Qin Shi Big Boss

Chapter 148 Cotton
General's Mansion,

Holding the wine bottle, Meng Mastiff stood on the highest position and said loudly: "Everyone, I came to you today to discuss the matter of cotton. As everyone knows, cotton is not edible, but it is not edible but it is growing. It's a waste of space."

Wang Hao was sitting next to the Mongolian Mastiff, stroking his white beard, and nodded slightly: "What the general said makes sense, if you grow something that is not edible, it will be a waste of land. What's more, we are not Without clothes to wear, growing cotton is obviously superfluous."

"General, father." Wang Jian saluted one by one, "I think you have misunderstood the meaning of the prince. The prince did not want to occupy the land where food was originally grown, but to occupy a small amount of land where flax and mulberry trees were planted to plant cotton."

"Grandpa, although many of us have clothes to wear, this is not the case for poor people. They only have a cotton-padded jacket, which cannot be washed throughout the winter and is left to be dirty and smelly. If cotton can be popularized, it must be It can increase the welfare of the common people." Although Meng Yi is young, he is plausible.

"Yes! General, if you say the same thing as Meng Yi, it would be good. My family is poor, but I have seen many people freeze to death, but there is no warm sweater." Li Cunxiao stood up and said .

"Well, maybe we worried too much this time." Although Meng Mastiff is a general, he admitted it himself after knowing his mistake.Such a big heart is admirable.

"Hahaha! In short, we are really old." Wang Hao laughed cheerfully.

After Cheng Jiao knew that Yingzheng was going to plant cotton, he was overjoyed and secretly contacted the little eunuch next to King Qin Zhuangxiang to tell him about Yingzheng's cotton planting and exaggerated the dangers of cotton.

In this way, King Qin Zhuangxiang's impression of Yingzheng will definitely be greatly reduced, so that he will no longer pay attention to Yingzheng as before.

After Fan Yuqi found out, he wanted to stop Cheng Jiao, saying: "This cotton is not easy, the relationship is complicated, Ying Zheng must have his own hope, don't make mistakes, otherwise you will get caught up in the fire, and it will be difficult to save yourself."

"What are you afraid of? Ying Zheng asked for it this time. He is the one who planted the cotton, and he is the one who promotes the cotton. I am just a voice of opposition." Cheng Jiao didn't pay attention.

"Hey! Ying Zheng is not an ordinary person, and Mi Hong is the best example." Fan Yuqi persuaded again.

"There's no point in worrying! I just let the eunuch speak bad things about Cotton in my father's ear. Even if I check, it's impossible to find me. If I win, it's naturally the best. If it's rotten, it doesn't matter. "Chengjiao said lightly.

King Qin’s palace, King Zhuangxiang of Qin recovered a bit of strength after drinking the medicinal soup, and his head recovered a lot, so the maid asked him to put on his clothes, went to the railing of the palace, looked at the starry sky, and fell into thought .

It's the first day of junior high school, row upon row.King Zhuangxiang of Qin looked at the sky full of stars and murmured to himself, "I don't know what Zheng'er is doing now? Since the steam engine incident, I haven't heard any news about him for a long time.

The little eunuch accepted Cheng Jiao's bribe, and when he saw the opportunity, he immediately said to King Qin Zhuangxiang: "The servant knows a little about the prince. I heard that he is now researching a new crop, and the farmer's Situ Wanli is in charge."

"Oh? Let me tell you what the truth is. The sweet potato seeds and potato seeds given by Zheng'er in the past are very extraordinary, and have brought great benefits to Qin. Now Qin is several times stronger than before. "When King Zhuangxiang of Qin came to be in the mood, he knew that Ying Zheng could make a fuss.

"My servant heard that this time it is not a crop, but a thing called cotton, which is used to make clothes. But this cotton occupies a large amount of land and consumes a lot of land resources." The little eunuch guided carefully. .

"A lot of land resources are occupied?" King Qin Zhuangxiang laughed after hearing this, "Zheng'er must have his own hope, and I will not have any worries at all. With his ability, he can definitely solve it."

"However, Your Majesty, if you often walk by the side of the road, your shoes will never get wet." The little eunuch said in a low voice.

