What should I do if I accidentally come to the ancient times?

This thing is actually very simple, it is the ox plow used to plow the fields.

Although the ox plow is not a high-tech thing, it can greatly improve the efficiency of food production.

You know, no matter how strong a person is, digging the ground with a hoe will still be tiring. Generally speaking, without an ox plow, it would be great if a young man can plant ten acres of land. It is estimated that it can exhaust people to death.

This may be the reason why there are still a lot of wasteland in Nanhua, because human strength is limited. Without special stimulation, everyone must farm for the purpose of filling their stomachs, and at most leave a little surplus food for future use. Unexpectedly, it is almost impossible for one person to plant more than ten acres of land by himself.

In other words, even if Great Elder Nanhua encourages people from other territories to open up wasteland and farm land, it is estimated that there will not be much surplus. After all, no matter how good the things in Zhennanbao are, it is not worth the effort.

During this period of time, the reason why Zhennanbao's business is so prosperous may be that they have been sustaining their surplus for several years or even decades. Once these surpluses are exhausted, it is hard to say whether they will be able to exchange for enough food.

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For 10 people, if you just eat food, you need at least 2000 million catties a year. Why do people try their best to grow so much food for you!

It seems that this ox plow must be made, and it must be popularized throughout Nanhua as soon as possible.

The question is, a cow is worth a lot of food, plus the plow, how many people in Nanhua can afford it?

This question is really troublesome.

Zhao Hao thought all the way, and finally came up with a good idea.

They brought so many presents to see the Xiqinhou couple and Ji Wei couple, they were naturally overjoyed, after everyone had a good time, Zhao Hao seized the opportunity to pull Xiqinhou aside, and said solemnly: " Father-in-law, my son-in-law wants to discuss something with you."

This name is really strange.

Marquis Xiqin was taken aback for a moment, then asked curiously: "What's the matter?"

Zhao Hao explained in detail: "It's like this, my son-in-law thought of a way to plow the land with cattle. If everyone adopts this method, they don't have to work so hard to plow the land, and just drive the cattle to the field to plow the land. That's it. As a result, it not only saves labor, but also cultivates more land and produces more grain.”

Can cattle plow the land?

For this common-sense question, the Marquis of West Qin was like listening to a fairy tale.

He couldn't help being stunned and said, "How does the cow plow the land?"

Zhao Hao continued to explain: "This is very simple, just make something similar to a hoe, hang it on the back of the cow with a rein, and then drive the cow forward with a whip."

This kind of scene is really incomprehensible to people without relevant knowledge.

Fortunately, Marquis Xiqin can ride a horse, and he knows everything about reins and whips.

In this way, cattle can really plow the land.

Question, how many people can afford to trade cattle?

Marquis Xiqin frowned and said, "You all offer [-] catties of rice for a horse, and you can't get much less for a cow, right? Although your method is good, how many people can afford the cow?"

Hearing this, Zhao Hao said calmly: "It's easy to say, as long as you are willing to guarantee, it is no problem for all clansmen in your territory to have a cow for each family. For one cow, plus the ox plow for farming, we only charge [-] catties of rice. [-] catties of rice can be distributed over several years, as long as you guarantee it."

And such good things?

Xi Qinhou was a little worried and said: "I guarantee that there is no problem. The problem is, what if people can't give this [-] catties of rice for a few years? Could it be that I really drive people away?"

Zhao Hao smiled slightly and said: "Father-in-law, don't worry, [-] catties of rice is fine. Think about it, if there is no cattle to plow the land, how much land can a young and strong farmer, if there are cattle, how much land they plow It’s more than doubled, after all, the strength of a cow is much stronger than that of ordinary young and strong.”

This is indeed reasonable, Xi Qinhou thought about it for a while, and finally nodded and said: "That's fine, I will guarantee, you prepare the ox and the ox plow, and you will send [-] sets in the spring of next year."

Chapter 267 Weird

How does this ox plow work?

On the way back, Zhao Hao thought about it again.

He has only seen the ox plow once in a while, and he understands the general structure, but he doesn't have much impression of the specific details. If he wants to really build the ox plow, he will have to try and test again and again.

This time, it is estimated that there will be a delay for a while, and his desire to go hunting in the Nanman Mountains will have to be postponed again.

However, the impact is not great.

Now, he is not in a hurry to improve his strength. Anyway, with the presence of the Great Elder Nanhua, the threat from Xue Man's Department is no longer so urgent. He has plenty of time to improve his strength.

As for Niuli, it must be designed as soon as possible, because it is related to the food problem of all the clansmen of the Haotian leader. Only when this problem is solved can he go hunting and improve his strength with peace of mind.

Moreover, he has already promised the Marquis of West Qin that he will give away [-] sets in the beginning of spring.

It takes a lot of effort to make one set of this thing. If there are tens of thousands of sets, even if hundreds of people are arranged to do it, it may take dozens of days to make it.

Time is pressing and there is no delay.

After returning to Zhennan Fort, he went straight into the blacksmith's shop and thought about it.

The most important part of the ox plow should be the pointed iron plate used to plow the soil. In his impression, the pointed iron plate should be in the shape of an arrow curving downward. Of course, this arrow is not the arrow of a bow and arrow. It has to be two palms wide.

Such a curved thing must be quite laborious to build directly, and it needs to be cast out of a blank first.

So, he directly found a piece of wood thicker than his waist in the blacksmith shop and chopped it open.

For this thing, the arrow in the front doesn't seem to be the point, the point is that the part that rises up at the back can easily separate the soil, otherwise, the resistance is too great, and it may be difficult for the cow to pull it.

For this reason, he specially designed a roof-like structure, which is raised in the middle and slanted down on both sides.

After he made such a strange mold, more than a dozen skilled blacksmiths beside him didn't understand, so Niu San couldn't help asking: "Elder, what is this thing for?"

Zhao Hao said bluntly, "It's for cattle to plow the ground."

Can cows plow the ground?

This kind of thing is really unimaginable these days.

Of course Niu San knows what a cow is, after all, there is a word for cow in his name.

In his impression, the cow is not a docile animal, but the bison is very irritable. Before the Haotian Department tamed the bison herd, if they met the bison alone in the jungle, they would not dare to do it alone, because the bison was too mad. Terrible, even more terrifying than wild boars.

In his opinion, Niu Fandi was really unimaginable.

But the elder said so, it must be reasonable, he didn't ask any more questions, and directly followed Zhao Hao's arrangement, quickly made sand molds, and cast out the rough blank of what kind of ox plowshare.

After arranging Niu San and the others to cast the rough blanks of the ox plow, Zhao Hao was not idle. He found a few thigh-thick lumber and began to nail the wooden frame for the upper part of the ox plow.

This thing is just a shelf. He has seen the overall appearance of the ox plow, and he has a little impression of the structure of this shelf.

The shelf is mainly divided into three parts.

The front end is where the reins are tied. It seems that in order to prevent the ox plow from tilting up, the front end must be bent downward as much as possible, and it is best to be on the same level as the ox plow share.

In the middle, it is mainly used to fix the ox plow. This part is a bit like the arrow of a bow and arrow. Fixing the ox plow is like fixing the arrowhead to the arrow shaft. They already have iron nails at this moment, so this part is very simple.