mousepad-d2 Chapter 359 [2 More] 359
Chapter 359 [2 More] 359
Although the conventional plow is more advanced than the curved shaft plow, this advancement relies on traction, which means that the conventional plow must rely on labor or cattle and sheep to achieve cultivation.
Although the Quyuan plow is the same, it is actually not that harsh in this regard. In other words, although the Quyuan plow is inefficient, it actually bears less weight. The single mould plow is better than the Quyuan plow, but it is not as strong in terms of force. Qu Yuanli can compare.
However, the common plow also has an irreplaceable aspect of the curved shaft plow-it can combine several into one, and as long as the traction force is sufficient, it can plow a large area of land at the same time.
Now what Gongshucan has made for him is a single plow with only one plow body.
This is the main purpose of Liu Tan, to liberate productivity.
It is too time-consuming to cultivate land one by one. If a family with cattle uses a plow, it can save a lot of time.
They can do other things during these times, such as doing business or expanding the cultivated area. Simply speaking, expanding the cultivated area is a great boon.
The big man is now forcing the young lady to marry when she reaches the age, in order to have more children and increase the labor force.
While the labor force remains the same, more land is cultivated with the plow, which is equivalent to more food production, which can reduce hunger and poverty to the greatest extent.
Of course, it is difficult to achieve comprehensive food and clothing in this era, and only one plow is not enough, and other agricultural tools must also be matched to keep up.
But it doesn't matter, there is still time for other things, the planter may not be in time, but the harvesting may still work hard.
Gong Shucan fiddled with the model of the plow and pondered for a while before saying, "Yes."
Liu Tan's eyes lit up and he said, "If you can make it, there will be a reward!"
Gong Shucan was full of energy in an instant. He had already learned from his son after he arrived in the Northern Kingdom that His Highness the King of the Northern Territory has always been generous. As long as he is satisfied, not to mention food and clothing is not a problem, even making a fortune is not a problem.
Gong Shucan carried his model and left, probably because he had money and motivation, and within two days Gong Shucan took out a model of a multi-row plow.
Of course, it's just a model. During the test, Liu Tan observed it and frowned and said, "It feels...it seems that the effect is not very good."
He compared the effect of Lu Xuan using the plow before, and calculated the ratio to know that the effect might not be as good as the plow.
Gong Shucan immediately said: "Your Highness, because of the limited size, this sample is made of wood. It would be better if it was replaced with bronze or iron."
Liu Tan said: "No matter what, make one first and try it out."
A complete plow cannot be done by a public loser. Liu Tan directly found a craftsman to assign it to Gong Shucan, and said at the same time: "These people will work with you in the future, and Miao Rui will tell you later. Take note."
Gong Shucan was a little dazed when he heard it, he didn't know why there were precautions when making something.
However, after hearing what Miao Rui said, he was completely dumbfounded—why do these slaves feel better than them!
The daily working hours are limited to no more than six hours, three meals a day are not taken care of by them, and dangerous things are prepared in advance to ensure safety as much as possible.
Gong Shucan felt sour when he heard it, and after he left the palace, he sighed and said to his son, "I thought they were exaggerating when they said that the slaves of rich families lived better than the poor, but now it seems true."
If the public losers can get the job, they will usually hand in the work as early as possible day and night, in order to accumulate some reputation and attract some repeat customers.
At the busiest time, I slept less than two hours a day.
In the past, he saw that the low-status slaves in the big families were all living very badly, and some of them were not even bad, but they didn't look like human beings.
At that time, he would still sympathize with these slaves, but the slaves of the royal family in the north...those were just slaves doing rough work!
After hearing this, Gongshu laughed and said, "It's everyone's blessing that Your Highness is lenient."
Gong Shucan took a deep breath. The slave could rest, but he couldn't. He had to think about how to improve this plow.
You must know that from the beginning to the end they used the blueprints given by His Highness the King of the Northern Territory to make this thing. The effort they spent was nothing more than turning the blueprints into real objects, but many people have such abilities, and they may not necessarily need their Gongshu family.
Where is the Gongshu family strong?It is strong in being able to make ordinary utensils into smaller and more convenient things.
If there is no public loser involved in the conventional plow, they will be replaced sooner or later.
With a sense of crisis, Gong Shucan made a new type of plow in six days. In the middle, he also made a special application because he needed to use iron to make the plow body.
After it was finished, Gong Shucan made a special trip.
When he came over, Liu Tan was worrying with Lu Xuan: "If you can't do well with the plow, I will have to use the plow."
If he still had to use the plow in the end, why did he struggle for so long?
Lu Xuan patted Liu Tan's head and said, "Aren't you already doing it?"
Liu Tan hugged Lu Xuan, put his chin on his shoulder and said sullenly: "It depends on whether it is suitable for making it. What if it is not suitable and needs to be reworked? Once there is something wrong with this large-scale agricultural tool, it will be a haircut. And move your whole body."
Lu Xuan thought for a while: "It doesn't matter, anyway, as long as you can make a trip on the day of the plow trial, as long as there are no problems this time, it's fine, and even if there are problems, you can take your time."
