Chapter 1034 Tractors
are introduced. After hearing Luo Chong's introduction, several county governors, including Jing Yan, Yun Zhi, and Yang Yan, also decided to visit immediately. The counties they were in charge of were all large grain-producing counties. If tractors were helpful for farming, they would be introduced and purchased no matter what.
So the matter was settled, and even the other county governors who were not grain-producing counties had to go and learn more. Just as Jian Dun, the county governor of Muye County, said, even if they were not the main grain-producing area, they had to follow the leader's footsteps and could not be marginalized by the leader.
Dali, the county governor of Xingang County, went there purely to show off in front of others. After all, the tractor was produced by their Xingang County. He also wanted to let others know that although the people of Xingang County ate the grain grown by the people of other counties, they still made great contributions to the farming cause of the Han tribe.
After the New Year's banquet, several county governors stayed in the inn of Hanyang County. Later, Yun Zhi invited several people to visit Ruyang County. Because Ruyang County and Hanyang County were separated by only a river, they could reach the destination by riding a horse in half an hour after crossing the bridge, so everyone agreed and followed Yun Zhi to play in Ruyang County for a few more days.
During these days, several people, led by She Xin, took the lead in forming a group to ride horses to the mechanized farming experimental field to take a look. However, the mechanized farming experimental field was still a wasteland at this time. The trees, shrubs and dead grass had been burned out. Now it was a huge open space. As long as the canal was dug to divert water and the land was reclaimed, it could immediately become a fertile field.
However, these county governors also knew that under normal circumstances, if they wanted to turn all the 60,000 acres of land into arable land, at least more than a thousand households would have to cultivate it at the same time, and the Han tribe was now most lacking in population.
But now that we have tractors, it is said that only a few dozen people are needed to cultivate so much land. How can this not be surprising? A few dozen people can produce so much food, which means that the Han tribe will never be hungry again. Even if there is a large-scale military deployment or a natural disaster, the Han tribe will never suffer from a food shortage.
After waiting for a few days, the county magistrates finally rushed back to Hanyang City on the evening of the seventh day of the first lunar month to prepare for the upcoming tractor convoy.
In Hanyang City, Luo Chong also sent out the young men in the driving class on the afternoon of the seventh day of the first lunar month to drive the convoy from Fuma Pass. Sixty drivers immediately rushed to Xingang County, where they received the car and a large number of rice transplanters, and went straight to Fuma Pass according to the route set by Luo Chong.
A total of 21 tractors, one verification vehicle, and 20 mass-produced models were dispatched this time. All of these tractors were equipped with a long truck bucket. Ten of them were equipped with rotary tillers and seeders required for farming, and the other eleven were equipped with rice transplanters required by various places.
The convoy was lined up in a long line. When they passed the urn of Fuma Pass and entered the county town behind, they immediately attracted the attention of the people. These people were the people who had ordered rice transplanters before the New Year. Today, they received the news and came to pick up the goods with the remaining money. They did not expect to see such a shocking scene.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh————
The steam tractor sprayed gray mixed smoke and entered the county town in a long line. Those people who did not know the truth thought that a train had entered their county town at first. After all, the convoy was so long, what else could it be but a train?
But they soon realized that there were no railroad tracks in Fuma Pass, so where did the train come from?
It was not until the convoy stopped on the street in the county town that the people realized that it was not a train, and these cars were not connected together, but a locomotive was hung in front of each truck.
"The locomotive can walk directly on the ground?!" Some people could not help but exclaimed.
"Do you even need to ask? Hasn't it already arrived in front of you? Didn't you see that this train is different from the one in Xingang County? The trains in Xingang County all have iron wheels, but this train has a rubber wheel with teeth on it. It looks like the same material as the bicycle wheel. It's probably hollow and inflated inside." Another citizen who had a little more knowledge also speculated.
"What's in that bucket? Such a big steel roller with a circle of iron sheets on it. It looks like a waterwheel or something like that. Where is it going to be transported?" The people around also pointed at the rotary tiller on the front car and asked.
At this time, the rotary tillers were disassembled into semi-finished parts for easy transportation, so the people couldn't see what the complete body of the thing looked like, so it was normal that they couldn't guess it.
