Great Wei scholar

A slightly excited voice sounded, attracting Xu Qingxiao and Chen Xinghe to look over.

It's Wang Ru.

"Brother Wang Ru?"

Both Xu Qingxiao and Chen Xinghe were a little curious, but they didn't expect him to come.

"Brother Xu, Brother Chen, long time no see, long time no see."

Wang Ru walked over quickly, and bowed to Xu Qingxiao and Chen Xinghe, his face was full of joy and excitement.

"Brother Wang Ru, long time no see."

Xu Qingxiao spoke.

"Brother Wang Ru, why are you here?"

Chen Xinghe was a little curious.

"Brother Xu, Brother Chen, I should have come a long time ago, but my family arranged a blind date a few days ago, which delayed the time."

Wang Ru laughed a little.

"Blind date? That's not bad, did it work?"

Xu Qingxiao laughed.

"It didn't work at first, but then it did, and in the end it almost succeeded."

Wang Ru said with emotion.

"what for?"

Chen Xinghe was also interested.

"At first, she didn't like me, but I said I knew Brother Xu, and she agreed to get to know each other, but later she asked me about my literary talent, and I bit the bullet and said it was okay, there was one out of ten of Brother Xu, and she let me That is a poem, how can I write a poem on the spot, so I used Brother Xu's poems, and she ignored me afterwards."

Wang Ru said helplessly.

"You use Qingxiao's poems?"

"That must not work. Who doesn't know Qingxiao poetry? You are really stupid. You should use mine. Didn't I write some for you to appreciate? It's just right for you to take out, and I won't blame you .”

Chen Xinghe said with emotion.

However, Wang Ru immediately explained.

"That's what I thought at the time. I didn't dare to take Brother Xu's. I took Brother Chen's and yours. But the girl took a look and said, "Don't compare me with Brother Xu in the future, don't insult Xu." Brother."

"Brother Chen, don't you blame me?"

Wang Ru said so.

Chen Xinghe: "..."

Xu Qingxiao: "..."

Your uncle's!

Chen Xinghe shivered a little.

At this moment, Li Guangxiao's voice sounded.

"Adults, it's time to eat."

Following Li Guangxiao's voice, Xu Qingxiao immediately smoothed things over.

"Don't talk about it, come, come, come, you haven't eaten yet, let's eat together, my cook is very good at cooking."

Xu Qingxiao dragged the two into the room.

The table is full of delicacies.

Wang Ru swallowed, he was indeed a little hungry, but he didn't forget the business, but took out a book to channel.

"Brother Xu, this is the letter Li Xin asked me to hand over to you. It is very important and you must read it."

Wang Ru said so.

"Okay, you eat first, don't worry."

Xu Qingxiao took the letter and sat down to watch it.

Just for a while.

A look of joy appeared on Xu Qingxiao's face.

Seeing the joy on Xu Qingxiao's face, everyone couldn't help being curious.

"What did Li Xin say?"

Chen Xinghe became a little curious.

"Phew! The harvest in Nanyu Mansion has increased by [-]% this season."

Xu Qingxiao smiled and said the purpose of Li Xin's letter.

After saying this, everyone was a little surprised.

Especially Li Guangxiao, he picked up the bowls and chopsticks, and after hearing this, he couldn't help showing surprise.

"Forty percent more? Why so much?"

Although Chen Xinghe doesn't know much about farming, he also knows what [-]% more means.

"Senior brother, do you still remember that when we returned to the county, the younger brother gave Li Xin something?"

Xu Qingxiao said so.

"Remember, some blueprints have something to do with this?"

Chen Xinghe continued to ask.

"Well, that's what the younger brother thinks of in his spare time. Didn't His Majesty punish the people of Nanyu Mansion to pay an extra [-]% of the tax? The younger brother feels a little guilty, but he can't offer any money to compensate."

"So I came up with something for the common people, which can solve the water source problem of fertile fields, and let vacant or scarcely irrigated fields play a role."

"Now the effect is good. Nanyu Mansion's harvest has increased by [-]%. Although the effect I expected has not been achieved, it is almost the same. At least the kindness has been repaid."

Xu Qingxiao explained.

As soon as these words were said, Wang Ru, Chen Xinghe, Yang Hu and others all clicked their tongues.

"What is it? It has such a magical effect?"

"Also, junior brother, isn't [-]% enough? You have to know that for the common people, an extra [-]% of crops is a happy event."

Chen Xinghe couldn't understand it.

"Water wheel!"

"What should I say, Yang Hu, get your pen and ink."

When the effect came out, Xu Qingxiao didn't intend to cover it up. After all, this matter will definitely be reported to the palace. It's just that the Empress won't be able to find it all at once, and if he doesn't say it, it may be half a year later.

