warring states careerist

Chapter 80 Bone Smelting Zhu Rongxue (End)

The appropriate proposal sounded very reasonable, but Mo Zi sighed deeply after hearing it.

"If the people of the world can't accept the principle of doing righteousness, how can the people of the world accept these original names? If the people of the world don't accept it, even if I say what is a circle and what is a moment, what is the use if they don't accept it? Woolen cloth?"

Shi was surprised by the occasional bleakness. I don't know why what happened to Mo Zi who is like that on weekdays?
After Mozi sighed, he returned to his normal state, and didn't say anything, just got up and let Shi continue to do the rest.

When he got up to go out, Shi followed Mozi to the toilet, watched Mozi stand for a long time with his belt untied and leaning on the toilet wall, and it took him a long time to relieve himself, Shi seemed to understand something.

This person who has done righteousness all his life without regret, but he is a human being, will eventually get old, and he is already old.

No matter how convenient his legs and feet are on weekdays to run thousands of miles, the aging of his body cannot be reversed.The regret of doing righteousness all one's life but not changing the world, accompanied by this aging becomes a sigh.

That serious illness, his disciples' questioning, Sheng Chuo's rebellion against Mo, Song Gong would rather believe in the destiny than do righteousness to strengthen the country... All these things happened within a year.

Mozi was still wearing his belt.

After thinking about it, I feel that this situation and this scene are in the toilet again. If some words are not at the right time, I still say with the taste of the simple toilet: "Sir, I believe that one day people in the world will accept Mr.'s righteousness." Debate with Mr. What is a circle and what is a square is like grinding wheat flour, you have to have it first, and then think about how to make it accepted by the world."

"Now the Mohists have synonymously like one person, and there will be more in the future. Each has a division of labor. You can concentrate on writing the name of righteousness and origin, and I will transcribe it. The specific matters will be discussed by the Mohist or the Qiwu Harm. The husband only makes the final decision, or only talks about the general situation, and no longer needs the husband to be responsible for the daily arrangements. If there is anything, I, the secretary, can sort it out and hand it over to them."

He probably hoped that the smell of the toilet could conceal the real purpose hidden in his words, or maybe he thought that chatting in the toilet was a very casual scene, and if it didn't work out, it would be a joke.

At this time, no matter whether it is an independent organization such as the countries or the Mohists, the power structure is not perfect, so it is very vague to say the scope of the secretary's work.

The Mohist organization was reorganized, and the original construction was still centered on Mozi. It would take several years or even ten years to mature the organizational structure.

During this period, Mozi was still around, which determined that the real power center of the Mozi could not be Qiwu harm and discuss together, at least not in a short period of time.

If he can become a real but unknown "eunuch who supervises ceremonies and holds pens", it will be of great benefit to the future.

Mo Zi didn't think too much about Shi's real purpose, he just said: "First get busy with the affairs here. You can prepare the grass and silk things after the May event. In two or three years, I am afraid that such a time will not be possible. I am worried that the chaos in the Qi Kingdom will lead to great conflicts in the world. Once the situation here becomes brighter, we must prepare for the defense of the city and prepare for war. Meat eaters are despicable, and the people in the city will suffer."

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After that conversation in the toilet, I didn't talk about it anymore, as if I accidentally said that I didn't care.

There is still one month to go until the fifth day of May, and we need to hurry up to fulfill our promises in January.

Needless to say, there is no need to say more about distilled spirits that can be ignited even when water and fire are mixed.

There are rare potters in the world who don't need to spend too much effort to make a simple set of distilled wine utensils that are only used in small quantities.

The difficult thing is to explain the principle of distillation to the Mohists present, and talk about the operation mechanism of yeast by the way.

There is no need to memorize standard ratios for the gunpowder that induces the fire of thunder and the sound of five thunders.

Write out the balance of the equation and calculate the molecular weight comparison, which is the perfect ratio, which cannot be more perfect than this.

Sulfur ink is made by oneself, there is not much nitrate scraped in the toilet, and it is not difficult to purify according to the solubility after boiling.

It doesn't take too much thought to use the acid-base for ghosting, the fire-burning hemp rope woven by golden crow feathers, and the smoky gunpowder to create the smog effect like a fairy descending from the world.

The only thing that is a bit difficult is the phosphorus called "Zhu Rongxue" at this time.

With bone powder as raw material, carbon powder is reduced, silica sand is added, and the reduced phosphorus vapor can be produced by passing cold water.

For the utensils, use the original porcelain that already existed at this time.

Primitive porcelain has already appeared, and chime bell ritual vessels made of primitive porcelain have also been unearthed in the tombs where the crystal cups of the Warring States Period were unearthed.

It is impossible for pottery to make the sound of gold and stone, only primitive porcelain. There can be chimes of primitive porcelain, and the utensils made of primitive porcelain are not something beyond the technical difficulty at this time.

Of course, these original porcelain chimes cannot be tuned. Although the sound of metal and stone can be struck, the pitch is not accurate, so they can only be buried or displayed. It also proves that Wuyue and other places have gradually been assimilated by the Central Plains culture at this time.

