Traveling through ancient farming

Chapter 223
Without bound feet, women's labor force is not as good as that of men.When working in the fields, men are much stronger.Women do light work.

The most tiring work is naturally spring plowing and autumn harvest.Women can also do the work in the middle.

The first thing Yuanbao has to do is to enable women to work in the fields, no worse than men.Everyone has his strong and weak points.Women are naturally weaker than men.Naturally, there is no comparison of strength.Use foreign objects to make women's work easier.

It's not really making the real thing out.Instead, draw directly.

It's not about reforming farm tools all the same, but drawing the drawings of farm tools reformed.One is the drawing of the Quyuan plow for spring plowing.

Qu Yuanli operates alone, and he can plow the land without an ox.If there are cattle, it is true to take it easy.

Today's plow still needs two oxen to carry it.And the plowshare is very heavy and uses a lot of iron.It is very bulky, uses a lot of iron, and is more expensive.Together they are truly valuable.

Comparing the two, a fool also knows the benefits of Qu Yuanli.

The second drawing is a drawing of the threshing machine.The important part of the roller is made of iron, and the rest of the frame is made of wood.The threshing machine can separate the rice from the straw very well.

Today's rice, when it is separated from the rice, is completely thrown by human power.At the end of the day, the big man's hands are sore and swollen.In the autumn harvest season, it is even more rush to harvest.After being drenched by the rain, the quality of the rice is not very good.Can't sell for a good price.What's more, because it was too late, it rotted in the ground.

Needless to say, this type of threshing machine is also a good thing.Looks like it won't be that expensive.

The next one is still a drawing of a threshing machine, but this one is hand-cranked.Lighter, more convenient, more compact.

Because of its exquisiteness, the requirements are high.It is not easy to make, and the price must be much more expensive.This is similar to the words of the big landowners.Ordinary ordinary people can't afford it for the time being.So will put this drawing in second.

Then there is the grain raising machine.

Now that the millet is dried in the sun, there is no need to use machines to separate the dregs inside.Find a high, flat place.Dry it out with a dustpan.

This job is usually done by women.At the end of the day, I couldn't lift my hands.

The grain lifter on the drawing is amazing!It is a relatively modern hand-cranked valley machine.Not only can Yanggu be separated.Wheat, peas, soybeans, etc. can all be passed through to remove the sediment inside.

The drying yards are all muddy, and it is normal for the collected grain to be mixed with gravel and soil.

This is the gospel of women!
At the end of the drawing, Yuanbao reformed the loom.

Today's looms are among the oldest.The pedals have to be stepped on one by one, making a bang bang bang sound.The hands and feet must be agile to walk the shuttle.A woman with weak strength is not good at weaving.

The loom is also very large, occupying less than half of the room.Bulky and cumbersome and demanding.A large proportion of women do not know how to use it yet.

The new loom, directly from the blueprint for the Jenny's loom.Small and neat, the price is not expensive.

The disadvantage is that it is not as dense as the old-fashioned loom.

But the spinning jenny is fast!

Later, Yuan Bao wrote about many small appliances that every household needs.All are used in life.Not as affordable and impactful as the previous items.

Ingots like this are not for selling money.

Yuan Bao bought a lot of thin paper and mimeographed it himself.

(End of this chapter)