Volume 1 The Beginning of the Qin Chapter Chapter 37 Corn
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The courtyard of Ma Fujun Zhao Haoxi is very large, and the square in the front yard alone is like a small football field, which can allow a large number of soldiers to train all kinds of martial arts, and even cavalry to and fro.
Just by looking at this square, you can know how this mansion was at its peak in the past, presumably even thousands of servants in this mansion can accommodate it. After the Changping War, King Zhao ordered people to plunder, and in this house, those who asked for the guilt asked for the guilt, and the others were mostly scattered.
There is no master in the house, everything belongs to King Zhao, and there are no more slaves and subordinates inside, and at this time, the entire courtyard of more than 500 slaves is empty.
At this time, Wang Li invited King Zhao to serve breakfast, and led him to the backyard, where the front yard was the square of cāo practice, and the back yard was a large area of land surrounded by the courtyard wall, as well as a pond with wells and ponds, and a small bamboo forest.
The ancients said that they would rather eat no fish, not live without bamboo, and have bamboo to make bamboo slips, but the bamboo forest is indispensable for any aristocratic house.
Wang didn't have time to take a closer look late last night, but now he found in the backyard near the inner courtyard, where there was a pool surrounded by the courtyard wall.
The pool itself is nearly two meters below the surrounding ground, with a well water overflowing inflow, and there is a drainage channel at the edge, which is discharged in a certain direction.
The whole pool is rectangular, about ten meters long, about five meters wide, four steps are built in the middle, the surrounding is full of stones, the depth of the pool is divided into two pieces, the shallow water area is about less than the chest, the deep water is two meters, the clear water bottom is full of large pebbles.
This kind of pool, Wang Li can see the function at a glance, it turned out to be a bath, and the bath, just look at this bath, Wang Li thought about this hot summer, how refreshing it is to soak the whole body, and if there are many beautiful women to accompany it, how chic and freehand, this is a good enjoyment.
It turns out that the technology at this time may be far inferior to later generations, but for the aristocratic ministers, the enjoyment in some places may not lose the modern era.
At this time, he thought that he had asked Wu Tingfang to come over to visit this afternoon, and said in his heart, this is a good place to visit, which can not only eliminate this hot summer heat in the water, but also observe Wu Tingfang's infinitely beautiful and delicate body.
Thinking of this, Wang Xingzhong was also fluctuating.
Walking all the way through the inner courtyard and arriving at the backyard, at this time Wang Li had already ordered dozens of slaves to clear out a neat open space as soon as possible.
Their farm tools are actually good, all wooden, the key areas are made of bronze, it is no longer ordinary people can afford it, the silkworm lady said, fifty copper coins, enough for them to live for a year, but so many agricultural tools on the key position of bronze, there are more than fifty copper coins, how can ordinary people afford it?
At this time, Wang Li thought about the year before last, he went to the Yunmeng Dongting area to work as a construction worker and manage the construction site, and the local rural residents planted a large amount of cotton.
The farm tools in their hands have a hand-pulled plow, the plowshare is extremely sharp, and a person can plow a line as if walking, and an acre of land can be easily opened without plowing oxen.
Other kinds of large shovels and small shovels are also extremely labor-saving, light and durable, if they are used by these farmers here, I am afraid that they will not be treated as artifacts? A country's metal smelting and manufacturing technology is really related to the lifeblood of a country, not only in the blade, but also in agriculture.
At this time, Wang Li really saw the inefficiency of agriculture in this era, such a laborious farming, a year harvest is very little, compared with modern agriculture, the gap is so big, only let him hear in modern times that the yield per mu is 1,000 catties, the yield per mu is thousands of catties, and the people who harvest a few times a year really experience.
In this way, Wang Li also has a deeper understanding of the effect of corn in this era.
Wang Li went back to his room, took a bag of high-quality corn seeds from his backpack that he had recently returned to Earth, and waited with King Zhao for the land to be vacated.
A handful of golden corn seeds with white roots were grasped by King Zhao in his hands, and he carefully examined the seeds one by one, as if inspecting the most moving beauty in the world, for the country of this era, what is more important than this treasure related to the lifeline of agriculture?
"The whole body is golden, the roots are white, and it is flawless, this kind of seed has the image of gold and white jade, no wonder it is so extraordinary." King Zhao muttered in his mouth, his eyes were intoxicated: "Sir, but I don't know what the name of this god species is?" ”
"My lord, this god seed is called corn." Wang Li also grabbed a grain of corn and replied with a pinch.
"Corn, if it is really an image, Mr. yesterday rì said, jade is the jīng of the earth, this corn must be the jīng gas that carries the earth, so that it can have such a harvest, a good corn, a good corn."
"Sir, this corn is golden all over, but I don't know if it has gold xìng, it can have a slight immortal effect, can long-term consumption help the body?"
Wang Li couldn't have imagined that yesterday he was influenced by his thoughts, and Zhao Wang learned to use it today, and put it on the explanation of corn, but what Zhao Wang said was right, eating corn does have benefits for the body in some aspects.
