Destiny Only Han

Chapter 721 Lu Shizhi: You still want to leave without slapping me in the face?

Liyang County, Dahan Agricultural Machinery Factory.

At the height of the sun, there are already crowds of people here, not only the eldest sons and grandsons of many Gonghou's families, but also big officials such as Mao Shizhi, the governor of Dang County.

The former was naturally familiar to Liu Ying. After all, many things seemed difficult, but in fact they could be easily solved with a single sentence from the superior.

And the latter is really here to see the new harvester.

After all, the country is based on agriculture. Whether they can evaluate the word "best" every year when they calculate, a very important reference point is the tax situation.

Therefore, the purpose of persuading farmers to teach farming and mulberry is to let the common people have money to pay the imperial taxes and local apportionments, so as to ensure that the local officials can make a smooth progress...

While everyone was looking forward to it, Liu Ying's carriage came at a gallop, but after jumping off the carriage, he didn't go up to greet the honored honorables who came over, but walked towards a four-wheeled carriage behind him. , helping two gray-haired old men walk down one by one.

This is Liu Taigong and Lu Gong who came to join in the fun.

So, the honorable courtiers who were stunned for a moment quickly lined up and bowed in salute: "Greetings, Your Majesty..."

Well, the Supreme Emperor is also an emperor, so he is naturally called His Majesty.

Mr. Liu waved his hands uncomfortably: "Ping, Ping..."

Under Liu Ying's teasing expression, the old man looked very angry, and said in his heart that he knew that these guys were there, and he would not come here no matter what he said!
After all, he has been a wild man all his life, and he suddenly became rigid and cautious, so he couldn't bear it...

Lu Gong on the side didn't think so. As a merchant with the lowest status in the past, he enjoyed this kind of superiority and attention, so he looked enviously at Liu Taigong, who was in the midst of blessings and didn't know how to be blessed.

Liu Ying stretched out her hand to support Mr. Liu, and said with a smile: "What's the matter, just treat them as carrots..."

Liu Taigong pretended to be sullen and glared: "What nonsense, these are all ministers..."

Liu Ying didn't bother to bother much, just nodded to Mao Shizhi and others, and then helped Liu Taigong into the busy agricultural machinery factory.

Then, it was Grandma Liu... Taigong Liu entered the Grand View Garden.

The old man's ears were filled with sparse noises, the roar of steam engines, the squeaking sound of leaking pipes, the harsh humming of power saws, and the panting of horses pulling rail wagons...

"Hey, this is the processing and assembly workshop." Liu Ying raised her chin as a sign.

"That's great, it's a pity that I can't understand..." Taigong Liu shook his head full of admiration.

Liu Ying smiled:
"What's wrong with this? Here is the processing of wood. The round logs are sent to the workers with a conveyor belt, cut into appropriate sizes with a power saw, and then sent to other workers, and other tools are used for slotting and punching. Holes, tenon joints..."

"It's metal processing over there. Use a lathe to process various screws, use a boring machine to punch holes in the blades, and use other tools to process metal parts..."

"Finally, all the parts are loaded together and sent to the next house for assembly and testing. Well, the workers are not proficient enough now, and they can only make thirty or forty Saturn No. [-] harvesters every day. When the proficiency is up, mass production of hundreds of units per day will not be a problem!"

In the 15th year of the Han Dynasty, the number of registered households was just over 1000 million. Now that more than a year has passed, Liu Ying estimates that by the time of the counting this year, the number of registered households will reach almost 100 million.

The majority of Han people are agricultural. It is no exaggeration to say that at least 1000 million of the 900 million households are farmers!
Even if calculated on the basis of one harvester per one hundred households, the current production capacity is far from enough!

Therefore, this is also the reason why Liu Ying would take the guys behind him to visit the agricultural machinery factory first.

Parents are their children's best teachers.

The reason why Liu Bang won the world is not only because of his own ability, but more importantly, the distribution of coins... Bah, the cake is divided well.

So Liu Ying doesn't plan to eat alone, and plans to share some of the profits.

Well, in fact, the most important reason is that he has no money anymore, and he can legally turn shareholders' money into his own money by increasing investment in research and development, that is, by giving him money.

Fat sheep, if you don't kill it, you don't kill it!

So, those nobles who were full after eating the air pie looked at each other, and saw the same thought in each other's eyes.

This time, come to the right!

Not only did he become acquainted in front of Liu Ying and the Supreme Emperor, but more importantly, he also learned a way to get rich!

The price of harvesting artifacts that cost tens of thousands of dollars, if one set per household, would be more than 1000 million. With such a huge number, even a casual sip of soup can make people die!
Therefore, the prince is indeed benevolent and righteous!

Amid all the compliments, Liu Ying helped Liu Taigong and led everyone to the second phase of the agricultural machinery factory that had been planned, but was still deserted.

The wild grass is luxuriant here, and small animals such as hares and squirrels can often be seen running around.

However, everyone's eyes turned to a golden place in the distance.

