Chapter 169 The frank talk with the First Emperor!

Author: March

Chapter 169 The frank talk with the First Emperor!

"Huh?" Li Si blinked.

Isn’t it an improvement in farming technology? Is it an improvement in seed yield?

Doubling the yield per mu is not something no one in Daqin can do today.

Objectively speaking, the farmers are good at handling crops, and the grain yield per mu can only reach 400 kilograms after careful management.

However, this is an example and does not meet the conditions for replication, making it even more difficult to generalize.

Seeds are different, they can be spread directly to places like sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn.

"Is this true?"

Needless to say, what does it mean to have a seed that doubles the yield per acre? This can no longer be called a seed, but should be called auspiciousness.

"What did I coax Li Xiang to do?" Zhao Si smiled and looked at the First Emperor.

"How come the yield per acre changes when the seeds come to you?" Li Si muttered, mid-sentence, as if he realized something and stopped talking.

"How long will it take for Ji to be harvested?" The First Emperor looked deeply at Zhao Si and asked.

"It has grown, but it still needs to be exposed to the sun. It can be harvested now..." Zhao Si replied.

The First Emperor pondered for a moment and nodded.

"In this case, then wait until the time when the world is patrolled to pray for the mountains and rivers to tell the civil and military officials and harvest them together."

The First Emperor's grand tour of the world was a big event. In ancient times, unlike modern times, traveling long distances was not an easy task. Traveling thousands of miles would be full of difficulties and dangers. Therefore, every time the First Emperor made a grand tour of the world, he would pray to the mountains and rivers.

"Go and take someone to see the growth of Ji and estimate the yield." The First Emperor looked at Li Si.

"Your Majesty, I have already..." Zhao Si had estimated the output by himself and was about to answer, but was stopped by the First Emperor's sharp gaze. Zhao Si felt something and hurriedly stopped talking.

Hearing this, Li Si looked at Zhao Si thoughtfully, bowed and took the order to leave.

In the palace, as Li Si left, there was only silence. The First Emperor lowered his head and continued to read the memorial.

Obviously, the production of millet does not need to be estimated, and Li Si was also deliberately taken away by the First Emperor.

And Zhao Si also knew very well why this happened. There were too many things about him that he couldn't explain.

I found sweet potatoes, corns and potatoes inexplicably, knew about the gold and silver mines in Fuso, was able to draw a map of the world, was able to draw a route map, and was able to blame a series of things such as the Quyuan plow on the sea...

When Zhao Si wants to change this era, he will inevitably expose himself.

Zhao Si would not foolishly think that the First Emperor was a fool. In fact, Zhao Si had already had a hunch in his heart that he could hide his things from many people, and people such as Wang Li would not go into details.

But only the First Emperor could not be concealed...

There is no way, Zhao Si's trajectory after time travel is too clear. He has never been alone. It is very simple for the First Emperor to know his specific situation. He only needs to ask the crew to piece together his life trajectory.

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Zhao Si didn't know when the First Emperor discovered the clue, but he was certain that the First Emperor did not discover it just because he mentioned high-yielding grains today.

Zhao Si didn't know how to speak for a moment, and the atmosphere fell into a strange silence.

An awkward atmosphere emerged in the air, until after a long time, the First Emperor raised his head and looked at Zhao Si with a half-smile but said with a hint of playfulness in his tone: "Let's talk..."

Something is wrong with this kid Zhao Si, very wrong!

The First Emperor had discovered it a long time ago.

The First Emperor was not a fool. He had already been deceived by Xu Fu once. Therefore, after Zhao Si returned to Qin, the First Emperor had already sent a weak general to investigate Zhao Si.

Dunruo was a talent used by the First Emperor to divide the six kingdoms. It can be said that it was overqualified and underused when used to investigate Zhao Si.

Without any effort at all, Zhao Si's life history was clearly investigated by Dunwei, and even relatives of Zhao Si who he didn't know about were found.

The Book of Numbers, Horseshoes, Manufacturing Techniques, Curved Plow...

The First Emperor was aware of these doubts a long time ago, but he had not studied them in detail before. Zhao Si did not speak, and the First Emperor had no intention of forcing Zhao Si.

But this time is different...

The sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn that Zhao Si brought back before were, after all, overseas crops that were not available in Daqin.

The higher the output, the higher the output, and it is not unacceptable.

But what did Zhao Si grow this time? Grains?

It is an existing grain in the Central Plains. Zhao Si planted it, and the yield per mu doubled!

