Chapter 45: Mantou Tree [Update 1]
After watching His Majesty and the Immortal leave, Zhisu Neishi jumped up and said, "Quick, put all this away."
Once it's in his pocket, no one can make him spit it out.
This is a high-yield variety that can produce countless kilograms per mu!
During this period, everyone was busy harvesting crops for planting, and no one had time to calculate how much grain they could produce.
All we know is that one granary was full, and then another granary was full. All the granaries, big and small, around the palace were packed to the brim. The excess even had to be piled up in temporary houses.
The two Lingchengs of Taicang and Junshu who had stayed in Xianyang City quickly organized their men and rushed here a few days before the warehouse burst. Fortunately, this place was not far from Xianyang, and the grain transportation only took three to five days.
It’s just that the transportation speed cannot keep up with the production speed, so it is temporarily piled up in a nearby county town, but it will soon be transported back to Xianyang City.
By the beginning of next spring, these grains will be distributed as high-quality seeds to important grain-producing areas such as Bashu and Longxi, so as to produce the most grain at the fastest speed.
The Internal Secretary Zhisu has already written down the plan. Whether it can be implemented depends on whether Your Majesty can appease the immortal.
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Unlike the ministers who were worried, the atmosphere in the tent was not tense, but at least it was a happy one.
Ying Zheng personally poured wine for the immortal who had just come out of retreat, and gave him a cup of newly opened fruit wine.
Wei Shengxue picked up the cup and smelled it first, then took a sip tentatively. When she tasted the sour and sweet taste on her tongue, she drank it with confidence.
Fortunately, it’s not the kind of sour wine like vinegar.
She gulped down her glass and refilled it. "Your men seem very worried."
Her eyes fell on Meng Tian. His body was tense. He had never loosened his hand holding the sword since she appeared, and his position was the most suitable place for attack.
It wasn't like this when we met before.
Ying Zheng glanced back, and Meng Tian immediately bowed his head and apologized: "I have lost my composure, please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Da Tiantian: We must not make it more difficult for His Majesty!
Wei Shengxue tilted her head in confusion, "They all seem to think I'll be angry, so should I lose my temper to show my worth?"
Ying Zheng felt somewhat helpless about his ministers' excessive worry. Upon hearing this, he said, "I hunted a white fox a few days ago and gave it to you as a gift as an apology."
The two of them were friendly and harmonious with each other, but Meng Tian realized belatedly that the immortal seemed not to be angry in the first place.
Halfway through the round of drinks, Ying Zheng brought up this matter, his focus also on the question, "Is your performance this time okay?"
The previous two times this kind of obvious breath leakage occurred were due to physical discomfort. Is it this time... ?
When talking about this, Wei Shengxue couldn't stop smiling, and her already cheerful voice became even more cheerful: "This time it was the leakage of spiritual power caused by my improved cultivation. It's a little higher than before." She gestured a little with her hands, but the overly bright smile on her face showed that there was more to it than that.
Ying Zheng discussed his plans for this batch of grain: "I intend to summon skilled farmers from among the people of Guizhou to Xianyang to conduct a trial planting next spring. If the yield does not change much, we will promote it nationwide."
Wei Shengxue never participated in Daqin's arrangements, but at this moment, she couldn't help but chime in, "Why not plant it this year? It should be in time for the winter wheat planting."
Winter wheat?
Ying Zheng suddenly looked up, a hint of surprise blooming on his face.
"Are there any wheat seeds in this batch of grain that can survive the winter?!"
Weishengxue: Ah?
Don’t you have winter wheat here?
"You're joking, my friend. Winter is so cold that no crop can survive the snow."
After hearing what he said, Wei Shengxue was also at a loss.
Although she has a very high talent for wood, she really does not have the ability to cultivate plants in a targeted manner.
Other wood-type psychics, after training, could cultivate plants to suit their clients' needs, even if they wanted apples that looked like oranges but tasted like peaches. But she couldn't. Her psychic ability was violent, with strong attack power, but it was difficult to control when it came to cultivation.
Simply put, there is no winter wheat here, and picking out suitable seeds from those wheat varieties is purely a matter of luck. Whether there are any depends on whether the direction of mutation is correct.
Ying Zheng pointed at the wine jar and nodded, saying, "I already know about this matter. Thank you for telling me."
Since he said so, Wei Shengxue didn't say anything more. It was impossible for her to distinguish them herself, and she couldn't recognize them anyway. She couldn't even tell the difference between barley and wheat.
She could just forget about it, as her very reliable teammate would definitely take care of it.
[Host, monitor, monitor! ]
Wei Shengxue grabbed the system that was constantly jumping in his sea of consciousness and told him about this.
"really?!"
Ying Zheng: My immortality is coming!
Weishengxue: No, not yet.
It's just an instrument that can show the country's destiny.
Ying Zheng: Long live long live!
"Whatever Daoyou needs, Zhenghui will deliver it as soon as possible, and please stay in the other courtyard for the time being."
Her previous residence was covered with tangled plants and could not be cleared for the time being.
Weishengxue is very casual about his living environment and follows the host's wishes.
Daqin lived up to the title of the King of Scrolls. She had just arrived at the new courtyard when the long list of materials she requested had already been delivered.
Meng Yi, who personally escorted the shipment, bowed and apologized, "There are still some that need to be mobilized from the Xianyang Palace. They won't be delivered until tomorrow morning. Please forgive me, Immortal."
Wei Shengxue naturally said it was okay, they were not in a hurry, so why should she be in a hurry?
