifter? It seems to be more complicated and independent than the water lifter you installed on the coal mine before?"

Because the mine water lifter is "adapted to local conditions", it has been fixed in a certain place from the beginning of the design.

The earliest steam engine was an improvement based on the mine water pump, and it was originally fixed in a certain place.

But obviously, the steam engine that Sally gave to Lin Qian is a version that has been improved many times——

Its stove is directly installed on the machine, and other structures such as levers and chimneys have become a whole with the machine itself, and there is no need to fix it somewhere, so Sally can directly send the machine to Lin Qian's world Otherwise, she might still only be able to give Lin Qian a blueprint for research.

Lin Qian told Ying Zheng her guess.

Ying Zheng set his sights on the machine: "I remember you have been wanting to get a steam engine for a long time? Can you tell me, what is the function of this steam engine?"

Although Lin Qian has many things on his mind, most of the time he just thinks about it, and often forgets after thinking about it.

Only the steam engine, she would mention it almost every now and then.

Ying Zheng has been curious about steam engines for a long time.

Lin Qian was stunned for a moment, and explained with a smile: "Because the invention of the steam engine is the symbolic beginning of the industrial revolution, many modern industrial creations were originally driven by steam engines, such as trains, ships, automobiles, and countless other industrial machines. Without the steam engine, modern industry would be impossible."

Ying Zheng was curious: "What are the trains, ships, and cars you are talking about? How are they different from horse-drawn carriages?"

Lin Qian paused and thought about the words before speaking: "These three are means of transportation. In terms of function, they are all tools that can shorten people's travel time just like carriages. It's just that carriages are pulled by horses. Trains, ships, Automobiles are driven by machines, and do not need to be driven by humans or animals except that coal, gasoline and other fuels need to be added from time to time.”

"It's like a mine water lifter. As long as the fuel is constant, the water lifting process is fully automated, and there is no need to assign manpower to remove the accumulated water."

Ying Zheng was stunned, and immediately realized the importance of the steam engine after he realized it.

Just at this moment, Juzi of the Mo family brought people over.

He was about to salute Ying Zheng and Lin Qian, but before he could move, he saw the steam engine next to him because of its large size and high sense of presence from the corner of his eye.

Because he hadn't stopped studying the steam engine during this period of time, Juzi Mojia recognized it almost immediately, and then his eyes were glued to the steam engine, and he couldn't move away from it.

As for His Majesty and Marquis Gu Feng?Sorry, completely left him behind.

That is to say, the giant of the Mohist family has repeatedly produced good things that are beneficial to the country and the people, and Ying Zheng has a high tolerance for them. Otherwise, his behavior of being unable to move his eyes when he sees a steam engine would have been punished long ago.

Now Ying Zheng just exchanged glances with Lin Qian, and then simply pulled her to the side, giving Juzi enough space.

Both of them knew that if they really wanted to popularize and improve the steam engine, they had to rely on the Mohist giant and his Mohist disciples.

But neither of them thought that Juzi would be addicted to it as soon as he saw the steam engine.

Ying Zheng has other things on his hands, so he can't waste his time here.

He turned to look at Wang Keng.

Wang Keng understood, walked up to Juzi of the Mo family, raised his hand and pushed him lightly: "Juzi is coming back to his senses, Your Majesty and Marquis Gu Feng are still waiting."

Juzi was in a trance for a moment, and then he seemed to have finally come to his senses, and hurried to Yingzheng: "Your Majesty, forgive me, I was addicted for a while..."

Ying Zheng waved his hand: "It's nothing, you just need to tell the widow, can you build another steam engine?"

Juzi was stunned: "Steam engine?"

Lin Qian explained with a smile: "The name of this machine is a steam engine, because the main driving force is still steam."

After thinking about it, Juzi's eyes lit up: "This name is very appropriate."

After finishing speaking, he looked at Yingzheng and said solemnly: "After I saw the mine water pump before, I have been thinking about whether I can improve it and use it in other places. And Weichen did improve a part, but because of the The role of some structures is not well understood, so the improved machine does not seem to be very practical."

"But even so, the machine improved by Weichen is not very different from this steam engine. As long as Weichen understands the differences, he can completely build a brand new steam engine by himself."

Lin Qian looked at Juzi in surprise: "Have you improved the steam engine?"

