Sima Shu had been engaged in farms in his previous life, and he knew that it was impossible to develop any agricultural mechanization with the current level of science and technology in the Western Jin Dynasty, but the most basic feature of large farms was to rely on mechanization to improve labor efficiency. If Sima Shu could not upgrade the existing agricultural tools of the Jin Dynasty, I am afraid that his plan for a large farm would be nothing more than empty words.

As a former farm operator, he has also visited forums on the Internet and knows that the reason why horse farming technology has not been promoted in China is because there are various objective conditions. But now that there is such a time-traveler as him in history, then everything is impossible and possible.

Compared with cattle farming, horse farming technology is indeed a great progress in agricultural technology, and later Europe also vigorously promoted horse farming technology after the 11th century, only to usher in great economic development, and gradually catch up with the East.

And Europe in the 11th century has some similarities with the Western Jin Dynasty at this time.

First of all, the main reason why Europe was able to start economic development after the 11th century is due to social stability. After 500 years of wars before the Middle Ages, from the 11th century onwards, there was a marked decrease in wars and population movements in Western Europe.

How similar is this to the Western Jin Dynasty experiencing the rebellion of the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty? The difference was that Europe stabilized, while the Western Jin Dynasty stabilized for a while and then fell into greater turmoil. But now with Sima Shu, why can't Huaxia stabilize and move towards a more brilliant future!

In addition, in 11th-century Europe, in addition to a stable environment, secondly, the tools of production were significantly improved. After the Carolingian Dynasty, many new iron ores were mined, iron tools increased rapidly, new production tools continued to emerge, especially a kind of wheeled heavy plough popularization, the use of a heavy plough with wheels, so that the northern siltation land was deeply cultivated, exerted the soil power, compared with the light plough greatly saved farming time.

The improvement of horse harness and the application of horses in agricultural production are also of great significance. After the 8th century, horse harness was gradually improved, that is, the iron palm on the horse's hooves and the use of new harnesses, so that the horse gradually became the main traction force in agricultural production. The improvement of the harness also makes the role of the ploughing cattle better played.

After the 10th century, horse-drawn heavy ploughs became a common phenomenon in France, increasing labor productivity.

Thirdly, the level of production technology has also improved, first of all, the three-nursery system has been promoted, and after the 11th century, the four-nursery farming method has appeared in some areas, which has not only expanded the land use area, but also enriched the crop varieties. And began to pay attention to fertilization and soil conservation. These advances in the social productive forces promoted the rapid development of the feudal economy.

First of all, he not only trained an elite army in the five years of Xincheng, but more importantly, he improved the scientific and technological level of this era, the most important of which is that the technology of steelmaking and agriculture has been artificially improved a lot.

The popularization of small blast furnace steelmaking method has laid a solid foundation for the large-scale promotion of steel tools in the future, and Sima Shu has successfully applied it to agricultural tools, among which the most representative surname is the promotion of agricultural tools such as curved plough and wheeled heavy plow.

The use of new agricultural tools has greatly improved labor efficiency and saved labor, which is the main reason why so many factories have been opened in Xincheng without delaying agricultural production.

Now, in order to win over some of the big families, Sima Shu decided to transform the small-scale peasant economic production model of the big families into the way of operation on large farms. In this way, it can not only ensure that the family has a large amount of land without being abandoned, but also allow Sima Shu to get the much-needed human resources from them, which can be described as a win-win situation.

Three days later, the crown prince Sima Shu came to a farm on the outskirts of Luoyang of the Pei family with the prepared things, and the Pei family, who was waiting here early, looked at the high-spirited Sima Shu with mixed feelings. Ever since the head of the family, Pei Wei, decided to cooperate with the prince, the Pei family has been worried, and they are worried that the prince will swallow their Pei family's flesh and bones.

In the Pei family's farm, there were many house slaves and tenants who depended on the Pei family for survival, and at this time, they watched the housekeeper lead a group of people into the manor with a ragged and expressionless face. Sima Shu looked around, and sure enough, the Pei family still adopted the operation method of small farmers.

"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Master Pei, get up, this time Lone came to Pei's house to fulfill his promise, if it is proved that what Lone said to Master Pei in the palace is true, then ......" Speaking of this, Sima Shu deliberately paused for a moment, and then glanced at Pei Wei who was standing in front of the crowd.

"Please rest assured, Your Highness, although our Pei family is not a top family, but we will not do anything to backtrack, as long as what His Royal Highness said at the beginning is true, then in the future, our Pei family will only be the head of the prince!" Pei Wei replied categorically.

"Good! Master Pei is really refreshing. Little Dengzi, bring the things that Lone has prepared! ”

Early this morning, Xiao Dengzi took some small yellow doors to transport the things prepared by Sima Shu to the outskirts of Luoyang City. Now, when they heard the prince's command, they quickly carried the wheeled heavy plough and some horses into the field.

