Zhao Kuo was still lecturing above. Suddenly, he saw a man in plain clothes sitting next to Ying Zheng. In the Qin State, it was unlucky to wear white clothes. Normally, people would only wear such white clothes when their relatives died.
But the Yan people were different. They liked to wear plain clothes, so the Yan people were easy to identify. The young man sat among Ying Zheng and the others, looking at Zhao Kuo with respect, and took out a pen and ink to record his remarks.
words and deeds.
This enthusiastic look is very much like Mr. Changping.
Zhao Kuo naturally guessed his identity. He was dressed like this and sitting next to Qi Zeng. Obviously, he was Prince Dan. Zhao Kuo knew a lot about this Dan. He later returned to the Yan Kingdom.
Probably because he saw the ambition of King Qin, he came up with a very bad idea. He sent Jing Ke to assassinate Ying Zheng... This seemed a bit ridiculous to Zhao Kuo. Historically, the assassination failed, which caused King Qin to be furious.
The Yan Kingdom was destroyed, but what if the assassination was successful?
The furious Qin State will probably send troops to attack Yan State. It is impossible for Qin State not to avenge such hatred, and Yan State has no way to stop it.
For a while, Zhao Kuo thought a lot. After the lecture, Zhao Kuo looked at Dan with a smile and waved to Dan. When Dan saw Ma Fujun let him pass, he felt extremely excited and turned red.
Face, he stood up in a hurry and almost fell down. He walked to Zhao Kuo's side, then bowed to Zhao Kuo with the greatest courtesy and said: "Greetings to Mr. Ma Fu."
Zhao Kuo was stunned. He had not heard such a call for a long time.
He smiled and asked Dan to stand up, and then asked: "Are you Dan from Yan State?"
"Exactly..."
"Okay, how is Yan State's harvest this year? I heard that snow disasters in Yan State have become more and more serious in recent years. Has Yan State come up with any good countermeasures?" Zhao Kuo suddenly asked, and Dan hesitated.
After a moment, he said helplessly: "I was in Zhao State before, stayed in Yan State for a short time, and then came to Qin State. I really don't know many things about Yan State. Please forgive me."
"Alas..." Zhao Kuo sighed. This was also a poor child. But Dan felt guilty because he could not answer the question. He lowered his head and was at a loss. Zhao Kuo smiled and patted him.
He raised his shoulder and said: "My child, it doesn't matter."
"I heard that Mencius said: If God wants to place a heavy responsibility on someone, he must first make his mind distressed, his muscles and bones tired, make him hungry, and his body empty and weak, so that every action he takes is unsatisfactory. In this way
To inspire his will, make him persevere, and increase the abilities he does not have." Zhao Kuo said with a smile: "Don't feel depressed because of your situation, these are God's training for you."
"Ma Fujun..." Dan's eyes were a little red. He had been homeless in these years and suffered hardships that his age should not have suffered. Even his father had never encouraged him like this. He couldn't help it.
He said: "I haven't been home for many years. My mother passed away when I was still in Zhao State. My father has other children and is not very kind to me...I am alone."
..without a home of one’s own.”
"If you feel lonely, then come to my mansion. I have two sons who are younger than you. You can play with them... Of course, you can also study with them..."
"Thank you, Mr. Mafu!" Dan smiled, but there were two traces of tears on his face.
When they walked out of the school, Dan started chatting with Qi. Dan said excitedly: "My great-grandfather sent an assassin to assassinate Ma Fujun. The assassin was caught by Ma Fujun. Instead of killing him, Ma Fujun
I told him how to make a fire bed and asked him to take it back to Yan State... Everyone in Yan knows about this... and Ma Fujun never kills prisoners..."
"Yes, every time I stand next to Wu Chengjun, I feel extremely at ease. He is like my father... You know, he went to see the construction of the canal before. At that time, a child drowned, and Wu Chengjun ran away.
Then he went, dove into the water, grabbed the child with one hand and swam to the shore... Many people didn't react at the time. Some people said that Wu Chengjun could catch up with a horse at that speed!"
Ying Zheng watched Qi and Dan chatting excitedly. He frowned and said in confusion: "Why don't I know what you are talking about? You know more things than me!" Qi and Dan simply didn't know.
Ignoring him, they were of the same mind and were Ma Fujun's staunchest fans. As they started talking, they had no intention of stopping. Ying Zheng looked helplessly at Zeng.
