Chapter 170: Before the Seed, the Harvest (Ask for Completeness)

Anything that has a certain scale in terms of quantity is shocking.

Thousands of takin, cattle and some mules and horses formed a huge farming team, dragging the curved plough outside the city, like a comb, will be moistened by the spring rain, ploughed out straight furrows.

It should be because the ground has been burned before, so that the soil that should not have been thawed suddenly becomes soft, so when the sharp and sturdy cross plough can easily pierce deep into the soil, ploughing out the soil that has been deposited in it for many years and rich in nutrients.

The convenience brought by the advancement of tools and technology to human existence is endless.

This land has been cultivated by humans for thousands of years, but because only stone tools or a few bronze tools can be used, and it is usually ploughed by hand, only a layer of soil can be ploughed on the surface, making the already nutrient-thin topsoil more and more barren.

However, steel farming tools, combined with animal power that is countless times stronger and more efficient than manpower, can easily plough deeper and turn out more nutritious soil to moisten, Wang Xu can already anticipate what a bumper harvest this year will be.

The slaves who were originally in charge of the cultivation of the city also saw the efficiency of tools and animal power for the first time, and while lamenting their previous suffering, they were in awe of the emperor who brought this miracle even more.

Wang Xu uses a more luxurious lineup, three oxen pull a curved plow, so that as long as the curved plow continues, then even if it is ten inches into the ground, it can rampage at will with brute force.

At the same time, the efficiency has increased very quickly.

But this kind of flying ploughing efficiency in the eyes of everyone is still a little slow in Wang Xu's eyes, after all, he has adapted to the terrible efficiency of tractor ploughing.

However, looking at the scene of tens of thousands of people farming, Wang Xu still felt very shocked.

Moreover, the ploughed land not only turned over the frozen soil buried in the depths, but also ploughed out the plants and animals underground, mainly hibernating snakes, frogs, and cordyceps.

The trees within a radius of 30 miles have basically been cut down, but the roots and shrubs in the ground have not been cleaned up.

So there was a lot more anger on the cultivated land, and after the dense insects crawled out of the ground, Wang Xu was startled, but before he could give the order, the people who were watching the plough by the city automatically went down to the field to catch insects.

Because these bugs used to be their most delicious food.

Although they now have no food and clothing, the workers, who have been plagued by hunger for decades, still do not waste a single opportunity to store food.

"It is strictly forbidden for all people to eat pigworms, and let the people in the canteen department classify and dispose of them." Wang Xu stopped a child who picked up insects on the ground and stuffed them into his mouth, and commanded Mo Lian beside him.

When it comes to the experience of eating insects, Wang Xu is naturally richer than everyone else, but he eats treacherous roasted and cooked insects, and he has also processed non-poisonous, simply because it is delicious.

But these slaves in Xucheng, they eat insects to satisfy their hunger, so they don't care about whether they are poisonous or not, and they can't do it clean.

Wang Xu didn't want to be inattentive to this kind of thing, so that the population of the Lonely Bamboo Country would be greatly reduced, and at the same time, he was also ready to go back and compile all kinds of insects into a book for the people to observe.

In addition to insects, there are more hibernating snakes and frogs underground, as well as rats and rabbits, which can be said to have begun to harvest before they are planted.

Watching the people working on the farmland all over the mountains, Wang Xu felt an unexpected sense of satisfaction, and the haze of yesterday's conversation with Mo Kui was also swept away from his heart.

Mo Kui's rights were finally completely completed, without retaining the slightest, and he was willingly handed over, along with his Great Witch Elder's House, which means that in the future, the high-level leaders of the Guzhu Kingdom will only listen to Wang Xu's voice.

Rounding off is about the same as Wang Xu began to really control the whole country, becoming a real dictator in power.

This feeling of being unfettered gave Wang Xu a sense of sublimation that could not be described in words, and at the same time, he felt a little more pressured.

Melting ice and spring rain, naturally let the Tang River and the Shihe River rise, if it is in the past, at this time the city should be flooded again, but Wang Xu let the dumb er build a dam on the side of the Tang River, and dig a small canal, ready to be used as farmland irrigation, and later can also build a small canal around the outside of the city, which can be directly connected to the sea through the mouth of the Tang River by shipping.

Shipping has always been a skill that Wang Xu wants to open, but because there is no talent under his hand who understands navigation and shipbuilding, although there is a lot of information in his computer, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, and if this kind of thing starts from scratch, it will take too much experience, Wang Xu can't tell the difference, so he can only put it on hold for the time being.

However, the problem of river boat transportation is still very easy to solve, after all, the river water is much gentler than the sea.

"Emperor, open the gates, I feel like the rising water is about to overflow the dam!" The mute who jumped out of the carriage ran over and shouted.