The wind was blowing the wheat waves, rattling, and there was a strange-looking carriage wrapped in red and hanging beside it. It seemed to be the so-called harvest chicken...

What makes Mao Shizhi and others a little puzzled is why the wheat here is yellow?
After all, with the promotion of stone mills, it is mainly the promotion of wheat eating methods such as noodles, steamed buns, and sesame cakes. Basically, the entire area north of the Huaihe River in the Han Dynasty has been rotated with wheat, rice, wheat beans, or wheat and corn. They used to I went to the field to see that wheat matures from south to north.

Therefore, the wheat in the south is still green, why is the wheat here yellow?

But when they approached, they discovered the clues of the problem. This piece of wheat didn't turn yellow because of the mature filling, but withered and turned yellow for some unknown reason...

So Liu Taigong became bearded and staring. As a farm boy, he hated this kind of waste of crops the most...

However, Liu Ying looked indifferent. If the small piece of wheat was not shriveled and turned yellow, how could it demonstrate the efficiency of the harvester?
When harvesting wheat in the north, you need to wait until the sun rises. This is mainly because of the dew. Not only is the machine difficult to harvest, but the sickle cannot be cut no matter how fast it is sharpened. Too much force may even uproot the wheat.

The most suitable time is when the sun rises, the dew dries up, and the wheat straw is brittle. Harvest it with a brush, and get twice the result with half the effort!
And we can’t rush to work at night, and the work is basically finished around nine o’clock. After all, at this time, the sun goes down, the humidity rises, and the wheat straw becomes tough again due to moisture.

That's why Mr. Wuliu said, "Chen Xing clears up the wasteland and filth, and returns home with the moon lotus."The road is narrow and the vegetation is long, and the evening dew stains my clothes.

This shows that Mr. Wuliu has really done farm work.

It's just that he planted beans at the foot of the southern mountain, and the grass was full of bean seedlings...

Busy and busy, but getting nothing done...

Liu Ying hid beside Lu Gong, beckoning to signal the start of the harvest.

So the poor horse, who desperately poked his head out to eat a mouthful of wheat, suddenly felt a whip in his ears, cursed angrily, and then lowered his head and pulled the harvester forward.

In an instant, everyone saw an exciting picture.

A strange-looking carriage was pulled forward by two horses, leaving only a few inches of wheat stalks where it passed. The wheat stalks were gathered together, tied up inexplicably, and rolled down from the other side of the carriage. It was picked up by the farmer who followed and thrown on the wagon that was pulling the goods.

Liu Ying pointed to the slowly moving harvester and said:

"This is the Saturn No. [-], which is drawn by two horses. It is not only equipped with a cutting knife driven by the ground wheel, but also has a reel and an ear-collecting platform! Therefore, it can not only harvest wheat, but also automatically organize the harvested wheat, Bundle Bundle!
"Of course, mules are the most suitable livestock for pulling harvesters. After all, mules are more resistant to rough feeding and less prone to disease than horses. Mule meat is valuable, and donkey skin can also be used to make donkey-hide gelatin, which is even more valuable..."

After Liu Ying's words fell, laughter sounded.

Make the most of it.

People at this time were not so holy, it was just that some people couldn't do it, so they chose to sell the animals that couldn't work to the dealers.

On the other side, Lu Shizhi, who came late, bowed to his father, looked at Liu Ying and asked, "Is this the so-called harvesting artifact?"

Liu Ying nodded.

Lu Shizhi pointed to the broken ears of wheat and said, "Look, compared to the human grains returned to the warehouse, the machines are much rougher, and with so many dropped, don't people need to pick them up? "

Mao Shizhi and others on the side were stunned for a moment, then nodded immediately.

Yes, the yield per mu is not high in the first place. If the dropped grain is not picked up, the yield per mu will be lower. If it is picked up, harvesting with a machine is like taking off your pants and farting.

I had the time to walk all over the ground to pick up wheat ears, so I cut the wheat...

Liu Ying shook her head and said, "This machine is not for ordinary farmers. Uncle, do you remember what we said before that most immigrants from the four northern counties choose pastures instead of farms?"

"If this kind of harvester is used in a place with a few acres per capita, it will indeed consume a lot, but what if it is used in a place with an average of [-] acres?"

"A little loss is negligible."

"Neglect it?" Lu Shizhi said with contempt on his face, "As expected of His Royal Highness, you are so generous!"

Liu Ying was also full of contempt: "Uncle, have you ever done farm work?"

Lu Shizhi nodded, with a look of reason: "Yes, what's the matter."

The Lu family has been doing business since the generation of Lu Gong’s grandfather. Although they are not rich and powerful, the whole family has no worries about food and drink. The powerful nobles are very jealous.

That's why the Lu family moved to Peixian County, and later married Liu Bang, and Lu Gong had some friendship with the county magistrate of Peixian County.

Then, Lu Ze became the king, and Lu Shizhi made an internal history equivalent to the governor of Zhili.

But everyone is familiar with each other, Liu Ying should despise him or despise him.

(End of this chapter)