The clerk rolled up his sleeves and began to personally operate the modified straight plow.

The operation started directly in a small open space in the backyard of the county government. The county government had prepared cattle. I had experienced them before and understood the specific operations.

So the actual operation is not difficult, although it is not smooth.

"Xian Cheng, it seems that he is indeed lighter than before..." The clerk was a little hesitant.

"Go call some farmers!" Chen Ji was delighted and quickly ordered.

No county dares to fool around with this matter.

How could all the counties within the territory work so hard just by an order from the King of Han?

Naturally it's impossible.

Along with the order, there were two warnings.

Anyone who discovers and adopts it will be rewarded based on the actual situation in the future.

Anyone who is reported to have neglected his duties by a scout will be dismissed from his post.

In addition to these two items, Wang Ting also gave a manual of guidance and suggestions. What Chen Ji is preparing now, including the ones he is using, were all prepared in advance according to this manual.

Soon, several farmers who were standing guard in the front yard to help Bored hurried over.

They skillfully operated the new plow and had some experience with it.

"County Magistrate, this plow does take less effort than the old plow, but I feel it's not even 20%..."

"Yes, it feels a little not smooth when I use it. The plow always feels like it will fall off at any time..."

"Yeah, so do I..."

"Well, thank you for your help!" Chen Ji nodded with satisfaction.

This answer is not surprising, but it is not disappointing either.

Gouzi has informed you in advance that this is a temporary modification and there are certain problems.

For example, if it is not smooth, I feel that this problem will occur. The reason is that it is modified and the fixed interfaces are temporary.

If you build a new plow according to the new layout, this problem will be solved.

It is also because of this problem that these farmers who have been farming all their lives feel that there is no 20%.

What Gouzi calls 20% is a complete new plow.

"Call the craftsmen!" Chen Ji told the clerk.

These were all ready-made, and they even took apart a new plow to speed up the process.

The parts that need to be changed are built directly from the raw materials, and other parts are made from disassembled old plow parts.

In just one afternoon, a new plow was ready.

Regardless of nightfall, Chen Ji once again called in several farmers and tested the new plows one by one.

Finally, after some testing, several farmers said that it could save almost 20% of their effort.

Chen Ji was greatly surprised by this result.

Gouzi was settled directly at the county seat. Early the next morning, a team of troops were seconded from the county garrison, and they went to the county seat with a new plow and Gouzi to submit the task.

The county seat of Dangjun was originally located in Suiyang, but Suiyang was not yet a Han territory, and the Han Dynasty did not have many cities in Dangjun.

Therefore, the county seat was temporarily set up in Daliang, which was the old capital of Wei State.

The current capital of Wei Wang Jiu is in Linji, less than a hundred miles away from Daliang, separated by a large river, and belongs to Dongjun.

Whether a new plow is easy to use or not depends on the farmer's opinion. When we get to the county town, the testing area is larger and the requirements are more stringent.

Dozens of farmers and dozens of cows, and the Guantian people outside the city rested their cattle and plowed for three days and three nights, and found that the new plow was indeed much easier to use than the old plow, and it was also more labor-saving.

After three consecutive days and nights of high-intensity testing, no major problems emerged.

So, Chen Ji and others returned home, and the county government sent someone to take Xinli and Gouzi to embark on the road westward to the capital.

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Inside the palace.

Wang Buxian also has a headache now.

It is really easy to identify agricultural tools and whether they are useful or not. You will know after you take them out and try them out, and you will see the effects immediately.

But for some other things, the effects are not so easy to see.

Listening to the reports of the two prime ministers, Wang Buxian also felt a little dumbfounded.

A certain county reported that someone from a certain village in a certain township proposed a strategy to increase production.

It sounds quite high-end, but once you look at the content.

Come on...

Pour the feces into the tank, close the lid, and add water when used. Only in this way can the output be about 10% higher than the surrounding area.

Of course Wang Buxin knows this method, the fermentation process of feces.

But after taking a closer look, I realized that the usage in this era was different from that in rural areas in later generations.

The method of fermentation is not perfect, and there is no unified model. Each family has its own method.

But when I used it, I didn't find it was diluted with water.

This is more uncomfortable. If you don't add water, you can only spread less to avoid burning the crops due to excessive density in the same area.

Therefore, the technical work of fertilizing is usually done by experienced farmers of some age. Novices go up and do it vigorously, and the manure is wasted and the land is dead.

"Let him return home to rest and recuperate, and return to Luoyang before spring to prepare for the Guantian test. During the test, he will be given fifty stones a year." Wang Buxu said directly.

Of course he knew this method was possible.

But governing cannot rely on my feelings, let alone your feelings.

Regarding the national agricultural development plan, it must go through precise experiments and let most people see the results before it can be determined.

Although it is very helpless, this process is still necessary.

Otherwise, it may be a quickie now, but one day when I am no longer here and this kind of trend has formed, the country will be in chaos.

My caution and compromise are actually to establish an ancestral rule for future generations.

"Your Majesty, the new plow has produced results..." Good news came again from outside the palace.

Two days ago, Wang was not hungry and saw the new plow, but again, he still asked someone to take it outside the city for testing.

"How?" Zhang Liang asked impatiently before Wang Buxu could ask.

"The efficiency has increased by almost 30% to 40% compared to before, and the most important thing is that now a cow can pull it..."

"Seriously???" Zhang Liang was shocked.

He always felt that something was not real.

It’s not that an ox can’t pull a straight plow, it’s just that endurance is a big problem, and it won’t be able to pull it at all after just a few acres of land.

Therefore, in the current plowing field, two oxen in their prime years pull a plow together, while other oxen use three oxen to pull one plow.

Suddenly, not only did the efficiency increase so much, but the number of cattle was also reduced. What does this mean?

"It's absolutely true. Many people are watching. One cow can plow ten acres of land in one day. If two mature cows can plow eighteen or nineteen acres in one day."

It sounds scary at first, but after conversion, eighteen acres is equivalent to six acres in later generations. This is still two cows. If it were a single cow, it would be less than three acres of land.

"Pure cow?" Wang Buxu asked.

"Pure cow!"

After hearing this answer, Wang Buxu finally smiled. Things can be done step by step, but this incident will definitely increase Han's grain production in the coming year.

There are not many cows now, and it is impossible to let cows do all the work. Some villages only have one or two cows.

In order to improve the utilization efficiency of cattle, more farmland should be cultivated in a limited time.

It is normal for a cow to be accompanied by several women, children or adults. This can save the cow some energy and speed up the process.

The cows are only responsible for plowing the ground, and the flat ground behind is purely manual operation.

Therefore, under this mode, a bull in its prime, paired with two strong men, can turn over ten acres of land in one day.

And with the blessing of the new plow, it is basically certain that one cow can produce fifteen acres a day without any problems.

"Reward! Feng..." Wang Buxu, who was overjoyed, was suddenly stunned because the dog who modified the plow did not have a surname. In order to inspire more people, he had an idea and said: "Doctor Feng Gouzi, Shi
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