I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Chapter 13

At this time, the big Han still used the Zhiyuan plow, which is a kind of agricultural tool that has been used since the ancient Shang and Zhou fashion times.

The structure of the straight-shaft plow is very simple, in fact, it consists of two parts: an iron plowshare in the shape of a shovel, and a straight wooden handrail for pulling.

Although the straight shaft plow allows farmers to continuously plow the soil by dragging and pulling when farming, which greatly improves the efficiency of plowing land, and at the same time makes it possible for cattle to plow.

But there are also disadvantages, that is, it is very bulky and inconvenient to turn around.

The curved plow designed by Liu He according to the agricultural books of later generations shortened the shaft of the plow and turned it into a straight one. Not to mention saving materials, it also reduced the weight of the entire plow, making it easier to turn around and manipulate, and more economical. Manpower, which is equivalent to indirectly improving labor efficiency.

In addition, compared with the straight-shaft plow with simple structure, the curved-shaft plow has many added parts, which enrich the functions of the plow.

For example, the plow arrow and plow comment that can control the depth of the plowed soil, such as the plow rudder for turning, such as the plow shovel that turns the plowed soil to both sides.

In short, on the one hand, Quyuanli improved labor efficiency, and on the other hand, it also saved material resources, animal power and manpower.

Under Liu He's command, Wang Laosi and Meng San quickly put Qu Yuanli on the cattle.

"Here is the plow arrow, here is the plow guide. As long as you press the shaft, and then use the plow guide to fix the plow arrow from the shaft, you can make the depth of the plow deeper, and vice versa, you can make the depth of the plow shallower. You can adjust it arbitrarily according to the situation of the field..."

Liu He squatted on the ground to explain each part, and from time to time, he even tried to debug it himself. Every time he introduced, he could attract admiration from those well-versed old farmers around him.

These old farmers never imagined that this rough plower could be made so exquisitely.

By the time Liu He had introduced all the general usage of Quyuanli, his hands and feet were already covered with mud.

Liu He wiped the mud from his hands on the front of his clothes, clapped his hands again and said, "Old people, do you understand? If you don't understand, let me explain it again?"

"I understand, I understand. There is really a seven-aperture exquisite heart under the door. I can make such delicate things. I really admire the old guy."

After Wang Laosi finished speaking, he saluted Liu He respectfully.Driven by him, the rest of the old farmers followed suit.

"Get up, everyone, get up, farming is the foundation of the world, and I'm just doing my best. It's hard to be such a great gift, it's hard to be such a great gift."

While speaking, Liu He gave Yu Wuyou and Wang He winks, and under their tugging, he managed to help the old farmers who had fallen to their knees to their feet.

Now that the function of Quyuanli has been explained, it's time for the demonstration of Jiayuan.

Liu He stood behind the plow, holding the shaft with one hand and a thin whip in the other, his hands were wet and sticky with sweat.

At this time Liu He was much more nervous than when he was in the county prison in the morning. After all, he only needs to talk there, but he has to do it here—maybe it will be embarrassing.

But the duck has been caught up in the rack, and there is no way out.In other words, even if there is a way out, Liu He can't retreat: If he can't even control this small Qu Yuanli, how can he control the huge carriage of the Han Empire in the future?
"Old man Niu, you must save face, don't be so rude!"

Liu He faced the old scalper in front of him and prayed silently several times in his heart, and finally swung his whip resolutely, hitting its smooth and dark back.

The old scalper hesitated for a moment, then took the first step silently and steadily, followed by the second step...

Liu He felt Quyuanli move forward in his hand, he felt a burst of joy, and swung the second whip without a teacher...

The genes of the farming nation engraved in the bones completely burst into light almost at this moment.

This is one small step for Liu He, but one giant leap for a man.

One person, one ox, and one plow kept moving forward, turning and turning around in the official field.

Although Liu He walked a little crookedly and almost fell down, the speed of plowing the ground was much faster than when using a straight shaft plow.

Wang Laosi looked at Liu He who had already walked to the distance, and squatted down silently. He reached out and touched the newly dug up soil. His face was calm, but his heart was turbulent.

While other old farmers were chattering about using the Quyuan plow, a strong laborer can plow a few more acres of land, a thought suddenly popped up in Wang Laosi's mind.

"Having a child should be like a child."

Wang Laosi is getting old and useless, but there are other ways.

He stood up, looked around with those cunning and cloudy eyes, and after making sure that no one noticed him, he walked carefully to Wang He and Yu Wuyou's side.

Wang Laosi first bent down and gave Yu Wuyou a dry smile, then turned to Wang He and said, "Brother Wang, you and I both have the surname Wang. Although we are from different counties, we are still a family only 500 years ago. Are you right?"

Wang He was a little puzzled. This Wang Laosi was seven or eight years older than him, and he was quite prestigious in the surrounding villages, so he was not polite to him. Why did he still have a relationship with him today.

If something goes wrong, there must be a demon, Wang He simply laughed twice but didn't answer.

"Brother, I usually offend you a lot, so please forgive me."

"You and I haven't known each other for a day or two. If you say these sour words, you'll be out of touch. If you have anything to say, just say it directly. You don't have to beat around the bush."

Wang Laosi twitched a bit, rubbed the mud in his palms again, and said: "I have a little girl in my family. She is about [-] years old this year. She is staying in her boudoir. I would like to ask if there was any marriage under this family. If not, I want my brother to help lead a red line."

Wang He froze on the spot like a thunderclap, not knowing what to say at all.

"I don't know which county my family is from, my parents are still alive, and what kind of business I do."

His grandfather is Emperor Xiaowu, and his father is King Changyi!
Of course, Wang He couldn't say these two sentences, so he quickly stopped Wang Laosi from continuing to speak, and if he continued, even if two people had ten heads, it would not be enough to chop off.

"Brother Wang, Brother Wang, I'm not familiar with the sect, so let's stop this matter and discuss it later, later."

"Hey, my brother's words are wrong. You are both officials in the prime minister's mansion, how can you not be familiar with them? Even if you don't know, you have to ask your niece?" Wang Laosi complained a little dissatisfied. road.

Wang He quickly pointed to Yu Wuyou who was smiling but not smiling and said: "This Lang Yu is a close friend of my sect, he knows my sect best, you can ask him about this matter!"

Wang He threw down these words in a hurry, and immediately urinated.

"Oh, that's it..." Wang Laosi turned to Yu Wuyou without a smile on his face, and then said, "Mr. Yu, do you know who is under the sect and what kind of business does your father do?"

Yu Wuyou was taken aback for a moment, then froze for a moment before saying bluntly: "I don't know him well, just a nodding acquaintance."

Seeing that Wang Lao Si wanted to ask again, Yu Wuyou pointed to Liu He who had already driven the cattle back and said, "The sect is back, I'll take his place."

After finishing speaking, Yu Wuyou also ran away quickly, leaving Wang Laosi who was still about to speak with his mouth open.

(End of this chapter)