If Ma Qiang knew what Jia Xu was thinking, he would definitely say...

You are such an accurate judge of people!

Many people may not be familiar with Artemisia annua, but they would know it by another name.

His name is Qinghao!

Yes, yes, it is the raw material of artemisinin that later allowed Academician Tu Youyou to successfully win the Dynamite Award.

The use of Artemisia annua as medicine can actually be traced back to the "Fifty-two Prescriptions for Diseases" of the Western Han Dynasty. "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" listed Artemisia annua as an alias and classified it as a lower grade.

Artemisinin can win the Dynamite Award, so it is naturally of great use. Its greatest use is in the treatment of malaria. Even in Ma Qiang's later generations, artemisinin is still the most effective drug in treating malaria drug resistance.

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In fact, the development of Jingzhou during the Han Dynasty was still very small, let alone Yizhou, Yangzhou and even Jiaozhou. The reason was that on the one hand, the population was not large enough, and on the other hand, local mosquitoes breed, making it easy for people to contract malaria and other diseases.

If Ma Qiang has a large amount of Artemisia annua in his hands, he can rely on this small herb in the future, not to mention going to the south of the Yangtze River, even to Nanyang!

Ma Qiang was drooling as he thought about it.

Behind the crowd, Duan Ying led one person to listen to what was said inside, and said to a man in fine clothes next to him, "This is our Prime Minister. Please wait a moment, Mr. Mi."

The man was a little dazed listening to the words inside. When he heard Duan Ying speak, he hurriedly raised his hands and said, "The Prime Minister is worried about important things. Zhu can wait! I can wait!"

This man is Mi Zhu, the head of the Mi family, the richest businessman in Xuzhou.

In history, Mi Zhu, a brother and sister, followed Liu Bei from Xuzhou and helped Liu Bei in his most difficult time, allowing Liu Bei to regain his troops. When Liu Bei took control of Yizhou, Mi Zhu was worshiped as General Anhan, with a status of

Above the strategist general Zhuge Liang, his treatment was the highest among the officials.

Mi Zhu was also loyal to Liu Bei. After Mi Fang's rebellion, Liu Bei not only did not blame him, but comforted him and treated him as before. However, after the Battle of Yiling, he deeply felt that the overall revitalization of the Han Dynasty was ruined because of his brother's rebellion.

Once, it ends in depression.

Now, he is still a young man who has just taken over the family, but he is still in his early twenties. All he thinks about is how to transform the Mi family from a merchant family to a noble family.

Both are wealthy businessmen, but the Mi family and the Zhen family are completely different. The Zhen family has a family of two thousand shi and is considered a first-class noble family. However, although the Mi family has served as officials for generations, they have never been more than county magistrates. It can be said that they are unknown and even a poor family.

Not really.

The Mi family's business is getting bigger and bigger now. In this increasingly turbulent era, it is like a child passing through the market with money, and there is a danger of destruction at any time.

Even not long ago, there was a ruthless fire that engulfed the entire home of the Mi family. Although only the house was lost, and Mi Zhu had always said that it was caused by the fire sent by gods, only Mi Zhu knew the truth.

Already.

This is why when Mi Zhu received Ma Qiang's invitation, he hurriedly came to Pingyuan Country.

With the end of the Yellow Turban War, Ma Qiang's reputation gradually spread to all parts of the world. After all, he was known as the number one general in military affairs. It would be difficult not to become famous.

In Mi Zhu's view, Ma Qiang's future must be bright, after all, the Han military merit is the most valuable!

Ma Qiang finished his lecture quickly and walked down the stairs. The captains and the old farmers saluted Ma Qiang to express their gratitude.

This class is finally over.

Ma Qiang asked Yan Fa and Yang Chi to immediately organize people to prepare for the installation of water trucks and other equipment. As he was talking, he saw Jia Xu talking to Duan Ying, and there was an unknown young man beside him.

"Mr. Tie, Mr. Duan, who is this?" Ma Qiang looked at Mi Zhu and asked.

Mi Zhu hurriedly bowed and said, "Mi Zhu of the East China Sea has met Prime Minister Ma!"

