Villager of Daming

Chapter 570 Who is jealous of the upgrade in workmanship (fifth update)
"This drawing is a longevity lock. What are these?" The village chief knows longevity locks, and now all the babies in the village have them.

"I first design the drawings and then the machine tools for all kinds of things that the Yi people believe in, and then sell them to the Yi people after carving them.

Look how beautiful the tourmaline is!There are many key colors, and any combination will work, especially the beads, which are the easiest.

Our machine tool makes the beads round and fast, but I have to carve the heroic ones with my own hands so that people can tell by looking at them that they are not the product of mechanical processing. "

If Zhu Wentian wants to design a good pattern alone, he doesn't carve it slowly with a carving knife, but still uses the principle of a tug-o-cart.

"Hanhan, I still don't understand how to calculate the price of jade." The leader wanted to learn a lesson.

“One is conception, using certain characteristics of raw materials to design, so that such things will be unique.

The other is the degree of processing. The more difficult the processing, the more expensive it will be. However, this refers to the finished product, not the unprocessed one.

In Lantian County we passed through, there are also mines of Lantian jade there, but they are too deep for ordinary people to find.The reason why..."

Zhu Wentian explained that the reason why Lantian jade is so valuable is not that it is more beautiful than other jade, but that it has low hardness and is easy to process.

Quartz stone can be used as a carving knife to carve Lantian jade. Hetian jade is harder than Lantian jade, and it is too troublesome to carve, so no one is willing to carve it.

This is especially true for jadeite, that is, nephrite is more popular than jadeite in terms of carving skills and difficulty.

With the innovation of tools, jadeite began to suppress nephrite.

“This is just an aspect of the ease of engraving, and there is also human interference.

The price of Lantian jade has always been high. It is nephrite, which is easy to carve, and jadeite is also beautiful. Why are some people still holding nephrite jade?

Because these nephrites were taken by wealthy people, they had to protect their own interests.

If they say nephrite is not good, then the nephrite they paid a high price for is no longer valuable. Who can agree to this?
Tourmaline has high hardness, and I have no intention of using it to attack the Ming Dynasty. It would be best to sell it to the Yi people. "

After Zhu Wentian talked about natural selection and elimination, he also mentioned artificial selection and attention.

It is not a necessity for survival, and its value is artificially assigned.

Of course, survival necessities also have human factors.

"That is to say, this kind of thing is different from rice and wheat. It is dispensable and will not die?" The chief expressed his understanding.

Zhu Wentian shook his head: "No, no, no, if you don't have it, you will die. If you rely on faith, everyone else believes in something. Everyone has a badge carved with tourmaline. If you don't have it, it is blasphemy."

"Oh! Faith is so powerful! It shouldn't be...well...in fact, some beliefs are quite good. Do you think the village guard is a fool?"

The leader wanted to criticize his faith, but suddenly found that he also had faith.

In the past, Hanhan could speak and teach, but now he was taught and spoke very casually, but it did not mean that he did not believe in the village guards.

"You yourself know whether it's good or not. Look, this tourmaline is not good. Generally speaking, the color and stripes are poor. If we are willing to spend more time, we can make a good one.

If you don't want to, you can remove the beads from the car, then wax and polish them to make them look better and give people a sense of mystery.

Human beings have a characteristic that as their status, especially the protection of force, increases, they are willing to show their wealth to others.

This is how jewelry came about. The first jewelry appeared to distinguish those who could communicate with gods from mortals.

Later, it gradually evolved into wearing precious things on the head, on the ears, and sticking them between the eyebrows and the navel.

There are also ankles and wrists. Those who are capable can just wear bracelets. The bracelets are big and difficult to carve.

Those who have no money just wear beads. It is easier than making bracelets. The leftover materials for making bracelets are beads.

Then the person wearing beads beat the person wearing bracelets, and he would definitely say that the beads bracelet was better than the bracelet.For example, my bracelet has eighteen beads, and each bead represents a thing or belief, so I can defeat the person wearing the bracelet. "

Zhu Wentian continued to talk, talking about human nature.

Then, if you make your own tourmaline, you can sell it according to human nature and sell it to the Yi people at a very high price.

"Hanhan, every time it comes to external affairs, I feel that you are very aggressive. You taught me this word.

Once inside the Ming Dynasty, you will change your appearance. You would rather suffer losses in your own interests, but also work hard to protect the people's living foundation.

So, which one is better, beads or bracelets?What should people in the village wear? "

The director will also change the topic instantly, from a silly attitude to a concrete application.

"On festive days, any one of them will do. Don't wear anything at ordinary times. If you wear it, you will always look at it. You go back to sleep, and I will sleep too. Let's chat again before dawn."

Zhu Wentian drove away the chief, took a bath himself, and fell asleep soundly.

……

At dawn the next day, Zhu Yuanzhang took his ministers to watch the "Transformers", where the sled, car and boat were transformed back and forth.

He had already read the letters written by his two sons, and showed the letters written by other generals to other ministers.

The land of Helin is peaceful!
Then there is this multi-purpose carrier, which returned from Helinchong in sixteen days.

"Long live it, it's just useless. It can't lead many soldiers. Moreover, the operation is too complicated. It can only convey messages, but it is not qualified for combat."

Hu Weiyong watched it once, thought about it, and gave this evaluation, just treat this as an ordinary scout.

Zhu Yuanzhang kept his eyes narrowed, smiling, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, giving the impression of a smile, but it was very awkward.

He looked at Wang Guangyang, meaning it's your turn to express your stance.

"Your Majesty! I think we can set up a special department for information transmission, subordinate to the Ministry of Household Affairs.

Although this product is good, it needs to be replenished in time, and supplies must be sent to various places. The required materials should be provided by the Ministry of Household Affairs.

In addition, a censor should be sent to follow to prevent operators from taking advantage of the convenience of communication to harm the public and enrich themselves. "

Wang Guangyang stepped forward and turned this new transportation device into an ordinary matter, and it must be strictly controlled.

"Okay, according to what Hu Qing and Wang Qing said, this thing is of no use. It's just a return to the imperial city of Yingtian Mansion from Helin in sixteen days."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and nodded, "You two talk so well, you sing and harmonize, you are my right-hand man!"
"Your Majesty, this matter should be under the control of the Ministry of War. The Ministry of War is willing to ask for twenty...that...ships! They carried 80 people back after a long journey.

When facing the enemy, it doesn't take that long. Just replace more coal and water with soldiers, and you can hit them accurately every time you attack.

This thing burns coal and water, which is better than animals pulling carts. The scale should be expanded. "

Wu Lin, Secretary of the Ministry of War, refuted the words of the two prime ministers, "I can see the benefits. How you play has nothing to do with me."

"Yeah!" Zhu Yuanzhang nodded without expressing his position.

"Your Majesty!" Huang Su, Minister of Industry, said: "The Ministry of Industry is willing to build advanced equipment for the Ming Dynasty."

"Okay!" Zhu Yuanzhang continued to nod.

　There is no such thing today. The farmer has finished the moving matter and it will be stable after that. I will make up for the previous ones, including correcting typos.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)