Wang Yuan always suspected that the ancient method of calculating the bow force was a little different from the modern calculation method, otherwise where would there be so many fierce people?

"Heavenly Creation" calculates the bow force in this way: "Step on the string with your feet on the ground, hang the bow waist with the scale hook, and when the string is full, push the weight hammer to press, then know how much." In this way, it seems that it is no different from the modern bow and arrow measurement.

However, from the pre-Qin period to the Tang and Song dynasties, the method of testing bow strength was different. The bowstring is first relaxed, the bow waist is fixed, and weights are hung on the string to test the limit of what the bow can bear. (Note: "Examination of the Work", Han Zhengxuan, and Tang Jia Gongyan all have relevant records and elaborations.) ）

Therefore, a stone bow before the Song Dynasty means that the bow body can withstand the force of one stone. The one-stone bow of the Ming and Qing dynasties means that to pull the bow to the fullest, people need to use one stone strength.

The former is based on bow nature, and the latter is based on manpower.

The people of the Ming Dynasty should know this difference, and the official statistics of the bow force have been changed to jin to calculate. However, the people still follow the old system of the Tang and Song dynasties, and still use "stone" and "bucket" to express - mostly for the convenience of bragging, just like India's GDP data, after modifying the statistical method, the GDP growth rate went up all of a sudden.

The seven-bucket bow that Wang Yuan pulled just now said that it was 126 catties, but in fact it was probably only 80 catties! He hadn't read "The Examination of Work" and "Heavenly Creations", and he didn't know the difference between ancient and modern statistical methods, so he always felt very mysterious, and pulling the bow was the same as cultivating immortals.

Of course, there are still fierce men.

"Heavenly Creations" has a strict division of bow power, which can be filled with more than 120 catties of tiger power, which is almost more than 160 pounds. Song Ling'er said that the warrior who can open a two-stone bow, although he will definitely not be able to pull a 338-pound bow, may be able to pull a 200-pound bow.

Since he couldn't figure it out, Wang Yuan didn't want to think about it, and just stood there stupidly, because Song Kui forgot to take the bow and arrow away.

With a standard step bow and two bags of iron arrows, Wang Yuan felt that he had made a fortune.

"Hey, let's go hunting." Song Linger said.

Wang Yuan stretched out his hands and said, "I can't hunt, my hands are shaking badly." ”

Song Ling'er smiled: "It's okay, it'll be fine in a while." By the way, you can't ride a horse? ”

"I haven't ridden it." Wang Yuan said.

"I'll teach you," Song Ling'er said to his retinue, "give him a horse." ”

It's a pity that there is only one pony, which is Song Linger's mount.

Ah Chai brought his horse in, and after Wang Yuan rode it, his legs were too short to reach the stirrups. It is possible to shorten the stirrup, but children riding large horses are very prone to traffic accidents.

"Forget it, ride mine," Song Ling'er has a bold and generous personality, and has a habit of rivers and lakes, "I'll give you a pony another day, and let's skip class every day to hunt." Anyway, you and Song Kui won't fight anymore, and there is nothing lively to see in the clan study, so it's better to ride a horse and hunt. ”

Wang Yuan had never ridden a horse in his life, so he climbed up carefully, but fortunately the horse was very docile and there were no accidents.

Song Ling'er corrected: "Your legs should be placed upright, so that it is easy to exert force." ”

Wang Yuan said: "I have longer legs than you, and the stirrups are too high for my legs to stand up." ”

Song Ling'er immediately beckoned Ah Chai to come over and asked him to adjust the height of the stirrups.

Although Ah Chai is a little stupid, he is more enthusiastic, and after adjusting the stirrup, he also took the initiative to correct Wang Yuan's mistake: "You have to use your forefoot to pedal, and you can't frame your foot in." In case the horse goes mad and your feet are framed by stirrups, it can drag you to death. ”

These guys are probably bored in normal times, and Ngawang soon came over to guide them.

And, they're all crazy!

Located at the foot of the Phoenix Mountains, this place is relatively flat, but the slope is at least 40 degrees or more, allowing a beginner to practice horseback riding.

Wang Yuan is also a madman, completely ignoring potential risks. Not only did he have a lot of fun practicing, but after getting a little familiar, he urged the horses to jog in small steps, even when they were going downhill.

It's like a group of veteran drivers who bring a novice who has never touched a car into the mountains and say with great ease: "It's easy to drive." Step on the clutch, hit the accelerator, grab the steering wheel and do whatever you want. As long as you don't make a turn, you are guaranteed not to roll over and fall off the cliff. ”

Then the newbie said, "Wow, it's so easy, I'm going to speed up!" ”

Wang Yuan didn't speed up, the horse accelerated by himself.

This beast didn't care who was riding on his back, he was still jogging when he first came downhill, and as a result, he ran faster and faster.

Wang Yuan was so frightened that he pulled the reins sharply, and the horse's head was directly raised.

"Don't pull the reins to death, it's downhill, and the horse can't see the road and will be empty!" Seeing this, Ngawang hurriedly reminded.

Wang Yuan immediately relaxed the reins, leaned forward slightly, and braked slowly with the reins. But the horse has already started to run, so he can't stop at all, and can only barely control the speed.

