Xuanzheng Palace.

Hear Don Tingbai's words.

Su Zhen immediately took a step forward.

"Return to the emperor!"

"At present, spring planting has begun in various prefectures, counties and counties in Dayan, but the efficiency is not very fast."

"Although we now have enough cattle and horses for the people to use arable land, now an adult male can cultivate about one acre of land a day, and it is estimated that it will take at least half a month to complete spring planting."

"And those who have more land may have to be busy until mid-May."

Oh?

So long?

Tang Tingbai touched his chin.

Although he is the Great Yan Emperor, he has never seen what the common people's cultivated land looks like!

At this time, Zhang Tiandao, the head of the household department, also stood up: "Your Majesty, four months ago, you said that when the Persian market is saturated, you will hand over the formula of the mirror to the household department, and now that the Persian market has begun to be saturated, can you also hand over the formula of the mirror to the household department?" You can rest assured that after you hand it over to the household, the money earned by the household department from selling the mirror will be given to you as your share! ”

Hearing this, Tang Tingbai smiled, this Zhang Tiandao is a money fan.

"Zhang Butang, since I said it, I will definitely hand over the recipe of the mirror to the household, but not now, I have secretly contacted the Roman Empire, and I am ready to make a big move, so wait, at most I can hand over the things to the household, okay?"

This......

Zhang Tiandao smiled helplessly.

Since Tang Tingbai has already said so, what else does he have to say?

I can only promise.

However, I was more or less unwilling in my heart.

After all, it's white money.

Although it is made by the household, it must not be so expensive to sell it to the people of Dayan.

But in half a year, you can make hundreds of millions of silver, right?

Zhang Tiandao sighed again.

Tang Tingbai looked at the old master of the Ministry of Rites: "Has the Roman envoy arrived?" ”

The old master immediately nodded: "Back to the emperor, the envoy of Rome is Kevin, the tenth prince of Rome, and the minister has already made initial contact with this person, this person is very smart and cautious, and seems to be guarding against our Dayan." ”

Oh?

Tang Tingbai smiled, but he didn't take it to heart.

After all, if you are not of my race, your heart will be different.

This guy named Kevin, guarding against Dayan, is understandable.

"Old Master, inform Kevin that tomorrow at noon, I will see him in the Heart Cultivation Palace!" Tang Tingbai said lightly.

"The minister understands, and he will notify him when he goes to the court." The old master nodded.

Soon, retreat.

Tang Tingbai wore a green shirt and was followed by five good generals.

He was going to go to the royal farmstead and see the tools used by the people to plough the fields.

An adult male, with the help of a ploughing ox, can only cultivate one acre of land a day, which is indeed a little less.

And although the population of Dayan is now more than 200 million, the population is still very small compared to the land of Dayan now.

To increase the population in a short period of time, Tang Tingbai can't do it.

Therefore, he can only start from the aspect of improving production efficiency.

Outside the city of Kyoto, 8,000 acres of imperial estate!

Tang Tingbai stood in the field and watched hundreds of people busy.

Some are ploughing, some are carrying water.

Tang Tingbai looked at an old man sitting on the ground: "Old man, such a large piece of land, how long do you have to plant it to finish?" ”

The old man smiled, he held a cigarette pouch and pot: "This son, at first glance, you are from the city, and you don't understand anything." ”

As he spoke, the old man put the cigarette bag and pot at his feet and knocked it lightly: "This 8,000 acres of Huangzhuang will be completed in more than ten days, and then we can be busy with our own land." ”

More than ten days?

Tang Tingbai nodded.

More than ten days seems like a lot of time, but there are hundreds of people here.

At this glance, the efficiency is very slow.

Touching his chin: "Old man, I ...... I haven't farmed before, can I try it? ”

You?

The old man looked at Tang Tingbai vigilantly.

"Young man, you rich boy brother should forget it, farming is very dirty, and it's also very tiring, you haven't done it a little bit."

Tang Tingbai smiled and took out a piece of broken silver from his arms: "Old man, I am curious because I have never farmed, you will teach me all the time?" ”

This......

Seeing a tael of silver, the old man's heart was moved.

You know, they were hired by the Huangzhuang to farm the land, and it was only five copper plates a day.

Now when they see a tael of silver, it is equivalent to twenty days' wages.

"Okay, the old man will teach you!" The old man smiled and took the silver and carefully put it in his pocket.

And so it was, half an hour later.

Tang Tingbai and the old man sat on the ground panting.

And Tang Tingbai was dirty, especially his feet.

Take off your shoes, it's full of sand.

After plowing the land for half an hour, Tang Tingbai finally understood why the ploughing was so slow.

The problem lies in the plough that plows the land.

Now this kind of plough requires two oxen and three people to support it together, which is very slow.

And the ploughing is not very deep, and the turning is not very flexible.

This is a problem that needs to be solved.

Tang Tingbai touched his chin, his brain was racing.

As a modern man, he has several plows in his head that are convenient for ploughing the land.

And the first thing Tang Tingbai thought of was Quyuan plow.

