As the inventor of the quyuan plough and the cocoon car, Li Sheng was praised and admired by his fellow villagers. Just when others were rejoicing, Li Sheng fell into pain again, and it was still the memory of his previous life that was wrong. Although he has been here for several days, Li Sheng still does not have a sense of belonging. He only felt that he was a spectator, or rather a tourist.

Under the locust tree in the courtyard, Li Sheng lay on a deck chair made of a carpenter. His eyes looked at the sky blankly, and the sun was shining on his body warmly, but it didn't warm Li Sheng's heart.

"Shengwazi, what are you still lying at home playing? The giver is ready, just waiting for you. ”

Guan Lao Wu walked into the courtyard of Li Sheng's house and saw Li Sheng lying in the courtyard, and his heart became angry. But he didn't dare to complain about Li Sheng, because Li Sheng was not only a scholar, but also a capable person who invented two kinds of farm tools.

"Fifth uncle, can I not go? I don't want to go out today. ”

"What's the matter? Such a big thing, if you don't go, we won't go in vain? Come with me, or I'll be rough." ”

Guan Lao Wu saw Li Sheng's hypocrisy, his violent temper didn't care about him, but he still had room to speak, and he didn't dare to really do it.

Li Sheng knew that it would be impossible not to go, so he had to stand up and follow Guan Lao Wu.

The quyuan plough and the cocoon cart were loaded on two ox carts, and a dozen strong men and yesterday's ancestors were waiting by the ox carts, and the edge of the village was also full of people. Seeing this formation, Li Sheng hurriedly walked up to the ancestor and said, "The kid is tired, so the villagers have been waiting for a long time." ”

The ancestor said: "It doesn't matter, Xiao Langjun thinks about it, it's all about creation." I can't wait too. ”

Li Sheng's old face was flushed, and he really didn't dare to be. I had to urge to go on the road, and I didn't dare to say more. As the saying goes, the hat is too high, covering the face, and the skin is thick, so I don't dare to take this sentence anymore. The old man becomes a fine, and he really doesn't scold.

Xianyang County Government, the officials are scattered on both sides. Seeing two ox carts coming, he greeted him and said, "What is the matter?" It's coming. ”

The ancestor said, first bowed down, and then said: "Li Shengjin, the Langjun of Lijia Village, offered two Quyuan plough carts to relieve the suffering of the people. Please convey it to Shangguan. ”

The official saw that the two farm tools on the two ox carts were not ordinary, and quickly reported them after returning the salute. After a while, a pair of people came out of the county hall, and the person at the head said: "This official is Wang Sili of Xianyang County, and that is Li Sheng of Lijia Village, Fengxian Township?" ”

Li Sheng was in the carriage behind at this time, and when he heard the county roll call, he had no choice but to go forward and say: "Boy, Li Sheng of Fengxian Township." Please contact the officials. ”

Wang Sili saw that Li Sheng was so respectful and polite, knowing that he was a scholar, his face instantly changed, and he said, "This thing was made by Lang Jun?" What's the trick? ”

Li Sheng got up and explained the usefulness of the curved plow and the cocoon one by one. At this time, the county prince Sili was shocked, he couldn't have imagined that he had picked up a treasure today. Because during the Zhenguan years, the sky was continuous, and the people were not happy. The appearance of this thing will definitely change the world's view of Li Shimin. This is a very important political issue, and this is the county Cheng's characterization of the quyuan plough and the cocoon car.

After thinking about this for a lifetime, Li Sili arranged for the government to live in Xianyang City, and invited Li Sheng into the county government alone. After Li Sili asked a lot about the Quyuan plough and the car, he politely asked Li Sheng to go back.

The Xianyang County Ya arranged for everyone to go to the post station, and all the food and drink were paid for by the county ya, which made the people in the post station busy. When these people encounter free food, they are not open to eat, and they all eat with round stomachs. When Li Sheng came to the post station, the gang had already held up, and they lay down on the bed and hummed.

But such a good thing has come to an end, as soon as Li Sheng came back, a small official came to the post station and said that they should go back. At first, these people were not happy, but when the little official said that one person would always reward money, the gang was boiling.

Not only them, Li Shengdu felt incredible, the money has always been a thousand Wen, and he can buy twenty-five stone rice, which is 1,500 kilograms of rice. This is like a windfall from heaven for poor farmers. Li Sheng now doesn't know how valuable the curved plough and cocoon he made are. Looking at the strength of this reward, it must be very valuable.

As the inventor, Li Sheng must be retained. However, Li Sheng asked Guan Lao Wu to stay with him as well. The county official agreed. In fact, for the little official, it is nothing to leave Guan Lao Wu, it is just one more person to eat, and it will not cost him money. To be able to sell Li Sheng a face, he still made money.

