Chapter 133 It’s Nine Stones

Author: big bell

Chapter 133 It’s Nine Stones

After leaving the court, Jia Xiong immediately walked out of Zhangtai Palace and walked into an inconspicuous tea shop.

There were not many people in the tea shop, and the waiters were shouting.

Seeing Jia Xiong approaching, a man immediately came over to greet him and bowed to Jia Xiong in a very respectful manner. This man was dressed as a servant and did not look outstanding, but he looked very shrewd.

"Come on, let's go inside and talk."

So the two walked into a private room. The sound insulation effect here was very good. Jia Xiong was the first to ask: "Have you checked everything?"

There was a trace of uncertainty on the servant's face, but he still said with certainty: "It has been found out that the rice in Chang'an Township will never be able to produce eight shi per mu of grain."

"Sure?"

"I'm sure, I asked Dr. Chunyu personally."

"Asked Dr. Chunyu?" Jia Xiong was surprised, but had no intention of doubting him.

Of course he knew Dr. Chunyu. He was a doctor of Qi State. After the fall of Qi State, he served in the current dynasty. Later, he was idle due to some things. Recently, he was demoted to a peasant because of the jade statue incident.

The location is Chang'an Township, and I heard that I even grow rice myself.

"How is the rice planted by Dr. Chunyu?" Jia Xiong is a cautious person. He wants to ask some details clearly so that he can implement the next plan.

The slave smiled, made a reassuring gesture, and said: "Don't worry, General, I personally went to Dr. Chunyu's field to see it. Although the rice is not yet mature, I can get a general idea."

"This rice seedling is small and does not grow fast. It is slightly better than ordinary rice seedlings, but in terms of yield, it will never exceed eight stones. I can guarantee it."

Slavery raised one hand in assurance.

Jia Xiong nodded, showing satisfaction, and then asked: "Have you ever gone inside to find out more?"

Chang'an Township has a vast territory, and the land granted to Li Zhao by His Majesty was not connected together. At first, in order to prevent Chun Yuyue from knowing the situation here, Li Zhao asked him to farm in the periphery.

At that time, the slave also wanted to enter Chang'an Township, but he was a servant and his identity was not outstanding at first glance, so he was stopped, so he could not know what was going on inside.

"No, as a slave I cannot go inside."

Jia Xiong nodded, he had also heard that it would be difficult for someone who is not rich or noble to enter Chang'an Township.

But don’t ask anymore.

Since the rice planted by Dr. Chunyu was like this, it must be that the rice planted by Li Zhao was not much different! In other words, as he had learned before, Li Zhao could not grow rice with a yield of eight shi per mu.

Hehe, this is deceiving you!

Jia Xiong laughed, with a strong sense of purpose.

Originally, there was a chief general and a young lieutenant, and there was no conflict between them. There was no gap between him and Li Zhao. However, Li Zhao made meritorious service during the eastward patrol, and the emperor made him chief general, and the troops he led were the Xianyang City Defense Army.

There were only 200,000 Xianyang city defense troops, led by two generals, and he was one of them. However, the emperor's appointment of Li Zhao as the general meant that one of them had to give up his position and become the deputy general.

Judging from him and the other one, his reputation and power are slightly less than the other one, which means that he is likely to be demoted to deputy general.

How could the leader of his hall be subordinated to others, so he was extremely resentful of Li Zhao. It was also because of him that Li Zhao had not been able to take over.

"Okay! Get out of here quickly, don't let anyone find out that I have a relationship with you."

Jia Xiong asked the slave to leave, but the slave did not leave immediately. Instead, he muttered, trying to say something.

"Say something quickly!"

"No!" The slave paused and said in a low voice, "Xiang Gong knew that you were going to target Li Zhao, so he specially allocated five acres of land to you, and the rare things grown in it were rare."

"Oh! Mr. Xiang is really serious! I don't know what kind of crop it is?"

The servant smiled mysteriously and lowered his voice: "It will definitely surprise you, but the first of its kind, called 'maize', can produce ten stones per hour, and the harvest period only takes five months."

"What? Ten stones per mu?" Jia Xiong was so surprised that he opened his mouth wide and couldn't close it for a long time, but the next moment he became excited, "Ten stones, haha, it turned out to be ten stones, and it was still five months."

"I heard that Li Zhao's rice can only be harvested twice a year, but it is several times better than that."

Seeing Jia Xiong's surprise, Nu Nu smiled slightly, "Xiang Gong said that as long as you kill Li Zhao, there will be more surprises."

Jia Xiong clasped his fists, ignored the slaves and was a servant, and promised: "Go back and tell Duke Xiang, and Xiong will definitely fulfill his wish."

The slave's smile remained unchanged, "No, don't worry, general, the slave will definitely convey your words, and I wish the general success in advance."

Soon, after being informed of the location and characteristics of the corn, the slave left.

Looking at that ordinary figure from behind, Jia Xiong sneered and had a plan in mind.

