Daqin: I, Fusu, can summon the undead

Chapter 204: Qin's Great Development

"This~"

Faced with Zulong's question, Shuoyang didn't know how to answer for a moment.

She knew that the Qin Dynasty was now engaged in war and aggression, and could only rely on the elderly and the weak to grow crops to supply the country with food. If all the children were to go to school at once, the country's food could not be supplied relying solely on the elderly.

But she also knew that universal reading was an inevitable and necessary thing in the future. Only universal reading could put Daqin's national strength on the fast track. It was something that must be done, so she naturally wanted Daqin to take this step as soon as possible.

Just when Shuoyang didn't know whether to continue persuading him, Fusu came in and said with a smile: "This is not a problem!"

"Brother!" Seeing Fusu coming in, Shuoyang asked hurriedly: "Brother, do you have any way to allow the children to study and ensure the production of grain?"

Zulong and the other two also looked over quickly. Whether or not the children could go to school was not important, but ensuring the grain production was extremely important to them.

"Of course there is!" Fusu said affirmatively and sat down on the sofa.

Facing the four people's expectant gazes, Fusu said slowly: "There are only three major problems with grain production now. The first is the grain production problem, the second is the weather and location, and the third is manpower and livestock."

"There are currently two ways to increase grain production: one is to increase grain yields, and the other is to expand the area of ​​planting."

The four nodded, and Meng Yi said, "Although we already have higher-yield crops, it will take another two years before we can plant them on a large scale. As for expanding the scope of planting, although Qin still has a lot of land, it does not have enough labor and livestock, so it can only rely on the elderly and the weak to farm."

Fusu nodded slightly and said, "There is no way to change the two points you mentioned at present, but we can work on the tools and farming methods! For example, the curved plow can save a lot of labor and thus expand the scale of farming."

Meng Yi quickly said, "Please give me some advice, Immortal."

"I don't deserve your advice!" Fusu said with a smile, taking out a few blueprints and putting them on the table: "I have a few blueprints here, and the tools drawn on them can save labor."

Meng Yi looked at it carefully, but the blueprint was much more complicated than the curved plow. He could not understand it and could only ask, "Excuse me, Immortal, what are these blueprints for?"

Fusu pointed at the drawings one by one and introduced them: "This is a waterwheel. If it is manufactured and installed in the river, it can draw water to irrigate the fields, without the need for the people to carry water over long distances with a large amount of manpower. Of course, this can only solve the irrigation problem in some areas, and it mainly depends on the terrain."

"This is a windmill. It can rely on wind power to turn the blades above to drive the gears in the windmill house. The millstone is connected to the bottom, so it can turn the millstone without the need for livestock or manpower. As long as the wind doesn't stop, the millstone won't stop."

Meng Yi frowned and couldn't help interrupting, "My Immortal, these can indeed reduce a lot of manpower, but~ I see that these buildings are very tall, and the construction process may require a lot of manpower."

Fusu took out two more stacks of blueprints and said, "This is a brick kiln. A standard-sized brick kiln can produce about 40,000 bricks a day. It only requires 30 people to operate. The houses built with the bricks are stronger and more solid than adobe houses and wooden houses, and can be built faster."

"This is the method of making cement! Not only can we make use of the smelting waste, but it also has an excellent bonding effect. Mixing sand and gravel can be used with bricks to build houses. This can save a lot of manpower and time in construction."

Li Si frowned and said, "But~building a brick kiln requires manpower and time, just like building a cement plant! Although it will be much more convenient in the future,~~~there are too many projects at a time, which will slow down the efficiency of farming." Although it will be convenient in the future, this year, let alone freeing up the children's labor force, I am afraid that even the efficiency of farming will drop a lot.

Fusu interrupted Li Si, took out a few drawings again, and said: "This is the method of making glass. After making glass, you can build a greenhouse, which can be used for planting in different seasons, and it can also prevent insects. In addition, the silt in the river is also a good material for fertilizing the land."

"This is the formula for gunpowder. If used in a specific way, it can split mountains and rocks! It will increase the speed of mining and reduce the manpower required for mining."

"This is a steam engine, powered by water and coal. It can be used to crush ore and reduce the amount of manpower and animal power required to crush ore. Together, these things can save most of the young and strong women in the mines."

Looking at the drawings that Fusu took out, Zulong and the other three were ecstatic. These things would definitely save Daqin a lot of manpower in the future.

Although it cannot immediately free up the child's labor and allow the child to study, Shuoyang is satisfied. "Brother, with these things, I believe that in the next three years, the child will be able to gradually start studying!"

"No!" Fusu shook his head: "I just said that the children can go to school this year, and the current problem can be solved naturally. In fact, the one who has the greatest impact on grain production now is the Lich King."

The four of them nodded. That's right, if the Lich King wasn't so powerful, why would the Qin Dynasty resort to military tactics and conscript 80% of the young and strong men, leaving only the old and weak to farm?

Fusu smiled and said, "I'll tell you another piece of good news. The Lich King won't make any big moves in the next three years!"

Hearing Fusu's words, the four of them hurriedly looked at Fusu.

Only then did they remember that Fusu had clearly said before that he would not come back for at least a year and would help them delay the Lich King for a year, but now he came back in just a few days.

Fusu smiled and said, "I went back to Heaven to report on my work. I originally wanted to hold the Lich King back in Heaven, but now I don't need to hold him back anymore."

Zulong said quickly: "Please tell me, Immortal!"

Fusu said with a smile: "When I returned to Heaven, I thought that the Lich King had noticed that I had come to Daqin and reported me to Heaven, but after I went there, I found out that Heaven had asked the Lich King to send troops to attack a place."

As he spoke, Fusu took out some photos he had taken on Pig Star and placed them on the table. "This is it. This is a place called Pig Star. This planet is so powerful that the Lich King would have difficulty conquering it in ten years. Even if the time is shorter, at least in three years, the Lich King will have no time to take care of other things! It won't be long before the Undead Mountains and the undead in the Western Regions will start mobilizing their forces."

"Can the Immortal confirm this?" Zulong asked excitedly, looking carefully at the photo on the table.

Shuoyang looked at Fusu deeply. Although he didn't know how many undeads Fusu had, he was sure that the millions of undeads in the Undead Mountains were just a drop in the bucket. It didn't matter to Fusu whether he mobilized them or not.

"I am sure that the Lich King will not dare to disobey the order of the Heavenly Court!" Fusu said with a smile: "I think that in a few days, the undead in the Undead Mountains will disappear completely. In at least three years, the Lich King will not be able to go to war with the Central Plains."

"But, the Lich King will definitely come back one day, maybe in three years or even thirty years, so Your Majesty should make plans early!"

(End of this chapter)