Chapter 8 Test Plow
The things were pulled back from Fuchang, and Wei Renshi began to assemble them.
Because the size of the interface is calculated in advance, and the position of the assembly is not the place of stress at the beginning, it is not too troublesome to assemble, and after assembly, it will not be discounted when used.
With only a few times of grinding with ready-made tools at home, splicing them together, and nailing them with long nails, a Wei Renshi plough that was common in the mountainous countryside in later generations was assembled.
After the plough is completed, it is natural to find someone who often uses the plough on weekdays in order to experience its benefits more deeply.
Wei Renshi went to find Zhao Laohan - his home is relatively close.
Li Rong didn't leave, but still used his donkey cart to pull the Quyuan plow to Zhao Laohan's house, shouted a few doors, and Zhao Laohan came out.
"What are you doing with a doll?" They are all neighbors in the same village, and Zhao Laohan also recognized the two of them, and when he came out, he saw Li Rong first, so he asked with a smile. Seeing Wei Renshi again, he also smiled and said, "Wei Xiaolangjun is also together." ”
"Uncle, you are a good hand at plowing the land, and you are even more familiar with the plough, I want to ask you for a favor." Wei Renshi stepped forward from behind the donkey cart and said to Zhao Laohan.
Zhao Laohan Yile: "What does Wei Xiaolangjun command?" ”
Wei Renshi said with a smile: "I don't dare to command, I just want to use your ability to call the plow to help me try this plow." A few days ago, I saw that you were plowing in the field, and the plough you called seemed inconvenient, so I changed it and made a new type of plow. ”
Zhao Laohan was taken aback when he heard this, looked at the plough on the donkey cart with a suspicious expression, and couldn't help but say loudly: "Huh! It's amazing! Wei Xiaolangjun will also make a new plough by himself?! ”
As he spoke, he approached, stared carefully at the plough on the donkey cart for a long time, pointed and said, "It's really not the same as an ordinary plow!" ”
"Then please go to the field and try this plough and see how it works." Wei Renshi said.
Zhao Laohan was so interested, he flicked his long sleeves and immediately went to the ground.
When the three of them came to the field, a group of people were doing their work, and they saw them. There was a local Li Zheng inside, and when he saw that it was Wei Renshi, he walked over.
"I was about to go to Wei Xiaolangjun, and the wheelsmith said that it was a piece of work, and he wanted to ask about some details." After Zheng Lizheng came over, he said to Wei Renshi, saw the things on the donkey cart, and asked, "Where did this plough come from?" ”
Whoever has a plough in the village, how many there are, and where it is used, as a lizheng, he has a number in his heart. It's spring now, and the ploughs have already been plowed.
Without waiting for Wei Renshi to answer, Zhao Laohan preemptively said: "The good sect knows that this is Wei Xiaolangjun's newly made plow, which is different from ordinary plows. Just about to let the old man come to the field to summon and call, try the number of roads! ”
"Wei Xiaolangjun's newly made plough?" Zheng Lizheng was also taken aback, but when he thought of the watering thing that Wei Renshi said before, he felt that he shouldn't be so surprised.
"Try it first, try it first." Wei Renshi smiled beside him: "Uncle Zheng, come and help take the handle and carry it down." ”
Zheng Li was on the way to the edge of the field in two steps, and the four of them carried the plough to the ground together.
He and Zhao Laohan are both familiar hands, one went to the back, the other went to the front, this pull and push, the plough was put into operation.
"This thing can be adjusted, you can adjust it up to shallow ploughing, and you can lower it to deep ploughing, with this thing, you can plow the land and directly break the soil and push it to both sides......" Wei Renshi followed them, pointing to the plough and explaining to them.
As they listened, they plowed forward with this new type of plough, and then turned around and continued to plow a few steps, and the surprise in their hearts had turned into shock.
Both of them were good at farming, and they could not detect the change in the plough.
The plough was noticeably lightweight, and was nimble and light in both turning and turning, and could penetrate the soil without much effort, and the two of them did not feel the force at all, lest the women of the house could move it. And after ploughing, the soil in the field can be directly loose and broken, and it is pushed to both sides, and the stones are also picked out in the process of ploughing, and the seeds can be sown directly after ploughing!
"Save your energy!" Zhao Laohan showed it first, and turned around excitedly and shouted: "Wei Xiaolangjun!" You have made this new plough with much less effort than the plough that the old man used to call! It's also convenient, you can sow seeds directly over and over again, which not only saves effort, but also saves trouble! ”
Li Zheng stopped, walked up to Wei Renshi, and said, "This plough can be ploughed deeply and shallowly, and it saves effort and trouble, but it is really a good thing!" It's so much better than the plough I used before! Wei Xiaolangjun, how is this plough made?! ”
Wei Renshi laughed: "But it took me less effort." What's the matter, Uncle Zheng, is it enough to ask the county Zunming Mansion to reward me with a few big assets? ”
Zheng Lizheng was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "It's enough!" How can it not be enough? In addition, if the guy you water can even succeed, it is not impossible for the two to be an official body together! ”
"I don't want to be an official, it's good to give some assets." Wei Renshi pointed at Li Rong with a smile and said, "I still asked his family to borrow the assets to build this plough." ”
"How much?" Rizheng asked.
Wei Renshi smiled: "I borrowed it consistently, but I didn't use it so much." The cost of this plough is only about 300 wen in the end. ”
"A certain first paid off the famine of the usual money for Wei Xiaolangjun. Give Xiao Langjun the usual money, and Xiao Langjun will make some more ploughs for the village. Zheng Lizheng thought about it, and suddenly said, "Okay? ”
In colloquial language, debt is called famine. Wei Renshi didn't expect that this Lizheng would be able to take care of everyone, and he would actually pay for it for the people in the village to use, and he had to pay off his debts.
But after thinking about it, he is a local lizheng, if this new plough really produces a meritorious service, then as a lizheng, he pays for the people in the village to change to a new type of plough to cultivate, isn't it also a credit? In addition, he repaid the money for Wei Renshi, which is equivalent to him paying for Wei Renshi to try, isn't it also a credit?
That's not a loss.
After Li He's mother reminded him that no one would rent this thing, because those who could afford the rent did not need it, and those who needed it could not afford the rent money, Wei Renshi gave up his mind of making money from this new plow.
Now he needed to make the simple drip irrigation system, and exchange the credit of two improved farm tools for some money. I can buy the raw materials of those seasonings and start the seasoning business.
So as long as the credit is there, of course, the more people who use this new farm tool, the better, so that everyone can also make it more convenient.
Naturally, Li Zheng also needs credit to prove himself and bring some benefits to himself. So he paid back the money for himself, and made it for the villagers to use.
It's a win-win situation for each to take what they need.
If you benefit from yourself, you will benefit from it, and the villagers will also benefit if they have new agricultural tools. What a good thing.
So Wei Renshi naturally agreed.
It can also bring a lot of good popularity and good reputation to himself in the village, so why not do it.