Outside the Han Village, in the fields.
Old Hu kept thanking the Young Master, but he was not good with words. In the end, he only said the same few sentences. Li Zexuan felt very awkward listening to him. Seeing this, Han Lizheng interrupted him and said, "Old Hu, you've been waiting here for so long. You still haven't seen the cattle?"
Old Hu heard this and shook his head dejectedly. He pointed at a middle-aged man who was plowing not far away and said, "Lizheng, look, Old Wang's family hasn't used up all the cattle. There's not much rain this year, so the fields are hard to plow. I'm so worried. "
"Uncle Han, can't we borrow more cattle from the county?"
Li Zexuan heard Old Hu's complaints and was a little confused, so he asked.
Han Lizheng shook his head and said, "Young master, you don't know, but we have a lot of people in the village. The county has already given us more cattle than the other villages. At this time, it's spring plowing season everywhere. The county definitely doesn't have any extra cattle to give us."
Old Hu sighed heavily and said, "Ah, Lizheng, with the current speed of plowing, I'm afraid that many of the villagers will miss the spring plowing season. What should we do?"
Li Zexuan was shocked when he heard this. In his previous life, he was also a child from the countryside. He knew how serious the consequences of missing the spring plowing season were. At that time, many families would starve. If everyone missed the spring plowing season, it would definitely affect their enthusiasm for raising chickens. This problem must be solved.
He pondered for a while, then looked at Old Hu and asked, "Uncle Hu, how much land can a cow plow in a day?"
Old Hu scratched his head and thought for a while before saying, "Young master, the fields are very hard to plow this year. A cow can at most plow four mu of land a day. If we plow more, we're afraid that the cows will be tired out. If this was in the previous years, they could plow six to seven mu of land a day. Ah, it's all because there's not enough rain this year. "
Four mu of land a day, this speed was too slow. Li Zexuan frowned and looked at Han Lizheng and asked, "Uncle Han, how many cattle do we have in the village?"
"Young Master, this year, the farmstead has rented 20 cows, which is already much more than the other farmsteads."
Li Zexuan silently calculated in his heart. At this rate, wouldn't it take more than a month to finish plowing? That wouldn't do. It was not that he had not thought of spending money to buy cattle from other places, but in this era, cattle had always been scarce. If he bought cattle from other places, what would happen to the people there? If only he was like the other transmigrated protagonists and had a system with him, he could directly exchange for a farming tractor and guarantee that he could plow dozens of acres of land in a day.
Sigh, since we don't have a tractor, and we can't increase the number of cattle, it seems like we have to think of other ways to increase the efficiency of farming. This problem was easy to solve. He had countless advanced mechanical models in his mind, and he would definitely be able to find a better plough.
"Uncle Han, I'll go and see what kind of plows the farmers are using."
Li Zexuan instructed and walked towards Old Wang, whom Old Hu had pointed out. Han Lizheng and Old Hu quickly followed.
Li Zexuan came to the embankment beside Old Wang, and his eyes began to focus on the plough that Old Wang was using. Old Wang was concentrating on plowing and did not notice that someone was looking at him.
In his previous life, Li Zexuan was very short-sighted. In this life, he did not know if it was because of his divine ability, but his eyesight was very good, and he could clearly see the structure of the plough from afar. He discovered that the structure of the plough was very strange. The shaft of the plough was actually straight, and it was actually about nine feet long. With such a long shaft, it would probably be very difficult to turn around.
Li Zexuan quickly constructed a three-dimensional structure of the plough in his mind, and based on his knowledge of engineering mechanics, he analyzed the various parts of the plough. He discovered that the plough required a large amount of pulling force to plow the land, and its structure was clearly unreasonable.
Li Zexuan furrowed his brows. He was thinking about which better plow should be used to replace the current one. Various ploughs from different eras flashed through his mind, and suddenly, he stopped at a plough that was not very different from the current one.
"I'll choose you!"
"This should be called a curved plough, and it should not have appeared yet. The structure of this curved shaft plow should have been modified from the structure of the plow in front of us. Even though the modification is not very big, every modification is very crucial. Compared to the plow that Lao Wang is using, this curved shaft plow obviously saves more effort. It is very easy to see this by drawing an analysis of the force exerted. "
At this time, Li Zexuan not only had a three-dimensional model of the curved plough in his mind, but he also had a force analysis diagram. It was obvious that the curved plough was more labor-saving, and it was not just a little. The most important thing was that the plough was not difficult to manufacture, and it was easy to mass produce. When he returned, he could immediately find a craftsman to start manufacturing. This way, he could ensure that the Han Family Village would not miss out on the spring plowing.
In fact, the Tang Dynasty was currently using the long straight plough that was passed down from the Han Dynasty. The curved plough that Li Zexuan imagined in his mind only appeared in the Jiangdong region in the later part of the Tang Dynasty, and thus it was also called the Jiangdong plough. Compared to the long straight plough, the curved plough was more flexible and labor-saving. In the case where the soil was moist, even a strong young man would be able to pull it.
"Uncle Han, you guys plough like this for now. I will think of a way for you guys in the next two days. I will definitely not let the villagers miss out on the spring plowing." Li Zexuan had a solution in his mind, so he turned around and said to Han Lizheng.
When Han Lizheng and Old Hu heard this, they were pleasantly surprised. The land was the life of the villagers. If they missed out on the spring plowing, the harvest would be greatly reduced, and it would not be rare for people to starve to death. They did not expect that the young master would actually help them think of a way. This was really too surprising.
"Thank you, young master. All of the villagers in the Han Family Village will remember young master's kindness for the rest of their lives. But what method does young master plan to use? Are you going to Chang 'an to buy more cattle? " Han Lizheng solemnly bowed to express his thanks, but he was also very curious about what method Li Zexuan would use to help them. If he were to buy cattle for their village, then the price he would have to pay would be too expensive.
Li Zexuan shook his head and said with a smile, "Of course I'm not going to buy cattle. If I were to buy cattle, what would the villagers in other places use? Uncle Han, in two days, I will bring you a more labor-saving plough. At that time, your plowing speed will at least increase by two times! "
When Han Lizheng and Old Hu heard this, they were both shocked. Did such a plough exist in this world?
Old Hu's eyes widened exaggeratedly, and he cried out in disbelief, "Young … young master, are … are you speaking the truth? How could there be such a godly plough in this world? "
Li Zexuan nodded with certainty and said, "Uncle Hu, don't worry. Seeing is believing. In two days, you will naturally know!"
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