From mentioning AK47 to farming in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 115 The confrontation between Zhao Tai and the family
"Guorang is really quick-witted. Without Guorang's words, I'm afraid Jin Caoshi and the others would really hesitate to respond."

Don't care if Tian Yu's persuasion was sincere persuasion, or if it was a real persuasion and at the same time gave a push to the bet.

Generally speaking, Tian Yu is undoubtedly a meritorious service in Zhao Tai's place. Whoever made him Zhao Tai's confidant, the confidant thinks that Zhao Tai has no 100% chance of winning. Doesn't that prove that Zhao Tai is exaggerating?

"But my lord, my subordinates really don't mean to push the flames, let alone be quick-witted."

"My subordinates know very well that it is impossible to harvest thousands of kilograms of grain, let alone produce thousands of kilograms of grain in a newly reclaimed land. No one in the world dares to believe this."

Tian Yu can admit that Zhao Taixiong's talent is general, and all kinds of miracles emerge in endlessly.

But if you understand it carefully, such as Quyuanli, paper, waterwheel, even medical skills are not unacceptable.

After all, there are precedents for improving inventions, and they are based on real objects.

The world will marvel at Zhao Tai as a genius inventor, and it is far less difficult to accept in his heart.

But to say that food can produce high yields breaks everyone's understanding. There is a certain number of how much food in the world can be harvested.

"What do you guys think, do they dare to bet?"

No mention of cognition, no mention of whether anyone believes in this matter, just talk about whether you dare, whether you will bet with Zhao Tai.

Qi Zhou and the others were silent for a while, putting themselves in the shoes of the aristocratic family, and the answer they came up with was yes, and there was a [-]% chance that they would agree.

"My lord, if this subordinate is in the position of the aristocratic family, there is a [-]% chance of accepting this bet."

Xia Houlan was considered an old man following Zhao Tai, he knew very well how mysterious Zhao Tai's methods were, and it was out of understanding that he would not dare to ask him to gamble.

But if he put aside the condition of being familiar with Zhao Tai, and based on the current situation of Changshan County and his understanding of the affairs, he felt that he could not refuse this temptation.

Does the wealthy family know Zhao Tai?Yes, but very limited.

What's more, this kind of food production, which sounds like a fantasy, is not the same thing as invention.

I can admit that the things you made are useful, but I can't believe that you can make food more productive.

This is similar to someone sleeping under a flyover and telling others that he is a billionaire.

The person who sleeps on the bridge says he is a billionaire, and no one will take it seriously except for a smile.

"Then do you believe in the high yield of food?"

"If others say this, I will definitely not believe it, but if it is what the Lord says, I will believe it."

Tian Yu looked at Qi Zhou and Zhou Ping in disbelief, can you believe this?
"Will the rich family believe it?"

"My lord is joking, except me, who would dare to believe that prolific words."

Qi Zhou chuckled lightly and shook his head after finishing speaking.

"Not only did they not believe it, they also publicized the matter so loudly that everyone in the county and even nearby counties knew about it. After all, the lord's attitude towards the aristocratic family and his reputation in the county are not small, and the lord is far away from the aristocratic family. They will definitely use this matter to take revenge on the lord and let him see the consequences of not getting close to the family."

Who doesn't want the benefits, the family must want to, but now Zhao Tai and the family are like a game relationship, everyone wants the initiative.

The influence of the aristocratic family is more important than the interests. The imperial power and the nobles have always ruled the world together, and the imperial power has to be attached to the nobles.

However, Zhao Tai did not attach himself to him, and even took the initiative to distance himself. This was a provocation to the aristocratic class of the aristocratic family, which was not allowed by them.

When the emperor rules the world, they have to look at their faces, and they are the first thing to consider. If it changes now, you will definitely not be accepted by the family.

"That is to say, they will gamble, and even join forces to give this official a blow and highlight their influence. That's good, it's wonderful."

Zhao Tai clapped his hands and laughed a few times. This kind of inexplicable confidence made Tian Yu start to believe that the so-called high yield could really be realized?
Otherwise, why would Zhao Tai dare to gamble with all the wealthy families in the county?

"It is a good thing that the lord has confidence, but if there is a slight discrepancy in this confrontation, it is no longer as simple as a bet."

"People's hearts, prestige, and the lord's reputation is scattered all over the world. Winning must be a good talk. Losing is the ruin of the people's prestige. The aristocratic family will use this to gain the upper hand. .”

"Guorang only talked about losses after defeat, why didn't he talk about victory?"

Tian Yu didn't say a word, everyone knew what he would get if he won.

Compared with the public support of the people in the county, the influence of the aristocratic family has been greatly weakened, allowing them to keep their tail between their legs.

That bit of benefit is no longer considered by both parties. In the Han Dynasty, it can be said that the land is vast and sparsely populated. If you lose some land, you can reclaim it. I'm afraid you can't grow it, and you don't have to worry about running out of land.

Generally speaking, this gamble is really fair. If you lose, you will be suppressed, and if you win, you will gain fame and fortune. It is destined that no one will give up this gamble.

If it weren't for these reasons, who would gamble on the land and just pay taxes? It's not like they can't afford to farm the land well.

As long as it's not too harsh, it's fine.

