"Appoint the old man as the head of the craftsman's line?" After listening to Cai Ji's analysis, Sailuban laughed and waved his hand, "We are doing handiwork with axes and saws, and we are not opening shops to do business, where do we come from." ”

But Cai Ji retorted without stopping, "Ma Bo's words are wrong. Doing handiwork is to make money from others, and doing business is also to make money from others. If the merchants in the city can have a leader, then the craftsman can't have a leader? ”

Who knew that Sailuban blurted out that it was because the people were the owners, and we were the ones who carried the work. ”

Cai Ji saw that Sailuban's words were so natural, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart, since this old man dared to use the auction method to knock on the gentry, he couldn't think of turning into a serf and becoming the master. However, it is no wonder that Sailuban is "unambitious". It is important to know that in this era, due to low productivity, most craftsmen like Seruban are still in the state of half-farming and half-craftsman. That is, he usually works as a farmer in the village, and helps people make zuò tools to build houses in his free time. Even if some craftsmen left the land and became full-time craftsmen, they were employed in the workshops in the city, or joined the grange of wealthy landlords, and few of them set up their own doors. Therefore, the guild consciousness cannot be formed.

However, thanks to the blessing of this locust plague, a large number of ownerless craftsmen who fled from Huangxian County have gathered at present. Without the cash-for-work schemes that Cai Ji had previously introduced, these people would probably have been forced to take refuge in the Grange or even sell themselves into slavery. But now, thanks to the food rations they earned, most of the city's artisans have remained free. With so many ownerless craftsmen concentrated in Huang County, in Cai Ji's view, it is undoubtedly a peerless opportunity given by God. It is important to know that one or two craftsmen may only be able to make small utensils such as furniture and farm tools. But dozens or hundreds of craftsmen can unite to undertake large projects and even promote technological development.

Thinking of this, Cai Ji further enlightened Sailuban and said, "Who is Ma Bo carrying the work for now? Those who make the water wheel? Or Honfu? Neither. You're turning over and becoming the owner now. ”

"The old man is the owner?" This time, Sailuban was finally a little excited.

And Cai Ji took advantage of the hot iron to agitate. Now in the whole of Huang County, only you will build a waterwheel. Those disciples of yours are fellows. And you are the shopkeeper of the waterwheels. By extension, how can you not be the head of the craftsman's line? ”

Sailuban touched his messy beard and nodded thoughtfully, as if that was the case. But there are a few shops in the city that are implementing the first. The old man is the only one, and he is the head of his own business, and it is not a joke to spread it. ”

Cai Ji heard Sailuban say this, and knew that he had entered the state. So she followed the conversation and asked, Ma Bo, how many days does it take you and your disciples to build a waterwheel? ”

"Well...... If the timber is ready, it will take seven or eight days. Seruban thought for a moment and replied.

"And how many people are going to build waterwheels now?" Cai Ji asked again.

"When the old man left, there were already seven or eight large families who came to buy the water wheel." At this point, Seruban seemed to realize the problem. saw him pat his head and frowned, "Ah, I'm afraid I won't be able to finish the work here for two months." ”

"Nope. Not only that, as the fame of the Huangxian waterwheel spreads, more and more people will come to customize the waterwheel in the future. Ma Bo, you and your disciples do not skip words. Cai Ji asked in a deliberately aggravated tone.

"I can't finish it. At that time, I had to put off some work. After all, one must not be unfaithful. Seruban sighed.

Seeing that Sailuban was willing to make less money than to break his trust in customers, Cai Ji couldn't help but identify more with him as a partner in his heart. Therefore, Cai Ji smiled and explained to Sailuban, "Ma Bo doesn't have to sigh like this. You can find some more craftsmen to help build the water wheel. ”

"The old man also knows that he has to add more people to live more. However, the deposit collected by the old man is not enough to recruit more manpower after removing the cost of preparing materials. Sailuban spread his hands and said helplessly.

