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Three Rivers Butterfly Chapter 329: Followed by Eminent Monks

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    The New Year Assessment Meeting in early February will determine the agricultural development strategy for the new year. The potato planting area will be reduced to 1,000 machibu, and the corn planting area shall not be less than 20,000 machibu. A winter wheat and summer corn rotation model will be implemented. The winter wheat growing season will be less than 1,000 machibu.  Nine months, the summer corn growth period is exactly three months, which is exactly the right time for crop rotation.  It happened that a lot of wheat seeds were sown in the fields last fall. The pressure for spring sowing this year is not very great. The only problem is that the implementation of rice-wheat rotation has encountered new resistance. This resistance is not caused by human beings, but because Echigo rice is a well-known late-maturing variety.  , it takes seven months from sowing to harvesting, which makes winter wheat cultivation very difficult.  There are many solutions to the problem, including a variety of two-phase cropping models. The specific method is to sow rice seeds in the first spring and harvest in autumn to obtain rice. This is the first season of rice, and then sow wheat seeds in the autumn of the first year until early summer of the second year.  Harvest wheat, which is the first season of wheat, and replant corn in early summer. Harvest corn in autumn, which is the first season of corn. Then sow soybeans in the fall of the next year, and harvest soybeans in the spring of the next year. This is the first season of soybeans.  In this way, rice and wheat are planted in the first year, and corn and soybeans are planted in the second year, and then the next cycle is carried out. This method is more complicated and puts a greater pressure on farmers. Planting four crops back and forth requires farmers to work all year round.  Being busy and having less leisure time may affect the burden of military service and general service.  The other method is to insist on rice-wheat rotation. The premise is to replace Omi's early-maturing rice seeds for farming. In recent years, Omi's agricultural research project has been backed up to Echigo, and summer rice experiments have been carried out in several counties of Echigo, and the results are basically the same.  Satisfied, the summer temperature in Echigo is 24 or 5 degrees Celsius.  It is a standard season with hot and rainy weather.  Rain begins to fall towards the end of September and early October.  Then it turns to heavy snow, so summer rice and winter wheat can be cooked.  Many Echigo people are reluctant to give up their own "Koshihikari rice". Late-maturing rice is particularly sweet, so replacing it with early-maturing rice will definitely not be as good as their own Echigo rice. After the unified caliber, the Echigo people proposed to resolutely safeguard "Koshihikari rice".  The status requirements were finally adopted after discussion at the evaluation meeting. ?? Next, the followers put forward new requirements. Crop rotation is inevitable and necessary, so let the people of Echigo choose the rotation method.  The premise is that the crop rotation system in the area must be considered. You cannot grow corn in one family and rice in another family. This makes it inconvenient for farmers living in concentrated areas to work and harvest in the same way.  Then a major contradiction arises in the crop rotation system. If you insist on planting Echigo late rice, you can only give up corn and wheat, and switch to winter vegetables such as soybeans, sugar beets, or cabbage introduced by Li Ding, thereby transforming into a rice and soybean rotation system, but the yield of soybeans  It is relatively low. The highest yield obtained from the experimental fields in the past few years is a little more than three shi per turn, and the average yield of soybeans per turn is about two shi and six buckets.  If you take into account the consumption of land fertility by crop rotation, some discounts should be made.  Taking into account various factors such as local climate, water sources, land, etc., it will still drop a little, and it is likely to swing between two stones.  The growth cycle of autumn soybeans is as long as four months, making them more suitable for planting late rice. However, the stubborn Echigo people don't like to grow this crop, even if they can extract oil.  It is not up to the Chinese people to decide whether they like it or not. The rotation method of rice, wheat, corn, and soybeans was naturally rejected, and the rotation method of early rice and wheat was rejected. In the end, after weighing the pros and cons, we still accepted the rotation method of late rice and soybeans.  The soybeans grown are squeezed out of soybean oil by the waterwheel mill, and soybean cakes can also be harvested. Both of these products are purchased by Biwaya on a long-term basis.  Soybean oil has many functions. For example, in the noodle shop under Bipaya, the wine shop is promoting Ming Dynasty cooking dishes. The Ming Dynasty dishes that abandon the light taste have been loved by the residents of the financially powerful towns as soon as they were launched.  