Chapter 58, see Lü Buwei again
"My lord, this quyuan plough should be pulled by oxen, but we are in a hurry to demonstrate, and we are not prepared to plough oxen."
King Zhuang Xiang nodded with satisfaction, and just as he wanted to speak, he coughed fiercely twice. drank the soup brought by the waiter next to him before he spoke: "Very good, very good, Yaoxing, you really didn't disappoint the widow." ”
"Go and pull a cow, and let the widow see, and see this...... The plough is amazing! King Zhuang Xiang turned his head and instructed the attendant behind him.
"King, sit down and rest!" Zhao Ji looked at King Zhuang Xiang with a worried face, and wanted to help King Zhuang Xiang sit down.
Yao Xing saw Zhao Ji's worried eyes, and her heart was complicated. For more than a year, the Chu forces of the Empress Dowager Huayang have been gradually suppressed, and the ones that have risen are Yingxi and Lü Buwei. Zhao Ji can be said to have mastered most of the court, and King Zhuang Xiang is only thirty-four years old now, and it is difficult not to worry about his illness so strangely.
According to historical records, King Zhuang Xiang was thirty-five years old when he died of illness.
Yaoxing didn't feel good in her heart, the gentle and kind aunt a few years ago had finally become a calculating queen, and even soon became a powerful queen mother. Even though he knew that Zhao Ji was the only way to protect himself in the struggle for power in Qin, and knew that only in this way could he help Zhao Zheng succeed to the throne smoothly, Yaoxing still missed the gentle and kind aunt and felt the warm embrace.
King Zhuang Xiang's body shook for a moment, and after Yao Xing came back to his senses, he also opened his mouth to persuade: "King, rest first, why will it take a while for the ploughing cattle to be brought in!" ”
King Zhuang Xiang was indeed physically weak, so he had to sit down and wait, but his eyes were full of light, and he refused to move away from the Quyuan plough for a moment. At this moment, it seemed that what he saw was not just a farm tool made of wood, but a good life for the people.
"Yaoxing, the widow coughs up, ask you, how much does this Quyuan plow cost?"
King Zhuang Xiang is really a good king, and he thinks about whether the people of Qin can use this quyuan plow, rather than how much merit he can use to use the quyuan plow to add to himself.
Yao Xing replied in a low voice: "Your Majesty, this quyuan plough is made of ordinary wood, and the cost required is only the carpenter's salary and the iron plowshare, so the cost is extremely low.
Moreover, Yao Xing planned to use his share of cement and red bricks to pay the carpenter's wages, and let the people of Daqin use the Quyuan plow as soon as possible. ”
Yaoxing knew that he would be happy to say this. Then make him happy, he is now a dying man, and use the things that have been decided a long time ago to make him less regretful.
"But not every household can afford to use cows!"
King Zhuang Xiang coughed and sighed, and then said to the attendant behind him: "Write it down, this is what Zheng'er will do in the future." ”
When the ploughing cattle were brought in, Lü Buwei and Zhao Zheng also followed, saying that they came to see the agricultural tools that were enough to improve people's livelihood.
It made Yaoxing a little embarrassed, how could a more practical farm tool improve people's livelihood.
"Great King, the minister has ordered people to breed cattle wantonly, and after only one year, Daqin will be able to produce an extra batch of cultivated cattle and distribute them to the people." Lü Buwei heard King Zhuang Xiang's words and saluted directly.
Although it cannot solve the problem of people not having cattle at one time, it is also a method, step by step, and I believe that it will not take many years to popularize it to every family. Lü Buwei was really thoughtful, and he could seize all the opportunities, and he had never seen a Quyuan plow, so he could order someone to breed the cow.