Chapter 778: Time to Harvest
It is another golden autumn October, the rice is fragrant, since the reputation of the small station rice has been beaten, within a year, the rice planting area has expanded to 200,000 mu, and when it is harvested in August, it has fully harvested 600,000 stone of rice, deducting the rations of the people, supplying 300,000 stone in Tianjin and 150,000 stone in Beijing. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
At the same time, more than 2 million rice field ducks have been produced in the rice field, which sell well in Beijing and are widely welcomed by the people.
In less than two years after Tang Yi was in Xiaozhan, the little-known Xiaozhan appeared in three fist products, reed mats, rice, and ducks, and the hukou of Xiaozhan increased dozens of times, turning it into a prosperous town with 20,000 or 30,000 people. In all fairness, the development of the small station is still due to the location in the ground and the fertile land, which is uniquely blessed.
But the world doesn't care about this, they take all the credit to Tang Yi's head.
thinks that Tang has a law to govern the locality, and the success of the small station proves the correctness of Tang Xue. The small station is like a living textbook, attracting people from all over the world to come, especially the heart bachelors, who come to meet their idols with a pilgrimage heart.
Tang Yi didn't have any shelves, he would give lectures every once in a while, and hundreds of people would come every time, and sometimes even thousands.
It seems that the number of people is not comparable to Li Zhen and them, and tens of thousands of people came to give lectures in the southeast, and Xu Jie's lectures in the capital also have several thousand.
If you knew the inside story, you wouldn't think so, because when you come to Tang Yi to listen to the lectures, you have to go through screening, either you are an outstanding junior recommended by the Yangming Society, or a financial and business talent recommended by the transportation bank, and then there are Guozi Jian and young Hanlin recommended by Xu Wei, Wang Shizhen and others, and the rest are also gentry and celebrities from Beijing and Tianjin.
They are all characters with heads and faces, and they can gather thousands of people at once, which shows Tang Yi's appeal.
These people are not ordinary people, a few words of enthusiasm and encouragement will make them fluttering, you have to take out the real thing, otherwise people will look at the face to come once, twice, but not the third time, the fourth time.
It's just that Tang Yi has the ability to make these people listen to it as if they were drunk, bow and worship, every time they give a lecture, countless people rush to come, and even have to limit the number of places, and it is difficult to get a ticket......
"I thought I was hiding clean, I was so tired every day that I was going to die, so I just went back to Beijing." Wang Yueying complained in a low voice.
"It's not time yet, but it's coming soon." Tang Yi suddenly smiled and said: "Madam, I just got a good thing, call Ping An and Ordinary, let's go and see the scenery together." ”
Wang Yueying nodded, "Well, let Sister Liuying follow, I can't take care of the two leather monkeys in our family alone." Wang Yueying got up to call someone, Tang Yi looked at his daughter-in-law's back, opened his mouth, his old face was slightly red, and he couldn't think of what to say...... After the horse racing conference, Tang Yi ushered in a period of calm, people are easy to slack off when they are quiet, and they forget self-discipline when they are slack, once he drank too much and actually touched Liuying's room.
When he woke up the next day, Tang Yi's brain was still dizzy, he only remembered the sound of the piano, like a complaint...... Liuying took the decanting soup and slowly walked in.
"Let's have some soup."
Tang Yi's face was feverish, and he drank the decanting soup with his head stuffy, and Liu Ying put away the bowl and got up to the door.
"Nothing happened last night, just played the piano all night." Liuying smiled generously: "By the way, Master, Liuliyuan is said to have been surpassed by others, and they all fell out of the top three in the capital, and I will prepare to return to Beijing tomorrow to teach those rice buckets a good lesson......"
She was about to continue, when she suddenly felt a tightness on her shoulders and a pair of big hands wrapped around her.
At what time, it was as if countless electric currents rushed through her body, and Liuying's body became stiff and unable to move......
"Silly girl, it's all me who has been acting for a long time, and I actually deceive myself, come on, welcome to the door of the Tang family!"
