Chapter 29 The population outside
Li Si couldn't wait to take the white cloth from Qin An's hand.
There were words written by Qin An on the cloth, but they were in simplified Chinese. Li Si didn't recognize them, but that didn't stop him from asking Qin An.
So the two started asking and answering questions.
Qin An was also very helpless. As a person who came to Zhaojiacun to teach, he discovered that the people in Zhaojiacun were not illiterate, but that all they knew were Qin Zhuan, and their level was comparable to those of senior doctors and professors.
Fortunately, I am only teaching a group of children. They are like a blank sheet of paper. There is no need to worry that they have learned Qin Zhuan. Even if the other party has really learned Qin Zhuan, there will be no problem, because I will only teach them from scratch.
Qin An could only comfort himself in his heart.
After Qin An's detailed explanation, Li Si finally understood.
The first step is to crush limestone, water, iron ore and other materials together, and then mix them evenly.
The second step is to control the proportion of production raw materials.
The third step is to mix all the raw materials together evenly after being crushed into powder.
Step 4...Step 5...
Finally, the cement is formed, and it is enough to put it into a cement bag.
After understanding everything, Li Si planned to hand over the task to the people below. However, he would first change the simplified Chinese characters written by Qin An into Qin Zhuan.
And just after he translated Qin An's simplified characters into Qin Zhuan, Ying Zheng and Zhang Han came to Zhaojiacun.
The Black Dragon Guard outside the village saw the two of them and started to salute in unison.
"See Your Majesty."
"No need to be polite. From now on, please call me village chief and Zhang Han as captain."
"No." The Black Dragon Guards responded in unison.
Then the two of them went to Qin An's residence.
When Li Si learned that Ying Zheng was coming, he excitedly went to claim credit for the cement making method given by Li Feng.
"I met the village chief."
"No need to be polite." Ying Zheng nodded, "Sir, do you have any new ideas?"
Li Si took the cement making method that he had just translated and offered it with both hands: "This is the cement making method that Mr. just gave me. He said that this cement can be used to build bridges, pave roads, and build houses.
Moreover, my husband requested that brick and tile workshops and cement workshops be built in the village, so that the whole village could be replaced with new houses similar to those outside. "
"The house outside?" Ying Zheng asked excitedly, "Could it be the house in Mr.'s world?"
"Yes, village chief." Li Si said excitedly, "The magical thing about this cement is that there will be no potholes in the roads built with it. Unlike the current official roads, once it rains, there will be potholes and water everywhere. , muddy.”
"So magical."
"That's what sir said." Li Si replied.
Li Si couldn't guarantee whether it was really that magical. Anyway, it was Qin An who said it. If it was false, Qin An would take the blame.
Ying Zheng nodded and said: "Since sir said it, we are inseparable. Let's go find sir."
"promise."
Immediately the three of them arrived at Qin An's yard.
At this time, Qin An was picking up tree bark and other things, which stunned Ying Zheng and the other three.
"Sir, what are you using these barks and leaves for? Are they for burning as firewood?" Ying Zheng asked.
"Village Chief. You are here." Qin An put down his work and replied with a smile, "These things look like garbage and have no use, but I can turn them into treasures."
"Turn waste into treasure? Sir, how do you turn waste into treasure?" Ying Zheng asked.
Qin An replied: "I want to use them to make paper. Everyone in this village uses bamboo slips, but I don't know how to use bamboo slips, and every time I use it, I waste a piece of white cloth, which is too luxurious."
So I plan to experiment and see if I can make a white paper. "
"Then I congratulate you sir on making a blank sheet of paper as soon as possible."
"There should be no problem, unless what is taught in the book is false." Qin An said.
Ying Zheng couldn't help but asked worriedly: "Could the content in the book be false?"
"Haha..." Qin An laughed, "Village Chief, this is impossible. Do you know how many copies of this book have been printed?"
"Ten thousand copies?" Ying Zheng asked tentatively.
Tens of thousands of books should be enough. It would be a blessing for the court to have tens of thousands of scholars.
Qin An shook his head and said: "Ten thousand copies, the village chief really underestimated the aristocratic families outside, now generally best-selling books can print millions of copies.
And textbooks can print hundreds of millions of copies. Almost every student has a copy. "
Hundreds of millions of copies!
Ying Zheng and the other three were immediately stunned.
"First, sir." Li Si said, "You're not mistaken, are you? Do you need so many copies of the last book?"
"Old Li, you don't understand. This is what's in the textbook. It's reprinted every year and given to students.
And new students appear every year, so the total year by year is more than a billion, not to mention hundreds of millions.
Coupled with foreign students, hundreds of millions of copies may need to be printed every year. Let me tell you, China now has a population of 1.6 billion, and the world has more than 6 billion people. "
Damn it, there are 1.6 billion people in China and 6 billion people in the world.
Ying Zheng and the other three were confused again. There must be too many people here.
Ying Zheng looked at Li Si, as if asking again, what is the population of Great Qin?
Li Si seemed to understand Ying Zheng's eyes and said, "During the Qin Dynasty, the population seemed to be only over 10 million."
Qin An said: "That was in ancient times. Medical skills were backward, agriculture was backward, education was backward, everything was backward. There were so many people.
Now, everything is very advanced.
In the past, when a woman gave birth to a child, it was like going to hell, and if she could not give birth to the child, she would probably die.
But in modern times, unless there are special circumstances, the child is delivered safely and the mother and child are healthy. "
"Is the medical technology in the outside world so advanced?" Ying Zheng asked.
He also often hears about giving birth to a child and killing two people, otherwise the population of Da Qin would have increased by at least 30%.
"Of course, without cash medical skills, how can a person live to be ninety years old? Instead of believing in the words of alchemists, the First Emperor would rather believe in doctors. At least when you are sick, doctors will help you treat your illness and reduce your pain.
Maybe he can live to be seventy or eighty years old, or even ninety years old. "Qin An said.
"What you said makes sense." Ying Zheng nodded.
After knowing that Xu Fu was a liar, he completely gave up on immortality.
"Sir, speaking of alchemists, I think of Xu Fu. If the First Emperor knew that Xu Fu was a liar, there was no way to prove that he was a liar.
I wonder if there is a way for Mr. Xu Fu to say it himself and admit that he is a liar? "
Qin An frowned slightly and said, "Comrade Village Chief, why do you ask such an unfounded question?
Not to mention that this happened two thousand years ago, the most important thing is that the First Emperor would not doubt Xu Fu because of his dream of immortality. "