King Zhuangxiang of Qin glanced at him. Although he was seriously ill, his eyes were sharp and frightened the young eunuch's back.

He immediately turned around, continued to look at the stars in the sky, and murmured to himself: "I am already the same age as you, and I didn't realize it until later. It's not that Zheng'er's method is not feasible, but It is his method that always surpasses common sense, making people mistakenly think it is not feasible, but in fact it has great limitations."

The little eunuch didn't dare to say more, given his status, he shouldn't study state affairs, this time he has already saved a life.He thought in his heart, 100 taels of copper is not so easy to get, this time it is considered to have completed the task, although it is not possible, but it has nothing to do with him.

Only now did he understand that Ying Zheng's position in Qin Zhuangxiang King was like a rock, unshakable, and it was not something that Cheng Jiao could compare with.

If Cheng Jiao insists on fighting with Ying Zheng, he will only shoot himself in the foot.

Seeing that King Qin Zhuangxiang had left, the little eunuch breathed a sigh of relief, and said in a low voice, "I almost died. No wonder those people refused to agree with Lord Chang'an, so they found me."

In a blink of an eye, October has arrived, which is the season for cotton harvest.As soon as he woke up in the morning, Ying Zheng received the good news from Situ Wanli that the cotton he had planted was the best and could be harvested.

Ying Zheng smiled and said, "I'll go over to see the harvest today."

Ying Zheng went to the cotton field to have a look. At a glance, the cotton trees were lush and lush, covered with white and plump cotton.Yingzheng immediately thought of a famous line that described snow through the ages, "Suddenly like a spring breeze at night, thousands of trees and pear blossoms bloom." This poem can't describe the current scenery very well.

The workers were busy picking cotton, knowing that this was another new gadget discovered by Prince Yingzheng, and they were very curious.And because this is the work of the prince, he is very enthusiastic about it.

Yingzheng was in a good mood, and immediately revealed to everyone: "You finish picking the cotton as soon as possible, and you can go and receive double the salary from your chief." Turning around and leaving, after death, he thought, "Thank you, Your Highness."

This side has just returned, and received good news from Gong Zhulang and Gao Shizi that the loom has been successfully manufactured.Ying Zheng knew the talents of Gao Shizi and Gong Shulang.

Now it's just a steam engine.Taking advantage of this interest, Ying Zheng went to take a look at the place where Master Ban and Gong Shuchou made steam engines.

Before Yingzheng approached, he heard the sound of debate coming from the workshop one after another, and only heard Gongshuchou saying at the top of his voice, "It's only as good as it is, so we can go faster..." And then Master Ban shouted: "No! , this can't be... such a layout is not stable..."

Ying Zheng pushed the door away, and saw Master Ban and Gong Shuchou, both disheveled and messy, blushing and yelling at each other. Even so, they knew they couldn't stop what they were doing.

The two of them also noticed someone entering. After a closer look, they found out that the person was Ying Zheng, so they gathered together to show off their works.Gongshu Qiu was the first to speak, "I've been through some revolutions. Although I haven't reached the fast speed I created before, it's still three or four times faster than those old men." Before he could say anything, Master Ban said He also took the lead and said: "The fast things you used to have were useless. If it hadn't been through my revolution, they would be reduced to rubbish now. But Your Highness, look at what I revolutionized. Matching."

Yingzheng's vision had long been confused by the steam engine behind them, and he ignored the continued debate between the two.Go to the steam engine and appreciate this historical originality.It seems that after two people work together, this steam engine is certainly not the most perfect, but it has been applied to the loom to this extent.In the later stage, only two masters will continue to develop, and it will be more perfect at that time, and then it will be updated.

Thinking of this, Ying Zheng was overjoyed, and said to the two of them, "The two of you will be happy in the later stage as soon as possible, and continue with the loom. I want to see the loom in operation as soon as possible."

But a few days later, when Ying Zheng went to the workshop again, the steam engine equipped with the loom had already started to operate efficiently, and a good harvest of cotton was continuously delivered from the cotton field, and a large number of high-quality quilts were produced efficiently.

At this time, Yingzheng happened to meet Situ Wanli from the Ministry of Agriculture, who was full of praise for the high yield in front of Yingzheng.Ying Zheng was very happy, this is what he wanted.

