Xu Wei, who was far away in Jidu, didn't know that his subordinates were bursting with ambition when they saw Cao Cao's territory. At this time, he led the senior officials of Daqian to the army farm near Jidu.
Then he patted a steel monster next to him enthusiastically and said: "This machine will be as efficient as 100 people harvesting, and it can change the whole world!"
Xu Wei developed a lot of steam machinery during this period, but he found that the most important thing in Daqian now was steam tractors to solve the shortage of agricultural labor.
Tractors can plow the land, transplant rice, harvest, and thresh. They are the multi-handle of agriculture. Replace the agricultural machinery at the back with a drag bucket, and the tractor becomes a transport vehicle. When Xu Wei was a child, he often rode on a tractor in the countryside, and now it is even more powerful. A tractor can transport a large amount of materials, and animal power is far inferior to that of a tractor. It can be said that the tractor is the most important production and living tool in rural areas.
This is also the tool that Xu Wei is most familiar with. After having this idea, Xu Wei led his team and spent more than a month to build this experimental tractor!
Niu Gui and others looked at the steel monster with four big wheels. Although they knew that it was not a mortal thing. After all, its size alone made people feel frightened. However, everyone still instinctively felt that it could match the labor efficiency of 100 people. impossible.
Seeing their doubts, Xu Wei smiled and said: "We can compete. You can find 100 people to compare the harvesting efficiency with this big guy!"
Xiangkai on the side smiled and said: "Okay, let's compare the harvest efficiency with the ruler!"
It is easy to find 100 people on this farm, and Niu Gui, Xu Juan and the others also picked up sickles and prepared to compete with Xu Wei's machine!
Both parties selected two wheat fields of the same size!
Xiangkai and other 100 people lined up to harvest grain, while Xu Wei and several engineers continued to add high-calorie anthracite to the steam tractor.
The sound of "Thud, thud, thud!" began to erupt in this machine! The gear sickle in front of the tractor also kept swinging from side to side, and the blue light kept flashing, as if to tell others that it was not something to be trifled with!
As the referee, Old Man Wang shouted: "Start!"
Xiangkai and the others immediately began to wave their sickles. The latest sickles in their hands were all Daqian's latest ones, and they were sharpened to a shimmering cold light. The wheat was cut instantly with one wave of the knife. With the efforts of 100 people, there was soon a large area of wheat. Finished being harvested!
But Xu Wei's side was even more powerful. After the harvester started, the earthquake shook the mountains, and the sound of "burst, burst, burst!" resounded throughout the fields. The two rows of gear-like sickles were like the god of death. Not only were they devouring the wheat, but also any The wheat in front of the harvester fell down one after another, and was rolled up into bunches by Xu Wei behind. The efficiency of the harvester was extremely fast, and it took Xu Wei and three people to keep up with its harvesting efficiency!
The harvester surpassed Xiangkai and the others after running for less than half a stick of incense. However, Xiangkai and the others were stunned when the harvester just started. The wheat within a range of more than ten feet was devoured by this monster. Some wheat roots are left behind. Although this monster can only move at the same speed as an ordinary person walking, as long as the machine passes by, the wheat will be harvested cleanly. This efficiency is really faster than 100 people. How can this not let Xiangkai and the others down? Looked dumbfounded.
When the machine surpassed them, they knew they had lost, but now they looked at the harvester with an expression of appreciation!
"What kind of monster is this!" Xu Juan said with sweat on her face. They were already moving fast enough, but they were still easily surpassed by the harvester!
Xiangkai smiled and said: "No wonder the ruler attaches so much importance to this steam engine. It can also improve the national strength of Daqian in all aspects. I can't imagine the prosperous age of Daqian when this thing becomes popular throughout Daqian." What a scene it would be!”
Niu Gui said happily: "This thing can support 100 people. They may not be able to catch up with this year's summer harvest, but if there are thousands of these machines for the autumn harvest, the factories in Youzhou can continue to operate. If they become popular throughout Daqian, I'm afraid Daqian's fiscal revenue can be increased by more than 10%, and the things the government has done are really extraordinary!"
But just when everyone was marveling at the efficiency of the harvester, there was an abnormal sound. The harvesting artifact that they were still marveling at just now suddenly collapsed. At this time, Xu Wei and 5 engineers actually held their respective The craftsmen were overhauling this harvester, and the scene was extremely busy!
Xiangkai and the others laughed when they saw it!
