Daqin: When I return from sea, I will offer you a map of the world

Chapter 53 Zhao Si Needs a Qualified Teacher
After arriving at the place, Zhao Si realized that the situation here was a bit different from what he had imagined.

The Lantian camp was only a place to garrison troops, not a military production center.

Therefore, most of the military craftsmen here are military craftsmen who accompany the army, which belongs to a kind of arms configuration.

They are only responsible for the maintenance and maintenance of daily weapons, armor and various equipment, as well as some few construction tasks.

However, after the Great Qin ruled the world, the military status of the Lantian Camp dropped again and again, and the number of people also decreased again and again. It has long since lost its former glory.

Therefore, Zhao Si did not see Daqin's miraculous mass production model as expected, nor did he know whether Daqin had implemented a division of labor and cooperation work system.

"Why not use this plow? Make a big plow again?" Meng Yi asked, pointing to the short curved plow.

"The efficiency is too low...and the cattle are too expensive." Zhao Si said.

"Make people bear it!" Meng Yi said, and his own soldiers stepped forward.

In the beginning, one person carried the plow and the other supported it. There were two people in total, but the effect was not very satisfactory. The pull was very slow and shallow. Although the pull could be moved, how could the strength of a human be comparable to that of an ox.

"One more person." Meng Yi said.

With three people, two pulling the plow and one holding the plow, the effect is much better, but it is more tiring.

Meng Yi then made people try to use it on different land boundaries. Later, after the soldiers got used to it, they only needed two people. One was responsible for pulling the plow with all its strength, and the other was responsible for pulling the plow while holding it. In the limit state, two people will do.

Meng Yi also made a conclusion.

The short curved shaft plow can indeed be pulled by human power.

It's just that you will be extremely tired at the end of the day.

Ideally, two people pull together and one supports.

Put it in a family of three, that is, the young couple pull the plow, and the older elders or children hold the plow. The farming efficiency is definitely not as good as that of an ox pulling a plow, but it is also much more efficient than using Leisi.

Tiring is tiring, but using Leisi to cultivate is not much better. Farming is to grab the time for farming. Using Leisi, a primitive farming tool, to grab the time for farming is not easy. If you are a little slack, you will miss it. Optimal time for cultivation.

After the popularization of the short curved plow, Leisi, a relatively primitive farming method, can be gradually eliminated. In contrast, the curved plow can be used instead

Leisi still has more advantages than disadvantages.

"That's right!" Meng Yi nodded. The short curved plow is cheaper than the big plow, and it can be pulled by both oxen and people. After the ox farming is gradually popularized in the future, it will not be wasted and eliminated.

Moreover, compared with the long curved plow that requires two oxen, the short curved plow is obviously more in line with the actual situation today.

Niu Geng has not yet become popular in areas outside of Guanzhong. Niu Geng is not popular just because it is popular. After all, Niu Geng is not cheap. If you want to popularize Niu Geng as soon as possible, you must have corresponding policies and government support.

Zhao Si thought that Qu Yuanli was not suitable for this era, but when Meng Yi came, Zhao Si realized that it was his own thinking that was not in place.

To change the way of thinking, people in this era are really not much more precious than animals, and even the lives of many people in this era are clearly marked and can be sold directly.

Zhao Si couldn't tell what it felt like, after all, he was a modern person, a bit complicated, but he didn't suffer from mental illness and thought everyone was equal.

It is Zhao Si's limit to make the people of this era live a better life as far as he can, and he is very self-aware.

Afterwards, Meng Yi tried the vernier calipers and other small tools led by Zhao Si, and found that they were very practical, and showed great interest, and took a batch of them with him before he left.

After the group sent Meng Yi off, Zhao Si returned to the residence with Wang Li.

Zhao Si couldn't wait to open the brocade box and took out the bamboo slips inside.

The author of "Xianxue" and "Five Beetles", Han Fei.

Han Fei is a celebrity, Zhao Si certainly knows, one of the representative figures of Legalism.

I looked at it with a sinking heart, and I could only say that I was dizzy.

There is no way, Zhao Si has just come into contact with the books of this era not long ago, being able to speak and being able to read are two different concepts.

The "Great Sage", "Zou Zi" and "Zou Zi Always" that Meng Yi gave to Zhao Si before Zhao Si was also confused.

Sentencing alone is a problem, not to mention the allusions involved.

Zhao Si also only vaguely read that Han Fei seemed to have great opinions on groups such as Mohism, Confucianism, political strategists, merchant officials, and rangers.

It is also proposed that the prime minister must start from the state and county, and the general must be sent from the ranks.

As for the others... I can only say that I am confused.

"Do you understand it?" Zhao Si found Wang Li with "Xian Xue" in his arms. At present, Zhao Si really doesn't know many cultural people. Wang Li is a bit straight-headed and a bit dull, but he is educated by aristocrats after all.

Compared to Zhao Si who didn't understand the sentences and interpretations, Wang Li was much stronger.

"Xianxue?" Wang Li took a look, I've seen this thing before.

Then he shook his head and said, "I have learned it, but I don't understand it."

"Is it possible that I'm asking if you can read?" Zhao Si sat down and spread his hands.

As soon as the books of this era are involved, Zhao Si's lack of background will be fully exposed.

He could understand the characters, but the reading was similar to the heavenly scriptures, not to mention the fake characters and all kinds of uncommon allusions. To put it bluntly, Zhao Si couldn't even translate the basic meaning of the text.

During this period of time, Zhao Si would take the book Meng Yi sent and ask Wang Li if he had nothing to do, but the time was too short and the results were too shallow. What Zhao Si needed to learn was systematic learning.

And with Zhao Si's literary foundation, he might have to learn from Meng Tong.

Zhao Si knew the importance of reading. At least in this era, reading is really important. In this era, if you don't study well, you will be really blind.

In this era, because of the limited number of things recorded on the bamboo slips, the articles are all concise and concise, with insufficient literary literacy and relatively strong professional books. Even knowing characters is no different from reading heavenly books.

But now that he is in Lantian, only a teacher like Wang Li can make do with it. Although Wang Li himself has received aristocratic education, his ability to teach others is indeed relatively average, but the conditions are limited, and there is nothing he can do.

Zhao Si's plan is to wait until the three kinds of grains are produced, and after leaving the Lantian camp, hire a teacher for himself to learn from scratch.

It can be said that Zhao Si has no foundation in ancient prose. It is indeed a bit exaggerated to use books such as "Zou Zi", "Xian Xue" and "Five Beetles" as introductory reading books.

Fortunately, at the very least, I can recognize most of the commonly used characters, so I don't need to start with literacy.

"I can read it, but I don't know the meaning." Wang Li said.

Zhao Si nodded, listening to Wang Li's stumbling, he was also stumbling, his face was full of bitterness.

He needs a qualified teacher, very much!
(End of this chapter)