Sima Shu looked far away, and estimated a little that the Pei family's Zhuangzi had about 10,000 acres of land to be cultivated.

"Well, Master Pei, this is the new farming tool that Gu brought! It's time to get started. Sima Shu commanded the men to take down the plough for horse ploughing, which was a plough drawn by two horses, and it was very strong and stout.

Sima Shu looked at it, checked it, and said with a smile: "We can witness the miracle today." ”

Xiao Dengzi is quick to install, he doesn't need the help of others, he is busy with parts, and he is very skilled. In the past, he followed the prince to do this kind of thing in Xincheng, but when Xiao Dengzi was busy, Zhang Hua didn't know where to get the news of Sima Shu and Pei Jiachun ploughing today, and he also came over to join in the fun.

After Xiao Dengzi finished it, he raised his head, and everyone saw that there were a few more black marks on his face, and at a glance, he knew that he had accidentally made the mimeograph.

"Your Highness, it's alright!"

Xiao Dengzi said excitedly, then stood on top of the plow, pressed the plough two meters long and about two feet wide with his weight, and held the reins that controlled the two horses with both hands.

"Everyone's forgiveness, let's try it first!"

After saying that, Xiao Deng Zi flicked the reins, and the two horses heard the command, began to move their muscles and bones, and took a step. Because Xiao Deng Zi didn't pull the reins too tightly at first, the horse calmly stepped forward, gradually increasing his speed.

Xiao Dengzi stood on top of the plow, trying to control his speed. However, this speed is still very fast, ten times faster than using scalpers, or even more than twenty times.

As Xiao Dengzi's figure turned into a dot, the mouths of everyone present were surprised and never closed. What a speed! It's simply unheard of. Seeing it with their own eyes today has subverted their previous perception of cultivated land, especially the Pei family, who are even more shocked.

"Your Highness, this ...... This horse...... The Malatau plow is really ...... It's really fast! It's just fleeting, a thousand acres! ”

Pei Wei hurriedly said, intermittently excited, his nostrils bubbling roughly.

Pei Wei is very familiar with the geographical advantages of Luoyang City and more than a dozen surrounding counties, most of which are flat and vast, which is very suitable for the promotion of horse-drawn plows.

Especially for a family like their Pei family, which owns a lot of land, if there is such a set of technology, their Pei family will save a lot of labor, so what does it matter if they accept the prince's conditions and give the population to the prince?

Zhang Hua, the superintendent of the Central Committee, was also surprised, as the first minister, he knew agriculture very well. At this moment, what he thought in his heart was that if the crown prince could really promote this technology throughout the Great Jin, then the Jin Dynasty would have several times more cultivated land.

When Xiao Dengzi realized that he had run far away, when he turned around, he couldn't see the people behind him, so he immediately controlled the reins in his hand, adjusted his speed, and made a turn. When turning, there was a little accident, because the two horses were not very familiar with their movements, so that there was a collision and almost bumped Xiao Dengzi down.

Little Deng Zi shook the reins and signaled the horses to be obedient, or else they would be whipped. It took a while before turning the corner, picking up speed again and rushing back. After a while, I saw a human figure. When Xiao Dengzi stopped, there were already many people surrounding him, like worshipping the treasure of the fairy family, carefully looking at the horse-drawn plow, and talking about it.

"How's Lord Pei? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't lie to you! This is what you have seen with your own eyes, the speed of this ploughing is not ordinary! Little Deng Zi said triumphantly.

"Get out of the way, there's no place for you to interject!" Sima Shu scolded with a smile.

Xiao Dengzi was not afraid, and still said with a smile: "Master Pei, the slave maid told you, this is nothing, when our Royal Highness was in Xincheng, he also used a heavy plough drawn by five horses, so it is called a fast!" And there are also threshing machines, harvesters, etc., all of which can be propelled by the hydraulic power of cattle and horses. It's much faster than a manual one! ”

Pei Wei had already woken up from the shock and said, "What a miracle invention!" With this thing, a person can plow a lot of land in a day. ”

"Yes, Master Pei is right. As you know, Lone fought a lot with the Hu people in Guanzhong and captured many horses, some of which were wounded and could not go to battle, but we can let them plow the land! In the same way, many horses were retired from the army every year in the imperial court, and in the past we used to slaughter and eat meat. But now we can let them live the rest of their lives in peace, and we can be regarded as finding a good home for these horses that have contributed to us and served our loyal comrades. ”

Sima Shu said with emotion, "These sets of plows are very simple and can be mass-produced. Master Pei, do you still have any questions about Lone's big farm plan? ”

"No problem, no problem at all!" Pei Wei said excitedly, at this moment Pei Wei's hanging heart was finally put in his stomach, as long as the prince did not confiscate all the land like Xincheng, he was sure to persuade the elders of the family to cooperate with the prince.

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