"I asked the carpenter next door to make the wood, so it didn't cost much. This is the remaining money, which I'm returning to you now." Tong Wen Yao pushed the silver back and said, "Brother Jin You, please make me ten such tools according to this standard." In addition to the plow, she also drew a tool similar to the nine-toothed rake that Zhu Bajie carried, which could be used to scrape the fermented fertilizer.
She pointed at the paper in her hand and said, "Make me fifteen of these rakes. I'll pay you first. After you're done, can you deliver them to Changzhen Village?"
Such a large order can definitely be delivered to your door after it is completed. Jin You took over her words and said, "I will definitely deliver it to you after it is completed."
After signing the contract, Jin You helped them move the tool onto the carriage. Tong Wen Yao waved goodbye and drove the carriage to the county magistrate's mansion.
After He Chuan got off the carriage, he offered his hand to help her down and asked, "Why did you come to the County Magistrate's Mansion?" She explained, "Didn't I go there to deliver some performance to the county? Now that the tools are made, it's time to deliver the performance."
He Chuan said, "Are you really going to give them those modern tools? Aren't you afraid that things will develop like they did back then and a virus will break out?"
Tong Wenyao smiled after hearing this and said, "Hechuan, human progress is unstoppable. Even without me, there would be thousands of others improving tools. I am just a grain of sand in the torrent of history, but it is precisely because of this grain of sand in the torrent that I will shine brightly for a while under the sunshine. Hechuan, it is because I have been warmed by others before that I want to warm them in return."
Tong Wenyao didn't ask how he survived after leading the zombies away by himself. After all, it was meaningless. However, she would always protect He Chuan in this life.
When the two of them reached the door, the servant stepped forward and asked, "I'm honored to meet you. May I know your name, and what brings you here?"
Tong Wenyao took a look and said, "Tong Wenyao of the Tong family, I'm here to see the county magistrate. Please go in and report."
"Please wait a moment, my lord."
The servant retreated and walked towards the mansion in small steps. Tong Wenyao waited for half a cup of tea before the servant came out and said, "My master wants to see you."
Tong Wenyao said, "Please ask someone to come and take the farm tools off my carriage."
The servant waved to two of the three gatekeepers to come out and directed them to move it down from the carriage.
Tong Wen Yao then followed the servant and let him lead the way.
After passing through a door, they walked along the corridor to the hall, where Meng Yun and Ji Shikang were already sitting.
When Meng Yun saw her, she said, "It's been so long since we last met, Yao'er, you finally remembered me." Wen Yao bowed as a junior, and He Chuan followed suit. Ji Shikang was a little surprised to see He Chuan. He was a notorious tyrant in the capital, so why did he come to the border now?
Meng Yun also saw it, but she showed joy on her face and asked, "Why is He Chuan here too? How is your father?" He Chuan replied, "My father is doing well in Beijing."
Ji Shikang was surprised for a moment, but then his expression calmed down and he said, "Sit down." After they sat down, Ji Shikang asked, "Wen Yao, what's the matter?" Meng Yun smiled and said, "If you don't have anything, why don't you come to visit an old woman like me?"
He snorted when he heard it, and Tong Wenyao quickly responded, "Aunt Meng is thirty-one years old, she's not old at all. If the two of us go shopping, people might think Aunt Meng is my sister!"
Meng Yun couldn't help but smile after hearing this, and said with a hint of modesty, "It's not as exaggerated as you say."
After the tea was served, Wen Yao took two sips and then said, "Sir Ji, I'm here to help you improve your performance." When Ji Shikang heard this, his eyebrows jumped, he touched his beard and said nothing.
Tong Wenyao said, "Move the things from my carriage up here."
The newly made farm tools were placed in front of the hall, and Ji Shikang asked, "Wen Yao, are these your farm tools?"
"Yes, Master Ji, these tools are much more labor-saving than the old ones. This is what my second brother came up with in his spare time. Since spring plowing is approaching, he ordered someone to make a set to present to you, Master." Tong Wenyao also presented the blueprint for this model. After opening it, Ji Shikang exclaimed in admiration, "Brilliant! Your second brother is indeed worthy of being the top scholar in the imperial examination. He can even come up with this."
"You're too polite, sir. It's just that my second brother saw the hard work of the people during the spring plowing, so he thought about it day and night." Ji Shikang said, "I wonder how much land can be plowed in a quarter of an hour with this tool?"
Tong Wenyao said, "Master Ji, you can go out of the city and do some experiments now, and you will find out."
"Okay, come here, prepare the carriage and leave the city." This is a major matter concerning the people's farming, and it cannot be taken lightly, so Ji Shikang decided to watch it in person. If he thinks it is feasible, he can ask the government office to make it, and then distribute it to each village and keep it by the village chief.
This way, he wouldn't have to miss out on farming. This would benefit both the country and the people, and it would truly be a great achievement. He was excited just thinking about it. He had been doing his homework for so many years, and now it was his turn to make some achievements to benefit the people.
Several people took a carriage to a farmer's house in the suburbs. The official Wei Qi stepped forward and asked the old man if he had any uncultivated land at home.
After a while, the old man took them to a field and said, "This is my field. What do you want to do, sir?"
Wei Qi glanced at the elder, then said, "We have invented a farm tool in the county government, and we are going to test it now. Don't worry, old man."
The old man wasn't really worried. Since there weren't many crops in the fields, he wasn't worried about them damaging them. He wanted to stand aside and watch what they did, but he was afraid of the officials, so he could only watch timidly from behind a tree.
Master Ji was looking at a piece of farm implement, unsure how to harness it to the ox. Tong Wenyao was teaching him how to do it. As she directed him, the rope on the implement was soon attached to the ox. Tong Wenyao said, "It's the afternoon now. How many acres can we plow by the evening?"
The farmer who was called was called Uncle Sheep, who was an ox cart driver in the village. He was skilled in driving an ox cart and was also familiar with Ox-Lord. At first, the ox in front refused to move, but Uncle Sheep waved his whip to drive the ox away.
There was a glimmer of hope in Ji Shikang's eyes. If this agricultural tool could produce so much harvest in such a short time, then when the drawings were sent back to the capital, so that people in the capital could see them and promote them, it would be a great honor for the world!
This tool can turn over the soil in the field, so that it does not need to be turned over manually when sowing. This greatly saves manpower and allows for timely sowing. If the soil is turned over manually, the sowing time is often too late, resulting in poor growth of the crops.
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