After the New Year's Eve, it is the beginning of spring, in Chang'an, the ice and snow have completely melted, the earth began to emerge a little green, in the large fields outside Chang'an City, there have been farmers who have begun to cultivate, manure in the Guanzhong area this year is the first promotion, many people have the idea of rejection.

After all, whether that thing can be grown or not is not said by the dealer, even if it is planted, it is unknown whether it can be eaten, and Ye Zhao did not force the people to use manure, if they are willing, they will use it, and if they are unwilling, they will use the previous farming methods.

However, a lot of farm tools rented in the government have been rented out, but they are limited to some light farm tools such as hoes, rakes, and sickles.

An official field outside Chang'an City belongs to the Ye family, and the area is not large, only about ten acres, but it will not hire tenant farmers, but the people of the Ye family will personally come to make it heavier.

"Lord, I'm afraid this heavy plough needs four oxen to pull, right?" In the Ye family's private fields outside the city, Qiu Chi, Huang Shao and other officials in charge of agriculture gathered in front of the new-style plough sent by the Shenji Battalion, looking up and down.

This new type of plough is very large, it looks like a horse-drawn carriage, but it has no wheels, but there are many bearings and gears inside the plough, which looks rather strange, but the weight is not light, especially the conical plough below, which is made of iron.

Ye Zhao didn't speak, and asked people to put two cows on it, now that the ice and snow have thawed not long ago, the ground is very strong, and generally if you plough it manually, I am afraid it will take a lot of effort.

"Let's get started." Ye Zhao waved his hand at Ye Zheng, who was manipulating the plow.

"Whoa!" Ye Zheng agreed, waved his horsewhip, and drove the two oxen to move forward, in the surprised eyes of the crowd, the plough was easily pulled by the two oxen, and quickly began to plough the field, and the two oxen walked like flying, and it didn't look effortless.

"This ......" Huang Shao only felt incredible, and after finishing plowing, he stepped forward and pushed the plow, wanting to see if there was any mystery in this plow, but he tried his best, and he couldn't shake the plow for half a point, and couldn't help but look at Ye Zhao in surprise.

"The newly made bearing of the Shengong Battalion was originally intended to be used to make a chariot, but it was not suitable, so it was used on this plow, and the effect was good." Ye Zhao looked at the plough and shook his head and smiled: "But the cost is too expensive, there are hundreds of gears and bearings used in it, but they are very easy to damage and need regular maintenance. ”

Now Guanzhong is basically governed by official fields, because of the credit of the Xiliang people attacking each other, a large amount of private land has been vacated for Ye Zhao, Ye Zhao has unified these fields as official, officials at all levels have clear standards for renting land, and they can't rent more, but the tax will be less than that of ordinary people, but the minimum will not be lower than half of ordinary people.

In addition, some craftsmen with outstanding contributions will also get this discount, now with the increasing size of the territory, the rewards and punishments are becoming more and more cautious, Ye Zhao needs the enthusiasm of his subordinates, but he does not want to cause a big deal in the future, especially now that Ye Zhao has occupied Guanzhong, it is already a big force, there is no need to make promises for quick success, whether it is fulfilled or not fulfilled in the end, there will be no good results.

However, in addition to these, Ye Zhao will often reward some property to his subordinates, which can be regarded as a benefit.

"Alright, the trial is over, you can take the plow with you later." Ye Zhao asked people to dismantle the plow and face everyone.

"Thank you, lord!" A group of officials were overjoyed, with this thing, half a month's work could be cultivated in one or two days.

This is the Ye family's field, after everyone got the heavy plough, they didn't bother Ye Zhao anymore, everyone knows that this land was planted by Ye Zhao with his two sons.

A few craftsmen were left behind to discuss with Ye Zhao the number of new plows to be made.

"Don't make too much first, after all, this kind of thing, the cost is too high, and it is easy to damage, and ordinary people can't afford to use it, just have one in each county, and the other masters should not focus on these finished products." Ye Zhao watched the plow being pulled away and said: "After all, this is just a by-product, if it weren't for the failure of the development of the chariot, it wouldn't have been used to plough the field." ”

"What the lord said is very true." Several craftsmen bowed.