The villagers and ancestors of Lijia Village all went back, and Guan Lao Wu brought his usual reward money back. Then leisurely and Li Sheng ate and drank in the post station.

The next day, the county leader led a group of people to the post station, took Li Sheng and the two with them, and used a carriage to pull the Quyuan plough and the cocoon to Chang'an City. From Xianyang County to Chang'an City, it is only a distance of fifty miles, and a team of people entered Chang'an before noon.

Li Sheng looked at the prosperous Chang'an City, and couldn't help but sigh, it is worthy of being the capital of one million people in history, and the degree of prosperity is much higher than Li Sheng's imagination. Although it cannot be compared with the big cities of later generations, it is also the most populous city on the planet in this era.

At the entrance of the Ministry of Works, the convoy stopped. Wang Sili handed the official seal and documents to the clerk at the door. The little official glanced at the zigzag plough and the columbine on the carriage, and felt that these two objects were exquisite, so he did not dare to delay and went inside.

In fact, even if the quyuan plough and the columbone were a pile of rotten wood, he did not dare not stop it. Because during the Zhenguan period, Li Shimin not only opened up his speech, but also collected folk ingenuity, as long as it can be practical and benefit the society, he will not hesitate to reward. This is also one of the reasons why Li Shimin is known as the ancestor of the Qin Emperor, the Han Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty, and the Song Dynasty.

The little official came out after a while, and said to Wang Sili and Li Sheng that the Ministry of Industry had an invitation. After Wang Sili thanked Li Sheng, he took Li Sheng and followed the officials into the Ministry of Industry.

Duan Lun, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, didn't have to worry about these things, just leave them to the officials below. However, it also happened that this morning, the head of the household department Dai Xuan wrote that a number of problems in this year's spring ploughing, especially the lack of ploughing cattle in the country, will delay the progress of spring ploughing, which will affect the problem of output. The courtiers were helpless, and Li Shimin and his annoyed announced their retreat from the court, asking the courtiers to go back and think about it, and the result would be tomorrow.

Just now, the incisor came to report, saying that Xianyang County Cheng led the people under his rule to offer farming tools. This tickled Duan Lun's itch. He hurriedly put down his business and said that he would meet him in person.

"Lord Shangshu, Xianyang County Cheng brought it." The little official said at the door.

"Well, come in." Duan Lun sat in front of the bookcase in the middle of the yatang, straightened out his official robe, and spoke.

"Xiaguan Xianyang County Cheng Wang Sili, meet Lord Shangshu."

"Li Sheng, a grass man, has seen Lord Shangshu."

Duan Lun frowned when he heard Li Sheng call himself a grass farmer. said: "Xiao Langjun, why do you call yourself a grass citizen? Do you have a grudge against Your Majesty and the court? ”

Li Sheng thought to himself, aren't all the bridges on TV called grass people? Is there another name? Li Sheng didn't dare to hesitate, and after thinking about it in his mind, he realized that he was on the TV series.

It turned out that in the Tang Dynasty, it was still very open and casual, and the people only needed to state their names or trade names. The word grass people does have the meaning of self-contempt, as an arrogant Tang Dynasty person, there is nothing more than one reason to despise themselves, that is, to ridicule others. Duan Lun said that Li Sheng had complaints about the imperial court, which is this understanding.

After Li Sheng figured it out, he couldn't help but scold the directors of later generations. This fucking pit isn't. Scolding can't solve the problem, it's still like a saying. Li Sheng thought for a while and said: "Yu Shangshu, Sheng is just a country person, he is still young, and he has not entered the government, so he has not seen much, and he thought about it again and again before he thought of the word grass people, in order to represent his identity, if there is anything wrong, please Shangshu Lord Haihan." ”

Li Sheng also had no choice, so he had to say that he was young and had no knowledge. I also hope that he will give himself general knowledge.

Fortunately, Duan Lun didn't mean to pursue it, so he listened to Duan Lun and said, "Okay, tell me, what are the benefits of the two things you made?" Is it practical? If you can't satisfy someone, be careful with your ass. ”

Li Sheng thought to himself, this is still a grudge, it is too worthless. However, for the sake of the butt, Li Sheng also said: "The quyuan plough and columbladder I built are not only twice the speed of man-hours compared with the iron plough and columbus used by farmers before, but also increase the yield of the field by 20%. ”

When Duan Lun heard Li Sheng's words, his heart couldn't help but be shocked. If what Li Sheng said was true, it was not a trivial matter. That will greatly enhance the entire national strength. Duan Lun didn't dare to underestimate this matter at this time, and said with a serious face: "Li Sheng, what you say, do you dare to be responsible?" ”

Wang Sili was also shocked, he had seen the extraordinaryness of the two farm tools before, and he also took Li Sheng to offer it without telling the county order, in order to take credit. If what Li Sheng said is true, I am afraid that he will be promoted. However, in front of Duan Lun, he didn't dare to express it, but just looked at Li Sheng with disbelief in his eyes.

