Technology dominates the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 74 [Quyuan plow is released, specializing in the art]

That morning, after discussing with Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, Jia Xu, Xu Rong, and Ding Hong, they heard that [Yusui Township] outside the eastern part of Guangxin City had started planting sweet potatoes in full swing this morning.

Yesterday Lu Bu personally taught the essentials of planting sweet potatoes. Hundreds of people from Yusui Township were present, so they must have been impatient.

This was a good start. Lu Bu was very interested, so he took Fu Yong and other soldiers from the Shenbing Battalion to [Yusui Township] to check the actual situation there.

Yusui Township is a township not far to the east of Guangxin City.Because it belongs to the largest county [Guangxin County] in Cangwu County, a township has a population of tens of thousands and arable land of nearly [-] mu.However, it is located in the south and is close to Yushui River and Hejiang River, so paddy fields account for most of it.The dry land that can be used to grow sweet potatoes is less than [-] mu. The entire central part of Cangwu County to the north is covered by Lishui, Yushui, and Hejiang Rivers, with many paddy fields.Therefore, there are not many dry lands where sweet potatoes can be grown.

That's why Lu Bu turned his target to Hepu County and the eastern part of Nanhai County to start large-scale land reclamation and plant sweet potatoes.In particular, most of the land in the east of Hepu County is suitable for planting. It can be said that the large land from [Zhanjiang] to [Linyun] has flat terrain, small rivers, and loose soil, which is very suitable for planting sweet potatoes.

There is also the eastern part of Nanhai County, from [Huidong] to [Jieyang], the situation is not much different from that in the east of Hepu County.

The lower reaches of Yushui are mostly paddy fields, which are used to focus on planting rice and cultivating fisheries.

"The villagers here are really enthusiastic." When Lu Bu came to Yusui Township, he saw that the dry land was full of villagers with hoes plowing.Some land is flat and open, and cattle are used to plow the land much faster.

There are still not many farming cattle here, and ordinary civilians do not have farming cattle.Only the big rich and nobles in the countryside can afford it, and they have a lot of land, so it is very cost-effective to use oxen for farming.In addition, the government offices in the township also provide cattle for ordinary civilians to rent.

In short, there are very, very few people who can afford cattle.

In addition to the original arable land, the officials in the village also organized people who had nothing to do to find suitable places to open up wasteland.Land reclamation is not only about getting out grass and stones, but most land reclamation involves cutting down forests or burning them.

In front of his eyes, Lu Bu saw hundreds of people felling trees on a flat but sparsely populated land, and then digging out their roots, cutting rocks, and burning grass.

In this era, there are countless trees and forests here, but the population and arable land are very small. Now it is harmless to cut down and open up wasteland.

"Meet the General!"

"Meet the General!"

"Meet the General!"

Those who met Lu Bu yesterday suddenly discovered that Lu Bu had visited their village in person. They were very excited, happy, and honored.

Someone bowed to Lu Bu and called him General, and no matter how stupid they were, they all knew that the person in front of them was a big man, so they all followed suit, knelt on the ground and lowered their heads.

"Now is the time to do farming work. This general is just here to come and see. You don't need to be polite and continue to work on the farm work. When the sweet potatoes are harvested, you will all be proud and lucky for what you have done today," Lu Bu said cordially. He smiled and said.

The one with a flexible mind said kindly, "It's just a gift from heaven and the general to us and the common people. We will definitely plant it with our hearts. Please rest assured, the general."

Lu Bu nodded and didn't say much.Then he walked around and looked around, and when he found something wrong, he went up to demonstrate and guide himself, which flattered the villagers for a while, and felt that Lu Bu had an inexplicable sense of closeness to them.

As a result, Lu Bu's good reputation for worrying about the country and the people in the surrounding area, being approachable, and caring for the people became more and more loud, and some even regarded him as half a god.

In the field, a well-mannered young man dressed as a farmer is staring at the sweet potato seedlings that have just been transported to the field, watching carefully, holding bamboo slips and a pen in his hand, and writing while reading from time to time.

"Mr. Qin, why do you always like to run to this dirty and tired field? You should be recommended by [Qianfu] in the village to become an official, so don't waste all your talents?" An old lady said with a smile, looking at the people around her. I am very familiar with this young man.

Qin Yun, a child of a small noble family in Yu Sui Township.He is very talented and has some reputation in Guangxin County, but this person is always keen on the study of agronomy, even obsessed.He was recommended to be an official many times, but he refused.

It was only last night that Qin Yun learned that Lu Bu discovered a new crop and taught farmers how to grow sweet potatoes.He was very curious, and wanted to get some sweet potato seedlings to study overnight, but Lu Bu had sent someone to guard them. Only those who were responsible for picking and transporting sweet potato seedlings could enter the land full of sweet potato seedlings.

Helpless, Qin Yun had no choice but to wait until tomorrow, when the sweet potato seedlings were transported to the field for planting, and then researched to see what it was.Perhaps because of his excitement, he came to the field before dawn, but found that there were farmers plowing the fields earlier than him.

Fortunately, he met the person who participated in the sweet potato [planting training conference] yesterday.So I kept asking for details and memorized them on the bamboo slips.

Now, he finally got the sweet potato seedlings he had dreamed of.The sweet potato seedlings that have just been shipped are all whole and have not been segmented.It happened that Qin Yun took a closer look. The sweet potato seedlings were heart-shaped, and the dark green and tender leaves caught his eyes. He had never seen such a crop.

Acquaintances bring newcomers, and the aunt also participated in Lu Bu's [training meeting] yesterday.Now I am leading a dozen women and teaching them how to divide the long sweet potato seedlings for easy planting.

She said: "The general said that every node on this sweet potato seedling is buried in the soil, and after a few days, it can grow roots, and then it is revived and becomes a complete sweet potato seedling. After a few months, the root of the node will bear fruit, which is sweet potato, but we prefer another name for it: sweet potato!"

Qin Yun listened carefully, recording details and key points from time to time. He was looking forward to the taste and yield of sweet potatoes.

On the other side, Lu Bu was patrolling and guiding Yu Sui Township.Now there is good news: the first complete Quyuanli has been successfully produced.

"Fu Yong, you arrange a few soldiers from the Divine Army Battalion to transport [Quyuanli] to Yusui Township. This general wants the farmers to try it for themselves and take a look at the effect of this Quyuanli. .” Lu Bu actually wanted to see what Quyuanli was actually made of.

In order to make this Quyuanli, hundreds of carpenters and blacksmiths have been working non-stop since yesterday, and only barely made a sample.Further on-the-spot testing is required and modifications are being made.

In addition, Lu Bu ordered people to find cattle in the village, and old farmers who were proficient in cattle farming to try to use the Quyuan plow to plow the land to verify its effect.

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