Chapter 203 Hanxing Plough
The lively and solemn wedding has passed, but Chang'an City seems to be a little more prosperous than before. Whether it is Liu Xie who personally went to the Lv Mansion to welcome the bride as the emperor or the momentary glory brought by the ten thousand arrows flying into the sky, it makes this wedding a topic of relish after dinner in the entire Chang'an City.
However, compared to the reputation brought by this marriage, Liu Xie valued more Liu Ye and Master Pu’s improvements in farm tools.
Just as the civil and military officials in the court were still discussing the political significance of the wedding, Liu Xie had already brought Liu Ye, Master Pu and several masters to a royal farmland. In the farmland, several old farmers easily manipulated a machine that was very different from the current straight plow to cultivate in the field.
"According to Your Majesty's request, the straight and long shafts were changed to curved shafts and short shafts, and the heads were equipped with plow plates that could flexibly change directions. This not only made this new plow more lighter, but also was more than twice as efficient than the previous straight wooden plows. Even for some old and weak farmers, if they use this plow in one day, the farming speed would be much faster than that of ordinary middle-aged people."
When Liu Ye said this, his face showed a look of surprise: "If this kind of plow can be promoted, the area of land that people can cultivate can be doubled compared to the past, and the harvest will also increase, but it's a pity..."
"How?" Liu Xie looked at Liu Ye in confusion. Isn't this good? Although the spring plowing was missed this year, the emergence of this kind of plow can greatly promote the development of agriculture. With Mo Xueyuan's help, it is possible that the harvest of a year will triple compared to the past.
"This plow requires fine workmanship, and ordinary craftsmen may not be able to make one perfect in a month. Even like Master Pu, they can only make two or three perfect in a month. Moreover, although this plow is convenient, it is quite fine, and is more likely to be damaged than a straight wood plow. How easy is it to promote it?" Liu Ye sighed.
Even with new technologies, productivity cannot keep up, which is a huge problem.
"Does Master Pu remember that I rebuilt Chang'an?" Liu Xie touched his chin and turned his head to look at Master Pu.
"Of course I remember that if Your Majesty hadn't had it been your wonderful thoughts, this Chang'an City would have been impossible to recover so quickly." Master Pu nodded and smiled, then was stunned, looking at Liu Xie and said, "Your Majesty is saying..."
"One method understands all methods. Although building a city is different from building a wooden plow, there are always connections that can be connected. I heard that in the pre-Qin period, building tools was also based on this method. As long as the specifications are strictly limited, the production speed should be increased." Liu Xie looked at Master Pu and said.
Master Pu nodded after hearing this: "If you say as Your Majesty, you should improve it, but whether it is applicable, it is difficult to draw conclusions."
"It's okay, everything in this world has always grown up in failures again and again, not to mention that this new product plow has already taken shape, and the next thing to do is to promote it." Liu Xie nodded.
"What Your Majesty thinks is so wild and I can't do it." Liu Ye looked at the new product plow and said with a smile.
"The emperor's words are too serious. It is not because I am so smart. If you think about this matter from the plow itself, it is naturally difficult to figure out how to improve it. However, as long as we think about what we need and what kind of results we need, and then try to get closer to the result. If the emperor's ideas are pointed out from the results, we will find that it is very simple. Therefore, the emperor will find that many times, many things are not thought of by the scholars and officials, but are derived from the wisdom of the people. After all, this farming matter is too far away for the scholars and officials, but for the people, it is related to livelihood." Liu Xie smiled.
"What Your Majesty said is really exciting." Liu Ye sighed. The truth is very simple, but if you can take this truth into action, you can still achieve results. Throughout history, there have been few people.
"Our thoughts are too rigid and we stick to our shortcomings, so this is how it is. Especially this craftsman seems inconspicuous, but from me to the ministers and the people, how many people can truly leave. Looking at historical development, every technological innovation of craftsmen can often lead to an era." Liu Xie was in a good mood at this moment, and when he spoke, he also had a little point of guidance.
"This... I have never thought about it." Liu Ye couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this. If an ordinary person said this, he would probably be criticized. Even if Liu Xie said this and spread it, it would also arouse dissatisfaction from the scholars and officials. But if you think about it carefully, what Liu Xie said is not without reason. But he agreed with this, but he couldn't say it.
