Chapter 257 Plow Cart
"Oh, something?" A glimmer of anticipation immediately appeared in Old Qin's eyes.
Shen Qingqian quickly took out a blueprint and handed it over. "I want to do this. It will be convenient for digging trenches and planting seeds after spring."
For some unknown reason, there has never been a plow cart in this world. Until now, seeds are sown by hand, which not only wastes food but also manpower.
Old Qin took the drawing and looked at it carefully, but did not respond to Shen Qingqian for the time being.
The picture shows a simple diagram of a plow cart that Shen Qingqian excerpted from the "Compendium of Agricultural Tools", but she made some minor changes based on the current situation, and the finished product will be smaller and lighter.
After a while, Old Qin looked up at Shen Qingqian with a complicated expression, "You can dig ditches and plant seeds at the same time with this drawing, right?"
Why didn't he think of it?
In the past two years, every time he saw the convicts sowing seeds, he felt it was a waste and thought about making something to reduce such waste. However, the affairs of the Arms Supervisory Office often distracted him. In addition, he was better at making weapons and was not familiar with such practical tools. Therefore, he had not been able to design anything that satisfied him.
But when he saw Shen Qingqian's drawing, he suddenly understood.
One tool with two uses, completing two tasks at the same time, how clever!
"Yeah," Shen Qingqian nodded, her expression unchanged. "I just thought of this when I was washing clothes at home. At that time, I thought, if I could use both my feet and hands at the same time, wouldn't that be perfect?"
In a nutshell, make the best use of everything.
Of course, Shen Qingqian admired the ancestors of her world very much. When she first learned that the plow cart actually first appeared in the second century AD, she was shocked.
When she learned that there was not even a plow in this world, her feelings were indescribable.
But after thinking about it, she felt relieved. After all, the overall industrial and technological development level of this world is lower than that of her world.
"You are such a jerk..." Old Qin was really at a loss for words. "It's obvious that you just want to be lazy."
Shen Qingqian said confidently: "Aren't most of the tools in this world invented by people just to be lazy?"
For example, the water storage kettle is made because people don’t want to boil water just when they need to drink it, and the carriage is made because people don’t want to be too tired from walking. The pulley device that Chen Er made is also made for the same reason.
It is even worse in modern times, with all kinds of lazy products popping up like mushrooms after rain.
Old Qin was choked by what she said and glared at her, "You are the only one with so many excuses!"
"Can you make this for me?" Shen Qingqian asked with a smile.
Qin Lao hummed lightly, "It's such a simple thing, what can't be done?" After that, he turned around and handed the blueprint to Chen Er, "You think about it first, and start making the mold in the next two days."
Chen Er was stunned at first, then he said happily: "Okay, Master!"
He didn't expect that Old Qin would let him get involved in making things so soon. Chen Er felt a little overwhelmed by the good luck that fell from the sky.
Shen Qingqian wanted to help Chen Er, so she naturally didn't say anything, nor did she mention whether the drawings should be kept confidential, because she knew that Mr. Qin would definitely find a way to promote the plow cart.
She didn't feel that she was at a disadvantage. After all, the general in charge of northern Hubei was Liang Cheng. No matter what his true attitude towards the Shen family was, as long as she made the Shen family more and more important, no one would dare to touch them easily.
Having accomplished two things at once, Shen Qingqian felt particularly relieved. After coming out of the Arsenal, Shen Qingqian did not rush home, but turned to the place where he had done the accelerated fertilizer experiment last time.
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