The big man is on the run

Chapter 124 Agricultural Revolution!A true saint!

After all, in Liu Yi's vision, the "Five-Liu Alliance" should not only be an alliance with some kind of political contract, but also economically. Forces form economic barriers.

Don't think that trade wars were impossible in ancient times.

In fact, even in the history of the Three Kingdoms in Liu Yi’s previous life, when Zhuge Liang ruled Shu, he was sitting on the land of abundance in Yizhou, so he did not choose to vigorously develop agriculture. Instead, he developed the Shu brocade industry, purchased grain from Dongwu, and accumulated huge wealth.

The added value of Sichuan brocade is higher than that of grain, and cool horses can be sold at sky-high prices in the south. This is an objective law of the commodity economy, and it does not depend on the will of the people or the turmoil of the current situation.

At least, in Liu Yi's vision, if he can open up trade routes in the Western Regions, not to mention the profits of the Silk Road, just the unique commodities in the Western Regions such as wine, gemstones, flax, etc., can be sold to Yizhou and Jingzhou to make a lot of money .

Although Liu Zhang and Liu Biao basically have no attitude towards the matter of sending troops, in fact, as long as they are not allowed to fight, they are very willing to do other things, and the interest groups around them are also very active in this regard.

Get promoted and get rich.

If the imperial court can satisfy them all, then the imperial court's influence on Yizhou and Jingzhou will continue to increase.

For the former, Liu Yi has already done it. He has released enough goodwill in his diplomacy in the past year, and he has indeed achieved good results. Liu Biao and Liu Zhang are willing to provide a certain amount of money, food, cloth and silk to the court every year.

The latter requires Liu Yi to come up with some powerful products, among which Liangma is the top priority, which is why Liu Yi and the new governor of Yongzhou, Zhong Yao, have repeatedly communicated recently.

The Shayuan Racecourse is called a racecourse, but it does not produce horses. The real horse farms are the Fanghan Racecourse under the rule of Han Sui in Jincheng, and the Guzang Racecourse in Wuwei County.

The Fanghan Racecourse was for Han Sui's own use, but if the cool horses from the Guzang Racecourse wanted to be transported to Guanzhong, they had to pass through Ma Teng's territory, that is, Longshan.

As military supplies, military horses can greatly improve the strength of the cavalry of the Han army, which makes Ma Teng quite afraid. Therefore, the negotiations between Zhong Yao and him on the passage of Liangma through Longshan have not made progress for a long time.

Just as Liu Yi was thinking wildly, Fazheng also started to announce the next item.

"Everyone, the 'Greenhouse' technology was demonstrated just now. Next, a farm tool experiment will be held here today. At the same time, some voluntary participants are required, and farming experience is required.

Of course, everyone will not be allowed to participate in vain. All participants can get some vegetables produced in greenhouses as rewards, and it doesn’t matter whether they are taken home to eat or given away.

At the same time, if you can get No.1, you can get a set of new farm tools invented by His Majesty for free. "

"Wow! Is there such a good thing?"

"real?"

"It's not true, do you think it's a lie?"

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In an instant, the people in the square were discussing one after another.

"Whether it works or not, I'm going to try hard."

"Try, I will definitely try."

"I'll try too."

"I'd like to see if I can get some vegetables too, that would be great stuff!"

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Soon, amidst the discussions, Fazheng asked people to move all the agricultural tools that had been covered with black cloth to the middle of the square.

All the experimental procedures were finalized by Liu Yi. He did this because he wanted to use this opportunity to make some innovations in agriculture and increase the grain production in Guanzhong.

After all, what Daqin did in Guanzhong was "farming and fighting"!

As for the matter of war, Liu Yi has already set about setting up a special research institution for the supporting technological innovation of war, and the matter of farming cannot be left behind.

Soldiers can't fight hungry, and the court can't always count on Wang Yi, Liu Biao, and Liu Zhang for food relief.