Juzi waved his hands again and again: "No, no, I can only say that Weichen's improved water pump is [-] to [-]% similar to this steam engine, but there are still many differences. For example, Weichen never thought that this machine could be set on fire. The stove was moved from the ground to the machine, and I never thought that the chimney could be installed on the machine itself.”

"Except for these two places, there are quite obvious differences between the Weichen and the steam engine in many details." He smiled, "However, after a cursory look just now, Weichen found that although there are many differences in details between the two, the big There is no distinction between good and bad parts, and the remaining part of the details, on the contrary, the improvement of Wei Chen is more reasonable."

Lin Qian was overwhelmed with surprise: "Is what Juzi said true?"

Juzi nodded: "That's true. I can see that the prototype of this steam engine is also a mine water pump, and even from some changes, it is easy to find that the identity of the person who improved the steam engine should be a carpenter. However, although the other party has many Fantastic idea, carpenter skills seem to be not solid, so that better options are ignored.”

Ying Zheng looked at Lin Qian: "Is this steam engine really improved by a carpenter?"

After a moment of hesitation, Lin Qian replied: "Watt, the improver of Watt's steam engine, is indeed a carpenter, but I don't know whether this steam engine is also improved by a carpenter."

Sally just passed the steam engine to her and disappeared without introducing the specific situation.

and……

The steam engine in front of me is indeed different from the Watt steam engine model that Lin Qian had seen in textbooks and various websites. Some parts are rougher than the Watt steam engine model, but there are indeed some parts that are more sophisticated than the Watt steam engine model.

But the improvers are different, and the details of the improved machines may be different, as long as the general effect is the same.

This also corroborates what Juzi Mohist said——

In terms of carpentry craftsmanship alone, many countries in later generations cannot be compared with the Chinese carpenter craftsmanship. As one of the ancestors of carpenters, the Mohists' carpentry craftsmanship is naturally top-notch.

Mohist Juzi feels that there is still room for improvement in some structures, or that the structure after his own improvement is better, it must be true.

Lin Qian became more and more happy: "If that's the case, Juzi remember to combine the two. It would be even better if the steam engine can be made smaller."

Juzi wondered, "Become smaller?"

Lin Qian nodded: "Only by making it smaller can it be installed on other objects for driving. This steam engine is too big."

Almost three meters high.

Juzi looked at Ying Zheng, and after seeing him nodding, he looked at the steam engine, not only kept muttering words, but also kept gesticulating at the steam engine with his hands.After a while, he looked back at Lin Qian: "Don't worry, Gu Fenghou, this steam engine can indeed be made smaller."

Juzi said that it can be made smaller, so it really can be made smaller.

But in just one month, the Mohist giant sent someone to tell Ying Zheng and Lin Qian that he had improved the steam engine with the help of other Mohist disciples, and hoped that the two could go and check it out.

Lin Qian happened to be dealing with some chores in the palace at that time, so she went back to her residence directly upon hearing this.

Before arriving at the destination, Ying Zheng was standing at the door.

Lin Qian stepped forward and said with a smile, "Are you waiting for me?"

Ying Zheng laughed and didn't answer, he grabbed Lin Qian's hand and walked out of the palace.When they arrived at CRRC Mansion, Ying Zheng got into the carriage first, and then stretched out his hand to lead Lin Qian up.

The two brothers, Wang Keng and Wang Qiang, looked at each other, a trace of surprise flashed in their eyes, but it quickly turned into envy.

……

Soon, the carriage arrived at the Mohist Workshop.

The two got out of the car one after another and walked directly into the gate of the workshop.

After walking a few steps, he saw an iron bump as tall as a grown man placed in the middle of the open space of the workshop, which caught everyone's attention in an instant.

Someone noticed that the two of them were coming, and they were about to salute immediately.

Ying Zheng waved his hand to stop their movements, took Lin Qian's hand and walked towards the iron lump.

When Juzi found the two, he immediately stepped forward and introduced: "The steam engine that Gu Fenghou took out before is partly made of wood. All structures were replaced with steel."

Lin Qian very much agreed with his choice: "As the steam engine develops later, all structures will be replaced with steel."

One is that the steam engine itself needs fire to produce "steam", and the use of wooden structures has great safety hazards; the other is that, as the Mohist Juzi said, wooden structures are very easy to damage.

