General Qin

"Zhao Zhonglang, Your Majesty has called you to have an audience."

When the visitor came to Zhonglang's official office to deliver Qin Wangzheng's order, everyone in the room was stunned.

Yang Xiong and the others looked at Zhao Tuo worriedly.

It is not a secret in the Lang system that Princess Yinman often takes Zhao Tuo away, and everyone can vaguely guess what it is. Now His Majesty sent someone to summon Zhao Tuo to go, I am afraid it is more ominous than good.

Li You was also in the house, and took advantage of the situation to urge him: "Zhao Tuo, the king has called you, don't delay, go quickly."

"only."

Zhao Tuo got up with a bitter face, and followed the visitor out the door.

Seeing the kid go out, Li You had a smile on his face.

Zhao Tuo has walked the forbidden road many times, but he has never been so nervous like this.

He was not sure about Qin Wangzheng's attitude towards this matter.

But nervousness is nervousness, Zhao Tuo is not very scared.

Because Qin Wangzheng's intention to marry the Li family is just a rumor today, it is not a foregone conclusion, and Qin Wangzheng has not made any public promises or agreements.

Even in the rumors, the king of Qin was only "intentional", not a firm matter.

In this case, it is unlikely that he would severely punish Zhao Tuo for this matter, at most he would reprimand him.

Moreover, Zhao Tuo believed that he was still very useful to the Qin State. If Qin Wangzheng was furious, he could throw out the method of retting, so as to win Qin Wangzheng's favor again.

"This private meeting is actually a good opportunity to speak up."

Thinking of this, Zhao Tuo felt relieved again.

When he walked into the palace where Qin Wangzheng was staying, his expression was already calm and composed.

The hall was quiet except for the flickering candles. Qin Wangzheng sat on the couch, staring at Zhao Tuo with burning eyes.

Zhao Tuo was a little numb, because he felt a kind of fire in the eyes of the King of Qin, not the anger he had guessed.

This situation does not seem to be the same as expected.

"Sir Zhao Tuo, pay homage to the King."

Zhao Tuo saluted respectfully.

"Yes. Zhao Tuo, I heard that you have a way to increase the yield per mu of farmland?"

Qin Wangzheng straight to the point, not entangled in lies.

Zhao Tuo was startled when he heard the words, but he immediately reacted, cupped his hands and said, "Wei, this method was learned when I was in Zhao State..."

"I just want to know whether this method is really effective, and can it be extended to all parts of Qin State?"

Qin Wangzheng interrupted Zhao Tuo impatiently, he just wanted to know the effect.

"Yes, I have already tested it on the farmland in Chaoyangli last year. Using this method to plant a hundred mu of millet will increase the yield by about one stone per mu compared with the farmland that did not use this method. This is just going to the field. It may be possible to increase the yield by using the fertile fields.”

Qin Wangzheng's eyes were shining, Zhao Tuo was always smart, since he dared to say that, he must not be making it up.

"What method can increase food production?"

"This method is called retting."

Zhao Tuo's voice was quiet. Although Qin Wangzheng's initiative made him a little surprised, Zhao Tuo, who had already filled his stomach with drafts, did not panic at all. The principle, steps, effects and difficulty of implementation of the whole retting method were clearly explained.

"Fresh manure cannot release all its fertility, it needs to be piled up..."

Qin Wangzheng was thinking about Zhao Tuo's words. He was not a royal son who had been well-clothed and well-fed since he was a child. On the contrary, he had experienced a lot of hardships in Zhao Guo when he was young, and even encountered the risk of death.

Qin Wangzheng is not shy about the filth mentioned by Zhao Tuo, let alone these things can make his country stronger.

"The folks already have a method of applying manure. This method is just to accumulate the dirt for a period of time on its basis. It is really simple and easy."

The more Qin Wangzheng thought about it, the more excited he became. If what Zhao Tuo proposes is a method that is difficult to operate, or is extremely demanding and difficult to implement. He may be happy, but never excited.

But Zhao Tuo's method of fertilizing is really too simple, every farmer in every household can easily do it, and the materials used can be seen everywhere, human and animal manure, dead branches and fallen leaves...

There is no cost at all for the government to promote the method of composting, except for sending people to teach this method in various townships, there is no greater expenditure, which is far more cost-effective than repairing water conservancy projects.

And if the effect is really as Zhao Tuo said, it can increase one stone per mu, no, even if the yield per mu can only increase by half a stone, it can greatly increase the national strength of the entire Qin State.

The Chu land occupied by Guanzhong, Bashu, and Qin, plus the newly conquered Han, Zhao, and Yan three lands.

There are more than tens of millions of acres of farmland. How much new grain should Qin State increase in a year?

Such a wonderful method is even more useful than the aqueduct built by Zheng Guo in Guanzhong.