The Mohists were often active in Chuyue and had close ties with handicraftsmen, including potters who could make original porcelain.

Make a container, add more charcoal to react with oxygen to form a protective gas to prevent the oxidation of phosphorus vapor, and pass the gas into cold water to cool and collect.The required temperature can also be achieved with the large bellows and charcoal used by Mozhe to defend the city.

The most difficult is the poisoning caused by exposure to phosphorus.

In desperation, they had to use bamboo slices to make the skeleton, and asked a cobbler to make the leather cover, making it in the shape of a pig's snout.Add non-active charcoal powder to the arched mouth, and hold it on the mouth to breathe.

The Mohists who were busy with him were all clasping this thing and couldn't speak. From a distance, it looked like a group of pigs had become spirits, busy there.

Those who don't participate will listen to the horror of this thing and won't get close to it, but they can't help but make a few jokes about these pigs.

Mozi picked up one and tried it, and said with a smile: "This thing is not bad. If it really seems to be able to prevent smoke and dust, it will be very good for defending the city. If the enemy is digging a tunnel and pouring smoke into it, take this Coupled with the eyewash wine I cultivated, more than ten people can kill more than a hundred people who invaded from the tunnel."

Immediately asked the Mozhe outside to ignite a pile of thick smoke, took it on himself, stood in the thick smoke with his eyes closed, and took a few breaths.

There is still a smell, which is much better than directly entering the smoke, and it is completely possible to use the smoke to kill the enemy in the tunnel.

After Shi Shi came out of the room dedicated to smelting Zhu Rong's blood, Mozi asked how he came up with this thing.

Shi naturally pushed it to Mr. Sai and Tang Han, only saying that the original thing he saw covered his eyes, and there was something on it that could see the outside situation clearly, like a layer of frozen water, and that the thing was It is the grass that will replace the windows in the future...

When he said this, Mozi asked directly, "You mean water jade?"

Water jade is crystal, whichever is as clear as water and as firm as jade.

Crystals have existed for a long time, and the jade culture of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods shined brilliantly. There is almost no difference in appearance between the sky-defying crystal cup and the suitable glass.

Along the Surabaya River, through the Huaihe River and near the mouth of the sea, there is the largest crystal mine at that time, the East China Sea Crystal of later generations, and the Tanzi Kingdom that was destroyed by Yue ten years ago.That's why the heaven-defying crystal cup appeared in the tombs of Wuyue Land.

It's just that crystals are treasures, not something ordinary people can use, so he said conveniently, "It's not water jade, it's sintered out of sandstone minerals."

He thought that saying this would calm Mozi, but he didn't want Mozi to ask directly: "Is that similar to Qilin? I have seen Qilin beads too, but they are green in color and mostly made of beads. Or they are used as bright objects. Or make ornaments."

I don't know what Qilin is, so after asking a few words, I finally realized that this might be the name of Liuli or Glass at this time.

Qi Linzhu should be those dragonfly eyes in the tombs of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, exquisite utensils made of lead-barium glass, which are extremely expensive.

Although it is difficult for common people to see, the upper class is no stranger to lead-barium glass, which is different from the potassium-calcium-sodium glass of later generations.

Dragonfly eyes in lead-barium glass appear in many tombs.

Seventeen bells were unearthed from the tomb of Zhao Xiangzi Zhao Wuxie, and more than 170 bells were unearthed from the tomb where the grandfather of Gong Zaoye's brother once cast chime bells as a gift to Zenghou from the king of Chu.

Most were local, but a dozen or so clearly came from Egypt or Persia.

Although there was no Silk Road at this time, the communication between the East and the West had already begun and lasted for many years, and it was obviously two lines.

One is the northwest line, and the other is from Persia to India, then to the ancient Shu Kingdom, and then to the Chu Kingdom, Wuyue.

At this time, the Persian Empire was strong, and Egypt had not yet rebelled.The Scythians were in West Asia, communicating between East and West.

Eye worship is a standard Western and Central Asian style, suitable for the familiar legends of eye worship in Western Regions such as the Jingjue Kingdom, coupled with the variant of the Eye of Horus culture in Egypt in West and Central Asia, which created the upper class nobles in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States. Ornaments or glass beads dragonfly eyes in funerary objects.

At this time, the imitation has probably been completed, and it can be fired in all countries, but it is extremely expensive, and it uses the silk knot method, which is very difficult.

Mozi has a lot of friends and knowledge, so when Shi said it, he thought of Qi Lin, and then he realized that the light-transmitting thing Shi said might really be sintered.

Hearing what Mozi said, Shi had a scheming mind and asked, "What is the price of Linzhu?"

Mozi didn't think too much, and said with a smile: "The price is nothing to do with us. Princes all regard Jingshan jade, Suihou beads, and Qilin eyes as treasures, which are worth thousands of gold. But in the eyes of Mozi, a penny is worthless." value."

