Ding Chou (22) in July of the first year of Yuanyou.

The watermelons in the Imperial Garden have finally reached harvest time.

Because it was planted in April, it is late-ripening.

However, the number of watermelons produced is quite a lot.

Wen Xunniang led Meng and Di Qiang early in the morning to work in the melon field in the garden.

One after another, the round green-skinned watermelons were picked by them and then put into the basket by other female officials.

Zhao Xu watched from the side and was quite happy. At the same time, he couldn't help but think in his heart: "It's time to harvest the watermelons on Xihe Road, right?"

"In a few days, the local cotton will be harvested."

Zhao Xu was looking forward to this, looking forward to the moment when Xihe's cotton was delivered to the capital.

The Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager Xiang beside him were all focused on harvesting watermelons.

Especially the Queen Mother, she likes to see the harvest very much.

Since this year, she will personally come here every time the fruits and vegetables grown in the Royal Garden are harvested.

The reason is very simple - to gain reputation.

Don't underestimate it. In the imperial garden, Zhao Xu had people reclaim these pieces of land.

Although, from beginning to end, Zhao Xu was just showing off.

It's amazing. Once you're interested, you go to the ground to water it and pull weeds.

It is regarded as an entertainment activity that cultivates sentiment.

But the problem is that the most afraid of comparison is everything!

Everyone knows that the emperor plows the fields and the queen cultivates silkworms, which are the basic professional practices of an emperor.

But the reality is that most emperors since ancient times have not even bothered to act. If you have the time, wouldn't it be nice to play with beauties in the palace?

Therefore, Zhao Xu's performance has become the characteristic of his wise king.

The emotional value of the two palaces, especially the Empress Dowager, was immediately filled to the brim.

So, I would come here to see it when I had time, and I would visit here in person every time after the fruits and vegetables were harvested.

Of course, fruits and vegetables after harvest will not be wasted.

It will be given to relatives, clan members, and wives of the chief ministers.

At the same time, this is also an implicit political declaration.

This time, it's no exception.

These watermelons will be given to ministers as rewards on the Kuncheng Festival tomorrow.

Moreover, ministers below a certain level may not even be able to smell it.

However, the Queen Mother seemed to be in a bad mood today.

Her eyes were looking at the figures busy in the melon field, but she didn't know what she was thinking about?

"Brother Six, tomorrow is the holy day of the empress. Have you memorized all the relevant etiquette?" Xiang Queen Mother suddenly asked.

"After returning to my mother, my son has been practicing for a long time." Zhao Xu replied with a smile: "Moreover, Shen Kuo has been ordered to prepare a treasure for the mother-in-law as a gift for the holy day of the mother-in-law."

"Oh!" The Empress Dowager turned to look at Zhao Xu and asked, "What treasures have the officials prepared for me as a gift?"

Zhao Xu smiled reservedly: "It is a treasure that benefits the country and the people, and it is also a thing that benefits the great mothers and mothers in the world."

The Queen Mother was finally moved: "How could there be such a treasure?"

The little bit of unhappiness in my heart immediately disappeared, and my whole person became even more happy.

The Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau headed by Shen Kuo has invented and created things one after another for more than a year.

Moreover, many of them are beneficial to the national economy and people’s livelihood.

Not to mention, a trick of soaking copper in water allowed the court to reduce taxes and mint two to three million more copper coins than before.

Up and down, everything is beautiful.

Not to mention firearms.

Other improvements and improved utensils are now slowly becoming popular in Bianjing City.

Although many of them are fancy and ingenious things, they can even be called ‘luxury things’.

However, these things did appear in Bianjing City and even became popular.

"Sun Chen will not lie when he replies to his mother-in-law." Zhao Xu said with a smile: "Now, the treasure that Sun Chen ordered Shen Kuo to prepare is in the Funing Palace."

"Mother, you can go and see me now."

A quarter of an hour later, in the side hall of Funing Hall.

The Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager Xiang saw a spinning wheel appearing in front of them.

However, this spinning wheel is different from ordinary spinning wheels.

Its spindles are not horizontal but arranged vertically in front of the workbench.

Its frame structure also seems to be different from the commonly seen spinning wheels.

It is neither an upright nor a common horizontal spinning wheel.

It's a very novel form.

It's like... it's like a spinning wheel that has been kicked to the ground!

"Mother, Queen Mother, please look..." Zhao Xu clapped his hands, and a female official stepped forward, sat in front of the spinning wheel, and turned the wheel.

Then, a shocking scene appeared - all the spindles on the spinning wheel began to work as the female officer operated.

All the spindles started spinning as the female official shook the yarn wheel.

In the creaking sound of the spinning wheel, both palaces saw that the spindles on the spinning wheel were working at the same time.

They counted the number of spindles and there were eight in total!

so……

This spinning wheel can spin eight spindles at the same time?

Is it equivalent to the fact that one person and one spinning wheel can now complete the work that took eight people and eight spinning wheels in the past?

Although both palaces live in deep palaces, they already don’t know what’s going on outside?

But they know a basic common sense.

Since ancient times, men have farmed and women have weaved.

Women's spinning and weaving are important sources of income for the family.

It can even be said to be the main source of income for the family.

Because in a farming family, the food harvested by the father, brother, husband, or son is the bottom line to maintain the family's food and clothing. Generally, no one is willing to sell it unless it is a last resort.

The cloth earned by women's spinning is the main way a family pays taxes and makes purchases.

Cloth has been currency since ancient times.

Now, there is a spinning wheel that can hold eight people.

In other words, the women of the Song Dynasty were blessed!

They can now spin more yarn, weave more cloth, and exchange for more money!

Zhao Xu looked at the spinning wheel facing the Empress Dowager, bowed to the Empress Dowager and said: "Mother, Queen Mother, this is the treasure I ordered Shen Kuo to make and dedicated to the Mother's Holy Day!"

"I ordered him to be: Tai Mu Cha."

"I want to use this car to spread all over the world, so that people all over the world will know that the Great Mother of the Song Dynasty is the mother of the world. She protects and supports me. I serve the mother and the queen, so I extend my kindness to the women and children of the world, so that everyone in the world can enjoy the queen.

The mother is kind and holy, the queen is kind.”

The Queen Mother looked at the spinning wheel in front of her and listened to Zhao Xu's words. She was so excited that she could not speak.

"Good boy! Good boy!" She burst into tears.

She knew what the spinning wheel in front of her represented!

It is no exaggeration to say that the appearance of this spinning wheel means that it will go down in history and be immortal!

What is Tairen of the Song Dynasty?

Her historical status will go to Leizu!

From now on, women and children all over the world will be grateful to her for weaving, and they will all remember that it was because of her that the official ordered Shen Kuo to invent this spinning wheel!

Compared with this, the little trick played by the governors yesterday was nothing!

Even the Queen Mother sneered in her heart: "Ha! Ignorant person!"

"How do you know the relationship between the official family and my grandson?"
To be continued...