Although the officials here were all high-ranking and older, although they did not cheer, their lightly clenched fists, crystal bright eyes, and the upwardly raised corners of their mouths showed the joy and excitement in their hearts.

"Great, great."

If you get closer, you can hear the muttering of Gonggong Xie and Qi Xugu and the others.

Although thirty strong men lined up in a row to cut rice, it occupied a relatively wide area. The two-horse drum has a limited area, accounting for only a quarter of the area of their row. But just now, the harvester started slowly, and the stamina was sufficient, and now that it has surpassed them, maybe the speed will be even faster.

As long as you go forward at this speed, back and forth twice, in the end, even if it is slower than thirty strong men harvesting this rice field, it will be a victory.

You must know that the strong men are only cutting the rice now, and they still need to be gathered and threshed for a while, and the slow process is behind. The harvester has now completed the whole process of harvesting and threshing.

Sure enough, not long after the strong man cut for a while, eight people stopped what they were doing and began to collect the cut rice one by one, and the four people closest to the threshing bucket quickly gathered the nearby rice and began to beat the edge of the grain bucket to thresh the rice grass.

They took off the sheaves in their hands, stepped back from the threshing buckets, and trotted to collect the rice that was scattered on the ground. The other four hurried to keep up, not letting the threshing bucket rest, increasing efficiency with a tight cadence.

These eight people went to thresh, and there were only twenty-two people left who cut the rice, and each of them had to cut a wider horizontal area. The speed of the original thirty people was not as fast as the harvester, and now it was left far behind by the harvester.

Although the harvester uses animal power, which is stronger than human endurance, rocking the rocker is also a manual work. But the strong men over there will make clever arrangements, and the same is true for the other people's side.

After shaking for a while, the man who was sitting in the car and driving the horse jumped down and switched places with a rocker to let him take a breath. When the man is rested, jump down and change to another. The three turns are more relaxed than the thirty strong men who have never dared to stop to rest.

Their speed was already fast, and they didn't have to stop to rest, and by the time the strong men were halfway through the cut, they had already turned around and cut the other side. But they also stopped halfway through. Because the two sacks dragged in the back were full, and the sacks had to be replaced.

The big officials here are all from the lowest level of petty officials, even if they have not personally farmed, but they are very sensitive to data. It doesn't take them to see the end to know the value of this harvester.

Two horses, three men, and a roller cart can work for a day, at least enough for these thirty men to work for a day.

Qi Xugu, who is the most economically minded, was the first to ask: "Niangniang, how much does this harvester cost?" Can it be changed to a smaller one and pulled by a cow? ”

Zhao Ruxi knew why he asked.

The Great Jin Dynasty did not produce horses in its own territory, and it had to be purchased from the Northwest Outer Regions, so it was expensive. This is also the reason why only nobles were allowed to ride in horse-drawn carriages, and ordinary people could only ride in mule carts or ox carts.

She explains: "I use two service horses because they are easier to handle, pull more force and width than a cow or a mule, and are the most cost-effective in terms of cost performance and labor savings." ”

I'm afraid that everyone won't understand, so she briefly explained what is cost-effective.

"The cost of this harvester is not high, most of them are made of wood, only the cutting part is made of steel, and the cost of one is about eight taels of silver."

"Even if you make it smaller, you can't save the steel material for the cutting part, only the worthless wood. The harvester has become smaller, the harvesting area has been reduced accordingly, and the efficiency has been reduced a lot, but there are still three people needed. ”

Seeing Qi Xugu frowning and thinking, Zhao Ruxi knew that he was calculating the cost, and said with a smile: "I also know Lord Qi's concerns, it is nothing more than that I feel that the horse is not produced by the Great Jin, and the price is too high." But don't forget that our Great Jin Dynasty won a big battle last year, and the two northwestern countries need to pay a large number of horses to the imperial court every year. With the tribute of horses year after year, the price of horses should come down. ”

"Of course, if the imperial court needs a harvester pulled by oxen or mules, I can improve it and make it smaller. I recommend doing both models though. After all, the needs of each family are different, and some people prefer to raise horses. ”

When Zhao Ruxi spoke, Qi Xugu also pulled the abacus in his heart.

