"What the prime minister said is very true." Du Ruhui's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said: "It's just that this matter probably still needs the prime minister to issue a holy decree and order the Jinyi Guard to investigate this matter, I'm afraid it also needs to kill chickens and monkeys!" ”

"That's nature." Li Xin nodded.

"Old Zhangtou, old Zhangtou, come out." At this time, everyone came to a small courtyard, the yard was not big, through the fence, Li Xin could see some wood and ploughs placed outside the thatched house, but Li Xin nodded. At this time, the plough is not the kind of short curved plough that is common in the countryside in later generations, but a long straight plow, when ploughing the land, turning back is not flexible enough, the soil is laborious, and the efficiency is not very high, but in this yard in front of him, Li Xin saw the curved plow, but this curved plow is very different from later generations, because it is very long, it should be a long curved plow, and it is still very difficult to use.

"Old king, what are you doing here!" A pale old man strode out, although he was old, and there was a ravine of age on his face, but a pair of tendons and flesh could be seen, this old man was probably a person with a lot of strength, otherwise, he would not have put down the carpentry work in his hand until now.

"This boy is going to make a keel waterwheel, but he can't draw it, so he found you, and use your wooden work to make a keel waterwheel, I heard that it is much easier to use than the current one." The old king pointed at Li Xin proudly and said.

"This son?" The old king looked at Li Xin with some surprise, and then glanced at the people around Li Xin, his eyes stretched out and suddenly showed a look of surprise, and he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "If the son is useful to the little old man, just give the order." ”

Li Xin just smiled slightly, if nothing else, this old prince probably recognized the extraordinary guards around him, although he didn't believe that he would create anything. But he still obeyed the order very respectfully.

"The keel waterwheel is not in a hurry, but your plow is very interesting." Li Xin smiled and pointed to the long curved plough and said: "Since it is designed like this, why not design it shorter!" This ploughshare pan in front should be made a little more flexible. Hehe, I can draw this thing. Li Xin smiled and thought about the appearance of the Quyuan plough in later generations, which lasted until the end of the 20th century, and even in the 21st century, there are still many rural places that use this short Quyuan plow. This shows the power of this thing.

Looking at the short curved plough drawn by Li Xin on the ground, the old king's head and the old Zhang Tou suddenly opened their eyes, such a curved plough is small, exquisite, it looks like a person or a cow can be used, more convenient and practical than the current straight curved plough or long straight plough.

"Old man, can you make such a plow?" Li Xin pointed to the curved plough on the ground and explained a little.

"Yes. Just give me three days to make it. Lao Zhangtou circled around the Quyuan plough twice, nodded without thinking, and said: "Gongzi is really a pedantic man, and the little old man admires it." ”

"Alright, let's talk about this keel waterwheel!" Li Xin thought about it, took a branch and drew it on the ground, he drew it roughly. But what he explained in his mouth was understandable, and he said, "Take three planks as a groove." There is a wheel axle, there are handles on both sides, and the wood chips on it are slightly smaller than the groove, and the wood chips are driven by the wheel axle, and the water is traveled.

Li Xin spoke for a while, and everyone quickly understood the truth. Although there is a difference between the keel waterwheel and the barrel car, the actual principle is the same, and Lao Zhangtou quickly understood the truth.

"Xiao Lao'er has been a carpenter all his life, and today I learned that Gongzi is a nobleman. Knows more than we do. Old Zhang Tou sighed in a low voice.

"It's just a little more knowledgeable." Li Xin said with a smile. This sentence is not wrong, Li Xin is indeed a little more knowledgeable, and it is more than a thousand years of knowledge at this time, although he can't make anything beyond the times, but these little things, he can still know some of them, and then let others help Li Xin improve it.

"Please also ask Childe for advice." After hearing this, many old men's eyes lit up, and they stepped forward to salute and say.

"Come, sit, sit together." After Li Xin heard this, he found a wooden stake and sat down, held Li Chengzong in his arms, and said with a smile: "We are now ploughing, pay attention to deep ploughing, after ploughing the field, use an iron rake to harrow the field, so that the paddy field or dry field is level, and it is easier to plant crops, which everyone knows, this kind of field!" The first is to choose seeds, a good seed grows out of the food, it doesn't matter if there are no good seeds now, I believe that the court will definitely have it in the future, the second is to cultivate, you can't plant the whole field full of seedlings, this is not good, we have to keep a foot away, so that these rice can reasonably absorb the fertilizer in the land, speaking of this fertilizer, human and animal manure can also be a good fertilizer, and there is straw, these straws rot, or after burning, the residue left behind, is also a good fertilizer. With these fertilizers, it can also promote the growth of the farmer. Finally, there are pests, this, hey, it's really something that can't be eradicated, every year when there is a drought, there will be locusts, how to solve locusts, locusts don't solve it, they will devour crops, and a year's farming will be in vain. ”

"Childe, this locust is supernatural, it is a punishment from heaven, who dares to destroy it?" Before Li Xin's words fell, several old men around him suddenly screamed.

