Chapter 1: The Great Harvest
Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, the spring harvest is almost over, Wang Dalun looked at the fruitful fruits in the field, and secretly sighed: "For more than a year, I, relying on my own efforts, can finally participate in history!" ”
In the past half a year, Wang Dalun has been very low-key, almost never leaving Wangjiazhuang, which makes people forget that there is a Wang Laohu in Xingxian County.
And when the Chinese New Year was approaching, Hu Qizhong's case finally became clear, and it turned out that in the Ming Dynasty, military attaches were never the opponents of civil officials, and the pens of civil officials seemed to be only two or two, but they were sharp weapons for killing.
The imperial historians were all holding back, wanting to express their uprightness in front of the new emperor, this is good, if there is a chance, they must not perform desperately, coupled with Fang Wenjin's careful scrutiny, the image of a villain military attache jumped on the paper. Can Hu Qizhong still be good?
Chongzhen was also very angry when he saw it, is this a soldier or a bandit, dare to act so boldly, isn't this a slap in the face? A group of good-faced Chongzhen Zhu pens, Hu Qizhong was dismissed, imprisoned, and his home was raided. In this way, one of Hao's families failed.
And the party Wang Dalun, because Chongzhen has a good impression of him, and without his resistance, the people of Xingxian County will suffer a lot, so Chongzhen will not punish him for killing officers and soldiers.
And Wang Chengen said seemingly inadvertently: "Your Majesty, you see that these border troops are too bad, they can't even beat a regimental exercise, if only the regimental training can be fought like Xingxian's, how much food and salary can you save, Your Majesty!" ”
Chongzhen's eyes lit up, and he thought of a good idea, that is, to let the big families run regimental training and recruit into the army when there is something, so as not only to save the cost of food and salary, but also to get more soldiers, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.
Thinking of it, it was Chongzhen's style, and he immediately issued an edict to allow the gentry to hold more group exercises, but the court had a conscription and must apply. As for his royal relatives, they were ignored by him, and they continued to be pigs in captivity.
Although he stayed at home, Wang Dalun was not idle, because Fang Wener gave birth to a big fat boy for him, looking at the chubby appearance of the little thing, Wang Dalun's heart was full of the joy of being a father, this is home.
Wang Dalun really wants to be a full-time dad, but the little guy doesn't buy Wang Dalun's account at all, every time Wang Dalun hugs him, the little guy either cries or pees and, making Wang Dalun depressed.
When the dad was unqualified, Wang Dalun had to continue to tinker with the system. With the continuous efforts of Wang Dalun, the breeding work has made great progress, first of all, the first batch of chickens is about to be slaughtered, although it is much slower than the modern forty-five days, but the meat quality can be guaranteed.
And the pigs are in captivity, and the weight is also rising, but the weight of several breeding pigs left by Wang Dalun is not rising fast, and the size is not big.
At the suggestion of the system, Wang Dalun planted some rape in Xiaochun. This thing is not afraid of cold, belongs to lazy crops, the most important thing is to be able to squeeze oil, although in the north because of the lack of rain in winter because the yield is a little low, but it is better than nothing, this is also oil, can ensure everyone's oil intake, improve everyone's physique.
Lao Dao Dingwu really still has two brushes, and with his efforts, Lei Mercury was experimented by him, and he also worked with Liu Dahai to develop the latest style of fixed paper bullets.
With the help of the system, Liu Dahai made a lot of changes on the basis of the Mark's front-loading rifle, and made a rear-loading rifle similar to the shotgun of later generations, the barrel can be separated from the middle, the bullet is stuffed into the chamber, the trigger is raised, and the bullet is fired through the firing pin.
However, because the metallurgical skills are not up to par, Liu Dahai added an outer barrel, and the probability of the gun being blown up is smaller, but the weight has increased, and a gun weighs six pounds, which is still the result of system guidance.
Wang Dalun turned the gun in his hand, tried to shoot a shot, I feel that it is still okay, although it is important, but the lethality is good, the rifling power of this gun is really different, and a pair of armor has been pierced a hundred meters away.
"Everyone's got a reward! Let's make this model, I will be able to see a hundred in two months, do you have any problems? Wang Dalun asked.
"No problem, through the first few tests, everyone has a complete grasp of this lathe, and we can produce a hundred barrels in two months, and we will not delay the butt and other spare parts." Liu Dahai patted his chest and reassured.
"Okay, everyone continue to work hard, especially the metallurgical group, your burden is very heavy, you have to understand the qualifications I gave you, my four-wheeled carriage shock absorption system, reduce the weight of the barrel, these are still up to you." Wang Dalun encouraged.
"Young Master Wang, can I do my research?" Dingwu Lao Dao asked on the side.
