Chapter 223: The Wind Rises
Without the binding of small feet, the labor force of women is not as good as that of men. Working in the fields, men are much stronger. Women are in charge of the light work.
The most tiring work is naturally spring ploughing and autumn harvesting. Women can also do the work in between.
The first thing Yuan Bao has to do is to let women work in the field, no worse than men. The ruler is short, and the inch is long. Women are naturally weaker than men. Nature can't compare strength. It is necessary to use external objects to make women's work easy.
It's not really a physical thing. Instead, draw directly.
It is not the same reform of agricultural tools, but the drawing of the reform of agricultural tools. One is the drawing of the curved plough to be used for spring ploughing.
The curved plough is operated by one person, and it can plow the ground without the need for an ox. If there are cows, it's true to be light.
Today's plough requires two oxen to carry it. And the ploughshare is very heavy, and a lot of iron is used. It is very bulky, and iron is used more, which is more expensive. Together, it's truly valuable.
Compared with the two, the fool also knows the benefits of the Quyuan plow.
The second drawing is a drawing of a threshing machine. The drum in the important parts is made of iron, and the rest of the frame is made of wood. The threshing machine allows the rice to be separated from the straw very well.
Today's rice, when it comes down from the rice, is completely mixed by manpower. At the end of the day, the hands of the big men are sore and swollen. In the autumn harvest season, it is even more rushed. It was drenched in the rain, and the quality of the rice was 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. It doesn't look like it's going to be expensive.
The next one is still a drawing of a threshing machine, but this one is hand-cranked. It is more lightweight, convenient and more delicate.
Because of the exquisiteness, the requirements are high. It's not easy to make, and the price is definitely a lot more expensive. This is about the same for the big landlords. Ordinary people, for the time being, they can't afford it. So will put this drawing in the second.
And then there's the grain machine.
Now that the grain has been dried, it is necessary to separate the dregs from the inside, and there is no need for a machine. Find a place to be high and flat. Dried in a dustpan.
This work is generally done by women. At the end of the day, I couldn't lift my hands.
The grain machine on the drawing is amazing! It is a more modern hand-cranked grain machine. It's not just that Yanggu can be separated. Wheat, peas, soybeans, etc. can be used to clear the sediment inside.
The drying field is all mud, and it is normal for the grain to be mixed with stones and mud.
This is the gospel for women!
At the end of the drawing, the ingots reformed the loom.
Today's looms are the oldest looms. The pedal has to be stepped on again and again, making a thumping sound. The hands and feet must also be sharp in order to walk the shuttle. A woman with bad strength is not good at weaving.
The loom is also very large and occupies half a room. Cumbersome, cumbersome, and demanding. A large percentage of women do not yet know how to use it.
The new loom was used directly with the drawings of the Jenny loom. Small and neat, the price is not expensive.
The disadvantage is that it is not as dense as the old-fashioned weaving machine.
But Jenny looms are fast!
Then, Yuan Bao wrote a lot of small utensils that every household needs to use in the back. It's all needed in life. It's not as affordable and impactful as the previous ones.
Such drawings are not used to sell for money.
Yuan Bao bought a lot of thin paper and mimeographed it himself.