Out of caution, in the end Shen Bing only dared to pedal on one side.
That is, a cloth loop is sewn on the left side to facilitate climbing on the horse.
But this is already remarkable.
When he saw Shen Bing easily climbing onto the horse relying on the cloth hoop, he couldn't help but said "Eh" and said:
"Excellent engineers."
"This method is quite practical."
"I've been riding horses all my life but I didn't know it would be easier to get on and off."
"Usually, it's just that I have to practice hard for dozens of days to mount a horse. I don't want to just add a cloth circle and it will be solved."
…
Soon this invention was discovered by the cavalry in the camp, so they quickly followed the example and sewed a cloth circle on it.
Shen Bing secretly sighed, sometimes he had to hide his method and tease him, which would make him suffer.
Just like now, Shen Bing clearly knows the stirrup but dare not use it.
When riding a horse, you still have to hang your feet in the air and hug the horse's neck tightly.
Even though Shen Bing only turned a small half circle and Yan was still leading the horse slowly, the skin on his inner thighs was abraded due to the tight grip on the horse's body.
At this time, Shen Bing realized the hard work of the cavalry in this era, and also understood why they walked with inner muscles... This required a thick layer of calluses to be worn on the inside again and again.
It's unimaginable that they can still fight with guns, swords and even crossbows under such circumstances. I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to do it without years of hard training.
That's why cavalry in this era are still precious.
However, with the invention of stirrups and saddles, cavalry training would not be that difficult.
Moreover, it may be formed in a short time, and its combat effectiveness may be stronger than the current cavalry that has been training for several years.
Someday……
However, after at least beating the Huns into submission on this day, Shen Bing dared to take out the saddle and stirrups with confidence.
Let's just make do with it for now. It's not a bad idea to practice riding as a form of entertainment in your spare time.
But Shen Bing didn't know that their "leisure" would soon become a thing of the past.
In the early morning of the third day, Shen Bing and his party were eating breakfast...
During this time, the gunners' breakfast was replaced by noodles.
Although it will make you feel tired after eating too much, it is still much better than millet rice.
In fact, it's not just the artillerymen. The method of making this noodle spread throughout the military camp like a one-sided stir-fry.
Fatty Tun has begun to think about opening a noodle shop when he returns home.
Shen Bing told him:
“How can it be enough to open a restaurant?”
"Every county opened several branches and quickly occupied the national market."
“There are also scallion pancakes.”
"The money will be like running water..."
Fatty Tun was stunned for a moment, then opened his eyes and said excitedly:
"Master, how about you and I cooperating then?"
"I'll listen to you!"
"With the master here, I feel relieved. I won't lose money no matter what happens."
Shen Bing promised but felt helpless in his heart.
Fatty Tun’s idea is too simple.
As the saying goes, power is needed in troubled times, money is needed in prosperous times.
What does money mean in this troubled world?
No matter how much you earn, you are afraid that it will be confiscated or robbed overnight, but it will still be a burden, and you may even lose your life for it.
Making money only makes sense if you have the power to protect your belongings.
But how can we have our own power?
Shen Bing thought to himself that it would be great if he could get to know Ying Zheng one day.
I don't expect to be as powerful as Li Si, I just want to be an official and a half-dozen by his side...
Shen Bing was having sweet dreams while eating, and then he heard Chen Wei shouting outside:
"Today we are working in the fields, and all the ministries went to the warehouse to pick up farm tools."
Shen Bing was stunned at that time:
Farming?
Does the army also have to farm?
Later, Shen Bing realized that he was ignorant.
It is common for the army to work in the fields. When they are free, they are practicing and when they are busy, they are working in the fields. This is what they mean.
Cultivated land in the Qin Dynasty was also divided into state-owned and privately owned.
State-owned farmland has not yet been allocated or is ready to be allocated...
If someone performs meritorious service, a piece of state-owned farmland will be allocated.
If someone commits a crime and is punished, the farmland will be taken back to the state.
Of course, these state-owned farmlands will not be left uncultivated; most of them are under the responsibility of the military.
At this time, the State of Zhao had just been included in the territory of the State of Qin, and large tracts of land in the hands of the nobles had been taken over as state-owned. Of course, soldiers like Shen Bing had to farm the land.
Shen Bing didn't need to worry about these little things. Zuo Gongshi Hu responded and took people to make arrangements.
Agricultural tools include hoes, plows, axes, pottery, and other things that I can't tell what they are.
Later, Shen Bing learned that it was called a ditching shovel. It was slightly different from modern shovels in that the shovel blade was flat.
Shen Bing guessed that it was because it was difficult for the ancients to make the sharp, spoon-shaped shovels that we have today, so it was so weird.
Hui very skillfully distributed the farm tools, and asked everyone to fill their glasses with water and carry them on their backs, before asking Shen Bing for instructions.
The farmland is several miles outside the city.
When Shen Bing arrived at his destination, he was stunned on the spot...
This isn't farmland, it's cracked and dry everywhere, like a turtle shell.
After waiting for a while, I heard Chen Wei holding a bamboo slip and shouting:
"The artillery units will be stationed within the black flag."
"The area within the yellow flag is the defense division..."
…
Shen Bing looked around, and sure enough he saw a field as big as two or three football fields with several black flags planted around it.
Shen Bing didn't know how to proceed, so he just looked at Hui beside him.
He should be professional in this area.
Perhaps Hui saw Shen Bing's doubts, so he raised his hand and replied:
"Reporting to the right engineer, I think we should dig ditches and diversion ditches first."
"Otherwise, even if this place blooms, I'm afraid I won't be able to sow seeds."
Shen Bing nodded and said:
"That makes sense."
"But if this was originally the cultivated land of Zhao State, how could there be no irrigation canals?"
I think it's right.
Then I discovered that there was indeed a ditch in it, but it had been abandoned for so long that its original appearance could not be seen.
At this time, Hui's face couldn't help but change, and he whispered:
"Master Right, something is not good."
"I'm afraid we'll be assigned to Takata."
Shen Bing didn't know what Gaotian was at first.
After explaining, he realized that the so-called high fields are fields high above the water source.
Correspondingly, of course, there is low field.
Obviously, it is easier to cultivate low fields than to cultivate high fields.
In other words, if the gunners want to garrison this high field, they must first use clay pots to collect water from the water source.
This difficulty...
Sure enough, when Shen Bing and Hui found the river two hundred steps away, they found that the water surface was one step lower than the cultivated land.
Cang's face turned pale with anger and he couldn't help complaining:
"I'm afraid it's the stingy man who wants to make things difficult for us."
"There are so many fields, but I can't wait for more than a hundred people."
“How can we finish the farming before the farming season?”
When he heard this, he cursed:
"This guy is disgusting, I'm going to find him for judgment!"
Just as he was about to go, he was stopped by Shen Bing.
Not to mention that it would be useless to argue with the stingy man.
Shen Bing found that there was obvious vegetation layering along the river bank.
That is to say, the height of the river should not be so shallow before.
In other words, this probably has nothing to do with being a cheapskate.
It was the earthquake and severe drought in Zhao State that lowered the water level and turned the originally low fields into high fields.
If that were the case, it wouldn't be like this.
It is a common situation in other farmland.
It’s no wonder that the people of Zhao State were taken advantage of by the Qin State to destroy the country because of the disaster... Such fields left them helpless.