Old Li was very satisfied with the reactions of the ministers present.
In the past, Li Er liked to be the center of attention.
But now, he felt that it was a good thing to let the rascal show his face. Who asked this brat to want to keep a low profile!
"If you want to keep a low profile, you have to see if I agree!”
Old Li smiled contentedly and called the imperial guards over."
"Send someone to bring the cattle over and test the effect of this curved shaft plow!”
The imperial guard received the order and was about to leave.
However, at this moment, Li Chengqian, who had been silent all this while, suddenly spoke up,"
"Imperial Father, this is not how the test is done!”
What?
Old Li was stunned. He didn't know why this brat would suddenly say such a thing.
Could it be that he didn't need to use the ox to test this curved shaft plow, but rather, he wanted someone to test it?
All the officials present were looking at Li Chengqian, wondering why the Crown Prince said that.
Facing the gazes of the entire audience, Li Chengqian felt depressed, but he still explained,"
"Imperial Father, in your son's opinion, since you want to test it, you naturally need a reference.
Your son thinks that we can use a curved shaft plow with one ox and use a straight handle plow with the other ox.
In this way, it was clear at a glance whether the curved shaft plow was better than the original straight handle plow!”
Everyone was enlightened.
"Your Majesty, what His Highness the Crown Prince said is true. Only then will there be a comparison!”
Fang Xuanling cupped his hands in agreement.
The rest of the ministers nodded in agreement.
Old Li looked at Li Chengqian meaningfully and thought, Little rascal, you took the initiative to take the bait.
"Men, follow the Crown Prince's instructions and bring two oxen over.
One uses a curved shaft plow, the other uses a straight handle plow…"
Not long after, the cattle equipped with two different plows stood side by side in front of everyone.
To be honest, if he hadn't seen the straight plow, Old Li wouldn't have thought that there would be any problem with the curved plow.
However, when he saw the comparison between the straight handle plow and the curved plow, he suddenly felt uncertain.
Because the two plows placed together at this moment had a very strong contrast.
The curved shaft plow's handle was curved and looked very light.
However, the straight plow was different. Not only was it larger, but it was also heavier.
Even Old Li, who wasn't familiar with farming.
They all knew that the depth of the land was mainly dependent on the weight of the plow.
Now that the curved beam plow was so light, could it really reach the effective depth of plowing?
Thinking of this, Old Li quietly poked Li Chengqian's arm and asked in a low voice,"
"Rascal, there won't be any problems with the Qu Yuan Li that you designed, right? Why do I suddenly feel like I'm not confident!”
Li Chengqian was stunned for a moment and said,"
"Father, what are you worried about? Isn't everything fine?"
Old Li pouted and continued,"
"Kid, look at it yourself. The curved shaft plow you designed is so light, can it plow to the appropriate depth?”
Li Chengqian came to a sudden realization and said with a confident smile,"
"Imperial Father, don't worry. Actually, I've already explained this problem to the craftsmen in Yiqiu Palace.
Although the curved shaft plow was lighter than the straight handle plow, it was not certain who would plow deeper.”
Actually, it was not just Old Li.
Even the other ministers were beginning to suspect that this Qu Yuanli was just for show.
However, because Tian Zi was here, no one dared to say it out loud.
Even Cheng Yaojin, who had always been honest, shut his mouth at this time.
Under everyone's suspicious gazes, the two oxen began to plow the land under the command of a human.
In the beginning, the speed of both sides was about the same.
But soon, the speed of the cattle equipped with the curved shaft plow obviously increased.
And gradually, he pulled away from the other ox.
This was very normal, because the bent shaft plow was much lighter than the straight handle plow.
It was much easier for the oxen to pull the curved shaft plow than the straight handle plow.
Seeing this scene, Old Li finally heaved a sigh of relief.
At the very least, the speed of this curved shaft plow was still faster than the straight handle plow.
As for the depth of the cultivated land, he could only choose to believe his little rascal's words. Therefore, he said in a deep voice,
"Men, check the depth of the cultivated land on both sides and report immediately!”
Actually, the imperial guard didn't even need to check it, because Fang Xuanling had already shouted excitedly,
"Your Majesty, this is truly inconceivable. The ploughing depth of this curved shaft plow is actually deeper than that of a straight handle plow!”
Hearing him say this, Li Er didn't care about the emperor's demeanor and directly walked to the side of the freshly plowed land.
He raised his hand and grabbed a handful of soil that had been plowed by the curved plow, then grabbed the soil that had been plowed by the straight plow.
"It's actually true!"
Old Li raised his head in shock and looked at Li Chengqian in confusion.
The rest of the officials also came forward to take a look.
He realized that Old Li and Fang Xuanling weren't putting on a show this time because the truth was right in front of them. There was no need to put on a show.
The ministers felt that their brains were not enough.
"What's going on? That straight handle plow was clearly much heavier than the curved shaft plow!
Why was it that the land plowed by the light curved shaft plow was deeper than the land plowed by the straight handle plow?”
"That's right, this doesn't make sense. Could it be that just because it looks strange, it plows deeply?”
"If I hadn't seen this scene with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it was real.
Not only was this curved shaft plow fast, but it could also plow deep.
If this curved shaft plow was used to replace the straight handle plow, wouldn't the people of the world have no worries about spring plowing?”
Someone finally thought of this.
However, the first person to bootlick was Cheng Yaojin, this old fool.
He raised his hands excitedly and said loudly,
"Congratulations, Your Majesty. With this Qu Yuanli, the people of the Great Tang are blessed!”
"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
With this fellow leading the way, the others hurriedly congratulated him in unison.
Old Li was so happy that his face was wrinkled. He laughed foolishly.
"All the beloved ministers are right. With this curved shaft plow, the people of the world will have no worries about spring ploughing! Hahahaha!"
"Hahahaha!"
The others also echoed and laughed loudly.
Regardless of whether these guys were really happy or pretending to be happy, the atmosphere was lively.
After laughing for a while, Old Li came back to his senses.
Because he realized that there was still a doubt in his heart that had not been answered.
That was, why was it that the bent shaft plow, which was obviously lighter, could plow deeper than the straight handle plow?
Obviously, there was only one person present who could answer this question.
Hence, he looked at the bored Li Chengqian.
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