The God of Wealth is here!!

Ma Qiang's eyes suddenly lit up. Fortunately, Mi Zhu lowered his head at this time, otherwise Mi Zhu would have been so frightened that he would have run away without looking back when he saw Ma Qiang's eyes ready to kill.

"Mr. Mi is here! Great, let's take a walk. It's windy here. Let's go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to talk."

Ma Qiang called his driver and pulled Mi Zhu to sit next to him.

This is the God of Wealth, so you must treat him well. He remembers Cao Cao and Liu Bei, and they all seem to show their respect in this way.

Indeed, although this trick was old-fashioned, it was indeed very effective. Anyway, Mi Zhu was extremely moved by Ma Qiang's move. She felt that she was being taken seriously by Ma Qiang. Sitting on the carriage and horse of the Prime Minister, Mi Zhu even felt heavy breathing.

stand up.

When they arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion, Mi Zhu first saw the repertoire of the Prime Minister's Mansion - greetings with white smoke, and then was dragged to the main hall.

Most of the people who greeted Bai Yan for the first time were dragged away.

When he came to the main hall and sat down, Ma Qiang said, "The God of Wealth... No, Mr. Mi, I invite you to come. I think Mr. Lai also knows his intention."

Our Pingyuan country is now preparing to open up wasteland and build water conservancy projects. I have the money, but I am short of food. I would like to ask your husband to help me purchase food from Jing, Yang, Xu, and Qing Dynasty. I can pay you half of the money in advance!"

Ma Qiang now has more money than food, and he still trusts the Mi family's goodwill.

Anyway, if Mi Zhu dares to run away, he will ask Zhao Yun to take the cavalry to the East China Sea to ask for money!

Mi Zhu thought for a while and said, "If the Prime Minister wants to buy grain, how much does it cost?"

"How much can you purchase?"

Mi Zhu smiled and said, "My Mi family still has a certain reputation among merchants. If the need is urgent and the money is enough, I can transport 800,000 dan within a month. If there is no rush, within half a year, 10 million shi can be shipped."

Stones can also be raised."

"Clang!"

Ma Qiang was almost frightened and fell to the ground.

What is Pai Noodles!

This is called Pai Noodles!

Bought!

Ma Qiang and Mi Zhu immediately signed a huge purchase contract with a total price of 70 million yuan. Anyway, when it comes to grain, Ma Qiang is more merciful.

Even if you can’t finish it, you can feel at ease keeping it at home and watching it!

Speaking of which... Chinese people may indeed all be squirrels...

Ma Qiang thought with a crooked mouth.

Of course, Ma Qiang also casually bought a bunch of Red Star Camp products. After Mi Zhu looked at them, he also burst out laughing. These are all good things to make money!

——Outside Pingyuan County

A group of women and children gathered together curiously to watch something new.

The old family members of the Prime Minister who came from other places are opening up wasteland.

Pingyuan County is the seat of government of Pingyuan Country, with the largest population among all counties. Pingyuan Country has a flat terrain and a population of millions. The only wastelands left in Pingyuan County are those that are not suitable for farming.

It's hard to grow grass in these lands, but why grow grain?

I don’t know if these Prime Minister’s family members know how to farm.

Land reclamation begins with burning the land. A ruthless fire can not only burn the weeds, but also the insect eggs in the land, and the ash on the surface can also be used as fertilizer. This has been used by Chinese ancestors in ancient times.

The people know it.

Next, it’s time to level the land.

Normally, there will be a large number of stones in the land, and these need to be thrown out of the field, otherwise the agricultural tools will be easily damaged when the land is plowed.

This is something that only humans can do.

After throwing the stones out of the designated field ridges, we started plowing the fields while building open channels and secret tunnels.

Further away, a huge waterwheel is being built, and under the waterwheel, a long artificial river leads directly to the fields.

Looking in the distance, a small lake is being drained. Countless people are waiting beside it. They want to dig the small lake deeper and then use it as a reservoir to collect all the water that has washed the brine.

Come here, and then lead it into the river.
Chapter completed!