To the west of Shendu City, there is a royal garden called "Xiyuan".
Xiyuan covers an extremely large area and contains not only palaces, pavilions, gardens and pavilions, but also large tracts of "imperial fields", where the emperor personally cultivated the land.
The Queen personally led her ministers to Xiyuan by car and stood on the edge of a field.
Su Xian was not among them, because he had gone to personally instruct the craftsmen from the Ministry of Works to build the strange object, and he would not arrive until a while later.
The Queen and her ministers mobilized their troops and came here to watch a comparison test. To be precise, it was a comparison of the speed of plowing land.
Just now at the Wanxiang Shrine, Su Xian had promised that his method could double the speed of plowing the land, but it was empty talk and had to be seen to be believed.
The royal field in Xiyuan is an excellent testing place.
Princess Lanling personally went to the field to make arrangements. The two plowing oxen were hitched to the plow frames and stood at the same starting point, making all preparations before plowing the land.
Now, just wait for Su Xian to appear with his strange items!
After a period of time, Su Xian had not yet arrived. Instead, a group of old farmers came first, about ten or so of them. Their clothes were shabby, and there was still mud on their coarse clothes and hair. They had obviously just come out of the fields.
Who are these people? What are you doing here?
Seeing the confusion among the ministers, the Queen smiled and explained:
"Neither I nor you are farmers. Whether the novelty Su Aiqing tinkered with is useful or not is irrelevant to us."
"them."
The Queen pointed at the group of old farmers and said: "They are the real experts. If they also say that Su Aiqing's novelty is useful, then it will be truly useful."
"Your Majesty is wise!"
The ministers immediately sent a bunch of rainbow farts.
The queen did not comment, waved her hand to Nangong Wan'er, and ordered that the group of old farmers be given seats.
Nangong Wan'er took the order and left, but as a result, the old farmers did not dare to sit down, not even Dao. The Queen and the officials were still standing over there, how could they dare to sit down?
Even if they were forced to sit down, they would twist and twist and feel very uncomfortable. Finally, the Queen issued a decree that whether they could sit down or not was entirely up to their own free will.
The old farmers stood up with a whoosh, huddled together, lowering their heads and not daring to look around, let alone speak randomly, cautious and timid...
As time passed slowly, half an hour passed.
Su Xian hasn't shown up yet with his rare items.
The Queen and Lan Ling are waiting patiently. They believe in Su Xian's ability. Since they dare to boast about Haikou, they are 90% sure.
Most of the officials also believed in Su Xian and were willing to believe in Su Xian. However, the officials in the province led by Qian Zhongshu snorted secretly:
"It's been so long and you haven't come yet. Could it be that you failed?"
Not far away, the group of old farmers were still huddled together, hunched over.
They were real farmers near Shendu City. They came to the legendary Xiyuan rashly and saw the Queen and the ministers from a distance. They were really frightened.
It is true that they have already learned why the Queen ordered them to come here, but they are so soft-spoken, how can they dare to express their opinions?
In the blink of an eye, another half hour passed.
Su Xian still hasn't arrived.
The Queen and Lan Ling are still as stable as a rock.
But most of the ministers began to feel guilty. Could it be that Haikou, which Su Xian had boasted about just now in the Wanxiang Shrine, was just bragging?
Qian Zhongshu sneered and laughed secretly. He waited and endured. When His Majesty completely lost confidence in Su Xian, that was when he would have an attack.
What is such a magical method that can double the efficiency of cultivated land?
Qian Zhongshu didn’t believe it at all!
In this way, time passed slowly, and another half hour passed.
But Su Xian hasn’t arrived yet!
Even the Queen couldn't hold back at this time. The expectation on her face had almost been exhausted. She waved her hand to Nangong Wan'er and ordered:
"Go and see for yourself what's going on with Su Aiqing? No matter whether it's good or bad, come back and tell me as soon as possible."
"According to the order."
Nangong Wan'er bowed and stepped back.
On the side, Qian Zhongshu noticed the Queen's behavior, and he felt happy and said to himself:
"It's begun. Your Majesty has finally begun to doubt Su Xian. This is a good start! Su Xian, Su Xian, you'd better never come!"
However, just at this moment, when Qian Zhongshu's sinister smile appeared, and when Nangong Wan'er bowed and retreated, a eunuch's loud voice came from far away:
"The captain is here!"
Uh-huh!
The Queen, Lan Ling, the ministers, and everyone beside Yu Tian all turned to look at the sound.
On the broad official road in the distance, there was indeed a large group of people coming quickly. The first person was riding a tall horse. He was handsome, upright, and graceful. Who could it be if it wasn't Su Xian?
Su Xian is finally here!
Behind Su Xian's horse, there was a flat carriage carrying something, half a person's height, covered with red silk, which looked bright red under the bright sunshine.
The eyes of the Queen and her ministers suddenly lit up.
The red silk covering on the car must be a novelty invented by Su Xian.
Such a small thing can double the efficiency of farming? Can the Liang Dynasty be saved from danger? It's incredible.
Behind the flat carriage followed a group of craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry.
Behind the craftsman were more than fifty or sixty mounted Jinwu guards.
