Qin Mo had crushed Li Er and the others with elementary school mathematics. He was in a good mood, so he couldn't help but light a cigarette.
"Brat, didn't you say there's no more?”Li Er flew into a rage.
Ever since he had gotten addicted to smoking, he could not lack it every day. However, a few days ago, Qin Mo stopped supplying it and said that there was no more. He threw half a catty of tobacco and a bamboo pipe to Li Er.
Li Er felt that smoking a pipe was not satisfying enough.
The others didn't even have any tobacco. Why did the cunning old man and the foolish old man Yuchi come to Qin Manor every day? Wasn't it just to get some tobacco from Old Qin?
"Stinky brat, how dare you lie to me."
Foolish Yuchi picked him up like he was a chicken and took out a pack of cigarettes from him.
"There's only one bag left. I didn't even give it to my uncle.”Qin Mo had a long face and wanted to take it back.
Li Er took the cigarette away and lit one." This cigarette is still the best. The tobacco is always a little lacking."”
Foolish Yuchi, the cunning old man, Old Qin, and Kong Yingda also had one each.
Qin Mo was thrown aside.
"If I don't smoke this cigarette for a day, my heart will feel like a cat scratching it.”The cunning old man sighed." I don't even have the energy to drink or eat meat.”
Elder Yuchi shouted foolishly," Did you poison us? This thing was as addictive as the Five Stones Powder.”
Hearing Old Foolish Yuchi's words, Li Er also glared at Qin Mo like a tiger eyeing its prey.
Qin Mo spread his hands and said," I told you that smoking is addictive. What can I do if you don't believe me? Besides addiction, have you found any other disadvantages?”
"Not really. Old Qin spoke up to help Qin Mo resolve it.
Li Er snorted." I don't care. You made me addicted to smoking. If I don't smoke in the future, I'll hold you responsible."”
Qin Mo said," Your Majesty, this tobacco has only been planted for less than a month. It will take another three to four months before it can be harvested and processed.”
The tobacco was usually sown in March and April and harvested in July and August. However, Qin Mo did not care so much. After all, he had to put on a show. Therefore, he used a ceramic plate to plant a lot. When it was time to harvest, he just had to steal the dragon and turn the phoenix.
After all, there was Taobao.
"I don't care. If you don't smoke, I'll be in a bad mood. If I'm in a bad mood, I'll get Uncle Bao to hang you up and beat you up.”Li Eryi looked unreasonable.
Looking at Qin Mo being defeated, his mood couldn't be any better. He thought that he had finally found a chance to teach this kid a lesson.
Qin Mo smiled bitterly. He had shot himself in the foot this time.
He had only instigated these ancient people of the Great Tang to smoke as a prank, even imagining that he could use this opportunity to control them after they became addicted to smoking.
However, dreams were beautiful, but reality was harsh. None of these guys were easy to deal with, and he could not afford to offend any of them.
However, he could buy it from Taobao anytime, so it didn't matter.
Li Er looked at his bitter face and was very happy, as if he had won a battle." How's the hybrid rice?”
There was a dividing line between the first three years of Zhenguan and the three years after.
First, Li Yuan had occupied Taiji Palace three years ago, and his best friends were still active in the court. There was a possibility that he would be restored at any time.
In the third year of Zhenguan, Pei Ji was demoted, Li Yuan moved to Da 'an Palace, and Li Er officially entered Taiji Palace, announcing the end of the possibility of restoration.
The other reason was that in the first three years of Zhenguan, Guanzhong had suffered from successive droughts and crop failures. In June of the second year of Zhenguan, a locust plague broke out.
Although there were only a few records in the history books, the pressure that Li Er faced was not small.
It was only in the fourth year of Zhenguan that the world had a bumper harvest and Li Er tasted the taste of prosperity.
If it weren't for the lack of food, the Great Tang would not have waited until the third year of Zhenguan to wage war against the Turks.
It was now the seventh month of the first year of Zhenguan. Although the farmers had just harvested grain, due to the drought, the yield was generally not high.
This was also the reason why Li Er strongly supported Qin Mo in developing science. It was because the Great Tang lacked food.
Li Er was most concerned about hybrid rice.
Qin Mo said," The experiment of hybrid rice requires wild rice to achieve the best results. I request Your Majesty to send someone to escort the Jia family's children to find wild rice.”
He had already bought wild rice from Taobao, but he deliberately didn't say it because he had other motives.
"Why do you need wild rice?" The old man asked.
This was a good question. I'll give you a thumbs up.
"Inbreeding can easily lead to degeneration or mutation. It's the same for rice. It can't produce new varieties at all, and increasing production naturally can't be achieved.”Qin Mo explained.
Hearing this, the old man's hand trembled and his expression darkened. He wanted Zhangsun Chong to marry Li Li and strengthen his relationship with the royal family.
Now that Qin Mo said this, Li Er might change his mind.
"Where is he? You can't have inbreeding either?" Old Yuchi asked foolishly.
This was a great question, and Qin Mo really wanted to praise him.
Qin Mo nodded and said," No. If people get married, their offspring will either die young, be mentally retarded, or be sick. Very few will grow up healthily.”
This time, even Li Er couldn't remain calm." Really?”
"Your Majesty, you can investigate the inbreeding of people in Chang 'an. The results will naturally be known.”This was a result that had been proven in the future.
Old Yuchi said foolishly," I have a personal guard who married my cousin and gave birth to four mentally retarded children.”
His words were like a heavy bomb, causing Li Er and the old man's expressions to change drastically.
"Is it really that terrifying?" Li Er asked.
Qin Mo said seriously," Direct blood relatives and collateral blood relatives within three generations cannot marry. Otherwise, the consequences will be very serious.”
The sly old man said slowly," I just remembered that a pair of cousins in the Zhangsun Clan got married, but none of the three children survived. I thought that it was heaven's punishment, but I didn't expect it to be because of this. Another pair of cousins had a child who was a fool.”
"Ancestors!"
"Your Majesty!"
The two of them smoked in silence. They were worried. Of course, Li Er was secretly happy. He wanted to betroth Changle to Qin Mo, but he didn't know how to talk to the old man. Now that he had a reason to prohibit the marriage of collateral relatives within three generations, he would naturally have an excuse.
Now that the old man himself had admitted this result, it meant that his children could no longer marry Empress Zhangsun's children.
Empress Zhangsun was his eldest son and would inherit the title in the future. If she gave birth to a mentally retarded child, the Zhangsun family would probably fall.
Li Er noticed that the atmosphere was a little strange, so he took the initiative to change the topic." Where can we find wild rice?”
Qin Mo said," Lin Yi."
Linyi is the ancient land of the Han Dynasty. It is the land of our ancestors and cannot be abandoned.
This was his goal.
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