For a while, the roar of the cattle was endless, and the wails shook the sky. The 17 buffaloes were neither too many nor too little. They worked hard until dusk to finish plowing the fields. Now there is a shortage of plows.
Hua Xi had seen too much, but it was very difficult for him to make it. Not to mention that he didn't have the tools to make plowing tools. The parts alone were as big as Hua Xi's head or two.
There is always a solution to everything. Although Hua Xi doesn't know how to make those complicated plows, it's okay to make one with roughly the same shape first, and then take some time to perfect it later. Making plows takes a lot of time.
It took Hua Xi about a month to make 17 plows that were large and roughly similar in shape. Fortunately, he finally finished the plows despite all the difficulties.
When the day of groundbreaking arrived, Hua Xi led a buffalo by herself. The buffalo's mouth was covered with a bamboo basket made of bamboo strips. When plowing, it was put on the cow's mouth to prevent the cattle from nibbling crops and grazing. In fact, this
It is a practical tool to improve the efficiency of cattle farming.
First of all, what Hua Xi has to do is to demonstrate how to drive the cattle to cultivate the land for him. Hua An holds the rattan rope holding the nose ring and walks slowly in front of the cattle. Hua Xi holds the plow with both hands and inserts the arrow of the plow.
As the cattle move forward in the soil, large tracts of soil are turned over by the plow. The key point of operation is to hold the plow well. Because the structure is a bit simple, the turning and the depth of the plow must be adjusted by human power, although it is time-consuming.
It has a lot of power, but in this era it is simply a high-tech product that is ahead of its time.
After two days of demonstration and guidance, almost everyone in the tribe, except for children, was able to form teams and drive the cattle to plow the fields. In this way, the preliminary work of turning over an acre of soil was quickly completed, and new things appeared.
The enthusiasm for work within the tribe continues to heat up. We must strike while the iron is hot. Hua Xi ordered that except for the tribesmen who go out to hunt, collect, raise and take care of livestock every day, other people must work on the farmland and dig ditches. With the help of cattle, it is also possible
After five days of hard work, nearly 20 acres of farmland were reclaimed by a team of nearly 200 people.
Roads and irrigation canals criss-cross the land, dividing the land into squares shaped like the word "well", which is what we later know as "well fields". Looking from a distance, there are crisscrossed roads along the river section, and the loose soil reveals a black body.
Exuding a new atmosphere, all Hua Xi had to do was to make wooden carts, barrels and other tools. The development of things forced Hua Xi to continuously produce new things.
It only took Hua Xi two days to make the wooden cart. It took almost a day to complete the main work of the wheels and rollers. However, the cart was finished, but the size and angle of the wheels were obviously irregular.
The wheel really made Hua Xi think about it for a long time. If he wanted to mass-produce wheels without the emergence of bronze wares, it would be just wishful thinking.
The size of the wheel requires a huge amount of wood, but how long will it take to cut and carve it with the stone axes used by the tribe? However, with the help of Pu Dao, Hua Xi managed to make six pairs of circles of similar sizes.
In view of the scarcity of wheels, it can only be used as a two-wheeled vehicle. One vehicle is equipped with an ox. In order to make the wheels durable, a layer of grass and vines is hooped around the outer circumference of the wooden wheels to make the wheels withstand the friction with the road.
In this way, even if the grass vines are worn out, the wooden wheel inside will not be damaged. At most, the grass vines can be replaced frequently.
Making a wooden barrel is much easier than making a wheel. In addition to the time spent grinding the wooden boards, the wooden pegs are connected to the wooden boards in a short time. In order to prevent the wooden pegs from being unable to bear the pressure of the objects loaded in the barrel and causing them to collapse and scatter.
When a situation arises, Hua Xi wraps a cane around the barrel several times to make it much stronger. Although water will leak out through the gaps between the barrels when loading water and other liquids, it is still possible.
It is much more efficient than before
"It seems that the task of making porcelain needs to be started as soon as possible, otherwise it will be extremely inconvenient in daily life and work." Hua Xi looked at the just-finished wooden barrel in his hand, feeling a little dissatisfied.
After everything was done, Hua Xi gathered all the clan members to start his knowledge transfer meeting. First, he installed the wooden cart on the big buffalo, then asked three people to get on the wooden cart, while he held the hand in front.
The buffalo walked forward slowly. As the wheels creaked and groaned, the buffalo easily pulled the three people on the wooden cart forward. Finally, Hua Xi asked two more tribesmen to climb onto the cart.
It makes the big buffalo feel a little tired
All the people present were shocked by what happened in front of them.
Continuous discussions came from the crowd, and everyone seemed to be very interested in this new thing. A few people also seemed to see the huge benefits of the wooden cart from Hua Xi's demonstration.
Afterwards, Hua Xi took out wooden barrels, bamboo barrels and other barrels of different sizes, and directly poured water into them or put other bacon and other things in them. After loading, Hua Xi lifted the two barrels with one hand.
As he walked, he explained the purpose of the barrel and the convenience of the onlookers. They listened and nodded. Hua Xi seemed to them to be the omnipotent creator at this moment.
We must strike while the iron is hot. Of course, Hua Xi will not forget to promote the Mandarin Mandarin of our Chinese nation at this time. He pointed at the wheels, axles, carts, and barrels and shouted loudly: "Wheels, axles, carts, barrels." Such a scene
Physical explanations teach vocabulary, and the effect is naturally obvious. Most people can pronounce the above objects more accurately.
In the next few days, Hua Xi began to vigorously rectify the hygiene problems in the clan. As a modern person, Hua Xi has long been denounced by the clan members for their bad behavior of urinating and defecating everywhere. The smell of excrement can be seen everywhere.
It can be smelled everywhere because the valley is moist with streams flowing from waterfalls and protected by the green shade of trees and vines on the mountain walls. The smell is still tolerable and the affairs at that time were cumbersome, so it was temporarily put on hold. But now that early summer has passed,
The weather is about to enter midsummer, and the smell emitted by the excrement residues in the valley can only be described as unbearable at this time.
Now that the soil cultivation of the farmland has begun, Hua Xi immediately asked people to build two toilets with thatch, tree vines and wooden boards near the farmland and in a ventilated place in the valley that can accommodate five people at a time. There are dedicated personnel every day
Responsible for loading the excrement in the toilets into wooden barrels and transporting it to the fields for fertilization
In this way, the excrement problem of the tribe was solved, and secondly, the much-needed fertilizer was obtained. For Hua Xi, he has always believed that excrement from livestock and humans is the most environmentally friendly and easily absorbed by crops among all fertilizers.
It can not only regulate the nutrients of the land, but also change the structure of the soil. It is the best choice for cultivating and protecting the land. But for soil-nurturing fertilizers, in addition to these excrements, Hua Xi also has an excellent choice, which is several months.
More than ten kilometers away, the volcanic ash left over from the volcanic eruption was of huge benefit to the land and crops. Hua Xi had long understood that the journey was just a long one, and wild beasts and poisonous snakes were rampant along the way, so the plan to collect volcanic ash could only be put on hold for the time being.