Sailuban's complaint made Cai Ji realize that the concept of "subcontracting" had not yet been born in this era. Most people, like Sailuban, think that once they take over the job, they have to do it themselves. However, "layer upon layer subcontracting" has become synonymous with cutting corners in later generations. However, in order to improve the promotion efficiency of the water wheel, Cai Ji still decided to explain the method of subcontracting to Sailuban, "This matter is not difficult to solve." Thou shalt pass on to the craftsmen the work that thou can't finish, along with the construction of the waterwheel. In this way, not only did you not have to pay the craftsmen, but you were able to deduct a portion of the money for teaching the watermill and subcontracting for the introduction of the business. In addition, the government will seal you as the head of the line, and other craftsmen will not dare to repay the debt. ”

"Subcontracting fees? That's a great plan! Cai Ji's words were so straightforward that Sai Luban suddenly opened. However, while he was amazed by Cai Ji's clever tricks, he also asked with some doubts, forgive the old man. The government has both sample drawings and subcontracting. Why didn't the prince personally preside over the matter? Instead, he gave such a windfall to the old man? ”

"Don't hide it from Ma Bo, this is because the mansion is too busy with official business to personally preside over the construction of the water wheel." Cai Ji paused when he said this, and then said earnestly to Sailuban, "Second, this mansion is a person who can be entrusted with important tasks. That's why the government will subcontract this matter to you. ”

Seeing that Cai Ji trusted him so much, Sailuban couldn't help but be moved and said that Huo Ran kowtowed to Dao Fujun to rest assured, the old man will definitely handle this matter and never let Fujun down! ”

Cai Ji lifted Sailuban's jaw and said with the words of Ma Bo. The government was relieved. ”

However, after Sailuban got up, he learned and sold the land and said to Cai Ji that Nafu Jun had to accept the subcontract fee. ”

Cai Ji saw that Sailuban still wanted to give her the money, so he couldn't help but smile knowingly, pointed to his head and said that the coming day is long, and this time it is a stone thrown by the mansion to ask for directions. Anyway, there are good ideas here in this house, but I'm afraid that Ma Bo won't have time to do it. ”

"Okay! As long as it is a sample drawn by the prince, the old man will never sleep and will make it. Sailuban nodded heartily and smiled.

"Marber is so simple. Then the house was cheeky and ordered a small object from you at one time. Cai Ji said, turned around, took out a sample drawing from the box behind him, and handed it to Sailuban.

Sailuban took the sample and looked at it and asked, "What is this?" ”

"This is a folding fan. This fan is made of bamboo and wood as the fan bone, and the silk is made of the fan surface, which is spread out after a certain time, and becomes a semi-regular shape, gathering the head and scattering the tail. Cai Ji explained, pointing to the pattern.

Zhang Qing, who had not intervened on the side, saw Cai Ji casually take out an object that the world had never seen before, as if he was playing a trick, and couldn't help but sigh and say that the little master was really a female middle school Luban. Such an ingenious thing has never been seen before. ”

"I just feel that the weather is getting hotter and it is inconvenient to carry the fan, so I want to make a fan that I can carry around. Where is Brother Zhang so powerful. Cai Ji smiled and waved his hand, followed her and said to Sailuban, "Ma Bo, building a waterwheel is the main task now, as for this small object, you can do it later." ”

Sailuban put away the pattern and said with a smile, "The old man has his own measure in this matter. ”

Seeing Sailuban stuffing the drawings into his arms, Cai Ji suddenly thought that since the other party was a carpenter, he should know some about mathematics. So on a whim, Cai Ji hurriedly took out the textbook he had compiled before and handed it to Sailu Bandao Ma Bo is a carpenter, and he should have counted a lot of rounds on weekdays. There is an algorithm from the Great Qin Kingdom in the West here in this mansion, and I also invite Ma Bo to take a look. ”

"Oh, foreign algorithms? The old man looked. Sailuban said, took the bamboo slip and glanced at it, then pointed to the formula on it and asked, What kind of ghost are these?

"This is a number from Tianzhu Kingdom. i.e. one to ten. Cai Ji pointed to Arabic numerals and explained to Sailuban.

"And what about this?" Seruban asked, pointing to another symbol.

