"Fifty stones?"
Qin Shihuang and Wang Jian looked at each other.
Then they burst out laughing at the same time.
That smile makes you happy!
Especially Qin Shi Huang, holding his stomach with laughter.
Obviously, something went wrong!
"Xiu'er, you are so interesting."
"Yeah, you really treat yourself like an eight-year-old child."
"In the past, the State of Zheng built canals, filled them with silt water, and irrigated more than 40,000 hectares of land. The maximum yield was only five stones per mu. Even so, there will be no bad years in the fertile fields of Guanzhong. You are just a potato, You dare to lie about fifty stones?"
"That's right!" Wang Jian immediately agreed and sneered: "If I had fifty stones, I would have eaten this sword on the spot!"
"Okay, okay, I owe you first!"
Cao Xiu also looked helpless.
Who would believe this unless they saw it with their own eyes?
Nowadays, it is not comparable to that of later generations. Growing food depends entirely on manpower. Although it is no longer slash-and-burn cultivation, it is still far behind compared with the large-scale mechanized cultivation of later generations. For example, later generations have chemical fertilizers, herbicides and insecticides, but what did the Qin Dynasty have?
The main food grown in Sishui Pavilion is millet, and the average yield per mu is about three stones. You must know that this is already a situation where Cao Xiu is helping, and normally it is just two stones.
The yield per acre is small, so we have to plant more land. The Qin State is famous for its small land and large population. One family can be allocated thirty acres of land. For example, Liu Ji's middle brother Liu Xi cultivates thirty acres of land and goes out early and comes back late every day to take care of the crops.
Then Cao Xiu opened his mouth and said that the yield per mu was fifty dan.
If Wang Jian, the First Emperor of Qin, believed it, he would really be a fool!
A stone in Qin weighed one hundred and twenty kilograms, which was equivalent to 30 kilograms in later generations. Fifty stones is equivalent to a yield of 1,500 kilograms per mu, which is normal for a high-yielding crop like potatoes, but it is simply impossible for the people of Qin!
After growing potatoes for three years, Cao Xiu roughly estimated this number.
As for higher?
Without specialized chemical fertilizers, the soil fertility will definitely be overdrawn, requiring rotation of bean sprouts to recover. At the same time, you have to spend a lot of time weeding and killing insects, so it may be even higher.
…
"are you serious?"
Qin Shihuang looked at Cao Xiu with a strange face.
Then, he turned his head and looked at the potato seedlings. If he could really produce 50 dan per acre, it would be enough to bless thousands of Guizhou heads in the Qin Kingdom and become a god in one fell swoop. From now on, there is no need to sacrifice to the gods of society every year in Sheji, just sacrifice to Cao Xiu!
The old Qin people are afraid of poverty!
In this farming era, food is the sky!
As long as the food supply is sufficient, anything can be said.
"Hehe, it will be almost two months later."
Cao Xiu was too lazy to say anything and just smiled. As the saying goes, seeing is believing and hearing is believing. It is normal for them not to believe it. If someone came to him and said that the fields were growing grains with a yield of 100 shi per acre, he would not believe it.
"Well, let's not talk about the origin of this potato. If this potato can really yield fifty dan per mu and is so auspicious, why don't you hand it over to Qin?"
"With this merit, not to mention being granted the title of marquis by the prime minister, it is more than enough for generations to have enough food and clothing. Even the three princes and nine ministers are treated with courtesy when they meet."
Wang Jian echoed from the side.
In the past few years, the emperor destroyed the six kingdoms and conquered the world. The auspicious events proved that the Qin Kingdom acted in accordance with the will of the Zhou Dynasty. Xu Wang, the magistrate of Wen County, reported that he had given birth to a strange girl from heaven. She was born with King Wen's Bagua in her hand, and she could speak in a hundred days. The First Emperor was overjoyed and gave Xu Wang a hundred yi of gold so that he could have a good life and take care of him.
But these are all virtual and cannot be grasped. Potatoes are different, this thing is real. If he could really produce fifty per mu, then Cao Xiu would be a great saint!
