Chen Ke's question was very direct, and Xu Fu's answer was also very direct.
"Bring it back."
He looked directly at Chen Ke and replied: "I found several food crops in the Yin Shang Continent that I don't have in Da Qin."
"The yield of these food crops is very high, and most importantly, they do not conflict with the rice and millet grown in Daqin today."
Chen Ke's eyes were shining.
He could guess what these two grains were. Aren't the high-yielding grain seeds from the Americas sweet potatoes and potatoes?
Although the yields of these two things are high, the conditions for their cultivation are relatively low.
It is very suitable for Da Qin's current situation.
Although the current situation in Great Qin seems to be smooth and there is no shortage of food, for those who really know the inside story, they are actually worried.
Da Qin’s twelve granaries are now unable to make ends meet.
At the beginning, that is, in the first year of the First Emperor's reign, the grain in the granary was decreasing, and the consumption was far greater than the harvest.
Later, after the Qin Dynasty was unified and the world gradually stabilized, the output of grain increased.
But still unable to make ends meet.
Later, Chen Ke came to Da Qin, implemented a new land system, and wiped out the remaining nobles of the Six Kingdoms who had a large amount of land in their hands.
There are a lot of fields in the hands of powerful people in these places, but not all of them are used to grow food.
There are even fertile fields that they use to raise pets but do not plant.
There is very little land in the hands of the head of Guizhou.
Chen Ke allocated part of these lands to the head of Guizhou, and the other part was in the hands of the government. After leasing it to the people for planting, Da Qin's grain production increased.
If we talk about it numerically, the original expenditure was 7 and the income was 4, which is a difference of 30%.
Then after the new field policy, the expenditure is 7 and the income is 5.
Later, three-crop rice appeared, the last resistance forces of the six countries were wiped out, and grain production further increased.
Barely reaching 6, or even 6.5, almost even with the payout.
Chen Ke looked at the two things Xu Fu took out from his sleeves. Aren't the yellow ones potatoes and the purple ones sweet potatoes?
He said with emotion: "With these two things, Da Qin's food production will soar in a short time."
Xu Fu looked at Chen Ke in surprise: "Sir, do you know these two things?"
At this time, Chen Ke had the time to look at Di Lun who was sitting beside him, and said with a slight smile: "I saw it in an ancient book that has been lost."
He laughed silently and said, "But King Yin should know more about these two kinds of food, right?"
"If I guess correctly, in addition to these two things, King Yin should have something to offer to His Majesty, right?"
After hearing Chen Ke's words, Xu Fu's face became even more surprised.
He looked at Chen Ke in disbelief. At this moment, he felt that Chen Ke was like a god who could see every move he and others made from thousands of miles away.
"Sir, how do you know?"
The surprise in Xu Fu's voice was already overflowing, and Di Lun on the side also looked at Chen Ke, with an extra level of vigilance and respect for Chen Ke in his heart.
Of course Chen Ke and Da Qin were not his enemies, nor were they the enemies of Yin Shang.
But he came to seek help from Great Qin and also wanted to become an ally of Great Qin.
What if Great Qin sees their external strength and internal incompetence and directly destroys them?
Therefore, he must be careful and careful.
Alone in Da Qin, Di Lun felt a little bit like a small boat drifting with the waves on the sea.
He said cautiously: "Xu Shiling has been saying Governor Chen's miraculous plans along the way, and now it turns out to be true."
Di Lun said respectfully: "Actually, what we brought back are seeds of another kind of food."
"This kind of food can be grown on mountainous areas without affecting the cultivation of other high-quality crops."
"And this grain can also be used as a staple food."
"Xiao Wang originally wanted to present it to His Majesty as a tribute gift, but unexpectedly, Sir saw through it."
Chen Ke smiled and shook his head.
He didn't ask, just looked at Di Lun and said, "Don't worry too much, I just read the book and knew that there should be a kind of food there."
"This should be presented to His Majesty by you."
Chen Ke looked at Di Lun with a calm expression and gentle eyes.
But Di Lun felt as if he was naked in front of Chen Ke.
Chen Ke saw through everything about him, including his little thoughts and all the worries in his heart.