And now it's the slack season in winter, and these people are doing farm work near Nanwu, so these farm tools have become the most suitable things for him to conduct experiments first.

However, no new farm implements were shown, and the old ones started first.

"Try all these agricultural tools! They should all be plows that you are familiar with. First, without plowing oxen, each plows an acre of land, and someone will time you. The No.1 of this round will be Get rewards for new farm tools, and there will be a competition with new farm tools later.”

"Yes."

These people began to check the farm tools one after another, and soon, one by one, the farmers who voluntarily signed up began to try to plow the land.

Most of these people are old farmers with rich experience. I saw them barefoot, holding plow shafts and waving non-stop in the field, leaving a deep ravine where they plowed.

And those novices were not so lucky. When they first started, they couldn't plow at all, one foot was deep and the other was shallow, and they would get bruised and swollen because they were accidentally hit by the dirt in the field.

And a farmer was far ahead, and continued to plow the field. When the plow was in the middle, he suddenly let out a scream, because the place they plowed was stuck.

When he wanted to move forward, he couldn't. In the end, the plow got stuck in the soil, and he could only watch helplessly as someone passed him.

Around, there were also people who were not convinced and began to complain.

"I think it's better to change it!"

"Yes, this plan is not good. The situation in the field is different. It is better to change it."

Hearing the words of the people below, Liu Yi couldn't help showing a smile on his face.

However, Liu Yi was not in a hurry to explain anything, he signaled Fazheng to be calm and not to be impatient, but quietly looked at the people below, waiting for those people below to calm down by themselves.

Soon, the people below became quiet.

Each participant was given a basket of fresh vegetables, and the time they spent was also recorded by the officials.

"Okay, you have just seen that this agricultural experiment is not difficult, but the conditions in the field make the participants in trouble, and for novices, the plow is very difficult to control." Fazheng shouted road.

"Said it right."

"right!"

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Soon, Fazheng continued to shout: "Okay, the next experiment is to use new farm tools, and the same people will plow the field again. Of course, for the sake of fairness, give the participants some rest time, After resting and recovering your physical strength, the experiment will begin. You follow the method I just said, each of you takes this new plow to plow in the farmland. Your task is to use the new plow to see who can get the No. 1, Do you understand?"

"Understood."

Soon, all the participants rested and started to plow the fields as Fazheng had said.

"Okay, the experiment begins now."

Soon, one person started their agricultural experiments in the way Fazheng said.

And as the experiment started, the surrounding audience let out a burst of exclamation.

Because the gap between new farm tools and old farm tools is almost visible to the naked eye!
The plow of the Han Dynasty was a long straight shaft plow, which was not flexible enough to turn around when plowing the land, and it was laborious to lift the soil, so the efficiency was not very high.

And Liu Yi brought out the Qu Yuanli. Compared with the current long straight shaft, he first changed the straight and long shafts into curved and short shafts, and installed a free-rotating plow disc on the head of the shaft. This not only makes the plow frame smaller and lighter, but also facilitates U-turn and turning, flexible operation, and saves manpower and livestock.

Secondly, plow review and plow construction have been added. If the plow review is advanced, the arrow of the plow will go downward, and the plowshare will go deep into the soil.If you lift the plow, make the plow arrow upward, and the plowshare will enter the soil shallowly.The organic combination of Quyuanli's plow commentary, plow arrow and plow construction can meet the different requirements of deep or shallow plowing, and can standardize the adjustment of the depth of cultivated land, which is convenient for intensive cultivation.The plow wall can not only break up the soil, but also push the plowed soil to one side, reducing the resistance of the plow to advance.

In addition, the Quyuan plow can be modified to make the plow more resilient, making the plow more suitable for plowing in the field, and reducing the damage to the human body caused by the accumulated plow.

"My God! How could it be so fast?"

"Look at Wang Erlang, he has never planted land at home, and at this speed, he can plow an acre of land faster than his grandfather, right?"

"And that person just now, the same hurdle, just passed it!"

