"Fifty stones?"

Qin Shi Huang and Wang Jian looked at each other.

Then he burst out laughing at the same time.

It's fun to laugh!

Especially Qin Shi Huang, holding his stomach with a smile.

Obviously, it's off!

"Xiu'er, you're so funny."

"yes, I really think I'm an eight-year-old child."

"In the past, Zheng Guo built river canals, filled with silt water, and irrigated more than 40,000 hectares of brine land, and the highest yield was only five stones per mu. Even so, it has made Guanzhong fertile for thousands of miles without a fierce year. Thou shalt dare to speak of fifty stones? ”

"That's it!" Wang Jian immediately echoed and sneered: "If there are fifty stones, I will eat this sword on the spot!" ”

"Okay, okay, I owe it first!"

Cao Xiu was also full of helplessness.

Who would believe this unless they saw it with their own eyes?

Now it is not comparable to the future generations, and growing food is all dependent on manpower. Although it is no longer slash-and-burn farming, it is still far from large-scale mechanized cultivation in later generations. Like later generations, there were chemical fertilizers, herbicides, and insecticides, what did the Qin Dynasty have?

The main grain grown in Surabaya Pavilion is millet, that is, millet, and the average yield per mu is about three stones. You must know that this is already a case of Cao Xiu's help, and it is normal to be just two stones.

The yield per mu is small, so you have to have a variety of land. The Qin State is known for having few lands and many people, and a family can get thirty acres of land. For example, Liu Ji's middle brother Liu Xi, he planted 30 acres of land, and he went out early and returned late every day to take care of the crops.

Then Cao Xiu opened his mouth and said that the yield per mu was fifty stones.

Qin Shi Huang Wang Jian wants to believe it, then he will really become a fool!

One stone in the Qin Kingdom weighed one hundred and twenty catties, which was equivalent to 30 kilograms in later generations. Fifty stones is equivalent to a yield of 1,500 kilograms per mu, which is a normal level for a high-yield crop like potatoes, but it is simply impossible for the Qin people!

After planting potatoes for three years, this number is roughly estimated by Cao Xiu.

As for higher?

Without specialized chemical fertilizers, it will definitely overdraw the soil and need to be planted in rotation to recover. At the same time, it takes a lot of time to weed and pest control, so it may be higher.

……

"Are you serious?"

Qin Shi Huang looked at Cao Xiu with a strange face.

Then, he turned his head to look at the potato seedlings. If it can really produce fifty stones per mu, it is enough to bless tens of millions of Qianshou of the Qin State, and in one fell swoop, he will be crowned a god with this merit. In the future, every year, Sheji does not need to sacrifice to the shrine god, just sacrifice Cao Xiu directly!

The old Qin people are poor and afraid!

In this era of farming, food is the sky!

As long as there is enough food, it is easy to say anything.

"Hehe, it's about the same in two months."

Cao Xiu didn't bother to say much, just smiled. As the saying goes, seeing is believing and hearing is false, and it is normal for them not to believe. If anyone ran to him and said that there was grain growing in the field that yielded 100 stones per acre, he would not believe it.

"Well, let's not talk about the origin of this potato. If this potato can really yield fifty stones per mu, so auspicious, why don't you hand it over to the Qin State? ”

"With this merit, not to mention worshipping the prime minister, it is more than enough for several generations to have no worries about food and clothing. Even if the three princes and nine ministers saw each other, they were treated politely. ”

Wang Jian chimed in.

A few years ago, the emperor destroyed the six kingdoms and conquered the auspicious events of the world to prove that the Qin State acted on behalf of Zhou Nai. Wenxian County Commander Xu Wangshang said that he gave birth to a God-given strange girl, and when she was born, she held the gossip of King Wen in her hand, and she could speak in a hundred days. The first emperor was very happy, and gave him a hundred gold and Yi to make Xu Wang take care of his life.

But this is all virtual, and I can't grasp it. Potatoes are different, they are real. If you can really produce fifty per mu, then Cao Xiu is a great sage!