Juzi Mohist immediately ordered people to ignite and add coal to the steam engine, and after a while, the steam engine made a rumbling sound.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Qian saw a strange machine next to the steam engine move.

She was a little curious, and couldn't help but let go of Ying Zheng's hand and walked to the side, and then at a glance, she saw a female Mohist disciple operating a small jenny spinning machine and spinning there.

The female disciple does not need to devote herself to it like other thread spinners, but puts most of her attention on the steam engine, and occasionally checks to see if the vertical spindle of the Jenny machine is full of silk threads. When it was full, she turned her head and continued to observe the steam engine. If she found that it was full, she quickly took off the spindle and replaced it with a new one, and then continued to look at the steam engine with amazed eyes.

Lin Qian was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the first machine that Juzi Mojia used to combine with the steam engine was the Jenny machine.

She was about to ask Ying Zheng to come and take a look, but when she turned around, she found that he was already standing behind her.

Seeing Lin Qian turning around, Ying Zheng smiled and said, "The spinning efficiency of this loom seems to be much faster than the previous Jenny loom?"

Juzi came over: "Your Majesty, it is true. In order to combine the Jenny loom with the steam engine, we made some necessary changes to the loom. Originally, the Jenny loom had eighty vertical spindles, and the spinning speed was quite Fast, but because the jenny loom with [-] vertical spindles can no longer be operated by one person, although the efficiency has improved, it has not doubled."

"This textile machine has only forty vertical spindles, which is not the most efficient textile machine, and the spinning efficiency is only more than half of that of the Jenny textile machine with eighty vertical spindles, but after combining it with a steam engine, because it is not like It still requires two people to operate before, and its efficiency is already on par with the [-] vertical spindles of the Jenny loom."

Juzi pointed to the female disciple who was changing the spindles for the textile machine next to him, "Also, even if one person operates this textile machine, there is still a considerable amount of energy left. machine, she should be able to operate it by herself."

Even, the textile machine can be enlarged and more vertical spindles can be added.

Or, it is not difficult for him to directly let him operate two or more textile machines.

Lin Qian looked at Ying Zheng.

Seeing how handy the female disciple was, Ying Zheng asked suddenly, "After adding the steam engine, spinning seems to be much easier? If we combine it with the loom, can the efficiency be improved?"

Juzi paused, then turned his head to look at the female disciple: "There should be no problem, weaving is just a very simple interlaced weaving of warp and weft, you only need to link the steam engine with the movable parts of the loom, and you can completely replace manual work with a steam engine." .As with the spinning jenny, you only need to find one or two people to replace the yarn."

After a pause, he explained, "But one problem with this weaving method is that it cannot weave colored fabrics."

If you want to use machines to weave colorful cloth, the difficulty is not at the same level as it is now.

Lin Qian knew this very well, so he said with a smile: "Can you develop another machine that can print plain cloth? If you want to directly weave colorful cloth, it is really impossible to rely solely on a steam engine."

No, not at all.

It is still possible to have striped or checked fabrics, because the patterns and colors of this kind of fabrics are regular, as long as the position of the colored silk threads is adjusted before weaving, there is no problem.

Juzi thought for a while, then nodded: "It should be easier to print."

In addition to combining the steam engine with the Jenny textile machine, Juzi has actually tried to combine the steam engine with other things, such as the fertilizer production machine they just researched not long ago.

In order to improve the quality of certain iron products, Mohists and others often beat each piece of iron a sufficient number of times when smelting iron and steel. If it is combined with a steam engine, it can also achieve miraculous effects, but because The time since the steam engine was sent is still short, so the Mohist disciples have not yet researched the relevant machine.

However, machines combined with steam engines have been tried, and the efficiency has been greatly improved.

Lin Qian looked at the steam engine and reminded Juzi Mo: "The function of this steam engine is far more than simply combining with other machines. Why don't you try to invent a means of transportation that uses steam engines as driving force?"

Juzi paused: "Transportation?"

Lin Qian nodded: "Yes, the steam engine is supposed to use steam to propel other things, isn't it? If you think of a way to install it on a carriage, it can actually replace the horse."

Juzi of the Mo family immediately fell into deep thought.

After a while, he seemed to realize something: "I seem to know what you mean, Marquis Gu Feng."

