Lu Liangping, Minister of Industry, led several craftsmen and came forward to bow.
Emperor Wei waved his hand and said calmly: "No need to be polite."
As he spoke, he pointed to the curved plow on the side, "This plow is called a curved plow. It is a plow pulled by an ox, and its efficiency is higher than that of a long straight plow. Please study the principle and prepare to promote it to the states and counties of the Great Wei Dynasty."
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A plow pulled by an ox?
Is it more efficient than a plow pulled by two oxen?
Lu Liangping and several craftsmen from the Ministry of Works were all stunned.
How is this possible?
It doesn't even make sense to him logically!
But how could Lu Liangping refute what Emperor Wei said? Moreover, looking at this posture, Emperor Wei must have tried it himself.
Immediately, Lu Liangping bowed his head and said: "Yes, Your Majesty."
Immediately afterwards.
Under the command of Lu Liangping, several craftsmen first experimented.
After this trial, they finally understood what Emperor Wei said.
The curved shaft plow is indeed many times easier to use than the long straight plow.
Then, several craftsmen began to disassemble the curved shaft plow.
Emperor Wei, Qin Wenyao and others were sitting in the corridor waiting.
Lu Liangping was promoted by Emperor Wei and was also his old subordinate.
The old men of Emperor Wei all have one characteristic, that is, they are down-to-earth and have particularly strong hands-on skills.
In the beginning, they all lived a hard life with Emperor Wei and fought in the fields.
People of the old school like Bai Jiangheng are all from wealthy families. They are masters who have no hands on the spring water. They are arrogant and always look superior to others.
After a stick of incense.
The plow was dismantled in pieces, and various parts were scattered on the ground.
I saw a few people finish dismantling it.
Emperor Wei stepped forward and asked: "How about Liangping? Why is the curved shaft plow better than the long straight plow for plowing the land?"
This is also something that everyone is very curious about.
Lu Liangping turned to look at an old craftsman.
The old craftsman understood, then stood up and saluted: "Your Majesty, please see, this curved shaft plow is composed of eleven parts, including the plowshare, the forehead, the plow arrow, the plow shaft, the plow tip, the plow wall, etc."
"The plow body, plow shaft and plow tip of the curved shaft plow have been greatly modified, which allows the curved shaft plow to swing the plow body when plowing the land, making it more flexible and convenient for deep plowing. It is also lighter, more flexible and easier to maneuver.
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As he spoke, he pointed to the plow and the plow and said: "Secondly, these two parts are added. These two parts are matched with the sharp arrows, which can be used for deep plowing and shallow plowing, making it easy for intensive plowing."
“In addition, the plow wall has also been greatly improved. The plow wall can not only break up the soil, but also push the plowed soil aside. In this way, the resistance of the plow to the soil is reduced, which naturally saves effort.
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"Compared with the long straight plow with two oxen lifting the bar, which is difficult to turn and difficult to lift the soil, the curved shaft plow is light, labor-saving, easy to turn and works finely, which is very advanced."
Old craftsmen are responsible for making and improving farm tools within the Ministry of Industry.
Therefore, he is very familiar with long straight plows and can also analyze the advantages of curved shaft plows.
The words fell.
There was admiration in the eyes of the old craftsman, and he bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I dare to ask, which immortal made the Quyuan Li?"
"I have been working with farm tools all my life, but this is the first time I have seen a plow with such an exquisite design. The curved shaft plow is many times more efficient in plowing than the long straight plow."
Emperor Wei raised his eyebrows with joy and replied: "This is made by Qin Yu."
After saying that, he hurriedly asked: "Is it difficult to imitate Quyuanli?"
"It's actually the young prince!"
The old craftsman was surprised at first, and then said: "Your Majesty, it is not difficult to imitate. Just make and assemble it according to these parts."
Lu Liangping, minister of the Ministry of Industry, was also surprised.
Qin Yu has been in the limelight in the Wei Dynasty in the past year.
But Qu Yuuli and the young prince Goulan are not in contact with each other!
But looking at Qin Wenyao's arrogant face, he also understood the truth of the matter.
He could only say that Qin Yu was really talented.
Emperor Wei was overjoyed and waved his hand, "Okay! I'll leave this Liangping matter to you! Get the drawings out as soon as possible and send them to all states and counties, and let the governors and governors of each place make it a top priority! It must be done before the end of the year.
Before, it was popularized in the hands of people in every village and county!"
"We will strive to allow people in all regions to use curved shaft plows in the spring of next year. In addition, we will decentralize the task of land reclamation so that people can open up more land and harvest more grain!"
Lu Liangping hurriedly bowed and said: "Yes, Your Majesty."
With that said, he pointed to Qu Yuuli and asked: "Your Majesty, can these spare parts be taken away?"
Emperor Wei nodded, "Of course you can take it away."
Afterwards, Lu Liangping hurriedly directed several craftsmen to pack up the parts of the Quyuan plow and take them away.
Emperor Wei was also in a good mood and walked out of the East Palace with his hands behind his back. Today's trip to the East Palace was really not in vain.
He walked halfway, turned to look at Deng Bao, and said in a deep voice: "Tell the prince that using a curved shaft plow is cheating. I will confiscate it and let him plow the land with a long straight plow!"
"I know how to be lazy every day..."
Deng Bao bowed hurriedly and said: "I accept my order."
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It's night.
East Palace.
Xiao Nan came from outside the palace and was in a good mood.
He has a curved shaft plow in hand, and he can finish plowing the land tomorrow.
Thinking about this in his mind, Xiao Nan went to the plowing area and asked someone to put away the plow.
moment.
Xiao Nan walked to the farmland and looked at the rope hanging behind the old scalper in the field. He was so frightened that he even woke up from the wine.
"Holy shit!"
Xiao Nan cursed, ran behind the cow's butt, looked at the cow's butt, then looked down at the broken rope, stamped his feet angrily, and said in anger, "Who the hell did this!!!"
He was also counting on the Quyuan plow to plow the land quickly!
at the same time.
Deng Bao hurried over and saluted: "Your Highness, you are back!"
Xiao Nan's eyes widened and he was filled with anger, "Who the hell did this!? Where is my Qu Yuan Li! Who took it away! I must give him a beating!"
As he spoke, he had already rolled up his sleeves.
Deng Bao hurriedly explained: "Your Highness, please don't be impulsive. Qu Yuuli asked Your Majesty to tell the Ministry of Works to take it away!"
"Father!?"
Xiao Nan was stunned for a moment, then rolled up his sleeves, "Father...Father, you can't just take things from this palace at will!"
Deng Bao said again: "Your Majesty said that using the curved shaft plow to plow the land was cheating, so he asked the Ministry of Works to take the curved shaft plow away for study. Your Majesty also said that you should use a long straight plow to plow the land.
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"What!?"
When Xiao Nan heard this, his face turned green, "This... this is so damn unreasonable! I must ask my father for an explanation!"
With that said, he turned around and walked out of the East Palace in a menacing manner.
After walking about ten steps, he came back again.
Deng Bao looked at Xiao Nan in confusion, not knowing why.
Xiao Nan glared at him and said angrily, "What are you looking at? I haven't tied up the cow yet. I'll plow the land quickly while the night is cool!"