Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 874
Before you know it, you have arrived at Mangzhong.Around Luoyang, it is the season of harvesting wheat.This year's wheat harvest is bumper, and every family stays in the field day and night.

Wang Xiaolie brought the officials of Henan Province to Taoyuan Xianxiang early to watch the wheat harvesting.

When the officials watch the wheat harvest, of course they have to choose a special day.Here in Luoyang, magistrates have always been on the day of Grain Grain.

Wang Guan's family boiled water, filled several large gourds, and brought them to the ground early.There are already officials waiting there, watching his wheat field, waiting for the people from the Agriculture and Forestry Institute to come.Before the people from the Agriculture and Forestry Institute came, they were not allowed to go to the field.

Looking at the golden wheat waves, Wang Guan jumped anxiously.My family has more than 20 mu of wheat, and even if the husband and wife harvest two mu a day, it will take more than ten days.Now I really can't wait for a moment.Now I am watching from the edge of the field, not allowed to harvest, and my heart is anxious like a fire.

It wasn't until the sun was three poles that the people from the Agriculture and Forestry Institute arrived.They brought a machine and took it to the field for debugging.

The crown looked like a cart, and it had to be pulled by two strong mules, but I don't know what it was for.Behind the mule are two wheels.A chain, leading from the wheel, with a row of teeth behind it.

Seeing Wang Guan come to see, Sun Yan who was adjusting the machine smiled and said, "Brother, are you curious about this machine?"

Wang Guan said: "I'm not curious, I'm just worried about my own wheat. If the harvest is late these days and it rains, a year's hard work will be in vain!"

Sun Yan said: "What are you worried about? If you choose your family's wheat as a test field, you will definitely not suffer. Dozens of acres of wheat will be harvested quickly with only a few dozen people. Besides, brother, don't underestimate this machine. I cut your wheat in one day."

Wang Guan said disdainfully: "What machine is so powerful? My family has more than 20 acres of wheat, which can be harvested in one day?"

Sun Yan said: "It's almost there. Not for one day, two days at most."

Wang Guan curled his lips, obviously unable to hold back Sun Yan's words.

At this moment, Wang Xiaolie arrived with officials from Henan Prefecture.Wang Guan hurriedly jumped ashore to prepare tea.

Wang Xiaohun went to the field and asked Sun Yan, "How is the harvest going? The wheat harvest is like putting out a fire, and now there is no time to delay. Don't choose a farmer's field, but in the end the harvest can't be finished, and let the farmer complain about us."

Sun Yan said: "Go back to Xuanfu, it's almost ready. Don't worry, we have tried this machine many times, and there will be no problems."

Wang Xiaolie nodded and stood aside watching Sun Yan adjust the machine.

Most of the officials in the Henan government have seen harvesting, and they are no strangers to it.They all left the field and watched Sun Yan busy.

Being surrounded by many people, Sun Yan's pressure increased greatly.Originally, this machine does not need to be adjusted, it can be used directly.Sun Yan was afraid that something might go wrong, so he checked it carefully again. Many screws that had been removed were not installed, and he couldn't help sweating on his forehead.

At this moment, Pan Zhenlin, who promoted the Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, came striding forward.When they got to the side of the road, they asked Sun Yan loudly: "Are you ready? It's getting late, we need to harvest early!"

Sun Yan said: "Okay, it's almost done!"

While talking, he quickly tightened a few screws.Straightening up, he sighed, "It's finally done!"

Pan Zhenlin brought two healthy mules and put them on the harvester.Said to Sun Yan: "Today you come to control the machine, and change after an hour."

Sun Yan said yes.After quickly checking the machine again, he said to Wang Xiao: "Xuan Fu, it's really good now, and we can start harvesting."

Wang Xiaolie said with a smile: "Now that it's done, let's start harvesting. Should we set off a firecracker to celebrate?"

Sun Yan said: "No. Of course there is no need."

Min Shan, who handles livestock in the Agriculture and Forestry Institute, went to the mule, took the reins, turned to Sun Yan and said, "I'm starting to go, be careful."

After speaking, with a yell, the mule stepped forward and stepped forward steadily.

The advancing mule, pulling the harvester behind, strode forward.

The harvester followed the mule, and the two front wheels turned.The rotating wheel drives the header through the chain, and the reel on the top dials the wheat into the header, and the cutting blade swings back and forth quickly to cut the wheat down.The felled wheat is spiraled aside and gathered into small piles.Sun Yan, who was supporting the machine at the back, pulled the small handle next to him every time he passed a certain distance, and put the wheat from the header to the ground.

The crown behind was dumbfounded.

I didn't expect that this machine could really cut wheat, and it was very fast.Look at this, one machine can catch up with ten people.

Seeing Sun Yan reach the ground, he came back with the machine.Wang Xiaolie said to Pan Zhenlin: "The next step is to widen the header as much as possible, and it is best to bundle the wheat in the machine. This will save manpower and speed up the speed. By the way, the reel It’s still a bit small, it’s better to put the header on the side, the space will be bigger.”

Pan Zhenlin nodded: "Xuanfu is right. We are making a new two mules to pull it, which is to put the cutting platform on the side."

Wang Xiaolie said: "The purpose of building these machines is to keep improving and keep improving. Even if there are such and other problems when they are first built, as long as you keep improving, they will be practical one day. This is what you want to do in the Agriculture and Forestry Institute. "

Pan Zhenlin nodded.

For machines, whether they are agricultural machines or other machines, the most important thing is improvement and innovation.The initial idea is of course important, but subsequent improvements are no less important.A machine is often impractical from the beginning, and gradually improved to become a practical machine.

When he was in Xiangyang, Wang Xiaolie put forward these ideas, began to cultivate talents, established factories and gradually improved them until today.Until now, harvesters have been fully functional.The next thing is promotion.

In fact, it is not only a harvester, but also a whole set of agricultural machinery.Especially for wheat seeders, harvesters, threshers, and field lifters, there is a complete set of agricultural equipment.If these machines are popularized, the production efficiency will be greatly improved.

Agricultural machinery is an important strategic industry of a country, especially in the past.The pesticide and fertilizer industry is inseparable from explosives, and its walking part is strongly related to chariots and tanks.Once in this world, a country that could produce heavy tank chassis must also be a country that could produce large tractors.

Just like now, there is no place where Wang Xiaolie can produce the artillery carts used to transport artillery.Many of its production principles are similar to those of agricultural machinery.

Based on agricultural machinery, Wang Xiaolie has established an industrial system, which is far beyond comparison in other places.With the help of this industrial system, it feeds back to the military industry, forming the current artillery-centered army.

(End of this chapter)