Chapter 108 The artifact iron plow shows its edge!

As a lord of one side, Yao Yun only cares about two things the most, one is soldiers and horses, and the other is grain and grass.

Grain and grass are the foundation of survival, and soldiers and horses are the basis for survival, and both are indispensable.

The army was trained by barbarism, and it didn't take long for it to transform from an ordinary army into a strong army that could hardly shake the Qi Refiners.

For the soldiers and horses, Yao Yun can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

At present, Yao Yun's next focus is on grain.

In this primitive era of material scarcity, food was in short supply, but everything related to food was a big deal.

Now that autumn is coming, spring ploughing is about to begin, and everyone's mind is on farming.

The weather is warmer, the frozen ground in winter is soft, and the time has come to turn the soil.

At this time, the farmers will turn the soil with a rake.

Similar to a shovel, the tip is inserted into the soil, and then the foot is stepped on the beam to make it deeper, and then turned out, this process is to turn the soil, which makes the soil soft and conducive to the growth of grains.

It is said that the invention of the ploughing was made by Emperor Yan when he saw the wild boar plowing the soil, and imitated the way the wild boar ploughed the soil and loosened the ground.

The invention of the plough is of great significance, which has raised the farming technology of Zhuxia to another level, and is a great start of intensive cultivation.

However, turning over the soil is a very tiring job.

The peasants leave early and return late, and they can't turn over much land in a day's work.

But for the sake of a good harvest, the farmers have no choice, no matter how hard they work, they can only bury their heads in hard work.

This year, the people of Xidu are the same, after seeing that the snow has completely melted, the farmers can't wait to carry the plows and other farm tools to the fields and turn over the soil.

"Everyone, don't go to the soil, the king is going to test new farm tools, let's go and take a look!"

On the ridge of the field, a swarthy man ran to tell each other.

"Black dog, what farm tools does the king want to test?"

"I heard what it's called an iron plow, it's used to plough the ground, don't ask so much, let's go and take a look, I heard that this thing is very good at ploughing the ground, and with it in the future, we can plough more land!"

"Where?"

"At the foot of Turtle Mountain!"

As everyone rushed to tell each other, the news that the king was going to experiment with new farming tools spread throughout Xidu.

In the winter, it is rumored in Xidu City that the king ordered craftsmen to create new farming tools, which can make it easy to turn over the land, and everyone can cultivate more land in the future.

Before, most people took it as a rumor, listened to it for fun, and didn't take it seriously.

But when they heard that the king had actually created such an artifact, the farmers were surprised and looked forward to it.

It didn't take long for the turtle mountain, not far from Xidu, to gather people.

The so-called Turtle Mountain, in fact, is not a mountain, can only be called a small dirt bag, one side of the mountain to the other side is only ten zhang, the effort of soaking urine runs around the turtle mountain.

The Turtle Mountain was very small, and it would come in hundreds or thousands of people at once, and it seemed a little crowded at once, and the farmers stood uphill one by one, quietly waiting for the king to bring it.

Not long after, the palace guards opened the way, and Yao Yun and his party came to the scene.

In this kind of world, farming is the foundation of a country and the top priority, so Wu Tong and Bald Dragon were not absent and came with Yao Yun.

The two old men are also looking forward to the iron plough in the mouth of the king (the prince), which can allow the people to cultivate more land.

"Meet the King!"

The peasants fell to the ground in unison.

"Excuse me!"

Yao Yunlong walked and came to the ridge.

One by one, the farmers craned their necks, looking forward to the king's next move.

Yao Yun did not take out the iron plow, but walked to the side of an old farmer carrying a plow, and said with a smile:

"Old man, can you ask your son to show the orphan how he ploughs the land and turns the soil?"

In the previous life, Yao Yun didn't learn much about good things, but the fine tradition of respecting the old and loving the young is always remembered, even in this world, in the face of the elderly, Yao Yun is also very respectful.

The old peasant was obviously a little flattered, and said in a panic: "It's the king, son, quickly, why are you standing stupidly!"

The young man next to the old farmer immediately jumped off the ridge of the field with the plow and demonstrated how to turn the soil with the plow.

The other farmers who watched the excitement looked at each other, their eyes were full of strange colors, the king would not have seen the earth turned over!

The bald dragon hides its face, and there is a feeling of embarrassment.

No one said what was in their hearts, and they watched the old farmer's son turn over the soil one by one.

The process is very simple, the handle section pierces into the soil, the foot steps on the blade, and so the blade enters the soil, provokes outward, the soil can rise, rise a piece of soil, the old farmer's son takes a step back, repeating the previous action.

The technical difficulty of turning the soil is not high, but it is very laborious and time-consuming, the soil is not deep, not to mention, a small piece, a small piece of soil, an acre of land is all turned over, and its workload can be imagined.

The old farmer's son turned it over very quickly, much faster than usual, and it didn't take long to turn over a long strip, but at this moment the old farmer's son's forehead was already full of sweat.

Seeing this, Yao Yun said, "Okay, stop, you did a good job." ”

The old farmer's son ran over, wiping his sweat with his hands, and giggling.

The old peasant glared at his son, stupid, the king asked you to demonstrate, you really worked hard, if the king's iron plough was not as fast as you, wouldn't it be a loss of the king's face.

The old farmer said in a panic: "King, my son is a little stupid, usually we turn the soil much slower than this, otherwise the strength will be spent early, and the land behind will not be able to be cultivated." ”

Yao Yun smiled slightly: "Gu understands, but even if your son uses all his strength, Gu is very dissatisfied with turning over the soil, it is too slow, and it is laborious, so time-consuming and laborious, you can cultivate a few acres of land in a year!"

The old farmer was submissive and hurriedly said yes.

Hearing the king talk about this, the people all felt the same way, it was indeed very tiring to plough the land and turn over the soil, and after a day of drying, at night they were basically exhausted, and their backs hurt.

Such a heavy workload has long been exhausting for everyone.

But they have no choice, if they don't work, they won't have anything to eat, they will starve to death!

Yao Yun saw that the peasants' expressions were gloomy, and he knew that it was almost over, so he ordered the soldiers on the side.

Soon, the armorers brought a black ox with a ring on its nose, a reins in its hands, and a pair of iron plows behind it.

One by one, the people of Xidu craned their necks and scrambled to observe the black oxen and iron plows.

"Is this the iron plough made by the king's craftsmen? It's so special, it's made of fine iron, I don't know if it's easy to use!"

"The king ordered someone to build it, and it must be easy to use. ”

"But if you look at this iron plow, it seems to be quite heavy, and I think it is hard to lift, will it be more laborious?"

"Why did you bring a cow, does it have something to do with the iron plow?"

......

The people pointed to the iron plough and the black oxen, and they exchanged heads and talked about each other.

Everyone was looking forward to what was going to happen next, and the same was true for Wutong and Bald Dragon, who had heard a lot from the king (Shizi) before, and they also knew a little about it.

But no matter how much you hear it, it's better to see it with your own eyes!

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