"All things are born in nature, and they are mutually reinforcing, and the locusts come to devour the grain, so can they not be allowed to eat it? Remember, food is greater than the sky, and whoever comes to destroy the grain is our enemy, and locusts are no exception. Li Xin was puzzled for a while, and then said: "Those chickens and ducks like to eat this kind of locust, if there is a locust plague in the future, they will be driven to the fields with chickens and ducks, and ensure that they will eat with fat brains." ”

"This, Childe, the locust word of this locust, has the same sound as the emperor, so the people dare not hunt and kill, so they build more grandmother temples in the hope of God's blessing." Du Ruhui also spoke.

"The same sound as the Locust Emperor?" Li Xin was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and finally laughed and said: "The people take food as the sky, if they can't eat enough, how can they support the emperor?" If the emperor blames the common people for this, then such an emperor is a faint monarch, that is, an unqualified monarch, why should the common people assist such an emperor? ”

"Childe, this is very disrespectful, you can't talk nonsense!" A few old men turned pale with fright, such words, in this era, are really disrespectful, and no one dares to say it.

"Don't be nervous, these words are just false rumors, where is there such an exaggeration, if it is just because of the same sound, he will be killed as soon as he says it, and such an emperor will not do much." Li Xin laughed and said to Du Ruhui: "I heard that during the imperial examination, some people wanted to avoid it, saying that this letter could not be written, so that the word 'letter' in the world would have to be written in a different way?" ”

"That's the thing." Du Ruhui hurriedly said.

"I don't think it's necessary, if this continues, in the future, this letter will be written in a different way, and will this 'inheritance' be changed in the future? It's too troublesome, you can't trouble the world because of one person, and these will not be necessary in the future! Li Xin shook his head and said: "It's just one word, where there are so many rules, this is also the same thing, the mouth of the people is more important than the Sichuan, this truth is told by the sages and sages, and when it comes to us, because the power has changed the views of the sages, this is inappropriate." ”

"This, go back to your subordinates and do it." Du Ruhui was very happy in his heart, in any era, the literati yearn for freedom, Li Xin is on a certain basis, let go of this kind of restriction, for the literati, it is definitely a great benefit.

Several old men looked at Li Xin, at this time, even a fool felt that Li Xin's was not simple, such words were not said casually, I am afraid that a person with status and status, everyone stood there, looking uneasy.

"Drive! Drive! In the distance, two horsemen, dressed in armor, galloped towards the small courtyard. The pro-guard hurriedly stepped forward to stop the other party.

"Prime Minister, good news from Jiangnan." After half a ring, I saw two cavalrymen bowing down in front of Li Xin, holding the good news in their hands and saying loudly.

"Prime Minister? Oh, it's the prime minister, the little old man and others meet the prime minister, long live the prime minister, long live the prime minister. Lao Wang and the first few old men fell to the ground one after another, and exclaimed in a lost voice, I didn't expect that I could actually meet Li Xin, and the first reaction in my mind was to think about whether I had said anything bad about Li Xin, and after thinking about it carefully, I settled down.

"Hehe, the old man doesn't have to be like this, just like just now, treat me as an ordinary person." Li Xin smiled and helped a few old people up, although he didn't like kneeling very much, but in this era, the distinction between respect and inferiority is still very serious, especially those families, the feudal etiquette system is even greater than the imperial power, and the thing of respect and inferiority is profound from the hearts of people, even Li Xin can't oppose it.

"That's not good, the prime minister is the star in the sky, and he is the emperor in the future, and the little old man and others don't dare to offend." Old man Wang shook his head and said: "The prime minister taught us how to farm, how to design the keel waterwheel, and this plow, which is already a great blessing, and the little old man does not dare to be rude." It's just that we are all croppers, and we don't have anything for the prime minister, so we can only offer a tablet to the prime minister in the future, praying that God will bless the prime minister with immortality. ”

"Haha, where is there any immortality in this world, if you thank me, next year, next year, when the autumn harvest comes, I will come again, look at your crops, and eat a bowl of white rice here with you." Li Xin laughed and said, "Old man, there is something in the palace, Li Xin said goodbye first." ”

"The prime minister walks slowly." Several old men didn't expect Li Xin to be so kind, and their hearts were even more excited.

"Farewell, farewell." Li Xin waved his hand again and again, carried Li Chengzong on horseback, and under the escort of Du Ruhui and others, left the village and galloped towards Chang'an. (To be continued......)