Tianliangyuan

Chapter 49 It'll belong to someone else sooner or later!

The couple didn't feel there was anything wrong with elders taking the initiative to approach younger people.

Xu Han looked at what was in front of him, feeling a little unreal, then rubbed his eyes and asked, "Daughter, did you really make this?"

The reason Xu Zhaozhao invited them over was because this thing was difficult to bring in and out, and there happened to be a vacant plot of land in Ziyuan, which Xu Zhaozhao planned to use to grow medicinal herbs. Now was a good opportunity for Xu Han to see how to use the curved plow.

The curved plow had several major improvements over previous plows.

First, the straight and long shafts were replaced with curved and short shafts, and a freely rotating plowshare was installed at the shaft head. This not only made the plow frame smaller and lighter, but also made it easier to turn around and maneuver, making it more flexible and saving manpower and animal power.

Xu Zhaozhao had wanted to make this thing when she was at the manor, but she needed a pretext. So she stayed at the Hundred Fruit Garden for a while and actually went to the fields to see the farmers working. That's how she ordered the craftsmen to make this thing.

“Father, I call this thing the Curved Plow. I believe you have seen it. It is much better than the old one. Moreover, my orchard has already been using it for a while. It was only after the people below gave feedback that I thought of presenting it to His Majesty through you.”

Xu Han nodded. This thing was indeed good. He had just tried it himself. It was lighter and more flexible, which could increase the speed of farmers' cultivation. This was equivalent to saving manpower and animal power costs. In this way, it would naturally be of great benefit to the agricultural development of Daxing.

"This method is brilliant! But young lady, should we submit this report in your name or in the name of the craftsmen under your command?"

"It doesn't matter. I drew the picture, but this thing was indeed made by a craftsman."

"Very well, I understand."

Wang Ruolan was a little worried: "Wouldn't this be too conspicuous?"

"What's there to be afraid of? This is a good thing that benefits the country and the people! Moreover, the Emperor is wise. This was done by our daughter, so there's no need to reward her with official titles or ranks. It's even better than me making a contribution!"

Wang Ruolan paused for a moment, then thought about it and realized it made sense.

After all, she's a girl, so at most she'd be given gold, silver, or silk as a reward; they wouldn't expect her to become an official in the court.

In this way, His Majesty will have fewer worries.

Xu Zhaozhao doesn't care about reputation, but she wants to make herself more comfortable.

In this world, if she wants to be comfortable, she has to make those in power comfortable first; otherwise, she's courting death.

Having figured this out, Xu Zhaozhao naturally understood even more clearly who her sugar daddy was.

In the original book, this wise emperor was poisoned and murdered by his son and daughter-in-law; otherwise, he would surely have been a great emperor throughout history.

Now that she has arrived, we must naturally prevent such a thing from happening. Moreover, as long as Emperor Yong'an is alive, and the Xie and Xu families do not commit treason or rebellion, they will surely be able to live a life of wealth and honor until death.

Who could blame them when Xie Xiaolin and Xu Han were both once the emperor's study companions?

The bond we've shared since childhood isn't just empty words!

Moreover, Xu Zhaozhao had also thought it through. It was not appropriate to give this kind of credit to anyone else in the family. Only she could best put the Emperor at ease and was the easiest for him to reward her.

Xu Han quickly went back to change into his official robes, then ordered someone to wrap the thing in red cloth before hurriedly entering the palace.

Emperor Yong'an was furious at the moment because he had seen someone submit a memorial impeaching his second prince, and the memorial also reminded him of how filial and low-key Prince Zhong was.

snort!

Does he really think he can't see through these people's tricks?

"Your Majesty, Lord Sun, the Marquis of Anxin, is requesting an audience and has brought a substantial gift."

"Oh? Why is this scoundrel here again? Fine, let him in."

In Emperor Yong'an's eyes, Xu Han was someone who had no interest in anything other than fighting.

Even if he were given an official position, he would always be looking for ways to slack off, and would skip court sessions every few days.

For this reason alone, Emperor Yong'an scolded him quite a bit.

Despite the scolding, Xu Han always admitted his mistakes on the spot with a very good attitude, but then he would turn around and start to slack off again, which made Emperor Yong'an so angry that he wanted to beat him!

Xu Han entered this time with great joy, and two eunuchs helped carry the things in. Emperor Yong'an was indeed quite curious.

"It's still covered with a red cloth. What kind of big surprise are they trying to give me?"

"Your Majesty, this is something my daughter uses at a village in Wannian County. She went to the village to relax and happened to see the farmers working. She thought it would make things easier for them and help them finish their work faster, so she made this."

Yong'an was slightly surprised. It was actually Xu Zhaozhao?

After the emperor and his minister examined it, they ordered it to be tested immediately in the imperial garden, confirming that it was indeed better than what they had used before.

"Are you still using it now?"

"Your Majesty, it's in use."

"Go, send someone to the Hundred Fruit Garden in Wannian County to check on it, and report back to me immediately!"

"Yes!"

Xu Han smiled smugly: "Your Majesty, isn't my daughter quite good? Hmph, there were some people spreading rumors outside, saying that my daughter was sickly and weak, just trying to ruin the marriage between our two families. I don't know who has so much free time to interfere!"

He seemed to be rambling on and on, but every word he uttered actually caught the attention of Emperor Yong'an.

"Is your Zhaozhao engaged to Xie Sanlang?"

"Yes! There were rumors that Sanlang was cursed to bring misfortune to his family, and then there were rumors that my daughter was sickly and about to die. Your Majesty, you have no idea how frustrated I was during that time."

Emperor Yong'an nodded thoughtfully. Just because he didn't say something didn't mean he didn't know it.

He had heard the rumors before and knew that several families were involved, but he didn't know what they wanted to do.

"Your Majesty, isn't my daughter good? My Zhaozhao not only invented this curved plow, but she also made money from it. Today, she even gave me a hundred strings of cash as a token of her respect!"

Emperor Yong'an raised an eyebrow. This Xu Zhaozhao is quite something!

He's good at making money and also filial.

"Tsk, look at you, so pathetic! Like you've never seen money before!"

Xu Han wasn't afraid of the Emperor's disdain; instead, he deliberately provoked him, saying, "Of course I've seen money, and I know I'm not as rich as Your Majesty! But it's different! What I received was filial piety money from my daughter. Do you have that?"

The eunuchs standing nearby almost burst out laughing. This Marquis Anxin really didn't consider himself an outsider and even dared to challenge the Emperor!

Emperor Yong'an was so angry he laughed, pointing his finger at him and cursing, "You scoundrel! What's there to be proud of? It's not like you earned it."

That's my daughter!

Emperor Yong'an choked on his words, then added insult to injury: "So what? Sooner or later she'll be someone else's wife!"

Xu Han's expression froze, one hand clutching his chest, inwardly cursing the Emperor for his lack of martial virtue!