"What do you want to eat for lunch?"
Young Master Zeng shook his head and said sadly: "I can't eat it. I've been having nightmares these days... I don't know why..."
At noon that day, Zhao Kuo and his family were having a meal when they saw Ying Zheng and four others coming again. Because it was his first time here, Dan seemed a little nervous. He also brought some gifts. Ying Zheng sat down carelessly.
When he got to his position, he saw Zhao Kang winking at him across from him. Ying Zheng asked: "What are you doing?", and Zhao Kang whispered: "I'll show you something good later!"
Chang'an Juncheng stood up and bowed to Zeng, Qi, Dan and others. Then everyone sat down. Zhao's mother smiled and sat next to Zhao Kuo. She looked at the children in front of her and said with a smile.
"Kuo, you have more and more children!" Zhao Kuo couldn't help but laugh. He said, "Yes, these are all my children, from Zhao and Qin.
There are children from Chu State, Yan State, and Wei State, only the children from South Korea and Qi State are missing!"
Ying Zheng suddenly thought of something, and he said: "By the way, father, the Prime Minister sent an envoy to form an alliance with the State of Qi, saying that the State of Qi was going to send his son Tian Sheng to the State of Qin as a hostage. By then, all the people from the State of Qi would have been gathered together.
!", Yi chuckled, she hugged Shan in her arms, and then said: "It seems that the only thing missing is a Korean one!"
"Don't you have a senior brother? He is half your child, right?"
"Nonsense! Eat your food!"
Zhao Kuo said, and everyone started to eat. The meal at Ma Fujun's house was different from what Dan had imagined. It was not that restrictive, and there were not many rules. The children were chatting and playing, Zhao Kuo said.
Zhao Kuo ignored them and occasionally chatted with Qi Zheng. Zhao Kuo never treated them like children and often discussed important matters with them seriously.
"There are two experimental plots in the north. One is to pollinate millet with plants that can grow in cold winters to see if crops with cold resistance can be cultivated. The other is to continuously screen. Until now,
It can be considered that after nearly five years of screening and six times of seed selection, the crops in the experimental field are more suitable for the local environment than ordinary crops. This is progress, but there is no result from pollination...
"
"Nowadays, many farmers' disciples advise me to give up pollination and concentrate on seed selection... What do my second and third sons think?"
Ying Zheng thought about it and then said: "Father, the selected crops can be promoted throughout Beidi County, which will have huge benefits for food production. However, I think that if you can cultivate them through pollination,
New crops, then this kind of crops can be promoted not only to various areas in the North, but also to the poor areas of Zhao and Yan. This is for the long term, and I still think you can't give up."
Zhao Kuo nodded and then said: "The Mo family has recently developed a new plow called a straight-shaft plow... I have seen it, and it is indeed very useful... However, the prime minister does not allow such a farm tool.
It spread to the hands of other princes, alas..." He shook his head and said: "I can also understand the prime minister's thoughts. He is not willing to let the machinery developed by Qin State spend its energy to help Qin State's enemies...
.This is not something I developed, and I can’t persuade the Prime Minister..."
Zhao Kuo raised his head, looked into the distance, and said, "I hope the weather will be good everywhere..."
"Father, this will definitely happen."
Ying Zheng nodded and said seriously.
After eating, Zhao Kuo hugged his daughter and kissed her a few times before handing her over to Yi. He was going to continue working in the farmland. When Zhao Kuo changed his clothes, he looked like an old farmer in the countryside. Dan's eyes widened.
He opened his eyes and watched Ma Fujun walk out of the door with a smile. At this time, Zhao Kang had already pulled Ying Zheng to his side. Zhao Kang quietly took a dagger from the backyard. This was a real sword.
Ying Zheng was startled and asked hurriedly: "Where did this come from??"
"It was given to me by Duke Di..." Zhao Kang showed off the dagger, waved it again, and then said secretly: "Don't tell them!"
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Ying Zheng was a little helpless. This Duke Di was really... However, he did not report Zhao Kang. He just told Zhao Kang not to hurt others. Then he said goodbye to his mother and left here with Qi and others. These years
Here, Zhao Kuo actually made something in the cultivated land. Through deliberate seed selection, he made something similar to the wheat of later generations. Unfortunately, the taste was still wrong, but it made harvesting easier.