"Lord Shangshu, the kid dares."

Duan Lun's eyes were fixed on Li Sheng, and Li Sheng only felt that Duan Lun's gaze penetrated through his body. Li Sheng felt very uncomfortable like this, but he was not stage frightened. Standing there stunned, Duan Lun looked at himself casually. Because Li Sheng in his previous life, as a graduate of the Agricultural College, his knowledge of agriculture could throw everyone in the entire Tang Dynasty a few streets.

Duan Lun didn't see any cowardice on Li Sheng's part, and he didn't dare to be careless about what Li Sheng said, so he said, "Why can you tell me why the two things have this effect?" ”

Li Sheng said slowly, Quyuan plough only needs one ploughing ox, which can save one ploughing ox (because it used to be a farming method of two oxen lifting the bar), and the Quyuan plow is deep. When the plough is deep, the root system will be deep, and the root system will be developed and can absorb more nutrients. There is also the neat and uniform sowing of the cocoon, what are the benefits after sowing evenly, and so on. After Li Sheng finished speaking, he felt like he was giving a lecture on agricultural theory, and the students were naturally Duan Lun and Wang Sili.

After listening to this, the two were dumbfounded. Such agronomic knowledge is unheard of by them. It refreshed their cognition. Duan Lun had already determined at this time that he had picked up the treasure today. Once this thing is in front of the emperor, it will definitely be beneficial to take it. Duan Lun was not a dragger, and immediately arranged for someone to inspect the Quyuan plow and the cocoon cart. This also shows that Duan Lun is a cautious person, who will never report it if he doesn't see it with his own eyes.

Naturally, Duan Lun didn't want to go to the inspection in person, so he waited in the hall to review the official documents. Li Sheng and Wang Sili were also arranged by him to live in the Ministry of Industry. And the people who came with them were also sent back. Guan Lao Wu was also taken to the Ministry of Industry to live.

Dengwen drum sounded, and hundreds of officials entered the court. Li Shimin walked to the dragon chair in the middle of Yong'an Palace (Daming Palace) and sat down. After the hundred officials congratulated him, Li Shimin did not procrastinate, and said: "What is the good plan for the spring ploughing, please report it quickly." ”

None of His Royal Highness's ministers stood up, and they all kept silent. Hubu Shangshu Dai Xuan couldn't stand still, after all, this was his business. He went out and said, "Your Majesty, the minister has something to say." ”

Li Shimin was overjoyed and said, "Aiqing, please speak!" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it is still the method discussed yesterday, and there is no other way to cultivate cattle in the country. Only the purchase of cultivated cattle from various tribes in the northern steppes has supplemented the domestic shortage. The purchased cattle are sold to farmers at a low price to solve the confusion of spring ploughing. ”

After Li Shimin heard this, his brows furrowed. This is just a stupid solution, and it was discussed yesterday, and it is really the only way to do it now. However, Li Shimin was still unwilling and said: "Do other Aiqing have a good plan? ”

Duan Lun knew that it was time for him to perform, so he stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the minister recommends a virtuous person to Your Majesty, which can solve the difficulty of spring ploughing." ”

When Li Shimin heard this, he was overjoyed. said: "Aiqing is coming soon." ”

"Your Majesty, the minister recommended Li Sheng, a villager of the Li family under the rule of Xianyang County. Yesterday, this person was led by Wang Sili of Xianyang County to the Ministry of Industry to present two spring ploughing tools, namely a quyuan plough and a new-style cocoon car. Jingchen has tested many times, and the Quyuan plough can achieve twice the work of the previous two ploughing oxen as long as one ploughing ox, and can eat more than half of the soil. The cocoon can be sown more evenly, and it is more than three times faster than the three-legged cocoon. The two things together can increase the yield of one acre of land. ”

As soon as Duan Lun's words fell, Li Shimin looked at Duan Lun in disbelief, and the officials were even more shocked.

"Is what Aiqing said serious?" Li Shimin asked again in disbelief.

The minister didn't dare to bully the king, and the minister couldn't believe it when he heard it, and after the minister tested it many times, he asked the experienced old farmer about it, and then determined that the two sharp weapons did have this power. Only then did the minister dare to recommend it to His Majesty. ”

"With this talent and sharp weapon, don't you announce it to the palace quickly, let me take a look." At this time, it is the dragon's heart and the joy, others may not be able to see the benefits of these two things, but Li Shimin understands the benefits of these two things, especially the two-percent yield that can be increased, which is the real benefit of Ze and the people and the country.