The ideas brought by the cylinder car burst out, and Ma Chao's mind flashed many outstanding representatives of ancient farming tools. After screening, Ma Chao believes that there are two tools that can be used in Yongzhou's farming business next year.

"Before entering Chang'an, in a certain farm, sowing crop seeds was actually the most primitive hand-sown. Could it be that in this era, there are no cocoons? ”

In fact, the scope of Ma's arsenal today is no longer just about ordnance manufacturing. More practically, this arsenal is already the scientific research center of the Ma family, whether it is military, agricultural, or even politically involved construction, the arsenal is developed and manufactured.

In the Ma family's farms, arsenals, pastures, and shops, Ma Chao has always put the arsenal first. Because he knows that science and technology are always the first factor to promote social production.

"Cars?" Zheng Hun was stunned for a moment, and then said: "But during the period of Emperor Wu, Zhao Guo was a cocoon, and he gave the field method to increase the production of dry fields?" ”

"Yes, it is also the sharp weapon mentioned in Cui Yu's "Righteous Theory", which can sow 667 acres in a day, called the cocoon car." Speaking of this, Ma Chao's face was a little heavy, staring at Zheng Hun and saying slowly: "Emperor Wu has been until now, but in two hundred years, this sharp weapon will not disappear, right?" ”

Zheng Hun was speechless in shame, but nodded silently. And Ma Chao also sighed deeply when he saw Zheng Hun's expression: he suddenly found a big problem, that is, inheritance. The Chinese nation has never lacked wisdom, but how many glorious wisdoms have been annihilated under the iron hooves of war, and every time the Chinese society develops to the extreme, it will encounter war.

War is a demon that ravages the greatest people on the planet with iron hooves, sabers, and blood. The Chinese nation is good at building mansions from the ruins, which is its pride and sorrow. For a nation that is good at creation is not good at holding on, and the Lord of the Heavens, in its most glorious time, allowed war to invade it and rob it of everything. The wisdom of the Chinese civilization is like a leek being cut one by one, every time it is cut, it has to start all over again, and every time it is cut, the wisdom and wealth of the ancestors are harmed once. Precious books were used as things to ignite fires, and KitKat's farm tools were lost in the long river of history.

Ma Chao didn't even have to think about it to know that the loss of the cocoon car was directly related to Wang Mang's usurpation. Because he understands too well the harm that war has done to the Chinese nation.

"All you need for a wagon, a few coulters, and a few legs for sowing seeds is sufficient. With such a simple and effective appliance, why didn't the arsenal propose to restore it? "The principle of the cocoon is so simple that it can almost be said that it has no principle at all. It is only by the strength of the ploughshare and the speed of manpower and animal power that the seeds are cultivated. And after listening to Zheng Hun's explanation, Ma Chao knew that he was a little wrong to blame Zheng Hun.

"The lord, it's not that he didn't think of this, but it's easy to restore the car, but the promotion and application needs to be done by the lord. In those days, you were in Chang'an again, so after reporting to the Ministry of Jiaomen for review, you have not ordered the Zhongshu Province to come up with a practical promotion decree....... "Zheng Hun is a bit enthusiastic about officialdom, but this is also his advantage. And Ma Chao asked him to assist Han Feng in managing the technical aspects of the arsenal, because he valued him to understand more about the world than those pure craftsmen.

And this answer is indeed very much in line with the thinking of the ancient peasants. They are so industrious, preferring to sow the seeds with their own hands, so that the germinated crops gather together to compete with each other for water, sunlight and nutrients, and they also have to endure the problem of not being able to weed. But he is not willing to look for the wisdom of the sages. Because they think that this shows their sincerity and their labor, and God will give them a good harvest.

Thinking of these, Ma Chao really felt that he couldn't fit into this era. Because there are indeed too many differences between him and the ancients, and these differences cannot be proved by reason and facts, but must take a long time to be imperceptibly integrated together.

Fortunately, the humble masses of the Chinese nation still have a very inferior mentality, that is, they obey power politics. As long as Ma Chao uses his power to implement Yongzhou's agricultural reform, the people of Yongzhou will definitely practice it because of this reason that cannot be refused. And this is a fact that cannot be expressed in words.

"Gong Wen, now that it has entered the deep winter season, with the new policy reform promoted in various parts of Yongzhou, it is presumable that the wasteland that needs to be reclaimed next year will increase a lot. And my requirement for the arsenal is to vigorously develop agricultural equipment in addition to ensuring the output quality of the Ma family's weapons. At least, this cocoon car and cylinder car must be developed by the end of this year! After saying this, Ma Chao still didn't want Zheng Hun to be contaminated with too much officialdom, so he continued: "As for promotion, you don't have to worry, I will order Zhongshu Province to issue a plan and implement it by Shangshu Province." "After the mood is restored,

"Obedience!" For this request, Zheng Hun only felt that his heart was surging, and he agreed without any hesitation. After all, he is still a craftsman in his bones, and it is his pursuit to seek benefits for the people and leave a reputation for the ages.

But at this time, Ma Chao was a little uncomfortable, because he suddenly remembered that it seemed that his second tool had not yet had time to say. As a result, he insinuated again: "The cultivated cattle in Yongzhou, because of the relationship between the Hanqiang Trading House, can basically be combined into one mile and one cattle." It would be even better if an ox could plough the field. ”

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the administrative single below the county level is three levels: township, pavilion and li, which is roughly one hundred households for one mile, ten miles for one pavilion, and ten pavilions for one township. The governor of the township is the rank and the husband, and the order has the responsibility of being in charge of public security, collecting taxes from the township, and educating the three elders; The pavilion chief is in charge of public security, and the pavilion marquis and pavilion guards are responsible; The governor of the li is the likui (li zheng), which is mainly an autonomous governor elected according to the region and clan. Officials in townships and pavilions are generally appointed and dismissed by higher-level organs such as counties and counties, except for the likui (lizheng), which is elected by the villagers themselves.

During the busy time of farming, these people are organized by Li Zheng to distribute cattle and farm tools for orderly farming. The reason why Ma Chao put forward the idea of one ox to cultivate is because at this time, the people still use the 'coupling plow' of two oxen and three people, that is, two oxen and three calves, a total of one plow, one person holding the ox, one person pressing the wheel, and one person supporting the plough to plow the land, which is said to be five acres of acre of arable land.

Although Yongzhou is already a large state with cultivated cattle, it still does not meet the needs of busy farming in time. Sometimes, because of the gap between the two miles, the best planting time is missed. This situation was seen with his own eyes when Ma Chao occasionally went to the ground.

"Lord, if there is a cart for sowing, then a family can operate it. It's just that the plough ploughs the soil, but you need two ploughing oxen to pull the plough at the same time, although your idea is wonderful, but it is difficult to realize. Zheng Hun waved his hand, just as Ma Chao expected, and said this.

And Ma Chao naturally smiled mysteriously: "What if I could invent a kind of coulter, so that one ox and one person can plough five hectares, and can also plough the land deeply, so as to achieve the purpose of intensive cultivation?" ”