After building the first arquebus, Yan Zheng originally planned to go all out to build the arquebus, but in the end he had to slow down.

Because the rice in the rice fields turned golden again, the tribe fell into the joy of the imminent harvest.

In order to make the clansmen rob faster and better, Yan Zheng ordered half of the manpower of the ironworks to be used to make sickles and hoes, and by the way, the plough was also obtained.

And after this harvest, the field will be planted with the seeds extorted from the Ming Dynasty, these seeds and grains are not the best at a glance, but they have also surpassed the tribe's seeds that have only been optimized three times.

Harvesting rice has become the most important activity of the tribe.

Yan Zheng personally chose a good day for this, and Wu also prayed, after confirming the news that Shennong had passed back.

Wu Cai informed all the clansmen that the day chosen by Yan Zheng would be the best day to harvest.

After this day, in addition to the craftsmen, both young and old participated in the harvest.

The ceremony is also indispensable, as Yan Zheng worships Shennong and cuts the first rice, the clansmen can't wait to pour into the field.

The "Thirteen Hairpins" of the Ming Dynasty also participated in this harvesting activity, and they were surprised by the number of these short-haired iron farming tools, and they also felt that this place was convenient for water conservancy and fertile soil.

If these lands near the river were placed in Zhejiang, I am afraid that they would have been occupied by wealthy families long ago.

Wang Jiang took a sickle and cut down a piece of rice very skillfully, she knocked on her back and said, "These short-haired farms are in good hands, and they look very orderly!" ”

The woman on the side also praised: "Yes! And although they look a little silly, they can work harder than livestock! ”

Wang Jiang smiled and said, "It's a pity that it's not cut from my own field!" If you have so many fields, your days will be beautiful! ”

"The days are beautiful, I think it's the beauty you think, I'm afraid these places aren't all the short-haired king's!"

"But I look at a few families over there, and the land is their own! You see, all of them are reaping! Wang Jiang pointed to a rice field in the distance.

"That's right, I'm afraid it's the hero of the short-haired king, so I gave the land!"

Wang Jiang looked at it enviously for a while, sighed and continued to harvest.

And Yan Zheng was also in that rice field, he was squatting happily in the field at the moment, watching Long Ming punch and kick his two wives.

The reason why Long Ming beat his wife is very simple, that is, he thinks that these two wives are lazy when they cut rice.

The reason why Yan Zheng was happy was that Long Ming's family's land was planted well, and this harvest should allow them to have a lot of surplus in addition to the ones handed over to the tribe.

The joys and sorrows of people are not the same, Long Ming is from the perspective of the small people, and Yan Zheng is from the perspective of the ruler.

And through observation, Yan Zheng found that in the absence of animal power, his amount of land distribution could just squeeze the labor of these people to the greatest extent.

As long as you look at Long Ming's squeezed body, you know how hard it is to have many wives and many fields, you have to plow the fields day and night, and you have to collapse if you change a cow.

But Yan Zheng was very happy, because it was too friendly to the ruler!

Long Ming has been stuck in the fields almost all these days, and he has almost no other activities except for the compulsory going to class every day.

And the labor intensity is obviously higher than when working together, and their whole family is almost every day.

Yan Zheng felt that if there was a pension system, it would be more perfect, so that Long Ming could pay an extra sum every year, but under this labor intensity, Long Ming might not be able to wait for the day when he received it!

The only way Long Ming wants to live a more relaxed life is to increase productivity, such as using tools like cows, or using other more efficient tools.

Of course, if he can buy a serf in the future, he can also be an uncle.

It's just that now, Long Ming is a consumable on Yan Zheng's road, and Yan Zheng just wants to do everything he can to squeeze value out of them.

"Forget it, just rest for a while!" After beating his wife, Long Ming still relented.

When he saw Yan Zheng squatting on the edge of the field, he came over and greeted him, "Son of God, this harvest should be better than last time, right?" ”

Yan Zheng looked at him with the eyes of a cow and a horse and said: "It's better to be a good one, this time I also got some high-quality millet from the sea, if I plant it this time, it will definitely be two percent higher!" ”

"That's good!" Long Ming sat on the ridge and gulped down the water in the clay pot.

Yan Zheng was very pleased that the "cattle and horses" cared about the yield in the field, and he asked with a smile: "How is it?" Do you think it's better to work alone or in a group? ”

Long Ming smiled bitterly and said: "If it was at the beginning, I would definitely think it would be good to work together, but after listening to you talk about a few lessons, I think it's better to work alone!" ”

"Why?"

"My children are going to grow up! Although I have two more wives, their farming skills are getting better and better, in my opinion! The more people, the better, and when the children grow up, I will be relaxed! ”

"Makes sense! But have you ever thought that if there are many children, there will be many mouths! What if in the end of the day you don't have enough food for your children? Yan Zheng asked.

Long Ming thought for a while and said, "No, then I will have to give birth to at least seventy or eighty children!" ”

"You're thinking wrong! After you go it alone, you will have to exchange all kinds of commodities and farm tools for grain, such as salt, and you will also exchange grain in the future! You were the first to go it alone, and I didn't do it, but after this time, the rule will be enforced! ”

Long Ming glanced at Yan Zheng blankly: "How much food do you need to exchange?" ”

"It depends on the market! Now the supplies are still very scarce, and I am afraid that only things like salt can force ...... Encourage you to consume food! ”

Long Ming was a little worried, he didn't expect to be able to play like this!

"But why does the tribe want so much food?" Long Ming was puzzled.

Yan Zheng pointed to Mo Cheng and said, "Exchange grain for buildings like population and cities, and iron mines!" Sakcloth! All kinds of things we want need to be exchanged for food. ”

Long Ming was dumbfounded, with his wisdom, it was difficult to understand what the state apparatus was used to reasonably plunder the common people.

Yan Zheng didn't want to explain too clearly, so he only said: "After the rice is planted this time, I will order the division of fields in the tribe!" The next time I harvest, I'll set up a market in the tribe. ”

Long Ming nodded, knowing that he couldn't change this matter anymore.

Yan Zheng said again: "But this also means that you have a lot of opportunities!" Because as long as you farm better, you can have more good things! You saw the cows in the barn, right? Do you know why I'm so rare? It's because the cows can help plough the fields when they grow up!

When you plant more land and harvest more grain, you will have more cattle and you will be able to plant more and better! When the time comes, you can apply to the tribe to contract to reclaim more land! Think about it, the more you have, the more you get, the more you get, the more you can have? ”

Long Ming was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and after a while, he suddenly realized: "Hey, hey, it makes sense!" Reasonable! ”

Yan Zheng smiled: "What's more, you will be the tax collector I appointed in the future, I heard that the surrounding tribes have also harvested, you should guide and guide them, and take back the taxes by the way!" Every time you run, I'll give you a reward of 500 catties of rice! ”

Long Ming nodded fiercely, and in his dry and sunken eye sockets, he burst out with great enthusiasm for the future, as if he had seen it, and good days were ahead!

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