Chapter 24 No matter how good the technology is, it must conform to the environment of the times
After finishing all the drawings and shaking off his sore wrists, Li Nian asked someone to bring the plow and draw the drawings, and asked the young master craftsmen in front of him: "Can you guys Do you understand? "
Craftsmen, you look at me and I look at you. After a while, Only one craftsman who was in his forties looked at him and said, "Is this a plow that you painted?"
"Exactly! Can you make it?"
After hesitating for a moment, the craftsman finally He added: "It's not difficult to make a plow, but we have never seen a plow like this before..."
These people are all outstanding craftsmen of the Shaofu. When they saw the picture, they had already figured out how to make the actual object. What they were worried about was not whether it would work or not, but what if the plow would not be as good as the current plow, but this young man was very If it is promoted to the whole world, then not only will farmers all over the world suffer, they will also become criminals.
It’s not their fault. It’s normal to have concerns about a new and unproven thing!
Li Nian smiled and said: "I understand what you mean. Don't worry, I won't promote this thing to the world immediately. You will make ten new plows for me first. After comparing them with the old plows, It’s not too late to decide.”
Seeing that Li Nian was so reasonable, he didn’t take it for granted. When working, all the young master craftsmen saluted Li Nian: "Young Master is wise!"
They who work are not afraid of competition among their peers, but are most afraid of laymen commanding experts, especially when some nobles slap their heads and think Coming up with what you think is a great idea and then asking them to do it will be extremely harmful.
If results are achieved, that's fine. The credit belongs to the nobles. Even if they don't get the credit, they won't be guilty. The worst thing is that they will only have faults if they don't get the credit. Then the nobles may have nothing to do, but they will have to bear a big burden. pot.
Fortunately, this young master is not that kind of noble person.
Seeing that the craftsmen had no problem with the plow, Li Nian asked people to bring the tools and site drawings for papermaking, and said: "These are also the things I want you to make. Come and take a look. I’ll explain it to you.”
The craftsmen saw each piece of wood. Judging from the drawings on the wood, these things were not difficult to make, but they didn’t understand what they were for.
“The drawings on these wooden boards that you see are the things that are used to make paper. What paper is, you will know after it is made.”
"Now, I will explain the process of papermaking. The first step is to 'cut bamboo and float it in the pond', which is to put the chopped bamboo into the pond and soak it..."
Li Nian felt as if he had returned to the future generation. People talk about PPT, but now they use wooden boards instead of slides.
“The second step is to ‘boil the fire’, which is to put the soaked bamboo into the kiln and cook it. During the cooking process, someone has to constantly pound the bamboo to make it easier to be cooked. , so the kiln must be large enough.”
After listening to Li Nian’s explanation, the craftsmen also understood. It turned out that what was painted on the wooden board was a pond and a kiln. More than ten people cheered up because they felt that Li Nian’s explanation was quite similar. It seemed that they were really making something. Planting something is not just a whim or a random thought.
The process of papermaking is not complicated. Soon, Li Nian finished explaining it, looked at more than a dozen Shaofu craftsmen, and said: "The above is the entire process of papermaking. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them. To be honest, this is my first time making paper. I have only seen others make it before and am not familiar with it. If you have any suggestions, please feel free to make them. If they are good, I will ask your Majesty for your credit!"
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When it comes to technology, if you know it, you know it, and if you are familiar with it, you are familiar with it. Never pretend to understand something that you don’t know, or pretend to be familiar with it if you are not familiar with it. If you think these craftsmen are ancients, you will look down on them and refuse to communicate with them.
Not only are these people the best craftsmen in Great Qin, they are definitely among the top batch. Compared with Li Nian, what they lack is only the knowledge and technology of later generations, not intelligence.
Although Li Nian can learn about the knowledge of future generations through search engines, he does not understand the workmanship of this era. On the contrary, these craftsmen are very knowledgeable and can provide him with a lot of good suggestions.
For example, where the pond is arranged, bamboo can be soaked more efficiently. Where and how big the cooking kiln is built can be better for cooking... It is not Li Nian who said where it should be built and how high it should be. No matter how big it is, it will work, but Daqin’s workmanship foundation must be considered. No matter how good the technology is, it must conform to the environment of the times!
These craftsmen can just make up for this part of Li Nian. Li Nian provides knowledge and technology. The craftsmen find ways to realize it on the basis of Da Qin's current situation and try their best to do it well.
Hearing that Li Nian wanted to take credit for the good suggestions, the craftsmen first thanked Li Nian and then began to speak. They raised many questions and suggestions, which made Li Nian scream in his heart. It's a shame that we didn't directly ask people to start work, otherwise there would definitely be problems.
‘You should take the initiative to understand this era! Although you can search for information about this era on the search engine, it is not complete after all. There are some things that you have to understand yourself. Otherwise, some things that I think are good things for Daqin will turn out to be bad things if they are actually done. . ’
After discussing with more than a dozen craftsmen, Li Nian roughly decided on the papermaking matter. All he had to do was notify the government boss to arrange manpower to start work.
After finishing the papermaking matter, Li Nian asked the Shaofu craftsmen about the drawings of iron pots, tables, chairs and benches.
These things are like plows and much simpler than making paper. The craftsmen promised to deliver the things painted on the wooden boards to Li Nian in less than half a month.
Although the production of tables, chairs and benches is simple, it has not appeared in history for a long time. First, people did not expect that it was not a lack of intelligence, but that the first discovery and creation was more difficult than subsequent transformation and development. Just like the first person to eat crabs; the second is items that have similar functions in daily life and do not need to be changed.
But Li Nian had already used tables, chairs and benches and knew that they were more useful than the ones Da Qin had at this time, so of course he chose to use tables, chairs and benches.
‘I made two sets and will give one to Boss Zheng as a gift. I wonder what comments Boss Zheng will give after experiencing it? Will you continue to sit in a squat posture? ’
Li Nian thought in his heart, he really wanted to see Ying Zheng sitting on a chair, working at the table and eating.
‘Actually, I’d rather see the reaction of the political boss after using paper in the toilet. ’
The main reason why Li Nian is so eager to make paper in Daqin is to use the toilet!
Suppressing the chaotic thoughts in his heart, Li Nian looked at the group of craftsmen who had not yet left, and thought of one thing: There are also people from the Mo family in Qin State, who are called "Qin Mo"!
‘I wonder if any of these craftsmen are Mohist disciples? '
For the Mo family, the first thing Li Nian thought of was an old cartoon. He had been watching that cartoon since he was in elementary school. When he graduated and became a social worker, the cartoon was not finished yet. .
There is a Mohist family in that anime. Because of the anime, he also went to learn about the Mohist family in history. He can only say that there are many differences between the Mohist family in the anime and the real Mohist family.
The real Mohism is not as good as some people in later generations thought, just like Legalism, but Mohism does have merits, especially in the natural sciences. Compared with hundreds of schools of thought that mostly only think about people, they have less understanding of nature. In terms of exploration, the Mohist family is obviously more advanced.
‘Although Mohist thought is unrealistic, this group of people has explored more natural sciences than a hundred other schools, so it may be useful. ’
(End of this chapter)