Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 930 An Neng Closed His Eyes
Wang Lang pointed at Xin Sanling in the distance, and shouted angrily.

The temple was suddenly silent, and all the officials were speechless. Liu Xi was the same, his eyes widened, and he was silent for a long time before he said helplessly: "Your Majesty, please sit down first. We will discuss this matter later." The stubborn old man He sat down muttering, looking at Pang Tong with anger in his eyes, Pang Tong smiled wryly, it seems that the road to the Three Orders will not be smooth, this is the first court meeting, such a thing happened.

With Wang Lang’s words just now, he originally wanted to propose to the ministers that Pang Tong be the third order. Sun Quan, who was performing a ceremony, was also a little silent. He felt that it might not be suitable to jump out and say these things now. When he looked at the emperor, the emperor also Shaking his head, it was obvious that Liu Xi wanted to skip this ceremony, and since that was the case, Sun Quan didn't mention it again, which made this court meeting very embarrassing.

Fortunately, Zhuge Liang got up in time and broke the silence in the temple. He said, "Your Majesty, two new machines have appeared in the Gongfu. I have seen them personally. Among them, Ma Pushe led 23 craftsmen to improve them. For plowing, they changed the straight shaft and long shaft to curved shaft and short shaft. And put a rotatable plow disc on the shaft head, which made the plow frame smaller and lighter, and it was easy to turn around and turn. able to control."

"I have seen the finished product, and it has been promoted in several counties in Sili. The people are very happy. It can save manpower and do not need livestock. After the promotion of this product, it will probably increase the grain output of Dahan several times. Your Majesty, please order the Gongfu to forge this thing with all its strength and promote it to the whole world!" Zhuge Liang said calmly, but everyone was shocked and began to chat.

The emperor was overjoyed when he heard this, and was about to praise Ma Jun, but turned around to see that there was no Ma Jun among the officials. Zhuge Liang also saw what the emperor was thinking, and said helplessly: "Ma Gong is still developing a The novelty is extremely dangerous, he is worried about the rest of the masters, and operates it himself, so these days are all on vacation."

Liu Xi nodded. Ma Jun seldom came to the temple, and he seldom participated in court discussions. He knew that. Ma Jun was probably the most unusual minister in the temple, but the emperor favored him. After all, every time he All the things he made caused the big man to undergo earth-shaking changes. Liu Xi asked again: "Then what is the second thing? What is it?"

"A new type of overturned car, Ma Gong has improved the overturned car", Zhuge Liang said again, and all the officials nodded their heads. Although they don't think much of craftsmen, the more things that are beneficial to Nongsang, the better. The temple will reward those farmers who have amazing food output, not to mention the manufacturers of such equipment that is beneficial to agriculture and mulberry.

Everyone praised Ma Gong's great achievements, and the atmosphere of silence just now dissipated.

Just as Zhuge Liang sat down, Deng Ai stood up again, and said: "Chen Chen. Chen... You Zuo, the... new rice from Jiaozhou, the locals call it... Zuo Zhancheng. I went to see it myself. I saw it. I saw it. The good ones are resistant to...drought and can grow even in dry land that lacks water. This crop is very suitable for Dahan areas that cannot be widely cultivated due to lack of water. .”

"The other thing is that this kind of rice is very adaptable. It grows in any place, even in the area outside the Great Wall, and it can grow. The growth period is... and... and short. It only takes [-] days from planting to harvest. For more than ten days, if it can be combined with late rice, it can be...can be...double-cropping rice, and the grain output will be large...increased...increased." Deng Ai said with difficulty.

Liu Xi's eyes widened, and he asked, "Really? It was only promoted in the Yangzhou area before, how did you know this?"

"Chenchen. Classify these early Champa. In different areas, we have made many different cultivation test fields. We have carried out repeated cultivation and classification. Finally, we have obtained excellent varieties. came to these ..conclusions."

"Okay! Good!! Happy event, great event!! There are machines made by Ma Gong, and rice crops found by Mr. Deng... Hahaha, God bless you!!" Liu Xi really lost his composure this time. , Hearing so much good news, even the severe pain in his heart was much less, he said happily with a smile on his face.

"God bless the man!! Congratulations, Your Majesty!!" All the officials stood up immediately and bowed to the emperor. Liu Xi was greeted by everyone, but his face was still full of joy. This time the court meeting went extremely smoothly. , the Son of Heaven is extremely gentle, extremely conniving, and even for some unreliable performances, he was not angry or reprimanded.

As soon as the court meeting was over, the emperor took Sanling and Deng Ai to the Hall of Houde quickly, and sat in the hall of Houde. The emperor finally couldn't help laughing, laughing loudly, Zhuge Liang was also a little happy, Since the emperor ascended the throne, it was the first time he saw the emperor so happy. Liu Xi was as happy as a child, and couldn't help asking again and again:

"Kong Ming, that machine can really make children and old people farm the fields??"

"That's right, Your Majesty."

"Then the new overturned car can irrigate more farmland?"

"Indeed, the minister went to see it in person."

