Chapter 257 Spring Plowing (2)
After the successful domestication of the bison last year, in addition to being used to pull carts and provide transportation capacity, it also has a very important role, that is, it is used to plow the land. Improve the farming efficiency of your fields.
Leading the cow into the field and holding the plow behind it, after Zhou Xu gave a little demonstration, Zhao Geng's eyes burst out with uncontrollable brilliance.
Obviously, he has seen the value contained in this thing!
“The strength and stamina of this cow are far greater than those of us. One cattle can probably do the work of five farmers in a day!”
Looking at the excited Zhao Geng, Zhou Xu smiled.
"Five farmers? Then you must underestimate the oxen and plow, it is worth more manpower!"
The specifics have not been tested, and Zhou Xu naturally does not It was easy to give an accurate number, but what he could be sure of was that the working efficiency of this ox and plow was definitely not comparable to that of five farmers.
“What’s more important is that only one farmer can operate this ox and plow, which not only improves labor efficiency, but also saves manpower and frees up manpower.”
"Then chief, how many cows do you plan to give us?"
Zhao Geng looked nervous when he asked this question. This was undoubtedly an important point.
You must know that cattle are also a very important resource here, and transportation between villages now relies on cattle carts.
At this time, when winter has just passed and every village is in need of reconstruction, and the Barren Mountain Village has opened up new territory and needs large-scale construction, their internal transportation capacity is already tight. How many cattle can be transferred to them? What about their farming team?
In response, Zhou Xu stretched out a palm.
"Five, I plan to prepare five oxen first and pair them with plows for you to use."
Zhao Geng suddenly beamed with joy after getting this answer.
This number can be said to be significantly beyond his expectations.
"Thank you, chief!"
"The remaining four oxen will arrive soon. You will receive them when the time comes."
On the farm equipped with five oxen At present, the farming team naturally does not need to compete with several other departments for hard labor manpower, which is much easier than hard labor.
Of course, given the cattle and tools, Zhou Xu would definitely not be left behind on the tasks that should be given.
“Zhao Geng, after absorbing the population from the mountains, according to the latest statistics, our internal population has reached 379 people, but as you know, there is only enough food to feed this population. , it’s not enough for me.”
After saying this, Zhou Xu paused and then looked at Zhao Geng seriously.
“I need you to grow enough food to feed eight hundred people!”
This is great, before he can be even more happy because of the help of the five cattle, The mission that came right after him shocked him.
Then he subconsciously reminded Zhou Xu that growing so much food but failing to preserve it properly would end up being a waste. It was not only a waste of food, but also a waste of manpower, material resources, and time.
But when the words came to his lips, Zhao Geng, who clearly realized something, swallowed the words back.
He remembered that he had a conversation with the leader long before winter.
They also talked about this food issue at that time.
Because troops were to be mobilized in early spring to collect the population, the leader ordered him to cultivate the fields on the basis of 500 people before winter.
Facts have proved that their leader's judgment at the time was indeed correct. From the current point of view, they need a field of this size.
Under this premise, the new year has just begun. Who can guarantee that their leader will not recruit more people in the future?
The leader undoubtedly took this into consideration when he asked him to grow enough food to feed eight hundred people. They can't wait until the population has been brought in before they start cultivating the fields in a hurry, right? Then where is the time?
Things like this must be done in advance.
At this moment, Zhao Geng was most fortunate that they were not lazy this winter.
As early as winter, they slowly completed the cultivation of the fields of five hundred people. Now they only need to turn over the soil again before sowing.
Otherwise, as soon as their leader’s new mission comes down, he won’t be able to explode on the spot?
But even so, the land reclamation work of the remaining 300 people has still become their most important task at the moment.
It is completely different from the situation where there is already a field and it is just plowing. Reclamation of the field has to be done on wasteland, which is destined to make the whole work more laborious and time-consuming.
The five cattle they led were really not that easy to get.
“Zhao Geng, take the order!”
Now he has no choice but to take the order.
Looking at the frowning Zhao Geng, Zhou Xu smiled and patted his shoulder.
"Don't worry, I won't just ignore you. You cultivate the fields first, and after a while, I will have something good for you!"
Zhou Xu's words made Zhao Geng a little more energetic.
Although their leader often arranges tasks to force people to death, he has to admit that their leader is indeed a person who does what he says and frequently brings them surprises.
For example, take the oxen and plows in front of you.
Without them, how could he grow enough food to feed eight hundred people right now? He just found a tree with a crooked neck and hanged himself!
After leaving the farming area, in the next few days, apart from resting, Zhou Xu mainly stayed at the equipment department.
Although the drawings of the waterwheel have long been in Zhuang Mengdie's hands and she has been studying them for a long time, it was the first time that she actually started making them.
In order for Zhuang Mengdie to improve his efficiency and avoid detours, Zhou Xu felt that he still needed to keep an eye on him and ask Zhuang Mengdie directly if he encountered any problems.
When nothing happens, Zhou Xu rests on the recliner on the side.
At this point in time, the power of the mantra that he had consumed in order to test the 'imparting' effect of the new mantra was still far from being recovered.
After being busy for a while every day, my brain starts to get tired.
Here, it is worth mentioning that he took the time to use his "skeleton soldier control" mantra yesterday, and it turned out that the mantra was indeed still on him.
The effect of 'endowment' is indeed to allow the other party to obtain part of one's own abilities, but not to directly obtain the mantra.
This is undoubtedly a good thing for him, because it means that as long as he is willing, he can let his subordinates have a certain degree of mantra power!
It was very laborious to use this mantra. I only used it once on Shi Lei and almost drained the power of the mantra from his body.
Now Zhou Xu only hopes that the situation will improve when his mantra becomes stronger in the future.
With this thought in mind, Zhou Xu had already begun to think about what mantra to give to whom.
Leaving aside the ordinary members, the generals under his command must make arrangements for them!
(End of this chapter)