Chapter 55: The Plough

"Your Majesty is the co-lord of the world, and there are countless capable ministers and generals under his command, I haven't experienced any winds and waves over the years, and this time it's just a little wind and rain", Li Shimin agreed, he was not worried about the drought, he was worried that someone would take advantage of the topic to play, he killed his brother and killed his brother for this throne, and forced his father to abdicate, which won the world. If this drought falls into the hands of people with good intentions, I don't know how they will take advantage of the problem, and what can the people do when they have no food to eat?

Thinking about it, the tired Li Shimin fell asleep deeply, the eldest grandson queen saw that he was asleep, and the massage hand also stopped gently, looking at his wrinkled face with pity, Li Shimin, who has survived the southern and northern wars all these years, has shown his old state after only two years on the throne, and has always supported him with that spirit, when he won most of the world, Li Yuan wanted to pass the throne to Li Jiancheng.

He didn't want to rebel, and his subordinates wouldn't agree, just like that, he snatched the throne of his father, that year in Xuanwumen, blood flowed like a river, he became the co-lord of the world, he became the emperor, he didn't slack off for a moment, just to become a good emperor who could be recognized by the people.

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Su Bai is bored now, it is really too lacking in entertainment activities in Datang, and it is still in winter, it is cold to death when going out, everyone is even more reluctant to go out, and everyone does not play with Su Bai when they fight poker, saying that they are afraid of teaching Su Bai badly, but they don't know that this is what Su Bai invented. Wang Fatzi asked someone to bring a letter, saying that now Liaozhai's business is full every day, and now even the number of standing tickets is about to be sold out, Mr. Guo is now on fire, and many markets know that there is a Mr. Guo in Liaozhai in Qunxian Fang. The only drawback is that the box on the second floor is a little insufficient, and now there are more and more powerful people who come to watch the play, and everyone is a little tired from watching "Painted Skin" and "White Fox".

Su Bai thought about it, let's shoot a bigger "A Chinese Ghost Story", I am idle and idle, it is good to write the script of "A Chinese Ghost Story" first, this is the most widely spread story in the chat, I believe that there can also be a market in Datang. Su Bai still can't forget the "A Chinese Ghost Story" performed by his brother and Wang Zuxian, and hopes to perform one-tenth of it, even if it is one-tenth of the performance, it is enough to conquer the audience in Chang'an.

The process of the workshop in front of the door is very fast, the foundation of the earth has been laid in the past two days, it is not easy to have such a speed in winter, the ground is frozen like a stone, they light a bonfire on it, and dig a layer down if they can dig it, and continue to burn when they can't dig it, so they burn it layer by layer, and then lay the foundation. Now it has a rough shape, and according to Su Bai's requirements, it is all built with green bricks. The little grandfather's 1,000 jars of wine were also sent over, and all of them were placed in the courtyard of Su Bai's house.

Every day is to eat and sleep, sleep and eat, in just ten days, I have gained four or five pounds, and my face is a little fat, the script of "A Chinese Ghost Story" Su Bai wrote in detail, and even wrote out how to perform at that time, Wang Fatzi has been with him for so long, and when the time comes, he will know how to arrange the performance of the servants when he reads the script.

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In the second year of Zhenguan, the twelfth day of the first month

This morning, his uncle Liu Tiezhu drove the ox cart to Wang's house, the car was covered with a straw mat with a very mysterious look, Su Bai knew that this should be the still and the Quyuan plow, sure enough, the straw mat was opened to be a distiller, and the Quyuan plough was placed underneath, the uncle scratched his head and said: "I don't know if the angle is appropriate, you take a look at the big cow" Su Bai didn't understand it very well, I watched it on TV before, and it wasn't introduced in such detail, Wang Xing worked with everyone at the construction site, Liu Tiezhu and Su Bai worked together to unload the retort first, Placed in the position of his own warehouse, this still is not big, it is considered civilian, and when the workshop is fully built, a larger one is customized.

"Uncle, didn't you try it at home?" Su Bai asked while looking at Qu Yuanli, Liu Tiezhu shook his head and said, "No, my uncle's house doesn't have any land, I'm afraid you'll be in a hurry after you finish it, so I'll send it to you first."

"Don't unload the Quyuan plough first, go directly to my wasteland and try if the angle is suitable", Liu Tiezhu agreed, Su Bai entered the house, put on the leather and sat on the ox cart, and set off towards the wasteland by the river with a creak. Far away, you can hear the sound of the men on the construction site shouting trumpets, revealing a cheerful energy, in the winter can find a job in charge of rice and meat, and close to home and wages, everyone's heart is very satisfied.