"What the king said is not bad, this corn can be said to be full of treasures, first of all, the corn seeds in the king's hands are the fruits of corn."
"The simplest way to make corn fruits, they can be eaten when cooked, and they can be used with other grains, not to mention, and the taste is also extremely sweet and delicious. Eating corn has various functions for the body. ”
"First, edible corn does have an anti-aging effect as the king said, but it must be eaten for a long time to be reflected, but the effect is not visible."
King Zhao nodded again and again, looking at the corn quite excitedly, he was afraid that he wanted to wait until the corn came out, and directly took corn as the staple food. "It's true, how much gold can a grain of corn hold, the fruit needs a long time. One is that you can live a long life, and what is the other besides longevity? ”
"Second, taking corn can clean up the impurities and filth in the human blood, and can be diuretic, good for the stomach, and eliminate the toxins that the human body itself has accumulated for a long time that are harmful to health.
"Removing the filth in the blood, it can also diuretic, intestinal detoxification, beauty, winemaking, corn has so many effects, it is really a divine thing." Listening to Wang Li's words, King Zhao couldn't help but sigh.
"After the corn comes out, the widow must use corn as the staple food."
"This is the preciousness of the fruit of corn, but I don't know how precious is the rest of corn?"
Wang Li pointed to the distance and said, "My lord, when this corn is grown, the branches of the corn can be used to make paper, the ears of corn can be used as fuel for fires, and the stems and leaves can be used as fodder for livestock." ”
"It's a god, it's a god." King Zhao sighed again and again when he listened, and his eyes were full of fascination.
Between talking with King Zhao, the slaves cleaned up the ground according to Wang Li's instructions, and dug a seed pit, Wang Li then sowed seeds with King Zhao and participated in farming.
He was weak and weak, but he insisted on sowing all the seeds with Wang Li, so he gave up.
At this time, although he was excited, his body was already extremely tired, and after that, he rested with Wang Li for a while, and discussed with Wang Li the details of the treasure appreciation conference.
He invited him to preside over the throne because he used his power to publicize it and invite nobles and wealthy merchants.
At this time, I heard Wang Li say that all those who participated in the treasure appraisal conference and came to collect treasures were required to pay a large entrance fee to his master, to show that he had enough money to bid for treasures, so that he could enter, and Wang Li's treasure sales proceeds, and King Zhao could also take eleven.
In this way, he can gain a lot from this entrance fee alone, although he is rich in a country, but the wealth and land of the entire country's nobles and wealthy merchants account for more than half, and the country's financial resources also pay for state affairs, and the property he can access is taken from the royal village and the royal family's land.
This is the first time to make money in person, and King Zhao was very interested when he heard the novelty. And what made him even happier was that Wang Li's treasure was not going to be taken out at one time, but it was going to be divided into three times.
For the first time, I just took some ordinary treasures out, and after three rì, I invited the nobles and wealthy merchants of Handan, and at this time, I thought that the entrance fee would have gained a lot.
The second time, when this grand event was publicized, so that the nobles and wealthy businessmen of the surrounding friendly countries could know about it, by that time, there would be more participants. As for the third time, I am afraid that the world's wealthy businessmen will send people to compete for treasures, and at that time, I am afraid that the entrance fee will be soft, and as for the eleventh commission, it may be smaller than it in the back.
At this time, Wang Li proposed that the king could take advantage of this treasure appraisal conference to make a reputation, and then he could also use the authority and guarantee of the king to open a special auction place, and explained with him how to bid for the auction place, how to collect fees, and many other operations, only to hear King Zhao's auction amazing.
He, the king of Zhao, as the king of a country, has great authority in a country and dominates a country, but in matters of money, it is not feasible to take it by tricks, let alone directly deprive his courtiers of their financial property, and the state property must not be embezzled.
In the era of aristocratic prosperity, it has always been the aristocracy and the king who sit in the world together, and the king is in charge of the world through the entire aristocracy.
And if the king violates the rules and crosses the line, he is wise and powerful, and everything he does is to seek the country, but as long as it arouses the anger of the aristocracy, it will also become "mediocre", and he will be ousted from power at least and let other heirs ascend the throne, and if it is serious, there is a danger of breaking the country.
At this time, Wang Li's intention to auction was undoubtedly to let him have an extra source of wealth out of thin air, and it may even be endless, such a good thing, King Zhao was happy.
He had to rest for a while and then left, but when he heard about this good thing, he couldn't help but sit down and listen to all things clearly with Wang Li, and this time, it was almost noon, and King Zhao left with the support of all the guards.
Only Zhao Ding was left, but nearly half of the imperial guards were stationed in the mansion, and the relevant defense areas outside the mansion were all under the jurisdiction of the soldiers.
Wang Li's mansion was originally large enough, and the guards of less than six hundred were stationed there, but it was not crowded, but it seemed to be more vibrant, but inside and outside the manor, it was like an iron bucket, solemn and solemn like a court.