At the end of Qin, I became a son of the plane

Chapter 127, Hundreds of Talents

June 36, the 6th year of the First Emperor's reign. Chenjun

After several days of hard work, the group returned to Chen County.

Then they saw something new. Rows of huge waterwheels rotate slowly along the water in the chasm. After the water reaches the highest point, it is collected by a pool, and then transported by water pipes made of moso bamboo to places far away from the river and flows into the canal.

"What is this and why is it so huge?" Zhang Liang carefully observed the water transportation system and was shocked.

Such a system could actually irrigate hundreds of acres of land. Looking at the sparkling rice fields, he knew that the grain production capacity of these fields would be greatly improved. This was simply an artifact to increase grain production capacity. There are thousands of acres of irrigated land near these waterwheels, which means the rebels have thousands more acres of farmland.

These waterwheels are mechanical creations. In other words, as long as there are enough waterwheels, the rebels will have more farmland. Thousands of acres of land are nothing, but hundreds of thousands or millions of acres of farmland are enough to turn one force into a Overlord.

The first emperor unified the world because of the addition of the Zheng Guo Canal, and the Zheng Guo Canal could only irrigate 400 million acres of land in Guanzhong and turn these lands into fields. This allowed Guanzhong to take away the reputation of the land of abundance in Sichuan.

(I think it’s an exaggeration. The Zhengguo Canal irrigates millions of acres of land, but each acre can reach the figure of 6 stones and 4 buckets, which is six times higher than the yield per mu in other places. I really don’t know how Zhengguo did it in the first place. Yes, he just built a canal, and he didn’t become a druid. How could the yield per mu exceed the limit of 3 stones in that era! Does any reader know why this is?)

Xu Fan was surprised and said: "This is a water wheel. It can transport water to the highlands."

Xu Fan was not surprised by the appearance of waterwheels. Waterwheels were things he made. He was surprised that these waterwheels were so tall.

In this age without fertilizers, the best way to grow food is to turn dry fields into paddy fields. The production capacity of more than one stone will immediately become three stones. Therefore, in ancient times, fields close to rivers were called upper fields because of the convenience of watering. High production capacity.

In fact, Xu Fan had Bian Tou make the waterwheel very early. However, his carpentry skills were not high enough and he could only make some waterwheels more than one foot high. This kind of small waterwheel did not play much role in agricultural irrigation. It can irrigate dozens of acres of land close to the river, but there is no shortage of water close to the river.

Therefore, the small waterwheel made by Bian Tou was mainly used as a source of power. Xu Fan and Bian Tou built a grinder to grind wood into round rods, which could be used to make arrow shafts or spears. The efficiency of the grinder is dozens of times that of humans, and it can work as long as there is running water. It can be said that the rebel army has expanded so violently, and there has been no shortage of spears, arrows and other weapons, and the grinder has contributed a lot.

Even Chen County became the arsenal of all rebels, thanks to the grinding machines that greatly improved productivity. You must know that in this era, a long arrow is worth a bucket of grain. If Xu Fan wanted to produce 10,000 shi of grain, it would take thousands of people to work for a year. It takes time to receive so many land gifts.

However, it only takes less than a hundred craftsmen a month to produce 10 long arrows. To some extent, these tall waterwheels represent the rebels' developed military industry system.

It’s just that the waterwheels in front of us are obviously beyond Bian Tou’s capabilities. Could it be that Bian Tou’s technology has improved during this time?

Just when Xu Fan was confused, Zhou Zhang and others came out of the city to greet Xu Fan.

"General, you are finally back." Zhou Zhang said excitedly.

Xu Fan dismounted and helped Zhou Zhang's hand: "Thank you for your hard work during this time."

Zhou Zhang smiled and said: "It's not as good as the general who went through life and death. The general annihilated one hundred thousand Qin troops. The old man went to Huangquan and had something to say when he saw Chun Shenjun and General Xiang. What they didn't do, general, you did."

His proud expression was as if he had annihilated 100,000 Qin troops.

Xu Fan pointed to the large waterway outside: "Bian Tou's ability has improved so fast, the height of those waterwheels exceeds 3 feet."

Zhou Zhang smiled and said, "Thanks to one person."