"This thing can't be eaten, it can't be defended when someone comes to attack it, it can't produce more linen clothes, and it can't benefit the world, so it is not a treasure in the eyes of Mohist. It can't be compared with righteousness. In my eyes, a thousand pieces of Jingshan jade, Qi Lin's eyes are not as good as your Sumai technique and wheat flour technique."

Shi hurriedly said yes, but knew in his heart that this thing must be extremely expensive, and there is a wide market in the upper class.They have already accepted these things, as long as they look better, it is not difficult to exchange for a thousand dollars.

Dragonfly Eyes can't make it, so it shouldn't be difficult to cheat nobles out of money by getting some broken glass balls, dark green glass and so on.Crystal and lead-barium glass are very popular in aristocratic society. In the Han Dynasty, there were still people who used crystal as a sword handle...

Since Mozi compared this Linyan with Suihouzhu and Jingshanyu, he seemed to have no answer, but in fact he had already got the answer he wanted.

He didn't ask anymore, and when he talked about Zhu Rong's blood, he only said that he had collected some, and a few more days would be enough for the priest to usurp Wu Zhu this time.

Mozi didn't even think about the price of Qilin, so he began to order those Mohists who are proficient in sacrificial rituals to prepare various utensils for May sacrifices.

The speaker has a heart, the listener has no intention, but there are also listeners who have intention.

Gao Sunzi is the head of the supervisory inspection, and it is his job to supervise Mohists.In addition, that day, Mozi also said that Shi knew too much, and if he didn't use it to do justice, he would be more powerful than others, so he has been watching Shi these days.

It's not a personal enmity, it's like Sheng Chuoji hates him for saying that he is nosy, he really wants to do justice, so he can't get sand in his eyes.

Precisely because of the importance, so stare more closely.In the future, if one day he really wants to rebel against Mo Xing and bring chaos to the world, the Thirteen Swords to kill him will need to be agreed by the Seven Enlightened Harms.

He is also one of the seven enlightened evils, and it is his duty to realize the evils and make profits.

A few days ago, after making a highly combustible distilled wine, I invited a group of Mohists to taste it first, and Grandson Gao got drunk after drinking a cup.

Even if you are drunk, what you think in your head is whether this thing is harmful or beneficial to the world?

After thinking about it for three whole days and calculating all kinds of gains and losses, he felt that this thing was definitely harmful to the world.

Because most people in the world can't even afford sour wine, these clear and high-quality wines can only be enjoyed by princes and nobles.

They don't have any crops, and only rely on collecting land rent and fief income or lending. These wines are unaffordable for ordinary people. If the princes and nobles are addicted to alcohol, they will inevitably be more exploitative.

In addition, this product requires a lot of food, and many people have to eat vegetables every year to survive. At this time, it is not a good thing to make this product and consume food, although the taste is indeed strong enough and has a knight-errant spirit.

Now Shi asked about the price of Qilin's eyes again, Gao grandson thought that Shi might sell these things like selling wheat flour mills.

This thing is no better than wheat flour and wheat milling disc, and it is of no great benefit to the world. Mozi always thinks that Jingshan jade and other treasures are not treasures at all, and he is the same.

Nobles want to buy it, and the price is not impossible, but where does the price come from?Not taxable income?As soon as this product came out, the nobles snapped it up wildly, and maybe it could increase taxes. Isn't this kind of harm caused by the person who made the eye?

He felt that if this was the case, Mo Zhe would be inseparable from it, and this thing is by no means something that benefits the world.

If it is a new spinning wheel, water wheel and other utensils, his grandson will definitely try his best to promote it to the world, but he really doesn't think there is any benefit to this thing.

Grandson Gao didn't punish his heart, although he intended to do so, he didn't think too much about the purpose of doing so, he just felt that it was necessary to remind him and fulfill his duty of awareness and supervision.

Thinking of the big gathering of Mohists a few days ago, I thought that this matter could only be said after Juzi and all Mohism were present.I also thought, this person is not Sheng Chuo, he will not bear grudges against himself if he is right or wrong, so what is it even if he bears grudges?Isn't this supervision of myself just to make people hate?
It is not only a reminder to Shi, but also a reminder to other Mohists to distinguish between advantages and disadvantages.

But now I have to be busy with the May Festival, and I didn't say what to do, and Qiwu's damage is not complete, so I don't need to talk about it at this time.

Grandson Gao thought that he would remind the public of this issue once the Mohist gathering, Qiwuhui gathering, and witch Zhu's money collection were resolved in September.

It's not about people, it's about things.This is a duty and an obligation. Grandson Gao is not afraid of Shi hating himself, and he also believes that Shi will hate himself.There is righteousness in the heart, and there is nothing to be afraid of.

　"Erya": The beauty of Northwest China is the beauty of Kunlun Xu. "Wei Shu, Great Qin Dynasty in the Western Regions": Duo Qiulin.Qilin should be either jade or lead-barium glass. I have never heard that there are many jades in Rome... The dragonfly eye was imitated, and it is very likely that there were craftsmen from West Asia in the courts of various countries at this time.

　　
　
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