The feudal lord is on Taobao every day

When I went to the Liu Mansion, Liu Master Bo Shangzai failed to come to meet him at the workshop, but Chang Qingzai, Liu Master Bo's student, probably was called here in a hurry, his footsteps were extremely hasty, and a thin layer appeared on his forehead. Sweating coldly, he said apologetically: "I don't know His Highness is coming, the teacher is not in the mansion, and someone has already sent someone to urge him, but it will take some time to come back, Your Highness, please don't blame me."

"This king is a sudden visit, what are you blaming?" Xie Jing'an said with a smile: "Besides, this king will send him into the mansion if he wants to see him. Now I am not here for business, just want to come and have a look at the new food chief he is serving. What's the matter?"

"New food?" Chang Qing was stunned for a moment before remembering, and hurriedly led Xie Jingan to go in: "The teacher has been taking care of it carefully, and every two days will invite the old farmer who is very good at tending the fields to ask about it. Tell the students that it will be known in about half a month."

Xie Jing'an did the math, and it was almost time for the harvest, so he said: "Thanks for your hard work, Mr. Liu. Since Mr. Liu is not in the mansion, this king will not bother you so as not to disturb the female relatives. When he comes back, let him enter the palace for a while." Come on, I have something to discuss with him."

After speaking, disregarding Chang Qing's persuasion, he turned around and left the Liu residence.

After getting on the horse, Jiang Zheng originally thought that Xie Jingan was going back to the palace, but he didn't expect him to be stunned for a moment on the horse's back, and suddenly asked: "How many rivers are there in Mozhou?"

Jiang Zheng was a little surprised, and replied: "Your Highness, there are not many waters in Mozhou. There are only two rivers nearby. The river is narrow, but the water depth is more than ten meters. The fields in Mozhou and nearby counties are irrigated by these two rivers. .”

No wonder there is so little irrigated land in Mozhou. Xie Jingan sighed secretly, and asked again: "Then, do you know how many waterwheels are there on the river bank? How many oxen and plows are there?"

Jiang Zheng was stunned by a series of questions, and said awkwardly: "Reporting to Your Highness, the last general doesn't know what His Highness asked."

Xie Jingan seldom had a question when the people around him couldn't answer it, he couldn't help being stunned for a moment, and then realized that Jiang Zheng was just his old guard, and these were originally the duties of subordinate officials, so he couldn't help laughing and said: "You are a general The king asked you what you were doing, because I was in a trance for a while and forgot, that’s all, I’ll talk about these things later, you go with me to the two rivers to have a look.”

"Your Highness going at this time?" Jiang Zheng looked at the sky and persuaded: "It's getting late, and it's very cold, Your Highness should go tomorrow."

Since Xie Jingan traveled through time, he no longer has a mobile phone or watch to check the time, and has no sense of time. He looked up to see that it was indeed getting late, and guessed that the sun would be setting in another hour, so he gave up and said, "Then go back house."

He beat his horse and ran for a few steps, suddenly thought of something again, and ordered: "Go to the equipment department and call me two skilled carpenters. I have something to ask them."

After Xie Jingan finished speaking, a guard immediately turned his horse's head and left the team, galloping towards the Equipment Division.

Back in the palace, Xie Jingan went straight to the study, sent everyone down, spread out the paper and wrote down the few things he just thought of.

He vaguely remembered that waterwheels appeared very early in history, but due to technical problems, the waterwheels have always been operated by people stepping on the pedals, and the water delivery volume is not high. Many of them rely on manpower to carry water during busy farming or when there is little rain. Irrigation is not only time-consuming and labor-intensive, but also extremely inefficient. He can completely move out the dumper that can be operated with donkeys and cattle after hundreds of years, adding rotating shafts, vertical wheels, and lying wheels. In addition, the high yield of potatoes , even if the application of chemical fertilizers is still very primitive in this era, it has greatly reduced the chances of people starving.

There is also the plow. Large fields are only one of them. If there are not enough plows, no matter how many fields there are, the output will be limited. You can't count on manual plowing.

In addition to these two points, cattle are also very important. If every household has at least one cow, not only will the output be much higher than it is now, but the people will also save a lot of effort.

Xie Jingan wrote down one by one, then put the paper full of words aside, closed his eyes and bought a book about waterwheels, and after finding the page he wanted, he began to concentrate on drawing the words on the paper. A drawing of an overturned car.

Xie Jing'an has never learned to draw, nor does he have much talent, but luckily, practice makes perfect. After spending countless sheets of paper on drawing, he finally has one that is well-finished. Even though there are many flaws, it is roughly the same. Experienced carpenters can always make it after pondering for a while.

Thinking of Cao Cao's arrival, Xie Jing'an just put down his pen when he heard Su Wei who was guarding outside the door say, "His Royal Highness, the carpenters from the Equipment Department have arrived, and His Highness wants them to come in now."

The person came after drawing the blueprint, Xie Jingan couldn't wait and said: "Please come in."

The door of the study was pulled open from the outside, and two elderly carpenters with gray temples soon walked in.

These two people, Xie Jingan, looked very familiar, obviously they were the ones who went to the mansion to make things for him a few days ago, before the two of them saluted, he waved his hands and said: "Don't be too polite, tell me quickly, you two can make things Pass the waterwheel?"

Xie Jing'an summoned the craftsmen to ask questions from time to time in the past few months. The two carpenters have become accustomed to it with experience, and their expressions remained unchanged. They respectfully said: "His Royal Highness, the young one used to make waterwheels."

It's good to have experience, Xie Jingan nodded in satisfaction, handed over the drawn blueprint, and asked: "Then, can the two of you build this kind of waterwheel?"

The two respectfully took over the blueprints, put their heads together to study for a while, and the older carpenter said: "Reporting to Your Highness, the younger two have indeed made waterwheels, but the kind you mentioned to Your Highness is unheard of. We have to try it to know if it can be made."

"Then try it," Xie Jingan said, "Don't worry, try it boldly. Whether you want someone or something, I will do my best to provide it. There is only one thing, you must not steal or play tricks. This thing is of great use to me. Be sure to give it a try." Make it out as soon as possible.”

It was rare for Xie Jingan to be so strict, so he startled the two of them, and hastily assured him again and again: "Don't worry, Your Highness, the little ones dare not, and must work hard to make things as soon as possible."

Xie Jingan nodded, and didn't give any further instructions. He waved his hand and asked people to retreat. Then he returned to the desk, looked at the three points he had written earlier, and was wondering if there was anything missing, so he listened to the report from outsiders. Master Liu asked to see him.

Xie Jing'an hastily responded, and asked someone to invite Liu Zhubo in. As soon as Liu Zhubo stepped into the study, he asked Jiang Zheng a few questions before.

Liu Zhubo thought for a moment, and then replied: "Reporting to Your Highness, there are twelve waterwheels in the counties and counties near Mozhou. I don't know the number of Quyuanli, but looking at the output of Mozhou in recent years, it must be a lot." There will be too many, and as for the cattle, there will be fewer, most of them are concentrated in the hands of rich families, and there are very few in the hands of the common people."

After Liu Zhubo finished speaking, he took a look at Xie Jingan's expression, and tentatively said: "Your Highness asked this, but you intend to ask the Equipment Department to make more equipment so that the people can increase their output?"