Chapter 388 Qin Liao was stunned.
This was also the first time he heard such remarks.
To be honest, craftsmen have a very low status in Daqian. It is a craft that supports the family.
But in Qin Mo's words, leaving him alone would be like leaving him and the world would suffer heavy losses.
But Qin Mo was right.
"But uncle, I'm at the furniture factory."
"It's okay, just stay well, bring more disciples, and study together. Remember, only practice can reveal the truth, you know?
I will allocate 1 taels of silver to you tomorrow. Work hard. In the future, you will be the pride of the Qin people! "
Qin Liao was extremely excited, "Yes, uncle!"
Qin Wei was a little disappointed.
At this moment, a group of people came from far away.
Qin Mo took a closer look and saw who it could be if it wasn't Li Shilong.
He immediately turned around and left.
"Idiot, stop right here!"
Li Shilong was so angry that he left when he saw him. Is he a bully? "Wei Chen has seen His Majesty!"
"Who asked you to change your title? Why are you so petty? Didn't I help you vent your anger?" Li Shilong said angrily: "I came here specially to see you, and you treat me like this?"
Li Yue also came with him and kept winking at Qin Mo.
Qin Mo said: "Wei Chen is very good, and today's spring planting is very busy. I don't have time to entertain His Majesty!"
This is Qin Mo. If it were anyone else, he would have gone crazy.
After dismounting, Li Shilong walked to Qin Mo's side and said, "Hey, Wuji and Liang Zheng are both old. I lost two capable men all at once, not all because of you. Those people were demoted and punished. In the end, is it still my fault?"
"Idiot, don't be stubborn, my father has really paid a lot for you." Li Yue said.
Qin Mo now understands that if he wants to be a serious fish, there won't be so many things. As long as he is still in the capital, he will inherit the position of Duke of Qin and marry the third sister in the future.
It is impossible to be a salted fish.
"Okay, although I've already guessed it would be like this!" Qin Mo said gloomily.
"Hey, you are considerate of me!" Seeing that Qin Mo had softened a lot, Li Shilong said: "Today's spring broadcast, didn't I come here to see you?"
"Father, tell me what you want from me!" Qin Mo has already seen through everything! Li Shilong blushed and said, "You brat, can't I come over and inspect you?"
Li Yue quickly came to Li Shilong's rescue: "Idiot, today is the Waking of Insects, and it should have rained long ago. Although there are still ten reservoirs in the capital, the seeds need to be irrigated before they are sown.
At this time in previous years, it was still cold, but now it is extremely hot. Therefore, Qin Tianjian speculates that this year will be a drought year. I want to find a way to store water. Do you have any good ideas? "
"What can I do to save more water and dig more wells?" Qin Mo said: "Anyway, there is a lot of water in the Xishan coal mine. We are about to be short of water, so we can divert the water out of the coal mine!"
Li Shilong said: "There are not even a thousand but eight hundred mines in Xishan. The deepest point is a thousand meters. They are all infiltrated by underground water. It is good for irrigation, but how to get water?"
"In this way, father, the imperial court will pay to dig more wells in each village. Each well must be ten or even 20 meters deep to ensure that there will be no problems with water for the people.
Last winter, when refugees came to Beijing, the ditches in the capital were sorted out. After spring sowing, water from the Beijing-Huaihe River was introduced into farmland and stored in if there is a drought in the capital, the Beijing-Huaihe River will not stop flowing. With the water from the Shi Reservoir, if you save some water, it should not be a big problem! "
Li Shilong nodded, "As for the northwest, things are not doing well there now, and after spring, there are more and more locusts there.
I'm afraid there will be a locust plague this year! "
Qin Mo frowned, "The locusts are still small now. Many of them have not hatched and cannot be caught. If there are chickens, ducks and geese, just put them outside. These livestock like to eat these things.
After the locusts hatch, I will try to find a way to catch them artificially. When the time comes, let them catch them all. I bought five Daqian Tongbao for one kilogram here! "
"Huh? Why do you want to buy locusts?" Li Shilong and others were stunned. "Do you know how terrible the locust plague is?"
"Afraid of a ball, how many people are there in the northwest? If there are 300 million people in the northwest, there are hundreds of billions of locusts. If each person catches [-] locusts, they will be gone. This does not include poultry for food.
There are now over [-] chickens and ducks in the farm. Now they are all sent to the northwest. Together with the local chickens, ducks and geese, they can eat tens of millions of them a day.
However, it was too troublesome and unrealistic to transport it here, so I let them handle it themselves. "
The locusts in the locust plague are poisonous and cannot be eaten by humans, but animals can. After eating, they are guaranteed to thrive.
"Idiot, don't be joking, how much money will it cost?"
"Who are you kidding? Just spending a few 10 taels of silver can turn a good thing into a bad thing, and I'm quite happy with it."
"Jingyun, is this really possible?"
"Is there any other way? If there is no water, just find a water source and dig a well. If ten meters is not enough, just 20 meters. Find a way to dig a deeper well.
This year's grain harvest in the northwest is bound to fail. The imperial court must prepare for disaster relief, and the foundation must keep up. It still uses the old method of providing relief through work, but this time there is no need to dig ditches.
I will find someone to publicize the method of preventing locust plague, and then ask them to catch more locusts. I will write to my father-in-law and ask him to collect them on my behalf.
Then there is the large-scale digging of wells. As long as there is water, there will be no large-scale refugee migration.
As long as they are not lazy, each family can earn at least seven or eight taels of silver from me, which is enough for them to survive this year safely. "
Gao Shilian also secretly smacked his lips. The severe drought and locust plague that left the entire imperial court helpless did not seem to be a big deal at all when it came to Qin Mo.
"Xuanling, Jingming, did you both hear it?" Li Shilong asked.
"I heard it, Your Majesty!" Dou Xuanling nodded, "But Jingyun, is this move really feasible?"
"How will you know if you don't try? It's better than worrying about it here, right?"
"Lao Ba, please come up with a detailed method for what Qin Mo just did."
"Yes, father!" Li Yue said with cupped hands.
"Father, I think we should be careful about changes in the northwest, so we should send troops to defend the northwest!" At this time, Li Xin stood up and said.
Li Shilong nodded, "Yes, this is also the advice of an old man to seek a country!"
Seeing Li Shilong nodding, Li Xin also breathed a sigh of relief. He limped to Qin Mo and said, "Jingyun, my father said that you are Daqian's lucky star. You are indeed right. You are full of wisdom and tricks. Daqian has you." , that’s really amazing!”
Qin Mo looked at Li Xin, this little old man was so good that he was praised to the heavens!
"Brother-in-law, my name is Hanzi. I'm not a fool. It's not normal for me to be smart. What can I praise you for?"
(End of this chapter)
