"Li Xing, do you think the prince can succeed this time?" Zhao Si asked in a low voice while directing his subordinates to work.

"The prince has always been full of wisdom, since he has said so, there must be his reason." Li Xing replied confidently: "Besides, in order to relieve the victims, no matter how difficult it is, we have to go all out, right?" ”

"That's nature!" Zhao Si nodded and said, "But this pesticide matter, you must not leak the news." Otherwise, if it falls into the hands of traitors and is used by them to do some harmful deeds, it will be difficult to clean up. ”

"Don't worry, I'll give orders to go down, and all those involved in this matter must be kept strictly confidential." Li Xing said in a deep voice: "This is related to the reputation of the prince and the safety of the people, we must be cautious." ”

The two of them quickened the movements of their hands as they talked.

In just a few days, a brand-new alchemy workshop was built in the mansion.

In the spacious and bright hall, dozens of brand-new medicine stoves are placed, and dozens of servants are shuttling back and forth, carrying various medicinal materials.

"That's it!" Zhao Si clapped his hands, looked around with satisfaction, and said, "Next, just wait for the prince to improve the prescription, and we can start large-scale refining." ”

"Hmm." Li Xing nodded, but his eyes were a little distracted: "I'm thinking, this time we used pesticides to deal with the locust plague, although it was a last resort, but it is hard to guarantee that in the future, will someone repeat the old tricks and use poison to harm people?" ”

When Zhao Si heard this, he couldn't help frowning.

He pondered for a moment and said slowly: "This hidden danger is unavoidable. But I believe that with the wisdom of the prince, he will definitely be able to come up with a solution. ”

"I hope so." Li Xing sighed and said: "What we can do is to do our best to help the prince and save the people, and the rest can only be resigned to fate." ”

The two of them glanced at each other, and there was a trace of worry in their eyes, but more importantly, it was their trust and determination in Chu Ze.

They know that in this game against natural disasters, only by uniting as one can they achieve the final victory.

Chu Ze stared at the pesticide formula in his hand, his brows furrowed.

He knew that although the Ming Dynasty had been established for a long time in this era, there were still many remnants of the Yuan Dynasty lurking in it, and this powerful pesticide formula could cause chaos if it was obtained by the enemy.

"Li Xing, Zhao Si, come here." Chu Ze called in a deep voice.

Hearing this, the two walked quickly to Chu Ze's side and stood respectfully with their hands down.

"No, what does the prince command?" Chu Ze looked around and said in a low voice: "No one can know about this pesticide except us." In particular, the formula must be kept strictly confidential. Zhao Si and Li Xing glanced at each other and nodded understandingly.

"The subordinates understand. So when we refine pesticides, how to prevent formula leakage? Li Xing asked.

Chu Ze pondered for a moment and said slowly: "When the time comes, you will arrange for the workers to refine separately, and each person will only be responsible for a part of the materials. I personally control the most critical ingredients, so that I am not afraid of being stolen from the formula. ”

"Wonderful!" Zhao Si exclaimed: "The prince is really like a god, and his subordinates admire it very much!" ”

Chu Ze waved his hand, and said with a rare smile on his face: "Okay, don't be a sycophant." Let's hurry up and prepare, let's race against time to refine enough pesticides as soon as possible to help the victims. ”

"No!" Li Xing and Zhao Si took the order and went away and began to refine the medicine.

After a while, the alchemy workshop in the house became lively.

Dozens of workers, under the command of Li Xing, were working separately on different medicinal materials.

Some are pounding ores, some are boiling herbs, and some are mixing powders, in an orderly manner, each performing its own duties.

In the inner room, Chu Ze was alone, carefully weighing a few key medicines.

Each flavor is highly toxic, and the slightest misuse may be wasted.

"This pesticide is not only a life-saving remedy, but also a murder weapon...... Chu Ze muttered secretly, but he didn't dare to slack off in the movements of his hands.

A few hours passed, and when the last pot of pesticide powder came out of the oven, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's done, it's finally done, we can make pesticides in batches stably......" Zhao Si shouted excitedly: "Now that a lot of pesticides have been refined, now we can go to the relief of the victims?" ”

Li Xing also showed a relieved smile, turned his head to look at Chu Ze and said, "Lord Wang, shouldn't we ...... next?"

"Don't worry." Chu Ze interrupted him and said with a solemn expression: "Before using it on a large scale, we have to find a place to test the efficacy of the medicine." ”

"Experiments? But now that the locust plague is raging, the people can't wait......" Zhao Si was a little anxious.

Chu Ze shook his head and said in a resolute tone: "It's better to be slow than to joke with the lives of the people." If there is anything wrong with this pesticide, wouldn't it be infinitely harmful? Zhao Si and Li Xing looked at each other, unable to refute Chu Ze's words.

"Then according to the prince, where are we going to test?" Li Xing asked.

Chu Ze thought for a while and said slowly: "It's in the back garden of the mansion." There's a small vegetable patch that simulates a field environment. "No, my subordinates will prepare." After a while, everyone came to the experimental vegetable field of the government.

Chu Ze personally sprinkled a handful of pesticides and waited quietly.

Half an hour passed, and the locusts in the vegetable field were killed one after another, and none of them were spared.

The seedlings are intact and still verdant.

"Great, the pesticide was a big success!" Zhao Si shouted excitedly.

Chu Ze looked at the verdant vegetable seedlings in front of him, and a smile of relief appeared on the corner of his mouth.

After trial and error, they finally developed a highly effective and low-toxicity pesticide formulation.

"Li Xing, Zhao Si, it seems that we have really succeeded this time." Chu Ze turned to the two behind him and said, "This pesticide can not only kill locusts quickly, but also minimize the damage to crops. ”

Zhao Si rubbed his hands excitedly, nodded again and again, and said, "Isn't it, Lord Wang, your brain is even brighter than those who read!" Now we can let go of the relief of the victims. ”

Li Xing frowned, and seemed to have some concerns: "Lord Wang, although we have improved the formula, this pesticide is still poisonous after all. If the dosage is not right, or someone deliberately increases the dose, I am afraid that it will still cause harm to the land, right? ”

When Chu Ze heard this, his face became solemn.

He nodded slowly, "You have a point. When we use it, we must strictly control the dosage, and we must not let traitors take advantage of it. As he spoke, Chu Ze turned around and ordered: "Li Xing, you go and arrange for people to copy a few copies of the pesticide formula as soon as possible and hand them over to our most trusted henchmen for safekeeping." Other than that, no one is allowed to touch this formula, you know? (End of chapter)

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