After Li Zexuan and the others got the plows from the workshop, they brought Faubert to the Han Village.
Han Lizheng remembered that Li Zexuan said that he was going to give them a new type of plows two days ago. Early in the morning, he brought Old Hu to the village entrance. The two men stood there and looked forward to it.
A villager passed by and asked Old Hu what they were waiting for. Old Hu said that the young master was going to give them a batch of better plows today.
When the villager heard this, although they didn't believe that there was a better plough in the world than the current straight plows, they thought that the young master had brought a series of benefits to the village recently. There was no reason for him to lie to them. Therefore, the villager who had nothing to do in the morning accompanied Han Lizheng and Old Hu to wait at the village entrance.
They looked forward to the stars and the moon, and they were about to turn into Amah Stones. Finally, a group of carriages came into their sight. The person in the lead was Li Zexuan.
Han Lizheng quickly led the others to welcome them.
"Young master, you must have had a hard journey."
Li Zexuan smiled and said, "Uncle Han, it's okay. You guys came at the right time. I brought a total of twenty new plows. Help me move them to Uncle Han's house first."
Li Zexuan stopped the carriage at the village entrance and called a few villager to move the plows. He also introduced Cheng Chumo, Yan Shaoning, and Faubert to Han Lizheng. Han Lizheng was shocked and quickly greeted the three of them. They exchanged greetings for a while. When Li Zexuan saw the eagerness in Yan Shaoning and the others' eyes, he said,
"Uncle Han, leave one of the plows. We'll go to the field now and see if the new plows are good or not. Uncle Hu, let's go to your family's field and try it out."
Old Hu grinned and said, "Alright, Young Master. I, Old Hu, used to be a blacksmith. I, Old Hu, will be able to use your plough after studying it for a while. I'll try using this new plough later."
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Everyone followed Old Hu to the edge of the field. At this time, a farmer had already brought over an ox. Li Zexuan gave Old Hu a brief introduction of the use of the curved plow. Old Hu had been a blacksmith before, and he was also good at farming, so it didn't take him long to understand. He couldn't wait to tell Li Zexuan, and then he took the curved plow and led the cattle to the field.
Old Hu tied the reins of the curved plow to the ox. He held the plow with one hand and drove the ox with the other. Old Hu was taken aback the moment he started the plow. It was obviously more effortless than before. It was completely different from the previous plow, which had to plow the land with a lot of potholes. If it weren't for the fact that it was his own field, Old Hu would have suspected that someone had filled the field with water before. It was too easy to plow.
When he reached the end of the field and was about to turn, Old Hu experienced another benefit of the curved plow. At this moment, Old Hu gently turned the shaft of the plow, and the entire plow easily turned around. It was not like the long and straight plow in the past, which had to be tilted and expended a lot of effort to turn around. It was obvious that the curved plow was more flexible, effortless, and time-efficient.
Old Hu was so excited that his hands were trembling. He had lived for more than half of his life, but he had never used such a good plow. The Han Village was saved, and no one would miss the spring plowing.
At this time, there were already many farmers surrounding the embankment. When they saw how fast Old Hu was plowing, they couldn't help but be shocked. The farmers who had some experience quickly understood the superiority of this new plow. Everyone couldn't help but discuss spiritedly.
"This plow seems to be more effortless. Look at the ox leading the plow. Why does it seem effortless?"
"It seems to be true. At this speed, won't they be able to plow six or seven mu of land in a day?"
"Haha, it's not just six or seven mu. Han Xiaodong, you're already an adult, but you still don't have any eyesight. Can't you see that the plow is more than twice as fast as the previous plow? In my opinion, this new plow should be able to plow ten mu of land in a day, and it doesn't even use the ox."
A slightly older villager analyzed.
"Ten mu? So much? "
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Old Hu increased the speed of the ox and quickly plowed a round trip. At this time, he pushed the plow to a place slightly closer to Li Zexuan and the others. He shouted excitedly,
"Young Master, Li Zheng, this plow is really good. The plow is more than twice as fast as before. I, Old Hu, even feel that a slightly stronger adult can pull this plow."
Hearing Old Hu's words, everyone on the ridge was shocked. They all thought that Old Hu was bragging. Who could pull a plow?
Han Lizheng also said suspiciously, "Old Hu, it's not as exaggerated as you say, right?"
Old Hu anxiously said, "Li Zheng, if you don't believe me, come down and help me hold the plow. I, Old Hu, will pull it."
Han Lizheng also wanted to experience it. He excused himself from the people on the ridge, rolled up his trousers, and went down.
Old Hu pulled the ox to the side and let a farmer lead it. He hung the rope of the plow on his shoulder, leaned forward, and pulled one end of the rope. He shouted behind him,
"Li Zheng, are you done holding it?"
Han Lizheng replied, "Yes, you can start."
Everyone held their breath and stared at Old Hu without blinking. In history, they had never heard of people pulling the plow.
At this time, the muscles on Old Hu's arm bulged. Old Hu shouted and the plow began to move slowly.
"It moved, it moved, look, the plow actually moved!"
"It's true, it's actually true. God, what kind of plow did Young Master bring us? "
An old farmer trembled as he knelt on the ground and muttered, "A divine plow, a divine plow. This is the divine plow of our Tang Empire …"
Faubert was also trembling with excitement. Two days ago, when Li Zexuan explained the advantages of the plow to him, although Li Zexuan's words were clear and logical, he still had some doubts. But today, the facts were in front of him. He had no choice but to believe. The plow in front of him was even better than what Li Zexuan described that day.
"Young Master, facts speak louder than words. This old man is convinced. This plow can really be called the divine plow of our Tang Empire! In the future, millions of people will be grateful for Young Master's kindness. "Faubert looked at the excited farmer in front of him and couldn't help but say.
Li Zexuan smiled and said, "This is also thanks to Faubert's help. Without Faubert's exquisite skills, how could we make such an efficient plow?"
Yan Shaoning was breathing rapidly as if he had taken drugs. He grabbed Li Zexuan's arm and said incoherently,
"Xiao Xuan, this is a divine plow. This plow must be widely promoted. When I go back, I must tell my father to let the Ministry of Works purchase this plow. This is the good news of our Tang Empire's people!"
Li Zexuan was speechless. It was just a plow. Did these people have to praise it so much?
Cheng Chumo jumped out excitedly at this moment. He patted Li Zexuan's shoulder and shouted,
"Xiao Xuan, if you treat me as a brother, then supply my family with a hundred of these plows first. My farmer needs them urgently …"
"A hundred? Why don't you go rob a bank? "
Li Zexuan was furious. This guy was really asking for too much. The Han Village only got twenty. Moreover, even if he gave Cheng Chumo a hundred, did his farm have so many cattle? Wasn't this a waste of resources?
"Hehe, then let's start with fifty, no less. My family's farmstead has fifty cattle!" Cheng Chumo said with a flattering smile.
Li Zexuan nodded. This was more like it.
At this moment, he said to Faubert, "Faubert, when you go back to Chang 'an, ask all the craftsmen in the workshop not to do anything but focus on making the plow. In addition, you are in charge of finding a group of skilled and reliable craftsmen. I wouldn't mind even if there were forty or fifty of them. Don't worry, I don't lack money."
Li Zexuan expressed that he was rich and could do whatever he wanted.
Faubert nodded and agreed, "Yes, Young Master. This is an important matter. I will arrange it well."
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