Emperor Yongshun said to the empress again, "Empress! Look how frightened the child is. He even stutters when he speaks."

The queen was frustrated, but she still knelt down and said, "It is because I did not discipline the sisters in the harem strictly. I will strengthen it in the future."

Emperor Yongshun said indifferently: "Hmm."

Emperor Yongshun said again: "Xiao Mu! Give seats to the Grand Tutor and Duke Zheng."

Eunuch Mu knew that the emperor's granting of a seat to the Duke was a disguised way of currying favor with Miss Zheng, so he quickly invited the two adults to take their seats.

Emperor Yongshun: "Zhen'er, are you ready?"

The Third Prince bowed and said, "Father, everything is ready."

Emperor Yongshun: "I brought you to the Imperial Garden today to let you witness a historical change. Now, Zhener will tell you the details."

The third prince stood up and cleared his throat: "Everyone, this is what happened. Miss Zheng bought an imperial farm from her father. A few days ago, I accompanied Miss Zheng to the farm to take over.

When Miss Zheng saw the farm tools used by farmers, she felt that they were difficult to use and inefficient, so she designed several new farm tools that were lighter and more practical. These new farm tools have been manufactured by the Ministry of Industry of the Qing Dynasty.

It has also been tested on the farm, and farmers have confirmed that it is better than previous farm tools, so today we invite everyone to witness the comparison and use of the two farm tools. "

The third prince explained the whole story in a few words and also explained why he knew it.

After hearing this, everyone present looked towards the farm tools piled on the side.

Some people were thinking, a little girl who had never farmed before could design farm tools. She wouldn't be trying to flatter herself by claiming that the tools were useful.

The Third Prince looked around and saw that except for a few people from the Ministry of Works, everyone else seemed to be unconvinced, so he was not in a hurry.

He walked over and took out a new hoe and an old hoe, and handed them to the two eunuchs standing nearby.

The third prince said, "Please have a digging competition here, and let everyone see which farm tool is more practical."

The two eunuchs took the hoes, walked to the field where the flowers and grass had been pulled out, and started digging.

After digging a dozen times, everyone saw the difference. The new hoe was indeed faster than the old one.

The third prince said, "You two should exchange hoes and feel the difference between the two hoes."

The two men took turns and continued digging. After a while, the eunuch who had replaced the old hoe with the new one caught up and dug more than the previous man.

The Third Prince: "Thank you both, that's enough, now tell me how you felt after using the hoe."

The eunuch who took the new hoe first said that the new hoe was light, the blade was thin and wide, it went deep into the soil, and the blade was half tilted, so it was easy to pull it back. The old hoe was heavy, and it took a lot of strength to dig the soil.

The second eunuch also said, "The new hoe is light, it takes less effort to dig the soil, and it is faster. The old hoe is too heavy, and the hoe head is straight, so it takes a lot of effort to pull out the soil. It is not as easy to use as the new hoe."

Everyone saw how they were digging and knew they were telling the truth.

The third prince did not ask for everyone's opinion. He took out the plowing tools and invited a few eunuchs to go with him.

There are no cows here, and the land is plowed manually.

The old plow requires three people, while the new farm tool only needs two people. As a result, the two people pulling the old plow have a hard time, while the people pulling the curved plow have it much easier. The soil plowed out by the new plow is deeper than that of the old plow, so it is obvious which one is more useful.

The third prince said: "The old plow requires three people, and it plows slowly and not deeply. The curved plow only requires two people, plows well and quickly. If we use oxen or horses to plow the land, the effect will be even better."

Everyone present was stunned, including Emperor Yongshun. They did not expect the effect after comparison to be so good. If the new agricultural tools were popularized throughout Dai Viet, how much labor would be saved and how much work efficiency would be increased.

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