I opened a tavern in Datang/Datang: My peerless talent was exposed

Chapter 245 The Cattle Crisis

As a rural child, Zhang Nuo is naturally familiar with crops such as sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn, but the first problem he has to solve is the shortage of cattle.

Now the people in the village can be regarded as his food, and they all depend on him for food, so logically, he can take care of the cattle.

But Lao Fang went to inquire half a month earlier, and there is simply no way to buy so many farm cattle in the market!

Even Lao Fang vaguely heard the news that someone was saying that they could not sell farm cattle to the Zhang family!

When Zhang Nuo told Zhang Nuo the news, Zhang Nuo immediately thought of the aristocratic family. Only they would do such a thing, and only they could use their family's prestige to do such immoral things.

Lao Fang tried his best, even if he paid a high price, but finally got back less than 3 cattle, which is a drop in the bucket for the entire house with more than [-] mu of cultivated land.

Zhang Nuo himself was also to blame, thinking about the excellent yield of these high-yielding crops, he got more than 1 mu of land one after another from the imperial court through Lao Li.

Even several thousand acres in the middle were separated from the Huangzhuang. If Lao Li hadn't stepped forward, Zhang Nuo would have never been able to get it.

At that time, Zhang Nuo was still joking with Lao Li with a smile on his face, but now seeing the shortage of farm cattle, Zhang Nuo's mind is also buzzing.

In the previous life, there was no need to worry about farming cattle. As long as the money is in place, as many rotary tillers will be pulled over, and Kaka will turn the land beautifully for you.

But it doesn't work now, we can only use the cattle honestly, if it doesn't work, we can use manpower, don't even think about the rotary tiller.

After Zhang Nuo took Lao Fang around for a while, he suddenly thought of something. Since there is no rotary tiller, can Quyuanli be produced?

Thinking of Quyuanli's miraculous function, Zhang Nuo immediately became excited!

That's right, the plowing ox is actually just the power system for plowing the land. The real plowing is the plow rake. The old-fashioned plow rake in the past was not strong enough to be dragged by the plowing ox, and it was too heavy to operate. tired.

But the Quyuan plow is different. This new type of plow, which was born in the south, is most suitable for single-person operation and plowing in small-scale fields.

The difference between the Quyuan plow and the old-style plow rake is that the plow body can swing during operation, which is full of maneuverability, easy for deep plowing, and light and soft, which is good for maneuvering!

The second is to increase the plow commentary and plow arrow. If you push the plow commentary, the plow arrow will go down, and the plowshare will go deep into the soil.If you lift the plow, make the plow arrow upward, and the plowshare will enter the soil shallowly.

The organic combination of Quyuanli's plow commentary, plow arrow and plow construction can meet the different requirements of deep or shallow plowing, and can standardize the adjustment of the depth of cultivated land, which is convenient for intensive cultivation.

The plow wall can not only break up the soil, but also push the plowed soil to one side, reducing the resistance of the plow to advance.

As far as it is concerned, the Quyuan plow has a complete structure, is light and labor-saving, and is definitely the most advanced farming artifact!

Thinking of this, Zhang Nuo didn't bother wandering around in the field anymore, so he asked Lao Fang to call a few carpenters and blacksmiths over, and at the same time prepare the wood, he, Young Master Zhang, was going to invent again!

When Zhang Nuo said excitedly that he could solve the problem of cattle shortage, Lao Fang was also very happy. He had already sold himself to the Zhang family. How could he be unhappy about something new?

For his patriarch's attainments in various miscellaneous studies, Lao Fang has long been sincerely admiring and admiring, even Zhang Nuo's reputation in this area is greater than his amazing martial arts reputation.

After all, this is a reputation forcibly created by miraculous events that other people have not even thought of.

Under the arrangement of Lao Fang, craftsmen and blacksmiths rushed over with materials!

They were all arranged by Li Shimin. Li Shimin specially selected a group of honest and responsible ones, and they were sent here by craftsmen arrested by Prince Yin's gangsters.

