Chapter 315: Yes, but it costs money

Hearing this, someone nearby also looked at his watch and said, "If it didn't consume so much fuel, this plow would be even better."

"That's true."

Now, the villagers no longer think that the car is fed with peanut oil as they did when they cleaned the dragon boat.

But just knowing this, the villagers think it is a waste of fuel. After all, using cows to plow the fields just means they eat grass.

"Don't say this in front of me. I've said, don't suffer for nothing."

There are now more than fifty shops in Taohua Village, selling everything from food to drinks to clothing and daily necessities.

In Dongzhou alone, the monthly income can be five or six hundred thousand taels of silver.

It’s just that the villagers are used to being frugal, and sometimes Bai Tao couldn’t stand it anymore, so he told the story of not eating hardship without suffering.

Bai Tao was feeling drowsy, so she took the sedan chair back to catch up on her sleep.

Anyway, the villagers knew what to do next after watching the video, and Bai Tao had never farmed before, so he might not know as much as they did if he stayed.

Even though they had watched the video countless times and knew the steps of growing seedlings by heart, the villagers were still surprised when they saw the seedling trays.

The villagers were very cautious and nervous when they were in the first nursery field.

When pouring mud and water onto the seedling tray, he was so gentle, for fear of breaking the tray.

But when it came to the second and third nursery fields, everyone became more relaxed.

Zhou Yang and Kong Daming heard that Taohua Village was raising seedlings today, so they ran over happily.

After seeing this scene, he was extremely surprised: "What, what is this?"

"Raising seedlings!"

Kong Daming was even more surprised after hearing this: "Isn't it enough to just scatter the sprouted grain seeds into the fields?"

Although Zhou Yang didn't say anything, the expression on his face said it all.

Since ancient times, people have plowed the fields and sowed seeds, then pulled the seedlings out when they grew to a certain size, and buried them in the dug holes when transplanting, and then poured water into the fields.

Of course, we will weed and fertilize later, but the fertilization is done by spreading the stored cow and human manure around the roots of the crops little by little...

"The farming methods you are talking about are outdated and too backward." Bai Dazhi is one of the best farmers in Taohua Village.

He stood on the ridge of the field, with his hands behind his back, and said, "This is the most advanced planting method we have at present. It can reduce the waste of grain seeds and increase the survival rate of seedlings..."

"This planting method saves time and effort, and only by carrying out scientific seedling cultivation can we increase grain production."

These rather professional words came one after another, and immediately stunned Zhou Yang and Kong Daming.

Bai Dazhi: "Please inform them when you return. We will send someone to teach you how to grow crops scientifically in a couple of days."

As they were talking, a rumbling sound came from the other side. Zhou Yang and Kong Daming looked over at the same time, their pupils were shocked.

What on earth was this huge thing? It could move without any cows or horses pulling it in front. When they looked at it more closely, they were even more surprised.

This strange big guy can actually plow the land. The rows of turned over soil are so neat, as if they were specially measured with a carpenter's ruler.

Even though Zhou Yang and the others knew that Taohua Village was powerful, they were still stunned by what they saw.

"Come back to your senses."

When the two men came to their senses, Bai Dazhi said in an extremely calm tone: "You guys just don't have enough experience. This is a plow, a type of agricultural machine, used to replace manpower for farming."

My aunt said that as long as you act normal, you can handle even the most shocking things. Zhou Yang and Kong Daming arrived late, so they didn't see the people in Taohua Village marveling at the plowing machine.

In ancient times, transportation was inconvenient and news spread slowly. Zhou Yang and Kong Daming didn't know that the plowing machine was only available in Taohua Village.

After hearing what Bai Dazhi said, the two of them scratched their heads in embarrassment and said, "We really don't have much experience. We have never seen such a magical thing before, let alone heard of it."

The two were both shocked and amazed. No wonder Taohua Village had such strength. With such a large caravan traveling all over the country, they could naturally bring back good things.

Zhou Yang looked like he was being taught a lesson. He considered his words several times in his mind before he spoke carefully: "Can we use this plow machine, too?"

Upon hearing this, Kong Daming first looked at Zhou Yang in surprise, and then looked at Bai Dazhi with expectation.

In just a short while, two acres of land were plowed. That's how much work can be done in a day.

"You can use them if you want, but you have to pay for even a cow to plow the land, not to mention this plowing machine."

Bai Dazhi: "We can provide grain seeds for free, but this plowing machine is not good. It consumes a lot of oil and uses diesel."

Zhou Yang and his companion had heard of sesame oil, peanut oil, rapeseed oil and corn oil because they were sold in the grocery store of the Baijiabao caravan.

But they don't know about diesel.

But I also understood what Bai Dazhi meant. If you can borrow the plow, it means you have to pay for it.

Bai Dazhi: "The plowing machine really saves time and effort. It takes less than a cup of tea to plow an acre of land. You have seen the results."

Zhou Yang and Kong Daming nodded repeatedly. The plowing was very good. To get such good field mud, it would take not only extremely experienced veterans, but also the cooperation of the cows.

Even if the cows cooperated in plowing the fields, it would take at least half a day to finish the work. After all, people get tired.

"how much?"

Bai Dazhi: "Two hundred coins per mu of land."

Of course this price is expensive.

Borrowing a cow and finding an experienced plowman would only earn him eighty cents a day.

Of course, many people plowed the fields with their own oxen, so they spent even less than eighty cents.

Bai Dazhi said, without waiting for the two to speak, he continued: "You get what you pay for. Saving time and effort will naturally cost more."

This is true.

Kong Daming: "I'll tell the villagers when I get back."

Zhou Yang also echoed.

Although everyone had some money in their hands, it was still painful to pay 200 coins to plow one acre of land.

After all, when everyone was farming before, there was not much expense. At most, they would cut a pound or half a pound of meat to replenish their energy during the busy farming days.

Bai Dazhi could not deny it, and said calmly: "With a farming machine, even if there are only three or four people in a family, it is not a problem to cultivate more than ten or twenty acres of land."

If Bai Tao hadn't said that they could be loaned out for a fee, it would be better to spread the benefits of agricultural machinery. The people in Taohua Village would have hidden these things more carefully than gold.

Bai Tao's idea was very direct. If possible, he would spread the word and sell ten or eight agricultural machines.

With more machines, crop planting can be accelerated, labor can be liberated, and people will have more time to do other things.

Apart from anything else, with agricultural machinery, people will be willing to reclaim more land, and after two or three years, they will naturally be richer than they are now.

Thank you for your understanding and support during this period. I love you~~~