At that moment, Yang Hu quickly fetched the pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

Holding a brush in hand, Xu Qingxiao drew the image of a waterwheel on the white paper. In order to be more specific, he also specially drew the water source and fertile fields.

"Brother, this is the waterwheel!"

Xu Qingxiao said.

"Let me see."

Chen Xinghe looked at it seriously, and after a while, he couldn't help frowning again.

"I feel that I understand it, but I feel that I don't understand it. What does this mean?"

Not to mention Chen Xinghe, Wang Ru, Yang Hu and others couldn't understand it.

Only Li Guangxiao understood the function of this thing after just a few glances.

Li Guangxiao's heart was beating very fast, and he soon realized what the function of this thing was.

Extract water to irrigate fertile fields.

Simple things can solve the biggest trouble in farming!

This this! ... This is an artifact!

Li Guangxiao's body trembled slightly, but everyone didn't notice it.

"Brother, what is the crop most afraid of? Isn't it the source of water?"

"This waterwheel is to continuously draw water from the river, and then extend it through the water carrier. If the good land is not too far away from the water source, it can be directly irrigated. If the distance is too far, it can save a lot of time and let the people walk a few steps. .”

"Once this thing is mass-produced and popularized, all fertile fields in the Wei Dynasty will not lack water sources from now on, greatly reducing the problems of water intake and lack of water."

"And there are a lot of good fields in many places that are abandoned. If there is this, it can be re-cultivated."

Xu Qingxiao explained the function of this thing.

All of a sudden, everyone understood, but they didn't understand the benefits of this thing, so they weren't too shocked.

"If it is fully promoted, how much can Dawei increase production?"

A voice suddenly sounded, it was Li Guangxiao's.

For a moment, Xu Qingxiao couldn't help looking at Li Guangxiao, and the latter couldn't help laughing after feeling Xu Qingxiao's gaze.

"My lord, my parents were all farmers. When I was young, there were several famines. It was because of the water source that several villages often fought over a little water source. That's why I asked out of curiosity. I hope you don't want to blame me."

Li Guangxiao said with a sneer, he knew he had made a slip of the tongue.

"It's okay, I understand."

Xu Qingxiao still has a good impression of Li Guangxiao, he is an honest person, and his cooking is delicious.

"Normally, it should be increased by about [-]%. If the abandoned fields are used, it should be doubled at least, or even [-]% after doubled. My ideal is doubled, but it is very difficult. After all, some places have no water source at all. "

"Furthermore, some water sources are hundreds of miles away. To build such a water tanker, it is a question of whether the Ministry of Finance will allocate money. Before there is no real effect, His Majesty will not agree."

Xu Qingxiao said so.

However, Chen Xinghe spoke up.

"Twice? If you can double the grain production of Great Wei, why won't His Majesty agree?"

Chen Xinghe felt that it was a bit outrageous. Thirty to forty percent didn't sound like much, but twice that sounded like an exaggeration.

"It is too expensive to make this kind of waterwheel, and it must be implemented in every village, county, prefecture, and county. The silver taels it costs are astronomical, at least a hundred million taels, and it is not even enough. "

"Do you think His Majesty will agree? The Ministry of Households will not agree either."

"So we can only try it first, let Nanyu Mansion start it first, and strive to double it next season, so at least His Majesty will pay attention to it."

"Hey! But by that time, it will take at least a year or two to build this kind of tool and carry out various implementations. Now that Wei has internal and external troubles, who knows what will happen in a year or two."

"If we do this wholeheartedly now, it will only take one year for the people of Great Wei to see the results. By then... it will be a big surprise. The annual output will be doubled. The achievements will be in the present age, and the benefits will be in the future."

Xu Qingxiao said so.

And the tone is very firm.

Everyone nodded, but they didn't say anything because they thought that a hundred thousand taels would not be finished.

But Li Guangxiao was completely shocked.

One hundred thousand taels is indeed an exaggeration.

But the question is, what is the concept of doubling the annual output?Now some people in Wei Dynasty are still in the stage of not having enough to eat.

If the annual output is doubled, at least the common people in the Wei Dynasty can have enough to eat. This alone is not something that can be solved by a hundred thousand taels.

And it is indeed beneficial for thousands of years.

Even if 20 taels of silver were thrown out, it wouldn't take five years for Da Wei to earn back his capital with a profit.

"Then how long will this waterwheel last?"

Li Guangxiao couldn't help asking again.

"If you use high-quality materials when building, such as some good wood and iron stone, it will last at least 50 years. If there are no other factors, if you usually maintain it carefully and repair it, it will not be too much to use it for 100 years."

Xu Qingxiao answered.

And this answer made Li Guangxiao dizzy.