Daily Life In Qin Dynasty

April.

A season full of vitality and revival of all things.

The area west of the Qin State was originally the territory of the Qiang people. However, since King Huiwen of Qin took Sima Cuo's suggestion and sent an army westward across the Qinling Mountains to annihilate the Qiang people and take the fertile land of the entire Bashu Basin into his pocket, Bashu has since become the territory of the Qin State.

And it was precisely because of the Bashu land as the 'granary' of the entire Qin State that the Qin State officially began its rise.

"Master Gongshu's recent research on the 'water wheel' and the 'rice thresher', are there any new results?" Mo Jun said.

Ganquan Village.

This was originally just a very ordinary small village in Bashu. Because there was a "sweet spring" in the area, which nourished thousands of acres of fertile fields nearby, when the Qin State conquered the land of Bashu, it became the "royal family". Dedicated fields'.

And now this 'royal exclusive field' was selected by Lord Mo to become a place for cultivating the 'first generation improved rice seeds'.

Although Mo Jun has invented a new rice seed, this does not mean that Qin will become strong and prosperous immediately.

A very simple reason is that he only has about 3,200 kilograms of rice in his hands. According to the land area and breeding density of Qin State, if he wants to plant an acre of land, he will need at least two to three kilograms of rice seedlings.

That is to say.

Even if all 3,200 kilograms of rice are cultivated in this round of planting, only more than 1,000 acres of rice can be grown.

This was under the premise that Mo Jun soaked the rice seeds with a small amount of diluted 'Growth Spirit Liquid' to ensure that there would not be too much necrosis and loss during the rice seedling raising process.

And when this round of rice matures successfully, at least one or two rounds of planting will be needed before it is possible to accumulate enough seeds to supply the entire Qin State.

According to the current rice maturity cycle, which generally occurs once a year, breeding alone will take at least two to three years.

This is a big project.

And before this big project is completely completed, the news of the 'first generation improved rice seeds' must not be known to the people of the other six countries. This is why there are fertile fields near Xianyang, but Ying Zheng wants to send Lord Mo here. Because of Bashu.

"Lord Mo Jun is a genius and has invented several mechanical techniques. Even I can't find any shortcomings in them!"

In the center of Ganquan Village, in an apparently newly built courtyard, there is an old jujube tree growing. There is a stone table and four stone benches under the jujube tree. Mo Jun was sitting on a stone bench, and opposite him was a middle-aged man with a round body and a bronze machine hand in place of his left arm.

Mo Jun, who is already fifteen years old, has become more and more mature. In just a few years, his height has soared to 1.75 meters. His long hair is hanging down and he is carefree.

"Master Gongshu is too modest. He has inherited the position of head of the Gongshu family two years ago. In the art of mechanism, Master Gongshu is now the best in the world. Compared with the master's attainments in the art of mechanism, Mr. Mo only knows a little bit about it."

Momen's mechanism is like walking on wood and stone.

Bronze opened his mouth and asked Gongshu.

What this verse describes is the two sects that are best at the art of organization in today's world: the Mohist family and the Gongshu family.

At this moment, the person sitting opposite Mr. Mo is none other than Gongshu Chou, the head of the contemporary Gongshu family.

Being complimented by Mr. Mo for a while obviously made Gongshuqiu feel quite satisfied. However, after touching his double chin, Gongshuqiu still said humbly: "Master Mo, Mr. Liao praised me. Although Gongshuqiu has made some achievements in this department. But he still doesn’t deserve the title of ‘the best person in the world’.”

"If nothing else, although Gongshuqiu is now proficient in all kinds of complex mechanisms, he is far inferior to your master's inventions that benefit the world!"

Gongshu Qiu held three secret pictures in his hand, which were the design drawings of [Qu Yuan Plow], [Water Wheel], and [Hand-operated Rice Thresher].

He doesn't know about the 'first generation improved rice seeds'. To be precise, although the entire Ganquan Village has been surrounded by the secret army sent by Ying Zheng, no one knows about it except Mo Jun and Hei Yu. The secret of new rice seeds.

Gongshu Chou was brought over from Ying Zheng by Lord Mo at the end of last year, along with hundreds of disciples from the Gongshu family.

When he first came here, Gong Shuqiu was still a middle-aged man who looked a little skinny. However, he only lived in Mo Jun for less than five months, and he became the image of a "greasy middle-aged fat man" today.

Such an astonishing and rapid change once made Mo Jun wonder whether he had really chosen the wrong major in his previous life.

The purpose of Mr. Mo calling Gongshu Qiu is also very simple. Manufacturing [Qu Yuan Plow], [Water Wheel], and [Rice Beater] are all technical tasks and naturally require professionals to handle them.

besides.

The 'organ technique' in the world of Qin Dynasty is also different from the official history. The black technology here can even create a steampunk version of 'artificial beings'. Naturally, Mr. Mo also wants Gong Shuqiu to give it a try and see if he can make a few. Black technology versions of tools such as [automatic water pumping truck] and [automatic rice threshing machine].

However, after Gongshuqiu got the blueprints, the tool was built, but the problem was that these black technology versions of the tools could not be promoted at all.

Because these black technologies are so complicated, even if Mr. Mo comes to look at them, it may not be possible to understand them in half a day, let alone those civilians who cannot read a single Chinese character.

