Three Kingdoms: Do you want me to get out of here? Liu Bei, you wait

Chapter 54: The Old Man in the Field, the Outrageous Jiangdong Li

outside the city.

sunset.

Looking at the fields that look like an ocean under the sun.

Cao Cao couldn't help but speak and sighed.

"Jingzhou is indeed a treasure land."

"The money and grain stored in the granary here alone is enough for our army to use for a year."

"Cai Mao is indeed a coward. He owns such fertile land, but he didn't even send out a single soldier. He directly led the surrender. Isn't that ridiculous?"

When he spoke at this moment, he showed both his respect for the fertile land of Jingzhou and his disdain for Cai Mao.

After hearing this, Xu Chu also sighed.

"It's really ridiculous, but it's also a good thing. At least the people can suffer less."

"If we really want to go to war, I'm afraid we won't be able to keep any of the fertile land outside the house, let alone keep any of it."

“Whether the country rises or falls, in the end it is the people who suffer.”

This is just what I think.

Hearing what he said, Cao Cao beside him immediately changed his expression.

"Hey, you have such insight?"

"It seems that you have learned a lot from following Mr. Su during this period of time. After three days of absence, you should really look at him with new eyes."

"Well, if that's the case, then let's go directly to the fields and see the people."

After making a few jokes, Cao Cao waved his hand and gave orders again.

But this time, Xu Chu did not agree directly.

I looked up at the fiery red sun above.

Instead, he was reminding me seriously.

"Ah, leaving the city? At this time, Prime Minister, why don't you go home and rest and have dinner first."

"I can eat, do you think they can eat?"

Cao Cao shook his head when he heard this.

Talking skills.

Already got off the carriage.

Walking between the ridges of the fields.

Soon, we saw an old farmer with a young child plowing the fields.

Under the setting sun.

The old farmer's back arched.

Sweat trickled down my spine.

Dark skin, scorched earth, and slowly plowing oxen.

All of this constitutes the most common scene in the late Han Dynasty.

Cao Cao was naturally accustomed to it.

But I don’t know if it was because I drank some Moutai at Su Chen’s mansion.

Still in a slightly tipsy state.

Looking at this ordinary scene at this moment.

His heart was filled with endless emotion and sigh.

"The people of Xiangyang don't seem to be very wealthy. Can they only use one ox to plow the land?"

"Isn't this normal? Prime Minister, you can't compare this kind of place with Xuchang."

"Xuchang is under the Emperor's feet, and is governed by you, Prime Minister. For a place like this, I think it's already very rare to have a plowing ox to help plow the land."

Although the curved plow has appeared now.

But because of frequent wars.

This kind of high-efficiency agricultural tool has not been promoted on a large scale.

Basically, many farmers still use straight plows to cultivate the land.

A straight plow requires at least two oxen to pull it.

If there is no oxen for plowing at home, the young and strong men in the family will be needed to pull the rope in front, act as the oxen, and drag the farm tools forward.

Xu Chu came from a humble background, so he naturally knew how farming was going at the end of the Han Dynasty.

Even when I was young, I worked on the farm at home and did similar work.

So when I saw this scene this time, I didn’t feel overly emotional.

I even feel that the other party is lucky.

"Yes, the people suffer the most when the country rises and falls. These two oxen can only plow three or four acres of land a day at most. There is only one ox, and it is an old man. I am afraid that the efficiency of plowing the land will drop sharply..."

Cao Cao nodded after hearing this.

After taking a deep look at the old farmer who was plowing the land.

I wanted to express my feelings about the hardships of people’s lives.

When I turned around and headed back, I suddenly realized something was wrong.

"what?"

"That's not right. How come this old man can plow the land faster than other people with two oxen?"

“An acre of land was plowed so quickly?”

Cao Cao was confused.

When I came back to my senses, I was even more excited.

He waved his hand quickly and began to give instructions to Xu Chu beside him.

"Zhongkang, Zhongkang!"

