Chapter 44: Can my manure also help crops grow?
However, Ying Heng glanced at him and did not respond immediately, but turned his gaze to the two prime ministers.

Li Si thought for a while and asked, "Sir, did you already have a few magical seeds when you first met me?"

Without waiting for Ying Heng to answer, Li Si had already given a positive answer in his heart.

"That must be it!"

"No wonder you only proposed an emergency plan at the time, trying to force the nobles to open their warehouses and release grain to solve this year's food crisis."

"It turns out that you had foreseen that in just three months, we would have a large amount of food."

"By then, even if the nobles have a plan to deal with it and stop opening their warehouses to provide disaster relief, we will have enough food to deal with it."

"And this year is precisely the last chance for those anti-Qin forces."

"Because until next year, no, maybe during the harvest season this autumn..."

"At that time, our army was strong and every household stored up new food, so everyone had enough food to eat."

"On the other hand, those who oppose the Qin State may still be eating old grains, or even going hungry."

"So, when that time comes, what will they use to fight us?"

"Later, with the implementation of the ideal system planned by the young master."

"Our Great Qin will surely rise to prominence and become increasingly powerful!"

Li Si bowed deeply and expressed his respect to Ying Heng: "Sir, since our first meeting, I have determined that you are a rare genius."

“Now it seems that my understanding is still shallow.”

"Your foresight and your ability to govern a country have long surpassed what Li Si could have imagined."

"My Lord, are you an immortal who has come to save our Great Qin from this crisis?"

Li Si bent down reverently and asked this question seriously.

In his mind, this was something that was beyond human capability and was truly the work of immortals!

Feng Quji was also deeply touched. After hearing Ying Heng's detailed account, he connected all the past events together.

"Sir, the preparation of the five hundred curved plows is for sowing the first batch of seeds, right?"

"So, the subsequent preparation of tens of thousands of curved plows and the mobilization of manure to collect farm manure are to meet the large-scale planting needs of the second batch of 700,000 people?"

Doubt flashed in Feng Quji's eyes. He looked solemn and asked anxiously, "No! Sir, the three crops you just mentioned, with an output of 2,000 catties, 4,000 catties, and even 6,000 catties per mu, do you mean the output before or after the application of farmyard manure?"

Ying Heng smiled and responded: "Before that. (The seeds provided by the system are all of the best varieties, and they can achieve such a high yield even without fertilizer.)"

"what?"

"is this real?"

"My God!"

Feng Quji, Li Si and Meng Yi were shocked again!
"So, once farmyard manure is used, won't the harvest be doubled?"

"Will it reach 4,000 kilograms, 8,000 kilograms, or even 12,000 kilograms?"

Feng Quji pointed out the common doubts of the three people.

Ying Heng smiled and waved his hand: "How can I estimate it like that? In fact, it can't be that much."

"However, any growth depends on farming techniques, proper field management, good or bad harvests, climate factors and other factors."

"But what you just said, doubling the yield, is the maximum limit that can be achieved in theory. Under normal circumstances, if it can be increased by 50%, it can already be regarded as the best in the farming world."

Is it possible that this output can reach a new high? ! ! !
It's really shocking!

The three of them were dumbfounded again and were speechless for a moment.

"What happened? Tell me in detail!"

"Why don't you explain to Lao Wang clearly what farmyard manure, curved plow, and doubling of growth are all about?"

Old Wang standing by was scratching his ears and cheeks anxiously, he couldn't understand anything at all!
At this moment, the three of them were quickly calculating the possible grain harvest this year and had no time to answer his questions.

Seeing this, Ying Heng smiled and explained to Wang Ben, "Old Wang, that day when you were quietly carrying stones from the mountain to the camp to make ice, I talked to the three of them about the curved plow and the farmland."

"This curved plow and farmyard manure is %$#@%"

After such a detailed explanation, Wang Ben's eyes widened. How could there be such a magical thing in the world?
Can my feces also help crops grow?
Is there some secret hidden in my butt?
At this moment, Ying Heng asked Wang Ben a key question.

"Old Wang, the reason I called you here is because I found someone secretly spying on my first batch of seeds."

"Who! Who is it that dares to be so presumptuous?"

"Therefore, I hope you can send a large army to set up a defense circle three miles around the farmland. Because these crops are not yet mature, I hope to keep it confidential."

“We must act!”

Lao Wang was very excited, but in a flash, he realized a problem.
"These are the First Emperor's troops. How dare I mobilize them without the Tiger Tally?"

Lao Wang touched his head and said to Ying Heng, "Do you have a tiger talisman?"

"If I don't have this thing, if I, the old king, follow your orders and mobilize the troops, it will be openly taking sides."

"I'm afraid my Wang family will be branded as a traitor and be cursed by others."

Ying Heng responded without changing his expression.

"I don't have the tiger talisman, but we can consider this as a deal."

"If your army can execute this mission perfectly, once it succeeds, I can give you a thousand kilograms of refined salt as a reward, or provide you with five hundred kilograms of seeds of three kinds of crops for you to choose from. What do you think?"

One thousand kilograms of refined salt!

Five hundred kilograms of seeds of each of the three crops!

This put Lao Wang in a sweet but tangled dilemma of choice.

"One thousand kilograms of refined salt?"

"Is it the same one as last time?"

"Sir, where did you get so much?"

"The salt last time was simply the most delicious thing on earth!"

"I've tasted it a few times with my old bones, and I still can't bear to eat another bite!"

"What are you talking about eating? After eating the salt, I feel like I have endless energy all over my body!"

Although Lao Wang was slightly exaggerating here, the salt was indeed of excellent quality and a treasure that was hard to find in this era.

Lao Wang's words left the other three generals around him confused.

盐？
What salt?

Lao Wang did not explain to them, but continued to weigh the matter in his mind.

"But we still have 500 kilograms of seeds each, a total of 1,500 kilograms of seeds, which will produce tens of thousands of kilograms of grain when grown."

"Sir, with your large-scale planting, when will you be able to supply our army with high-quality food and fodder?"

Ying Heng responded: "Even if it is earlier, I am afraid we will have to wait until next year, and the first batch of food will be supplied to the border troops first."

"After all, the lives of soldiers on the frontiers are more difficult. They have to face the invasions of the Xiongnu and the Baiyue directly, and their need for food is more urgent."

Upon hearing this, Meng Yi immediately bowed again to express his gratitude: "On behalf of my brother Meng Tian, ​​I would like to express my gratitude to you, sir."

Ying Heng glanced at him sideways, with a hint of warning in his words: "Of course, all this is based on the premise that the border troops must obey my orders, not some other young master."

He turned his gaze to Wang Ben and continued, "As for when your central army can distribute new grain, if there is no sudden war, it will probably have to wait until next year."

"Similarly, this also requires a prerequisite, that is, the Chinese army must obey my command."

This made Wang Ben feel even more conflicted. He knew that the border troops were indeed having a hard time, so he naturally did not dare to compete with them for food.

However, he felt that he was unable to make the central army completely obey the Thirteenth Young Master.

(End of this chapter)