Pei Wei's arrival made Wei Shuo excited for a long time, and Pei Wei was also full of curiosity about Wei Shuo. Through continuous communication, the two gradually deepened their understanding of each other.

At least Pei Wei changed Wei Shuo's understanding of the Pei family, originally he thought that the Pei family was all people like Pei Dun, but he didn't expect that there would be such an outstanding talent as Pei Wei.

"Wen Ji, I didn't expect you and Pei Tingshi to be a family, it really exceeded my expectations!"

Pei Wei put down the teacup in his hand and smiled bitterly and said, "I didn't expect that the lord still has such a deep relationship with our Pei family. The Pei family in Hedong is a big family, which has been multiplied since the former Han Dynasty, and the family is divided into three dependents. I am the third son of the Eastern Dependents, and Pei Dun is the third generation of the Western Dependents. However, Pei Dun is much older than me, and he has always been known for his clean talk in the family. ”

"In recent years, Pei Jiaxi has produced a lot of talents, especially Pei Kai, the second son! Cousin Pei Dun, as Pei Kai's nephew, takes his uncle Pei Kai as an example in everything, and has put a lot of hard work into metaphysics, but he is not proficient in mundane affairs. ”

"If you don't know how to do it, you don't know anything! If it weren't for Pei Tingshi's insistence on going his own way, General Zu and I would definitely have achieved greater results. Wei Shuo had a headache when he mentioned Pei Dun, but fortunately Pei Wei was not a person like Pei Dun.

When Wei Shuo and the two were talking happily, the county commander hurriedly walked in and said: "Lord, the new plough developed by the craftsmen the day before yesterday has been made, I wonder if the lord has gone to inspect one or two?" ”

"Oh? Is the new plough ready? Wei Shuo was overjoyed when he heard this, and was about to get up, when he suddenly remembered Pei Wei beside him, and hurriedly asked the other party: "Wen Ji is interested in going and taking a look?" ”

"I don't know what kind of ploughing tools make the lord value it so much? It made Pei a little yearning. Anyway, there is nothing to do left and right, and I am willing to go with the lord to have a look. Pei Wei said with a smile.

"That's great!"

Wei Shuo took Pei Wei and Qi Shi Xiake to a wasteland outside the city, and at this time, there was a European-style horse-drawn heavy plough in the field on the edge of the ridge.

On the Internet of later generations, the advantages and disadvantages of horse farming and ox farming have been debated for a long time. When Wei Shuo visited the forum, he also made efforts to understand a thing or two.

In Wei Shuo's view, both horse farming and cattle farming have their own advantages and disadvantages, simply put, if it is in the southern hilly areas that need to be deeply cultivated and the water network is dense, the effect of ox farming will be better; Conversely, if it is in a vast plain, it is more efficient to plow with horses.

At the same time, in terms of the cost of feeding livestock, the cost of raising horses is much higher than that of cattle. Therefore, the choice of which cultivation method should be determined according to the actual situation.

Liaodong is vast and sparsely populated, and there are grazing Hu people everywhere, and it is very easy to obtain cattle, horses and livestock, and from the perspective of farming efficiency, it is best to use horse farming.

Now in front of Wei Shuo's eyes is a wheeled heavy plough, which can achieve the purpose of deep ploughing even with horse ploughing. With new farming tools and Liaodong Malaysia, Wei Shuo can promote the long-thought farm plan.

Although Wei Shuo has never been involved in a farm, he also knows that the most basic feature of a large farm is the high degree of agricultural mechanization, which saves a lot of human resources.

With the current level of science and technology, it is impossible for Wei Shuo to develop any agricultural mechanization, and in the end he pinned his hopes on horse farming technology to promote the farm.

Horse farming technology has been greatly developed in ancient Europe, and compared with ox farming, horse farming is indeed much more efficient, especially suitable for sparsely populated places like Liaodi.

"Humble officials, grass people, etc., greet Lord Wei and Lord Prefectural!"

Seeing the arrival of Wei Shuo and the county order, the county officials and craftsmen who were waiting stood up one after another to salute.

"Wait a minute, this time thanks to your help, the new type of plough came out, and the people of Liaodong will benefit from it in the future, and they will be grateful to you."

Since Wei Shuo came to Liaodong, the local craftsmen have also benefited, not only recovering their personal freedom, but also getting the same rights and interests as others, and they are no longer untouchables that everyone looks down on.

"This is our responsibility, I don't dare to be so praised by adults!" Being praised by Wei Shuo like this, the craftsmen looked a little panicked.