== Farmhouse ==

Ying Zheng and Lin Qian left the Mohist workshop, boarded a carriage and prepared to return to Xianyang Palace.

On the way, Ying Zheng noticed the sword hanging from Lin Qian's waist: "Did you not want to wear it before?"

Xu Shi had just seen the steam engine, Lin Qian was getting emotional now, so he directly took down the matching sword and put it next to Yingzheng's matching sword: "I didn't know what to think when Juzi made the matching sword for us before, but unexpectedly They carved almost the same pattern on the two swords, if the relationship between you and me hadn't progressed, how could I have appeared with your sword together? Looking at the pattern, it looks like a pair."

Ying Zheng laughed: "Don't you like it?"

Lin Qian thought for a while and said frankly, "Of course I like it now."

Ying Zheng picked up the two swords and said with a smile, "It's fine if you like it. When I was designing the pattern, I thought it was not as exquisite as the ones you designed, and I was worried that you wouldn't like it."

Lin Qian was taken aback, and looked at Ying Zheng in surprise: "You designed it?"

This is a possibility she never thought of!

Yingzheng laughed: "I thought you knew about it. After all, the black bird has a special status, and most people dare not use it as a decorative pattern; and without the permission of the widow, no matter how daring the Mo family is, it is impossible to make the pattern of your sword. like this."

Lin Qian looked at Ying Zheng, and her heart suddenly beat violently.

The appearance of the steam engine did not actually have a great impact on the textile industry, because the Jenny loom was enough to meet the current consumption of cloth by the people.

But its role in the production of fertilizer is almost unimaginable——

Although we know the production methods of fertilizers and already have machines to produce fertilizers, but because the people have a very large demand for fertilizers, according to the previous production efficiency, the fertilizers produced by those machines cannot meet the needs of the people at all. There is no way to promote the whole country, and it is almost only possible to sell fertilizers in Xianyang and surrounding cities.

Moreover, because the supply of fertilizers was in short supply, the imperial court did not dare to lower the price of fertilizers too much, for fear of being taken advantage of.

But when the steam engine appeared, as long as the raw materials were sufficient, the production of fertilizer became easier at once.

In just one month, the workshop dedicated to the production of fertilizers produced a large amount of fertilizers. Although the time for the initial application of base fertilizers had been missed, the subsequent top-dressing fertilizers could also be used.

Because the quantity produced is large enough, the price of these fertilizers has also been reduced a lot.

Moreover, some of these fertilizers can already be transported to various parts of the country for sale, and the people in charge of this are the farm children who have just come to Xianyang not long ago.

……

Among a group of princes who are very popular with princes and kings, the status of peasant children has always been a little awkward——

If there are farmers' children who go to the major vassal states to promote their own theories, almost no princes and kings will refuse, because even the most stupid princes and kings know the importance of food to a country, so they can give food to farmers who increase food production. To their vassal states, they will only feel happy;

But because the children of farmers are based on agriculture, the so-called theory only teaches the people how to increase food production, and the so-called policy of governing the country is just the idea that the princes and kings will pay attention to agriculture, farm the land with peace of mind, and the country will be prosperous and strong if there is enough food. , so it has never been benefited by the princes and kings.

At least for hundreds of years in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period, there were no famous people from the children of the peasant family.

It is also because of this that the farmhouse has become more and more declining, almost disappearing without a trace.

Zhou Li is an ordinary member of this group of non-ordinary peasant children. Before the unification of the world, Zhou Li and other senior brothers have been explaining the knowledge of increasing grain production among the people of the major vassal states. After the unification of the world, they have never Change the itinerary, still follow the previous plan, and move towards the next destination.

Of course, they all knew about the news that the Qin State brought out high-yield grain seeds and promoted the method of composting.

They even took the initiative to go to Qin to find out.

But it is a pity that when they went to Qin State, it was the time when Qin State and other countries were at their most incompatible. Not only were they discovered and reported to the government before they saw high-yielding grain seeds, but even the relatively ordinary compost The method has never inquired about the slightest bit of fur.

If it weren't for their status as peasant children, they were even almost arrested and sent to labor.

Zhou Li and others were frightened, and then they dared not go to Xianyang again.

He never thought that he still had the opportunity to set foot on the land of Xianyang, and he even got the attention of King Qin Yingzheng, and was able to be summoned to talk face-to-face with King Qin Yingzheng.