With more food, Qin Qianshou can reproduce more people, and he Qin Wangzheng can also recruit more troops to conquer a wider territory!

Qin Wangzheng restrained his excitement, stared at Zhao Tuo and said, "I have also lived in Handan for a long time, why have I never heard of such farming and mulberry techniques in Zhaodi?"

Zhao Tuo was not in a hurry, he was already prepared for this.

"My lord, this method is indeed not used by the Zhao people for farming, but from the farmers."

farmhouse?

Qin Wangzheng was stunned for a moment, slightly surprised by the answer.

According to Zhao Tuo's explanation, when he was young, his family was prosperous and he had a small fiefdom in Zhaodi.

Once more than a dozen people in commoner clothes and hemp shoes came to the fiefdom of Zhao Tuo's family, eager for a small piece of land to cultivate, and promised to pay the tax on time.

At that time, the state of Zhao was fighting with Qin and Yan, and the people of Zhao suffered a lot of losses. There were many fields and few lands, and there was a shortage of cultivators, so they naturally agreed to this kind of thing.

Those people settled down on the fief of Zhao Tuo's family and worked hard on farming.

At that time, Zhao Tuo's curiosity was in full swing, and he often wandered in the countryside. When he saw that those people's farming methods were different from Zhao people's, he humbly asked for advice. Those people taught Zhao Tuo a lot of special agricultural knowledge, including this The method of retting.

"At that time, those descendants of the peasant family had just discovered the magical effect of the method of fertilizing, and they were still in the trial stage, so it did not spread. Then my father was killed by Guo Kai, and I could only flee in embarrassment. I don't know anymore."

When Zhao Tuo said this, two tears came out of his eyes, as if he had fallen into the grief of losing his family.

Qin Wangzheng nodded slightly.

Farmer, he has heard of it.

It is also one of the hundreds of schools of thought, and its representative is Xu Xing, a contemporary of Mencius.

People from these farming families regard the ancient Shennong family as their ancestors, and advocate persuading them to cultivate mulberry trees so that they can have enough food and clothing. They do not participate in political disputes, but bury their heads in the farmland wholeheartedly, and have developed many farming and mulberry techniques.

The method of retting and fertilizing is a farming technique researched by farmers.

There is no flaw in this statement.

"Well, the widow will ask Zhi Su Neishi to find you, and then you will tell him about this method. I will first conduct a test in Guanzhong for this matter. If it proves that this method is very effective in the autumn harvest next year, it will be extended to other regions. The entire state of Qin."

"If you succeed, the widow will never be stingy with rewarding you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Zhao Tuo showed gratitude and withdrew respectfully.

Watching Zhao Tuo's back disappear outside the door.

The corners of Qin Wangzheng's mouth turned up slightly.

farmhouse.

Plus the previous public loser.

This Zhao Tuo has a lot of secrets.

But Qin Wangzheng didn't care.

Just as he doesn't care whether his important ministers are from the six countries, he also doesn't care where these people's methods and wisdom come from.

As long as it is useful to the state of Qin and loyal to him, King Qin, then it should be used and reused!

Qin Wangzheng's excitement because of the method of fertilization gradually calmed down.

He recalled what happened today, with a weird smile on his face.

"What a naughty man, even the widow was teased by you."

...

When Zhao Tuo walked outside the hall, he was refreshed.

He had thought that he would encounter an angry reprimand from an old father today, but he did not expect it to be a good opportunity for him to speak to Qin Wangzheng about the method of fertilization.

The fertilization method is definitely useful after extensive experiments. Although the effect is slow, as long as the harvest is next year's autumn, it will be a steady and great contribution.

"Such a great achievement, no matter what, you can go up a level."

Zhao Tuo was not in a hurry, the method of fertilization can greatly enhance the power of the country, and with Qin Wangzheng's temperament, he will definitely be promoted to a higher rank.

This kind of steady upgrade opportunity should naturally be reserved for higher levels to enjoy in order to maximize the benefits.

"It's just that the king didn't mention the princess, and he also knew the method of fertilizing in advance."

Zhao Tuo was thoughtful. Because he had no chance to speak about Qin Wangzheng before, he mentioned this matter a little bit when he told Ying Yinman a story, and hoped that the princess could help him find a chance.

But Ying Yinman never responded, as if he was not interested in this kind of thing. After a long time, Zhao Tuo gave up.

Unexpectedly, it wasn't that the other party didn't listen, but that they wanted to save this matter for an appropriate time.

Zhao Tuo felt something in his heart, and looked back to the corner of the palace.

A girl in a lavender skirt was standing under the eaves. Seeing Zhao Tuo's eyes, she gave a playful smile.

Zhao Tuo also responded with a smile.

She is very smart.

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