Chapter Thirty-Six: Old Li Tou Goes to the Field in Person
Further forward, everyone saw many villagers working in the fields.
The villagers also saw it and waved to say hello when they saw Zhao Chen.
"Brother Zhao, have you had breakfast?"
"Brother Zhao, go to my house for lunch. Today, your Aunt Wang specially slaughtered a chicken."
"Brother Zhao, be careful of the ridges under your feet, there is mud and slippery."
The simple shouts made Li Shimin and Empress Changsun full of joy.
Zhao Chen is just a teenager, but he can make these villagers do this.
This is the scene that is happy when parents are.
"Young Master Zhao, what they are holding is a plow?" Li Ruoshuang asked curiously.
Everyone looked over and saw a villager ahead driving ox to plow the land.
Of course, plows are used for cultivated land.
But the plow seems a little different.
In the past, the plows were straight and long shafts, but the ones they looked like before did not seem like this.
"That's a curved plow, a new type of plow." Zhao Chen said with a smile.
"What is a curved plow?" Li Shimin asked curiously.
He had seen the trolley and thought that if this technology could be promoted, the grain harvest of the Tang Dynasty would definitely be able to go up.
This curved plow is different from the traditional plow.
Is that also more beneficial for farmers to cultivate land?
If it can be promoted, then...
Li Shimin was full of joy and looked at Zhao Chen expectantly.
The others didn't say anything, but just looked at Zhao Chen, full of curiosity.
"Compared with the previous ploughs, there are several major improvements." Zhao Chen spoke.
"First, change the straight shaft and long shaft to curved shaft and short shaft, and install a plow plate that can rotate freely at the head of the shaft."
"This not only makes the plow frame smaller and lighter, but also makes it easier to turn and turn, operate with flexible operation, saving manpower and livestock." Zhao Chen smiled.
"In addition, plow review and plow construction have been added. If plow review is promoted, the plow arrow can be pushed downward, and the plowshare will be deep when it is penetrated into the soil. If plow review is raised, the plow arrow will be raised upward, and the plowshare will be shallow when it is penetrated into the soil."
"For the people, this curved plow can save them a lot of time and effort." Zhao Chen explained.
Li Shimin whispered a few times before slowly spitting out, saying, "I want to try it."
"Okay, I'll talk to Uncle Chen." Zhao Chen nodded and walked forward.
Li Shimin turned around and looked at Empress Changsun and said, "Guanyin maid, this kid is really a genius."
"If it is true as he said, the farming affairs of the Tang Dynasty will enter a new era, with the trolley and the curved plow. If it is promoted, the Tang Dynasty will surely flourish."
Li Shimin felt excited, and his voice trembled as he talked to Empress Changsun.
He is extremely looking forward to the rice that Zhao Chen mentioned, which yields 3,000 kilograms per mu.
He was very suspicious of Zhao Chen's words before, but now, I believe he has gained the upper hand.
"This child Zhao Chen is really a versatile person. It seems that there is nothing he can't do in this world." Empress Changsun looked at Zhao Chen's back with relief.
"Mom, Mr. Zhao is really capable, and he is even proficient in agricultural production." Li Ruoshuang said in a low voice.
"No matter how capable you are, you are still a hateful little bastard." Hongfu Nu curled her lips and suddenly looked at Li Ruoshuang again, saying, "You went to his room to deliver some food yesterday, why did you spend so much time?"
"I said girl, you can't fall in love with that little bastard..."
Li Ruoshuang: "?????"
Before long, Zhao Chen walked back and said to Li Shimin: "Uncle Chen agreed to let you try it, but you have to be careful and don't fall."
Li Shimin walked forward with joy, no matter how he could listen to Zhao Chen's words.
Walking next to Uncle Chen, Li Shimin nodded at him and then looked at the curved plow.
From the perspective of shape, the plow wall, plow bottom, and pressure are large in size and mass, and the center of gravity is biased to the lower level, which has extremely strong stability. This is the actual stability;
From the perspective of visual balance, the plow frame is made of wood, and the plowshares under it are made of iron. Since the mass fraction of iron is larger than that of wood, it gives people the feeling of shifting the center of gravity downward and has a strong sense of visual stability.
Li Shimin shouted, and the plowing ox began to move.
The plowshare easily flips open the ground, and the soil is automatically swept aside.
At the turn, lift it gently, and the curved plow can easily turn.
After walking back and forth for a few times, Li Shimin not only did not feel tired, but became more and more energetic.
"Thank you." Li Shimin finally put down the bent plow, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said to Uncle Chen.
"It's okay, you are our friend of Brother Zhao, and you are our distinguished guest." Uncle Chen smiled honestly.
Li Shimin nodded, looked back at Zhao Chen sitting on the ridge of the field, and felt secretly happy.
I thought to myself that although Zhao Chen was so angry that he vomited blood, he didn't expect that he would be flattered because of Zhao Chen today.
As the emperor, I heard more than tens of millions of flattery words, but this time it was because of Zhao Chen.
Li Shimin was a little proud.
When he walked back, Li Shimin was still happy.
Thinking that I had returned to the palace, I must talk to the ministers at the court meeting with the trolley and the bell plow.
Let them open their eyes too.
He also thought about how to let Zhao Chen teach himself how to make these things.
If you think too much in your heart, your mind will naturally not be under your feet.
I didn't want to step on the empty hand and almost fell into the ground.
This scared Empress Changsun who was talking to Zhao Chen.
Fortunately, Li Shimin got up, wiped his face, and walked towards this side again.
"Husband, are you okay?" Queen Changsun asked softly.
"It's okay, I sprained my ankle just now." Li Shimin said with a smile.
I thought to myself that Zhao Chen could not see that he was so proud that he almost fell to the ground.
"I said to Mr. Li, don't you think of something bad in your heart, you've just fallen a big fuck." Zhao Chen said jokingly.
Li Shimin would not admit it, and argued: "I was just thinking, is the yield of 3,000 kilograms you mentioned to be slandering someone?"
Even if Zhao Chen guessed it, Li Shimin was still stubborn.
"Brother Zhao, you'll be there after walking a hundred meters." The village chief stood up from the ridge of the field and pointed to a lush rice field in front of him.
"Madam, let's take a step first. You talk to Zhao Chen on the way." Li Shimin turned around and said to Empress Changsun.
Empress Changsun did not even react, so she saw Li Shimin walking straight towards the direction pointed by the village chief.
The speed is extremely fast, and I don’t even care about the mud on the ridges of the fields.
What did Your Majesty meet just now?
So excited?
Empress Changsun thought to herself.
"Zhao Chen, let's continue moving forward too." Empress Changsun and Zhao Chen said with a smile.
...
In Chang'an City, Changsun Wuji hasn't seen the emperor for a whole day.
He came to the palace today and was preparing to talk to Li Shimin about the salt and iron transport envoy.
But I knew that the emperor's personal eunuch was speechless and said that the emperor and the empress had left the palace.
Not in the palace at all.
Changsun Wuji thought in an instant that perhaps because of His Majesty the Emperor, he went to the Forget-Wuyou Tavern in Pingkangfang again.
Thinking of the delicious braised pork in Wangyou Tavern, Changsun Wuji suddenly became hungry.
He hurriedly came out of the palace, and did not even go back to his home, so he went straight to Wangyou Tavern.
Unexpectedly, the Wangyou Tavern was closed.
Chapter completed!