The advantages of the new farm tools are fully revealed. It can increase the speed and efficiency of plowing on the same number of acres, so that the work efficiency of farm tools can be greatly increased.

Moreover, under the same basic conditions, the new farm tools allow people to learn the skills of plowing more quickly, reducing a lot of things that seemed to be experience before, such as using the shoulders and waist to coordinate the movement of the plow, and now they are all unnecessary .

This also means that the new farm tools will completely replace the old ones!

"The advantages of the new farm tools are fully demonstrated in agricultural experiments. Now, I declare that this new farm tool is the Quyuan plow invented by His Majesty! From now on, the Ministry of Industry of the imperial court will do its best to manufacture it. When it is time for spring plowing this year, this Planting a plow will greatly improve the efficiency of the entire field!"

As soon as the words of development fell, a burst of enthusiastic cheers resounded through the sky, and everyone, including Liu Yi, cheered excitedly.

"Shangguan, do you want copper coins for this plow?"

But at this moment, all the farmers' eyes fell on Fazheng.

Of course they know the value of this new type of plow, so their mentality is also very complicated. In their opinion, such a precious treasure must cost a lot of money, right?
But some people gritted their teeth and thought, if you don't buy this kind of baby, you will be behind others. It's worth buying it for how much it costs!I'm afraid I can't even buy it.

In the eyes of all farmers, these new farm tools are like magic weapons from heaven and gods. They can make farmers work more efficiently and better ensure the output of crops.

When Fazheng saw the reactions of the surrounding farmers, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He knew that the emergence of new farm tools, and this experiment in sharp contrast, would definitely have an excellent effect on the promotion of this thing.

"No! Your Majesty said that agriculture is the country's top priority. This new Quyuan plow should be available in every household, and we must not let everyone spend money. But His Majesty also said that he has to charge a 'patent fee' , not much, just a penny for each plow!"

Fazheng's words immediately attracted all the farmers and made them all very excited.

"Your Majesty is truly the Son of Heaven! He invented Quyuanli and treated us poor people so well. There is nothing to repay! Your Majesty will live forever!"

"Your Majesty!"

"Sage and Son of Heaven!"

What's the difference between a penny and a free gift?Not to mention that the emperor doesn't care about this copper plate, even the farmers don't care at all in the face of such huge benefits. Some people even think that the emperor may be concerned about their face, and he doesn't want to give them alms, so he accepts it. penny.

They know that these new plow tools are definitely their most important wealth, and the production efficiency of their farmland will be greatly improved.

When these farmers were very excited, Fazheng added another sentence: "However, these plow tools are specially produced by the Ministry of Industry of the Dahan. If they are broken, they are not allowed to be thrown away directly to cause waste. They must be taken back and repaired. , also free."

After hearing Fazheng's words, there was another burst of exclamation all around.

They never expected that the imperial court would even consider this point.

They also know the growth status of crops in this era and the loss of plow tools on the land.

What they are doing now is to minimize the loss of plow tools, but there is no guarantee that no loss will occur. As long as they are used, damage is normal.

Now, the imperial court promised to repair it for free, which undoubtedly made the hearts of these farmers very hot.

"Okay, let's put the question aside for now. I haven't officially introduced this kind of Quyuanli yet. Let Sima Zuocheng introduce the method and skills of using it. Please take a look carefully. If you don't understand, please ask quickly."

Sima Zhi personally walked off with his trousers on his heels, and gave the farmers a list of various ways and precautions to use Quyuanli.

When the farmers saw clearly how to use Quyuanli, all of them immediately showed shocked and excited expressions.

Even if they break their heads, they can't figure out how this kind of thing that is so earth-shattering to farming was invented.

“This plow is really powerful, I will use this plow in the future!”

"Yes, I will also use this kind of plow in the future. I can plow the ground quickly. It is shorter and faster than before!"

All of a sudden, a group of farmers were discussing excitedly.

Soon, the name of "Yiwenli" will resound throughout the Guanzhong Plain.

(End of this chapter)