Outside the South City Gate.
The pond used by the Mo Family Village to transfer live fish had been opened for visitors. Hearing the news, Chang 'an residents came in an endless stream, surrounding both sides of the pond.
There were countless live fish in the pond. Seeing the people on both sides, they were not afraid at all and were running to the oxygen supply to fight for a comfortable place.
"Ah! So this is the secret skill of live fish! "
A scholar in green said disappointedly. Seeing such a simple secret skill, he was not interested at all.
"Did you not attend the exhibition today?" A middle-aged man in black looked at the scholar in green and said.
"How do you know?" The scholar in green was surprised.
The middle-aged man in black smiled and said, "If you attended the exhibition, you would not be disappointed." Mo Jiazi promised in public that whoever can figure out why the fish can live by injecting air into the water will be rewarded with 10,000 strings of cash! "
"10,000 strings of cash!" The scholar in green was so shocked that he could not close his jaw.
Many of the audience around were also in an uproar. 10,000 strings of cash, that was a wealth that they could not even imagine. Thinking of this, their eyes could not help but look at the oxygen supply driven by the big windmill beside the pond.
"If we can find out the existence of oxygen by ourselves, then …" More and more people thought so. The temptation of 10,000 strings of cash was so great that almost no one could resist its power.
"It seems that the little catfish's plan is very successful!" Li Shimin saw that everyone was discussing animatedly. Every time they opened their mouths, they would say 10,000 strings of cash. It was as if money did not matter.
He was dressed casually, like a rich man strolling. Beside him were the tall and strong Cheng Yaojin, the black-faced Yuchi Jingde, and the capable Qin Qiong, who was disguised as a guard.
"The world is bustling for profit, and the world is bustling for profit. If it were not for the 5,000 hungry and cold villagers of the Mo Family Village, I would rather be a playboy walking dogs and playing with birds!" Meton said, and took the fish food from a passing Mo Jiazi's brother, grabbed a handful, and threw it into the water.
"Shua!" The fish food fell into the water and made a crisp sound. Because the Mo Family had been feeding in the fish pond for a long time, the fish here had already developed the habit of fighting for food. Suddenly, countless fish heads rushed to the pond and fought for the food crazily, splashing the water high up.
"How spectacular!"
This scene of fish fighting for food, which was very common in later generations, appeared for the first time in the Tang dynasty, causing everyone to exclaim in surprise.
"Guan Zhong's words are truly insightful!" Li Shimin said with a slight sigh.
As the Emperor, he had a deeper understanding of Guan Zhong's words and often used this method to achieve his goals.
The scene of the school of fish fighting for food left a deep impression on everyone. Many pedestrians asked to do it again.
Meton was not in the mood to perform again. He handed the fish food in his hands to Qin Huaiyu, who was eager to try, and brought Li Shimin and the others to the Mo Family's experimental field.
"Greetings, Master!"
Su Lingnong heard the news and hurried over. For the sake of Li Shimin's safety, Su Lingnong called him Master. At this moment, Su Lingnong was dressed as an old farmer. If Li Shimin did not recognize him, he would never have thought that the finance minister of the Tang dynasty was this man.
"Su Lingnong, you came here first. How about the curved plow?" Li Shimin asked.
Hearing this, Su Lingnong hurriedly pointed to the field and said, "Your Majesty, there are two plowing pears working at the same time. One of them is an old-style plowing pear, and the one on the right is a curved plow. The curved plow has a great advantage!"
Li Shimin looked at it and found that the old-style plowing pear on the right was very cumbersome. It was very difficult to turn it around, and it required two oxen to plow the field. Even so, it still could not compare with the area of the curved plow on the right.
"The curved plow can not only save one oxen directly, but also not slow down the speed of plowing. What's more, it can turn the underground soil upside down, making the land more fertile and soft, which is conducive to the growth of farmers. The Mo Family is really amazing. On behalf of millions of farmers in the Tang dynasty, I thank the Mo Family."
Su Lingnong said and bowed to Meton.
Meton was startled and hurriedly dodged aside and said, "Your Excellency Su, you flatter me. I asked the Mo Family's Village to improve the curved plow just to find a source of income for the Mo Family's Village. I don't deserve your courtesy."
"Your Excellency Su, you don't need to be so polite to this guy. The farmers who improved the curved plow got advanced tools, while the Mo Family's Village made money by making the curved plow. We both got what we needed." Qin Qiong persuaded Su Lingnong.
"Duke Yi, there's something you don't know. What Morton has done isn't just limited to this. Milord, please take a look. This hundred mu of farmland has been neatly divided into four sections. Each section is twenty-five mu." Su Lingnong said as he pointed at the four plots of farmland.
Qin Qiong suddenly realized that they thought that the fields were originally there, but they didn't expect that they were planned by the Mo Family's Village.
"What's the use of such planning? Is there any trick in it? "Li Shimin didn't understand Su Lingnong's gaffe and asked.
Su Lingnong looked around and found that they were in the center of the field, and there was no one around. Then he said respectfully, "Your Majesty, let Lord Mo explain the trick to you. After all, it was designed by Lord Mo, and only he can explain it clearly."
"Boy Mo, say it quickly!" Li Shimin squinted at Meton.
Meton touched his nose awkwardly. When Elder Su was talking just now, you were all respectful and polite, but when I was talking, why were you all so rude?
It couldn't be helped. Who asked him to have the lowest status here? Meton sighed in his heart and said, "This boy divided the 100 mu field into four parts. The first part was to use the traditional farming method to sow seeds. The second part of the field was slightly changed. The Minister collected grass and wood ashes from various villages, as well as various fertilizers, and used a curved plough to plow them into the ground to strengthen the fertilizers, in order to increase the grain yield."
In fact, Meton still used the Spring and Autumn Annals to skim through it. The various fertilizers included human and animal feces. These methods commonly used in the later generations were the most effective. Of course, there was no need to tell Li Shimin all of these in detail.
Li Shimin nodded slightly. This was indeed a good idea. Although there was a faintly discernible stench in his nose, which made him a little uncomfortable.
Meton continued, "The third part of the field believed that the grain yield was not good because the seeds were eaten by pests and birds. Therefore, I used a slightly poisonous and pungent medicinal liquid to mix the seeds to protect the seeds from being eaten by pests and causing the grain yield to decrease."
"If my guess is correct, the fourth part of the field was to mix the medicinal liquid with the seeds and plant them in the fattening field." Li Shimin said.
"Your Majesty is wise!" Meton said flatteringly.
"Then why not directly fatten all the fields and sow the medicinal liquid with the seeds? I believe that you must know that this method will produce the best harvest." Li Shimin's eyes flashed as he said.
Meton lowered his head slightly and replied respectfully, "Although this boy is 99% certain that this method will increase the yield, I can't do it directly."
"This piece of land is called the experimental field. These four small fields are the steps of the School of Mohism's experiments. Experiments are the only way to discover the Mohism technique. The secret technique of living fish, the curved plough, and the artificial hatching technique were all tested step by step like this before finally succeeding. Therefore, these four steps are the origin of the Mohism technique to the world. "
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