In his previous life, Tang Tingbai remembered the manufacturing structure and principle of Quyuan plough in books.

Sitting on the ground, Tang Tingbai chatted with the old man for a while, then returned to the palace and went straight to the palace craftsman.

Tang Tingbai told the carpenter and blacksmith about the Quyuan plough in his memory.

The curved plough is composed of nine parts in total, and the manufacturing method is simple.

The ploughshare is made of pure iron, which is sharper and can easily penetrate the soil.

The remaining eight parts are made of wood.

An hour later, a brand new curved plough was ready.

Tang Tingbai immediately took Qu Yuan Plough out of the city again and went straight to the 8,000-acre Huangzhuang.

Fields.

The old man saw that Tang Tingbai, a rich boy, had come again, and he was still holding a strange plow in his hand.

"Young man, why are you here again on this hot day? Is it so much fun to work? ”

Tang Tingbai smiled, took out a tael of silver again and handed it to the old man: "Old man, I just went home and made a plow, I want to try it, you see?" ”

The old man took the silver and carefully put it in his pocket: "It's the first time the old man has seen a boy like you who likes to farm, since you want to try, let's try it." ”

Tang Tingbai took the Quyuan plow and led a ploughing ox to start plowing the land.

Seeing this scene, the people who were cultivating the land came over together, and their faces were full of curiosity.

"Hehe, young man is young man, old man, I have planted the land all my life, and this is the first time I have seen this kind of plow, and it only needs one ox, how is this possible? I guess you can't even turn over the dirt, right? ”

"Who says it's not, these rich boys, it's okay to go shopping around the painting boat, if you want to say that farming they are a group of laymen, I'm also curious, why don't you say such rich people don't eat and drink in Kyoto City, and run here to suffer, it's really a long time to see!"

"Who's to say it's not, but how do I think this young man is a little familiar, as if I've seen it somewhere, but I can't remember it for a while."

“……”

The people around were talking.

Soon, half an hour passed.

Tang Tingbai is still ploughing the land.

In just half an hour, Tang Tingbai had already finished plowing an acre of land.

This......

The eyes of the onlookers widened in unison, and some of them even gasped, their eyes full of shock and disbelief.

At first, the old man's cigarette pouch and pot fell to the ground, and he didn't even notice it.

"Oh my God, what kind of plow is that young man holding in his hand? In just half an hour, I actually cultivated a full acre of land, and if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would have been unbelievable to the old man. ”

"Even if it is...... Even now that I've seen it with my own eyes, I still have a feeling of disbelief. ”

The people around him nodded in unison.

They didn't speak, and some of them had hot faces.

Because just now, they were laughing at the young man.

In just half an hour, he was slapped in the face.

However, although they were a little embarrassed, the eyes of these people were very excited, because they knew that once they also learned to make this kind of plow, they would be able to cultivate ten times faster.

Young people who are still plowing the land in the distance can cultivate an acre of land in half an hour, and this is the first day of work.

People like them, who have been dealing with the land all their lives, may be able to cultivate two acres of land in half an hour.

Soon, Tang Tingbai returned to the ground sweating profusely.

He sat down on the ground and gasped for air.

It's really tiring to farm.

It's more tiring than going to the battlefield to kill the enemy.

Tang Tingbai pointed to Zhao Zi's bed: "Zi bed, you go and call Su Zhen, Zhuge Invincible and Wang Changlin, I am waiting for them here!" ”

Zhao Zibed immediately nodded: "My subordinates will go now." ”

Tang Tingbai took the kettle handed over by Zhao Ziming, the third of the five Ziliang generals, and drank a few sips of water before he felt a lot more comfortable.

And the old man sitting next to Tang Tingbai hurriedly stood up: "Young man, how did you plough that plough in half an hour and plough an acre of land?" Old man, can I try it? ”

Tang Tingbai nodded with a smile: "Old man, you will know what's going on when you try it when you get old, the principle of the plow is very simple, and you will be able to get started." ”

The old man immediately ran to the middle of the field, picked up the zigzag plough and began to plow.

And the people around looked at Tang Tingbai with curiosity on their faces.

They always felt that the young man in front of them was very familiar, and the names that Tang Tingbai said just now were also very familiar, but they couldn't remember it for a while.

Soon, it was another half hour later.

Su Zhen, Zhuge Invincible, and Wang Changlin are finally here.

Seeing Tang Tingbai, the three of them were just about to bow down.

Tang Tingbai waved his hand directly: "I have studied a plough for cultivating the land, called Quyuan plow, the three of you go to the field to experience it." ”

This......

The three of them farm?

The head of a prime minister, Dayan, and civil officials.

A central general, the head of the Great Yan generals.

A ministry of work, the head of the 8,000 craftsmen of the Dayan Ministry of Industry.

Now, the emperor actually let the three of them go farming?

Although they had doubts in their hearts, the three of them nodded in unison.

They also saw at this moment that in the middle of the field, an old man was plowing the field with one man, one ox and one plow.

Seeing this scene, the three of them were stunned......