After the tasks were assigned, everyone began to get busy.
According to Mo Huai's estimation, the modification of the water wheel and the manufacturing and installation of the hydraulic stamping machine could be completed in three to five days.
By then, they could begin to forge the plate armor!
Moreover, with the hydraulic stamping machine, the overall forging level of the workshop would rise to a new level!
Not only in terms of forging, but the workshop's electricity and metal refining technology would also rise to a new level. This was a comprehensive technological innovation that could be considered as an upgrade for the workshop.
After the upgrade, the workshop would soon have the ability to manufacture the second generation of bicycles. Because of the hydraulic stamping machine, they could manufacture bicycle chains. The previous front-wheel-drive bicycles could be eliminated!
As for the electric motor that Mo Lingwei was building, this was also very important because electricity could not only be used to light up light bulbs, but it could also be used to power machines!
"Mr. Mo, what do you think of Shaoning?"
After leaving the workshop, Li Zexuan and Mo Huai went to Yunshan together. On the way, Li Zexuan suddenly asked.
Hearing this, Mo Huai was stunned. After a while, he frowned and said, "Why did Yamachō suddenly mention Young Master Yan?"
"Hehe! I'm just asking casually. If Mr. Mo doesn't mind, you can say whatever you want! "
Li Zexuan laughed dryly and hurriedly said.
He was trying to help his good brother sound out the situation!
Mo Huai was silent for a moment and replied, "Although Young Master Yan is the son of a minister, he's not like those hedonistic sons who spend all their time fooling around in brothels. Instead, he's willing to study and is ambitious. However, this kid keeps pestering my Weier all day, which is really damaging my Weier's reputation. If it weren't for Yamachō's face, I would have broken his legs a long time ago! "
At the end of his sentence, Mo Huai's originally amiable face suddenly changed into an angry expression.
Li Zexuan laughed in his heart. What do you mean by 'for my face'? You're probably doing it for your daughter's face, right? If you break Yan Shaoning's legs, let's see if Mo Lingwei won't make a fuss with you!
Li Zexuan wanted to say, "You don't have to give me face, go ahead and do it", but he was worried that this would embarrass Mo Huai, so he coughed lightly and laughed. "Hehe! Ink Girl and Shaoning are doing academic research. Mr. Mo, you really shouldn't care about those secular views. You should support them … "
"Support?"
When Mo Huai heard this, he was so angry that he almost stomped his feet. He grunted and said, "This old man can't possibly support them to mingle together like this without any status. Even though the Mohist Clan doesn't have many complicated formalities like the Confucian Clan, this old man has no choice but to attach importance to a woman's reputation! When Yamachō has a daughter, he'll understand my current state of mind! "
It was impossible for him to support them fooling around like this without a proper title. Did that mean to say, they could be together with their reputation?
It seemed that Mo Huai didn't object to Mo Lingwei and Yan Shaoning being together! What he objected to was that Yan Shaoning was so close to Mo Lingwei without establishing a status with Mo Lingwei!
He was hinting at Li Zexuan in a roundabout way!
Li Zexuan thought that there was hope. He chuckled and said, "I roughly understand Mr. Mo's meaning! I'll immediately look for Shaoning later and convey Mr. Mo's meaning to him so that he won't pester Ink Girl without any status in the future! "
"Mm!"
Mo Huai nodded. After a moment of silence, he let out a heavy sigh and said, "Wei 'er's mother passed away early, so I've naturally spoiled Wei' er too much all these years. That's why she has such an unruly character! I don't hope that she can marry into a noble family and live a life of wealth. I only hope that she can find someone she truly loves. Even if she's poor, as long as she can be happy, happy, and safe! "
Li Zexuan turned his head to look at Mo Huai. His turbid eyes were filled with the vicissitudes of life and reluctance. His heart was slightly moved. The pitiful hearts of parents in the world. Mo Huai must have realized by now that the pearl in his palm was about to marry someone else, right?
This made Li Zexuan feel conflicted. If he had a daughter with Han Yuxi in the future, wouldn't he have to experience what Mo Huai was going through now?
"Heh! The people are starting to plant rice! "
At this moment, Li Zexuan noticed that there were people barefoot in the fields with their pants rolled up and planting rice in the paddy fields. He couldn't help but recall his childhood in his previous life. At that time, he had also helped his parents plant rice in the fields.
Most of the areas in Chang 'an were plains. It was a warm temperate zone with a humid continental monsoon climate. The four seasons were distinct, and there was wheat and rice planted every year. This was very similar to Li Zexuan's hometown in his previous life.