Fortunately, the horse knew that he was cornering, and he was running along the mountain road, and he did not charge in a straight line to lead Wang Yuanfei.

Soon a col was turned, and the men and horses disappeared without a trace.

No matter how heartless Song Ling'er was, she was anxious at the moment, and urged: "You guys chase after it!" ”

Galloping all the way down the mountain, the horse's speed finally began to slow down, but Wang Yuan became excited. He didn't feel the slightest fear, but had a passion for a ride, and even beat his horse and accelerated again.

People are affected by the environment.

Born in Chuanqingzhai and grew up in a barbarian land, no matter how rational Wang Yuan is, he will inevitably be contaminated with barbarian habits.

Light life and death, cheap etiquette, heavy commitment, easy to anger!

A person with this kind of character, if he lived in Han land, the Ming people called him "heroic generation".

Starting from the Zhengde and Jiajing dynasties, there were more and more heroes, and "chivalry, thieves, and Confucianism" influenced and combined with each other.

Wang Gen, one of the "two kings" under Wang Yangming and the founder of the Taizhou School, and Li Zhen, a thinker in the Ming Dynasty, commented on him: "This prince is a chivalrous man...... Bear the breath of death without regret. ”

How does Wang Gen teach his students?

One day, Wang Gen and his student Xu Yue went out, and on the way they encountered a deep ditch, which was wide and wide, and they fell down and were either killed or injured. Wang Gen said: "You jump over for me!" ”

Xu Yue was afraid and didn't dare to jump, but the teacher repeatedly forced him, so he had to grit his teeth and run and jump through the deep ditch.

Wang Gen shouted: "That's how it should be! ”

Nima, the master and apprentice are both great Confucians, Xu Yue later even became a political envoy in Yunnan, and died in Yunnan.

Another student of Wang Gen, Yan Jun, has offended countless bureaucrats because he has repeatedly asked for his life for the people. As a result, on the way back to his hometown after buying a boat, he was lured to give lectures in Taiping by the Nandu University officials, and he was charged with "stealing and selling official ships". After being imprisoned for three years, his disciple Luo Rufang sold his property and launched a fundraiser, only to rescue Yanjun from prison and send him to the frontier as a soldier instead. In the end, Yanjun was invited by Yu Dayou to be a military advisor.

Yanjun also has a student named He Xinyin, who won the first place in the Jiangxi Township test at the age of 30 and is known as the "genius of the world". Because he admired the doctrine of the Taizhou school, he even gave up the imperial examination and studied under Yanjun. After completing his studies, he returned to his hometown to found an intensive cooperative organization called "Jujutang" to carry out his own social transformation plan. He contributed all his family property, and other members also contributed money and property when they joined, which already had a bit of the flavor of a people's commune, and unified himself to deal with the government, resist all kinds of exploitation by officials, and also created an office school to spread the concept of social transformation.

As a result, when Zhang Juzheng was reformed, the two sides were on the bar, and He Xinyin was beaten to death by Zhang Juzheng's faction officials.

This is the habit of life and death, which is the consistent habit of the Taizhou school, a branch of psychology. What is their understanding of learning? What is useful to the common people is learning.

These are called "Confucian heroes", and there is also a kind of "Confucian thieves".

Gao Gong, the richest man in the Longqing Dynasty, has an elder brother named Gao Jie, an official to the governor. After this person was lifted, he was still mixed with the robbers, and the thieves were called "Uncle Gao", and his hobby was to rob the past business travelers, and he did not rein in until he won the Jinshi.

Gao Jie returned to his hometown in his old age and was robbed by thieves at night. Gao Jie opened the door, holding two knives, and there was only a stick entourage by his side. The two joined forces and drove dozens of thieves to the wilderness, and some thieves recognized their identities and bowed their heads: "The third uncle is still mighty!" Gao Jie laughed and invited the thieves home for a feast, and several of the thieves were so impressed that they were willing to commit themselves to slavery and serve for life.

The last one is "grand thieves", which is nothing more than the trick of robbing the rich and helping the poor.

Put Wang Yuan in the society of the Ming Dynasty, it is by no means a rare species, and there are many characters similar to him.

At least, if he joins Wang Yangming's disciples, he will definitely be a confidant with Wang Gen.

Riding a horse in the bamboo forest, Wang Yuan had a kind of drag racing pleasure. It wasn't until the horses were tired of running that one man and one horse finally stopped, and Wang Yuan lay in the forest and looked at the sky leisurely, blowing the breeze and falling asleep happily.

"Meow!"

A little milk cat licked Wang Yuan awake and rubbed it on his face, as if he was hungry and looking for something to eat.

"Meow!"

Another cat meow was heard in the distance.

Wang Yuan got up to search and found three kittens, which were probably separated from the female cat, or the female cat had died in an accident.

The three little milk cats didn't know how to be afraid of people, stumbled when they walked, and sometimes fell to the ground, opening their pink little mouths and calling non-stop.

"After crossing, you still be a shovel officer?"

Wang Yuan held the three kittens in his arms and said with a smile: "Let's give you a name." Well...... You call cement, you call wood, you call rebar, and you call the three heroes of civil engineering. ”