Three Kingdoms, I open a tavern in Xudu

Dian Wei showed them the simplified diagram of Qu Yuanli, but Cao Cao and Guo Jia couldn't understand it, but they could see that it was a simplified plow.

"General Dian, what is this?" Guo Jia looked at Dian Wei curiously.

"This is a plow, used for farming, you don't understand Fengxiao, do you?" Dian Wei laughed.

"You can understand?"

"Of course I can."

"You can understand, why can't I understand?"

Guo Jia pretended to understand it, and read it over and over for a while: "But, what's the use of this? It's so simple."

Dian Wei said: "Of course it is useful. This is called Quyuanli. It can plow at least three mu of land a day with one person and one cow!"

"what?"

Both Cao Cao and Guo Jia exclaimed.

Dian Wei said again: "As long as this thing is built and given to the farmers, they have enough ability to reclaim wasteland, and our soldiers don't have to farm the land."

Cao Cao picked up the cloth and fell into deep thought. He was half-doubtful.

Guo Jia shook his head: "How can there be such a magical thing in this world? The plow we use today is already the best."

As he said that, Guo Jia picked up the strip of cloth, pointed at it for a while, and said, "Look, Prime Minister, the structure of this kind of curved plow is extremely simple. In my opinion, even if it can be made, it is light and light. There is no way to plow it. land."

After half a month of contact, the relationship between Dian Wei and Chen Yang has skyrocketed, and he immediately retorted: "Prime Minister, Qu Yuanli is definitely useful, why don't we make one first and try it out?"

Guo Jia smiled and said, "I don't think it's necessary to waste time."

"Prime Minister!"

Dian Wei looked at Cao Cao.

Cao Cao thought for a while, and said, "Come on, you just came back from the tavern?"

Dian Wei nodded.

Cao Cao nodded with a smile: "That's right, Shopkeeper Chen will never lie to us. If that's the case, please go ahead and build a Quyuanli first."

Dian Wei was overjoyed again, and soon, he scratched his head: "Prime Minister, I promised Shopkeeper Chen to keep it a secret, you guessed it, don't tell me."

Cao Cao smiled again, he had his own idea in mind.

Listening to the conversation between the two, Guo Jia felt even more puzzled, and asked again: "Prime Minister, who is that Shopkeeper Chen?"

Recently, he often heard Cao Cao mention this name.

Cao Cao smiled and said nothing, he just ordered people to go down and build Quyuanli according to the blueprint.

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It is not difficult to build Quyuanli, and it was built in less than a day.

The next morning, Cao Cao, Guo Jia, Xun Yu and others all came to the farmland in the suburbs.

Dian Wei took dozens of guards to protect the vicinity.

A Quyuanli was placed in front of them, and there was a Zhiyuanli from this era beside it, and they had to compare it later to distinguish the good from the bad.

"This thing doesn't look very good. Even if it can be used, I can see that it is only three inches into the soil, which is not up to the standard for sowing seeds!"

Guo Jia looked at Qu Yuanli for a while, then shook his head, saying that it was too simple.

Xun Yu only learned about this now, and frowned, "Prime Minister, where did this thing come from? I don't think it can plow the land, it looks like it's useless."

Guo Jia nodded and said: "That's right, if you use this thing to plow the land, even if there is no drought, there will be no harvest, no..."

Listening to their discussions, Cao Cao actually didn't know what to do. He was thinking, shopkeeper Chen will not miss this time, right?

Although shopkeeper Chen is powerful, he doesn't know everything, and it's normal to miss.

However, Cao Cao waved his hand and said, "Okay, let's try it first. Come and use these two plows together. I want to see which one works better."

Following Cao Cao's order, Xun Yu immediately arranged for several farmers to start testing.

However, half an hour passed, and the difference was immediate.

Qu Yuanli had already plowed three points of the land, while Zhi Yuanli had only plowed one point.

"This...how could it be so fast?"

Seeing Qu Yuanli's speed, Xun Yu rubbed his eyes in disbelief.

Guo Jia said confidently: "So what if the speed is fast? If it doesn't go deep into the ground, it's useless."

He squatted on the ground first, measured for a while, and suddenly his face changed.

"How is Feng Xiao?" Xun Yu asked anxiously.

Even Cao Cao looked at him expectantly.

