Chapter 100 In the Rain
Regarding Zhang Su's helping Zhang Song take leave, Ye Zhao just asked Zhang Su to ask Zhang Song to have a good rest at home. Zhang Song is indeed very unlucky recently. I heard that the child threw an egg at the door yesterday, which was also quite miserable.
I'm afraid even Ye Zhao didn't expect that Zhang Song would be scolded so badly. Now that Shuzhong is so war-weary, this may not be a good thing. After he completes the transformation of Shuzhong in the future, he will eventually leave Shuzhong and focus on the world.
However, this may not be due to war-weariness, but this sign must be snatched.
Now it is the spring plowing period, and new ploughs are everywhere in the fields. This new plough is made according to the style of later generations of cherry plows. It can be operated by one person and is labor-saving. At the same time, there are heavy ploughs that require two oxen to pull. Such ploughs are expensive and can be used by only some rich peasants. One plow can be used by one plow for ten people. It takes more than ten days for others to plow the fields. This plow can be completed in one day.
This is the research and experimentation of the Shengong Camp in Yejiazhuang, Hanoi, since it was founded in Yejiazhuang, Hanoi. It took a full fifteen years to put it into practice, and the productivity it exploded is also very considerable.
Moreover, Ye Zhao found that some rich peasants would help other people plow their own fields after they had finished plowing their own fields with a certain amount of reward.
He made people remember the names of these people and could do this without any guidance, which shows that he had a good economic mind. Ye Zhao did not have the idea of recruiting these people together. He just felt that when the time was right, he could encourage these people to develop in the business.
The development of agriculture in Shuzhong, with the use of manure, new plows and various iron farm tools, has reached its peak. This model will not fall behind even after a thousand years. Even in later generations, after experiencing the industrial revolution, before the arrival of the intelligent era, it was not much better than it is now in terms of external objects.
As for breeding varieties, this will only be derived after biology is mature. Ye Zhao does not have a knowledge reserve in this area. Even if he knows some general principles, he does not have relevant knowledge. Even experienced old farmers cannot do this.
Ye Zhao has built a department that focuses on agriculture and records some agricultural experience. He hopes to go further in the future. If knowledge is to bear fruit, it may take several generations or even more than ten generations to accumulate. Ye Zhao is not sure whether his descendants will continue this research in a hundred years, but he should always leave something valuable for his descendants.
Although most people in Shu are very busy at this time, as the leader of Yizhou, Ye Zhao looks quite idle. In fact, he is really idle. As a leader, Ye Zhao never feels that he should do everything himself, which will develop the laziness of his subordinates. Zhuge Liang's kindness like Ye Zhao is very unpromoted. After all, a person's energy is limited. As a leader, all he needs to do is to control the future development direction of Shuzhong and make some plans. As for implementation, he has his own people to do it.
He could not be proficient in every industry, and he would rashly intervene. In fact, the layman coaches his experts often made things worse. Therefore, most of the time, Ye Zhao either reads books and exercises, or accompanied three wives and concubines, or trains soldiers in the military camp, and occasionally went to the academy to teach a few classes.
As for the content of the class, he could tell everything wherever he was excited. The literary foundation of his predecessor has been basically completely digested. In terms of military tactics, Ye Zhao is a famous general of the world and is very knowledgeable. However, the disciples in the academy found that this lord seemed to have a deep understanding of the study of things.
Moreover, the study of studying things. Now Daxing in Shu is telling the world that this thing is not the strange tricks and tricks mentioned by Confucianism, and it can indeed improve the national strength of a country. Now, under the study of studying things, some classified disciplines have gradually been derived in academies, such as design, geological survey, etc. Of course, traditional blacksmiths and carpenters are still not outdated. They just learn things no longer simply by shaping irons or logging. How to classify the same work, and maximize efficiency more effectively. Selecting materials involves a lot of knowledge than before. Even many master-level craftsmen in the Shengong Camp are now running between schools to learn these things.