Old Man Wang said: "It seems that this machine still needs to be improved before it can be used! It broke down after running for less than one stick of incense. This is too unreliable."
Xiangkai said: "Use it a few times to find out all the faults and it will become more reliable!"
In the end, the winner of this game was Xiangkai and the others. Xu Wei's harvester only ran for one stick of incense before it collapsed. Xu Wei and the others repaired it for a long time but could not find the problem. In the end, they could only use a carriage to drive the machine It was shipped back to the laboratory.
However, everyone has seen the potential of this harvester. If there are thousands of such machines, hundreds of thousands of labor can be saved.
So Xu Wei, who came to Niu Gui, said: "In charge, there are still three months until the autumn harvest. Please use your full strength to control this wheat harvesting machine. My subordinates want to order 1,000 units of this machine for the imperial court! The imperial court can also take it. Spend a sum of money to build a factory to produce this kind of machine!"
Xu Weidao: "This is called a harvester, but it is not perfect yet. It will be difficult to produce 1,000 units. The factory has been built first, but it is difficult to count on this year's autumn harvest. It can only produce a dozen units at most." And it can only be used for experiments. Only by finding out its faults bit by bit can it be mass-produced. Otherwise, like this time, it will break even after a stick of incense is used!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Niu Guidao: "Then wait until the government finds all its faults. We are producing on a large scale. Our subordinates think that we need to increase investment in these industries. This industry is really It’s too important, the court must control it!”
Xu Weidao: "Don't worry, the private sector does not have such powerful technology as the imperial court. It will take 10 years for them to imitate it!"
Just kidding, the senior engineers in Daqian are all controlled by the imperial court. Without these high-tech talents, it would be difficult for merchants in Daqian to build complex steam engines no matter how much money they have. However, the Guotou machine does not require high technical requirements and can be copied!
And Xu Wei doesn't care about this. The more Guotuo machines they have in the village, the faster Da Gan's strength will improve. How could Xu Wei refuse such a good thing!
This competition made the harvester famous throughout Daqian. All the governors and governors in Daqian were eagerly waiting for the arrival of the harvester. Even before the Xuwei factory was built, they began to place orders for the harvester. .
The shortage of labor in recent years has really made these governors anxious. Every year, they have to watch the tax revenue drop significantly from January to February, but they do not earn the money they can. It is a loss for everyone, and they have to pay taxes every year. It's natural to feel uncomfortable when you see yourself losing money.
However, this year, for the opera lovers in Yuyang County, there is some expectation. The contract for dispatched workers between Daqian and Cao Cao has been signed. In order to improve efficiency, all the dispatched workers have been placed in Yuyang County. Yuyang Prefect Xi Zhong was responsible for settling these people.
The opera lovers were even more eagerly awaiting it. After knowing that the fleet was about to arrive, they went to Quanzhou Pier to wait for this group of people!
When the huge fleet appeared at Quanzhou Pier, Xi Zhong immediately stepped forward to greet them: "Welcome to Yuyang County!"
"Brother Zhicai, you're fine!" Guo Jia said when he saw Xi Zhong, he raised his hands and saluted.
"Brother Fengxiao!" Xi Zhong also said in surprise!
The two old friends had not seen each other for 10 years. Both parties were surprised. Then the two arranged for the dispatch workers. After completing their official duties, Xi Zhong led Guo Jia to his mansion!
Guo Jia looked at Xi Zhong and said with a smile: "Brother Zhicai, you have now achieved your original ambition. However, at the age of 30, you became the prefect of 2000 shi, and you are also the prefect of the capital. It is not an exaggeration to say that you are half a governor. I’m afraid that in a few years, Brother Zhicai will be able to hold the position of Prime Minister of Daqian!”
Xi Zhicai smiled and said: "It depends on luck. There are dozens of people ahead of me. If I can't go up within 40 years, then I'm afraid I won't be able to become the prime minister in this life!"
Guo Jia looked at Xi Zhong with envy. At first, Xi Zhong was cautious and confused about his future, but now Xi Zhong is high-spirited. Even if he is the Prime Minister, he still has to take a peek and does not think that he is a good person. He has no such qualifications! Obviously he does not think that his only future is the position of prefect.
When he said this, Guo Jia was a little jealous. Ruling the world was a temptation that any scholar could hardly refuse, but he no longer had this opportunity. The original separation created their two current paths.
