"You are wrong in this sentence, Zhuang Lao produced eight stones of grain per acre of land last year, and I heard that the grain grown by Zhuang Lao is as white as jade and as big as gravel, and it sells well in Xianyang City, it seems to sell for one hundred taels and one bucket!"

"Zhuang Lao's hand is really a miracle hand!"

"Yes, Zhuang Lao's skills are really beyond people's reach!"

All the farming masters discussed a lot, and they all thought that it was impossible for crops to grow for many seasons, as for whether they could grow several times the grain, these farming masters discussed Zhuang Lao, and their eyes were also full of envy, jealousy and hatred.

It is no secret that Zhuang Lao has one acre of land and eight stones of grain growing in two years, so most people know it very well.

As the first Zhang Feizi heard the discussion of these farming masters, he couldn't help but be surprised, eight stones of grain per acre of land? This is four times the yield of ordinary fertile land, this old man is so godly? Thinking of this, Zhang Feizi looked closely at Zhuang Lao, who was sitting at the end.

As the prime minister of Zuo, he has a lot of opportunities, he doesn't know the specific situation of folk farming, and he doesn't know any farming masters, and he only sends people to invite him when his subordinates tell the names of famous farming masters, so he only knows in advance that these farming masters are very famous, and he doesn't know what skills they can have, for example, he doesn't know that Zhuang Lao can make eight stones of grain out of one acre of land.

Originally, he was not optimistic about this matter, and he immediately sprung up hope, if he did this well, first of all, His Majesty Longyan Dayue, and secondly, the Great Qin Dynasty was no longer afraid of the food crisis, and it was also possible to take off his 'left' word, leaving only the word 'prime minister'.

And Zhuang Lao, who was sitting at the end, heard the discussion of these farming masters, and his heart couldn't help but become worried, and a sad look appeared on his face, and he secretly thought in his heart, what should he do if Prime Minister Zuo forced himself to tell the truth?

If the court really wants to force itself, then let the secret rot in the soil!

Zhuang Lao made up his mind to pay attention, and would rather die than tell the truth!

After making up his mind, Zhuang Lao's expression became firm, but what he didn't know was that his apprehension and sorrow just now were all seen by Zhang Feizi, Zhuang Lao was a small people after all, and Zhang Feizi had been in the officialdom all his life, and his eyesight was not comparable to ordinary people.

But although Zhang Feizi noticed Zhuang Lao's abnormality, he didn't expose it, but pretended not to know anything and asked, "Zhuang Lao can really make one acre of land grow eight stones of grain?" ”

When the words fell, Zhuang Lao immediately got up from his seat, bent down expressionlessly and saluted back: "The grass people can indeed make eight stones of grain grow on one acre of land, but they need to be carefully cared for for a long time, and if they slack off a little, they will not succeed!" ”

"This kind of work is not only careful, but also very complicated, only the grass people know how to operate, and it is difficult to teach others, because the grass people are too old to cultivate excess fertile land, so they can only plant one acre of land!"

Hearing this, Zhang Feizi remained silent, but he couldn't help laughing in his heart, because he only asked Zhuang Lao about the truth of this matter, but he didn't ask if he could teach others, nor did he ask if he could grow a few acres of land, but Zhuang Lao himself couldn't help but say it impatiently.

This is enough to show that Zhuang Lao has a secret in his heart, and he is unwilling to share it, and wants to use this sentence to block the next question.

"That's a shame!" Zhang Feizi shook his head regretfully and sighed!

Zhuang Lao cautiously glanced up at Zhang Feizi, and saw that Zhang Feizi didn't notice him, so he sat back in his seat with confidence.

"Prime Minister Zuo, it is absolutely impossible for the crops you said to grow in multiple seasons, as for whether you can make an acre of land grow a little more grain, this is indeed possible, but the grass people can only let a few buckets of grain grow in an acre of land, and it takes a long time to take care of it, if this method is promoted on a large scale, it is not worth it at all, so the grass people are powerless on this matter!" An old man in his sixtieth birthday stood up from his seat and said with regret on his face.

"yes, yes!"

"It's a pity that Zhuang Lao's method can't be promoted, otherwise even if a lot of manpower is used, it will be worth it!"

The rest of the farming masters nodded in agreement, and some regretted that Zhuang Lao's method could not be promoted.

Zhang Feizi pressed his hand to the old man who stood up, motioned for him to sit down, and the latter saw this and sat down obediently, and then Zhang Feizi said to everyone earnestly: "Now the price of grain on the market is sixty yuan a stone, which is already very low, but Your Majesty is not satisfied!" ”

"Just today, in the early dynasty, His Majesty also specifically mentioned this matter and told us that the goal of the Great Qin Dynasty is to suppress the price of grain at ten cents a stone, so that the people of Great Qin will become a real people without worrying about food and clothing.

"But forcibly suppressing grain prices will only backfire and will make many people unwilling to farm, so we can only find a way to make crops grow for several seasons, or grow several times more grain per acre, so that the interests of the people will not be lost, and grain prices can be lowered, which is the best of both worlds!"

"It's a pity, there are no such crops in the world, I can only regret it, okay, that's all for the words of the prime minister, if you are fine, you can go home!"

"Your Majesty loves the people like a son, but it's a pity that we and other grass people can't share your Majesty's worries, it's a pity!"

"Hate, hate yourself for being incompetent, if you can share your worries for Your Majesty, you will be fortunate in three lives, and you will die without regrets!"

"Our old guys are useless, I finally have the opportunity to help His Majesty share his worries, but he can't share his worries, alas~"

Many old people sighed one after another, all regretting this, but Zhuang Lao was expressionless and indifferent, Zhuang Lao had been stared at by Zhang Feizi, seeing that Zhuang Lao was indifferent, Zhang Feizi knew that what he had just said had become nonsense.

He also wanted to move Zhuang Lao and let Zhuang Lao tell the truth.

Looks like we'll have to do something else.

After a period of time, everyone left the court one after another, Zhuang Lao was the first to go, walking very fast, with a weak heart, Zhang Feizi saw Zhuang Lao's empty heart when he left, and he was even more sure that what Zhuang Lao said just now was a lie, and there was definitely a big secret.

After everyone left for a while, Zhang Feizi shouted softly outside the hall: "Someone! ”

As the words fell, an officer and soldier quickly walked into the hall, bent down respectfully and said, "Here!" ”

"Go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, invite Lord Du Yu Shi Chang to come to Prime Minister Zuo's Mansion, and tell him that the Prime Minister has something important to talk about!" Zhang Feizi looked at the officers and soldiers with a solemn expression and said.

"Yes!" The officers and men responded with a sonorous and powerful compilation, and then turned to leave.

PS: "Order it all!" ”

(End of chapter)