This Zhuangzi in the palace was indeed a mature small village in the past, and after the whole was bought by the palace, the villagers became tenant farmers in the palace, but they were not registered as slaves, which was equivalent to a binding employment relationship.

When Xu Yin and his party arrived, the tenant farmers were all working in the fields, plowing the fields and planting seedlings.

Uncle Wang, who was in charge of Zhuangzi, was the original village chief and was very proficient in farming.

Xu Yin didn't waste time, and as soon as he arrived, he ordered the guards to take the Quyuan plow off the carriage and explain the operation method to Wang Boyi.

Uncle Wang understood: It turned out to be a plow! It's just that the style is different from what they usually use. Since you want to try, let's try it.

beckoned to a descendant: "You take the plow and plough the field for the nobles to see." ”

The people in the nearby fields all straightened up and looked at it.

Someone quipped: "Uncle Wang, why are you shouting at Liu Sheng to pull the plow, his small body is weird if he can pull it!" Do you want to change me? ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw the little descendant named Liu Sheng easily pushing the Quyuan plow and walking. It's really like walking in the field, and you don't have any strength at all.

Everyone was amazed.

Immediately, they rushed to try it.

It's hard to believe that Liu Sheng, a thin person, can actually push the plow and walk, and it usually takes a lot of effort to pull and walk.

Looking at the place where the Quyuan plough passes, not only the soil clods are dark in color and small in particles, it can be seen that the ploughing is deep and broken, but also pushed to both sides, like a boat, splitting the wind and waves forward.

It's incredible!

What is more of interest to farmers than the improvement of agricultural implements and the increase of yield per acre?

Right now, the most laborious but indispensable farm tools appeared in front of them, who was not surprised, who did not cheer?

All the farmers in the neighborhood came around and tried it, and they all thought it was easy to use.

Not to mention light and labor-saving, the key is that the ploughed ground is deeper than that of oxen.

Seeing that the effect was good, Xu Yin nodded with satisfaction and said to Uncle Wang:

"I'll leave this one for you, and I'll have another one delivered tomorrow. In addition, I need a few acres of land for experimental fields, preferably close to the main road in Zhuangzikou. ”

She has a lot to walk when it's far away.

If only there was rubber, try to make tires, and with tires, you can build bicycles.

On the way, she asked Mama and the maid, but unfortunately neither of them had heard of or seen anything resembling rubber.

But she remembered that rubber was indeed a tropical crop, and it hadn't been introduced to the continent yet.

When I returned to the palace, it was already dark.

The dinner in the house followed her to the side hospital as if she was pinching.

Xu Yin came out of the shower and saw the rich dishes on the table, and couldn't help but raise her eyebrows: So rich?

Qiu Shuangfu replied: "The housekeeper asked the girl if she was not satisfied with the food in the house, and she didn't let the big kitchen deliver it at noon. ”

Xu Yin: "......"

Can she say that the reason why she didn't let the big kitchen deliver it at noon was because the breakfast was too rich to eat, and she couldn't eat at noon?

It's embarrassing to say such a shameful thing.

"Let's all sit down and eat, everyone has worked hard today."

Mama Feng couldn't refuse, so she added a table in the corner, divided some dishes, and ate with the girl.

At that time, Yan Kejin was also eating, while listening to Yan Qi's report on the movements of his princess who had not passed through the door today, when he heard Qu Yuan's plow, the hand holding the chopsticks paused.

"You say she made the carpenter a different plough that was easy and labor-saving to pull?"

"Yes, after listening to the return of the secret guard, the subordinates personally went to Zhuangzi to verify, not only light and labor-saving, the depth of the soil, the width of the soil as you like, and not the shoulder weight, but like the grinding, people stand behind the plow, pushing forward, but far less effort than grinding, and there is no obstacle to turning around. Uncle Wang said that with this plough, he could plough five or six acres more than before. ”

What is this concept?

The land that usually takes five days to plough can now be completed in one day, and the key is that it is not as tired as before.

Yan Kejin put aside her chopsticks, wiped her hands, and a series of instructions followed:

"Nineteen is still in Linhai County? The flying pigeon asked him to gather a group of craftsmen to come over. ”

"Thirteen can be in the house? Let him be in charge of procuring the materials needed for the new plow. ”

"As for the drawings, you go and talk to her...... Forget it, this king will go in person. ”

So, after a full meal, he was holding the sweet and sour tea, leisurely leaning on the chaise longue to teach Dongxue to play backgammon, and by the way, wondering whether to make a whole set of mahjong or cards out to enrich the night entertainment life Xu Yintong shoes, with a confused face to meet the surprised eyes of the male owner of the palace.

"Playing against each other?"

Yan Kejin walked in leisurely.

“……”

Xu Yin looked at Mama Feng behind the prince:

Why is he here?

Mama Feng couldn't help but have a headache.

The prince took time out of his busy schedule to come to see the girl, but the girl was still too lazy to get up on the couch.

Receiving the hint of Mama's crazy eyes, Xu Yin remembered the etiquette here.

“……”

This evil ......

Spit and complain, and the little life still has to be saved.

She hurriedly got up, but she didn't have time to salute and was held up by Yan Kejin.

"No courtesy."

Yan Kejin didn't go around in circles, and sat down to show her intention.

Xu Yin was stunned: "Qu Yuan...... Oh, and the plow I took to the Zhuangzi in the afternoon? Are you interested? ”

Yan Kejin listened to the you, me, and I in her words, twitched the corners of her mouth slightly, but she didn't care about her, rubbed her fingers against the tea cup offered by her grandmother, lowered her eyes and said:

"Do you know that the reason why Nanban is regarded as a dispensable barren land by Yanhua is that one is miasma and the other is barren. The soil here is not as fertile as in the north, so it is not suitable for growing wheat grass, and not only is the cotton not produced here, but even if it is grown, the quality is not good.

In contrast, only rice and corn yields are higher, but that requires deep ploughing. The plough you took to Zhuangzi in the afternoon was not only light and labor-saving, but also ploughed much better in depth and breadth than the previous plow. ”

What can benefit the people, how can Xu Yin not agree.

What's more, she originally had the idea of promoting Quyuan Plow.

It's just that the iron pieces she can buy are limited, and she can't mass-produce them to promote Quyuan ploughs in Quannanban.

Now that King Jinnan is willing to take the initiative to take this matter, it is equivalent to reducing the burden on her, and it is too late to be happy, how can she mind!

Drawings are presented, no thanks for taking them!

By the way, it comes with a modified manure method for later generations.

In addition, she has long wanted to say:

"Actually, the climate and environment here are suitable for planting winter wheat, what kind of spring wheat to plant! Spring wheat is drought resistant and not heat-resistant, but here, it is humid and sultry, and there are showers at every turn, and no matter how carefully cared for, it cannot grow the yield of the north. In vain! ”

This is the same as "orange is born in Huainan is orange, and born in Huaibei is orange".