Unfortunately, no one paid attention to Meton's lofty words. Everyone's attention was still focused on the wheat seeds mixed with the medicinal liquid.
Li Shimin looked carefully at the seeds mixed with the pesticide and smelled the pungent smell. He could not help frowning and said, "Are you sure the grain grown in this way is edible?"
Li Shimin stared at Meton unkindly. If this guy dared to poison the grain and harm the people, he would kill him first to prevent him from harming others.
Meton quickly explained, "Your Majesty, don't worry. This medicinal liquid is personally made by the descendants of Hua Tuo. It's not very toxic. As long as you don't drink it, you won't die. The amount of medicinal liquid seems to be a lot, but when it is distributed on the seeds and planted in the 50 acres of land, the average toxicity is almost negligible. After several months of growth and several heavy rains, all the toxicity has been released. It's impossible for it to be poisonous."
Meton found that it was very convenient to have a descendant of Hua Tuo, a miracle-working doctor. He could use him as a shield at the critical moment.
Everyone could understand Meton's meaning. With the descendant of Hua Tuo, it should not be a big problem. But they could not be careless!
Meton also understood their concerns and said, "After this batch of grain is harvested, it won't flow out. It will be used to feed chickens, ducks, and geese first. After it's confirmed that it's not poisonous, it will all be provided to the Mo Family."
Li Shimin was relieved. But if it was really not poisonous, it would be a great blessing for the people of the Tang dynasty.
Next to the experimental field was the display of the Mo Family's farming tools and the place where chickens, ducks, and geese were sold.
Here, the curved plough was the absolute star. In this era, land was the most valuable wealth. Most of the people who came to visit the experimental field were people who had land. When they saw the huge difference between the old plough and the curved plough in the experimental field, the doubts in their hearts disappeared without a trace.
"Give me a curved plough and a six-toothed chariot!" A lean man with a money bag on his back said to one of Mo Jiazi's younger brothers as he pointed at a curved plow and a new type of horse-drawn cart.
Today is the opening day of our Mo Jiazi Art Exhibition. The Mo Family Village is holding a big sale. If you buy more than two items at a time, you will get a discount of 100 copper coins. You only need 500 copper coins. "Brother Mo Jiazi took the money skillfully. He counted the money and handed it to Li Yi, who was in charge of collecting money.
Today was a big day for the Mo Family Village. Li Yi was worried about them, so he came here to take charge. Li Yi counted the money and nodded. The amount was right. Then Mr. Li stamped and signed an invoice quickly.
"Take this invoice and go to the booth to pick up the goods!" Li Yi said as he handed the invoice to the lean man.
"You can pick up the goods with this?!" The lean man said doubtfully. In this era, the payment was always made with the goods. There was no modern management method of picking up the goods at the sight of the invoice.
"Of course. You see, other people are doing the same thing. Besides, we are here. We can't run away!" Li Yi explained patiently.
The lean man looked around and found many people were picking up the goods at the sight of the invoice. They were all carrying the curved plow and the chariot out of the booth with smiles on their faces. He felt relieved immediately.
"Keep this invoice well. With this invoice, you can exchange it within seven days and repair it for free within three years." Mr. Li reminded him.
The lean man was overjoyed. He did not expect the Mo Family Village to have such perfect after-sales service. He was so happy that he went to the booth of the Mo Family Village to pick up the goods with the invoice.
As expected, Brother Mo Jiazi at the booth stamped the invoice and tore off a small part of it as a certificate after seeing the invoice. He returned the rest to the lean man and arranged people to carry out the curved plow and the horse-drawn cart.
"This method is not bad!" Li Shimin could not help nodding and praising when he saw the way the Mo Family Village bought the curved plow.
Every Brother Mo Jiazi had a different division of labor, but they cooperated closely, which saved a lot of manpower and material resources. Besides, they did not belong to the same group of people when collecting money and picking up goods. They did things according to the invoice, which avoided financial disputes.
Li Shimin thought more. Since ancient times, the biggest problem for emperors was the corruption of their officials. If the imperial court could use this method, there would be a big chance for corruption.
"The Mo Family Village is short of manpower now. This method can save a lot of manpower. Otherwise, we will be too busy today!" Meton said.
"It seems that the curved plow and the new horse-drawn cart are really popular!" Qin Qiong saw more and more people leaving with the curved plow and the horse-drawn cart with a smile.
"These people who bought one or two of them are villagers who have cattle at home. In addition to farming themselves, they also collect a certain amount of money to help other villagers to farm. The curved plow and the horse-drawn cart add up to 500 coins. With the curved plow, more people will come to them to farm. It is estimated that these people will be able to earn back their capital this year!" Su Lingnong said. He often inspected the villages around Chang 'an, so he was very familiar with the situation of farming in the villages. After all, there were too few farmers who had cattle at home, and farming was not something that could be done by using people.
"What about this one?" Li Shimin pointed at an old farmer whose clothes were tattered and looked like he was in poverty. He actually ordered the Mohist disciples to bring out ten curved plows.
Su Lingnong saw it and did not know whether to laugh or cry, "Your Majesty, don't be fooled by this guy. He is the head of the Zhao Family, a big landlord in the county for thousands of years. He has thousands of acres of fertile land. He is the most stingy person. For several years, he was reluctant to buy a new piece of clothing. I didn't expect that he would be so stingy this time."
Li Shimin did not know whether to laugh or cry. He did not expect that the landlord, who had thousands of acres of fertile land, would be like this.
"Oh, I didn't expect that the stingy guy would be generous for once!" Su Lingnong was obviously familiar with the head of the Zhao Family, so he teased him.
"Finance Minister, you must be joking. The Old Man is usually thrifty, so there is no need for him to spend money recklessly. But this curved plow is good stuff. With it, I can finish plowing the fields at least half the time. Then I will have more money left. "The head of the Zhao Family said with a smile, showing his white teeth.
"In the end, you are so active because you can save money." Su Lingnong made fun of him.
"Hehe!" The head of the Zhao Family was not ashamed of being exposed. He patted the big box behind him complacently, and there came a burst of pleasant chirping.
"Next time, Finance Minister, you come to the Zhao Family Village, the Old Man will not be stingy. I will definitely kill a fat chicken for you! I will not let you say that the Old Man is stingy! "The head of the Zhao Family said generously.
Su Lingnong looked down and found that there were at least 200 chickens densely packed together.
"Good! So many chickens. You stingy guy have sharp eyes. You deserve to be rich! "Su Lingnong said.
"I don't know how to do anything. I only know how to farm and raise chickens." The head of the Zhao Family was full of a different kind of confidence.
There were many people like the head of the Zhao Family. Almost every person who came to buy the curved plow would bring back more or less chicks of chickens, ducks and geese. At least a dozen chicks were brought back, while at most, hundreds of chicks were brought back at once, like the head of the Zhao Family.
Li Shimin looked at the busy scene in front of him with gratification. He could imagine that in a few months, every household in Chang 'an City would have poultry everywhere. It seemed that such a day was not far away from the golden age of the Tang dynasty! And all this was brought about by the thin young master in front of him.
"The Mo Family may be of great use!"
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