GBP Chapter 939 I'll take care of it all, how about it?
Chapter 939 I'll take care of it all, how about it?
Li Shanchang wished he could strangle Li Qi to death.
Even bearing the stigma of killing one's own son is better than being driven to death by that bastard Li Qi.
However, when Li Shanchang saw the so-called rotary plow with his own eyes, his raging anger turned into shock.
Li Shanchang walked up to the rotary tiller, which was almost entirely made of steel, and reached out to touch the huge rotary blades. A chilling sensation traveled from his fingers to his heart.
"Sigh~"
I was wrong to misunderstand Qi'er just now.
Just by looking at the iron weights used to counterbalance this so-called rotary tiller, you can tell that it would take at least two, or even three or four strong oxen to pull it.
Li Shanchang turned his head directly to Yang Shaofeng and asked, "Is this the rotary plow that the Prince Consort mentioned?"
It seems, perhaps, maybe, I shouldn't blame Qi'er so much.
Who the hell would have thought that the rotary tiller that Yang the Madman was talking about would actually be such a thing?
Yang Shaofeng nodded in agreement: "Yes, this is a rotary tiller."
"This thing is a bit too big."
"But in Liaodong, even the biggest plowshare wouldn't seem too big."
"After all, this farm covers an area of tens of thousands of hectares. As long as the ponds in the farm are filled in, we can cultivate the land to our heart's content without worrying about cultivating our neighbor's land or having to consider turning around on the hillside, as is the case in Jiangnan."
Li Shanchang reached out and touched the blades of the rotary tiller again, glared at Yang Shaofeng with annoyance, and said, "Is this what I wanted to say?"
"What I mean is, how many kilograms of steel would it take to make such a rotary tiller?"
"How many oxen and horses would it take to pull such a rotary tiller?"
"How could I not know that the steel production and the number of cattle and horses in our Great Ming Dynasty are so high that your son-in-law dares to use such a rotary tiller?"
Yang Shaofeng rolled his eyes, casually beckoned Li Qi over, and instructed, "Come here, Director Li, explain this rotary tiller to Prime Minister Li."
Li Qi immediately perked up: "Reporting to Prime Minister Li, depending on the size of the rotary tiller, it will require approximately five hundred to one thousand catties of steel."
Similarly, the number of oxen and horses required to pull a rotary tiller varies depending on its size.
"The smallest rotary tiller requires about five oxen to pull, while the largest requires about ten."
"In addition to rotary tillers, the craftsmen transferred from Ningyang are also testing deep tillers with multiple plow heads."
"The demand for steel livestock should be not much different from that for rotary tillers."
"Oh, and the water pump, that's also on the agenda."
"..."
Li Qi kept talking, but Li Shanchang became more and more confused as he listened.
That's not right.
My son is the young master of the Korean Duke's Mansion. He grew up studying the Four Books and Five Classics. Although he has some knowledge of mathematics and mechanics, how could he possibly know anything about rotary tillers and deep tillers?
Even if he spent a year at the Ningyang County farm, can a year really allow someone to learn so much and undergo such a significant change?
Li Qi continued, "According to the craftsmen's calculations, even the smallest rotary tiller is twice or more efficient at plowing the land than a curved plow."
"If it is used in conjunction with a deep plow with multiple plow heads, the efficiency should be even higher."
"Originally, ten people and ten oxen could cultivate ten acres of land a day. With rotary tillers and deep tillers, it would take about six people and ten oxen to cultivate twenty or thirty acres of land a day."
"..."
Li Shanchang instinctively sensed that something was wrong.
According to Li Qi's description, the rotary tiller is far more efficient than the curved plow.
In other words, the extensive use of rotary tillers for plowing should save farms a significant amount of manpower and oxen.
The results of it?
This little beast didn't mention how many people and oxen could be saved by using rotary tillers; instead, he kept crying out that there weren't enough people and oxen!
Li Shanchang grew angrier the more he thought about it, and couldn't help but glare at Li Qi, angrily saying, "Alright, what you said is very good, but stop now, I don't want to hear it."
Li Qi smacked his lips with regret, while Li Shanchang turned his gaze to Yang Shaofeng: "So, the Prince Consort and Qi'er had already discussed it beforehand, determined to use the rotary tiller and deep tiller to give this old man a headache, right?"
Yang Shaofeng looked up at the sky.
今天的天气真好.
The sky was a brilliant blue, and the clouds were a pure white.
Seeing that Yang Shaofeng was pretending to be stupid, Li Shanchang looked at the rotary tiller again and then took a deep breath.
understood.
This madman Yang is not only going to give me headaches over steel, he also plans to give me headaches over the Yunnan-Guizhou region.
Otherwise, can someone explain to this old man why this rotary tiller uses wheels made of Eucommia ulmoides gum?
Thinking of this, Li Shanchang couldn't help but glare at Li Qi again.
That little beast!
That's how he betrayed his own father!
Damn it, if I had known this little beast would turn out like this, I shouldn't have sent him to Ningyang County in the first place.
Now look what's happened, they've all learned bad things from His Highness and Yang the Madman!
Li Shanchang was internally ranting, while Yang Shaofeng chuckled dryly and said, "Whether the rotary tiller is good or not can't be determined by my and Li Qi's descriptions alone. We still need to have someone harness an ox and plow a field to see for ourselves."
……
With the five strong oxen working together, the rotary tiller's huge fan-shaped blades cut deep into the ground, bringing clods of soil to the surface as it rotated. Then, the larger clods were directly crushed by the small iron rods behind the plow, which resembled rakes.
"The rake-like thing at the back was added at my suggestion."
Li Qi said smugly, "With this little gadget, only small, hard clods of soil will remain after plowing, making weeding much easier."
As Li Qi finished speaking, Li Shanchang's anger surged up again.
Your humble servant?
That little beast!
As he watched the rotary tiller recede into the distance, Li Shanchang's anger began to burn in another direction.
Sure enough, this rotary tiller was far more efficient than the curved plow.
If it took about three months for a thousand households, along with a thousand oxen and horses, to plow the entire farm's vast fields, it should be able to be done in less than ten days after the rotary tiller is installed.
So, they still want to trick me, right?
Li Qi, that little beast, was involved too, wasn't he?
Li Shanchang grew angrier the more he thought about it. Suddenly, he let out a long sigh, stroked his beard, and said, "It's rare that the Prince Consort could come up with such a good thing as a rotary plow. Qi'er's idea of adding a rake to the back of the rotary plow is also a merit."
Yang Shaofeng was slightly taken aback.
No.
How could Li Shanchang praise me and Li Qi?
Is it that the generous gifts I and Li Qi prepared for him weren't enough to bother him, or has this old scoundrel taken the wrong medicine?
Li Shanchang stroked his beard and smiled, saying, "Whether it's steel or Eucommia ulmoides gum, I'll take care of both. How about that?"