"Take a breath." Wang Xu patted her on the back, "Has it already risen, or has it already passed?" ”

"It's coming." The dumb child nodded and said.

"That is, it hasn't been overflowed yet, and we will wait until when the dam is overflowing." Wang Xu chuckled and waved his hand.

The dumb child pursed her lips a little displeased and stared at Wang Xu.

"Don't look at me, it's useless, I know you want to see the effect of the Tang River after it is diverted." Wang Xu chuckled and reprimanded, "But the Tang River is different from the Shi River, the Shi River basin comes from the groundwater, out of the ancestral mountain, and the river basin is vast, even if there are branches, it will not cause the outbreak of the big mask, but the Tang River is different, the Tang River is connected to the Bohai Sea, and before the branch dam is not completely built, you can't take risks easily, after all, if the flood floods the cultivated land, food will become a big problem, and it will be out of control." ”

"But I don't feel that the flow of the Tang River is as fast as the Stone River." "And the Tang River is connected to the Bohai Sea, so it should not be anti-water." ”

"Have you been to the estuary?" Wang Xu asked with a smile.

Dumb nodded, "Of course." ”

"Didn't find anything special?" Wang Xu continued to ask.

"Hmm, it's very shocking, even more shocking than Huaguoshan Waterfall!" Dumb said excitedly with big eyes.

"Besides, you didn't notice that the river and the sea are incompatible, and the color is different?" Wang Xu chuckled.

Dumbfounded.

"Jing is turbid, and it is also called Jing Wei distinct." Wang Xu smiled and said, "Do you know where the gap is? ”

The dumb child shook his head suspiciously.

"Since you don't know, you can only listen to me." Wang Xu laughed.

The dumb child looked stunned and wrinkled his nose, "The emperor made fun of me!" ”

"You might get something out of the river and the sea, but remember, it's a taste, don't drink it." Wang Xu chuckled.

"I want 5,000 bricklayers to help me build the dam." The dumb child nodded, and asked again.

"I don't have any extra manpower for you." Wang Xu refused without thinking about it, "When can you sum up the gap between the sea and the river, or you build the sand boat, I will send you additional manpower." ”

The dumb child stomped his little foot in shame, "If my uncle is here, the sand boat that the emperor wants will definitely be built." ”

Wang Xu raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked with a smile, "Your uncle?" He also builds ships? ”

"Of course! Our Ouyeel family has more than just iron smelting, but most of them have been lost. The dumb child scratched his head a little embarrassed, "But my uncle used to build me a small boat, which doesn't need to be pushed, and I can run by myself when I put it into the water and there is wind, which is very fun." ”

"Sailing." Wang Xu raised his eyebrows again and licked the corners of his mouth, "In addition to your uncle, do you have any other inheritors in the Ouye family?" ”

"Seems to have been." Mute shook her head, "But I haven't seen it." ”

"Go get busy." Wang Xu smiled and patted her little head, watched her run back to the carriage, squinted slightly, and said to Mo Geng next to her, "Go, go back." ”

Since Mo Ren took up a heavy position, Wang Xu's driver has become Mo Geng, this is a man with a calm personality, and his driving skills are as stable as his character.

Although the quality and life of cement are still a little worried, the short-term viscous and strong effect has been revealed, and the cement roads built in various places are as stable as the asphalt of later generations.

"Isn't it already there?" Wang Xu stretched.

"Seeing that the emperor is sleeping peacefully, I don't dare to disturb it." Mo Geng put down the steps and said with a smile.

"Don't do this in the future, it's important to get down to business." Wang Xu smiled.

"Nothing is more important than the Emperor's rest." Mo Geng grinned and showed a mouthful of white teeth.

Wang Xu looked at him and chuckled, "I didn't expect that a simple man with thick eyebrows and big eyes like you would be able to slap the horse now, and if you don't learn well." ”

"This is a heartfelt word." Mo Geng walked in front of Wang Xu with the long sword in his hand to open the way, "Situ specially instructed his ministers, saying that the emperor has rested too little recently. ”

Wang Xu rubbed his head a little heavily, "There are too many things, looking at it this way, Dawu is indeed a capable minister, and so many things are in order." ”

"It's the emperor who is too worried, in fact, there are many things that you don't need to supervise personally, otherwise it will be the incompetence of our courtiers." Mo Geng said softly, "Just like now, there is no need to go to the refining furnace to find Tu Shan's lady, just take her directly to the palace." ”

Wang Xu smiled and said nothing, and did not explain to him the importance of the leadership inspection.

Since Wang Xu decided to give the mill to Wang Li, the construction and expansion of the mill have stopped, and the main buildings are slowly moving to the Zushan Chaoge City, only the iron-smelting furnace, that is, the laboratory of Tushan Niangzi, is still thriving.

And it feels like the temperature is getting higher and higher, and it feels like the air can burn up at any time.