Time flies, and before we know it, the Mid-Autumn harvest is coming to an end.
As expected, this year is another year of bumper harvest.
In addition to the blessing of the dragon vein, it is also thanks to the high-yield grain varieties newly cultivated by the Agricultural College.
Over the past three years, through the unremitting efforts of researchers such as Chen Nong, the fifth generation of high-yield wheat seeds and the third generation of high-yield rice seeds have been successfully cultivated using spiritual plant cultivation liquid, with yields of up to eight and six stones per mu respectively.
With the bumper harvest of high-yield grains, the people of Daqin gradually used flour and rice as their staple food, and sweet potatoes, corn, potatoes, etc. as coarse grain side dishes.
On the other hand, Chen Nong's research has also achieved remarkable results.
He bred two breeds of laying hens, "Red One" and "Pink Two", which can produce at least 200 eggs every year.
Since then, eggs have become a common meat dish on the tables of the people of Qin.
In addition, he also bred ducks, geese, pigs and other poultry and livestock into breeds with plump meat.
Most farmers raise chickens, ducks, geese and pigs at home. Although they cannot eat meat every day, at least they can have a bite of meat during the New Year and other festivals.
Nowadays, people can not only eat enough, but also eat well, and their living standards have improved visibly.
As the national economy prospers, the future of the people of Daqin will become better and better.
As the whole country is immersed in the joy of harvest, the dead leaves fall and early winter arrives.
Compared with previous years, this winter is extremely lively.
One hundred thousand new recruits, full of enthusiasm, were training in the military camp, sweating profusely.
They longed to bravely chop off the enemy's head during the next campaign against the Donghu, in exchange for military merit and be awarded a title, so that they could change their fate and soar to the sky.
In the Xianyang Industrial Park, a great industrial revolution is taking place vigorously.
Textile factory, inside the workshop.
The roar of the steam engine continued, and several workers were operating the machine not very skillfully.
The silver steel glows with a cold light, the precision parts operate in an orderly manner, and the threads shuttle quickly between the machines, like a skilled weaver, weaving cotton into fine yarns.
Every link in the entire production process is closely linked, efficient and convenient, demonstrating the powerful force of modern industry.
On the side, the factory manager and workers watched the scene in amazement, their faces filled with shock and trance.
Some people even pinched their coworkers' arms in disbelief to see if they were dreaming.
After the roar stopped, everyone could no longer suppress their excitement and exclaimed in surprise.
"Oh my god, this iron lump is so terrifying!"
"It works automatically with just one click...it's incredible!"
"This efficiency is too high! They spin more thread in an hour than we do in a whole day."
"And this cotton thread is so thin and strong, even better than the ones we hand-spun!"
Just as the workers were praising the performance, a faint voice of doubt was heard.
"With such a powerful iron lump, does the factory still need so many workers like us?"
As soon as the words fell, the workshop fell silent.
The workers felt as if they had been poured with a bucket of cold water. Their feelings of shock, curiosity, excitement...all turned into panic.
Yes, if the work can be done by one person, why would the employer be willing to spend extra money to hire two people?
The iron lump is powerful and can save them a lot of effort, but if it means losing the iron rice bowl that supports their family's livelihood, they would rather work hard.
The wages and benefits in the factory are incomparable to those working outside, and no one is willing to give up their current good life.
As a result, the factory director was surrounded by a crowd of people, and some people even hugged his thighs and begged him with tears and snot.
"Master Factory Director, I have an eighty-year-old mother and a three-year-old child. You must not abandon me!"
"And me, my whole family depends on me for survival!"
"Master Factory Director, do you want a wife? As long as you ask..."
The factory director is just a business school graduate a few years ago, and he is still a thin-skinned young man. How could he withstand the soft and hard persuasion of a group of aunts?
He looked down at his aunt who was hugging his thighs, his face flushed red, not knowing whether it was out of anger or shame.
He tried his best to maintain the image of a serious and steady factory director, and scolded loudly with a stern face.
"When did the factory director ever say he wanted to fire you?!"
"Stand up straight! What's the point of pulling and tugging?"
He hasn't married yet, so he can't lose his virginity before marriage.
The thunderous roar finally shook the noisy scene. The workers retreated three feet away, like quails, but secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The factory manager straightened his clothes and continued to scold with a fierce look on his face.
"Get familiar with the new equipment these few days. The factory will increase production soon, so don't cause any trouble."
"Yes, Director!"
The workers responded happily, and then swarmed to the machine tool to familiarize themselves with the operation.
Similar scenes also occurred in other factories.
Faced with the vigorous industrial innovation, the workers were first shocked and amazed by the new things, and then became nervous and worried about their own future.
Fortunately, the factory managers were well prepared and tried their best to calm the workers' anxiety and quell the riot.
After being given a shot of adrenaline, the workers no longer resisted the iron lump that almost took their jobs, and they all happily and curiously learned how to operate it.
After all, with such an efficient and convenient machine, their work will be much easier in the future.
Half a decade later, the machine tool renovation in Xianyang Industrial Park was completed, and the workers gradually got used to the roar of the machines.
The entire city of Xianyang was filled with discussions about this industrial revolution.
Due to the endless emergence of new things in the past decade, coupled with the military exercises some time ago, the people have a high degree of acceptance of this.
While people talked about it with great relish, they couldn't help but sigh that the empire was really developing better and better.
Of course, there were also some sharp-minded people who realized that a storm destined to be recorded in history was brewing.
End of July, Qinian Palace.
Yaojia handed a stack of reports to the graceful and dignified woman, which contained densely packed detailed data.
"My Lady, this is the July output of the factories in the industrial park."
Chu Yuening carefully studied the report for a moment, and after seeing the sharp increase in production during the same period, she nodded slightly with satisfaction.
"Yeah, not bad."
"Let the machine tool factory continue to increase production."
She put down the report and gave Yao Jia some instructions in a low voice. Then her eyes moved and she sighed meaningfully.
"August is going to be busy."
By the time Yaojia took his leave, it was already the end of the afternoon. The sun sets early in winter, and orange, purple, and pink sunset glows had appeared on the horizon, like a colorful painting.
Two footsteps were heard at the entrance of the hall, one was brisk and the other was slow and steady.
As soon as Chu Yuening heard it, she knew that her children had returned.
She quickly stood up to greet him, a smile spreading across her cool and elegant face, as gentle as a pool of clear autumn water.
"Luan'er's clothes are soaked, right?"
"Mom has prepared hot water, go take a bath quickly."
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