"When will you take me to see it? I want to see it!"

"Your Majesty, you can do it anytime, how about going to see it tomorrow?"

"No, no, take me to see it later!"

"Please!"

"Shi Zai, can the rice you mentioned really grow outside the Great Wall? Can it be done in Liangzhou?"

"It should be possible, Your Majesty, I have sent people everywhere in the world to test it."

"What about Youzhou?"

"Your Majesty, I have tried all...all...everywhere, and they all work."

"What about Bingzhou?"

Deng Ai was speechless and just looked at the emperor blankly. After a while, Liu Xi seemed to realize that he was a little too happy. You will be able to eat, no matter it is a famine or something, no one will starve to death, okay, this time, you guys have made a great contribution!"

"Your Majesty benevolent!" Everyone bowed, Liu Xi hurriedly got them up, and then ordered: "Shizai, you should immediately arrange to promote the new rice, and the world's novel crops may not be the only ones like this. Rice, I think there may be such a strange crop besides the big man. I want you to send people to various places, overseas, and outside the Great Wall to find some crops that the big man doesn't have. Even if it is bought with thousands of dollars, I think it is worth it! "

"Hello!" said Deng Ai. Obviously, the strange crops this time made the emperor find another way to increase grain production. It is not very difficult to search for crops with all his strength. After Deng Ai agreed, The emperor also handed over the promotion of crops to him, and asked Deng Ai again after he asked whether it was possible to cultivate outside the Great Wall.

After Deng Ai left, Sanling was still in Houde Hall.

Zhuge Liang said with emotion: "Your Majesty, there are many emperors who send people overseas to seek immortality, and outside the Great Wall to seek immortality, but I have never heard of an emperor who went overseas to seek grain for the people. Your Majesty's merits will be passed down through the ages." Liu Xi shook his head, disapproving Said: "It's nothing, let's talk about this mechanical thing, I will personally reward those craftsmen."

"Honestly!", Zhuge Liang saluted, Liu Xi then looked at Liu Yi, and said: "You don't want to participate in these things, you go to Bingzhou for me. There are reports that the local officials in Bingzhou are forcing against the local people. You have to find out about these things, and if there is such a behavior, no matter who is involved, you can deal with it!"

"Thank you."

"Shiyuan", Liu Xi then looked at Pang Tong, and Pang Tong stepped forward to pay homage, Liu Xi said gently: "There are no outsiders here, so don't be so polite, and I am going to go with Kong Ming Outside the city, take a look at those machines. For the time being, I will trouble you to bring people to deal with the memorials from various places. You can ask your subordinates more. They know how to deal with them. If there are memorials that you dare not deal with, just stay. , I’ll talk about it when I get back.”

"Honestly." Pang Tong promised, and Liu Xi couldn't wait to let Zhuge Ling take him to see the new machines. The yellow gate in the palace prepared a carriage, and Liu Xi sent someone to inform the queen. After leaving the palace, sitting in the carriage, the emperor was still asking about the situation of the Gongfu, Zhuge Liang answered one by one, "What is Ma Gong doing now?"

"I can't understand it either. How can I put it? It's a weapon that makes a deafening sound and can also emit fire. Ma Gong and the minister explained it, but the minister didn't know much about it. It is said that this is what Ma Gong knew from the alchemist. , I have studied it for many years, and now I have gradually achieved some results, but unfortunately, it is too dangerous, and three craftsmen have unfortunately died, even Ma Gong."

"Now he also has some tinnitus. He can't hear clearly anymore. He has been injured several times, and the scars all over his body make him unbearable to look at."

Liu Xi's face gradually became serious, and he ordered seriously: "You must ensure the safety of the craftsmen, Ma Gong's safety, even if you don't want that thing, don't let Ma Gong have any accidents, you will tell me later He, don't allow him to put himself in danger!", the two chatted, and finally arrived at the destination, and as soon as they arrived at the destination, Liu Xi hurried out of the carriage, and Zhuge Liang led him to a farmland.

This place is a test site of the Gongfu. The craftsmen were naturally very frightened when they heard that the emperor was coming. Liu Xi talked with them very kindly, and then he wanted to see their new plow. When the plow came out and turned the soil on the land, Liu Xi had a smile on his face, and even ignored Zhuge Liang's objection, he stepped into the farmland himself, pushed the plow, and turned it on the land for a while. lock up.

"Okay! That's great!" Liu Xi stroked the plow, like a father loving his child.

"Kong Ming"

"His Majesty?"

"Hearing the good news today, I can finally close one eye with peace of mind, and I don't know when I will be able to close the other one." Liu Xi looked up at the scorching sun and said blankly.

"Your Majesty?" Zhuge Liang asked worriedly.

Liu Xi looked at him, grinned, and said just now: "Does this plow have a name?"

"No."

"How about calling it Yankangli?"

"Very good."

"There is also the new overturned car, called Yankang overturned car. By the way, what is that rice called?"

"Is Your Majesty talking about Yankang rice?"

"Hahaha, yes, I'm talking about Yankangdao! It's a good name."

(End of this chapter)