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Chapter 252: Quyuan Plow, Keel Waterwheel

Yanmen, Yinguan City.

"Mayi, Yinguan, Shanwu, Zhongling, Wuzhou, Wangtao, Juyang and other counties have many open spaces, which are very suitable for large-scale military farming. The general is in charge of Yanmen, and many refugees will definitely come to Yanmen north. At that time, the villages can be built in these places."

The former Yanmen Prefect's Mansion has now been changed to the General's Mansion of the Cavalry.

In the main hall, Cai Yong reported back to Liu Fan.

"The powerful control the tenants, and there will still be tax evasion in Yanmen." Liu Fan took out a letter and handed it to the county magistrate Zhang Jun: "This records the tyrants of the tyrants in Yanmen who do evil. I have been searching for the evidence. Once the evidence is found, you will lead people to destroy the tyrants in each county and handle it according to the law."

This is a letter sent to him by Sima Wang Yue, a military army.

In one month, Liu Fan's detailed works have spread throughout the counties.

From the many people in the village, we can find out what the aristocratic families in various places have done.

As long as the nobles and aristocrats do not violate the law, Liu Fan will not care.

The powerful will be eliminated. As long as the evidence is complete, the powerful forces in each county will be destroyed one by one.

"No!" Zhang Jun bowed and took the order.

"In addition to the national taxes to be paid, Yanmen County must have enough land to support the people of the whole county. The most important thing is that Yanmen has more than 10,000 cavalry and more than 10,000 infantry. Farming and animal husbandry must be used as the battle. The military farming must be carried out as soon as possible." Liu Fan said to Cai Yong again.

"I will send the assistant officials to divide the available land as soon as possible. Let the people who have no land and few lands conduct military farming. The cattle and sheep captured by the general from the Tuoba Xianbei will be fed to the officials in multiple places." Cai Yong replied to Liu Fan.

"The general can implement military camps and order Xu Huang and Huang Zhong's troops to conduct military camps to be self-sufficient." At this time, Zhang Jun said to Liu Fan.

"Military farming delays the training time of soldiers, and internal and external troubles. There must be an elite soldier who must not slack off on the tempering of soldiers. We will fight with the Xianbei at any time." Liu Fan shook his head and denied.

Many monarchs use their soldiers to farm and raise their own fields in their spare time, training at the same time to reduce the food burden.

This is indeed a good idea. But Liu Fan currently has enough food to supply soldiers. The most urgent task is to make the new army under Xu Huang and Huang Zhong develop combat effectiveness to cope with emergencies.

"The land of military farming must be close to the water flow, which is convenient for water diversion and irrigation. It cannot be left to fate. If it does not rain for many days, wouldn't it be a year's harvest be gone? I have found two types of farm tools, one is conducive to arable land and the other is conducive to irrigation. Once those two types of farm tools are made by Shentu Steel, land with harder soil can be reclaimed and small droughts can be avoided." Liu Fanyu said.

"What a strange thing?" Zhang Jun, Cai Yong, Xun You, Jia Xu and others were all surprised.

"Improve the plow, change the long straight shaft to a short curved shaft, so that it is easier to break the soil and save more effort. Improve the orange slab, overturn the car, and create a keel water truck. In a few days, please ask the masters to watch the effects of these two agricultural tools with me." Liu Fan briefly introduced, some of which were pretending to be mysterious.

Orange is the earliest water-drawing tool in China.

In the middle, it is recorded that Confucius' favorite disciple, Zi Gong, traveled south. When he passed by Hanyin on the other side, he saw a father-in-law holding a urn to draw water to irrigate it. It was very hard work.

Zigong then told the old man a labor-saving utensil called Zhigu. Its production method is: chisel wood into a machine, heavy in the back, light in the front, and if the water is pumped, the number is like wo soup.

That is, a horizontal wood is used to support it on the wooden frame, with a wooden barrel for drawing water hanging at one end and a heavy object hanging at the other end, like a lever, which can save the power of drawing water.

However, this irrigation method is still very tiring and the workload is limited.

The overturn was made by Liu Hongling Bi Lan.

Bi Lan is one of the ten regular attendants. He has no other achievements except for making a rollover. However, this rollover was not used for farming, but it only saved the people's expense of sprinkling water.

Liu Fan once went to Beijiao Road to watch the car accident produced by Bi Lan, and it was indeed a bit like the car accident in later generations.

Liu Fan originally wanted to improve the farm tools at that time, but unfortunately he had no chance.

The curved plow and water wheel had a great influence on the Chinese people. Later villages used curved plows, and water wheels also existed in many places.

A large water truck can irrigate hundreds of acres of land. As long as there is no locust plague, floods and severe droughts that deplete the water flow, there will be a bumper harvest every year.

Ten days later, Shentu Gang sent someone to deliver a curved plow and a batch of water truck parts to the water.

The next day, Liu Fan brought Cai Yong, Zhang Jun and Yinguan officials to Shui. Many people in Yinguan County also went to watch.

"This is the improved plow. I call it a curved plow. Who can plow the land, put ox on it, and try it?"

Liu Fan pointed to a six-foot-long plow and said to everyone.

The long straight shaft was changed to a short curved shaft. The original plow length of the Han Dynasty was generally about nine feet long, with front and cow shoulders.

The plows in the Han Dynasty were straight plows, which increased the plow walls, which were much stronger than those in the Qin Dynasty.

The curved plow is about six feet long, only after the ox. The plow frame becomes smaller and reduces weight, facilitates rotation, flexible operation, and saves animal power. It changes from the two ox lifting bars of the old-style plow to one ox pulling.

Moreover, due to its small footprint, this plow is particularly suitable for farming in southern paddy fields.

"I'll give it a try!" Zhang Jun pulled his sleeves and recommended himself.

Zhang Jun is from a poor family and is very familiar with arable land.

Zhang Jun held the handle of the plow, and a servant came over to lead the plowing ox.

Zhang Jun stepped on the plow into the soil with his feet and drove the plowing ox with willow branches.

Not to mention anything else, this kind of lightness is more convenient than the plow he used before.

The ox walked around and walked slowly forward with the plow. Zhang Jun didn't need much effort to control it, he just grasped the direction. The soil that had been plowed naturally turned to the side.

Everyone's eyes were wide open, incredible.

"The curved plow has been equipped with plow reviews. As the thickness of the plow reviews gradually decreases, the plow reviews are promoted, so that the plow arrows are downward, the plow into the ground, and the plow is pulled back, so that the plow arrows are upward, and the plow into the ground shallow, which can adapt to the different needs of deep plowing and shallow plowing. The plow wall is improved. The plow wall is round and can be called a plow mirror. The plowing soil can be pushed aside to reduce the resistance to progress, and can overturn the soil blocks to cut off the growth of grass roots." Liu Fan introduced to them when everyone was surprised.

Since the Tang Dynasty, Quyuan Plough has been used for more than a thousand years and is the most advanced plow in the world.

Zhang Jun plowed for a quarter of an hour and plowed out a large area of ​​land. The plowed land was completely different from the land that was plowed out by the straight plow.

The curved plow is deeper and the soil is softer.

"It's amazing, it's really amazing. Using a Quyuan Plow to train the farm will result in twice the result with half the effort."

Zhang Jun wiped off the sweat beads from his forehead and said excitedly.

"Everyone and Zaigo watch the purpose of this keel waterwheel."

After a day, the keel water wheel over there has been assembled by craftsmen.

A strange thing was presented to everyone. This water truck and the crash that Bi Lan invented has some sources.

Another feeling that made Liu Fan familiar. Liu Fan thought in his heart: If the water wheel turns, can it turn out the charm of time...
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