These craftsmen were originally waiting to die in prison, but now they not only see the light of day, but also reunite with their wives and children, so they are naturally grateful to the Patriarch who accepted them.

Now that the owner has a request, they all ran over immediately with tools.

They are more aware of the Patriarch's achievements in miscellaneous studies than others. Since they were sent by the government, they have been dealing with Zhang Nuo in their work.

Zhang Nuo, on the other hand, kept telling them a cruel fact with inconceivably exquisite objects, no matter how excellent craftsmen you were before, you are just scum in front of Lao Tzu.

Zhang Nuo's skill that is spreading more and more brilliantly now, wishing to be better than Lu Ban, is actually blown out by these people.

After these people were brought in by Lao Fang, they saw that Zhang Nuo was immersed in drawing in front of the big table, so they quickly swallowed the greeting that had reached their throats, and then quietly moved aside, holding their breath and watching carefully Drawing by Zhang Nuo.

This has been a normal state that they have gradually gotten used to recently. Zhang Nuo hates being disturbed by others when he is working, even if you come to say hello or salute.

In his opinion, instead of being respectful, you might as well keep your mouth shut and work hard.

If you just say a few words of greetings, you can live a long life!

And these craftsmen also learned how to read pictures under Zhang Nuo's cramming teaching.

The Quyuanli that Zhang Nuo was going to trial-produce this time, he didn't think about molding it at once. After all, he had to explore the size slowly to find the most suitable one.

That's why Zhang Nuo's drawing this time is extraordinarily loose in size.

Not long after, the whole set of engineering drawings was drawn, and Zhang Nuo took the papers and hung them on the wall behind him!

This is a rule he set. The pictures can only be hung here. After the work is arranged, everyone has to come here to look at the pictures, and then do the work at hand according to the assigned work.

This is also the result of Zhang Nuo's deployment. Even the workshop can be produced on an assembly line. Why can't these craftsmen with amazing craftsmanship be able to produce on an assembly line?

Hanging the blueprint on the wall does not mean the start of the work, Zhang Nuo has to explain it to everyone.

This is also the rule set by Zhang Nuo, first draw a picture and then explain, if you don't understand, you can ask, you can ask any way, but after you understand, you have to work hard.

If there was a situation where he didn't ask before and then made a fool of himself, then Zhang Nuo didn't mind going over and kicking him a few times.

These craftsmen may not know a few words, but they are very proficient in craftsmanship. Now that they are used to this method, they have gradually realized the benefits of this method.

That is, everything is clear, and everyone knows what they are going to do!

Chapter 246

Zhang Nuo's explanation is very simple, there is no red tape, and there is no pretentiousness. It just uses the most simple vernacular to explain things clearly.

Everything is easy to understand and straight to the point. If you still don’t understand it, then you either didn’t listen carefully, or you are really stupid. Then such a person can only go to farm.

Those who can be called over by the old party are naturally not stupid. They have just entered the house recently but have good craftsmanship and good performance. , Then he nodded and turned around to start working. He is a model of a good employee.

Zhang Nuo valued the merits of these remaining craftsmen most, not their craftsmanship, but their acceptance of new things.

After Zhang Nuo kept using all kinds of magical items to shock their nerves again and again, they were now only curious about anything Zhang Nuo created, instead of fussing about it before.

Zhang Nuo even sometimes wondered if he would take out a blueprint of an airplane and tell them that the iron bird could fly after it was built.

I'm afraid these craftsmen will just nod, and then seriously consider how to make parts.

After arranging the craftsmen, Zhang Nuo himself was at ease. Although he also knew carpenters, how could he do it by himself, a man with tens of thousands of people under his command?

Quyuanli has a total of eleven parts that are almost the same. Among them, the most troublesome part is the blacksmith's side, which is the most time-consuming.

As for other wooden parts, for these master carpenters who can directly cut out the tabletop with an axe, it is simply too simple for their disciples to practice their hands.

