Wei and Jin Cooks

   Chapter 231 Borrowing Hands for Research

"I'm talking about the same thing as you," Zhao Ming said, "This school opened by Hanzhang not only admits all the school-aged children in Yushantang, but there are children outside who want to study, as long as they pass the assessment and sign a contract Documents can also go in and read.”

   "Hanzhang not only provides them with two meals a day, but also rewards those with excellent grades every ten days. The books, ink, paper and inkstone they use are all free. Do you know what this means?"

   Zhao Cheng only knew teaching, never thought about it, and asked in a daze: "What does it mean?"

   "It means huge expenses," Zhao Ming said calmly: "Even a sage would not insist on doing a thing that has no benefit. Why does Hanzhang spend so much to do this?"

   Confucius had to take his disciples and practice them.

   Zhao Ming said: "Don't you just want them to be used by her?"

  If they can't cultivate their loyalty, why does Zhao Hanzhang work so hard?

   Zhao Cheng was speechless, "Then..."

   Zhao Ming raised his eyes and looked at him. Zhao Cheng was not stupid. After holding it for a long time, he asked, "She didn't tell me before, why did she need to be specific this time?"

   Zhao Ming touched his chin and said, "Probably the drunkard's intention is not in the bar."

   "Where is that?"

   "With you," Zhao Ming looked at Zhao Cheng and sighed: "Brother Cheng, you are still too simple, where is her opponent?"

   Zhao Cheng snorted: "What do I have for her to calculate?"

Not long after the words were spoken, Zhao Hanzhang transported the iron blocks she brought back from Wushan back to Wubao. Knowing that Zhao Cheng was also at Zhao Ming's place, he looked for him directly, ignoring that he had just passed away not long ago. He was kicked out of the school after being scolded.

   As soon as they met, she greeted warmly, "Uncle, uncle!"

   Zhao Ming looked at Zhao Cheng.

   Zhao Cheng turned his head aside.

   Zhao Ming smiled and asked, "It's been half a month since you left, why did you go back to Wubao as soon as you came back, isn't your county office busy?"

   "I'm here to deliver something to my uncle," Zhao Hanzhang clapped his hands, and immediately a guard brought a box in with force, "This is something promised to my uncle."

The    guard opened, and inside were square blocks of iron.

   Zhao Cheng opened his mouth wide in surprise. Although Zhao Ming was also surprised, he remained steady. He looked at Zhao Hanzhang and narrowed his eyes, "You made this?"

   Zhao Hanzhang nodded with a smile, "Uncle, are these the coals you sent to Wushan?"

   Zhao Cheng turned to look at Zhao Ming, "Coal? Graphite? Brother Ming, do you make iron together? Where did you get the iron ore?"

  Making iron privately is a major sin of rebellion.

   But Zhao Cheng quickly calmed down again. Regarding the big crime of rebellion, Zhao Hanzhang also raised private soldiers, and their Zhao family also raised them, which greatly exceeded the number of private soldiers that the earl deserved.

   At present, it is known that Zhao Hanzhang has iron ore in his hands, and the entire Zhao family is Zhao Ming and two clan elders, one of which is Zhao Song, so Zhao Cheng does not know.

   Zhao Ming had a headache, glared at Zhao Hanzhang secretly, and explained to Zhao Cheng: "Hanzhang is lucky, he found an iron ore in the wild."

   Zhao Cheng, who had calmed down, was speechless again, "...in Xiping County? Brother Ming, do I look good to deceive? How many years has our Zhao family been in Xiping? If there is iron ore, will it be her turn to discover it?"

   Zhao Ming insisted: "Even within the county, Xiping County is not small. Who of us can really walk through every inch of land?"

   Zhao Cheng stopped talking.

   Zhao Ming got up and walked into the courtyard, picked up the iron and looked at it. It was very heavy and shiny. It was really good iron.

   Zhao Ming put down the iron block, nodded and said, "Yes, let's stay."

   Zhao Hanzhang laughed when he saw that he was satisfied, "The spring ploughing is just around the corner, and farm tools can be used in the dock."

   Seeing that Zhao Ming was silent, Zhao Hanzhang could only take the initiative to say: "Uncle, Ting Han and I have figured out a new set of farm tools, would you like to try it?"

"Where?"

   "It hasn't been typed yet," Zhao Hanzhang said: "I just drew a picture. Due to the lack of blacksmiths, I couldn't make it for a while."

   Zhao Ming clicked his tongue and asked, "You want me to be a blacksmith?"

   He said: "We are also looking for a road blacksmith in the county town for farming tools in Wubao. You are recruiting him into the yamen now, what can I do?"

   Zhao Hanzhang didn't believe that there were no blacksmiths in the huge dock.

   Do all the farm tools of so many people point to the blacksmith alone?

   Zhao Hanzhang took out the blueprint from his arms and gave it to Zhao Ming.

   Zhao Ming took it over and looked at it, and found that it was really a farming tool. He couldn't help raising his eyebrows and looked at her in surprise.

   Zhao Hanzhang was dissatisfied, "Uncle, will Hanzhang still lie to you?"

   Did she lie to him less?

   Zhao Ming is not someone who does not know crops. He also works in the fields, so he can see the changes in the farm tools at a glance.

   He frowned and asked, "Since you haven't done it before, how did you come up with such a drawing? The straight yoke was turned into a curved yoke, and so many things were added to it."

   If you don’t try them all, how can you draw such a drawing?

   Zhao Hanzhang said: "It is calculated."

   Zhao Ming glanced at her with suspicion.

   Zhao Hanzhang stretched out his finger and swore, "Uncle, if I'm serious, I will never lie."

   "Your swearing habit has to be changed. Do you do the same to outsiders?"

   "But my uncle is not an outsider, and I'm telling the truth. Are you afraid of taking an oath?" Zhao Hanzhang cheerfully said, "Uncle, this is what Ting Han calculated. If you don't believe me, don't you believe him?"

   "Force, it can be calculated."

   Zhao Ming pondered, "Power?"

"Yes, the focus and the amount of strength can be calculated. In Ting Han's words, everything in the world can be calculated," Zhao Hanzhang added: "Although I don't agree with him, the facts have proved that "It's not difficult to figure out things like farm tools."

   They had long forgotten what a curved plough was like, but both of them knew the general principle. After seeing the straight plough, Fu Tinghan drew it with a little calculation.

But the grinding of a lot of iron pieces on this requires skill. Those new apprentices of Blacksmith Lu couldn't make it at all, and Blacksmith Lu was still making weapons for her, so Zhao Hanzhang could only come to Zhao Ming and hope he Can sponsor a blacksmith.

Zhao Ming looked at the picture again and again, Zhao Cheng stepped forward, took a look at it for a while, and said: "The plow above seems to be more labor-saving, and the plow wall is placed above the plow shovel, which can turn the soil and disperse it, not only Save effort and plough deeper.”

   Deep ploughing is beneficial to planting, which is a truth that everyone who knows how to farm understands.

   Zhao Hanzhang gave Zhao Cheng a thumbs up, "Uncle, you can see the key at a glance, it's amazing."

   Zhao Cheng ignored her and said to Zhao Ming, "You can give it a try. There are still about two months before the spring ploughing. You can play a pair to see the effect."

   Zhao Ming nodded.

   Zhao Hanzhang immediately said, "I'll go watch it when it comes out."

   Knowing that she was borrowing his people for research, Zhao Ming didn't bother to bother with her, so he nodded.

   (end of this chapter)