Daqin: Compared with his sons, Ying Zheng is jealous

【After a few words, King Ying Zheng of Qin and Crown Prince Fusu roughly decided on the promotion of the"Daitian Method", plow carts, curved plows and oxen in the future.】

【Then, Prince Fusu turned around and looked around. He found that Xu Zi and other farm boys were holding various farm tools in their hands and looking at him expectantly.】

【Prince Fusu touched his cheek and felt that there was nothing dirty on it, so he couldn't help but ask,"Why are you looking at me like that?"】

【Xu Zi coughed twice and said seriously,"Ahem, Your Highness, do you have any ideas for improving other farming tools?"】

【After obtaining the two great farming tools, the plow and the curved plow, Xu Zi and other farm children also tasted the sweetness.】

【I want to see if Prince Fusu can make improvements to other farmers. If so, their farming efficiency may be increased several times.】

【What a blessing this is for these farmers' children and even for the common people all over the world!】

【Hearing this, Prince Fusu smiled helplessly and shook his head, saying,"I also want to continue to improve more farm tools for the people of the world, but now I look at these farm tools and don't have any good ideas for improvement."】

【"So let's put these farm tools aside for now. If I suddenly have an idea and think of other ways to improve farm tools, I will definitely come to you as soon as possible."】.

【"Master Xu and Minister Ji each left two or three of their own children behind to accompany me and my father on our inspection tour. The rest of the people can go their separate ways."】

【After hearing the order from Prince Fusu, Xu Zi and Xiangli"Six, Three, Seven" Ji left two or three farm boys and Mohist boys to accompany them, and the rest of the farm boys and Mohist boys also dispersed.】

【"It's a rare opportunity to come to the Sixth Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, so Master Xu will take me, my father and others to inspect the Sixth Department of the Ministry of Agriculture."】

【Prince Fusu looked at Xu Zi and said gently】

【Xu Zi also did not hesitate at all and nodded and said,"Yes, Your Highness, please follow me, Your Highness and Your Majesty!"】

【After that, Xu Zi led the way with Chen Xiang and Chen Xin, two farm boys.】

【Prince Fusu and King Ying Zheng of Qin were walking behind them.】

【Behind Prince Fusu were Zhang Han, Xiang Liji, and several other Mohist disciples.】

【As for the Qin King Ying Zheng, he was followed by several eunuchs such as Zhao Gao.】

【"Previously we were at the Farming Methods Group of the Agricultural Bureau of the Ministry of Agriculture, and now we are passing by the Weather Group."】

【"As His Highness said before, the Tianshi Group consists of seven teams, responsible for verifying the old calendar, calculating the new calendar, deducing the new solar terms, etc."】

【Xu Zi stood at the front, paused slightly, pointed at the land on both sides and introduced】

【King Ying Zheng of Qin and Crown Prince Fusu looked at the land on both sides that had been reclaimed and ready to be cultivated at any time, as well as the farmers standing next to each piece of land, as if they were carefully recording something, and nodded slightly.】

【Then Xu Zi continued to walk forward and introduced:"In front is the fertilizer group under the Agricultural Department. There may be some odors."】

【"If Your Highness and Your Majesty find this unbearable, we can just walk over there quickly."】

【Upon hearing this, Crown Prince Fusu frowned slightly and asked,"Why is there a strange smell?"】

【"Didn’t the farm boys in the fertilizer group follow my instructions and pay attention to keeping the environment clean and tidy?"】

【Although Prince Fusu could walk through the fields in the mud in order to get closer to the people, and even stepped on feces without changing his expression,】

【However, this does not mean that Prince Fusu is a person who likes slovenly and smelly things.】

【On the contrary, Prince Fusu is a person who likes cleanliness and tidiness very much.】

【Therefore, Prince Fusu also made requirements to the six ministries and departments, such as keeping personal and environmental clean and tidy.】

