"What did you say?"
"Master, please stop joking!"
A group of people were startled, and immediately the whole place was in an uproar.
Cao Zhen even smiled bitterly: "We all know that the young master is a great talent, but you don't understand this farming matter..."
Liu Zheng smiled: "I don't understand?"
"What do you know?"
"If the straight shaft plow is burned, what will the farmers use?"
"Dandy boy, just open your mouth. Do you know how many people will not have enough to eat next year because of your words?"
The carpenters also looked at Liu Zheng coldly and made rude remarks.
Indeed, the straight-shaft plow has indeed helped mankind a lot in farming in the past thousands of years. This is a typical agricultural tool in which animal power represents human power. It is also the crystallization of human wisdom in the history of farming.
Liu Zheng's words naturally make people think that he is an ignorant young man.
How do you know this farming thing?
Liu Zheng shook his head and said with a smile: "Executive member Cao, it's not that we can't plow the fields without the straight shaft plow. What I mean is that we can use more advanced tools!"
"joke!"
"More advanced?"
"Do you understand?"
The carpenter couldn't bear it anymore. Several people picked up the tools next to them and looked at Liu Zheng with unkind eyes.
Cao Zhen begged: "Master Liu, please don't delay the work of the craftsmen. Many tenants have left this year, and our Cao family has to hurry up..."
"You do not trust me?"
Liu Zheng said lightly: "What if I can really do it?"
He looked at Cao Zhen with a smile.
This shocked Cao Zhen. Mr. Liu's reputation as a "profiteer" has spread throughout Yinzhou recently. Originally, the Cao family and the Wang family were still resentful that the Zheng family had taken away the sales rights of those creams and perfumes, but after hearing that the Zheng family could only get 20% of the profits, they were actually gloating.
but now……
Seeing Liu Zheng's shining eyes, Cao Zhen coughed dryly: "Master, are you serious?"
Liu Zheng nodded: "How can farming be a trivial matter? It's better to do this. If I can really make more advanced tools..."
Cao Zhen seemed to know what Liu Zheng was thinking, and quickly jumped to his feet and said: "It can't be less than 30%, the Cao family must be at least 30%!"
Liu Zheng was stunned for a moment, somewhat dumbfounded.
Is it necessary to be so defensive? It seems that Zheng Yueru has really promoted himself as a complete profiteer.
He smiled bitterly and said: "Cao Yuanwai thought wrong..."
"What I mean is that when it comes to farming, it should benefit the people more! Our county governor doesn't want a share of the profits and gives them all to the Cao family. However, after the Cao family starts mass production, they can't ask for high prices. At least the price should be higher than now. The straight-shaft plow needs to be cheap!”
Everyone was stunned when they heard this.
Now, even the carpenters who had been cursing shut their mouths.
Don’t want a penny of profit?
Benefit the people?
For a moment, everyone looked at Liu Zheng differently.
Cao Zhen was stunned for a moment, and then he clasped his fists and bowed deeply: "Young master, I have such a heart, but I, Cao Zhen, am blind! Since you are like this, our Cao family promises that if such farm tools are really produced, the Cao family will How about not making any money?"
Liu Zheng was quite surprised.
Everyone also praised him for his great kindness.
Even so, most people still don't believe that Liu Zheng is capable of subverting the straight-shaft plow that has been passed down for more than a thousand years. Especially the carpenters, although they no longer cursed, they were still full of resentment towards Liu Zheng.
None of us carpenters have developed anything more advanced.
You, a young man, can do that?
So as soon as Liu Zheng said hello, all the carpenters in the Cao family's carpentry workshop volunteered.
There was another crash, and everyone followed Liu Zheng back to the carpentry workshop. Liu Zheng thought for a moment and asked Cao Zhen to help prepare pen and paper. It is still a bit difficult to draw pictures with this ancient brush. So Liu Zheng had already made a pencil of his own in Shengongfang...
Rub rub rub.
An exquisite drawing was drawn by him. He has been working hard to search the memories of later generations. After several revisions, the drawing was completed.
Everyone was shocked.
"Mr. Liu, is this a pen?"
"This painting skill is quite impressive!"
"What kind of painting is this?"
A group of people exclaimed again and again.
Liu Zheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He called some carpenters and asked, "Can you understand?"
The carpenters nodded in confusion.
Liu Zheng had already drawn more intuitively, trying to be as detailed as possible. He had described every part of the new farm tool in detail, and in a graphic way. Even the carpenters who had never read a book nodded.
"Very good, let's make it separately!"
The thing was not assembled, and no one knew what it was.
But when the carpenters saw this figure, their eyes lit up. Because the thing Liu Zheng wants to build is actually similar to a straight shaft plow! But it is a super improved version of the straight-column plow, that is, the curved-column plow!
The curved-column plow was originally invented by the Chinese working people in the Tang Dynasty. The biggest difference between the curved-column plow and the straight-column plow, which had been the dominant farming tool for a long time, is that first of all, the straight-column and long-column plows were changed to curved-column , short shaft, and a plow disc that can rotate freely is installed on the shaft head, which not only makes the plow frame smaller and lighter, but also facilitates U-turns and turns, flexible operation, and saves manpower and animal power.