"Who knows, but they should be going to the east, right? You don't need to ask to know that this thing was made by our leader. Since the leader had people make this thing, it must have its use." The young man next to him also discussed and said.
"Hey, you say, now that the train can go directly on the ground, and can pull such a large car, and the car is loaded with so much cargo, will we no longer need cattle and horses to pull cars in the future?" Another young man who had just been married for a year also said with emotion.
The people around were stunned after hearing this. That's the truth. If the machine can pull more and doesn't need to rest like cattle and horses, then it is not impossible to use machines to completely replace cattle and horses.
"This, it is possible, but it will definitely not happen so soon. I guess we will never see that day until we die. Don't forget that the train has been out for a few years, but didn't we build a railway from Xingang County to Weishan County? This means that this thing is not easy to make and the price is definitely not cheap. How can it be used on a large scale and completely replace cattle and horses? It is impossible to think about it." A slightly older person next to him also analyzed and said.
The people around nodded in agreement. It was indeed as this person said. This thing is good, but it can only be used as a killer weapon. No matter how powerful it is, it can't be sold everywhere. It is estimated that the leader also wants to use this delivery to let the people along the way broaden their horizons, so that everyone can know the strength of the tribe and what good things it has now.
The tractor convoy did not stay in Fuma Pass for long. After unloading the predetermined number of rice transplanters, it quickly turned west and went to Matan County, the westernmost county of the Han tribe. Then it went to the southeast and went to Danshan County in Hanyang County, and finally arrived in Hanyang City.
The county magistrates who arrived early had already lined up in front of the government office, waiting to be the first to see what the legendary tractor looked like.
Huh, huh, huh, huh, huh————
As the first tractor spewing white smoke drove into the city gate, the county governors standing in front of the government office finally saw the legendary tractor that could cultivate by itself. Of course, many people who were waiting in the government office to buy rice transplanters also saw this scene, because today was the day when the rice transplanters arrived.
Countless people exclaimed and watched the convoy coming. They were shocked by this convoy that could run in the city without the need for cattle and horses to pull. The train has been out for three years. Of course, they have heard of that kind of transportation artifact, but everyone also knows that trains can only run on rails and are extremely expensive. This is the first time they have seen a train that can run all over the ground without picking the road surface.
"Is this a tractor? It seems to be just a head for traction. It doesn't seem to have any special functions." Yang Yan, the county governor of Nanzhang County, was the first to say.
"County Governor Yang can understand it this way. This tractor itself is nothing special. As its name suggests, it can only play the role of towing and pulling. This is a mechanical livestock that is purely used to replace cattle and horses to pull livestock." She Xin also borrowed Luo Chong's previous words to explain.
"That's right. Although the tractor itself has nothing special, it has a variety of external interfaces installed on its back, which can enable it to quickly acquire other capabilities through simple external modifications. If it is equipped with a rotary tiller, it can plow the land, and if it is equipped with a self-propelled plow, it can sow seeds. Even if it is not used for farming, it can be used for pulling carts for transportation." As the general person in charge of the project, Lin Fei also added that he naturally did not want others to underestimate his achievements.
The county governors were discussing the possible impact of this new machinery on the future development of the Han tribe, and the people were all discussing it enthusiastically. Now it was the New Year period, and everyone was idle and had nothing to do. Many people even called their children to come out to see the novelty.
However, the team still had no plans to stay for long. After unloading the goods in Hanyang City, they headed to the next stop, Ruyang City. The team left the east gate and went directly across the bridge. The people got the rice transplanters they ordered and began to gather in twos and threes to study how to use them. How should they arrange the spring plowing this year? After the New Year's Day, the spring plowing is not far away. This is an important time to prepare for the spring plowing. Not only do people need to eat more, but all kinds of farm tools must also be repaired in advance in case of emergency.
Several county governors who stayed in Hanyang City stayed in the city for another night. The next day, Luo Chong personally led the team and rode horses to the experimental field. The rice transplanters ordered from various places were almost delivered along the way, and it was time to start reclaiming wasteland and preparing for spring plowing.