The only thing left to consider is Naian showing the finished product in front of King Zhuang Xiang, so as to quell the many objections in the court.

Ying Zheng suddenly remembered that King Zhuang Xiang's birthday will soon be, and this is the best opportunity.

Before King Zhuang Xiang's birthday came, Ying Zheng ordered the weaving workshop to make the most exquisite quilt.

On the birthday of King Zhuang Xiang, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and the envoys of the United States sat in a row.There are delicious delicacies in front of everyone.

King Zhuang Xiang's face was full of spring in the seat above, and his voice was clear and joyful to everyone: "Welcome everyone to come to my birthday banquet." After finishing speaking, he picked up the wine glass on the table and drank it all in one gulp.

Everyone also stood up with wine glasses and respected King Zhuang Xiang, saying in unison? : "Long live Your Majesty." After speaking, he drank the wine in his hand.

After that, Cheng Jiao hurriedly walked from the table to the center, and said: "Father, today is the birthday of the father, and the child here presents you the night pearl of the East China Sea. This night pearl is different from the ordinary night pearl. It is said that this night pearl is the Dragon King of the East China Sea It was a treasure dedicated to the heaven, but it was unfortunately lost to the world behind, and the child had to go through all kinds of hardships to find it and present it to the father, only the father is worthy of this treasure." Saying that, the maid presented the Ye Mingzhu to King Zhuang Xiang .

King Zhuang Xiang looked at it, and sang happily: "Good, good, good." Cheng Jiao also retreated to his seat very comfortably, and then all the civil and military officials came to present their rare treasures. Offer local specialties.But these are all pale in comparison with the brilliance of Chengjiao's Ye Mingzhu, and King Zhuang Xiang played it very casually, and continued with the next one after offering one.

But Ying Zheng was not in a hurry to present gifts, and leisurely looked at the rare treasures presented.

But in Cheng Jiao's eyes, Ying Zheng felt very depressed. Under his night pearl, Ying Zheng didn't even dare to take the gifts. He probably didn't have any preparation at all, so he just went to work on his cotton.Cheng Jiao stared at Ying Zheng viciously, thinking like this: When other people finish presenting their gifts, they must give him a book in front of their father.See what he can do.

Soon, the people at the banquet basically finished presenting gifts, and only Ying Zheng was left. This was because Cheng Jiao couldn't wait to stand up, and satirized Ying Zheng for not preparing a gift for King Zhuang Xiang.

But at this time, Ying Zheng had already stood up. Under the surprised eyes of everyone, he asked the palace maid to present the birthday gift he had prepared for King Zhuang Xiang, an exquisite quilt.

Said to King Zhuang Xiang: "The weather is coming, the child knows that the father is afraid of the cold, so I specially prepared a warm quilt for the father."

Cheng Jiao laughed and said, "What's the big deal about a quilt."

But King Zhuang Xiang had already said that the maid would bring the quilt up for him to have a look.

The color of the quilt is light yellow, and there is an embroidered yellow dragon horizontally on the upper plate.King Zhuang Xiang took the quilt, touched it, and clearly felt that the fabric was the best, smooth and soft.And there is another kind of hazy feeling, which will be very warm and comfortable to cover the body.King Zhuang Xiang couldn't help but compare this with the quilts he used to cover. The quilts he used to cover were all stiff and not very comfortable to cover.In comparison, this quilt is better
This is also true, although the quilt made of cotton is more comfortable than ordinary quilts, and you can clearly distinguish good from bad just by feeling.

Ying Zheng's words aroused King Zhuang Xiang's interest, and the gloom in King Zhuang Xiang's heart dissipated like the sun.Only then did the quiet scene above the court ease, and King Zhuang Xiang analyzed the civil and military officials who had been standing awkwardly aside one after another.

Now all the civil and military officials thank Ying Zheng from the bottom of their hearts, thank him for breaking through this tense situation, otherwise they don't know how it will end.Of course, there are people who don't think so, like Cheng Jiao.