"It's nearly a foot into the soil, exactly the same depth as our plow. How is this possible?"

Guo Jia said excitedly: "Prime Minister, this Quyuanli is definitely a magic weapon for farming."

Xun Yu didn't really believe it, he measured it himself for a while, and said in surprise, "That's right, it's even deeper than a foot. With the help of this magical tool, as long as there is no severe drought, the people in the world will not have to starve."

He said excitedly: "Who invented this artifact? It's amazing!"

Hearing their praise, Cao Cao was in a good mood, and shopkeeper Chen really wouldn't let him down.

Such a Quyuanli not only brings about the maturity of farming technology, but also has a bearing on the national economy and people's livelihood in the ancient times when agriculture was emphasized and business was suppressed.

In this way, future peasant families only need men to farm, and women can weave at home, greatly improving productivity and happiness.

The most important thing is that there is no need for soldiers to farm the land, which does not delay military training, and can increase the area to be reclaimed.

The more Cao Cao thought about it, the more shocked he was.

Shopkeeper Chen is indeed a strange person. I, Cao Cao, won Shopkeeper Chen, so why worry about things failing?

"Pass down the order to build Quyuanli overnight and put it into farming immediately."

"Yes!"

Cao Cao glanced at Dian Wei, and said, "If you do evil, you will be rewarded!"

Dian Wei laughed and said, "Thank you, Prime Minister!"

Then, he added another sentence in his heart: "I have money to go to shopkeeper Chen for a drink."

"Shopkeeper Chen, how many surprises can you bring me?"

Finally, Cao Cao sighed and left, and Dian Wei went to escort him immediately.

"Master Chen?"

Xun Yu was taken aback when he heard the name: "Feng Xiao, who is Shopkeeper Chen?"

Guo Jia sighed and said, "If I'm not wrong, the prime minister is backed by a master."

Xun Yu asked suspiciously, "Didn't General Dian invent Quyuanli?"

Guo Jia shook his head slightly, and said, "Wen Ruo, do you think it's possible?"

Then, he also followed Cao Cao, leaving Xun Yu in a mess in the wind.

"Shopkeeper Chen, who is so sacred?" Xun Yu asked doubtfully.

Back to Xudu.

After receiving the reward, Dian Wei bid farewell to Cao Cao and went to drink with Chen Yang.

"Shopkeeper Chen, here I come!"

at this time.

Cao Cao also sighed: "I haven't visited shopkeeper Chen for half a month. If I don't go to see him, shopkeeper Chen may think that my old Cao has forgotten him."

"Now, the problem of land reclamation has been solved, but the problem of food has not yet. Perhaps shopkeeper Chen has some clever ideas."

Then, Cao Cao changed into casual clothes, and also headed towards Chen Yang's Tavern.

But they didn't know that when Cao Cao walked out of the mansion, Guo Jia happened to see him.

"Prime Minister is going out in casual clothes, is he going to see that shopkeeper Chen?"

Guo Jia was thinking in his heart, when an idea came to him suddenly, he also followed.

Cao Cao arrived outside the tavern and was about to go inside, but suddenly he felt someone behind him, and looked back...

"Feng Xiao, why is it you?" Cao Cao asked in surprise.

"Prime Minister!"

Guo Jia hurriedly bowed and said, "That shopkeeper Chen is an expert, and I also want to make friends with him."

Cao Cao listened and was about to say something when he suddenly heard Dian Wei's laughter coming from the tavern.

"Shopkeeper Chen, you don't know that your Quyuanli is really easy to use. With your talent, if you can stay with the prime minister and become a counselor, you can guarantee that you can step down Guo Jia."

"Low-key and low-key, Lao Dian, didn't I tell you that Prime Minister Cao is suspicious by nature, and he likes other people's wives the most. I don't want to be killed by him accidentally, and even my wife is taken over by him. I'd better be a little shopkeeper and be free." comfortable."

As soon as these words came out, Dian Wei never dared to laugh, only Chen Yang enjoyed himself.

outside.

When Guo Jia heard this sentence, he felt a "thump" in his heart.

He thought to himself, this shopkeeper Chen dared to talk nonsense, he is dead!

Then, Guo Jia looked over at Cao Cao cautiously, he was also afraid that Cao Cao would get angry suddenly.