On the wheat field, accompanied by the sound of whistles, steam harvesters kept moving back and forth on the wheat field. On the harvester, an important minister of the court was excitedly controlling the steam harvester, which felt very fresh.
As time passes, the sun begins to get hotter.
The many ministers who were harvesting wheat all sighed and complained, and at the same time, they would stand up from time to time to take a look at those operating the steam harvesters.
Be prepared to wait until they have finished harvesting, and then it will be your turn to harvest the wheat.
As for harvesting wheat with the sickle in hand, I still don’t know that it will take another year of the monkey and horse month to finish harvesting. Looking at my wheat field, it’s endless as far as the eye can see. I’ve been busy for two or three hours, but I’ve still only harvested a small corner.
"My waist~"
Some ministers kept rubbing their waists and bending over to harvest wheat. They were really tired. For ministers like them who are used to being aloof, today's experience was unforgettable.
"Hu~hu~"
Xu Heng, who was offering wine at the Imperial Academy, was breathing heavily while laboriously harvesting the wheat.
He is already old and has been pampered. Now harvesting wheat will literally cost him his life. In addition, he is wearing a long shirt and long sleeves, which makes him look even more embarrassed.
He tried hard to cut the wheat with the sickle, but he still felt that he couldn't cut it. It seemed as if his sickle was rusty. He exerted a strong force, and he suddenly sat down in the field again, and he was suddenly covered with dirt.
I wanted to get up and wipe it, but I couldn't get up all of a sudden, so I just sat in the field and took a rest. Then I looked at myself. My long sleeves were in tatters, my gown was untidy, and even my long hair and beard were in a mess.
I stretched out my hands, and there were already air bubbles on them. I pressed lightly, and immediately screamed in pain.
"What a sin~"
"I have been a noble scholar all my life. How could I have ever done such a despicable thing? It's really terrible."
Xu Heng almost cursed.
He stood up and took a look. He had been busy for nearly a whole morning. He had only harvested a small piece. The key was that the wheat had to be dried, threshed, shelled, and finally ground into flour. Thinking of this, he
I can't help but feel dizzy. How many years and months will it take to finish this?
Take another look at Liu Jin, Zhang Mao and others, driving steam harvesters. After a busy morning, the ten acres of wheat fields are reduced to the last bit, and they will be harvested soon.
Many ministers have already hurried over. There is no doubt that they are going to use a harvester to harvest wheat. Harvesting wheat with a sickle is really not a human thing.
"Alas~"
Xu Heng sighed, looked at his wheat field, and simply sat down and stopped working, preparing to wait for the harvester to harvest the wheat.
In a wheat field next to him, Li Renjie was in the same situation at this moment. He was sitting on the wheat straw, looking extremely embarrassed. He was watching Liu Jin, Zhang Mao, Liu Jian and others who were using the steam harvester. They were also waiting eagerly, wanting to
Use a harvester to harvest wheat.
"Huh~"
"Finally finished."
Liu Jin controlled the harvester to harvest the last bit of wheat, and everyone laughed happily.
"Mr. Liu, can you lend me this steam harvester?"
When a minister saw Liu Jin finishing the work, he immediately came up with a smile.
"Take it and use it~"
Liu Jin was very generous. He carried a bag of wheat to the cement road and looked around.
Emperor Hongzhi has already sat in the steam harvester and is happily driving the steam harvester back and forth to harvest wheat. The same goes for Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Zhang Mao and others. The wheat harvest is almost finished.
Looking at other ministers, because there are only a dozen steam harvesters prepared, many ministers are resting at this moment, preparing to use steam harvesters to harvest wheat.
The sharp-eyed Liu Jin saw Xu Heng, Li Renjie and others who were resting at a glance, and then quietly gave instructions to the person in charge of the farm.
Liu Jin, the minister who clamored about the new and ingenious sexual skills in the court, clearly remembered that since you think that the new knowledge is useless and the machine invented will make people lazy and unworkable, then you can't even think of using it.
These harvesters, go slowly to harvest the wheat.
Thinking of this, Liu Jin couldn't be happier.
With a smile on his face, he came to Xu Heng, who was offering wine at the Imperial Academy.
"Master Xu, are you barely moving?"
Looking at the wheat fields harvested by Xu Heng, Liu Jin said with a smile.
"I am already old and have more ambition but less strength. I am not as good as you young people, so naturally I will have less."
When Xu Heng saw Liu Jin coming over, he pinched his beard that he had just smoothed and said.
"It's okay, it's okay~"
"Master Xu is an extremely hard-working person. He has said before the court that people should not be lazy and lazy, but should be diligent. I think he must be a role model for us."
