Xiao Ge couldn't be more satisfied with Zhao Ruxi's choice to go to the Ministry of Industry.

No one who is still sitting on the dragon throne and is in good health would not want his son to take the seat beneath him, even if there is only one adult prince left.

Now that Zhao Ruxi has chosen to go to the Ministry of Industry, it shows that Xiao Lingyan is as indifferent to fame and fortune as ever and does not care about seizing power from him. This makes Xiao Ge feel extremely comfortable and hopes that Xiao Lingyan will get better completely so that he can be crowned prince.

At the same time, he was also full of expectations for Zhao Ruxi.

Not only Xiao Ge, but also the ministers in the court were looking forward to it.

Although some people criticize women's participation in politics, they are convinced of Zhao Ruxi's talent.

Not to mention the number one scholar, there is one every three years. However, except for Zhao Ruxi, they have never heard of the person who became the number one scholar after only spending two years studying. From ancient times to the present, they have never heard of Zhao Ruxi.

His talent in machine making.

It was Zhao Ruxi who came up with the lock of the safe that no one can open. She also came up with the amazing textile machine. She also came up with the two farm tools and the ingenious elevated waterwheel that she improved. Now.

She took the initiative to go to the Ministry of Works and messed around with the organization as soon as she went there, which made people look forward to it.

Zhao Ruxi did not disappoint them. More than twenty days later, she told Gong Cheng that she had built a harvester that would allow people to harvest grain less laboriously. However, it was still in the experimental stage, and she didn't know if it would work.

"What? Harvester?" Gong Cheng couldn't be more surprised when he heard these three words.

As an official of the Ministry of Industry, he is no stranger to grain cultivation. Whether it is wheat or rice, from planting to harvesting, it requires manpower to do it bit by bit. People who do not farm can never imagine the hard work involved.

"Yes, I'm going to take the machine to Zhuangzi to test it now. Do you want to go and have a look?" Zhao Ruxi asked.

"Go, go, go." Gong Cheng said, remembering something, and hurriedly said, "The emperor knows that you asked people to do this, and he is also very concerned about it. He has to ask you how the things you made are doing every two days. You see

Should I report this to the Emperor?"

Zhao Ruxi was obedient, nodded and said: "Sure."

When Xiao Ge heard about it, his heart was itching and he really wanted to see the effect of the harvester made by Zhao Ruxi in person.

This is a large-scale agricultural tool that is more effective than the two other agricultural tools and saves more labor. If it is effective and can be widely used, Dajin's farming area can be expanded a lot.

But leaving the palace for the emperor is not a trivial matter. It involves security issues, mobilizes troops, and wastes people and money.

He had no choice but to tell Eunuch Xie: "Go and take a good look at it for me, and let me know when you come back."

"Yes." Eunuch Xie bowed and responded.

So, in addition to a dozen officials from the Ministry of Works, the people who followed Zhao Ruxi to Zhuangzi were also joined by Eunuch Xie and two young eunuchs and a royal guard he brought with him.

Zhao Ruxi originally thought of trying the harvester on her farm. But seeing this battle, she first took the harvester to the field and tested it, and then asked someone to tell the magistrate of Beining County to recruit him.

Thirty strong and experienced farmers.

On the appointed day, she asked the craftsmen from the Ministry of Works to install the harvester and set it up. Qi Xugu and Zhao Jingli appeared on Zhuangzi with Eunuch Xie and others.

Gong Cheng and Zhao Ruxi rushed to greet him, said a few words to Eunuch Xie, and then turned to ask Qi Xugu: "Master Qi, why are you here?"

"Hehe, I just came here to watch the excitement." Qi Xugu smiled and waved his hand, "You continue, just pretend that I don't exist."

As he spoke, he stared at the harvester without moving his eyes.

Xie Gonggong said: "The improvement of farm tools is related to the food situation of Jin Dynasty. Sir Qi naturally wants to come and take a look."

He smiled and said to Zhao Ruxi: "Mother, if you are ready, let's start."

Zhao Ruxi nodded and asked Zhou Chun to instruct the people on both sides, explaining to Eunuch Xie and Qi Xugu: "In order to compare the efficiency of the harvester, I asked County Magistrate Wang to find thirty experienced farmers, and both sides started working together.

Let’s see how it goes.”

Eunuch Xie, Gong Cheng and Qi Xugu had long heard about Zhao Ruxi's great achievements in Nanyang using newly made farm tools. Now that they heard what she said, everyone's interest became even stronger.

