Chapter 131 Plow Test
"Does Father think it's inappropriate?"

Seeing the resistance in Emperor Xuanwu's eyes, Yun Shu tactfully changed his suggestion:

"If the Imperial Garden doesn't work, how about going to my Fengyang Palace?
I just wanted to clear out a space in the backyard to plant some safflowers, but I haven’t had time to do it yet.”

"……you sure?"

Wasn’t it said before that the weaver flower grows much taller than ordinary flowers and also needs fertilizer to grow better?

The imperial garden cannot be smelly, but can the princess’s residence be allowed to smell bad?

Emperor Xuanwu hesitated for a moment, and suddenly called Li Dehai again:
"I remember the palace behind Fengyang Palace. Is it still empty?"

"Yes."

Li Dehai said softly:

"It's a coincidence that the Yihe Palace behind Fengyang Palace is where Concubine Lan lived with other concubines when she first entered the palace.
Later, Concubine Lan moved to Yufu Palace, and the other concubines left one after another, and the Yihe Palace became empty, and it has been empty for more than ten years. "

Lady Lan...

Emperor Xuanwu was in a trance for a moment, and was a little worried that Xiaowu would be sad after hearing this.

But after thinking about it, he still asked according to his original idea:

"Does Xiaowu want this Yihe Palace?"

"Is Yihe Palace bigger than Fengyang Palace?"

Yun Shu didn't think much about it.

If Emperor Xuanwu wanted to give her the Jade Lotus Palace, she might have shown some emotion.
But Yihe Palace...from what Eunuch Li said just now, it is clearly a dormitory!
This thing really doesn't make me feel emotional at all. Yun Shu is very pragmatic:
"If it can be much bigger, I will,
But if the two palaces are about the same size, or just a little bigger, then I will continue to live in Fengyang Palace!"

It also saves you from having to go through so much trouble.

"I really don't know which one is bigger, Yihe Palace or Fengyang Palace."

The imperial palace is so huge with so many palaces. How could the emperor have the time to care about the size of these palaces that have been empty for more than ten years?
Emperor Xuanwu waved his hand generously:

"Didn't you complain before that Fengyang Palace was too small?

The Yihe Palace is empty anyway, so it's a good place to plant the weaving shell flowers you want!"

With a palace between us, that smell...shouldn't be detectable, right?
"Thank you, Father!"

I never expected there would be such a surprise.
Yun Shu certainly would not refuse the palace that was given to her for free, so she changed her mind on the spot:

"Then Father, let's go to my Yihe Palace to try out the improved plow!"

"Ah."

Emperor Xuanwu then threw back his sleeves and put his hands behind his back:

"Go over and take a look."

……

After all, no one had lived in the Yihe Palace for more than ten years, and the flowers and plants that used to grow inside had long been replaced by overgrown weeds.

However, because Emperor Xuanwu wanted to try out the improved plow,
Li Dehai specially arranged for the guards to come ahead and pull out all the weeds that grew too wildly.

By the time Yunshu and the others arrived, the weeds in the yard had not been completely removed, but they did not affect the trial use of the improved plow.

"Father, look!"

It was difficult to introduce the improved curved plow to Emperor Xuanwu on the road.
After arriving at the place, Yun Shu immediately walked to the side of the curved plow and said, "My third brother and Xiao Yuanzi specifically told me in the letter that the biggest difference between this improved plow and the coupled plow used by farmers in the past is that the plow body can swing when it is used, which is convenient for deep plowing. It is also light and flexible, which is conducive to turning.

This thing called a plowshare can be lifted up to make the plow point upward, so that the plowshare will penetrate the soil more shallowly.
On the contrary, if the plowshare points downward, it will penetrate deep into the soil!"

"Not bad!"

Emperor Xuanwu was not the kind of emperor who sat high up in the imperial court and knew nothing about farm tools.

He knew what it looked like when a plow was plowing the ground, so he knew even more clearly how much help this improved curved plow would bring to the agricultural production of the Tiansheng Dynasty if what Yun Shu said was true!

He even walked forward himself and held the curved plow!

Seeing this, Li Dehai immediately winked at the two guards standing beside him.

The two guards did not dare to delay and quickly stepped forward, picked up the tow rope, and slowly pushed forward.

"It's moving! It's really moving!"

As the curved plow slowly moved forward, Li Dehai's eyes suddenly showed surprise:
"I congratulate your majesty! Congratulations to your majesty! It is truly a blessing from heaven for our Tiansheng Dynasty to have obtained this divine object!"

“Really good!”

Emperor Xuanwu was already in a good mood at the moment, and when he heard Li Dehai's familiar dragon fart, he laughed out loud with great delight.

Compared to Li Dehai, who entered the palace at a young age and didn't know much about this aspect,

Emperor Xuanwu saw even more after he personally held the plow.

What he could be sure of was that what Xiao Wu had just said was not an exaggeration at all.
This curved plow is truly a magical weapon that benefits both the country and the people!

The more Emperor Xuanwu looked at it, the more satisfied he became. He even found a great surprise -

"I see these two people pulling the plow, and it seems quite easy. Why don't we try another person?"

The two guards looked at each other, and soon one of them let go of the rope and stepped back.

The other person carried the tow rope alone and walked forward, and indeed he was pulling it steadily!
Emperor Xuanwu was delighted and replaced Li Dehai.

Later, even Tingxue was called to try to pull it, and without exception, everyone was able to pull it!
Seeing this, Emperor Xuanwu smiled even more happily.
While feeling happy, he also did not forget to tease Yunshu:
"You said earlier that it takes two people to pull this plow. Could it be that you are just making it up because you are not strong enough?"

"…It was said by my Third Brother and Xiao Yuanzi, not something I made up."

Yun Shu touched his nose, looking innocent:
"And they said it takes two people to pull it. It's a paddy field."

It is common sense that plowing a paddy field is much more laborious than plowing a dry field.

But the problem is that most of the fields in Tiansheng Dynasty are still dry fields!

After all, apart from rice which is grown in paddy fields, other crops such as wheat and vegetables are all grown in dry fields!

Emperor Xuanwu reacted for two seconds, glared at Yun Shu, and scolded with a smile:
"You did this on purpose, didn't you? Why didn't I hear you say the word 'paddy field' just now?"

"Don't I want to give you another surprise?"

Yun Shu came forward with a smile:
"And Xiao Yuanzi is already trying to solve the problem of needing two people to pull the plow in the paddy field!"

"Oh?"

Once again, he heard the name "Xiao Yuanzi" from Yunshu, which appeared very frequently. This time, Emperor Xuanwu finally did not ignore it:

"Has he figured out a solution?"

"At the moment, I can only say that I have some ideas, but I am not sure whether they can be realized."