"Okay, let's try this here today. Master Pu needs to try how long this new plow can be produced as soon as possible. If the method is applicable, it can be promoted. Find some skilled craftsmen to be responsible for assembly, and then the emperor will be responsible for promotion. Now, the Chang'an area will be invested as soon as possible. Remember to mark each plow, and the government will record it. If someone deliberately damages or dismantles it, he will be sentenced to prison. This first year, he can be rented to the people for free. However, starting next year, renting this new plow requires an additional half of the harvest as a rental fee." Liu Xie stood up and looked at the sky.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the grass people will do it as soon as possible." Master Pu hurriedly said respectfully.
"Your Majesty has not given this new plow name yet." Liu Ye pulled Liu Xie and said with a smile.
"Give me a name?" Liu Xie said in surprise.
"Yes, this plow can be published entirely by Your Majesty. If it can be promoted in the future and your Majesty is of great significance, your Majesty will be named by Your Majesty." Liu Ye said with a smile.
Liu Xie nodded when he heard this. This was also a good opportunity to promote his reputation. However, this plow was seen in the countryside when he was a child in his previous life. It seemed to be called Qumuli, but the name didn't sound loud enough.
"Let's call it Han Xing Pi!" After thinking for a while, Liu Xie smiled. It was a beautiful thought. I hope that the world of Han will prosper in his hands.
"Han is developing a plow?" Liu Ye nodded after chewing it, "A good name, I hope my great man can maintain prosperity forever."
There is no dynasty in this world that will last forever, but it is just a meaning. Liu Xie nodded, took Wei Zhong and Liu Ye, and bid farewell to Master Pu, and joined the guards to return to Chang'an City.
Sometimes, things are so wonderful. The development of the times has actually accumulated enough. Just a breakthrough in detail can enter the next era. However, this slight breakthrough may take decades, hundreds or even hundreds of years to complete. Even Liu Xie himself did not know that his suggestion led the entire Han Dynasty's agriculture to four hundred years ahead of schedule, and also brought the Han Dynasty's agriculture to a mature stage in advance.
If you think about it carefully, in the late Han Dynasty, many industrial things had already taken shape at this moment. What you need was just a short kick. It was a lot of difficulties to take this kick. Even if Liu Xie had a soul from later generations, he was not a good idea in his previous life, and it was impossible to get everything out. Liu Xie had seen a curved plow, and compared it with the current straight wood plow. There were some mechanics knockdowns. It also had to rely on Master Pu and Liu Ye and other top craftsmen to get out this curved plow. As for the others, what Liu Xie could bring was only some ideological breakthroughs. As for whether it could be made into a technological breakthrough, it depends on luck.
When we returned to Chang'an, it was almost set in the future. The dusk sunlight released the last bit of heat to the earth. People who had been busy all day returned from outside the city one after another. There were many vendors who were doing business on the streets and alleys, and there were a lively and prosperous scene.
It is already June and the weather is getting hotter and hotter. Seeing that there is only about two months left before the autumn harvest, it is already a consensus that there will be a good harvest this year. Unlike the drought year at the beginning of the year, this year's rainfall is unexpectedly sufficient. Not to mention good weather, but from the perspective of the harvest, it is almost the same.
In short, I came to this era and it was almost a year before I knew it. Thinking about the experience over the past six months, even at this time, Liu Xie still felt a little fantasy.
"Hurry up, the Dragon King Empress has appeared!" A sudden scream came from her ears, and then she saw a large group of people swarming in one direction.
"Dragon King... Empress?" Liu Xie twitched a few times when he heard this, and looked at the direction where the crowd was rushing, which was exactly the direction of the Dragon King Temple.
"Your Majesty built the Dragon King Temple at the beginning of the year. This year, the weather is beautiful and the weather is good. In addition, the incense of the Dragon King Temple is quite prosperous." Wei Zhong quickly whispered in Liu Xie's ear.
Liu Xie then remembered that at the beginning of the year, he dreamed of swallowing the Dragon King of Jinghe and handed over the Dragon King's throne to Mo Xueyuan to take care of. In order to enhance Mo Xueyuan's strength as soon as possible, Liu Xie followed Mo Xueyuan's appearance and built a new Dragon King Temple in Chang'an City. He was too busy these days and forgot about this.
"I didn't expect that I'll become the queen." Liu Xie couldn't help but feel a little funny. Maybe the first female dragon king in this myth.
"What did Your Majesty say?" Wei Zhong looked at Liu Xie in confusion and said in confusion.
"Nothing." Liu Xie waved his hand and said, "Let's go, there's nothing to do, go and see how this Dragon King appears."
"Your Majesty is careful to speak, and the gods should not be desecrated." Wei Zhong was startled and hurriedly said to Liu Xie.
"Huh?" Liu Xie frowned. What? The god he established himself said, even if it is blasphemy? Even if it is really blasphemy, what can it be?
Chapter completed!