The craftsman looked at the people on the side and smiled, with a naughty look on his face.
"I always want to see what else is put in your head."
As soon as these words came out, the craftsman's mind quickly began to spin. The person following Chen Shaofu was His Majesty the Emperor!
His Majesty the First Emperor!
Immediately, when the two figures walked into the courtyard, the craftsman immediately knelt on the ground.
"The people see your majesty, your majesty will live forever——"
"Great Qin Ten Thousand Years——"
The other craftsmen who were making things on the side also reacted instantly and knelt on the ground with him.
"Your Majesty, for ten thousand years——"
"Great Qin Ten Thousand Years——"
Ying Zheng turned around, looked at the craftsmen kneeling on the ground, and waved his hand: "Get up."
He looked at Chen Ke and said, "Chen Ke, why don't you take me with you to take a look at these tools of yours?"
Chen Ke held his forehead, but there was nothing he could do at this time.
Regarding farm tools, it is indeed a very important matter. Since Shang Yang's reform, Qin people have two things they are best at.
One is good at farming, the other is good at bravery.
In this agriculture-based world, agricultural tools influence the development of productivity and the changes in social systems.
More than 300 years ago, the emergence of iron farm tools and cattle farming led to a leap in productivity, and several countries during the Warring States Period began to implement reforms.
Shang Yang's Reform was also carried out against this background.
But now, new farm tools are about to appear, how can Ying Zheng not be excited?
He felt that this might be the second "Shang Yang's Reform".
The first Shang Yang's reform laid the foundation for Qin's unification, but what about this time?
What changes will it bring to Daqin?
He looked at the farm tools placed in front of Chen Ke with a little curiosity in his eyes. These three things were very strange.
Ying Zheng picked up the samarium sickle and put it aside. After making a few gestures, he found that it would indeed be much more comfortable to use this thing to reclaim wasteland.
It will be at least twice as fast as the original speed.
And that's enough.
Nowadays, after the common people have registered their household registration, they have begun to think about reclaiming wasteland. They want more land, but they just don't have so much energy.
The energy saved by this thing can allow them to cultivate more fields.
And these fields can bring more food to Da Qin and themselves, allowing them to live a better life.
Ying Zheng couldn't help but sigh: "The effect of this thing is really good."
"It's just that this thing is made of "iron". Can the common people have the money to build this thing? "
He was a little worried: "If the people can't afford it, then what's the use of making these things?"
After hearing Ying Zheng's words, Chen Ke, who was thinking about it, subconsciously said: "Why do people need to make and buy it?"
"Can't they just rent it?"
lease?
There was curiosity in the corner of Ying Zheng's eyes: "You mean, let the government pay to make these things, and then let the people pay to rent them?"
Chen Ke looked at Ying Zheng with caution on his face.
Although farm tools are important, ordinary people don't actually use them very often...
At least that's true of two of the three things he made.
Whether it is a columbine or a curved-column plow, although it is not very difficult to make, it requires "iron", so it is not something ordinary people can afford.
If they are ordered to produce it, it will only bring more suffering to the people.
It went against Chen Ke’s original intention.
But Chen Ke feels that leasing is really useful.
Especially under this social premise.
If in future generations, you rent something and break it, although others can ask you to compensate, but if you are really a scoundrel, someone who doesn't care even if you have a credit report, what else can he do to you?
But it's different now.
Dare to damage government farm tools without losing money?
Do you want to die, do you want to die with your whole family, or do you want to die with the nine tribes?
There are so many ways to die in the Qin Code, there is always one you like, right? (bushi)
Therefore, Chen Ke is not worried about losing money.
Because this is a useless thing.
After he expressed his thoughts, Ying Zheng was also stroking his chin in deep thought.
This is indeed a way...
"Your Majesty, Xu Fu brought back not only silver ore, but also iron ore. Have you forgotten?"
A smile appeared on Chen Ke's face: "This iron ore is enough to make a batch of new farm tools."
"And it doesn't mean that the entire Qin Dynasty will use this farm tool immediately."
"We can take our time."
"First of all, Xianyang City and the counties near Xianyang City, let the local county magistrate count how many villages and towns there are in each county, and let the county magistrate come up with a specific number."
"After that, let the local county governor send craftsmen to build it."
"Based on the number of one or two in each village, a county only has about one or twenty."
"Then it is placed in the county government office. For any farm tools that need to be used, the township elders and village elders are asked to apply for them and how long each village can use them."
"How much money do you need to pay?"
"In this way, on the one hand, it is convenient for the village, and on the other hand, it creates some extra money income for the court."
"Although it's not much, it keeps coming in like a trickle."
Ying Zheng listened to Chen Ke's plan and felt that it was indeed interesting...
However, he had new questions.
“I don’t need to say more about the importance of farm tools.”
"Why not just let people use it for free?"
"It's not like the imperial court can't afford the money?"
When Chen Ke heard Ying Zheng's words, he just shook his head silently: "Your Majesty, you can win the favor of rice and fight the hatred of rice."
"If the people are accustomed to relying on the court and Your Majesty, will they still be able to be as broad-minded as Your Majesty when His Majesty's descendants are in politics a hundred or thousand years later?"
"That's why, instead of letting the people complain about the imperial court at that time."
"It's better to cut off this idea now in advance, so that the people can be self-reliant."
After hearing this, Ying Zheng became slightly silent.
I don’t know if I am silencing the phrase “future generations” or silencing the phrase “let the people be self-reliant.”
...........
Time flies by, and in the blink of an eye, it’s mid-September.
Xiang Yu was still wearing plain clothes, with a slightly sad look on his face.
Standing in front of him were the disciples he had taken away from Chu, only a few hundred of them.
Of course, this does not mean that Xiang Yu only has hundreds of soldiers and armors, but there are only hundreds in this place now.
Xiang Yu looked at the vast distance with a serious expression.
"Even if the soldiers of all sizes are added together, they are only about 800 armor..."
He sighed: "How can we start an uprising?"
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