Chapter 19 Gift Quyuan
Guan and Zhang present were also happy for Tian Yu and Zhao Yun.
At this time, the second master is far from as arrogant as he will be in the future, let alone the arrogance of fighting against Ma Chao and Huang Zhong, the number one member of the Liu family.
In fact, although he ranked second at this time, his actual status was actually not as good as Zhang Fei.
Whether it is the degree of intimacy with Liu Bei or the investment in Liu Bei, he is inferior to Zhang Fei.
Because of this, Liu Bei will keep Zhang Fei to guard Xiapi in the future, and take Guan Yu to resist Yuan Shu.
It was precisely because of losing Xia Pi that Zhang Fei's position as the number two figure in Liu Bei's group began to waver, and he was gradually replaced by Guan Yu.
However, the relationship between the three of them is sincere, and Zhang Fei himself has no objection at all, which shows that not only does he really regard Guan Yu as his second brother, but he also truly admires Guan Yu and Liu Bei.
"Come, come, come, let's drink this cup together. I wish Guo Rang and Zilong to show their talents, bring peace to the people, and report to the court."
The whole audience burst into agreement, and the atmosphere became heated. .
Pan Zhang was also very active in it, his sincerity was beyond words, and he wished he could go through fire and water for Liu Feng and Liu Bei immediately.
To put it simply, he wants to make progress too much.
Who made the Liu family and his son so generous?
It's funny to say that Guan Yu actually had a good impression of Pan Zhang, a bitter opponent in his previous life. On the contrary, Zhang Fei was a little disdainful and thought Pan Zhang was too vulgar.
Tian Yu and Zhao Yun have one thing in common, that is, they are very calm and considerate of the people.
Tian Yu guarded the northern frontier for Cao Wei in history. He took corvee lightly but paid little tax, paid great attention to production, and never squandered the people's power.
After Liu Bei entered Shu, Zhao Yun took the lead in admonishing military discipline. For this, he did not hesitate to offend the military leaders and morale, and even lost his most important general.
Both of these two people really take the people at heart.
Now that they have taken over the magistrates of two counties, their jurisdictions have suffered from military disasters and are full of waste. They can't help but think of how to restore people's livelihood.
Tian Yu and Zhao Yun looked at each other and unanimously took advantage of Liu Bei's good mood to get some help from Liu Bei.
Among other things, recruiting refugees requires a large amount of food, and the troops under his command also need food. Restoring farming also requires seeds, farm tools, and cattle.
Not to mention the expenses of repairing the dilapidated city walls and houses in the county, recruiting officials, and restoring production.
In short, there is a lack of money, food, and manpower.
Their boss, Liu Bei, does not have many direct descendants. Tian Yu and Zhao Yun really have no one to use except a few children brought from their hometown.
Zhao Yun was the first to speak and asked Liu Bei for help.
Liu Bei smiled mysteriously and said nothing, leaving Zhao Yun confused.
Tian Yu looked on at a loss and didn’t understand why Liu Bei’s reaction was so strange.
But at this time, he and Zhao Yun had the same interests, so he could only bite the bullet and ask for help.
Unexpectedly, Liu Bei still didn't speak. Instead, he looked at Liu Feng with a smile.
Seeing Brother Big Ear's eyes falling on him, Liu Feng knew that his father wanted to make him a saint in front of others.
Guan, Zhang, Zhao and Tian present here are all the confidants of Brother Big Er, the direct descendants of the direct descendants.
The people Liu Bei trusts the most at present are them, and they are the ones who most want his son Liu Feng to gain their allegiance.
Liu Bei was thirty-four or five years old at this time. In the Han Dynasty, when the average age was thirty or forty, half of his body was already buried in the soil.
Seeing that his son was so outstanding, he instinctively wanted to speed up to give Liu Feng Liwei the speed.
Liu Feng could roughly understand Liu Bei's thoughts, so he put away the complicated feelings in his heart, raised his hands to Liu Bei and said, "Father, the gift I prepared earlier will come in handy."
"Oh?"
