Chapter 521 Metal mines, large livestock, new crops
The problem is that there is only one place on the front of the wooden plow for hanging the wooden hook.
If two deer are used to pull a plow to plow the land, two rings are needed.
Then drill a hole in the wooden plow to create a ring. This solution was first proposed by Lame, but it was immediately rejected by Han Cheng.
Because there is a big difference between two deer pulling a plow and one deer pulling a plow. It is not as simple as drilling an extra hole.
If there are too many holes drilled into the wooden plow, firstly, it will affect the firmness of the wooden plow. Secondly, the force on the two holes in tandem will be unbalanced, making it too laborious for the deer to pull.
Not only does the deer struggle, but also the man holding the plow behind.
The witch, who was lame, and Tietou, who was looking strangely at the side, began to stare with big eyes, but there was nothing they could do.
Han Cheng smiled and asked Lai to go back and cut a piece of wood that was half a meter long and about five centimeters in diameter.
Holes must be drilled in the middle and both ends of the stick.
A wooden hook is fastened to the middle hole, and wooden rings are fastened to the holes on both sides.
As soon as these words came out of his mouth, after thinking for a while, both Wu and Lame had a look of joy on their faces.
Limping on his legs, he ran quickly towards the tribe to make what Han Cheng told him.
Tietou stood there confused, not understanding the reason behind this.
The speed of lame was extremely fast. Han Cheng didn't wait too long. He had already come over quickly with something made according to Han Cheng's trading method, and the quality and quantity were guaranteed.
Han Cheng took it in his hand, looked at it, and raised his thumb.
He smiled lamely, extremely happy.
Han Cheng hung the wooden hook in the middle of the crossbar on the ring of the wooden plow. At this time, Lame and Tietou also led a roped deer over.
Han Cheng picked up the wooden hook on the back of the deer harness and hooked it on the rings at both ends of the crossbar. The matter was solved immediately.
Only then did Tietou understand how the crossbar that Han Cheng asked Lame to make was used.
"ha!"
After harnessing the deer and holding the wooden plow, Han Cheng shouted, and the two deer began to move forward. The wooden plow entered the soil easily, and it felt very light.
It is easier for two deer to pull a wooden plow than it is for the deer, Uncle Lu, to pull it together.
Seeing this result, which was better than expected, Wu smiled again...
In early spring, the weather was still very cold and the kang was still burning in the room.
The night had fallen, and the oil lamps in the room had been blown out. Only the entrance of the fire pit, which was not completely sealed, had some dark red firelight shining through.
Han Cheng lay sideways on the warm kang, quietly reached out his hand and stroked Bai Xuemei's slightly bulging belly.
Listening to Bai Xuemei's steady breathing, Han Cheng felt calm in his heart.
After doing this for a while, he turned over and lay down on the kang, and began to think about the wooden plow and deer plowing.
The emergence of the wooden plow and deer plowing was very useful for the sandy land near the river. This was something he had personally tested and there was no doubt about it.
However, compared to the joy of Wu and the others, Han Cheng's heart was not as happy as that.
Because he has seen more advanced production methods, he knows that there is still a lot of room for improvement in such wooden plows and deer farming.
Large livestock such as cattle, horses, and donkeys, and metal mines, you have to hurry up to find these things.
You don't have to expect to find them all, as long as you can find one, the productivity of the Qingque tribe will be greatly improved.
Now, if the Qingque tribe wants to increase its productivity, generally speaking, there are two main ways.
One is to expand the population, and the other is to improve tools and change working methods.
After destroying Soaring Snake, the population of Qingque Tribe has experienced explosive growth. For now, there is no need to increase the population too much.
The rest falls on improving tools and changing working methods.
For the Qingque tribe, which has been moving closer to farming, the most important thing at present is work on the land.
As long as the efficiency of farming is improved, productivity can be greatly liberated and developed.
In this way, we are back to the starting point.
Large livestock and plenty of metal, at least one of these two conditions must be met.
But the problem is that I can’t satisfy any of them…
Iron bacteria cannot be counted on. It is too slow to obtain metal through that thing. It is impossible to make some necessary key things that require a small amount. If you want to produce them on a large scale, there is no way!
In addition to these two things, there is another thing that is also crucial, and that is the seeds of new crops.
So far, the Qingque Tribe has only three crops that can be called crops - millet, hemp, and rapeseed.
Among them, hemp is used for clothing, and rapeseed cannot be used as a staple food. In this way, the only crop that can truly be called a staple food is millet.
I thought it was okay before, but now it seems a bit monotonous.
I have to go out for a walk, and I have to go somewhere far away.
Whether it is large livestock, metal mines, or new crops, they are not available near the Qingque Tribe. Han Cheng can be sure of this.
If you want to get these things, you have to look elsewhere.
He is essentially a homebody, but at this time, he had to go on an adventure-like journey.
However, this journey cannot start yet, because at this time, we need to go all out to deal with spring plowing, and it is impossible to send too many people out.
Going out to look for large livestock, metal mines, and new crops will definitely not take too long, so you need to plan carefully.
However, the tribe now has the original leader of the donkey tribe and several members. Going out to explore will save a lot of energy. At least they are familiar with the surrounding situation.
Thinking about this, Han Cheng thought of re-establishing a trade team based on the original donkey tribe's skeleton. It was time to start implementing this matter.
After all, this is the only way for the Qingque Tribe to maintain its influence over the surrounding tribes, and it cannot be easily abolished.
"Pa bang bang..."
In the seemingly dark room, I suddenly remembered a burst of popping sounds. The sound was not quiet, and it seemed particularly clear in the quiet room.
Don't think wrongly, it wasn't Han Cheng who couldn't sleep doing something embarrassing, but Han Cheng who sat up on the bed and slapped his forehead hard.
How could I have forgotten this incident!
Han Cheng thought excitedly and secretly angrily, his mood fluctuating wildly.
If you had thought of this earlier, maybe the tribe would have started smelting metal utensils by now! Why do you need to feel so melancholy here?
"Cheng...Cheng brother, what's wrong?"
The movement caused by Han Cheng woke up Bai Xuemei from her sleep. She opened her eyes and spoke in a daze.
"It's okay, it's okay, I just suddenly remembered something."
Han Cheng suppressed his excitement, hurriedly lay down and covered the mattress to prevent the wind from escaping.
