Chapter Forty-Seven: Counseling the 'Quyuan Plough'
In the neat and bright room, twelve-year-old Jing Zetian and forty-year-old Ministry Shangshu talked eloquently.
"Oh? I wonder how Your Highness is going to improve our current plough tools? Yan Shichen's Chinese character showed a hint of curiosity on his face.
"Little Dengzi, take out the things I brought." Jing Zetian commanded to the little Deng Zi beside him.
When Xiao Deng Zi heard this, he untied the burden behind him and took out the rolled up picture scroll inside.
Jing Zetian stretched out his hand to catch the scroll, walked to Yan Shichen's table, and gently spread the scroll on the table, and Yan Shichen also walked over.
On the scroll of the scroll, the words 'Quyuan Plough' are written in Lishu.
"Good words, dignified and simple, unrestrained to the road, is this written by His Royal Highness?" Yan Shichen praised excitedly.
"Hehe, I have been interested in calligraphy and painting since I was a child, so I have put a lot of effort into this area, and I can get the praise of Lord Shangshu, it seems that my efforts are still effective." Jing Zetian said modestly. When Jing Zetian came to this era, he correctly thought that calligraphy and painting were very important to him, so he began to practice calligraphy and painting in this era when his body was able to lift a pen. Painting mainly through the video in the paragraph, learn modern sketching, and depict this aspect in real objects, in order to be able to draw what you want to do in the future, with your hands. Perhaps because he began to practice calligraphy and painting since he was a child, his brain's talent for calligraphy and painting has also been excavated, (cultivating a certain talent since childhood, there will be obvious effects when he grows up, I have personally experienced this) and Jing Zetian also has a strong memory, so Jing Zetian is only twelve years old, and his attainments in calligraphy and painting are already extraordinary.
"Let's not talk about this plough tool first, the word Your Highness has already made us ashamed." Yan Shichen shook his head incredulously and said.
"If Lord Shangshu likes it, I'll write a few words for you another day." Jing Zetian helplessly looked at Yan Shichen, who was intoxicated with his own font, and said. I thought to myself, my calligraphy seems to be very good, I knew that I would make some money by selling words, and my head is not flexible.
"Huh? Then the old minister is welcome, His Royal Highness continued to say that you have transformed the plough tool, there are some things on this picture that I can see clearly, and some of them are not very clear. Yan Shichen also shifted his attention to Jing Zetian's paintings.
The content on this picture scroll is the structural diagram of Quyuan plough that Jing Zetian saw in the video in the paragraph. Through a strong memory and good painting skills, Jing Zetian basically used sketches to clearly draw the structure of the Quyuan plow.
"Well, this is the blueprint of the Quyuan plough after my transformation, Lord Yan should know the general structure of the Zhiyuan plough we are using now." Jing Zetian's voice interrupted Yan Shichen, who was looking at the drawings and thinking.
"That's natural, as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, if you don't even know this, it would be too dereliction of duty." Yan Shichen affirmed.
"Well, I went on to say that the straight plough that the people use now is basically about nine feet, and the curved plough I designed is about six feet, and the plow frame only reaches the back of the ox, so the weight of the ox is reduced. The pear tray is installed, the function of the pear tray is conducive to rotation, flexible operation, saving animal power, in the paddy field in the south, one person and one cow can plough the land. Jing Zetian confidently explained.
Yan Shichen is obviously also an insider, through his understanding of the drawings and listening to Jing Zetian's explanation, he also feels that this plow can really achieve the effect that Jing Zetian said.
"At the same time, I have installed a plow evaluation, the thickness of the plough evaluation is gradually reduced, and the plow evaluation is promoted, so that the plow arrow is down, the plow is deep into the ground, and the plow is pulled back, so that the plow arrow is up, and the plow is shallow into the ground, which can adapt to the different needs of deep ploughing and shallow tillage." Jing Zetian continued.
