Chapter 240: Incitement

People who cross can make glass, make steel, go to sea to build ships and make cannons on land, in short, they can do everything from heaven to earth, but even if he was once a science graduate, Zhang Yue's chemistry and physics have long been lost to the school teacher, and things like electronic circuits are not useful in this year, but because he likes ancient poetry since he was a child, he is now more like a native of the Ming Dynasty, and he can't make any inventions.

However, he can't invent, and in this day and age, everyone is not stupid, and now there are no people who can make trouble?

There is a wasteland of about 500 acres or so in the east of Zihedian, although there are already reclaimers who have erected boundary monuments, but due to the dry weather, everyone's minds are on the cooked land, and the interest in reclaiming the wasteland is naturally not so great. However, the once sparse wasteland was surrounded by hundreds of people, all staring at the heavy plough pulled by the four oxen.

Lao Yang Tou checked the new harness of the four oxen one by one, and couldn't understand what was going on after changing the plow and the harness. Receiving Zhang Yue's gesture, he and his son shouted together, and the four cows slowly moved. At first, they didn't think it was anything, but after a round of ploughing, everyone saw that the soil on the ground had been turned up two feet deep. In only half an hour, an acre of wasteland was completely plowed down. Most of the people present were good at farming, and they all smacked their tongues when they saw this.

"This plough has a lot of force, and it has been done before, but it can't reach this depth, and the efficiency is not ordinary. In fact, if the wooden flail and hemp rope alone cannot afford it, some key parts of the harness have to be replaced with leather and iron. Liu Da's face was full of red light at this time, and he was very excited, seeing Zhang Yue nodding again and again, he struck while the iron was hot and said, "My lord, although this big plow is good, it still relies on animal power, so it is better to try the wooden oxen made by the small people." This can come in handy when there are no cattle. ”

Zhang Yue has always believed in leaving everything to experts who are proficient, so he waved his hand without hesitation at this time and ordered Liu Da to arrange it. Seeing that this half-hundred-year-old man with inconvenient legs and feet was supported by two crop men to set up those ropes in person, he couldn't help but think of those folk inventors who were willing to build airplanes and automobiles by themselves in later generations, and his heart was filled with admiration.

Soon, two herringbone wooden frames were installed on both sides of the field, each with a roller on the shelf, and a rope and a plough with an iron ring in the middle. When the cross peg turned, many of the children who were watching the excitement cried out, "Move, move!" ”

The rope was already straight, and the two young and strong men used their strength to feed, and their foreheads were sweating profusely, while the old Yang Tou, who was plowing and ploughing, was a little relaxed. After he and the plough passed, people could see that the land that had just been deeply cultivated once was turned over again, and there was a lot of discussion for a while, only a few older generations who moved from Shanxi had seen this, and they had to tell their children and grandchildren about the old things.

Going back and forth in this piece of land that has just been deeply cultivated, it is only half an hour's work. Seeing this scene, the onlookers were amazed, and many people even went down curiously to try it.

"It's good to plant ripe land, but it's not good to cultivate wasteland."

Seeing that Zhang Yue came to inquire in person, Lao Yang Tou casually picked up the piece of cloth hanging around his neck and wiped it on his forehead, and said bluntly: "This wooden cow is good, but it is too laborious, those two young men who are shaking the peg wood have to rest for at least half an hour after finishing this stubble, and it is not easy to move after this is set, if there is a small family, where can you afford this?" The same is true for the big plough that can be pulled by four oxen, and our village is the first mutual aid cooperative, so there are four oxen to call. ”

Liu Da was full of joy and was poured with cold water, and he was suddenly a little embarrassed, but Zhang Yue smiled and said: "The so-called mutual assistance is originally to ask everyone to plow the fields together, so that it can be truly efficient, otherwise everyone will do their own thing, and it is not the same reason as before?" According to me, these four oxen plough are very good, how much land can two people plow in a day? As for this wooden fellow, although it is bulky and expensive, it is not completely impractical, at least, it is good to use it when the plough is loose. This is not something that a single family can afford, but if a few families who can afford it use such a one, they will gradually sum up some experience. ”

"That's what my lord said." Lao Yang Tou is now convinced by the young Zhang Yue, and nodded busily, "It's Xiaomin who wants to fork, to say that our village is now hugging each other, plowing and sowing the rest are all together, the speed of doing things is really more than twice as fast as before, and it is really a lot of people." These cows are now in good use, and they can do in one day what they could have done in days. By the way, the adults brought so many novelty toys this time, all of which are the craftsmanship of this Master Liu, how can there be an iron chop in it? ”

"Don't underestimate the iron chop, if you can't even afford a plow, you can only use the iron chop." Even when he took the villagers of Xiaohezhuang and Gaoshantun to build aqueducts and build embankments, Liu Da did not feel as valued as he is today, and he was even more radiant at this time, "This is the cheapest farm tool, I modified the angle slightly." A strong man can only plough one acre a day, but if three strong men go together, he can at least four acres a day, and if there are six, he can get ten acres. ”

Lao Yang Tou is also a person who has read a few books, so he naturally understands this truth, and immediately praises it greatly. At that moment, the two old men, who were about the same age, went to plough the cattle together and loaded another thing. Zhang Yue looked at the ridge from afar and knew that it was used for sowing, smiling and thinking at the same time.

