Primordial World: Marrying the Eldest Princess, the Jade Emperor Went Mad!

Promoting the plow tools in a short period of time would be difficult to implement.

"Young Master Chen, could you tell me how much it costs to build this set of plow tools?"

"Lord Wei, you're asking the wrong person. You should ask a carpenter!"

Chen Fan didn't answer directly but looked at the Village Chief.

The Village Chief understood immediately, turned his head, and shouted.

"Old Mutou, come here, I have something to ask you!"

Soon, an old man in a short-sleeved linen shirt and a young man hurried over.

After understanding the situation, the elder instructed the young man to place the Qu Yuan Plow flat.

He then inspected it, looking here and there, and quickly reached a conclusion.

"This Qu Yuan Plow uses a lot of thick, old wood, and the process isn't complicated.

It can be built in about three days. If you provide the materials yourself, it's one hundred fifty wen.

If you don't provide the materials, it'll cost at least six hundred wen!

Oh, and the plowshare is made of iron and needs to be provided by you.

If you don't want iron, I can make it, but it'll wear out faster!"

Old Mutou, the carpenter of Zhao Family Village, gave a fair assessment.

Wei Zheng's eyes darkened upon hearing this, and he pondered how to resolve the matter.

Since it was a good item, Wei Zheng naturally wouldn't conceal it.

But if he reported it as is, the ones who would benefit in the end would only be the powerful aristocratic families.

Compared to ordinary commoners, aristocratic families had the capital to quickly replace their plow tools.

With convenient tools, the manpower accumulated by these families could be freed up.

At that time, these families could seize wasteland and expand their landholdings even faster.

This was something Wei Zheng absolutely did not want to see.

"Hiss, so much?"

The Village Chief of Zhao looked at the Qu Yuan Plow with a pained and regretful expression, his eyes full of reluctance.

Building such a plow tool was not cheap.

Even if the materials were provided, the iron needed for the plowshare was also expensive.

Chen Fan's Qu Yuan Plow required at least three jin of iron for the plowshare.

And even ordinary iron cost fifty wen per jin.

Adding the cost of forging the plowshare, it was unthinkable, simply unthinkable!

The Village Chief of Zhao had thought his own fortune was substantial enough, but he still didn't dare to build another set of Qu Yuan Plows.

"It seems I can only trouble His Majesty!"

Wei Zheng mused about how much money was left in the Emperor's private treasury.

Furthermore, if the artisans of the Ministry of Works were commissioned to build them, the cost could be further compressed.

Coupled with the Ministry of Works purchasing materials, the price would definitely be lower than on the market.

At this moment, Emperor Taizong, far away in Chang'an, suddenly shivered!

"Hiss, is it a bit cold today?"

Li Shimin looked up at the sky. The eunuch serving him quickly brought a cloak.

"This Qu Yuan Plow cannot be cheap. It's a powerful tool for reclaiming wasteland.

How much money can we make by building them slowly? Uncle Mutou, I'm telling you.

Take my techniques and go to Chang'an with that important official to teach them.

Set up classes, charge ten guan per person, and we'll split it fifty-fifty!"

Chen Fan winked at the old carpenter, while Wei Zheng's face turned completely dark.

He was still thinking about how to reduce costs, and Chen Fan was already raising the price.

However, Chen Fan was the creator of this item.

Given Wei Zheng's integrity, he naturally couldn't use force or deception against Chen Fan, so he tried to persuade him.

"Young Master Chen, this item is already expensive to produce. If the price is raised further, the common people probably won't be able to afford it!"

Chen Fan raised an eyebrow upon hearing this and replied with a smile.

"The common people are too poor. Even if I don't raise the price, will they buy it?"

Wei Zheng's lips twitched, and he gritted his teeth, saying in a low voice to Chen Fan.

"Young Master Chen, rest assured, I can persuade His Majesty to use funds from the private treasury to build a batch."

and then put it into the homes of poor families in the common folk. Once the wealthy farmers see its benefits, they will build them themselves."

Chen Fan's mouth twitched, and he looked at Wei Zheng as if he were looking at a devil.

Human Mirror, no wonder Li Shimin often wished he could chop you up.

It's only Li Shimin. If it were any other emperor,

you'd probably have been chopped up long ago for playing these games!

"Lord Wei, how much can the Emperor's private treasury hold? How can it satisfy all the people in the world?"

"This item is not difficult to learn. You only need to buy one set, and a skilled carpenter can build it."

"Why not sell this technology and use the money earned to improve the Straight Plow!"

Chen Fan spoke with confidence, having prepared for this for two years.

How could I not have considered this problem?

"Improve?"

Wei Zheng was confused. He watched as Chen Fan had someone bring over a Straight Plow.

Then, under Chen Fan's guidance, his eyes lit up.

"Lord Wei, you see, the only difference between the Qu Yuan Plow and the Straight Plow is the lower part."

"We only need to modify the lower part a little, or at worst, change the plowshare a few times."

"Uncle Mutou, take a look again. How much would this cost?"

The old carpenter stepped forward again and even started modifying it.

Soon, the old carpenter looked up again and nodded.

"If we modify it like this, I can change one in half a day, and it will only cost fifty wen."

"If the quantity is large enough, more than ten, I can bring the price down to forty wen!"

"However, if modified like this, its function will probably only be about eighty percent of the Qu Yuan Plow."

Wei Zheng trembled with excitement, his voice shaking.

"Enough, enough! Young master, you have great talent. Wei Zheng thanks you on behalf of all the people!"

Wei Zheng clasped his hands together in front of him, his thumbs interlocked, and bowed to Chen Fan.

And just as the Qu Yuan Plow was put into use, in a space filled with black mist.

A layer of golden light blocked the black mist from entering.

Within the golden light, a memorial archway inscribed with the words "Huoyun Cave" stood tall.

Inside the cave, various buildings such as caves, thatched huts, and palaces stood tall.

In the central palace, nine people with extraordinary auras sat facing each other.

The person at the head had a handsome face, and his eyes seemed to shift like stars.

"Another Great Sage has been born in the human world!"

Chapter Thirty-Four: The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, Have I Become a Conservative?

A middle-aged man with two horns on his head and a honest face said with a smile.

"Our Human Race has gained another Great Sage. Congratulations!"

"What's there to celebrate? How many years have we been trapped in this Huoyun Cave?"

"Before that, King Wu of Zhou abolished the Human Emperor's position himself, and then Qin Shi Huang attacked heaven and was suppressed at Mount Li!"

"With the constant change of dynasties in the human world, we can no longer interfere.

"Not to mention, there isn't even a Co-lord universally respected by all of the Human Race anymore!"

"What's the point of a Great Sage being born? Can he break through this vast web of karma and sin?"