Under the passionate gazes of Old Zhao and the other two, Zhao Yu wrote down the paper making technique and handed it to Meng Yi.
Looking at their gazes, Zhao Yu explained,"This is the method of making paper. You can ask someone to pass it to His Majesty.”
"If Your Majesty can spread the art of making paper to the world, then the plan will be half successful.”
Zhao Yu turned his back and said," If the art of making paper is popularized throughout the world, it will definitely be loved and appreciated by scholars! And it was not enough for His Majesty to have the support of these cultured people.”
After a pause, Zhao Yu's gaze suddenly turned deep." Qin Shihuang could have made millions of Ancestral Dragon statues while he was spreading the art of making paper! For thousands of years, the people will definitely sing praises of His Majesty day and night!”
"From now on, the people of Great Qin will only have one faith, and that is Qin Shi Huang!”Zhao Yu said solemnly.
Upon hearing this, Old Zhao and the other two held their breaths as they instantly understood the meaning behind Zhao Yu's words!
Perhaps ordinary people were different, but why would they be able to condense Great Qin's army soul?
However, Qin Shi Huang, Wang Jian, and Meng Yi were the three leaders of Great Qin!
The three of them knew very well how superstitious the people of ancient times were.
If the world could build a statue of His Majesty and make His Majesty Great Qin's only faith, the Qin army's military spirit would definitely be condensed to an invincible state!
Even if the Ancestral Dragon died, this faith would not dissipate with time!
Old Zhao and the other two quickly calmed down after a brief daze.
In Zhao Yu's eyes, Old Zhao and the other two were still ordinary merchants.
After eating the potato stewed chicken, the chives stir-fried eggs were also cleaned up by the few of them.
In Great Qin, there was no such thing as stir-frying vegetables. Even Emperor Qin had never eaten such delicious food.
Especially the potatoes…the elsholtzia was delicious and had a lingering aftertaste.
Just as Great Qin's three leaders were thinking about how many potatoes they could produce, they suddenly heard a crunching sound.
The three of them looked over and saw Zhao Yu holding a red potato-like fruit in his hand and eating it.
Seeing how Zhao Yu was enjoying the food, Old Zhao gulped down his saliva and looked expectant.
"Old Yu, what are you eating?" Qin Shihuang asked curiously.
Zhao Yu ate half of it in one go and replied,""This is a sweet potato."
When Meng Yi heard this, he pointed at the potatoes in the pot and asked,"What about the food just now?"
"Those are potatoes." Zhao Yu replied casually. The sweet potato in his mouth was almost finished!
Zhao Yu saw that the three of them were extremely greedy, so he took out three sweet potatoes and threw them to them.
Qin Shi Huang quickly took a bite. The sweet taste of the sweet potato shocked Qin Shi Huang!
These sweet potatoes were sweet and fragrant, and the portions were ample. In fact, two or three sweet potatoes could fill one's stomach!
As for Zhao Yu, he knew the importance of food to the ancients.
In the third year of the reign of the King of Qin, there was a great famine.
In the fourth year of the reign of the King of Qin, locusts came from the east!
In the seventh year of the reign of the King of Qin, a large number of fish in the river came to the court, and light chariots rode on horses to eat.
In the 12th year of the reign of the King of Qin, there was a great drought in the world!
It was recorded in the annals of history that in a short eighteen years, there were three famines, one locust plague, two earthquakes, and two cold waves in the State of Qin!
Natural disasters occurred frequently. Adding on the grain production of the Qin country, the yield per mu was only about 200 jin.
This made the lives of the commoners miserable. Countless people starved to death!
The sweet potato was introduced to China in 1513 by Western missionary in the late Ming Dynasty.
After it was launched, it was quickly promoted to the whole country due to the production volume!
Old Zhao took a deep breath and put down the half-eaten sweet potato in his hand. He asked Zhao Yu,""Old Yu, how many sweet potatoes are produced?”
"5,000 catties per mu." Zhao Yu replied casually.
Hiss!
As soon as he finished speaking, Lao Wang immediately became excited.
If the sweet potato could really reach 5,000 catties per mu.
Destroying the Xiongnu was just around the corner!
One had to know that Great Qin had 300,000 soldiers stationed at the border of Longxi County with the Xiongnu.
It was not just defense.
The barbarians dare not go south to herd horses, and the soldiers dare not draw their bows and retaliate.
In history, it was only after Meng Tian was sentenced to death and the 300,000 Great Wall soldiers were transferred away.
Only then did the Xiongnu recover a little!
Qin Shihuang couldn't help but size up the sweet potato in his hand. He was quite shocked!
If this sweet potato could really produce 5,000 catties per mu, Great Qin would no longer have hungry people!
After a pause, Qin Shi Huang looked at the potatoes that were even more delicious than sweet potatoes and asked Zhao Yu,""How is the yield per mu of potatoes?"
"Two thousand jin." Zhao Yu replied.
As an agricultural professor, Zhao Yu was very clear about the yield of potatoes and sweet potatoes per mu!
In the later generations, the average yield of sweet potatoes per mu in summer was about 4,000 to 5,000 catties, and the yield per mu in spring was about 6,000 catties.
As for potatoes, depending on the climate of the region, they could be planted for one season or two seasons. The average yield per mu was between two to three thousand catties.
The soil of the Qin Dynasty was not over-exploited and was full of fertility. Zhao Yu estimated that the yield would be doubled.
Moreover, this was a seed given by the system. He did not know if it had been improved by the system and was more suitable for planting in this era.
Hearing this, Qin Shi Huang, Wang Jian, Meng Tian, and the three leaders of Great Qin were completely dumbfounded!
It was a few thousand catties at the drop of a hat. Could it be that this grain really jumped out of the soil?
However, in the Central Plains, the people rested at sunset and worked at sunrise, but they had never found such a crop.
Lao Wang was so shocked that he crushed the bowl in his hand. He was completely unaware of it!
The chopsticks in Old Meng's hand fell to the ground with a thud. He was still trembling!
Old Zhao was the only one who was still normal. He pulled Zhao Yu impatiently and said,""Old Yu, quick, bring us to take a look and verify the yield of these two crops.”
After all, seeing was believing. Qin Shi Huang tried his best to suppress the shock in his heart and pleaded Zhao Yu.
Looking at the three of them in shock, Zhao Yu could understand the ancient people's desire for food. Zhao Yu had already expected their reaction.
"Let's go." At this moment, the sweet potatoes and potatoes were not ripe yet, but it was not a big deal to bring these two people to verify.
Seeing Qin Shihuang leave with Zhao Yu, Wang Jian and Meng Yi, who were still in a daze, immediately followed.
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