But at this time, they are enthusiastically working on the parts one by one. Even after finishing the prescribed ones, they will take the initiative to continue to make a few more. Anyway, it is an experiment, and it is good to make more spare parts.

They can all see that the owner of the house has produced another treasure of the farm family, and their family also wants to cultivate land, so they can tell at a glance that this kind of curved shaft plow is probably much better than the original straight plow.

They couldn't say any labor-saving mechanical principles, but the eyesight developed over the years of building things combined with the experience of farming made them clear in their hearts that this should be a good thing.

Naturally, there are rules for making things. If you want to save time and money, you need to spend more time. Now that Zhang Nuo has drawn the blueprints and finished the explanations, there is no shortage of money and materials. If it is created, the time will naturally be shortened.

In just an hour, a shiny new-style Quyuan plow appeared in front of everyone.

Almost all the people present looked at the new plow rake in front of them, which was completely different from the previous plow rake. This was the result of their one-hour work.

Zhang Nuo pinched his chin and walked around Qu Yuanli several times, but he didn't seem to find any problems, so he just didn't bother to look at it, and went directly to the field to try it out.

He casually picked up the plow rake and carried it on his shoulder, then waved his hand and led everyone to the field.

Of course, Lao Fang hurried to pick up the cows. He had been with Zhang Nuo just now, so he naturally knew that this was a new plow made by the owner. Just try it out to find out.

Zhang Nuo and his group ran into the field in a hurry, no matter how conspicuous they looked in the village, people gradually followed them.

Some of these people are old men who have nothing to do for the time being, some are sergeants on vacation, and some are simply strong women holding baby babies. They are all from their own village anyway, so there is nothing to be particular about. Have to see it!

Zhang Nuo didn't object, but at the same time he didn't encourage it. He knew what would happen if he encouraged this kind of spectatorship.

It's okay if you don't encourage it, but if you encourage it, even the gang of killers who are practicing and working will have to run over.

For the experiment in the field, Zhang Nuo naturally had to do it himself, after all, it was something he made, and the others could only watch from the sidelines for the time being.

Lao Fang put the ox on the frame himself, and then Lao Fang led the ox and Zhang Nuo helped the plow. The experiment of Datang's first Quyuan plow began under the enthusiastic crowd of many villagers.

Zhang Nuo adjusted the position of the plowshare, straightened the body of the plow, and nodded to Lao Fang. Lao Fang yelled softly, and the strong cow that was bought less than half a month ago obediently carried the plow Move forward.

The crowd of onlookers burst into bursts of astonished cries!

so different!

Quyuan plow is not only labor-saving, it can also increase the depth of plowing while saving labor. In addition to the soil turned to one side, the land can be directly sown without much effort.

All the people present knew how to do farm work. Even the little ones who were a few years old had worked in the fields with their parents. It was precisely because of this that their eyes were shining brightly.

They didn't find this thing to be labor-saving for the time being, but it was obviously deeper than the old-fashioned plow, which could be seen at a glance.

After Zhang Nuo experimented for a while, after thinking about it, he unloaded the cow directly, and then beckoned a few people to stand in front to try.

This is to thoroughly test whether the Quyuanli is labor-saving or not. If even labor can be used, then the value of this thing will be greater than previously thought.

After all, farm cattle in this era are so expensive that it is unimaginable.

The first to come up were two people, carrying the rope one after the other, and then the experienced ones slowly started exerting their strength, shouting at the same time and walking forward.

Then, Zhang Nuo found that it seemed quite easy for the two of them to drag each other, and very simply left only one person, and started experimenting again.

Afterwards, the rope was changed from the shoulders of a strong man to the shoulders of a strong woman. In the end, even a few half-grown dolls were called out by Zhang Nuo to see if they could be dragged.

For Zhang Nuo's behavior, if it is put into later generations, I am afraid that he will be sprayed to death, and the housewife will plow the field with a plow?Seven or eight-year-old children as cattle?

This kind of behavior that would be regarded as a typical gossip by later generations, and even invited to drink tea, was taken for granted by everyone present at this time.