It can be said that in the history of Chinese farming, the emergence of the curved shaft plow represents the true maturity of farming tools.
Therefore, this is Liu Zheng’s first step in transforming farming tools!
To use a simple analogy, the application efficiency of a curved shaft plow is even three times higher than that of a straight shaft plow!
This is quite scary.
Click click click.
People were watching and talking about it from time to time.
Everyone is guessing, what exactly is Mr. Liu trying to come up with? Many people were actually waiting to see a joke, including Cao Zhen.
A full half hour passed.
It took several carpenters to make the parts in their hands.
"Ready to assemble!"
Liu Zheng said excitedly.
The carpenter quickly assembled the curved shaft plow. At this time, Liu Zheng had to admire the ancient carpenters for their exquisite craftsmanship and their uncanny craftsmanship. This craftsmanship is much better than that of the carpenters of later generations.
"alright!"
Thus, the world's first curved shaft plow appeared in front of people.
The crowd buzzed and gathered around.
"Mr. Liu, what is this?"
"It looks so different!"
"But, is this possible?"
It looked like a thing, but because it was much lighter than a straight-shaft plow, people were suspicious of it. According to the old friend's understanding, this kind of plowing tool must be very heavy and heavy to be able to plow the land.
"Is that possible?"
Liu Zheng laughed loudly: "You'll know if you try it?"
Everyone was very interested and came to the field in the backyard of Cao's family again. Liu Zheng ordered the carpenter to pull the cow up.
Cao Zhen was stunned and exclaimed: "Master Liu, how come you only have one cow?"
Everyone was surprised.
Every time a straight-shaft plow is used, two oxen are needed to pull it.
Liu Zheng didn't answer them at all. He picked up the bullwhip and flicked it, and the cow pulled the plow and started farming.
Click click click.
This time, everyone was stunned.
All doubts stopped in an instant.
There is no other reason.
An ox, pulling this curved-shaft plow is not as strenuous as the straight-shaft plow just now, and... because this curved-shaft plow has added plows and plows, whether it is pushed by people or pulled by oxen, it can Point the plow arrow downward so that the plowshare goes deep into the soil. If you lift the plow so that the plow arrow points upward, the plowshare will sink shallowly into the soil. The organic combination of the plow shaft, plow arrows and plow construction of the curved shaft plow can adapt to the different requirements of deep or shallow plowing, and can standardize the depth of cultivated land to facilitate intensive farming. The plow wall not only breaks up the soil, but also pushes the plowed soil to one side, reducing the resistance of the plow.
The curved shaft plow has a complete structure, is light and labor-saving, and can perfectly realize deep plowing!
It can be said that this is the most advanced plow in ancient times!
"this……"
"Oh My God!"
"What kind of plow is this?"
People were dumbfounded.
Cao Zhen also rubbed his eyes fiercely, in disbelief.
The carpenters were equally excited and admired Liu Zheng so much that they all clasped their fists: "Young Master is really a great talent. If this plow can be mass-produced, it will definitely double Yinzhou's annual harvest!"
Double it!
These are all conservative estimates. According to Liu Zheng's calculations, at least three times is what he wants.
Yinzhou is currently undergoing extensive land reclamation. What is lacking is not land, but labor!
The assistance provided by the curved shaft plow will be three times that of the straight shaft plow!
In this case, why is the harvest not tripled?
Liu Zheng chuckled and said, "Exceptor Cao, how about this Yinzhou plow?"
Cao Zhen had nothing to say and clasped his fists and said, "Young master, please think twice. If this plow is sold, it will definitely sell well!"
Liu Zheng shook his head decisively: "I said I won't take any penny, so I won't take any penny!"
Cao Zhen also said: "Young Master's great good deed today will definitely make everyone in the world ashamed!"
"We, the Cao family, will always take the young master as our leader in the future!"
"The selling price of the Yinzhou plow will definitely be lower than that of the straight-shaft plow!"
Everyone cheered loudly.
Liu Zheng laughed, feeling very happy in his heart. He wanted to make money, but he really didn't think about going too far to suppress farmers' money.
Soon, he signed an agreement with the Cao family.
This is not a money-making agreement, but a low-price agreement promised by the Cao family! In the agreement, Liu Zheng specifically stated that from today until spring plowing, the Cao family must rush to manufacture tens of thousands of "Yinzhou plows" and sell them all to Yinzhou farmers at cost price. In addition, within a short period of time, the "Yinzhou Plow" will never be allowed to leave Yinzhou.
The Cao family has no objections to this.
Of course, Liu Zheng knew that as Yinzhou became more and more prosperous and more and more people came here for business trips, it was absolutely inevitable that the Quyuanli would flow out.
In this era, is there any protection for intellectual property rights?
That's why Liu Zhencai named the Quyuan plow "Yinzhou Plow". Since he can't resist - then enjoy it. When the "Yinzhou Plow" spreads throughout the world in the future, who doesn't know about Yinzhoutan and who doesn't know about Young Master Liu?
Liu Zheng was also worried about the construction of this city.
A few days later, when the first batch of one thousand Yinzhou plows was put into the market.
Only then did Liu Zheng realize that he had kept things simple.
