At the beginning of April, the snow-covered Liao land has just woken up from hibernation, and now it is the season when the grass grows and flies, and a layer of light green grows on the wilderness, and the thin velvet grass stubbornly burrows its weak body from the ground, happily stretching its body in the spring breeze, and breathing the fresh air with a smile.

The sound of horses' hooves came from a distance, and Wei Shuo led a group of people to inspect the fields. In order to spring ploughing, he took great pains to dispatch a whole battalion of soldiers to help the people of Liaodong carry out spring ploughing.

Even in order to raise horses, Wei Shuo used salt, tea, and iron tools to trade a large number of horses from the Hu people in eastern Liaodong, and most of them were left in Liaodi, except for some of them were transported back to Xuzhou.

In order to develop Liaodong, Weishuo not only vigorously promoted large-scale farm plans and horse farming techniques, but also built water conservancy facilities extensively, the most important of which was the promotion of waterwheels. The Han Dynasty was a pinnacle of the development of ancient agricultural technology, and a new type of water-lifting tool appeared - the overturned car.

According to the Book of the Later Han Dynasty, Bi Lan invented the overturning car in the Eastern Han Dynasty, "overturning the car and setting up a locomotive to divert water". After the appearance of the rollover, it soon became the most widely used and most important kind of water lifting machinery in the people, and many craftsmen knew how to make it.

The working principle of the overturn is: its upper and lower sprockets, one active, one driven, the flap around the wheel is the transmission chain, this flap is also a working piece for lifting water, one side drives the overturn to rotate, and the other side lifts the water up.

During the Three Kingdoms, Ma Jun improved the overturning car and created a new type of overturning car, which has an exquisite structure and can continuously lift water, and the efficiency is greatly improved. This new type of rollover is also more labor-saving, and children can turn it.

Today, Wei Shuo came to the waterside of Mazi to inspect the establishment of several overturned cars. The construction of a waterwheel by the water side of Mazi can rely on water power to drive the overturn, which greatly saves animal power.

The pre-built 10-seater waterwheel is lying quietly on the ground, waiting for the craftsmen to install it. Looking at the aspiring craftsmen, Wei Shuo waved his hand, and everyone immediately took action. The craftsmen first measured the required data at the edge of the dug ditch, and then carried the waterwheel frame to the water's edge to fix it.

In order to enhance the strength of the waterwheel, Wei Shuo has invested a lot of money, and used iron sheets and rivets to fix it at key points. Amid the continuous cheers of the crowd, the first waterwheel was finally erected. The waterwheel, which is about six feet high, stands on the shore and looks majestic.

As the river flowed, there was a creaking sound, and the waterwheel suddenly spun around, and saw buckets of water flowing into the ditch next to it, and finally flowing down the ditch to the field in the distance.

When the water truck successfully lifted the water, the people who were watching around suddenly burst into cheers. As ordinary farmers, they are well aware of the important impact of water conservancy facilities on agricultural production, and with these water wheels, they have the confidence to produce more food in the coming year.

With the smooth opening of the first waterwheel, the craftsmen became more and more skilled in installing the waterwheel. After a while, ten waterwheels were lined up on the shore of the Mazi River. It is precisely because of Mazi water that nearly hundreds of thousands of acres of land around Xi'an Ping can have irrigation water.

Wei Shuo once calculated with the county government officials that even if Liaodong encounters a severe drought in the future, as long as the water continues to flow, the surrounding hundreds of thousands of acres of land will not be affected in the slightest. Now the craftsmen in the county are working day and night to make water trucks, striving to make use of the water resources of Mazi as soon as possible, so that the people of Liao can benefit as soon as possible.

Today, there are more than 70,000 people in Xi'anping, that is, more than 13,000 households. According to Wei Shuo's big farm plan, each household will be given 500 to 1,000 acres of fertile land. If the large-scale farm plan is carried out smoothly, at least millions of acres of land will be reclaimed in Liaodong this year, and millions of stone grain will be produced next year.

In order to facilitate the management and guidance of the farms, Wei Shuo divided the 12,000 households into ten miles, and each mile set up a village elder to manage the villagers. The government also sent several officials to each li, whose role was to guide the construction of farms in each area and provide related technical support.

As the waterwheels continued to be erected, the people in each region began to get busy under the organization of the elders and village elders. At this time, the advantages of horse farming technology were soon realized, and a strong laborer could cultivate hundreds of acres of land in a day after using the new tillage tools. A thousand acres of land is only a few days' work.

