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Just when the common people in the recruiting stage were wondering why Lu Qi, an outsider, dared to appear on the recruiting stage suddenly.

Seeing Lu Qi on the stage, Fang Xuanling and all the interviewing officials stood up at the same time, then respectfully saluted Lu Qi and shouted: "Minister, wait, see Your Majesty!"

Hearing their address, the people in the audience were instantly silent.

His Majesty?

What Your Majesty?

Could it be...

The people finally came to their senses, then knelt down on the ground and shouted to Lu Qi on the stage: "See Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty!"

"Long live Your Majesty!"

"Long live Your Majesty!"

For a while, the shouts became one piece, echoing continuously on the street.

In terms of etiquette in Kyushu, people don't have to bow down even if they see the emperor.

However, because of Lu Qi's previous imperial decree to adjust the agricultural tax to 30% of the tax, now in the hearts of the "660" people in Qing and Xu prefectures, Lu Qi is a wise king that is rare in the ages.

So this kneeling is their heartfelt gratitude to Lu Qi.

The people of Kyushu are so cute, they don't need to rule how wise and powerful the emperor is, as long as they can feed them, they are willing to give everything.

Lu Qi raised his hand and said to the audience: "Get up."

Hearing Lu Qi's words, the common people stood up one after another, but the hotness in their eyes did not fade away at all.

But at this time Lu Qi had already refocused his attention on Qu Yuanli on the stage, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, apparently in a good mood.

Turning around, he asked Fang Xuanling and other officials, "What do you think of this plow?"

Everyone couldn't understand why Lu Qi would ask such a question.

But Fang Xuanling thought for a while, stood up and said: "Your Majesty, this plow looks very different from the ordinary straight-shaft plow. It seems that this farmer has improved it himself. The improved plow should be It will be easier to use than the previous plow.”

With Fang Xuanling's wisdom, naturally he would not blindly think that Shi Shi would bring an ordinary plow to the recruiting platform for no reason.

But even if he wanted to break his head, he could only conservatively say that it was easier to use, and he didn't dare to think too big.

It's not his fault. Quyuanli has a cross-age significance in the history of farming. This is an evolution in productivity. Before seeing it, no one would dare to imagine such a magical tool.

Yes, it is an artifact.

The Kyushu Dynasty was based on agriculture, and for the people of the dynasty, Quyuanli was definitely a magic weapon.

Hearing Fang Xuanling's words, Lu Qi said angrily, "You're really good at playing tricks, so you didn't say anything to death."

Fang Xuanling smiled, and then asked: "Your Majesty, have you ever seen this thing? Is this thing very powerful?"

Fang Xuanling doesn't know plows, but he knows land tools.

If Quyuanli was just an ordinary object, it would definitely not alarm Lu Xiao to come on stage in person.

Lu Qi didn't answer, but asked instead: "Fang Aiqing, do you know how many acres of land can be cultivated in a day with the straight plow used by ordinary people for farming, and how much manpower is consumed?"

Fang Xuanling is not the kind of incompetent civil servant who only cares about others. He also understands people's livelihood, so he immediately replied: "If I remember correctly, a normal Zhiyuan plow requires two oxen and three people to cooperate, and one acre can be cultivated in a day. land."

The limit efficiency of the straight-shaft plow is two mu, but that refers to fields with extremely good arable land, and there are certain requirements for the quality of the straight-shaft plow itself.

The conditions for ordinary people to cultivate are not so good, one mu a day is already very good.

Lu Qi nodded, and then continued to ask: "Then do you know how many mu of land this plow can cultivate in a day? How much manpower does it consume?"

Fang Xuanling looked at Qu Yuanli on the ground, guessed a few slightly higher numbers in his mind, but rejected the meaning, and finally could only shake his head with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, don't be fooled, just tell the minister directly. "

Lu Qi said with a smile: "Okay, I'm not going to make a fool of myself, but let the creator of this plow answer your questions in person.

After speaking, Lu Qi turned to look at the stone standing beside him.

The moment Shi Shi's identity in Lu Qi was revealed, he was completely stunned, and he still thought he was dreaming.

This is the emperor.

Unexpectedly, he would be able to meet the emperor one day, and it was so close.

"My old Shi family's ancestral grave is smoking!" Shitou was so excited.

"Shitou, tell Mr. Fang what I just asked." Lu Qi said to Shishi.

Shitou was so excited that he was almost speechless, but after hearing Lu Qi's opening, he took a few deep breaths, and then said loudly: "My curved plow only uses one man and one ox. Three mu of land can be cultivated."

At this moment, Shitou's self-confidence has long been inflated. He is just honest and honest, not stupid. Of course, he can see that the plow he made has caught Lu Qi's eyes.

Hearing Shi Shi's words, not only Fang Xuanling, but everyone present except Lu Qi was stunned.

"What! Three acres a day! One cow per person!"

Everyone couldn't believe what they heard.

Fang Xuanling was so excited that he couldn't stand anymore, he hastily supported the table next to him, and then he stabilized his figure.

Don't think that Fang Xuanling is making a fuss.

People who were not born in this era do not understand the bitterness of farming.

The meaning of Quyuanli is not only to save the time of cultivation, but also to greatly save the manpower required for cultivation.

Although Kyushu has a vast territory and abundant resources, some things are still in short supply.

Cow is one of them.

For ordinary people, cattle are very precious labor.

Even in the villages near the city of Kyoto, there is no guarantee that every household has cattle.

What's more, there are only a few heads in a village, or even several villages share a few heads.

Under normal circumstances, the common people offer cattle as their ancestors, even if they are hungry and thirsty, they will not be wronged.

Every year when it comes to farming time, it is the time when cattle play their biggest role.

However, compared with the land that needs to be cultivated, there are still too few cattle in Kyushu.

For those people who can't afford it, or can't get their turn, farming matters can only be done in person.

In a year, there are countless farmers who exhaust themselves to death in the fields because of farming.

But the appearance of Quyuan plow reduced the cost of farming several times at once. 4.6

This is not plowing the land, but saving the lives of the people.

But anyone who has arable land at home can understand what this means.

Not to mention Fang Xuanling, he figured out the key in an instant.

He looked at Shi Shi with disbelieving eyes: "Is what you said true?"

Stone nodded with certainty.

And Lu Qi said at this time: "If it is true or not, you will know once you try it. I remember that there should be a lot of cultivated land in the backyard of Si Tianjian. Just try it out."

Si Tianjian used to refine medicine pills for Emperor Yongxing, so naturally he wanted to grow medicinal herbs.

Some medicinal herbs are precious, and alchemists have to take care of them personally, so those alchemists simply planned a farmland in Sitianjian to grow herbs.

Now it is just at the end of March, and it will be the spring plowing season soon, so this Quyuanli came at just the right time.