"My lord, although the chariot has not been developed, I have recently streamlined it a little bit and made a new car that can be pulled without horses! It is a kind of car that can be driven by using the pulley mentioned by the lord to do traction, and constantly dispersing the power. The captain of the Shengong Battalion smiled at Ye Zhao and said.

"On your own?" Ye Zhao looked at the other party in surprise, shook his head and said, "Do you know what the crime of falsely reporting merits is?" ”

The perpetual motion machine has proven to be non-existent, not to mention that now, the later generations of advanced science and technology have not made a real perpetual motion machine, and now tell yourself that you can use pulleys to make your own car, isn't it a joke?

"The last general will not dare." The captain of the Shengong Battalion hurriedly said.

"Okay, so let me see what this self-walking car is?" Ye Zhao frowned.

"Then I sent someone." The captain of the Shengong Battalion bowed and hurriedly sent someone to fetch something.

Soon, under the curious eyes of Ye Zheng and Cai Yi, a wooden cart that was not horse-drawn but could walk automatically was manipulated out.

Seeing this so-called automatic car, Ye Zhao couldn't help laughing, the car is about five meters long, and the car with a width of two meters has several pulley sets on it, which are connected to the bearings with animal tendons, and at the other end, there is a cage connected to it, and there are several mice running wildly inside the cage, making the specially made cage rotate wildly, driving the animal tendons to pull the pulley group behind to rotate, one by one, and finally pulling the car around, the speed is not fast, but for this era, it is indeed an automatic car.

"With only three or five mice, it can tow the vehicle and move around, and it can carry three to five hundred catties." The captain of the Shengong Battalion said with a smile: "Now it's just a test, and the last general is thinking about whether he can increase the load if he does more crew work together, but the body will be increased because of this, which is not suitable for making a chariot, but it can be used to transport goods, and it can save a lot of war horses!" ”

"Rats pull carts!" Ye Zhao nodded with a smile and said, "This idea is not like you can come up with these people with rigid thoughts. ”

"The Lord's Eye!" Several masters glanced at each other, bowed down and said, "It's not a secret, this thing was inspired by Ma Jiazi." ”

"Ma Jiazi?" Ye Zhao looked at one of them curiously and smiled, "Master Ma's son? ”

"Exactly." Master Ma nodded with a wry smile.

"If you have such a talent, why don't you recommend it to the Shengong Camp?" Ye Zhao wondered.

"Back to the lord, the dog Ma Jun, is now seven years old, this ...... Unruly. Master Ma smiled bitterly and said, "This thing is also a whim of my dog." ”

"Interesting!" Ye Zhao's eyes lit up and he smiled: "I have a lot of ideas, have you ever enrolled in school?" ”

"No, I am ready to stabilize this year and enter the county school." Master Ma bowed.

"It's a good seedling, let him directly enter the Mathematics Institute of Chang'an Academy, this is a special recruitment of Chang'an Academy." Ye Zhao nodded and said, whether it is the former Chengdu/Du Academy or the current Chang'an Academy, for some talented young people, they will directly skip the various assessments and initiate invitations, of course, entering Chang'an Academy does not mean that they can sit back and relax, if they don't learn and don't know how to do it, they will be expelled.

"Thank you, my lord!" Master Ma was overjoyed when he heard this, this is joy from the sky.

"As for this thing...... The idea of waiting for you was good, and it can be enlarged and used as a transport vehicle. Ye Zhao looked at the two mouse carts and smiled: "Since it is pulled by rat power, it will be called a rat cart in the future!" This thing is much easier to find than a war horse. ”

"Whoa!" Several master craftsmen bowed, and seeing that Ye Zhao had no other instructions, they walked back with the mouse cart, and then it was time to study this aspect.

Looking at Ye Zheng and Cai Yi, who were reluctant to give up, Ye Zhao collapsed on the two of them's heads and said, "Look at what, plough the field." ”

"Oh~" The two little guys shrank their heads and each picked up their farm tools and went to the field.

