The ship that Zheng Yuming and King Wu's wife and his entourage were traveling on was the warships of the sailor battalion. There were more than a hundred warships of all sizes in the Minghui Valley's Sailor's Battalion, with the largest gigantic ship having three thousand materials that could cross the sea, five large ships of two thousand and five hundred materials, twenty ships of two thousand materials, thirty-odd ships of fifteen hundred and one thousand materials, and as for the ships of less than one thousand materials, as many as fifty or sixty ships. The ships that came to meet the king's driver on the southern tour were more than thirty, of which two were of 2,500 materials, five of 2,000 materials, and the others were smaller ships of 1,000 materials, and the gigantic ships didn't come, and the water level of the inland river of the Kingdom of Wu couldn't satisfy the gigantic sailing.
The sailor battalion now has more than 5,000 sailors, only less than 1,000 can skillfully operate the ship, this time the sailor driving the ship is selected from these skilled sailors. The other 4,000 sailors in the sailor battalion are all new recruits this year, and are still training in Minghui Valley.
The royal palace close guards led by Wei Ren sent Zheng Yuming and King Wu's husband and wife on a boat and returned to Kangcheng, and the security of the king's driver on the southern tour was taken care of by the 1,000 elite soldiers led by Ma Ren. Three dozen ships, the river will be high Ma Di ferry crowded. After the southern patrol personnel and luggage all on board, the ship raised the sails, slowly leaving Gao Ma Di Ferry, three dozen large ship head to tail, the scene is very spectacular. Watching the people at the high Maadi ferry to see the ship disappear before slowly dispersed.
"Wu's ships are so big." Wu Mou marveled as he eyed the distant large ships, and after martial law ended in Kangcheng, Zhao Xuan and his party rode to the Gao Ma Di ferry just in time to witness the departure of the southern patrol ships.
"There are many rivers in Wu, it is convenient to have boats, if I Zhao has many rivers, I will also build big boats." Bo Yao himself was seasick and did not like to take a boat, Zhao's domestic rivers were not as many as Wu's, the demand for boats was not strong, and Zhao's boat building process was not good enough, it could only build wooden boats of about five hundred materials.
"Luckily, there is no river connected to Zhao." Zhao Xuan looked at the distant ships and celebrated.
"May I ask the proprietor, are we also going to Nambu by boat?" Kui Ji narrowed his eyes at the distant sailboat, hating that he did not know how to use water, jumping on the boat to carry out an assassination was very unsure, and he could only look for another opportunity in Ulsan.
"No, we'll still take the main road to Ulsan." Zhao Xuan shook his head, taking a boat saves energy and is convenient, but you can't get a good view of Wu's domestic situation from the boat, Zhao Xuan wants to understand Wu's strength more, he has to inspect along the road.
The avenue from Kangseong to Ulsan was the first to be built, and the facilities of the post stations along the way were the most complete. After three to four years of development, most of the villages around the stations have developed into small villages, and the avenue between Kangseong and Ulsan is the busiest for pedestrians, with a large number of people taking meals, and the villagers of the small villages are engaged in food and beverage and small hotel services in addition to farming, and the villagers are somewhat half-farmers and half-businessmen.
As Zhao Xuan traveled along, there were waterwheel windmills at the rivers on both sides of the avenue, and these waterwheels and windmills were built very tall, and the windmills drove the waterwheels to run, easily carting the river water to the field side ditches. Many villages near the river also have mills that utilize wind and water power, and inside the mills, in addition to grinding wheels, there are also water-powered wind-powered shelling machines made by Gongsun Pan.
"This Gongsun Pan is a great sage, the people of Wu are truly blessed to have him." Wu Milling asked the local people, who revealed that Gongsun Pan had improved the windmill and watermill to maximize the use of the power of nature, and those shelling machines were even Gongsun Pan's invention.
Zhao Xuan face black, his heart has been very chagrined at first in Qimen Mountain despise Gongsun Pan, to this point, Zhao Xuan only figured out, Gongsun Pan like sage does not need to have the ability to govern the country, as long as the ability to improve the farmland hydraulic apparatus, as can make the country strong, did not accept Gongsun Pan for Zhao use, Zhao Xuan heart began to regret.
Bo Yao took a look at Zhao Xuan's black face and knew that Zhao Xuan was not happy, and quietly pulled down Wu Mian's corner of his coat to stop Wu Mian from touching Zhao Xuan with another emotional outburst.
The closer you get to Ulsan, the more fields on both sides of the avenue are planted with rice, which is planted in April or May, matures in about one hundred and fifty days, and is harvested after mid-September. Right now, the rice is in the spiking stage, and there is thin shallow water in the paddy fields, which also pervades with a sour smell.
"Old man, what flavor is this?" Zhao Xuan pinched his nose and asked the elderly farmer who was pouring something into the rice field.
"This is a medicinal liquid for exterminating insects." The farmer stopped his movements and replied to Zhao Xuan's group on the roadside.
