铁农具的产生、发展及其影响分析

Iron farm tools: their emergence, development, and influences

铁农具在我国古代社会里是主要的农业生产工具。铁农具的产生与发展经历了三次重大变革 ,即秦汉之际的铸铁农具、唐宋之际的钢刃熟铁农具和明清之际的擦生铁农具。铁农具的普及推广应用 ,对我国古代农业的发展和封建帝国的强盛产生了巨大的影响 ,它为我国古代社会兴修大型水利工程提供了物质上和技术上的基础 ,促进了粗放农业向精耕细作技术体系的转化 ,也为封建帝国的发展提供了强大的动力。

Iron farm tools are the important implements for farming in China in ancient times. They have undergone three-time significant reforms: cast iron in the Qin-Han dynasties, the Tang-Song dynasties' steel-edged wrought iron and the Ming-Qing dynasties' quenched cast iron. The popularity of iron farm tools produced a great impact on the development of agriculture and the consolidation and prosperity of the feudal empires. It provided the security of material and technology for big water conservancy projects in ancient times, promoted the transition from extensive cultivation to intensive cultivation, and gave powerful impetus to the development of the feudal empires.