King Qin's convoy quickly came to the Qin army base in the north. The Celestial Army soldiers are doing their best to maintain their flying grounds. Because, the heavy rain washed the potholes of their leveled runway.

The runway was not paved with asphalt on a large scale as in later generations, because the Celestial Army was underfunded. All of their money was spent on the design and construction of the new airship. Especially the latest hydrogen airship. Hydrogen is derived from the reaction of dilute sulfuric acid to iron. Although the reaction was slow, an explosive gas was accidentally collected. While exploring this gas, chemists found that it was very light. According to the chemistry manual, this is hydrogen. As a result, the space army, which has invested the most in scientific research, has priority to obtain the right to use hydrogen. Secondly, they transferred the technology to a glass factory, because there was a contract between the two, and the glass factory was to give priority to the supply of Tianjun glass tubes for the manufacture of barometers. Also called altimeter. As a result, the glass factory separated a department for the research of the Celestial Army.

As soon as King Qin got out of the car, he went to check the barometer, which could predict weather changes.

Captain Ma Zhendong excitedly gave a series of introductions to King Qin. King Qin also had a keen interest in this barometer, which could predict weather conditions. Like what. He had heard that this thing had not risen a single block to represent that the airship had risen about ten steps, so he had to check it out for himself. In desperation, the Celestial Army could only drag out an airship to demonstrate to King Qin. It was not the first time that King Qin had taken an airship. But the officers of the Celestial Army were still very nervous.

After a careful inspection, the flight captain, Xu Lei personally piloted the airship and prepared a complete set of safety measures for King Qin. Check the use of the altimeter at liftoff.

King Qin seemed to be very precedent. Shangwen was very busy, because this rainstorm came at a very bad time, and the most affected by this rainstorm was undoubtedly agriculture. The agriculture of the Qin State had just entered the era of the farmer. The farmer also borrowed a large amount of money from the bank. Agriculture is often the hardest hit by severe weather. From the moment he saw the newspaper, Shang Wen could only watch the weather rain. Because, the time of the forecast is too short. Moreover, the torrential rain came, and it was impossible to make any effective measures. Plus poor communication at this time. There was no time to prepare.

Since there is no way to prepare, there is only one remedy. Shang Wen and Meng Yi began to discuss some countermeasures. At the same time, people were sent to the fields to investigate the damage.

The structure of agricultural cultivation in the Qin State has undergone major changes, and wheat has surpassed corn to become the largest crop. This is mainly due to the impact of futures. Wheat has been in a high price band for a long time, which stimulates wheat production. Moreover, the staple food of wheat grinding into flour began to enter thousands of households. This is also the reason why wheat can quickly topple corn within a year.

The wheat of the Qin State is spring wheat. And not winter wheat. Because, in winter, the wheat is spreading, and it is not until the beginning of spring that it is quickly sown. There are also some small situations when sowing. Water. Spring wheat requires a lot of water. Fortunately, because a large amount of land was concentrated in the hands of a few people, coupled with the role of Zheng Guoqu in the Qin State Pass, nothing major happened, but it gave a warning. That is, there must be a sum of money to build some small agricultural water conservancy facilities to completely lay a solid foundation for agricultural production in the Qin State. This is also an inevitable requirement for large-scale agricultural production.

It is not yet known how much damage has been suffered to agriculture, but a sum of money must be set aside to make up for the losses this time. The core of Qin's legal system was to severely punish the tired people. This is much in line with the nature of the large number of people who later encouraged spontaneous participation.

The government cannot directly allocate funds for disaster relief, which will lead to a large number of tired people, and at the same time, it will also cause many people to think that they will get something for nothing. This is not the purpose of relief. Shangwen decided to solve the agricultural problem in a coordinated manner, with government guarantees, and a large number of corresponding measures to follow up.

Specific measures include the government's intervention to provide a second guarantee for the loans made by the farmer, and to allow the bank to appropriately extend the term of the loan. At the same time, the government has provided interest-free loans in the form of an agricultural fund to those farmers who have been severely affected.

The government encourages some companies to participate in agricultural construction in the form of capital contributions and joint shares with farmers, or tax exemptions. Mainly in terms of water conservancy. The other is the establishment of specialized agricultural research institutes. The main thing is to study chemical fertilizers and pesticides. and greenhouse cultivation techniques. For more modern drip irrigation techniques. Shangwen grants funds in the form of government grants.

Let's make a preliminary count. This amount is around 200,000. Money is always not enough to spend, and this is the amount of military spending for a super-large-scale exercise. Shang Wen decided to ask the General Staff and the State Lieutenant's Office to suspend the exercises. Put the troops into a state of rest. Then resolve the issue of the exercise diplomatically. The Qin State can't afford to spend it. The government is short of money.

Just as Shang Wen was discussing countermeasures, King Qin's order came. After Shang Wen received the order, he thought that it was time to ask the King of Qin to further reduce military spending on a large scale. That's the reason for this. internal economic construction.

When Shang Wen came to the base, King Qin happened to happily get off the airship. Before Shang Wen could salute, he was stopped by King Qin.

"Mr. Qin is here. The widow was very happy. This barometer. What a good thing. It can measure both altitude and weather. Good. The widow decided. It is necessary to establish such weather stations as the Celestial Army throughout the country. In order to provide accurate weather information for the Qin State. King Qin said happily.

"Your Majesty, although this barometer is good, it is a little difficult to set up. And it costs a lot of money. Now the proportion of military spending is very large. I'm afraid it's hard to sustain. Shang Wen directly stated his opinion.

"What does this have to do with military spending?" King Qin asked strangely.

"Your Majesty, military spending now accounts for more than six or seven percent of government expenditures, and with this military exercise, the cost has soared, and it is close to eighty percent. The proportion of expenses is simply too large. The minister has already cut it once, but the effect is not very great. Just canceled some orders. As soon as I pressed down a part, it immediately rebounded. Military spending is too great. As a result, many things are difficult to unfold. For example, this weather station. If it weren't for the needs of the Celestial Army, I'm afraid this weather station would have been abolished. Shang Wen said.

"Oh. But isn't this weather station a military spending? King Qin asked.

"Yes, but the military expenditure is mainly used for war, military exercises, and construction, which is too small." Shang Wen said.

"Yes." King Qin frowned and sighed.