These things are not cheap, but the most effective ones are still in the farms where the fields are concentrated, and if they are cultivated in small plots, they can only use those small agricultural tools that are less efficient. After all, mutual aid is still a matter of character, but the concentration of land in the hands of individuals or the state is even worse – in a sense, the state is even less trustworthy than the individual.

Of course, he could have slowly introduced these tools to the big granges, especially the plough – it has to be said that, in the final analysis, animal husbandry was nowhere near as good as it used to be.

There is a way to sharpen a sword for ten years, Liu Da has lived in seclusion in Gaoshantun and Xiaohezhuang for 20 years, and he doesn't know how many things he has accumulated. After showing them all out today, some of them are certainly praised, but some of them can't move halfway to make people laugh. Gradually, the people who had seen the excitement were only half-grown children and peasant women, but at noon, the sturdy men who had finished their farm work also came, and suddenly there was a shout from the crowd.

"Lord Xiao Zhang, I heard that the day before yesterday you went to Shouguang County to deal with the two villages fighting for water, and you lost your temper, but it turned out to be thunder and rain there, and it rained a lot here. Everyone is rumoring that you are the Lei Gong in front of the Emperor Zhenwu, and it will rain as soon as you get angry! ”

Zhang Yue was so crying and laughing by these words, and was about to open his mouth to speak, when the crowd resounded with gossipy.

"It rained for half an hour that day, and everyone was happy in the fields at that time!"

"After this rain, I won't be afraid now, and this wheat will be harvested in more than half a month!"

"One mu minus the five-liter three-in-five spoonful of official land tax, and the surplus grain is enough to eat!"

"Adults will get angry everywhere in the future, and we won't be afraid of a big drought!"

Although Liu Da was not at the scene of the battle between the two villages that day, he heard countless people mention the miracle of Zhang Yue's voice rumbling and thundering in the sky, although he had read two books, and even turned over several books on agriculture in the previous dynasty, but after all, he was still an ordinary man who believed in ghosts and gods, and he couldn't help but believe it in his heart at this time. Lao Yang wiped his sweat, and when he saw that Zhang Yue had a headache, he smiled and said: "Lord Xiao Zhang often comes to our Zihedian Village, everyone likes you as an official, and there are too many nonsense words, don't take it to heart." ”

Seeing that there were people all around, thinking of Lao Yangtou's words, Zhang Yue suddenly realized that now that summer is busy, the people are busy in the field and it is too late to make a living, who has the time to mix in and rebel? Standing reflexively on a not too high mound behind him, he shouted to the Quartet: "In a while, it will be the time to harvest grain in the summer, everyone has worked hard for a year, and it depends on how the harvest is this time." I wish everyone to work together to harvest the summer grain as soon as possible, and when the grain is full, I won't be able to eat it until next year! ”

Here, when Zhang Yue was calming people's hearts in the name of Xia Xian, Binhong was checking the apologetic warriors selected from each township in his new lair one by one. Seeing that these people were all strong and tall men, he couldn't help but feel more and more proud in his heart.

The surprise attack on Le'an made him famous, and now he must be firmly in the top spot among the sect leaders. Although Tang Sai'er is the sect leader, she is a woman, and she is respectful in front of others, but she doesn't take her seriously in her heart. Thinking that if he fought the world in the future, he would naturally let that woman step down, and he was even more proud. When his subordinates brought a table, he jumped on it with a single lunge.

"Brothers, now that you have passed the test of three levels and five cards, you will be the elite of my sect from now on! This time, we robbed people from Le'an, and those official dogs are looking for people everywhere like mad dogs, we just want to let them pounce on the air, so that they will never be found! When we have more strength, then we will do a big job vigorously, and the sect leader will definitely bless and receive us in person! ”

At this time, among the dozens of men with big shoulders and round waists, someone suddenly shouted: "But didn't you say that you should choose an apologetic warrior for the sect leader at the beginning?" ”

Choosing a warrior for the leader? After choosing a warrior, she gave alms and beauties under her skirt, so wouldn't they, the sect leaders, suffer a great loss? Bin Hong's eyelids rolled, and he shouted loudly: "Of course, you want to see the sect leader in the future, but you don't have any credit, and you're embarrassed to see the sect leader, aren't you?" This first test is all false, but now it is real, everyone is a man, and they are all contributing to the master, what do they share with each other? ”