Shengong Camp recruits new students every year, especially after the establishment of the Academy of Physics of the Academy, they can clearly feel that the apprentices who have recently entered are very thoughtful and are making new changes to Shengong Camp. This change is from action to thinking. These veteran craftsmen feel that if they don’t learn new things, they will be overtaken by these apprentices.
However, most craftsmen in the Divine Works Camp could not feel such changes and were still repeating their work day after day. Ye Zhao had no choice but to do so. Those who refused to make progress could only be gradually eliminated when they were strides forward in Shuzhong. In the end, these people could only watch those younger than them climbed up to their heads step by step.
As the only army composed entirely of craftsmen, the Shengong Camp not only enjoys the military's banner, but also enjoys the treatment of the army. For example, family tax exemption, generous salary, and official titles that are not inferior to those officials are somewhat similar to Shaofu, but not exactly the same. In short, Ye Zhao is moving forward carefully little by little, and every step will not be too big, but is pushing forward this era.
This year seems to be another good year. After the early spring thaw, although there is no heavy rain in Shuzhong, it will rain slowly every few days. I heard that Guanzhong has a severe drought this year. Li Jue and Guo Si are working hard to seek cooperation with the surrounding princes, hoping to get help. However, whether it is Lu Bu, Yuan Shao or Cao Cao, they choose to ignore Li Jue and Guo Si's request for help.
Ye Zhao felt that he had received the position of Taiwei and accepted the position of two marquises. At this time, he should help. Before he left Sichuan, he did not want Guanzhong to be too chaotic, and what Shuzhong now has the least shortage of food.
In early April, Ye Zhao sent people to Chang'an to seek cooperation. He needed some iron ore, coal and horse breeds from the Western Regions. If Li Jue and Guo Si could help him get these things, he would agree to send 200,000 stones of grain to Guanzhong every month, a total of 1.8 million stones. Of course, the resources he received also had quantity requirements, and he refused to use inferior products as good ones.
Coal was discovered and used by people during the Western Han Dynasty, but because it produced a lot of smoke and dust and toxic gas when burned. Therefore, except for some particularly cold areas in the north and blacksmiths occasionally use it, it is generally rarely used in other places.
It was not until Ye Zhao entered Sichuan that coal began to be widely invested in industry. Chimneys greatly minimized the side effects of coal. In fact, as long as ventilation and emission problems are dealt with well, the toxic gas produced by coal will be difficult to cause obvious harm to the human body.
Recently, it has been drizzling constantly. Ye Zhao visited Liu Bian as usual and was about to leave. Xin'er held an oil umbrella to help Ye Zhao block the drizzle. Although he is now the lord of Shu, he has not neglected Liu Bian and his son because of this. As long as there is nothing important, Ye Zhao basically visits Liu Bian every day.
Liu Bian is now a young man, but he has become keen on learning to investigate things recently... In short, this prince rarely cares about how to be a real emperor from the beginning to now. He was interested in case-breaking, and later learned to play chess with Ye Zhao for a few days. Now he likes to investigate things, and seems to be quite talented in this regard, and he has reached the point of forgetting to eat and sleep. He met several times when Ye Zhao came to see him, and he obviously gave up on his son and no longer forced him.
When Ye Zhao refuted his face to the He family's affairs, He Hou was very angry at first, but after a long time, Ye Zhao treated the mother and son as always, and his son did not have the intention to be infectious of rights. He Hou also gave up and treated Ye Zhao a lot more kindly. After all, it is considered that their mother and son can now have a good life today by relying on Ye Zhao. In addition to having no rights, their diet and daily life are even much better than when they were in Luoyang.
"Ba~"
The crisp slap sound was extremely penetrating in the rain curtain. Ye Zhao, who was walking, suddenly stopped and frowned and looked at the courtyard next door.
"Young Master?" Xin'er looked at Ye Zhao in confusion, a little puzzled.