"Exterminating liquid? What is it made of?" Zhao Xuan's heart stirred, remembering that Zhao always planted rice poorly, could it be that he didn't use this insect exterminator?
"This little old man doesn't know." The farmer shook his head, when the rice needed to be exterminated, it was the village headman who came to notify the village, and when the village people received the notification, they went to the government's Department of Agricultural Affairs to receive the vinegar for exterminating the insects. "The old man only knows that this sprinkling bucket was made by Gongsun Daxian." The implement in the elderly farmer's hand resembled the sprinkling bucket used for watering flowers in the twenty-first century.
Zhao Xuan muttered, "Could it be another medicinal liquid invented by that Gongsun Pan?"
Insecticidal liquid is actually made from vinegar, is Zheng Yuming can not be chemically synthesized to pesticides, white vinegar and insecticidal grass liquid preparation instead of pesticides, can kill or repel paddy field pests.
The elderly farmer didn't hear what Zhao Xuan was muttering to himself, and when he saw that Zhao Xuan was no longer inquiring, he turned around and sprinkled himself with potions in the field.
Zhao Xuan rode his horse and continued to rush with his men, and was surprised to see a farmer's wife not far away plowing a field with a bull, and this time even Kui Ji, who didn't care about farming, was surprised.
"Are all the women of Wu strong? Surprisingly, they can top strong men in plowing."
"It is the oxen's strength that makes the plow move forward easily." Wu Mou felt that it was the woman who would control the oxen.
"Oxen are also used to plow the fields in my village, but it takes two strong men to support the plow." Kui Ji had grown up in the countryside and had himself labored in heaven and earth, and knew that it took a great deal of strength to support a plowman.
"There is something odd about that woman's plow." Wu Mou had been in charge of farming and could see that the plow the woman was using was different from Zhao's.
"Not bad, this plow is oddly shaped." Kui Ji also nodded in agreement.
Zhao Xuan stared for a moment and asked the guards behind him. "Who has ever gone down to plow a field?"
The thirty guards behind Zhao Xuan looked at each other in dismay, most of them were from nobles, and only a few of them were from poor backgrounds.
"Reporting to the proprietor, I have ploughed the ground before at home, it's just that I haven't ploughed for a long time and I'm rusty." A guard came out to report.
"Thou go and help the woman plow for a few moments, and feel how the Wu plows are different from ours." Zhao Xuan raised his horse whip and pointed at the woman and commanded.
"Promise!" The guard led the order and ran to the field to talk to the woman who was working, the woman turned around and saw Zhao Xuan and the others at the side of the avenue, she was scared at first, when the guard calmed down and took out a hundred silver coins and handed them over, the woman took it with confidence and retreated to the side, letting the guard operate the plow and giving him a few pointers from the sidelines. The guard familiarized himself with the plow a little bit, and soon the plow reached the side of the avenue, the guard returned the plow to the woman, and crossed the ditch to the avenue and walked to Zhao Xuan's side.
"Dongjia, that plow body is lightweight, can be easily swung for deep plowing, and is lightweight, flexible, and good for maneuvering, a world of difference from my hometown's plow, even a woman can plow independently." The guards reported their experience of using it.
Zhao Xuan was not well-versed in agricultural tools, and he raised his eyes and asked Wu Mou, "Wu Mou, what do you think is the difference between the Wu Plow and the Zhao Plow?"
Wu Mou took a closer look at the plow and found that the shape of the plow used by the woman was different from that of the Zhao Plow, and the plow had more parts, and the plowshare was in the shape of a V. The Zhao Plow had a long straight shaft, and the plowshare was flat. The Zhao plow is a long straight shaft plow, and the plowshare is in the shape of a flat plate.
"Dongjia, this plow has been improved quite a lot, and this is probably the key to being lighter and less laborious than the plows of our country." Wu Mou had managed farming and was more familiar with farming tools.
Zhao Xuan turned towards the woman with a smile on his face, "Do you know who made this plow."
Zhao Xuan handsome, dressed not vulgar, the countryside, where there is such an outstanding appearance, the temperament of the extraordinary gentleman, the woman's eyes have long been staring at the daze, in the face of Zhao Xuan mild question, the answer is a little stuttering.
"This was issued by the government for use in my village, and I don't know who made it, but this plow is called the Gongsun Plow."
"Gongsun Plow? Another one made by Gongsun Pan?" The smile on Zhao Xuan's face disappeared, and his sense of regret intensified.
In fact, the women use the plow is called the curved plow, is Zheng Yuming draw a good graphic to let the blacksmith production, but Zheng Yuming only know the general shape of the curved plow, is the Gongsun disk on the curved plow to improve the curved plow point of gravity is the best, the parts more perfect, after the craftsmen in accordance with the Gongsun disk of the drawing of the production of curved plows, production of curved plows will be called Gongsun plows.
