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"I'm talking about the same thing as you," Zhao Ming said: "The school opened by Hanzhang not only admits all the children of the right age in Yushan Hall, but there are also children outside who want to go to school. As long as they pass the assessment and sign a contract, Documents can also be read in.”

"Hanzhang not only provides them with two meals a day, but also rewards those with excellent grades every ten days. The books, pens, inks, paper and inkstones they use are all free. Do you know what this means?"

Zhao Cheng only knew how to teach and had never thought about this. He asked blankly: "What does it mean?"

"It means huge expenses," Zhao Ming said calmly: "Even a saint would not insist on doing something without any benefit. Why did Hanzhang spend so much on it?"

When Confucius accepted disciples, he also had to practice discipline.

Zhao Ming said: "Don't you just want them to be used by her?"

If he couldn't cultivate their loyalty, why did Zhao Hanzhang bother so much?

Zhao Cheng was speechless, "Then..."

Zhao Ming raised his eyes and looked at him. Zhao Cheng was not stupid. After holding it in for a long time, he asked: "She didn't point it out to me before, why should she point it out specifically this time?"

Zhao Ming touched his chin and said, "Maybe the drunkard's intention is not in the bar."

"Where is that?"

"It's up to you," Zhao Ming looked at Zhao Cheng and sighed: "Brother Cheng, you are still too naive. Who is her opponent?"

Zhao Cheng snorted and said, "What do I have that is worthy of her plot?"

Not long after she said the words, Zhao Hanzhang transported the iron blocks she brought back from Wushan back to Wubao. When he learned that Zhao Cheng was also at Zhao Ming's place, he came over to him without caring that he had just arrived not long ago. After being scolded, he was kicked out of the school.

As soon as they met, she greeted her warmly, "Uncle, uncle!"

Zhao Ming looked at Zhao Cheng.

Zhao Cheng turned his head to the side.

Zhao Ming smiled lightly and asked, "You've been away for most of the month. Why did you go back to Wubao as soon as you came back? Isn't your county office busy?"

"I'm here to deliver something to my uncle," Zhao Hanzhang clapped his hands, and immediately a guard came in with a heavy hand carrying a box, "This is what I promised to my uncle."

The guard opened it, and there were square pieces of iron inside.

Zhao Cheng opened his mouth in surprise. Although Zhao Ming was also surprised, he was still able to hold his own. He looked at Zhao Hanzhang and narrowed his eyes slightly, "You made this?"

Zhao Hanzhang smiled and nodded, "Uncle, can these be worth the coal you sent to Wushan?"

Zhao Cheng turned to look at Zhao Ming, "Coal? Graphite? Brother Ming, are you making iron together? Where did you get the iron ore?"

Smelting iron privately is a serious crime of rebellion.

However, Zhao Cheng quickly calmed down. Regarding the serious crime of rebellion, Zhao Hanzhang also raised private soldiers. The Zhao family also raised private soldiers, which greatly exceeded the number of private soldiers that the count deserved.

At present, it is known that Zhao Hanzhang has iron ore in his hands, and the entire Zhao family only has two elders, Zhao Ming and Zhao Song. One of them is Zhao Song, so Zhao Cheng does not know.

Zhao Ming had a headache. He glanced at Zhao Hanzhang secretly and explained to Zhao Cheng: "Hanzhang was lucky and found an iron ore in the wild."

Zhao Cheng, who had already calmed down, was speechless again, "...In Xiping County? Brother Ming, do I think it's easy to deceive? How many years has our Zhao family been in Xiping? If there is an iron ore, will it be her turn to discover it?"

Zhao Ming insisted: "Even within the county, Xiping County is not small. Who among us can really walk through every inch of land?"

Zhao Cheng stopped talking.

Zhao Ming got up and walked to the courtyard. He picked up the iron block and looked at it. It was very heavy. Judging from the luster, it was indeed high-quality iron.

Zhao Ming put down the iron block, nodded and said, "Not bad, let's stay."

Seeing that he was satisfied, Zhao Hanzhang also laughed and said, "Spring plowing is just around the corner, so we can make farm tools in Wubao."

Seeing that Zhao Ming remained silent, Zhao Hanzhang could only take the initiative and said: "Uncle, Ting Han and I have come up with a new set of farm tools. Do you want to give it a try?"

"Where?"

"It hasn't been typed out yet," Zhao Hanzhang said, "I just drew a picture. Due to the lack of blacksmiths, I can't make it at the moment."

Zhao Ming clicked his tongue and asked, "You want me to provide a blacksmith?"

He said: "When we make farm tools in Wubao, we also need to find a blacksmith from the county town. Now that you are recruiting him to join the government, what can I do?"

Zhao Hanzhang didn't believe that there was no blacksmith in the huge Wubao.

Could it be that all the farm tools of so many people were pointed at the blacksmith Lu?

Zhao Hanzhang took out the blueprint from his arms and gave it to Zhao Ming.

Zhao Ming took it and took a look and found that it was really a farm tool. He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and looked at her in surprise.

Zhao Hanzhang was dissatisfied, "Uncle, will Hanzhang still lie to you?"

Has she lied to him enough?

Zhao Ming was not ignorant of crops. He also worked in the fields, so he could see the changes in the farm tools in the picture at a glance.

He frowned and asked: "Since you haven't done it before, how did you come up with such a drawing? You turned the straight shaft into a curved shaft, and added so many things to it."

How could you draw such a drawing without trying it one by one?

Zhao Hanzhang said: "It's calculated."

Zhao Ming glanced at her with suspicion.

Zhao Hanzhang stretched out his finger and swore, "Uncle, I tell the truth and I will never lie."

"You need to change your habit of swearing at every turn. Do you do the same to outsiders?"

"But uncle is not an outsider, and I am telling the truth. Am I still afraid of swearing?" Zhao Hanzhang said cheerfully: "Uncle, Ting Han calculated this. If you don't believe me, don't you still believe him?"

"Power can be calculated."

Zhao Ming pondered, "Power?"

"Yes, the focus and the amount of force can be calculated. In Ting Han's words, everything in the world can be calculated." Zhao Hanzhang added: "Although I don't quite agree with him, the facts have proved that , it’s not difficult to calculate things like farm tools.”

They had long forgotten what a straight-column plow looked like, but both of them knew the general principle. Fu Tinghan drew it after a little calculation after seeing a straight-column plow.

But the polishing of many iron pieces on it requires a lot of skill, and Blacksmith Lu's new apprentices couldn't do it at all. Blacksmith Lu was still making weapons for her, and couldn't free his hands for a while. Zhao Hanzhang could only come to Zhao Ming, hoping that he You can help the blacksmith.

Zhao Ming looked back and forth at the picture twice more. Zhao Cheng stepped forward, looked at it for a while and said: "The plow on this one seems to be more labor-saving, and the plow wall is placed above the plow shovel, which can turn over the soil and disperse it. Not only It saves effort and plows deeper.”

Deep plowing is conducive to planting. This is a truth that everyone who knows how to farm understands.

Zhao Hanzhang gave Zhao Cheng a thumbs up, "Uncle, you can see the key at a glance. It's amazing."

Zhao Cheng ignored her and said to Zhao Ming: "You can give it a try. There are still about two months before spring plowing. You can try one first to see the effect."

Zhao Ming nodded.

Zhao Hanzhang immediately said: "When the fight comes out, I will go and watch."

Knowing that she was borrowing his people for research, Zhao Ming didn't bother to argue with her and nodded in agreement.