Changfeng Thousands of Miles End Han Song

Chapter 664
What stood in front of Emperor Lu was not guns, and Liangshanbo was not just making guns and cannons.This is a heavy plow, also called a wheel plow.Because it has a pair of wheels, it is quite different from the traditional Chinese Quyuan plow.

The depth of plowing is controlled by wheels, the plowhead is vertical, and the plowshares can turn the field over.It can be said that this pair of wheels is the mystery of this heavy plow.

If there are Europeans here, they will exclaim "Saxon wheel plow".

This is a plow that has just emerged in Europe. In order to distinguish it from the previous plows, it is also called a heavy plow.It is a symbol of the development of European agriculture.

You must know that the soil of the European plain is completely different from that of China.Soil conditions make it difficult for Western Europeans to do intensive farming when plowing the land.The soil in the southern Mediterranean area is loose. If so, the water is easy to evaporate. In order to preserve the moisture, deep plowing cannot be carried out. Only light plows are used to rake the land vertically and horizontally to loosen the soil surface.Because the soil in the crop growth layer is mostly unturned, the root system cannot be fully stretched, and the soil fertility cannot be used to the best extent.Due to lack of manufacturing technology, northern Europe, especially central and northern Europe with fertile land, also used light plows at first. It was not until the appearance of heavy plows that European agriculture opened a new chapter.

"Your Majesty, please see that this kind of plow can not only cover the seeds tightly, but also loosen the soil, so that the infiltrated water can be concentrated on the roots of the crops for easy absorption. More importantly, when this wheel plow is matched with a horse, its plowing speed It is several times better than ox plowing." An official from the Ministry of Industry turned over the soil and told Emperor Lu to look at the deep plow marks. "The cattle plowed deeper and faster, which is the merit of benefiting the country."

Chinese people's feelings are reserved, but at this time, in front of Emperor Lu, the officials of the Ministry of Industry are no longer reserved.They stayed here and studied hard, just to hold their heads high in front of the emperor and be rewarded by the emperor.

Liangshan Boli is not just for making guns and cannons, some rare things will also appear here.For example, the heavy plow in front of you, and some experimental textile machines, spinning machines, etc.

It was the former that Lu Qian came to Liangshanbo this time.Because of this invention, compared with the barbaric development of Chinese people in the Northeast, Northwest, and even overseas in the future, it is a big killer.

"Okay, okay, okay!" Lu Qian shouted after seeing the effect.There was no reason for him to be unhappy.This invention benefits the country and the people.

In the future, the impoverished people in the Central Plains will be transferred to the vassal state in a large scale. The domestic population will decrease, but the land area will increase, and the area of ​​cultivated land will increase. With the development of industry and commerce, a lot of labor force can be dispersed, and the per capita cultivated land of the farming people will also increase day by day.At that time, it might be impossible for the European three-field system to appear in the Central Plains.

Patting the plow horse's back with his hand, the smile on his face was not fake at all.

Although the Europeans invented the wheel plow at this time, it was limited to the Europeans' sad way of using animal power, and the role of the wheel plow in their hands was completely hidden.You must know that China put the horse yoke on the horse's shoulders a long time ago, which changed the situation of tying the horse yoke to the sternum and increased the pulling force of the horse.They're still obsessed with the chest strap method.

For a long time, the use of livestock, especially horses, by Europeans remained at the first stage of the development of horse yoke technology, that is, the neck girth method.

This method has extremely low horsepower usage efficiency. Since the focus is on the horse's neck, whether it is plowing or pulling a cart, the horse's neck is overloaded and the pressure directly squeezes the horse's trachea. If the horse exerts too much force, it can easily cause suffocation. , the horse's power can only be used 1/3.

It was not until the Tang Dynasty that the second stage of horse yoke technology, which had been born in China for nearly a thousand years, was introduced westward to Europe.That is, the horse's yoke is tied to the sternum, which greatly increases the pulling force of the horse.So in the West, horses are also widely used to pull plows.

At that time, the development of China's horse yoke had already entered the third stage, which was also the last stage, even though the side pull method of the neck collar is still used today.

The horse's strenuous point is no longer limited to the sternum, but presents a uniform distribution of force.Only in this way can the horse exert its full strength.

The experimental results are gratifying.The first official's surname is Shen, and the single name is Yi. It is said that he is Shen Kuo's nephew and grandson.

"I dare not lie to Your Majesty, horses can plow faster than oxen, at least two times, and as many as three or four times." Shen Yi's family has a long history, and he has been playing with those strange and obscene things since he was a child.But there is little development in his official career.

This life has been spent in such a muddled way. I don't want a thunderbolt on a sunny day, and the majestic Zhao family emperor is pushed down from the altar, and Emperor Lu ascends the throne.

Shen Yi had surrendered to Lu Qian when Xijing was destroyed, and because of his ancestor's name, Lu Qian had high hopes for him.

This plow was the first task he received.After two years of work, it's finally done.

Of course he knew the importance of this matter, but since he was from the Shen family, he had heard more and "knew" more.Although I feel that this matter is beneficial to the country and the people, I don't think that this kind of merit can affect the emperor's heart.

His great-uncle was more capable at the beginning. He was erudite and good at writing. He had written on astronomy, local chronicles, laws and calendars, music, medicine, and divination.Isn't it still depressed?Shen Kuo's astronomy and mathematics in a blink of an eye did not help him at all in the end.

Shen Yi's original idea was to complete the plow.In the mouth of the emperor, a wheel plow that can be drawn by horses, plows deep and fast, has only one name.This task is not without difficulty.

