As it happened, Lu Yuan's intention was to create both a manual and an automatic corn sheller.
Lu Yuan wasn't doing it for a promotion.
Lu Yuan's mind held the memories of a more advanced era.
Seeing how backward the current era was, and how the common people were still using the same old tools, was something he couldn't ignore.
If Lu Yuan had the ability, he was more than willing to lend a hand.
Coincidentally, the Court was also facing this same predicament.
Water can carry a boat, but it can also sink it.
The difficulties faced by the common people were, in fact, the difficulties faced by the Court.
But Lu Yuan didn't want to get too involved with the Court or, by extension, the Emperor.
Lu Yuan was worried. What if the Emperor's temperament were to change drastically in his later years, just as the Grand Ancestor Emperor's had during the Great Ming Dynasty?
Even if Lu Yuan had nine lives, he'd likely be saddled with ten different charges.
So, his ambitions were modest.