Tang Yi hugged Liuying hard, and both of them were full of emotion, for this day, both of them had waited too long. Liuying is a girl who cherishes decency and is very self-respecting, she knew Tang Yi earlier than Wang Yueying, I don't know when it started, her heart was filled with this person.
It's just that Liuying is very smart, she knows that the identities of the two people are far apart, and they can't become the wife of the Tang family, they can't get it, and they are reluctant to let go, over the years, Liuying's heart is actually very bitter and contradictory.
On the other hand, Tang Yi also has a lot of scruples, such as Liuying's identity, such as Wang Yueying, and the concept of his previous life...... But at the end of the day, it's a problem!
"I won't run away anymore, it's my responsibility, and I will definitely carry it!" Tang Yi's arms were even harder.
"Hmm." Liuying's voice trembled, and she nodded vigorously, "Master, what ...... madam?"
Tang Yi smiled heartily, "Does she dare to rebel?" ”
Lord Tang said it magnificently, but as soon as he turned his head, he hugged the washboard and went to his wife to confess his guilt.
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It's been a month since Liuying entered the Tang family, and the family hasn't gone out together yet, so I don't know if I'll get used to it?
Tang Yi was full of doubts, but as soon as he looked up, Wang Yueying pulled Liuying, one holding a child, and the four of them were sweet and sweet, laughing and laughing, as if he was superfluous as a family member.
Wang Yueying just shouted at the door, "Hurry up and go." ”
Turning around, the two of them pulled Pingfan and left first, leaving only Ping'an, running in ghostly, hugging Tang Yi's neck.
"Hello Daddy, Ping An likes Daddy, hug ......" The little guy opened his arms.
Tang Yi snorted, "You stinky boy, it's because your mother can't hold you anymore that you run to me to sell it!" ”
Although he said it, Tang Yi still held his son in his arms, came out of the study, and went all the way to the backyard. Tang Yi's residence in Xiaozhan has undergone two expansions, and there are almost dozens of houses, although they are not luxurious, they are completely spacious and clean, and there is a special stable at the back.
In the middle of the courtyard, there was a huge thing, covered with reed mats.
Curious, Liuying and Wang Yueying tore off the reed mat together, revealing the true face of Lushan inside.
After reading it, both of them were full of disappointment.
"What kind of treasure is it, it turns out to be a carriage!"
"A carriage is not the same as a carriage, and the wise lady does not see the difference?" Tang Yi said with a smile.
"Isn't it just four wheels? It's not for nothing on the road. Wang Yueying said casually, Tang Yi didn't say much, pulled her into the carriage, Liuying hugged Pingfan and went up, the two sat side by side, and the well-behaved ordinary sat in the middle, unlike his brother, Xiao Pingfan was silent, always quiet, like a girl. However, the little guy has a good brain, he can be called a genius, he is just three years old, and he can recite more than 100 poems, Tang Yi is quite proud.
Arrange for his wife and children to sit down, Tang Yi personally brought two tall horses, and when they were ready, he picked up the whip, and with a slight wave, the carriage started, and quickly ran outside.
Wang Yueying sat in the carriage, first frowned, and sighed randomly: "It's indeed a little different, it seems that this carriage is more stable." "
Liuying nodded yes, and after walking for a while, her eyes suddenly lit up, "Sister, have you noticed, we just took the road in the village, and we came out in all directions, this carriage is indeed different!" ”
Of course it's different!
This is the result of Tang Yi's hard work in the past few months, of course, it is a bit shameful to say this, in fact, there are still a large group of craftsmen, everyone works together, Tang Yi can only make a little suggestion at most.
Since preparing to develop horses, a question has naturally come to mind.
Carriage!
Before the advent of automobiles, horse-drawn carriages were the most efficient means of transport, especially four-wheeled carriages, which were large and very stable, which could be called a great weapon, but they were rare in Daming.
