Before we knew it, we arrived at Mangzhong. Around Luoyang, it's wheat harvest season. There was a bumper wheat harvest this year, and every household stayed in the fields day and night.
Wang Xiaolie and officials from Henan Prefecture came to Taoyuan Fairyland early to watch the wheat harvesting.
Officials must choose a special day to cut wheat. Here in Luoyang, local officials have always been busy on this day.
Wang Guanhun's family boiled water, filled several large gourds, and brought them to the ground early. Officials were already waiting there, keeping an eye on his wheat field, waiting for people from the Agriculture and Forestry Institute to arrive. Before the people from the Agriculture and Forestry Institute came, they were not allowed to go to the fields.
Looking at the golden waves of wheat, Wang Guan jumped anxiously. My family has more than 20 acres of wheat. It would take more than ten days for the couple to harvest two acres of wheat in one day. Now I really can't wait for a moment. Now I am watching from the edge of the field, not allowed to harvest, and my heart is as anxious as a fire.
It wasn't until three o'clock in the morning that people from the Agriculture and Forestry Institute arrived. They brought a machine and took it to the field to debug it.
The crown looks like a cart, and it is pulled by two strong mules in front. I don't know what it is for. Behind the mule are two wheels. A chain leads from the wheel, with a row of saw teeth behind it.
Seeing Wang Guan coming over to take a look, Sun Yan, who was adjusting the machine, smiled and said, "Brother, are you curious about this machine?"
Wang Guandao: "I'm not curious, I'm just worried about my wheat. If the harvest is late these days, and it rains, a year's hard work will be in vain!"
Sun Yan said: "What are you worried about? If you choose your wheat as a test field, you will definitely not suffer a loss. Dozens of acres of wheat can be cut quickly with just a few dozen people. Besides, brother, don't underestimate this machine. I cut all your wheat in one day."
Wang Guan said disdainfully: "What kind of machine is so powerful? I have more than twenty acres of wheat at home, and it can be harvested in one day?"
Sun Yan said: "It's almost enough. Not one day, two days at most."
Wang Guan curled his lips, obviously unable to bear Sun Yan's words.
At this moment, Wang Xiaolie arrived with officials from Henan Prefecture. Wang Guan hurriedly jumped ashore to prepare tea.
Wang Xiaohunting arrived at the field and asked Sun Yan: "How is the harvest going? Harvesting wheat is like putting out a fire. There is no time to waste now. Don't choose farmers' fields, only to end up with incomplete harvests and let farmers complain about us."
Sun Yan said: "Back to Xuanfu, it's almost healed. Don't worry, we have tried this machine many times and there will be no problem."
Wang Xiaolie nodded and stood aside watching Sun Yan adjust the machine.
Most of the officials in Henan Prefecture have seen the harvest before, so they are not surprised. They all went to the fields and watched Sun Yan busy.
Being watched by many people, Sun Yan's pressure increased greatly. Originally, this machine did not need to be adjusted and could be used directly. Sun Yan was afraid that something might go wrong, so he checked it carefully again. Many of the screws he had disassembled were not installed, and he couldn't help but sweat on his forehead.
At this moment, Pan Zhenlin, who was promoted to the Agriculture and Forestry Institute, strode over. When he got to the roadside, he asked Sun Yan loudly: "Are you ready? It's getting late, we need to harvest early!"
Sun Yan said: "Okay, it's almost done!"
As he spoke, he quickly tightened a few screws. He straightened up and sighed: "It's finally better!"
Pan Zhenlin brought two healthy mules and hitched them to the harvester. He said to Sun Yan: "You can take charge of the machine today. You will be replaced in an hour."
Sun Yan said yes. He quickly checked the machine again and said to Wang Xiaolie: "Xuanfu, it's really good now. You can start harvesting."
Wang Xiaolie said with a smile: "Now that it's ready, let's start harvesting. Do we need to set off a firecracker to celebrate?"
Sun Yan said: "No. Of course there is no need."
Min Shan, who handles animals in the agricultural and forestry yard, went to the healthy mule and took the reins. He turned back to Sun Yan and said, "I'm starting to leave. Please be careful."
After saying that, with a shout, the mule stepped forward steadily.
The advancing mules, pulling the harvester behind, strode forward.
The harvester followed the mule forward, the front two wheels turning. The rotating wheel drives the harvesting table through the chain. The reel on the top moves the wheat into the harvesting table. The cutting blade swings back and forth quickly to cut down the wheat. The cut wheat was sent aside by the spiral and gathered into small piles. Sun Yan, who was holding the machine from behind, would pull down the small handle next to him every time he passed a certain distance and lower the wheat from the cutting table to the ground.
The crown in the back was stunned.
I didn't expect that this machine could actually cut wheat, and it could do so very quickly. Look at this, one machine can catch up with ten people.
Seeing Sun Yan reaching the end of the field, he came back holding the machine. Wang Xiaolie said to Pan Zhenlin: "Next step, we should try our best to make the header wider. It is best to bundle the wheat in the machine. This saves manpower and speeds up the speed. By the way, that reel It’s still a bit small, so it’s best to put the header to the side, and the space will be larger.”
Pan Zhenlin nodded: "Xuan Fu is right. We are making two new mules to pull, with the header placed on the side."
Wang Xiaolie said: "The purpose of building these machines is to keep improving and keep improving. Even if there are problems like this when they are first built, as long as you insist on continuous improvement, they will be practical one day. This is what your Agriculture and Forestry Institute wants to do. "
Pan Zhenlin nodded.
Machines, whether they are agricultural machinery or other machinery, the most important thing is improvement and innovation. The initial idea is of course important, but subsequent improvements are no less important. A machine often starts out as impractical and slowly improves to become a practical machine.
When he was in Xiangyang, Wang Xiaolie came up with these ideas, began to train talents, established factories and slowly improved, until today. Until now, harvesters have been completely practical. The next thing is promotion.
In fact, this is true for not just harvesters, but a whole set of agricultural machinery. Especially wheat seeders, harvesters, threshers, winnowing machines, and a complete set of agricultural equipment. If these machines are popularized, production efficiency will be greatly improved.
Agricultural machinery is an important strategic industry for a country, especially in the past. The pesticide and fertilizer industry is inseparable from explosives, and its walking part is closely related to combat vehicles and tanks. In the past, countries that could produce heavy tank chassis were also countries that could produce large tractors.
Just like now, no one can produce the artillery carts used by Wang Xiaolie to transport artillery. Many of its production principles are similar to those of agricultural machinery.
Based on agricultural machinery, Wang Xiaolie established an industrial system that was far from comparable to other places. With the help of this industrial system, it was fed back to the military industry, and the current artillery-centered army was formed.
(End of chapter)