Liu Tan sighed and said, "Hey, spring plowing is still early in the northern border country. Why do you have to try plowing with the south? We should adapt to local conditions."
Lu Xuan understood very well: "Perhaps the Prime Minister doesn't want the northern border country to be different from Chang'an."
Liu Tan thought about it for a while, too, it's not good to be too independent, it looks like a country within a country, although it is said to be a country of princes, it is also the land of a big man.
Liu Tan wanted to continue to say something, but when he heard that Gong Shucan had finished the plow, he couldn't help but get up immediately, pulled Lu Xuan and said, "Let's go and have a look."
Whether it was drawing blueprints or making samples before, Liu Tan didn't show it to Lu Xuan, and Lu Xuan also tactfully didn't look at it. Anyway, Wusun Kingdom doesn't have much arable land now. It's really easy to use, he can use legal channels to get it, or exchange it or buy it.
Now that the finished product is out, there is no need to avoid it. If Lu Xuan has the ability to disassemble the product into its parts, then why does Liu Tan want to be the loser?Even if he risked himself to marry him, he would have to win Lu Xuan into a big man!
The place where the plow was tested was on a Zhuangzi owned by Liu Tan. After he fenced off the land, he threw it to the people below to get it.
Originally, he wasn't very interested, but as the king of the north, he didn't have a few well-located Zhuangzi. The most important thing was that he also needed to reserve some manors for rewards.
It's not okay to always give money directly, the new thing in his hand will always be stale, and at this time it is very appropriate to give it to Zhuangzi.
He and Lu Xuan simply rode over there, intending to go early and return early.
When they got there, they found that the plow had already arrived, and Gong Shucan and his son were waiting for Liu Tan.
Liu talked about going straight to the plow in the first place.
Unlike the plow that is full of modern industrial aesthetics in his memory, this plow may be made of wood, so the overall presents a simple style that fits the current aesthetics.
Not only that, the whole plow is very delicate from the whole to the details, and even painted with a layer of black paint, and some simple patterns are painted on it with red paint.
Liu Tan: ...
If you don't know that this thing is easy to use, the first reaction when you see such a fancy thing is that it must not work, right?
What are the farm tools doing like this?
It's just that he didn't say anything, anyway, as the first common plow, it is indeed necessary to treasure it.
The yellow ox pulling the plow was nearby, and Gong Shucan came over and said, "Your Highness, this plow can be divided into four and six. One ox is enough for four lanes, and two oxen are needed for six lanes."
Liu Tan asked a little strangely: "Up to six? Can't you add more?"
Gong Shucan said: "The whole main body of the plow needs to be redesigned. For example, the position of the traction frame needs to be changed, and some things need to be added to keep it stable."
Liu Tan nodded slightly: "Yes, I will leave this to you, and study it later."
Gong Shucan said again: "And if it is pulled by human power, there will be two at most."
Liu Tan said: "If it's human-powered, it's not bad to have two ways."
In the past, they all came here one by one.
After hearing this, Gong Shucan felt relieved, he was really afraid that his highness the King of the North would pick on him if he did not do well.
The main reason is that although the drawings of His Royal Highness the King of the North are different from their previous drawing habits, he can see that there is a lot of room for improvement in this plow!
Liu Tan nodded and said, "Let's begin."
Immediately after he gave the order, someone led the cattle to the front of the plow and put them on a traction frame. The cattle driver didn't know how to use the plow, so he could only let the cattle move forward slowly according to past experience.
At the beginning, the ox seemed to be struggling a little, and it took a long time to adjust because the two oxen were out of step, and finally pulled the whole plow.
Gong Shucan frowned and said, "We should find a way to reduce the weight of the plow."
Liu Tan was very calm: "You can figure it out."
Don't ask me, I can remember how to do the plow, which is already extraordinary. It is impossible for me to improve it. If I can improve it, Liu Tan did it directly when he was drawing the picture.
After the cattle entered the state, they walked smoothly and steadily. As the plow moved forward steadily, the furrow gradually formed.
Liu Tan looked at those furrows and fell into thought. He doesn't know how to farm and doesn't know how deep it is.
Just when he was thinking about whether to ask someone to take a look, he suddenly heard Lu Xuan say: "Huh? Changed direction?"
Liu Tan looked up and found that the conventional plow had come to an end. At this time, two slaves ran over directly to let the cattle driver untie the cattle, and then operated the conventional plow. The frame and the plow body turned over in an instant, and the direction changed from front to back. The two oxen were also led in the opposite direction and put on the traction frame again, plowing the ground that had just been plowed once again.
Liu Tan was stunned by this dazzling set of operations, and turned to look at Gong Shuchan: "You designed this?"
Gong Shucan met the astonished eyes of the King of the Northern Realm, held back the pride in his heart and said, "Yes!"
After Liu Tan waited for the ox to pull the plow back, he went around the plow and found that the plow turned over looked the same as before. He said that someone carried a plow and turned it around, and he believed it!
He looked up at Gong Shucan and asked, "How did you do it?"