Chapter 100 What to do next
The coolness of the night breeze sobered up Li Nian's mind, which had been confused by reading too many bamboo slips. He was tired and wanted to sleep just now, but now he didn't want to sleep anymore.
Having someone bring a deck chair, Li Nian lay outside the hall, admiring the night and thinking about what he was going to do next.
The reasons for the demise of the Qin Dynasty and the solutions that can be analyzed for the First Emperor have now been explained. Whether the First Emperor will change or not depends on the First Emperor himself, and he can no longer control it.
As he said, if the First Emperor himself is unwilling to change, it will be useless for him to say more.
‘I promised the First Emperor to congratulate him with nine things when he proclaimed himself emperor, the simplest of which are stirrups and horseshoes. For these two things, just draw the diagram, tell the principle, and let the young man do it. ’
‘The method of making salt can be submitted first and let the First Emperor send someone to verify it first. ’
The salt production method that Li Nian wants to submit is the beach drying method, which is also a method of sea salt production.
The use of seawater to make salt has a very long history. It is said that it existed in the Yan and Huang Dynasties, and also in the Qin Dynasty. Qi people Diaojian made a fortune in fishing salt, and his method of making salt was to boil salt with seawater.
‘The First Emperor must also be given a suitable location for the salt field. ’
Theoretically, salt can be produced anywhere there is seawater, but in practice, not all are suitable due to factors such as geographical location and climatic conditions.
The salt field that Li Nian chose for the First Emperor was naturally used in later generations, but the climate conditions and geographical environment of this era may be different from those of later generations. Can those famous salt fields of later generations be used in this era? The First Emperor had to send someone to conduct on-site inspection.
It was impossible for Li Nian to personally provide guidance. It would take some time from submitting the salt-making method to the salt-making method being verified, and then to the salt-making method being used on a large scale. I'm afraid the Emperor's Day will never be completed.
'The method of making iron requires iron ore and the design of a blast furnace, which needs to burn refractory bricks and coke...'
Even if Li Nian didn't want to refine Duogao High-performance steel is also a difficult job, much more troublesome than making paper and salt.
But compared to making salt, Li Nian asked the First Emperor to open the iron-making experimental base in Xianyang, so that he could guide the corrections at close range.
‘First give the First Emperor a copy of the iron ore that is of better quality and is easier to mine, and ask him to send people to search for it. The iron ore can also be used to make cement. ’
‘It is not difficult to make cement using local methods. You can write down the production method and let Shaofu craftsmen do it. ’
‘The coal mine must also be quickly marked and given to the First Emperor. Coal can be used for iron-making and other industrial purposes. Before that, I think it should first be a kind of firewood. ’
China has a long history of discovering the usefulness of coal. At that time, it was called "Shi Nie", "Black Shi Zhi", "Every", etc.
As far as Li Nian knew, Daqin was already mining coal for metal smelting. Some people also used coal for cooking, but it had not been popularized on a large scale.
First, the coal mined is limited, and second, the coal is not processed well.
If coal had become widely available and became a necessity for people's daily lives, it would have been controlled long ago.
Fire, rice, oil and salt, “firewood” comes first, not only because firewood is used to cook food, but also because firewood is needed to make a fire for warmth in the cold winter, especially in the era before cotton-padded clothes.
‘Winter will come in a few months. According to Guo Dian and others, although the winter in Da Qin is not terribly cold at this time, it is not warm either. People freeze to death every year. ’
Li Nian proposed the "briquette making method" as one of the gifts from the First Emperor, hoping that coal could be used as firewood so that the people of Qin could use it and have more warmth in winter. Of course, coal was also a necessity for industrial development in the Qin era.
'It is not difficult to make honeycomb briquettes. You can also write down the production method and let the Shaofu do it. By the way, you also need to ask the First Emperor to send people to publicize the precautions when burning coal. , that press platform is just for this. ’
Thinking of the Yu-making platform, the First Emperor had never mentioned it to him before, and it was only in today’s bamboo slips that he revealed it to him, asking for his opinion on the Yu-making platform.
Li Nian didn't feel distrusted at all, but he felt that this was the emperor. If the First Emperor completely trusted him and told him everything, it would make him panic and scared.
You will feel that the First Emperor will trample him to death on the grounds that "you know too much" in the next moment.
Unknowingly, heavy tiredness came over me. Li Nian had read too many bamboo slips today and had to make replies. He was already tired, but he seemed energetic because he had temporarily survived that period of fatigue. .
Relaxing now, fatigue and sleepiness came over again. Li Nian quickly fell asleep on the recliner. Guo Dian brought a quilt and covered Li Nian.
On the second day, a group of Shaofu craftsmen gathered at Liuying Palace. Some of them had been here several times and were looking forward to what the young master in Liuying Palace could come up with.
The young master in Liuying Palace is very miraculous. He obviously doesn’t know how to work, and he doesn’t understand some well-known things, but he can come up with something that they have never seen or thought of. The design is always clear and logical, and even they think it makes sense.
Moreover, this young master is not like other nobles they have met. He does not have that condescending attitude. He is approachable and very careful every time he tells the story. He will also deliberately stop and ask them if they understand. If they don't understand something, they can ask it.
I saw two wooden boards in front of a group of Shaofu craftsmen. It was not uncommon for Shaofu craftsmen to see them. This young master always showed them drawings on wooden boards.
Today, two horses were painted on the two wooden boards. Horses are not unusual. What is strange is that each of the two horses has something they have never seen before.
Li Nian was a little sleepy due to lack of sleep due to staying up late yesterday as executive deputy emperor. He yawned, cheered up with a small stick, and pointed at the horse drawn on the wooden board on the left.
“This thing is called a ‘stirrup’, and you should be able to see its function.”
"Stirrups can help people get on the horse. They can step on the horse's back by stepping on this ring. At the same time, they can also support the equestrian's feet when riding and keep the equestrian stable on the horse's back."
"And For those who are skilled in riding, it allows them to control the horse with their feet, no longer having to control the horse with their hands, and they can do many things with their hands free."
"As a rider previously needed. You have to use one hand to control the horse, so you can't use bows and arrows, but now you can use them."
"Another example is that you used to hold a weapon with one hand to fight with people, but now you can hold one more weapon with two hands. Can it threaten the enemy? "
After talking about stirrups, Li Nian pointed to the wooden board on the right with a small stick. There was a picture of a horse raising its front legs high, exposing its hoofs.
Thanks to the time he spent painting globes and various pictures for the First Emperor, Li Nian's painting skills improved greatly, and this horse really looked like what it was.
“You should also notice that there is something on the hoof of this horse. This thing is called a ‘horseshoe’, also known as a ‘horseshoe’. You can think that this is a shoe for the horse.”< br>
Shod the horse?
This young master from Liuying Palace is really amazing!
(End of this chapter)