After speaking, Zhou Zhang pulled Kong Kun to Xu Fan and said, "Mr. Zikun is not only knowledgeable and knowledgeable, but also has extensive contacts. The general does not want to recruit people from hundreds of schools for his own use, but Zikun is friends with the masters of hundreds of schools of thought." Very good.

So the subordinates asked Mr. Zikun to recruit talents from hundreds of families for the general. Under his recommendation, people from the Gongshu family joined the general, and this big water tanker was built by people from the Gongshu family. "

Xu Fan looked at Kong Kun in surprise. When the old gentleman came to seek refuge with him, Xu Fan didn't pay attention. The reputation of Confucianism in his time had already been ruined. Even Xu Fan himself had preconceived the idea that Confucianism would play a role in war. It was of no use at that time, so he was given the position of principal of a primary school, and his students also became teachers. It can be regarded as using them according to their talents. Confucianism was originally engaged in education.

But he didn't expect that Kong Yu was far more useful than he thought. He actually had such a network of connections that he could easily recruit talents that he couldn't recruit for a long time. He really underestimated the Confucian scholars of this era.

Xu Fan immediately bowed his hands to Kong Yu and said, "This general is really ignorant. He did not realize the talent of the old gentleman and neglected the talents."

"General, you're welcome. I am a Confucian who teaches and educates people. The general gave me thousands of students. It's too late for me to be happy. How can I feel neglected." Xu Fan saluted himself, which made Kong Yu very happy, which made his self-esteem Got great satisfaction.

At this time, Kong Yu waved, and an old man with white hair came up. Kong Yu pulled the old man to Xu Fan and said: "Gongshu Qiu was the head of the Gongshu family at that time. His carpentry skills are said to be second. No one in the world dares to Say it’s number one.”

Then Kong Yu pointed to the waterway not far away: "These waterwheels were made by people from the Gongshu family."

The old man bowed his hands to Xu Fan and said, "Gong Shuqiu pays homage to General Shangzhu."

Xu Fan immediately helped the old man up and said: "The old man is so old, there is no need to be polite. I have heard the name of the public loser for a long time. Our rebel army is lacking talents like the old man. This is not the place to talk. In a few days I’ll pay another visit to the Gongshu family.”

The smile on Xu Fan's face couldn't stop. The best team of engineers in the world had come to rely on him. The ideas in his head could finally be made into real objects by relying on the Gongshu family.

This is to pay attention to their Gongshu family. Gongshu Qiu said happily: "I and others respectfully welcome the general."

The people in the Gongshu family behind were also very happy when they heard Xu Fan's words. The Gongshu family has been having a hard time these years. They are not from noble backgrounds, and their skills are not valued by the nobles, so they often bury them with nobles in order to keep them secret. They are like Hua Tuo during the Three Kingdoms period. They obviously have magical skills, but they are If you are not recognized by the aristocratic circle, life or death is not up to you.

Hua Tuo was already the best doctor in the world, but Cao Cao would kill him whenever he wanted, and the upper class would not even condemn Cao Cao.

The counterpart is Mi Heng, because no matter how much the celebrity insulted Cao Cao, Cao Cao did not dare to kill him, because Cao Cao had suffered this loss before. When he first debuted, he killed the celebrity Bian Rang, which completely offended the Han celebrity circle. Because of this incident, his good friend Zhang Miao sold him and almost lost his hometown. After learning that lesson, Cao Cao did not dare to touch the famous people in the world.

The Gongshu family does not have such amulets, and the nobles will kill them whenever they want. In order to avoid being pursued by the nobles, they became anonymous and hid in the wilderness.

But life in the mountains was not easy. In this era, there were all kinds of poisonous insects and ferocious beasts in the wild. From time to time, members of the Gongshu family would die at the hands of these raptors and poisonous insects. And their carpentry skills can only be put into use in large cities with large populations and developed commerce. Hidden in the deep mountains and old forests, the skills can only be wasted.

At this time, when the Gongshu family was in a dilemma, Gongshu Qiu received a letter from Kong Kun, saying that all the rebels in the world were trying to overthrow the violent Qin. If they wanted to change the fate of the Gongshu family, they could join the Chenjun rebels.

