"Qi country! Hehe! Li Yuan is really thick-skinned! The acting king is here, and he dares to be the emperor. Zou Yu said with a sneer.

"The matter has become a foregone conclusion, so why should the prime minister embarrass the minister." Tang Jian bowed again.

"Forget it, you're right, there is no need for this king to tell you this, one day, he will naturally find Li Yuan to theorize!" Zou Yu waved his hand indifferently.

"Say, what did Li Yuan ask you to do? The king didn't believe that he was really willing to befriend the king. Zou Yu continued to ask.

"Tang Wang Yingming, although you and I are hostile, there is no need to fight to the death, after all, no one wants to let others take advantage, right? Therefore, His Majesty asked the foreign ministers to come because he wanted to trade with Jinyang! Grow together. Tang Jian complimented.

"Trade is possible! It's just that your things can't be sold in Jinyang, don't say that this king is deliberately embarrassed, you must know that many things in Jinyang are very good and very cheap. Zou Yu smiled confidently.

"Although Jinyang is good, after all, it is the north, and silk and tea are also what you lack." Tang Jian said unmoved.

"Not bad! I love business, and I welcome anyone to come and do business, as long as I obey the law, and this king guarantees the safety of everyone. Zou Yu said with a smile.

"Li Yuan asked you to come, there should be something else, right? If it's just business, you can come to any one, and you won't be allowed to be the first diplomatic envoy of Qi State. If you have something, just say it, this king doesn't like nothing, and he doesn't have so much time to talk nonsense! Zou Yu asked curiously.

"There is indeed something, my emperor wants to trade war horses with the prime minister! How to make a trading waterwheel! There are also plowshares, weapons, and beds in Jinyang, as long as the prime minister is concerned, my emperor is willing to buy them. Tang Jian touched his nose and said.

"Hehe, you've made it very clear! Waterwheels, plowshares can be sold to you, both in terms of how they are made, in terms of finished products, and as for weapons. Don't think about the bed and the war horse, this king doesn't want to support the enemy yet! Zou Yu thought for a moment and said with a smile.

For waterwheels, plowshares, although it is of great help to agriculture, but this must be matched, in order to maximize the effect, the plowshares also rely on the iron head in front, Li Yuan does not know how to pour molds, want to make one, it takes a lot of effort, let them make it, but it will drag down the military.

As for the waterwheel, it can be made of all wood, but to be large and good, it still has to be made of steel as a shaft, and even now, the pulley can only be made by hand, and it is very troublesome to make. It is conceivable that Li Yuan can take it, how much can he make?

There are waterwheels, and canals have to be repaired, so that they can be irrigated on a large scale, so that it is a big project, so that Li Yuan can develop people's livelihood, it is better than him staring at the surroundings, now in the Central Plains, Zou Yu's most taboo is Li Yuan's Qi State, and not letting him sit big is the best effect.

As for weapons, just sell some knives and guns, anyway, with gunpowder, the effect of cold weapons is reduced, as long as the most important armor is not sold. Of course, the price will not be cheap.

Tang Jian didn't expect Zou Yu to be so easy to talk to, originally he proposed this, but he just said casually, the original plan was just to steal school, and by the way, find a way to take Li Xiuning back.

"The foreign minister will tell the prime minister what he meant." Tang Jian was only slightly stunned, and then said.

Zou Yu agreed, this means that the matter has been decided, as for the price, he knows that this must be talked about by another person, if Zou Yu says it now, it will be a little lost.

With a doubt, Tang Jian left the newly built office building area, and along the way, he was shocked enough, but this office building area still deeply shocked him, the main building is a three-story building, all brick structure, except for the furniture, there is no wood to see, whether it is the ground, or the wall, white wall tiles, floor tiles, light can be seen. The huge glass windows are not only transparent, but also have good lighting effects, even if it is cloudy, the room is not dark at all.

Not only shocked, Tang Jian was also puzzled, he couldn't understand what the middle floor was built of, not wood, he was very sure, because there was no sense of looseness of wood. is not only confused, but also sighed, lamenting the development of Jinyang, which is completely beyond imagination.

"Is Jinyang completely different from what I remember!" Li Xiuning asked Tang Jian, who was not willing to give up.

