my grandfather was qin shi huang

Chapter 36 The Hydraulic Spinning Wheel

my eyes……

Zhao Ying couldn't help but took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the excitement in his heart.

Got stronger!
Not only physical strength, speed, memory ability, but also his own eyes!
He even doubted that if his body continued to be strengthened, would he have a pair of eagle-like eyes one day.

Tenfold vision!
However, even now, it is still far from reaching that level, but for normal people, it is already unbelievable.

He took a deep breath, and once again concentrated all his energy on the target tens of meters away.

The bull's-eye became crystal clear again.

At this time, Jing didn't know the changes in Zhao Ying's body, he was meticulously emphasizing the points that need to be paid attention to in archery.

"Remember to continue to increase the strength of the arm, don't be too strong, and the force must be steady. Yes, just like this, keep the bow fully drawn, aiming - when the three fingers that are holding the string are released, the action must be decisive. Simply, keep the eye, the arrow and the bull's-eye..."

Not finished.

"Whoosh-"

Zhao Ying loosened his fingers, and the arrow in his hand shot out.

Then, hit the bullseye with bears and jaw-dropping eyes!

Two people:! ! ! ! ! !
It's not difficult to hit the bull's-eye, not to mention Jing who is good at riding and shooting, even for a bear, shooting such a fixed target is almost guaranteed.

But the young master who has just started can't even grasp the essentials of movements. He is obviously a novice who rarely touches the bow.

Did the first arrow hit the bullseye?
Zhao Ying raised the bow and arrow in his hand with some regret.

"It's a pity, this bow is too soft, I don't dare to use force for fear that it will break..."

To be honest, the bow was not in my hand, so I didn't enjoy shooting just now.

Xiong and Jing suddenly didn't want to talk anymore.

Zhao Ying smiled and didn't say much.

Instead, he grabbed the longbow and closed his eyes slightly. For a moment, the time seemed to be stretched, and every detail of drawing the bow and shooting arrows just now emerged in his mind one by one.

Never forget!

From the strength of the arm to the subtlety of the finger's twitching, he was constantly adjusting silently. Originally, Jing wanted to go forward again to help Zhao Ying adjust his movements, but when he saw this, he stopped silently.

Even from his point of view, the young master Ying's movements were almost impeccable, except that he looked a little jerky.

This terrible learning ability!

Just when he was shocked, he saw Zhao Ying, who had been standing there quietly, suddenly raised the longbow in his hand.

A strong bow with one stone, instantly draws full.

Whoosh!
The arrow was like a shooting star, stabbing firmly on the distant bull's-eye again.

Before they were amazed, Zhao Ying frowned slightly, shook his head slightly, and closed his eyes again. The two looked at each other, and kept silent in a tacit understanding. They didn't dare to disturb Zhao Ying in this state. Ying.

Just like that, Zhao Ying stood there as if there was no one there, and from time to time he would shoot an arrow with his bow. Although he would miss it occasionally at first, when the second arrow followed, Zhao Ying would consciously follow his own If you make a mistake, adjust your posture for exerting force.

shock:……

genius!

This is a real genius, a natural marksman!
At this moment, he didn't even notice that the way he looked at Zhao Ying no longer had the pride of a self-important sharpshooter, but had become genuine humility and awe.

He knew that even though Zhao Ying's shooting skills were still a long way from him at this time, he knew that the person in front of him might soon surpass him.

Then think of Zhao Ying's terrifying strength.

He himself couldn't help but take a deep breath. If such a marksman goes to the battlefield, he will be a terrible killing machine.

Zhao Ying was like this, shooting one arrow after another, as if there was no one there.

When the quiver behind him was empty, Jing would consciously offer another one. If it wasn't because of too much consumption and being interrupted by his hunger state, he might practice until the next half an hour.

I was interrupted by the hunger in my stomach, so I touched my stomach and dropped the longbow in my hand.

Say hello to Bear and Fright.

"Go, go eat something, and practice later..."

Xiong and Jing: ...

It's only been half an hour, okay?

Just outrageous!
However, after thinking about it, he is the grandson of the emperor, and it is normal to live a luxurious life!

When the two of them were on the Black Ice Terrace, they would go on missions every now and then, and sometimes they couldn't have a bite of hot food for days and nights, but now, it's not a bad thing to be able to enjoy some glory with the young master.

The kitchen steward was already familiar with the habits of his young master, and had already prepared the meals. Zhao Ying had washed and changed his clothes here, and the meals had already been delivered over there.