"This matter is not as simple as gambling on the fields. If it is the case, write letters to various places and let the soldiers from all over the place strictly monitor the movements of all ethnic groups. Stealth, rape and trickery will never be allowed to happen. If you find any abnormalities, you can report them directly. I don't believe these aristocratic families. Rich households are all gentlemen."

On the second day after the order was issued, the entire Changshan County was full of news about Zhao Tai's gambling with the wealthy family.

I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, the focus of the people in the county is not on the gambling.

Rather, they hated the question of how much grain to produce. When they learned that even if a crop called sweet potato was planted on the wasteland, they could harvest two to three thousand catties of grain, everyone thought Zhao Tai was crazy.

Compared with this, those ordinary fields that can harvest a few hundred kilograms of grain seem much duller.

The most beautiful fields and beautiful land can only harvest a thousand catties of grain, and wasteland can only harvest a few thousand catties. Isn't that crazy?

In short, no one is optimistic about Zhao Tai, and even Zhao Tai's reputation has deteriorated a lot after the news spread.

But Zhao Tai didn't come forward to respond, and let the wind review fly hard.

Compared with Zhao Tai's non-response, the various aristocratic families communicated frequently, and their celebrations could even be heard outside, as if they had won a battle.

Including Jin Jie's house, it was packed with guests, toasting to celebrate all day long.

It is good news for them that the people are not optimistic about it. Perhaps they themselves have little knowledge of farming and have doubts about high grain yields.

But the common people understand farming after all, they rely on the land for food, don't they know how much food they produce?

These doubts and even the remarks that Zhao Tai must lose made Jin Jie and other aristocratic families even more confident.

That is to say, under such circumstances, no one is doing small tricks, land reclamation, land preparation, and digging, all doing it honestly.

That's a sure win anyway, and the land and food will belong to them after winning, so why don't you just do your best.

"Since Zhao Ding'an came to Changshan, any action can be called wise. I thought that my family would need some means to make Zhao Ding'an understand the way of governance. I must join hands with my family. How could I have made a foolish move at this time? .”

"Who does he think he is? With a yield of thousands of kilograms per acre, he really thinks he is a god."

"The day of harvest is when you, Zhao Ding'an, compromise."

This is what is said the most at the level of aristocratic families. There are seven large counties in Changshan County, six small and medium counties, and hundreds of Ting Townships. Just this time, dozens of aristocratic families participated in the gambling.

The momentum was so great that it not only caused a commotion in the county, but also spread rapidly outside the county. In a few days, the two prefectures of Youji and Hebei could receive the news.

This game between Zhao Tai and the aristocratic family is destined to attract the attention of the world.

It seems to be a game between Zhao Tai and the Changshan family, but in fact it is a game between Zhao Tai and all the families in the world.

No one knows the reason why Zhao Tai only stayed in Changshan County. It was because he did not make good friends and cooperate with the aristocratic family.

Otherwise, with his means, even a well-informed family would think that it would not be difficult for Zhao Tai to take over the world.

One person betting on one county family?
Wrong, that is one person betting on one country's family.

You think that your role is indispensable, and that anyone who wants to achieve supremacy has to give way.

Zhao Tai refused. This was the first confrontation, but it would never be the last.

After a few days, the news that Zhao Tai made a bet with the family not only did not weaken, but instead spread like wind to the two prefectures of Youji, and there is a tendency to spread further afield.

Everyone wanted to see his joke, even Qi Zhou and others who had confidence in Zhao Tai at first became anxious.

But seeing Zhao Tai's calm and unflappable performance made Qi Zhou's eager hearts a lot more stable.

"My lord, this time the gambling has spread widely, and it has already spread to half of the Central Plains. Can my lord tell my subordinates what is the sweet potato?"

After a few days, Tian Yu's mentality has completely calmed down, that is to say, he is lying flat, anyway, there is no way to recover, so it is better to go all the way to the dark.

"That's fine. Anyway, the momentum has already been blown out. It's hard for the rich family of this family to go back on their word, so I'll explain it to you."

Zhao Tai called his guards and asked them to prepare a pot of charcoal fire, and then threw sweet potatoes into it in front of Tian Yu.

During this period, Tian Yu just watched, didn't say anything, didn't ask anything.

Until Zhao Tai took out the sweet potatoes and broke them open, the aroma of sweet potatoes wafted out, making Tian Yu swallow his saliva unconsciously.

"Try it, don't eat the ones that are dark outside, but if you want to eat it, you can eat it, even if you are full, you won't die."

Tian Yu held the fist-sized sweet potato in his hand. After trying it, he felt it was sweet and delicious, like eating candy.

In the Han Dynasty, sugar was a very precious thing, and ordinary people could not eat it in their lifetime, but this sweet potato has the same taste as sugar, and the key is to be full.

"This is sweet potato. If you plant it, you can harvest more than a dozen in one litter. Even in wasteland, it can also produce high yields."

Looking at the fist-sized sweet potato in my hand, if it could really be as big as this, there would be more than a dozen in a litter, and the yield would be more than several thousand kilograms.

"Don't think so well, it would be nice if the wasteland is half the size of this."

Even if it was half of it, Tian Yu was stunned on the spot.

"Such an auspicious and high-yield product, why has Yu never heard of it before? If there is this sweet potato, wouldn't the people of the world not be hungry?"

Zhao Tai did not deny Tian Yu's words, because the prosperity of Kang Mazi was enough to show the strength of sweet potatoes.

(End of this chapter)