Chapter 319 Broadcast the news to the world, and spit on the fingertips
Zuo Chen stayed in Kyoto for another three months.
From the beginning of April at the beginning of spring, we stayed until July in the middle of summer.
Cicadas chirped on the streets, and people in the streets began to slowly put on thin clothes and short sleeves, preparing for the warmest but most impetuous season of the year.
During this period, Zuo Chen has been busy in the library. The gentlemen in the library have also been mobilized to transport things back and forth from the library.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the library is preparing some big guys, some with a sensitive sense of smell, so they went directly to the library to find their acquaintances, hoping to inquire about the situation.
But everyone in the library was tight-lipped, unwilling to say even a single word to the outside world.
It makes many people feel itchy.
Finally, when the scorching sun was shining directly and the cicadas were chirping, Zuo Chen called over Cai Yi and Mr. Donkey.
"Taoist Priest, you are so mysterious, what did you do?"
Cai Yi's words were full of doubts.
In the past three months, the number of times she saw Zuo Chen had significantly decreased. Only when Zuo Chen returned to his residence at night, Caiyi could listen to Zuo Chen's lecture on Taoism.
Caiyi also knew that Zuo Chen was busy with important matters. Every time she wanted to ask more questions, she would always suppress the idea in her heart and digest it herself.
But on weekdays, she would still think more about what Zuo Chen was doing.
Today Zuo Chen came to look for her, Cai Yi finally couldn't suppress the doubts in her heart and kept asking questions.
After hearing Caiyi's question, Zuo Chen immediately took it out of his arms with a smile.
I took out a square box.
He put the square box in Caiyi's hand. Caiyi lowered his head and saw that there were twelve buttons on the top of the box in his hand. The ten buttons on the bottom were written in capital letters from zero to ten, and the two buttons on the top were written with dial-up and cut-off.
"Taoist Master, what is this for?"
"This is a message sachet. Take a look at the back of this wooden box."
Listening to Zuo Chen's words, Caiyi turned the shell over and found a series of numbers engraved on the back, a total of seven digits, seemingly arranged randomly.
Caiyi blinked his eyes, his mind turned around, and he suddenly became surprised:
"Is it possible that as long as you enter the corresponding number here, you can directly ignite the message placed inside? Fragrant?”
Zuo Chen’s words stuck in his throat and he coughed several times.
He looked at Cai Yi in great surprise: "Did Chang Taozi tell you, or did Jiang Liu leak it?"
"No. I guessed it." Cai Yi touched the wooden box twice, but after he studied it for a while, Cai Yi became familiar with the movements of his hands.
Soon Caiyi found the only fitting plate behind the shell, and with a little force, he peeled off the entire groove at the back.
The shell is filled with small rolls of incense. There is a small groove in the upper left corner. It seems that as long as the dial button is clicked, the lever mechanism inside will directly push the incense to the Light the bottom of the fire fold.
It has a very simple structure. Caiyi feels that even a carpenter's apprentice can make this thing by rubbing it for a whole day.
Zuo Chen, who witnessed everything from the side, began to scratch his head.
He really didn't expect Caiyi to figure out this little thing so quickly.
This girl usually looks a bit dull, how come she can master such a small toy so quickly?
Zuo Chen couldn't help but think of the naughty kid next door in his previous life. He cried for his father and mother when he came to study, and played smoother than adults when he touched his mobile phone.
Does she have this unknown talent?
Collecting his thoughts, Zuo Chen began to explain to Caiyi seriously:
"This is the place where incense is exchanged. Each small slot can hold eighteen pieces of the communication incense I modified. Each incense can support the communication for about half an hour. That is to say, for one hundred pence, it can carry the long-distance communication for about nine hours. , It’s not too expensive.”
Hearing this, Cai Yi’s fingertips trembled.
Not only is it inexpensive!
Daliang wants to send a letter home. If the distance is close, it will cost a hundred cents. If the distance is far, it will be unlimited. Especially with the recent turmoil in the world, escort agents are not even willing to go to some places!
For example, when there was a famine in Xuzhou, a rich man from Qingzhou wanted to send a letter to his family in Xuzhou. He spent a tael of gold, but no one took the job!
But the rich man couldn't help it. The incense was sent one by one, and he couldn't let his family in Xuzhou get an extra incense out of thin air.
A letter from home is worth ten thousand dollars, this is by no means just an empty saying.
This little thing created by the Taoist priest can actually keep the price down like this, which is enough to sweep things like letters into history.
"What about distance? Has Taoist solution solved the distance problem?"
Listening to Caiyi's question, Zuo Chen also smiled and said:
"Solved, I made a stone tablet that can connect to the incense in the sachet and automatically pass the corresponding number to another sachet. As long as this stone tablet is inserted enough in Daliang, the message can be sent no matter how far away it is. "
The plan proposed by Chang Taozi at that time was indeed effective. Sixty-four calculations were enough to handle this kind of dialing task, and there was even a lot of overflow of computing power. Zuo Chen didn't know what the overflow computing power could do. It can only be left to Chang Taozi and Shun Jiangliu to study.
However, the stone tablet is not without its flaws.
Cost has become the biggest problem with this thing.
The transfer station must be made of high-quality jade, which concentrates the essence of the sun and the moon, and must be of a certain age, so that it can withstand the sixty-four calculations of spiritual energy transportation. Otherwise, it may not take long. Cracked and broken.
Its production is also very troublesome. Nowadays, except for Zuo Chen, only Shun Jiangliu and more than a dozen skilled craftsmen can reluctantly reproduce it.