【Even the six ministries of the crown prince would have special servants to sweep the floor, clear the garbage, etc.】

【According to common sense, no one in the six ministries would violate such a simple rule.】

【After all, there is no need for the officials of the six ministries and departments to sweep and clean up the garbage themselves.】

【Hearing this, Xu Zi replied somewhat awkwardly:"Your Highness, the farmers in the fertilizer group have followed your Highness's request and paid attention to keeping the environment clean and tidy."】

【"It's just that the fertilizers that the farmers in the fertilizer group researched are not very clean and tidy, so it is inevitable that there will be some peculiar smell."】

【Hearing this, King Qin Ying Zheng also became interested and asked,"What do they use as fertilizer?"】

【Xu Zi was too embarrassed to answer directly, so he replied tactfully:"Your Majesty will know when you pass by the fertilizer group later."】

【King Qin Ying Zheng raised his eyebrows, but did not continue to ask. Anyway, as Xu Zi said, he would know when he passed by.】

【After a while, when they approached the cultivated fields of the fertilizer group, Prince Fusu, King Ying Zheng of Qin and others smelled a strange odor from afar.】

【Of course, it is a bit too elegant to say that it is a strange smell. To put it bluntly, it is the stench of feces or other unknown objects after fermentation and brewing.】

【Although the smell is foul, the people present are not ordinary people.】

【King Ying Zheng of Qin, who intended to annex the six kingdoms and unify the world, had a broad mind and a firm will that could not be matched by ordinary people.】

【It was just a stench, and it was not something that Qin King Ying Zheng could not tolerate.】

【Although Prince Fusu was born noble, he was able to bend down and listen to what the common people said, and even walk with them in the muddy fields.】

【So although the stench was unpleasant to Prince Fusu, he could also ignore it and endure it as long as it was necessary.】

【Even the most noble and high-ranking Qin King Ying Zheng and Crown Prince Fusu did not express any dissatisfaction or disgust at the stench, so the officials and servants below them would not dare to show their displeasure.】

【Therefore, facing the foul smell, everyone was indifferent.】

【Xu Zi also introduced at the right time:"His Highness said before that he wanted the farmers to find and study other fertilizers such as wood ash and rotten grass that can make the land fertile and increase production."】

【"Therefore, we, the children of farmers, began to study and verify this aspect."】

【"The first thing that we think can also be used as fertilizer for land is feces!"】

【"A long time ago, we, the children of farmers, noticed that the crops in the fields irrigated with manure tended to grow stronger and produce more crops than those in the fields that were not irrigated with manure."】

【"It’s just that in the past, we were limited by various reasons and did not conduct in-depth research."】

【"So this time, we conducted in-depth research on various aspects of using manure for farming."】

【"For example, between manure and feces (urine), is it better to use manure alone as fertilizer for farming?"】

【"Or is it better to simply use feces (urine) as fertilizer for farming?"】

【"For example, human feces, horse feces, cow feces, dog feces, pig feces, etc. If these many kinds of feces are used alone, which one will have the best effect?"】

【"If used together, will the effect be better than using them alone?"】

【"For example, is it better to use these feces directly without diluting them with water?"】

【"Or is it better to dilute it with water before use?"】

【"For example, is it better to use these feces directly without drying them?"】

【"Or is it better to dry it before using it?"】

【"Or would it be better to mix it with soil and dry it before using it?"】

【"In short, for every possible way of using manure that we can think of at present, we have specially allocated two acres of land for comparative research on farming, striving to compare and find the best way to use these manure."】

【After hearing Xu Zi's story, Qin King Ying Zheng, who had always remained calm in the face of a mountain collapse, could not help but change his expression slightly.】

【Feces are so filthy, dirty and disgusting, but he can remain calm in front of them. However, if he is asked to take the initiative to study feces, or even to associate with feces,.. 】