Xie Gonggong said: "The emperor still wants to come and have a look, but it is inconvenient. If he knew that you were going to have such a competition, he would definitely be even more excited."

"Hahaha..." Qi Xugu is a veteran minister, and he knows Xiao Ge's temperament very well, and he speaks casually, "The emperor loves to watch the excitement and novelty."

At this time, Zhou Chun came back and reported: "Madam, both sides are ready, and the area has been measured by the adults from the Ministry of Industry."

Everyone was standing on the ridge. When they looked up, they saw that the rice field on their right had been divided into two halves with ropes. From a visual inspection, it could be seen that the areas on both sides were the same.

The farmers recruited by County Magistrate Wang were standing in the distance. They were all strong men in their twenties and thirties, with tall builds and bulging tendons on their arms. They looked like they were good at doing farm work.

Everyone couldn't help but cast strange looks at Magistrate Wang.

If Zhao Ruxi is still the original Mr. Zhao, even if the harvester she made loses in the competition, it will only be a loss of face.

But now she is Princess Qi, which is not only related to King Qi's face, but also represents the royal family.

If her harvester is not as good as those men in the competition, where will the royal face go? Wouldn't King Qi's reputation be greatly compromised? Will the emperor be angry with them because of this?

This magistrate Wang is too incompetent. Princess Qi asked him to find some farmers, but he couldn't find people from a village? There are some old, weak, thin and strong, so the competition is at least fair, isn't it?

Is he choosing these strong men who can match each other now to make Princess Qi lose in the competition and lose face?

When Magistrate Wang was looked at by everyone, his thoughts suddenly changed and he understood what everyone meant. He suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

He hurriedly explained: "The empress told me to find thirty strong men. I don't know what the empress wants these people for. Is there any reason why the empress can't do it well when she gives the order? So, I don't know.

These people were carefully selected..."

The further he spoke, the lower his voice became. Even though everyone was already wearing jackets in autumn, his forehead was still covered with sweat.

What he didn't say was that not only did he personally select strong men, he was also worried that these men would not have the strength to work, so he kept these men for two days with good food and vegetables.

Zhao Ruxi quickly smiled and said: "I asked Magistrate Wang to find the person. This can show the efficiency of the harvester, right? It's okay, okay."

She asked Eunuch Xie: "They are all ready. Eunuch, you are here on behalf of the emperor, why don't you start?"

Eunuch Xie nodded and said, "Sure."

He asked everyone loudly: "Are you ready?"

The strong men all responded in unison: "Ready." The voices were extremely loud.

"Then...start."

Following Eunuch Xie's order, thirty strong men began to cut the rice on the ground.

Magistrate Wang brought them here and only ordered them to work hard. They didn't know what kind of officials the people behind them were, but Magistrate Wang only nodded and bowed in front of them, which showed that they were all high-ranking officials.

Even though Magistrate Wang gave them delicious food and drinks, they couldn't lose face to Magistrate Wang, right? So they threw off their arms one by one, worked hard with all their strength, and tried their best to perform in front of these high-ranking officials.

With the dancing of the sickle, the rice fell down in rows, and in a short time the men advanced one or two meters.

On the other side of the rope that was relatively close to everyone, there were originally two not-so-elegant draft horses, three men, and a cart with a big roller. As Eunuch Xie said "start",

They also started to move.

However, the horses had to be controlled by people. The man sitting in the car cracked his whip for a while, and then the two horses took a few steps forward and pulled the big roller to start moving.

Look at the slow motion here, and then look at the strong men over there who have pulled some distance away. Eunuch Xie, Qi Xugu and others are all sweating for Zhao Ruxi. Zhao Jingli is even more anxious.

"Ah, look, it's harvested. It's harvested."

The officials from the Ministry of Works who were standing not far from Eunuch Xie and others shouted happily.

Everyone was refreshed and saw the carriage moving forward slowly. The strong men standing on both sides of the carriage grabbed the rocker and shook it vigorously. The drum rotated with their shaking and the pulling force of the horses. The rice along the way was being rotated in the drum.

After being pressed in, it was immediately cut off, and the rice ears and the straw were all rolled into the machine.

The machine behind was rotated by the rocker, and the rice that was rolled in was successfully separated from the rice grains, and the grains of rice were separated into the sacks dragged behind.

The two horses advanced slowly at a balanced speed and soon harvested a large area of ​​rice. In less than a quarter of an hour, the horses surpassed the strong men and continued to move forward.
Chapter completed!