Within a few days, tens of thousands of people had bought fertilizers from Shangjun Courtyard.
Anyway, it’s a good thing to ensure harvest during drought and flood, so why not buy it? If you buy it without losing money, if there is a good harvest and you can still live a good life, these people are not stupid.
Ji Nu led his men to do some statistics, and then told Li Shui a conclusion: 99% of the people around Xianyang had already bought chemical fertilizers.
Li Shui nodded slightly, and then felt a little regretful. After all, there were still a small number of people who didn't buy it.
But it doesn’t matter, they will definitely buy it next year.
Li Shui also instructed the craftsmen in Shangjun's courtyard to go to Guanzhong and Guandong to sell newspapers.
As for fertilizers, merchants would naturally do the work for them and sell them back and forth, so there was no need for craftsmen to contribute.
Xianglizhu and her research institute are working non-stop to continue researching other types of fertilizers. In addition, they are also studying the specific ingredients of chemical fertilizers, hoping to find a more time-saving and labor-saving production method.
Li Shui breathed a long sigh of relief. He felt that Da Qin's technology was on the right track. For such a long time, Li Shui has been working hard and dedicated his life for the people of the world. Now maybe he can take a good rest and think about his own enjoyment.
Thinking of this, Li Shui entered the palace with a smile and went to find Princess Weiyang.
Weiyang was reading a newspaper in trance.
She was mainly looking at pictures in newspapers.
In the photo, the researchers are all extremely excited, cheering for the successful discovery of dingsuite. There was only one person with an indifferent face, unfazed by favor and humiliation, and as quiet as an immortal.
He is Li Shui standing in the center of the picture.
Wei Young sighed softly: "Is there anything in the world that makes him worried or ecstatic?"
Weiyang shook her head: "No. There are rumors outside that he laughs, curses, and is unscrupulous, but I know that his laughter and curses are all fake. His heart is indifferent, and he is playing with the world. Just laughing and cursing."
Wei Yang suddenly had an idea that even his father could not be like Huai Guzi, who ignored all living beings.
He...he is really noble. This kind of state of mind really makes people...
Just as Wei Yang was thinking of this, she suddenly heard footsteps. She quickly put down the newspaper and put away her foolish expression.
Looking up, Wei Yang saw Li Shui with a smile on his face.
Li Shui's smile was a bit mean and a bit lacking. Except for Li Xin and Zhou Qingchen, all the civil and military officials in the dynasty couldn't help but curse secretly when they saw this smile.
But in Weiyang's opinion, this smile is extremely charming.
She coughed dryly, forced herself to calm down, and asked as calmly as possible: "Sir, long time no see."
Li Shui said with a smile: "Yes, long time no see. What is the princess doing when she comes in?"
Weiyang said: "I have nothing to do recently, just reading. I heard that the banished immortal has made a lot of new things. Alas, the things Weiyang has seen and heard in the past few years are really better than those in the past ten years. There’s more.”
Li Shui smiled and said, "There will be more and more in the future."
The two of them were chatting when they suddenly heard a rush of footsteps outside, and then Weiyang's personal maid came in nervously and said hurriedly: "Oh no, His Majesty is here suddenly. Banished Immortal, please hide away quickly."
Li Shui: "..."
What have I done that I have to hide for a while?
Wei Yang's face turned slightly red: "Don't talk nonsense."
The palace maid suddenly pursed her lips and smiled: "The banished immortal is very calm."
Li Shui: "..."
A few seconds later, Ying Zheng came in as expected. Li Shui saluted quickly.
After Ying Zheng saw Li Shui, he was slightly startled, as if he was a little surprised.
He asked Li Shui: "What are you doing here?"
Li Shui coughed dryly and said, "I...are here to discuss world affairs with Palace Master Weiyang."
Ying Zheng looked at Li Shui strangely: "Shouldn't you discuss all important matters in the world with me?"
Li Shui said seriously: "It is more appropriate to discuss this matter with the princess."
Ying Zheng asked with great interest: "What is it? Can I also listen to it?"
Li Shui scratched his head and said, "My lord, I plan to set up an award to encourage people in the world to do good things."
Ying Zheng asked curiously: "What award is it?"
Li Shui said: "Now, with your majesty's blessing, I have become extremely rich. The business of Shangjun Courtyard is getting better and better. Looking at the money, I always feel that if it is allowed to pile up in the warehouse, It’s such a waste.”
