Let’s put aside the discussion of useful tools for promoting agriculture.
Mainly because of Cao Xiu's actions, Qin Shihuang felt suffocated. He couldn't understand what was in Cao Xiu's head. How could he always think of things that others couldn't think of?
"Picked...picked up?"
"Azheng, you are just like your name. You are too upright and don't know how to be flexible." Cao Xiu sat on the wooden box, looked at Erlang's legs, and said seriously: "With a personality like yours, it's not easy to do things like this." You can’t even eat hot shit.”
"You're the one eating feces!"
"Look, your problem is here again. It is true that I drew this thing with my own hands, but as long as I insist that I picked it up, then I will not be considered as having surpassed my official position and achieved merit, and I can still get rewards."
"You said you picked it up?"
Wang Jian laughed contemptuously.
Do you really think the Qin official is a fool?
"You're really right."
"..."
Wang Jian suddenly realized.
Cao Xiu was a local snake in Pei County. He knew most of the county officials, and even the county magistrate wanted to marry his daughter to him. Whether it was picked up or painted, isn't it just a matter of words?
"That's right, you, the pavilion chief, have great power. I heard the servants in the house often say that even if I give you a county magistrate, you won't change it."
"Your ideological consciousness is too low."
"?"
Qin Shihuang cautiously raised a question mark.
"No matter how powerful you are, it all serves the country."
"..."
Others said this was okay, but it felt weird when it came out of Cao Xiu's mouth.
"Will this plow work?"
"It is only about half the weight of the current plow, and the efficiency of plowing can be increased by about twice. If a medium-sized oxen is used to pull the plow, it should be possible to cultivate four or five acres of land a day. If the plowing cattle are risking their lives and plowing, ten acres of land can be plowed All is OK.”
"Hiss...are you serious about what you say?"
"Would you like to know if you try it?"
Cao Xiu smiled lightly.
He knew almost all the official craftsmen in Peixian County. The Quyuan plow is not complicated, and with the help of Wang Ling, it can be completed in two or three days by two master craftsmen.
"If this thing is really what you said, no... as long as it has half of the effect you said, it will definitely be promoted to an official position. However, isn't it just to extend the life of the Qin State by doing this?"
"I have no idea about this." Cao Xiu spread his hands and said innocently: "I discussed this matter with Zhao Jun yesterday. I said Zhao Jun, you have no problem letting me join Qin Weijian, but you have to give me some autonomy. Right? I can't be inferior to a Qin official, right? You want me to join the Qin Dynasty, but you don't want me to make meritorious service to the Qin State and be promoted. This is called unreasonable."
"..."
Nothing seems wrong?
In fact, this can be regarded as Cao Xiu's backup plan. His entry into Qin Dynasty was also paving the way for his future. He could reproduce and restore many of the tools for promoting agriculture in later generations, which was enough to make him famous in history and rise to the top of the Qin court step by step.
If he does this, it is likely to change the national destiny of Qin. If the Qin State really survived because of him, then he would immediately turn his guns and arrest Zhao Xie and others.
As for the rebellion?
Sorry, living is the most important thing.
As the saying goes, a dead Taoist friend will never die a poor Taoist. He didn't want to join the Qin Dynasty in the first place, but this group of people insisted on forcing him to join the Qin Dynasty. In this case, he no longer cares about the consequences.
Anyway, it doesn't matter what he does, he is not picky, even if he can't be an emperor, he can be a powerful minister. It would be best to give him an elixir, an iron ticket to avoid death, a gold medal to avoid death, Shang Fang's sword, and so on, and then kill the faint king at the top and the sycophant at the bottom.
Of course, these are just what he is thinking about now.
"You know my sworn brother Wang Ling, right?"
"I recognize it."
"Give him this silk and let him make it as soon as possible."
Qin Shihuang would definitely not do it before he was released. After all, it takes at least ten miles to go from Cao's house to Wang's house. Cao Xiu's house only had one field ox for plowing the land, not even a pony, so he walked on two legs.
However, Qin Shihuang is also interested now!
He really wants to know, is this Qu Yuanli really so powerful?
…
After walking out of Cao's house, Wang Jian took the silk and couldn't put it down.
He followed, keeping a suitable distance.
"Old Master, what Cao Xiu did today reminds me of Zheng Guo." Qin Shihuang smiled and said with great confidence: "At that time, the foolish King of Han sent Zheng Guo to Qin Dynasty, hoping to build canals to weaken Qin. . It seems that it will extend Han’s life for a few years, but in fact it will open up eternal merits for our Qin Dynasty!”
"What your Majesty said is absolutely true."
Wang Jian couldn't help but laugh.
Today, Cao Xiu showed an even greater role than Zheng Guo. Not to mention the potatoes he mentioned, the agricultural books he wrote are quite valuable. I'm just a bit lazy. If I finish it early, I will be famous forever. There were also various farm equipment that they drew, which they obviously didn’t recognize, but they thought they were awesome!
That time and that moment, exactly this moment.
This is true for Zheng Guo, and so is Cao Xiu.
After so many years, these rebels have not made any progress. Don't you know that what Qin is best at is poaching? Previously, Zheng Guo was sent as intermediary, but now he is the water chief of the capital of Qin State, in charge of the world's water conservancy!
Now it's good to send Cao Xiu to Qin Dynasty again.
Isn’t this a rush to send talents to Qin?
It would be a shame for them not to accept such a great gift.
There is also Cao Xiu's identity. He is not a noble of the Six Kingdoms, so he is destined not to really be of the same mind as them. People can become king after the Rebellion, but what can Cao Xiu be? These days, no one calls Prince General Xiang Ning the kind of thing. Even if the rebellion succeeds, Cao Xiu can only be the prime minister of a country at best.
Qin Shihuang stood with his hands behind his back and walked in front.
Although the sun was scorching, my heart felt indescribably happy.
He seemed to see a better future for Qin.
He must firmly grasp a capable minister like Cao Xiu!
"This is true for Zheng Guo, so it should be true for Cao Xiu."
"If this curved shaft plow is really useful, as long as it is presented step by step, he will surely be promoted to more titles and official positions. If the potatoes he talks about can produce fifty, no... twenty, I am willing to serve him as my wife. Sir!"
In fact, Cao Xiu confused the concepts here. The yield per mu of potatoes is high, but 80% of it is water, and the starch content is not as high as that of rice and other grains. Just like eating a pound of potatoes and a pound of steamed buns, the steamed buns will definitely make you more hungry.
Even so, potatoes are still a high-yielding crop.
"Your Majesty, are you willing to believe what he says?"
"Having been with him for so long, the old master still doesn't understand?" Qin Shihuang smiled and said confidently: "Although Cao Xiu likes to laugh and talk nonsense, he will never talk about important things. Think about how he brewed wine and made salt. There are many strange craftsmanship in the house, which one is not awesome?"
"..."
Wang Jian remained silent and did not answer. In fact, he hoped in his heart that these were true. But his experience over the years told him that the so-called yield of fifty dan per mu was simply impossible, which made him quite conflicted.
"I once heard that there was the spirit of the emperor in the southeast, so I traveled east to suppress it. If I had not met this Cao Xiu, maybe Cao Xiu would have accomplished something great one day. Now I understand everything. The so-called spirit of the emperor is actually me. myself, otherwise I wouldn’t have been exiled to Pei County.”
Wang Jian nodded in agreement.
He is worthy of being an emperor!
Look at this understanding ability, it is strong!
