In the afternoon of that day, several blacksmiths and carpenters who were employed by Liu He came to Liu He's mansion to report to the eldest prince the results of their development of the Quyuan plow.

These craftsmen are the number one craftsmen on the ground in Youzhou, they are not only skilled, but also good at using their brains, so they can be selected into the "technical research team" that Liu He personally set up and is responsible for, with enviable wages, the survival of the family is also guaranteed.

The craftsmen referred to the simplified sketch of the Quyuan plough provided by Liu He, and repeatedly adjusted the scheme according to the design direction and use requirements pointed out by Liu He, processed and assembled the trial part by part, and finally came up with three finished Quyuan ploughs with different specifications.

Liu He has been keeping an eye on the progress of the quyuan plough, going to the workshop every few days to inspect and supervise, and sometimes discussing with the craftsmen for a long time about the shape of a key component, which can be said to have put a lot of effort into this humble agricultural tool.

When the craftsmen carefully carried three curved ploughs of different shapes from the ox cart into the mansion and laid them out in front of Liu He, their faces were filled with pride and joy.

Liu He carefully stroked a curved plow with his hand, as if he was touching his beloved child. He asked the craftsmen, "Can anyone tell me about the characteristics of each of these three curved ploughs?" ”

A blacksmith surnamed Niu stood up and said, "Young Master Qiqi, according to the requirements you set at the beginning, the six of us worked together to ponder and build, and at the same time made these three curved ploughs. The first plough is the most economical with iron, the size is smaller, suitable for use on slopes, and it can also be pulled by horses, and the cost is low; The second plough uses the most iron, is larger in size, and has a higher cost, but has the best flexibility and maneuverability, and is suitable for deep ploughing of oxen with great force; The function and cost of the third plough are between the first two, and the characteristics of all aspects are not outstanding, but it is suitable for the purchase and use of small farmers with well-to-do families. ”

"I see that the ploughshares of these three ploughs all have fresh soil on them, have they already been put into the field and actually tried to plow?" Liu He asked again.

Another carpenter surnamed Ma stood up and replied: "Young Master Qiyu, the little ones strictly follow your instructions, and every time a sample is made, they immediately go out of the city and let the nearby farmers bring their cattle and horses down to the fields for trial, listen carefully to their feelings, and write down their requirements and suggestions." These three plows were selected from seven samples! ”

Liu He was very satisfied with the introduction of the horse carpenter, nodded and said, "It's good that you can build three curved plows with different functions in more than a month!" You can design and improve the plough tool based on the actual use experience of the farmer, which is even better! I am very satisfied with your results and very happy, so I have decided to reward you heavily! ”

The craftsmen have worked hard for more than a month, and today they have finally been highly praised and recognized by their employers, and they are naturally happy and have happy smiles on their faces.

Liu He rewarded these six craftsmen according to the promised reward standard, and also assigned them a new task, that is, to teach the remaining nearly 100 craftsmen in the Macheng Military Office Workshop how to make these three kinds of curved plows in the shortest possible time, and then start to manufacture new plows in large quantities!

In order to prevent the craftsmen from hiding their secrets, Liu He publicly announced a new regulation, that is, each of the three curved ploughs will be named after the names of two of the craftsmen, and in the future, each curved plough made in the Macheng workshop will pay the craftsmen a certain "design patent fee".

This new regulation means that the six craftsmen who were involved in the design and production of the quyuan plough will not only be famous all over the world, but will also be able to continue to benefit from it. If they want to get more benefits, they have to do their best to promote the mass production of new plows, which means that these craftsmen have to bring in more craftsmen to make it together.

For example, the most expensive iron plough was named the ox plough, which was taken from the surname of the ox blacksmith and the name of another carpenter with the word "坌" in his name. In the future, the more "oxen plows" are made, the more "technical patent fees" the two of them will get from them. If the ox blacksmith does not want the output of the "ox plow" to be compared with the output of the other two "Ma Qing plow" and "Zheng Tong plow", then he must find more blacksmiths and carpenters to join the production team, and in this process, he is bound to no longer hide the original design ideas and specific manufacturing processes.

The craftsmen left beaming, leaving the three sample plows in the courtyard. Liu He immediately ordered someone to call Liu Hui, Wei You, Liu Fang, Xu Miao and others, and then personally introduced the functions of the three plows to the four of them one by one.

