"We can smell the steamed buns." Zhu Yuanzhang stood on the edge of the ground and looked up, but he couldn't see the end at all.
The ministers couldn't help but sniff, as the steamed buns had an earthy smell.
"Queens, measure one acre." Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to calculate the yield per acre and asked the ministers to divide the acre.
In fact, there is no need to test again. The wheat fields in Xiaqiu Village need to be watered. Just calculate according to the canals.
Yang Xunwen, the Minister of Revenue, came out with a bundle of rope in his hand. He first took out a short rope, forty feet long.
Find a place, put the rope in place, and use soil to hold it down on both sides. He took the rope and went in, and there were people behind him to help him stand still and step on the rope.
Five feet is a step, and a step is 240 acres. It is impossible for him to measure five feet per step and then walk 240 steps inward.
He measured forty feet, which was enough to walk thirty steps in. That is, the rope was one hundred and fifty feet long.
Such an acre is less than 666 square meters, only more than 610 square meters.
After the measurement, Yang Xunwen walked out. It was not easy to wear it in the mature wheat field, and it hurt.
Of course, it is not very mature now, but the late-maturity stage. At this time, the nutrients are all in the wheat grains.
If it turns very yellow and the wheat straw is about to break, the nutrients in the wheat grains will flow back into the straw.
So it is called, when it is nine times ripe, 10% will be harvested; when it is ten times ripe, 10% will be lost.
"Sickle, gentlemen, follow me and harvest this acre of wheat that makes the buns fragrant.
After harvesting, go back and grind flour for your own consumption. You will not miss this acre of seeds. I will return it You can’t eat good food
Sisters and princes will also come to harvest, uh, Hanhan, come to us, you will cut the wheat."
Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to harvest this acre of wheat himself and arrange manpower. Take Hanhan with you when you go.
Zhu Wentian ""
He didn't want to work in the fields, and the sun was still in the sky and hadn't strayed far from the center, so he
"Hey, I will. "Uh-huh, hey, hey, hey," Zhu Wentian admitted.
A group of officials also recognized it, and the sickles were delivered. They selected brand new ones and prepared to harvest the wheat. There were people taking care of them.
Thirty steps must be divided into three sections, each section is ten steps, otherwise it will be very far to take thirty steps.
The officials went in, found their distance, and prepared.
Zhu Yuanzhang, Empress Ma, and Zhu Wentian naturally picked up the old sickle, but the edge had been sharpened and did not affect the sharpness.
Zhu Biao just picked up the new sickle, turned his wrist, and was about to cut the wheat. Suddenly he saw Hanhan and his father and mother's choice. He put down the sickle in his hand and picked up the old one.
After picking it up and moving it, he understood that the new one was not as comfortable as this one.
A group of people cut the wheat, and each person only needs to walk out for ten steps, and there is no need to worry about others.
However, these ten steps also put many ministers in trouble. Some were too old to bend down, and some had never cut wheat.
Fortunately, there were people nearby to help. Zhu Yuanzhang, Queen Ma and Zhu Wentian were the fastest.
After walking a few steps, Zhu Wentian deliberately slowed down and helped Zhu Biao next to him to hold out a section of his arms so that Zhu Biao could easily gather the straw.
With a distance of 16 to 7 meters, Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma soon reached the end. They turned around and saw that Hanhan and Biaoer were going at about the same speed.
"Chongba, look silly." Queen Ma knew what was going on at a glance.
"Yes" Zhu Yuanzhang nodded lightly.
He could see that Hanhan had to match Biao'er's rhythm, otherwise he would be easily swept away by Biao'er's sickle if he stretched out a little more.
Hanhan cut his own while cooperating with Biaoer.
This is not an ordinary skill, and someone who is not an experienced farmer cannot tell that Hanhan is helping.
"Father and Queen, we have finished collecting the children."
Zhu Biao raised his sleeves to wipe his sweat, looking very excited because no one else in front of him had finished collecting.
"End, uh uh hey hey hey hey" Zhu Wentian followed.
As he spoke, he naturally gathered a big bundle of the harvested wheat in front of him, then took some stalks, twisted them, and tied them up.
This is the normal operation of harvesting wheat. It is not enough to finish cutting, but also to bundle it.
"There is no need to tie up Hanhan. Someone will gather him and take him away. He will be beaten out and weighed immediately."
Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Hanhan wanted to tie up something else, so he quickly stopped him.
Empress Ma said regretfully, "Hanhan is good at everything. He is also handsome. Especially when he smiles, he makes people feel close to him."
Zhu Wentian raised his head and said to The queen holding the horse showed an honest smile, she had to cooperate.
At this moment, with the help of others, the ministers also collected the wheat and turned back.
"Come here, collect the wheat stalks. Bring the foot-operated thresher from Xiaqiu Village. In the future, the court will make more bearings so that all Ming people can use convenient threshers."
Zhu Yuanzhang thought about the difficulty of the threshing machine. The wooden shaft was easily broken and smoked due to the continuous stepping of the wooden shaft, and someone had to watch it.
This will not happen if you replace it with metal bearings and connecting rods.
The carriages used for transportation will also need to be replaced when fighting in the future, as well as the ships on the river. Ships with wooden shafts have long been available. Once they break down, it will not be an ordinary trouble on the river.
The guards gathered the wheat, and the palace maids went over and stood in a row, carrying a small basket in their hands, carefully picking up the wheat ears and weighing them.
I took all the wheat straws and tied them briefly. Then I set up the three threshing machines and tried to turn them around. No problem.
Under the crackling movement, the wheat grains were quickly beaten down. After all the grains were beaten, they were placed in the grain fan next to it and blown.
This process is called preserving the real and removing the floating, and what is left in the end is the grain of wheat.
"Fight separately." Zhu Yuanzhang ordered.
Move the bucket over, put the wheat grains in, kick it to reduce the gap, press it again, smooth it out and put it next to it.in the bag.
One bucket after another, the people next to you can easily count them.
One bucket, two buckets, eight buckets, thirteen buckets, seventeen buckets, there is a little left, change it to a liter measuring tool, and there is a little left after two buckets.
"Your Majesty, one stone, seven buckets and two liters." The person in charge of counting reported.
"People from Xiaqiu Village, please help us harvest another acre of wheat," Zhu Yuanzhang shouted to the people in Xiaqiu Village.
"Forty people come out and harvest one acre." the village leader shouted.
Zhu Wentian stood up, and his friends followed suit, adding a dozen more people. Forty people each rushed in with a sickle. In less than half a quarter of an hour, an acre of wheat was knocked down.
This speed is more than twice as fast as what the officials were involved in before. This is normal work.
The forty people turned around, gathered the wheat stalks while walking back, and then tied them into bundles. When they came out, the bundles of wheat were piled into a small pile.
"Biao'er, take a good look." Zhu Yuanzhang spoke to the good eldest son. These children were reserved for the good eldest son.
I know everything about daily life, and I am studying hard now.
It will take another ten or eight years for them to grow up
The key is that children in Xiaqiu Village are being born in a steady stream, and some will soon join the team.
"Thank you to my father" Zhu Biao also thinks so. The master gave him the most precious existence.
There was another fight over there, and soon the data came out.
"Your Majesty's second acre is worth one stone, seven buckets and three liters. Congratulations, Your Majesty." The person reporting the count congratulated Zhu Yuanzhang.
"How much was it last year?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked his eldest son.
"Father, last year one stone was five buckets, and this year there are two more buckets. Normally, one acre of wheat is one stone two buckets or one stone three buckets." Zhu Biao answered.
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