After they received Kong Kun's call, they did not go out immediately, but inquired about Xu Fan. At that time, Xu Fan first annihilated Wang Li's 3 army, and then Li You's 5 army, which shocked the world. However, the other rebel armies were repeatedly defeated by the Qin army. The members of the Gongshu family discussed it and decided to join Xu Fan.

When they arrived in Chen County, they received unprecedented attention. Under the influence of Xu Fan, the Rebel Army has always attached great importance to handicrafts. Handicraft has even become the most important pillar industry of the Rebel Army in addition to land tax. Tens of thousands of handicraftsmen work for the Rebel Army. There are hundreds of volunteers. Workshops of all sizes.

They manufacture various weapons such as armor, bows and arrows, swords, guns, swords and halberds, as well as baggage carts, wheelbarrows, plows, sickles, axes, saws and other production tools. Relying on the assembly line technology taught by Xu Fan, their production capacity is extremely high.

There was flow craft in the Qin Dynasty, but only in a few military industry departments. In most industries, one master plus one or two apprentices were used to make a product from beginning to end. It was this part of the craft that Xu Fan improved, allowing the craftsmen to find ways to make all the products. Industries were streamlined to improve productivity, and the craftsmen who mastered assembly line technology in the Qin Dynasty became Xu Fan's most important helpers. Without them, even if Xu Fan knew the assembly line technology, it would be difficult to roll out the system. It can only be said that the First Emperor gave Xu Fan Fan laid a good foundation.

A large number of flow processes have been spread across Chenjun's entire industry, which has greatly improved productivity. Although it has not reached the level of qualitative change, it has also improved several times in quantity. This makes the various military products produced by Chenjun low-priced and cost-effective. It is extremely high, and all forces will come to Chen County to buy arsenal armor.

The geographical location of Chen County also brings convenience to this emerging handicraft base. Honggou Water connects the entire Huaihe River system. Relying on small boats and heavy trucks, Chen County’s handicraft products can reach all the rebels’ spheres of influence, even the Qin State’s sphere of influence. It’s also hard to resist Chen Jun’s handicraft products.

Military products were sold well among the rebels all over the country, and handicraft products were sold well throughout the Central Plains, which brought a large amount of food, cloth, salt and other materials to Chen County. Civilian products also greatly improved the productivity of Chen County and Yingchuan County, recycling a large amount of food and cloth from the hands of the people. Relying on this positive handicraft industry recycling system, Xu Fan was able to feed an army of tens of thousands with the salary of a soldier.

And now the joining of the Gongshu family is equivalent to adding hundreds of senior engineers to the rebel army. The efficiency of the rebel army has been improved again. With their help, they have overcome the technical difficulties of large waterwheels. Others have also become members of the team because of their superb carpenter skills. The leaders and technical backbone of the department, members of the Gongshu family have only been in Chen County for a month, but they are already getting along like a duck in water.

Tens of thousands of craftsmen in Chen County gathered together to do things, which shocked the Gongshu family like never before, but also made them happy. The huge handicraft industry area made the Gongshu family feel that this was their paradise. Their talents can be put into full play in this place. The rebels value their carpenters so much, which also makes the people of the Gongshu family full of hope and feel that they have a future. Then Kong Yu pulled Xu Fan to an old man wearing ordinary coarse cloth and wearing straw sandals and said, "This is Xu Feng, the master farmer."

Xu Fan said in surprise: "I am so lucky to meet the old gentleman. The younger generation is also lucky to have been farming for half a year, raised some poultry, and has some experience in farming."

Xu Fan was really pleasantly surprised. In this era of low agricultural production capacity, it was simply a pipe dream to carry out an industrial revolution. If there were even a little more nobles, a peasant uprising would break out, and there would be no room for industrial development. The premise of the industrial revolution is the agricultural revolution. Only by solving the food problem can the industrial system have enough off-duty workers to expand.

In Xu Fan's view, if industry is to sprout, in addition to accumulating industrial technology, the agricultural yield per mu must reach 3 shi and completely solve the workers' food problem. The reason why industry in the Celestial Empire can only sprout but not develop is because the upper class plundered the surplus grain and grass. , used for one's own leisure and entertainment, if the industrial sprout does not have enough materials to water it, then the sprout will always be just a sprout, and the material foundation for the desired sprout is very important.

