371 National Treasure (for the water friend Blackfire
Initially, all the kings and ministers of the country thought that the great doctor Zeng Shan would bring out a treasure that was more precious than before. However, they never expected that what Zeng Shan picked up from the box was actually a hoe.
"Why did Zengzi value farm tools?"
"Slow down! This is made of black gold!"
"The iron of Qi is gold, how can it be a treasure?!"
During the discussion, Suihou also looked at Zeng Shan curiously. It was obvious that the doctor would not come here to make a joke. Since it is a treasure, there must be a reason.
"With such a hoe, how much can we produce with our country's power?"
"Between a few miles...maybe there are fifteen, sixty-seven?"
An old doctor thought about it and answered this question.
The population of Lilian is probably between 250 and 1,000. At the lower end, there are only about 250 people and only 15 or 16 iron farm tools.
In fact, except for big countries, most small and medium-sized countries cannot afford to metalize farm tools.
From the process of big countries annexing small countries, it is not difficult to see that the borders of big countries are gradually closing and overlapping. The whole process is the result of the integration of all aspects.
Among them is the improvement of agricultural technology.
If a big country can lease metal agricultural tools to the families of scholars, then the scholars can develop the land more efficiently with the help of metal agricultural tools. In the early days when agricultural technology was generally underdeveloped, whoever opened up more land would naturally be able to support themselves.
The greater the population.
As a result, big countries are getting stronger and stronger, and big countries are increasingly hungry for land and have the ability to develop these lands.
Taking the State of Qi as an example, its main method of transforming the land was to dig deep into the soil and divert water to wash it away, because most of the land in the early days of the State of Qi was saline-alkali land.
This is why in the vast area between Qi State and Yan State, there is no Zhongxia Kingdom to covet, only barbarians are nomadic.
Over the past few hundred years, only one decent big country, the Xing Kingdom, emerged and perished.
If you want to dig deeply and turn over the soil, it is very difficult to use stone tools, and the wear and tear cannot keep up.
Among metal vessels, bronze is mainly used as ritual vessels, sacrificial vessels, and weapons. Copper is very expensive, and it is impossible to reduce the cost.
However, the developed bronze metallurgy created a developed iron casting process, which enabled Qi to use iron tools very extensively. It was the first big country to decentralize iron tools to the grassroots.
In fact, Qi was also the first overlord to overlap its border with another big country.
However, the quality of Qi's ironware is limited, and its durability is not as good as that of bronze. It is in a state where there is more but not strength. However, all the countries in Zhongxia have high expectations for ironware. After all, although "wrought iron" is thick, it is cheap.
In terms of cost-effectiveness, all countries have chosen to develop "black gold", which is also quite forward-looking. Unfortunately, the development of steel smelting technology is still in the exploratory period, and the bronze smelting model has almost been applied to steel smelting intact.
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So when Zeng Shan, the senior official of Sui State, took out an iron hoe, it was natural that the monarchs and ministers of Sui State had strange looks on their faces.
However, after Zeng Shan handed the hoe to Suihou, he said something that made Suihou almost throw the hoe away.
"Your Majesty, I know that in the farmland outside Baiyi, every household in the six kingdoms under the control of Gongshu Qin has one."
Raising a finger, Zeng Shan emphasized again: "Every household must have an iron hoe!"
“Absolutely impossible”
Sui Hou didn't believe it at all. It could be seen that Zeng Shan looked like he was mentally retarded. He also felt that he had lost his composure and quickly whispered: "What you said is very terrible, very terrible!"
"Your Majesty, I am not lying. I have seen it with my own eyes. The same is true for Huaizhong City, which is the city of Lai in the old state of Chu. Moreover, Li Zi has a 'Ministry of Industry' under his command, and the richness of the iron tools... is amazing."
After saying this, Zeng Shan picked up a saw from the box and said, "Your Majesty, please take a look."
Then he rolled up his sleeves, went to Dr. Zeng Shan, and sawed off one corner of the box.
This scene really shocked the monarchs and ministers of the country. How could such a bad old man like Zeng Shan be used so easily?
“This so-called ‘saw’ is not made of iron, but of steel!”
Dangdang, he flicked his knuckles twice, and Zeng Shan said again, "Your Majesty carries a sword, can I lend it to you?"
"There is nothing you can't do."
Suihou quickly took off his sword and handed it to Zeng Shan.
Zeng Shan drew out his sword, swung the saw in front of everyone, and struck the sword's edge.
There was a harsh metal clang, but no sparks flew. After finishing the chop, Zeng Shan held up the sword with both hands and let the marquis take a look with his own eyes.
"ah?!"
Sui Hou was shocked, "How dare you break my sword?"
"..."
"..."
The atmosphere suddenly became awkward. After a long while, Suihou laughed to himself, took the saw from the doctor's hand, looked at it carefully, and then looked at the gap in the sword, which made him even more depressed.
"So... my son-in-law Li Shanzhan's merit is this thing?"
Could it be that he was able to fight so well because of his magical weapons?
If Sui Guo is also equipped with magical weapons and Chu State attacks in the future, then... Chu State's equipment must have become more powerful.
Suihou returned the saw angrily, his whole body already feeling a little numb.
I had originally thought that Li Jie, a barbarian from the Wu Kingdom, was nothing more than a chicken and could just deal with it casually.
Looking at it now, it seems that the results are not as comprehensive as others.
However, Suihou was very lucky that he sent his daughter off as early as possible, and at this moment, he had already made up his mind and planned to make this matter public.
Sui Guo wants to gain a foothold, so talk about face. Can face be used as food? Can face make Chu State stop trying to take Sui Guo's mind?
Li Jie is definitely a golden thigh!
Not just the thighs, they are also gold and valuable!
"Your Majesty! As long as Sui Guo is friendly to Li Zi, the ironware in Jiangyin City will be purchased first..."
Seeing that the boss was thinking like a dog again, Dr. Zeng Shan didn't know what he was thinking. He must be thinking about shit.
It’s not impossible to take advantage from Li Jie. For example, Wu Wang Gou Chen definitely took advantage of him. But Wu Wang also gave a lot. Li Jie is now able to make movies abroad openly and openly because of Wu Wang’s reputation.
Blessing.
So when the King of Suzhou purchased military supplies, such as arrows, a large order was handed over to Li Jie.
The thing that Master Wang has no worries about right now is arrows...it feels like he will never run out of them in his lifetime.
"If you follow the country, every household will have iron farming tools..."
Thinking of this, Suihou suddenly felt that honey, "Da Zi 01", was just that.
Of course, you still need honey, and you still need to feel the silky smoothness of "Da Zi 01".
I definitely want all the good things. How can I be picky and picky? It doesn’t exist.
"That's true." Zeng Shan looked calm and reminded the prince again, "Therefore, you must do your best to borrow food."
After saying that, the senior official Zeng Shan turned to the other officials and said: "You are the pillars of the country. This time we are raising grain and fodder. The one who produces more grain and fodder will have a higher quota for purchasing iron tools..."
"quota?"
A doctor grasped the key point.
"The iron wares produced in Jiangyin City are not unlimited. The leader of Biyang State, Bi Yangzi, is a close friend of Li Zi. If there are 10,000 iron wares, as many as five thousand, they will all be transported to Biyang. As for Wu State..."
Having said this, the doctor above has made it very clear.
Everyone is the pillar of Suiguo, so at this time, for Suiguo, whichever family provides more food will naturally benefit more.