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Recently, a not-so-big or small incident happened in Xianyang City, and it became the talk of many people. Both men, women and children in the streets and alleys talked about it with great relish.

"Have you heard? The prince gave a five-year-old child a workshop..."

"I heard...that child expelled six craftsmen on the first day he took office, and now he is not producing utensils. A good workshop has just been abandoned."

"Let me tell you one thing, that child is from the country of Zhao, the prince... hey, let's not talk about it..."

"Hey, why don't you talk, go on quickly."

"The crown prince has been a proton since he was a child in the Zhao country. Tell me... will the crown prince..."

"Duke Qin is confused!"

"Confused? Qin Gong is also in the Zhao State, so isn't Lu Gong also a Zhao State businessman?"

"Yeah, what should I do?"

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Naturally, these words also reached the ears of King Qin Zhuang.

Snapped!

King Zhuang of Qin threw the bamboo slip in his hand to the ground, and the servants trembled in fright, no one dared to go forward to pick up the bamboo slip.

"Why is Your Majesty so angry?"

A short and fat man walked slowly to the bamboo slips, bent down to pick up the bamboo slips, spread them out and glanced at them, his heart cleared.

"What is Zheng'er doing?! Does he know how many people are staring at him? How could he do such a thing?!"

"Zheng'er has always been clever, wait for the ministers to ask him, and he thinks about doing this because of his consideration," Lu Buwei was not angry about this matter, he sat down unhurriedly to the next position of King Qin Zhuang, and Put the bamboo slips in his hand on the case table, "It's a little strange."

King Qin Zhuang's anger subsided a little, and he frowned and thought for a while: "Mr. Lu is talking about this rumor?"

Lu Buwei nodded: "How do ordinary people know about the crown prince? The crown prince is just a reward, it's a common thing, and the king usually doesn't care about it, but why it is spread in the place of Shangjing, everyone can comment Second, are they all words of sowing discord?"

King Zhuang of Qin's face became more and more ugly. It was obvious that he had completely listened to what Lu Buwei said, so Lu Buwei hurriedly added fire.

"The prince is related to the future of the country. How can he allow others to peep at his words and deeds? Those who do this can be punished."

King Zhuang of Qin said gloomyly: "Check."

Lu Buwei leaned over and said, "No."

After appeasing King Zhuang of Qin, Lu Buwei turned around and went to the palace where Ying Zheng was. No matter what, what Ying Zheng did was a little ridiculous, and he had to ask clearly.

"Politics."

Ying Zheng raised his head and said in a muffled voice, "Uncle, are you here to ask me about the workshop?"

Not only King Zhuang of Qin was angry, Ying Zheng was also sulking. He didn't expect rumors about him to appear in the city. It would be useless to call Mo Dou back now. Counting the days, if Mo Dou can't make anything, don't worry about it, just stay by his side and help him solve his doubts.

"Exactly," Lu Buwei sat beside Ying Zheng, "Who is this son, and Zheng'er believes in him so much?"

"This son's name is Dou, and he's a carpenter." Seeing Lu Buwei frowned, Ying Zheng quickly added, "But his talent is indeed different from ordinary people. After three days, he will be able to stand up for Zheng'er, and those rumors will be self-defeating."

Lu Buwei tapped the table with his finger: "The carpenter...is this a tool to benefit the country? Does Zheng'er know who his father is?"

"His father died early, and the government is unknown."

"Can you have a surname?"

"No."

Lu Buwei pondered for a moment, then suddenly said: "Zheng'er, this son's surname is Mo, and he is a descendant of the Mo family."

Ying Zheng was slightly taken aback: "How could uncle know?"

Lu Buwei smiled and said: "If he makes such a sharp weapon, only the Mo family can have this talent. Zheng'er's insight, intelligence and ability can attract the loyalty of the Mo family."

Qin State has not only lacked talents, but also has not been welcomed by various theories. It can be said that its reputation is extremely bad. Confucius visited every country, but he did not go to Qin State. It is impossible to take refuge in Qin.

So Lu Buwei also knew that Mo Dou could not be from the Mo family.

But so what?

As long as Mo Dou shows his ability to make tools, Lu Buwei can put the Mohist hat on Mo Dou's head to create momentum for Ying Zheng.

You say that Ying Zheng is not worthy of being a prince?He can even subdue the Mo family, isn't that worthy?

Ying Zheng came to his senses, thought for a while and hesitated, "What if it can't be made?"

Lu Buwei raised his eyebrows: "Then why does Zheng'er keep this person?"

Ying Zheng defended Mo Dou: "He knows a lot of things, and he can tell a thing or two about the affairs of all countries."

"But he has to be punished for talking nonsense. If Zheng'er is unwilling to give up, he can enter the palace as a companion."

What Lu Buwei said about entering the palace meant that Mo Dou would become an eunuch and enter the palace as an eunuch. This not only punished people but also kept them, and ensured that Mo Dou's mouth would not leak Qin's secrets.

After all, Ying Zheng couldn't bear it: "But..."

"Zhenger," Lu Buwei sighed, "A ruler should not be affectionate."

Can't be affectionate?

Ying Zheng pursed his lips, fighting, I hope you didn't lie to me...

.. ......

Mo Dou, who is busy with work, would not know that if he fails, he will face the danger of becoming Zhao Gao. However, his mood is not so relaxed, and the progress of making Quyuanli is a little more difficult than he thought.

Ying Zheng only gave him five days, and he spent one day just to convince the crowd.

Fortunately, this is an unreasonable feudal society, and those who oppose are directly expelled. Although the method is simple and rude, it is very effective. Under the threat of jobs, those carpenters can only obediently obey Mo Dou's words, otherwise, a kind of workshop will let Five-year-old child management is simply impossible.

And what Mo Dou wants to do is the famous Qu Yuanli.

Everyone has heard of Qu Yuanli's name, and it is a typical example printed in textbooks.

While greatly improving productivity, it will not go beyond the limitations of the current era at all, and will not cause any changes to the current class. Most importantly, it is easy to make!

According to the Leisi Jing written by Lu Guimeng, a famous writer in the late Tang Dynasty, Quyuanli consists of eleven parts.That is, plow share, plow wall, plow bottom, plow, plow forehead, plow arrow, plow shaft, plow tip, plow comment, plow construction and plow plate.

The main thing is to change the straight shaft and long shaft to curved shaft and short shaft, and install a freely rotating plow disc on the shaft head, which not only makes the plow frame smaller and lighter, but also facilitates turning and turning, flexible operation, and saves manpower and labor. livestock. (Note 1)

Originally, Mo Dou is actually very good at handling the curved shaft plow. If he is a little lazy, he only needs to change the straight shaft into a curved shaft, and the plow plate can be omitted directly. The production method mainly relies on Leisi farming, and the slash-and-burn planting method is even retained in backward areas.

Therefore, there is no straight-shaft plow, and that thing has to wait until the Han Dynasty when an ox pulls a plow.

However, there is no paper yet, so I can't even talk about drawing blueprints. Ink Dou can only direct with his mouth according to the blueprints in his mind from Baidu.

Fortunately, it wasn't too difficult after all, and after a few failures, it became quite decent.

At this time, the deadline agreed by Ying Zheng had just arrived.