118: Chapter 118 His Majesty the King is the Sun of Our Great Qin!

Training steam rotary tiller operators and repairmen was quite difficult. Zhao Fusu specifically instructed Elder Mos Team to pause the research and development of the steam tractor to first train a group of steam rotary tiller repairmen.

In addition, how to implement the steam rotary tiller into actual production was also a problem that needed to be considered.

Given that everyone was accustomed to using oxen for plowing, how to operate a steam rotary tiller to plow the land well was something Zhao Fusu had to solve.

To this end, Zhao Fusu specifically summoned the Minister of Agriculture and tasked him with leading a group of Field Attendants to study how to use the steam rotary tiller for plowing.

Once they gained enough experience, they would then teach the farmers how to use the steam rotary tillers to assist in agricultural production.

Tian Qi was a disciple of the School of Agronomy. He served as the Chief of Field Attendants in Xianyang, managing a large number of Field Attendants.

Previously, they were responsible for overseeing the composting work of five hundred thousand farmers.

After Zhao Fusu transferred those five hundred thousand farmers to Epang Palace to produce the Iron Pagoda, they had become idle.

"Tian Qi."

The Minister of Agriculture went to Tian Qi's office and found him.

Since Zhao Fusu's National Assembly members began working together in a collective office, it had become much easier for them to find one another.

"My Lord!"

Seeing his direct superior, Tian Qi immediately saluted.

"Mhm."

The Minister of Agriculture nodded and said to him, "Take a group of men and study how to use the steam rotary tiller for plowing."

*Clap, clap, clap.*

The Minister of Agriculture clapped his hands, and three steam rotary tillers were carried in.

"So this is the steam rotary tiller!"

Tian Qi looked at the steam rotary tiller with curiosity.

Not just him, but all the Field Attendants under his command gathered around curiously.

The reputation of the steam rotary tiller had long since preceded it, ringing in their ears like thunder.

The fact that the nobles were slaughtering oxen on a massive scale was inextricably linked to this steam rotary tiller.

But was this steam rotary tiller really that miraculous?

Could it really replace oxen?

This was what Tian Qi and all the Field Attendants wanted to know.

Now that the oxen had been slaughtered,

if the steam rotary tiller could not replace them, there would be a major problem.

"I have brought someone from the Great Qin Empire Academy of Sciences; he will teach you how to use the steam rotary tiller."

With that, the Minister of Agriculture introduced a young man to Tian Qi.

Young people were quick learners; therefore, whether it was the repairmen for the steam threshers or the steam rotary tillers, most of them were youths.

"Greetings, My Lord."

The youth, Lu Du, cupped his fists toward Tian Qi.

Seeing the youth's composed and dignified manner, Tian Qi nodded inwardly and returned the gesture.

"Then I shall leave this matter in your hands,"

said the Minister of Agriculture.

"Understood!"

Both Tian Qi and Lu Du responded with cupped fists.

"My Lord, please look..."

"Like this, then like this, and after that, like this. And that's it!"

Lu Du began his hands-on teaching for Tian Qi.

He wasn't much for lecturing, so he could only demonstrate it manually for Lu Du.

"Mhm."

Lu Du gradually mastered the skills of driving the steam rotary tiller.

First, the water had to be boiled to build up enough air pressure inside the steam rotary tiller. Once the flywheel had accumulated enough power, one would engage the clutch and shift into forward gear, and the steam rotary tiller would move forward.

When the clutch was released, the steam rotary tiller would stop moving forward.

Before the rotary blades could start, the clutch also needed to be engaged for the blades to work.

After figuring out the working principles of the steam rotary tiller, Tian Qi sat on the machine and drove it into an experimental field.

Lu Du explained to Tian Qi how to use the steam rotary tiller safely, such as how to monitor the steam pressure, how to observe the water level in the tank, and how to keep the coal or wood blocks burning in the furnace at all times.

Tian Qi nodded slightly.

After half a day of practice, Tian Qi gained a detailed understanding of the steam rotary tiller.

Once he drove the steam rotary tiller into the field, he engaged the rotary blades.

The blades spun rapidly, breaking apart the soil whether it was loose or hard.

Tian Qi maneuvered the steam rotary tiller forward; wherever it passed, a straight furrow was plowed.

Since the blades of the steam rotary tiller were wider than the plowshares pulled by oxen, the plowing speed of the steam rotary tiller was faster than that of an ox.

The horsepower of the steam rotary tiller might not be particularly high, and its forward speed was relatively slow, but it was designed with a gearbox that could output significant torque, allowing the blades to easily turn over the soil.

Tian Qi stepped down from the steam rotary tiller and looked at the soil that had been turned over by the blades.

In their high-speed rotation, the blades of this steam rotary tiller could penetrate deep into the soil, shredding and turning large clumps, breaking the hard plow pan and making the soil loose and fine.

In plowing dry land, the performance of the steam rotary tiller surpassed that of an ox.

With these characteristics, the steam rotary tiller could churn the soil into mud in paddy fields more easily than an ox.

When using oxen to plow paddy fields, it often required several rounds of re-plowing to turn the soil into a silty state.

With the steam rotary tiller plowing twice, a paddy field was basically ready.

"A divine tool!"

"A divine tool!"

"A divine tool!"

Tian Qi, this disciple of the School of Agronomy, praised incessantly: "His Majesty the Head of State is truly a god-like man! Not only could he invent a divine tool like the steam thresher, but he could also invent a divine tool such as this steam rotary tiller. Truly remarkable, truly remarkable!"

"Indeed!"

After hearing Tian Qi's praise, Lu Du replied with full agreement: "His Majesty the Head of State is like the sun of our Great Qin, so dazzling that we cannot look at him directly!"

His expression and words were also filled with deep awe for Zhao Fusu.

After three days of practical plowing, Tian Qi began to summarize his experience and launched training sessions, letting more Field Attendants know how to use the steam rotary tiller for plowing.

To ensure the farmers could use the steam rotary tillers effectively,

this time, it wasn't just the repairmen of the steam rotary tillers who had to do the training.

These Field Attendants were also sent to train the farmers, teaching them how to use the steam rotary tiller for plowing.

At the First Emperor's rural estate, He Zhi came to find the First Emperor with an excited face and said, "Your Majesty, the steam rotary tillers we ordered have been delivered to the front of our estate."

"Oh!"

The First Emperor was filled with excitement upon hearing this.

Nowadays, because the First Emperor often basked in the sun and worked in the fields, his entire person was tanned dark, with distinct muscle lines, looking just like a genuine peasant.