King Zhuang Xiang didn't want to hold the birthday banquet anymore, the scene was so noisy, he didn't have the mood, and it was meaningless to hold it. Therefore, King Zhuang Xiang said to the civil and military officials: "Would you like to go to see it with me?" Look at the treasure that Zhenger gave to the widow?" The civil and military officials hurriedly thanked him: "I am happy to accompany your majesty to see the strange gift from Your Highness." King Zhuang Xiang turned to Ying Zheng and said: "Zhenger, lead the way ahead, father It’s already on fire.”

Therefore, the imperial court and his party set out to see Ying Zheng's more exotic treasure.King Zhuang Xiang's imperial chariot was at the forefront, and King Zhuang Xiang summoned Ying Zheng to get on the imperial chariot and walk with him.When this falls before the eyes of everyone, it is a naked display of King Zhuang Xiang's love for Ying Zheng.Behind the imperial chariot was Chang Xinjun's chariot. Chang Xinjun looked at the imperial chariot in front with a gloomy face, and Cheng Jiao stared at it with envy and resentment.On the back are the chariots of other civil and military officials.The guards of the left and right imperial city guards are nearby.A group of people followed Ying Zheng in such a grand manner.

Yingzheng's weaving workshop was not set up in the palace, but only in the market.Such a group of high-level civil and military officials from the Qin State drove into the ordinary people, and the imperial guards had to clear the field ahead to make way for King Zhuang Xiang.

On this day, all the common people in Xianyang City were shocked by the scene. They had never seen such a powerful team of officials, led by their king, walking through the cramped streets.Until one day, the child who saw this scene gave in, and he did not forget to describe to his descendants in an exaggerated tone the grand scene of all the civil and military officials traveling that he had seen that day.

Ying Zheng showed the way ahead, and after twists and turns, they finally stopped in front of a common workshop.Even King Zhuang Xiang couldn't believe that Ying Zheng was going to bring him here. It was such an ordinary place, and there would be something strange here.

But Ying Zheng's face was full of confidence. He said to King Zhuang Xiang: "Father, if the mountain is not high, there will be light if there are immortals. If the water is not deep, there will be spirit if there are dragons. This is a humble house, but the beauty is calm. In." Ying Zheng led King Zhuang Xiang in: "Father, please follow me."

The workshop is a bit small and cannot accommodate the civil and military officials who came after them, so they dare not enter rashly, lest they disturb King Zhuang Xiang's elegance, otherwise they will lose their fate today.

Although the workshop was a bit rough, there was a huge iron block with strange shape right in it, which caught King Zhuang Xiang's eyes for a moment.King Zhuang Xiang stared at this new thing, but he really couldn't see the way to it. He saw a big iron block emitting a puff of mist from time to time, and he started to move himself. Unlike something like a loom, it spins quickly, and dozens of spinning cones run up and down rhythmically.

King Zhuang Xiang was very surprised, and pointed to this thing and asked Ying Zheng: "Zheng'er, quickly report to the father, what are these things, and what are they used for?" Ying Zheng replied: "Father, This is a weaving machine, and the child named it the Jenny Machine." King Zhuang Xiang was surprised for a long time, but he still couldn't believe it and asked: "This thing can weave cloth?"

Ying Zheng said that Gao Shizi and Gong Shuchou were on the side, and asked them to show King Zhuang Xiang the strangeness of this Jenny machine.The Jenny machine was built by the two of them, and they are very good at driving it.I only heard a few bursts of steam engines roaring first, followed by the dizzying spinning cones. Before Zhuang Xiangwang and Ying Zhengduo waited, a few meters long cloth slowly came out of the machine.

Ying Zheng had expected this a long time ago, and the effect was similar to what he expected. I think the effect is not bad.But this really shocked King Zhuang Xiang, the cloth seemed to be woven by the weaving girls in the sky, and only they could weave such a perfect weaving cloth so quickly.But now the machine woven by his child Yingzheng is comparable to the Weaver Girl in both quality and quantity.

King Zhuang Xiang now admires Ying Zheng even more. This child should be a god descended to earth. He has come up with so many strange things and brought him great joy again and again. This child Miaoyuan will definitely lead the Qin State to a better future. A prosperous future.At this time, King Zhuang Xiang looked at Ying Zheng again, and seemed to have a faint glimpse of Qin's hegemony standing above all other countries, and he was very happy in his heart.But he still got it wrong, because there were no more countries in the future, and Ying Zheng destroyed the six countries and unified the world. Of course, these are all things for later.

