Female-to-male: I live on farming

Qin Ke worked hard to complete the work before the autumn harvest so that he could use his rice fields to check the results.

Fortunately, Gu Lanxi sent enough people with impeccable craftsmanship, otherwise he would not be able to complete such a delicate and complicated project.

The first agricultural harvester of the Dayan Dynasty was thus launched. Gu Lanxi also came to Qinghe Village on the day he was preparing to conduct the experiment, but this time she was alone and the eldest princess did not show up.

Qin Ke was curious and wanted to gossip, but she didn't dare to ask.

In the past, whether people were harvesting wheat, rice or other grains, they all relied on manual labor. The tool was a sharply sharpened sickle. A strong laborer could only harvest more than two acres of land from morning to night.

The harvester made according to the system drawings is equipped with a cutting knife driven by a ground wheel at the bottom, and a reel and a collecting platform at the top. Without steam engines and fuel, the harvester can only be pulled by horses or donkeys. After starting, the reel moves the rice, and the cutting knife cuts the rice stalks. When the harvested rice accumulates to a certain amount, it will fall from the collecting platform, realizing semi-automatic baling.

In fact, this harvester is more suitable for harvesting wheat fields, but let’s experiment with Qin Ke’s rice fields first.

It was a rare day for Lu Youqing to take a break from her books today. Qin Ke always advised her to combine work and rest and not to put too much pressure on herself.

Lu Youqing sometimes listened to Qin Ke's advice and sometimes didn't. But today was such a special day, Lu Youqing would come to witness it with his own eyes no matter what.

They stood in front of the endless rice fields, which looked like a patch of gold. The rice ears were bulging and seemed about to burst, and when the wind blew, they stirred up waves of golden color.

Although Gu Lanxi had limited knowledge of farming, she had seen other people's rice on the way here, and she also had her own farm, which she would need to inspect regularly. In the past, she had never seen rice like Qin Ke's, with full grains and heavy rice ears that were bent by the weight.

She thought that even without weighing, the yield of the rice fields planted by Qin Ke must be very high.

Everyone was extremely looking forward to the performance of the harvester, and Gu Lanxi also very cautiously sent people to cordon off the surrounding area of ​​several hundred meters.

The horses pulling the harvester were two docile old horses brought by Gu Lanxi, and they were put into a lasso. Then a driver in his thirties sat in front of the reserved seat in front of the harvester and gently pulled the rope to drive the horses. As the horses moved forward, the rotating reel below pressed down the rice ears, and the cutting knife below cut the rice stalks and poured them onto the grain collecting platform.

When the rice accumulates to a certain level, the mechanism will be triggered and the rice will fall from the collecting platform. The people behind only need to load the fallen rice onto the donkey cart and take it home.

In just two hours, Qin Ke's ten acres of rice were all harvested. At this rate, a harvester can harvest forty to fifty acres a day. This efficiency is several times higher than the previous manual harvesting with sickles.

The craftsmen sent by Gu Lanxi had been standing by and watching the entire experiment closely, fearing that any accidents would occur during the process. When they saw such results, they almost jumped up with excitement.

On weekdays, they are responsible for the production of some commonly used machinery. They never thought that one day they would be able to make such amazing and incredible things with their own hands.

Qin Ke has always been very calm. He has full confidence in the products produced by the system. If there is really a problem, it is mainly a problem of raw materials, which is definitely not as durable as steel in later generations.

"This thing is very good!" Gu Lanxi, who had been watching the whole process, finally showed a satisfied smile. Since Jinyang returned to Beijing, her mood has not been very good.

Although she was also very surprised and curious, she was used to big scenes after all, so her expression remained calm.

"Although this product is successful, it is not ready for release yet. I will take the blueprints and the craftsmen with me. Just wait for our news."

Seeing that the harvester experiment was successful, Gu Lanxi felt relieved, and the next step was to discuss business.

Although Qin Ke knew that they had their own plans and intentions, and logically he shouldn't interfere with what happened next, he still couldn't help but asked after thinking about it: "Are you planning to mass-produce?"

Sure enough, as soon as Qin Ke asked the question, Gu Lanxi's expression became a little unhappy.

"I don't mean anything else. I just want to say that the production process of the harvester is tedious and complicated, especially since many parts are made of iron. Grinding and casting require extremely skilled craftsmen. If you want to mass-produce, you might as well try assembly line engineering."

"Assembly line?" Gu Lanxi's expression eased a little. After hearing Qin Ke's words, he raised his eyebrows in surprise at this word he had never heard of before.

Qin Ke nodded and tried to explain in more detail: "We can break down the production process into different parts. Each person is only responsible for one step. The simple parts can be handed over to ordinary workers, while the complicated parts can be handed over to experienced masters. Repeating the process over and over again, once you are familiar with the steps you are responsible for, you will speed up production, which can improve overall production efficiency."

Gu Lanxi thought about it for a moment, not only did he understand what Qin Ke meant, but he also thought of another aspect: "By doing this, different parts can be handed over to different departments, and the entire process can be better kept confidential."

In this way, even if someone has ulterior motives and wants to steal the production process, they can only steal part of it.

Okay, Qin Ke nodded silently. He had never underestimated the wisdom of the ancients, not to mention that these people were rare and extraordinary women in the world.

"I will consider your opinion." Gu Lanxi looked at Qin Ke with more and more appreciation.

Maybe this person can really help Jinyang change her situation.

Gu Lanxi was a very busy man. After seeing the effect of the harvester, he took his people away, and even took away the finished harvester and the craftsmen who participated in the production.

However, Pei Xiu still stayed in Qin Ke's house. Qin Ke estimated that she would stay by his side to monitor him and also serve as a medium for him to communicate with Gu Lanxi.

After Gu Lanxi's people left, Qin Ke bent down and picked up a rice ear from the ground. He reached out and crushed the rice husks outside. Looking at the crystal clear and white jade-like rice grains, he couldn't help but laugh softly.

Nothing can compare to the satisfaction and sense of accomplishment that comes from witnessing with your own eyes a bountiful harvest of the crops you have sown with great effort.

Next, Qin Ke started to lead people to load the harvested rice onto the truck and take it home, preparing to go back to thresh it.