Di Lun lowered his head, with a little reverence in his voice.
"Thank you, Governor Chen."
Chen Ke looked at Di Lun's expression and laughed dumbly. He understood the worry in Di Lun's heart and knew that he could not alleviate this worry.
This is sometimes the case in interactions between countries.
Even if he comes with good intentions, he will be wary and afraid. After all, not every country is willing to become a vassal.
but
Let the Yin Shang in the Yin Shang Continent become a vassal of the Qin Dynasty. This is something that must be done.
No one can stop it, no one can stop it.
The resources on the Yin Shang Continent are too important, and they must occupy them in advance - or occupy the mineral mining rights there.
After all the silver and gold mines there are mined, it won't matter even if they no longer use it.
This is Chen Ke's plan.
At this time, Chen Ke just smiled gently: "Okay, King Yin, don't worry so much."
"You, the Yin Shang Dynasty, and the Qin Dynasty came from the same country in the Central Plains. The Zhou Dynasty originally had the virtue of fire, while the Qin Dynasty had the virtue of water. Coincidentally, the Yin Dynasty also had the virtue of water."
"You and I have the same origin, so we won't do anything to you."
His expression was calm: "What you should know is that people in China are obsessed with their hometowns and will not leave their hometowns easily."
"If your country hadn't been overthrown by the Zhou Dynasty, your ancestors wouldn't have traveled thousands of miles and escaped death to migrate to the Yin Shang Continent, right?"
"Now that the Qin Dynasty is at its peak in the Central Plains and dominates the world, why would it want to go overseas again?"
"There are countless lands surrounding Da Qin."
"Ruling these lands is enough for Great Qin to worry about. Great Qin does not have that much ambition to rule all the continents."
"Those are not the wishes of His Majesty the First Emperor."
Chen Ke's words were sincere and reasonable. Di Lun gradually relaxed after listening to them.
He felt that what Chen Ke said made sense. Who would leave their hometown if they had the choice?
So, Di Lun said with a hint of shame: "I am ashamed, little king."
Chen Ke smiled: "Why is this necessary?"
He turned his head, looked at Fusu and said, "Fusu, please take King Yin to the palace where he rests."
"Xu Shiling has just returned from overseas. I chatted with him for a while and also talked about the scenery and folk customs along the way."
Fusu stood up immediately and looked at Di Lun with a smile.
"King Yin, please come with me."
Xu Fu on the side also understood Chen Ke's meaning in an instant, and immediately said: "King Yin, this is the eldest son of Great Qin, His Highness Fusu."
Di Lun's divine light flashed. Is this the eldest son, the future crown prince, and the future second emperor?
He immediately stood up enthusiastically and came over.
After these two people left, Xu Fu and Chen Ke's expressions became serious.
Chen Ke looked at Xu Fu and said, "Tell me about the situation on the Yin Shang Continent."
Xu Fu immediately took out a small roll of paper from his sleeve, which he had been hiding close to his body.
"Sir, look."
Chen Ke took the paper and read it while listening to Xu Fu's words.
"Sir, after our people arrived in the Yin Shang Continent, they were divided into three teams according to your instructions."
"One of the teams followed me to find the Shang Kingdom and helped them defeat some other local indigenous people."
"One of the other two teams went to look for some food, some species, some plants, and some animals that existed on the continent as records."
"The other team is looking for all kinds of ores. As long as they are new ores that are not stones, they will dig out a small piece of them, mark them on the map, and then bring them back."
Xu Fu looked at the Kanyu map unfolded by Chen Ke, and then glanced at the guards following him.
The guard understood instantly, then found the person who had been hiding outside and got a bag.
"Crash-"
A lot of strange stones fell in front of Chen Ke, in various colors and in a mess.
"Sir, this is all the stone minerals we have found."
Speaking of this, Xu Fu said with some hesitation: "Our people actually discovered another kind of resource, but it is not a stone mineral type."
"But liquid."
There was some fear in his expression.
"This liquid is black and very viscous. When a person was exploring before, he accidentally dropped a spark on it, and a fire broke out instantly."
"There was only a small piece of the thing. Even if it burned, it didn't burn for long before it was extinguished."
