Although plowing the fields is tiring, it is surprisingly fast.
Five men together in Lian Gu could finish two acres of land in less than half a day. This was much faster than using wooden hoes and stone hoes. Relatively speaking, these men preferred this barbaric way of working.
Several people saw that Xu Chen had gone back for a long time and got another strange thing that looked like it was full of teeth. Out of curiosity, they dropped the wooden plow and ran over to see the strange thing.
The rake was placed on the ground. Xu Chen did not explain, but asked two people to put on shoulder straps and pull it on the plowed soil like a wooden plow.
This kind of square rake is specially used for dry land. Xu Chen remembers that when his elders used oxen to rake fields when he was a child, people could stand on it and hold down the rake, so that they could rake the soil and pull out all the grass roots.
However, if you use a rake to stand on it, you will definitely not be able to pull it. Fortunately, this rake is made of solid materials, and it is still half-dry wet wood. It is not light in weight. In addition, the wooden plow does not plow too deeply, so this
After a simple rake, not only did the soil look much looser and smoother, but a large number of grass roots were also cleaned out of the soil by the wooden teeth.
Every time you rake a certain distance, lift the rope slightly and let the wooden teeth hang in the air for a few times. The grass roots will loosen and fall in the middle of the farmland, and you can just let people pick them out.
"Wow, so fast..."
Gu and several men who were acting like cows and horses started to scream again in excitement.
The raking speed was very fast, and several people plowed two acres of land in a long time. Xu Chen only had to go back and forth a few times to finish half of the raking.
Moreover, the raked farmland looks extremely smooth. Not only can the grass roots be removed, but many unexcavated stones are also exposed on the surface, making it much easier to clean.
Under the shouts of several people, people from the farmland in the distance were attracted again.
After seeing this strange and simple and convenient way to clear farmland, everyone's emotions became excited again.
Especially the eyes of a group of men and women from the Gonghuo Tribe were filled with incomparable awe.
In their eyes, Xu Chen is almost like a god.
After being with the Ba people for more than a month, while they are familiar with and accustomed to all the differences of the Ba people, they also have a clearer and clearer understanding of Xu Chen's status in the Ba people.
This magical young man is the most powerful core figure of the Ba tribe, even more powerful than the witch.
He possesses unparalleled intelligence and creativity.
No difficulty can trouble him.
He can create items that people can't imagine at will.
The great witch's scepter, the artifact horn, the dragon-tooth scimitar, and even his own sharp copper knife that looks useless, are all amazing and make people have the urge to worship him.
Although he was constantly innovating, he always looked unhappy and depressed every time he created something new, as if he was dissatisfied with himself.
Just like the wooden plow in front of me and this strange tool with wooden teeth for clearing weeds and rocks.
The speed of plowing and processing was astonishing, but he still looked unhappy and kept mumbling.
It seems to be communicating with the gods.
But what exactly did the god who called the dog offend him?
In only half an hour, Xu Chen finished raking all the plowed areas. When he returned to the field to rest, a large group of people immediately surrounded him.
"Moxy Gaga?"
Mother Ba held Xu Chen's arm tightly.
"Rake!" Xu Chen explained.
"Rake, go, go, go, go, go!" Mother Ba gestured excitedly.
Xu Chen could only smile bitterly and nod.
A field rake is much faster and simpler to make than a wooden plow, but it is also easier to break because the wooden teeth tied to it are not strong. After raking two acres of land back and forth in the soil, most of the wooden teeth have become loose.
, I also took off a few of them, and they are basically useless. All the wooden teeth need to be re-tied, which will take at least an hour.
But no matter what, the emergence of this new large-scale agricultural tool has greatly improved the speed of farmland cleaning, and at the same time, the labor requirements have been reduced a lot.
It's not that the plowing isn't fast enough, it's that the plowing speed can't keep up.
In addition, both harrowing and plowing require high manpower and consume a lot of money.
After plowing two acres of fields, several men were almost exhausted and exhausted. Before the cattle and horses were domesticated...
Hey, don’t I have a horse?
Xu Chen suddenly remembered that he already owned a horse, so the bitterness on his face instantly disappeared, and he said to the proud man standing next to him: "Go and get the horse quickly.
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Zhu nodded and turned around to run away. Xu Chen then ordered Gu to quickly go back and find some ropes and a piece of cowhide, and at the same time, he also fetched the two copper knives from his room.
Soon the two of them left and returned.
The pony has now grown into an extremely handsome semi-adult horse. Its four hooves are long and the horse's back is almost level with Xu Chen's forehead. He has been training it to carry loads all year round. Now it has no objection to carrying heavy loads. Xu Chen used vines to carry it.
Tiao made a simple saddle out of animal skins, and he would occasionally ride on the river beach, which the tribesmen were already familiar with.
But why do you bring horses to plow and harrow the fields?
Everyone onlookers didn't know what was going on, and Xu Chen didn't bother to explain. He ordered Gu Heju to help, and quickly modified the traction rope on the wooden plow. Then, after gesticulating several times on the pony's neck, he used a copper knife to cut the cowhide from the pony's neck.
Cut a leather strap about the width of your chin, wrap the leather strap around the pony's shoulder blades, and tie two long ropes from the wooden plow to the leather strap.
