The wives of the concubines are empresses

The wife of the Right Prime Minister sat on a chair, eating melon seeds, and looked at her master with a bit of confusion as she looked at him in boredom.

"Master, aren't you going fishing today?"

"You can't fish every day. You'll get bored sooner or later." Seeing his wife so leisurely and comfortable, the right prime minister felt a little envious.

"Madam, the weather is so nice, why don't you go out for a walk?"

Thinking of the bright sun outside, the Right Prime Minister's wife frowned and shook her head.

"Forget it, sir. I'll just eat some melon seeds here to kill time." She was afraid of getting tanned into charcoal in such a strong sun.

During nap time, Shangguan Mucang was taken away by Madam Liu, Concubine Lu - Liu Haiming also returned to her tent for a nap, while Shangguan Wanjun returned to her tent with Concubine De - Mu Wennian.

Shangguan Wanjun felt a little hot and irritated.

"Your Majesty, are you feeling unwell?"

"It's just that I feel irritated because of the heat."

Concubine De - Mu Wennian picked up the round magnolia fan beside her and fanned Shangguan Wanjun.

"Your Majesty, is it cooler now?"

"It's much better. It would be great if there was one that could keep turning." She decided to give a big reward to whoever could invent it for her.

"The wind keeps turning?"

"Yeah, it's the kind that keeps spinning, and then the wind comes naturally."

Defei Mu Wennian fell into deep thought. She roughly understood what the emperor said, but it was difficult to implement it.

The two of them took an afternoon nap together. When Shangguan Wanjun woke up, she found that the man next to the desk was constantly doing something.

Confused, she lifted the bed curtain with both hands, got out of bed, and walked straight behind the man. He was so engrossed that he didn't notice her arrival and approach.

"My dear, what are you doing?"

De Fei-Mu Wennian was startled by the sudden voice: "Your Majesty, you are awake."

Looking at the drawing above, Shangguan Wanjun was attracted and reached out to pick it up to admire it.

"What are you doing?"

"Your Majesty, didn't you say it was hot? I designed this hair dryer according to your instructions by combining the shape of leaves."

"Can you do it?"

"Let's try it, just in case."

"That's true, but it will be hard for you." Shangguan Wanjun was sitting next to Concubine De - Mu Wennian, and he pulled her to sit on his lap. She was still carefully appreciating the drawings he designed.

"Would it be better if yours were round?"

"Circular? Are they fan blades?"

"No, it's about the shape of the whole thing. For example, if it's a round fan, if it's only half, then isn't it a complete circle?"

De Fei - Mu Wennian thought about his words seriously: "I think your husband understands it. I will try it now."

Shangguan Wanjun was shocked: "Ah, now? But..."

The two came to the tent of Concubine De-Mu Wennian, and looked at his axes, saws, planes, ink lines, drills, adzes and other tools. Shangguan Wanjun felt dazzled, but at the same time, she felt that most of them were familiar.

"You have plenty of carpentry tools, too."

De Fei - Mu Wennian smiled gently: "Yes, Your Majesty, would you like to sit a little further away? There will be a lot of woodcutting and other things later."

"It's okay, I'll watch you do it, maybe I can even give you a hand."

Concubine De-Mu Wennian smiled at her gently and began to make it according to the drawings she had drawn.

He first used a saw to cut the fan blades he needed, and then used a planer to make the blades smoother.

Thanks to his efforts, Shangguan Wanjun saw that the fan blades were being cut smoother and shinier.

As the sun sets, the items on the busy Defei Mu Wennian's desk gradually turn into works of art.

During this period, Shangguan Wanjun accompanied him in the creation with great energy, and finally looked at the round six-leaf fan.

"Try to see if there's any wind."

"it is good."

Lianhua and others were stunned. Defei and Concubine were so powerful. The couple really dared to think and do.

Defei - Mu Wennian used the winding effect of hemp rope to pull the six-blade fan. At first, Shangguan Wanjun felt good, but when there was no wind, she felt a little disappointed.

"If only it could keep turning for a long time."

Defei-Mu Wennian also felt that the six-blade fanning time was too short, but how to make it fan for a longer time was a question worth thinking about.

Ou He looked at Liu Shan Ye and fell into deep thought: "This hemp rope must be quite worn out."

De Fei - Mu Wennian nodded: "No, we need to find a replacement."

Shangguan Wanjun recalled all the tools she had seen, including kitchen tools, farm tools, etc., trying to find some usable items among them.

"Is there anything in common with a fan wheel? I remember it also had wind."

A fan cart, also known as a wind-blowing wheel, was an agricultural tool invented by the working people of ancient China for removing chaff, ash, and empty grains from grain. A machine that generates wind (or airflow), it is also called a "fan," a "winnowing device," a fan cart, or a winnowing cart. Invented during the Han Dynasty, it was powered by human power and used to clean grain.

As early as the 2nd century BC, the Chinese invented the rotary winnowing wheel. Before the widespread adoption of modern agricultural machinery, the winnowing wheel was the most "mechanized" agricultural tool in rural areas. Essentially a manual blower, it was used to separate the grains from the debris after the grain was crushed, thus purifying the grain.

De Fei - Mu Wennian was stunned: "Fan the car?"

"It's a windmill, a human-powered farm tool used for cleaning grain. But I don't think there are any of these in the hunting grounds."

The author saw this at home when she was a child. Back then, it was probably called a winnowing device or a winnowing cart. Every year, they used this to winnow the finest rice and other grains from Qingyuan. More than ten years have passed, and my memory is a little confused.

After her reminder, Concubine De-Mu Wennian seemed to have an inspiration.

Seeing his eyes suddenly light up, Shangguan Wanjun understood that he might have thought of some similar effects.

"And that windmill, maybe there's a connection between the two."

"Thank you for your reminder, Your Majesty. I now have some direction to aim for."

"it is good."

Windmills have a long history in China, dating back to the Zhou Dynasty. Legend has it that they were invented by Jiang Ziya to suppress demons and monsters, and were known as the Bagua Wind Wheel. These windmills not only warded off evil spirits but also symbolized joy and good fortune. By the Han Dynasty, windmills were already being used in agricultural production and grain processing. The advent of fan wheels, for example, greatly improved grain cleaning efficiency.

Windmills were used specifically for agricultural irrigation in ancient times. During the Ming Dynasty, windmills were widely used for both farmland irrigation and drainage, using wind-driven waterwheels to pump water for irrigation. For example, vertical-axis wind-driven keel waterwheels were widely used in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and coastal areas, becoming a fully mechanized water-lifting machine.

After using the fan, Concubine De-Mu Wennian has been studying its six blades in the tent, but Shangguan Wanjun did not continue to accompany her, as there were indeed a lot of wood chips inside.

After dinner, she stood on the grass and looked at the stars and the moon in the night sky.