Not only were the people of Chu State stunned, but most of the Jing Country onlookers were also amazed.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
They had never seen such a novel irrigation system that saved so much manpower.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
"What is this?!"<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
"No need for people to go in and water the fields?"<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
The Chu people on the opposite bank couldn''t see clearly, but they felt it was miraculous.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
The Chu boats that originally transported food now began a new business of ferrying people!<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
On the shore, Chu people, whether schrs, merchants, ormoners, all became excited. "Boatman, let me board! I''ll pay in silver!"<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
"Yes, we won''t go ashore, we''ll just watch from the boat!"<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
"We''re not viting the royal decree, are we?"<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
The Chu people once again put their clever minds to work, looking for loopholes in King of Chu''s edict.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
How could this be considered defying the royal decree?<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
Of course... it couldn''t!<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
Having already paid one tael of silver to board the boat, King of Chu nearly slipped when he heard the mor of the people.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
Well, he was nning to cross the river anyway!<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
If King of Chu could go back in time, he would really want to stop himself from issuing that decree, which now made his face burn with embarrassment.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
King of Chu himself was crossing the river!<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
Prime Minister Ji Duan and Princess Yunwu naturally followed, and many bold Chu citizens also boarded the boats.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
As they approached the Jing Country shore, everyone could finally see clearly—<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
A dragon-bone-like wooden waterwheel was set up on the bank.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">3
This waterwheel had wooden nks as troughs, with its tail immersed in the water flow. The other end had a small axle fixed on a wooden frame on the embankment, with two adult men on shore, stepping on wooden boards to rotate the axle.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
As the axle rolled, it drove the dragon-bone waterwheel, drawing water from the river and delivering it to the fields.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
"Excellent! This device is convenient!" Even King of Chu couldn''t help but praise it!<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
Beside this foot-powered dragon-bone waterwheel, there was also a hand-cranked waterwheel.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
This hand-cranked version was more portable, and nearby, people were using hand-cranked wooden plows to turn over the soil in the fields.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
Clearly, these devices were much more convenient andbor-saving than pure manpower or oxen power!<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
"One person can irrigate about five mu ofnd in a day," exined a clerk from the Ministry of Works standing nearby.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
"Further upstream, where the river is rapid," the clerk pointed ahead, "there''s no need for foot power, the water flow alone drives the wheel, channeling water into the fields."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
"!"<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
Both Chu and Jing people were amazed.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
Farming would be so much easier from now on!<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
Their old backs could finally straighten up a bit.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
[Oh, this is the irrigation skill book I exchanged earlier.]<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
Xiao Chuchu was on the opposite bank, held in Xiao Yunzhou''s arms, watching contentedly from the front row.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
She suddenly remembered the skill book she had exchanged long ago.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
[Indeed, my skill books have all manifested in the world as innovations developed by Jing Country~]<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
[How wonderful, who says I''m not a small butterfly pushing history forward~]<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">3
Xiao Chuchu looked at the excited farmers by the fields watching the irrigation system, her little face beaming with smiles.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
[This is so good.]<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
Isn''t it?<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
Xiao Yunzhou couldn''t help but smile too.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
Since before the New Year, he had been urging the Ministry of Works. After three months of research, they finally managed to produce this just in time for the gathering!<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
"Are these things for sale?!" A shout rose from the crowd of Chu people on the opposite bank!<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
This voice was immediately echoed by other Chu people.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
"Yes, are they for sale? How much silver?"<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
"Name a price!"<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
"I''ll buy it, I''ll buy it, okay?!"<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
The Chu people on the boats could hardly resist the urge to disembark and offer silver.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
Though ordinary people couldn''t afford it, grain merchants could!<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
Even vige heads wanted to buy some to take back.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
Prime Minister Ji Duan couldn''t help but nce at King of Chu, who could have imagined that the first person in the crowd to ask about buying was King of Chu himself!<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
King of Chu had always looked down on Jing Country, but now it was clear that upon seeing these new devices, he sensed that Jing Country had changed, had be stronger!<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
"This one on the side is a water-powered trip hammer," the clerk from Jing Country''s Ministry of Works walked a bit further and continued exining.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
"This device serves three purposes: the first section drives a stone mill to grind flour, the second section powers rice husking, and the third section is used for irrigation."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
"ording to measurements by our Jing Country''s Ministry of Works, it''s ten times more efficient in processing rice than manualbor."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
At this, the people on both banks were in an uproar.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
They looked at the series of strange new wooden contraptions before them, witnessing with their own eyes how water and flour were continuously produced as they operated.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
Grinding flour, husking rice, irrigating fields – it really could do it all!<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
What miraculous celestial objects were these?<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">3
"Can we all use these for farming in the future?"<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
"It needs to be near a river, right? Our Xun City can do that! We have many streams in Xun City..."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
"When can we start using these? Are they very expensive?"<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
The local Jing Country farmers in Xun City hadn''t even used these devices yet.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
This batch was specially transported from the research site near the capital of Jing Country''s Ministry of Works, just for this gathering.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
Someponents were even urgently assembled by local carpenters.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
"Our Ministry of Works will soon deploy these devices to viges in Jing Country with water resources," the Jing Country official from the Ministry of Works said with a smile. "Themon people won''t have to pay for any of these."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
"What? We don''t have to pay?!"<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
"Is there really such a good thing?"<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
The Jing people on the shore were greatly excited, while the Chu people on the boats were too envious to speak.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
They were afraid that if they opened their mouths, they might express a desire to join Jing Country and farm there!<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">3
"Howe the government is just giving these to us?"<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
"How can our Jing Country government be so good to us?"<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
[This is what the taxes you usually pay are for! Taking from the people, using for the people~]<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
Xiao Chuchu was smiling in Xiao Yunzhou''s arms. [Emperor Dad did well this time.]<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
Xiao Yunzhou stood tall with pride.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
Especially when he heard the envy, jealousy, and wails from the Chu boats, this Emperor of Jing Country felt a surge of superiority!<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
That''s right, all this prosperity was brought about by his celestial little princess!<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
It was all taught by the little princess''s inner voice daily.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
This way, tax revenue used for the people''s benefit was visible, tangible, and genuinely beneficial to the people. Themon folk could also better understand the necessity of paying taxes and wouldn''t resent it as much.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
Xiao Yunzhou looked up at the envious faces on the Chu boats and couldn''t help but straighten his back even more.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
Tremble, people of Chu!<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
Today, he had merely disyed what he had learned from his celestial little princess over the past half year!<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
Tremble and bow before these celestial objects!<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
Xiao Yunzhou arrogantly raised his handsome chin by fifteen degrees in the sunlight. Even though he was dressed in in clothes at the moment, it couldn''t conceal his pride.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">3
At his side and behind him, the truemoners of Jing Country also wore faces filled with the same pride and honor.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
They all turned towards the ships from Chu State, unable to hide their show-off attitude.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
"The other day when we treated you to a meal, that was just a small taste! Today, haha! Have you learned something new, people of Chu?"<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
"Don''t envy us, we''re Jing people and you''re not. Just look at us enjoying the good stuff, hahaha!"<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
On the ships from Chu State, silence reigned.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
The King of Chu took a deep breath, his gaze quickly falling on the most boastful Jing person, the one holding his daughter.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
And Xiao Yunzhou''s eyes swiftlynded on the dignified face of the King of Chu.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0
In that instant, the gazes of the two countries'' rulers met!<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="css-i073lf">0