Although Ying Zheng did not show any particular anger at that time, the candle in his bedroom remained lit all night.
The next day, Zhao Jun exchanged the red silk for a bag of sweet potato seeds, and she began to travel back and forth between the palace and the western suburbs every day.
It was noon, when the sun was at its hottest. The soldiers had already planted all the sweet potato seeds and were resting under the shed after just finishing lunch.
Zhao Jun and Wang Taicang were also sitting under one of the sheds. Now that the planting was complete, the next thing they had to think about was composting.
"Wang Taicang, although the seeds have been planted, the soil has too little fertility. The seedlings that grow may turn yellow." She said, looking at the land that was completely different from a few days ago.
A few days ago, this place was still a wasteland, but now it has been cultivated into rows and ridges, and each piece looks extremely beautiful.
"Madam, what does this soil fertility mean? I have never heard of it." Wang Deng looked at her puzzledly with a hunched back.
"Maybe there's not enough nutrition in the soil for these seeds to thrive. Now we have to find a way to add some nutrition to the soil."
Wang Deng nodded happily as if he suddenly understood.
"Now I understand. Yeah, why didn't I think of that before? If we can really artificially add nutrients to the soil, wouldn't the yield of crops grown in the future be increased?"
"Yes, you are right." Zhao Jun pondered for a moment. In fact, she had been thinking about how to make organic fertilizer before, and most methods relied on composting straw.
"So I came up with a method for fermenting straw. You need to find a way to get enough straw, enough to cover all the fields, and then you need to add horse manure and human feces to the straw, about one-seventh of it."
Without so many conditions, we can only use the most traditional raw materials.
"What? Ms. Zhao, what do you want these things for?" Wang Deng was quite puzzled. He had been doing farming for thirty years and had never said he wanted to do this.
"Don't worry about this for now. Just get the things in proportion and I'll teach you how to pile up."
Zhao Jun made up his mind not to care about Wang Deng's questions and just let him see the results directly.
"Captain Xuan—"
She waved to Xuan Yang, who was sitting and resting with the soldiers.
"Ms. Zhao, what's the matter?"
In the past few days, Xuan Yang has noticed that this lady is serious, responsible and considerate, and his attitude towards her has become much gentler.
"Captain Xuan, take your men to find a vacant lot this afternoon and dig a big hole. It should be nine feet long, wide and twelve feet deep. It's best to choose a location that is downwind." Zhao Jun thought for a moment and added.
If I don’t choose a location downwind, I’m afraid the smell will be everywhere.
"Yes, I'll take someone to do it right away."
Zhao Jun carefully explained the materials needed for the composting, and went to see the pit dug by Xuan Yang. Everything was going smoothly, and they were waiting to officially start construction tomorrow.
Zhao Jun was in a good mood. That afternoon, she dismissed everyone early and returned to the palace.
Unexpectedly, she heard something as soon as she came back.
The king's eighteenth son, Hu Hai, accidentally fell into a well and drowned!
This incident did not cause any sensation. After all, the king had many sons and already had an heir, Fusu. The news soon disappeared in the palace.
But Zhao Jun knew in his heart that this was probably the work of Ying Zheng.
She was silent for a rare moment. How should she feel?
Should we feel pity for Hu Hai, or denounce Ying Zheng's cruelty?
But in fact, although she felt sorry for the child, she also felt a little relieved that those things that happened in history would not happen again.
In fact, when she said that, she could foresee Ying Zheng's actions, and he could not tolerate Hu Hai growing up to be that kind of person.
Even if there is only a slight possibility.
Only when he completely eliminates this person in the bud can he prevent the nightmare from happening.
Ying Zheng would definitely make this choice because he was the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty.
And she became the butterfly that flapped its wings.
Zhao Jun silently suppressed this matter in his heart. The past cannot be changed, but the future can be changed. I'd better do the present things well first.
The next day she came to the western suburbs as usual. Wang Taicang's things had been prepared. She instructed Xuan Yang and others to pour the straw and manure into the pit in proportion. In such hot weather, it would take about half a month to ferment.
"Ugh, Ms. Zhao, can this really be piled into fertilizer? It smells terrible." Wang Taicang, who has been dealing with grain for many years, couldn't stand the smell and retched unconsciously.
Xuan Yang and the soldiers had received professional training and didn't show it, but they all looked unhappy.
Xuan Yang finally understood at this moment why the pit had to be dug downwind. If it had been dug upwind, people would have been killed if the wind blew every day.
On the other hand, Zhao Jun was much more resourceful. When she went out in the morning, she deliberately brought a piece of cloth with her. At this time, she was covering her mouth with the cloth, which finally blocked out some of the smell.
"It should be fine. Wait half a month until the fertilizer is almost fermented, then you can use a scoop to scoop it onto the seedlings."
Zhao Jun was quite pleased to see that the land was no longer yellow. The seeds of corn, tomatoes and sweet potatoes began to sprout in about a week, and now a large area of land had turned light green.
"Ms. Zhao has never asked what kind of plant these seeds are, but judging by how quickly they've sprouted, they must be a high-quality variety."
Wang Taicang knows a lot about plants. Over the past few days, he has watched the seeds break through the soil little by little, and he can't hide his excitement.
"Didn't I tell you, these are corn, tomato, and sweet potato seeds. You'll be even more surprised when these seeds actually grow."
Zhao Jun walked down to the field, took a look around, and then said, "The seedling rate seems pretty good at the moment. Wang Taicang, you can take people to replant the areas where seedlings haven't emerged yet."
"Yes, I will take people to do it right away."
"And Chief Xuan, I'll trouble your people to water the plants. It's hot now, so you need to water more." Zhao Jun said to him.
Time passed day by day, and the corn and tomato seedlings grew well.
It was another day off, and Zhao Jun came to Ying Zheng to report on his work during this period, and happened to meet him discussing matters with the ministers.
What a workaholic! Just when Zhao Jun was ready and waiting in the side hall again, Sun Cheng came over.
"Ms. Zhao, the king asked you to go directly to the front hall." Sun Cheng's face was smiling as always.
Now we are entering the front hall, not eavesdropping in the side hall.
Zhao Jun didn't pay much attention to these things. As soon as she walked to the door, she heard Li Si's voice.
"General Wang Jian defeated the State of Yan. King Xi of Yan presented the head of Prince Dan and retreated to Liaodong."
After hearing this, the King of Zhao understood that the King of Qin had conquered the world and now the State of Yan was almost destroyed.
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