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After returning to the Xianyang Palace, Zhao Tuo issued an order to promote silkworms in Daqin where the climate is suitable.

The peasant family was extremely supportive of Zhao Tuo's order, and the ministers didn't say much when they heard about this matter, only Feng Quji mentioned a few points of attention on this matter.

First, the matter of mulberry and hemp has always been handled by women, and there are few men who are willing to engage in it. Second, although the habits of silkworms are not harsh, they also need to be carefully cared for...

So Zhao Tuo directly asked people to find a sericulture woman with decades of experience in the farm family, and asked her to dictate the precautions, which were recorded, and then followed her to observe silkworm raising every day. After that, this manual of sericulture was published.

Today, although Daqin's paper is still not cheap, it is not as expensive as before. Often two and a half dollars can buy a piece of paper of poorer quality.

A sericulture manual with densely listed fonts is about twenty or thirty sheets of yellow paper, and fifty and a half taels. Although it is still a little expensive, one copy is often enough for one village, and 963 is nothing.

Some scholars were greatly inspired after hearing that His Majesty had arranged agricultural classics, and many scholars who could read and write went to the fields and stood on the ridge to ask some old farmers for advice.

It was the first time that the common people of Qin in the fields encountered such a thing. They were flustered and shy and reluctant to say more. Until later, the scholar took out the silkworm raising manual and talked about the reason with a smile, and these people slowly tried to describe some of their own years. Experience in farming or picking.

So there is often such a scene in some fields, a plainly dressed scholar sits on a stone and listens to the old man with farm implements laughing, and keeps writing down on the paper.

Zhao Tuo heard about this from the official's mouth, and immediately laughed, and at the same time sighed that if only those Confucian people who only gossip could be so good.

"Order the relevant (bjba) officials to read the handwriting of these scholars and then verify with the farmer. If someone can fully and accurately record the laws of farming, they will be awarded ten gold medals, and they will be printed and passed on to various places.

"As for things that everyone knows, such as millet, they are exempted unless they have unique opinions.

"Anything else can be written into a book."

After Zhao Tuo's decree was issued, these scholars in Daqin were immediately excited. Many of them were smart and good at writing, but they were helpless and fell into practical use.

Now there is a new way out, so many scholars began to enter and leave field workshops, and some even went to the seaside to find fishermen seeking ways to catch fish.

Some of them who got bounties for their meticulous and rigorous writing will also share the wealth with the people who taught them, which reversed the impression of many people in the Qin Dynasty on the previous scholars, and also realized that not all scholars in the world are like Confucianism.

And the agricultural classics printed in Daqin have spread to all parts of Daqin, and some people who have been working hard have also learned a lot of farming techniques from the three elders in the village.

Some people who want to work as craftsmen no longer have nowhere to go, and even some craftsmen who are already teachers have learned a lot of more powerful smelting skills from books.

For a time, these classics brought a lot of benefits to Daqin's industry.

Of course, the biggest change in Daqin lies in the matter of silkworms. Although there were silkworm farmers in the north and south, but due to various reasons, the number was very small. Since the farmers and local officials jointly promoted the silkworm farmers, the number of silkworm farmers is gradually increasing. more.

When there are more silkworm breeders, the number of mulberry leaves decreases. Fortunately, farmers have already prepared for the planting of mulberry trees, so silkworms in various places are more prosperous.

At the same time, silkworm women no longer have to worry about the difficulty of selling silk, because Daqin also opened a special silk workshop for everyone to sell or buy silk. The silk workshop is composed of some women who are proficient in weaving.

Of course, not only did silk flow into the silk mills of Daqin, there were also many textile institutions in the private sector, and they also produced silk for sale.

As the circulation of silk increased, the price of silk material gradually stabilized and could be accepted by some merchants.

For silkworm farmers, although the price is lower, compared to the previous output and difficulty in selling, it is not much worse now.

Soon silk clothing began to circulate in the market of Xianyang City, and some of them were especially favored by merchants and caravans. Attracted by uniqueness.

For a time, the silk in the market was in short supply, and the silk also rose a little, which can be regarded as a hedge against the depreciation of the previous increase in silk.

However, due to the time limit for silkworm growth and the growth of mulberry leaves, the price of silk remains high, of course, it is much better than before.

At this time, some merchants also began to focus on silk. They had already seen the preciousness and value of this kind of thing. Many merchants began to go to various places to buy silk and hire people to spin silk by themselves.

And the foreign caravans of Daqin also purchased a lot, exchanging precious items, hoping to bring these items back to them.

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