When Baili Tang said this, Liang Qiuyu, Eunuch Yang, Imperial Physician Lu and others were all petrified.
What a tyrant!
What are you trying to do?
Your words are golden words, how can you speak them casually?
Did you know——
If one-third of each acre of rice is still unripe, then one acre will lose more than 100 kilograms of rice. How much will be lost if millions of acres of rice are planted...
A pampered civil servant was so frightened that he lost his balance and almost fainted!
Eunuch Yang said that His Majesty wrote a poem last night: If only life could be as it was when we first met... Such a beautiful poem must not have been written by Baili Tang... Otherwise, otherwise... This civil servant would be so angry that he would die!
"Do I need to say it again? If there are farmers who fail to comply, the tax will be increased by 30% for each household!" Baili Tang said again.
Liang Qiuyu, who was closest to him, lost all color on her pretty face in an instant - is this what it means to be with the king like a tiger?
I read to her last night: If only life could be as good as the first time we met...
I am in a happy mood today. I went to inspect the fields and explain hybrid rice to her.
The more Liang Qiuyu thought about it, the more she almost cried.
"Can you trust me?" Baili Tang held Liang Qiuyu's hand. Liang Qiuyu shook her head, then nodded. She looked troubled.
At this time, an old man came over, supported by a younger generation: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! I believe in you!"
"Old man, why do you trust me?" Baili Tang did not call himself "I" at this time.
"Fourth Master!" Liang Qiuyu recognized the person. She had just lowered her head and didn't recognize him as the highly respected Fourth Master Liang in the clan.
Liang Sigong was already over 70 years old, with silver hair, a disability in his right leg, and slow movements. He was about to bow when Baili Tang said, "Old man, there is no need to bow."
Liang Sigong then bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I've had a chronic illness since I was young. Every time a heavy rainstorm comes, my kneecap always hurts terribly. I don't know why these past few days, the pain has made me lose the appetite for three meals a day."
The handsome young man beside him said calmly, "Your Majesty, my grandfather's remedies have always been effective. I dare not lie. If there is a major disaster, the entire rice field, a hundred miles in radius, will become a depression, and the flood will take days to subside."
"Old man, do you have rheumatism?"
Liang Sigong shook his head. He didn't know what rheumatism was.
Imperial Physician Lu asked, "Your Majesty, do you have a knuckle disease?"
Baili Tang shook his head. Rheumatism and arthritis overlap, but there are also some differences. Without further explanation, he once again "issued an order to harvest rice," sending even the surrounding counties to notify them as quickly as possible.
Violators will be subject to a 30% tax increase!
Who made Baili Tang the emperor above everyone else? If he doesn’t have the final say, who has the final say?
Then Baili Tang immediately rushed back to the palace and gave orders one by one. He wanted to make an invention to help everyone harvest the rice.
Jia Shidao hadn't come along today, citing the need to supervise the work. Baili Tang had come to him to find a blacksmith. A craftsman capable of forging such a tall iron pillar was no ordinary person.
At that time, Jia Shidao's first reaction was, "Could it be that the emperor noticed something?" Until someone reported to him that the emperor had ordered the rice to be harvested... Then he happily invited the blacksmith over.
The emperor must be crazy, ordering the villagers to harvest rice at this time?
Are you trying to force them to rebel against you immediately?
Baili Tang only drew two wheels, using charcoal as he was not used to using a brush. The proportions were clearly marked.
What he wanted to make was the thresher, and the most difficult part was the gears.
The blacksmith introduced by Jia Shidao looked hesitant. He had seen wheels before, but he had never seen such a fine iron wheel. If he couldn't cast it, or if there was even a slight deviation, would the tyrant emperor chop off his head?
At this time, a mighty young general came over, knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, can you try using clay molds, the same way you make tripods or armor?"
This general has thick eyebrows and big eyes, is eight feet tall, and has a voice like thunder... Well, he is a famous person!
What is clay casting?
Clay has strong adhesive force after adding appropriate amount of water. If some rice husks, rice awns, horse manure, rice chaff ash, etc. are added, and it is dried in the shade or oven, it becomes a casting with air pores and extremely high hardness.
The Simuwu Square Ding, from the late Shang Dynasty, was cast from clay blocks. Ancient clay molds were also used in the investment casting method for tripods, bells, coins, and mirrors. The molding method involved first creating the inner mold, then filling it with investment molds, and then remaking the outer mold.
In layman's terms, clay casting is the process of pouring molten iron into the mold cavity through the clay core component.
This is an ancient method that is still used today. In Yu Tang's previous life, there was a more common method, shell casting - investment wax manufacturing.
Of course, with the modern technology he has, he can just make a gear, put it on a special machine, and finish the job in no time.
Baili Tang went over and patted his general on the shoulder: "Okay, I'll leave this matter to you."
The young general replied loudly, "I will definitely live up to your command!"
The reason he volunteered was mainly because he had seen Baili Tang's paintings and was amazed. Although he did not know what His Majesty would use them for, he was sure that they were extraordinary.
After a few people left, Baili Tang continued to draw other things.
At some point, Eunuch Yang came over with lunch in his hand: "Your Majesty, it's time to eat..."
"Put it down and go get some rest." This old man hadn't slept since yesterday afternoon, which was quite a dedication. However, Baili Tang's intuition told him that this old man was hiding something from him.
"I'm not tired..."
"Do you want to be spanked?"
Eunuch Yang: “…”
Meanwhile, Liang Qiuyu didn't follow him back. She followed Si Gong back to Liangjiazhuang. Wherever she went, the villagers pointed and talked about her. Liang's father and mother hurriedly took her back home.
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