The first free king of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 615 Rural Cooperatives

In the closet, Old Uncle Liu was holding a cigarette stick in his mouth, and there was already a slight gap between his brows. He smacked his mouth twice, squinted his eyes and asked Old Uncle Wang next to him as if chatting.

"Old Wang, your wife has been quiet and flustered recently, and I haven't heard her yelling for several days~"

Who in the village doesn't know, the old Wang's wife's voice, she said the second, who would dare to say the first?Even the dogs in the village would take a detour when they saw Aunt Wang.

On the left and right of Tang Sufan's yard, there lived the old Wang's family next door, and the old Uncle Liu's family across a village road.

In the past few days, Aunt Wang's inexplicable silence made the surroundings much quieter.

In the past, Aunt Wang's voice could be heard almost half the village, but these two days have been inexplicably quiet.

While speaking, Old Uncle Wang couldn't help but a trace of doubt flashed across his face.

In the past two days, his wife was indeed much quieter, and he also shivered for two days in a row.

Not to mention, he's almost not used to it.

But with a blushing face, he shook the coat on his body and said seriously.

"Damn, it's not that I scolded me for doing something wrong two days ago, and I should be quiet these two days~"

He behaved like the head of a family, and he was very precise.

Suddenly, Tang Sufan raised his head: "Oh, Aunt Wang, where are you going~"

With this sound, Old Uncle Wang trembled in fright, almost fell off the stool, and quickly looked around.

No one saw it, but they heard the unscrupulous laughter of Tang Sufan and Lao Liu, the old and the young.

Old Uncle Wang's face darkened immediately, and he glared at the two of them.

Who in Jinghe Village doesn't know the old Uncle Wang's fearful reputation?
But Lao Wang is still stubborn, no matter what, it is a little bit of face to take advantage of the opportunity.

"Su Fan, don't talk nonsense, your Aunt Wang is grinding noodles in the next room, so what if she hears about it?"

"This woman, you have to take care of it~"

If no one came, Old Uncle Wang was confident enough.

With a straight chest, I started to "preach the word, receive karma and solve doubts" there.

Tang Sufan fell down and was "playing chess" with Old Uncle Liu. While listening to Uncle Wang's nonsense, he saw a phantom.

The corner of Tang Sufan's mouth twitched involuntarily~He began to pray for Uncle Wang~

Old Uncle Wang hadn't said a few words, and immediately felt a chill down his back.

Suddenly, a sharp pain came from the base of the ear, and the head went up.

Then came the familiar roar of Aunt Wang.

"The one surnamed Wang gave you a face, didn't you?"

Accompanied by a burst of unscrupulous ridicule from one old and one young, Old Uncle Wang hurriedly begged for mercy, wanting to cry without tears.

"Daughter-in-law, why did you come out?"

Aunt Wang glared angrily, then put down the teacup and plate in her hand.

"I'll bring you some snacks, I'm afraid Su Fan is hungry~ Come, eat the pancakes, my mother just made them out of the pot, they're hot~"

Putting down the things, Aunt Wang left quickly.

Only Tang Sufan knew that Aunt Wang had been delayed for several days.

Since ancient times, the imperial power has been like the sky. In the hearts of the common people these days, how can the reverence for the imperial power be expressed clearly in a few words?
Ever since Uncle Wen entrusted Aunt Wang with this matter, Aunt Wang didn't even mention it to her own husband.

In the past few days, I was really scared.

That's the emperor's family, what's going on?

Back to the point.

Just after playing for a while, old Uncle Liu, who was playing backgammon with chess pieces, said, "Su Fan, now that you have achieved great success, you have become the Marquis of the imperial court. Now, all three of our villages enjoy happiness with you~"

This half year.

With Tang Sufan around, life in Jinghe Village can be said to be thriving.

The workshop under Tang Sufan can be said to support most of the people in the village.

Now that the three villages have become Tang Sufan's fiefdoms, life in the three villages has become easier.

Tang Sufan replied casually.

"Ham, where, old Uncle Liu from our own village, you know that I grew up here at the beginning, so I thought it was to repay the folks, and besides, it was the folks who helped me."

Now, Wen Bo is also in charge of the affairs of this so-called fief, he is just a big treasurer.

Except for the few days when he was first entrusted, he felt a little fresh, and he had already traveled around his fief in a horse-drawn carriage.

After that, it was business as usual, and I didn't pay much attention to it.

After all, a salted fish like him doesn't want to have too many things.