Liu Bei was stunned for a moment. Under all the excitement, he had indeed forgotten about the gift.
"Well, Feng'er will be brought to my father as soon as possible."
Liu Feng promised, and before he could get up, Pan Zhang, who was sitting next to him, got up and left with a wink.
After a while, Pan Zhang and a few boys carried the Quyuan plow in and placed it in the middle. Suddenly, everyone's eyes were focused on Qu Yuanli.
“This... seems to be a plow?”
After all, Brother Big Ear comes from a lower-class background. Although he likes to be a knight-errant, weave mats and sell shoes, it does not mean that he does not understand farming.
Everyone else was also from a lower-class background, and they all recognized that the Quyuan plow was used for farming, but they just didn’t understand why it was so complicated.
In the Han Dynasty, the straight-shaft plow was commonly used, with a long shaft and a straight plow.
In comparison, the shaft of the curved shaft plow is much shorter, and the plow becomes curved, and has many other parts. Compared with the straight shaft plow, it feels like a bicycle becomes a motorcycle.
Liu Bei and others focused their attention on Liu Feng. The latter also did his part, performing the control skills on the spot and carefully explaining the advantages and usage of the Quyu Lili.
As Liu Feng explained, the eyes of Liu Bei and others became brighter and brighter.
They have realized the usefulness of this agricultural tool. To put it bluntly, the farming efficiency of using a curved shaft plow is five to ten times more than that of a straight shaft plow.
This means more land can be farmed with less manpower.
This is undoubtedly a timely help for Chengxian and Lanling counties, which have been traumatized by the war and have a small population.
Zhao Yun couldn't wait to speak, his eyes fixed on Liu Feng, and the eagerness inside made the latter a little hairy.
"Young master, I don't know how many pieces of Quyuanli there are in this song..."
"Only this one."
Liu Feng's words made Zhao Yun and Tian Yu very happy. Disappointed, no matter how good the baby is, if there is only one piece, it is of no use at all.
But Liu Feng continued: "The curved shaft plow seems complicated, but in fact the production process is not difficult. The biggest problem is that the plow shovel and the plow wall need to be made of iron, and other materials are very convenient."
Listen. At this point, Zhao Yun, Tian Yu, and even Guan and Zhang looked at Liu Bei eagerly.
Big Ear Brother was also moved and made a decision without hesitation.
"It was easy. My father then recruited craftsmen and asked them to produce the Quyuan plow with all their strength."
After pondering for a while, Liu Bei continued: "Before spring plowing, we should be able to make it first. One batch, when the time comes, allocate one hundred pieces to Guorang and Zilong first.”
Tian Yu and Zhao Yun were overjoyed and left the table to thank them.
Liu Bei ordered his servants to carry Quyuanli down for safekeeping and resume the banquet.
After seeing the treasure Qu Yuuli, I got Liu Bei’s personal promise.
Feeling the strong support of the Liu family and their sons, Zhao Yun and Tian Yu were completely relieved and devoted themselves to the banquet.
The atmosphere of the luncheon was very lively and lasted for two hours before it ended.
It was just past noon when the banquet started, and when it ended, the sun had almost completely set.
Tian Yu and Zhao Yun felt that the depression in their chests had dissipated, leaving only boundless enthusiasm and excitement.
Liu Feng drank a lot at the banquet, but he was much better than the others at the party.
Big Ear Brother was so happy today that he got very drunk.
Others were not much better. Pan Zhang even got drunk and performed a sword dance for Liu Feng and Liu Bei in the hall. Everyone watching cheered, and for a while, the banquet was joyful.
As a result, everyone was drunk, but Liu Feng directed his servants to settle them down one by one.
Guan and Zhang naturally lived with their fathers, while Zhao Yun and Tian Yu lived in official residences. Naturally, they could not send them back at this time, so they found good rooms in the state capital and settled down.
Finally, after sending Pan Zhang back, Liu Feng still went to the Wu family and Tian family to say hello.
The two women felt sorry for Liu Feng and did not leave him to talk for long, but ordered him to go back and rest quickly.
(End of this chapter)