Chapter 7 The Shocked Qin People
Chapter 7 The Shocked Qin People
Listening to the words of the King of Qin in the hall, Ying Zichu opened his mouth to refute.
However, when I think about the fact that the son of the God is still young...
He didn't know if it would be dangerous if he was suddenly exposed. Out of concern for protection, he hesitated for a moment and didn't speak.
Seeing his appearance, the King of Qin didn't care much.
His words were meant to warn him. He did not take the rumors circulating about Ying Zichu, including the so-called "god" great-grandson, seriously.
Thinking of this, he waved his hand and immediately ordered people to carry down several strange farm tools in the hall and have skilled craftsmen replicate and try out a large number of them.
Although these curved plows, water wheels and other items look unattractive and seem to be of no use.
But after all, it’s my grandson’s intention. I can’t let him down. There’s nothing wrong in giving it a try.
Therefore, he did not ask who made and invented these things.
Seeing this scene, some anxiety appeared in Ying Zichu's eyes.
To be honest, after making the curved plow and other things, he had not yet tried them out.
Out of trust in his noble youngest son, he ignored Lu Buwei's opposition and told the King of Qin in the hall as soon as it was made.
"Are these things really as effective as my son said, helping farming and increasing crop yields?"
Ying Zichu thought anxiously.
……
Time passed quickly, and with the help of skilled craftsmen, many curved plows, water wheels and other items were produced.
With a wave of his hand from King Yingji of Qin, the people in Xianyang City and its vicinity immediately received orders to push agricultural tools.
"Quyuanli?"
"Waterwheel?"
"What is all this?"
The Qin people were both confused and surprised.
The most important thing is, they heard that these things were presented to the king by Ying Zichu?
When will people in the royal family be able to invent things?
Or farming tools?
The Qin people were in disbelief and doubted whether the farm tools were useful.
Scholars, Confucian scholars and other people of the Hundred Schools of Thought did not believe at all that members of the royal family could invent any useful agricultural tools.
They were skeptical and dismissive of the effectiveness of these farm tools.
In the morning of the day when we were pushing the farm tools.
Outside the city of Xianyang, several horse-drawn carriages arrived, and a group of young Confucian scholars got off the carriages. Among them was a man who was nearly fifty years old and of a relatively high status.
Looking at the bustling Xianyang City in front of him, Xunzi's eyes showed admiration.
Xunzi.
A representative figure of the current Confucian school, a master of the Hundred Schools of Thought, and the teacher of Han Fei and Li Si.
Looking at the bustling Xianyang in front of him and thinking about the rumors about the gods that had been circulating not long ago, Xunzi couldn't help but shook his head.
He does not believe in such things as gods and ghosts. He is a materialist thinker.
As the saying goes, the sky can create life but cannot distinguish things; the earth can carry people but cannot rule them. Control the destiny of heaven and use it.
The laws of nature are constant; they do not exist for the sake of Yao nor perish for the sake of Jie.
Everything in the world is governed by laws and is not subject to human will, but we can fully understand and master these laws and then use them to improve our lives and promote progress.
The laws are not controlled by the so-called gods.
Naturally, he did not believe in the rumors about gods circulating in the Qin State at all. He just thought that it was a deliberate rumor and hype spread by the Qin royal family for unknown purposes.
At this time, a voice sounded nearby. "Teacher, the Qin royal family seems to be promoting some agricultural tools. What do you think of those things?"
Li Si asked curiously.
A dozen students nearby showed curiosity in their eyes.
Upon hearing this, Xunzi stroked his beard, smiled kindly, and did not answer the question.
Like everyone else, he did not believe that the young Ying Zichu could invent any useful agricultural tools, but due to the majesty of the Qin royal family, he could not say anything in front of his students.
However, even though he thought so, those so-called farm tools also aroused his curiosity, and he planned to stay in Qin for a few more days to see what the farm tools were.
Time passed quietly, and after a day, something happened that was beyond the expectations of the people of Xianyang City and Xunzi.
A farmland.
Xunzi and a group of people were standing by the field, watching the waterwheel, the curved plow and other equipment in operation.
Look at the waterwheel that runs on its own with the flow of the stream to irrigate the farmland, and the curved plow that plows the land, which is convenient and greatly saves manpower and animal power...
Xunzi changed his previous attitude and a look of amazement appeared in his eyes.
"It's a masterpiece!" he praised.
Li Si and others who had not taken it seriously before also showed shock in their eyes.
Apart from anything else, the waterwheel that can irrigate the farmland by itself as the stream flows is enough to amaze them.
Even if Lu Ban were alive today, he might not be able to invent such an exquisite thing, right?
"I wonder who invented such an exquisite thing?" Xunzi was both amazed and curious.
As for Ying Zichu who presented these farm tools?
The man was very young, and he didn't believe at all that these things were invented by him.
Not to mention that he didn't believe it, the dozen or so students next to him also didn't believe that these things were made by Ying Zichu.
The person who could invent such an ingenious thing must be a person with extremely high attainments in carpentry and machinery, and he must be a little older, comparable to Lu Ban.
There is no way it could be the young Ying Zichu!
They thought firmly.
At this moment, both Xunzi and many students showed curiosity in their eyes.
"I wonder who invented this ingenious thing?"
"Do we know each other?"
While they were amazed and curious, Lu Buwei, Ying Zichu and others were also standing in a farmland.
They were amazed at the water wheels that irrigated the fields and the curved plows that plowed the fields.
The two looked at each other.
Lu Buwei exclaimed, "As expected of a god!"
Things like water wheels may seem simple, but if you observe carefully, you can discover the wisdom contained in them. It is not easy for ordinary people to invent them!
Only the little god in Huayang Palace could so easily invent and create such an object that embodies extremely high wisdom, right?
Ying Zichu beside him was also excited and said, "I knew that what my son created was extraordinary!"
You can tell just by looking at these things that they can play a huge role in farming, and crop yields will definitely increase next year!
This was a great achievement. Just these few farm tools could improve his status in the hearts of King Yingji of Qin, An Guojun and others, and even make him famous in history and recorded in the Records of the Grand Historian.
As he thought about it, he became worried about another thing.
If the fact that the son of a god invented these things were to be exposed, I wonder how the King of Qin and his people would treat his son of a god, and whether he would be in danger.
At the same time, inside the palace.
At this moment, the Qin ministers and King Yingji of Qin were filled with shock as they listened to the report on the current status of the farm tools.
(End of this chapter)