In the palace, Zou Feng, who was over seventy years old, and the First Emperor sat opposite each other.
The First Emperor said nothing, while Zou Feng hunched over and stared at the sea chart and world map on the desk.
Zou Feng, a direct descendant of Zou Yan, a contemporary representative of the Yin Yang family, was once a man of great destiny for the Qin Dynasty.
Dajiuzhou theory, the promoter of the theory of the beginning and end of the Five Virtues.
He is also a stargazer.
In the land of Qi, Zou Feng has many disciples and a great reputation. Although he has retired, his heroic spirit of blaming hundreds of schools for Qin Zheng's destiny is still as vivid as yesterday.
At this moment, such a well-known old man looked at the sea chart and world map on the desk, but his fingers were trembling with excitement.
"Right! Right!"
Zou Yan has been dead for a long time. It is impossible to verify whether the Da Jiuzhou theory is Zou Yan's conjecture or Zou Yan's calculation. However, the disciples of the Yin-Yang family have undoubtedly regarded the Da Jiuzhou theory as Gui Gao, a disciple of the Yin-Yang family, and even most of the Qi Dynasty. A theory used by local nobles and common people to understand the world.
The land is close to the sea, and it naturally has the soil that is popular in Jiuzhou.
Unfortunately, the current mainstream theory is still the Kyushu theory, even if the First Emperor stood up for the Great Kyushu theory.
Looking at the slightly scrawled world map drawn by Zhao Si, the names of Kyushu flashed one by one.
Shenzhou, Rongzhou, Yangzhou, Yizhou, Hezhou, Zhuzhou, Xuanzhou, Yingzhou and Bozhou.
Zou Yan's Great Nine Provinces Theory has always been the way for the disciples of the Yin Yang family to understand the world. Since Zou Yan, every generation of disciples has been supplementing the Great Nine Provinces Theory.
Many of them draw lessons from ancient books and travel around the world. Unfortunately, the four extremes of the world are not so easy to step out of.
The world map is not Kyushu, Zhao Si drew a standard world map, but Zou Yan still preconceivedly substituted the Great Kyushu theory and compared it one by one according to the descriptions of the Great Kyushu theory.
"Your Majesty! This is China!" Zou Feng pointed to the entire Chinese cultural circle, including the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and Siberia.
"This place should be Rongzhou!" Zou Feng pointed to Southeast Asia and Oceania.
"This is Yangzhou." This time referring to the Indian subcontinent.
"This is Yizhou!" Zou Feng pointed to Central Asia.
"This is Hezhou!" Zou Feng pointed to Africa.
"This is Zhuzhou!" Zou Feng pointed to Europe.
"This is Xuanzhou!" This refers to North America.
"This is Yingzhou!" Zou Feng pointed to Central and South America.
"This should be Bozhou!" Zou Feng pointed to the South Pole!
In fact, the real landform divisions of the world map are very different from the Yin Yang family's Dajiuzhou theory, but this is not important.
The theory of Dajiuzhou Theory is originally more conjecture than reality. Its core is to use small things that have been fulfilled to reason about big things.
This is the core methodology of the Yin Yang family.
Therefore, it does not matter if there are discrepancies. As long as it is proved that there is a vast fertile land outside the four poles, the correctness of the Great Kyushu theory can be proved.
The First Emperor pondered slightly and nodded, but before he could speak, Zou Feng eagerly spoke again: "Your Majesty, could you please allow me to meet Zhao Si?"
Although Zou Feng was excited, he couldn't believe Zhao Si's words. Only the disciples of the Yin Yang family would have to go and see what Da Jiuzhou was like.
As the leader of overseas returnees to Qin and the leader of the crew, Zhao Si is the core target that Zuofeng needs to win over.
Yes, Zou Feng not only planned to write a letter to open the sea, but also planned to deceive all the returning crew members again, especially Zhao Si!
Zhao Si is the core figure. He has the experience of leading a maritime voyage and has personally traveled overseas across the four poles of the world. This is the only one in the entire Great Qin that is the Scorpion Lababa.
Zhao Si definitely wants it, and it would be best if he could also promote the Yin-Yang family's doctrine. It would be best if he could recruit all the crew members, including Zhao Si, into the Yin-Yang family.