As a Qin official, why didn't Cao Xiu offer it?
"Yes, you can think of this."
Cao Xiu smiled and nodded.
They are really smart.
"And..." Qin Shihuang held up his sharp sword, his eyes becoming more and more fierce, "You adopted refugee orphans and made them learn literature and martial arts. As a Qin official, you don't want to make progress, and you have repeatedly refused to be promoted to a higher position. .”
Qin Shihuang paused, and then took a deep breath.
"there is only one truth!"
"You want to rebel!!!"
"You fart!"
What rebellion?
I am obviously revolting!
Cao Xiu looked at Ah Zheng with interest, but he had no intention of revealing the truth. As long as he refuses to admit it, can these two brats still eat him?
But, could Ah Zheng guess it?
Qin Shihuang's brows furrowed slightly, and his murderous intent gradually dissipated. From the bottom of his heart, he hoped that Cao Xiu was not a rebel, but a Qin official who could serve the country. Even if there are some minor problems, he doesn't care.
Just like Li Si was greedy for power, and he did not hesitate to come from Chu to Qin for this reason, but he still gave him power. Cao Xiu is very greedy for money, which is the easiest to control. As long as you don't go overboard, it doesn't matter if you give some financial favors.
He wouldn't just let it go.
He can turn a blind eye to the struggle for power and gain. But if he rebels, this will touch his bottom line. No matter how talented Cao Xiu is, he will never tolerate it.
Wang Jian secretly winked at Qin Shihuang.
This is not something I feel comfortable saying!
He could also see that Cao Xiu had a problem, but now they were living under someone else's roof. The key is that now that things are like this, even if Cao Xiu is really a rebel, what can they do?
Go and sue the officials?
I'm afraid they might be falsely accused and arrested.
Therefore, they must endure it now!
Qin Shihuang casually held a sword flower in his hand and continued: "Xiu'er, since you said so, it's easy to handle. If you offer this potato, it will definitely become the auspiciousness of the Qin State!"
"none of your business?"
"This matter is of great importance and can benefit millions of people in Guizhou. In the past, there was a great famine in the world. People who were hungry thousands of miles away had to sacrifice their children to eat. Some people were so hungry that they couldn't even eat the bark of a tree. Can you bear to see those people in Guizhou suffer from hunger?"
"What does it have to do with me?"
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"..."
Qin Shihuang held the sharp sword and suddenly became addicted to chopping.
How dare Shu Zian do this? !
He and Wang Jian talked about each other with reason and affection.
The result was good, Cao Xiu's words turned out to be dirty!
When he returns to Xianyang and takes power, he will kill Cao Xiu a hundred times!
"Besides, are you thinking too much?" Cao Xiu spread his hands and said calmly: "Even if I really offer these potatoes, do you think that no one will starve to death? If there is a drought for consecutive years, don't even mention planting potatoes. You can farm gold and people will still starve to death."
"You don't have to kidnap me with morals. I'm notoriously immoral. The one who can really decide the life and death of Qian Shou is not me, but..."
Cao Xiu said and pointed to the sky.
"Are you talking about the sky?" Qin Shihuang suddenly realized, "What you said makes sense. As long as the weather is good every year, even planting millet, wheat, and sugar can be enough to keep your belly full, let alone starve to death. Yes, you have insight!"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Cao Xiu raised his eyebrows helplessly and said displeased: "I'm talking about the emperor. Natural disasters cannot be avoided, but man-made disasters can be avoided as much as possible."
"Be bold!"
"Presumptuous!" Qin Shihuang suddenly glared, "How dare you criticize...the emperor? Do you know how hard it is for the emperor?"
"Are you okay?"
Cao Xiu looked at them strangely.
"You are just orphans and refugees. You don't feel that you are suffering, but you feel that you are suffering from being an emperor who has thousands of miles of land and enjoys the wealth of the world? I think you are really crazy!"
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[PS: Thanks to Life_Geometry for the reward~]