He nodded in agreement: "It's the lower officials who are too worried." Niangniang is a good learner, and she has long been considered in front of the lower officials in terms of cost performance. If both models are made, of course it would be great. ”

While the two were talking, the others were listening with their ears pricked up. Hearing Zhao Ruxi's explanation, everyone nodded secretly.

Gong Cheng directly educated the officials of the Ministry of Industry: "Everyone heard what Niangniang said just now, right?" When you make things, you only pay attention to whether they are good or not, and whether they can be used or not, and you don't think about what 'cost performance' is. What is made is expensive and impractical, who will use it? Isn't that a waste of time and money? ”

The officials of the Ministry of Industry nodded vigorously, and did not dare to refute, but they complained one by one in their hearts: Isn't it that we don't have enough brains to make expensive and impractical things? If you are like Princess Qi, with a new farm tool in her brain, and a new farm tool in her brain, arithmetic is also top-notch, where are we still only a petty official now?

Gong Cheng's words were very loud, and Zhao Ruxi was not far away, so he naturally heard it.

She touched her nose and said to Gonggong Xie and Qi Xugu, "Why don't you go and sit over there for a while." This paddy field is ten acres long, and we have to wait for one side to win and finish harvesting, and we won't be able to finish it for a while. The servants moved the tables and chairs, and we went over there to sit and drink tea while waiting. ”

Gonggong Xie and Qi Xugu looked back, and saw that the rice field behind the ridge had been harvested, although there was a short rice stubble in it, the land was dry, and the shoes would not get wet when they walked in, nor would they get much dirt on them.

At some point, five tables and many stools had been set up. There were also tea and refreshments on the table.

The two looked at the harvester that had run into the distance, nodded and said, "Cheng, then sit and wait." ”

When Gonggong Xie returned to the palace in the next day, Xiao Qi was already in a hurry.

Seeing Gonggong Xie, he hurriedly asked, "How?" ”

"Back to the emperor, good, very good." Gonggong Xie first gave Xiao Qi a reassuring pill, and then said, "Thirty strong men and a harvester tried to harvest ten acres of rice in a field, and the harvester took an hour to harvest and remove the grains, and the thirty strong men only harvested most of them. ”

Then he described the appearance and composition of the harvester, and then told the conversation between Zhao Ruxi and Qi Xugu, and then knelt down and made a big salute to Xiao Qi: "Congratulations to the emperor, with this agricultural artifact, the prosperous era of prosperity is in front of you." ”

"Hahaha...... Xiao Qi laughed out loud and motioned to Father-in-law Xie, "Hurry up." ”

Saying that, he paced back and forth in the main hall, his face full of excitement: "What do you say I should give Zhao Zhiwei a reward?" ”

Whether it is status or money, the moment Zhao Ruxi married Xiao Lingyan and became the princess of Qi, she was not lacking. As for the official position, she was promoted half a rank to the official again, and if she was promoted again, she had to work hard every day to go to court, and she didn't want to think about it.

"Or, I will promote Sui Pingbo to another official?" He said.

Gonggong Xie's eyelids jumped, and he hurriedly said: "Why don't the emperor ask His Royal Highness the King of Qi to ask the princess what she wants." ”

As soon as Xiao Qi's words came out, he knew that it was inappropriate.

Zhao Yuanxun, although his character is good, his ability is really average. Being a Gusu general judgment is already at the top. If he goes any further, I'm afraid he won't be able to carry such a heavy burden. When the time comes, not only will it not add glory to Zhao Zhiwei, but it will bring trouble to her.

At this time, hearing Father-in-law Xie's proposal, he nodded and praised: "Cheng." ”

In the evening, this question was asked in front of Zhao Ruxi.

Zhao Ruxi shook his head: "Don't, don't want anything." ”

She patted Xiao Lingyan on the shoulder: "Lord Qi, we are officials of the Great Jin, we should make some contributions to the Great Jin, what reward do you want!" Our ideological consciousness is a little higher, you know? ”

Xiao Lingyan raised his eyebrows: "You pretend again, it's too late." The image of your love for money is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the emperor knows it. ”

Zhao Ruxi touched his chin and thought deeply: "No, I think I can still save it." ”