Da Qin: At the age of six, I beat Qin Shihuang at the beginning

Chapter 148
In the shed.

The transplanting of sweet potato seedlings was very successful. At this moment, many sweet potato seedlings have begun to grow long vines.

With the escort of the greenhouse.This batch of specially produced sweet potato seedlings will grow much faster than ordinary plants, and can be harvested in about a month.

It's obviously normal for him to look at these, right?
"Zhuqian, you said that there is a problem that cannot be solved, where is the problem?"

Zhuqian scratched her head: "My lord, the problem is not with the sweet potato seedlings, but with people!"

"people?"

Qin Mu looked around and saw that in the surrounding 50 mu of land, nearly 100 people were working hard with their shirts off.

"Two people per acre of land, isn't that enough manpower?"

Zhu Qian smiled wryly.

"My lord, there are indeed not enough manpower..."

"I didn't do a careful survey when I chose this land. I just thought it was close to Zhuangzi, so I decided on the place. But later, I found out that the soil layer here is a bit hard!"

Qin Mu questioned: "Is the soil layer hard?"

Zhuqian nodded: "My lord, the first step in the growth of this crop is to germinate! The seeds need not only the right temperature, but also moisture to grow out of the soil. However, there is also a very important factor, which is the hardness of the soil layer! "

"The power of various seeds to break the map is actually different. Therefore, whether the soil is suitable is very important! For example, some melons and fruits must be planted on sandy soil, but if they are replaced with other soil types, the seeds will not be able to break through the soil. Or some crops It has to be planted in clay because the seeds need to stay in the ground a lot.”

"Our layer here is too hard! Most of the crops can't grow! Therefore, we need to plow all the land here to loosen the soil!"

Only then did Qin Mu understand what Zhuqian meant, but two people per acre of land is enough, right?

Not to mention that the prototype of the plow has already appeared in this era, even if it didn't, it would only take a few days for two people to dig an acre of land.

Zhuqian seemed to understand Qin Mu's doubts, and explained directly: "It's not that simple to loosen the soil. The depth of the soil that needs to be turned is far beyond the current ability of the plow! And the loosening of the soil can't be done at one time. If you use only human power, I'm afraid that with twice as many people, it will take three months to work in a row!"

"I see."

Qin Mu heaved a sigh of relief.

If there are other problems, I am afraid it is really difficult to solve...

But plowing...

Isn't Qu Yuanli born for this?

Qin Mu readily agreed, then turned around and went to find those Mohist disciples.

Mohist disciples are all born craftsmen.

Building Quyuanli should be nothing to them.

It didn't take long for Qin Mu to draw the blueprint, and then went to the workshop.

On the way, he also ran into Zulong who came to look for him, and Liu Bang with teary eyes.

Liu Bang only saw Zulong's convoy from a distance, so he didn't recognize this emperor through the ages. He just heard that this is the lord's father, so he couldn't help but flatter him.

And Zu Long didn't know Liu Bang was such an unknown person, but for some reason, he instinctively hated Liu Bang.

The two exchanged a few words on the way, but soon had nothing to say until they saw Qin Mu.

Qin Mu is now dancing and explaining his creativity to several Mohist disciples.

"Mu'er!"

"Lord!"

Zu Long and Liu Bang spoke almost at the same time, and because of such a coincidence, they both looked at each other.

Qin Mu laughed: "Why did you two come together?"

He felt a little guilty, wondering if the two of them had said anything on the way.

Daddy, the great Qin royal family, the deadly loyal of the first emperor.

Liu Bang, a traitor, has a heart of disobedience.

If there is something wrong with the two of them and they talk about their dreams...

Qin Mu knew that it was fine if he wanted to rebel, or even instigate his father to rebel. One was that a tiger would not eat its own children, and the other was that his father felt a little guilty, so he would tolerate it.

If Liu Bang accidentally leaked something, the only end would be death.

Zulong looked curious.

Normally, every time Qin Mu came to the workshop, he would create something amazing.

Seeing him dancing and dancing just now, it is obvious that he has a new invention.

"Mu'er, what are you messing with?"

"My lord, are you making new things again?"

They made a sound at the same time.

Zu Long frowned. This guy is so ruffian that he is annoying at first sight. Why do you keep talking to him?

Liu Bang also felt that Zulong had robbed him of his words, but this was the lord's father, so he didn't dare to express any dissatisfaction.

Liu Bang smiled guiltyly: "You say, you say..."

Only then did Zu Long slightly stretch his brows.

Qin Mu smiled and said, "Father, this is Qu Yuanli. With him, it will be easier for farmers to cultivate the land."

Hearing this, Zu Long couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

What Qin Mu invented before was imperial examinations and papermaking, things that could change China.

It's an exaggeration to say that any one of them is enough to make him famous in history.

Now, how to care about these farming things?
It is enough for farmers to cultivate the land. If there are not enough farmers, more farmers should be found.

What can be tossed out on that one-third of an acre of land?
Seeing his appearance, Qin Mu hurriedly said, "Father, do you think this Qu Yuanli is useless?"

"good."

Zu Long admitted it straightforwardly: "The matter of Nongsang, what big things can it be? You might as well use your talents elsewhere, and make some steel, weapons, etc., to help Daqin even more!"

"Hahahaha!"

Qin Mu laughed for a while: "Father, if that's the case, you will underestimate me, Qu Yuanli. Father, how much land can a Daqin farmer get?"

Zu Long thought for a while: "Shang Jun's law, one person divides three acres of land, one mu of good land, one mu of middle field, and one mu of land."

"Why not more points?"

"With the power of one person, only three acres can be cultivated. If there is more, some land will be abandoned."

Qin Mu paused: "With my Quyuanli, one person can plant at least six acres!"

Six acres?

Both Zulong and Liu Bang were stunned.

Even the Mohist disciple who was planing wood next to him was stunned.

None of the people present were fools.

One person planting six acres represents at least double the productivity of a farmer!
Even the food production doubled!
Of course, there may not be that many places.

However, this curved plow can also reduce the needs of farmers.

Originally, more than 30 farmers were needed for one hundred acres, but now only a dozen are enough.

The extra people can serve corvee, join the army, become artisans...

In short, in this era, population is productivity.

Although the original Daqin had a large population, most of them were tied to the land by farming.

In this way, food is often in short supply.

If this Qu Yuanli is really as good as Qin Mu said, it is equivalent to creating millions of young and strong laborers out of thin air!
Thinking about it this way, Qu Yuanli doesn't need to be short of imperial examinations at all!

Those benefits are in the swing, but this Quyuanli can see immediate results, and the merits are in the present age!

(End of this chapter)