"Prepare two more sets of bowls and chopsticks—"

……

Originally, they thought it would be outrageous to eat in a short time, but when they saw the food delivered by Zeng, they felt even more outrageous.

Look at almost 20 catties of mutton!
Five catties of baked buns!

Plus a big pot of porridge with shredded pork and vegetable leaves!
More than luxury?
What a waste!
But when they watched Zhao Ying wipe out all the food like a storm, the two couldn't help swallowing.

This amount of food is really scary.

Compared with the amount of food, they suddenly felt that Zhao Ying's divine power was no longer normal.

It's just throwing a stone lock of a hundred catties, how normal is it!
"What, it's not to your liking?"

Zhao Ying drank the last sip of lean meat porridge comfortably, and found that Xiong and Jing were still watching in a daze. Knowing that they were frightened by his appetite, he couldn't help but feel amused.

"Appetite, appetizer..."

After finishing speaking, the two realized that it was impolite for them to stare at the young master while eating, so they quickly put their heads down and started eating.

After eating this, tears flowed down my face.

It's delicious!

Compared with this, can the one I ate before be called food?
Seeing that they were eating deliciously, Zhao Ying was not in a hurry, and waited for them there slowly, digesting the food by the way, and reviewing the basics of archery carefully.

Out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a chubby and chubby figure who was pawing at the courtyard door, like playing hide-and-seek, looking this way with his head poking around, could it be his little sister.

Not far behind her, there were a few helpless maids following her.

Zhao Ying didn't know whether to laugh or cry and stood up, strode over, bent down and picked him up from the ground, while pinching the little girl's chubby face, he asked her with a smile.

"You didn't follow Auntie in the backyard, why did you come to Big Brother..."

"Big pot, grandma weaves cloth, don't play with Xixi..."

The little girl was slurring about Mi Ji's black appearance, while holding her chubby fingers, her eyes were fixed on the steaming cauldron next to her, and her saliva was almost dripping onto the skirt of her clothes.

Zhao Ying couldn't help laughing.

This little greedy cat, most likely, was attracted by the fragrance here, so he sneaked here.

He casually picked up the corner of the little girl's clothes and wiped her saliva, then walked to the cauldron and helped her scoop up a small piece of fat and juicy lamb chops.

The little girl immediately forgot about the big pot, and began to nibble on the lamb chops.

Zhao Ying couldn't help but smile at that monkey's eagerness.Although this little girl looks cute, Zhao Ying also likes it, but he really has no time to play with children.

"Let's go, brother will take you to play with Auntie..."

Seeing Zhao Ying coming out of the courtyard with Zhao Xi in his arms, the maids standing at the door hurriedly bent down to salute, wanting to explain to the young master, Zhao Ying waved his hand.

"It's none of your business, go and do yours—"

Only then did the maids plead guilty and dispersed.

When he came to the backyard, Zhao Ying found that in the middle of the outer room where his mother lived, there was a simple hand spinning wheel, and Auntie Miji was sitting there shaking the wooden wheel with one hand and stroking the silk thread with the other. Seriously spinning.

At this time, there were already two spun spindles on the ground, and the one on the spinning wheel was also slightly raised, obviously it had been spun for a while.

Don't think it's an exaggeration for Mi Ji, as Fusu's wife, to spin the yarn herself.

Let alone her, even the concubines in the harem can spin and weave normally.

Do you really think that the concubines in the harem are like the beauties in Du Mu's "Ode to Abang Palace", they just put on makeup, make up, and make themselves beautiful every day, just waiting for the emperor's favor?

In fact, that is all exaggeration. In ancient times, even the concubines in the palace had to participate in labor.Women's four virtues, women's virtues, women's speech, women's appearance, women's merit, what do you think this merit is?
Basic skills like textile sewing!
Therefore, the man standing farsighted and looking forward to luck in your imagination is most likely sitting on the ground spinning, or weaving and chirping, while waiting eagerly for the arrival of the first emperor.

Compared with ordinary people, they just turn this necessary skill under the pressure of life into a pastime to pass their spare time or occasionally come to enjoy themselves.

In the "Book of Rites Yueling", there is a record that the concubines of Zhou Tianzi picked mulberry and raised silkworms, and weaved cloth for Zhou Tianzi to make clothes.

In fact, Zhao Ying's predecessor had seen this scene before, but he didn't pay much attention to it.

"Auntie—"

Walking over with his little sister in his arms, Zhao Ying leaned over curiously to observe carefully.

In his previous life, he had seen this kind of old-fashioned spinning wheel in a museum, but it was the first time he had seen someone spinning himself.

