HLnovel Chapter 224: The Plow Cart Sows Sowing Quickly
Chapter 224: The Plow Cart Sows Sowing Quickly
"The depth is fine, the width is fine too. From Shen Yuan's family, which cow was used to grow this?"
Liu Daping had already guessed it and looked at the cow approaching with excitement.
"That's good. Yes, this is the plow that Shen Yuanxin and I have come up with, or the seed drill."
Hearing this, Liu Daping was so excited that he ran over and walked to Shen Yuan, staring at the plow cart without blinking.
Like Xiao Yunyi and the others, they were surprised to find that the seeds leaked out automatically and fell into the soil.
“This… this is so useful.”
Liu Daping didn't know what to say.
With a curved plow and a harrow, and a cow in the family, even if there is only one male, he can cultivate a hundred acres of land by himself.
People are more mad than people.
We are all human beings, but what do our brains do differently?
It's a pity that he still claims to be an expert in farming.
"At this rate, you can plant all your land in two days."
Shen Yuan was also a little excited.
This plow cart is easier to use than the curved plow. Originally it took two people to plant seeds, but now only one person is needed.
It's not very strenuous.
He had hoeed the fields for two days the past two days, and although he didn't feel very tired, his arms were still sore.
"Yes, this is what my wife came up with. Uncle Liu, after we finish growing the crops, we will give them to the villagers."
Shen Yuan was happily following the cow, walking very quickly.
"How can you be so lucky, boy! This is not marrying a wife, it's clearly marrying a precious child!"
Liu Daping had no choice but to accept it.
Although Shen Yuan is capable, he has three children at home, one of whom is a sickly child. Many women are unwilling to marry him for fear of being burdened by the three children.
But he is lucky. He went to the official media to find a wife. In just a few months, the children have become more lively and fatter, and Shen Yuan's family life has also improved visibly.
It can be said that the Shen Yuan family is now unique in the village.
"Yes, yes, I am blessed, otherwise how could I find my wife?"
Shen Yuan nodded, expressing his deep agreement with this statement.
No one in the world is more blessed than him. His Wanwan is a gift from God to him.
"But to be honest, if you marry this wife, not only you will be blessed, but our whole village will be blessed too. Your wife is a lucky star."
Liu Daping muttered to himself, and suddenly felt that if it weren't for Shen Yuan's wife, their village would not have been able to get through this disaster year so smoothly.
Not to mention the severely affected counties in the north, even Tongxu County, although not completely affected, has some villages further north where all the seeds have been eaten up, the wheat harvest is not good, and now they are almost out of food.
Only in their Daliushu Village did they still have sweet potato leaves to eat, and there was a lot of newly harvested wheat left, so they could safely get through the autumn harvest.
As for the little pig, he learned how to castrate the pig from Shen Yuan's family, and he found that the little pig really grew much faster.
Shen Yuan laughed and said, "That's right. My wife is a fairy. It is a blessing for the Great Xia Dynasty that she came to the Great Xia Dynasty."
"Okay, I'll sign up first. When you're done with this, give it to me too."
Liu Daping said nothing more and left with his hands behind his back.
After he left, some people gathered around him, each of them looking at him curiously.
The sowing efficiency of this plow cart is very high. All the land in Shen Yuan's family was sown in three days.
And some households have not finished plowing the fields.
At this time, the court's disaster relief grain arrived again, along with a lot of bean seeds and a letter.
In the letter, the imperial court agreed to open up the beans stored in the granary of Tongxu County for use as war horse feed to be distributed to the people as bean seeds, and to make up for the loss by collecting an additional 20% of the grain tax during the autumn harvest.
Xu Huaiyuan looked at the newly delivered relief grain and kowtowed heavily towards the emperor.
Your Majesty is wise.
And considering the time, these seeds and food should have been on the way before the rain, otherwise they would not have arrived so quickly.
The letter asked him to properly repatriate the refugees and assist the Agriculture Department in arranging for farmers to resume farming as soon as possible.
Your Majesty is truly foresighted. He knew the time of the rain long ago. Otherwise, if it were delayed for a few more days, the arrival of the grain would have delayed farming.
Tongxu County was not as severely affected as several northern counties. Xu Huaiyuan left the necessary bean seeds and relief grain, and sent the rest to the three northern counties. He immediately notified the refugees to return home to farm as soon as possible.
The refugees cried with joy when they saw the notice. They had originally thought that there would be no food at home if they went back, so they planned to continue moving south and return home next spring. Now they returned happily.
If we go back a day earlier, we can plant crops earlier.
Watching the refugees return home in an orderly manner and seeing seeds and food leaving Tongxu County and being sent to the disaster area, Xu Huaiyuan's tense heart finally relaxed a little.
The Agriculture Bureau distributed grain seeds according to the disaster situation in each village. Most people in Daliushu Village still had seeds, and those who did not have seeds could go to the county town to get seeds. Of course, it was also agreed that an additional 20% of tax grain would be collected as autumn harvest grain.
At this time, anyone who had seeds at home would not go to the county town to borrow seeds. After all, 20% tax grain was too much, and there were not enough seeds. They would rather plant less per acre and increase the spacing than borrow seeds.
When the news reached Daliushu Village, Shen Yuan's land had already been planted.
The couple were also shocked. The court acted so quickly this time that they found it a little unbelievable.
It will take at least two months to collect grain seeds and transport them to the disaster area as soon as possible.
Two months ago, the drought was at its worst and no one knew how long it would last.
Think about the court's policy this time. It has always asked Magistrate Xu to prevent refugees from moving south, as if it had already predicted the time when this natural disaster would end.
"Is the weather forecast of the Imperial Observatory more accurate than ours?"
Su Wanwan thought it was simply amazing.
Two months in advance, the weather forecast there is not so accurate.
"Although the Imperial Astronomical Observatory can monitor the weather, it doesn't last that long. This matter is indeed strange, but it's not a bad thing. Knowing it in advance allows the court to prepare in advance. It's a good thing that the relief grain arrives so quickly. Now all the refugees can return home."
Su Wanwan nodded. Speaking of this, she felt that the current court was pretty good.
Providing disaster relief in a timely manner instead of leaving it unattended is a huge blessing for the people.
"I think the current emperor should be a wise ruler."
Su Wanwan sighed, but Shen Yuan was silent for a moment.
"The young emperor has only been on the throne for three years. It's already good enough for him to be able to do this."
Hearing him say this, Su Wanwan suddenly became interested.
"You mean the little emperor? Is the emperor very young? He has only been on the throne for three years. It must have been difficult."
Since she came to this era, she has been staying in Daliushu Village and rarely paid attention to the history of this dynasty. She did not expect that the current emperor is actually a little emperor.
Su Wanwan thought about the history she knew. Every little emperor had a regent behind him to assist him, and the power was not necessarily in the hands of the little emperor.