Listening to Xu Fu's description, Chen Ke opened his mouth wide.
Black, liquid, flammable, viscous.
Isn’t this oil?
For a moment, Chen Ke was a little confused. He didn't find oil from the Zhongqin Continent, but he found oil from the Yin Shang Continent first?
For a moment, he even wanted to laugh.
If this is really the case, then he has found two of the most widely used resources in the world that were discovered before he came back.
Coal mines, oil.
After having the most basic resources, maybe he can really consider starting the development of productivity...
Of course, before doing this, the "foundation" must be laid.
Every excellent building, a towering skyscraper, must have an excellent foundation, otherwise the building will collapse even if it is not properly built.
Xu Fu looked at Chen Ke who was thinking and felt a little uneasy: "Sir, what's wrong with that kind of thing?"
He was thinking in his mind, is that kind of resource actually used by immortals and gods, and he accidentally discovered it?
After coming back to his senses, Chen Ke smiled and said: "It's nothing, it's just that I have seen that kind of resource in the book, and it is a very important thing."
He squinted his eyes: "I don't care what methods you use, deception, abduction, coercion and inducement. Before arriving at Xianyang City, Di Lun must take the initiative to request Great Qin to garrison troops in the Yin Shang Continent."
"Let him know that Da Qin is interested in oil and minerals. They can use these things in exchange for some things Da Qin owns as rewards."
Xu Fu was stunned for a moment, and then said seriously: "Here."
He knew that once Chen Ke said such words, then this thing must be very valuable and even affect the entire Great Qin.
Faced with this kind of thing, Xu Fu knew clearly that he must get it!
As Chen Ke said, no matter what the means!
After Xu Fu also left, Chen Ke was the only one left in the palace. He leaned on the table and silently pressed his forehead.
But his mind was constantly searching for the information he wanted, which was hidden very deep.
He has been looking for it for three or four days.
Outside the hall, footsteps sounded quietly. Fusu walked into the hall, his steps light and his expression a little cautious.
He knew that his teacher had been thinking about "coining" recently.
The current coin minting method of Da Qin does not satisfy the teacher, because the current method is OK for forging "Qin Banliang", but it is not good for forging the "Qin coins" envisioned by the teacher.
Qin coins are the general name for the currency envisioned by the teacher.
"call."
Just when Fusu was bored, Chen Ke opened his eyes.
He thought of a good idea.
Technology that can be used in this era.
"Pottery Mold Stacked Casting Method" and "Mother Money Sand Mold Casting".
The former is simple, and the latter is highly efficient. They are both very simple and easy-to-use methods. More importantly, the coins forged by this method are very durable.
The method of forging bronze coins does not have to be too difficult, it just needs a little improvement.
Forging silver coins requires modifying the material of the silver coins. Silver is soft. If it is forged into silver coins, it can be easily broken.
This is not a good thing for Da Qin, which wants to use this coin as its most basic currency.
Therefore, some "copper" juice needs to be added to the silver, and the two can be mixed together to make the coins hard.
But another problem that comes with it is that if too much copper is added, the coins will become dull and black, and it is easy for the folk leaders to regard them as white copper.
More importantly, taking out coins like this does not look good and can easily affect the majesty of the Qin Dynasty.
Therefore, wondering how much silver should be there and how much copper should be has become a new problem.
Chen Ke could only find out from his memory that the 925 silver in later generations was a pound of silver and thirteen coins of copper.
If there is too much, it will easily darken; if there is too little, it will easily break.
However, the technology of refining silver in ancient times was different from that of modern times. The content of silver in silver is not as pure as in modern times. Therefore, this is only a rough and rough standard, and the craftsmen of the Manufacturing Department need to continue to consider it.
Chen Ke stood up and stretched silently.
It is already August, and the sunset is getting closer and closer.
If they want to return to Xianyang City before the 20th of the twelfth lunar month, they must set out in October, otherwise they will easily miss the sunset.
Therefore, he still has two months to stay in Penglaizhou.
If Fuso's silver can arrive before October, he can be ready to mint copper and silver coins.
Otherwise, he can only lay out the situation and wait until next year to deal with this matter.