Old Uncle Wang sat aside and sighed: "Oh, back then, when Su Fan's family came to our village, Su Fan's father had the same surname as Old Wang, so he happened to be a neighbor. Fan can be so promising now!"

After finishing speaking, Old Uncle Wang showed a proud expression on his face.

They watched Su Fan grow up. Who would have thought that a child who was dumb when he was young would grow up to be so amazing.

Who in the nearby villages would dare to bully the people from Jinghe Village?
"Hey, this winter, thanks to Su Fan, our three villages survived~"

Seeming to be in high spirits, Old Uncle Liu couldn't help sighing as he looked at the falling snowflakes outside the door.

"I don't know, is it a good year this year~"

In the hearts of the people, isn't the most concerned about thunder and rain, wind and rain?

After this period of snow falls, spring is almost not far away, but these two days, it is still terribly cold.

The cold spring is expected to be cold, and so is the case.

That's all for now.

Tang Sufan took a bite of the mustache and said involuntarily.

"Old Uncle Liu, Uncle Wang, I will give you another blueprint tomorrow. You can help me figure it out. It shouldn't be too difficult. You can help me build it. As long as it works, you can help me build it a hundred and eighty times later. Personal, the materials are used well, and money is not a problem.”

Old Uncle Liu smashed his mouth, couldn't help knocking on the cigarette stick, and said with a surprised expression.

"Oh? Su Fan, do you have another good thing?"

Old Uncle Wang didn't have the slightest ambiguity, he patted his chest and made up a sentence.

"Don't worry, there's not much work in the past two days except for some farm tools in the shop. Your Uncle Wang promises to get them out for you."

Now, Old Uncle Liu and Uncle Wang have almost become Tang Sufan's exclusive craftsmen.

Old Uncle Liu came from the former Ministry of Industry of the Sui Dynasty, and Uncle Wang is also a heir to the iron family.

The craftsmanship of wood and iron, the two of them can be regarded as having real things in their hands, even if there are some skilled craftsmen in the city, they may not be as fine as these two.

In the past six months, Old Uncle Liu contracted all the wooden furniture from Tang Sufan's shops because of the various things that Tang Sufan made. Old Uncle Liu's small workshop has been expanding and expanding.

I built a small courtyard, told my two sons a daughter-in-law, and even I am about to start my second spring. My little life is so beautiful.

As for Old Uncle Wang, Tang Sufan handed him chimneys and other crafts, and the business in the nearby villages made Old Uncle Wang a lot of money.

I also plan to find a craftsman to turn my house into a small courtyard next spring.

As long as it was Tang Sufan's job, the two of them would never have any ambiguity.

"It's not a novelty, but it's just a plow. The spring plowing is coming soon, and plowing the ground is a problem."

"Some people don't have cattle at home, so it will inevitably take a long time. Now that these three villages are my fiefs, I should think of a way to solve the problem."

Tang Sufan's words made the two of them admire for a while.

Since ancient times, the lords of the fiefs have always waited for the households to pay the food when the time comes. Tang Sufan who took the initiative to solve problems for the people in the fief should be a good person among good people.

Sometimes, Su Fan's child's Marquis status seemed a bit vague.

This kid, who is worthy of the title of Marquis, is doing something that does not belong to the nobles in the city. Can you not make people feel dazed?

"Plough? What's so novel about this thing? Uncle Wang and I don't have to make several in a year?"

Unexpectedly, it was just a plow, Old Uncle Wang couldn't help but waved his hand in a disinterested manner.

What a big deal?
"Old Wang, listen to Su Fan first, it's not easy for Su Fan to talk~"

Old Uncle Liu couldn't help but glared angrily.

"Uncle Wang, this is not the kind of straight-handled plow, but another kind of plow. You will know tomorrow when I go back and draw up the blueprint."

"My plow can be used by an ox, and it saves a lot of effort. Sometimes people with a little strength can pull it, and it is much more dexterous than a straight plow."

As soon as Tang Sufan finished speaking, Old Uncle Liu couldn't help frowning, and couldn't help asking in a concentrated voice.

"Su Fan, are you kidding me? Anyone can pull a plow? What kind of plow is this?"

Su Fan, this child, looked like a master who had never been in the land before, so he must be talking nonsense.

But as if what he said was true, Old Uncle Liu couldn't help but want to confirm it.

Tang Sufan smiled confidently.

"Of course it's true~ Don't worry, old Uncle Liu. I've seen that kind of plow with a straight handle. It's really too laborious. As long as this plow can be made by then, what I said should be the same."

At this time, the old Uncle Wang who had woken up was startled.