Zhou Li never thought that he could have such an experience.

And it all started because he was invited by his good friend Juzi of the Mo family.

At that time, I was studying the reasons for the high yields of crops such as corn and potatoes with other fellow students, and whether they could be applied to other grains to increase the yield of rice, wheat, and other grains.

But after researching and researching, no one found the reason——

They have to believe that the high yield of these grains is really just because the crops themselves are good enough.

Just when everyone was feeling depressed, the clerk at the station sent him a letter.

According to the letter, Marquis Gu Feng has researched another thing that can increase grain production, but because its dosage and use time need to be carefully considered, otherwise it will not only fail to increase grain production, but may also reduce grain production, so I hope to get a weekly profit Waiting for the help of the farm children.

Zhou Li was already moved almost as soon as he saw "Marquis Gu Feng" and "increased grain production". What's more, the Mohist Juzi also mentioned in a letter that this kind of thing that Marquis Gu Feng called "fertilizer" was not Not only can it increase the production of high-yield crops such as corn and potatoes, but it can also increase the production of traditional grains such as rice and wheat.

Zhou Li directly found other senior brothers, and after some discussion, he immediately set off for Xianyang.

Almost as soon as they arrived in Xianyang, they were stuffed with a pile of bad-smelling manure by the Mo family's giant, and they were directly driven into Gu Fenghou's field.

It was only a few dozen acres of land (Ying Zheng rewarded Lin Qian with a lot of land one after another), but almost all the food and vegetables they could see were planted in it.

Fortunately, Zhou Li and the others were well-informed and quickly calmed down.

Then they met the rumored Marquis Gu Feng for the first time: a woman who was said to be in her late twenties, but looked like she was only in her early twenties, and her appearance was quite outstanding.

Zhou Li and others often come and go in the wind and rain, so everyone looks very similar——

They are all dark and rough skinned, and their clothes are simple and even patched. Except for a pair of too clear and shining eyes, they are almost indistinguishable from ordinary farmers.

Before that, the nobles Zhou Li and the others met would subconsciously frown whenever they saw them like this.

There are those who are poorly educated, and even speak bad words.

Even if they meet people with the best attitudes, they just treat them like ordinary people and ignore them.

But after Lin Qian talked with them, even though they heard the belittling of potatoes, corn and other high-yield grains that are almost being praised by others from their farm children——

Whether it is corn that consumes too much land, potatoes that must be planted in rotation, or sweet potatoes that cause abdominal distension, diarrhea, or even illness, in the eyes of this group of farm children, they are not the most suitable crops for ordinary people to grow.

Compared with these high-yielding grains, they even think that rice and wheat are better.

Nowadays, the problem of these potatoes, corns and sweet potatoes has not attracted too many people's attention. Almost everyone regards it as a life-saving fetish, but Zhou Li and others who often travel among the people can see clearly that it is different from crops such as potatoes, sweet potatoes and corn. The expansion of the planting area of ​​China happened almost simultaneously, as well as the rapid increase of the population of the people everywhere.

The cultivated area is only so large, and high-yielding grain varieties still have various hidden dangers, such as the amount of grain cannot meet the consumption of the growing population...

It is true that they also know that it may take dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of years for the population to grow to that level, but they always feel that accidents are very prone to occur when grains with such shortcomings are popular.

Compared with these grains, the yields of rice and wheat are really too low.

That's why Zhou Li and others will think about absorbing the advantages of potatoes, corn and other grains to increase the yield of rice and wheat. As long as the yield of rice and wheat increases, the people who already prefer rice and wheat will definitely be more willing to plant rice and wheat. The food that has been eaten.

But the result...

Not to mention.

Zhou Li and others felt that this was a whimsical idea, and they were ready to give up this absurd idea.

But Gu Fenghou not only never got angry or disliked, but because of this, his attitude towards them became more and more kind, and his eyes were full of appreciation and respect, as if they had done something extraordinary.

Zhou Li asked curiously, but Gu Fenghou replied: "You are all heroes, people who may change the world."

Zhou Li and the others were taken aback, and almost didn't kneel down to Gu Fenghou on the spot.

They are just ordinary peasant children who are rooted in the common people and are not respected by those in power at all. How can they change the world?

