Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 339 Eight Treasure Rotating Screws (4000)

Yu Ji is right. The Guru text on this stele is indeed written by Lu Ban with a high probability.

Because Gongshu Ban was originally from Lu, he was called "Luban".

The Celestial Dynasty has always paid attention to returning a fallen leaf to its roots. Although Lu Ban did not send the body back to his hometown and was finally buried in the area of ​​Yingcheng in Chu State, this did not prevent him from using Guru script on his tombstone to express his homesickness.

Wu Liang nodded, seeing that there was no strange movement to disturb them this time, and the matter had come to this point, no matter whether there were any weird things stalking behind him, even if the sky was being stabbed at the moment, he would You have to check the switch, so that you don't feel guilty.

"Dian Wei, start digging the grave."

Wu Liang checked around the tombstone and the small grave, but found nothing worthy of attention, so he decisively took an engineering shovel and walked forward, nodding to Dian Wei.

This small tomb is made of a relatively common yellow soil.

It has not been tamped, and there is no other special treatment method, so it is not difficult to dig. It only takes a cup of tea, and half of this small grave has been dug up by Wu Liang and Dian Wei.

And in the process.

The "footsteps" that made Wu Liang and others feel uneasy before did not appear again, and even the vertical burial coffin nearby was surprisingly quiet. It seemed that everything had returned to calm, and it seemed that the entire underground palace was facing Wu A silent compromise made when he was a "bold, careful and thick-skinned tomb robber".

But the more so, Wu Liang felt uneasy in his heart.

He hoped that the unknown "footsteps" would react more strongly, so that at least it could prove that the other party had already fallen into a state of anxiety and madness when he saw them digging the grave.

It's not like now, always feeling that the other party is not surprised by their actions, and something more terrible is brewing.

The same goes for the vertical burials.

If they still click every once in a while like before, even if they are getting more urgent and more oppressive, at least they are still the normal behavior of those "soulless people", and Wu Liang will feel relatively at ease. Some.

It's better than it is now, and suddenly there is no more movement.

This is not normal at all, more like the calm before the storm...

When thinking about it like this.

"Chong!"

A crisp sound came.

Dian Wei's engineering shovel seemed to have shoveled something hard, and he could no longer dig down as smoothly as before.

"There is something under here, don't continue to dig down, clean up the surrounding soil first, and make a decision after I check it."

Wu Liang cheered up, and quickly said to Dian Wei.

In fact, he and Dian Wei didn't dig too deep, and now they have only dug half of the grave, to a depth of less than two inches below the ground.

It is obviously not reasonable to dig something so quickly.

If it is a coffin buried underground, it is usually not buried so shallow. If so, it is better to directly build a main tomb like other large tombs, and just place the coffin in it, which looks more advanced.

"promise!"

Dian Wei had been following Wu Liang for a while, so he understood what Wu Liang meant, and when he continued to dig, he deliberately withdrew his strength so as not to accidentally shovel the things below.

Wu Liang also became more careful.

Each shovel was handled lightly, and the complete clod dug out was crushed with an engineering shovel to carefully check whether there were other noteworthy things in the clod.

Noticing this detail, Sun Ye was inevitably a little puzzled, couldn't help touching Yu Ji next to him, and whispered: "The more I look at you, the less you look like ordinary tomb robbers. I'm not talking about your methods, but your methods." method."

"What's wrong with our method? You one-eyed carpenter are not ignorant. To put it bluntly, we are the second most tomb robbers in the world today, and no one dares to be the first... Wait!"

Yu Ji frowned slightly, turned his old eyes and asked back in displeasure, but in the middle of speaking, he realized that he had slipped a bit, and then immediately opened his eyes and said, "Who is the tomb robber? Don't blame the good people, I Let me tell you, in the words of my son, we call it archaeology, a protective excavation for the purpose of finding out the truth of history, if you don’t understand, don’t talk nonsense, be careful if my son is not happy, I will inevitably kill you when the time comes!”

"Protective excavation?"