As the residue left after soybean oil extraction, bean cake is directly used as fertilizer. It is the most important supplement besides compost and manure. It is rich in nutrients. After being broken into pieces and sprinkled into the land, it can be used as a base fertilizer before sowing. If it is top dressing,  It only needs high temperature fermentation to emit high temperature, and then it can be applied to the soil next to the crops.  In addition, bean cakes are the favorite food of war horses. In winter, if there is not enough fresh alfalfa, they can only use grains, hay and bean cakes. This is a guarantee for the quality of the Kira family and Nagao family cavalry. People who eat well can grow taller.  To grow strong, a horse that eats well will also have endurance and strength.  At the beginning of the year, more than a hundred carefully selected female Kiso horses and Oshu horses were bred with Holstein horses and Traken horses. Now these mares are pregnant.  The broodmare is also slowly recovering after the foal is weaned, and is expected to continue breeding offspring this spring.  The evaluation meeting for the new year lasted for a long time, from February 2nd to February 5th. Toraya Souichi was invited to Kasugayama Castle for the first time. As the deputy minister of the temple, it was still very helpless, but now Kira  He was the only monk the family could use. Unreliable "eminent monks" like Chaoshan Richeng were invited to be the deputy minister of diplomacy. It was not surprising that he was invited.?.  As a newly established temple community, it is responsible for religious affairs inside and outside the territory, such as the monk registration and land management of Gochi Kokubun Temple, Echigo Zenkoji Temple, Rinsen Temple, Surangama Temple and other small temples. It is equivalent to a subordinate sent by the king. External religions are temporarily still  There is no confirmation, just a signboard to be erected first. In short, it is easier to manage and it will not affect the practice and concentration of Tora Zaizongyi.  Diplomacy is responsible for internal and external diplomatic liaison. Chaoshan Richeng's advantage is that he is eloquent or good at deceiving. His tough appearance can well conceal his cunning nature. As a monk, he has natural talents as a diplomat.  Advantages: The Daimyo people still respect the diplomatic monk very much. Using him as a diplomatic envoy can reduce many dangers.  It was a helpless move to let these two monks serve as monks because of seniority issues that did not allow them to directly serve as chief officials. However, they did not have a chief official to supervise them, and they were also equipped with auxiliary deputy ministers below. The deputy minister of Tora Zai Zongyi was Kawada Shigeki.  , that is, Kawada Iwakurumaru's uncle, joined the Kira family as a member of the cult four years ago. He has handled a lot of affairs, large and small, in the past few years, and he is not lacking in experience and qualifications.  The second-in-command of Asayama Hichijo is Kami Ochutsuna. The Kamio clan has been the banner of the Echigo Uesugi family for generations. In the generation of his grandfather, Kami O Masatsuna, he was the general manager of the Echigo Uesugi family in Kyoto, and was responsible for diplomatic affairs.  During the time of his father, God Yu Mingzuna, he followed Nagao as a king.  Now he is responsible for foreign affairs as a member of the Nagao clan.  Nowadays, all the political, economic and military affairs of Echigo are controlled by the Kira family.  Kanyo Ochitsuna also immediately transferred to the Kira family's execution system. There was another execution system of the Kira family in Kyoto, so he was transferred back to Echigo to serve as the deputy minister of execution of Asayama Nichijo.  After the three-day assessment meeting, Kira Yoshitoki was busy inspecting the spring sowing situation. This was the first time that Echigo unified the grain planting laws. On the premise of fully respecting the land ownership of the national lords, the choice of planting grain must be  Only by following the instructions of the followers and planting on a large scale can the advantages of management be maximized.  The goal of achieving higher grain yields with less labor is also a long-sought goal.  In early March, Kira Yoshi went to the northwest of Mount Kasuga to inspect the Tiepao Town located there. The location here is relatively remote. The closest place is the valley where the Copper House is located. The Tiepao Town can also be protected by the garrison when it is built here.  The population is the original crew of Kunitomo Village, as well as the clockmaker Kronenberg.  The tall and strong Kronberg had white hair, a rosy complexion and a healthy look. He seemed to be living a good life. When he saw Kiragi's arrival, he greeted him with a smile on his face and said: "Dear Sir Joseph. The books you brought last time were very good.  It¡¯s useful. It turns out that my compatriots have already mastered the technology of hydraulic forging hammers, but I didn¡¯t know anything about it. This was my mistake.¡± As a German, after several years of study, he can still speak some common skills.  In Japanese and English, although weird articulation is unavoidable, Kira Yoshitoki doesn't mind listening to foreign accents. He comes to listen to Kronberg's new research when he has nothing to do, and goes to the racecourse to talk to John about cute ponies.  It's still a good day to ride a horse, or ride a horse around the pasture for a few turns.  "If I remember correctly, those books are all written in Italian. I didn't expect you to understand Italian?" Kiragi looked at him in surprise. In the past few years, he had not forgotten to collect Nanban books.  I haven't thought about what use these books could be used for.  He obtained many paper and parchment books from the fleets of the Spanish, Portuguese and Dutch. Some were very old and some were religious prints from recent years. He could not understand the characters and grammar at all. Medieval characters  There is still a big difference from modern writing, so he gave Kronenberg these useless books.  "Yes, I spent a few years in Italy when I was young, where I learned advanced watchmaking techniques, so I can understand books in Italian, and I can barely understand some Spanish." Kronberg shrugged.  He seems reluctant to mention his past.  "Then let's talk about this water-powered forging hammer!" "Okay, the prototype of the water-powered forging hammer appeared two centuries ago. In 1368 AD, a foot-operated forging hammer appeared in Yorkshire, England. In 1467, tin  J?gerland invented the water-driven forging hammer model. The specific structure is that the water wheel shaft is parallel to the hammer rod, and the end is a cam, which raises the hammer rod to between the fulcrum and the hammer head After nearly a hundred years of transformation, the hydraulic forging hammer  Many versions have been gradually improved. Judging from the introduction in the book, Italy has recently developed a forging hammer that can lift 550 pounds, forge 200 times per minute, and have a maximum stroke of about two feet. " "Five.  A 150-pound hammer can be struck two hundred times per minute. Isn't this a hammer for making plate armor? "Kronberg smiled and nodded: "Yes! This is a new forging hammer for making plate armor?  , please follow me to the test workshop on Sekikawa. A new hydraulic forging hammer is running there, which is much more advanced than the traditional water hammer I designed before.?Optimization, currently I can only make a 400-pound forging hammer, forging 120 times per minute. I believe that in the near future I will improve a hydraulic forging hammer that is comparable to Italian craftsmen.  " Kiragi patted him on the shoulder speechlessly: "Making armor can be regarded as your side job, and you can slowly study it in the future" "Actually, this set of hydraulic forging hammers is used to make standard gun barrels. With this set of equipment, you can  It effectively solves the problem of mass production of flintlock muskets. The efficiency of traditional barrel making is too low, and the yield rate is also very low. With a hydraulic forging hammer, qualified barrels can be produced as long as a similar mold is processed.  "    "What?  Can this thing also make a gun barrel?  "Ji Liangyi was shocked. Kronberg smiled mysteriously: "There is also a gun barrel.  "    "¡­¡­do not scare me!  "Ji Liangyi was shocked. "It was just a joke!  "Kronberg smiled, and then waved a little boy who walked in. The boy seemed to be the child of an iron cannon craftsman in Guoyou Village. He had thick eyebrows and big eyes and was very energetic. He was holding an exquisite flint in his hand.  The musket was handed to him respectfully. This was a musket with a novel and beautiful shape. There was no annoying match rope and it no longer looked short and bulky. The slender wooden gun body was painted a shiny red, and the silver-white gun was very attractive.  Man, Yoshitoki Kira looked at it carefully for a long time and then asked: "This gun is not heavy, it looks like it only weighs about nine pounds!"  What materials is it made of?  ¡± ¡°The gun body and stock are made of walnut wood. Walnut wood is a very high-quality hardwood with excellent properties in terms of resistance to vibration and wear. It also has certain bending resistance and corrosion resistance. Two layers of paint can handle any bad weather.  .  This flintlock musket casting is made of brass and is formed in one step using a hydraulic forging hammer to save quality risks caused by welding.  ¡± Whether it is a matchlock gun or a flintlock musket, from material selection to production, processing and assembly, it is a very sophisticated and complex process. This flintlock musket has a breakthrough innovation, which is to establish a standard for mass production, from raw materials to processing.  There are strict regulations on the process flow, which saves the traditional iron gun craftsmen from the trouble of hammering out the parts, and also reduces the quality problems of the guns caused by differences in manual casting levels and welding processes. ¡°Brass is currency.  It takes more than fifty years for a walnut tree to become a timber. It seems that the cost of building this flintlock musket is not cheap!  Kira Yoshichi smacked his lips. After a little calculation, he estimated that the cost of this musket would be at least one hundred guan of Yongle money, and most of it would be the manpower and material resources saved by using a hydraulic forging hammer. Otherwise, it would cost 200 guan.  "Can you tell me about the new technology of this musket?  I'm very interested in this new flintlock rifle.  " Kellenborg smiled, admiring the employer's generosity and courage to invest. He coughed lightly and said eloquently: "In the past few years, we have been working hard to make a new flintlock musket. Mr. Kuni Yubei's  Inspired by experience and foresight, many designs were successfully made after the hydraulic forging hammer was completed. For example, we canceled the sear design on the bolt and designed a trigger-linked safety lock. The core technology of this flintlock musket lies in the addition of screws.  Locking bolt technology.  ¡± An improved large safety catch is installed after the hammer, and the lock is fixed with three screws on the bolt. These improvements are because there is a serious problem with the flintlock muskets designed and used a few years ago, which is the dog-lock bolt.  The sear device used has the risk of misfiring when ready to fire. Therefore, the new flintlock musket eliminates the sear and installs a large safety lock to firmly hold the hammer. When firing, the trigger is linked to release the safety.  buckle, which is safer and more reliable than the original design. "How powerful is this flintlock musket?"  "    "Just try and you will find out.  "Kronberg summoned Kunitomo and Zaemon. The second-term governor of the Kunitomo family was like a loyal follower. He took over the new flintlock musket and followed Kronberg. The team came to a place outside the village.  In front of the shooting range, the gun target was about seventy meters away. Kunitomo and Zaemon quickly loaded the lead bullets and gunpowder, completing the originally complicated process in just a few seconds. They raised the flintlock musket and pulled the trigger.  The fire suddenly appeared, and a thunderous sound reached my ears, and then thick smoke spurted out from the barrel, covering everything in sight. "The gunfire and smoke seemed to be stronger, and it shocked me.  Ears ringing.  "Ji Liangyi was so shocked by the sound that he bared his teeth. As a house governor, he had to take care of his dignity, so he could only stand with a smile when people covered their ears. "I forgot to mention, there are cowhide earplugs here. The gunmen all wear these when testing guns.  .  "Kronenberg took out a pair of earplugs and handed them over, making Kiragi groan in anger. A total of twenty shots were tested, and the loud noises made the birds in the woods fly everywhere. After a long time, they  I walked to the other side of the shooting range and checked the gun target. Every human-shaped wooden rake was either missing its head or half of its body. There were also a dozen or so supporting points that hit the gun target, and the wood was broken into pieces.It¡¯s everywhere.  Several young apprentices who followed Kronberg were all children from Kunitomo Village. They were naturally happy to see the governor's shrine. Kunitomo and Zaemon were quite famous. Echigo people went to the Teppanyaki House to order traditional customs.  Kunitomo iron cannons have to ask this person to perform several times. As long as it is an iron cannon produced by Kunitomo, he can hit the target with the gun. He can also make usage suggestions based on the specifications of each gun. His reputation gradually follows the people of the country.  Word of mouth spread throughout Echigo.  Nowadays, Kunitomo iron cannons produced in Kunitomo Village are sold as far away as Japan. In Echigo, it doesn't matter whether you buy three or five pieces, or ten or twenty. As long as you buy the Kunitomo iron cannons from Biwaya, they will do some repair and maintenance services, which is not artificial.  Guoyou promises to return the damaged iron cannon within one month and guarantee it within half a year.  For more than half a year, you can pay for repairs based on problems with iron cannons. There is also a low-price recycling business for scrapped iron cannons. In the past few years, life in Kunitomo Village has been getting better and better, and it is more prosperous than in Omi. Kunitomo and Zuoe  Men married a wife and gave birth to a daughter last year. Her life is harmonious and beautiful, unlike the miserable life before.  Kronberg raised his cane and poked the broken wooden rake, and the hardwood up to five centimeters thick was smashed into pieces. Seeing the result, he said with satisfaction: "This is the power of the standard flintlock musket. If you put it closer, it can  It can penetrate the protection of plate armor, and ordinary wooden shields can't stop its lethality." "The power is not small. Do you have other data?" "Yes! Data obtained after ten new guns were fired a total of 5,000 times.  , the maximum range is 180 meters, the effective maximum range is 135 meters, the optimal range is 70 meters to 90 meters, the maximum killing power is 30 meters, and it can easily penetrate the protection of any steel armor  , and a five-inch-thick oak bunker. " Kiragi looked at the debris on the ground with unfulfilled interest, and then turned around and asked: "How powerful! How long will it take for it to be equipped in my army?  It can be used at any time. There are about 230 guns in stock. It only takes one month to complete them by working day and night." "Has the name been decided?" "I named this new flintlock musket.  I don¡¯t think there will be any works that surpass his in a short period of time, even for my compatriots in my hometown Well! It¡¯s time to work, I¡¯m sorry!¡± Kronenberg nodded and saluted,  He also called a group of followers to clean up the debris on the ground and left slowly with a cane.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!
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