From mentioning AK47 to farming in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 127
The news that Tian Fengjushou came to Zhending made Zhao Tai leave Montenegro before the production of the needle gun had not yet been completed.

Trial production is a complicated and boring task. If you are lucky, you can reach the standard in an instant. If you are not lucky, you can only rely on repeated trial production.

Zhao Tai's stay in Montenegro didn't help much, he just left enough sweet potatoes and corn seeds before leaving, and also kept the planting methods, saving him an extra trip.

At present, the land in Montenegro is obtained by reclaiming wasteland, and there are not many that can meet the standards of inferior land, so it is suitable to grow sweet potatoes.

As for the corn, let the common people choose some good land to grow, and treat it as a taste of the early adopters. Zhao Tai will not give hope at all if there is a good harvest.

"You Kan, select fifty personal guards, equipped with short guns and ammunition, leave Montenegro for Zhending today, and pay close attention to the movement of the arsenal, and report any major breakthroughs as soon as possible."

"Here."

At this time, he was actually reluctant to leave Montenegro Youkan. After all, in terms of training, neither he nor the personal guards had trained to the limit.

But as Zhao Tai's personal guard, some things cannot be done as he wants.

From the day they became Zhao Tai's personal guards, they couldn't help themselves.

Just like when we came, dozens of high-level managers from Montenegro saw us off when we went.

Before leaving, Zhao Tai gave Pan Yi an order to increase the production of ammunition as soon as possible, whether it is to develop suitable tools or expand manpower.

Because the current output and the manpower of the arsenal are unable to provide the army under Zhao Tai's current command to complete the transformation, it may be a task that cannot be completed for a long time.

After leaving Montenegro, Zhao Tai did not go to Zhending immediately, but went to Puwu first.

Along the way, it can be seen that the farm tools used by the common people for plowing the ground have been replaced by iron farm tools.

Most households use hoes, and few other agricultural tools are equipped. Apart from the government order to limit purchases, there is also a problem of money.

It is almost the limit of a family to be able to grit their teeth and buy two hoes to increase the efficiency and speed of digging the ground.

Zhao Tai could see that although the people were busy, the smiles on their faces never disappeared, because the release of new agricultural tools not only changed the farming phenomenon that used to be raced against time, but also opened up wasteland while planting their own land, even according to the previous If grain is planted, wasteland can also increase a lot of harvest.

That's something I never even thought about before.

And as the mining of iron ore and coal gradually got on the right track, the number of iron-making furnaces here in Puwu increased every day or two to expand the scale of production.

Basically, the aristocratic family bought farm tools here, as well as the profits from buying farm tools from commercial banks, and invested them in this iron mine.

The emergence of coal has replaced the use of charcoal to make iron, which has reduced the felling of trees, but the exhaust gas produced by using coal to make iron has more serious environmental pollution than tree cutting.

Even if the iron mine is more than ten miles away from Puwu, you can still look up and see the black smoke billowing in the distance.

The concept of protecting the environment is not very strong, or even non-existent.

Even if Zhao Tai has this concept, he can't change anything. It is necessary to pay some price for development. Only after development can he be able to consider environmental issues.

However, this kind of pollution is not even a drop in the bucket for this world, and it is not a problem to ignore it directly.

Unless the industrial age comes, the impact of the waste gas produced by ironmaking is really not as great as imagined.

Zhao Tai stayed in Puwu for a day and saw all the changes here. I am afraid that after the spring plowing this time, Puwu will become a more prosperous place than any other county in Changshan.

It really depends on luck to be close to the water.

One day later, I left Puwu for Zhending. As soon as I left the territory of Puwu, the scene I saw was very different. Compared with the digging of the land with iron farm tools, these places are like living in primitive society.

That's the difference between heaven and earth, using outdated wooden farm tools is naturally incomparable with iron hoes.

Even when passing by, Zhao Tai could hear the voices of common people talking among three or five people walking. It was yearning and envy for iron farm tools, and they were full of praise for Zhao Tai.

The only complaint is the production of iron farm tools, which makes it impossible for them to own one, even if they have the money ready to buy it.

It's not that I don't want to buy it, it's just that in addition to the purchase restriction order, there is also a limited sales range of iron farm tools, and the popularity of it from county to county, and other county emergencies are useless.

But iron farming tools are first sold in Puwu, and if you want to buy them from the people in other places, you have to pay a high price, which is enough to discourage ordinary people.

Honestly, those who can’t afford it are just a handful of people who can afford it, and if they buy it at a high price, it will benefit the people and the ironworks.

These profits are then used to expand production to form a cycle.

Fortunately, the people of this world do not have as many ideas as the people of later generations, otherwise such things that cannot see the essence would have caused a lot of quarrels.

Don't think about other things, anyway, Zhao Tai just needs to have a clear conscience.

"There is a long way to go. It is so difficult to popularize new agricultural tools. How difficult will it be to build roads and build large-scale infrastructure?"

