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Chapter 63 My Lord, take action and make Cao Cao pack up and get out!
"The straight-beam plow that my lord knows about requires two oxen and three men to plow the land, and it takes a whole day to plow less than an acre. It's really too slow."

"This curved plow only requires one person and one ox, and in one day, it can plow at least three mu of land, saving both manpower and time."

"Your Majesty, your people are limited. Only by promoting this plow on a large scale can we plow the existing fields and have enough people and time to cultivate new ones."

Xiao He slowly explained the advantages of the curved plow one by one.

In fact, he was not good at making farm tools at all, and his knowledge of farming was only superficial from books.

But even if you haven’t eaten pork, have you ever seen a pig run?

The curved plow, a revolutionary agricultural tool, has its pictures and advantages clearly recorded in history books.

Besides, the beauty of this thing lies in its design inspiration, and it itself is not actually very sophisticated. Xiao He drew a blueprint based on his memory, asked a few carpenters to make a sample, and then he made some repairs himself and made it.

Xiao He casually pointed out the advantages of the curved plow, but Liu Bei and the others were shocked and surprised when they heard it.

They may not know how to farmland, but they can still calculate this number.

One ox and one man can plow three acres of land a day!
With a simple calculation, one can estimate that the efficiency of this curved plow is about five times that of ordinary plows.

"So, if all the people under your uncle's rule used your curved... curved plow, wouldn't that mean that ten thousand farmers would be able to work as well as fifty thousand?"

Guan Yinping also figured it out and her eyes widened.

"more or less."

Xiao He didn't calculate it in detail, just nodded.

Guan Yinping took a deep breath and looked again at the plow that she had helped Xiao He make, her eyes full of disbelief.

She obviously couldn't believe that this curved plow could be so magical.

Liu Bei also took a deep breath, and then a look of surprise flashed across his face.

As a qualified prince, one must not only know about military affairs and people, but also politics and agriculture.

How could Liu Bei not understand the significance of the data described by Xiao He?

As Guan Yinping said, this means that one person under his rule is equivalent to five people, and he can reclaim five times more new land based on the original land.

That's five times.

Being self-sufficient and feeding more than 40,000 soldiers will be no problem!

"Uncle... Bowen, is your curved plow really so magical?"

Liu Bei suppressed his excitement and was a little bit unbelievable.

Xiao He patted the plow lightly and said with a faint smile:
"I created this object based on my memory, so naturally I cannot completely restore it."

"My lord, please call in the craftsmen and have a few more made. We'll see how they perform after we've found a field to try them out."

"But this thing isn't anything particularly sophisticated. It should be usable in this condition."

Liu Bei, Xu Shu and others looked at each other and were all shocked.

People take food as their heaven!
Where does food come from? Naturally, it comes from the ground.

A piece of farm equipment that can increase farming efficiency fivefold can truly be called a magical tool!
But in Xiao He's mouth, it became "not a very exquisite thing"?
Liu Bei thought again, Xiao He had so many "rare treasures" on him, any one of them could be called a divine weapon.

In comparison, this curved plow does seem a bit "ordinary".

Thinking of this, Liu Bei figured it out and was convinced in his heart.

"With this curved plow, I can cultivate several times more fertile land, enough to support 40,000 to 50,000 soldiers in just a corner of Xiangyang!"

"Bo Wen, Bo Wen, you are truly a timely help to me, Liu Bei. This curved plow is truly a timely help!"

Liu Bei was overjoyed and patted the plow in admiration.

Guan Yu, Xu Shu and others were also very happy and looked around at the curved plow.

"I didn't expect that after just a few days of tinkering, you could actually create such a treasure. It helped my uncle solve a big problem."

"Bowen, I want to reward you well and thank you on behalf of my uncle!"

Guan Yinping was also ecstatic, so happy that she waved her hand and slapped Xiao He on the shoulder. She was so strong that the slap made Xiao He cry out "ouch", holding his shoulder and grimacing.

"Are you okay? Did I hurt you?"

"I didn't use much force. Where does it hurt? Let me see..."

Guan Yinping looked apologetic and hurriedly supported Xiao He, rubbing his shoulders and blaming herself, looking distressed.

"Fortunately you didn't use too much force, otherwise my shoulder would have been broken."

The pain subsided for Xiao He, and a bitter smile appeared on his lips.

Guan Yinping finally breathed a sigh of relief and smiled apologetically:
"Okay, I'm sorry for you. I'll ask the chef to make your favorite braised lamb tonight as an apology~~"

When Xiao He heard about the braised lamb, he immediately became energetic and his waist and shoulders no longer felt sore...

Liu Bei and Guan Yu stopped looking at Quyuanli and stood quietly aside, watching the two young men "flirting".

"Yunchang, are you still worried that Yinping will not be willing to get married?"

Liu Bei stroked his thin beard and looked at Guan Yu with a smile.

Although Guan Yu said nothing, there was a hint of smile between his brows.

Guan Yinping took a quick glance and noticed that Liu Bei and his men were smiling and looking at her and Xiao He meaningfully. She immediately realized that her words and behavior were inappropriate.

Her face suddenly turned slightly red.

"Uncle, father, it's time for dinner. I'll go and ask them to prepare it."

Guan Yinping quickly found an excuse, lowered her head and left in a hurry.

Seeing their niece running away in shame, the elders all burst into laughter.

Xiao He looked at the people who were laughing, but he was confused.

"My lord, Bowen's curved plow is indeed a pleasant surprise, but we are here to show him the news of the battle of Hefei."

Xu Shu put away his smile and reminded from the side.

Liu Bei then remembered the important matter and hurriedly took out the battle report and handed it to Xiao He.

"Sun Zhongmou really doesn't know how to fight. He was defeated by Zhang Wenyuan's 800 cavalrymen!"

"Bo Wen, your ability to judge people is truly unmatched in the world!"

Liu Bei sighed with emotion and marveled in admiration.

After hearing what Liu Bei said, Xiao He looked at the battle report in his hand and couldn't help laughing.

Originally it was 800 destroying 100,000, now it is 800 destroying 40,000, and Sun 100,000 has been changed to Sun 40,000, which is not much different...

After sneering, Xiao He put away the battle report.

"Sun Quan suffered a major setback in Hefei. He will most likely seek redress in Jingzhou. He might even break the alliance someday."

"I don't know what the flood situation is like right now. I think we need to flood Cao's camp as soon as possible to drive Cao Cao away so that we can free up our forces to deal with Sun Quan."

Xiao He looked outside the tent door.

The autumn rain has been pouring for several days now, and the Han River must be almost full.

Just as Liu Bei was about to speak, the curtain was lifted and Guan Ping rushed in with an excited look on his face.

"Uncle, the scouts upstream have reported that Xun Feng is on his way and should reach the Xiangfan area by tomorrow morning at the latest!"

There was an instant of excitement inside the military tent.

Xiao He breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Liu Bei with a relieved smile.

"We've waited a month, and finally this day has arrived. My Lord, let's get started! It's time to send Cao Cao packing and leaving."

(End of this chapter)