Chapter 167 Men's Farming and Women's Weaving 4/4 (for the month
Chapter 167: Men farm and women weave
A year and a half has passed since she came out of Luoyang, and Liu Qian will soon be twelve years old. She has grown a lot taller, her martial arts skills have improved a lot, her knowledge has improved a lot, and she has also understood a lot.
Other things. Now she will no longer pester Chen Cheng no matter what, as she did before, let alone hold his arm and act coquettishly.
On this day, she followed two friends back from the city on horseback, and then they met to go to the backyard to play archery. Ma Yunlu was a tiger girl who practiced every day, but he was much more diligent than her, so naturally he agreed immediately
Zi Jia'er was the youngest. Although she was still a little envious of the young ladies in the house who were wearing beautiful clothes, she did not object. So the three lolita ran across the road and eaves, playing and playing in the backyard.
middle.
Chen Cheng walked out of the study room on the west side and saw three girls playing happily in the yard. He stood quietly under the eaves and watched them shoot arrows one by one. The youngest
Zi Jiaer actually has some basic skills, both in posture and accuracy, she is very good.
At a distance of ten steps, this little loli drew the hunting bow Liu Qian had used before and shot out a short arrow.
"Doo!" The arrow flew out and disappeared into the target.
Among all Chen Cheng's subordinates, Liu Qian and Zhao Yun are the two most special ones. When they were in the team, they first had their own names, instead of being simply classified as "archers" like everyone else.
"Or "Cavalry". Like Chen Cheng, they can also obtain various powerful abilities by upgrading and adding points, but they can't see the option to add points themselves.
For them, improving martial arts is very simple. As long as they work hard, they will definitely gain something. Even if they swing a sword in the air or shoot a target, they can make their shots faster and make them more capable.
The attacks become more powerful. They also have the skills that Chen Cheng has. In addition to personal skills such as "Iron Bone", "Strong Attack," and "Riding", they also have "Medical" and "Surgery".
", "Rescue", "Engineering", "Control" and other team skills.
Of course, the easiest way is to come from blood and killing. As long as they kill a sufficient number of enemies on the battlefield, they can gain a lot of experience and stand at the same or even higher position than Chen Cheng. So.
, Chen Cheng has high expectations for Liu Qian and Zhao Yun, even though he often feels that this way of becoming stronger is encouraging them to become big devils.
Ma Yunlu and Zi Jiaer, who often hang out with Liu Qian, have been essentially improved like the tooth soldiers under Chen Cheng, and their martial arts have made great progress. If Liu Qian and Zhao Yun are heroes, they can obtain
Strengthening in all directions, then these ordinary people who cannot have their own "name" can also receive strength-related strength as long as they are in the "hero" army. And the easiest way to get strength is to kill on the battlefield.
enemy.
Chen Cheng stood on the eaves of the corridor and stared blindly for a long time, and was finally spotted by Liu Qian. She exclaimed, no longer yelling and laughing, but straightened her sleeves, ran over quickly, pretending to be a lady,
"Master!"
"..." Chen Cheng lowered his eyes and said, "Come with me, I have something to tell you."
"Well?" Liu Qian tilted her head, a little surprised by the solemn expression on Chen Cheng's face, "Master looks so serious. Is there anything bad going on?"
She thought for a while and thought of the discussion she often heard in Yacheng, "Could it be that Han Sui came here?"
Chen Cheng shook his head and walked towards the study. Liu Qian waved to the two friends in the yard and said loudly: "You guys play for a while, I'll be right over."
"oh!"
"oh!"
When she arrived in the study, Chen Cheng was already sitting on the chair. When he saw her coming in, Chen Cheng pointed to the chair next to him and said, "Sit."
When Liu Qian saw this battle, she couldn't help but feel a little uneasy. She thought quickly, she had been very good during this time, and she didn't cause trouble to the teachers and students...right?
Chen Cheng pondered for a long time, and finally said amid Liu Qian's random thoughts: "I just received the exact news from Luoyang."
Luoyang? That’s really a name I haven’t heard for a long time. Liu Qian’s heart tightened and she asked with a smile: “What’s wrong with Luoyang?”
"It is said that Marquis Dong and the Empress Dowager suddenly died suddenly in Luoyang a month ago. In addition, Weiwei Dong Chong committed suicide with his sword."
Sudden.........Sudden death?
Liu Qian suddenly felt a chill in her body, just like the night her father died. Scenes that had appeared many times in her dreams suddenly appeared in her mind, and those things suddenly became clear, as if they had just happened yesterday.
Same. She clearly remembered that her childish younger brother pulled Empress Dowager Dong's sleeve and shouted to her, "Sister, don't leave."
It obviously happened not long ago, how could he die suddenly?
Liu Qian blinked her eyes, tears falling in clusters. She forced a smile and said: "Master is joking with me, right? It must be! Master, this kind of thing is not funny at all!"
Chen Cheng looked at her quietly, with some ripples in his heart. When he first heard the news, it took him a long time to calm down. Human emotions are not completely connected, that is to say, in
Sometimes, they are still similar.
This was a cruel and dark era. The glory of the empire had faded away, and there were wars and killings everywhere in the world. What happened in Luoyang City was just a microcosm of the times.
