Defense is easier to train, plus I have previous experience, so I can summarize it briefly and then readjust it based on the existing weapons. This is also the main training direction for women.
But the attack was different. Most of the people in the tribe had never participated in a large-scale war. The only ones with experience were Shi Jiu and the more than 30 prisoners.
Although the prisoners seemed to be more obedient, the tribe still did not trust them, and Song Xuan did not dare to believe what they said.
However, for them all, there is still some reference value, such as Karasuba's weapons and equipment and combat strength. The person who knows the most about this should be the newly captured prisoner, but no matter whether he is deprived of food or beaten, it has no effect. When he pried his mouth open and occasionally opened it, he just cursed, without any useful information.
Shi Jiu and others also became prisoners after Teng She's rebellion, and they didn't learn much information. It was said that Karasuba's strength had increased a lot, but they didn't know much about the population and weapons.
However, Song Xuan learned some other information, that is, another tribe that has been at war with the Wuyu tribe. Although the Wuyu tribe is hateful, it is indeed the main defense force in the north of this tribe. Wuyu is the closest to the mountains. At the northern end, and further north over a low mountain range is the grassland.
Many tribes have also emerged on the grassland, many of which are powerful. Although their weapons are backward, they have the ability to tame wild beasts. In Shi Jiu's description, it is a creature that is larger than a deer but has no horns. , Song Xuan estimated that it should be something like a horse.
The cavalry has always been a crushing force against the infantry. Although there are conflicts between the two sides, it is usually the Black Feather tribe that suffers. But for some reason the year before last, the Black Feather tribe robbed a lot of people after the war. It is a pity that all this is Shi Jiu They didn't participate, so they didn't know the specific situation, but the hundreds of prisoners couldn't lie.
As for other harvests, it is even more unclear. The tribes further north do not seem to be settled like the small tribes here on Soaring Snake. Instead, they are traveling around. Although they are powerful in combat, their population is not too large.
Every autumn, they would go south to plunder, but there were always the Black Feather tribe acting as human shields, so they were not a big threat to the tribes farther south.
Song Xuan only got a rough idea from everyone's mouths. The Black Feather tribe in front of him has not been solved yet. It is too early to worry about other things now.
There are hundreds of miles of mountains to the north of Teng She. Even if you go south to plunder, it will be difficult to get here, so don't worry too much.
There is no substantial breakthrough in Karasuba's understanding. He only knows that their population has become larger. In Song Xuan's view, the difference is not very big. It was a vague concept before, but it is even more vague now. That’s all.
Tribes of one thousand and two thousand people are similar to Teng She, and the pressure is very high. If you are not careful, the entire tribe will be destroyed and fall into the abyss.
In addition to daily training, the more important thing is to prepare for next year's production. There are big gaps in weapons and tools. Most of the things have to be made by ourselves. The few people in Shiban alone will be satisfied even if they are exhausted. It cannot meet the needs of more than a hundred people in the tribe.
This is also a regular project in previous years, and it is not that difficult to do, but Song Xuan still got a lot of new things for everyone.
Large-scale reclamation is bound to take place next year. There is a real shortage of agricultural tools in the tribe. There are no useful tools for reclamation or harvesting.
Although we have planted a few acres of land this year, it is more like an experimental project. Most of the tools are improvised, and the results of improvised tools are naturally not very good.
Although there are people who can dig the land, if they want to turn over hundreds of acres of land, it is estimated that each person will dig several handfuls, and they may not be able to finish it.
Therefore, something more efficient must be needed to make full use of the existing animal power in the tribe. Whether it is two cows or Uncle Lu's family, Song Xuan has not raised them in vain. Although it has not been used this year, it will be used next year. There is definitely no way to dodge a knife.
These animals in the tribe generally have only two uses, either as labor or to provide meat. It is unrealistic for Teng She to raise them in vain. Even if they want to make money, they still have to help look after the home and care for the home.
So Song Xuan thought about making a simple plow. The principle of plowing is not difficult. It is probably a shaft on the top, and then shovels one by one on the bottom. If you want it to be simpler, just make a straight shaft plow. There is not much complicated structure, but the efficiency is lower than that of the curved shaft plow, and it is not easy to adjust the depth.
Since Song Xuan wanted to do something, he definitely wanted to do better. There were not many animals in the tribe. Uncle Lu's family consisted of him and two doe deer, who were a little stronger. The other fawns were now in size. It still leaves a lot to be desired. It's fine for pulling light things, but it's still a bit difficult to use for plowing.
