Craftsmen and soldiers do not understand how incredible it is for ordinary farmers to double their cultivated area, but Wu Zhu understands that Wu Zhu is the inheritor and disseminator of knowledge in this world. They are knowledgeable about the past and the present, and are very aware of the difficult process of the rise of the race.
In more ancient times, human beings were no different from ordinary beasts. They drank their hair and drank their blood. They used their blood and life to snatch food from the mouths of beasts. Their lives were precarious. A full meal depended on luck. It was common for them not to have enough to eat.
Life span is short, only about ten years. If you can live to be thirty years old, you will be an old man.
But with the advent of fire, tools, and the practice of slash-and-burn farming, the lives of human beings have undergone earth-shaking changes. With a fixed output of food, there is no need to worry about what to eat next day and night. Maybe there will always be people who freeze every year.
They starved to death, but most people still lived peacefully.
Being able to live is a great blessing.
This kind of happiness is very simple and easy to satisfy.
People are pleased to see that the elderly live longer and longer. Even ordinary people who are not Qigong practitioners can live to be fifty or sixty years old, or even longer.
Wu knows the past and knows the present. In his limited thinking, he feels that life is very good now. As long as there is a good year, ordinary people can live comfortably, do not have to go hungry, and can save for the next year.
Have some leftover food.
This was unimaginable in ancient times. If the ancient sages saw the current scene, I am afraid they would sincerely praise the peaceful and prosperous age!
Because he understood this, when his king said that the land that ordinary people could farm had doubled, Wu Tong was so shocked that he couldn't help but shed tears of emotion under the gaze of everyone!
What a happy picture it would be if people could double their food harvest in a year...
The scene where Wu Tong was moved to tears was very contagious. Cang Man, who was originally excited, the palace guards, and the craftsmen all became solemn and restrained their smiles.
The bald dragon is also an exception. He is a little better than the average person, but he is still a little confused. Because of the previous slap in the face, the bald dragon spoke more cautiously this time: "Your Majesty, iron farm tools really have such a great effect? Doubling the land cultivated,
Do ordinary people have so much ability?"
The bald dragon was quite knowledgeable, and his words suddenly awakened the second elder Wu Tong from his trance.
Just now, Wu Tong was immersed in the beautiful fantasy of doubling the cultivated area, which moved him so much. But after he woke up, Wu Tong also had doubts. Although iron tools were sharp and hard, and could help people cultivate fields, they could not help people cultivate fields all of a sudden.
Doubling the cultivated area per household is an exaggeration.
If it were an increase of 20 to 30%, Wu Tong would have no doubts at all.
"Your Majesty, I believe in your Majesty, but you must know that manpower is sometimes scarce, and I think it is a bit untrue."
Seeing that everyone was in disbelief, Yao Yun was a little helpless, but he soon felt relieved.
This era is similar to the Pre-Qin era, and the land was plowed using agricultural tools called Lei. This agricultural tool originated from the Shennong era and was a time-honored farming artifact at the time.
In the past, people planted extensively and harvested little. After many plantings, the land was not fertilized enough. Soon they had to migrate to find new land. People were exhausted because of this. When the grass that plowed the land appeared, the tribes who kept migrating to open up wasteland and cultivated the land were allowed to stay for a long time and recuperate.
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To this day, people have been plowing the land with grass.
Plowing was very important in the history of human farming, but plowing the land with grass was a chore. Farmers spent a lot of energy on it, and could not cultivate much land at all. So in later generations, grass was replaced by iron plows.
In the last life, the iron plows of flower growers were introduced to Europe, and then directly triggered an agricultural revolution in Europe. The effectiveness of the iron plows can be seen from this.
Yao Yun smiled mysteriously: "Second Elder, I sometimes entertain Uncle Long, but I will definitely not fool you, old man. Just wait and see!"
The bald dragon's head was covered with black lines and he glared angrily. What do you mean, Crown Prince? He just had fun when he saw this dragon. I, Long Batian, just don't want to see you. After all, I watched you grow up. I loved you so much when I was a child.
You heartless bad guy!
Yao Yun selectively ignored the bald dragon's glare. Seeing that the second elder still looked confused, he continued: "Second elder, I have new farm tools that can help with farming. Just take a look. I won't deceive you."
Wu Tong seemed to remember the unheard-of farm tools that the king mentioned just now. He had neglected them before, but now he suddenly remembered them, and a look of surprise appeared on Wu Tong's old face again:
"The king mentioned the iron plow before, what is it?"
As he spoke, Wu Tong put his old and withered hands on Yao Yun's mink fur coat, and his eyes radiated light.
Yao Yun didn't dare to lie, and couldn't bear to lie: "Well, the iron plow is similar to the grass, but the effect of turning the land is several times better than the grass, and it can also cultivate the land with the help of oxen and elephants. Even an old man can push an oxcart.
Plow several acres of land every day!”
"Really?"
The bald dragon was speechless when he heard this. He didn't even have the time to get angry. Although the dragon had great power, it couldn't change other people after all.
Of course, the bald dragon will not go to the fields to cultivate by itself, and it needs to eat, but labor is absolutely out of the question. The only way to do the labor is to let the farmer do it. Unfortunately, the farmer is weak and can't do much work.
But now when he heard that there was a kind of farm tool that allowed farmers to plant more land, Long Batian, who was aloof, also understood the power of it.
Yao Yun did not argue with the bald dragon, but nodded solemnly.
Wu Tong, who had been watching Yao Yun intently, took a deep breath, and the cold wind was sucked into his nose. Wu Tong shivered, and his whole body became more alert due to the stimulation of the cold wind from the outside.
There really are such farming tools... Wu Tong felt that he was going crazy. The iron weapons had given him a huge shock. He knew very well that Xidu might have an opportunity to take off because of this.
But now when he heard the king talking about the iron farm tools for farming, he felt a surge of emotion deep in his heart. This is a great blessing. Something that affects thousands of people represents supreme luck and prestige.
.....
For a time, things that Wu Tong had never dared to imagine suddenly resurfaced and took on new life.
"Your Majesty, do you have the real thing?" Wu Tong thought of something.
Yao Yun shook his head: "I have been busy building weapons these days and have no time to get them out. Next, I will order the craftsmen to build them. In addition, I will expand the iron smelting production. All of these need to be done slowly."
Wu Tong nodded excitedly: "Yes, yes, don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry, important things like this need to be planned slowly, we have plenty of time."
"Your Majesty, you are busy. If you need anything, just say a word."
After saying that, Wu Tong took the bald dragon and left, saying that he could not disturb the king from doing important things.
After one person and one dragon left, Yao Yun breathed a sigh of relief. He was also very anxious in his heart. It was not because of the iron plow. After all, the effectiveness of the iron plow had long been proven. He was not worried at all. What he cared about the most was the Yellow Stone Heavenly Book.