It was the middle of May, and it was the season to plant rice!
"That's right! Now that all the canals in Lantian County have water, the people have to take this opportunity to plant the rice seedlings. Otherwise, if they miss this opportunity, they won't be able to harvest anything during the autumn harvest! "
Mo Huai also turned his gaze to the fields by the roadside and said with a smile.
Li Zexuan stopped in his tracks. He suddenly had the urge to go into the fields. He immediately took off his shoes and socks. "Liu Feng, help me watch. I'll go down and help the old man plant the rice seedlings!"
With that, he had already taken off his shoes and socks, rolled up his pants, and was about to go into the fields!
Mo Huai and the guards behind Li Zexuan, such as Liu Feng and Liu Yun, couldn't help but be stunned.
The old farmer in the fields even widened his eyes, thinking that he had seen wrongly!
The Marquis of Yong 'an actually wanted to go into the fields to help him plant rice seedlings? 'Am I dreaming?'
"Hou … Marquis! You can't do that! You absolutely can't do that! You have a precious body, how can you go into the fields! This field is full of mud, so don't dirty your feet! "
The old farmer rubbed his eyes and pinched his thigh. After confirming that he hadn't seen wrongly and that he wasn't dreaming, he hurriedly threw away the large bunch of seedlings in his hands. His body trembled as he walked quickly toward Li Zexuan.
"You're Fourth Master Zhang, right? You must be careful, don't fall. I just suddenly wanted to plant rice seedlings in the fields. You go about your business, don't worry about me! "
Li Zexuan said with a smile.
His memory was extraordinary, and he had the ability to remember everything he saw. He had some impression of this old man in front of him. He was Li Zheng from the Zhang Family Village in the west. He had seen him before when the people from the other villages came to Yun Mountain to learn how to plant cotton.
"Plant rice seedlings? Marquis, you absolutely can't do that! How can you do this kind of rough work! Even I can do it myself! "
Fourth Master Zhang was shocked and hurriedly said.
"Fourth Master Zhang, look at what you're saying. Everyone is born equal. If you can do the work of planting rice seedlings, why can't I do the same? Don't worry, I'm not the kind of hedonistic son who doesn't know anything about farming. I won't waste your seedlings! "
Li Zexuan smiled. As he spoke, he went forward to pick up a bunch of seedlings in the field. Then, he skillfully separated three to four seedlings from the bundle of seedlings and used his index and middle fingers to clamp the roots of the seedlings. His palms faced the seedlings, and his index and middle fingers followed the seedlings downwards, inserting them into the soil. This series of actions was simply too perfect. Fourth Master Zhang, Mo Huai, Liu Feng, and the others on the ridge were all stunned!
Because at this moment, Li Zexuan didn't look like a marquis at all! He was simply like a genuine old farmer. It was truly inconceivable!
Fourth Master Zhang was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly joined the planting team.
Li Zexuan's initial speed wasn't fast. After all, he hadn't planted rice in the field for many years. But once he got the hang of it, coupled with his super agile reaction speed, his planting speed couldn't be faster. Fourth Master Zhang's jaw almost dropped because he couldn't see the movements of Li Zexuan's hands at all. He could only vaguely see a series of afterimages!
What was even more terrifying was that Li Zexuan's planting speed had increased, but the quality didn't drop at all. The distance between the seedlings he planted was constant, about two fists wide. Moreover, every seedling stood upright, and none of them collapsed. In just a short while, Li Zexuan had already planted two rows of seedlings. From Mo Huai, Liu Feng, and the others' point of view, these two rows of seedlings were actually a perfectly straight line, as if they had been drawn with a ruler!
Mo Huai raised his eyebrows in surprise. At first, he thought that Li Zexuan was only putting on an act. After all, in this era, even the emperor would bring the members of the royal family to work in the fields every year. This was to tell the people of the world that the royal family valued farming. Li Zexuan was putting on an act for the people of the fiefdom.
But now, it seemed that Li Zexuan wasn't putting on an act for others to see. He was truly working seriously and immersing himself in it!
A complicated look flashed across Mo Huai's eyes as he looked at Li Zexuan. Li Zexuan was knowledgeable in astronomy and geography. In the imperial court, he could govern the country and help the emperor. In the pugilistic world, he could plant rice for the people. Li Zexuan's many qualities had completely conquered Mo Huai!
Saint!
In Mo Huai's heart, perhaps only the word "Saint" could represent Li Zexuan!
"I'll have to trouble the two little generals to help me look after my shoes. I'll go down and plant seedlings too!"
