Regarding Zhao Ruxi's choice to go to the Ministry of Industry, Xiao Qi couldn't be more satisfied.

Whoever is still sitting on the dragon chair and is in good health, he doesn't want his son to remember the seat under him, even if there is only one adult prince left.

Now that Zhao Ruxi chooses to go to the Ministry of Industry, it shows that Xiao Lingyan is as indifferent to fame and fortune as always, and does not care about seizing power from him. This made Xiao Qi feel extremely comfortable, and he hoped more and more that Xiao Lingyan would get better completely and make him the prince.

At the same time, he is also full of expectations for Zhao Ruxi.

Not only Xiao Yu, but also the ministers in the court are also looking forward to it.

Although some people have some complaints about women's participation in politics, they are convinced by Zhao Ruxi's talent.

Not to mention, there is one every three years. But it only took two years to study to get the top prize, and they haven't heard of it except for Zhao Ruxi from ancient times to the present. Not to mention Zhao Ruxi's talent in painting, calligraphy and organ making.

The lock of the safe, which no one can open, was thought up by Zhao Ruxi, and the breathtaking loom was also thought up by her. She also came up with two farm tools and her improved elevated waterwheel. Now she takes the initiative to go to the Ministry of Industry, and as soon as she goes, she will tinker with the organs, which can't help but make people look forward to it.

Zhao Ruxi did not disappoint them, and more than 20 days later, she told Gong Cheng that she had made a harvester that could make people harvest grain less effortlessly. However, it is still in the experimental stage, and I don't know if it will be possible.

"What? Harvester? Gong Cheng couldn't be more surprised when he heard these three words.

As an official of the Ministry of Industry, he is no stranger to grain cultivation. Whether it is wheat or rice, from planting to harvesting, it takes manpower to do it little by little, and the hard work is completely unimaginable for people who do not farm.

"Yes, I'm going to pull the machine to Zhuangzi to test it now, do you want to go and see it?" Zhao Ruxi asked.

"Go, go, go." Gong Cheng said, remembering something, and hurriedly said, "You asked someone to do this, the emperor knows about it, and he is very concerned, and he has to ask how the things you made are every two days." Do you want to report this matter to the emperor? ”

Zhao Ruxi had nothing to do, nodded and said, "Cheng." ”

When Xiao Yu heard this, his heart was itching, and he really wanted to see the effect of the harvester made by Zhao Ruxi in person.

This is a large-scale agricultural tool that has a greater role and saves manpower than the two agricultural tools. If the effect is good and can be widely used, the cultivated area of Dajin can be expanded a lot.

But the emperor's exit from the palace is not a trivial matter, it involves security issues, mobilizes the people, and costs the people and money.

He had to tell Father-in-law Xie: "You go and take a good look for me, and come back and tell me to know." ”

"Yes." Gonggong Xie bowed and answered.

So the people who followed Zhao Ruxi to Zhuangzi were not only more than a dozen officials from the Ministry of Industry, but also Gonggong Xie and the two little eunuchs and a royal guard he brought.

Zhao Ruxi originally wanted to try the harvester on his Zhuangzi. But seeing this battle, she first pulled the harvester to the field to test it, and then asked people to go to the county magistrate of Bac Ninh County and let him recruit thirty sturdy skilled cultivators.

When it came to the agreed day, she asked the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry to install the harvester properly and set it up, and Qi Xugu and Zhao Jingli appeared on Zhuangzi with Gonggong Xie and others.

Gong Cheng and Zhao Ruxi hurriedly greeted him, said a few words to Gonggong Xie, and then turned his head and asked Qi Xugu: "Lord Qi, why are you here?" ”

"Hehe, the old man just came to see the excitement." Qi Xugu smiled and waved his hand, "You continue, just treat it as if the old man doesn't exist." ”

As he spoke, he stared at the harvester without taking his eyes off it.

Gong Xie said: "The improvement of farm tools is related to the food situation of Dajin, and Lord Qi naturally wants to take a look." ”

He smiled and said to Zhao Ruxi: "Niangniang, if you are ready, let's start." ”

Zhao Ruxi nodded, and asked Zhou Chun to instruct the people on both sides, and explained to Gonggong Xie and Qi Xugu: "In order to compare the efficiency of the harvester, I specially asked Wang Xianling to find thirty skilled farmers to come and start work together on both sides to see how the effect is." ”

Gonggong Xie, Gong Cheng and Qi Xugu had long heard of Zhao Ruxi's achievements in Nanyang with newly made farm tools. Now that she said this, everyone's interest is even stronger.

