Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 759 Reasons

For more than a month, the valley has undergone great changes. The newly established villages are neat and orderly. Some are built on the basis of abandoned villages, and some are newly built. Falling, the area is not small.

Li Shan sat lazily on the rough-made bamboo couch, touched a few burrs, and couldn't help cursing a few words, this is Qi Laosan's handicraft.

"Lang Jun." Zhu Ba's voice came from outside.

"Let them in."

At Sun Moon Lake, because Su Dingfang became an official and Wang Junhao was in charge of the guards, the guards of Li's residence were always Qu Silang and Zhang Zhongjian, but now in Longzhou, these two are much stronger than ordinary personal guards, so They were all assigned to be in charge, and only Zhu Ba and Zhao Da were left to lead the team.

On the one hand, it was because these two were the first old people to follow Li Shan, and on the other hand, they were injured in the battle in Guji Town, Zhu Ba lost his left arm, and Zhao Da had difficulty walking.

It was the old man and He Fang who entered the door, and they fell to the ground as soon as they entered.

"Meet Your Highness."

"Get up." Li Shan said with a smile: "Now don't you suspect that you are lying to me?"

He Fang looked a little ashamed, "Your Highness is benevolent, and villains should not be suspicious."

"During the Yan and Huang Dynasties, there were no plowing tools, let alone plowing oxen, but after thousands of years, it would be harsh to use human power to plow the fields." Li Shan scolded with a smile: "You still don't believe what you said back then."

The old man smiled wryly: "Since ancient times, cattle have been used for farming. Who would have thought that His Highness could use horses to plow the fields..."

Li Shan spent a lot of energy to win over these two thousand refugees, and it is not a matter of carelessness, but until today, using the newly made plows and yokes to drive the horses to plow the fields, the other party really returned... They were worried that Li Shan would really use human power to plow the fields.

"Oh, He Fang is straightforward, it seems that you are suspicious?" Li Shan laughed loudly, then sighed: "It's a pity that it is difficult to promote."

The old man nodded in agreement. Although it is feasible to replace cattle with horses, there is really no way to promote it.

Last year, when Ashina Sheer escorted tens of thousands of young and strong men and women of the Han family, he also brought hundreds of cows. As a result... First, Zhang Gongjin, who was farming, asked for a batch. After the news leaked, Li Daozong, the governor of Bingzhou Going north in person, he abruptly snatched away all the rest. After all, Governor Shi Doujing was about to march to the army.

In ancient China, regardless of the north, south, west, and east, cattle were used to plow the fields. The status of cattle in agricultural society is unimaginable to future generations, and they have become almost as irreplaceable means of production as fields.

But Li Shan didn't think so. He knew that at this time, horses were used to plow the fields in the west, and the key was plow tools. study.

Until the end of last year, Qi Laosan, who returned to Sun Moon Lake, finally succeeded after hundreds of trials. One of the keys is indeed the plow, but the most important thing is the yoke, because the two sources of traction are different.

The traction of cattle comes from the shoulders, while the traction of horses comes from the chest and front legs, so the yoke needs to be modified.

However, after the success of the experiment, Li Shan was not very excited. He didn't even think about promoting it at all. China always uses cattle instead of horses, largely because of the cost.

The price of farm cattle cannot be compared with that of horses at all. Even a bad horse is much higher than farm cattle... Even if it is not selected as a war horse, it can play a role in transportation that other large livestock cannot.

On the whole, there is a lack of cattle in Guanzhong, but there is also a shortage of horses... because there are not enough cattle, let the horses plow the fields, which is really unexpected for ordinary people.

And if horses are used to plow the fields, they can only be limited to the north. Parts of the Central Plains already have paddy fields in the south of the Yangtze River, so horses are useless... There are water buffaloes in the south, so how can there be water horses?

It is because Li Shan has relied on Xiashi and Shanglu to get a large number of horses in recent years, so he is qualified to use horses to plow the fields... Even Zhang Zhongjian, who has always been taciturn, said in private that it is too violent .

For example, you want to give someone a hard blow to the back of the head, but you can't find a brick, so you take out of your pocket a brand new mobile phone that you just bought for a lot of money, not a Nokia, but an Apple...

After smashing, it’s not everything, there are tens of thousands of backs of heads in front of you, how many apples can you buy in your pocket.

Regarding the transformation of plow tools, Li Shan was also a little disappointed. When he was preparing to march in Daizhou, he made Quyuanli, only to find that...there has been a long time ago. Although the efficiency is not very good, it is still long Quyuanli. But it was really Qu Yuanli.

In the long history, in all walks of life, there are always some people who can innovate, but due to the limitation of information dissemination and confidentiality, there is no way to promote it.

After being disappointed several times, Li Shan had to think about what he is best at... It is also the one that has never been spread in this era, and it contains high-tech content, retting.

Farmers also fertilized in this era. Chang'an City was not allowed to move around after nightfall every day, but a group of people could move around at will, and they could even leave the city...Ye Xianglang, who specialized in collecting excrement.

However, fertilization is all direct fertilization. If it can be fertilized, it can make the fertility stronger... Well, although Li Shan was a farmer in his previous life, he often went to the fields, but because he had to go to school on weekdays, what he did most was picking up manure and retting.

But retting fat... Li Shan doesn't dislike smell, nor does he dislike other people looking at him strangely, but this reputation is really a bit ugly.

Li Shanxin thought that his nickname in later generations would not be "King of Fatty County" besides "God with the Lamp", right?

That would be so fucked up.

After discussing with the old man that horse plowing is difficult to promote, Li Shan changed the subject, "Give you cloth to keep out the cold, give you grain and rice to fill your stomach, and give you a house to live in... It seems that you don't believe what Gu said that day. of."

"Thinking that I have other intentions to recruit you?"

"Use you as dead soldiers?"

"Or lead you to rebel?"

Li Shan stretched his waist, sat cross-legged on the bamboo couch, and said with a smile: "Lonely in Chang'an, he has the trust of a sage, and he has a good relationship with Princess Pingyang. He is not attached to the East Palace, nor is he in the line of the King of Qin."

The old man was a little stunned, not because of the information Li Shan revealed, but because of the way Li Shan spoke... a bit unscrupulous.

"I heard the man from Leshou County mention it before." The old man said cautiously: "Your Highness is for us and the manager..."

"It's not a big deal to have a fight with Chang Da, the governor of Longzhou." Li Shan said indifferently: "Actually, Gu also knows that plowing the fields with horses is just an excuse... Tell me, what is the reason?"

The old man was still calm, but He Fang's eyes flickered.

(End of this chapter)