The next day, after the morning court, Ying Zheng summoned all the ministers to march to Chang'an Township. It was a vigorous and vigorous event, which alarmed many people in the court. Everyone was asking what happened that made His Majesty mobilize troops like this. Later, it was learned that it was Li Zhao's

The rice is ripe, today is the time to fulfill the promise.

Some people were interested, and some even inquired with the intention of watching a show. At the beginning, Li Zhaoke had promised emphatically that he would be able to grow eight stones per mu of grain. The emperor also decided on the spot that if Li Zhao could not grow it,

, is to deceive the king.

Eight stones have never been seen before. Even if Li Zhao has great ability, it is impossible to grow it. Especially some people who have no good impression of Li Zhao are eyeing it. They plan that once Li Zhao loses power, Chang'an Township will become the first

What's in their pocket.

I heard that the paper came from Chang'an Township, and everyone coveted it!

The road is open in front and the carriages are moving behind, attracting countless passers-by.

Soon, we arrived at Chang'an Township.

Li Zhao called all the slaves to greet him early in the morning. As soon as they saw the chariot, they all knelt down, their legs trembling and they didn't dare to raise their heads.

These people were all assigned by the emperor to Li Zhao, and they were well aware of the emperor's majesty. Some of the farmers who were recruited later had never seen a big scene, so how could they survive such a scene.

After all, Li Jinong was born into a wealthy businessman and was used to seeing big scenes. He was even more fortunate to meet His Majesty. Although he was not as trembling and frightened as the slaves, he was still shocked by such a scene and his face was filled with tears.

Yes, it's tears, tears of excitement.

When His Majesty came to Chang'an Township, he came to the Li family. How virtuous and capable the Li family was, that the emperor himself drove him there. This was something he could not have imagined in his eight lifetimes.

Although the Li family was wealthy in the past, they tried their best to get close to His Majesty, but no matter how hard they tried, the master's family could not even get an official position. Instead, they helped Li Si, who did not know that he was a wolf.

At this moment, his nephew has not only become the commander-in-chief, but has also been so appreciated by His Majesty. This is such an honor and honor for the ancestors. My eldest brother, Izumi Izumi, should rest in peace.

"Zhao'er, well done!" Looking at the hunched back, Li Jinong sighed with emotion.

"Your Majesty is here!"

"Your Majesty!" Everyone in Chang'an Township prostrated and shouted in unison.

Ying Zheng walked out of the carriage, swept away everyone, and was very satisfied. He smiled at Li Zhao and said, "Li Zhao, please excuse me."

trouble?

Li Jinong, who was next to Li Zhao, was shocked when he heard this, and was very excited inside.

As soon as he got out of the car, His Majesty smiled at his nephew and said "trouble". The word "trouble" is of such great significance! You must know that it came from the emperor's mouth, and the emperor's mouth would never have the word "trouble". word, but for my nephew, it became an exception.

Li Zhao quickly knelt down, cupped his hands and said, "I am scared!"

"Get up! You're welcome!" Ying Zheng waved his hand and swept away everyone in Chang'an Township, "Everyone, get up! I am just a guest today, there is no need to be like this."

"No!" Everyone shouted in unison and stood up staggeringly, only to find that their backs were wet.

"Okay, Li Zhao, let me ask you, has the rice business been completed?" Ying Zheng looked at the rice fields and asked when he saw the golden land.

"It's done!"

"Okay, let's harvest now! I want to see if there are really eight stones, and let the ministers see how our Great Qin has eight stones of grain per acre."

As Ying Zheng spoke, he glanced at the ministers following him with cold eyes. The ministers were frightened and quickly lowered their heads.

At first, they followed Li Si and really questioned it, so they must have been resented by His Majesty now.

"No!" Li Zhao responded, and ordered the slaves and farmers to go to work in the fields.

Ying Zheng was not idle, standing at the edge of the field with his hands behind his back, watching.

The ears of rice are on the branches, plump and translucent, and wisps of rice fragrance slowly float in, seeming to be calling for a good harvest.

He smiled slightly, then turned around, his eyes fell on Li Jinong who was standing respectfully aside, and asked: "I recognize you."

When Li Jinong heard this, he was so frightened that his legs trembled and he knelt down quickly, "Grass people, grass people pay homage to Your Majesty." He was really scared at this moment. You must know that when the Li family went bankrupt, his family was exiled because of the order given by the man in front of him. And when he appears here and is recognized by the emperor, how can he not be afraid?

He bribed relevant officials to avoid being exiled.

"Darn it for the common people!"

But Ying Zheng didn't mean to be angry. He actually came over to help Li Jinong and said loudly: "Don't be afraid. Let him go by the past. There is no need to say that he should die. Of course, I also want to thank you for bringing me such a thing." A beloved lady."

Ying Zheng pointed at Li Zhao, "You have a good nephew!"

