Similar things happened not only in Qingyun County, but also in the other eight counties of Hailong County.
After all, only a few people believe and firmly believe that Li Zhao will survive the crisis.
Many aristocratic families were extremely happy, waiting for Li Zhao to be ruined.
They didn't buy the tools anyway, so they could gain a good reputation by slandering Li Zhao.
If the farm tools were really free, they could save a lot of money. Wouldn't this be better than asking Li Zhao for cooperation?
As a result, people from major counties and counties settled in Hailong County one after another.
It’s a celebration to look at the local customs and taste the delicious food here.
Maybe... there will be no chance to come here again next time
Prince You's Mansion, Construction Workshop.
Since the incident broke out, very few people have come to work.
There used to be more than 6,000 people, but now there are less than 3,000.
However, Li Zhao didn't really care.
Basically, those who left here did not occupy important positions. Most of those who left were those who joined later. Almost none of those who joined first chose to leave.
Don't they know what the outside world is like? Don't you care about what's going on outside?
They only know that King You gave everyone a way to survive, and they can survive even without farming.
Only when you really get in touch with King You can you understand that here, only King You takes them seriously.
Therefore, they will not abandon King You, and will definitely advance and retreat together!
The Youwang Guards also increased their patrol intensity, from the original five hundred patrols per day to a thousand, and the remaining one thousand Youwang Guards continued to serve as laborers.
"Your Highness!" Xiao Hong called softly.
Although Li Zhao hadn't woken up yet, he had already subconsciously sat up and started dressing and washing under Xiao Hong's service.
Li Zhao didn't wake up until the non-chilling cold water hit his face.
"Where's Uncle Zhong?"
"We are counting the grain and preparing to store it in the cellar." Xiao Hong said while helping him organize his clothes: "This year's grain harvest is good. Uncle Zhong plans to continue digging the cellar, so we will follow your previous instructions."
"good!"
"Where is Wu Diao Temple?"
"He is purchasing materials now, but many shops have decided not to sell to us." Xiao Hong was a little angry.
Li Zhao smiled and reassured the maid, and said, "It's okay, maybe they will beg to cooperate with me again soon."
"Yeah!" Xiao Hong had great confidence in Li Zhao and didn't think anything would happen to him.
"Also, Carpenter Long asked me to tell you that the thing you mentioned has been researched, but whether it is feasible or not, we still need to test it."
Xiaohong won't ask what it is, she will simply report it.
"Oh?" Li Zhao finally had joy in his eyes: "Has the research been completed?"
"Yes!" Xiao Hong nodded.
"Go and have a look!" Li Zhao quickly walked out of his tent and went straight to the construction workshop.
Although it was not yet dawn, the torches in the camp had already been lit.
There were many people in the construction workshop. Although these people stayed up late, they were very energetic. There were surprises on their faces and they couldn't help but marvel.
"I heard that you have researched it?"
"Your Highness!"
"Your Majesty!"
They saluted Li Zhao, but Li Zhao didn't pay attention to the formality. He waved his hand and said, "Where is it?"
"here!"
Long Carpenter, who looked like a beggar, stood up with bloodshot eyes.
Li Zhao was startled, looked at Carpenter Long and said, "How long have you not slept?"
Long Carpenter did not answer the question. Although his eyes were bloodshot, they were still shining brightly. He excitedly waved to Li Zhao and said, "Your Highness, do you see this?"
At this moment, what is placed in front of everyone is a brand new tool.
Those of them who participated in the production had to admire Wang Ye's brains.
Now, they are scientific researchers, and they don't care about the disturbances from the outside world. They just think about how to create the wonderful things in the prince's mind.
For example, the machine in front of you is an ancient version of a "rice grinding machine"!
There was no electricity in ancient times, so Li Zhao slightly improved it, using a pulley device, and finally used water flow to achieve power conversion.
The rice cannot be eaten after being harvested because there is still a yellow husk.
The old farmers in the fields put the rice in their palms and pinch it hard, and the yellow outer shell will fall off, revealing the white rice inside.
In this era, it is not easy for them to eat white rice.
Need to pound rice!
Without these tools from Li Zhao, the process of getting white rice would not be easy at all.
First, you have to harvest, thresh, expose to the sun, fan to separate debris, and finally, pound the rice.
The process of pounding rice is not complicated, and everyone knows this skill, but it is a bit laborious and useless.
Rice pounding is a laborious task, just like the ancient medicine pot pounding. It only requires a mallet and a container.
The mallet is used to smash the millet so that its outer yellow shell is broken. This process is like pounding medicine, and the principle is the same.
If we still need to explain it in professional terms, it is plasmolysis.
But this method is very limited, that is, it cannot peel off a large amount of rice, both in terms of containers and manpower.
In order to improve this thing, the ancients designed a device that was simpler and saved more effort.
That is to use a moss bed.
The mortar used in the mortar is a large stone mortar, similar in shape to a wine cup, but larger.
Whenever the village harvests rice, everyone will come together to contribute, which will be much more convenient and faster, and it is a step forward in terms of tools.
But the limitations are also great.
Of course, the wisdom of ancient people cannot be underestimated. In addition to the above two, there is also stone rice.
Stone rice is also commonly known as stone mill, which is a large stone mill. It can be used to grind beans, rice, and wheat. However, what is obtained is not pure rice, but brown rice. The brown rice needs to be placed in a fan again and blown through a sieve. Remove the chaff and shells.
But because the people in ancient times were very poor, they couldn't afford white rice, and they were even more reluctant to waste it. They often ate the rice that was not completely shelled and made rice bran dumplings.
This is the life of the real lower class people in ancient times.
What Li Zhao did was to further change this tool, thereby liberating people and liberating productivity.
In Li Zhao's view, talent is the most important thing. Every tool in this era is too labor-intensive.
He couldn't wait.
So, he used the knowledge he thought of to design another refined version of rice pounding equipment.
This rice pounding equipment draws on the principles of rice mills of the later era and the mechanical principles that can be utilized.
Rice pounding equipment requires the use of pulleys, so Li Zhao also designed a pulley set.
This is thanks to his knowledge of physics, otherwise he really wouldn't know what to do.
He has finished both the movable pulley and the fixed pulley. The purpose is to further save energy and then use water power to grind rice.
"Come on, come on, move out quickly and give it a try."