On the platform of Helan Mountain, there are buried more than 10,000 victims of Lian County, including many children and infants. On the night when Linrong City was captured, many old, weak, women and children also died. After seeing too many deaths,
, Chen Cheng's heart has also become much harder. In other words, he has to harden his heart so that he can continue to move forward in this fucked up world.
But when he saw Liu Qian crying silently, the hard places in his heart gradually softened.
Chen Cheng stood up, gently put Liu Qian into his arms, and whispered: "Cry if you want to."
Liu Qian buried her head on his chest and sobbed softly, "Uu...wu...my brother..."
Tears gradually wet Chen Cheng's clothes, and the sobs in his arms gradually subsided. Liu Qian wiped the tears on her face with her sleeves, raised her head, and asked with red eyes: "Who is He Jinsha?"
My brother’s?”
"......should be."
"Ugh..." Liu Qian wiped her eyes again, bit her lip and said, "I know."
Chen Cheng patted her on the shoulder twice, and then walked out. In the yard, Ma Yunlu and Zi Jia'er were chasing and playing. Seeing him walking out, Zi Jia'er was a little scared and shrank aside. Ma Yunlu, however
She was very courageous and not afraid at all. She walked up and asked: "Where is the princess?"
"inside."
"Oh, let's go find her then!"
Chen Cheng originally wanted to stop them so that Liu Qian could clean herself up. But he was not sure that his idea was correct, so he stood still. Zi Jiaer came forward and timidly said: "Chen
grown ups!"
Chen Cheng smiled at her, and the little loli immediately lowered his head, like a frightened little rabbit, and ran quickly towards Ma Yunlu. After the two lolita disappeared, he touched his own
Face, thinking: Am I really so terrible now?
The news from Luoyang did not disrupt Chen Cheng's plans, and all work is still moving forward in an orderly manner. This year, he has asked people to plant a thousand acres of cotton on the bank of the Yellow River in the north of Yinchuan, and now is the time to pick cotton.
The seeds he took out were specially made by cotton seed companies of later generations. Although the fibers were very long, the yield was high, and they were also insect-resistant, these cottons could only maintain the excellent characteristics of one generation and would degrade in the second generation.
Therefore, after this year's cotton is picked, it cannot be promoted on a large scale. It must be planted for two more years. After the characteristics stabilize, the scale of planting can be expanded. However, one thousand acres of cotton is not a small amount. In this era
Without chemical fertilizers and pesticides, based on an output of more than three stones per mu, which is four hundred kilograms, after removing the cotton seeds, there would be about 120 kilograms left, which could make twenty or thirty sets of cotton coats and trousers.
So one thousand acres can produce tens of thousands of sets of cotton clothes and trousers, which is already amazing. Of course, not all of them will actually be used to make clothes and trousers. A large part of them will be turned into quilts and padding.
However, Chen Cheng has not yet thought about promoting cotton-padded clothes. In addition to giving a set of cotton-padded clothes to the Ya soldiers and the teenagers in Yacheng, it is enough to distribute some to officials and generals at all levels.
Thinking about these, Chen Cheng used carbon strips to draw three views of the cotton gin on paper. The cotton gin is a very simple machine. If there is no electricity, you can use water power, and if there is no water power, you can also use hand cranking. However,
After all, machinery is not Chen Cheng's specialty. If it weren't for plug-ins and two levels of "engineering", he really wouldn't be able to get these things.
Not only this time, every time he designed a new machine, he always had the urge to go out and kill people. He studied chemistry and was somewhat related to geological exploration. Mechanical engineering is not his strong point! If you say various
He will also be more familiar with Dali Pills or anti-inflammatory and sterilizing drugs. If you give him a laboratory and some chemical reagents, he can play with it for a whole week without getting tired of it.
Cotton is not just planted and then picked. If you want to actually use it to make clothes and quilts, you need to go through the most important key steps of seed removal, spinning and weaving. Just experimenting with various
It takes Chen Cheng a lot of time to grow cotton-related machinery.
Before cotton could not be grown on a large scale, the most convenient and affordable way to keep warm was wool. And wool not only had economic significance, but also military significance. The nomads in the north often went south to plunder, which was essentially due to productivity.
Too low. Many times, even if they knew that there was a dead end ahead, the barbarians could only run into it.
But if they could sell their wool in exchange for food, they wouldn't be so determined to invade south. At least, besides fighting, they have another choice. Of course, nomads are all wolves, and their temperament is similar to that of dogs.
, you cannot bribe them with benefits alone, the weapons in your hands must be sharp enough.
It is a pity that Chen Cheng's "engineering" skills are not enough. The efficiency of the trial-produced machine for spinning wool is too low. Compared with the existing textile equipment, it does not have an advantage and does not have much practical value. After learning that
After the equipment produced for the third time still did not make a qualitative leap, Chen Cheng became a little envious of his colleagues next door who were from the Textile College.
He comforted the craftsmen and other people involved, saying: "Although it is still not satisfactory, it is much better than before. Everyone keeps working hard, and one day we will be able to do it."
As a man, even if it is really not possible, it cannot be said that it is not possible. Rather, it should be said that there is still room for improvement and great potential.