Li Jinong heaved a sigh of relief and saluted with trepidation, "Thank you, Your Majesty for your kindness!" He was very happy for a moment, secretly thinking that he was lucky to have a good nephew! Otherwise, he would definitely have been exiled today.

"Okay, after this is over, I have something important to ask you, so just wait."

Do you have something important to ask? Li Jinong was stunned for a moment. He and Huang Cong had never met, so what could be important? Could it be because of what happened back then?

When he thought of this, Li Jinong's heart was filled with hatred, hatred for that person, even though that person had been sent to death row.

"The common people know!" Li Jinong responded quickly and bowed ninety degrees.

Ying Zheng smiled slightly and looked back to the fields, which were very busy there.

In less than half an hour, an acre of rice was harvested, and was put into the original harvester one after another. Wraps of rice were punched out and carried to the top.

The steward had already prepared copper utensils for measurement, and loads of rice were carried up to be weighed.

All the ministers were watching sideways, and Jia Xiong was among them. At this moment, a subtle sneer flashed across his face. He had just passed by the land where Chun Yuyue was planting and saw it clearly. It was indeed as the slave said, this rice The rice grass is very thin and slightly stronger than the ordinary rice grass.

Although the rice harvested at this time was close to withering and no traces could be seen, he was sure that the harvest would never be good.

Ordinary rice yields no more than three shi per mu at most. No matter how good this rice is, it will never exceed five shi. Hehe! Five shi is still far from eight shi?

The rice had been harvested and was entering the weighing stage. He could predict that Li Zhao would soon face bullying. He had already prepared words of impeachment and was waiting for that moment to happen.

"Your Majesty, the weighing results have come out."

There was a waiter watching. In fact, he followed the entire process, from harvesting to weighing, and the results were absolutely unmistakable.

"Tell me quickly, are there eight stones?" Ying Zheng looked very nervous and asked quickly.

The ministers also clenched their fists after hearing this and slowly came closer. Jia Xiong did not lag behind and came to Ying Zheng's side, but his heart was already boiling. As soon as he heard the report, he would immediately impeach him, and the words were already on his lips.

No one can occupy his position as commander, and whoever occupies it will suffer.

"Your Majesty, four stones. The first batch."

"Four stones?" Before the waiter could finish the report, Jia Xiong was so excited that he couldn't hear the last three words at all. The words that had been brewing for a long time could not help but come out, "Haha, four stones, just four stones. Your Majesty, you

Did you hear that? It’s only four stones, not eight stones.”

"Li Zhaoxin swore that he would be able to plant eight stones, but it was only four stones. This is deceiving the emperor and a serious crime. Please issue a criminal edict and I will capture him personally."

Jia Xiong's burly body stretched out and he moved to Li Zhao's side, making a grabbing gesture.

Seeing this man's violent movements, Li Zhao was very surprised, but he was frightened and quickly retreated.

Seeing Li Zhao retreating, Jia Xiong laughed loudly, and while bullying him, he said: "Your Majesty, Li Zhao resisted arrest and his crime will be increased to one level. Please issue a criminal edict as soon as possible and I will kill him immediately."

Jia Xiong pointed at Li Zhao with a fierce look in his eyes.

At this moment, all the officials didn't know what Jia Xiong was going to do, and they all looked at him with strange eyes. The emperor even frowned.

"Issuing a criminal edict? Why are you so crazy? Who said it was just four stones?" Li Zhao looked at Jia Xiong as if he were a madman, but did not step back.

Jia Xiong was unforgiving, "Hey! As I said just now, it's four stones."

Li Zhao interrupted him, "You are deaf! Didn't you hear the first batch?"

"The first batch?" Jia Xiong secretly thought, and quickly looked at the waiter. At this time, the waiter said again, "The second batch, five stones, congratulations to your majesty, congratulations to your majesty, congratulations to General Li Zhao, this rice yield is nine

Stone is actually the first of its kind in our country, Qin Dynasty!"

"Nine stones? Impossible, how can it be nine stones? Isn't it four stones?" After hearing this, Jia Xiong's whole burly body leaned back, staggered, and almost fell to the ground.

Li Zhao smiled slightly, not having much ups and downs in his heart. After all, this was expected, and he was even a little helpless. The yield per mu at this moment is still not as good as in the 21st century!

No way, he doesn't have advanced equipment and can't make efficient fertilizer.

However, Nine Stones is considered very good.

When the ministers heard this, they made a commotion. There was too much disbelief in their tone, but they did not dare to show it. Only their expressions were really funny.

However, everyone knows that they are shocked. The yield of nine stones per unit of land is really outrageous and completely beyond imagination.

Another feeling is that this bastard Li Zhao actually did it, and beyond. How did he do it? This is not the main thing. The main thing is that some people are already ready to wait for Li Zhao to be dealt with, and then they can rob Chang'an Township.

, but at this moment the hope was completely dashed.

"Nine stones, actually nine stones?" Ying Zheng couldn't hold his long beard, his eyes were shining.
Chapter completed!