Chapter 190 What a fast plow!
After being beaten with a stick, you still have to give a candied date. Ma Qiang threw the account book to Huang Xu beside him and said, "Put it away. Let's leave it as it is for now. Lord Han, let's continue with the sacrifice and other matters."
Who else is interested in watching the sacrifice? After the ceremony was over, Ma Qiang sent people to distribute wine, vegetables and meat. Naturally, the wine was not Erguotou, but the local wine of Zhuojun.
Zhang Fei took a sip, spit it aside, and stopped drinking. Guan Yu couldn't help but wondered, "My third brother is usually addicted to alcohol, why is he like this today?"
Zhang Fei sat on the ground, looked at Ma Qiang above angrily and said, "I didn't expect the camp leader to be so stingy. He didn't bring Erguotou, but brought drinks like this to top up the bill. Damn it, Taoist Gan doesn't know where he went, otherwise he would be so stingy."
There must be good wine!”
Guan Yu had never drank Erguotou before, so he looked at Ma Qiang with some curiosity. This governor gave him a really different feeling.
Ma Qiang felt a gaze and followed it. When he saw it was Guan Yu, he couldn't help but want to have a conversation. Last time, he didn't ask clearly whether Guan Yu liked cuckolds or not.
"Everyone, due to the chaos caused by moth thieves, the spring plowing has been disturbed. Today, Ma Shijun set an example and plowed the fields personally to show his heart to encourage farmers!"
Following Han Shijun's shout, Ma Qiang started the second program, which was a demonstration of spring plowing.
With the help of several veteran farmers from the Red Star Camp, Ma Qiang began to plow the fields nervously.
When it comes to plowing the fields, in ancient times even the emperor had to push the plow.
"What kind of plow is this? It looks very big and weird."
As a county guard, Han Zhuo also knows farming. It should be said that there are too few people who don't know farming in this era. After all, the city is too small, and there is farmland right outside the door.
"This is a new plow created by our Lord." Duan Ying explained with a smile.
What Duan Ying admires most about Ma Qiang is Ma Qiang's whimsical ideas. It seems that there is always something new to come up with, and now Ma Qiang is not the only one with whimsical ideas. It is said that plowing like this is what Yan Fa and He
It was developed separately by Yang Chi and finally merged together.
This plow is no longer as simple as a curved shaft plow. Due to the large number of livestock in Youzhou, the plow Ma Qiang now uses can be said to be a combination of the split plow and the curved shaft plow.
Needless to say, most people in later generations know about the curved shaft plow. The cross-shaped plow was invented in England in the 18th century. Its characteristic is that it can not only cultivate the land, but also plow the land at the same time. But to do this, you must use
Iron materials are used to make key parts such as plow blades, and even all-iron plows are used.
It is best to use livestock for this plow. If it is human power, it will be too big and too tiring.
"let's start!"
Following Ma Qiang's shout, the farmer began to urge the poor horse to plow the fields, while Ma Qiang assumed the position of the plow hand.
Then, a scene appeared that stunned everyone.
Ma Qiang didn't seem to be plowing the fields, but riding a carriage. The speed of the bad horse was almost the same as the speed of the carriage. Many people started to discuss it in confusion.
"Isn't this Spurs' history master good at plowing?"
"That's right. At this speed, I'm afraid the plow won't penetrate the soil at all."
"Hey, you can see, that's what it means."
But soon everyone discovered that something was wrong. Since the place where Ma Qiang was plowing was located below, and the area for plowing gradually increased, everyone discovered that this was indeed plowing, and the discolored soil that had been dug up could not be faked.
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"What...what's going on?"
"Why are you plowing the land so fast? Are those war horses?"
"Absolutely not, that's just a bad horse. I'm quite knowledgeable in horse racing."
Guan Yu also squinted his eyes and felt incredible, and asked Zhang Fei who was eating meat and Liu Bei who was smiling, "Brother, third brother, why are you not surprised?"
Zhang Fei rolled his eyes while chewing and said, "Since it was made by the camp owner, unless he can farm the fields himself, there is nothing to be surprised about."
Liu Bei nodded and said, "With this thing, I, a big man, can have tens of millions more acres of fertile farmland. My father-in-law will always do great things without knowing it."
"Are you interested in coming forward and taking a look?" Han Zhuo shouted from above. The noble representatives below were no longer reserved. One ran faster than the other, and some even didn't bother to wear shoes.
People of later generations may not understand the ancients' expectations for high-quality agricultural tools. This is not only a tool, but also a synonym for food and life.
It is the ultimate representative of ancient wealth. For ancient farmers, a good plow can be used as a family heirloom!
"What's this called a plow?"
After getting closer, everyone found that this was a type of plow they had never seen before.
"This one is called Yang Yanli, also known as Huali. It was jointly created by two of Shijun's subordinates, Yang Chi and Yan Fa."
Ma Qiang knew how much influence this farm tool would have on future generations, so he wanted to take the opportunity to stuff some private goods into it. With Yang Chi and Yan Fa at the forefront, there would be much less resistance to the promotion of science in the future.
"Where can I get this?"
"Ming Gong has prepared to build a large amount of land and lease it to farmers at low prices to open up fields. I wonder if you are interested?"
"Yes!" everyone shouted in unison.
Whoever says there is no such treasure must have been kicked in the head by a donkey!
Now they have forgotten about the possibility of selling the grain at a low price. With such a plow, it means that the current tenants can cultivate more fields. This is an unlimited future!
Everyone looked at Ma Qiang no longer with hostility, but with flattery.
Everyone knows that whoever can obtain a large number of such agricultural tools first will get the upper hand in the subsequent reclamation competition.
"This item will not be sold. It will only be exchanged for grain. If you don't have grain now, you can use the future harvest as a mortgage." Duan Ying continued to look at everyone and said with a smile, "Ming Gong said before that I will only buy what you have in hand."
70% of the inventory, and you still have 30% of the stored grain that can be exchanged for this item. If you are interested, you can come to Tiemen later to discuss the matter. Due to the limited production, it is first come, first served. Please forgive me."
"That's it, that's it!"
Ma Qiang is ready to take out all the food reserves in their hands!
But it is also foreseeable that when there are such share-type plows everywhere in Youzhou, there will inevitably be a peak in grain production.
Again, science and technology are the primary productive forces!
When Liu Xin and others in the distance saw the scene in front of them, one can imagine the shock in their hearts.
The land transfer that Ma Qiang said may actually work.
After such plows are popularized, the number of fields in the world is no longer fixed, and it is only a matter of time before it doubles.
With so many more fields, there is a foundation for farming.
If the land can be granted again, maybe the refugees can really disappear.
Lord Protector! Enter Luoyang! Promote good laws! Grant famous fields!!
Chapter completed!