It is a problem of seeds, not of manipulation techniques. Zhao Si has made it very clear on this point. This kind of grain that is twice as large as before can be popularized throughout the Qin Dynasty.

"What are you talking about..." Zhao Si scratched his head and pretended to be confused.

"Grain seeds." The First Emperor asked straightforwardly. It was not the First Emperor's style to be mysterious and hide things.

"How did it grow?"

"Just... keep planting, go for a walk around twice if you have nothing to do, and then it will grow." Zhao Si smiled sarcastically.

He was telling the truth. He didn't have any high-end methods for cultivating grains. Apart from normal fertilization and watering, weeding and catching insects, he just went for a walk for a few laps.

The aura of raw jade is the core factor...

However, it is obvious that such nonsense reasons cannot convince the First Emperor.

A quick walk can double crop yields? What auspicious destiny...

The First Emperor looked directly at Zhao Si, as if he could not refuse.

In fact, Zhao Si had considered this issue when delivering the seeds.

This thing cannot be concealed, Zhao Si will either completely give up on the idea of ​​popularizing grain crops, or this matter will be exposed sooner or later.

You can’t just sell them secretly after planting them, right?

On the one hand, it would be too slow to popularize the grain, and on the other hand, it would not be able to hide it from the First Emperor. It would be better to give it to the First Emperor openly and directly.

As for how to explain... Zhao Si's choice is to be open and honest.

"Your Majesty may not believe it..." Zhao Si pondered for a moment.

"When I was very young, I discovered that the things I farmed would grow well, whether it was grain or vegetables.

But I didn't care at that time.

All the crew members can attest to this. Although I have not told outsiders, the crew members should all remember that the things I planted grew very well. At first, I thought I was taking good care of myself, until I came to Lantian and was ordered to cultivate three crops.

Plant new food.”

"It's not just the grains cultivated in the fields, but also the sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn. The seeds of these three new grains, sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn, were found by me and the crew..." Zhao Si pondered for a moment.

"When I landed, I said that the yield per mu would be up to five hundred kilograms. In fact, I did not deceive Your Majesty. Although the yields of these three crops are high, they are not as high as several thousand kilograms.

The crew members are all aware of this, but the new grain yield per acre has soared, and everyone has been promoted to the third level, and no one has mentioned this matter.

It was also at that time that I discovered this matter. Therefore, after His Majesty granted the land to the emperor, I immediately thought of cultivating the grains myself as an experiment.

After all, sweet potatoes and potatoes cannot be regarded as a staple food. It may be possible to save lives and famines, but compared to other grains, it is still inferior.

I thought that since I could grow sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn with a high yield per mu, there was no reason why I couldn’t grow grains with double the yield per mu.

During this period, every day when I was on duty, I would inspect the fields and cultivate them myself.

I also asked Wang Li for the seeds for cultivation in my feudal land, and I planned to cultivate new seeds when I was cultivating."

Zhao Si looked at the First Emperor seriously and explained the whole story.

What he told was the truth. Except for deliberately concealing the halo of the jade, everything was traceable.

These things can all be verified.

The buffing effect of the raw jade halo on grains cannot be hidden, even if Zhao Si wants to promote new grains.

Zhao Si would never doubt the First Emperor's gaze. It was impossible for the First Emperor not to see the clues. It was impossible to pretend to be confused or make up stories to fool him.

Zhao Si may not have thought of making up an immortal to teach the Dharma... But Zhao Si doesn't like to talk about ghosts and gods, and secondly, it takes countless lies to make up for one lie, which is not a wise move.

What's more, given the background of the First Emperor going to sea to search for immortals, what if the First Emperor suspected that he had secretly swallowed his elixir?

The most important thing is that Zhao Si did not think that he could deceive the First Emperor with lies, and he was not good at lying.

It's better to explain it clearly now, openly and openly.

It's just that the effect of the raw jade halo on people is hidden, which is not a lie, and Zhao Si doesn't have much psychological burden.

…

Zhao Si directly explained the doubts that the First Emperor noticed.

The First Emperor also didn't expect that Zhao Si said it so directly.

Originally, the First Emperor planned to ask Zhao Si, and he was already prepared. If Zhao Si pretended to be confused or stalled, he would attack on the spot.

Just kidding, how can anyone directly plant grains and vegetables? The farming season was wrong, and Zhao Si was obviously trying to save seeds when planting.
To be continued...