They all have hands and feet, so they must work when the farming is busy. If there are no cattle at home, the big and the small, the old and the young have to work together.

And the more people looked at it, the happier they were. Even seven or eight-year-old children could pull it. Although they pulled it barely, and they had to rest after a while, at least they didn't need to farm cattle.

If the daughter-in-law and children stand up for a while, won't the elders be able to breathe back?Then this year, is there no need to farm cattle?The owner made a baby!

Chapter 247 Li Shimin pretends to be a dead dog

Zhang Nuo mobilized everyone to trial-produce the first Quyuanli, and it was a complete success after the test!

Of course, in Zhang Nuo's view, if mass production is to be done, many things still need to be fine-tuned, so as to save man-hours and materials.

But in the eyes of everyone, this thing is a perfect baby, anyone who dares to say that this thing is not good will have to beat it out.

Seeing the angry crowd, Zhang Nuo smiled and didn't care. As a rural child, he can understand this feeling!

Moreover, it will be spring plowing soon, and there is no time to delay. Simply, with a wave of hand, all craftsmen will continue to make Quyuan plows from today.

Just kidding, although there is only a few acres of land per household in his place, it will be different next year. When his title comes down, these people will definitely become his foodies.

At that time, the fiefdom will definitely be even more astonishing. One million mu is the most basic, so it should be prepared in advance this year.

Moreover, it doesn't matter even if you do a little more. Doesn't Lao Li like this kind of good thing that benefits the country and the people the most? Let him show it to his emperor's relatives to see, maybe he can exchange for some rewards.

After arranging the mass production of Quyuanli, Zhang Nuo simply didn't bother to bring back the newly produced Quyuanli, and let these people continue to experiment.

Perhaps it is no longer called an experiment, and everyone regards this as a new type of toy, rushing forward one by one to grab the plow cattle, carrying the rein on their backs and rushing forward.

Zhang Nuo was also so happy, it would be better to let the common people get in touch with these things in advance, so that Qu Yuanli would not be able to use them when he got them.

But just when Zhang Nuo was about to leave, he found that at some point, Lao Li and Lao Sun were secretly hiding in the crowd, looking at the plow raking between the two of them with bright eyes. Drag it and run in the ground.

Zhang Nuo looked at the two people with open mouths and faces in front of him in surprise, and didn't even notice the two people he had already walked over.

Zhang Nuo made a detour, walked behind the two of them, and slapped both of them on the shoulders at the same time.

"Haha, when did you two come here!"

Good guy, Zhang Nuo was already very strong, coupled with this deliberate yelling, almost scared Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji out of their souls.

After turning around and seeing that familiar face, Li Shimin was also speechless,

"My dear brother, I've been waiting for you for a long time. Obviously you didn't notice that we were waiting for you, so why did you become our fault!"

Changsun Wuji also had a resentful expression on his face. He is a civil servant, not as strong as Li Shimin. If Li Shimin hadn't been quick to pull him just now, Zhang Nuo slapped him and shouted, almost making him kneel on the spot.

Seeing the doormat appearance of the two, Zhang Nuo laughed out loud. They are friends, how could they not play a little prank? I can't stand such a trivial matter, so how can I play in the future?

However, this is not the time to talk about pranks. Anyway, after they have experienced a lot in the future, they will understand that this is really not a big scene.

"Old Li, Old Sun, how about the new plow rake I made? Is it enough to go to His Majesty for some merit? This is a good thing that benefits the country and the people!"

Li Shimin didn't know what to say when he heard this!

Yes, that’s right, this is a good thing. During the experiment just now, Li Shimin discovered that the new plow rake made by the shopkeeper Zhang is much better than the old one, no matter in terms of plowing depth or plowing speed. .

But is it really okay to boast about something you made yourself?

He also said that it is beneficial to the country and the people, and he wants to exchange for meritorious service. When will the imperial court's meritorious service be the same as doing business, and it can be discussed?