After sighing in his heart, Mo Huai rolled up his trousers, took off his shoes, and said to Liu Feng and Liu Yun.
"Hey! Mr. Mo … "
Liu Feng was stunned. Then, he was shocked. Just as he was about to dissuade him, Mo Huai had already gotten off the ground!
"This … this …"
Seeing that another person had come down to help him plant seedlings, and judging from his clothes, he should be from Yanhuang College. Fourth Master Zhang was a little confused at this moment. He suspected that there was smoke rising from his ancestors' graves. Otherwise, why would the dignified Marquis of Great Tang and the respected teacher of Yanhuang College help him plant seedlings?
"Yo! Mr. Mo, why did you come down too? "
Li Zexuan noticed Mo Huai's arrival. As he spoke and laughed, his hands didn't stop moving at all.
Mo Huai smiled and said, "Seeing the Yamachō happily planting seedlings in the field, I couldn't help but feel a little itchy, so I came down to have some fun too!"
With that, Mo Huai picked up a bunch of seedlings and began to plant them from the other end of the field. His movements were standard, and his speed wasn't slow at all. He was clearly an old hand!
It was likely that when the Mo Family lived in a remote place and didn't care about worldly affairs, Mo Huai also did a lot of farm work!
The commoners who were busy working in the fields had long noticed the commotion here. At this moment, they all put down their farm work and ran over to look. It didn't matter if they didn't see it, but when they saw it, they couldn't help but click their tongues in wonder.
"Marquis actually personally helped Fourth Master Zhang plant seedlings? Fourth Master Zhang's ancestral graves are smoking, right? "
"Isn't that so? If I were Fourth Master Zhang, I would definitely worship this land in the future. After all, these are seedlings planted by Marquis himself! "
"Go away! Zhao Laoer, look at your useless appearance! "
"What's wrong? If it were you, wouldn't you worship this land? "
"You want me? If it were me, I … I would worship it too! "
"Hey! Quick, look! Marquis's planting speed is so fast! "
"Wow! It's really fast! This speed is equivalent to three of me! "
"That teacher from Yanhuang College is also planting seedlings very fast!"
"At this rate, Fourth Master Zhang's one mu of land will probably be finished planting in half an hour!"
"Marquis is really benevolent! I've never seen a Marquis who would help us plant seedlings, and he's planting them so well and so fast! "
"Yeah! To have such a good Marquis, we're going to be blessed in the future! Everyone, quickly go back to work. The water in this field is not easy to come by, we have to hurry up ~! Don't let down Marquis's good intentions! "
The surrounding commoners watched the commotion and sighed for a while before returning to their own fields to work!
"Fourth Master Zhang, are you having any difficulties in your life recently?"
Just as the commoners had expected, in less than thirty minutes, all the seedlings in the field had been planted. Li Zexuan pulled Fourth Master Zhang to the edge of the field to rest and then casually asked, "What's the matter?
Fourth Master Zhang was not as agitated as before. He had probably gotten used to it. When he heard the question, he quickly waved his hand and said, "No difficulties! No difficulties! Marquis! I'm doing very well! Previously, there was a shortage of water in the fields, but Marquis, you solved it. Now, everyone in the village is busy working in the fields! After all, now that we can plant seedlings, we have something to look forward to. Everyone is working energetically!
I heard that many people in other counties are still working in their fields! We can only start planting seedlings so early because of you, Marquis! Also, many of the dead wheat in the wheat field have come back to life. In another twenty days, we can harvest the wheat. Although this year isn't a bumper harvest, we won't starve ~! "
Li Zexuan smiled with relief and said, "That's good! That's good! Fourth Master Zhang, if you have any difficulties in the future, you can go to the county to find County Magistrate He. If he doesn't help you, you can come to me again. I will make the decision for you and punish him severely ~! "
Fourth Master Zhang trembled and quickly said to Li Zexuan, "Marquis, please don't say that. County Magistrate He is also a good official! Before you came, County Magistrate He was honest and upright. He was not like the officials in other counties, collecting exorbitant taxes from the commoners. He is a good official ~! "
Li Zexuan couldn't help but laugh and said, "Haha! If County Magistrate He knew that Fourth Master Zhang was praising him like this, he would probably wake up laughing in his dreams! Alright, it's time for this marquis to return. Fourth Master Zhang, don't worry. The taxes on the citizens of Lantian County will definitely be reduced year by year. Your lives will also be better year by year ~! "
"Aye! I believe in Marquis! Marquis, take care! "
Fourth Master Zhang quickly got up from the ground and bowed to Li Zexuan.
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