Guanghe Hall.
This is a square entering from the side entrance of the palace. Across the square is a huge flower garden. All the flowers in the palace are planted in this corner.
At this moment, it was almost evening, and the sun was slowly fading away. Many flowers were blooming, and their fragrance was overflowing. In this beautiful flower scene, a threshing machine was lifted off the carriage and placed in the middle of the square. In the center, at the same time, there were people carrying baskets of almost yellow rice. In this season, the rice harvest is about to be abundant, and the yellow rice grains are very pleasing.
Cheng Wanwan walked closer and looked at the thresher carefully.
Before she came to the capital, she held meetings with Mr. Li and others for several nights. The group brainstormed and finally determined the general shape of the threshing machine. She thought it would take these adults several months to research it, but they didn't. The thought that it was completed so quickly and could be sent to the capital for display means that there shouldn't be any problems with the details.
The thresher cannot be fully automatic. It requires one person to step on the pedal and put rice into it. A rotating shaft inside quickly rotates, causing the rice to violently collide with the iron shaft. The speed of stepping on the pedal must be fast. After a while, The rice on the ears of rice slowly came off and went to the container on the other side. After a while, all the rice in the basket was threshed.
The Minister of Industry's Ministry of Industry widened his eyes: "I should have thought of it... I should have thought of it when I saw the human-powered fan..."
The principle of this threshing machine is actually similar to that of a human-powered fan. As someone who specializes in this kind of equipment, why can't he think of it.
You can't say he is stupid, I can only say that he has never thought about how to make farming more convenient from the perspective of ordinary people... If he really had such thoughts, he would have developed the threshing machine long ago.
The Minister of Works immediately turned his head and looked towards the flower garden.
In the open space, two people from the Ministry of Industry and a dozen eunuchs were assembling a huge waterwheel. They installed all the horizontal shafts and poured a bucket of water on it, and the waterwheel started to rotate slowly.
The water brought up was poured into the flowerbed, and flowed to every place along the small ditch.
The setting sun falls on the waterwheel, casting a shadow on the ground, making it appear even more magnificent.
All the first and second grade officials who had seen the world were shocked.
"Is this a waterwheel?"
"It turns out that it really doesn't require any human effort."
"The human-powered fan still needs to be stepped on, and the threshing machine also needs people to operate. This waterwheel is so easy, it's amazing."
"What kind of brains do people in Sui'an have? Not only did they develop a human-powered fan, but they also came up with a waterwheel. If the water flow is larger and the speed is faster, can this waterwheel also produce wind..."
"If I was still dissatisfied with the people from Sui'an who were promoted too quickly, now I am convinced."
"Yeah, I can't research such a powerful thing anyway."
"..."
The envoys from Assab and Lachi were stunned. They had never seen such a thing in their country. This was too shocking.
No wonder the Daewoo Nation is so powerful, and no wonder the Daewoo Nation has such a vast territory. If such sophisticated thinking can be used in agriculture, then it must also be used in the military. If the two countries fight, their country will definitely lose.
"Okay, very good!" The emperor laughed happily, "With these two sharp weapons, we, the farmers of the Dayu Dynasty, finally no longer have to suffer from the hardships of farming. Sui'an people, you are really a Sui'an person of the Dayu Dynasty. , this time, I will definitely reward you heavily!"
The courtiers who were shocked just now suddenly became nervous.
Last time, the emperor wanted to canonize Sui'anren as a fifth-rank pleasant person, but many ministers dissuaded him. This time, the fifth-rank pleasant person must have not escaped.
For a rural woman to be promoted to the fifth rank within two years, it really made people feel sad. There was a sour smell in the room, but the achievements of the people of Sui'an were right in front of them, so what else could be said.
Cheng Wanwan took a step forward, cupped his hands and said: "Reporting to the emperor, this waterwheel and threshing machine were jointly researched by seven adults including Mr. Zou, Mr. Li, and Mr. Yu from the Ministry of Industry. This is the credit of the seven adults. Together with It's nothing to do with minor ministers, if the emperor wants to reward them, please reward seven of them."
Although she also wants rewards, she also hopes that those who have made merit will be rewarded together.
"They want a reward, and you also have to reward it." The emperor laughed and said, "Without your advice, their elm-headed minds would not have been able to come up with such an exquisite thing."
"What the emperor said is absolutely true." The queen said with a smile, "The people of Sui'an have made great contributions many times. Although they are not great achievements, they have saved lives."
Saving the people from the fire and water and giving rewards to the people of Sui'an shows that the emperor attaches great importance to the people's livelihood. I believe that this reward cannot be careless. "
Taifu Lin didn't know much about farming and had been silent before. Now he came out and said, "Sui'an people are now at the sixth level. Is it time to be promoted to one level?"
Mr. Zhang immediately agreed: "The talents of Sui'an should be given enough status to continue to shine for the country of Dayu."
"My lords, you might as well ask the people of Sui'an what they want." He Hanhai suddenly said, "In the entire Huzhou, the status of the people of Sui'an is already high enough. There is really a difference between a sixth-grade An and a fifth-grade Yiren. Huh? People in Sui'an are no better than people in the capital. What people in the countryside need most is not status. Since there are rewards, we must give the people of Sui'an what they need. What does the emperor think?"
The emperor felt that this statement was very reasonable. People in the court wanted to be promoted through meritorious service, but for a woman, this may not be the biggest need.
Moreover, this woman also has four sons. The eldest son is farming, the third son is joining the military camp, and a nephew is an official in the Hanlin Academy. She should be more willing to seek some benefits for her children...
Thinking of this, the emperor said: "Sui'an people, if you want any reward, just ask."
Cheng Wanwan lowered his head with no expression on his face, but he cursed He Hanhai bloody in his heart.
She had just given up the credit, thinking that the credit belonged to those seven adults. If she asked for rewards now, who would she be?
In order to prevent her from getting promoted, He Hanhai actually dug a hole for her. She originally hated He Xiao, a scumbag father, but now she hates him even more.
A fifty-year-old man actually targeted her, a woman with no real power. This is probably what the He family will do in their lifetime.
Fortunately, she was not studying this for promotion, otherwise she would be so frustrated at this moment.
She cupped her hands and said: "Weichen is from Sui'an. From the moment he became a Sui'an person, the word Sui was firmly engraved in his heart. The emperor gave Weichen his trust and support, his identity and status, and even Weichen's identity." My house, servants, land... all of these are given by the emperor. I have no way to repay you, so I can only work hard to do more and more things for the people of the Dayu Dynasty. The people live and work in peace and contentment, and the country of Dayu Dynasty is stable. This is a small minister. Whatever you ask for!”
Her words were impassioned.
The smile on the emperor's face became even wider: "We in Dayu Dynasty have people from Sui'an, which is a blessing to the people and a blessing to the country. How lucky we are..."
He Hanhai glanced at Cheng Wanwan coldly. He thought that this woman would take the initiative to ask for some kind of reward. After all, this was a large public place, and there were foreign envoys watching. No matter what she asked for, the emperor would probably not refuse. In this way , it will prove that this woman is greedy for power...
Unexpectedly, she actually refused such a great opportunity for promotion... As the saying goes, every loss must be rewarded. Although this woman was not promoted, it was obvious that the emperor and the queen seemed to like her more...