"quick!"

"Quickly stop that old man!"

After hearing this, Tiger Chi also became excited.

"Old man, don't leave!"

“Stop immediately!!”

At this time he opened his mouth and shouted.

He spurred his horse and galloped towards the old man.

After the old man finished plowing the land.

He put his grandson on the cow's back and was about to go home.

Suddenly, a thunderous roar was heard.

Turning around, he looked at Hu Chi, the tiger general who was as big as a mountain, riding his horse towards him.

Naturally, he was frightened to the point of paleness.

Wait until Xu Chu and others come closer.

Before I even started talking.

He knelt down first and begged for mercy.

"Damn you, old man!"

"I deserve to die. I don't know when I offended you!"

"Please have mercy on me, my lord, and let me go, considering that I have parents and children to take care of."

"If it really doesn't work, can you please let my grandson go?"

"I am willing to sacrifice my life for this!"

The withered old man knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.

This made Xu Chu, who had just rushed over, completely at a loss.

I wanted to explain, but ended up threatening the other person.

I just don't know what to do.

Critical time.

Cao Cao finally arrived.

With a smile as bright as spring breeze on his face, he said to the old man.

"Don't worry, old man!"

"We are not here to cause trouble to you, old man. We just have some questions that we want to ask you."

"This is just a small token of my appreciation. I hope you won't mind it, old man."

Compared to Xu Chu, he was at a loss.

Cao Cao naturally had a lot of experience in dealing with such situations.

It's not just verbal comfort at this moment.

He reached out his hand again, and even took out a few taels of silver from his pocket and stuffed it into the old man's hand.

This is a series of gentle tactics.

The old man really put his heart back into his stomach.

Looking at the silver in his hand, which was enough for the whole family to eat and drink for nearly half a year, he felt even more grateful.

He immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Cao Cao.

"My Lord, what are you talking about?"

"It is our blessing to be valued by a noble person!"

"Whatever you want to ask, I will tell you everything I know!"

Cao Cao asked, "It's not that troublesome. How about you show me the plow you just used to plow the field?"

"Your Excellency has been chasing me all this way, just to see this?"

The father-in-law was stunned.

I didn't expect that the two people in front of me were chasing me relentlessly just for this.

But he looked at the silver ingot in his hand, and then at the sword on Hu Chi's waist beside him.

How could the father-in-law dare to say anything more.

He quickly pulled his grandson and stepped aside obediently, bowing.

"Your Excellency, please feel free to look at it. Please feel free to look at it."

"If you like it, you can just take it away."

After hearing this, Cao Cao ignored him.

All attention was focused on the plow behind the old man.

Now he walked around the plow three times.

His brows were getting more and more furrowed.

"It's definitely not an ordinary ox-drawn plow. It also doesn't seem to be an ordinary curved plow."

"Even the head is reinforced with special iron. Interesting..."

"Father, is this plow easier to use than an ordinary plow?"

He looked up and asked his father-in-law.

The old man quickly replied, "It's more than easy, it's so convenient."

"I think you are also knowledgeable about agriculture, and you should know the difficulty of cultivating the land."

“In the past, when we used the oxen to plow, we not only needed two oxen to pull the plow, but also the old and young in the family to work together. We worked hard from morning till night every day to barely plow three acres of land.

But after using the Jiangdong plow, the situation was different.

More than just a working ox is needed.

My Lord, you see, besides farming, I still have time to play with my grandchildren in the fields!"

"Before this, I never dared to imagine that I could have such a good life."

The old man's face was full of emotion when he finished speaking.

Cao Cao's attention was completely focused on the Jiangdong plow.

I walked around Jiangdongli several times.

He then pushed it to the ridge of the field and tried it himself.

After confirming that what the old man said was accurate.

The expression on his face gradually became serious.

When he came to the old man again, he asked him again with a serious look on his face.

"My father-in-law just said this thing is called Jiangdong Plow? My father-in-law, do you know who made this thing?"