The arrival of Xu Feng made Xu Fan see the hope of the agricultural revolution.

Xu Fan said happily: "A Sheng."

Chen Sheng said: "Yes."

"After I go back, I will find out the farming experience recorded by my teacher back then and give it to Mr. Xu for tasting."

Chen Sheng said: "No."

However, Xu Feng hesitated and said, "That's not necessary."

Xu Fan said that after half a year of farming, he gained a lot of experience and even wrote a book. How do you feel about Xu Feng, who has been farming all his life?

Is it an unintentional compliment or a serious criticism?

Xu Fan saw what Xu Feng meant and said: "The boy once learned some farming techniques, such as planting soybeans to fertilize the land, adding plant ash and animal manure to ferment the fields can also fertilize the land, and also knew that a kind of struvite can greatly increase production capacity. , scattering one stone of struvite can increase the food supply by 10 stones."

After hearing Xu Fan's words, Xu Feng finally believed that Xu Fan really understood agricultural knowledge, because what he said was also summarized by their farmers over the years, but what he said about struvite later made Xu Feng think that Xu Fan was a layman, who had improved by 10 stone. Production capacity, I dare say, he has never encountered such a treasure in decades of farming.

Xu Fan also saw that Xu Feng did not believe what he said, and immediately said: "There are a lot of struvite stones on the island. When our rebel army captures Donghai County, I will get some struvite stones, and the old gentleman will know that I am not lying."

Xu Fan continued: "How many disciples does the old gentleman have? I plan to arrange them all to increase food production capacity."

Then Xu Fan sighed and said: "It's too hard for farmers. They have worked hard for more than a year and only have a little more than one stone of grain per acre. What is the difference between this and no harvest? With this little grain, most of it has entered the mouth of the official. It is really world-wide." There is no idle land, and farmers still starve to death.”

"The old man has a dozen disciples, and the peasant disciples add up to hundreds. If the general doesn't dislike it, they should be able to help the general." Xu Feng was finally moved after hearing two lines of Xu Fan's poems.

Xu Fan may not know how to farm, but he really understands farmers. In addition, he inspected Chen County during this period and found that all corvees in Chen County were exempted and the taxes were reduced by half. These are all in line with the farmers' view of light corvee and low taxes. It can be seen from these actions that Xu Fan is a monarch who is truly good to farmers.

Xu Fan said happily: "How can I dislike it? Talented guys like you are eager to have as many as possible."

Although Xu Fan did not major in agriculture, he still knew some agricultural knowledge thanks to the explosion of knowledge in later generations. He knew that in order to increase crop yields, three types of fertilizers, nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium were needed. He even knew that potassium fertilizer was plant ash, and phosphate fertilizer was related to bones. , Nitrogen fertilizer can be used to grow crops such as soybeans, but this knowledge requires the assistance of professionals before it can be popularized in the world. The arrival of farmers can be said to have solved Xu Fan's implementation problem.

Xu Fan continued: "Our rebel army has newly captured Yingchuan County, and 23 counties lack enough officials. The old gentleman's disciples are all proficient in farming and can serve as county magistrates to increase the grain production of a county."

Xu Feng's disciples all looked happy when they heard Xu Fan's words. Although farmers have strict rules and are as simple as the Mohist family, advocating self-sowing and self-reliance, there are only a few born saints who can become the head of a county. For Xu Feng's disciples, it was a huge step up to the next level.

But Xu Feng waved his hand and said: "The general has gone too far. The old disciples only know how to farm. If they can manage the affairs of a county well, just give them a piece of land and they can farm by themselves."

Xu Fan said: "Talents come from experience. Most of the county magistrates in Chen County are soldiers of our rebel army. Do they know how to manage a county? They are familiar with it while doing it. Now for our rebel army, food growth is the first priority." For the most important task, a county magistrate who understands farm work is just right. Old gentleman, please don't put it off, it's really not suitable, then just retire and become an agricultural officer who specializes in managing agriculture."

