Da Qin: Confucianism, Dharma and Taoism

"Old man, how is the harvest this year?".

Accompanied by many people, Ying Wei walked in the fields like a leader who went to the countryside for inspection.

He saw a dark-skinned, thin old farmer working in the fields, so he stopped and shouted at him.

The old farmer looked up and saw Ying Wei, who had a noble temperament. Although he didn't know who he was, he knew that he was a noble lord.

He smiled innocently and said happily with a rough accent: "Good, the harvest is good this year."

Hearing that the other party's accent was not from Bashu, Ying Wei asked: "You are not from here?"

The old farmer replied: "I am not from here. I used to be from Xianyang County. My son made military achievements and gave us a piece of good land, so the whole family moved to Sichuan."

Ying Wei said: "So you are still an old Qin person. You must be a little sad to leave your hometown."

The old farmer laughed and said: "I miss my hometown a little, but when I think about our own land and many rewards, I can accept leaving my hometown."

In the past, under the feudal system, all the land belonged to the nobles, and the lower-class people did not really have their own land.

The Qin State rewarded land with military merits, and many Qin people got their own land.

In fact, the corvée labor in Qin was heavy, but the tax on grain was not very high, and could even be described as low.

Especially at that time, compared with the entire Chinese land, the population of Huaxia was sparsely populated, and many wastelands were not cultivated.

As long as the land truly belonged to the farmers, the lives of the lower-class people in Qin would not be too difficult before the land annexation occurred.

The biggest problem of Qin was that the system was too complicated, and it was easy to violate the Qin law for various reasons.

As long as the Qin law was violated, it would immediately become a criminal and have to do hard labor.

Ying Wei thought that after he got those crops back from South America and became the emperor, he decided to set up a set of tax-free land tax, only in this way could the population of Huaxia grow rapidly.

Only when the population of Huaxia increased could large-scale colonization begin.

The demographic dividend exists in any era.

Thinking in his heart, Ying Wei pointed at the waterwheels and plows and said, "How do you feel about using these things in farming?"

When the old farmer saw Ying Wei mention these tools, his eyes were shining and he said, "Sir, these are good things. They save our efforts. The work that used to be done by two people can now be done by one person."

"And the seeds given to us by the county magistrate have a higher yield than in the past, and are more insect-resistant."

"The overall yield is 20 to 30 percent higher than in the past."

Ying Wei listened to the old man's words and was very happy to get the answer he wanted.

Ying Wei had previously used some alchemy and Yin-Yang techniques of the Yin-Yang School to cultivate a batch of seeds for selection, and then sowed these seeds in the experimental fields in Sichuan and Shu.

Now it seems that the effect of this batch of seeds is very good, which has met his expectations.

In this way, when corn and other things in South America arrive in the Central Plains, he can also use the same method to cultivate them.

The main reason is that the current corn may not be the same as the corn after 2000, and it needs to be iterated and evolved.

Ying Wei walked in the fields and asked several other old farmers. The answers he got were similar, which made Ying Wei completely relieved.

These people were not actors hired by the local county magistrate to act for him.

At this time, he said to the six-fingered black knight beside him: "Although it is useful to use the alchemy and wood skills of the Yin-Yang family in cultivating seeds, the Yin-Yang family still does not have enough experience in planting."

"This matter should have been done by the farmers, but it's a pity that those farmers' disciples have forgotten the teachings of Shennong and the philosophy of the farmers. Instead, they are brave and fierce, more like a sect that violates the rules."

"If Shennong were alive, I don't know how he would scold these unfilial disciples."

The six-fingered black knight did not speak, but from Ying Wei's words, it can be seen that His Royal Highness Yong is dissatisfied with the farmers.

Thinking of His Royal Highness Yong's methods, I think the ending of the farmers will not be much better.

Just thinking about it, the Mohist school has been led astray by his unfilial disciple and lost the original intention of the Mohist school. His Royal Highness Yong will not let go of those Mohist disciples who have walked on the wrong path.

Thinking of this, the six-fingered black knight felt even more ashamed and regretful. He should not have been so indecisive at the beginning. He should have taken the initiative to cut Yan Dan, or even killed him.

If it weren't for Yan Dan, how could the Mohist School become like this? He, the leader of the Mohist School, really let down his ancestors.

Just when the six-fingered black knight was thinking about it, Ying Wei asked: "What are the results of the use of steam that I asked you to study?"

Hearing Ying Wei's question, the six-fingered black knight came back to his mind and replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, the steam that you asked us to study in the Mohist School has been found to be useful after a period of experiments."

"If it can be used well, they may really be used as auxiliary energy, which can greatly extend the use time of the mechanical beast."

Speaking of this, the six-fingered black knight and several Mohist disciples beside him all had bright eyes.

As a group of science and engineering men, they really like to study these things.

The power source of the mechanical beasts lies in those lost ancient talismans, but Ying Wei thought that human technology is to boil water, so he asked the six-fingered black hero to start researching steam engines.

As long as the technology of steam engines can be improved, this technology can be combined with those fairy-like talismans, so that the use time of mechanical beasts can be extended, so that the use of mechanical beasts can be greater.

Is this considered a fairy guide?Technology?

Especially if steam can be used, it can also solve the traffic problem and prepare for the future colonization of the world.

Ying Wei does not require science and technology to enter the modern electric society in a very short time, but as long as the technology can reach the level of the steam society, there will be a foundation for unifying the world.

Otherwise, relying on the current productivity and technological level, it is still difficult to completely rule the earth, a behemoth.

And these steam technologies are naturally best left to these Mohists to study, which is their best field.

Ying Wei listened to the report of the Six-Fingered Black Knight and saw that the Six-Fingered Black Knight and his group of Mohist disciples had really figured out the way, and he smiled and said: "Don't worry, just take your time to study this kind of thing."

He has a long life and there is plenty of time in the future. He is not in a hurry. This is also the biggest difference between him and Ying Zheng.

Ying Wei has set a hundred-year plan for himself, and within a hundred years, he will lead the Qin State on the road to unifying the world.

This time, Ying did not get the results he wanted during his inspection of the Bashu region. A few days later, thinking of Yue'er, who he had sent to Shushan first, he also decided to go to Shushan to reunite with his daughter.