Druid in the Xianxia world

Chapter 20: Celebrity Zhong Cang
Shuang Lingxue expressed her difficulties, and at the same time, she was a little disappointed.

It was true that there was a problem with the distribution that Zhong Cang talked about, but other guests in their family had also made such a suggestion to her.

This problem is extremely difficult to solve, and therefore, Shuang Lingxue feels that Zhong Cang cannot solve the refugee problem.

However, although she was disappointed, her good upbringing prevented her from saying it out loud.

Just as she was about to maintain a friendly appearance and end the conversation, Zhong Cang spoke again.

"I actually tried to do it. This makes me look a bit like a villain, judging others by my own standards."

"I underestimated you just now. I apologize."

Although Zhong Cang apologized, his face did not show much embarrassment, but rather more happiness.

If the other person is a kind person, then your cooperation with him can be more in-depth.

"It's really hard to solve the distribution system without bloodshed. Since this method doesn't work, then we can only make bigger eggs... and bigger pie."

"Make the pie... bigger?"

Seeing Shuang Lingxue's puzzled expression, Zhong Cang smiled and said, "Yes, it's about making the pie bigger... The income of the common people and the surrounding areas of Snow Lake City can be regarded as a pie. The pie is only so big. If the aristocratic families take more, it will indeed make life difficult for the surrounding refugees."

"But if the pancakes are big enough, even if there are some scraps left, they can still feed the common people."

Zhong Cang's words were easy to understand, so Shuang Lingxue naturally understood them. However, she said, "You mean to make more money and increase the output of the land? That's a good idea, but it's impossible to do."

"No, I can do it."

Zhong Cang was no longer polite and directly gave her some scientific knowledge and his own ideas.

"Our Snowy Night Nation is located in the north. The utilization rate of farmland here is extremely low. Due to the cold weather, much of the land is barren and uncultivated."

“And the yield from cultivated land is not high.”

Frost Lingxue didn't refute this, but nodded, then said helplessly, "You're right, but we can't change the cold climate."

Zhong Cang: "If we can't change the climate, we can change the crops we grow."

"You know, plants, animals, and even humans themselves, are not static, but will change with the changes in the ecology."

"Just like some animals that live in the north all year round have evolved thick fur to keep out the cold."

"Organisms that live in poisonous swamps will evolve toxin capabilities."

"This is true for animals as well as plants. To get sunlight, trees in the north tend to grow tall and straight, like poplars and pines. In the south, due to competition for sunlight, trees have diverse trunk shapes, ranging from tall, straight coconut trees to curved, multi-branched lychee trees."

"Due to the evolutionary adaptability of plants, we can use some methods to specifically cultivate some special seeds."

"Like taking ordinary wheat and making it cold-resistant and high-yielding!"

"This way, even though it's cold here, we can still plant wheat and harvest more!"

"With more food harvested, the civilians will not only be able to eat their fill, but they can also exchange some of the food for other daily necessities."

Shuang Lingxue: “???” Zhong Cang’s words completely confused Shuang Lingxue.

She was indeed well educated, well behaved, and knowledgeable.

However, most of the knowledge she learned was about cultivation, etiquette, music, chess, calligraphy, painting, swordsmanship, and at most political strategy.

She doesn't know much about natural sciences.

In other words, there are not many people in this world who understand.

Therefore, this new knowledge made her feel like her worldview was shattered.

Fortunately, she is a young girl, her values ​​are not yet fixed, and she is willing to accept new knowledge.

Therefore, Zhong Cang's scientific popularization that broke the world's three views not only did not disgust Shuang Lingxue, but instead made her feel curious and inquisitive.

"Is this true?"

"Of course, I won't lie to you. If you observe carefully, you can also find the differences between the northern and southern species..."

Zhong Cang said this, in order to make his words more credible, he cited some scientific examples that he was familiar with, and gave Shuang Lingxue a brief popularization of science. Finally, he concluded:
"With the adaptive evolutionary abilities of plants I've observed, and my path as a spiritual plant husband, I'm confident I can cultivate cold-resistant, high-yielding grain seeds. However, to cultivate them, I need a site, materials for testing, and some time, all of which I lack. So, Ms. Shuang, are you interested in investing?"

"If you support me financially and produce these things, not only will you be able to eliminate the refugees in Snow Lake City, I'll also be willing to sell you the patents for the researched items."

"With these high-yield, cold-resistant crops, you can gain the respect of the common people, amass wealth and fame, and thus elevate your status within your family and within the Snowy Night Nation."

Zhong Cang, who was practicing Taoism, was very short of money. In order to buy resources for cultivation, he didn't mind selling some of the things he had researched.

"Anyway, for me, strength is everything."

"Furthermore, without sufficient strength and power, even if I create something, I won't be able to protect it."

Here, Zhong Cang was promoting his research capabilities. In order to increase the success rate, he also painted a big pie for Shuang Lingxue that as long as she succeeded, she would be able to improve her reputation, status, and gain huge wealth.

However, after listening to what Zhong Cang said, the latter did not pay much attention to fame and status. Instead, he asked with admiration and worship: "Brother Zhong, did you observe these principles and want to solve the problem of the bitter cold in the north, so you chose the profession of spiritual plant husband?"

"Forehead……"

Zhong Cang felt a little embarrassed by being praised so highly.

The family knows their own business, and they understand very clearly that they have never thought of feeding the people of the world before.

He chose the Spirit Plant Husband purely because the Druid profession was compatible with the Spirit Plant Husband.

Zhong Cang didn't know how to respond. Shuang Lingxue... She had already determined that Zhong Cang was a sage with lofty ideals. At this moment, Zhong Cang's lack of response was regarded by her as indifference to fame and fortune, which made her admire Zhong Cang even more.

"Mr. Zhong Cang, you are a true celebrity. It is my honor to work with you."

"Sir, please tell Ling Xue what you need. I cannot help you with knowledge, so I can only do my best to help you with materials."

"As for the patent transfer, let's not even talk about it. Even though Ling Xue is a humble woman, she would never do such a deceitful act."

(End of this chapter)