"Sigh!"
This simple structure made many people understand it at once, and some even screamed in excitement.
"The plow was made in ancient times!"
Xu Chen asked Gu to hold the wooden plow, while he walked in front of the pony, held the reins, gently touched the horse's neck to comfort him, and then led the pony forward. Gu quickly pressed the plow arm, and then
As the pony moved forward, the wooden plow quickly turned over the soil, plowing out a long mud ditch.
"Wow, it's so useful!"
Instantly the crowd burst into cheers.
This is another amazing and magical idea.
Although everyone was already familiar with Xu Chen's endless inventions and innovations, using horses to plow fields gave them an unprecedented excitement.
Since ancient times, humans have always relied on their own strength to survive in nature.
More than a year ago, they could only make a few simple tools such as simple spears and stone knives and axes.
But now, various tools in the tribe have long been in various forms. Although stone knives and stone axes are still one of the most important tools, their practicality has been greatly reduced. Wooden hoes, stone hoes, stone shovels, bows and arrows, and stone spears have become
In addition to the most common working tools, not to mention other more magical equipment such as bows, arrows, leather armor, wicker chairs, pottery, etc.
But no matter what kind of tool, it relies on human power to use it.
Even if a pony is used to carry things, it is only used as a supplement.
Everyone knows that Xiao Ma is Xu Chen's baby, and they love and protect her like a baby on weekdays.
No one thought that horses could be used to plow fields.
Although the plow was just invented a few days ago, it is obviously much faster to plow fields with horses than with people.
Under the excited onlookers of hundreds of people, two people and one horse were seen operating a wooden plow. The soil was turned over like a beast, much faster than people could plow it.
Seeing the pony walking effortlessly, everyone felt the blood flowing in their bodies, as if they had suddenly seen a completely new world.
Xu Chen likes to tame wild animals. Although the tribe has always been tolerant, they really feel that they are of little use, especially ponies. They started from a foal that was only three feet tall and raised it for nearly two years.
It needs careful care and feeding all year round, and it needs to be taken out for a walk almost every day.
But as the saying goes, raising an army for a thousand days and using it for a while.
At this moment, everyone suddenly understood Xu Chen's far-sighted wisdom. The careful care of him in the past two years was not in vain at all.
Just the speed of plowing the fields was enough to completely impress everyone.
If there are more than ten horses and more than ten wooden plows, these hundreds of acres of land can be plowed and leveled quickly with only a quarter of the current manpower.
As for the farmland where weeds and rhizomes have been removed, you can imagine how strong and tall the oats and wild beans will be next year.
"Chen Ga, Ma Duo Ga Ga!"
Watching Xu Chen and Gu Geng return to the field after a circle, a large group of men and women gathered around again excitedly. Many people were drooling and stroking the pony, just like a group of old prostitutes stroking the young girl's tender skin, their eyes filled with tears.
green light.
Horses can carry goods, ride, and plow fields. Naturally, the more precious beasts like these, the better.
Xu Chen could only smile bitterly this time.
He also wanted Ma Duo Gaga.
But this thing is really hard to do.
A group of horses that lived in the valley all year round lived a nourished and carefree life under his appeasement policy, without any harm being done to them.
But these wild horses are too fast to catch.
After the onset of winter, these horses spend most of their time migrating to the mountains and forests, making it even more difficult to catch them. Since the river stopped flowing, these wild horses have no idea where they went.
Therefore, he only had this precious horse from beginning to end.
Although the horse can plow fields, he certainly won't use it to make hard work for these savages.
He valued the horse's riding function more than plowing the fields.
In this era when going out basically depends on walking, he couldn't bear the hardship of traveling a few times when he went out, and he has been waiting hard for this pony to grow up.
He would definitely not be willing to use it to plow fields now that he was almost old enough to ride.
Therefore, facing a group of noisy men and women, Xu Chen carefully told everyone to take good care of the ponies. They can only plow the land for half a day at most. After plowing, they must be fed with some oats and wild beans to ensure that they do not lose weight.
After getting the consent from Muba and others that they could not understand but could still understand, Xu Chen again carefully warned not to be too tired, and to stop to rest, drink water, eat grass, etc. after plowing half an acre of land.
After receiving Gu's guarantee, Xu Chen solemnly handed the reins to Gu's hands.
"Eh~~"
The pony seemed to sneer at Xu Chen's mother-in-law. After snorting and nudging him a few times, the pony shook its shiny mane, raised its head, and started its journey to plow the fields again under the guidance of Li.
In the next few days, Xu Chen led a group of tool workers to make several wooden plows and put them into plowing the farmland one after another. There was only one pony, and it had to be used as a treasure, so most of the plowing was done manually.
However, with the putting into use of these wooden plows, the clearing of farmland has accelerated a lot. The three hundred acres of newly cultivated farmland are already in good condition, and the one hundred acres of mature farmland planted last year have all been plowed and leveled.
Because of the sufficient manpower and the fact that field rakes were damaged quickly, Xu Chen also directed several men to start making wooden tine rakes.
With this simple manual rake tool, half of the newly cultivated farmland was quickly cleared.