"Therefore, I am discussing with Palace Master Weiyang whether we can allocate 10% of the annual profit of Shangjun Courtyard. This component is divided into six parts. Each reward will be given to those in physics, chemistry, geography, and mathematics during the year. Talents who have made outstanding contributions in , medicine, and literature."
After Ying Zheng heard this, he was slightly startled: "Why have I never heard of these terms of yours?"
Li Shui smiled slightly and explained: "This physics is the principle of all things. For example, why can water turn into ice when it encounters cold? Why can ice turn into water when it encounters heat? Where does the water go after it dries up? ?”
Ying Zheng was stunned for a moment, then fell into deep thought.
Li Shui added: "As for chemistry, it is the principle of transformation of all things. For example, vegetation and flesh and blood are two completely different things. However, after eating grass, why can cattle and sheep grow meat? What is going on? ? Why does the surface of copper and iron rust? Are rust and iron the same substance? "
"Why can firewood burn? Why does it turn into charcoal after burning? Why doesn't water burn?"
Ying Zheng fell into deep thought again.
Li Shui continued: "As for geography, it is even simpler. As the name suggests, it is the principle of the earth. Mountains, rivers and rivers can all be included in it. The most typical one is that the earth we step on is round. This It is the greatest geographical discovery."
Ying Zheng nodded slowly.
Li Shui added: "As for mathematics, medicine, and literature, I don't need to explain them."
Ying Zheng said: "I have never thought about these issues before. Banishing immortals is somewhat of an ambition to study heaven, man and all things. However, even if we know why water freezes and why ice turns into water, what is the use?"
Li Shui said: "The craftsmen of Shangjun Courtyard have mastered a little bit of the principles of transformation of all things, so they made fertilizer. If we can study these principles thoroughly, one day we can go to heaven and earth, like immortals. "
Ying Zheng was overjoyed: "Is this what you said about building Great Qin into a fairyland on earth?"
Li Shui said: "Exactly. If everyone strives to be the first and has the mind to explore all things, I boldly assert that within a few decades, Great Qin will definitely be able to build a fairyland on earth."
When Ying Zheng thought that becoming an immortal was so close, he couldn't help but feel warm in his heart.
He nodded and said: "Okay, okay. This award should be set up. How about calling him the Immortal Award?"
Li Shui was very happy in his heart, but on the surface he still looked modest and refused again and again: "I can't do it, I can't do it. I can achieve today's achievements only because of your Majesty's support. This award should be named the First Emperor's Award."
Ying Zheng smiled slightly and said calmly: "I am the first emperor since the beginning of the world. I cannot deserve this award."
Li Shui: "..."
What is confidence? This is called confidence.
It's great to be an emperor.
After talking about this, Li Shui could only say: "Yes, this award is not worthy of being named after His Majesty. Then I was bold enough to name it the Exalted Immortal Award."
Ying Zheng nodded with satisfaction, and then asked Li Shui: "Who will this award be awarded to? Do you have a candidate?"
Li Shui said: "Not yet. The candidate for this award cannot be decided by me alone. It needs to be discussed by the ministers of cultural relics."
Ying Zheng shook his head: "The ministers of cultural relics may not understand physics and chemistry."
Li Shui said: "I have another suggestion. Now in Xianyang City, the people who know the most about physics and chemistry are the clerks in the patent office. Even if those clerks didn't understand it before, they should be able to understand it these days."
It would be better for them to judge the candidates for the first award.
Future candidates for the award will be judged by clerks from the patent office and those who have won the Immortal Award.
Ying Zheng nodded: "That's okay. However, the people who know the most about physics and chemistry should be the people in your Shangjun Courtyard, right?"
Li Shui said shyly: "I don't want to attract criticism, so I'll let the people from the patent office make the assessment this year."
Ying Zheng was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized the meaning of Li Shui's words: Most of the candidates for this year's award will probably come from Shangjun Courtyard.
Li Shui then said to Ying Zheng: "I have another unkind request. If someone wins this year's Immortal Exaltation Award, how about your Majesty personally awarding it to him and giving him some encouragement?"
Ying Zheng didn't hesitate too much, nodded and agreed happily.
After all, this is not the first time this has been done. And after doing this kind of thing, it will be good for becoming an immortal.
