856. a curved plough and a seeder (above)
"Which of you is willing to show your housekeeping skills, and then I will apply for a patent with the imperial court?" Jingwen asked.
Jingwen wants to see who will take the initiative to take out these housekeeping skills, and then apply for a patent. But what made Jingwen a little frustrated was that no one from these technicians took the initiative to take it out, and Jingwen urged several times, but no one was willing to take it out at all. And Jingwen was very speechless, with his own efforts in the past two days, was it all in vain? It was not easy for him to apply for a patent, so why did they not take the initiative to respond, which made Jingwen complain in his heart.
"Why don't you take the initiative to take it out?" Jingwen asked.
And one technician said, "My lord, it's not that we don't want to take it, it's that we don't feel at ease." Who knows if this will work, what if it doesn't? And once it is taken out, his housekeeping skills will be given to others, so if the court decree changes at that time, this ......"
Jingwen was speechless, it turned out that these guys were worried about the change of the imperial court's order. If the court does not pay attention to credibility and does not protect their interests at that time, then they may lose a lot at that time. And now Jingwen doesn't have any good solutions, because this kind of person is an ordinary small-scale peasant mentality. One of the characteristics of the small-scale peasant mentality is that a small fortune means peace, and there is no big idea. Although they also want to make money, they are too timid. Knowing that maybe they can make money by taking out technology, but now they don't dare to take it out, for fear of the so-called "what if".
"My lord, why don't you apply for this patent first. Your ability is recognized in our hearts, don't you often make something? And my Datang firearms, you came to create zĂ o, no one can compare! So you can do something for us first, so that we will definitely work hard to apply for a patent and then get the money! â
Jingwen looked up to the sky and sighed, it seems that this patent thing really needs to be an example for himself! If there is no Jingwen to set an example, then I am afraid that these technicians will not come up with their own technical inventions at all. And then exchange it for a lot of money. And Jingwen also began to think about what technology he came up with to apply for a patent. The current cannon is definitely not good, if Jingwen dares to use the cannon to apply for a patent, then I am afraid that Li Shimin will definitely clean him up. And those other weapons cannot be patented, because with Li Shimin's virtues, he will probably stipulate that those things that are strictly related to the national army or various important situations cannot be patented.
Therefore, Jingwen can only find another way to apply for a patent for something else. As for other things, what can Jingwen apply for? This is also something to ponder.
"My lord, what do you think you're going to come up with to patent it?" The technician asked curiously.
And Jingwen took the initiative to ask: "Then what can bring great effect?" Something that has to be mass-produced? If not mass-produced. I can't make any money! â
And someone immediately said: "I have the most farmers in the Tang Dynasty, so the demand for things related to agriculture is the largest." â
And Jingwen immediately knew what he should "invent" was supposed to do, that is, farm tools. Farm tools are of great help to more than 95 percent of the current population of Datang, because as long as the farm tools are improved, it is also an increase in productivity, which is of great help to grain production. And the productivity is increased, so that more people are also liberated from the land and can become workers. And although it seems that Jingwen invented agricultural tools to help farmers, it was indirect. It is also the development of industry. Industrial development and the development of productive forces are also crucial, so it is also very necessary to find ways to increase agricultural productivity.
And Jingwen immediately began to inquire about the agricultural tools of the Tang Dynasty during this period, and planned to start with agricultural tools. And Jingwen was also a little ashamed. I have been in Datang for so long, and I don't even understand how farmers really use farm tools to do things. And Jingwen is a bit of a "bureaucrat". Now I finally care about how the peasants do things, and they do it for their own interests.
"At present, the people of the Tang Dynasty use plows to plow the land first, and then sow seeds again. Finally, start watering and fertilizing. What followed was a long year of hard work. However, the most troublesome and tiring thing is ploughing and sowing, which are very important and cannot be saved. â
"Then show me the iron plough and the sowing things of this era!" Jingwen said.
Soon. These craftsmen of the ordnance supervisor borrowed a few things from Sinong Temple. And Jingwen first took a look at this cocoon used to sow seeds, and felt a little familiar.
"This cocoon is to let the ploughing ox pull in front, and then put a shovel underneath, turn up the land, and scatter the seeds into this funnel, so that there can be seeds down. However, this method is more troublesome, because in case there are more seeds, or less, it is easy to cause uneven planting under the land. And after sowing, there is a manual need to cover the seeds, which is also more laborious. But at the moment we don't have anything else, so that's all we can do. â
"As for the plow, it is for ploughing the ground. Before each planting, the soil needs to be turned up so that the soil is kept loose so that the seeds can be sown using the cocoon. So we're using those two things now to plow and sow seeds. â
And Jingwen took a serious look at these two things, and then suddenly said: "Why is this plow a straight plow, not a curved plow?" And this sowing thing, there is no such thing as soil covering behind it? This shouldn't be difficult! â
"What's the matter? What is a covered thing? â
Only then did Jingwen realize that the agricultural production of this era still used the straight plow, which consumed a lot of manpower and animal power, to plow the land, and the seeder was also very imperfect, much worse than the later strip-seeded seeder. Therefore, Jingwen knew that the time had come for him to "invent", and he could use it to invent these agricultural tools, which would be of great help to agricultural production. As for the next step, that is, by the way, collect the royalties for these agricultural tools. If the whole country adopts these things "invented" by Jingwen, the benefits of Jingwen will also be very huge.
And Jingwen thinks that he is not exploiting the peasants, but helping the peasants to be able to cultivate the land, so naturally there is no reason for exploitation. (To be continued......)