But even so, Song Xuan still had to make the straight-column plow first, at least with a guarantee, so that even if the curved-column plow failed later, there would still be something to use next year.
The main body of this principle is that it can be put together with four pieces of wood. The longest one is used by animals for pulling. The two vertical ones are mainly responsible for connecting the shovels below, and there are also ones for people to hold with their hands.
It didn't take the two of them too long to put these four pieces of wood together. Including the polishing time, it only took most of the day. Of course, this premise is that Shi Ban had already saved some wood a long time ago. If he starts with cutting wood, , it is estimated that it will not be possible to do it even if it takes only a day or two.
The structure of the plow is relatively easy to make. The most troublesome thing is the plow shovel below. In Song Xuan's memory, most of them are made of metal, either bronze or iron. They are not only efficient, but also very durable. Of course, in this day and age, it can still only be replaced by stone or hardwood.
Whether it is stone or hardwood, it is not particularly easy to polish a suitable plow. The simplest plow is naturally triangular, as long as it can dig the ground, but in Song Xuan's opinion, that is still too simple. Some, the area that Teng She needs to cultivate is already quite large. If the efficiency is too slow, it will have a greater impact on other things.
Not to mention that there are not many people in the tribe who support farming, and it is basically Song Xuan’s idea. In this case, it is naturally better to reduce the investment of manpower and time.
So when polishing, Song Xuan specially made the middle a little thicker, so that the plow can automatically turn over the soil after digging into the ground. Looking at the rough stone plow in his hand, Song Xuan felt that it was not perfect, but It shouldn't be too much of a problem to use, after all, it took him more than two days to polish it.
Unfortunately, the only drawback is that the outside is covered with heavy snow. Otherwise, you can see the effect by trying it in the ground. Song Xuan first shoveled back and forth in the snow a few times. Naturally, he had no idea when facing such soft things. The problem, although it looks ugly, is that the effect is not much different from what Song Xuan imagined.
Then I went to Shi Jiu's place to try some clay, but the clay was used to make pottery, and for the convenience of storage, a lot of water was added to the stone. With this kind of resistance, it was obviously not the stone in Song Xuan's hands. It was manageable, but fortunately, Song Xuan found a small piece of land that was not frozen next to the kiln.
Even if it is snowing heavily, Stone will still be thinking about making pottery, but the frequency of opening the kiln will become less. The kiln has just ceased fire, and the surrounding snow has also been melted by the high temperature, and the exposed ground quickly became soaked again. But in the end, there was still no time to freeze it, but it provided Song Xuan with a place to experiment.
The only drawback is that the shovel and plow have not been assembled yet. Song Xuan can only push it with his hands to simulate the state of traveling in the ground. Although it is a bit laborious, the soil is still like a plow where the plow passes through. Both sides were turned over. Although the depth of the turned over was only five or six centimeters, if it were modified later, it would probably be better.
Although this depth is not the most suitable for planting rice, and is even much worse, it can be regarded as the most difficult step. If it can reach about ten centimeters, it is not a problem to plant it reluctantly. The maximum yield will be slightly affected, but this It is also more sophisticated than the legendary "slash-and-burn farming".
It is not easy to tie the plow and the plow together firmly. Even if the wood is burned into a more fitting shape, it is still difficult to assemble the two perfectly.
After pondering for a long time, the two of them couldn't think of a better way, so they finally adopted the most primitive and effective method, which was to punch a few holes in it and tie it up with ropes.
The thickest part of this plow was five to six centimeters, and it was not easy to wear it through. Moreover, without the right tools, Song Xuan could only drill the holes slowly with a bow drill in one hand.
Fortunately, the fire bow can also be used to drill holes. Nowadays, most of the holes in the tribe are drilled with a combination of fire and bow drill. Not only the shape is more perfect, but the speed is also much faster, but for When polishing a stone, you can only do it bit by bit, but it will still be easier in the end.
Song Xuan put a lot of effort into this plow, so he was very careful when polishing it. He put a thick piece of animal skin underneath to prevent it from being broken by bumps.
Seeing that the shape was usable, Shi Ban began to polish it with wood. Although stone was easier to make sharper, after all, the material was here. Once it encountered something hard, it would easily break. Although wood is sharper and more durable, It is not as good as stone, but fortunately it is more tough. Even if the front end is blunted, it will not take long to sharpen it back, but it will definitely become smaller and smaller with use.
