Yang Duanhe was very satisfied with Shen Bing's invention...
This is nonsense. Being able to pound rice with water can save a lot of labor and transfer this labor to the fields to solve the food crisis. Everyone will be satisfied.
So this was not just a matter of promotion in Shouchun. Yang Duanhe immediately promoted it to all newly occupied Chu lands, large and small cities were no exception, and the promotion method was the same.
In fact, cities or villages outside of Shouchun do not need to worry about the problem of promotion.
Shouchun City is not independent. The people in the city usually have various exchanges with surrounding villages and cities, such as marriages, visiting relatives, trade, and farmers from outside the city coming to the city to sell crops, etc.
Such exchanges will naturally spread the news about Shouchun and the system of pounding rice for farming.
Therefore, the people of Chu outside Shouchun no longer have the process of "having doubts in their hearts"...Shouchun City has already become a successful guinea pig, and others only need to keep up.
And it is not difficult to make a waterwheel. The Huaihe River system in Chu is very rich in water energy. There are rivers everywhere, and waterwheels can be made and used to pound rice.
It is enough for the peasants and common people to have designated rice pounding areas uniformly set up by the Qin army, but it will be troublesome at best.
The "trouble" mentioned here refers to the fact that the grain needs to be transported a long way, queued up to be pounded, then transported back, and it needs to be transported again after a period of time after eating.
Some wealthy families felt that this was not convenient enough and they lived by the river, so they simply made their own waterwheel to pound rice.
At that time, everyone in high positions in the Chu region was proud of having a waterwheel. There was a great trend of making waterwheels, and the houses located on the river banks were robbed.
On the other hand, Ying Zheng still didn't know about Shouchun's affairs at this time, and was still worried about this matter in Handan.
Ying Zheng even called Xu Ying to discuss the plan with him...
What Ying Zheng meant was that at this time, the farmers in Zhao were free. Can they transport the people from Zhao to farm in Chu in large quantities to meet their urgent needs?
Ying Zheng's idea still makes some sense.
One reason is that the grain grown in Zhao is winter wheat, which was planted in September last year and harvested in April or May this year, which is not a busy time.
The second reason is that Zhao is relatively close to the Chuhuai River, and it is not difficult to move south by water in large numbers.
However, Xu Ying shook his head and rejected the idea:
"Your Majesty, the State of Zhao is originally very sparse in population and in short supply of labor."
"Not to mention that the grain in Zhao's land needs to be taken care of, it's also time to sow the five vegetables."
Ying Zheng couldn't help but say "Oh"... He had forgotten that people had to grow vegetables during their leisure time.
How can those in high positions appreciate the hard work of the people? They only think about how many people can produce how much food.
After thinking for a while, Ying Zheng asked again:
"Then, can the farmer take people to Chuhuai to help with the farming?"
Xu Ying replied:
"Your Majesty, it is feasible for the grassroots to lead people to Chuhuai to help with the farming."
"But if Chuhuai lacks labor...the farmers may not be able to do anything."
Farmers rely on skills rather than labor, and they are scattered throughout the Central Plains. Even if they were all gathered together, there would only be more than a thousand people, which would be a drop in the bucket.
In fact, Ying Zheng also knew this, but at this time he was sick and sought medical treatment urgently.
Just when everyone was at their wits' end, Li Si rushed in excitedly with a letter:
"Your Majesty, good news, great news!"
Ying Zheng had little interest in this.
He thought there would be any good news at this time? If the food crisis in Chuhuai cannot be solved, all good things will turn into bad things.
Unexpectedly, what Li Si brought was the good news to solve the problem:
"Your Majesty, the difficulties of farming in Chuhuai have been solved."
Ying Zheng immediately became energetic, but still a little unconvinced:
"Does the Prime Minister really mean what he said?"
"We have neither sent people nor troops, so how can we solve the difficulties in farming?"
Li Si smiled and said:
"But it was Shen Bing who used the waterwheel to relieve him."
Everyone was even more surprised when they heard this.
It's not surprising to know that Shen Bing solved it, because everyone knows that Shen Bing is in Chuhuai, and they also know that this guy can always solve various difficult and complicated diseases unexpectedly. If the Chuhuai problem can be solved, it must be Shen Bing. Genus.
What everyone is wondering is how this waterwheel can solve the farming problem?
Xu Ying took a step forward and asked:
"Did you hear wrong, Prime Minister? The waterwheel is used to divert water, but what Chuhuai lacks is labor..."
Li Si chuckled and replied:
"Of course Shen Bing doesn't use this water truck to farm the fields, he uses the water truck to pound rice."
Everyone in the hall felt strange again:
"Whether rice? A waterwheel can grind rice?"
"What does rice pounding have to do with farming?"
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Even Ying Zheng couldn't help but stood up and walked down, as if he was afraid of missing a few words.
Li Si handed over the letter and explained:
"Your Majesty, please read this. This is General Yang's letter."
"As it says, Shen Bing used the power of a waterwheel to pound rice."
"He then exchanged rice pounding for farming with the common people, and the people rushed to the place. At this time, the trend of pounding rice for farming has become popular in the Chu-Huai region!"
Ying Zheng took the letter and read it carefully, then burst into laughter:
"Okay, you Shen Bing, this time you have solved another big problem for me."
"If you get this, you will conquer all the armies!"
Xu Ying said impatiently:
"Your Majesty, if this waterwheel can pound rice, wouldn't it also be used in other places?"
"Grassmen, please go to Chuhuai to find out. If it is really possible to pound rice with water power, we might as well promote it to benefit people everywhere."
Ying Zheng replied without thinking:
"That's right!"
At this time, Yingzheng was on the rise and could do everything right.
Besides, it is also a good thing to promise to comply with the invitation. If there is such a good thing, of course it should be vigorously promoted.
Xu Yingna was also impatient. As soon as Ying Zheng approved, he left immediately and made some preparations before heading straight to Qinhuai.
Ying Zheng walked back and forth in the palace several times, and he felt more and more that this waterwheel pounding rice was no small matter...
Because as Xu Ying said, if Chuhuai can pound rice with water, wouldn't it be possible in other places too?
It is used all over the country. How much labor can be saved?
But then he thought about it, and Ying Zheng sighed slightly.
Because if Da Qin could save labor in this way, the enemy could do the same.
Ying Zheng even considered the possibility of keeping it secret.
But when I thought about it, I felt that it might not be realistic to keep this thing secret.
Because it is popularized among the people, no matter what it is, it is no longer a secret once it is popularized among the people.
The enemy can easily learn it by just sending a few craftsmen to disguise themselves as common people.
Even without such a huge effort, merchants will sell these rice-pounding waterwheels to other countries.
But thinking about Ying Zheng, it doesn't matter.
You must know that Shouchun had already captured the King of Chu at this time. Although the Chu State had established a new king, it could not succeed. Dai, Yan, and Qi were not of any concern.
It won't be long before the whole world belongs to Da Qin. Is there any need to keep it secret?
When he thought of this, Ying Zheng felt extremely comfortable. He put his hands on his back and looked down at the scenery below the window with high spirits.