"If that's the case, then everyone can have a plow in their homes?"

Ploughers, in bad times.

Not everyone can have it at home. Those who have cattle at home can be said to be a small "rich household" in the countryside.

If the land can be plowed without oxen, wouldn't every household want to have this kind of plow?
"That's all for later, old Uncle Wang, it's up to you two."

Tang Sufan took a sip of water steadily, a plow, the combination of iron and wood is indispensable, of course it depends on Old Uncle Liu and the others.

"Don't worry Su Fan, in terms of wood, your old Uncle Liu can make a flower."

"Su Fan, don't worry, this is a good thing for the villagers, and this matter is on your uncle Wang's shoulders!"

Uncle Wang also patted his chest to reassure.

"In addition, I also want to set up a rural cooperative in my fief, but I need someone to take care of it. Does Uncle Liu and Wang recommend it?"

Tang Sufan had already had the idea of ​​a rural cooperative.

It's not that Tang Sufan wants to find something to do, but that now, except for Jinghe Village, who can bear his image, life is not bad.

But the life of the other two villages is still too bad. Coupled with the bad years in the past two years, they are really poor.

Tang Sufan took a stroll before, although his workshop will only grow bigger and bigger in the future.

It is not a problem to feed the people in the fief, but improving the efficiency of agriculture can also solve the problem fundamentally.

These days, food is the real thing.

Old Uncle Liu and Uncle Wang looked at each other with confusion.

Rural cooperatives?
"What is a rural cooperative?"

Later, Tang Sufan talked about the concept of rural cooperatives.

Although this may be a bit behind the modern economy of later generations, it is the best way to develop the agricultural economy for now, and it is within its own unified fiefdom.

Uncle Wang half-understood what he heard, but old Uncle Liu listened with sparkle in his eyes.

"Su Fan, this is a good thing. In this way, many families who don't have plows or oxen can also plant land, and they can grow better, and the harvest will naturally increase."

At any rate, Old Uncle Liu was considered half an official before he was young, so his knowledge is different, and he soon learned the trick.

A good thing, indeed a good thing.

"This method is suitable for the present, but there is a lack of someone in charge. You know, I'm too lazy, so I haven't had time to talk about this method~"

Old Uncle Liu frowned at this time, and said cautiously: "Ahem, Su Fan~ It's really impossible, can you take a look at my pillars?"

Zhuzi, the second son of Uncle Liu.

"My Zhuzi just doesn't have the patience for the handicraft work at home, so he won't go to school even if he is asked, but he is good for the field work. He does all the field work at home, why not~"

Tang Sufan raised the corners of his beautiful eyebrows, and smiled directly: "Very good, then the pillars~"

"Ah, ah, Su Fan, the old man also suggested, I'm also afraid that the pillar will be destroyed by you~"

Old Uncle Liu couldn't help but followed with some worry.

"Hey, you don't shy away from relatives if you are worthy. I know Brother Zhuzi's personality. Besides, it's not a difficult task. I think it's very good, so it's settled. Brother Zhuzi can read, right?"

"Admit it, send him to read for a few days."

"That's okay. I'll write a charter and send it over in two days. That's it. The salary is easy to talk about."

Tang Sufan simply made a decision like this.

……

Chang'an City.

In an attic.

The door is wide open, and outside the hall are scattered snowflakes and rain pavilions.

Instant is a good mood.

"Brother Wang, I should drink tea at this moment, but this wine is delicious, I can't help but want Brother Wang to taste it~"

Zheng Yunhe, who was seated at the top, was as steady as a rock, holding the wine on the table, and filled a glass of fine wine for the head of the Wang family, Wang Duan.

The aroma of wine is overflowing, and the victory is irresistible.

Wang Duan raised his eyes, and couldn't help but said in surprise: "Brother Zheng, if Ruo XX is right, this should be the bar in Xiaoyaoxuan?"

In Chang'an City, there is only wine from Xiaoyaoxuan that can have such a mellow and timeless fragrance.

Zheng Yunhe remained calm, his long and narrow eyes flashed brightly, his eyelids drooped, and he couldn't tell what his complexion was.

"Brother Wang has good eyesight, but this is the wine from Xiaoyaoxuan ~ why don't you have a taste?"

Zheng Yunhe smiled and extended his hand to invite.

However, Wang Duan was not in a hurry to pick up the wine glass in front of him, instead he asked with a calm smile.

"Wine is not like tea. I have to wait a little bit. I don't know why Brother Zheng invited me here today?"

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