Moreover, the cost of making these things is too expensive. They can only be used on a small scale, and large-scale promotion is simply impossible.

In the end, Mr. Mo could only postpone the matter temporarily and wait until he has the opportunity to make plans in the future.

During the conversation between the two.

A figure suddenly walked in from outside the courtyard. He was wearing black armor with silver patterns and gold rims. With thick eyebrows and starry eyes, and thick sideburns on both sides, he is handsome yet masculine.

"Meng Tian has met Mr. Youshu, Mr. Gongshu."

The person who came was none other than Meng Ao's grandson and Meng Wu's son - Meng Tian.

The rice seeds planted by Mo Jun in Bashu are so important that it is naturally impossible for Ying Zheng not to send personnel to protect them.

At present, Qin's army is divided into three types, namely:

The palace guards guarding the royal city.

A heavy army that guards the border and is responsible for fighting foreign wars.

and local forces responsible for policing in various local counties.

In order to support Qin's foreign wars in recent years, the local troops in various counties and counties have already exhausted their talent reserves, leaving basically only a body.

The heavy troops guarding the border cannot be easily mobilized.

Then the only option left is naturally the guards guarding the palace.

But after the army has been selected, the commander is a new problem. After all, although Lu Buwei's power in Xianyang has been suppressed, it has not been completely eliminated.

in other words.

Nowadays, there are very few people in Xianyang who are capable and worthy of Ying Zheng's trust.

What's more, including 'Gai Nie', the whereabouts of these people are watched by countless pairs of eyes in Xianyang. Once they act rashly, it will be easy for others to detect abnormalities.

With no other choice, Ying Zheng could only secretly transfer Meng Tian back and send him to lead this secret force to come to Bashu to guard the grain fields.

Meng Tian is undoubtedly a very suitable candidate.

First of all, as a member of the Meng clan, there is no doubt about his loyalty to Qin.

Secondly, he is capable enough. Meng Tian is an extremely good soldier. Ever since he was sent to Bashu by Ying Zheng, Meng Tian has not had a single question from beginning to end. He has always strictly followed Ying Zheng's orders and obeyed all arrangements of Lord Mo.

Thirdly, Meng Tian has a very close relationship with Mr. Mo. Not to mention anything else, when they first met, Meng Tian gave Mr. Mo a big gift. This is naturally because of Mo Jun's kindness in saving Meng Ao.

Seeing Meng Tian's arrival, Mo Jun immediately smiled and said: "General Meng is here just in time, why don't we come over for lunch? Have all the rice seeds been planted?"

Meng Tian bowed his hands and said seriously: "Thank you for your kindness, sir, but Meng Tian still has military affairs..."

Before he finished speaking, Mr. Mo waved his hand and interrupted: "If you have military affairs, you have to eat! As the saying goes, sharpening your sword will never stop chopping wood. What's more, the king also told you that I want you to take charge of everything during this trip. Now I order you to eat first, and if you have anything to do, we can talk about it after dinner."

Hearing this, Meng Tian hesitated for a moment, then saluted and said, "Then, this subordinate would be rude."

Seeing Meng Tian sit down, Mo Jun smiled again.

Gong Shuqiu, who was sitting aside, looked at the scene in front of him and felt that something was a little strange. Meng Tian is obviously older than Mo Jun, but now the relationship between the two seems like Mo Jun is the elder who is afraid that his children and grandchildren will go hungry.

After all, Bashu is not as good as Nanjun, which Mo Jun has been running for a long time, so the dishes on weekdays are much simpler.

Today's lunch only consisted of a plate of plain-cut chicken, a cut leg of lamb, a pot of braised crucian carp, and a simple side stove, blanching some ordinary mountain mushrooms and wild vegetables, spring bamboo shoots and bean sprouts.

As for fruits, they are very shabby. Nowadays, very few people can grow out-of-season fruits. The only fruits that can be found in Bashu in spring are loquats, which have a bad taste and are quite sour.

honestly.

Except for the time when he just traveled through time, when had Mr. Mo ever lived such a hard life?

Finished the meal.

Both Gongshu Qiu and Meng Tian felt a little stuffed, but only Mo Jun found it boring.

"Lord Mo Jun's appetite seems to be not very good these days?" Gong Shuqiu noticed the strangeness of Mr. Mo and couldn't help but said.

"It's not that I have a bad appetite, it's just that the food is too ordinary and I'm a little tired of it." Mo Jun shook his head and said casually.

Gongshuqiu: "·······"

Meng Tian: “·······”

Average food?

Tired of eating?

The two of them looked at the dishes on the stone table that they had never eaten before coming to Bashu, and they couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

"By the way, Meng Tian, ​​have all the rice seeds been planted?"

"Yes, now everything has been planted according to Sir Hiccup~~~'s instructions."

Suddenly hearing Mr. Mo mentioning business, Meng Tian quickly came to his senses and hurriedly stood up to salute. The result may be that he ate too much and couldn't help but burp as soon as he stood up.

"······"

The air was suddenly quiet.

After a few seconds.

Mr. Mo took the words lightly and said calmly: "That's good, then in the next time, please ask Master Gongshu to urge the disciples in the sect as soon as possible to speed up the production of [Qu Yuan Li]."

Gong Shuqiu also bowed and said, "I understand."

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