Yingzheng noticed the hot eyes of King Zhuang Xiang looking at him, so he greeted affectionately: "Father, what's the matter?" the future."

Hearing what King Zhuang Xiang said, Ying Zheng felt a little embarrassed, and said, "This is not the result of one-sided children. This Jenny machine was built by these two skilled craftsmen," Ying Zheng told Zhuang Xiang Wang pointed out to the two people who were in charge, "The child is just providing them with a little help. They are the master's high student Gao Shizi and the public loser's expert Gong Shulang."

Ying Zheng's words made King Zhuang Xiang admire him even more. This means that a king should have a bit of demeanor, high achievements and not self-confident.

Gao Shizi and Gong Shulang were even more grateful to Yingzheng when they heard that Yingzheng rewarded them for their achievements in front of King Zhuang Xiang, but they also took advantage of it and said, "The two of us only made it according to the drawings drawn by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. , without His Highness’s drawings, we would not be able to make such a unique thing.” In fact, both Gao Shizi and Gong Shulang were surprised that they had made the Jenny Machine. height of.

King Zhuang Xiang looked at them contentedly, thinking that Ying Zheng could calm the hearts of the people.

Ying Zheng then explained to King Zhuang Xiang: "The high-efficiency link of weaving is also on the steam engine, which is the source of energy for the Jenny machine, and this is only the first generation of work by Master Ban and Gong Shuchou, and the two are still working hard. Improve this steam engine, and its efficiency will be better."

While Ying Zheng was saying this, in a remote workshop, the two masters were still working on continuous research and development, and they were arguing continuously.Ying Zheng also thought of this funny scene when he said it, the corners of his mouth did not twitch, he believed that a better second-generation steam engine would come soon.

At King Zhuangxiang's birthday banquet, there was a commotion among the crowd, which made King Qin Zhuangxiang sullen, but this gift from Yingzheng made King Qin Zhuangxiang so happy that his face burst into smiles.

King Qin Zhuangxiang happily talked with Yingzheng about the Jenny machine and steam engine for a long time.Only then did I notice that there were still a group of ministers left outside the workshop, and they were ignored for a while.

But back to the topic, the ministers who came with me outside were waiting anxiously on the outside, surrounding the entrance of the workshop in circles and outside, curious about what strange things were inside, and impatient to wait. The street was not shaded from the sun. On the night, the October sun burned people so hard, and the crowded and airless streets made it difficult for them to wipe their sweat, but no one left alone without being arrogant.But they really didn't expect that King Zhuang Xiang would be so excited to chat with Ying Zheng that he would forget about them.

"Zheng'er, you bring all your loved ones in, and let them have a look." Ying Zheng took the order and went, which happened to correspond to his age, and he just wanted Lu Buwei, who was a businessman, to come in and have a look.Check out the trending effects of this Jenny machine.

Everyone outside the door had been waiting for a long time. When they heard the order, their hearts blossomed and they couldn't wait to file in.But everyone else is paying attention. If they want to be a dragon, they are just waiting to slander Ying Zheng. Some people are just curious, and some people want to flatter Ying Zheng.But as soon as they entered the door, they were shocked by the huge machinery in front of them.

Ying Zheng had no choice but to explain the Jenny Machine to them again. The civil servants listened in confusion, and compared to the rough military generals who only knew how to fight through hardships and dangers, their main focus was on attacking cities and plundering the land.However, Lu Buwei responded quickly and immediately understood the huge business opportunities hidden in it. He couldn't help but take a step forward and asked Ying Zheng eagerly: "How high is the weaving output of this machine?"

The best answer to this question is to present it on the spot, but Gao Shizi and Gong Shulang are both good at tinkering with machines, and they are both amateurs in weaving cloth. But it was really difficult for them, and there were only civil and military officials and guards on the spot, a group of big men, and none of them knew how to weave.Originally, there were other nearby residents who could consider it, but they were all so frightened by the sprawling array of armored soldiers and gorgeous car covers that they all closed their doors.At this time, it is really difficult to find a Weaver Girl who is good at weaving.

(End of this chapter)