Chonghua was supervising the on-site construction at Qiaoshan Tomb, and Di Fangxun was busy opening the factory and setting up various equipment. Then social problems and the backlog of people's livelihood issues naturally fell on Yu Zai, and Gao Tao and Qi Ba The handover of those slips, oracle bones, and wooden boards to Yu Zai means that Yu Zai has officially become the prime minister (Baikui).
After conducting some investigations in the Taotang area, Yu Zai found that compared with the last time, the productivity of the Central Plains has improved significantly. First, affected by plows and various emerging instruments, carpentry has become a profitable profession. , began to develop.
Affected by the influence of jacquard machines and textile machines, spinning has also become a big industry. Generally speaking, the biggest change is that these two industries have become leading industries from the original midstream.
The hunting industry is somewhat sluggish. In comparison, directional animal husbandry is booming. With the new animal husbandry technology, the demand for hunting has been greatly reduced.
Moreover, the number of prey in the mountains is getting smaller and smaller, which is not obvious in this era. This is because there are so many more beasts than humans.
Maybe there were a thousand hunters in Taotang, and these thousand people didn't catch prey every day. It was possible that they couldn't catch big ones in a day's work. They could only hunt wild rabbits. How many rabbits are born in a year? Needless to say, the cubs will definitely have more babies than you, and they will grow faster.
In the market, even in ancient times, many things happened. Although during the general dynasty, people in the capital would say that the emperor's feet are the best place, but there is no such saying in this era. Although Taotang is the city where the co-lord lives, it is It's just a little bigger than other cities.
The people here still live how they want to live. The afterglow of the tribal era has not completely dissipated. This feeling is especially obvious in the Central Plains. Even if they have learned part of Hongzhou's system, the Central Plains still does not understand Hongzhou's system well enough. , so people still often communicate and purchase by clan, and even when farming, there is no obvious distinction like in the past.
After visiting many areas in the market, Yu Zai decided to establish an image and credibility among the people of Taotang. Hongchao immediately said that he knew this person well and would go find wood for Yu Zai now.
"Aren't you going to erect a log at the east gate of the market?"
But Yu Zai told him not to do it like this, because Yu Zai had already been to the Central Plains before, and the people in the Central Plains had his voice and even the incense for sacrifices. Therefore, there was no need to make such a big fanfare, as long as the people It would be nice to see the difference productivity brings.
They settled on a meat stall.
Yuzai was dividing the meat at the meat stall, selling his iron kitchen knife to the Taotang people who sold the meat, and showed it to him in person. Sparks flashed from the iron knife, and the fat pork fell to the ground... .
Yan Zai took the iron kitchen knife and started to show off her skills.
"I'll cut these ten pounds of fat first. Only the fat ones, not the thin ones, will be cut into pieces."
"Cut another ten pounds of thin parts, don't see any fat, and cut them into fine pieces."
"I also cut ten pounds of golden cartilage into pieces, and also cut them into minced meat. There was no trace of meat on it!"
Ruanzai took the iron knife and chopped meat like the wind, which made the Tao Tang meat seller wide-eyed and surprised, because the iron smelting technology in the Central Plains before was not so superb and was still very rough.
Then, Yu Zai told him that this was an iron kitchen knife produced in the south, and now the Central Plains would also be equipped with this kind of iron kitchen knife.
Prime Minister Yu was selling kitchen knives at the meat stall, which was also seen by many melon-eating people. People gathered around him, and Yu Zai began to publicize the wonderful uses of iron kitchen knives. At the same time, he began to explain the iron smelting technology to the people on the spot. He also said that following the policy, every household would be able to afford this kind of iron knife in the future!
Yu Zai made a promise and then started the recruitment process, asking those who wanted to join the Xinye Iron Works to report at the door of Mr. Qi's house. Each new participant would be given one of these iron kitchen knives, and each household would also be given one of these iron kitchen knives. You can get three hundred Tao Bei.
"The fact that your family can afford a copper kitchen knife means that your family has more than one copper utensil, which means you are somewhat wealthy. Your clan has a large number of copper utensils, so your tribe's status in the Central Plains must be high. But I am here. We need to tell other people that when you use stone tools to grind and cut meat, the iron tools have already done all the work. In your free time, you can do what you want to do. This is the change brought about by increased productivity."
"I hope everyone will follow Tao Tang's changes. I guarantee everyone that within five years, every household will be able to afford an iron kitchen knife."
Prime Minister Yu waved her hand and made a promise.
Five-year plan...ah no, five-year plan!
The people had all heard of Yu Zai's reputation, and naturally they believed it. After all, the god's throne was still enshrined at home, so there was a lot of discussion here, and Yu Zai and the others left, giving away the iron kitchen knife. Meat vendor.
Chu Qin said: "Although the people believe in the reputation of the leader, they do not understand many things about the production reform. Maybe they will not be too active at the beginning. Most of them will wait and see."
Yu Zai explained: "So I said that all new workers should be given iron kitchen knives. This is the same as Tachibana Weixin's. As much as you say is what you say. Build momentum first, and wait until the people who go find out that we say If it is true, then naturally there will be more people.”
"It is part of human nature to observe in secret."
Yuzai left the market with a few people and went to another area to conduct a livelihood survey. There were many industries involved. Only by fully understanding Taotang's current situation can we make corresponding development plans based on these situations.
Everyone came to the fields outside Taotang to observe the planting conditions of winter grains. They have used the method of planting seeds in the past few years, and the results have been very good. In addition, with the busy work of the two ancient gods of agriculture, Ji Qi and Tai Xi, the designated The new farming methods allow the fields to produce good harvests every year, completely avoiding the negative impact of the Yellow River floods.
A series of operations such as opening the Sanmen Gorge in advance, digging the Longmen, and dredging the Fen River were also important measures to protect Taotang from being affected by floods. The rapid water flow of the river was not silted in this area, so Dongyi collapsed. Big mold.
Agricultural production has not been greatly affected. Most of the production-increasing technologies that can be achieved in the agricultural era, including phosphate fertilizers, have been developed. This means that what can be done has been done. The next agricultural development will It's something that belongs to the industrial age.