It was the first time for Sun Ye to hear such words, so he was taken aback for a moment, chewed for a while before pondering the taste, nodded and said, "I see, no wonder the more I look at you, the less you look like ordinary tomb robbers, if you are ordinary thieves In the eyes of the ancient tomb, there are only valuable gold and jade treasures. For a piece of jade, it is not hesitating to destroy the entire tomb. How can you be so cautious as you, who are reluctant to damage anything easily, and even try not to touch it. , as if digging your own ancestral grave."

"Besides, since entering the Gongshu Tomb, I have traveled so far, and although I haven't seen a single valuable thing, you are not disappointed, and no one even mentions this aspect, like you People who don't care much about money and jewels are indeed not comparable to ordinary tomb robbers."

"Especially your son."

"All his actions are more like studying this ancient tomb and knowing all aspects of this ancient tomb, otherwise he would not have ordered me to draw the design drawings of the chariot before. No matter how I look at him, he seems to be a researcher. A bachelor, not a mercenary grave robber."

Hearing these words, Yu Ji looked Sun Ye up and down in surprise, and said with his tongue: "Although you carpenter is blind in one eye, your heart is still very clear. You have been with my son for less than a day and you can Seeing these things, your eyesight makes me have to look up to you."

"The old man praised you absurdly. In fact, it's not that the villain has extraordinary eyesight, but that you are really different."

Sun Ye hurriedly said modestly.

"You're on to something."

Yu Ji laughed quite usefully, straightened his chest and stroked his beard and said, "Why don't you take a look at this old man, there are actually many advantages in this old man. If you can say the same thing, after you go out, the young master will be with you." When liquidating the matter of the Huang family and your crime of concealing the facts just now, the old man can say a few words of kindness to you in front of the young master. You should have seen that among us, the young master relies on the old man the most, the old man The young master is still willing to listen to the words."

"This……"

Sun Ye was taken aback, and after thinking hard for a long time, he finally choked out a sentence, "Don't embarrass the villain, old man. The villain knows that he has done many injustices, and it is really not worthy of the old gentleman's good words for the villain."

"You one-eyed carpenter, you really don't know what to say!"

Yu Ji was also taken aback for a long time before he figured out the chill in his words, and immediately cursed angrily.

"Pfft!"

Huang Yueying, who was beside her with a nervous little face and pale face, couldn't help covering her mouth and laughing when she heard the conversation between the two, she grabbed Zhuge Liang's sleeve and put it in her ear, "Brother Zhuge, the most outstanding thing about this old man is his face, right?"

……

After working on a few cups of tea.

Wu Liang and Dian Wei finally leveled the entire small tomb, and Wu Liang carefully cleaned out the soil under the tomb, and finally presented two flat bronze plates in front of everyone.

The two bronze plates are merged together, and the gap in the middle is very clear, which looks like a pair of doors installed on the ground.

And next to the two bronze plates...that is, at the center of the small grave just now, Wu Liang also dug out a metal roulette connected to the ground.

There are also many small handles extending radially outward on the metal roulette, and the small handles are only about ten centimeters long.

With such a shape, it looks somewhat similar to the rudders used by later modern ships.

"what's this?"

Yu Ji had lost interest in chatting with Sun Ye a long time ago, so he came over early and asked strangely after seeing this "rudder".

"Maybe it's an agency..."

Wu Liang was also looking at this "rudder" carefully. There was a bearing in the center of the rudder, and the bearing was connected to a metal pillar, extending all the way to the ground.

Even a small part of the "rudder" is buried underground.

No matter how you turn it, at least two handles will continue to rotate...

Wu Liang thinks that the "rudder" may be a power input device on the one hand, and on the other hand may also function as a gear. When turning, the handle should be able to catch something and drive it.

"Mechanical seal! This must be the mechanical seal designed by the patriarch!"

Seeing this "rudder", Sun Ye suddenly became agitated, and shouted excitedly, "Although I have never seen a machine seal, I have heard from my father that the most proud invention of the patriarch is the ' "Spindle", many of his shocking inventions and creations are all made with the "spindle" as the core. This thing is undoubtedly a "spindle", and it is next to the grave of the ancestor. It must be part of the machine seal!"

