Chapter 174
When the First Emperor Ying Zheng saw his son Hu Hai coming over, he rolled his eyes and asked: "Have you finished breaking all the corn??"
"Not yet, but soon."
After hearing his father's extremely oppressive question, Hu Hai responded hesitantly.
However, Ying Zheng never pursued anything further. No one can resist the mouth-watering sweet potatoes and corn.
Wang Jian turned over the roasted sweet potatoes and roasted corns, staring at them impatiently, wanting to try them.
This was his first time seeing such delicious food.
"Brother Coachman, this sweet potato has been roasted. How do you like it?"
Zhao Che picked up a roasted sweet potato and handed it to the first emperor Ying Zheng.
"Thank you sir."
First Emperor Ying Zheng took over the roasted sweet potatoes with an excited expression.
"You're welcome, Brother Coachman, you can eat the sweet potato after you peel off the outer layer of skin."
Zhao Che also introduced Ying Zheng thoughtfully.
Immediately, Ying Zheng nodded and peeled off the skin as Zhao Che said, revealing the hot golden sweet potato flesh inside, which was bright in color and extremely tempting.
Ying Zheng took a quick bite, I just feel it's very sweet, soft and delicious.
Ying Zheng soon fell in love with the taste, and he ate the remaining sweet potato meat.
For a moment, he felt that his taste buds were greatly satisfied and he had endless aftertaste.
After eating the first roasted sweet potato, I still felt it was not enough, so I ate the second and third ones. while eating.
At the same time, he was still sighing in his heart. It is indeed a magical food. The yield is extremely high. The yield per mu can reach up to 6000 kilograms. The cultivation is not complicated. The taste is also very sweet and delicious.
Ying Zheng thought that when the Qin Dynasty fought against the Xiongnu in the future, sweet potatoes could be used as military rations. It was easy, fast, and delicious to make.
After Wang Jian and his son Hu Hai saw Ying Zheng eating roasted sweet potatoes, they became even more greedy. They looked at Ying Zheng pitifully, swallowing heavily, and they still looked like they were looking forward to seeing more.
However, in front of His Majesty, they did not dare to eat easily.
"You come too."
Zhao Che saw Wang Jian's "pitiful" expression, picked up a roasted sweet potato and handed it to Wang Jian.
"Thank you sir, thank you very much. I can't wait to try these roasted sweet potatoes."
Seeing this, Wang Jian immediately took over the roasted sweet potato.
Then, he quickly peeled off the skin of the sweet potato and put the sweet potato meat into his mouth.
As soon as he took his mouthful, Wang Jian was amazed by the taste of roasted sweet potatoes.
He is very soft and friendly to a man in his 60s.
And, there is a rich sweetness,
After taking a bite, sweet juice will burst out directly. The taste of sweet potatoes made Wang Jian very excited. After eating one, he ate a second one.
When it was Young Master Hu Hai's turn to eat, only a small sweet potato was left.
Hu Hai picked up the mini sweet potato with a grievance on his face. He couldn't bear to let go of the outer skin. He put the whole sweet potato directly into his mouth and chewed it quickly.
Instantly, this taste directly made Hu Hai addicted.
It's a pity that what he ate was the last small sweet potato.
At this time, Zhao Che picked up a stick of roasted corn and began to enjoy it with relish.
The aroma of roasted corn also spread to Ying Zheng, Wang Jian, and Hu Hai. Ying Zheng was greedy again, and he asked: "Sir, let me have a taste of this corn? How about it?"
"You don't have to be so outspoken in the future. You can just take whatever you want to eat." Hearing this, Zhao Che said happily.
The longer Zhao Che got along with this coachman brother, the more Zhao Che felt that he was a person worth getting along with.
However, Zhao Che discovered that this man had a heart for the world and a grand plan. He should not be an ordinary person.
As the saying goes, "Great hiding in the city"! "color!"
With that said, the First Emperor Ying Zheng did not say anything else, picked up a stick of roasted corn, and began to eat it with Zheng gnawed on the roasted corn, and he found that although the corn did not have the rich sweetness like sweet potatoes, it had a light fragrance. After eating one, he would forget all his worries.
At this moment, Ying Zheng was so immersed in eating that he even had a lot of corn kernels on his mouth and didn't bother to wipe it off.
Wang Jian also got a stick of roasted corn and gnawed it with great enjoyment.
Hu Hai could only look at it aggrievedly. He could eat a little when someone remembered him, but if no one remembered him, he wouldn't eat at all.
After eating and drinking enough, First Emperor Ying Zheng and Zhao Che sat in the field and began to talk.
As for Hu Hai, he was driven away by Ying Zheng to continue breaking corn and digging potatoes.
When Ying Zheng and Zhao Che were chatting, Ying Zheng asked the most critical question.
"Sir, actually, I'm a little curious about your thousands of acres of farmland. Sowing in spring must be very labor-intensive."
After he asked, he looked at Zhao Che with burning eyes,
At the same time, he wondered in his mind whether Zhao Che hired a large number of manpower and cattle during farming. Otherwise, it will take a long time to cultivate thousands of acres of farmland, which is definitely not an easy task.
After Ying Zheng finished asking questions, Wang Jian also came over and listened very carefully.
Yes,
He was also extremely curious about this issue.
"It's not very labor-intensive. When we plant the seeds in the spring, there are less than ten people."
Zhao Che replied very calmly.
"How come there are so few people? How can such a small number of people cultivate so much farmland?"
Hearing this, Wang Jian asked in disbelief.
Yes,
The main farming tools used by the people of the Qin Dynasty were plows, harrows and hoes.
The plow is the simplest and most basic type of plow, used for plowing and cultivating soil.
A rake is used to level the land.
Hoes are used to weed and loosen soil.
If you are a farmer with a good family background, you will also have cattle for use, but cattle are not available in every household.
Those who use these tools to cultivate the land, even a strong laborer, cannot cultivate an acre of land in a day.
"Actually, it's because I have a new type of farm tool called a Quyuan plow. If you use it to plow the land, you only need one person and one ox, and you can cultivate about ten acres of land in a day."
Zhao Che explained patiently.
The voice fell,
The First Emperor Ying Zheng was confused, his face was full of doubts and curiosity.
Qu Yuanli? What is a Quyuan plow?
He had never heard of it.
One person and one ox can cultivate ten acres of land per day?
Unbelievable.
If what Zhao Che said is true, Ying Zheng naturally knows how profound this thing is to the poor farmers in Da Qin.
Ying Zheng glanced at Wang Jian, but he didn't know that Wang Jian's reaction was stronger and more confused than his.
"The curved shaft plow is a new type of agricultural tool. It consists of 11 parts. It is difficult to describe in words. I will draw it for you."
Zhao Che said as he took out the paper and pen he had brought with him.
Start drawing on paper.
Ying Zheng and Wang Jian both looked very closely, very attentively.
Because - they were extremely curious about Qu Yuuli.
(End of this chapter)