The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven

Chapter 1365 A Few Things About the Promotion of Agricultural Machinery
Sheen is a bankrupt farmer in Bavaria who was supposed to work in the royal estate, but he was deceived into gambling and had no money to pay off his debts, so he had to board a ship to Africa.

However, this place didn't seem as scary as he had imagined. It was just that this camp, which looked like a military camp, made him unable to raise his head.

The proportion of soldiers in the early colonies of the Austrian Empire was quite high, so the architectural style was also militaristic.

An ordinary person in the 19th century would naturally feel scared when entering a military camp, but when he came to the farmland, Xien was not so restrained.

He likes the land here, it's so fertile! It's as if it hasn't been cultivated for thousands of years!
Not only was the land fertile, but it was also endless. Sheen could imagine the scene of a good harvest, and he was flying freely in the golden waves of wheat.
Sergeant Hal stopped Sheen who was running around and reminded him.

"Sir, you are here to farm."

"I'm sorry, sir. I lost my temper."

Sheen unconsciously took off his hat and placed it on his chest, which made Sergeant Hal laugh.

"No need to be like that. We are not much better than you. The real big shots are in the castle. Besides, if we were in the country, I would be the one who should do the salute. Haha!"

Sergeant Hal was not a German, he was a Slav, but his specific nationality was unclear from his grandfather's generation. Anyway, he escaped back with Prince Eugen's team.

"But sir, with so much land, how can we cultivate it all with so few people?"

In response to Sheen's question, Sergeant Hal smiled mysteriously.

"I'll show you something nice tomorrow."

This was the first time Sheen saw a seed drill. Sergeant Hal was leading two cows, and between the two cows was a huge wooden cart.

As the two oxen pulled the cart, the sharp rake teeth slowly penetrated into the soil, carving out neat grooves.

At the same time, with the sound of the axle driving the gears to rotate, seeds are evenly and equidistantly distributed to each groove through a series of exquisite wooden chutes and metal screens, and finally the grooves are filled with the pushers hanging at the back.

Sheen was stunned. Even an old farmer like him couldn't be so precise, not to mention that his efficiency was many times higher than his.

"Brother Xien, you can try it too!"

Sergeant Hal shouted, and Sheen hurried over.

After experiencing it personally, Sheen sighed.

"Oh my God! This must be the greatest invention of mankind!"

Sergeant Hal continued to talk non-stop.

"That's nothing! We also have fertilizer spreaders, rollers, and harvesters. Experts will come with new gadgets in a while."

Sheen said incredulously.

"The Empire has such great machinery, so why does it need us?"

Hal sighed as he led Sheen up the hill ahead.

"Look! There's no way to finish planting."

What came into Sheen's sight was an endless field, and he could once again smell the aroma of wheat.
The promotion of agricultural machinery in the colonies was quite smooth. After all, they really couldn't do everything without machines, and the really conservative people would not come to this land. The promotion of agricultural machinery in the royal estates was also effortless. After all, many requirements in the estates, like in the colonies, could be enforced.

The farmers in the royal estates would have a higher level of initiative. After all, it is not easy to become a farmer in a royal estate. Not only do they have to go through numerous examinations, but they also need some special skills or a little bribery.

As tenant farmers, their treatment in the royal estates was much better than that of ordinary nobles, not to mention those private farms that were cruel and ruthless.

Perhaps due to the low average education level, most Germans in the 19th century were more accustomed to obeying and did not ask so many questions.

To some people, they are just a group of fools who only know how to obey, but to Franz, that is their cuteness.

Of course, Franz would still take advantage of the agricultural machinery classes to popularize German to the people in the royal estate, and the priest's loyalty education was also indispensable.

Regarding the German language and so-called loyalty education, the church has explored a model that best suits the conditions of the Austrian Empire, namely the myth-drama model.

Myths and dramas have a low threshold and a wide range of applications. They are entertaining and educational, and are not likely to cause resistance from the audience, thus influencing people's thinking subtly.

In addition, good myths and dramas can enhance collective resonance and even help build cultural identity and inheritance.

Of course, the most important thing is that the church is very familiar with these models, and myths are suitable for promoting religion.

In this way, they can not only complete the tasks assigned by the government, but also smuggle in private goods and promote doctrines.

Franz was naturally aware of the church's actions, but he was not very worried. After all, the church was tied to the chariot of the Austrian Empire at this time.

In addition, agricultural machinery courses are also very important. On the one hand, they facilitate maintenance and repairs. On the other hand, it is the farmers who truly understand their needs.

Franz could find a group of mechanical engineers to imitate agricultural machinery already available in other countries, or he could ask the engineers to improve the machinery based on his own memory.

But the people who can truly make these machines adapt to this era and this country have to be the skilled farmers.

Engineers who can solve problems are great, but people who can find and raise problems are equally great.

The promotion of agricultural machinery in royal estates and colonies was quite smooth, and the nobles' estates also embraced agricultural machinery, either actively or passively, under Franz's carrot and stick policy.

On the one hand, the benefits of agricultural machinery are visible to the naked eye, but on the other hand, if agricultural machinery is not used, it will be eliminated by the market.

It is very troublesome for ordinary farmers because they have too little land and even less funds.

They were the ones who suffered the most from Franz's promotion of agricultural machinery, and they were also the ones who opposed it the most.

Agricultural machinery has made farmers' work easier and can also expand the planting area and increase income. Why would anyone oppose it?
Firstly, not everyone can afford agricultural machinery, and secondly, most farmers do not have more land and cannot afford to buy more land.

In addition, agricultural machinery will greatly improve agricultural production efficiency, which means that the same job will not require as many people, and farmers will become unemployed.

The deeper impact of agricultural machinery is that it will reduce the production cost of agricultural products, thereby reducing the price of agricultural products. Although Franz has been using policy suppression and state procurement to maintain food prices.

But this kind of thing that clearly violates market rules cannot continue forever. It is only a matter of time before the proportion of agricultural population is reduced.

However, Franz hopes that people will go to factories, cities, and overseas for a better tomorrow, rather than being forced to do so.

In addition, traditional concepts, suspicion and rejection of new technologies are also hindering the promotion of agricultural machinery. The reasons are quite complicated. Some people are stupid, some are lazy, and some have bad intentions.