At the same time, he also cultivated large grain millet and other crops in Beidi, Fufeng and other areas. These crops can adapt to the harsh local climate and the yield has increased. Lu Buwei naturally made every effort to promote these seeds in the frontier areas. Unfortunately, the experimental fields did not
Not big, which means that there are not enough seeds produced by cultivation, and they cannot be directly promoted in various places. Moreover, these promoted seeds may not be like the millet in the experimental fields, which will return to their ancestors.
Zhao Kuo used his little agricultural experience in his previous life to improve plows with the Mohists and make a straight-shaft plow. Although the changes were not big, the effect was increased. Zhao Kuo even talked about waterwheels and other such things.
Irrigation technology, however, was not successfully developed by the Mohists. Zhao Kuo only knew that such a thing existed, but had no idea how it was made. He also thought of improving the millstone.
The only improvement methods he knew were donkey-pulled millstones and a windmill millstone. The windmill millstone was from a game he played in his previous life called Fortress. He had seen this thing in the game. He could guess that Yuan Yuan probably used wind power to grind wheat.
But the Mohist family was confused when they heard it, and they were still building it at this moment. Zhao Kuo gathered the Mohist family and farmers around him to research and develop these things all day long. After success, the disciples of these schools also received rewards.
Qin Mo and Qin Nong, who were a little lonely before, now have a second spring.
The other is a doctor, but Zhao Kuo really doesn’t know anything about medicine. All he knows is that cleanliness can prevent diseases, the environment in the city must be improved, personal hygiene must be promoted, and the Qin State has established various
Medical officers, these medical officers are responsible for cleaning up the environment and personal hygiene. A group of doctors were led by Zhao Kuo to become urban management and teaching directors!
Zhao Kuo didn't know whether these practices prevented diseases, but he knew that these practices greatly improved Qin's environment. The streets were clean and tidy, and the people on the roads were also clean. Qin even codified these into laws.
, requiring Qin people to keep their courtyards clean and pay attention to personal hygiene... Sometimes Zhao Kuo wonders, is this the world's first health law?
Apart from these achievements after cooperation with hundreds of schools, what Zhao Kuo did alone was annotation. He found books from various schools and annotated them himself, using his own punctuation marks to "distort" the words of these sages.
Interpret these theories according to the understanding of later generations. It can be said that Zhao Kuo was very busy. From morning to evening, he basically had no free time, and Zhao Kuo himself was not willing to take a break.
He wanted to do more things to make up for his regrets.
Whenever he has nothing to do, he will think of his friends in Zhao State. He will think of many things that make him painful. He can only focus on these things to keep himself busy.
He had no chance to think about this. His friends often wrote to him, but he didn't want to see those letters. Xunzi wrote a letter to himself in Qi State, and the letter brought bad news. Gongsun Long died.
In South Korea.
This really shocked Zhao Kuo for a long time and he was unable to recover.
Xunzi's second letter tells another bad news: Zouzi died of illness and the state of Qi.
Zhao Kuo really didn't want to have such letters anymore. As time went by, the people he respected and loved left this world one by one. There is nothing more painful than this.
Every year, Zhao Kuo always goes to sacrifice those who have passed away. He remembers everyone's death anniversary, Handan Zao's, Le Yi's, Lin Xiangru's, Yu Qing's... There are more and more people who need sacrifices.
.......
Lord Xinling raised his head and took another sip of wine. He put down the wine bag and looked at his diners with a smile. The diners applauded and clapped their hands. Lord Xinling was already drunk, and his eyes were filled with tears.
It was tears. He was about to say something. Suddenly, he felt the sharp pain in his abdomen. He retched suddenly. The wine bag in his hand fell to the ground. Lord Xinling almost fell to the ground.
He lowered his head and kept vomiting.
But everyone laughed. This was the first time they saw Lord Xinling vomiting after drinking. Normally, Lord Xinling was like a wine vat, and he never vomited no matter how much he drank!
Gradually, everyone realized something was wrong.
They saw Mr. Xinling retching continuously and blood pouring out of the corners of his mouth. He stopped spitting out wine and started vomiting blood...
"Jun Xinling!!" Everyone shouted, but Lord Xinling fell heavily to the ground.
ps: I thought I would get better today, but it turned out to be even more uncomfortable today... I shouldn't have stayed up late yesterday to update, there will be a chapter later.