Ying Zheng would not refuse anything that could lead to immortality.
Ying Zheng and Li Shui chatted for a while, and then the conversation ended.
Li Shui wanted to stay here and continue chatting with Wei Yang, but seeing that Ying Zheng had no intention of leaving, Li Shui found his way and left.
Along the way, Li Shui was thinking about whether he should take care of the major events in his life.
It's not appropriate to come forward for this kind of thing. If you ask Li Xin... Li Xin is not very reliable either.
After much deliberation, Chunyu Yue was the only one who was more suitable. This old Confucian knows all kinds of etiquette and is recognized as a gentleman. If he can help...well, that's great.
When Li Shui thought of this, he began to think about what gifts to give Chunyu Yue.
After all... I had always been sarcastic towards Chun Yuyue before. If I didn't move him to tears this time, I wouldn't want him to help me.
While Li Shui was thinking, he heard someone crying next to him: "Master Banished Immortal, you have come out."
Li Shui was stunned for a moment, turned around and found that he had already walked out of the palace.
There were two people standing next to them, both dressed as petty officials, but I didn't know which yamen they were from.
Li Shui asked: "What's the matter?"
One of the clerks said: "The villain's name is Ai Yin, and he is from the patent office."
Another person said: "The villain's name is Si Tan, and he is also from the patent office."
Li Shui said, "Do you have anything to do with me?"
Ai Yin said: "Someone sent something. We are relatively ignorant and don't understand the principle, so we invited Miss Bamboo. After Miss Bamboo saw it, we asked the villain to invite the banished immortal."
Li Shui snorted and said, "You guys should lead the way."
While on the road, Li Shui was a little confused and didn't know what kind of monster it was.
In fact, the level of the patent office is not low. At least in this era, they are considered smart people who are well-informed. But there are often some weird inventions that they are not sure about.
At that time, they will invite people from Shangjun Courtyard.
Many times, some cunning people use magic-like means to try to deceive the patent office. And then use the patent certificate to trick big businessmen into investing.
However, fortunately, they were exposed by Xiangli Zhu.
All falsehoods will be exposed in front of Xiangli Zhu.
But what happened this time? Could it be that Xianglizhu couldn't see the problem? What is the origin of the other party?
Li Shui was a little curious.
Soon, he followed the two clerks to the courtyard of the patent office.
As soon as he entered the courtyard, Li Shui was attracted by the ugly behemoth in the center.
Xiangli Zhu said to Li Shui with a smile: "This thing is interesting. I won't tell you what it does. Can you guess it?"
Li Shui walked around this huge creature and almost shed tears. He didn't expect to see him again after more than two thousand years.
He patted the thing and asked, "Who made it?"
A man with a strong build stood up and said respectfully: "It was made by a villain."
Xianglizhu said to Li Shui, "What? Have you already seen it?"
Li Shui hummed: "This is a steam engine."
The man was shocked: "How did the banished immortal know about it? The villain named it steam engine in private and never told anyone else."
Li Shui smiled slightly, showing an enigmatic look.
He smiled and asked the man: "What is your name? How was this thing made?"
The man said: "My name is Zhang Men. My ancestor was a doctor. I have followed my father since I was a child, and I have learned some medical skills."
Li Shui looked at the steam engine next to him and thought: Did the doctor make this? Is the cross-border boasting too serious?
Zhang Men said: "Practice medicine, just barely support the family. In Xiaoren's generation, they gradually lost interest in practicing medicine. I heard that there are coal mines in northern Xinjiang. Although the workers are harder, the pay is extremely high, so Xiaoren signed up. "
Li Shui nodded.
Zhang Men said: "After a day's work in the coal mine, the back and back often hurt. The villain then remembered the method his father taught him. He used a clay pot, lit a fire in it, and then cupped the cup on his back. After testing it several times, The effect is remarkable.”
"So after the villain got off work, he often cupped each other with his friends. At first, the villain knew about cupping but didn't know why."
"I know that one day, a friend brought a glass bottle. It was said that it was made by Shangjun Courtyard."
"After the villain used the glass bottle, he realized that cupping sucks the flesh into the body. But why does the flesh suck in after lighting the fire?"
"The little man was thinking hard all day long, but he couldn't figure it out. Then one day, water suddenly leaked into the coal mine. The little man thought that it would be good if he could suck the water up like a cupping cup."
