Later generations often said that the Qin army was a tiger and wolf division, and they had to prepare their own dry food and weapons and equipment when going to the battlefield.
This is both true and false.
The "Heifu Family Letter" dug out from the tomb many years later wrote: "Mom, you are going to send me money, and some summer clothes by the way. If the silk cloth in Anlu in your hometown is cheap, you can make it there. Send me good clothes. If the cloth is expensive, just send the money and I will buy the cloth myself to make the clothes."
And his brother Jing wrote in another letter: "Mom, please send me money and clothes quickly. It's best to send me five or six hundred yuan. The cloth should not be less than 2 feet and 5 feet. I borrowed it. Yuan Bai's money has been spent. If he doesn't send any more money, he will die. Hurry, hurry!"
It can be seen that the Qin army needs to bring its own clothes and shoes when going to the battlefield, but it does not need to bring its own weapons and armor, or even cannot bring its own.
Because as a battlefield killing weapon, the quality and specifications of the weapon are very important.
The Qin Army's weapon casting process adheres to the principle of standardization, and both sizes and shapes are almost the same.
"Qin Lv·Gong Lv" stipulates: "If the utensils are the same thing, their size, shortness, length, and breadth must also be the same."
Later generations magnified the three sides of the arrowheads unearthed from the Qin Terracotta Warriors pit 20 times and found that the error of the three sides of the same arrowhead was less than 0.15 mm, and the error of different arrowheads was less than 0.2mm. Such accuracy standards were very scary in that era. .
Every battlefield weapon is cast according to the process of "Wu Le Gong Ming". The inscriptions engraved on the weapon are accurate to every craftsman and every level of manager who cast it. If there is a problem with the quality of the weapon, it will take a long time. Accountability is held layer by layer.
Not to mention that in addition to swords, there are also a large number of daggers, beryllium, spears, and even the most high-end crossbows used on the battlefield. These are things that cannot be forged by the people and will never be allowed to circulate by the Qin government.
Therefore, Zhao Tuo only needs to buy enough clothes, shoes and some dry food in the market. He does not need to worry about weapons and armor.
Zhao Tuo asked someone on the road for the way to the market, but he didn't know whether it was because the road in Xianyang was too wide, or because he was thinking about future plans in his head and didn't pay attention for a while, so he went astray.
By the time Zhao Tuo reacted, he had already entered an alley.
The alley is not big, with small doors opening on both sides. From time to time, men enter with mysterious smiles.
At the entrance where no men were entering or exiting, stood a beautiful woman.
They are of different ages, fat and thin, but without exception they are all dressed up in gorgeous clothes.
Seeing Zhao Tuo walking into the alley, all eyes fell on his handsome face.
To be precise, it was in the bulging baggage on his body.
"Gentleman, come to me."
"Young gentleman, let me come."
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A series of tender calls sounded in Zhao Tuo's ears, and at the same time, a woman was impatient, stepped out of the door, and reached out to grab Zhao Tuo's arm.
Even though Zhao Tuo was a man of two generations, he was suddenly frightened by this scene and his face turned pale.
Without hesitation, Zhao Tuo avoided the waving white arms, turned around, and ran away.
There were sighs left in the alley.
Only when he got out of the alley did Zhao Tuo realize that he had just entered the female house by mistake.
He touched the bag full of coins on his body and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that there was nothing wrong.
"It's scary."
This time he was summoned to Xianyang by the King of Qin, and he brought the bounty he had received previously with him, hoping to buy something along the way.
After all, Qin's laws were strict and ordinary people could only move around in the countryside and were not allowed to move around at will.
If you want to go shopping in the city to buy things, you have to report to Lidian. The farther you go, the higher-ranking officials you have to ask for permission. After being approved, the corresponding talisman will be issued before you can go out.
If Zhao Tuo doesn't take the opportunity to buy enough items when he comes to Xianyang, he will not be able to find a place to buy them even if he has money.
He soon arrived at the busiest market in Xianyang.
Unlike the commercial street hawking in later generations, Qin's markets had specially planned places.
In addition to the gate, the market is surrounded by a city wall, which is enclosed and has dedicated management officials.
Xianyang, where the imperial capital is located, has a large market.
After walking past the market pavilion with officials standing guard and entering the market gate, Zhao Tuo's eyes suddenly lit up.
There are various items for sale on the stalls, from simple pottery bowls and pottery beans to various lacquerware with beautiful patterns. Then there are the dining tables, wooden tables, couches and other furniture used in daily homes, as well as the plow, rakes, rakes, jué, chā, etc. that are indispensable in agriculture.
It is worth mentioning that these agricultural tools sold are basically made of iron.
Of course, in this huge market, the clothes and shoes that Zhao Tuo wants to buy are indispensable.
Zhao Tuo shuttled among the bustling crowds and quickly found several stalls selling clothes.
"Gentleman, come and have a look at my place. I have the best clothes here."
"Gentleman, don't listen to his nonsense. My clothes are the best. Look at this cloth. It won't hurt you when you wear it."
"Gentleman, look at me, I'm such a bastard. This is made by my little Jun himself. It's absolutely comfortable to wear."
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The merchants showed their strengths and wanted to make Zhao Tuo's business.
Zhao Tuo looked at each stall and finally shook his head and left.
It's not that he is afraid of being ripped off by these traders.
"Qin Lu·Jin Bu Lu" stipulates that if something is sold in the market, as long as the value exceeds one yuan, the price must be marked on the item with a wooden tag. Similar to the price tags of later generations, the price is clearly marked, and the price is clear.
And the price is not randomly marked, it will not be marked with three or four digits like in later generations, often 998, 1888, and then all kinds of big sales and clearances. The meal was heavily discounted and ended up costing 95.
The market has specially managed officials. If someone is found to be driving up prices and causing market turmoil, they will be taken down on the spot.
The main reason why Zhao Tuo did not buy from these stalls was that these stalls were all private furnishings, and the quality of the items they sold varied, and they were not very good. He wanted to buy more expensive clothes with better thermal insulation effect. .
Zhao Tuo is very rich!
How rich?
It can be said that among the common people, Zhao Tuo is now at the level of a rich man.
In addition to being awarded a third-level knighthood, he was also given a large amount of money as a reward for his previous crimes.
Gold, ten yi.
What is this concept?
There are three levels of currency recognized by the Qin State.
Gold is the top currency and is named after yi.
Cloth is the medium currency, and a piece of cloth eight feet long, two feet and five inches wide can be converted into 11 qian.
Copper coins are lower coins, and the text says half a tael.
How to convert gold and copper coins?
One tael of gold can be converted into 576 copper coins.
One yi is equal to 24 taels.
So one yi gold is 13824 coins.
The ten pieces of gold in Zhao Tuo's hand are converted into 138,240 yuan!
This number can be converted into hundreds of sets of armor.
If it were replaced by food...
