Chapter 71: Winter Ploughing II
In the Xiangping Taishou Mansion, Huo Yu, Xun You, Xi Zhicai, and Guo Jia talked happily. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info This time, in order to comfort the three of them, Huo Yu made the barbecue by himself, Dian Wei and Liu Ji stood aside and watched and kept swallowing saliva, and after the barbecue was fully cooked, they distributed it to everyone.
"My lord's barbecue skills are really amazing." Guo Jia said with a mouth full of meat.
"Fengxiao, you are insulting Sven like this!" Xun You looked at Guo Jia's appearance and reprimanded.
"Not to mention insulting Sven, these days, Feng Xiao has been hiding in the military camp for leisure, and it is not you who is comforting the lord today," Xi Zhicai pretended to be angry.
"The lord often says that those who are capable work hard, Gongda and Zhicai are capable people, and Jia is just a foodie!"
cough cough, Huo Yu coughed when he heard this, pointed at Guo Jia and scolded with a smile: "You foodie, you have such a good appetite, I will bake it for you every day." ”
Hahahaha, everyone laughed, and this banquet was full of laughter and laughter under the stimulation of Guo Jia's seasoning. After the banquet, the four of them came to the study, and at this moment, everyone's faces no longer had the relaxed expression just now.
"Before the discussion, Yu first said something important. At noon tomorrow, all go to the fields outside the city with Yu, and the Quyuan plough invented by Deheng will be tried for the first time, and tomorrow will be the moment to witness the miracle. ”
After the three of them agreed, they began this discussion. The discussion still involves the majority of civil affairs, and at present, everything in Liaodong has been mainly recuperated, supplemented by the military.
Some time ago, Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping exchanged wine for a lot of livestock, most of which were war horses, but fortunately, the Mi family did not bring enough daughters from the caravan. After three days of rest, the two embarked on the road to the north again, this time Huo Yu asked the two of them to exchange for cattle, sheep and slave horses, Liaodong is short of manpower, so it can only use animal power, if the accumulation can not keep up, it will be worse.
At noon the next day, the convoy left Xiangping City in a mighty way and came to the field where Huo Yu had been that day. When Huo Yu arrived today, he didn't see a ploughing cow, and due to the limited number of livestock, he could only share one head for a few families.
"Old man, are you bothering again today?" Huo Yu, who was far away, greeted him warmly, for fear that a large group of people behind him would scare these poor people.
"What is the so-called matter of Childe today? Why is this formation? ”
"Old man, I came here today to solve your problems, you look at the straight plow, and it takes a lot of trouble to use it."
Yu Bi Huo Yu glanced at Ma Jun, Ma Jun understood, and immediately led everyone to splice Quyuan plough on the spot. After a while, the kung fu qu yuan plough was formed, and the old man who watched it was amazed. With so many people here, such a big move has long attracted the attention of many people in the nearby fields.
When everyone saw that the Quyuan plough was assembled, they all gathered together. Dian Wei found a slave horse from the convoy and led it, and after Ma Jun put on the outfit he had prepared, he waited for Huo Yu's order.
The people, no longer educated, recognized the difference between the plough and the straight plough used. After Huo Yu's order, Ma Jun personally supported the Quyuan plow to drive the slave horses to start plowing, only to see one of them, without any effort, and the speed was much faster than the straight plow.
After Ma Jun finished plowing a circle, everyone rushed to check. Now the whole field exploded, and Huo Yu Zhanzhan showed a knowing smile in the distance.
"My lord, this thing.... This thing ....." Xun Yu was speechless with excitement at the moment.
Huo Yu gently patted Xun You's shoulder, turned his head and said to Zhicai, who was still stunned: "Zhicai, you can order the skillful craftsman to make the quyuan plough according to the drawings." ”
"Nuo" Xi Zhicai bowed to Huo Yu with his trembling hands.
Seeing that there were more and more people here, Huo Yu found a high ground, and then motioned to Dian Wei, using his rough voice to scare everyone.
"I am Liaodong Taishou Huo Yu, what I see today is a new thing from the craftsman's workshop, the name Quyuan plow. From now on, Quyuan Plough will be widely promoted for free use, and the Taishou Mansion will issue an official document later. ”
At this end, Huo Yu walked quickly to the old man and said, "Old man, this plow and this horse will be given to you." ”
Looking at the Taishou in front of him, it turned out to be the young man who was talking to him the day before yesterday, and the old man was about to kneel down and salute. Huo Yu hurriedly stepped forward to support the old man and said, "There are four sons in a family, and the three sons all sacrificed their lives for the imperial court, which is a reward that should be received." ”
Looking at Huo Yu and the others going away, the old man said with tears in his eyes: "Old man, after marrying a wife and having children, you will become a pawn under Lord Taishou." ”
Now in this matter, Huo Yu's prestige in the hearts of the people of Liaodong has risen greatly, and Qu Yuanli is even more jokingly called "too polite" by the people. Soon after, Ma Jun perfected the bellows and made a real thing, Huo Yu was overjoyed, and rewarded Ma Jun with 100 gold.
In mid-November, Mo Lao and others returned, and after Huo Yu got the report, he led everyone to greet him at the city gate. When I went, there were fifty horsemen and four carriages, and when I returned, there were four carriages and fifty horsemen, no more than one and no less, but everyone looked tired.
"How can you be old, Lord Lao Taishou welcomes you personally. The old mine was found in the mission, and a lot of samples were brought back, and the reserves and grades were all of the best products."
"Hard work, don't be old, prepare for the banquet, and discuss when you are full."
Then Huo Yu said to the fifty cavalrymen: "All the brothers have worked hard, after returning to the camp, they will rest for a few days and find General Huang to receive the reward." ”
"No, thank you, lord."
Two flowers bloom and one branch each, and that day Gao Shun received a letter from the Mi family and led more than 4,000 soldiers to look at Xuzhou. Along the way, the military discipline was strict, the army was neat, and under the banner of Liaodong guarding Huo Yu, he didn't encounter any trouble. After arriving in Xuzhou, Mi Fang and a large convoy converged, and then slowly came towards the boundary of Youzhou.
As soon as he entered Jixian County on this day, Liao Hua met Gao Shun. It turned out that Liao Hua was ordered by Huo Yu to come to Jixian County to ask for grain and grass, Liu Yu trusted Huo Yu, and he couldn't gather too much grain and grass in the short term, so Liao Hua lived in Jixian County in desperation.
Recently, the grain and grass have been gathered, and I was worried about how to transport it back to Liaodong, but I never thought that I would meet Gao Shun and lead the army to come, and there would be a response along the way. The army rested in Jixian County for three days, and then carried grain and grass to Liaodong.
"Second brother, how can Liaodong be so far away? The rain can't hold on. Zhao Yu, who was riding on horseback, said irritably.
"Yes, Brother Yun, Lan never thought that Liaodong is so far away, and Liaoxi is so barren, I really don't dare to think what Liaodong will be like." Xia Houlan added.
"Little sister, don't you want to eat the food of Taishoufu? There should be a lot of food there, brother. After finishing speaking, he turned his head to look at Xiahou Lan and said: "Brother Lan, Yun has never been to Liaodong, I don't know how far it is, if you encounter a caravan, you will follow it, this place is already located in Liaoxi, we need to be vigilant at all times." ”
At this moment, Zhao Yun was also irritable in his heart, just because of what he saw and heard along the way. It's still the senior brother who is right, to deal with the barbarians, you must first subdue it in domestication. I really hope to arrive in Liaodong as soon as possible and follow my senior brother to kill the enemy.