Of course, the First Emperor knew what Zou Feng was thinking, but the First Emperor did not intend to let Zhao Si continue to go to sea. He planned to give the leadership of this sea voyage to the Yin and Yang family instead of Zhao Si. Zhao Si planned to stay in Xianyang for his own use.
However, Zou Feng's request was just for a one-time meeting. Zhao Si's stay or stay depended on the First Emperor. Just when he was about to agree, he saw Meng Yi coming to the palace gate with a happy face and hurriedly bowing to salute.
"Your Majesty! Lan Tian is playing!" Meng Yi had a look of pride on his face that could not be concealed.
"Sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn are all three new crops that have grown!"
The First Emperor's slightly tapping index finger stopped.
"How's the output?" The voice was very calm, and the Emperor's expression was casual, but it was convincing.
"We have already pulled some. It is roughly estimated that the sweet potato yield is about four to five thousand kilograms per mu, the potato yield is about one or two thousand kilograms per mu, and the corn yield is about three hundred kilograms." Although Meng Yi had read the memorial in advance, Meng Yi still felt very excited when he opened his mouth to report. It's untrue. He even sent someone to Lantian to ask if the data was wrong before coming over.
The results were confirmed, and there were also samples of sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn that were picked and delivered.
"Well..." The first emperor's prepared manuscript was interrupted by this amazing output, so that his fingers became slightly stiff. Although he had experienced countless storms and waves, the shock that he suddenly heard about this news was still unparalleled. .
"Your Majesty, please see, this is a new species!"
Meng Yi took out two fist-sized sweet potatoes and fist-sized potatoes from his arms, as well as yellow corn with full grains as thick as his forearm.
The First Emperor stood up and took it without waiting for Meng Yi to hand it over.
The First Emperor was no stranger to sweet potatoes. After he returned from beating Zhao Si, the First Emperor often played with them in private.
That is a crop with a yield of 500 jins per mu. Although Zhao Si has tried his best to explain the shortcomings of these two crops, the yield of 500 jins per mu is enough to make up for all shortcomings.
The sweet potatoes that had been eaten before had already been peeled off by the First Emperor. How could the First Emperor not be familiar with them? However, the sweet potatoes that had just been unearthed and were stained with soil were held in each hand by the First Emperor.
Different from the sweet potatoes Zhao Si brought back from Langya before, the sweet potatoes produced this time were much larger than the seeds Zhao Si brought back.
In the past, the sweet potato could be held and played with one hand. Now, the big sweet potato is even difficult to hold with one hand. It is more than twice as big?
"The yield per mu... four or five thousand catties?" Before the First Emperor could speak, Zou Feng stood up tremblingly, bent over and looked at the sweet potatoes in the First Emperor's hand, as if he were looking at a rare treasure.
"Is this a new crop brought back from overseas?" Zou Feng looked at it eagerly, wanting to take it into his hands and examine it carefully, but the First Emperor had no intention of handing it to Zou Feng. He held it with both hands, his face solemn and his eyes sharp.
"Do you really mean what you said, Meng Shangqing?" Zou Feng asked.
"I just pulled out a few plants, so I can roughly estimate the yield, but I guess the difference won't be too big." Meng Yi said with a smile.
The official harvest must wait until the First Emperor agrees before it can begin. Estimating production in advance is to facilitate policy responses.
The yield is too low, so let’s forget about harvesting in obscurity.
The output is high, so it is natural to use this matter to publicize it. Qin's destiny is, why not, otherwise, how could such a divine food be obtained?
Based on this outrageous yield, I'm afraid it won't be officially harvested until all civil and military officials have arrived.
At this moment, the meaning of these three new grains is far from food.
What food, this is auspicious! How can one produce several kilograms of grain per mu?
"Let's get going!" The First Emperor seemed very high-spirited and energetic at this moment, not showing the slightest despondency of being nearly fifty years old.
He couldn't wait, he couldn't wait for the day when he would tell the world, pray to the mountains and rivers, and pay homage to the ancestors of Shennong.
He wants to go to Lantian first and harvest some in person!
Without any hesitation, Meng Yi mobilized chariots and horses according to the order of the Che Mansion to drive for the First Emperor.
"Your Majesty, can I go with you, sir?" Zou Feng's expression was full of hope.
