264: Chapter 264 A Two-Thousand-Year Generation Gap!

After the First Emperor and Li Si left the Hetao Plain, they went to experience the steam train ride from Yangshan Mountain to the Qinglan Grassland.

Sitting in the carriage, they watched the scenery outside continuously sweep backward, filled with novelty.

Zhao Fusu said, "Once the railway from Xianyang to Yangshan Mountain is built, one can take the steam train directly from Xianyang to Yangshan Mountain."

"Good, good, good!"

After hearing this, the First Emperor looked completely satisfied.

Whether transporting troops or supplies, this steam train was a divine tool!

"Fusu."

The First Emperor, with eyes as sharp as an eagle's, said, "Within these Six Lands, you also need to lay down railways."

"With railways, if the Remnants of the Six States strike back, we can use the railways to quickly transport troops and suppress them."

The First Emperor toured frequently because he also wanted to intimidate these Remnants of the Six States.

Unfortunately, according to official history, the First Emperor would die in a year.

Although the First Emperor mobilized a large amount of civilian labor, he still had a bottom line. He mainly sent those with families to serve in the military; these people had wives and children, so if they wanted to rebel, they would think twice.

After Hu Hai took power, he conscripted a large number of bachelors.

These people were the type who had nothing to lose, and in the end, it was this group of bachelors who rioted first.

Zhao Fusu indeed understood that if Great Qin was to avoid collapsing, it had to withstand the counterattacks of the Remnants of the Six States.

It was precisely because Hu Hai failed to withstand the counterattacks of the Remnants of the Six States that Great Qin perished early.

Among the Six States, the most capable in battle was the Zhao State.

When Qin conquered the Six States, the main one it destroyed was the Zhao State.

The Qi State surrendered directly.

After all, the Kong Family has generations of experience in writing surrender documents.

The territory of the Zhao State was very vast; at its peak, its map spanned more than half of Huaxia.

Besides better controlling the Southern Desert, Zhao Fusu built the railway from Xianyang to the Qinglan Grassland to strengthen control over the Zhao Territory.

Shangjun belonged to the Zhao Territory!

The railway from Xianyang to the Qinglan Grassland ran through the Wei Territory and the Zhao Territory.

Once this railway was built, if there was a rebellion in the Wei Territory or the Zhao Territory, a large number of the Qin Army could reach them from Xianyang and the Southern Desert via the railway to suppress the rebellion.

Besides the Wei Territory and the Zhao Territory, railways needed to be established in the Chu Region, Yan Territory, Qi Territory, and Han State Land.

Through the railways, the Southern Desert, Wei Territory, Zhao Territory, Chu Region, Yan Territory, Qi Territory, and Han State Land would be linked together.

Even if rebellions occurred in these places simultaneously, troops could be rapidly deployed through the railways.

The more railways built, the more powerful the performance of the upgraded steam trains, the more carriages they could pull, and the stronger the transport capacity for both troops and supplies.

After firmly grasping the Six Lands, that would be the time for land reform; measuring the area of all farmland in the world would also clarify exactly how much grain Great Qin could produce each year.

With grain in hand, one feels no anxiety.

As the saying goes, no matter what you do, you must first fill your stomach; otherwise, you can't do anything.

Zhao Fusu understood very well that measuring the area of farmland would inevitably meet with great resistance.

Those tax-evading landlords would certainly be uncooperative or even resist.

Zhao Fusu knew that land reform was a deep-water zone.

But he had always believed that fighting later was worse than fighting sooner.

The more economic construction there was, the more "pots and pans" there were, and the more would be lost in a fight.

Taking advantage of the fact that there weren't many factories everywhere yet, he would fight early and complete the land reform.

He wanted to take back all the land.

Ownership of the land would belong to Great Qin, while the people of Great Qin would have the right of use.

The people of Great Qin would have the right to use the land within a specified period.

After the time expired, it would need to be renewed.

If Great Qin occupied land belonging to a person with usage rights, compensation would be required.

Zhao Fusu did this to prepare for future construction.

To transform villages into towns, whether building roads, residences, or factories, land and farmland would need to be occupied.

If land was privately owned and the other party held ownership and refused to transfer the land, it would inevitably delay the urbanization process.

If the other party only had usage rights, then Great Qin would only need to pay some compensation.

Land reform was essentially laying the groundwork for Great Qin's urbanization process.

Zhao Fusu knew very well that when he measured the world's land, the Remnants of the Six States would surely take the opportunity to stir up trouble and cause disputes.

But Zhao Fusu's time was limited; he had to push the process as much as possible within his lifetime to lay a solid foundation for Great Qin to stand at the pinnacle of this parallel world and become the world hegemon.

"Fusu, when do you plan to return to Xianyang?"

After experiencing the steam train and preparing to return to Xianyang, the First Emperor asked Zhao Fusu.

"I'll return to Xianyang after I set up the Mengniu Company."

Zhao Fusu replied.

"Mengniu Company?"

Upon hearing this, the First Emperor and Li Si couldn't help but look bewildered.

"I want to sell the milk produced by the Southern Desert herdsmen to our Great Qin."

Zhao Fusu replied.

"What!"

"How is that possible!"

Both the First Emperor and Li Si frowned, looking at Zhao Fusu with skepticism.

If you said you were selling Southern Desert Milk powder to Great Qin, they could still accept it.

Milk powder is made from milk through processes like concentration and drying; it has low moisture content, making it difficult for Microorganisms to grow and multiply. In a sealed state, unopened Milk powder generally has a shelf life of 1-2 years.

This Milk powder could be transported from the Southern Desert to Great Qin without worrying about spoilage.

Fresh milk would spoil within a day in the summer.

Once a high-protein food like milk spoils, it emits a foul stench, a stench that is difficult to remove.

Transporting Fresh milk all the way from the distant Southern Desert to Great Qin over two or three months, it would have grown mold long ago—what would there be left to sell!

Zhao Fusu said, "First, use Pasteurization for sterilization, and then package the Fresh milk."

"Pasteurization?"

The First Emperor and Li Si frowned; this was something else they had never heard of.

Zhao Fusu briefly introduced: "The principle of Pasteurization is that within a certain temperature range, the lower the temperature, the slower the Bacteria multiply; the higher the temperature, the faster they multiply. But if the temperature is too high, the Bacteria will die."

"Different Bacteria have different optimal growth temperatures and heat or cold resistance. Pasteurization actually takes advantage of the fact that Pathogens are not very heat-resistant, using appropriate temperature and holding time to kill them all."

"Huh?"

"Bacteria?"

The First Emperor and Li Si were once again completely bewildered.

Zhao Fusu was helpless; this was a two-thousand-year generation gap!

Zhao Fusu could only briefly explain again: "Bacteria are Microorganisms invisible to the naked eye. If they multiply in large numbers in Fresh milk, they will cause the Fresh milk to spoil."