Bracing his scalp, he turned back to look at Guo Siben. Fang Jun coughed dryly, pointed to the curved shaft plow in his hand, and said, "Excuse me, Guo Sinong, what is the difference between this plow stick and the plows commonly used in the past?"
Although I don’t know why Fang Jun is so high-profile, Guo Si is not a person who only eats corpses. He has a lot of skills, and he has no objection to Fang Jun. He said with a smile: "How about letting someone take a look with his own hands?"
Just at a glance, Guo Siben could see several advantages of this new plow stick, but as Fang Jun said, it is indeed unclear how good it is, where it is good, and why it is so good. ? ? ?
Fang Jun handed him the plow stick.
Guo Siben took it, put the plow stick in front of him, held the plow shaft with his hand, and was suddenly shocked.
The straight-shaft plows used in the past had double shafts, which were placed on two oxen to maintain balance. This required the plow shaft to be very long. But the curved shaft plow in my hand has a short and curved shaft. Could it be said that this plow staff is pulled by an ox?
Guo Siben felt like he was trembling. If this was true, it would be an epoch-making discovery!
Immediately he asked excitedly: "This plow pole is short, can it be pulled by an ox?"
In this era, the most important condition restricting the development of productivity is the serious shortage of cattle. Without livestock to pull the plow, you can imagine how slow it would be if it was just manual labor.
Theoretically speaking, changing the original two oxen carrying a plow to plowing the land into one ox is equivalent to doubling the efficiency of plowing the land.
Fang Jun chuckled. He had also heard about Sir Sinong Qing's reputation and admired him very much. In fact, he admires all those who stick to their jobs and make conscientious contributions to their jobs.
He didn't mean to be embarrassed, and explained patiently: "This plow has a long straight shaft changed into a short curved shaft. The old plow is generally about nine feet long, with the front reaching the ox's shoulder; this curved shaft plow is only about six feet long, Just behind the oxen, the plow frame becomes smaller and lighter, making it easy to rotate, flexible in maneuvering, and saving animal power. In this way, the old plow's two oxen lifting the bar is replaced by one oxen pulling it. The plowing oxen is saved and the efficiency is improved. Moreover, Due to its small footprint, this kind of plow is particularly suitable for paddy field farming in the south, and according to one person, it is even more suitable for use in the Jiangdong region."
When he said this, Guo Siben immediately understood completely and became even more excited.
Guo Siben, who has traveled all over the country, knows very well that due to limitations in production technology and human resources, the efficiency of cultivated land has led to too much mountainous wasteland that has not been developed, or has even never been cultivated!
If this new type of plow is promoted, it can completely open up the wasteland in the mountains, hilly areas, and river valleys, and almost increase the amount of cultivated land in the Tang Dynasty by 20% out of thin air!
What is this concept?
The registered population of the Tang Dynasty now reaches 3 million households and 15 million people, and almost no one has died of hunger. If there were 20% more land, it would be equivalent to being able to feed another three million people!
What is prosperity? How to evaluate prosperity?
How can the illustrious power of the Tang Dynasty be maintained for a long time, and how can it be improved to the next level?
The ultimate answer - population!
Whether it is a prosperous economy or foreign wars, in this era of cold weapons, population represents almost everything.
As long as there are people, you can be defeated!
This is the consensus of everyone, this is the irrefutable truth!
This is the most direct manifestation of a country's comprehensive national strength. Guo Siben knows this, His Majesty Li Er knows it, Changsun Wuji knows it, Fang Xuanling knows it, and all the ministers know it.
Anyone can settle this account!
So for a while, there was a strange silence in the hall.
Everyone stared intently at the Quyuan plow in Guo Siben's hand, and they were all thinking: Just such a thing can really increase the farming efficiency by 100, and can it feed millions more people?
The most excited person was His Majesty Li Er.
His Majesty Li Er's ambition is to be famous throughout the ages, but who can he rely on to complete his grand hegemony?
Li Jing?
Li Ji?
Qin Qiong?
Cheng Yaojin?
Not at all!
No matter how undefeated a commander may be, he cannot win a war or destroy a country by himself.
What they relied on were the countless soldiers of the Tang Dynasty who risked their lives and still fought hard against the swords, guns, swords and halberds!
As long as the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty continue to go to the battlefield, then the Tang Dynasty can sweep across the world and dominate the world!
And the prerequisite for all this is food!
As long as there is enough food, the Tang Dynasty can multiply quickly, and the supply of soldiers will be continuously replenished from generation to generation. For the sake of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty's grand plan of domination, they will risk their lives and move forward bravely!
His Majesty Li Er's handsome face flushed a little, but he tried his best to suppress the heat in his heart and said calmly: "Is that true?"
Guo Siben said excitedly: "That's true, and it's definitely more than that. Fang Erlang, please ask for advice!"
Fang Jun didn't expect why His Majesty Li Er was so excited at this time, so he nodded and continued: "...A plow is installed here. Guo Sinong, please take a look, because the thickness of this plow is gradually reduced. Push the plow forward to make the plow arrow downward, so that the plow can penetrate deeply into the ground; pull back the plow to make the plow arrow upward, so that the plow can penetrate into the ground shallowly. In this way, it can meet the different needs of deep plowing and shallow plowing. Look at the plow wall again. It is round, so it can also be called a plow mirror. It can push the turned up soil aside, not only reducing forward resistance, but also turning over soil clods to cut off the growth of grass roots..."
All the ministers are a little dazed, be good! Doesn't it look like it's just a little smaller than the previous plow stick? It's just such a thing, but it has so many tricks?
The most exciting and incredible one is actually Fang Xuanling.
No one knows the character and abilities of this second son better than him, and he has also been worried about it...
I have been cowardly since I was a child, not thinking about my studies, timid when things happen, and never taking responsibility!
Later, I got better and became less cowardly and more responsible, but it went to the other extreme!
If you cause trouble, don't be afraid of the big one. If you cause trouble, be afraid of the small one. If you are an important minister and a prince, if you make trouble, you will be beaten!
Now that Fang Xuanling is still alive, both His Majesty and the ministers do not care about him for his sake, but what if he dies?
Who cared about this kind of love at that time?
I'm afraid that by that time, this ruthless coward will not only be unable to protect himself, but will also implicate the entire Fang family!
But now, is this young man who speaks without any shyness in front of His Majesty, in front of the civil and military officials of the court, really his son?
Thinking again about this son's invention of a glass-making method out of thin air, which greatly improved his family's economic situation, and the great reputation he gained from his charitable act of accepting disaster victims outside Xinfeng City, Fang Xuanling couldn't help but feel comforted. .
There is quite a feeling that "giving birth to a child is like leaving behind a loved one"...
He was filled with excitement and emotion, and suddenly he heard His Majesty loudly saying in his ears: "Has this plow been named?"
Fang Xuanling was suddenly shocked and thought to herself that it was not good!