Once it is completed, it will benefit both the country and the people, and the emperor will definitely reward him heavily.In this way, his Shen family can continue.

Who would have thought that the emperor would actually come?If he doesn't boast about his achievements now, he, Shen Yi, will be the most stupid person in the world.

Of course, there has never been a shortage of real fools in this world.Or maybe it's a counterattack before dying.

At the east gate of Guangzhou City, Zhong Shidao, Zhong Yan Chong's grandfather and grandson, Yang Weizhong, and Chen Youweng's son-in-law stood under the city and looked at the grain trucks rolling into the city, with heartfelt smiles on their faces.Standing beside him was Xu Huiyan's brother Xu Changyan who had come to deliver food.

Rare.At this level, Xu Huiyan was still willing to obey and send a large amount of grain and grass from eastern Guangdong to Guangzhou.Rare, extremely rare.

Only at this time, the Western Army bosses such as Zhong Shidao and Yang Weizhong will feel the weight of five thousand stones of food and grass.When Zhao Huan went west, he scraped away most of the money and food in Guangzhou. The food left behind seemed to be a lot, but most of it was moldy and blackened.

Obviously, no one in the small court of the Southern Song Dynasty was optimistic about Zhong Shi's way of sticking to the city of Guangzhou.

But with God's help, after Zhang Zhongxiong seized Yingzhou, he stopped his troops.But he was suffering from dysentery and could no longer deal with the army.

In this way, the team training in Guangzhou has gone through the past ten months safely.

This is something that Shi Dao himself did not expect, and therefore, there is a shortage of food in Guangzhou.

Zhong Shi Dao can naturally borrow food from big households and fan merchants. He holds tens of thousands of Lianyong in his hand, and he dare not refuse to obey the latter.But after thinking about it repeatedly, he still wrote a letter and sent someone to hand it to Xu Huiyan.The latter did not shirk after receiving the letter, and immediately asked Xu Changyan to lead his troops to escort five thousand shi of grain and grass to Guangzhou.

Seeing five thousand stones of grain and grass entering the city, Zhong Shidao felt great.Be careful, the five thousand shi of grain can at least feed the soldiers of his army for a month.

In this way, Zhong Shidao naturally wanted to invite Xu Changyan into the mansion to talk about it afterwards, so I would like to thank him.

Several people sat down in the hall, and the smiles on their faces gradually faded.The current situation is really difficult. If you want to laugh, none of them can laugh.

"Old man, please keep your words. Although our Fujian Army is not as prestigious as the Western Army, in this southern country, whoever mentions my brother does not give a thumbs up, and mentions our Fujian Army without calling him a hero?"

"We are loyal to the imperial court. We fought against South Zhejiang, against Jianzhou, against Nanjian, against Quanzhou, and against Zhangzhou. Which one didn't we do our best? Li Xianggong was killed, tens of thousands of soldiers were left with only a thousand remnants and defeated generals , We have no complaints against the imperial court." As we all know, Tang Ke's handiwork was responsible for the defeat of the Fujian army in Zhangzhou.

"But how did the imperial court treat us? We have no clothes, no food, no one to rely on. The gates of dozens of counties and counties are closed. Aren't we soldiers and horses of the imperial court? Those bird officials said that we are domineering, Looting the treasury is like a rebellion. Why didn't those bird officials first regard us as rebels to guard against?"

Xu Changyan cried very sadly.

Zhong Shidao and Yang Weizhong are veterans, and they have a good grasp of the thoughts of local officials in eastern Guangdong, and they don't blame Xu Huiyan in the bottom of their hearts.This is the loyal minister of Song Dynasty, isn't it?
The atmosphere in the hall was gloomy and sad. The Song Dynasty had reached its current situation and there was really no hope.

Zhong Shidao felt as if a big stone was pressing on his heart, which made him unable to breathe.

"Old man, if you want me to tell you, I will live without two meals a day. I have waited for the human affairs, so I will listen to the destiny."

Zhong Shidao shook his head again and again, tears were about to shed.

At this time, a burst of shouts suddenly sounded outside the mansion: "The imperial decree has arrived, the imperial decree has arrived." The sergeant came to report, and the emperor sent Chen Gongfu to announce the decree.

A few people looked at each other, Xu Changyan was a bit presumptuous after all, he laughed and said: "The official has not forgotten me?" It is rare to even remember to send important officials to announce the decree.

Zhong Shidao and Yang Weizhong looked at each other, but they couldn't help but have a bad premonition in their hearts.

"The emperor's imperial edict said: Xu Huiyan, a traitor minister, is a big traitor and immoral. He coerced his soldiers into rebellion. The crime will not be punished. The special order teacher, Yang Weizhong, supervised the training of the Guangnan regiment, and went east to put down the rebellion. I admire this."

All the people present looked up in astonishment, Zhong Yanchong didn't even feel that his mouth opened wide, and he laughed silently.

Chen Youxian yelled angrily: "It's really unreasonable. All the gentlemen in the court must have lost their minds and did such a thing to make relatives hurt and enemies happy."

No one can hear it so loud.Zhong Shidao and Yang Weizhong went to see Chen Gongfu immediately, but saw that the other party's face didn't change at all, as if he didn't hear him.

Mr. Zhong hurriedly said to him, "Please settle down and rest first. It's been a long journey." I was glad that Chen Gongfu was a lively person.

But looking back, this situation made him wonder how to deal with Xu Changyan.

The latter was a showman, and laughed for a while, making people feel desolate, "Since the court has spoken, Xu's head is here, so the old man can take it!"

(End of this chapter)