After hearing what Sheng Ze said, Shen Xiao said directly to Shen Qingqian: "Sixth sister, can you give me the blueprints? I will go to the Ordnance Supervisor tomorrow to ask if there are some masters who are experts in making things."
Shen Qingqian refused, so she handed the drawing over immediately, "Even if the elder brother doesn't say it, I will give it to you. And the elder brother, don't say I drew it, just say you figured it out for your family."
Shen Xiao didn't respond. He looked at the drawing first, then pointed at the rake uncertainly and asked, "Is this a rake?"
Shen Qingqian's eyes lit up, "Brother, have you seen this?"
"No," Shen Xiao shook his head, "But I have read in the book that people in the south use this to take care of their fields."
Shen Qingqian's eyes dimmed, and she pointed at the improved plow and asked, "What about this one? Does Brother know about it?"
"I have never seen or heard of this." Shen Xiao shook his head again.
In fact, he was also very surprised. When did his sixth sister become so interested in various tools? How come she can draw whatever she needs? What did her grandfather teach her?
After listening to his words, Shen Qingqian understood that there should be rakes in this world, at least people in the south were using them, but there was no telling whether there was a plow or not. It might also be because of the difference in appearance from the improved model she drew. It was too big, so Shen Xiao and the others didn't recognize it.
Shen Qingqian felt confident and thought about how to respond if someone asked, and then said: "In order not to expose the secret, I will talk about these two things with my eldest brother tonight."
"If Miss Six doesn't mind, I'd also like to hear it." Shengze said seemingly unhurriedly, and after speaking, he glanced at Ling Yun beside him.
Ling Yun was excited and immediately looked at Shen Qingqian with a smile, "Sixth Miss, let me listen to it too, this thing looks novel."
Shen Qingqian had nothing to hide, so she smiled and nodded, "Actually, they are very simple things. You will understand them as soon as I explain them."
Next, Shen Qingqian started to explain the situation of the improved rake and plow she drew based on the needs of the people.
"I call this a three-tooth rake for the time being. It is used to plow the ground carefully, and it can also easily remove weeds and leaves in the ground. It is lighter than a hoe, and the tips of the teeth are made sharper, making it easier to pick up the ground. Because our family Most of the people who open up wasteland are women and don’t have much strength, so the distance between the teeth I drew is small. As long as the thing is hard enough, it should be easy to use. Of course, it would be better to use lighter materials..."
After Shen Qingqian finished talking about the three-tooth rake, she pointed to the plow and said, "I haven't decided what to call this thing yet, but it is used to plow the ground. It is different from the plowing just mentioned. This one can remove about a foot of soil from the ground. Turn them all out...here, I made a push-pull lever to adjust the depth of plowing...and here..."
Although she drew the picture based on the shared plow, it is actually a completely new thing.
This was the first time Shen Xiao heard Shen Qingqian talk about this. He was shocked, but also felt inexplicably proud.
Such an outstanding person is his sister!
Ling Yun also looked at Shen Qingqian with admiration, and he vaguely understood why his master was so special to the sixth girl in front of him.
Sheng Ze looked at Shen Qingqian with an even deeper look, and the light in his eyes was astonishingly bright.
"...That's all. Brother, the main reason you go to the weapons inspection tomorrow is to ask what is the best way to make these two things. As for the cost of the materials," Shen Qingqian paused and frowned slightly, "I don't know whether the imperial court Are you willing to pay this money?"
"Yes, unless..." Shengze didn't finish his words.
