Although the Qin Dynasty flashed like a shooting star in the long night of history, the light it brought to people illuminated the history of the entire feudal dynasty. In just a dozen years, it has influenced future generations for more than two thousand years. Although people have mixed opinions about some of Qin Shi Huang's policies, they can say that their evaluation of him is the highest, and "Emperor of the Ages" is his pronoun.
Qin Shi Huang unified the six kingdoms, ending the situation in which the princes were divided and the world fell apart. The reason why it was able to destroy the other six countries was inseparable from the strong military strength and advanced weapons of the Qin State. This can be glimpsed from the excavated objects. There are three kinds of things we can see today.
Qin crossbow
The crossbow is a long-range weapon derived from the bow and different from the bow, and there are at least three systems of crossbows found in the Qin figurine pit. The most common is this, the crossbow length of 130-140 cm, made of mulberry wood, the toughness of the leather strip is excellent, the front of the wooden arm has a closed mouth, there is a concave arrow path on it, and the arm is closely connected, and the reaction force and vibration when the bow is pulled and the arrow is shot can not be released, this structure can make the crossbow range longer.
In addition, in the second pit, people also found a larger cluster of arrows, its deterrent power is stronger than the Qin crossbow, so it is speculated that there should be a crossbow with a longer range and greater lethality. According to experts, the range of this Qin crossbow can reach up to 800 meters, which shows how powerful the technology was at that time.
Bronze sword
The ancients of our country had a considerable pursuit of sword casting, from the general Mo Evil to Ou Yezi, the sword they made, which is still legendary to this day. The sword unearthed in the pit is also eye-opening. At that time, the sword casting technology, the general sword length was 50 cm, but the sword of the Qin State was 80 cm, far more than the other six countries. And the sword body is very sharp, in the excavation of more than ten Qin swords, people use one of them, easily cut through the twelve layers of paper, which not only has a strong demand on the hardness of the sword, but also has a harsh requirement for its toughness.
It is said that when the rust was removed on the spot, it was still shiny as new, because of the use of chromium salt oxidation technology. The ancients may not have known the name of this technology, but they actually applied it to the technique of sword casting.
In modern times, it was not until 1937 that Germany mastered the oxidation treatment technology of ming salt, which shows how strong the scientific and technological means of the Qin people are, which is more than 2,000 years ahead of the world, but because of the war, this technology has not been handed down, which is somewhat regrettable.
"Railway"
It was called a railway because it worked on the same principle as a railway, except that the tracks they used were wooden. They are very particular about the selection of wood, choosing hardwood and anti-corrosion treatment to make the wood more durable. This kind of equipment, which is more labor-saving when transporting materials, greatly reduces the number of people needed for logistics, and is more efficient in transporting combat readiness. I have to admit that the wisdom of the ancients is amazing.
In the past two thousand years, people have cursed Qin Shi Huang in a big way, saying that he has worked hard and hurt the people, but paid little attention to his use of science and technology. However, from some of the things found in the maid pit today, it can be seen that Qin Shi Huang still attaches great importance to science and technology, and applies it to the battlefield.
In fact, it is not difficult to find that because of the imprisonment of some of the ancients' ideas, coupled with the influence of war, many ancient technologies have disappeared in the long river of history, and people cannot look at the whole picture. Just like Zhang Heng's ground motion instrument, Zhuge Liang's wooden cow and flowing horse, people can no longer copy it, somewhat regrettably.
I don't know if in the future, if the Qin Emperor's Mausoleum is opened, it will not shake the whole world.
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