Xiao Cai Yi looked at the endless ten acres of land for him, and said with a bitter face: "Father, my Ye family is already rich in two states, and the family wealth is also rich and rivals the country, why do you have to suffer from this labor?" ”

"What? If you cast a good tire, you look down on the farmer? Ye Zhao knocked on Xiao Cai Yi's head and said.

"The child doesn't dare." Cai Yi hugged his head and said bitterly.

"This kind of land is also a science, you have to look at the weather, know the leylines, how to plant, how to fertilize to plant the best crops, our culture, are bred from between the ridges of this field, even the land is not planted well, what do you want to do in the future?" Ye Zhao looked at the two of them.

"Father taught me." Ye Zheng saw Ye Zhao coming over, and hurriedly bowed down.

"This is also a test of patience, the grain you grow, when you wait for the day of harvest, that feeling is different from opening your mouth in clothes!" Ye Zhao smiled: "You don't need to understand the truth now, but you need to do it now!" ”

"Whoa!"

"I have heard for a long time that Taiwei's family is cautious, and now it seems that Fang knows that what he said is true!" There was a loud laugh in the distance, but I saw Chen Qun and Xi Zhicai walking side by side towards this side.

When Ye Zhao saw the two of them, he shook his head with a smile and said, "This loving mother is a lot of failures, if you have time, your son still has to teach herself!" Changwen is still used to living in Chang'an these days? ”

"Very good!" Chen Qun bowed and said, "Thank you, Captain, for your hospitality." ”

"You and I are old friends, so why be polite." Ye Zhao came out of the ground and smiled at Chen Qun: "Now that Chang'an is in ruins, it makes Changwen laugh." ”

"Why did the Captain say that?" Chen Qun shook his head and said: "Taiwei has only been in Chang'an for half a year, but he has gradually restored Chang'an's vitality, this kind of ability is difficult to find in the world!" ”

"Don't say compliments, I'm tired of hearing them, are there any happy ones." Ye Zhao said with a smile.

"Yes!" Chen Qun has been living in the Taiwei Mansion these days, and he also knows Ye Zhao's attitude towards things in private, and said with a smile: "In the next time I came to Chang'an, in addition to congratulations, there is another thing, my lord wants to form an alliance with the Taiwei to fight against Yuan Shao, I don't know what the Taiwei wants?" ”

"This kind of thing, Changwen told me in this kind of place?" Ye Zhao said with a smile.

"It's not a secret, when my lord came to Luoyang in the group, he already said that as long as the group spoke, the Taiwei would agree, so I told the next that when I was ready to leave, just inform the Taiwei." Chen Qun bowed.

"Those who know me, Meng Deye!" Ye Zhao smiled, looked at Chen Qun and said, "So, Changwen is leaving?" ”

"I still have some official business to do, and I have been staying in Chang'an for a few days, and I dare not delay it any longer." Chen Qun bowed and said.

"Okay, then go back and tell Meng De that before Yuan Shao is destroyed, I will be safe with him, and I can help him contain Nanyang Lu Bu, so that he can rest assured to deal with Er Yuan!" Ye Zhao said with a smile.

"I will tell my lord at this time!" Chen Qun was stunned, and then smiled bitterly, it seems that his intentions have long been seen through by others, and he has been pretending to be advanced here for several days, and immediately arched his hand: "Then I will leave here." ”

"Zhicai sent a long article on my behalf, prepared some Shuzhong specialties for Meng De, and let the long text be brought back, is there still a courtesy! In addition, there is a letter I sent to Meng De in the house, and I will go back to Uncle Zhaoliang in a while to help me bring it to Meng De. Ye Zhao said with a smile.

The corners of Chen Qun's mouth twitched when he heard this, what Cao Cao brought to Ye Zhao were some precious things, not to mention the priceless, it was definitely not expensive, even if Ye Zhao didn't return the gift, he wouldn't take some local products to deal with, right?

Seeing Ye Zhao's smile, Chen Qun didn't say much, and after bowing to Ye Zhao, he followed Xi Zhicai and left, as for the local products in Shu, he didn't bother to ask what it was.