As Jing Zetian continued to explain, Yan Shichen's heart became more and more excited and shocked, if this was really what this young prince came up with, then this prince was too genius.
Ignoring Yan Shichen's shock, Jing Zetian continued: "It's not over yet, I changed the plough wall to a curved one, which can push the turned up soil aside to reduce the forward resistance, and can turn over the soil clods to cut off the growth of grass roots, which is much better than the current plow wall." Finally, add a pressure skid to the bottom of the current plow, so that the plow head can be tightly fixed, enhance the stability of the plow, well, the key is these places, Lord Shangshu thinks it is feasible. ”
After Jing Zetian finished speaking, he also took a long breath, these are what he saw in the paragraph, and he remembered it in his mind with his strong memory, and once again used the wisdom of later generations to teach the ancients a lesson, which felt good.
"Ahem, let the old minister think about it." Yan Shichen said embarrassedly, and the yellow Chinese character also showed a faint red on his face.
Jing Zetian saw his face and thought in his heart: Did I hit him, or did I speak too well, and he was too excited and excited after listening to it?
Yan Shichen was really ashamed and excited, ashamed because he was not as good as a twelve-year-old boy, and excited because if this Quyuan plough was really as the sixth prince said, then it would definitely be an opportunity for him to go down through the ages, you know, farming is the foundation of the people's survival. To be an official to the point where he is, what many people want is fame.
Yan Shichen calmed down the excitement in his heart, and he was also thinking about the feasibility of what Jing Zetian said, the structure of the Quyuan plough is not complicated, it had been built in the Tang Dynasty in the previous life, Yan Shichen as the secretary of the Ministry of Works, even if the technical level is not high, but the knowledge of the fortification is difficult for others to achieve. After thinking about it for a long time, Yan Shichen said seriously: "Your Highness's Qu Yuanli old minister has already thought about it, if it can be made, it should be no problem to achieve the effect that His Highness said, but it has to be done to verify it." ”
"I'm awake to this, so I'm looking for the Ministry of Work today for this matter." Jing Zetian said understandingly. All tools, only by actual verification, can we know whether they can be used, what the actual situation is, whether the effect is good or not, can not rely only on theory, but Jing Zetian is confident.
"Well, this matter is very important, do you want to inform Your Majesty?" Yan Shichen walked a few steps in the room and asked thoughtfully.
"It's still not necessary, I want to wait for the plough to be built and tested, after all, the impact of this matter is also very powerful." Jing Zetian said directly. If he had to tell the emperor, he would have said it a long time ago.
"Also, Your Highness is right, if the Quyuan plough is successful, then it can also be said to be an important weapon of the country, and we should be cautious." Yan Shichen stroked his beard and said solemnly.
"In addition to my personal attendant, the people who know about this matter are currently you, Lord Shangshu, I think it is best for you to let a reliable person make the zigzag plough to avoid unnecessary trouble." Jing Zetian instructed again.
"Well, this old minister knows." Yan Shichen also nodded and replied affirmatively. His face fell into a state of contemplation, and it seemed that he was already thinking about which henchman should be in charge of this matter.
"Well, okay, the matter is done, we are leaving, my identity is inconvenient, I will send Xiao Dengzi to be responsible for contacting you in the middle, and you can tell me through him if there is anything." Jing Zetian said with a smile, this matter has been implemented, so he is relieved, and he is waiting for the results of the craftsmen.
When Xiao Dengzi heard Jing Zetian's words, his heart once again warmed, His Royal Highness handed over such an important matter to me, I must handle it well.
"Hehe, the old minister knows, don't worry, if my Ministry of Industry can't even make this, then my Shangshu can return to his hometown." Yan Shichen said with a relaxed face. Apparently quite sure about this thing.
"That's good, then I'll take my leave." After Jing Zetian finished speaking, he turned around and prepared to leave.
"The old minister sent it to His Highness." Yan Shichen said enthusiastically, and without waiting for Jing Zetian to refuse, he followed directly.