In order to see whether the effect was as good as they said, the emperor took them to Zhonghe Hall, where the emperor would bring his ministers to personally farm every spring, hoping for good weather and a good harvest this year, to show that the emperor attached importance to agriculture.
When they arrived at the Zhonghe Hall, there was a piece of farmland inside. The emperor demonstrated how to use a knife and an axe himself.
At this time, Eunuch Shen brought two cows and handed them to Xiaodao and Axe.
Xiaodao skillfully put on the yoke of the ox, then held the whip in one hand and the plow in the other. When the whip was hit on the ox's back, the ox moved forward with the curved plow. In a short while, Xiaodao had plowed a large area of land.
The emperor watched intently, afraid that he would miss any step.
"Well, let me try." The emperor looked at it and began to feel itchy. He wanted to try the curved plow.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Xiaodao pulled the cow and waited for the emperor to come.
The emperor took the whip, held the plow, and began to plow the land like a knife.
Only after using it did I realize that the curved plow is really easy to use, both light and fast.
Soon, the emperor finished plowing the field and was not satisfied at all.
Axe brought the ox, skillfully put on the yoke, and began to plow the land.
The emperor looked at the strange plow. The ground in front was still bumpy, but after passing it, the ground became flat, and the soil was still broken and soft.
With these two magical tools for farming, the people of the Jin Dynasty found farm work much easier.
With these two magical weapons, there will be no wasteland in the Jin Dynasty, because using them to reclaim land, an acre of land can be reclaimed very quickly.
The emperor started plowing the land again. He looked so excited that he didn't feel tired at all.
Unfortunately, the land was plowed very quickly, and the emperor had to return to the imperial study no matter how reluctant he was.
"You said it was made of ice just now. Can you show me how ice is made?" The emperor returned to the imperial study, sat on the dragon throne, and asked Gao Lou.
"In reply to the emperor, yes," Gao Lou replied with a salute.
"Don't be afraid that if I learn it, I won't make ice for you anymore." The emperor didn't expect him to agree so readily. He thought he would refuse and was prepared to be rejected. After all, he had said at the beginning that he didn't want the recipe for making ice.
"In reply to the emperor, my master said that even if we look at it, we can't make ice because the important things are only in our master's possession." Gao Lou told the emperor what Li Yun had said to them before they came to the capital.
"Oh, I'm very curious. What exactly is it? Can you show it to me?" The emperor was very curious about the thing that could make ice.
"Your Majesty, of course I can." Then Gao Lou took out a piece of saltpeter from his arms and presented it to the emperor.
Eunuch Shen hurried forward to take the saltpeter and presented it to the emperor.
The emperor took the saltpeter. Such a small stone could really make ice. The emperor was puzzled and couldn't believe it.
"This very stone can make ice. Are you kidding me?" The emperor asked Gao Lou in disbelief.
"Your Majesty, could you please prepare a large plate of water and a small plate of water? I will show you how to make ice in a moment." Since the emperor doesn't believe it, I will use facts to make him believe it.
"Eunuch Shen, go and prepare." The emperor gave Eunuch Shen an order.
"I obey your order." After saying this, he left the imperial study to prepare water.
Soon, Eunuch Shen asked the two little Tailins to bring two dishes of water, one large and one small.
Gao Lou put the small pan of water into the large pan of water, and then put the saltpeter into the large pan of water.
Everyone was waiting to see how the water turned into ice. Sure enough, smoke slowly came out of the large plate of water and soon it turned into ice. Then the water in the small plate also turned into ice cubes.
The Emperor, Minister Ma, Cheng Shan, and Eunuch Shen were shocked when they saw the water turning into ice. What kind of operation was this? It was a bit like the immortal's 'Turning Stone into Gold'. Could it be that the stone was an immortal stone, so it turned into ice when it came into contact with water?
It was probably not just the emperor and his men who had this idea, even Knife and Axe thought so because they had never seen ice making.
Don't blame the ancients. In the backward ancient times when science was underdeveloped, some unusual changes were believed to be caused by gods. They only believed in gods and knew that only gods could have such abilities.
In ancient times, many ignorant people liked to ask gods for help when they were unable to do things themselves.
"Is this stone a divine stone?" the emperor asked Gao Lou.
Minister Ma, Cheng Shan and Eunuch Shen also looked at Gao Lou, wondering how Gao Lou would answer.
"Your Majesty, no, the master said that this is a chemical reaction, not some magical magic." Gao Lou replied to the emperor.
In fact, when they first watched it, they thought, like the emperor and others, that their master was a god and those were magical techniques.
"Chemical reaction? What does it mean?" the emperor asked Gao Lou.
"Your Majesty, I don't know either. It's just that my master told me so. If Your Majesty wants to know, I can only wait for my master to come to the capital and ask him." Gao Lou replied.
"I am curious about your master and want to see what kind of extraordinary woman she is." The emperor knew that asking them would not give him any answers, so he was looking forward to Li Yun's arrival.
"I don't know how to describe it. I think my master is the most capable one." Gao Lou also couldn't describe his master with words.
"I have already prepared a courtyard and asked Commander Cheng to take you there. You will make ice there from now on. I have already selected two ministers to manage it. They will not be responsible for the ice making. This will be left to you.
You are not allowed to manage the sale of ice. Just leave it to the two ministers, and Commander Cheng will be responsible for the security there.
As for you two, I'll have someone take you to the Ministry of Works tomorrow. You'll be responsible for teaching them how to make the curved plow, harrow, waterwheel, and rice-throwing tray. Once they've mastered it, you can return to your master. "The Emperor made arrangements for the four men from Gaolou.
"We obey your order." Gao Lou and others bowed and accepted the order.
"Commander Cheng, you take the ice maker to the courtyard and settle them down. Eunuch Shen, you take the other two to the Ministry of Works and settle them down. Tell them to treat them well and not neglect them." said the emperor.
"I (this old servant) obey your order." After saying this, he led his people out of the imperial study and took them to their respective places of residence.
In the imperial study, the emperor asked Minister Ma.
"My dear, what kind of woman do you think Li Yun is?"
"Your Majesty, I have never met Li Yun, so I dare not make any conclusions.
However, my son mentioned Li Yun many times in his letters home. I can see from the words that my son admired her very much and thought she was a very talented woman. There was nothing she couldn't do.
Moreover, my son has sworn brotherhood with her, so Li Yun can be considered half my daughter.
I heard from my son that the son of Marquis Dingbei also became sworn brothers with Li Yun. He is Li Yun's second elder brother and my son's second younger brother. It's funny to think about it now.
A dignified prince actually calls my son "big brother". Does this mean that the Marquis of Dingbei will also address me as "old brother" when he sees me? "Every time Minister Ma thought about his son being the eldest brother of the Marquis of Dingbei's prince, his heart was filled with joy.
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