Wei Zhen's vision is certainly good, and the waterwheel is naturally valuable.

But in this era dominated by agriculture, the value of waterwheels cannot be viewed alone. It has its own unique strategic value.

When it can be sold, Cao Mengde has the final say.

A few hours later, the one million money Zhao Yu asked for arrived. This time, Zhao Yu will not hand over the financial power to Dian Wei. He is a rough man, and he is also happy. Zhao Yu let Wang Tian, who had been an account clerk, take charge of Zhuangzi's finances.

As for Dian Wei, he had no money to press down, and he was at ease, so he completely mixed with the 100 young people who had been recruited before and mainly used in the construction of Zhuangzi, and began the preliminary training.

For this hundred young people, the work is only temporary. Zhao Yu's arrangement for them was to defend them. When necessary, there are even greater uses. Everything in Zhuangzi is an indispensable part of Zhao Yu's support for Cao Mengde, and it is very important, and it must be ensured that it will not be leaked without revealing it involuntarily. So Dian Wei's work is actually not easy.

Since the gradual formation of Zhuangzi, some characters have begun to appear around him. Zhao Yu knew that most of these people were the eyeliner of the big clans in Puyang City. Zhao Yu's action is so big, it is impossible not to attract the attention of others.

With the formation of Zhuangzi, the various changes in this land will surely attract the attention of those who are interested. In terms of security, it must be strict. Zhao Yu has already decided to find a time to teach some methods and build these hundred people into a usable team.

Of course, it is not so serious for the time being, and Zhao Yu does not have much leisure in a short period of time.

With the success of cement firing, the perfection of the formula and process, it is imperative to set up several more cement kilns. Cement is used in a wide range of applications, and production must be massively increased. Fortunately, Wei Zhen provided the materials, and Zhuangzi was only responsible for firing.

When the cement is produced, many facilities in Zhuangzi will have to be renovated. From the walls of Zhuangzi, the ground, and some of the facilities in the backyard workshop, to the roads, canals, and the pedestals of the waterwheels outside the manor, cement began to bloom with a brilliance that did not belong to this era.

This busyness is more than half a month in the blink of an eye.

When the appearance of the entire Zhuangzi facilities changed greatly, Zhao Yu looked back and found that the Zhuangzi farmland was also green and secluded.

Of the 20 acres of land, Zhuangzi construction and cement kilns account for a quarter. Fifteen acres of land remain, two of which are used to grow condiment crops such as peppers and some vegetables and fruits. Thirteen acres remained, seven acres for wheat and six for potatoes.

Zhao Yu put his hands behind his back, Wang Tian and Zhang Wang followed him left and right, along the smooth and smooth cement road, walked through the pepper field, walked through the onion and garlic field, and finally stood at the border of wheat and potatoes. The two of them stood with their hands bowed, looking extremely admiring. Look at the cement road under your feet, look at the green and quiet everywhere you look, all of this, the root of which is the owner in front of you.

For the small people, the general trend of the world, the victory or defeat of the war, and even the rise and fall of the country are not as green as the fields are green.

In just one month, there has been a lot of laughter here, in this troubled world, like a paradise, how touching and admirable is this?

Zhao Yu looked at the verdant wheat seedlings that had grown to a foot high, and the clusters of potato vines with green and dark leaves and large stems and fat stems, and his face also showed a satisfied look.

In this piece of land, all of this was done by him bit by bit, and suddenly there was a sense of accomplishment, lingering in his heart, which made him feel quite strange. This kind of sense of accomplishment seems to have never been in the Tianyan Mirror Illusion for countless years.

Whether it was the establishment of the Great Sect and the Mixed Yuan, there was no such feeling.

"This is humanity..."

Zhao Yu suddenly sighed.

The two behind them listened inexplicably.

Zhao Yu turned around and said, "Twenty acres is far from enough. ”

He pointed to this piece and said, "These crops of mine have been carefully cultivated and have a high yield. But the planting area is too small. How many people are there in Zhuangzi now?"

Wang Tian immediately arrived: "There are more than 1,000 people." ”

"Yes. The planting area is only more than 10 acres, and you have to feed 1,000 people, do you think it is enough?"

Zhang Wang and Wang Tian pondered: "Not enough. ”

The seeds cultivated in the small world of Chaos Beads are extraordinary after all. In the small world of Chaos Beads, the yield of this kind of seed that has been cultivated and formed is between 8,000 and 10,000 kilograms per mu, and potatoes are even more terrifying, generally more than 100,000 kilograms. Of course, that's because the Chaos Bead Small World is full of Yuan Qi, which is because of the Cave Heaven and Blessed Land. When it comes outside, according to Zhao Yu's estimate, it may be reduced to about one-fifth. That is, the yield per mu of wheat can reach 15 to 2,000 kilograms, and potatoes are about 20,000 kilograms.

But at present, the planting area is too small, and the output of seven acres of wheat is only more than 10,000 kilograms. Six acres of potatoes, more than 100,000 kilograms. More than 1,000 people, because of the shortage of oil and water, each person has to eat and work every day, and three or four catties of grain are necessary. That is to say, 5,000 catties of grain will be consumed a day, a total of more than 100,000 kilograms, and if you throw a number, it will be counted as 300,000 catties, which is enough to eat for two months.