Although the temperature is not that high now, the area of the mechanized tillage test field is too large and the number of tractors is small, so they have to act fast to ensure that they can sow on time in the spring. Fortunately, although the land in late winter is still hard, it still cannot resist the blade of the rotary tiller. No matter how hard the soil is, as long as it is not stone, it can still be broken by the rotary tiller.
In the morning when he arrived at the test field base, Luo Chong first visited the construction of dormitories and carports, and urged Lin Fei, Dali and She Xin to prepare the materials, manpower and machinery for the construction of the threshing ground as soon as possible. Anyway, as long as it is built within three months after the corn is planted, there will be no place to dry the grain after the harvest.
At noon, he had lunch with the drivers. In the afternoon, everyone began to assemble the rotary tiller under the guidance of the technicians of the institute. At first, they pulled over parts, but now they are all assembled on site. As the rotary tillers were assembled, they were hung on the back of the tractors and connected to the hydraulic pipes. The county governors who came with them also saw for the first time what a complete tractor that can cultivate land looks like.
"Oh, this is incredible. This thing called a rotary tiller is so huge. There are dozens of plowshares installed on a horizontal axis. This thing is probably six or seven meters wide, so it can plow six meters wide land at a time?" Jing Yan said as he walked behind the rotary tiller and measured.
"Yes, the working width of this rotary tiller is exactly six meters. When it works later, the driver can lower the entire rotary tiller through the hydraulic system, insert the rotary knives into the soil, and then turn the land through rotation. In this way, the tractor can go in front and the back can turn all the land." Lu Guangzhu also nodded and introduced it.
Yun Zhi was puzzled when he heard it, "I don't know why Brother Lu is so familiar with this tractor?"
"Hahahaha, to be honest, She Xin, You Fu, who came back years ago, and I went to visit the research institute together, so we are naturally familiar with it." Lu Guangzhu was very excited when he talked about this matter. He was able to follow the leader to visit such an important project in advance, which he thought was certainly something to be proud of.
"Nothing. The leader asked us to organize this mechanized tillage test field. Of course, we have to know what it is in advance. It's normal for us to know it a few days earlier than you." She Xin said modestly, but he was also very proud in his heart.
Yun Zhi just curled his lips secretly when he heard the two people's boasting, but he didn't say anything. Yang Yan's Nanzhang County had just been established for two years. At this time, the foundation was insufficient and the population was small, so he didn't say much. But Jing Yan from Dongxin County didn't mind She Xin and Lu Guangzhu's boasting at all. Instead, he was very interested in the various performances, usage methods, and energy consumption of tractors and rotary tillers, and seemed determined to introduce this thing.
"Since you have seen it, who can introduce it to me? What is this iron sheet on it used for? And the iron thing hanging on the back, if I'm not mistaken, this thing should be a harrow, used to level the land?" Jing Yan walked around the rotary tiller a few times and pointed at the parts on it and asked.
"Yes, the rotary blade is used to till the soil, but this thing is very powerful and rotates fast, which can make the soil fly up, so in order to prevent the dust from flying, a layer of iron sheet is welded to block the soil. The back is a rake, which is used to level the land.
"Look at the row of interfaces above. In fact, fertilizer storage tanks and funnels can be installed on it, so that fertilizer can be applied while turning the soil. However, we don't have so much fertilizer now, so we don't have the components for this function for the time being." When Lin Fei heard the county governor asking, he immediately gave the most accurate technical explanation.
Jing Yan nodded, and he was amazed. He took the initiative to climb onto the cab to take a look, and asked the drivers for advice on the various ways inside, and finally returned to Luo Chong and sighed.
"This thing is amazing. I don't know how much food the leader's move can bring to our Han tribe. Even if our Han tribe has more people in the future, we don't have to worry about the problem of food shortage. Leader, when will they start working? "
Wait a moment until all the vehicles are installed, and then we'll start together. This time I brought a mechanical clock from the research institute, so we can do a practical test here to see how efficient this tractor is!"
Luo Chong also pointed to the mechanical clock in the hands of the guards beside him and said.
(End of this chapter)
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