Qin asked

The locust plague came earlier than Yingzheng thought, but it’s okay. Qin has a strong foundation and can bear it, and even has enough energy to add new people to Xianyang Palace... In contrast, South Korea is more tragic, so in A year later, they lost four more cities with ease. Counting the ones they lost before, they added up to thirteen cities in total. The size of the country shrank again and again, and the originally small country became even more shabby. .

Just when King Yan was hesitating whether to sell his son, Qin's army turned around and turned their weapons on Wei. Wei, who had just escaped from Qin's ravages, immediately became nervous again, but it seemed that the heavens I can't bear to see Qin's arrogance anymore, and the locust plague appeared again, but this time Qin was a little vain.

On the one hand, the food that had been saved was starting to run out. Such a large army could eat more than locusts. On the other hand, locust plagues did not only appear in Qin, and locust swarms would migrate. Every country might More or less affected, every country is short of food, and glass is not very easy to sell.

But Qin Guo was born with a bug: after a full year of tossing, Mo Dou finally built a suitable waterwheel!

After experiencing the ugliest bucket, Mo Dou has developed a slightly better-looking keel waterwheel. Although it still requires manpower to operate, at least the efficiency has improved. Mo Dou looks at the keel water wheel that looks high-end and sounds high-end. The car was greatly encouraged, and worked hard to research the water-turning overturning car, and then he found that it seemed useless...

The water-turning dump truck is operated by hydraulic power, which is converted into power by using hydraulic power to increase the irrigation water to the high fields, so it needs a river, the more turbulent and faster the better, but Qin is in the northwest region, so dry that it can make people peel. The Yellow River, which floods the golden mountains in the lower reaches, is a small stream that can stop flowing at any time in Qin State. This thing is mostly used in the Shu land. However, the Shu land is now barren, and not many people use it if it is installed.

Mo Dou learned from the pain and finally found a suitable waterwheel: Lijing waterwheel.

The vertical well water truck appeared in the Tang Dynasty. Its main function is to extract the water in the well. Although it is still inseparable from manual operation, it is better than lifting water in buckets.

"I heard that Dou wants to find a widow recently?"

Ying Zheng came to look for Mo Dou secretly at night again, and Mo Dou was not surprised by this. If he said that Ying Zheng didn't let Mo Dou kill someone by his side, he wouldn't believe it, but Mo Dou didn't care about it. On the contrary, he was even here This matter has gained a lot of benefits, at least he can run over by himself without moving his legs.

To be honest, it feels really cool to summon Ying Zheng.

Mo Dou was very happy, and said to Ying Zheng with a little pride: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, I..."

Before Mo Dou could finish speaking, Ying Zheng interrupted him: "How do you know about this?"

There was some doubt in the tone, but there was no reprimand or doubt, but some pride and joy.

Well, how do you know what?

Mo Dou was stunned for a moment, and when he met Ying Zheng with a slightly joyful smile, Mo Dou realized something was wrong. It stands to reason that Qin is currently suffering from a plague of locusts, and Ying Zheng should be very upset. He hasn't had time to talk about the water truck, even Ying Zheng arranged people around him, and no one could understand what he had built, so how could Ying Zheng be so happy?

Mo Dou tentatively asked, "Did your Majesty meet a happy event?"

"Didn't Dou just congratulate the widow, why do you still ask?"

Ying Zheng gave Mo Dou a strange look, and then immediately laughed again. Mo Dou felt that he might be mentally retarded, because he saw an old father's smile on Ying Zheng's face, but the reality told Mo Dou that he didn't look at it. wrong.

"The widow is going to be a father."

Mo Dou almost crushed the model of the vertical well waterwheel hidden under the table, he asked in disbelief, "What?"

Ying Zheng didn't understand why Mo Dou was so excited. It was normal for him to have children at his age, but considering that Mo Dou was still young, Ying Zheng repeated it very patiently: "The widow is going to be a father, Dou unhappy?"

Is he not mentally prepared at all!How old are you, only 16 years old, and you are about to become a father, a modern person can't accept it at all, okay?

Mo Dou also checked the date of Fusu’s birth on Baidu, but it’s a pity that later generations did not pass down this data, so Mo Dou never knew when Fusu was born, but in his subconscious mind, at least he had to wait until Ying Zheng was 21 years old to wear the crown After the gift, now a Fusu suddenly popped up, Mo Dou couldn't accept it.

But meeting Ying Zheng's expectant eyes, Mo Dou could only smile dryly and congratulate: "Of course Dou is happy for Your Majesty, congratulations Your Majesty."

After hearing this, Ying Zheng smirked at Mo Dou like an ordinary silly father: "The widow's child is the smartest child in the world."

Mo Dou wanted to roll his eyes, yes, yes, and then your No. 18 child died in the second generation... However, Ying Zheng was completely immersed in the joy of being a father, so he didn't notice Mo Dou's expression, no? Or he might get into a fight with Mo Dou...

