Sui and Tang Dynasties: Awakening the Supreme Skills at the Beginning

A horse-drawn carriage was driving on the road leading to Shenxing Town.

The two people in the carriage were talking in low voices.

"Master Changsun, what surprises do you think this Li Zhen will bring us?"

"Master Fang, this Li Zhen is very talented and has amazing strategies. Given time, he will become another Master Fang!"

The two people in the car were none other than Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling. They were ordered to examine Li Zhen's abilities.

The Tang Dynasty is now facing internal and external troubles. Li Shimin is under great pressure and is now eager to recruit talented people.

"Why does Lord Changsun speak so highly of Li Zhen? What great things has he done? Just because he offered a good strategy to kill locusts, he doesn't deserve such a high evaluation from Lord Changsun, right?"

"Mr. Fang, you may not know that he was the one who created the thousands of notices against Cui that shocked the whole city recently!"

"Ah? You know what, this strategy is quite vicious. At least I, Lao Fang, can't think of this method."

"Well, I can't think of it either. This Li Zhen is really exciting!"

Li Zhen, who was far away in Shenxing, certainly didn't know that Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling would come to Shenxing for a secret visit, nor did he know that they would give him such a high evaluation. If he knew, he would surely wake up with joy in his sleep.

The carriage gradually approached Shenxing Town as the two men talked.

At this time, Li Zhen was leading everyone in spring ploughing.

Li Zhen now owns 1,200 acres of land, which accounts for more than half of Shenxing Town. His cooperative has absorbed all the land and tenants in Shenxing Village except for a few large households.

In the morning, he led everyone to clear all the locust larvae in the fields, and in the afternoon they started spring plowing and land reclamation.

At this time, more than ten curved plows had been produced.

At first, the villagers who were used to using traditional plows did not believe that this plain-looking curved plow could be as good as Li Zhen said. However, after a brief trial use, people were pleasantly surprised.

Previously, it took two oxen two hours to plow one acre of land. Now, with a curved plow, only one ox is needed in more than half an hour. The plowing efficiency has increased by five or six times. People are very happy and praise Li Zhen's new invention.

The carriage gradually drove into Shenxing Town.

From a distance, most of the houses in Shenxing Town are dilapidated, with only a few large mansions dotted among them.

Outside the town, there were figures moving around in the fields; they were all working on the land.

In some cases, a plowshare was pulled by an ox, and in others, two people were pulling a plowshare. The soil rolled quickly along the plow blade, like waves in the sea being split by a ship.

This situation made Fang Xuanling's eyes light up. In his entire life, he had never seen a plow that was so labor-saving and so fast for plowing the fields.

Fang Xuanling left Changsun Wuji behind and hurriedly got out of the car, not even having time to tidy up his clothes before running towards the fields.

He followed the flow of people to the fields, took off his robe and boots, hurried to the fields, grabbed the curved plow, held the plow handle in his own hands, and with a "snap", he waved the whip and drove the oxen forward in an imitative manner.

The plowing ox felt the pain in its buttocks, and quickly moved its legs and walked quickly forward, making a long "moo" as if to vent its dissatisfaction.

"What's wrong with you? How dare you take my plow? Go away and don't delay my plowing."

The man whose curved plow was stolen was unhappy and came forward to take back the right to use the curved plow.

Fang Xuanling ignored the man's nagging and continued to drive the oxen forward. Not to mention, his serious and meticulous look was no less than that of any old farmer.

People who don’t know him would think he must be an old farmer who is consistent in his appearance and heart.

He felt indescribably comfortable as his feet stepped on the soft soil. When he saw the curved plow with such high plowing efficiency, he was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling.

"Old man, put down my plow quickly, otherwise I will not be polite. Someone come! Someone is making trouble!" When the man saw that Fang Xuanling ignored him, he shouted in panic.

Changsun Wuji was wondering where Fang Xuanling had gone when he heard the man's shouting. He looked up and found Fang Xuanling plowing the field. He hurriedly got off the car and went to Fang Xuanling's side with the coachman, staring at the curved plow in Fang Xuanling's hand.

"Oh, help has arrived. We have people too. Quickly, surround these people and don't let them run away. Tell Brother Zhen!"

In a short while, more than a dozen people gathered around and looked at Fang Xuanling and the other three with unfriendly eyes.

As if sensing the villagers' ill will, Fang Xuanling frowned and muttered, "How stingy!"

Then he reluctantly handed the handle to the man who had shouted earlier, and reluctantly walked to the edge of the field, and exchanged a look with Changsun Wuji who was following behind him.

Both of them saw surprise in each other's eyes.

Although the villagers in the surrounding area were skinny, they were all in high spirits and did not look at all decadent from long-term hunger.

"Brother Changsun, we have to find a way to get that plow back for His Majesty." After learning about the advantages of the curved plow, Fang Xuanling was extremely happy and his first thought was to give it to Li Shimin. As the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, he certainly knew what kind of effect would be achieved if the curved plow was promoted in the Tang Dynasty.

"Brother Fang, when we see Li Zhen later, why don't we just ask him for a fight?"

Changsun Wuji knew with just one glance that his old friend was obsessed with the curved plow.

"Go away, go away! You are so surprised! You are a noble man, but how can you be so rude and snatch our plowshares!"

The villagers saw that the two men were wearing long robes and long shirts, and knew that they were either rich or noble. After they snatched the plowshare, they did not make things difficult for them, but just drove them away.

After the villagers waved to call over a dozen people, those people surrounded the two and walked towards where Li Zhen was.

From a distance, Li Zhen saw a group of villagers surrounding two people and walking towards them.

He quickly stopped what he was doing and looked at the two of them.

"I don't know them. Who are these two people?"

Li Zhen began to feel suspicious.

Fang Xuanling saw a handsome young man standing in front of him and people were quite respectful to him, so he guessed that this person was probably Li Zhen, whom Li Shimin had been thinking about all the time.

Fang Xuanling pushed away the man in front of him, and without caring about his manners, he picked up the boots on his shoulders, sat down on the ground, patted the boots, and put them on his feet.

Because of the tug of war just now, Fang Xuanling didn't even have time to put on his boots.

"Excuse me, is this young man Master Li Zhen?"

Gongsun Wuji stepped forward, bowed, and asked Li Zhen.

"It's me, may I ask who you are?"

Li Zhen also politely returned the gift.

"We are two merchants from Chang'an City. We have nothing to do, so we come here for a walk."

Changsun Wuji did not reveal his identity.

"Oh, nice to meet you, gentlemen. Please come this way."

Li Zhen bowed.

"Do you two want to buy some wine?"

Li Zhen asked Changsun Wuji and the other man.