Cao Xiu, as a Qin official, why didn't he offer it?

"Yes, you can think of it."

Cao Xiu smiled and nodded.

They are really smart.

"And ......," Qin Shi Huang held his sword, his eyes becoming more and more fierce, "You adopt the orphans of the homeless people and make them practice martial arts." As a Qin official, he didn't want to make progress, but he was able to add an official to the knighthood, but he repeatedly refused. ”

Qin Shi Huang paused, then took a deep breath.

"There is only one truth!"

"You want to rebel !!"

"You fart!"

What rebellion?

Lao Tzu is obviously an uprising!

Cao Xiu looked at Ah Zheng with interest, he didn't intend to reveal the truth. As long as he doesn't admit it, can these two little boys still eat him?

It's just that Ah Zheng can actually guess it?

Qin Shi Huang frowned slightly, and the killing intent gradually dissipated. He hoped in his heart that Cao Xiu was not a thief, but a Qin official who could serve the country. Even if there are some minor problems, he doesn't care.

It's like Li Si is greedy for power, so he doesn't hesitate to come from Chu to Qin, and he still reuses it to give him power. Cao Xiu is very greedy for money, and this kind of thing is the easiest to control. As long as you don't go overboard, it doesn't matter if you give some money benefits.

He wouldn't just leave it at that.

Fighting for power and profit, he can turn a blind eye. But if he rebels, this touches his bottom line. No matter how talented Cao Xiu is, he will never tolerate it.

Wang Jian secretly glanced at Qin Shi Huang.

Don't talk about that!

He could also see that Cao Xiu had a problem, but now they were under the fence. The key is that now it has become like this, even if Cao Xiu is really a thief, what can they do?

Running to sue the official?

I'm afraid it's not a false accusation and arrest them.

So, they must endure now!

Qin Shi Huang casually held a sword flower in his hand and continued: "Xiu'er, since you say so, it will be easy to do. Offering this potato will definitely become the auspicious rui of the Qin country! ”

"What the hell is going on with you?"

"The stakes are very high, and it is enough to benefit tens of millions of leaders. In the past, there was a great hunger in the world, and thousands of miles of hunger and Yizi were eaten, and some people were so hungry that they didn't even have to eat the bark. Can you bear to watch those heads suffer from hunger? ”

"What the hell is going on with me?"

“……”

“……”

Qin Shi Huang held the sword in his hand, and the addiction suddenly came up.

How dare you do this?!

He and Wang Jian knew that they were reasonable, and they were moved by affection.

The result is good, Cao Xiu is export dirty!

When he returns to Xianyang to take power, he will split Cao Xiu a hundred times!

"Besides, are you thinking too much?" Cao Xiu spread his hands and said indifferently: "Even if I really offer this potato, I think no one will starve to death?" If there is a drought year after year, let alone planting potatoes, you will starve to death if you grow gold. ”

"You don't have to kidnap me morally, I'm notoriously immoral. It is not me who can really decide the life and death of Qianshou, but ......"

Cao Xiu said and pointed to the sky.

"You mean the sky?" Qin Shi Huang suddenly realized, "What you said also makes sense. As long as the wind and rain are good every year, even if you grow millet and wheat, it is enough to wrap your stomach, and you will not starve to death. Not bad, insightful! ”

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Cao Xiu raised his eyebrows helplessly, and said unhappily: "I'm talking about the emperor." Natural disasters cannot be avoided, but man-made disasters can be avoided as much as possible. ”

"Bold!"

"Presumptuous!" Qin Shi Huang suddenly glared angrily, "You dare to criticize...... Emperor? Do you know how hard the emperor is? ”

"You're not sick, are you?"

Cao Xiu looked at them strangely.

"You are just orphans and exiles, and you don't feel that you are suffering, but you feel that the emperor who sits on thousands of miles of rivers and mountains and enjoys the wealth of the world is bitter? I think you're crazy! ”

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[PS: Thank you for the reward of life__geometry~]