Why can't ancient people carry weapons now?

Friends who have seen classical novels or costume TV dramas will surely find that when a hero walks in rivers and lakes, he always has a weapon in his hand and goes out to eat and drink with a broadsword, which is particularly fashionable. People look like a mixed society. Although it looks like an ordinary weapon, it weighs dozens or even hundreds of kilograms. For example, in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the dragon crescent moon blade in Guan Yunchang's hand weighs more than 80 kilograms. Li Yuanba's weapons in The Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties are heavier. Of course, these weapons are the weapons in the novel after all. Some people may doubt that the novel must be exaggerated. Who can pick up such a heavy weapon in an actual war?

In fact, the real situation is the same as what we all guessed. Classical novels highlight the heroic images of characters for artistic effects, so the weight of the weapons they carry with them is so exaggerated. In fact, although the ancient people's physical strength is good, they are not much better than our modern people, let alone freely carry dozens or even hundreds of kilograms of weapons.

In the process of archaeology, such an interesting thing happened, and the archaeologists were speechless in an instant. After opening the main tomb, they found the weapons used by the tomb owner before his death. When the experts saw their eyes glowing green, they went to get them. The embarrassing thing is that they can't buy it.

Finally, the assistant archaeologist saw the help together, and then the weapon stood up. Later, after identification, the weight of the murder weapon was as high as 60 kilograms, which was incredible. Did the ancients fight with such heavy weapons?

The author later found some information and found that the ancients also liked to charge with heavy weapons. In The Complete Biography of Tang People, heroes in Sui and Tang Dynasties are described in detail, among which Li Yuanba is the most famous expert.

The book describes Li Yuanba's natural divine power. The two hammers he used weighed 800 kilograms, but 800 kilograms at that time did not mean 800 kilograms now. According to historical records, one kilogram in the Tang Dynasty is equal to 67 1 gram now, which means that 800 kilograms used in Li Yuanba is equal to 1000 kilograms now.

In layman's terms, the weight of weapons used in Li Yuanba is equivalent to half a ton now, but how heavy are the cars we travel now? Most of them are only 1.5 tons, but the novels are generally untrue, so the ancient people generally used more than one weapon?

According to official records, the standard weapons of the ancient army weighed more than 470 grams, which is equivalent to about 20 kilograms now. This weight is not heavy for the ancient people who fought all the year round, but it is heavier for us in modern times.

Many people will say, who can't lift only 20 pounds? If you have to run with it for a few days, can you still lift it? Now the physical quality of young people is really worrying. Not long ago, a college conducted a personal physical fitness test, and a classmate ran 100 meters, resulting in sudden death, which is regrettable.

Think about it from another angle. The weapons used by the ancients were used to kill the enemy on the battlefield, not decorations, but also various tactical actions, such as lifting, chopping and chopping. Holding more than 20 kilograms of weapons, you can try to wave them.

In fact, both TV series and romance novels are full of many fictional places, which are not true. Because ancient people, no matter how strong, could not wield hundreds of pounds of weapons at once and fight hundreds of rounds with such heavy weapons for such a long time. In other words, if there is such a heavy weapon, the two generals will not give in to each other as soon as they meet. Where can there be such a wonderful fight? Where can a big war end so quickly?

But is the strength of ancient people really greater than that of modern people? We can think from two aspects. In ancient times, people needed to fight often. Without good power, they are easily killed by others. Strength can play a vital role in the battle. Second, ancient science and technology were very underdeveloped, and some things needed to be done by the ancients themselves, so it was impossible to live in ancient times without good strength, which is why the status of ancient men was much higher than that of women.

In many official histories, strength is also well documented. For example, the Hercules who worked for the emperor in ancient times can lift 100 kilograms to protect the emperor. For example, Dian Wei, the first guard of Cao Mengde, can pick up an 80-kg halberd, which is exactly what Dian Wei can pick up such a heavy weapon. When Zhang Xiu attacked Cao Cao, he needed to steal Dian Wei's weapons first. In addition, the most interesting assassination in history, in order to assassinate Qin Shihuang, Sean of South Korea specially invited Hercules to assassinate the emperor with a 120-pound iron vertebra. In addition, although there was an invincible hero like Li Yuanba in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, there was also a general named Luo Shixin, who could afford 80 Jin of weapons.

In fact, the physical quality and strength of the ancients were indeed stronger than those of modern people. This is because the ancient people's science and technology are not so developed, and most people are engaged in heavy manual labor, which also leads to the ancient people's physical strength being stronger than ours. Moreover, the ancients advocated martial arts, so many people went to practice martial arts. Then came the ancients, who fought mainly with cold weapons. After years and decades of application and certain skills, they can use weapons flexibly and freely. They also need weapons to match riding, which is quite powerful.

Another point is that ancient units of weight measurement are different from modern ones. It can also be said that the unit of weight measurement has changed in each period. One kilogram in the Qin Dynasty is now 253 grams, which is still different from now. Therefore, the iron vertebra120kg built by Sean for Dinglix is about 60kg in present life. Here's another example. The historical records of the Tang Dynasty recorded that it was more than 50 kilograms, but according to today's measurement unit, it was about 20 kilograms. During the Three Kingdoms period, 80 Jin at that time was only 35 Jin now. At that time, A Jin was only 220 grams, which can't be compared with now.

These reasons are that the weapons of the ancients look heavy, but they are not that heavy, but we have to admit that the physical quality of the ancients is indeed stronger than ours.

Except for Mr. Guan, in ancient times, all the people who took the imperial examinations were brave men in a thousand. Besides studying, they have to undergo hard strength training. As the saying goes, "Poor people are rich in weapons."

Nowadays, students only need to reach the standard through sports. Recently, according to the research results of sports researchers in colleges and universities, many experts are worried that the physical quality indexes of college students, such as explosiveness, flexibility, strength and endurance, are declining.

Now the first lesson for students is military training. Many college students fainted during military training. This is directly related to their neglect of physical exercise in high school. The pressure of college entrance examination makes them have no time to exercise, their physical fitness is declining, and their immunity is also declining. This is related to the living habits of college students now.

Nowadays, after many students enter the university, their lives become sloppy and irregular. Boys often play games all night. Girls can chat in Weibo until three or four in the morning and get up at noon the next day. They can skip breakfast and class. Classrooms, dormitories and the Internet are almost all of their lives, and their physical functions are quite poor.

As for going out by bike, there are taxis or special cars. A few days ago, a drip driver complained that now college students have to drive downstairs to pick them up, and they have to complain if they walk a few more steps. Now there is a step-recording function on the mobile phone, and you will find that some people walk dozens of steps almost every day.

In ancient times, there was no machinery, and people's means of transportation were just two legs. As long as they went out, they began to exercise, and almost all of them were heavy manual workers. Sports alone are much more than modern people.

Experts say that if this continues, the physical function of China people will get worse and worse, and they will face a new crisis of the times. We know that no matter what we do now, it is difficult. If we don't exercise, we won't have the energy to do our work well and our efficiency will be greatly reduced.

In fact, modern people will be stronger in terms of physical quality and nutrition. Because modern people pay attention to a balanced nutrition, both college students and ordinary citizens can reach the physical strength standard as long as they keep exercising every day.