Han Dao world

Chapter 893
Xing Yong was very surprised, and it took a while to realize that what Tian Chou was talking about should be some kind of machine.

There is also a machine that can wash clothes?
"After the chaos, during the war, people's livelihood was difficult, and the emperor was still in the mood to do this..." Xing Yong was a little angry, and he didn't know how to describe it for a while.

"You want to say that you are a loser, right?" Tian Chou said with a smile.

"Is not it."

"Of course not." Tian Chou shook his head. "First, these are not arranged by the emperor. The technicians in the martial arts hall thought that the laundry was too hard, so they made a mechanical replacement. Second, these machines are not only not playthings, but also very useful tools."

"So simple?"

"Do you think laundry is complicated? Isn't it just a few strokes?" Tian Chou gestured for a few laundry movements. "In fact, it's easy to replace it with machinery. I didn't believe it at the beginning, but now I think it's not strange to make it. The strange thing is why it's made now."

Xing Yong was completely speechless.

The appearance of the man in front of him is undoubtedly Tian Chou, but none of what he said seems to be able to be said by Tian Chou who he knows.

"You think...it's strange?" Tian Chou also realized it, stroked his beard, looked at Xing Yong, his eyes flickered.

Xing Yong nodded with a wry smile. "Sure enough, it's the transformation of the gentleman and the leopard. Zitai, I don't recognize you anymore."

"Zi Ang, you haven't changed at all." Tian Chou stared at Xing Yong, a smile suddenly appeared on his face. "Then tell me, has it changed for the better, or hasn't it?"

"This..." Xing Yong's words came to his lips, and he swallowed them back.

He said that Tian Chou's "gentleman and leopard change" was originally a sarcasm, but Tian Chou's rhetorical question had no deep meaning. "Gentleman Leopard Change" comes from the Ge hexagram of "Book of Changes", and the essence of this hexagram is change.

Or it can be said that one of the themes of the "Book of Changes" is to change, and it is a problem to remain unchanged.

To oppose change is to violate the "Book of Changes" and the way of a sage.

Seeing that Xing Yong was speechless, Tian Chou laughed and looked at the sky outside.

"Are you tired? If not, I'll take you to meet those machines that can wash clothes."

Xing Yong nodded.

He was indeed curious, and wanted to see what kind of magical machine could actually wash clothes.

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Tian Chou took Xing Yong out of the camp of the Chinese army and came to the heavy camp.

The baggage camp is beside Qingshui, and a large group of people are busy.Along the water's edge, there are countless waterwheels, and there is a hut next to each waterwheel.

Tian Chou led Xing Yong into a hut, pointed to a machine driven by a water wheel, and said, "This is it, it's very simple."

Xing Yong took a look and understood that it was actually a large barrel with two wooden boards that could be slapped up and down, imitating the arms of women beating clothes when washing clothes.The wooden barrel rotates slowly, turning the clothes in the barrel.There are bubbles in the water, it should be something like saponin.

Thinking about it carefully, washing clothes is a very simple task, and it is most suitable to use machinery to do it.As Tian Chou said, it is not surprising to think of these things, but it is strange not to think of them.

Xing Yong felt a little uncomfortable.He looked up and looked at the next room.

In the hut next door is a millstone, driven by a waterwheel, which is spinning tirelessly. A half-grown child is sitting beside him, holding a book in his hand, reading aloud.

"That's why the people of Qiu became the son of heaven, and the son of heaven became the vassals..."

Xing Yong listened for a while and said, "Is it Mencius?"

""Mencius: Put Your Heart Down", please listen carefully."

Xing Yong listened intently again, the more he listened, the more surprised he became.The child's voice was clear, but full of breath, even though it was about ten steps away, he could hear every word and even recognize the tone.

"This is... a woman?" Xing Yong's face suddenly changed. "Which family's family is this?"

Tian Chou smiled slightly. "It should be the children of the people nearby. The emperor spent the land here, and many people got the land. They were grateful to the emperor and wanted to work for the emperor. The emperor couldn't bear to refuse, so he recruited some people to help with some chores. Just eat, no remuneration."

He leaned over and took another look. "Later, someone suggested that since we want to recruit common people to work and don't want to delay the farming season, it is better to recruit some half-grown children, let them do what they can, and teach them to read by the way. I don't know whose family this girl belongs to. It’s rare to see it so fast. Let’s go and have a look.”

As Tian Chou said, he left the hut and walked to the wooden house next door.

Xing Yong also followed, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw a young girl looking at them with some embarrassment.The clothes on her body were torn and patched, but they were washed clean.Her face was rosy, her eyes were clear, and she was shy, but she was not afraid of people.

"Are you a villager nearby?" Tian Chou said with a smile.

The girl shook her head, carefully put the book in her hand aside, and saluted respectfully. "The concubine's family gathers in Yiyang."

"Yiyang Ju? That's not close." Tian Chou was a little surprised. "How long have you been here? Are you still used to it?"

"Very good, with food and shelter." She turned her head and glanced at the book. "You can still study. Well, my concubine came here on the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, and it will be a hundred days in two days."

"Ever read a book before?"

"No, the family has no money and cannot afford to read."

"That's really not easy." Xing Yong couldn't help but said.

Although "Mencius" is a Zishu, it is not a book of enlightenment. Most people have to read "Cangjie Pian" and other calligraphy books first, and then read "The Analects of Confucius" and finally "Mencius".Even if the girl read "Mencius" directly after reading the calligraphy, it is not easy to reach this level in three months.

"Ma Guiren said that if my concubine can read "Mencius" within half a year, she will recruit her into the female cavalry and become a female historian." The girl suddenly laughed, her eyes sparkling. "If you join the female cavalry, the concubine will have a salary to support Ah Weng and Ah Mu, and they won't be sad because they don't have a son."

Tian Chou and Xing Yong exchanged a look and nodded. "Then work hard, we won't bother you." He said, and exited the hut.

The girl chased out. "Dare to ask the two gentlemen, are you the Lang Guan next to the emperor?"

Tian Chou nodded. "I'm Yilang Tianchou, do you need my help?"

"Oh, no need. The concubine just thinks that the two of you are extraordinary, and they should be the officials next to the emperor. Thinking that one day in the future, the concubine will be able to serve the emperor like the two, so I will be more motivated to study."

Tian Chou laughed. "you will."

Xing Yong looked at Tian Chou, and then at the young girl whose eyes were full of hope although her clothes were shabby, and she was suddenly moved inexplicably.

Over the years, he was used to seeing sadness and despair. He saw countless people die in ravines, their bones exposed in the wild, no one buried them, but there was nothing they could do.He wanted to end the war as soon as possible and restore peace to Jizhou, so he accepted Xun You's suggestion and came to do it.

I didn't expect to see this scene when I got off the car.

The daughter of a poor commoner can actually study, and she has the opportunity to become a female cavalry and serve the emperor.

"Zitai, this girl... can really join the female cavalry?"

Tian Tai looked back at Xing Yong. "Of course. Even an ordinary Qiang girl in Liangzhou can do it, why can't she?"

(End of this chapter)