How long does it take to cultivate, sow, and harvest using traditional methods, and how long does it take to cultivate, sow, and harvest using new agricultural tools?
Upon comparing the two, Shen Jia'an realized the great value of these farm tools.
He even thought about things from a deeper perspective.
These agricultural tools can be used not only in Sanpo County, but also in other counties and even other provinces. If they were promoted throughout the country, this achievement would not only be a monumental accomplishment, but it would also leave a mark on history.
Scholars spend ten or twenty years studying diligently, all for the sake of achieving success and fame, or even better, leaving a lasting legacy.
If this can leave a mark in history books, it will be worth it no matter what.
Thinking this way, Shen Jia'an paid more and more attention to these farm tools. He then sent someone to the blacksmith to have a batch of these farm tools made, and then took them to his estate for the farmers to use.
He personally oversaw and recorded the effects of the new farm tools, confirming that they could indeed increase farming speed. Shen Jia'an then began to widely promote these tools.
However, problems did arise during this period, namely a shortage of iron.
There are no iron mines in Sanbo County, but if agricultural tools are to be used in large quantities, a lot of iron will be needed.
In ancient times, iron was a controlled substance, partly to prevent people from secretly making weapons to rebel.
Having no other option, Shen Jia'an could only report it to his superiors.
The new farm tools are indeed good things, and Shen Jia'an couldn't bear to let them gather dust.
So Shen Jia'an reported the farm tools to his superior, Luo Yunyi, the prefect of Kunyang Prefecture. This Lord Luo was not very old, only a few years younger than Shen Jia'an.
Having served as an official for many years, he initially paid little attention to this farm tool, but after hearing Shen Jia'an explain its function, he began to take it seriously.
However, he was just a prefect, nothing more, and he had no authority to touch the iron mines; he could only continue to report to his superiors.
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