"Kill the pests."
Many of the landlords present were ecstatic. In this era, land was the most precious wealth. As long as it was possible, no one would be willing to give up the land in their hands. It could be said that 80% of the landlords present had land. Naturally, they knew that in addition to natural disasters, pests were a huge factor in grain production.
Every summer and autumn, when the crops were about to mature, there would be a large number of aphids! They would densely lie on the crops, sucking the juices as if they were sucking the marrow out of the bones. If the pests were serious, grain production would be greatly reduced. Although there were beneficial insects to help, it was just a drop in the bucket.
Before this, everyone was clueless about pests. If there were pests in their own fields, they could only blame it on their bad luck. However, Meton suddenly proposed pesticides, which made their eyes light up.
Since these pests were also living creatures, they would naturally be afraid of poison. Then wouldn't it be better to poison them to death? In this way, the pests would be completely eliminated.
Many of the Guanlong Clan's representatives' eyes lit up. All along, the Mo Family had been actively promoting the management of the Yellow River, restricting the Guanlong Land from reclaiming land. As a result, it naturally restricted the development of the Guanlong Land.
Although the Mo Family had always promised that they would continue to increase the production of food, everyone was still skeptical. Now that the pesticide had appeared, it proved that the Mo Family had indeed kept their promise, allowing the Guanlong Family to feel reassured.
Meton looked at the excited people of Chang 'an. In fact, in the pesticides of the later generations, there were both herbicides and insecticides. However, in the limited conditions of the Tang dynasty, Meton naturally couldn't make herbicides that only killed weeds. Moreover, there were weeds in the fields, so the farmers could naturally pull them out if they worked hard.
However, pests and pests were different. Once pests and insects appeared, the whole field would be densely packed and innumerable. The farmers would be helpless and could only resign themselves to fate.
However, with the emergence of pesticides, pests and insects were no longer a problem. The pathology of plants and insects was different. As long as pesticides were not used excessively, they could kill the pests and have no effect on the plants.
"This time, the Mo Family Village has produced a total of two kinds of pesticides. One is to be evenly mixed on the seeds before sowing, which can prevent birds and insects from eating it and increase the germination rate. The other one is to kill pests and insects. You can imagine that a field sprouts evenly. When there are weeds, the farmers will pull them out. When there is a drought, they will set up pressure wells for irrigation. When there are pests, they will all be killed with pesticides. Can such a field produce high yield?" Meton said loudly.
"Yes!"
Immediately, everyone responded excitedly. It would be unreasonable if such a field did not produce a high yield.
"Hu!"
Many people's breathing quickened as they looked at the pesticide in Meton's hand. Their eyes couldn't help but burn. The poison that was avoided by ordinary people was simply a priceless treasure in everyone's eyes.
The tall and short Confucian scholars looked at each other and couldn't help but feel a burst of bitterness. Who would have thought that the son of Mo would have such a desperate counterattack? In this way, not only was the son of Mo completely cleared of the accusation of poison, but he had also made a great contribution.
"Mo Jiazi, no matter how good your plan is, it will be difficult to implement. How can you spread such a small bottle of poison … pesticide all over such a large field?" The tall scholar taunted.
Quite a few people were shocked, and they quickly raised their heads to look at Morton. The idea of using poison to kill pests was simple, and it wasn't that no one had thought of it before. However, the biggest problem was how to spread the pesticide evenly across such a large area of farmland.
However, when Meton heard this, he immediately revealed a knowing smile.
"Mo Technique!"
A phrase suddenly appeared in everyone's minds.
Sure enough, Meton took out a strangely shaped iron bucket from behind him. He raised his arm and with a little force, he carried this strangely shaped iron bucket on his back.
"This is a sprayer specially prepared by the Mo Family for pesticides. It can hold 15 jin of water at a time. As long as you are an adult, you can carry it. Add an appropriate amount of pesticide into the water, and with a little force, you can spray out a mist from the pipe in your hand. A bucket of water is enough to spray one mu of land." Meton carried the sprayer on his back. With a little pressure from his left hand, the long pipe in his right hand sprayed out bursts of mist.
"That's it?"
Many people exclaimed when they saw the bursts of mist. No one had thought that it would be so simple.
"Why didn't we think of it?" Many people were filled with regret.
"It's not that simple!" Li Shimin shook his head. He clearly saw that the core of the sprayer was the pressure rod on Meton's left hand. It was a small pressure well. The pressure well was invented by Mo Jiazi and was the biggest contributor to solving the drought of the Tang dynasty.
In the whole world, no one except Mo Jiazi would have thought of carrying a pressure well on their back.
"So that's how it is?"
As more people understood the principle of the sprayer, they couldn't help but be impressed by Mo Jiazi's ingenuity.
"That's right. The principle of my spray is the pressure well. Keep pace with the times and innovate. This is the slogan of the first Mo Technique Exhibition. However, it's not just for a year and a half. It's the motto of the Mo Family!" Meton bowed to the people around him.
"You can see the big picture from a small clue! Mo Jiazi is indeed Mo Jiazi! "The black-clothed businessman couldn't help but praise.
Sure enough, it was still the style of the School of Mohism. Enlarging ordinary small things and shrinking big things was a common move of the School of Mohism, and it had been tested time and time again.
Li Shimin couldn't help but stare at Meton's head. Enlarging the Kongming Lantern into a hot air balloon, inventing heating when boiling water in a kettle, and now shrinking the pressure well and carrying it on his back. Such slight changes could produce an incredible effect. It was really amazing.
Li Shimin stared at Meton. Even though he didn't like Meton, he couldn't help but sigh that Mo Jiazi indeed grew a smart brain. Fortunately, these were all ordinary things, which were still within the scope of people's understanding. Otherwise, he would really like to see how Meton's brain was so different from other people's.
Many businessmen were moved. Once the pesticide and the sprayer were released, it would definitely be popular in the Tang Dynasty. This was a great business opportunity. If they could buy from the Mo Family Village and send it to various places in the Tang Dynasty, it would definitely be a profitable business. Suddenly, many shrewd businessmen were short of breath.
A smile appeared on Li Shimin's face. In this way, Meton not only dispelled the rumor of making poison, but also brought the agriculture of the Tang Dynasty to a higher level.
Food was the most important thing for the people. As an emperor, he naturally knew the importance of food. Any method that could increase the yield of food was precious, let alone directly increasing the yield by 50 kilograms per mu. Thinking of Meton using cold numbers to calculate the number of people in the Tang Dynasty 100 years later, Li Shimin felt restless. Meton's pesticide could be said to be a timely help.
Ordinary people found a way to solve the problem of agricultural pests, businessmen saw a business opportunity, and Li Shimin saw the yield of the entire Tang Dynasty rising steadily in the future. Just the first ink technique was enough to make all the people present exclaim that this trip was worthwhile.
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