After Yingzheng laughed silly for a long time, he realized: "Dou didn't congratulate the widow's child in the first place?"

Seeing that Ying Zheng still remembered the business, Mo Dou was quite satisfied: "No, Dou didn't know about this matter."

"What's the matter with that fight?"

Mo Dou was finally able to take out the vertical well waterwheel that he had worked so hard to make, and briefly explained the function and usage to Ying Zheng, and Ying Zheng's eyes lit up as expected: "This thing is very good, so Qin will not Fear of drought."

"The vertical well water truck is not only useful for droughts, but also for locust plagues. The so-called long drought will bring locusts. Locusts are originally just grasshoppers, but when the land dries up, their eggs can easily hatch. Once the number of grasshoppers increases, they will be If you want to prevent locust plagues, keeping the land moist is a way.”

As soon as Yingzheng heard about the locusts, he immediately became serious. The recent locust plague has annoyed him to death. Lu Buwei is about to hold another food-for-nobility. Yingzheng doesn't even have an excuse to refuse. don't care?

"Can Dou have a way to eradicate locusts?"

Mo Dou shook his head, cure?How is it possible, unless you can exterminate the grasshoppers, let alone whether you can exterminate them, even if you do, all the grasshoppers on the earth will disappear, and the entire ecosystem may collapse.

Ying Zheng felt a little regretful, with a worried look on his face: "This locust plague will be fine for a year or two, but if it continues to spread, even widows will not be able to protect the people."

Mo Dou hesitated for a moment, then whispered, "If it's really not possible... you can... eat locusts..."

Although Mo Dou was very quiet, Ying Zheng still heard what Mo Dou said, and said in disbelief, "What did you say? Eating locusts?!"

Mo Dou smiled mischievously: "No, Your Majesty misheard."

Eating bugs is still a bit of a curiosity. Even though the descendants of China have experienced many battles, there are still many people who can't stand it. It's better not to mention this method until it's desperate.

Ying Zheng took a deep look at Mo Dou and didn't speak. He didn't know what he was thinking, and Mo Dou was terrified.

"Forget it, let's not talk about it," Ying Zheng changed the topic, took the waterwheel model, and suddenly returned to the form of a silly father, "I can take this thing away, I think the children will like it."

This water wheel took about a year of Mo Dou's energy, and of course it is extremely exquisite, and it is indeed a good toy in an era when entertainment is extremely scarce.

Mo Dou looked at the water wheel a little bit distressed, but still nodded, he still likes that child Fusu, so he should give him a full moon gift in advance.

Ying Zheng seemed to think of something again: "By the way, the Rubik's Cube I gave to the widow before is also very interesting, but unfortunately the widow has not put it back together until now. I wonder if the widow can hand it over to that child?"

give give give!The Rubik's Cube is yours, you can give it to whoever you want!what else?If you have nothing to do, go back to your palace to accompany your maid!

"One more thing," Ying Zheng had just walked out of the door, and turned back to Mo Dou, "This matter must not be rumored, I want to surprise my mother."

Although Ying Zheng knew that Zhao Ji was having an affair with Lu Buwei, but now that Zhao Ji had moved away, it was impossible to see Lu Buwei more often, and Ying Zheng also began to let go of his grudges.

Mo Dou nodded with a strong smile, knowing the truth, his stomach hurts a bit, because Mo Dou suddenly remembered something, did Zhao Ji give birth to Lai Ai's children, or two, so Zhao Ji may also be pregnant now...

I don't know the entanglement in Mo Dou's heart, Ying Zheng is in a very good mood, everything is going well in the war, the locust plague is expected to be alleviated, the most important thing is that he is going to be a father, everything is perfect, even the stars in the sky are a little bit brighter, the steps It also became lighter... Then he seemed to kick something, and that thing was not very heavy, and it was kicked away by him in an instant, making a rustling sound on the ground...

The entourage became nervous when they heard the voice, and Ying Zheng waved his hand to indicate that nothing happened: "Go and see what that is?"

The thing was found immediately, it was just a bamboo slip, but how could there be a bamboo slip on the road at night?Or when he happened to pass by... Ying Zheng's eyes turned cold, it seemed that someone had spotted his whereabouts...

"Your Majesty?"

The attendant saw that Ying Zheng was holding the bamboo slips and did not respond, and carefully reminded Ying Zheng, who came back to his senses: "Go back to the palace."

He wanted to see what was written in the bamboo slips, and what tricks the other party had.

The contents of the bamboo slips are very simple. It contains the records of Lu Buwei's dealings with the court lady, and the court lady is none other than the court lady who is pregnant with Yingzheng's child.

After reading the bamboo slips, Ying Zheng burned them expressionlessly. Of course he knew that the women around him were not clean, and there must be Lu Buwei's handwriting inside. After finding out his whereabouts, Ying Zheng was willing to play with him.