The officials looked at each other in shock, and all of them were full of praise for the waterwheel!
At this moment, Ying Zheng's face was also filled with pleasant surprise. He nodded repeatedly and said,
"Good! Good! Good! If a small village had a thousand acres of wasteland that could be replanted because of the waterwheel, what about ten, a hundred, or even a thousand villages? That was a million mu of land! One mu of land could produce at least two stones of grain. A million mu of land was a million stones of grain!”
Ying Zheng burst out laughing excitedly!
In truth, how could Great Qin only have 1,000 villages?
If the waterwheel was spread to the entire Great Qin, how could there only be a million acres of dry land?
By then, Great Qin would be able to produce nearly 30% more food every year!
With so much food, how many more people would be fed?
What did Great Qin lack the most?
It was nothing more than food!
Throughout the entire history of Great Xia, countless wars and rebellions were caused by the lack of food for the commoners!
Right now, the remnants of the six countries were stirring up trouble and secretly inciting the people to rebel!
What kind of people were most easily incited?
Of course, it was the poor who did not have enough to eat and had nothing!
If Great Qin could provide 30% more food in the future, not everyone would be able to eat, but they would be able to feed many more people…
With his hands behind his back, Ying Zheng leaned against the river bank and thought in a good mood. Looking at the huge waterwheel that was constantly turning in front of him, he said to Li Si, who was standing beside him,
"Prime Minister! You did well in making the waterwheel! I'm very happy! Pass the matter of promoting the waterwheel to the internal historian. Then, ask the county governors and county magistrates to assist the internal historian. You must make sure that all the counties use the waterwheel!”
Hearing the order that Ying Zheng gave him, Li Si bowed and said solemnly,
"Here! This lowly subject will definitely handle this matter well!"
Hearing that Ying Zheng wanted all the counties of Great Qin to use waterwheels, all the ministers behind him excitedly praised,
"Your Majesty is wise! The waterwheel is extremely important to Great Qin! He really looked forward to seeing the Great Qin Empire one day, where the rivers were clear and the seas were peaceful, and the country was prosperous and the people were peaceful!”
Hearing the praises of the ministers behind him, Ying Zheng turned around in a good mood and asked Li Si,
"Oh right, Prime Minister! Didn't you say that not only is the waterwheel finished, but the divine arm crossbow is also finished? Where was the Divine Arm Crossbow now? Quickly bring me and my beloved ministers to take a look!”
Upon hearing that they were going to see the divine arm crossbows, the officials recalled that they were also brought back by Ying Zheng and the others from the Immortal Land. In addition, they had just witnessed the benefits of the waterwheel. All of them were curious about the divine arm crossbows that also came from the Immortal Land, so they said,
"Whoa! Divine Arm Crossbow! Prime Minister, quickly take us there!"
"I'm too curious to see what the God Arm Crossbow looks like! Young Master Fusu said that the Divine Arm Crossbow can shoot more than 30 arrows at once and can even penetrate heavy armor from 300 steps away. This is simply unbelievable…"
"If these God Arm Crossbows are really that powerful and can be mass-produced, how powerful will Great Qin's military strength become? Go, go, go! Let's go take a look!"
Li Si looked at the officials with a smile on his face, then bowed to Ying Zheng and said,
"Your Majesty! Due to the lack of time and manpower, he had only made a dozen sets of these God Arm Crossbows! I've already ordered people to bring ten sets of God Arm Crossbows and hundreds of arrows to the drill ground in the city! Your Majesty, please follow me to the drill ground to take a look!”
Hearing this, Ying Zheng immediately let Li Si lead the way, and led the officials to the drill ground!
Not long after, Ying Zheng and the officials arrived at the drill ground in the city!
The targets had already been set up in the school grounds!
Looking at the soldiers carrying ten sets of divine arm crossbows and hundreds of arrows up, Ying Zheng's eyes lit up as he stared at one of the divine arm crossbows and said,
"It really is the divine arm crossbow I saw in the immortal realm! Prime Minister, is the God Arm Crossbow we made as powerful as the blueprint says?”
Wang Jian, Meng Tian, Meng Yi, and Fu Su, who had once visited the Fairyland with Ying Zheng, also came forward, each holding a divine arm crossbow and examining it carefully.
Li Si picked up a pair of divine arm crossbows and handed them to Ying Zheng, saying,
"Your Majesty! The God Arm Crossbows we made were made strictly according to the blueprint requirements! The length of the bow was three feet and three inches, the length of the bow was two feet and five inches, and the maximum range was over three hundred and forty steps! I've already ordered someone to set up a wooden target 300 steps away! Your Majesty, feel free to test its power!"
Hearing Li Si's words, Ying Zheng's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Oh? The Prime Minister is really thoughtful! However, I am not feeling well…"
Before Ying Zheng could finish his words, Wang Ben and Meng Tian immediately said,
"Your Majesty! Please let me try!"
"I, Meng Tian, am willing to test the power of the God Arm Crossbow for Your Majesty!”
Wang Ben saw Meng Tian arguing with him and said anxiously,
"Hey! I say, Old Meng! Why are you fighting with me for everything? I just opened my mouth and you jumped out immediately! Are you deliberately making things difficult for me? Didn't you go to the immortal land? He had already seen the power of the God Arm Crossbow in the Immortal Realm! So what if I, Old Wang, try?”
Meng Tian rolled her eyes at Wang Ben and ignored him!
Wang Jian glared at Wang Ben and said,
"Hey! I say, you little bastard! Can't you behave properly in front of His Majesty?”
Wang Jian was about to pull Wang Ben's ear!
All the officials and ministers were amused, and Ying Zheng was also in a good mood as he said with a smile,
"Alright, alright! Stop fighting! Didn't he have ten sets of divine arm crossbows? The two of you can try it together! Let me and my beloved ministers see which one of you can shoot farther and more accurately!”
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