And Gu Lao's collection of the oldest farm tool is a Tang Dynasty Quyuan plow, and it is quite well preserved, even the iron plow is not completely rusty.

You know, it's not easy to keep iron for so long. Iron is too prone to rust, unlike bronze and the like, and if it is properly preserved, it will not be a problem for thousands of years.

"This is an unused plough kept in the treasury, and I got it by chance. The Tang Dynasty has survived to the present, which is rare. Gu Lao said.

As for value, it doesn't matter, there are some things that don't have to be valuable to treasure.

Just like Populus euphratica, the Farm Tools Museum is nothing to see in the eyes of many people, but it still invests a huge amount of capital to build such a museum, which is open to everyone for free.

Some people say that the Han Dynasty already had a Quyuan plow?

Hu Yang told them: "The plough has appeared in the Han Dynasty, but it is not the Quyuan plow. At that time, a long straight plough was used, and when ploughing the land, it was not flexible enough to turn around, and it was laborious to lift the soil, and the efficiency was not very high.

It was not until the Tang Dynasty that the Quyuan plough was invented, which greatly improved production efficiency. ”

The means of production are an important factor in productivity, and a certain type of means of production marks a certain level of productivity. The improvement and widespread use of agricultural tools played an important role in the development of agricultural production in the Tang Dynasty.

Compared with the previous plough, the curved plow has several major improvements. First of all, the straight wheel, the long wheel is changed to the curved wheel, the short wheel, and the plow disc that can rotate freely is installed at the head of the wheel, so that not only the plow frame becomes smaller and lighter, but also is convenient to turn around and turn, the operation is flexible, and the manpower and livestock are saved.

In Hu Yang's view, the Tang Dynasty Quyuan plough not only has an exquisite design, but also conforms to certain aesthetic laws and has a certain aesthetic value. The ploughshare has a beautiful curve, and the ploughshare has a diamond-shaped and V-shaped, which has a good aesthetic taste while satisfying the use function.

However, Hu Yang did not agree with Gu Lao's statement.

He expressed his opinion: "This quyuan plough should be more than just a stock, you see, it is very carefully made, not at all like it is used by ordinary people." ”

Lu Daqiang, as a farmer's son, also looked at it for a while, and also said: "It's quite fancy." ”

The sentence was quite fancy, which immediately woke up Gu Lao, and immediately smiled bitterly: "Before, I didn't think well enough, this young man woke me up." Now it seems that it is not simple, it is more like an exhibition than practical, so the production is more fancy. This one is probably an exhibit that was just invented at that time and sent to the palace for exhibition. ”

In this way, everyone can also understand why this curved plough can be preserved so completely.

Hu Yang praised Lu Daqiang and said: "Brother Lu, you have observed very carefully. ”

Lu Daqiang immediately scratched his head embarrassedly: "Hehe! I just see that it has more decorations than our hometown, and I don't think it's necessary." ”

Getting Brother Hu's praise made him very happy, even happier than making a fortune, just like when I was studying in the past, the teacher said in the class that you have made great progress and encouraged you to make persistent efforts.

"So, it's not necessarily our appraisers who can see the problem. Hu Yang said.

Both Mr. Ren and Mr. Gu agreed with this.

Many works of art actually come from life, as long as they are closely related to their own life, even if you are not an appraiser, you can appreciate one or two and see the practical application of those things.

"Looking at the problem this way, it's actually very good, antiques and artworks are not as profound and difficult to understand as everyone thinks. Just like some famous archaeologists, they don't have a high degree of education, but they dig more tombs, and they become experts. Mr. Gu said with a smile.

The farm tools collected by Gu Lao here are basically relatively complete and have very little damage.

Everyone also understands that a collector of Gu Lao's level, I am afraid that he will not collect tattered things. Even if it is a farm tool, it is definitely a boutique.

This undoubtedly greatly makes up for the gap in the fine products of the Populus euphratica museum, and makes the farm tools not simple.

Here, there is a farm tool, which everyone is not familiar with, even an old man like Mr. Ren, he has not seen it much, and he can't say what it is.

Its shape resembles a small boat, its head and tail are upturned, and its back is like a tile, and it is made of jujube or elm wood on its belly for one person to sit on, and catalpa wood or paulownia wood on its back.

"This is a horse that is almost invisible now, and it is not surprising that people don't know it. It is a tool used to plant and pull seedlings. Gu Lao introduced to everyone.

There is no definite conclusion when it was invented, but it has been widely used since the Northern Song Dynasty.

The operator sits on the back of the boat. In the case of rice planting, insert the seedlings placed on the bow of the boat into the field with your right hand, and then gradually move the horse backwards with your feet. If the seedlings are pulled, the seedlings are pulled up with both hands, tied into turns, and placed in the rear warehouse of the ship, which can improve the efficiency and reduce the labor intensity.

Su Shi, a great poet of the Song Dynasty, once wrote poems, enthusiastically publicized and promoted them, and arranged physical demonstrations and performances.

After the Yuan Dynasty, it continued to be endless, and various styles of rice boats evolved from the rice horses.

The rest, though a little weird, can roughly guess what it's for.

"Old Gu, when the museum is built, and you seniors are still going to support the scene, can you hang up the position of honorary curator?" Hu Yang requested.

With the support of this great collector, the museum will be much more stable in Yixing in the future.

In addition, people donated a number of high-quality farm tools, one of which is even worth millions, and as a lifelong honorary curator, Hu Yang thinks this is what he should be.

"If you don't have to worry about it, then it's fine. Gu Lao understood Hu Yang's thoughts, and he didn't mind, anyway, he just put his name on the line.

Teacher Ren and Mr. Wang were very happy at once, although the other party was only named, but it had a great effect. Everyone knows at a glance that this big man with a bit of energy in Yixing is of great benefit to the museum.

"It's great to have Gu seniors joining. Teacher Ren said happily.

These farm tools are still stored here for the time being, after all, the museum has not yet been built. Such a valuable object is not safe to put outside.

Gu Lao has no opinion on this, anyway, the room is empty.

Subsequently, Gu Lao continued to show everyone his collection. Actually, people still want to continue to watch, after all, there are not many opportunities for this kind of visit.

It is also because of Brother Hu's light that everyone has the opportunity to walk into such a treasure house to see the treasures. On weekdays, Gu Lao would not bring people in casually.

Therefore, everyone cherishes it and has a long insight.

Gu Lao seems to be very keen on collecting scholar's treasures, and there are more than a thousand scholar's treasures here, which is breathtaking, and I am afraid that when I go to the museum, I may not be able to see this kind of scholar's collection.

(End of chapter)