I have lived forever since the end of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 192 Mohism's road to scientific research

In the twelfth lunar month, it is winter, warming up by the fire in Yiwu, and falling asleep under the quilt.

The north wind blows across the ground, and first the small "snows" like beads fall at night, covering the ground with thin ice slag, which looks like rock sugar under the moonlight. On the top, without being melted, it only takes one or two hours to accumulate a thick layer, which can cover the instep.

Holding the water glass in his hand, Chen Luo looked at the dense water vapor floating up, took a sip slowly, and felt the comfort of the warm water moistening his mouth.

He tilted his head and said with emotion: "In such a freezing weather, you still need Brother Guo to run around outside. It's really troublesome for you."

"Mr. Chen, what are you talking about?" Guo Li shook his head, "After returning from Chu, you will not only have to deal with Yangxia's affairs, but also worry about the Mohist family within half a month, which actually embarrasses us."

These words are not polite, and Guo Li is not the kind of person who likes to flirt.

It's just that there are some things that he sees in his eyes.

Chen Luo sent Xiang Yu to Wuzhong all the way, paid homage to Xiang Liang's tomb, participated in the banquet for half a month, and then rushed back to Yangxia non-stop.

After returning to his fiefdom, he was in charge of handling the government affairs in Hou's country in the morning, and checked Yangxia's taxation and business situation for the past six months in the afternoon. .

It belongs to long-cherished and night-sleeping, exhausted and exhausted.

Fortunately, the value of Chen Luo's [Physique] column is good, and he can hold on.

"I won't gossip too much with you, let's get down to business." Chen Luo smiled and asked directly, "What did Qin Mo say about the directions I pointed out to you, you give them one by one. I'll talk about it carefully."

Guo Li honestly relayed: "In the 'Three Treasures of the Royal Horse' you explained, the saddle and stirrup are relatively simple to make because they are leather goods, and now there are templates.

From now on, Qin Mo and the others just need to continue to debug, and in the end it will allow the rider to sit safely and comfortably on the horse.

However, the production of the horseshoe encountered some troubles.

According to feedback, there are several problems.

First of all, each horse’s hoof has a different shape, so it is difficult to make a uniform mold. Secondly, the style of the horseshoe cannot be fixed. If it is too thick, the horse’s legs will break easily when running. If it is too thin, the bottom will be tens of dozens Kilometers wear out and are of little use.

I heard that seven or eight of them had broken their legs during the experiment, and they probably didn't dare to use war horses for testing before they made some initial results. "

After talking about the specific preparation of the "Three Treasures of the Royal Horse", he gave a forced smile.

The saddle and stirrups gave him the glory, but the preparation of the horseshoe took all that glory away.

Don't look at the fact that only seven or eight poor horses have broken legs, but in fact, a broken leg of a horse is almost equivalent to death.

Therefore, the process of making horseshoes consumes seven or eight poor horses, and it has only been a short ten days since the plan was implemented.

Excluding the time for planning sketches and making models, the experiment process can be said to consume a poor horse every day. If it is put outside, it is estimated that many wealthy households will be shocked.

However, Chen Luo waved his hand indifferently: "It doesn't matter, it's just a few sloppy horses, you can rest assured to operate it, don't be afraid, as for the money, it's not a problem.

As for war horses, the control is not strict now, so it is not a problem to get you dozens or hundreds of horses. After two or three years, the special restriction policy will come down, then I will write a book and go to Brother Yu to ask for it for you.

When the time comes when I return to Chang'an, it will be troublesome to send the taxes from Yangxia's side. Except for the supply to the imperial court, I intend to leave the taxes of [-] households directly to you for research and development.

By the way, all Mohist disciples can't be treated badly, their food and housing are all according to Yang Xia's above-average standard. "

The reason why he is so generous is that firstly, he is not short of money, and secondly, that the benefits brought by the success of the research of the Mohist disciples are far from being measured by money and food.

For example, the "Three Treasures of the Royal Horse" that the Mohists are currently studying are the most important weapons of the country!

With stirrups and saddles, even a rider who has only been training for two and a half years can compete with those Huns who have spent half their life on horseback.

As for the horseshoe, it is a treasure to reduce the loss of war horses.

With its existence, it is possible to support the cavalry corps through a big battle without letting the treasury lose money.

"Chen Gong Gao Yi." Guo Li's eyes were filled with tears at this time, and he understood what it means to "a scholar dies for his confidant".

In future generations, if there are full and excess scientific research funds, plus housing package distribution, corresponding social status and other preferential treatment, if such conditions are met, how can it be impossible to attract scientific researchers?
Anyway, Chen Luo understands that as long as he doesn't engage in behaviors like "soak your feet in wine and burn corals as firewood", he will do it when his brain is broken. Chang'an's expenses plus human relations are more than enough.

In the case of living extravagantly, instead of leaving a large amount of coins in the warehouse, it is better to throw coins to the Mohist disciples.

After waving his hands, Chen Luo said calmly, "Brother Guo, let's go on, how are the other research directions going?"

After returning to Yangxia, he pointed out several "scientific research directions" that he knew to the Mohist disciples, which were technologies that could be illuminated in the Han Dynasty.

As a liberal arts student, I only know nouns and related concepts.

As for the drawings and production methods, he didn't know anything.

At that time, after Chen Luo said these "brain holes", looking at the bewildered Guo Li and others, he felt that he was embarrassing them.

The most specific idea is the "Three Treasures of the Royal Horse" that Guo Li just reported, which is also the main research direction of Mohist disciples.

Guo Li replied respectfully: "Other things that Mr. Chen gave us, Qin Mo and others have separated a small group of people to explore, just use the puree of trees to make white and smooth paper, and look for stones that can be ignited and exploded. No idea."

"It's okay, and I'm not in a hurry." Chen Luo expected this situation, and it was really unrealistic for Mohist disciples to come up with these things that required long-term experience accumulation in half a month.

After thinking for a while, he said aloud: "By the way, when the next spring comes, if you have the conditions, you can go to find a kind of leaves... Well, the kind of leaves are pointed, and they will have a delicate fragrance when soaked in boiling water."

In the Han Dynasty, when tea was not yet discovered, I could only use "ginger salt water" as a refreshing drink when I sat in the house on weekdays. It was too miserable.

If the taste in the mouth is no longer so boring, the quality of life can be improved to a higher level.

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Yangxia paper was first seen in the Han Dynasty. It has the advantages of aging resistance, less insects, long life, and no color change. A large number of rare ancient books and ink marks of famous calligraphy and painting that have been handed down in history are mostly preserved on Yangxia paper, and they are still the same.

Therefore, Yangxia paper has the reputation of "the king of paper, the thousand-year birthday paper". —— "The Four Treasures of the Study"

(End of this chapter)