wild trail

Chapter 268
Doctors are very important to human beings. Even if these wizards only have some rough knowledge of herbs, they are still very helpful to Xia Guo, a young country.

Wang Lang believed that as long as these wizards really regarded themselves as part of the country, with his full support, Xia's medical level would definitely reach a new level.

Now that sorghum wine has been brewed, although there is no way to distill out a good concentration of alcohol, liquor at about [-] degrees can also play a certain role, and as a modern person, he knows a very powerful antibiotic, penicillin in nature Very common in , and can be obtained from rotting fruit.

Of course, Wang Lang does not know how to use these penicillium fungi, but as long as he has a clear direction, he can use a large number of animals for experiments, or go to the northern forest to capture those cannibals for human experiments. It is not impossible to consider one two.

Wang Lang could only let go of medical matters for the time being. He believed that as long as these wizards lived in Xia Kingdom for a long time, they would naturally be loyal to him. He was still somewhat confident in this point.

In the dry season, the hot sun bakes the earth, and the crops in the fields are sluggish.

The people who have the fields, husband and wife, carry the burden to fight the drought.

A family of five or six acres of land is a drop in the bucket under this inefficient irrigation.

Regarding this situation, Wang Lang estimated that the corn yield this season must be much lower than before, but the drought did not affect the growth of potatoes. Compared with corn, the vitality of potatoes is much stronger.

Worried about the drought, Wang Lang called the Minister of the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of Industry over.

"You have seen the current weather. If you don't think of effective solutions, this year's corn production will definitely not be much." Wang Lang said in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, the people of the country have worked very hard to water the land, but the weather is too hot, and the water that has been poured will dry up quickly. Is there any way to think about it? Taxation, I am afraid that the leftovers will not be enough for myself to eat." Kong Er said worriedly.

"I still understand this. I called you two here to discuss with you the issue of drought resistance in the future! I have roughly come up with an idea in the past few days. If the Ministry of Industry thinks it is feasible, then the Ministry of Households will arrange money and food to plan here. Implement it as soon as possible." Wang Lang said slowly.

Since ancient times, farming civilization has been fighting against the sky and the earth. Flood disasters have great damage to crops. The idea of ​​building water conservancy facilities has been in Wang Lang's mind for a long time, but he has been busy with other things before, and has not yet. I can take care of this side.

Now that the country of Xia is stable and manpower is sufficient, it is just right to take this opportunity to build these things.

Under the curious eyes of the two, Wang Lang pulled out an animal skin from under his desk.

And this piece of animal skin has already been filled with strange patterns with a brush.

Kong Er and Mu Feng, who were already literate, saw the names of the five cities on the picture, and the river in the middle had been marked as a big river.

"Your Majesty, is this the map of our Xia Kingdom?" Kong Er asked.

Wang Lang smiled and said, "It's not wrong to call it a map. I call this thing a water conservancy irrigation map."

"Irrigation map?" The two asked suspiciously.

Wang Lang pointed to the spider web-like lines on both sides of the river on the map, and said, "These lines will be dug into river channels for irrigation in the future."

Looking at the spider web-like lines on the picture, and thinking of the distance between Linhe and Yancheng, Mu Feng couldn't help frowning, "Your Majesty, I don't know how wide the river will be dug?"

"Each one is three steps wide, and the length can irrigate about five acres of land!"

When Mu Feng heard this, his face changed, and he said: "Your Majesty, the amount of this project is too large, I'm afraid it won't be completed in a year!"

Wang Lang smiled, "Don't be afraid. If it can't be completed in one year, it can take two years. If it can't be completed in two years, it can take three years. If this project is completed, not only our generation will benefit, but our children and grandchildren will also benefit." Looking at this thing, it grows countless grains, no matter how hard it is, we must complete it, we must use our own strength to let this world develop according to our own wishes."

"Your Majesty's determination really makes me ashamed. Compared with His Majesty's foresight, my eyes seem to be able to see only a palm-sized place." Mu Feng smiled wryly.

"Don't say that. In the future, you have to think more. As long as you can manage the Ministry of Industry well, it will be a matter of success in the present and future." Wang Lang laughed.

"Then, Your Majesty, how should our household department cooperate!" Kong Er asked.

"Your household department needs to set aside a part of the money and food from the annual tax as materials for the construction of this project. This money and food cannot be used easily at any time, understand? And if the grain production is reduced this year, the tax can be reduced depending on the situation. Don't let the people of the country have no food." Wang Lang said solemnly.

Kong Er nodded and said, "I obey!"

"Okay, the two of you will cooperate more on this matter in the future, and you must implement this matter as soon as possible, and step down!"

"I retire!"

The two bowed and left Wang Lang's residence.

The construction of water conservancy facilities is necessary in the farming era, and the huge benefits brought by irrigation agriculture are far from being comparable to relying on the sky. Wang Lang is very clear about this.

After the two left, Wang Lang repeatedly looked at the water conservancy project drawings he designed. This project is definitely a huge project since the founding of the Xia Kingdom. Let the food production double up.

A few days later, under the organization of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry, the construction of the water conservancy project began. They first started construction from Yancheng, and gradually proceeded upward along the river. I don't know if I can complete this task satisfactorily.

When the Xia Kingdom was fighting the drought, the expedition team had gone out of the tribe's sphere of influence, and really went deep into the wild area.

All members of the First Expeditionary Team have become officials of the Expeditionary Corps of the Ministry of War, and they no longer do such dangerous things in person.

Today's six expeditions are composed of members of the second to seventh expeditions, among which the members of the second expedition have the most experience and the progress of exploration is faster.

In two months, the second expedition has been far behind the other five expeditions.

Now on a hillside, a member of the expedition team took off a roll of animal skin on his back, spread it on the ground, checked the direction, and marked the hilltop on a crude map.

"Captain, this place has been marked!"

The captain of the second expedition took the map and looked at it, nodded and said, "Go ahead, we will reach the river ahead before dark, and we will spend the night there today."

(End of this chapter)