"Come on, bring up the heavy plow."

With Wei Shuo's order, soon a county government official stepped forward and worked with the craftsmen to quickly get the wheeled heavy plough and some horses to the field.

Pei Wei looked far away, and estimated a little, the wasteland in front of him was about 10,000 acres. Although he didn't know how effective the wheeled heavy plow was, seeing that Wei Shuo attached so much importance to it, he couldn't help but have a little more expectation in his heart.

"Lord Qiqi, the horses and ploughs are ready, do you want to start the experiment immediately?"

This time, it was a three-horse-drawn heavy plough, which appeared to be sturdy and stout. Wei Shuo stepped forward to check it carefully, and after finding that there was nothing wrong, he ordered: "Okay, you can start!" ”

The craftsmen immediately stepped forward to install the parts, and it was obvious that they had been trained in advance, and they did not need help at all during the installation, and the movements of the parts were very skillful. Wei Shuo was very satisfied with this, he turned his head to take a look, and found that Pei Wei was standing aside and watching with relish.

"Your Excellency, it's alright!"

When a county official saw that the craftsmen had finished installing it, he immediately stood on top of the plough, pressed the plough about a zhang long and about two feet wide with his weight, and held the reins of the horses with both hands, and made preparations for ploughing.

"Everyone, wait a while, and the little one will go back!"

After saying that, the little official flicked the reins, and after the three Liaodong horses got the instructions, they began to move their muscles and bones and take steps. The little officer stood on top of the plough, trying to control his balance, and at first he did not pull the reins too tightly, but saw the three large horses stride forward calmly, and gradually increase their speed.

The men who had been staring at the horses and plows on the ridges of the ground were soon stunned by its speed. Even Pei Wei looked incredulous, in his opinion, the speed of this horse ploughing is at least ten times faster than that of normal oxen, or even more than twenty times.

As the horse-drawn plough gradually moved away, everyone present looked at the direction of the horses for a long time, as if they had been fixed.

What kind of ploughing speed is this! It's just a sight to hear! If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, everyone present wouldn't have dared to believe that there would be such a fast cultivation speed in this world.

The Xiake of the Clan came to Wei Shuo's side and said tremblingly, "Lord...... Lord, this ...... This horse...... The horse-drawn plough is simply ...... Too...... It's so fast! It's just fleeting, a thousand acres a day! With this technology, even if I am sparsely populated in Liaodong, it is not a big deal! We can completely reclaim all the barren land in southern Liaoning, and then distribute it to the people of Xi'anping, maybe in the future, Liaodong will become an important grain production area like Jiangdong. ”

Wei Shuo nodded and agreed: "What the county order says is very true, Liaodong is flat and vast, sparsely populated, and it is very suitable for promoting large farms. ”

"What is a big farm?"

"Big farm...... Well, its biggest feature is that it has a high degree of agricultural mechanization and less manpower demand. If the people of Liao have mastered the new farming techniques, they will be able to cultivate several times the previous land with the least amount of manpower. ”

"If that's the case, that's great! The population of our Liao land is sparse, and if we follow the previous farming methods, the food produced may not be able to meet our own needs. ”

Just when Wei Shuo was happy about the upcoming promotion of the big farm plan in Liaodong, Cui Yu, who was far away in Xiangping, was thinking about how to clean up Wei Shuo. When Wei Shuo came to visit him, Cui Yu never imagined that an inconspicuous small businessman and small bureaucrat would become a key figure in the struggle with him for the leadership of Liaodong in the blink of an eye.

Wei Shuo not only wiped out tens of thousands of Goguryeo troops who invaded Liaodong, but also rescued the people trapped in the two counties of Obifang and Lelang. Nowadays, Wei Shuo's name has spread throughout Liaodong, and many Liao people have settled in Xi'anping.

In the past, Pingzhou Assassin Shi Cui Yu thought that he was from a famous family, and he had sent people to recruit the people of Liaodi many times, but no one went to serve him. Cui Yu was jealous of his ability, thinking that Wei Shuo had stolen the limelight that should have belonged to him, and hated him to the bone.

It's just that his brother-in-law Wang Jun is busy fighting with Shile for Jizhou, and he has no time to take care of the distant Liaodong for the time being. Cui Yu couldn't, so he had to think of his own way to rectify Wei Shuo. In order to get rid of Wei Shuo, Cui Yu did not hesitate to unite Goguryeo, Duan Xianbei and Yuwen Xianbei to jointly attack Wei Shuo.