Daqin Engineers

Shen Bing sighed in his heart while listening to Xu Yinglie's contributions to the farm family over the past century:

This farmer is destined to be a school with no future and no future.

The reason was not only that Shen Bing knew that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty would "deactivate a hundred schools of Confucianism" in a hundred years, but also that Shen Bing understood what the rise of peasants meant...

The ruling class did need farmers during the war when agricultural production was underdeveloped.

Because farmers can bring them higher yields, more food and even more stable people's hearts.

These are all conducive to the rule of the ruling class, and can even become the basis for their conquests and annexations.

But that's not the case when agriculture has developed to a certain level or entered a peaceful period.

The development of agriculture means that the people have learned production techniques.

After learning, it was widely spread among the folks that they could not be erased even if they wanted to be erased, so the farmers lost their use value.

More importantly, the requirements of the ruling class for agricultural technology in peacetime are not so high and not so urgent.

For example, the situation faced by Qin in the three counties of Handan at this time...

If it is in peacetime, the drought will be dry. Who can blame God for not raining?

It would be good to be able to give some food for disaster relief.

Otherwise, the people in the disaster area should be moved to the State of Qin, which happens to have a large tract of land uncultivated.

However, because of the war, Yingzheng desperately wanted to start the war based on the three counties.

To start a war, someone must have food.

As a result, it was impossible to provide relief, let alone move the people to Qin.

What Yingzheng can do is to transfer Xu Ying to the three counties to treat droughts, hoping to increase production through farming technical management.

What's more serious is that the ruling class will never allow "party formation for private gains" in peacetime.

So what kind of Taoism, miscellaneous family, yin and yang family... all may "form parties for private interests."

The peasant family is even more the "party for private business" in the "party for private business".

The peasants in the world listen to you, and one day they shouted, "The king will have a kindness". Should this great king and the emperor be any more?

In terms of preventing "party formation for private gains," Qin is the best among all countries.

Qin Lv has "forbidden private fighting".

The "private fight" here does not mean that two people have a dispute and fight in private. Nobody can control this. The ruling class will not have enough to eat and do nothing, or if their brains are flooded to ban it.

The so-called "private fight" refers to "yi fight", that is, a private fight in which gangs are formed on a large scale.

In Qin Shi, because of the twentieth military merit nobility system, many civilians had titles, fiefdoms and subordinates.

These people with titles and fiefdoms have actually risen to feudal landlords.

However, disputes between landlords and landlords often arise over issues such as water sources and fiefs, and it is commonplace to organize gangs and fight privately.

It may not matter at first, but just a few small landlords fighting in groups.

But if it is allowed to develop, there will soon be big fish eating small fish.

In the future, the small fish is gone and the big fish will get bigger and bigger... It will be too late to deal with it when the "big fish" can seize one side.

Therefore, the law of "Prohibition of Private Fighting", on the surface is to maintain local law and order, in fact it is justified to kill the "big fish" in the blue.

It is for this reason that there will be a subsequent "removal of a hundred schools of Confucianism."

That is to say, this farmhouse is not prosperous, as soon as it prospers...

This is a kind of irony, naked irony.

The peasant family headed by Xu Ying believed that the development of agriculture could eliminate war.

He didn't know that it was precisely because of the war that peasants were needed, and that peasants had a reason and need to exist.

If the war is eliminated... it almost means the elimination of the peasant family.

At this time, Xu Ying's opening speech was nearing its end.

"The old man is here to convene the discussion on the farm to relieve the drought of the three counties."

"I don't want the engineers to make the waterwheel first and then roll over. The drought in the three counties is no longer a concern."

"After discussing agriculture, you can bring the waterwheel and dumping method back to various places to benefit the people."

"Today, the old man is fortunate to invite the engineer to visit in person. If you have any questions, you can take this opportunity to raise it."

...

Shen Bing secretly said that it is still useful to invite me to participate in the discussion of agriculture, as a free explainer?

However, at this point, Shen Bing couldn't refuse, and had to answer the questions raised by the gods one by one.

Usually Shen Bing can easily answer, the waterwheel is not a complicated thing in the first place, the whole thing is taken apart, but there are still some new ideas.

"Master, if the locality does not produce bamboo, how can you use bamboo tubes to scoop water?"

"Replace it with a wooden barrel?"

This made Shen Bing hesitate.

It is indeed a trouble not to produce bamboo. In ancient times, transportation was not as convenient as in modern times. There were a lot of trains.

And it is not realistic to substitute wooden barrels.

Because the wooden barrel is made, the wooden boards must be filed into a concave shape one by one, and then tied up with twine after being spliced ​​into a barrel.

This was a lot of work in the purely hand-made era, and many wooden barrels were used in the waterwheel.

After thinking about it, Shen Bing replied:

"It can be replaced with a square bucket."

He said that he put his right hand on top of his left hand and explained:

"The two ends are closed, and the straight vertical and horizontal boards are slightly inclined upward, so that water can be stored and poured like a bamboo tube."

This actually requires a little bit of "inferences" ability. A round wooden barrel is needed in life, but a waterwheel is not needed. Even if it is not strict, it will leak some water.

A group of peasant disciples were also knowledgeable people, and they immediately understood how to operate and nodded in praise.

At this time, Zhang Ge "hummed" and asked:

"I wonder if the engineer has any ideas about the embarrassment of the three counties' farming and Xiutian?"

Xu Ying glanced at Zhang Ge unexpectedly and said:

"Zhang Ge, this is the problem of Tuntian. How can I ask the engineer?"

No wonder Xu Ying is strange.

Tuntian and Xiutian were the issues discussed and negotiated between Xu Ying and Wang Jian, and it would be embarrassing to ask Shen Bing to ask them.

Zhang Ge replied:

"Sir, besides the drought, the most urgent problem for the three counties is the planning of rest fields."

"What's wrong with asking?"

"You may find a solution after brainstorming."

Although Xu Ying felt a little dissatisfied, he nodded after hearing what Zhang Ge said made sense.

Shen Bing was stunned, he didn't even know what the embarrassment was.

Seeing this, Xu Ying explained:

"According to common sense, I should only harvest half of the land this year."

"Next year, we will arrange another half, so that we can maintain the fertility of the cultivated land."

"But the general has strictly ordered all the cultivated land."

"In this way..."

Shen Bing understands this.

Wang Jian was in a hurry for next year's war, so he was eager to have a high yield next year.

For the sustainability of arable land, it is also required to ensure the yield and the arable land should be cultivated for one year off.

So there is a conflict:

What if all the fields are completed this year?

There are also the next year, the next year... the fertility gradually declines, so the output is not as good as the year.