Han Shou looked at the busy crowd on the field, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "It seems that I will be self-sufficient in Liaodong next year!" ”

Pei Wei was not optimistic: "Whether we can have a smooth harvest next year depends on whether we can repel the invading enemy in a few months." ”

"Wen Ji doesn't need to be so pessimistic, although the enemy is very strong, it is not without shortcomings, as long as we find the right time, we will be able to defeat the enemy and ensure the peace of the people. Nowadays, Xi'an is not what it used to be, and there are seven or eight thousand men and horses in the three major arms of infantry, cavalry, and water. At the moment of crisis, we can also mobilize troops from Xuzhou to help. ”

"At the beginning, Wei was able to defeat the Hun cavalry with spearmen in Xuzhou, and today he is confident that he can teach the Xianbei people a lesson with spearmen!"

Compared with the worries of others, Wei Shuo seemed full of confidence. On the one hand, the enemy who came to attack was a combination of several parties, and it was impossible to cooperate wholeheartedly, and Xi'an Ping had a complete opportunity; On the other hand, it is indeed because with the expansion of strength, Wei Shuo has long been no small person to be manipulated.

"Have all the matters of spring plowing been arranged? But don't miss the agricultural time! ”

"Please rest assured that all matters have been completely arranged, and dozens of county government officials have been sent down to each area for guidance. People from all over the country have enthusiastically participated, and the horses, farming tools, and seeds needed have been distributed to all households. After the autumn harvest, some people will use grain to repay the prices of livestock, farming tools, seeds, and other goods owed by the county government on credit. ”

"Well, that's the best, but you can't be persecuted so much that the people can pay back! It is necessary to let the people voluntarily repay according to their own strength, and they must not be in a hurry. In fact, if it weren't for the worry that raising the people was too tricky, Wei really didn't take that money into account. The reason why the people are asked to repay the money is just to tell the people that there is no free lunch to eat in this world, and a happy life depends on their own efforts to strive for it. ”

"The lord is wise!" Pei Wei and Han Shou hurriedly bowed down when they heard this.

Wei Shuo waved his hand and smiled: "Hehe, the two of you have won the award!" Although we have made a lot of concessions on taxes, the first few years will be very difficult for the people. One of the most important reasons is that the yield of both wheat and millet is too low. It would be nice if rice could be grown in Liaodi, and the yield of rice is not low. In addition, in a few years, when the high-yield crops such as corn and sweet potatoes on Laoshan are successfully bred, the good days of the people will come. ”

"By the way, you two haven't seen corn and sweet potatoes yet, so I don't know what they are."

Pei Wei and Han Shou glanced at each other and said, "Please make it clear!" ”

"Corn and sweet potatoes are a high-yield crop that I got from overseas, and the yield per mu is more than a few stones, and the yield of sweet potatoes per mu is as high as ten stones. Because of the scarcity of species, breeding is now being carried out on Laoshan Mountain. When the breeding is successful in the future, it can be promoted in all parts of the Central Plains and benefit the people of the world. ”

"More than a few stones per mu?" Pei Wei and Han Shou were skeptical when they heard this, as far as they knew, the yield of one mu of wheat was only more than one stone. If Wei Shuo really has a crop yield of several stones per mu, then the future of Laoshan is absolutely unlimited, and no one can stop Wei Shuo from winning the world in the future, but is this reliable?

"What? Don't you believe me? If you want to say that you scholars have complicated thoughts, when I said Uncle Zhang, their family was convinced. When there is a chance in the future, the two of you will follow me to Laoshan to see the truth of the matter. Wei Shuo looked at the suspicious look on Pei Wei and Han Shou's faces, and couldn't help but pout.

"Lord, it's not that I don't believe you, it's really too unbelievable." Pei Wei and Han Shou hurriedly bowed down and apologized.

"Forget it, forget it, I know it's no wonder you can't wait. When you come to Laoshan in the future, seeing is believing, you will believe that what Wei said is true. Alas, now when I think of the taste of roasted sweet potatoes, Lao Tzu misses it. Let's go, let's go and see elsewhere. ”

After speaking, Wei Shuo took Pei Wei and Han Shou, accompanied by the guards, to other places to inspect the spring ploughing situation. While Wei Shuo was busy with spring ploughing, Cui Yu, who was far away in Xiangping, was planning a plan to eradicate Xi'anping.