"Your Majesty, Du He, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, is here to see the Emperor and Princess Changle," Du He paid homage.

"I'm sorry, but the drawings entrusted by Princess Changle have made progress?" Xiao Zhe asked

"Reporting to the emperor, this is exactly what happened. Wei Chen and others have designed the actual object according to the drawings given by Princess Changle, but they don't know how to use it. I hope the emperor and princess will show you." Du He said with some excitement, although Du He didn't know how to use it. I know how to use it, but after having dealt with farm tools for so many years, I can probably tell that this one is a tool used for irrigation, and the other is a tool used for turning soil, both of which are much more convenient than Da Xiao's existing tools.

"Miaomiao, do you want to go take a look?" Xiao Zhe asked expectantly. He thought this would be another surprise.

"Okay, let's take the finished object to Da Sinong's experimental field. It can be used just in time," Shi Miao said with a smile.

Xiao Zhe immediately ordered people from the Ministry of Industry to take the things to Da Sinong's experimental field, and he and Princess Changle went directly to the experimental field.

Xiao Zhe and Shi Miao arrived at the experimental field in a sedan. People from the Ministry of Industry and Da Si Nong were ready. The Qu Yuan plow and water tanker had also been transported. Shi Miao first introduced the Qu Yuan plow. The curved shaft plow consists of eleven parts.That is, plow share, plow wall, plow bottom, pressing mortar, forehead, plow arrow, plow shaft, plow tip, plow comment, plow construction and plow plate.Compared with the previous plows, the curved shaft plow has several major improvements.The first is to change the straight and long shafts to curved and short shafts, and install a plow disc that can rotate freely on the shaft head. This not only makes the plow frame smaller and lighter, but also facilitates U-turns and turns, flexible operation, and saves manpower and time. Animal power.

After the introduction, Shi Miao asked Mr. Du He to help push the curved plow down to the ground, preparing to demonstrate it on the spot.Focusing on demonstrating the requirements for deep and shallow plowing by adjusting the plow, Shi Miao explained while demonstrating: "When advancing the plow, the plow arrow points downward, and the plowshare penetrates deeply into the soil. When the plow is raised, the plow arrow points upward, and the plowshare penetrates the soil deeply. Shallow. The combination of plow blades, plow arrows and plowshares can adapt to the different requirements of deep plowing and shallow plowing, and can standardize the depth of cultivated land to facilitate intensive farming. The plow wall can not only break the soil, but also push the plowed soil to One side, reducing the resistance of the plow moving forward.”

After Shi Miao finished explaining the Quyuan plow, he then went on to talk about the waterwheel. Du He and the people from the Ministry of Industry and others listened with their eyes lit up, as if they had seen what kind of impact the Quyuanli and the waterwheel had brought to Da Xiao. Change.

"The princess is really smart. The emergence of the curved shaft plow and waterwheel has greatly reduced the burden of the people in labor activities. It has further promoted the development of agriculture in our country! The common people of the Great Xiao Dynasty thanked Princess Changle." Du He said excitedly and knelt down

"Master Du, please call me. I also accidentally saw it in an ancient book. I can think of using it for farming thanks to my uncle's words and deeds, which made me understand the importance of agricultural development to our Great Depression." Shi Miaoxu helped Master Du said

As soon as Shi Miao said these words, Lord Du and Lord Sinong took the lead and knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, it is great honor for us to have you working day and night and thinking about us. I thank you for your kindness. Long live my emperor!"

Shi Miao also knelt down along with the adults. Xiao Zhe hurriedly went to help him and said: "Dear ladies, please stand up. The promotion of potatoes, sweet potatoes, curved shaft plows and waterwheels is indispensable for your hard work. When the promotion is completed, When the time comes, I will definitely reward you greatly.”

After another round of thanksgiving, Xiao Zhe handed over the matters related to potatoes and sweet potatoes to Da Si Nong, and handed over the production and use promotion of Quyuan plow and water wheel to Du He, and then took Shi Miao first. Returned to Qianqing Palace.

After returning to the Qianqing Palace, Xiao Zhe kept frowning and thinking. Shi Miao came forward and asked, "Uncle is worried about the promotion of potatoes, sweet potatoes, Quyu plows and waterwheels."

"Uncle is indeed thinking about these things. Why do you have any good ideas?" Xiao Zhe touched Miaomiao's head and asked with a smile.

"Potatoes and sweet potatoes are not bad. We just need to let the big farmers plant them for another season, save enough seeds, train a group of people who know how to plant them, and then distribute the seeds to various counties to hold free planting classes. This class One person from each village is required to listen, and then the people can receive the planting for free on a village basis. There is no need to plant a large area at the beginning. It only takes one season, and the people can naturally discover the yield of potatoes and sweet potatoes. As for the curved shaft plow and waterwheel, let go first The Ministry of Industry allocates funds from the national treasury to make large quantities of them, and then spreads them out to endorse them in the name of the royal family. At that time, the uncle only needs to arrange manpower to sell them to major auction houses for high prices. Some people may have a keen eye for pearls, while others may only want the word "royal family". , for whatever reason, after several rounds of auctions, the cost was recovered and the functions of the plow and waterwheel were known, and then the price was lowered step by step and slowly sold to the outside world. This way, there was no need to deplete the national treasury, and the If we can complete the promotion, wouldn't it be like killing two birds with one stone?" Shi Miao analyzed seriously.

"What a great idea, Miaomiao, how wonderful it would be if you were a man," Xiao Zhe sighed.

"Uncle, I think I'm doing fine now. With you and my grandmother protecting me, I don't have to worry about eating and drinking. If I were a man, I'm afraid the concubines and relatives in the harem would be unable to sit still. Besides, look at you, uncle. I feel so tired from trying hard to be a good emperor, let alone being the emperor myself. Uncle, relax, you are doing very well, you have done everything an emperor should do, no. You have done what you should do. In Miaomiao's view, your uncle is Da Xiao's luck, and your uncle is Da Xiao's pride, so uncle, don't stay up late often, and pay attention to your health. Only when your health is good can you make updates for Da Xiao. There are so many things," Shi Miao said distressedly

"Okay, uncle knows, and he won't let you and the queen mother worry in the future," Xiao Zhe comforted Miaomiao.

In the morning meeting the next morning, a comprehensive discussion was held on how to promote potatoes, sweet potatoes and Quyuan plows and waterwheels. In the end, Shi Miao's opinion was adopted. However, the promotion has a long way to go, and it may take at least two years to see the results. .

After this matter came to an end, Shi Miao was free. In addition to his daily studies, he went to practice martial arts. Shi Miao was very envious of the secret guard's martial arts skills of flying over the roof and walking over the wall, coming and going without a trace. Then he stuck to Xiao Zhe and asked Xiao Zhe to find someone to teach him. Xiao Zhe couldn't resist Shi Miao when it came to practicing martial arts, so he finally agreed and hired a master for Shi Miao, hoping that practicing martial arts would strengthen Shi Miao's physique and improve Shi Miao's health.

Shi Miao knew very well what his uncle was thinking. Shi Miao did not intend to change his physical condition. He learned martial arts to find a good reason for himself to take action in the future. After all, Jing Guo was still watching, and this war was unavoidable. In this case, you must first have the ability to protect yourself, not to mention that there is still Song Ci from the Song Dynasty.

(Digression: Mainly because I suddenly felt some emotion. I went to Baidu to find out the advantages and usage of the components of the Quyuan plow. I suddenly realized that the working people in ancient my country were very smart and they were always working hard for a better life. So today, with such developed conditions and standing on the shoulders of giants, what reason do we have for not working hard and living a good life?)

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