Zhao Hao nodded and smiled, "Your Majesty has a keen eye. This is the biggest change in my invention this time."
"Of course, it would be more appropriate to say it is an improvement rather than an invention."
As he spoke, Zhao Hao started to assemble the entire plow skillfully.
"Your Majesty, in the past, we people used straight-beam plows to cultivate the land."
"I found that the straight-beam plow is very inefficient when it comes to plowing the land."
"I have now improved the straight-beam plow into a curved-beam plow, and made corresponding changes to the plowshare as well."
"In this way, when cultivating the land, both human and animal power can be saved a lot, and the efficiency can be increased exponentially."
“Not only that, in terms of the effect of tilling the land, it can be plowed deeper and wider.”
"Your Majesty, please find a cow or a horse to test the effect of this curved plow."
"A comparison can be made with the straight-beam plow."
Jiang Wan'er blinked her beautiful eyes and looked at the assembled curved plow.
"After this change, it will be more useful?"
Zhao Hao smiled and nodded: "Efficiency increased by twice is not enough, Your Majesty, do you want to try it?"
Jiang Wan'er said, "You are here to destroy my imperial garden!"
Although he said this, he still asked someone to find a tall horse.
There are horses in the palace, but definitely no cows!
Zhao Hao harnessed the plow to the horse, and then asked a young eunuch to lead the horse in front, while he stood behind, holding the curved plow.
"Your Majesty, please look, the people behind you just need to gently hold the plow with their hands like this."
"It's nothing like a straight-beam plow, which requires you to stop and correct direction all the time."
"Because I have made some improvements to the plowshare."
Sure enough, just as he said, he gently supported it with one hand.
You don't need to exert much effort, just press down with the plow hard to plow the ground deeper.
The horse walked faster than the cow, but Zhao Hao caught up easily.
Wherever the plow passed, it left a wide and deep furrow.
Seeing this, Jiang Wan'er's beautiful eyes suddenly showed an incredible look.
Although she was the emperor and the supreme ruler, she also had a piece of land outside the city that belonged to her and was to be cultivated specifically.
This is a rule that was set by Emperor Taizu when the country was founded, and it cannot be changed by later generations.
Every generation of emperors would personally go to farm the fields in the spring of each year.
This was to let the emperor know the difficulty of farming and understand the difficulties faced by the common people.
This is something the emperor has to do even if he doesn't want to.
Therefore, Jiang Wan'er was no stranger to plowing, and had even plowed the land with her own hands.
She knew very well about the straight-beam plow, its efficiency, and the conditions during plowing.
Seeing Zhao Hao so relaxed at this moment gave her a huge shock.
After plowing for dozens of meters, Zhao Hao did not stop the horse, nor did he adjust the direction of the plow. He just supported it from behind with his hands.
This saves a lot of time and effort.
Moreover, this improved curved-beam plow is obviously much shorter than the straight-beam plow.
This would allow it to be used in some mountain fields.
Unlike a straight-beam plow, it can only be used on flat land.
She immediately thought, what would happen if the whole country used such a curved plow?
The efficiency and effectiveness of cultivated land will definitely be improved by more than double.
This is at least a three to five-fold improvement, and that’s the minimum.
After walking nearly a hundred meters, Zhao Hao turned and went back.
Moreover, when turning, he even turned by controlling the angle of the plow.
Coming closer, Zhao Hao put down the plow and said, "Your Majesty, if this curved plow is fully promoted, the efficiency of farming for the people of Dagan will be doubled."
"Not only the existing arable land, but the imperial court has also provided some policies to encourage the people to reclaim wasteland."
"Within two or three years, the area of cultivated land that we have worked so hard on will see a big explosion."
"By that time, our national strength will gradually improve."
At this moment, Jiang Wan'er's face turned red and even her breathing became rapid.
It's like being drunk.
Looking at the curved plow in front of her, Jiang Wan'er couldn't take her eyes off it.
After a long time, she took a deep breath, took a step forward, stretched out her jade hands, and pinched both sides of Zhao Hao's face.
"You kid, you always bring me surprises!"
"Tell me, how do you want me to reward you?"
"I will also include your military achievements in Luoye City and Tucheng!"
Zhao Hao shook his head and said, "Even His Majesty is mine, what other reward do I need?"
Hearing him say this, Jiang Wan'er's body trembled, and then her cheeks turned even redder.
Jiang Wan'er rolled her eyes at Zhao Hao and said, "That's not necessarily true. I may regret it at any time."
Zhao Hao's eyes widened when he heard this: "Your Majesty, you are the ruler of a country, you cannot go back on your word!"
Seeing his anxious look, Jiang Wan'er couldn't help but giggle.
The depression between his brows also dissipated a lot.
Letting go of Zhao Hao, she couldn't help but take a deep breath and said, "I'm afraid no one knows the heavy pressure I've been under these days."
"However, you gave me a huge surprise today."
"Your gift."
"I like it very much!"
"By the way, how did you come up with the idea of improving the plow?"
Zhao Hao spoke truthfully: "Because this war has touched me deeply."
"If the country I'm working for could be stronger, we wouldn't be in such a tight spot like we are now."
"We will be more relaxed in dealing with the attack by the four countries."
"So, I was thinking, how can we improve our national strength as quickly as possible?"
"There are only two ways to improve national strength. The first is agriculture, and the second is commerce."
"So, I thought about giving it a try from the agricultural aspect."
"Then I realized that the straight-beam plow we are using now is too inefficient in tilling the land."
"I worked hard for several days and nights, and finally improved it."
Jiang Wan'er blinked her beautiful eyes and said incredulously, "You just spent a few days and nights thinking about it, and then you improved it?"
Zhao Hao touched his nose and nodded.
Jiang Wan'er took a deep breath and said, "Only you dare to say that."
"However, you are right. If my country had been stronger, we would never have been in such a predicament."
"You, are thoughtful!"
Zhao Hao said softly, "I know that Your Majesty has been under a lot of pressure recently, so I thought of using this to help Your Majesty relieve some of the pressure."
"As long as your majesty likes it."
Jiang Wan'er nodded slightly, looked at him seriously and said, "I like it very much."
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