Looking at that scene, are these Jinwu guards escorting the strange objects on the flatbed?
The ministers, especially Qian Zhongshu, twitched their mouths fiercely. Is it necessary?
Xiyuan is the Royal Forbidden City. Is there anyone who dares to come and snatch that thing?
Speechless!
Finally, Su Xian led a large number of people and approached.
After the carriage came to a stop, he dismounted and joined the crowd behind him to pay homage to the queen. After the queen uttered the four words "without courtesy", she hurriedly asked:
"Did the strange thing that Su Aiqing built succeed? Is it the thing on the car?"
"Reporting to your majesty, fortunately, I have lived up to my command. Thanks to the hard work of the ministers and the craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry, it was finally successful. I hope that your majesty and you will not have to wait too long."
The Queen waved her hands and said with a smile:
"If it can really double the efficiency of farming, it will be worth it no matter how long I wait. Su Aiqing, please quickly introduce this wonderful object."
"Green Gourd Sword Fairy"
"According to the order."
Su Xian walked to the flatbed carriage and held a corner of the red silk covering it with one hand.
He didn't tear off the red silk immediately, but was brewing there, as if to create a "dazzling debut" effect.
The Queen, Lan Ling, and most of the ministers were naturally looking forward to it. Their eyes were fixed on the red silk on the flatbed cart, eager to get a glimpse of its appearance.
Qian Zhongshu looked ugly and snorted secretly:
"So what if you come? If you show off, I won't believe you can tinker with something that doubles the efficiency of farming. Just wait and see how you reveal your secret later!"
On the side, the old farmers huddled together couldn't help but crane their necks to look this way.
They didn't know what trick Su Xian was playing, but they thought it was a so-called strange object.
"Your Majesty, please take a look, this is the new farm tool that I made - the Quyuan Plow!"
Su Xian ripped off the red silk covering.
What was on the flatbed truck came to light.
Everyone held their breath and took a closer look. Sure enough, it was a strange plow with a shape different from ordinary plows.
The handle of this strange plow is also covered with a big red flower rolled from red silk, which looks like a bridegroom official.
"Quyuanli?"
The Queen and her ministers gathered around and opened their eyes to observe carefully.
The huddled old farmers also wanted to join in the fun.
But over there were either the queen or the ministers, all important figures who needed to be looked up to. Their feet were as if they were filled with lead and could not move.
Qian Zhongshu was at the front of the crowd. His brows were heavy and he stared at the plow, looking left and right. However, he only knew a lot about farming and couldn't see why.
But even so, he still didn't believe that this thing alone could relieve the difficulties of spring plowing, and he didn't want to believe it.
He silently retreated behind everyone without saying a word to ridicule. It would not be too late to wait until Su Xian failed, otherwise the Queen would "favor" Su Xian again.
"Su Aiqing, what's so special about this curved shaft plow? In my opinion, this plow is not much different from common plows. Does it really have miraculous effects?" asked the Queen.
"Your Majesty, I'll tell you if I can take him out for a walk. Please give me an order to start testing immediately." Su Xian said with a confident smile.
"Okay, let's see how it works first."
"..."
Following the Queen's order, craftsmen from the Ministry of Works had already carried the curved plow down to the royal field, came to where the two oxen were, and replaced one of the oxen with a curved plow.
Then, four petty officials went down to the field, two leading the oxen and two helping the plow behind. They were all minor officials in charge of the field, and now they went into battle in person.
The main event is finally about to begin.
Everyone held their breath.
He stared unblinkingly at the two oxen and the old and new plows.
Who can come out on top?
unknown.
Also, it is assumed that the curved shaft plow can plow fields faster, but it is not known whether it can be plowed at twice the speed.
The faces of the Queen, Lan Ling, and most of the ministers were full of expectations. If the Quyuan Li can really relieve the difficulties of spring plowing in Daliang, that would be great!
Qian Zhongshu sneered again and again, secretly waiting to see Su Xian's show.
Among the group of old farmers, there was an older man who had already froze on the spot, squinting his eyes and staring at the plow in the distance, with a thoughtful expression on his face...
"start!"
As someone shouted, two cattle started plowing at the same time.
The old straight-shaft plow is heavy and inflexible, and it is very difficult to override it. The plowing ox also requires more strength to pull, so the speed is very slow.
However, not long after the comparative test started, a surprising scene appeared——
The heavy old-fashioned straight-shaft plow actually ran in front, opening up a distance from the beginning, and the distance became wider the farther back it went!
how so? !
In the entire imperial field, except for the four small officials who were leading the ox and helping the plow, everyone was petrified on the spot, with different expressions on their faces.
After a long time, the ministers came to their senses and glanced sideways at Su Xian, then looked at each other with strange expressions in their eyes and expressions.
Didn't Su Xian brag that the curved shaft plow could plow twice as fast as an ordinary plow?
Why are we so far behind?
Not to mention twice as much, it can't even be level with an ordinary plow!
I'm afraid Qu Yuuli is exaggerating!
Princess Lanling Emei rose from her grave, clenching her fists secretly, but she actually failed? It shouldn't be, Su Xian is a man who has created miracles many times, but why this time...
