Chapter 181 Favorability
The system even deliberately added a smiley face at the end.
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"You're just a system, so stop trying to be cute."
Zhao Yuanxi was in a very complicated mood at the moment.
She originally thought that Ying Zheng favored her because of her deep love for his son, but she didn't expect it was because she did her job better?
Do you think she favors him more because she stands on his side and supports him in unifying the world?
Zhao Yuanxi expressed his gratitude for Ying Zheng's generosity in favor, but at the same time he had to admire his seriousness in pursuing his career.
If she directly helped Ying Zheng unify the six kingdoms, wouldn't he regard her as a confidant?
Zhao Yuanxi thought about the possibility of this path and quickly gave up the idea. Not to mention that unifying the six kingdoms was not that easy, more importantly, people's hearts were complicated, and she could not guarantee whether Ying Zheng would be afraid of her.
However, this also gave Zhao Yuanxi a hint that as long as he catered to the other person's preferences, his favorability would always increase.
After coming out of the system space, Zhao Yuanxi held the Anti-Poison Pill in his hand but did not take it directly.
This thing is of no use to her now. It can neither improve her physical fitness nor make her healthier. It is better to keep it for safety.
Zhao Yuanxi was thinking about how to obtain these one million acres of fertile farmland.
She did have about 20,000 acres of land, some of which was given to her by Ying Zheng. Even if all the land was added together, it was just a drop in the bucket.
This task is more troublesome than asking her to farm.
Who would give her their land for no reason? If she had to buy it with money alone, where could she earn so much money?
Jang Geum came in to help the Queen Mother with her makeup. Seeing her frowning and looking thoughtful, she asked curiously, "What's wrong with the Queen Mother? Did she have a nightmare?"
"I didn't have any nightmares, but I encountered some problems."
Jang Geum is a bit peculiar. If the Queen Mother calls it a problem, then it must be a really big trouble. "If the Queen Mother doesn't mind, please talk to me and I will see if I can give you some advice."
"I want a large piece of land, do you have any ideas?"
"How big is the land?"
"One million acres of fertile farmland."
Jang Geum frowned. If it was just a million acres of land, it would still be easy to obtain. But these one million acres of fertile farmland, the newly built Zhengguo Canal of Qin State, irrigated only more than two million acres of farmland in the northern part of Guanzhong Plain, which was half of the fertile farmland in the northern Guanzhong Plain. This was not a small number.
"The Queen Mother wants to acquire such a large area of land only if the King is willing to reward her."
Zhao Yuanxi knew very well that who else could give so much land except the King of Qin.
This is exactly where she felt embarrassed. How could she get Ying Zheng to agree to allocate so much land to her name?
Zhao Yuanxi muttered softly, "If it really doesn't work, then go grab some land."
For example, the land occupied by the Huns had slightly lower rainfall, but the area was large enough, so it was not difficult to cultivate fertile land.
Besides, there are so many places besides Qin, such as Zhao, Chu, Han, Yan, Qi and Wei. It is not impossible to find a way to occupy some of them while Qin is attacking these places.
However, the issue of land enclosure still needs long-term consideration.
Zhao Yuanxi has another thing to do at this time.
A few days ago, she asked Han Chong and Shi Sheng to refine rubber, but she wondered how the progress was?
Their laboratory was in Ganquan Palace, and those rooms were left vacant after Zhao Yuanxi drove out those male favorites.
As soon as Zhao Yuanxi walked in, he saw the two slovenly people in the room and for a moment he suspected that he had come to the wrong place.
Han Zhong has been sitting around the pot of rubber grass for several days without a good rest. At the beginning, he had a bit of an immortal temperament, but now he looks like a sloppy big man.
The juice from the rubber grass stained his clothes, face, and hair, and the sticky juice absorbed a lot of other dust and dirt, making him look no different from a beggar on the street.
This is especially true for Shi Sheng, especially since he is already thin, which makes him look even more miserable.
Zhao Yuanxi couldn't help feeling a little guilty when he saw them like this. These two good Taoist priests had become like this.
She walked in, but neither of them noticed. Instead, they stared at the juice in the pot and started scooping it out with a colander.
"Let's squeeze out some juice later." Han Zhong said.
Zhao Yuanxi picked up the pestle that was set aside, pounded the grass root into juice, and brought it to him. "Take a look at this, is it okay?"
Han Zhong rubbed his beard irritably. Perhaps he had touched something foreign, and he pulled hard, pulling out a few of his beard strands. Suddenly coming to his senses, he turned his head to look at the empress dowager holding the pestle in her hand, his face showing panic. "Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I can do it myself."
He originally thought that it was Shisheng who was pounding the grass juice, but he never expected that it would be the Queen Mother.
Zhao Yuanxi put down the pestle in his hand and asked with a smile, "How is the progress?"
Han Zhong looked embarrassed. "I am incompetent. Although I can separate some of the rubber that the Queen Mother mentioned, it has too many impurities and is probably unusable."
He was helpless against the black mass before him.
After the grass roots were mashed into a sticky juice, the debris from the roots were also mixed in, and no matter how much he washed and filtered it, he could not separate these things.
This is more troublesome than asking him to develop those pills. Pills only require mixing and blending things evenly without separating the contents.
Zhao Yuanxi pinched the things made by Han Zhong. They had some elasticity of rubber, but there were indeed too many impurities.
It doesn't have the soft and smooth touch of rubber at all, it just feels very rough, and even prickly in some places.
With so many rubber grass roots, only a small amount of finished product can be made. The utilization rate is really too low.
If she wanted to make two pairs of rubber tires, she would probably have to plant several acres of rubber grass to get enough rubber.
There must be other ways.
Zhao Yuanxi walked around the big pot in the middle several times and fell into deep thought.
If she could make an organic solvent, she could increase the yield and purity, but the production of organic solvents is much more difficult than this water flotation method and requires a lot of experiments. She probably can't do it alone.
Zhao Yuanxi looked at Han Chong and Shi Sheng.
The two of them were suddenly stared at by the empress dowager, and they couldn't help but shrink back, lowering their heads and not daring to look her in the eye.
Zhao Yuanxi sighed. Although the two of them had some talent in chemistry, it was still too difficult for them.
Zhao Yuanxi still planned to continue using the water flotation method, but he had to improve this method slightly.
In addition, it is not enough to rely solely on the buoyancy of water for screening. Other things must be added to help separate the rubber and those impurities as quickly as possible.
Zhao Yuanxi knew many things with similar effects, but he couldn't decide which one to use for the time being.
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