ebookland Chapter 47 The important weapon of the country, the official was shocked
Chapter 47 The important weapon of the country, the official was shocked
Shi Huang looked at Qu Yuanli brought up by Jin Yiwei, with a puzzled look on his face.
The land cultivation method used by the current Daqin is the "two oxen raising the bar", also known as "two oxen and three husbands" farming method.
When plowing, the distance between the two oxen is about seven or eight feet, and a "bar" is lifted horizontally in the middle, and the "bar" is followed by a straight plow.
One person leads the ox in front; one person sits on the "bar" and steps on the plow to control the depth of the plowshare; one person behind supports the plow handle.
This method of cultivation is time-consuming and laborious, and the efficiency is extremely low.
But there is no way to do this, because the plow used by Daqin is still the Zhixuan plow.
Zhixuan's plow is not deep enough, so a person needs to sit on the pole and press down with his body's weight, so as not to let the plowshare come out of the soil.
The thing that Ying Yu asked to lift up was quite similar to Zhili, but it was a little different.
But no matter how different it is, isn’t it still a plow?
Because the first emperor asked angrily: "Is this the important weapon of the country you said?"
Ying Yu nodded: "Father, don't you think there is something wrong with my Daqin farming method?"
"Young Master, please pay attention to your words. My Daqin farming method has been passed down since ancient times. How can there be problems?"
Without waiting for Shi Huang to speak, Feng Quji stood up directly.
"May I ask the Prime Minister, the method of plowing the land that I Daqin is using now is the method of two cows and three husbands?"
Feng Quji nodded: "Exactly!"
"So here comes the problem? It takes two cows and three people to plow a field. What if a family doesn't have two cows and three laborers?"
Feng Quji was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect Ying Yu to ask this question.
After a little thought, he said: "There are no two cows to borrow. As for the no one that the young master said, this situation should not exist."
"According to statistics, there are at least five to six people in every household in Daqin."
Ying Yu sneered: "Is Xiang Feng sure?"
"This this..."
Feng Quji was speechless for a moment, he was really not sure.
Ten years ago, Great Qin fought successively, and countless people died in the battle.
Although there is no major battle now, but he has to do hard labor, so he is really not sure how many people can't get together three strong laborers.
Seeing Feng Quji hesitate, Ying Yu said coldly:
"There are very few farmers in Daqin who can really meet the conditions of two cows and three people."
"Now many farmers in my Daqin don't cultivate land at all, but grow crops directly."
"Cultivating directly without arable land leads to very low food production, or even no food production at all. The people have to pay taxes, do hard labor, and go hungry. If things go on like this, there will definitely be big problems."
Baiguan looked at Ying Yu in a daze. They had thought about these problems and knew about them, but there was no way to solve them.
You can't assign three strong laborers to each household, and then match them with two cows, right?
This is simply not realistic.
"Father, this is the most important weapon of the country, Qu Yuanli, as my son said."
"The Quyuanli consists of eleven parts.
That is, plow share, plow wall, plow bottom, plow, plow forehead, plow arrow, plow shaft, plow tip, plow comment, plow construction and plow plate. "
"This plow is much smaller than the straight shaft plow, the straight shaft has been changed to a curved shaft, and the long shaft has been changed to a short shaft.
Moreover, a free-rotating plow disc is installed on the shaft head, which not only makes the plow frame smaller and lighter, but also facilitates turning and turning, flexible operation, and saves manpower and livestock. "
The first emperor and the officials immediately showed curiosity when they heard the words.
"This thing is so small, can it be used to cultivate land?" Feng Quji questioned.
"Of course it can be used, and the effect is very good. To plow the land with my Quyuan plow, it only needs one person and one ox to operate it." Ying Yu said indifferently.
"What? One person and one cow can plow the land? Is this true?"
Now Brother Zheng couldn't sit still anymore, he jumped up from the dragon chair, and walked in front of Qu Yuanli with a tiger's pace.
If, as Ying Yu said, only one man and one ox were needed to plow the land, then the Qu Yuanli would be of great use.
It is no exaggeration to call it the most important weapon of the country.
"Father Emperor Quyuanli is right in front of you, you can tell if it's true or not by just trying it."
Ying Yu already knew that Father Qi didn't believe it, so instead of wasting more time talking, he might as well let him try it himself.
Shi Huang nodded, feeling that what Ying Yu said made sense.
"Well, I will give it a try. If Qu Yuanli is really as you said, then I will remember you as a great achievement."
Shi Huang also plowed the land when he was hostage in Zhao State, and he knew better than anyone else the importance of plowing to farmers.
If Qu Yuanli really only needs one person and one cow as Ying Yu said, then this is really too important to Daqin.
This is a sharp weapon that can consolidate the foundation of the Great Qin Dynasty, so Shi Huang attached great importance to Qu Yuanli.
"Come here, carry this Quyuanli to me to the field outside Ganquan Palace, I want to try it myself!"
The guards in front of the hall immediately stepped forward, and when they were about to lift Qu Yuanli, they were stared back by the general Wang Ben.
Wang Ben came to Shihuang's side: "Your Majesty, the important weapon of the country will be carried by the last general himself."
As he spoke, he directly hugged Qu Yuanli.
Quyuanli wasn't too heavy in the first place, so naturally Wang Ben's strength as a great general needless to say.
Shihuang nodded, very satisfied with Wang Ben's performance.
Then strode out of Qilin Hall and walked towards Ganquan Palace.
Wang Ben carried Qu Yuanli to Ying Yu's side and whispered:
"I said son, are you sure about this? If it's not possible, I'll break the plow?"
Seeing this, Ying Yu quickly shook his head.
Are you kidding me, I worked hard all night to get it out, and you actually want to break it?
"Don't worry, General Wang."
Seeing that Ying Yu was confident, Wang Ben stopped talking.
Soon everyone came to a field in Ganquan Palace with Shihuang.
"Go find me a farm ox."
Under the order of the first emperor, Zhang Han walked over with a strong cattle in a short time.
Seeing this, Ying Yu hurried forward and put Qu Yuanli on the cow.
Under Ying Yu's guidance, Shi Huang drove the cattle into the field while holding the plow handle.
The cattle moved forward slowly, and the soil on both sides of the plowshare was dug out constantly, and the ground was deep enough that the plowshare would never come out of the soil.
The first emperor Yingzheng used the straight shaft plow before, and he also plowed the land.
At this time, using this curved plow to plow the land, he could clearly feel the difference between the two.
When using a straight plow to plow the land, he needs to press the plow handle firmly to prevent the plowed land from being too shallow.
But for this Quyuanli, he hardly needs to use any strength, he only needs to hold the plow handle to control the direction.
Compared with Zhiyuanli, this Quyuanli is simply too labor-saving and easy.
The most important thing is that he has finished plowing the land by himself.
At this moment, all the officials looked at Shihuang who was plowing the land, and were shocked.
Of course, they were shocked not because Shihuang plowed the land, but because everything Ying Yu said just now was true.
This was unbelievable. At this moment, everyone knew that Daqin was about to enter a new era.
Shihuang handed Qu Yuanli to the servant, and then came to Ying Yu, looking at him with burning eyes:
"Yu'er, you really figured out this Quyuanli yourself?"