Chapter 196 Chu People Go Crazy with Jealousy
Not only the Chu people themselves were dumbfounded, but most of the Jingguo people who came to watch the excitement were also eye-opening.
This new type of water irrigation saves so much manpower, which they have never seen before.
"what is this!?"
"Don't you need someone to go in and water the ground?"
The Chu people on the other side of the river couldn't see clearly, they just felt that it was a miraculous skill.
The Chu State ships that originally transported food now started the business of transporting people!
The Chu people on the shore, whether they were scholars, merchants or commoners, were all excited, "Boatman, let me get on the boat, and I will pay for it!"
"That's right, if we don't go ashore, I'll just take a look on the boat!"
"We are not violating the imperial edict, are we?"
The people of Chu started to use their little brains to exploit the loopholes in King Chu's imperial edict.
How does this count as disobedience to the imperial edict?
Of course...it doesn't count!
King Chu, who had already paid a tael of silver and boarded the ship, heard the shouts of the people and almost slipped under his feet.
Well, he was ready to cross the river anyway!
That imperial edict, if King Chu could go back to the past, and he really wanted to stop himself, his face would not be so painful now.
The king of Chu crossed the river himself!
Prime Minister Ji Duan and the eldest princess Yun Wu naturally followed, and many people of Chu State were brave enough to board the ship.
Nearing the shore of Jingguo's boundary, everyone could see clearly——
A wooden waterwheel that looks like a keel is set up on the shore.
This kind of waterwheel uses a wooden board as a trough, and the tail is immersed in the water flow. There is a small axle at the other end, which is fixed on the wooden frame of the embankment. There are two adult men on the bank, stepping on the wooden board to turn the axle.
The rolling axle drives the keel waterwheel to pump water from the river and transport it to the fields.
"Okay! This thing is convenient!" King Chu couldn't help but cheer!
Next to it, in addition to the keel waterwheel that relies on human power and pedals, there are also hand-cranked waterwheels.
This hand-cranked type is more portable, and there are people nearby who use this hand-cranked earth-turning cart to turn over the soil in the field.
Obviously, these items are much more convenient and labor-saving than using human or oxen power alone!
"One person can irrigate about five acres of land in one day." Standing next to him was a clerk from the Ministry of Works who explained.
"Further upstream, the river is very fast." The clerk pointed forward, "There is no need to step on it. It relies entirely on the impulse of the current to guide the water into the ground."
"!"
People from Chu and Jing were all amazed.
It will really save a lot of effort to farm in the future!
Their old waists can straighten up a bit.
[Oh, this is the water conservancy and irrigation skill book I redeemed before. 】
Xiao Chuchu was across the river, being held by Xiao Yunzhou, watching contentedly in the first row.
Only then did she remember the skill book she had redeemed a long time ago.
[Sure enough, my skill books are all based on the models developed by Jingguo people and have come to the world]
[Great, who says I’m not a little butterfly that drives history]
Xiao Chuchu looked at the fields and the excited farmers with water conservancy irrigation, with a smile on her face.
【so good. 】
Isn't it?
Xiao Yunzhou couldn't help but laugh.
Since the beginning of the year, he has urged the Ministry of Industry, and they have been studying for three months, and finally came up with it in time for the gathering!
"This big guy, are you going to sell it!?" A shout rang out from the crowd of Chu people on the other side of the river!
As soon as this voice came out, it was followed and recognized by the people of Chu.
"Yeah, sell it or not, how much money will it cost?"
"Quote a price!"
"I'll buy it, why don't I buy it!"
The Chu people on the boat couldn't help but want to get off the boat and give away the money.
Although ordinary people have no money, grain merchants have money!
The head of the village also wanted to buy it back.
Prime Minister Ji Duan couldn't help but glance at the King of Chu. Who would have thought that the first person in the crowd to say that he wanted to buy was the King of Chu himself!
The King of Chu had never taken Jing Guo seriously, but now it was clear that when King Chu saw these new utensils, he felt that Jing Guo had changed and become stronger!
"This one on the side is a water dam." The official from the Ministry of Industry on the shore of Jingguo walked a little further and continued to explain.
"This thing serves three purposes. The first section drives stones to grind flour, the second section drives rice pounding, and the third section is used to divert water to irrigate fields."
"According to the measurements of our Ministry of Industry in Jingguo, using it to process rice is ten times more labor-intensive than manual work."
Now the people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait were in a state of shock.
They looked at the strange and fresh wooden things in front of them, and saw with their own eyes that water and surface were continuously produced when they were used.
Grinding flour, pounding rice, and irrigating fields can really be done!
What a magical creature this is.
"Can we all use it for farming in the future?"
"You have to rely on a river. We can do it in Xuncheng! We have a lot of water in Xuncheng..."
"When can we use this? Isn't it too expensive?"
None of the local Jingguo farmers in Xuncheng have ever used these appliances.
This batch was shipped directly from the outskirts of Beijing, where the Ministry of Industry and Research in Jingguo was located, for the purpose of gathering.
Some parts were made directly from local carpenters and assembled urgently.
"Our Ministry of Industry will soon put these equipment into the villages in the water conservancy areas of Jingguo." An official from the Ministry of Industry of Jingguo said with a smile, "These do not cost the common people any money."
"What? No need to spend money!"
"Is there such a good thing?"
The people on the shore were very excited, and the Chu people on the boat were so jealous that they were speechless.
When they opened their mouths, they were afraid that they wanted to join Jingguo and farm in Jingguo!
"Why did the imperial court send us away?"
"Why is our Jingguo court so good?"
[This is the tax that everyone usually pays! Take it from the people, use it for the people]
Xiao Chuchu was smiling in Xiao Yunzhou's arms, [Emperor Dad did a good job this time. 】
Xiao Yunzhou raised his head and chest proudly.
Especially when he heard the envy, jealousy, and whining on the Chu State ship, he, the Emperor of Jing State, had a strong sense of superiority!
Yes, these are all signs of prosperity brought by his fairy little princess!
It was all Xiao Gege’s daily thoughts that taught him.
In this way, tax revenue is used by the people, which can be seen and touched by the people, and it actually benefits the people. Ordinary people can also better understand the necessity of paying taxes and will not be too disgusted.
Xiao Yunzhou raised his head and looked at the faces on the Chu State ships that envied Jing Guo. He couldn't help but straighten his back even more.
Tremble, Chu people!
Today, he is just showing off what he has learned from Fairy Little Princess in the past six months!
Tremble and worship before the things of the celestial world!
Xiao Yunzhou pretended to be in the sun, raising his handsome chin fifteen times. Even though he was wearing common clothes at the moment, he could not hide his pride.
Beside him and behind him, the real civilians of Jingguo also had equally proud faces.
They all turned to the Chu ships, unable to hide their display.
"I invited you to eat a few days ago, it was a piece of cake! Today, hehe! You have learned a lot about Chu people!"
"Don't envy us, we are people of beauty, you are not, just watch us use good things, hahahaha!"
The Chu ships were silent.
King Chu took a deep breath, and his eyes quickly fell on the most pretentious Jingguo man holding his daughter!
And Xiao Yunzhou's eyes soon fell on the majestic-looking King Chu.
The eyes of the two emperors met instantly!