Jia Liping sighed: "Son of Heaven, Xizhou is full of old people, and labor is limited. Without a machine to replace it, there will be twists and turns in farming this time. ”

Du Taiping also sighed: "I know it too." So I'm ready to use the three armies in the west to help the people farm. The policy of going to the countryside for civil servants will be implemented next year, so this can be alleviated. ”

"But why don't you want to try something that you can do without too much manpower?"

Du Taiping was anxious: "That's it." I organized a special team to go to the Kyushu Academy of Sciences for an investigation. And then at the same time, the country is not mine, I am just a manager, if you can understand the other party members, the humerus minister agrees, I ...... I'm okay with that. ”

Jia Liping frowned: "Then, I'll leave first, and I'll talk about it tomorrow." ”

Du Taiping knew that he was going back to discuss with Li Zhen, and he didn't keep him, so he immediately sent Jia Liping away.

After Jia Liping left, Du Taiping was also full of embarrassment.

At this point, he realized that he shouldn't have said the last word. Even if the humerus minister agreed, it seemed to be the result of a meeting to discuss it. But if there is an accident in Xizhou, in the end, it is still yourself who is looking for it. Who made himself the Son of Heaven?

Bewilderment.

After thinking about it for a long time, Du Taiping sent someone to find Jia Liping again.

The message was conveyed: 'I think things are too hasty, and the special team still needs to conduct an investigation and conduct parent-child experiments. Wait for the results of the experiment to come out before approval. ’

Jia Li's calm eyes were circled, why should he still be investigated?

Didn't you say that you just need to talk to other ministers? Why do you still need to investigate?

In an instant, Jia Liping understood. Du Taiping is still too cautious, he is afraid of taking responsibility.

The current country is not the imperial court of a few years ago, and the current Son of Heaven is the manager of the country, not the owner.

In the past, when the Son of Heaven did something wrong, the people were at most talking behind their backs, and as long as they issued an edict against themselves, things could be downplayed in the past.

But now it's different, if he makes any mistakes, public opinion will be together, and the people below will push him down. Anyway, the emperor takes turns to do it, you can't do it, the one who changes the line comes.

Jia Liping sent a telegram after telling Li Zhen what happened today.

Kyushu Academy of Sciences, Li Zhen frowned, listening to the letter read by the dispatcher, and his heart was extremely upset.

"What's going on with this Du Taiping...... In the past, he was just cautious, but now he is becoming more and more bold? In the past, I dared to come to Laoshan single-handedly to take an adventure, begging for the opportunity of the Son of Heaven. Now that you're in a safe position, you don't even dare to try something new? ”

Qi was stunned and pouted: "Li Zhen, is Du Taiping old?" The rivers and lakes are coming, and the less courage they are. ”

Li Zhen shook his head, with some thoughtfulness in his eyes, and muttered, "He cherishes his feathers too much." ”

"What do you mean?"

"In the past, the people came first in my heart. Now in his heart, the approximate position is the first, as long as he can be stable, even if he knows that there are benefits ahead and can seek greater benefits for the people, he will not dare to take risks. He's pushed his position to the limit and now he just wants to keep it. The first in his heart is himself, the second is stability, and the third is the people. ”

Qi was stunned for a while, but he couldn't quite understand it, and said straightforwardly: "Then just drive him down and replace him with someone who can do it." ”

Li Zhen's face changed, and he said with a straight face: "Don't talk nonsense about this kind of thing in the future." The Kyushu Academy of Sciences has nothing to do with the government, don't say anything related to politics, especially who does something that doesn't do the Son of Heaven. It has nothing to do with you, and it has nothing to do with the Kyushu Academy of Sciences. ”

Qi was stunned when he saw that Li Zhen was serious, and he quickly shut up, knowing that he had said too much.

Li Zhen pondered for a moment: "It seems that it will not be supported by the state, and even if it is produced at that time, the government will definitely not promote these agricultural machinery." ”

Qi was stunned and sighed: "According to me, let's leave it alone." Du Taiping is willing to send troops to help the people farm the land, and let him do the work. Let's not make a fuss. We've invented something, and if they don't want to use it, forget it, there's no need to use it. ”

Li Zhen shook his head: "That's not what I said. Science is to serve people, and the new Kyushu government has nothing to do with us, but the people of Xizhou have a lot to do with us......"

As he spoke, Li Zhen remembered the poverty and hardship of the people in Xizhou that he had seen with his own eyes when he went to inspect. He really wants to help the people of Xizhou.

Then draw a clear line in your mind. New Kyushu is new Kyushu, and the people are the people. I didn't go on the pole to stick to Du Taiping's cold buttocks, but to take the initiative to get those difficult people out of poverty.

"One more. The product of science is invented to be used. You can't use it if you stay here. So what did you invent it for? The common people do not get any benefits at all, and ...... It will also chill the hearts of the inventors, and will extinguish the enthusiasm of the scientists of the Mobile Institute, who have been busy for so long. ”

Li Zhen sighed: "It must be used." Find a way to make these things come in handy. ”

Qi was stunned: "But the new Kyushu government doesn't support it, they don't support it, production ...... We can do it, but how can we let the people use it? ”

Li Zhenxin said that the government does not support it, so the Kyushu Academy of Sciences will promote it itself.

"Send a telegram to Liping, telling him to stay in Quancheng County to discuss with the big factory, and he can start production. Let's build a batch of ploughs as soon as possible. Expenses...... Kyushu Academy of Sciences out of pocket. ”

"Yes."

The telegraph operator asked again: "Master Li, do you need to send a report to Du Tianzi, or to the government?" ”

"No, I don't."

Li Zhen waved his hand, watched the telegraph operator leave, and asked, "How much money does the Kyushu Academy of Sciences have?" ”

Qi was stunned and calculated, and said, "The account book is with Jia Liping, but I estimate that we can probably come up with 200 million gold coupons." ”

"Can you help me calculate how many plows I can produce in the first place?"

After Qi stunned Zizi married Hou Qiang, mathematics advanced by leaps and bounds, and he had the answer in his heart: "According to the existing conditions, 2,000 plows are enough." The cost of production and transportation to Xizhou is about 500,000 gold coupons. ”

Li Zhen searched in his heart for a while, it was indeed a drop in the bucket.

"Initially produce 3,000 plough handlebars."

"Huh? Less than 3,000 units. ”

"Two thousand units are used in Xizhou. 1,000 units were distributed for use in Dongzhou. Dongzhou Xing, Kyushu Xingxing. As long as it is popularized in Dongzhou, the plough will be promoted throughout the country next year. If the state does not support it, then take the capital route. ”

As he spoke, Li Zhen got up and said, "The harvester is also on the agenda." Five hundred units are enough. Still, 100 units were left in Dongzhou for use. ”