Tang Yi learned from his previous experience and did not rush to point fingers, he checked and found that four-wheeled carriages had existed in ancient China, appeared in the Han Dynasty, and even earlier in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
Do you still remember the "Qingming Riverside Picture", Tang Yi found a lot of four-wheeled carriages on it.
It's just that these four-wheeled carriages are not the same as Tang Yi imagined.
Tang Yi asked people to get a Ming version of a four-wheeled carriage from the capital, drove it himself, and after walking around, he understood the difference, there was no steering device, if you wanted to turn, you had to go around a very big circle, and the people around were dizzy. And the lack of shock absorbing springs, when I encountered a little unevenness, the butt suffered.
Tang Yi found craftsmen, and after the exchange, they patted their chests and assured that they could make bogies.
Sure enough, in less than half a month, someone came up with a finished product, the front axle and the double wheel rod are made together, connected with the chassis through the rotating pivot, which can rotate flexibly, and the front wheel is smaller than the rear wheel, which is very exquisite.
Tang Yi got into the carriage again and walked around, it was indeed much more convenient, but why was it still a little uncomfortable, he was puzzled, and happened to run to call his father to eat, and blurted out, "The horse pulling the cart is so small!" ”
Wake up the person in the dream with a word, Tang Yi looked at it carefully, and suddenly realized that he held Ping An in his arms and kissed him several times!
The little guy helped him solve a puzzle, China's four-wheeled carriage is lagging behind, and the problem is not in the carriage, but in the horse!
Due to the lack of strength to pull the horse, even if the four-wheeled carriage was made, there was no horse that could pull it. Nowadays, on the streets of Daming, four-wheeled carriages run on specific roads, requiring the road surface to be spacious, flat, and not uphill or downhill. Only thin horses can pull them.
Therefore, the four-wheeled carriage can only be used in the city, and it is impossible to play outside the city.
The range of use is so small, who is still working on the four-wheeled carriage!
In fact, if you think about it carefully, it is not difficult to understand that Western countries are very small, the transportation distance is short, and the terrain is flat, and there are tall and strong horses, and the development of four-wheeled carriages is unique.
Daming is not good, just the grain to the north, to pass through the Grand Canal of 2,000 miles, during the mountains and rivers, roads, river network staggered, how many difficulties? If it was transported by horse-drawn carriage, it would not necessarily exhaust many horses! Therefore, choosing the canal is the king!
The difference in the path of development is completely determined by the geographical environment and economic needs, and there is no need to feel inferior or even arrogant.
Horses - the biggest difficulty is not a difficulty at all in Tang Yi's case.
Soon, skilled craftsmen made a four-wheeled carriage in Tang Yi's mind, with a flexible steering device, and the craftsmen even spent effort to make a spring.
The four-wheeled carriage suddenly became smooth and nimble, and sitting on it, there was almost no feeling.
Wang Yueying and Liuying excitedly lifted the curtain and looked at the scenery on both sides, the endless rice fields were harvested, and only piles of straw remained, showing the fruits of the harvest.
After walking some distance, I saw the horse farm.
The low hills, the grass is yellowish, and from time to time you can see horses coming and going, grazing leisurely.
Tang Yi waved his fingers and calculated, at the beginning of the year, the Arabian horses introduced were almost in their early tens, and there should be results!
"Drive!"
The carriage galloped ten miles away in one breath, and when it reached the outside of the racecourse, far away, some guards took the initiative to run over, as if facing a great enemy.
"What's the matter?"
"Lord Huiyu, it's born, the horse is going to be born!" The guards' eyes lit up, and they smiled smugly.
Tang Yi was also overjoyed, let the guards lead the way, and hurried to Yu Dayou's residence, Tang Yi's family just entered, and saw Yu Dayou holding a pony and running in from the outside, and the wrinkles on his face were all smiling.
Seeing Tang Yi, he shouted like a treasure: "Look, my lord, this is the first pony in our horse farm, look at it, how long are the legs of the little thing, and it is guaranteed to run fast when it grows up!" (To be continued.) )