Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 136 Toothbrush
At this time, Qingji still doesn't know that his woman will be married to someone else.

The day begins in the morning!

At daybreak, Qingji put on his robes and washed up under the service of his concubine Zhu Ji.

The daily life of princes and nobles is always so corrupting.

Whether it's dressing or washing, Qingji doesn't need to do it himself, and there will naturally be a beautiful palace maid to serve him.

In this day and age, the way to brush your teeth is very simple.

Gong'e, who was in charge of serving Qingji, took a willow branch early, soaked it in a large basin full of warm water, and tore the outer skin with her teeth, so that the fibers inside could act as a brush.

Be careful though, or your mouth will bleed...

is it Hygiene?
This is clearly a second-hand "toothbrush"!
However, considering that the other party was a petite and lovely court lady, Qing Ji didn't mind much.

"hiss!"

"Great... great king."

The court lady who was serving Qingji to brush his teeth suddenly turned pale.

The little hand holding the willow branch trembled, as if it had been struck by a bolt from the blue!
Standing on one side, the older Gong'e looked at Qingji and was startled!
"My lord, the corner of your mouth is bleeding..."

With a "plop", the two maids knelt down instantly, begging pitifully, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

Mouth bleeding?
Qing Ji was a little dazed, and immediately wiped the corners of his mouth. The thin grains of salt mixed with bloodshot stains stained his fingers, and it was indeed red!
"Bold maidservant!"

Zhu Ji, who was staying by Qingji's side, rushed over when she heard the sound, and seeing blood overflowing from the corner of Qingji's mouth, she couldn't help but stepped forward to wipe it for him.

Then Zhu Ji turned her head again, facing the two palace maids who were kneeling on the ground, her brows stood upright, and said, "How do you two serve the King? You actually let the King see blood!"

"Ma'am, this is an unintentional mistake by this servant, please punish the king and madam!"

Little Gong'e was terrified, pleading guilty in panic.

Her unintentional mistake, the crime can be big or small!
If it is serious, it will be executed, and if it is light, it will be punished with a stick, and then it will be demoted to the clothing bureau to do heavy work until it dies of old age...

Of course, it's okay for Qingji not to care about these trivial matters.

Seeing this, Zhu Ji couldn't bear it.

It's not that she is kind-hearted and doesn't want to see such a pitiful little girl, but that this maid is a servant in Zhu Ji's bedroom, and she has some feelings!

Therefore, Zhu Ji could only wrap her arms around Qing Ji's arms, snuggle into his arms, and said tenderly, "Your Majesty, it was an unintentional mistake that this lowly maidservant accidentally hurt Your Majesty."

"Please, Your Majesty, give her a light sentence. Just give her twenty sticks and demote her to the clothing bureau..."

"It's okay."

Qingji smiled faintly, waved his hands and said, "Small injuries, it's nothing to worry about. Besides, the widow moved a little bit just now. It's not her fault, so there's no need to punish her!"

"Get up."

"Thank you king!"

Seeing Qing Ji being so magnanimous, the little Gong'e, who thought she was about to face a catastrophe, couldn't help but wept with joy, kowtowed to Qing Ji a few times, and then stood up tremblingly.

"Your Majesty is truly a benevolent king."

Seeing Qingji's expression, Zhu Ji became more and more fascinated.

Qingji just laughed it off.

The mere gums are bleeding, and Qingji won't ruin a little girl's life!

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in Qingji's mind.

Since the teeth-brushing appliances in this era are so unbearable, there are certain dangers, and the level of tooth-brushing is not enough, why can't I invent a toothbrush?

It is very reasonable for modern traversers to make some inventions in ancient times.

Before Qingji was only busy with wars and state affairs, now that he has free time, he can naturally come up with some small inventions.

For example, a toothbrush!
"Go, find some horse hair and bamboo wood for the widow."

"promise."

Gong'e on one side didn't know what Qingji meant, but the king ordered it so, so she had to follow it!

Qingji, on the other hand, did what he said, and under the suspicious eyes of Zhu Ji and other concubines and maids, Qingji took a sharp dagger and cut a small section on the bamboo pole, and then cut it into a smooth shape.

Then, he drilled twelve hair-planting holes on the round toothbrush handle, divided into two rows, with six holes in each row, and then installed horsetail hair to fix it. It looks very similar to a modern toothbrush!
Not long after, an ancient toothbrush was announced!
"My lord, what is this?"

Zhu Ji asked curiously.

"This thing is called a toothbrush. The toothbrush will be used as a tool for brushing teeth in the future palace."

Qingji smiled slightly, and then took the toothbrush to himself, dipped some salt in it, rinsed his mouth, and brushed his teeth back and forth.

In this way, the cleaning effect of brushing teeth is naturally greatly increased.

The only fly in the ointment is that there is no toothpaste!

But Qingji was quite satisfied.

In this day and age, people already understand the importance of protecting their teeth!
"Historical Records Cang Gong Zhuan" pointed out that the cause of dental caries is "eating without rinsing".

"Book of Rites" says: Chicken crows, salty wash and cough!

The ancients already had the habit of gargling, but they only used fingers and willow branches to clean the mouth and teeth.

In a noble family, only willow branches can be used to brush teeth, and those who brush teeth with fingers are ordinary Lishu.

There are many people who do not brush their teeth and rinse their mouths at all, or just simply rinse their mouths!

Why?

Because salt is precious, not to mention fine salt and wine that act as toothpaste!

The most outrageous thing is that in ancient Rome, they used urine to brush their teeth. When cleaning their teeth, they held the urine in their mouth for a period of time and then spit it out. It is really incomprehensible...

However, modern medicine has proved that the fluorine contained in urine does have a cleaning effect!
Qingji intends to promote the toothbrush as a tool for cleaning the mouth, and it will work together.

It's just that the toothpaste problem can't be solved all the time.

In this era, salt water, wine, warm water and other things have the effect of toothpaste, but the effect is not great.

And there are some things that ordinary people may not be able to afford, or are willing to use!

As for the specific ingredients of the toothpaste, Qingji doesn't remember very clearly, he only knows that it contains calcium carbonate, fluorine and so on. Specifically, salt, turpentine and poria cocos can be used as raw materials for toothpaste.

When encountering such incomprehensible problems, Qingji simply handed them over to professionals to explore.

After washing and dressing up, Qingji put on his normal clothes again and went to Zide Hall to handle government affairs.

Now, Qingji has to deal with a lot of government affairs every day!

Wu State's territory is not too big, and its population is not too big, but during the implementation of the new law, as the king, he has to intervene in every detail of the celebration of taboos.

Therefore, the bamboo slips placed on one side can be said to be piled up like a hill, waiting for Qingji's review.

Qingji sat on the seat, spread out the memorials on the case, held a "bulu" (writing brush) in one hand, looked at the words on the bamboo slips, thought carefully, and then raised the pen to give instructions.

quasi!
It may be that Qing Ji's ink is too thick, or it may be that Qing Ji's strokes are too heavy, which makes the word "Zhun" unclear.

(End of this chapter)