"Mr. Meng." She suddenly thought as Meng Yi left, "The fruit on the tree in my yard can be eaten by cutting it open. It tastes similar to steamed buns and is just as filling."
A pleasant surprise!
Meng Yi hurried away with this news.
Trees are not food. They can grow on their own if you plant them anywhere in the mountains or in the wild. There is no need to take care of them as meticulously as crops.
Even though the taste is extremely bad, it is worth promoting just because it is as filling as steamed buns.
Even if the output is reduced, it is still a source of food in years of disaster and may even save lives.
He wants to tell His Majesty the good news!
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"Your Majesty, the immortal said that the tree in her courtyard can grow steamed buns that don't need to be steamed!"
This was the first sentence Meng Yi said after he entered the room and reported his mission, which confused the agricultural officer who was calculating the amount of grain next to him.
Steamed cakes... No, no, steamed buns, can they grow on trees?
"This tree in the fairyland is really extraordinary. No, it may also be that the steamed buns in the fairyland are not ordinary." The agricultural official was in a daze and muttered to himself.
No wonder there is no shortage of food in the fairy world, it turns out that it can grow directly on trees!
If steamed buns can grow on the steamed bun tree, then there must be other trees that can grow steamed buns, such as the mutton tree that can grow mutton and the sugar tree that can grow malt sugar. If you want to eat something, you don’t have to cook it yourself, just pick it directly from the tree.
Slip~
The agricultural official wiped his non-existent saliva, suppressed the beautiful fantasy in his heart, and continued to concentrate on calculating.
After a brief moment of surprise, Ying Zheng quickly showed his workaholic nature and wanted to arrange this matter as soon as possible:
"Call Cen Kai."
During the hundreds of years of chaos in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, various schools of thought were born, along with countless skills comparable to black technology. These people did all kinds of things.
There are only three or two schools of thought that study rare plants and trees.
The school that Dr. Cen Kai belongs to is one of them.
When he was summoned to the imperial court, he was still confused.
His school was so small, it only had a few hundred disciples. Compared to the thousands of disciples of the Confucianists, Legalists, and Mencius, it was like a drop of water in a pond, insignificant. Even when he accepted the Qin army, he was just trying to make a living, not expecting to be highly valued.
"Your Majesty, I, Cen Kai, greet you and wish to serve you!"
This immense wealth and glory is now mine, Cen Kai’s turn!
I don’t know whether this job is difficult or not, whether there are many people, or whether I can squeeze a few of our own people in?
"Cen Kai."
"I am here!"
Cen Kai bowed and saluted, stealing glances at the emperor in front of him.
The emperor, dressed in black, sat behind a desk. From his vantage point, he could only see half of the gilded hem. The golden lines snaked along the smooth warp and weft, perfectly concealing his skin. Like the emperor's unfathomable thoughts, they were impossible to peek into. Only an indelible aura of majesty permeated the tent.
"Branch the immortal tree. I'll give you five years. I want to see it grow into a forest in the Great Qin."
"I obey your order." Cen Kai did not ask the immortal tree anything. This was not something the emperor should explain to him.
To this dictator, he only needs to obey and submit answers that satisfy him within the specified time.
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The next day, under the emperor's order, the Xuanjia Guards rushed back to Xianyang City with the remaining materials.
The core has been edited by the system. All Wei Shengxue has to do is to make a carrier for those programs. Such a simple refining product with no additional requirements can be completed and debugged by the next afternoon even with her refining level.
The finished product is incredibly simple, consisting of a polyhedron tetrahedron, with each side displaying the same content:
【Name: The Great Qin Empire
Population: 25,102,459
National Destiny: 10 million
Yunchao Opening: Progress 23%
Spiritual Vein Exchange: Progress 2%
Note: The extraordinary energy in this area is temporarily not activated.
Wei Shengxue looked at it with disdain for a few seconds, then sealed it in a box, out of sight, out of mind.
"This is too rudimentary. Even your system panel is richer than this."
system:……
Don't be too picky about products that are rushed, just make do with something that works.
"Someone come."
The palace servant came in in response, "Please give your instructions, Immortal."
Wei Shengxue gestured toward the box on the table, "Send the box to your Majesty and tell him that the item you requested a few days ago has been made and is ready to use once it is placed in the Nine Cauldrons and activated."
"yes."
The palace maids were very careful in their actions, as this was something His Majesty had asked the immortals for.
Maybe it is the elixir of immortality that Your Majesty has been longing for for many years!
Thinking of this, the palace maid's already light footsteps became even slower, almost moving bit by bit, for fear of bumping into anything.
Seeing this, Wei Shengxue's mouth twitched. "The things inside are very solid. Even if you drop them and break them, they will be fine."
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Regardless of how Ying Zheng reacted to this gift, she received the news that day that she would set off for Xianyang the next day.
"Take my beehives and leave the rest alone."
Wei Shengxue didn't care about other things, but she couldn't let the hive of bees that she brought back with her own hands fall.
This return trip was extremely hurried and there were many things we needed to bring back, so we split into two groups.
The first group traveled light, and the main members were the Qin Scroll King Team headed by Ying Zheng. Those who had to work hard every day were basically in this team.
The second group is the escort team, who are mainly responsible for transporting food and supplies. They are the violent group of the Qin Dynasty headed by Meng Wu and Wang Ben, and anyone who touches them will die.
Their main strategy was to pluck the feathers of passing geese and leave the skins of departing beasts. Even the soil in the palace was dug up three feet deep and loaded onto carts.
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