A Good Meal Is Worth the Wait
The emergence of new things is generally not smooth sailing, just like Fatty Lin's Donkey-Killer, which was unwanted even if given away for free in the early days in the Xia Kingdom.
Of course, the people were very happy to hear that someone was giving away something for free, but when they arrived, they found that the gift was actually an iron box with two long armrests.
You can't eat or wear this thing, what's the point of taking it home? To ward off evil spirits and protect the house?
Besides, it doesn't look very big; it wouldn't fetch much money as scrap metal.
And so, even though they were given away for free, Donkey-Killer didn't manage to give away a single unit on the first day.
Yi Xuan heard the news from Zhuo Ning, but he just chuckled and went back to his work.
Upon hearing the news, Fatty Lin's eyes darted around, and he told his men with a smile that they shouldn't worry about it.
This time, Yi Xuan and Fatty Lin were surprisingly in agreement: good things come to those who wait.
The reason we can't give away a single one right now is because the people have no idea what the Donkey-Killer is for. Even if Fatty Lin's men describe it in the most enticing way, it's useless.
When something appears before people for the first time, and is outside their original understanding, people's first reaction is not to accept it, but to question it.
Both Fatty Lin and Yi Xuan understood this principle, which is why they didn't care about the situation on the first day. They both knew that sooner or later, curious people would come and try it out.
Once you use it, you'll naturally understand the benefits of "Donkey-Killer." Word will spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred, which is much more effective than advertising.
Sure enough, there are always people willing to be the first to try something new. The first person to claim the "Donkey -Donkey-Killer" gift quickly appeared, and Fatty Lin's men even gave that person a barrel of diesel oil for free.
The family's livestock had just died from the plague, and they didn't have enough money to buy new livestock, so they had no choice but to carry the plowing tools with their son and go to work in the fields these past two days.
But those tools were for animals, and the two adults started experiencing backaches and pains after using them for less than half a day.
The helpless man had no choice but to take his son to the city to relax and see if there was any work that could earn him some quick money so he could raise enough to buy livestock as soon as possible.
It was by fortuitous opportunity coincidence that the father and son happened to pass by Fatty Lin's shop and saw that thing was said to be able to anger a donkey to death.
Since they had no livestock left and the seller was offering it for free, the father took his son and got a Donkey-Killer driven off the road, intending to try it out at home.
But to my surprise, I discovered its amazing properties as soon as I got home.
The two men had struggled for half a day with their tools, barely managing to plow the land. But this Donkey-Killer, which seemed to defy all effort, plowed two-thirds of their land in just one afternoon. Even livestock couldn't plow that fast.
The main thing was that this "Donkey-Killer exhaustion" didn't get tired at all, which ignited the father and son's enthusiasm for work. Seeing that it was already dark, the father turned on the headlight on the Donkey-Killer, and for a moment the entire field was as bright as day. The father and son spent another two hours plowing the rest of the land.
The next day, the neighbors were stunned when they led their livestock to work in the fields.
"I said! Didn't Old Liu's livestock die of the plague?"
"Yes! I even saw with my own eyes his livestock being dragged away by the constables on a cart and burned in the mountains over there. Many families in the village whose livestock had contracted the plague were disposed of in the same way!"
"So what's the story with his land?"
The man pointed to Old Liu's land and asked curiously.
"Did they buy new livestock again?"
The other person shook his head. "No way, just a couple of days ago he was asking me to lend him my livestock after I finished plowing my land. He said he'd give the livestock the best feed! If he had money, why would he need to borrow from me?"
Just as the two were talking, Old Man Liu, with his son, pushed a strangely shaped object into the field.
Old Man Liu was seen pushing the thing and walking quickly through the field, and the land that had already been plowed was quickly harrowed flat.
The speed of the attack astonished the two people standing nearby.
Hey! Liu kid!
Old Man Liu's son was still excitedly watching his father work in the fields when he heard someone call him. He turned around and saw two neighboring uncles, so he clasped his hands in greeting to them.
"Uncle Niu! Uncle Li! Did you call me for something?"
"What's that thing your dad's carrying? It's even more powerful than livestock! Look at him working so hard in the fields, how come he's not even out of breath?"
After listening to the two uncles, the young man from the Liu family recounted in detail what had happened in the city the day before.
"Young Liu, are you serious?"
Upon hearing what the young man from the Liu family said, the two uncles' eyes lit up. They never expected such a good thing to happen, and they had witnessed the performance of that Donkey-Killer.
Seeing Liu nod, the two men stopped working in the fields, took the livestock home, and headed straight for the city.
Soon, the news spread like wildfire, reaching even the neighboring village within a day.
This led to the sudden surge in popularity of the previously struggling "Donkey-Killer".
A month later, the Donkey-Killer became an essential item for farmers in the Xia Kingdom.
As for Fatty Lin, although he lost a lot of money when he first started giving away the Donkey-Killer" (a type of Donkey-Killer), as more and more "Donkey That Can't Hold Its Own" were given away, the demand for diesel fuel from the people also increased. Within a few days, the profits from diesel fuel completely made up for the losses from the Donkey-Killer That Can't Hold Its Own" (a type of diesel fuel).
Fatty Lin couldn't stop grinning as he looked at the diesel fuel that seemed to be printing money every day.
Yi Xuan was not idle either. Seeing that the Xia Kingdom had entered a stage of stable development, he began to consciously send the Seed of technology into the Xia Kingdom.
The main focus is on two aspects. First, it involves starting infrastructure construction in various cities of the Xia Kingdom, such as asphalt roads and sewer systems. Recently, Yi Xuan has even begun planning streetlights in the cities.
The people of the Xia Kingdom have gone from being shocked at the beginning to being used to it now, after all, Xia Kingdom has changed every day in the past six months.
On the other hand, Yi Xuan opened many technical schools within the Xia Kingdom. That's right, Yi Xuan didn't open schools, but technical schools, schools that specialize in teaching skills.
Many children from poor families within the Xia Kingdom simply do not have the financial means to attend schools or similar institutions, so Yi Xuan's technical school became another option for them.
Vocational schools enroll children aged fourteen to eighteen. They not only teach them technical skills, but also provide them with basic training.
In fact, Yi Xuan originally wanted to open a school, and the school's educational model is indeed the best way to cultivate scientific and technological talents.
The only drawback is that it takes too long. Vocational schools are different because they don't teach theoretical knowledge but only practical skills, so students can become proficient in a short time.
Although this kind of skill has many limitations, it is enough for Yi Xuan.