It is impossible to find cheap alternative materials, so it would cost at least a thousand taels of silver to insert such a stone tablet.
The money is actually not bad, mainly because the jade is difficult to find. Now that the inventory is used up, I'm afraid I will have to search a lot.
It will probably take a lot of time to make this communication sachet work throughout the entire beam.
The stone tablets produced today can only maintain smooth communication around Kyoto, and the rest are inserted all the way north, trying to connect them to Youzhou Pass in the north, so that if there is any change in the sea of suffering, it can be I immediately contacted Kyoto.
But for Zuo Chen and the others who were traveling, this was not a problem. Zuo Chen's Taoism is deep enough, and he can act as a huge sixty-four calculation base station. Basically, as long as he holds this communication sachet in his hand, all the communication incense in Daliang can be contacted.
It will naturally be much more convenient to exchange information with others in the future.
Seeing Caiyi and Lvye studying this gadget, Zuo Chen also smiled and said:
"Tomorrow, during the day, these things will be sold in various small shops, filled with paper messages. The incense box costs about two hundred coins, and I think anyone in need can get it.”
Caiyi nodded.
When he was wandering around, Tang Beg could dig out two small coins. If most people really need it, they can probably buy it in a month if they save up.
Cai Yi looked at the little thing in her hand and couldn't help feeling a little emotional.
The Taoist priest really came up with something amazing.
……
The next day, many people gathered at the door of the library.
The last time this was normal was three months ago when we were recruiting diners.
But this time is different from the last time. Most of the people gathered here are business people in Kyoto. Although there are some people who work around, the number is not too large. Most of them are I came here to watch the excitement, but I wondered what the library had done.
These businessmen heard some "winds" in advance yesterday and learned that the Taoist priest had improved the message incense. People who always run on the business road always have extremely sharp noses, and they quickly This is where I smell the smell of silver.
The Immortal’s improved communication incense, regardless of whether it is cheaper or has better communication quality, is enough for these merchants to prepare a few sticks.
After waiting for a short while, Yan Wangsheng walked onto the stage.
He was obviously still a little uncomfortable. He opened his palm and glanced at the note given to him by the Taoist priest. There was a long introduction text written on it.
According to the Taoist priest, the meeting he is hosting now is called a product meeting. Although he doesn’t know where his ancestor got this term, Yan Wangsheng thinks it is quite appropriate.
"Dear guests, welcome to my library today to support me. I think you should also know that my ancestor recently came up with a gadget. I tried it twice privately and found it to be quite useful, so I took it. Come out and introduce it to everyone.”
After saying that, Yan Wangsheng took out the message sachet and memorized the contents of the note in a serious manner, his voice was as stiff as a living agency:
"This thing is called the Messaging Incense Bag, and it contains a lot of improved Messaging Incense..."
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the new person in charge of the library is extremely nervous. There are several wealthy businessmen in the audience. While they were chatting and laughing, their attention was immediately attracted by the so-called "message sachet".
The more you listen, the bigger your eyes become.
This thing...
Is it really that powerful?
Nine hours? It covers all areas in Kyoto. Outside Kyoto, it is like an ordinary communication incense, but you don’t need to go one by one, you just need to remember a series of numbers.
Oh my god! How much money does this cost? !
At this moment, a man in the crowd, dressed as a scholar but looking like a fisherman inside and out, raised his hand and asked in a stiff voice:
"How much does this cost?" Where’s the money?”
Anyone with an ear can tell that this is a lie, but no one cares.
Everyone present looked at Yan Wangsheng.
Yan Wangsheng said expressionlessly: "Two hundred coins."
At this moment, the entire audience was indifferent, and no one spoke.
They looked at each other, not knowing whether this was a bad joke or a gift from an immortal.
It wasn't until Yan Wangsheng said: "Everyone, please come to the second room of the west room of the library to buy." Others reacted.
They plan to buy one and try it out.
Anyway, it only costs two hundred coins.
For a time, the merchants no longer hesitated and went to the west room according to the location given by Yan Wangsheng just now.
After paying the money, several familiar businessmen immediately tried it on each other. After they found out that it really worked, they all shouted and were overjoyed. Some even danced on the spot, which was obviously normal. Need people who often use this kind of incense.
The people who were watching outside were also interested. Some carefully took out the money and planned to give it a try; some quickly went home and took out the small jars in which they saved their money. They had already made up their minds. Decision to buy.
How could the few recruiters in the library expect such a grand occasion when they came to sell goods? They were in a hurry, for fear that they would not be able to entertain these guests.
Zuo Chen, who was watching everything from the side, smiled with satisfaction, and estimated that it would not take long for this thing to spread among the beams.
At that time, many distant distances will slowly be bridged, and the letter from home that reflects my longing will finally be delivered to the hands of the person I miss.
Feeling relieved, he turned to look at Caiyi and Mr. Lu who were following him.
“Do you two have anything else to do in Kyoto?”
"Not yet..." Caiyi said subconsciously, and suddenly came back to his senses: "Taoist? What are we?"
"We have stayed in Kyoto long enough, and I will leave some remaining matters to you. Yan Wangsheng will handle it." Zuo Chen said, "It's time to leave. It’s Kyoto.”
“Taoist, where should we go first?”
“Xuzhou Ghost City, I have something important to deal with.”
Zuo Chen. Turning his hand, a book appeared in his palm.
That is the Book of Life and Death.
(End of this chapter)