Traveling through Great Qin: Father Qin Shihuang!

"It seems that you don't believe in the widow, anyway, the widow will let you open your eyes today."

"Xuan Gong loses his hatred and enters the palace!"

Ying Zheng issued a decree, and the servants immediately ran out to convey the message. Not long after, Gong Shuqiu, who had been waiting outside, was brought in by the servants.

"Public defeat, refer to Your Majesty, Your Majesty Ten Thousand Years, Great Qin Ten Thousand Years!"

"Free gift!"

Ying Zheng waved his hand, signaling Gong Shuchou to get up.

"Can the wind-powered waterwheel that the widow ordered you to make be done well?"

"Report to Your Majesty, it has been manufactured and is just outside!"

"Very good, dear friends, come with the widow to take a look?"

Ying Zheng nodded and invited all the courtiers.

"Your Majesty has orders, and the ministers must obey them!"

Although everyone didn't trust Ying Zheng very much, they were still a little curious about the wind-powered waterwheel, and followed Ying Zheng outside.

In the distance, a strangely shaped waterwheel made of wood appeared in front of everyone.

"Relying on this thing, can automatic irrigation be realized?"

"How does this windmill work? It looks like it should be pulled up by something."

"There are sails on it. Is it just like the name, driven by the wind?"

Everyone speculated that Ying Zheng just glanced at it, and the wind-powered waterwheel made by Gongshuchou was exactly the same as what Zhao Che saw, which meant it was safe.

"Public Shuchou, come and introduce the purpose of this wind-powered waterwheel to all my lovers!"

"Here!"

Gongshuchou agreed, then walked to the front of the waterwheel, pointed to the various components on it and began to introduce it.

"My lords, this wind-powered waterwheel is just like its name. It relies on the wind to drive the upper sail to rotate, and then drives the lower runner to suck up the water in the river, and finally realizes the function of irrigation. However, the specific effect is still You have to demonstrate it for yourself.”

"It sounds ingenious, but can this wind-powered waterwheel really do this?"

As soon as Gong Shuchou finished speaking, someone raised doubts, comparing this to his one-sided remarks.

"My lords, you can rest assured that when this wind-powered waterwheel was first manufactured, we public losers have already tested its effect. Don't underestimate these small sails. They only need the wind to provide an initial power, and then It can drive the gears on the water wheel to rotate, and finally realize the operation of absorbing and spitting water.”

"Mr. Gongshu, I wonder if we can see for ourselves the effect of this wind-powered waterwheel?"

Obviously, Gongshu Qiu could not convince these people with words alone, so he raised his head and glanced at Ying Zheng.

After seeing Ying Zheng nodding, Gong Shuchou readily agreed.

"Since all adults want to see it, let's find a place to test it."

"Go to the widow's garden, where there is a lake!"

Ying Zheng casually proposed the location, and immediately a group of servants lifted up the wind-powered waterwheel, followed Ying Zheng and a group of ministers, and came to the imperial garden.

"Your Majesty, my lords, I'm going to install a wind-powered waterwheel right now, and you'll be able to see the power of this artifact later!"

Gongshuchou took a few warriors and began to fix the wind-powered waterwheel on the edge of the lake, and the structure was soon completed.

Just as it was getting warmer recently, there was a mild spring breeze blowing, the waterwheel was set up, and the blades of the sails began to rotate slowly.

"It doesn't work either, the wind is too weak to have any effect at all."

Everyone waited for a long time, but did not see any effect, and someone suddenly said with a curled lip.

"Don't worry, my lord, let the wind blow for a while!"

On the other hand, Ying Zheng and Gong Shuchou were not in a hurry at all, and they still looked full of confidence until now.

"Buzz!"

Finally, the speed of the sail began to slowly increase, and even the water wheel below began to rotate slowly, making a sound of gears twisting.

The waterwheel below, under the action of the force brought by the sail above, soon began to flow out of the water outlet.

"It really sucked up, without relying on manpower, and even the wind is so weak!"

Seeing this scene, everyone was shocked. Even though Ying Zheng had seen it long ago, he couldn't help but nod in admiration.

This small wind-powered waterwheel looks simple, but the effect it brings is so miraculous, no wonder it is valued so much by Ying Zheng.

"But Your Majesty, just relying on such a waterwheel, it is impossible to irrigate all the farmland, let alone not all the fields are by the river. This is at most sucking up the water from the river."

Some people were still dissatisfied and turned around and asked Ying Zheng again.

"The waterwheel alone is of course not enough. The widow also plans to build canals between all the fields around Xianyang City, and use wind-powered waterwheels to draw the water from the river up, and then pass through the canals to run through the farmlands. Install a sluice gate at the junction of each piece of farmland and the canal, and when irrigation is needed, just open the sluice gate!"

"Your Majesty, there are countless farmlands in Xianyang City. To plan a canal in such a large area will require a lot of manpower and material resources, right?"

"The widow has already made a decision on this matter. The widow has already ordered Zheng Guo to start planning the blueprint for Xianyang City. The blueprint will be delivered to the widow within seven days at most. At that time, the widow will arrange for people to start digging. of the canal."

"With so many canals, it would be very slow to dig them by manpower alone, and it would take a lot of labor!"

Wang Wan sighed and said that building canals is naturally a good thing, but the consumption required in the early stage must be quite a lot.

"Public defeat, bring out the new farm tools and Quyuanli you made to the widow."

Ying Zheng casually gave orders to Gong Shuchou.

Soon, the servant moved a large pile of messy farm tools and put them in front of everyone.

"What are these?"

"These are the new farm tools that the widow mentioned. Each farm tool has its own function, and it is much less labor-intensive to use than Daqin's farm tools. You can try it yourself!"

Hearing Ying Zheng's words, Wang Wan was the first to pick up the familiar-looking round-headed shovel.

"Your Majesty, what is the name of this thing? What is its function?"

"This is a ball-nosed shovel, perfect for digging in the ground!"

Hearing Ying Zheng's explanation, Wang Wan subconsciously took the shovel and shoveled towards the ground under her feet, trying to see if the shovel was as useful as Ying Zheng said it would be.