"Ying'er, my sister has come to trouble you again..."

Seeing this, Mi Ji stopped what she was doing, stretched subconsciously, and moved her arms.

Kneeling on the ground, spinning in a posture is actually quite hard work. The arm that shakes the wooden wheel is better, but the arm that pulls the silk thread is more tiring because it has to be suspended in the air all the time.

"No, my sister is very good today—"

Zhao Ying hugged the little girl who was hugging the lamb ribs and gnawed, and replied, asking casually.

"Why did Aunt suddenly think of spinning..."

"There is a shortage of cloth in the national treasury. Your elder father just issued an order to encourage women all over the world to spin and weave more. As a daughter-in-law, I naturally have to set an example..."

Having said that, Mi Ji smiled gently.

"Anyway, you, Aunt, are not at home. I'm quite bored when I'm idle. I'm good at spinning and weaving..."

Seeing Mi Ji moving her arms subconsciously while talking, Zhao Ying's heart suddenly moved, and he remembered the pedal spinning wheel and hydraulic spinning wheel he had seen in the museum in his previous life.

The hand-operated spinning wheel is driven by the hand. When operating, one hand needs to shake the spinning wheel, and the other hand is engaged in spinning.

The pedal spinning wheel drives the spinning wheel, which directly liberates the hand, allowing the spinning woman to spin with both hands, and even operate three or five spindles at the same time, directly increasing the spinning efficiency by more than five times.

The most exaggerated thing is that the large hydraulic spinning wheel that appeared in the Song and Yuan Dynasties can not only be driven by water, which liberates part of the manpower, but can also drive dozens of spindles at the same time. The embryonic form of modern spinning mechanization.

Even compared with the later spinning jenny, it is not much better, and even better.

Pedal spinning wheel and hydraulic spinning wheel, one is suitable for family work, and the other is suitable for mass production, it seems that both can be tried.

"Auntie, it's too hard for you to spin like this, and the efficiency is too low. Maybe I can help you improve this spinning wheel. Well, it's conservatively estimated that it can be ten or twenty times faster than what you are doing now..."

Zhao Ying said casually while recalling the memory in his mind.

Mi Ji looked up at Zhao Ying suspiciously, seeing that Zhao Ying didn't seem to be joking, she couldn't help laughing and joking.

"If you really have that ability, your elder father will definitely be happy..."

Although she didn't believe that her son could really improve the spinning wheel that could improve the efficiency by [-] or [-] times, it was good for her son to have this kind of heart, so she didn't have the enthusiasm to discourage Zhao Ying.

Although Mi Ji's words were unintentional, Zhao Ying couldn't help but move his heart when he heard them.

Without him, rub your favorability!

At this time, improve the spinning wheel for spinning, and then improve the loom to help the first emperor solve his urgent needs. Wouldn't it be possible to gain a lot of goodwill in one go?

Do it when you think of it.

Zhao Ying put down the foodie girl who had been gnawed to the bare bones and was reluctant to throw it away, said hello to Mi Ji, and hurried back to the study.

Thanks to the ability of photographic memory, it even made some memories of his previous life clearer.

However, although he remembered the appearance of the pedal spinning wheel and the hydraulic spinning wheel, it was a bit difficult to draw a picture. This thing is not a stone mill with a simple structure, the structure is a bit complicated, and he only sketched for three months in his previous life At the level of the training class, it is tantamount to dreaming to draw this thing.

He waved his hand and called the steward of the mansion, telling him to go to the palace immediately and call a court painter over.

The order of the young master of Fusu's mansion is still very effective.

Especially after the news that he has been running to the palace all the time and breaking into the palace by force spreads, his words are already very useful.

Even better than some princes.

Soon a thin, hale and hearty court painter walked in with the steward of the mansion.

"I've seen the little boy—"

The old man saluted respectfully, and Zhao Ying nodded with a smile.

"Don't be too polite, I invite you to come here today because I want you to draw two things for me..."

Although the court painter who came didn't know what he was going to paint, but following Zhao Ying's introduction of the painting, and the supply of cloth and silk without any hesitation, he daubed and daubed there, and it only took a lot of money to paint. In an hour, the drawings of the two things were drawn.

Looking at the familiar components on the finished painting, the elderly painter's tone was a little hesitant.

"Young master, may I ask what kind of thing we drew? Why does this old man look like a spinning wheel in some places..."

PS: This chapter is not suitable to be separated, just post a two-in-one chapter.That's all for this chapter today.

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