When Jia Liping arrived in Quancheng County, he discovered that things were not as simple as imagined.
Du Taiping's face was full of confusion: "You mean, the Kyushu Academy of Sciences has invented a tool that can be used for farming?"
"Yes, Emperor."
"Is there any real thing?"
"There is a real thing, in the Kyushu Academy of Sciences."
Du Taiping frowned: "Do you know how difficult it is to farm? That cannot be replaced by machines. Farming is a craft. Machines can produce power, but how can they replace manual work? Crops cannot be careless. If it is the opposite, It destroyed the crops, do you know how much it will cost?"
Jia Liping also frowned: "In fact, the Kyushu Academy of Sciences has indeed developed a harvester and a plow."
"Oh, I believe in plows. But where do you start talking about harvesters?"
"The harvester can complete harvesting, separation of rice straw and grains, and it is a one-stop operation."
"Hahaha. I was joking about Li Ping. Crops are very delicate, and they are harvested in handfuls with a sickle. How can we use machines? If machines drive into the fields, wouldn't they destroy all the crops? ?This harvester is a bit whimsical."
Jia Liping didn't know why Du Taiping didn't believe in him.
In fact, to be honest, if Jia Liping had not seen the real thing, he himself would not have believed that there could be such a heaven-defying product as the harvester.
This is everyone's inherent thinking. They think that crops are so fragile that the fields are overgrown. How can you drive the machine into the field
When harvesting the crops that people have planted, they have to lift their feet carefully for fear of trampling on the crops. But now it is necessary to drive a large vehicle several meters wide into the field. In everyone's inherent thinking, this is pure fantasy.
But Jia Liping was extremely depressed. The Kyushu Academy of Sciences could even build an airplane. Why didn't Du Taiping believe that a harvester could be built
Du Taiping added: "The Kyushu Academy of Sciences wants the country to vigorously support production, which is a big deal. If the harvester is useless, then after vigorously producing a batch, won't it be a waste of money? And provide it for one state. How many factories will need to work overtime to use the harvester? When the harvester is useless, how much things will be delayed? How much money will be wasted? If the harvester is not only useless, but also destroys the crops, will the people of Xizhou survive? "
Du Taiping was also in a dilemma: "Xiao Jia, it's not that the country doesn't support it. Your conditions are too strong and difficult for others. No one in the Jiuzhou Party has even seen the real thing. You haven't even started an experiment, but the theory can be successful. You have to let I get a piece of approval and the government strongly supports me? This is not a small matter."
Jia Liping is a smart man and never used the phrase "this is Master Li's meaning" from beginning to end.
And Du Taiping was also a smart man and didn't mention Li Zhen at all. The two maintained the same tacit understanding and tried to avoid those two sensitive words.
Jia Liping said: "But time is tight. It is already mid-May, and rice transplanting will begin across the country at the end of June. Hybrid rice only takes four months to mature. If we have to wait for various experiments to be completed, then daylilies will be cold." "
"I also know that you are in a hurry and the country is also in a hurry. But we cannot take such a big risk."
Jia Liping thought for a long time and said: "This is it. The harvester will not be used until October or November. We can conduct actual operation of the harvester first and will tell you the live data. But the plower must catch up immediately. Schedule. It needs to be all in place by the end of June.”
Du Taiping hesitated for a long time, and finally shook his head: "I can think of a plow machine, and the principle is actually not difficult. But there is a crucial problem."
"Your Majesty, please speak."
"From ancient times to the present, all the fields have been plowed by oxen, and people in poor places have plowed the fields. This is all inheritance, passed down through the ages of experience. If you do this, you will definitely be able to grow crops successfully. But now, suddenly it has come out The plow machine is to get the car off the ground."
"Yes, the principle of a plow is very simple, that is, the locomotive goes down to the ground. The locomotive generates power, and the street behind is plowed. The locomotive goes in front, and the rake plows the ground behind."
Du Taiping looked embarrassed: "You haven't conducted any experiments, right?"
"What kind of experiment does the plow need to do? The principle is the same, so it's correct." Jia Liping's face was full of astonishment.
Du Taiping said: "The sowing of hybrid rice across the state in Xizhou is of great importance. How can you guarantee that rice will grow on the land plowed by the plow machine? Let me put it another way, you plow machine It must be driven by wheels, right? If such a heavy vehicle is driven in the fields, will it damage the fields? And what about cows? Cows have four hooves on the ground, which is different from wheels. "
Du Taiping was also in a dilemma, took a drink of water and continued:
"Listen to me. This risk is really too great. The sowing in Xizhou is very important. It can only succeed and not fail. What if the plow machine damages the field? What if the rice can't grow? The machine manager Still no one is as sophisticated as anyone. You have to test it with two machines first. If the test is successful, the worst case is that it will be postponed to next year. It will delay it for one more year to ensure that this year's harvest is risk-free and a stable autumn harvest."
Jia Liping was really tired: "My lord. Four hooves trampling on the ground are different from wheels running on the ground. What's the difference? No matter how the front is running through the field, there is always a plow behind it. Rake the ground and turn it over again? What are you worried about?"
Du Taiping said with a serious face: "Don't forget, planting is very delicate. Some rice recognizes the land. Different plants are planted at different depths. If you plow the land deep, what if the crops can't grow? Plow it. It's too shallow and it can't absorb nutrients? It's not that I don't approve, but the main reason is that you have to give it an experiment, right? It doesn't need to be a complicated experiment. You only need to experiment once. The land plowed with a plowing machine can definitely grow. Once crops are produced, I will approve it. The harvester can indeed harvest a whole sky of rice, so I will approve it. But now it is just empty talk and everything is theoretical. How can I approve it?"
Du Taiping is extremely cautious by nature.
In everyone's opinion, the comprehensive planting of hybrid rice in Xizhou is of great importance. Only success is allowed, no failure is allowed.
If he fails, Du Taiping may shed a layer of his skin.
And at this tense moment, even if Jia Liping said it was all over the place. As long as there is no experimental foundation, Du Taiping will not dare to take risks.
Even if he could reap 200% benefit by taking a 1% risk, he was not willing to take the 1% risk. He just wants stability, just that Xizhou can be stable. In this stable link, try not to create extraneous problems.
Jia Liping also knew Du Taiping's mentality, but he had no choice.
Du Taiping is now a bastard who is determined to use the weights. He would rather allocate all the troops in Xizhou to help the people farm the land. We also dare not take the risk of farming with machines that have not yet been tested.
cautious.
Too cautious!
Jia Liping thought to himself that what Master Li once said was indeed quite right. Du Taiping was cautious both in success and failure. Being cautious can keep everything stable for him, but being cautious makes him destined to lack Xun Shifei's aggressiveness and dare not try new things, so he cannot find breakthrough developments.
What made Jia Liping feel powerless was that he was too cautious!
(End of chapter)