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Chapter 9 A bit backward in antiquity

It turns out that there are tens of millions of fertile land outside Shangjing City.

But a few years ago, somehow, a river surrounding the fertile fields suddenly dried up and no matter how hard it was dug, you should know that every year, the grain used in Shangjing comes from that fertile field, and most of the fertile fields are the industries of the powerful and powerful officials in the capital.

It's a pity to abandon it.

Therefore, every year, irrigation requires a water source several miles away to draw water.

It’s been a good year or two, but slowly, conflicts arise on the road to pulling water. Either your family overturned my water truck or your family’s long-term workers beat my slave.

A fight and riot occurred last year, which was mixed with many personal grievances that were not worthy of being spoken by outsiders.

But this year is coming, but even a life is still there.

The prince of the Yongqing Marquis' Mansion was beaten to death. Although all the servants and servants who participated in the riot at that time had already been dealt with one by one, it is still difficult to detect the main evil.

The only son of Yongqing, immediately sued Yu in anger, insisting that someone took advantage of the conflict to avenge his personal revenge.

The case was also handed over to Xuan Zhengsi.

It’s just that the contradiction is easy to resolve, but the irrigation outside the city is a headache. Re-digging the river is expensive, so Emperor Mingde is even planning to give up that troublesome place.

At worst, grain used in Beijing will be transported from the prefectures a hundred miles away to supply...

"Why not build a water truck?"

At this time, a weak, slightly lacking voice rang slowly, but after just saying a word, he immediately shut up.

If Emperor Mingde hadn't had the extraordinary power of hearing, he would have almost never heard of it.

"Water wheel, what is a water wheel?"

"ah……"

Shen Qingtong just made a random gossip and was caught. Then when she looked up, she found that Emperor Mingde was looking at her without blinking.

"What are you?"

How could I think Princess Ling is not very smart?

"What Princess Ling said just now, what is the water truck?"

Emperor Mingde asked another question, and with Emperor Mingde's question, the voices around him immediately became quiet. After all, no one had the courage to interrupt when the emperor spoke.

Instead, all eyes fell on Shen Qingtong, including the Queen Mother's and the Queen's...

They all looked at her with confusion.

"Ahem..."

Shen Qingtong is already ahead of the crowd, and now she feels like she is ahead of the crowd. At the same time, she has to realize one thing, that is, Yunchao doesn’t have a waterwheel?

"Does Your Majesty know what the waterwheel is?"

"If I know, I still need to ask you?" Emperor Mingde frowned slightly.

Shen Qingtong didn't dare to fight the emperor, and hurriedly said truthfully: "It is a tool for lifting and irrigation. It can also use the power of water or the power of wind. It can be used to operate the water and make water. Well, it means that it will let the water run into the field by itself, and no manpower will pull the water..."

"What an arrogant and ignorant Princess Ling."

Suddenly another voice came in. Shen Qingtong raised her eyes and saw another concubine coming from a distance, obviously she had just arrived.

"Princess, this is Concubine Shu, King Ling's adoptive mother."

The silver ring was not far away and hurriedly reminded him quietly.

Shen Qingtong also immediately realized that King Ling lost his mother since childhood and was raised by the empress dowager in the first few years of his birth. Later, because Concubine Shu had no son, he became the adopted son of Concubine Shu. In name, he was naturally Shen Qingtong's mother.

"My daughter-in-law pays homage to her mother."

Concubine Shu also gave Emperor Mingde. When the Empress Dowager saw this, she waved to Shen Qingtong to get up too, but she always looked disdainful to Shen Qingtong.

"I just heard that Princess Ling has the ability to let Shui run into the field by herself, which is a bit exaggerated? I remember that the daughter of the Shen family is so steady, why did she talk nonsense today?"

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