"Alas! After only two years of leaving, Jinyang has completely changed, which really makes people don't know what to say! Tang Jian sighed.

"This kind of ground is made of something called cement, and it can be used to build roads, houses, canals, and all buildings!" Li Xiuning introduced Tang Jian.

"These porcelain, used to stick to the wall and the ground, are really too luxurious!" Looking at his figure on the wall, Tang Jian felt that his cheeks hurt a little.

"The left and right are just made of clay, and besides, this is not everywhere, and at present, only the homes of officials and generals, as well as the office area, are pasted with wall tiles in Jinyang." Li Xiuning said.

"The princess has been open for more than a month, but there is a harvest?" Tang Jian asked.

"I didn't gain much, many things, I just knew a little bit, and I wanted to investigate deeply, but I couldn't find a way at all.

Just like this coal, you can know how to get it out at a glance, but the coal in Jinyang doesn't have such a pungent smell when burned. Li Xiuning sighed.

"That's true, these should be the focus of their secrecy, and it's not easy to know." Tang Jian nodded.

"Although I don't have any acquaintances, but with the help of Yuanba's name, I have also found out a lot of news." Li Xiuning said.

"The princess is in danger, and she admires her." Tang Jian complimented.

"It's not about risking yourself, except for some obvious forbidden areas, in fact, Jinyang is not defensive against the people!" Li Xiuning waved his hand.

"How so?" Tang Jian felt a little difficult to accept in his heart, he really couldn't imagine that the news he wanted to get with all his effort could be obtained so easily.

"Maybe this is the confidence of the strong!" Li Xiuning sighed.

"Hehe, maybe you're right, princess, but in the minister's opinion, they are tight on the outside and loose on the inside, plus their special collective relocation system, it is difficult for strangers to get in, so if they have ulterior motives, it is easy to be caught, but it's a pity that there are so many spies!" Tang Jian shook his head and said.

Of course, Tang Jian didn't know that most of the spies he caught were not dead, and they were mining at the bottom of the coal mine.

"I also got a piece of news that the people of Jinyang have had a bumper harvest and grain production has increased greatly! One acre of paddy field, the yield reaches more than four stones! The inferior fields are close to four stones! Li Xiuning said solemnly.

"What!" Tang Jian stood up in surprise and looked at Li Xiuning, wanting to see if she was joking, Tang Jian was not a person who did not know about farming, in his impression, it was normal for rice to yield three stones per mu, and this had to be good land, and it would be good if there were two stones in an ordinary field.

This is the difference brought about by the cultivation method, in the past, people planted rice, but just sowing the seeds, and then waiting for it to germinate and grow, the main management is to keep the amount of water in the field from drying up.

Intensive cultivation is different, maybe I don't know how to get other grains, but rice, Zou Yu is really clear, the field is leveled, rice seedlings are raised, and transplanted! fertilization, weed pulling; After the rice has been planted for a period of time, the fry brought back from the river and fish pond will be put into the field, and when the rice grows taller, the ducks can be put down in the field.

In the past, the people, where dare to put the ducks down the field, for fear that the ducks will eat the rice, in fact, after the rice grows, the ducks go down to the field, they eat the insects inside, eat the low aquatic plants, small fish, plus go home every day to feed the ducks, they will not destroy the rice fields, will only play along the waterways of the rice fields, looking for food, relatively large, at least dozens of acres of rice fields, the one or two thousand ducks down, not much.

The manure of fish and ducks will enrich the fields and increase the nutrients of rice.

At first, the people were very opposed to the ducks going to the field, thinking that this was a waste of crops, but fortunately, they forced it to be implemented, and after a period of time, there was no loss, and the people were relieved.

In the past, grain production was low, one was the problem of planting methods, and the other was the problem of seeds, and the fertility was insufficient. Of course, without pesticides, insect infestation is also a huge problem, and there is a large flock of ducks that wander around the fields twice a day, and there is no trace of insect infestation.

The last problem is that after the result, when it is about to ripen, it will attract a lot of birds, and at this time it is mainly driven away by people, and the ducks cannot go to the field at this time, scarecrow! Strips of cloth stuck in the branches of trees in the field, flying in the field, people! Dogs patrolled, ensuring a good grain harvest.

This is the benefit of the collective, like in ordinary places, even if you let the ducks go to the field, other people's insects will still fly into your field.

