Chapter 67 The Ministers Discuss Promotion Matters [Seeking to Follow]

After the trial cultivation was completed, Cao Cao returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion with his ministers.

"The prime minister's eldest grandson really has two sons, not only can write poetry, but is also very proficient in agricultural affairs."

"With this plough, the prime minister's tuntian will surely be a great success."

"Yes, even if each person only plows two acres of land per day, it is five times faster than the coupling plow, and it can save an old ox."

"The question is how to promote it to the world."

"Well, that's not an easy thing to do."

Along the way, the ministers talked a lot and looked at Cao Bin.

After some calculation, they probably knew that the efficiency of the curved plow was at least several times higher than that of the coupling plow.

Judging from the previous trial farming, Cao Bin took an hour to plough half an acre of land with one person and one ox.

From this calculation, it can be seen that with the use of the curved plow, one person and one ox can work for five hours a day, and two or three acres of land can be cultivated.

As for the old coupling plow, three people and two oxen can only plough a mu of land in one day.

In this comparison, the efficiency of the curved plough is at least five times that of the coupling plow.

Back at the Prime Minister's Mansion, everyone sat down again.

"How the Quyuan plough developed by my eldest grandson, I think you must also be able to see it."

Sitting on the main seat, Cao Cao glanced at the ministers below and asked, "How to carry out this plow, can you have a charter?" ”

"My lord, the old minister thinks that when he orders the division to build this plow, hand it over to the governors of the states and counties and order it to carry it out, it will quickly spread to the hands of the people of all counties and counties in the world."

Hearing this, Zhong Xuan in the crowd stood up and said to Cao Cao.

This person is a disciple of the Zhong family in Yingchuan, who was born in filial piety, successively served as Shang Shulang and Huangmen Shilang, assisted the Han Emperor to return to Luoyang, and was named the Marquis of Dongwu Pavilion.

Later, he won the trust of Cao Cao, served as the captain of Sili, guarded Guanzhong, made outstanding achievements, was compared to Xiao He, and moved to the former military division.

By the way, this person is also a great calligrapher, and the sage of calligraphy Wang Xizhi is called 'King Zhong', and he is also the promoter of regular script, and is called 'the originator of regular script' by later generations.

"It's not proper, if it is to be implemented in various states and counties, it has to wait until the Year of the Monkey? The spring ploughing of the coming year has been delayed, who can afford to take responsibility? ”

Yang Xiu shook his head and objected.

This person was born in the Hongnong Yang family, and was respectful, studious, and erudite.

During the Jian'an period, he was elected as filial piety, and soon reappointed Langzhong, and now serves as the chief secretary of the Prime Minister's Office.

"Oh, what does Dezu think?"

When Zhong Xuan heard this, he couldn't help but ask.

Yang Xiu's character is Dezu, so Zhong Miao asked.

"Brother Yuan Chang, the junior brother can't talk about it, but he has some foolish opinions."

Yang Xiu arched his hand and replied: "At the end of winter and the beginning of spring, it will be less than four months before the spring ploughing of the next year, how can this plow be promoted to the whole world in this short four months?" ”

"Since the first year of Jian'an, the lord of the land in the Tuntian to get a million stones, and then vigorously promoted to the states and counties, by the farmer officials to recruit the people to cultivate, this is the people's tun, every 50 people in the people's tun, the harvest and the court divided: the use of official cattle, the official 6 people 4; Those who use private cattle are divided equally between the government and the people. The military tun is mainly soldiers, with 60 people as the 1st battalion, guarding the field while tuntian. ”

He is the head of the Prime Minister's Mansion and knows the world's taxes well.

"In the past ten years, there have been tuntian fields in the whole territory of my Han Dynasty, and last year I got more than 20 million stones of grain, accumulating grain into warehouses, and the warehouses are full."

"If we can push this plough to the entire territory of our Han Dynasty before the spring ploughing next year, won't the income from the next year be increased to 10,000,000 stones?"

"How can such an important matter be child's play? If the spring ploughing is delayed, who can afford to suffer the sin? ”

After stating the benefits and disadvantages, Yang Xiu said to Cao Cao on the high platform: "Enlighten the lord, the implementation of this plough is a great matter, please think deeply!" ”

When these words were spoken, everyone in the hall couldn't help but nod their heads in agreement.

Very simple arithmetic problem, this year I used a coupling plough to get 20 million stone of grain.

If you switch to a zigzag plough that is more than five times more efficient in the coming year, wouldn't you get 10,000,000 stone grains?

What is the concept of 10,000,000 Stone Valley?

That's enough data to make the world crazy!

Such an important matter, if it is handed over to the state and county to deal with by themselves, and when it is implemented to the counties at the first level, I am afraid that the daylily will be cold.

If the Quyuan plough is implemented a year late, it will be 80 million stone valleys less, how much loss will this be?

"Oh, what do you do?"

Cao Cao, who was on the throne, couldn't help but nod and asked.

"Lao Chen thinks that the drawings of the Quyuan plough will be published, built by the major families themselves, and then implemented in various states and counties, and the two-pronged approach will definitely achieve miraculous results."

Yang Xiu said triumphantly: "Gathering the strength of all families in the world, building this plow is not easy to do. ”

As soon as these words came out, the rest of the ministers from the family nodded in unison.

is worthy of being a disciple of Hongnong Yang, and his words are good.

It not only benefits the family, but also solves the worries of the prime minister, killing two birds with one stone.

"Tsk, this guy is looking for death."

Cao Bin, who had been silent, couldn't help but shake his head when he heard this, and looked at Yang Xiu as if he was looking at a dead person.

Knowing that Lao Cao has been vigorously promoting the disciples of the Hanmen, just to suppress the major families, he still talks like this, touching Lao Cao's bad head.

It's not looking for death, what is it?

Not only him, but Xun Yu, Jia Xu, and Mao Jue, Xu Yi, Zhang Ji, Jia Kui and others from a poor family all frowned when they heard this.

"Well, what Lord Yang said is not unreasonable, what do the rest of the people have to say?"

Cao Cao on the main seat was expressionless, and he couldn't see any joy or anger.

He nodded faintly and looked at the others.

"Lord Qiqi, Gongzi Bin developed this plow, why not listen to his high opinion?"

Jia Xu glanced at Cao Bin beside him, his heart moved, and he stood up and said.

Since he chose to invest in Cao Bin, he must create more opportunities for him to behave in front of his father-in-law.

"What can you think of?"

"Jia Wenhe is abnormal, why would he speak for that shaft?"

"Yes, Jia Wenhe has always been cautious and does not open his mouth easily."

"Is there something I don't know?"

Hearing Jia Xu's words, the ministers looked sideways, as if they knew him for the first time.

You thick-eyed guy, I didn't expect to be this kind of person.

"Haha, Wen He is right, I almost forgot."

When Cao Cao heard this, he stroked his beard, smiled, and asked Cao Bin, "Bin'er, what do you think?" ”

When the ministers saw Cao Cao's expression, they were even more surprised.

For a moment, the expressions that looked at Jia Xu and Cao Bin were slightly solemn.

"Returning to the eldest father, the grandson thinks that he can hand over this plough to a powerful minister, and gather the people everywhere to personally demonstrate the use of this plow, presumably the people know which is better and which is inferior."

Cao Bin thought for a moment and replied: "After that, the method of making this plough was handed over to the local officials, so that they could send craftsmen to build it and be responsible for the implementation of the matter. ”

"If it is to not delay the spring ploughing in the coming year, the eldest father can send a few more people to carry out it at the same time, and it should be enough to complete it in a short time."