I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 14 Zhuge Liang encounters Qu Yuanli by chance
Yang Yi doesn't understand the concept of "building a stronghold and fighting a dull war".

But he can observe words and emotions.

Zhuge Liang was obviously interested in this tactic.

Yang Yi's attitude towards Zhuge Liang is very simple: I will do whatever the prime minister says.

Unless, Prime Minister, you die, I can make my own decision to kill Wei Yan!
"Prime Minister, my subordinates are dull and don't understand much."

Zhuge Liang had an idea in his mind.

But this matter is not that simple.

The people below brought soup and vegetables. At this time, Fei Yi came.

"See Prime Minister."

"Did you go to see it yesterday?" Zhuge Liang asked.

"Look, everything is as usual."

Zhuge Liang asked again: "What do you think of Li Heng?"

"He is a talented person. There is no problem in leaving the papermaking to him."

Zhuge Liang continued to ask: "Can he hold other positions?"

"From the current point of view, apart from medical skills and papermaking, he has not shown the ability to hold other positions. The lower official feels that these two are enough. A person who is proficient in these two is already a talent."

Zhuge Liang nodded and kept silent about Li Heng's previous suggestion, but he knew it well.

At this time, Wei Yan was outside asking for a meeting.

Zhuge Liang summoned Wei Yan to come in.

"See Prime Minister!"

"Chang Wen, thank you for your hard work this time Beiyuan."

Wei Yan said: "The final general wishes he could take Beiyuan!"

"Please be patient and don't be impatient."

"Prime Minister, now that the Wei army has been defeated by our army, please Prime Minister give the last general five thousand elite soldiers. The last general will take the Ziwu Road and kill Chang'an without leaving a single piece of armor behind!"

"This matter must not be mentioned again." Zhuge Liang said in a deep voice, with such a majesty that the domineering and powerful Wei Yan did not dare to make any mistakes.

"Prime Minister, the last general is also for..."

"Prime Minister!" Upon seeing this, Fei Yi immediately began to change the subject, "Since our army has occupied the east of Xieshui, it is also necessary to camp in the east of Xieshui. Now the task of fielding is extremely heavy, and the manpower for papermaking has increased, so we still need to do what we can. ."

"Garrisoning is too slow!" Wei Yan said immediately, "If it is garrisoning, we will continue to consume the Wei army here, and we can't afford it."

"This is the safest way." Fei Yi said.

"What Wei Yan said is not necessarily wrong. Farming did not happen overnight." Zhuge Liang said, "But the Northern Expedition did not happen overnight."

Zhuge Liang thought for a moment and said, "Let's go for a walk in the fields together tomorrow."

"Yes."

"Don't alert others."

"Yes."

On the second day, Sima Yi did not send any more troops.

Meng Yan, the general of the Han army on the east bank of Xieshui, asked Zhuge Liang whether he wanted to attack Zhou Dang, and the reply he received was to camp temporarily.

In the morning, the sun was very bright and it was not too hot yet. Zhuge Liang, dressed in linen, took Yang Yi and Fei Yi, and some plainclothes attendants, down to Wuzhangyuan.

Fei Yi said: "Prime Minister, why don't you go back in case the Wei army..."

Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Our elite troops are stationed all around. If the Wei army wants to come, wouldn't it be better?"

The group of people walked towards the fields that had been cleared for farming.

Seeing the busy farmers around him, Zhuge Liang felt relieved and anxious at the same time.

There is a reason why he did not farm in the first four times.

The Han Dynasty was different from the Wei State, which had a sufficient population.

The Han Dynasty had insufficient population, and if it wanted to expand its strategic depth through farming, it would soon encounter a bottleneck.

But now in the 12th year of Jianxing, all Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition tactics have been used. After several years of fighting, the people's livelihood in the country has also been affected.

He needed a more prudent strategy for the Northern Expedition.But farming is not easy!

In other words, nothing in this world is simple, and everyone is struggling.

"Prime Minister, look over there." Fei Yi whispered in Zhuge Liang's ear.

Only then did Zhuge Liang come back from his meditation.

Looking around, the fields are full of busy figures, either cultivating the land, planting seeds or cultivating the fields, in full swing.

At this time, an old man plowing alone caught his attention.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, a coupled plow required three oxen and two people, but this old man plowed the plow with one person and one oxen.

The shape of the plow is also strange. The straight shaft and long shaft of the plow have become a weird curved shape.

Yang Yi also noticed it. He walked up to the old man and asked, "Old man, do you have this natural power? It's so easy for one man and one ox to plow the ground."

The old man raised his head, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and replied with a smile: "Lang Guan praised me, the old man has no supernatural power, he only relies on the power of the plow."

"Qu Yuan plow?" Fei Yi also came over curiously, staring at the Qu Yuan plow in the old man's hand. This was the first time he had seen such a special plow.

"Lang Guan doesn't know that in the past, it took three people and two oxen to plow three acres in a day. At this age, if you can plow two acres in a day, it's pretty good."

"Now that we have this curved shaft plow, an old man like this can plow three acres of land in one day. If he is more diligent, he can plow four acres of land."

When Zhuge Liang heard this, he held the feather fan in his hand and trembled slightly. He was calm on the surface, but he was shocked in his heart.

Zhuge Liang was very familiar with craftsmanship, and he immediately saw the beauty of the Quyuan plow.

I was excited in my heart: Okay!good!Whoever improved this plow is a genius!

But Yang Yi was still muttering: "What is the difference between this plow and the previous plow?"

The old man said: "The plow frame of the curved shaft plow is lighter than that of the coupled plow. There is also a steering plow disc installed on the shaft head, which makes U-turns and turns more flexible and can speed up plowing."

Fei Yi said from another perspective: "It also saves manpower and animal power. Now is the time for farming. If the curved shaft plow can be popularized, the efficiency of farming will be greatly improved."

Yang Yi suddenly asked excitedly: "Old man, did you make this plow yourself?"

"It was made at Laotian's blacksmith shop, but I heard it was made by a craftsman named Xue Liang from the papermaking factory..."

Fei Yi and Yang Yi looked at each other, Zhuge Liang nodded and said, "Thank you very much, sir."

"no, I'm fine."

Zhuge Liang and his men immediately went to the papermaking factory.

Yang Yi muttered: "Prime Minister, this papermaking factory is really full of people."

The papermaking factory is now very strictly guarded, but Fei Yi just came here the day before yesterday. Who doesn't know him?

Yang Yi also showed his token.

After entering, ask for Xue Liang by name.

Xue Liang immediately trotted out: "Masters, why are you looking for me here?"

Yang Yi immediately asked: "Xue Liang, are you the one who made the Quyuanli?"

Xue Liang was stunned for a moment, nodded and said, "I did it."

"How did you think of it?" Fei Yi asked eagerly.

Xue Liang was a little confused by their enthusiasm and said timidly: "It's not what I thought."

"What do you mean by that? Didn't you just say it was you?"

"I made it, but it wasn't what I thought. I made it according to the drawings."

"Who drew the drawings?" Zhuge Liang asked hurriedly.

"Is there any problem with you guys?" Xue Liang became a little worried.

"Tell the truth, who gave you the drawings!"

"It's Li Langjun from our papermaking factory."

"Who is Li Langjun?"

"Li Heng and Li Langjun."

(End of this chapter)