"It's true, I've seen it with my own eyes!" Li Xiuning said with certainty.

Some time ago, because her freedom was not restricted, so the autumn harvest outside the city, she also went to see, the neat rice field, compared to other places, like Lai Li's head, much more pleasing to the eye, this is like an art student written words, a primary school student written words, at a glance, you know that the yield is higher.

"Has the princess ever asked how they planted the land?" Tang Jian asked with a fire in his heart. This set of methods, as long as you learn it, let alone increase production by 30%, it is 10%, and it is also a gratifying thing.

"The investigation must have been discovered, but it is a little unbelievable, and the operation is very difficult!" Li Xiuning said it to Tang Jian.

"Hmmm! It's really fine, and it takes a lot of work! It is no wonder that they want to concentrate on labor, which clearly means arranging work according to the strength of the labor force, and making rational use of men, women, and children. After thinking about the process carefully, Tang Jian touched his beard and nodded in admiration.

"That's why I said it doesn't quite suit us!" Li Xiuning said helplessly.

"The princess is not good at what she said, although it is not suitable for us, but we can learn a little bit of it, and summarize a set that is more suitable for us, and my own is the most suitable." Tang Jian's eyes flashed.

"Tang Gong is reasonable, it's Xiu Ning who wants to go wrong!" Li Xiuning suddenly realized.

"Seed selection, fertilization, weeding, these can be used anywhere, and not only rice, wheat can also use these methods, this trip is worth it." Tang Jian sighed.

"The manure of chickens, ducks, cows and sheep is used for fertilization, this is the cycle of heaven! Tang Gong has noticed that outside Jinyang City, there are several mountains, all of which are fruit trees! Li Xiuning asked.

"There is no way to notice the carload of pears in that car!" Tang Jian smiled bitterly.

"That's just a little more than a year old, and most of the fruit is transplanted, and I heard that the taste is not good, and it has to be grafted, and in another two years, there will be endless fruits." Li Xiuning said the news he had inquired.

"Grafting? What's going on? Can they take a fruit tree that tastes bad and taste good? Tang Jian asked in surprise.

"The specific people don't know, it is said that Liaodong has long made fruit trees that change the taste." Li Xiuning shook his head and said.

"I don't know, forget it, anyway, the fruit is not important, Jinyang is overwhelmed with new things, report this matter, if necessary, it's not too late to find a way." Tang Jian rubbed his forehead and smiled bitterly. He didn't expect that what was already a difficult task would suddenly become easy, and now it would be troublesome again.

"Tang Gong tastes this fish, what a difference!" Li Xiuning smiled sympathetically, and then pointed to the two dishes on the table and said.

Tang Jian took a look, and it was obvious that one was fresh fish and the other was salted fish, but he knew that Li Xiuning definitely didn't let him see this, so he didn't speak, picked up the chopsticks, and tasted them separately.

"This one is a fish in the river, and the other is a fish in the sea, but the fish in this river are not very delicate, and the fish in this sea are not transported alive, I don't know if I am right?" Putting down the chopsticks, Tang Jian said to Li Xiuning with certainty.

"Tang Gong is amazing, that's not wrong at all!" Li Xiuning slapped his palm lightly and exclaimed.

"The princess has won the award, and the minister usually likes to eat fish tart, so this question is naturally familiar." Tang Jian said with a smile.

"The fish in this river are not delicate enough, this is because this is fed by fish ponds, outside Jinyang City, every village has two or three fish ponds, as for the salted fish in this sea, now every household in Jinyang has it, this is the subsidy given by the imperial court to the people, or it is something that replaces wages.

Some of the better things, such as this abalone and sea cucumber, can only be eaten by officials, and it is said that this is a great tonic! Li Xiuning introduced.

"Fish pond! This is good, and in times of drought, you can use stored water to hydrolyze your urgent needs, but where do these fry come from? There are three fish ponds in each village, how can so many fish be produced without a few years of effort? And how much does it take to be able to use this sea fish as wages? They can't cut off the seawater, so it's only fishing! Is it really that easy to catch fish in the sea? That shouldn't be possible, right? Otherwise, the fishermen in the past would not have had such a hard time! Tang Jian thought stunned, and then kept rubbing his forehead, and said to himself with some madness.