Seeing Su Bai coming, several villagers greeted him warmly, "Da Niu, why did you come to this place, they are all ashes from the bonfire, very dirty", Su Bai smiled and said: "It's okay Uncle Li, I'm here to try new things", Uncle Li nodded, since Su Bai became a scholar, the people in the village have already looked up to him, and now even His Majesty has rewarded him, and the people in the village are even more in awe. Now when I heard that Su Bai came to test something new, the few who heard it stretched their necks to see what it was, but unfortunately they couldn't see the excitement at work now.

Put the Quyuan plough on the ox, Liu Tiezhu stabilized the Quyuan plough under the command of Su Bai, and beat the ox twice, the ox pulled up a little reluctantly, the ground was frozen in winter and was really hard, the ox spent a lot of effort and only ploughed shallowly, everything was difficult at the beginning, and after plowing out a trace, it became much brisker, the ox brought by Liu Tiezhu was a healthy cow, and after knowing how to work hard, the speed of plowing the land became faster.

Su Bai was very satisfied with the look, it seems that this angle is very good, it can be ploughed in winter, but what if it is in spring? In the spring, even the old cows can plow easily. Although Liu Tiezhu doesn't know how to farm, he is not a fool, of course he can see the advantages of this kind of curved plow, in winter, only one ox can plow the land, let alone spring, it is countless times better than any straight plow! I'm really going to get rich! At the thought of this, the ploughing was motivated, and the oxen were driven back and forth in the wasteland several times. A few people who stretched their necks to watch were stunned, looking at everything in front of them with a stupid expression! Are you kidding! Winter! Can a cow plough the land? This, I'm afraid it's not some kind of spell!

"Brother Wang, come over and take a look, your eldest son doesn't know what spell he used, but he can plow the land with a cow," a villager shouted in amazement.

"What? Cultivating land in winter? Hahaha, how many dishes does Qu Laosan give you to drink like this? Hahaha"

"Lie that you're a grandson, hurry up and take a look",

"Really?"

Wang Xing walked over with a look of disbelief, looked down, and stared at the boss with his eyes, this, this, isn't this just ploughing! It is his brother-in-law who is holding the plow, and the eldest son he is proud of is beside him, a little far away, but he can also see the traces of the plough on the ground, this, how can it be possible in this winter! And it only used one cow!

Wang Xing couldn't sit still, and ran in the direction of Su Bai, followed by a few villagers who were watching the excitement.

Liu Tiezhu's face was flushed with excitement, looking at the cultivated wasteland, it was more comfortable than eating a bowl of hot mutton. Su Bai is also very satisfied with the current effect, so it seems that there is no problem when it comes to spring ploughing, and this Quyuan plough is still very successful.

"Big bull, what kind of plow is this?" Wang Xing ran over panting, looking at the Quyuan plough in front of him with a look of surprise, Su Bai smiled: "Quyuan plow!" Do you try? Wang Xing smiled, took a sip into the palm of his hand, and reached out to take the Quyuan plow in Liu Tiezhu's hand. Wang Xing was born as a farmer, ploughing is an old profession, and his technology is much better than Liu Tiezhu's. Wang Xing became more and more excited the more he ploughed, and waited until finally the cattle were tired and sweating before stopping. The surrounding villagers are stupid, they can plow so much land in this winter, I'm afraid it's not almost two acres of land plowed!

"Ugly cow, this, what kind of plow is bent, how much can be ploughed in the spring?" Wang Xing asked excitedly, Su Bai shook his head and said, "Dad, you are an expert, what do you see?" Wang Xing laughed and said: "It's hard to say, I took a look, this plow is not only labor-saving, but also livestock, and the efficiency is almost ten times that of the previous plow!" "When the people around the crowd heard it, it was noisy, my God, ten times more efficient? I could only plow one acre of land, but now I can plow ten acres of land? And all it takes is a cow? My God, this is too exaggerated, if only I had one of my own!

"Big cow, where did you buy this plow?"

"Yes, yes, where did you buy it?"

"It's so easy to use, I'm going to buy one too!"

When Liu Tiezhu heard this, he laughed: "This is my nephew's invention, I created it", and in an instant, the villagers surrounded him and asked Liu Tiezhu again and again how much the quyuan plow cost and how long it would take to build it. Liu Tiezhu laughed and said: "Go and ask my nephew, I am an ironworker" Everyone gathered around Su Bai again, and asked again and again how much such a good plow is.

"Don't worry, folks, the cost of this plough and the straight plough is not much different, but this ploughshare has to be made of steel, and it is more expensive here, I set the price, and the price of the plough is one or two! This is still on the face of everyone who is a folk! This is not Su Baihei folks, it is really Datang's steel is a precious metal, if Datang's one or two pieces of silver are based on the price, it is almost equivalent to about 4,000 yuan, and this price is absolutely reasonable in Datang.

Hearing this price, the villagers frowned a little, the current price of the straight plough is only about seven hundred wen, and the price of this Quyuan plough is almost three or four percent longer, but looking at the land cultivated by the ox just now, several people gritted their teeth, and they all ran to Liu Tiezhu to place an order!