Gu Fenghou said: "But the fact is that someone did it and was admired by all people."

Zhou Li asked who it was, but Gu Fenghou said it was an old friend.

He felt a little regretful that he couldn't meet her, but Gu Fenghou told him that after the fertilizer was promoted to the whole country, if he still did not change his original intention, he could go to her directly, and Gu Fenghou would point them to a path that the great man had walked. .

If they can really reproduce the achievements of that great man, they will definitely be respected by everyone.

After hearing this, the simple-minded Zhou Li and the others felt as if they had been beaten into chicken blood, and they worked hard to study fertilizers. Only then were they able to understand the various dosages and details of fertilizers before they were promoted nationwide. Research it out.

Now it is just waiting for the fertilizer to be promoted across the country...

== Hybridization ==

Ever since Ah Shu started doing business, his family's conditions have gotten better and better.

Not only can the family of four have enough to eat and drink, but even two children who have not been able to drink much milk and water due to poor food from their mothers can now drink fresh goat milk every once in a while.

Although the taste was a bit fishy and the child didn't like it, Ah Shu still forced the child to drink all the goat's milk in order to make up for what he owed the two children physically.In order to prevent a break in buying goat milk, Ah Shu even bought back two ewes that had just given birth and raised them at home.

Supplemented by such a meal of goat milk, Ah Shu's two children are now growing strong.

Seeing that the family's life is getting better and better, Ashu and his wife are almost devoting themselves to business.

But at this time, the county guard suddenly posted a notice inside and outside the city, saying that the imperial court has researched fertilizers that can increase food production, and the price is not low. I hope that people with spare money at home will buy some and go home. Topdress the grain in the ground.

As soon as Ah Shu saw the notice, he immediately thought of his family's several acres of land——

That was what he had killed with a knife and a gun when he went to the battlefield, so he can't let it go to waste!

So Ah Shu ran back home immediately after selling the things that day, and then went to his own field with a hoe to check the situation.

then……

Looking at the weeds in the field, he couldn't help but gasp: Recently, he was so addicted to doing business that he forgot to weed the crops in the field!

Leaving aside the significance of these fields to Ah Shu, just the news of his deserted fields reaching the sheriff's ears may implicate his business affairs, and it would be very comfortable to transfer him into a merchant. People panicked.

Ah Shu didn't dare to delay, and immediately squatted in the field to weed.

Soon, Ah Shu's wife also came to the field with a hoe to help him weed.

In just two or three days, the husband and wife pulled out all the weeds in the field.

But the problem is that the weeds in the field have been pulled out, but the fertility of the land has also been absorbed by the weeds, and the crops planted in the field are also quite ugly because of the competition for nutrients by these weeds.

Especially compared with the crops of neighbors, the crops in Ah Shu's field are almost nothing to look at.

The couple were dumbfounded.

If there is no way to save it, it will be a problem whether the crops grown in these fields are enough to pay taxes.

Ah Shu's wife has already fallen in love with the stable life of self-sufficiency like today. When she thinks that this year there may not be enough food to even pay taxes, and there is no food for her family, Ah Shu's wife's eyes are instantly red.

Seeing this, Ah Shu immediately became at a loss: "You, don't cry, it's not like we can't be saved."

His wife looked at him wrongedly: "How to save it?"

Ah Shu is just an ordinary person, how can he know how to save crops that are about to miss their growth time?

His wife was instantly overwhelmed by the panic in her heart, and tears fell down.

She doesn't want to go back to the days when she lived in no fixed place...

Ah Shu was very distressed and didn't know what to do. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind: "By the way, didn't the county guard have someone post a notice a while ago, saying that the imperial court has researched a way to make crops grow better. fertilizer? Let’s go to the sheriff’s office and ask!”

Saying that, Ah Shu dragged his wife and ran outside.

When his wife heard that there was still a chance to save her, she immediately stopped her tears and raised her heels.

Soon, the husband and wife came to the gate of the official office.

After the unification of the Qin Dynasty, although the laws have indeed become stricter than before, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Qin Dynasty is really thinking about the people from the emperor to the civil and military officials, and the things that have been produced over the years are indeed true. It has effectively improved the lives of the people, so the people's trust in the imperial court is almost increasing day by day.

