The busy farming season, which lasts for about ten days.
These ten days passed quickly.
After they passed, many people breathed a sigh of relief.
For the common people, the busy farming season was the most difficult time, as they could not stop for a moment.
Each time the busy farming season ended, the common people felt as if they had lost half their lives.
That feeling was simply too tiring.
But this year, during the busy farming season, the common people felt that it was not as tiring.
To be precise, it was not as tiring as before.
"Do you all feel that this year's farming is much easier?"
"Is there even a need to ask? I feel my plowing speed has more than doubled!"
"Yes! It's the plowing speed that has increased. Before, just plowing would have almost killed us. Now, after plowing, we don't feel tired at all, and it's not as hard to plant afterwards!"
"I feel the same way. I think the curved-shaft plow that His Highness the Crown Prince gave us is too useful. If it weren't for His Highness the Crown Prince's curved-shaft plow, we wouldn't have finished plowing so quickly!"
Everyone had already experienced the benefits of the curved-shaft plow.
And those who had experienced it all praised it immensely.
Such a useful curved-shaft plow was indeed of extraordinary importance to the common people.
Every single one of them gave it their unanimous approval.
This also caused Lin Tian's reputation among the populace to soar to its peak.
At this peak, Lin Tian also smoothly introduced the waterwheel.
The existence of the waterwheel could greatly enhance the development of agricultural irrigation.
With it, it could save the common people a lot of trouble with irrigation.
However, Lin Tian's waterwheel was not free.
He still charged a cost based on the manufacturing price.
While free is good for the common people, being free all the time is not necessarily a good thing for them.
If things were always free, the common people would easily get used to it.
At that time, if free things were to disappear, it might cause instability among the populace.
Therefore, free things were only offered once or twice.
Fortunately, although the manufacturing cost of the waterwheel was not low, not every household needed one. A few waterwheels per village would be enough.
Thus, this item was still affordable for the common people.
Especially since this was something introduced by Lin Tian, it further fueled the enthusiasm of the populace.
"What exactly is this waterwheel for? What's its use?"
"Don't worry about what it's for. Since it's something His Highness the Crown Prince recommended to us common people, it must be a good thing. We should get our hands on it quickly, or it might be gone if we're slow."
"Right! Things recommended by His Highness the Crown Prince must be good things. Let's buy it first, and then we can study it slowly. This thing will definitely not be a loss!"
Many common people initially didn't know what a waterwheel was.
But as soon as they knew it was made by Lin Tian for the common people, they bought waterwheels together without any hesitation.
Once the waterwheels arrived, someone immediately explained them.
"The purpose of this waterwheel is to solve the problem of farmland irrigation for everyone!"
"Before, to water your fields, you might have needed water in the river to let it in, or you might have had to carry water yourselves. But with this waterwheel, you no longer have to carry water!"
"This waterwheel can automatically scoop water into the irrigation ditch. You just need to open your fields and let the water from the ditch flow into your land!"
Waterwheels have been phased out in later generations, but at this time, they were absolutely practical and advanced.
Soon, the common people heard about the function of the waterwheel and felt it was incredible, beyond imagination.
"Automatically scooping water? How is that possible? Can this thing automatically scoop water?"
"This waterwheel has such a function? Is it true or false? Are they trying to trick us?"
"It can irrigate land? Is there really such a thing? How have we never heard of it before!"
Before the Qin Dynasty, waterwheels did not exist.
Because of this, the existence of waterwheels was simply too unbelievable for the common people.
However, now that they had already bought the waterwheels, they could personally verify them.
"Alright, no need to guess. We've bought the waterwheels, so we can test if they work!"
"Let's not say anything else, let's just install our waterwheels and try them out!"
"Okay! Then let's go try them out and see the effect of the waterwheels!"
"I believe in His Highness the Crown Prince. If His Highness the Crown Prince says it's a good thing, it must be a good thing. Let's go try it quickly!"
Since the waterwheels were bought, they naturally needed to be installed properly.
This installation was actually somewhat difficult.
Fortunately, not only soldiers but also craftsmen were sent to deliver the waterwheels.
Because of this, they quickly chose a suitable location and began installing the waterwheels.
Installing a waterwheel was a skilled job. If left to the common people themselves, it would take an unknown amount of time to complete the installation.
But with craftsmen, it was entirely different.
In just half a day, the craftsmen not only laid the foundation but also installed the waterwheel.
The gushing water continuously struck the waterwheel, and also stirred the hearts of everyone present.
This made everyone exceptionally expectant, looking at the waterwheel, to see if it could achieve the desired effect.
However, at this moment, no one spoke, their eyes fixed on it.
Under the gaze of the common people, the craftsman finally removed the wooden stick that blocked the waterwheel's rotation.
Then, under everyone's watchful eyes, the waterwheel began to turn slowly.
Initially, the waterwheel did not turn fast, but everyone could clearly feel that water was being scooped up.
This water was scooped to a higher position and then fell, the splashing water causing people to involuntarily step back.
Subsequently, as the waterwheel was driven by the river's current, its speed gradually increased.
And the faster it rotated, the more water the waterwheel scooped.
Soon, the water flowed down in a steady stream.
The scooped water quickly entered the irrigation ditch.
Then, the water flowed along the channels, continuously towards the fields ahead.
At this point, all the common people moved.
"Hiss! It's really going into the fields!"
"It's incredible, the water is flowing into the fields by itself, and we haven't done anything!"
"Such a magical waterwheel, no wonder His Highness the Crown Prince recommended it so highly. This is a great blessing for us common people!"
Many common people followed the flowing water scooped by the waterwheel.
They only felt content and praised it incessantly when the water finally reached their own fields.
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