Chapter 363 The environment is better
"Really?" Ying Zheng asked in disbelief.
Qin An smiled and said, "Of course. When you wake up during the day, have you ever noticed that there are dewdrops on leaves and flowers?"
Ying Zheng and others nodded.
Dew, also known as dew, was the favorite of many wealthy people in ancient times. Especially after the emergence of tea, they liked to use dew to make tea and drink it.
Qin An said: "This is caused by the large temperature difference between day and night. In addition, the air here has higher moisture content, so there is more dew here.
A slight temperature difference can produce dew. "
Ying Zheng said: "Old Feng, have you remembered? This may be life-saving water."
"I remember it, and the method is very simple. I will try it tonight and see if I can have a bowl of water in one night." Feng Quji said.
"Father-in-law." Qin An said doubtfully, "Why does it sound like you are planning to organize a caravan to go along the Silk Road?"
"Haha..." Ying Zheng laughed, "Guess."
Qin An rolled his eyes and said, "I don't know, you just want to know more about it, you don't really want to go along the Silk Road.
In addition, I also know that you want to use Da Qin as the dynastic background to raise the question of whether you can go to the Western Regions. "
Ying Zheng smiled and said, "You are smart. Is that possible?"
Qin An said: "Of course it is possible, both Qin and Han can go to the Western Regions.
In fact, in my opinion, the environment when Da Qin went to the Western Regions was better than when the Han Dynasty went to the Western Regions. "
"How do you say this?" Ying Zheng asked.
Qin An replied: "Because Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty asked Zhang Qian to go to the Western Regions to deal with the Xiongnu. If there were no Xiongnu, I am afraid that when Zhang Qian proposed to go to the Western Regions, he would be laughed at by the civil and military officials of the court.
Even if Zhang Qian went to the Western Regions in the end, it would be by himself or by a non-governmental organization and had absolutely nothing to do with the imperial court.
As for Da Qin, the Huns had been beaten away at this time. As long as Meng Tian remained at the border, the Huns did not dare to take a step beyond the border.
If at that time, the First Emperor had not been obsessed with immortality and could have brought people back to their hearts, another figure like Zhang Qian would have appeared.
Then going to the Western Regions as an envoy is the best environment.
There will be no Xiongnu soldiers chasing them along the way. Even if they encounter bandits, they will have no choice but to flee if they are escorted by Qin soldiers.
So the environment is good in Da Qin. "
The four Ying Zheng nodded again.
Feng Quji asked: "Sir, what you mean is that we can organize a caravan to go to the Western Regions."
Qin An nodded and said: "Of course. For safety reasons, it's best to find some acquaintances to lead the way. If you don't have any acquaintances, just look for a map. A map is a necessity.
Even if you don't have a map when you go to the Western Regions for the first time, you can draw the map wherever you go, which will be more convenient the next time you go. "
"It makes sense." Ying Zheng said, "We still need to prepare a few map painters."
Qin An curled his lips and said: "It makes it look like it's real. If you want a map, I'll draw it for you. I can draw world maps, and I can still draw a rough outline of some maps of the west.
But you need to investigate it yourself. "
"Thank you sir, I will definitely look through the ancient books to find information."
Qin An suddenly laughed and said: "Haha... The secret has been revealed. Old Feng, you have revealed the secret. Look through the ancient books. If you really want to go to the Western Regions, even if you read all the ancient books, you may not be able to find any information."
The four Ying Zheng people suddenly looked at each other, should we tell Qin An the truth?
"Okay, stop laughing and draw the map quickly."
"Okay." Qin An responded.
It didn't take long for Qin An to draw the map. As Qin An said, the map showed a general direction, and it was still the current map, with the location of each city marked.
But those towns and villages are gone.
"Father-in-law, the map has been drawn. If you follow this map, you will never get lost." Qin An said.
"By the way." Feng Quji said, "I'm lost. I would like to ask my husband to help me make a tool that can identify the direction."
"Distinguish direction?" Qin An thought for a moment, "It seems that only a compass can tell direction.
This thing is easy to make. I’ll make a few for you before you leave. "
"Make a few more. The more the better. I can sell them. Someone must want them." Feng Quji said.
Qin An rolled his eyes. How could the average person need a compass? Besides, everyone now lives in this area and cannot go out. This compass can only be used as a toy.
Looking at Feng Quji with a sincere face, Qin An sighed and said, "I'll have someone make one, and then you can have someone learn it, it's very simple.
From now on, this technology belongs to you, and you can do with it what you want. "
"Thank you sir." Feng Quji said excitedly.
There is another profitable business. Feng Quji believes that as long as the Silk Road is opened, many people will rush for this compass to identify directions.
Even if you don't go to the Western Region, you will still need it when you go to sea in the future. There is no direction in the vast sea, and you will get lost at any time.
When the weather is good, you can still rely on the sun or stars to identify the direction, but once it is windy and rainy, you may be completely lost at sea.
If at this time, there is an extra compass in hand to help everyone identify the direction, then they can reach their destination safely.
When he thought of this, Feng Quji wished he could kiss Qin An hard.
Li Si immediately said: "With such a good money-making technology, how can you just give it to us? Even if you want to give it, you still have to give it to us?"
Qin An smiled and said: "It's just a small business, it doesn't matter if you have it or not."
"Small business?" Li Si sneered, "I don't think you know how big the profit is behind this compass.
Okay, give me a few little voices like this too. "
"Okay." Ying Zheng said, "Qin An has his own arrangements for this matter."
Qin An said: "Father-in-law, father-in-law, this compass is really a small business, do you usually have a water yard to buy it?
If my father-in-law wants to do big business, then I will give him some businesses, and they will be big businesses. "
"Okay. I'll wait."
Qin An said: "I was going to make white sugar today, and everyone happened to be here, so I want you to see what sugar that is like white snow is called."
"White sugar?" Ying Zheng asked slightly suspiciously, "Isn't it brown sugar?"
Qin An said: "Brown sugar requires sugar cane. There is currently no sugar cane, so forget about brown sugar."
"I understand." Ying Zheng said, "What about sugar? What do I need to do?"
"This is called the yellow mud water decolorization method." Qin An said, "It is the best method for making white sugar.
I have bought a lot of sugar and dug out a lot of yellow mud. Now I will show you how to turn these impurities into pure white sugar. "
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