Sometimes Zhao Tai dare not even think about this kind of thing, because in the era of pure manpower, it will be more difficult than imagined.

Putting down the curtain of the carriage, Zhao Tai closed his eyes and fell asleep until he arrived in Zhending City two days later.

After arriving in the city, Zhao Tai faintly felt that something was wrong.

Unless there was an ambush or someone trying to assassinate him, something with little technical content. If there really was an ambush, wouldn't it be more convenient on the road or in the wild?

In this city, his base camp does this, unless someone's brains are flooded.

The reason why they feel something is wrong is because the discussion among the people in the city has shifted from high-yielding crops to the issue of farm tools.

It wasn't a big deal, but it was strange that the topic of discussion was the price of farm implements.

The words on the lips are not one hundred dollars, but one thousand dollars.

There is a feeling of complaints, as if Zhao Tai exploited the people with farm tools.

It is also commonly known as searching for people's fat and people's ointment, which made Zhao Tai's face turn cold.

"You Kan, let someone go and find out who is behind the scenes, and what else are the people talking about besides the price of farm tools at [-] yuan."

Earlier, he was full of confidence, thinking that the common people would not make unwelcoming remarks on the issue of farm tools, but as soon as he arrived in Zhending, he made such a fuss, which was like hitting him in the face.

"Here."

"My lord, Lord Qi and the others are here."

Before You Kan could do anything, Qi Zhou and his subordinates left the government office and headed straight for Zhao Tai.

"The subordinates are waiting to welcome the lord (prefect)"

There are two kinds of titles, even the team is divided into two teams, but Zhao Tai doesn't care about these things.

"Excuse me, Master Qi, do you know what's going on with the people in the city talking about it?"

Zhao Tai would not get angry easily, nor would he slap the table and jump in anger.

On the contrary, he will be very calm, making it impossible for people to see his emotions.

It's just that in the eyes of those close to him, his expressionless face already represents what kind of mood he is in, and it's not difficult for anyone with a little vision to see it.

"My lord, what the people in the city are talking about has only recently spread. This subordinate didn't notice and deal with it in time. It's my subordinate's dereliction of duty. Please forgive me, my lord."

It was only reported recently, and it was still when he first arrived in Zhending, which is too coincidental.

Zhao Tai didn't ask too many details, and it's not suitable to deal with these matters outside of this government office.

Although the people are far away, it doesn't mean that their ears are not good.

"Let's talk in the government office."

Entering the government hall, the atmosphere was somewhat silent.

"Tell me carefully what's going on and where these remarks come from."

"My lord, let me tell you that the reasons for the people's remarks have been ascertained, and there is no mastermind behind the scenes."

"The source of the matter has to start from the wealthy households in the middle of the city, such as He and Tian. They sent people to Puwu to buy a batch of farm tools before. Chatted with the servants and farmers of various families, and only after learning that a piece of farm equipment costs a thousand dollars did the things the Lord heard happened."

Now Zhao Tai understood that it was because the publicity work was not done properly, which made the people mistakenly think that farm tools were really that expensive.

It is also related to the blockage of transportation and information transmission in ancient times. For example, the Fang family spent a lot of money to buy farm tools, and they will definitely use them after they buy them.

And being cheated by Zhao Tai in such a way, no one would kindly say something like a hundred dollars for ordinary people and a thousand dollars for aristocratic families.

It would be good to tell lies without exaggerating the facts. As for the price being spread, it is probably the intention of the rich families of various aristocratic families.

Although it doesn't help.

This also reminded Zhao Tai that it is okay to cheat the family, but we should also prevent them from taking advantage of it.

Even if they don't take the initiative to do something, they won't contribute to the flames behind the scenes, but as long as they don't mention the fact that ordinary people can buy it for a hundred dollars, there will be adverse effects.

Zhao Tai expected that it would not only be like this, but it would be like this in other places in Changshan County, or even worse.

"Then I really can't blame you, and I can't blame the wealthy family, because they are just telling the truth, right Jin Caoshi."

It was Qi Zhou who answered, but it was Jin Jie who Zhao Tai asked. Although Zhao Tai had a smile on his face, Jin Jie and others felt tense when they saw it.

"The subordinates believe that what the prefect said is reasonable and there are no mistakes or omissions."

"Okay, okay, You Kan, go get someone to send a letter to various places in Changshan County, clarifying the corresponding policies and prices of farm tools, and issue an announcement in the name of the government from now on to let the people know, and make it clear that there is no need to discuss too much , the sale of iron farm tools will take time, and the price decree will not be changed until it spreads throughout the county."

The transmission of information will soon play a key role at this time. Aren't you taking advantage of the problem, so just press the source out.

Also, Jin Jie's performance became interesting. He only agreed with Zhao Tai's words, but he didn't mention the fact that ordinary people can buy farm tools for a hundred dollars.

It looks like nothing, but Zhao Tai knows that the family is about to start working hard.

(End of this chapter)