【Then even King Qin Ying Zheng would never be able to do it!】

【However, these farmers' children are able to study various types of manure in order to find the best way to use manure to increase the yield of each acre of land. How noble is that!】

【At this moment, King Qin Ying Zheng looked at���The farmers who were studying the feces around the material group were full of admiration.】

【At the same time, King Ying Zheng of Qin also looked at Xu Zi and said solemnly:"Xu Qing and all the farmers' sons have worked hard!"】

【Xu Zi shook his head and said,"Your Majesty, you are too serious. This is the responsibility of farmers like me!"】

【King Ying Zheng of Qin also shook his head and said,"This is what you, the sons of farmers, think you should do, but you are actually working hard to increase the grain production of the people of Qin."】

【"Qin is not a country that does not reward meritorious service. I can promise you here:"】

【"When the farmers have figured out the best way to use manure to increase crop yields, I will definitely confer titles on those who have made the greatest contributions!"】

【"In addition, all the farmers' children in the fertilizer group will be rewarded with ten kilograms of meat and ten stone of fine rice as an encouragement!"】

【"Zhao Gao, turn around and take my order to go to the Ministry of Finance to withdraw the money."】

【Zhao Gao, who was standing behind King Ying Zheng of Qin, immediately bowed and said,"Yes, Your Majesty!"】

【Xu Zi also bowed to King Qin Ying Zheng and said,"I am a farmer from the fertilizer team. Thank you for your promise and reward, Your Majesty!"】

【After Xu Zi stood up, Prince Fusu also said:"The farmers in the fertilizer group have commendable intentions, but they must remember to wash their hands, bathe, and change clothes after each study."】

【"Zhang Han, go back and give each of the farmers’ children in the fertilizer group ten new sets of clothes!"】

【"In addition, the farmers in the fertilizer group should try to cover their mouths and noses with cloth when conducting research."】

【"After all, feces are dirty. If you come into contact with them without any barriers, you may get sick."】

【Zhang Han, who was standing behind Crown Prince Fusu, immediately bowed and said,"Yes, Your Highness!"】

【Xu Zi also bowed to Prince Fusu and thanked him,"I am a farmer from the fertilizer group. Thank you for your reward, Your Highness!"】

【Then everyone walked past the farmers on both sides who were studying feces. Prince Fusu saw a group of farmers in front of him spreading some black muddy unknown objects on the fields and asked,"What are they spreading?"】

【Xu Zi took a look and immediately replied:"Those are the silt at the bottom of the river."】

【"In addition to the feces just mentioned, the second thing that we, the farmers, think can be used as fertilizer for the land is silt."】

【"After the Guanzhong Canal was dug, the grain yield per mu in Guanzhong increased greatly."】

【"Therefore, in the past six months, we, the children of farmers, have also carefully observed and studied the canal in Guanzhong."】

【"Then we found that the grain yield per mu of land near the Guanzhong Canal was higher than that of the land not near the Guanzhong Canal."】

【"However, the land near the Guanzhong Canal and the land not near the Guanzhong Canal are basically the same, and they are irrigated with the same water from the Guanzhong Canal."】

【"Logically speaking, there should be no difference in the land area of the two, but why is there such a clear difference in grain yield per mu?"】

【"So after carefully questioning some of the local people who were responsible for digging the Guanzhong Canal at that time, we discovered something"】

【"That is, when digging the Guanzhong Canal, in order to save effort and convenience, the corvées would pour the excavated river silt directly into the land on both sides."】

【"Then we thought that if we buried the rotten weeds in the fields, we could make the land fertile and increase food production."】

【"And how many things have been rotting silently in the silt at the bottom of the river for years?"】

【"Therefore, the silt at the bottom of the river is likely to be a good fertilizer, just like the rotten weeds."】

【"So they dug up some mud from the bottom of the Pei River and the pond of the Niu Shou Pond."】

【"We are going to make this silt into a fertilizer to see if it can really make the land fertile and increase food production."】.

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