Xu Feng looked at his disciple's pleading eyes and finally stopped talking. His grandfather was a peasant master, which allowed him to look down upon the princes, but most of his disciples were ordinary peasants. Xu Fan gave them a plan that could change the fate of the entire family. After all, he could not bear to hinder the future of his disciples.

Xu Fan saw that Xu Feng was silent and said to Zhou Zhang: "Brother Zhou, remember to make arrangements. There must be a farmer's boy in each county of our rebel army."

Zhou Zhang bowed his hands and said, "No."

Xu Fan's arrangement was a surprise to many people present, especially Kong Kun's disciples. They were the first batch of scholars to join Xu Fan, but only a few of them became county magistrates, bookkeepers and other positions, and most of them still followed. My own teacher taught the rebel children to read. But the difference between teaching students to read and becoming a Bailihou who is in charge of a place can be felt by individuals.

Many of Kong Yu's students secretly complained that their teacher had summoned people from hundreds of schools, but this was not to find competitors for them.

Kong Yu didn't pay attention to this. Instead, he dragged a boy who was about the same age as Chen Sheng to Xu Fan and introduced him with admiration: "General, this person's name is Qin Bo. He is an orphan of the Mo family. He is the queen of Zhongyi."

Xu Fan looked strange, why did the Mo family let a young boy be the head?

Kong Yu said: "After the Mohist family was divided into three parts, Qin Mo assisted the First Emperor to unify the world. After Qin destroyed the six kingdoms, the Mohist family thought that the world would be peaceful, but Qin Mo never expected that after the world was unified, the First Emperor would become the greatest king in the world. cancer, and the peaceful scene that Qin Mo imagined has not appeared in the world."

"Qin Mo believed that only by getting rid of the First Emperor could the world truly be at peace, so they organized a stand to assassinate the First Emperor, but it failed. Qin Mo was eradicated by the First Emperor, leaving only Qin Bo as an orphan."

When Xu Fan heard this, he was in awe. All Chinese people with lofty ideals are indeed the same. After 2000, there were a group of people who risked their lives to save the country. Before 2000, there were still a group of people who gave up their glory, wealth, and even wealth for the sake of morality in their hearts and peace in the world. life.

It is because of such people with lofty ideals who sacrifice their lives for this country and nation and become the backbone of this country that this country can be revived and prospered repeatedly.

At the same time, one of Xu Fan's doubts was relieved. The Moh family seemed to have disappeared without a trace in the late Qin Dynasty. It turned out that there was such a story here.

Xu Fan patted Qin Bo on the shoulder and said: "A great chivalrous person serves the country and the people. The Mohists of your master's generation are all great heroes who truly serve the country and the people. You want to inherit their legacy and bring glory to the Mohist family. You Go to the craftsmen of Chen County and see who they think are suitable for passing on the knowledge of the Mohist family, and then recruit them to be disciples. The inheritance of the Mohist family will be yours, and you must not live up to the expectations of your masters."

Qin Bo said with red eyes: "No!"

Kong Yu continued to introduce: "This is Gongsun Shuo, the head of the famous family."

"Gongsun Shuo meets with General Shangzhu."

Xu Fan said: "I have also heard about the famous names, and the white horse is not a horse. I have also heard this story."

Gongsun Shuo said proudly: "That's the ancestor of the family."

But Xu Fan shook his head and said: "Your ancestor led famous people astray."

Gongsun Shuo said he was angry when he heard this and said, "Even if you are a rebel general, you should not insult our ancestors like this."

Xu Fan said: "I did not insult your ancestor by naming everything so that the people of the world can better understand the principles of everything. This is what you should do as a famous person, but your ancestor likes to argue with others, even for the sake of Debate throws away the essence of celebrity.”

"The people are stupid, how can it be so easy to master the great ways of the world?" Gongsun Shuo said unconvinced.

Xu Fan said: "Isn't this the meaning of the existence of hundreds of schools of thought? The main purpose of the scholars in the Spring and Autumn Period is to try their best to tell the people their own way. In order to teach his way, Confucius taught 3000 disciples, and Mozi wanted to spread his own way. The Great Dao, "Go through fire and water, and you will never turn around." The outstanding figures of the Legalists even sacrificed their lives in order to initiate reforms in various countries. These are all disciples practicing their own Dao."

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