Zhao Xuan all the way to investigate, traveling speed will slow down, originally as long as more than two days of travel, Zhao Xuan walked for five days to reach the city. Into the city, immediately feel to reach the city than the Kang City to be prosperous, this prosperity, from the street walking around the pedestrians dressed can be seen, the city of Dacheng city residents wear most of the elaborate. What surprised Zhao Xuan was that an old woman selling tea eggs on the street was wearing a summer coat made of silk.
"Dongjia, that tea egg has a very good flavor, do you want your subordinates to go and purchase some?" Wei Zou had come to Dacheng, and liked Dacheng's tea eggs very much. Tea is very expensive, Ulsan produces tea, tea is cheaper, because of this reason, the streets of Nambu and Dacheng only have tea eggs for sale, Kangcheng city only has big restaurants cooking tea eggs. Wei Zou saw Zhao Xuan constantly looking at the old woman, thought Zhao Xuan was attracted by the tea eggs.
Zhao Xuan saw Wei Zou's misunderstanding and was about to refuse, when he suddenly froze, his eyes staring straight at a short distance away.
Wei Zou wondered, do not understand why his Lord's face changed greatly, he followed Zhao Xuan line of sight to see, see clearly, almost screamed, Zhao Xuan attention to the place ran a big wolf, the wolf fur brown and yellow plus black, raised pugnacious, running in the street as if no one else.
"Ah, quickly fight and kill that evil wolf!" Wei Zou stopped before Zhao Xuan with a single stride.
"Ignorant boy! Where did that vicious wolf come from, that's my Azure Mountain Divine Dog!" The old woman selling tea eggs snorted coldly and shouted at Wei Zou.
Weizou annoyed, feeling that the old woman selling tea eggs talk too rude, but also understand that the wolf may not be a wolf, because the street pedestrians see all do not avoid.
"Please ask the old woman! Do you know the owner of this dog?" Zhao Xuan had a joyful look on his face, he recognized the wolfhound as Chu Yu's beloved dog, Wood, since Chu Yu's beloved dog was here, Chu Yu should also be in Dacheng, to meet Chu Yu again, Zhao Xuan was very happy.
When the old woman saw Zhao Xuan asking, she lifted her chin slightly, pride on her face, "This is the first time you've come to Dacheng, isn't it? This dog is my son's beloved dog, who in Ulsan doesn't know that!"
The smile on Zhao Xuan's face gradually disappeared, "Your male son's dog?" Zhao Xuan repeated the old woman's words and suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.
"Yes, only my son's divine dog has such a majestic look." The old woman spoke and shouted toward Woody, "Woody, come here and eat."
Woody heard the old woman's greeting and ran his ass over, coming over to Zhao Xuan's side to sniff, feeling that the odor was familiar, and that the odor of Bo Yao, who stood behind Zhao Xuan, had been smelled before.
"This is Chu Yu's wolf dog." Bo Yao, who had fallen behind Zhao Xuan, exclaimed as he pointed at the wood, Bo Yao had followed Zhao Xuan to Qimen Mountain, so of course he recognized the wood.
"Bah, how would Woody be a mundane house dog, clearly my Gongzi Ming God Dog." The old woman shook her head and peeled a tea egg and handed it to Woody's mouth, Woody turned out to be accustomed to eating the old woman's tea eggs in Dacheng, and immediately opened his mouth and swallowed it, wagging his tail a little to show his gratitude.
"Gongzi Ming!" Zhao Xuan whispered to himself.
"Wood, quickly return to the house, and eat freeloaders everywhere on the street again!" Woody was still squatting in front of the old woman waiting for the second tea egg, when suddenly a loud voice rang out and Da Niu came striding in.
As soon as Zhao Xuan saw Da Niu, he immediately thought of Da Niu getting angry with Chu Yu and quitting his job. "Da Niu don't come back well?"
Da Niu fixed his eyes on Zhao Xuan and realized that it was Zhao Xuan, remembering that he had teamed up with Zheng Yuming to deceive Zhao Xuan and prevent Zhao Xuan from meeting Gongsun Pan, he couldn't help but scratch his head and heave a couple of laughs. "So it's Your Highness Zhao."
Zhao Xuan heard the bull call, suddenly understand everything, Chu Yu is Gong Zi Ming, then Gong Zi Ming also went to ask Gong Sun disk out of the mountain, at the foot of Qimen Mountain, their identity was Gong Zi Ming recognized, so Gong Zi Ming in front of their own disparagement of Gong Sun disk, mislead themselves, so that they thought Gong Sun disk is not a great talent to govern the country, did not have the urgency of the heart of the sage, so that missed the beams.
When Zhao Xuan thought about what happened, he only felt angry, so angry that his eyes went black.
"Hmph! You and your lord really work well together! Zhao mou can think of your lord to think hard, please report, Zhao Prince Zhao Xuan seeks to see his late friend Chu, Yu!!!" Zhao Xuan gritted his teeth and popped his words out one sentence at a time, after realizing Zheng Yuming's deception, his anger made him abandon his ever-proud reasoning.