This is several thousand kilograms of grain produced per acre. Who wouldn’t want to see it with their own eyes first? What's more, Lantian Camp also has Zhao Si, whom he has always wanted to abduct, and the crew members who have returned from the sea.
The First Emperor nodded, and Meng Yi personally helped him get into the chariot. The soldiers guarded him, and the chariot accompanied him, pointing directly at Lantian.
In the current Lantian camp, the soldiers, crew members, and even Zhao Si and Wang Li who were farming together were all gathered around the field without thinking about anything else, chattering to each other.
Now that the three new grains have matured, and the high yields can be predicted, and they are just waiting to be harvested to determine the specific yields, who can do anything else?
Zhao Si himself couldn't stand reading anymore. It was not that he had never seen sweet potatoes before, but in a different environment, the meaning was completely different.
What is entrusted on this is not only the lives of thousands of people, but also the future of Great Qin.
Zhao Si even had an unknown anxiety. He knew that if the output of sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn would not decline, he would definitely be able to leave his name in history, and his historical status would be very high.
He also knew that, standing on the edge of the Qin Dynasty, history would change for him this time, and the land of Zhuxia would usher in a new destiny.
How miraculous it is to go from a bystander to a key player in promoting historical change, especially when Zhao Si knows both the upper and lower historical contexts. He has even begun to think about how future generations will praise his achievements.
Including Wang Li, the same is true!
Even though he was the third generation of the Great Qin, he still couldn't escape the feeling of witnessing that made his skin crawl all over.
"Tell me, how many kilograms can we produce per acre?"
"I guess the yield of sweet potatoes per acre is six thousand pounds!"
"I guess four thousand pounds!"
A group of people chatted and couldn't calm down for a long time, until the First Emperor's carriage arrived at Lantian, and the First Emperor walked out in his own car.
The originally chattering ground suddenly returned to tranquility. The soldiers, crew members, Wang Li, and Zhao Si all bowed respectfully to the side.
The First Emperor showed no expression and did not respond to everyone's salutes.
Accompanied by Meng Yi and Zou Feng, he walked towards the field he had seen many times.
Yellow corn...green sweet potato vines, yellow potato stems and leaves.
The First Emperor came to the field with great familiarity and broke off a corn. The slightly raised corn reflected moisture in the sun, as if it was sparkling.
Ignoring the friction and stinging of the corn stems and leaves, the First Emperor walked straight through. Seeing this, Meng Yi hurriedly opened the way. The First Emperor just walked among them, as if he was inspecting his own empire.
Yield per acre! Three hundred pounds! The growth rate is twice as short as that of wheat!
Pass through the cornfield and come to the junction of the sweet potato field and the potato field.
The First Emperor knelt down, rejected the tool Meng Yi handed over, and picked it up with his own hands!
There is a sweet potato vine with seven big sweet potatoes hanging straight from the bottom.
A potato plant with five fist-sized potatoes hanging underneath.
The First Emperor put the corn aside, holding the sweet potatoes dug out by himself in one hand, and the potatoes in the other. He raised his head slightly and looked at the vast cultivated land where sweet potatoes and potatoes were grown.
this! Just one!
The First Emperor knew that the memorial Meng Yi brought back was not a false report!
The First Emperor looked at Zhao Si and the crew who were leaning aside, and his memory returned to the day Xu Fu went to sea, like hundreds of giant ships in a sea city, densely packed with boys, craftsmen, and cultivators who went to sea!
They are about to set foot overseas and travel to the four extremes of the world to find the elusive elixir of immortality for themselves.
Then he left and there was no news.
Until, at Langya Port, Zhao Si returned with more than a dozen ships.
I asked helpless questions. There were no fairy mountains, no immortals, and no elixir of life. Fortunately, there was a little surprise. The young man who lived up to the king's command and returned brought three new grains, and claimed that two of them were produced per acre. Five hundred pounds.
The yield per mu is five hundred kilograms...
Even though the elixir of life was not found, the yield of 500 kilograms per mu was still a surprise.
The First Emperor never thought that this kid Zhao Si had held back a huge weight. How could it be five hundred kilograms? It is clearly nearly ten times the output.
The First Emperor looked at Zhao Si, and he vaguely remembered the conversation that day.
The young man did not bring back his elixir of life.
However, he brought back Da Qin’s elixir of longevity!
(End of chapter)