After listening to the introduction of the son, Liu Hui first spoke: "The major affairs of the family and the country are based on agriculture. It is really a blessing for the people of the world that Gongzi can have such a deep understanding, and he condescends to personally urge craftsmen to transform plough tools! ”

Wei You said: "Once this new type of plough is popularized in Youzhou, it can double the field, which means that you can double the grain in the coming year. ”

Liu Fang's brain calculated rapidly, and quickly reported a set of data to Liu He: "Childe, according to the current pig iron reserves in Gaoliu, Macheng, Ningcheng and Guangning, we can make 5,000 horse ploughs, 3,000 Zheng Tong ploughs, and 1,000 oxen ploughs, do you immediately organize craftsmen to make this plough with all our might?" ”

Liu He sighed and said: "Even if all the craftsmen start production at the same time, the number is still too small, and now it is the spring ploughing season, even if it is rushed, it is still a little slower!" ”

Xu Miao comforted Liu He and said, "Why is the son so obsessed? Although it can't be fully rolled out this year, it's not a good thing. He thought that all the reserves of pig iron should not be used to make agricultural tools, and at least half of the quantity should be reserved as raw materials for the manufacture of weapons and armor, after all, a strong army is the premise of stabilizing agriculture, and the cart must not be reversed. ”

Liu He agreed with Xu Miao's words, and said with a smile: "Jingshan can be so cautious and calm, which makes me feel very relieved, it turns out that I always thought you were a big character!" ”

Several other people knew that this was Liu He euphemistically reminding Xu Miao to pay attention to the problem of alcoholism, so the knowing Da Lu laughed, making Xu Miao scratch the back of his head and be a little embarrassed.

After everyone laughed, Liu He Zhengse said: "Jingshan's reminder is very necessary, but I have already thought of a proper solution. Zi abandon, you immediately organize craftsmen to start producing new ploughs, don't care about the amount of pig iron used, you can encourage the craftsmen to hurry up through various rewards, but you can't use coercion and persecution, let alone whip and scold the craftsmen! ”

Liu Fang nodded and took the order.

"Wei Gongcao, I beg you to recruit a large number of young and strong laborers with iron-making experience in Daijun and Shanggu from today, and at the same time recruit masons who have built iron-making furnaces, I have decided to build fifty iron-making furnaces near Xialuo County on the north bank of the water, and make every effort to smelt pig iron!"

When Wei You heard the number fifty, the corners of his mouth twitched, but he didn't say a word to question it, and took the order.

"Liu Changshi, tomorrow you will go out of the city with me, investigate the land on both sides of the upper reaches of the river, and immediately draft a notice on the "Long-term Abandoned Land Returned to the Government" after coming back, let's start from the vicinity of Macheng, and if anyone dares to stop it at that time, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Liu Hui nodded, having no objection to Liu He's decision.

Xu Miao saw that the rest of the people had something to do, but after being praised by Gongzi, he became an idler, so he hurriedly said: "Gongzi, there is another person here!" ”

The crowd laughed again.

Liu Fang pondered for a moment and said: "I have a lot of things to do, don't be in a hurry today, maybe I will throw a lot of things to you tomorrow, there must be someone to prepare!" ”

Before Liu He's words landed, he suddenly heard a guy behind him say loudly: "Childe, you don't have to be embarrassed, everyone has something to do soon!" ”

Liu He is too familiar with this voice, thinking that when he slept in the soil pit and drilled the cave in Funiu Mountain, this voice has always accompanied him, making him feel much more stable and stable.

It must be Xian Yuyin who came back from Liaodong!

Liu He turned around abruptly and said loudly to the panting Xian Yuyin, "Brother Minghui, you're back!" What about people? ”

Xian Yuyin then stepped aside, revealing Han Heng. Han Heng did the same, and then let it go to the other side, revealing Liu Zhenglai again. Liu Zheng consciously stood on Han Heng's side, and finally let out Tai Shi Ci.

Liu He watched the four people in front of him suddenly change from a single column to a single horizontal team, blinked his eyes and said, "Are you guys playing tricks?" ”

Xian Yuyin laughed loudly and said to Liu Zheng and Tai Shici: "Mr. Ziqian, Brother Ziyi, don't hurry up and salute your son!" ”

"Liu Zheng of Beihai, I've seen Gongzi!"

"Donglai Tai Shi Ci, I've seen Childe!"

Liu He rubbed his hands, looked silly, and said dizzily: "Okay! Wow! You can rush from Liaodong to Macheng to serve me, God really help me! ”

"Childe, I don't think you're going to be happy too early, our trouble is coming......" Xian Yuyin was quick for a while, and said something that made people feel disappointed.

Liu He waved his hand: "Don't worry about him, I'll talk about it later!" Ziqian and Ziyi can come, that is the biggest joy, it just so happens that today's Quyuan plough has also been made, we have to celebrate! Come on, let the kitchen immediately prepare the base and ingredients for the hot pot, and my son will feast the guests in the house today! ”

Liu He happily pulled Liu Zheng with his left hand and Tai Shici with his right hand, and led the two into the living room.

Xian Yuyin reached out and patted his mouth, and muttered, "Tell you to be fast!" Childe is not in a hurry, look at you in a hurry! ”

Liu Fang, who had not yet left, whispered to Xian Yuyin: "Captain Minghui, you and Zipei have not met Liu Changshi and Wei Gongcao yet!" ”

Xu Miao also hurriedly introduced Xian Yuyin and Han Heng: "This is Mr. Liu Zihui, a famous scholar in Jizhou, and now he is the governor of the school. ”

Xian Yuyin stepped forward to salute Liu Hui, Han Heng also saluted Liu Hui excitedly, and then saluted Wei You, and took the initiative to introduce himself.

As a result, most of Liu He's team gathered in Macheng, and there was also a taste of talent for a while.

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