Then Xi Zhong saw Guo Jia and sighed: "Brother Feng Xiao's talent is ten times better than mine. If you join Da Gan, I'm afraid you won't even be able to be the governor now. It would be a pity for you to follow Cao Cao!"
Guo Jia calmed down and said: "With Lei Gong's attitude towards the nobles and nobles, even if I stay in Daqian, I'm afraid I can only become a petty official. Liu He is still Liu Yu's eldest son. How many Liu Yu left in Youzhou I have left a legacy, but now Liu He can only become a Qianshi official, and his position is extremely idle. If I really stay in Daqian, I'm afraid I won't be much better than Liu He!"
Guo Jia is self-aware of this. It can be seen from the people promoted by Lei Gong over the years that he still prefers to promote his own confidants. Those who are from the common people are the best. The dozen or so governors in the entire Daqian are all from the common people. Even one of them is from the common people. He is not from a humble family, but his family is a noble family. It is impossible for such a background to gain the trust of Lei Gong!
Then he said: "This time I will ask Brother Zhicai to take care of my subordinates!"
Xi Zhong nodded and said: "That's a good thing. They will rest in the military camp for a day first. I will prepare the supplies. Starting tomorrow, you will start harvesting from the Quanzhou Military Reclamation Farm and go all the way north to Guangping County! Arrange these 10,000 people for the brotherhood.
As for the logistics, your people will not be hungry or cold, but you also need to tell me how efficient these people are in doing things, don't they understand everything?"
"Although harvesting grain is simple, for savages who have never done these things, they will either cut their own feet or cut their own hands, and often the fields will be in a state of chaos! If it were not for the real lack of labor, for my brother
I don’t want savages!”
Although Yuyang County is a frontier fortress, it also has its advantages, that is, it can recruit herdsmen from the frontier fortress to help harvest grain. During this time, the herdsmen do not have much to do, and they are also willing to do some odd jobs. The effect is just like Xi Zhong said, often doing
If everything goes wrong, he really doesn't want to hire these people who have no farming experience, no matter what choice he has!
Guo Jiaqin said: "This group of people already have 4-5 years of farming experience, and I feel they are not much worse than the farmers in Daqian!"
Xi Zhong nodded and said: "That's good. As long as your labor force is outstanding, I can ask the governor to keep them all here! In addition to completing the autumn harvest, Yuyang also has the task of expanding waterways and building roads. These things are all
It requires a lot of labor, so your people don’t have to worry about having nothing to do when they come to Yuyang!”
Guo Jiadao: "That's good. Now there is a shortage on Crab Island. We still plan to use this method to make money. 10,000 people is not our limit. As long as this is successful, Crab Island can send 100,000 laborers to Yuyang in the future.
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Xi Zhong was also happy when he heard that there were so many labor forces. The officialdom of Daqian was relatively simple. Everyone was competing for political achievements. The reason why Xi Zhong became the prefect so quickly was because of his outstanding political achievements, and 100,000 people were working in Xi Zhong.
It seems like a wave of political achievements!
When Guo Jia was meeting with Xi Zhong, the 10,000 people on Crab Island had already been placed in a large military camp in Yuyang by Xi Zhong's men. These people were given a meal of white rice porridge with fish as soon as they arrived.
There were also white-faced steamed buns that shocked everyone.
Most of the supplies on Cao Cao's Crab Island were used for construction. The Han people who followed him to Crab Island could still keep their treatment, but the savages captured by him as serfs should not be treated as well. For these savages, starving to death is a big deal
It is already a very lucky thing, and it is the first time in many people's lives that they can eat enough like today.
As a result, many people were able to hold on to three bowls in a row. If the opera fans hadn't prepared the doctor in advance, I'm afraid that several of these people would have lost their jobs before they even started!
After the meal, a pavilion chief from Daqian led hundreds of soldiers to transport a large number of old beddings and gave them all a set of work clothes. There was no way, Cao Cao could not be self-sufficient in cloth.
, those savages are wearing clothes made of unknown materials, and some are simply beggars, which is in line with their status as savages, but the opera lovers cannot just let them do things like this, this will definitely cause panic among the local people.
The opera singer can only get some old clothes for these people.
But for the savages who came to Yuyang, this was an unprecedented surprise. Not only could they have enough to eat, but they also had clothes to wear. This was simply unbelievable!
"Watanabe, have we arrived at the paradise that the Lord said!" A savage said without daring to imagine.