Chapter 87

On the head of the shaft, a plow disc that could rotate freely was also installed.

This made it convenient to turn around and change direction, making the operation much simpler.

Moreover, it was mainly flexible to operate, saving effort and livestock.

"Is this curved... curved-shaft plow easy to use?"

Shangqing Meng Yi was very curious about this curved-shaft plow.

He was also someone who had farmed land before.

"It's alright; one ox plus one person can do the farming."

"And it can plow the land deeper than the straight shaft, allowing for very good intensive cultivation."

"What? One person and one ox can do the farming?"

Shangqing Meng Yi was full of shock, looking at the curved-shaft plow with disbelief.

Not to mention Shangqing Meng Yi being shocked, the others were all incomparably shocked.

Looking at their surprised expressions, Ying Ying Zi Ye thought slightly and knew what was going on.

One must know that oxen were not numerous in Great Qin and were incomparably precious.

Even Brother Zheng, if he wanted to eat beef, could not bear to kill one to eat.

Only when the plow ox died or could no longer farm,

and someone reported it to the court, would Brother Zheng eat beef once or twice.

Even if nobles wanted to eat beef, they could not kill plow oxen indiscriminately.

If discovered, it was a serious crime!

In Great Qin, no one yet dared to kill oxen and eat meat in broad daylight.

From this, one could see how scarce and precious plow oxen were.

Moreover, the farmland in Great Qin required two oxen and three people to work together.

This was also known as "two oxen lifting the lever."

There was another saying, the "two oxen, three men" farming method.

When operating, the two oxen were about seven or eight feet apart, with a horizontal "lever" lifted in the middle; behind the "lever" was the plow, the tool used for plowing the land.

It required one person to lead the oxen; one person to sit on the "lever" and use their feet to step on the plow.

And one person behind to maintain balance; this two-ox, three-man method was also known as the "coupled plow" technique.

This one person and one ox being able to farm completely overturned their cognition; it was no wonder they were shocked.

Plow oxen were key protected objects in Great Qin.

They were simply more important than the pandas of later generations.

As for the extent of the protection?

It could be said this way.

Great Qin was a system that valued agriculture and suppressed commerce, attaching immense importance to agriculture.

In Great Qin, plow oxen were much more important than the people.

If a plow ox was not well-cared for, or if it was intentionally abused leading to its death, one would be punished; in serious cases, there would be the crime of beheading, and conversely, one would be rewarded!

Secondly, there was the importance of ironware; at this time, there were already iron plow rakes.

Iron sickles and iron hoes were already relatively popular.

If farming ironware was damaged or destroyed, it had to be reported for repair in a timely manner.

Farming could not be delayed, otherwise, it was a major crime.

When agriculture flourishes, the country is strong; when the country is strong, agriculture flourishes!

This was Great Qin's governing philosophy of valuing agriculture and suppressing commerce.

Because agriculture was related to the lifeline of Great Qin!

Therefore, Great Qin attached the greatest importance to farming.

For the old Qin people, as long as they could fill their stomachs, all problems were not problems!

Ying Ying Zi Ye explained the usage techniques of this curved-shaft plow slightly.

The group listened and was completely fascinated.

One person and one ox could farm as much as a dozen mu a day!

One must know that their previous two-ox, three-man method could not farm even half as much in a day as this one-ox, one-person method!

The appearance of this curved-shaft plow completely overturned Great Qin's farming!

Future farming would be more time-saving, labor-saving, and livestock-saving. ===== CHAPTER 89 =====