Sun Ye's words further confirmed Wu Liang's guess.

But when it comes to "spinning shaft", this thing actually has another name in later generations - eight treasures swivel screw.

As far as Wu Liang knows, the so-called eight-treasure screw was invented by the ancient Greeks in the later archaeological circles. It was not introduced to the Celestial Dynasty until the Ming Dynasty, and it was given such a noble-sounding name.

So, what is the "eight-treasure swivel screw"?

To put it bluntly, it is a very common gear in later generations.

The combination of gears can produce many labor-saving levers. Of course, it may also be a labor-saving lever. The purpose is to complete the transmission of power, thus forming a set of machinery that can be linked. called "Organs".

But the "eight-treasure swivel screw", which is what Sun Ye called "the swivel shaft", could it really only be invented by the ancient Greeks?In the thousands of years of civilization history of the Chinese dynasty, no one would conduct research on this aspect?
Gongshuzhong gave Wu Liang a clear answer.

Just now in the body of the "wooden magpie", he has already seen some gear combinations composed of "rotating shafts".

And now Sun Ye said the three words "turning axis" himself, saying that this is Lu Ban's most proud invention...

What era did Lu Ban live in?
Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period, 507 BC-444 BC.

So when did ancient Greece exist?
800 BC - 146 BC.

The timelines seem to overlap somewhat.

In this way, it is not necessarily who invented the "spinning shaft" or "eight-treasure swivel screw".

After all, there is a definite inventor of the "Spindle", and what is in front of Wu Liang now has sufficient witnesses and material evidence.

However, the "eight-treasure swivel screw" seems to be not so clear.

However, Wu Liang did not intend to judge out of personal feelings whether the "turning axis" or the "eight-treasure turning screw" was earlier. That would be the same as the "Cosmos Kingdom" of later generations.

He will record this fact and leave it to the archaeological community of later generations to judge.

of course.

If he had the chance in this life, he wouldn't mind traveling thousands of miles, even spending several years or even ten years to go around the Mediterranean Sea to make the most accurate judgment in person.

But one thing is certain.

The "turning axis" dynasty existed as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, but there was an accident in the process of inheritance, and the things created by the ancestors were finally lost, and finally became the so-called "Western Eight Treasures Turning Screw"...

Especially the word "Western" is somewhat dazzling.

This is such a heart-wrenching fact. Wu Liang felt that since he had such an opportunity, he had the obligation to pass on these things.

"If it's the 'rotating shaft' and it's related to the 'mechanical seal', then turning this disc should be able to open or close the 'mechanical seal'."

Thinking of this, Wu Liang had already come to the "rudder" and put his hands on it.

"Hold on, Your Excellency!"

However, Sun Ye suddenly stopped Wu Liang again, forced himself to walk forward quickly, and said solemnly, "Your Excellency, can you teach the villain to open the 'mechanical seal' left by the patriarch himself? It is of great significance.”

"Please."

Wu Liang made a gesture of invitation, and then stepped aside.

At this point, Sun Ye and they were already grasshoppers on the same rope, and Wu Liang had some understanding of the so-called "concentric axes", so he was not worried about Sun Ye's ulterior motives and playing tricks.

"Thank you!"

Sun Ye nodded gratefully.

After wiping his hands several times on his body, he supported the handle of the "rudder" with a sense of ritual on his face.

"Hey--!"

Sun Ye's shoulder was already injured, and this force must have affected the wound, causing him to twitch the corner of his mouth involuntarily.

However, he did not give up lightly, and still insisted on turning the "rudder" vigorously.

Xu Shi's age is indeed a bit old, and the mechanism below is also a little jerky, and it is really not easy to turn it. Sun Ye spent a lot of time.

"Did you turn in the wrong direction?"

Wu Lianggang wanted to remind me.

Hearing a "bang" from below, the "rudder" finally turned with difficulty.

(End of this chapter)