"Not for the time being, you haven't researched the black powder yet, you have to eat the information I gave you, I have a lot of use! And when you do the experiment, take it easy with me, this black powder is more dangerous than thunder mercury, and your assistants are not healed yet. ”
Hearing Wang Dalun's reminder, Dingwu smiled embarrassedly and said, "We will definitely pay attention, rest assured, we will master the goodness." ”
"That's good, I'm waiting for you to help me invent some more things!" Wang Dalun has a big heart, and he wants to invent rubber when the conditions for enlightenment are ripe, so he doesn't want him to hang up in advance.
"Master Guo, how many waterwheels and pressure water lifters have you made recently? This is a life-saving thing, the weather is getting drier and drier, and it is all pointing to you to save lives. Wang Dalun asked Guo Kui about the water truck and water lifter.
"No problem, now we can build to meet the irrigation requirements of various villages and lands." Guo Kui gave Wang Dalun a reassuring answer.
"Wu Liang, you go down and supervise again, and ask everyone to repair the water cellar, and save some water, it is estimated that this day will be more and more dry, we have to think long-term, and don't plant crops that cost water." Wang Dalun urged Wu Liangdao uneasily.
"Young master, don't worry, who dares to waste water, fortunately, you organized the construction of several large pools, and also subsidized them to build small water cellars, and everyone's life has not been greatly affected." Wu Liang said with admiration, where can you find such a kind-hearted owner.
"Well, okay, you've been very busy lately, hard work. The autumn harvest is coming soon, you have to prepare in advance, I will ask Master Li to help you, you must coordinate well, there are not enough people to tell me, let the group trainers also help! Wang Dalun explained.
"Young Master, I can do it, I don't have to trouble Master Li!" Wu Liang pondered for a moment, gritted his teeth and said.
Wang Dalun looked at Wu Liang with a smile and said, "Can you do it?" Uncle Wu, that's 10,000 acres of land, although most of them are harvested by the tenants themselves, but it's a trouble for you to just coordinate these people, let alone collect rent and store them afterwards. ”
"I'll take care of it, rest assured!" Wu Liang still insisted.
"Hey, Uncle Wu, I don't know what Lu Dao said about you, don't worry, Master Li is only helping for a short time, he has other things to do. The two of you have one outside the main and one inside the main home, and that should be fine, right? ”
Wang Dalun broke Wu Liang's mind in one bite. Wu Liang saw that Wang Dalun was not ready to change himself, so he was relieved and no longer insisted on doing things alone.
With Wu Liang's arrangement, the autumn harvest also began to come. Fang Wenjin was very nervous about this, this was a project related to his political achievements. He not only went to the field many times to check the growth of the crops, but also came to Wangjiazhuang in person.
"Dalun, it's okay during the autumn harvest, can the output meet our expectations?"
"Don't worry, father-in-law, there's no problem, sweet potatoes and corn are drought-resistant crops, last year's planting of poor land was fine, but this year it is not possible."
In this regard, Wang Dalun dared to pack a ticket, hum, is the name of my "rain god" called in vain, just using the artificial rain meter to rain has cost me almost 1,000 taels of silver, not to mention the money to repair so many water cellars.
"Are there enough people for the harvest? Do you want me to send the county officials to help? Fang Wenjin asked with concern.
"Well, just let them show their moral support, if they come, it will cause me trouble."
Wang Dalun, the political show of later generations, has seen a lot, and said that he often goes to the countryside to "catch spring ploughing and promote farming", he is not satisfied with his performance, and can he still believe in the group of old men who usually act as powerful and prosperous? No kidding!
"Well, okay, I guess they will also cause chaos when they come, so I'll let them pay more attention to law and order, save those thieves, and do something about stealing cattle and horses while everyone is busy." Fang Wenjin also knew what virtues Lu Dao's subordinates were, and he didn't force them.
"That's right, there is a specialization in the art industry! As for the autumn harvest, it will be handed over to me, so you can wait to report the good news to the imperial court! Wang Dalun patted his chest and said.
Wang Dalun did what he said, he took the group trainers down to the ground, because he was doing his own thing, he didn't have the slack of helping the farmers to work before, he now has no waist pain, no leg cramps, and it is a bargain to work.
And Wang Dalun's ox cart prepared in advance finally came into use, watching the cart full of grain being pulled back, Wang Dalun's heart was full of joy.
This year, not only Wang Dalun's heart is full of joy, but the tenants of the Wang family are also full of joy.
During this time, many farmers in Xingxian County have laughter and laughter, although they don't go home until dark every night, and their whole bodies are sore, but the big guys are happy, there is a rush and hope in this day.
And in the fields, I often see people roasting sweet potatoes and corn to eat, which is really a good thing, and everyone loves it. But then you can often hear a "poof".
Wang Dalun didn't want to be fed mosquitoes anymore, so he didn't allow everyone to bake sweet potatoes on the ground to eat, but he couldn't stand everyone's love, so people often roasted secretly, and Wang Dalun couldn't hold back himself after getting the most outrageous, so the palace was still a miasma.