And as the border people who have enjoyed the greatest benefits, their trust in the imperial court is unimaginably high.

Almost immediately after the notice was posted, the county sheriff's office welcomed countless people who inquired about the news, and once they were sure that they could afford the fertilizer, these people who came to inquire about the news would almost immediately pay for it.

A few days passed, and the fertilizer that Xianyang sent to Longxi County was almost sold out, leaving only a few bags of fertilizer.

So when Ah Shu came to the sheriff's office, what he saw was an empty warehouse.

Ashu's wife's legs went limp immediately, and she almost sat down on the ground.

Fortunately, Ah Shu had been paying attention to his wife's reaction, and supported her in time, so that she didn't embarrass her on the spot.

Zhou Li, who happened to be in town today, saw this and said, "Is this lady sick?"

Ah Shu shook his head again and again: "No, we are here to buy fertilizer."

His wife has calmed down a lot, hiding behind Ah Shu, but she still can't help standing on tiptoe to look into the warehouse.

Zhou Li instantly understood why the two behaved like that: "Don't look inside, there is no fertilizer in the warehouse, and the next batch of fertilizer will not be delivered until at least half a month later. People in other places are also waiting It's the fertilizer from Xianyang."

Ah Shu and his wife grabbed each other, their eyes flustered.

Zhou Li smiled, "But I still have a few bags of fertilizer here, you can come and buy them if you need them."

The husband and wife looked up instantly: "What else?"

Zhou Li patted the fertilizer beside him: "It's just at my feet, the last few bags, if you want to buy it, hurry up."

Ah Shu didn't dare to delay, and immediately pulled his wife forward.

After Zhou Li asked how many acres of land his family had, what crops he planted, and how many crops he planted, he picked up a pen and wrote down the method and amount of fertilizer use on the paper: "Remember to follow the above strictly, don't mess around , too much fertilizer is not good for crops.”

After hesitating, Ah Shu said, "Can I buy more?"

Zhou Li frowned: "Didn't I tell you that using too much fertilizer is not good for crops? Don't even think about buying more for storage. The packaging of this fertilizer is not good, it won't last long, and it smells strong. You can use as much as you buy. Don’t worry about the output, the fertilizer in Xianyang is being produced continuously, and you are absolutely indispensable.”

Ah Shu hurriedly told Zhou Li about his family situation.

Zhou Li paused, and couldn't help sighing at Ah Shu: "Food is the foundation, how can you ignore the crops in the field for the sake of business?"

Ah Shu didn't dare to talk anymore.

Zhou Li didn't know whether to believe it or not, but in the end he changed the note to A Shu and sold him some more fertilizer.

And it was thanks to these fertilizers that Ashu's crops were finally saved.

Although it is still not as good as the neighbor's crops, at least this year's tax and rations have also been settled.

Zhou Li and others went to various counties and counties under the escort of soldiers from the state of Qin, and promoted the fertilizer to the outside world. After the first batch of fertilizer was sold out and the local officials were familiar with the use of fertilizer, they went Returned to Xianyang again under the escort of soldiers.

Then, Zhou Li couldn't wait to go to Shaofu to find Marquis Gu Feng.

When Gu Fenghou Linqian saw the person in front of him whose skin was darker than before, he smiled and directly introduced the basic concepts of genes, haploid polyploid, female plants and male plants, and several different methods of hybridization. Both told each other.

In the end, Lin Qian said, "Maybe it will be difficult to breed hybrid grains, but believe me, rice and wheat are both grains that can yield several thousand catties per mu."

Zhou Li didn't know why Gu Fenghou was so determined, but he was indeed encouraged by her and decided to research the hybrid varieties of rice and wheat!

Lin Qian said with a smile: "In fact, not only rice and wheat, but also crops such as corn, potatoes, and sweet potatoes can be hybridized. Hybridization can not only increase the yield, but also improve the original defects of plants, but I don't know the specific method. You need to do your own research."

Zhou Li's eyes were astonishingly bright, and he immediately clenched his fists to promise: "Thank you Gu Fenghou for your advice, we will definitely succeed!"

==·Train·==

After Lin Qian sent Zhou Li away in person, she went back to her office directly.

The Seventh Princess asked Lin Qian curiously: "Marquis Gu Feng, the hybridization you mentioned...can really breed grains with higher yields?"

Lin Qian