Chapter 150 The Dandy Prince and His Irritable Concubine
“Success!”
"With this water truck, I no longer have to worry about not having water to irrigate the fields!"
The workers installed the waterwheel, and with a rumbling sound, the water in the river was diverted to the high slopes, and then flowed along the ditches to various places in the village.
Watching the ditches gradually fill up with water and then slowly spread into the fields, both the craftsmen and the tenant farmers on the farm cheered enthusiastically.
"Great! The young prince is wise, and the young princess is wise!"
"This is a great thing that will benefit the people!"
Lin Wanwan and Bai Yu stood beside the old prince and princess, looking at the scene below, and felt very happy.
"Daughter-in-law, you did a great job. I'll report this to the emperor and have him reward you handsomely!"
The old prince stroked his gray beard, and the more he looked at it, the more pleased he felt.
Although he did not achieve much in his life, his greatest advantage was that he joined the right team.
His son doesn't seem to have any good qualities, but since he got married, he doesn't seem so bad anymore!
The people in the farmland below, while diverting water for irrigation, couldn't help but stand barefoot in the water, carefully feeling the cool water flowing over the backs of their feet.
"Come here, bring me my brush, ink, paper, and inkstone. I want to paint this scene in front of me into the scroll!"
Seeing something pleasing, the old prince was inspired to paint. He immediately asked someone to prepare brush, ink, paper and inkstone, and began to paint the scene in front of him.
The scene of the waterwheel leading the water from the low place to the high slope, and then winding into the farmland, was all painted in the scroll.
From the moment the waterwheel was successfully manufactured, Lin Wanwan's mission was completed. She stayed by Bai Yu's side and felt his joy.
"Husband, do you think this kind of game is more meaningful than hanging out with your group of friends?"
"From today on, everyone in the capital will remember that it was you who invented the waterwheel and saved the people from disaster."
"From now on, when the dignitaries in the capital mention you, they will no longer look at you with prejudice, but will recognize your talent."
Lin Wanwan's words made Bai Yu happy.
Making a waterwheel is indeed more meaningful than hunting and boating.
I think that when he enters the palace again, the emperor uncle will not frown when he sees him as before.
Everything here had been resolved, and the old prince returned to the palace with his family that night.
He did not wait until the next morning, but went to the palace that night with the scroll he had painted.
After the old emperor finished reading his second brother's masterpiece, he clapped his hands.
"Great, great!"
"They say that you can start a family and build a career after you have one. It turns out that you must start a family before you can build a career!"
"Xiao Yu has finally come to his senses. He knows how to share my worries and work for the welfare of the people."
The old emperor looked at the details of the waterwheel irrigating farmland one by one, and then he realized that this thing was not just a child's game, but was really useful.
"By the way, did you bring the blueprints? If you did, I'll have the Ministry of Industry produce them right away!"
It was not enough to just see the on-site map. The old emperor wanted to see the blueprints of the waterwheel and see the Ministry of Works take action.
"My daughter-in-law gave me the blueprints early this morning. Fourth brother, please take a look at them quickly. The crops in the fields can't wait any longer. We need to have more prepared as soon as possible."
The old prince took the drawing out of his sleeve and placed it on the low table for the emperor to see.
The two men sat at the table and studied for a while, and then the Minister of Works, Yan Jin, was brought in by the eunuch.
"Your humble servant, Yan Jin, the Minister of Works, pays homage to His Majesty and greets Prince Feng."
"I wonder why the Emperor summoned me here so late at night?"
Yan Jin knelt before the emperor and saluted the two of them respectfully before looking up and asking.
"Yan Jing, come over here and take a look at this waterwheel blueprint."
"King Feng has already conducted tests, and it's proven to be feasible. We just need the Ministry of Industry to quickly produce the product so that the people can irrigate their fields soon!"
The old emperor called Yan Jin to his side and asked him to look at the drawings in his hand. By the way, he also let Yan Jin look at the waterwheel irrigation diagram drawn by the old prince.
"Which genius came up with this idea?"
"Why doesn't my Ministry of Industry produce such talents?"
After carefully reading the waterwheel irrigation diagram, Yan Jing took the waterwheel drawing and studied it carefully, marveling at it.
"It's something that that brat Bai Yu from the Feng family and his princess consort created together."
"The telescope was also made by these two people."
"Let's see who dares to say that my nephew is unlearned from now on. Look, these things that benefit the country and the people are all created by Bai Yu!"
In the past, whenever someone confessed his love for Yu Wanku in front of him, the old emperor always felt ashamed to follow his second brother's family.
Now, he finally has a reason to shut up those ministers.
These ministers had nothing to do all day long, so they just watched and impeached the royal family members.
No one in the royal family, including the emperor and his sons, had not been impeached.
Especially Bai Yu, almost half of the time every month, memorials impeaching him would appear on his desk.
"Your Majesty, I have roughly figured out the blueprint. I will take my leave and start looking for craftsmen to begin production!"
Yan Jin didn't stay in the imperial study for long and soon left with the drawings.
"Then Fourth Brother, I want to go back too!"
"I've been busy all day today, and my old bones are about to fall apart."
Seeing Yan Jin leave, Prince Feng also planned to take his leave.
"Oh, right."
"Don't forget the reward for my daughter-in-law. If it's too bad, I won't agree."
"My son and daughter-in-law have finally built something up. If you, as their uncle, dare to hold them back and let my son return to his old state, I will never forgive you."
The old prince finally saw some hope, but he didn't want it to be ruined by the emperor's stinginess.
Before leaving, he did not forget to instruct the emperor to give him a generous reward.
"You, as if I would treat my nephew unfairly!"
"Hurry back and rest. The reward will be delivered tomorrow morning!"
The old emperor looked at his second brother speechlessly. He was so old, but he still looked out of touch.
No wonder she gave birth to such an unreliable son. There are traces of this.
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