The Queen also frowned. She once had high hopes for Su Xian's new Quyuanli, but now...could it be that she still has to go to Nanchen and Shu to beg for help?
Su Xian was even more confused, with a "chuan" shape between his eyebrows. Could it be that there was a memory error, causing problems with the Qu Yuanli he had tinkered with?
In fact, Su Xian had never seen a real plow, nor had he seen a real scene of an ox pulling a plow. He had only seen the general shape of a curved shaft plow from pictures, and he knew nothing about plowing.
Therefore, when something went wrong now, he immediately thought of the possibility of "memory error" and firmly believed it.
The Queen, Lan Ling and others were of high status and were not very familiar with farming. When they saw that the Quyuan plow was slow in plowing the land, the first thing they thought of was that the Quyuan plow was not good!
At the same time, one of the old farmers on the other side of the field was hesitant to speak. He was so anxious that he scratched his head and wanted to say something but did not dare to speak.
…
Although the Queen, Lan Ling, and other ministers discovered Qu Yuanli's truth, they never thought of sending Su Xian to the eighteenth level of hell. After all, Su Xian's past achievements were there.
They just sighed in their hearts: "A wise man will make a mistake after thinking a lot!"
Since ancient times, some people are sad and some are happy.
For example, Qian Zhongshu.
He suppressed himself and never laughed out loud.
But the curvature of the corners of his mouth could no longer be concealed. He turned his head to admire the various expressions on the faces of the Queen, Lan Ling, the ministers, and Su Xian, and his heart was as sweet as honey.
Hahahahaha!
Sure enough, sure enough, Su Xian failed!
Qian Zhongshu really wanted to look up to the sky and laugh three times, but it was not the best time yet. He had to endure it for a while. When the Queen angrily scolded Su Xian, it was the perfect moment for him to perform!
He was looking forward to that moment...
Experiments on plowing speed comparisons are continuing.
This royal field is about ten feet long, which is more than thirty meters in later generations.
The ordinary plow has plowed a ridge and is clumsily turning around, preparing to continue plowing.
But Su Xian's Quyuan plow... had only plowed three feet of land, and it was really lukewarm.
The efficiency of this curved shaft plow is not to mention twice that of an ordinary plow. On the contrary, the efficiency of other people's ordinary plows is twice, oh no, three times!
The Queen couldn't stand it anymore and glanced sideways at Su Xian with complicated eyes. She sighed in her heart and was ready to end this farce.
However, at this moment, among the cowering old farmers over there, a man suddenly rushed out. He was excited and shouted loudly to the clerk who was holding the plow:
"Wrong, wrong, this plow is not used like this, wrong, wrong..."
This sudden sound immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Everyone looked and saw that the old farmer was not only excited, but also flushed. Everyone suddenly remembered that these old farmers had been silent since they came here, and they were so scared that they were afraid of getting angry.
But now... this old farmer actually ran out and shouted, which shows how determined he is.
"Quiet, come here, take this person down!"
The Jinwu Guards near Yu Tian were dispatched, wearing strong armor and strong weapons, as if they were going to kill the old farmer. The old farmer finally woke up, his heart trembled violently, and he was so frightened.
"Wait!"
The Queen's expression changed, she stopped the wolf-like Jinwu Guards, waved to the old farmer and said, "Old man, don't be afraid, please come forward and speak."
"yes."
The old farmer stepped forward. Because he was too nervous and scared, he said quickly without waiting for the Queen to ask: "Wrong, that plow is not used like that. He used it wrong, so it is so slow. Wrong!"
The Queen's eyes lit up and she quickly asked: "Old man, how do you know he did something wrong?"
"Feel it! Your Majesty, common people...can you give it a try?" the old farmer asked.
"Accurate!"
"..."
The old farmer was so excited that he forgot to thank the Queen, turned around and went straight to the field. He ran to the ox hitched to the plow and took the handrail from the clerk.
I just heard him shouting, and I don't know what kind of magic he used. The curved shaft plow was extremely flexible in his hands, and the speed of plowing increased significantly with the naked eye!
What's going on?
Everyone beside Oden looked surprised and dumbfounded.
The old farmer plowed the ground for a while with his hand on the curved shaft plow, and became more and more comfortable and faster. As a result, the cattle pulling the plow in front also barked happily and silently quickened the pace.
Soon, the old farmer finished plowing the ridge.
When the plow was turned around, there were bursts of screams from the edge of the field. Because the curved shaft plow was too fast and too flexible, it overturned in a few clicks and continued to plow forward.
In this way, everyone watched helplessly as the old farmer used the curved shaft plow to overtake the leading ordinary plow, and soon he was far away from it, plowing fast and well.
"It seems that Su Aiqing is being humble. The efficiency of the Quyuan plow is not only twice that of the ordinary plow, but at least twice as high!" The Queen suppressed the ecstasy in her heart.
"How could this happen? No, this is impossible!" Qian Zhongshu broke his guard directly and stared at Qu Yuuli with his eyes filled with bloodshot eyes and his face was extremely ugly.