Gong Xie said fairly: "The emperor still wants to come and see it, but it's just inconvenient." If he knew that Niangniang was going to do such a competition, he would definitely be even more itchy. ”

"Hahaha......" Qi Xugu is an old minister, he doesn't know Xiao Yu's temperament anymore, and he speaks casually, "The emperor is a person who loves to watch excitement and novelty." ”

At this time, Zhou Chun came back and reported: "Niangniang, both sides have been prepared, and the area has been measured by the adults of the Ministry of Industry." ”

Everyone was standing on the ridge at this time, and when they looked up, they saw that the rice field on their right had been divided in half by a rope, and the area on both sides was the same.

The farmers recruited by Wang Xianling stood in the distance, all of them were men in the prime of their twenties and thirties, burly figures, and the tendons on their arms were swollen and bulging.

Everyone couldn't help but cast strange glances at Wang Xianling.

If Zhao Ruxi is still the original Lord Zhao, even if the harvester she made loses in the competition, it will only be a loss of face.

But she is now the princess of Qi, not only about the face of King Qi, but also on behalf of the royal family.

If her harvester is not as good as those men in the competition, where will the royal face go? Wouldn't King Qi's reputation be greatly discounted? Will the emperor be angry with them because of this?

This Wang County Commander is too bad at doing things. Princess Qi asked him to find some peasants, so he wouldn't find people from a village? There are some old, weak, thin and strong, so it's at least fair to try, isn't it?

He is picking these top two strong men now, doesn't he want to deliberately let Princess Qi lose in the competition and lose face?

Wang Xianling was seen by everyone like this, and his mind changed rapidly, and he also understood what everyone meant. He suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

He hurriedly explained: "Niangniang told me to let the lower officials find thirty strong men." The lower officials don't know what Niangniang wants these people to do. Niangniang ordered, how could the officials not do it well? So these people were carefully selected to ......"

The more he talked about the back, the lower his voice became, and everyone was already wearing a jacket in the autumn, and his forehead was still oozing with sweat.

What he didn't say was that not only did he personally select strong men, but he was also worried that these people would not have the strength to work, so he raised these people for two days with good food and vegetables.

Zhao Ruxi hurriedly smiled: "It was I who asked Wang Xianling to find it, so this can show the efficiency of the harvester, isn't it?" It's okay, it's okay. ”

She asked Gong Xie, "They're all ready." Father-in-law, you are here on behalf of the emperor, why don't you start? ”

Gonggong Xie nodded and said, "Cheng." ”

He asked in a loud voice, "Ready?" ”

The strong men all responded in unison: "Ready." "The voice is extremely loud.

"Then ...... Begin. ”

With Gonggong Xie's order, thirty strong men cut the rice by brush.

Wang Xianling brought them here and only ordered them to work hard. They didn't know what kind of officials these people were behind them, but Wang Xianling only nodded in front of them, which showed that they were all big officials.

Wang Xianling gave them good food and drink, and they couldn't lose face to Wang Xianling, right? Therefore, one by one, they threw off their arms and worked hard with all their might, trying their best to behave in front of these big officials. With the dance of the scythe, the rice fell in rows, and in a short time the kung fu men advanced a meter or two.

On the other side of the rope, which was relatively close to everyone, there were two not very handsome service horses, as well as three men, and a cart with a big roller, and they also moved as Gonggong Xie said "start".

But the horses had to be controlled by men, and the man sitting in the carriage flicked his whip for a while, and the two horses took a few steps forward and pulled the big roller to move.

Look at the slow motion over here, and then look at the strong men over there pulling out a distance. Gonggong Xie, Qi Xugu and others all sweated for Zhao Ruxi. Zhao Jingli was even more anxious.

"Ah, look, the harvest is reaped."

The officials of the Ministry of Works, who were standing not far from Gonggong Xie and the others, shouted happily.

As soon as everyone was in good spirits, they saw the carriage slowly moving forward, and the strong men standing on both sides of the carriage grabbed the rocker and shook vigorously, and the drum rotated with their shaking and the pulling force of the horses, and the rice along the way was pressed into it in the rotation of the drum, and then it was cut off, and the ears of rice and the straw were rolled into the machine.

The machine in the back is rotated by the rocker, and the rice that has been rolled in has successfully separated from the rice crop, and the grains of rice are separated into the sack that is dragged behind.

The two horses moved slowly at an even pace, and soon a large field of rice was harvested, and in less than a quarter of an hour the horses overtook the strong men and continued on.

"Ah, more than exceeded." Officials at the Ministry of Industry are getting more and more excited.