Why was it illegal to kill cattle in the Tang Dynasty? It’s because there are few cows!
Cattle were an important production tool at this time.
And if this plow, as Li Jing said, could be pulled by a cow or even a person, then compared to the original plow that required two cows to pull, the production efficiency would be more than doubled.
"Is what General Li said true?"
"That's true. I just pulled it myself, and it took almost no effort."
Du Laosan is a fierce soldier in the army, and Li Jing is also a general who has fought a hundred battles. Although his military strength is not at the top of the Tang Dynasty, his strength is definitely greater than ordinary people.
So it really doesn't take much effort for the two of them to pull the plow for a few steps.
Li Shimin still couldn't believe it, but fortunately this thing was easy to verify.
There is a flowerbed outside Xiande Hall. Some of the flowers on it have already grown buds in early spring. There is no telling when they will bloom.
But Li Shimin didn't care about this at this moment, and directly asked the guards to chop it into pieces with a knife, exposing the land below.
Then hang the plow on yourself yourself.
"Second brother, let me hold you up!" Li Yuanji just heard Li Jing explain how to operate and volunteered.
In fact, he was really not interested in the quality of the plow. He was interested in the good steel of the plowshare.
The plow was inserted into the ground. Li Shimin exerted a little force, and there was resistance from his shoulders, and then a crackling sound was heard. He took two steps and then turned back. As Li Jing said, it didn't take much effort.
"Good stuff, good stuff!" Li Shimin picked up the plow and said happily, regardless of the dirt still on it: "This is really a blessing from God to our Datang. With this thing, our Datang can produce more." of food!”
Recently, he has been thinking about the vast land on the globe, but there is a saying that soldiers and horses must move before food and grass are moved.
The Tang Dynasty is not rich now, and the lack of money and food is a big problem for him, and this plow is undoubtedly a good medicine.
"Your Majesty, you have to decide how to use this thing. Right now, Tang Ping and the people from Shanghe Village are still blocked in his yard by my personal guards."
"You bastard!" Li Yuanji shouted. He was a carefree person, and he didn't have so many national affairs in mind.
But in the past, the second sister Xiuning was the best to him, but now that his nephew had returned something like this, Li Jing rushed them to lock him up, rolled up his sleeves, and planned to talk to him.
"Third brother, don't make mistakes!" Li Shimin shouted.
"Your Majesty, why don't General Li and I go back to Shanghe Village first and warn the villagers not to leak this matter, and then we can make a fuss?"
"Okay, didn't Tang Ping ask General Li for porcelain today? I guess he likes this. You go to the inner treasury first to select high-quality products and send them over!" Li Shimin nodded, and then said to the guards: "Xuanfang Xuanling, Du Ruhui Come see me!”
Today is not a holiday. Fang and Du were working in the political hall. When they heard the big boss summoning them, they followed the guards to the Xiande Hall of the big boss's office.
"Two dear friends, look at this!" Li Shimin pointed to the plow that Tang Ping brought back from modern times and said: "This is a new type of plow. Compared with the current plow that requires two oxen, this one only uses one ox, or even one People can also drag it. Moreover, it can turn deeper and the operation is easier and more convenient!"
Both of them are prime ministers in charge of the people's livelihood in the world. The meaning of this thing can be understood without Li Shimin explaining it.
"Congratulations Your Majesty, I just don't know where this thing came from?"
"Someone offered it!" Li Shimin naturally couldn't say that it was his nephew, so he could only vaguely say: "I called you two here to discuss how to promote this thing and how to keep it secret."
You must know that although the Tang Dynasty occupied the Central Plains, the Dongyue Kingdom to the east and the countries to the south also had a lot of arable land. This thing could increase the production efficiency of farmers in the Tang Dynasty, and naturally it could also increase the productivity of other countries.
Fang Xuanling had already taken a close look at the new plow, and said with cupped hands: "The craftsmanship of this plow is not complicated. I'm afraid it will be difficult to keep it secret for a long time. And according to what Your Majesty just said, it can plow the ground easily. This stainless steel plowshare is also involved."
"But even if this plowshare is replaced with an ordinary iron one, it shouldn't be much different." Du Ruhui interjected.
"I think we should let the general supervisors work day and night, do more, and then distribute it uniformly to all counties."
"It's still inappropriate!" Fang Xuanling said with cupped hands: "The people of the Tang Dynasty have suffered from wars and are already short of food. I don't think we can let them starve just to keep it secret! Now that we have this artifact, it is time to promote it to the world. ."
"But if this is the case, if our country's grain production increases, the grain production of neighboring countries will also increase!"
"So what? When I sit in the imperial court, are we afraid that the people of the Tang Dynasty will go hungry if the surrounding countries have enough to eat?" Fang Xuanling insisted.
Li Shimin touched his short beard, thought for a while and said: "What Xuan Ling said makes sense. If so, you two will come up with a charter and promote it throughout the Tang Dynasty."
"I would also like to ask Your Majesty who made this new type of plow. He should be rewarded heavily!"
"You two don't have to worry about this, I have my own idea!"
After seeing the two people off, Li Shimin wandered around the palace twice, and then shouted loudly: "Someone comes to change clothes, I want to leave the palace!"
A carriage quietly left the palace from a side door and headed towards Shanghe Village.
"Your Majesty, the chariots of King Qin and King Zhao are just ahead." When they were about to reach Shanghe Village, the guards suddenly came to report.
"Hey, didn't they leave the palace a long time ago? How did they end up here!" Li Shimin ordered the guards: "Then tell them to wait, and we will enter the village together."
When Li Shimin got into their car, he saw two people sitting on the left and right. Li Jiancheng was holding a Xing kiln bitumen pile with floral pattern and a Japanese corner square plate, while Li Yuanji was holding a Yue kiln celadon glaze. The ear jar is paved with precious goose pattern.
Both of them are treasures in the inner treasury, but considering that Tang Ping is his own nephew, and the new plow he has today, it doesn't matter.
Several people came to the entrance of Tang Ping's courtyard. Li Jing's soldiers were still guarding the door. Li Jing waved his hand to let the people disperse.
Now that the decision has been made to promote it worldwide, there is no need to keep it secret.
Before entering the yard, I heard Tang Ping's voice: "Dear virtue, touch a meter, it's rice!"
Li Shimin and others were stunned when he gently pushed open the courtyard door.
Because from the outside, only Tang Ping's voice was heard inside, but when he opened the door, he saw that there were hundreds of people standing and sitting inside, but no one made any sound.
This contrast is quite shocking to be honest.
Because of the creaking sound when the wooden door of the courtyard was pushed open, some villagers looked at the entrance of the courtyard angrily.
You must know that the proprietor is now teaching his children to read. In their opinion, being able to read is the second most important thing after eating.
As long as they can read, their children will be considered scholars in the future.
