Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 63 Flipping the Plow to Increase Productivity

Official salaries cut by [-]%?

Beijing officials have a little pain in their flesh, just a little bit.

This is a relatively good result.

The emperor is firmly in Diaoyutai, either collect your land tax, or lower your salary, you choose.

Even if it is the new tax law, although His Majesty the Emperor proposed it, there is a reason for it, and no one should pick anyone's reason. No one dares to take this matter seriously.

What's more, the "new tax law" was decided after the court meeting of the prime ministers, and no prime minister raised any objections at that time.

The officials at Yushitai couldn't find a place to spray them, so in the end they could only target a few current prime ministers, and Kong Wei naturally came to the fore.

Kong Wei is also very angry, if the big guy's butt is cleaner, can this happen?If you are the head of iron, try the emperor's sword is not good, the gates of Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment, you should know where to open it!

"Your Majesty's move, hey, it's really..."

Kong Wei also sighed, although he was also cut miserably, but if this matter goes on, the household department will definitely have money, and the waist of the Datang Center will also harden, whether it is a blessing or a curse, who knows predictable.

But before the officials could breathe a sigh of relief, another incident shocked the entire Tang court.

The military ink corruption case exploded.

Headed by Lu Guang, Minister of the Ministry of War, Xiao Jin, Du Zhi of the Ministry of Households, and Wan Dunzhi, a member of the Ministry of Households, a gang of corrupt ink surfaced, involving more than [-] officials of all sizes in the capital.

Li Ye handed it over to Dali Temple and the Ministry of Criminal Justice for trial. With the conclusive witness and material evidence provided by Yushan's personal guards, the progress was very fast, and the case was closed in three days.

Yu Cong, the servant of the Ministry of Punishment, reported the case file, Li Ye did not hesitate, and directly approved the red.

The main offenders were Lu Guang, the minister of the military department, Xiao Jin, the governor of the household department, and Wan Dunzhi, a member of the household department, who directly beheaded to show the public.

Hard labor in this era is very hard, whether they can come back alive depends on their good fortune.

If you dare to be greedy for Mexican military supplies, you will bear the consequences of your crimes.

Lu Guang, the servant of the Ministry of War, came from the Lu family of Fanyang, with five surnames and seven Wangs. Many people pleaded for mercy, even the prince personally begged to see him, but Li Ye ignored him.

The dragon's inverse scales, you will die if you touch it.

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Eastern suburbs of Chang'an, farmland

The emperor brought the prime minister, the six ministers, Xu Yanzhi, the general supervisor, the people who supervised agriculture, and Jing Xiang, etc., together with more than a hundred guards, came to the field ridge.The emperor's guard of honor was not used, nor was Chang'an County allowed to take over the guard of honor.

It was the first time that Jing Xiang showed his face in front of all the officials. Because of his sensitive identity, Li Ye deliberately played down his existence and did not introduce him to the officials.

This is Tianjiazhuang, and Uncle Li Zhengtian in the village is almost 50 years old.

People in this era generally look a lot older because of the heavy physical work, and the wind and frost have carved traces on their faces.

Uncle Tian has been doing farm work all his life, so he can imagine that one day he will be able to see the emperor.

Standing there at a loss, I was very panicked.

Seeing that the emperor didn't even pay attention to the county magistrate, he walked directly towards him.

Uncle Tian's mind went blank, and he knelt down in a panic, lying on the ground.

"Old man, get up, I will talk to you!"

"Hey!" Uncle Tian slowly got up.

When it comes to farming, Uncle Tian is not so nervous anymore.

"Your Majesty, we are relying on these lands for our livelihood. We serve them like a little daughter-in-law. Oh my god, it's getting warmer, so we have to plow the land as soon as possible. It's the cows. It's not enough. We can't help it. Let someone plow it. The ground can only be pulled by seven or eight men."

Li Ye looked at the farm tools on the field. There were two kinds of plows, one was Quyuan plow and the other was Straight plow.

At this time in the Tang Dynasty, there was already a Quyuanli, which was not too different from the Quyuanli of later generations. The Zhili needed two oxen to pull it easily, while the Quyuanli could be pulled up by one ox.

But where did the cattle come from? It's not enough.

"Can the poor horse be used to pull the plow?" Li Ye asked.

Compared with oxen, horses have less strength and less stamina, so they can be used to pull carts, but it is a bit difficult to pull plows.

Even at this moment, Qu Yuanli could use a horse-drawn horse.

Before Li Ye crossed over, he also did farm work when he was a child, but he was in the south, where he planted paddy fields, and the cattle were buffaloes, which were different from the cattle now.

However, this Quyuanli is seven or eight percent similar.

"The bottom of the plow can be shortened to reduce resistance, and a limit wheel can be set so that the depth of the plow can be adjusted and it can be more stable. Also, the plow head should also be added with a loose buckle so that the angle can be rotated. Turn the head to the sides, the face is more concave and narrower, maybe it can save a little effort..."

The master craftsman who supervised the production of agricultural tools, his eyes lit up when he heard it, he is an expert, and he knew what was going on as soon as he heard it, he hurriedly said: "If your majesty uses this method, the plow that you use is also light and handy, I am afraid it will take two or three A big man can also pull it."

Li Ye naturally knew that this Qu Yuanli had been passed down for thousands of years, and there were some changes. These were all worked out by laborers for thousands of years.

"Add something to pour water on the bottom of the plow, make it as soon as possible, and show me."

The soil in Chang'an is different from that in the south. The soil is too dry. If the bottom of the plow is not watered, the friction will be too great, and the energy will be wasted in vain.

There are five or six thousand rough horses used to pull carts in the imperial army. If these horses can be released to plow the land first, then a lot of new land can be opened this year. If God favors him, Chang'an will not have to worry about food this year.

Of course, the war horse can't be released, the war horse is very precious, delicious and delicious, just waiting for the shiver of sprinting on the battlefield.

Li Ye looked at the land. The Guanzhong Plain at this time was much better than it was 1000 years later, but there were still traces of water and soil erosion on the fields and ravines.

Pieces of fields were barren and overgrown with weeds.

Still not productive enough!

This curved plow still did not satisfy His Majesty the Emperor. He remembered that when he went abroad for an inspection, the local people used the reversing plow, the horse-drawn reversing plow, five or six horses, plowed an acre of land in a few minutes, compared to the tractor. He didn't give in at all.

At that time, Li Ye was so impressed that he even went to the farmland to learn more about it. The general structure is not complicated, and there is no complicated oil cylinder device installed.

Undoubtedly, the reversing plow is much more advanced than the curved plow. It is lighter, has no heavy plow bottom, and has a lot less resistance. It can hang three to eight plowshares at a time. One plow is equivalent to three to eight plows on the curved plow.

Moreover, the angle of the plowhead can be adjusted, or the plowhead for deep plowing can be replaced, and it can be pulled by multiple oxen to plow the land deeply. The key is that the speed is fast, and the efficiency is several times that of the Quyuan plow.

After Li Ye returned to the palace, he has been thinking about turning the plow, collecting the only memories left in his brain, the suspension frame, the plow frame, a main shaft and the depth-limiting wheel, it seems that there is nothing else. Wooden wheels, or even iron wheels, can be substituted, but what about plowshares?

The plowshares of the current Quyuanli are made of wood wrapped with a piece of iron. Can it be made of pure iron?

Let's draw the picture first!
(End of this chapter)