"Let's go and take a look." Ye Zhao took Xin'er and walked into the next courtyard.
In the rain, a girl from Nefan Camp knelt on the ground. In front of her were Ren Hongchang and the other two. Her face was not very good-looking. Ren Hongchang held a horse whip in his hand, raised it again and was about to wave it, but was caught by Ye Zhao who came from behind.
"Lord!" Seeing Ye Zhao, Ren Hongchang, Li Shuxiang, Ma Nanxiang and the woman in the Nefan camp kneeling on the ground, he hurriedly bowed.
Ye Zhao nodded without saying a word, his eyes fell on the woman's body, his clothes had already cracked, and his white skin was now shockingly left with whip marks. It was hard to feel any beauty on his back, and the skin was blooming.
He reached out and took off the cloak from his shoulders, covered the woman, turned his head and said to Xin'er, "Go and call the doctor, it's better to be a female doctor."
"Here!" Xin'er bowed and handed the oil umbrella to Li Shuxiang beside her. She was about to leave, but Ye Zhao called him and stuffed the oil umbrella into her hand again, signaling her to leave.
"Get up." After Xin'er left, Ye Zhao helped the punished woman up and looked at Ren Hongchang and said, "Tell me, what's going on? What's wrong with her?"
"Acquaintance with others!" Ren Hongchang bowed.
"What is affair?" Ye Zhao looked at Ren Hongchang and frowned: "I don't remember that there is a prohibition on marriage in the Nevan Camp."
"But if you get married, you will leave the Nevant camp."
"Do you want girls to be soldiers for life?" Ye Zhao sighed and reached out to take off the mask on Ren Hongchang's face. Just like the thrilling moments back then, it was a little more tough and fierce. In short, these girls who followed him were already over twenty years old. According to the standards of this era, they are already old girls.
Ye Zhao suddenly felt that he felt a little guilty to these girls. However, he followed a group of big men to survive on the battlefield, and lived through life and death, but in the end he didn't even find a home for them.
"Lord, Cui'e has no intention of betraying her lord, but..." The woman suddenly knelt in front of Ye Zhao and cried bitterly: "Cui'e really likes him!"
"Rareless!" Ren Hongchang's face turned cold and he shouted sternly.
"Please be gentle, don't disturb King Hongnong." Ye Zhao patted Ren Hongchang's shoulder, helped her straighten her hair soaked in her temples, turned her head and looked at the woman named Cui'e and smiled, "Who is he?"
"Lord, this matter is my wishful thinking and has nothing to do with him." Cui'e's eyes panicked and she quickly bowed.
"No, the girls in my Nefan camp are all good women. It is his blessing to marry you. How can you say it like a back-end?" Ye Zhao helped her up and smiled and said, "Don't worry, I don't blame him. Have your lord ever deceived you?"
"This person's name is Huang Quan. He is an official from Langzhong County, Brazil. During the New Year, Mr. Xi was valued by Mr. Xi when he was inspecting Brazil, and recommended him to Chengdu Academy. When he came to design drawings for the royal palace and the cavalry palace, he met Cui'e, and then had an affair. I discovered an affair yesterday." Ren Hongchang bowed and said.
"It's said that it's not an affair. Men's love for women is a great desire for human beings. Could it be that you let your sisters die alone in the Nevan camp?" Ye Zhao glared at Ren Hongchang and said.
"Huang Quan, this name is a bit familiar. It is valued by Zhicai. I think there is something good about it. I will attract this person and let me see him." Ye Zhao said with a smile.
"Master, you..."
"Go, also recruit the generals of the Neifan camp. You may have misunderstood some things, and blame me for not explaining them clearly at the beginning." Ye Zhao waved his hand and looked back at Cui'e and said, "Come with you, don't worry. If Huang Quan can really entrust his life to this Neifan camp, and your lord, I will be your family in the future. She dares to bully you and I will help you cut him."
Chapter completed!