"I, Zhuangzi, use it as a demonstration. So, you guys give me a plan, how many acres of land should be planted for more than 1,000 people?"

"Forty acres for one person, more than 1,300 people, more than 52,000 acres. Zhang Wangdao.

"Good. Zhao Yu said: "In this way, I hope that you are in charge of farming, then you can do this slowly." Along the existing land, expand to the periphery. He who has no owner takes it directly, and he who has the owner buys it. If you encounter an obstacle, come back to me. According to the area of 40 acres per person, how many people there are, how much land is needed. ”

"Yes, host. ”

Zhao Yu said to Wang Tian again: "You cooperate with Zhang Wang and do things well." ”

"Wow. ”

Zhao Yu bowed: "Where the land goes, the water conservancy will be repaired for me, and the cement road will also be repaired for me." The money is spent from the account first, and then it is spent from the natural dwelling if it is not enough, and the natural dwelling is not enough, so come and tell me. ”

"Yes. ”

Zhao Yu looked at the farmland again, and said after a while: "After Zhuangzi, a strict lease system will be implemented. According to the family unit, how many people there are, how much land is given to him. As long as the village pays a percentage of the tax, the rest will be his own. More than 50,000 acres of land should be implemented this year, and it will be implemented next year. Roads and canals are the responsibility of the villager, and the tenant is not responsible. The water wheel is subject to rent for three years, after which it becomes locally owned. ”

Zhang Wang and Wang Tian glanced at each other, and Qi Qi paused: "Huh." ”

According to Zhao Yu's idea, transportation facilities such as roads and water conservancy facilities such as canals are public facilities, and should not be the responsibility of the people, but the government. As for the watermills, the rental is required to protect the waterwheels. If the waterwheel is not directly related to the households, they will not cherish it, and they may be spoiled in ten days and a half. Levy rent on them, not too high, let them know that it is also their thing, and they will cherish and protect it.

On the way back, Zhao Yu asked the two: "What do you think of the growth of wheat and potatoes?"

Zhang Wang had the most right to speak, and praised: "Owner, I have lived for forty years, and I have never seen wheat growing so well. As for the potatoes..."

He didn't know.

Because potatoes are a crop that has appeared on this land for the first time.

Zhao Yu bowed slightly.

After all, it is a good breed cultivated in the chaotic color small world, with good growth, drought and water resistance, not easy to get sick, and all kinds of advantages, Zhao Yu considered when cultivating. It can be said that it is a super cross-era crop. Even two thousand years later, there is no modern time and space that can be compared.

"Potatoes can be harvested in the winter. Zhao Yu said: "But in order to harvest enough, after winter, you ask people to dig a plant every day, compare when it will no longer grow, and then calculate the time, record it, and facilitate promotion in the future." ”

"Yes, host. ”

"For any kind of crop, when planting, you record the places that need attention, the problems encountered, etc., and how to solve them, and also record them, and make them into a book of agriculture, and maybe there will be a time when they will go down in history. ”

When I looked at it, I couldn't help but feel shocked. Next to him, Wang Tian was also thoughtful - this is not only in farming, but also in the manufacture of cement and waterwheels.

Farming, cement, and waterwheels, Zhao Yu did not personally intervene afterwards, and handed them all over to Wang Tian and Zhang Wang. And he himself, on the eve of winter, in the backyard, began to build a steelmaking blast furnace.

This is the other most important thing besides agriculture.

In modern society, steel is an important factor to measure a country's comprehensive national strength.

In this era, the importance of steel production to a country and power is greater than that of modern society.

The increase in steel production not only represents the growth of productivity, especially in troubled times, steel often represents combat effectiveness.

It was an important factor in the victory of the war.

There are many ways to make steel, and the steel, because of the different formulas and processes, has great differences in strength, toughness, and use. Zhao Yu won't think about it so much, the steel he wants to forge is a kind of steel with high hardness, toughness and wear-resistance.

As for steel for other purposes, it is not needed in this era for the time being.

It is enough to make durable weapons, armor with super defense, and sturdy machinery.

Zhao Yu had already studied the formula, and for a long time before, in the small world of Chaos Beads, most of his energy was spent on this.

However, the formula is not enough, and steelmaking has high requirements for equipment. Unlike cement and glass, clay kilns can be fired. Good steel doesn't.

Therefore, the basic equipment needs to be built by Zhao Yu himself bit by bit.

The steel used to build the blast furnace is smelted with mana.

The blast furnace built by Zhao Yu is probably different from any kind of blast furnace. This is his own design.

Generally, coke is used for steelmaking, because the raw charcoal contains sulfur, and the quality of the steel smelted is not enough. To follow the usual procedure, the coal must be coke-melted before it can be used to make steel. And Zhao Yu's blast furnace is two-in-one.

In other words, the coal can be directly fed into the blast furnace, but the flue gas in the coal can be filtered in the blast furnace, so that the quality of the steel is not affected.

Among them, the technique of talisman is used, so let's not talk about it here.