"Oh, by the way, I still remember Mr. Xu said that the things taught in the new school are all weird and dirty things. I think Mr. Xu, a noble and diligent person, will definitely not be able to use steam harvesting.
Machine."
"After all, it is something that has been researched by the new science. It is something that makes people lazy and slippery, something that makes people lazy and unwilling to work, and it is a dirty thing."
"Right, Master Xu?"
Liu Jin looked at Xu Heng and said with a smile.
"You, you~"
When Xu Heng heard this, he was so angry that his beard became crooked.
To be honest, at this moment, like many ministers, he is waiting for the harvester to harvest the wheat, and has no intention of using the sickle to harvest the wheat himself.
The wheat from the ten acres of land will be harvested for who knows how long. I guess if I really use a sickle to harvest the wheat from the ten acres of land, my life will be lost here.
"What's wrong?"
"Master Xu?"
"These are your own words. Could it be that Mr. Xu also wants to use dirty things? Isn't Mr. Xu also a lazy person?"
Liu Jin looked at the furious Xu Heng and immediately smiled even happier.
People who don't know the hard work of farmers and the suffering of the people are shouting in temples every day to close new schools and drive people from factories back to farmland. Now it's time for you to taste the hard work of farming for yourself.
"Master Xu, this harvest of wheat is only part of the farmers' work in a year. From the seeds to the final turning of the wheat into flour, it takes a lot of work."
"You see, this spring we have to plow the land, then sow, weed, water, harvest, thresh, dry, shell, and grind. Every step is very hard."
"But in the eyes of the hard-working Mr. Xu, these are all trivial matters. After all, ordinary people are not noble scholars. They are born to work hard. Even if they use machines, they will be said to be lazy and unworkable."
Liu Jin made sarcastic remarks without any intention of giving this old man any face.
When he opened his mouth or closed his mouth, he kept saying things like, 'Hard-working Lord Xu', 'The noble Lord Xu will definitely not use dirty things' and so on.
"Master Liu, please don't criticize me here. Although my official position and rank are not as good as yours, you still insult me like this."
Xu Heng was so angry that he looked at Liu Jin, stood up and said.
"I don't dare to scold Mr. Xu, let alone criticize Sang and Huai, and I can't even talk about insulting Mr. Xu."
"These are all what Mr. Xu himself said in court."
"People shouldn't be lazy and hate work, they should be diligent."
"The new school teaches dirty things that will make people lazy and slippery, and it seems to be trying to drive all the factory workers back to farming."
Liu Jin smiled and replied, then he didn't want to pay attention to him anymore, and said: "Master Xu, you should harvest wheat properly, but don't use the harvester, you must be diligent!"
After saying that, Xu Heng ignored this and walked towards Li Renjie again, continuing to encourage Li Renjie.
"You must be hardworking!"
"Don't be so lazy and indolent!"
Liu Jin went to visit each one specially, but in the end he always left such words behind.
"Just take a rest. Resting all the time is not the way of hardworking people. You must know that farmers are reluctant to take a break during the harvest season. If the wheat is not harvested in time, it will easily rot if it is dried.
From within the earth.”
"Master Zhang, what are you waiting for?"
"It's been half a day, and you only collected a little bit. Is this what you call hard work?"
"I remember what your Excellency said in the court hall. You can't be too lazy or too lazy to work hard. You must be hardworking!"
Liu Jin kept visiting one by one, constantly reminding these ministers that they must be diligent, must not be lazy, and must seize the time to harvest wheat. Otherwise, at your rate, you may have to harvest the wheat from these ten acres of land.
Next year.
As for the ministers who support the new learning, they naturally have a different look.
"Old Zhang, don't be in such a hurry. Wait until Lao Li finishes harvesting. It will be your turn. It will be done in half a day. Let it dry in the sun tomorrow and then use a machine to grind it into powder the day after tomorrow. It will be done in these two days.
Just think of it as coming down to experience life.”
"What are your plans for the evening?"
"We have an arrangement for a bonfire in the evening, roast whole lamb, hot pot and so on. What do you think?"
"them?"
"I guess they will be in a bad mood next time. After all, those with back pain must take a good rest. After all, they are all very hard-working people, and some of them will be busy next time."
Liu Jin kept walking around the fields, chatting with ministers one after another. When he saw the embarrassment of those rotten scholars, Liu Jin was very happy and wanted to mock them a few more times.
These rotten scholars are truly disgusting.
The things taught by the New Learning are obviously useful to the Ming Dynasty, to society, and to the progress of mankind as a whole. In their eyes, they are all filthy things and not worthy of the Tao.
Obviously, various machines were invented to improve production efficiency and reduce labor pressure, but in their eyes, they have become things that make people lazy and unworkable.
In this case, go ahead and harvest the wheat slowly and diligently.