The name of the word. It is the word of the Great Qin State of the West. It is used to express the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle. For example, a cylinder has a circumference of four inches, and its radius is ......," Cai Ji said, picking up a small stick and writing the formula on the sand table.

However, before Cai Ji could calculate the result, Sailuban on the opposite side had already reported the answer to six inches and four. ”

"Why did Marble calculate so quickly?" Cai Ji put down the stick and said in surprise.

Sailuban smiled proudly and said six words: the ruler becomes an inch, and sixty percent is added. ”

"The ruler changes the inch, plus sixty percent?" After Cai Ji lowered his head and silently recited Sailuban's mantra, he unwillingly asked, "What about the circumference of a circle?" ”

"Three feet becomes three inches, three six and one inch eight, and the two add up to four inches and eight." Sailuban rolled his eyelids and quickly reported the answer.

Cai Ji listened and hurriedly used a small wooden stick to calculate it on the sand table. The result is only a little bit different from Sailuban's result, but Sailuban's calculation method is so fast and so accurate. This made Cai Ji somewhat surprised. So she used algebraic formula to calculate Sailuban's algorithm again, and then Sailuban took pi as 3.125, although there were errors, but the algorithm was simple and practical when estimating the radius.

Cai Ji, who originally wanted to show off his geometry in the later generations in front of Sailuban, did not expect to be defeated by a carpenter of the Eastern Han Dynasty so easily. This reminded Cai Ji of rumors about Freemasonry in later generations. Freemasonry is one of the most famous societies in Europe. There have been Goethe, Mark. Twain, Mozart, Montesquieu, Goethe, Haydn, Marquis de Sade, Mozart, Frederick the Great, Mark Twain, Conan Doyle, Garibaldi and many others. At the time of the founding of the United States, 53 of the 56 founding fathers of the United States who signed the Declaration of Independence were Freemasons. Among all U.S. presidents, starting with Washington, only the assassinated Lincoln and Kennedy were not Freemasons. Members of the British royal family, such as George III, IV and VI, Edward VII and VIII, were also Freemasons. And such a star-studded organization was preceded by the masons of the European Middle Ages. Therefore, Freemasonry literally means "free stonemason". It is said that it was these stonemasons who preserved the natural sciences and geometry in the dark Middle Ages and started the Renaissance.

Whether this rumor is true or not, it is certain that craftsmen have always been the inheritors of natural sciences such as mathematics, both in the East and the West. Even after the burning of books and the trial of heresy, craftsmen can pass on the crystallization of human wisdom from generation to generation by word of mouth. Since most of the buildings in the West are stone buildings, it is the stonemasons who master the science and technology. Most of China's buildings are wooden structures, and it should be carpenters who inherit science and technology. But can a carpenter like Seruban really build an organization like Freemasonry?

The answer is yes. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period, Mo Zhai, a craftsman in the Lu Kingdom, had established an academic group based on craftsmen - the Mo family. Most of the ink writers were knowledgeable laborers. And this kind of knowledge is different from Confucian poetry, writing, etiquette, and music. Mohist knowledge refers to epistemology, logic, and natural science. At the same time, the Mo scholars also had political opinions, and they regarded the maintenance of justice and morality as an unshirkable responsibility. According to the rules of the Mohists, the Mohists who were sent to various countries as officials must implement the Mohist political ideas; It's better to quit when that doesn't work. In addition, the inkers who are officials should donate money to the group, so as to "share the wealth". Leaders should lead by example. It can be said that the Moji achieved the transformation from a "practical craftsman" to an "ideological craftsman" 2,000 years earlier than the Freemasons in Europe.

However, in the later period, the Mohists were divided into "Mohist post-learning" that focused on academic research, and rangers who insisted on chivalry and righteousness. As a result, the Mohists gradually declined in the era of the great unification of the Qin and Han dynasties. And Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty respected Confucianism and cracked down on the policy of rangers, which made the Mo family basically disappear after the Western Han Dynasty. But as the so-called trend of the world is divided for a long time, it must be combined for a long time, and the current Han Empire has shown a trend of fighting for hegemony in the Spring and Autumn Period. Perhaps it is a good time for the Mo family to return to the stage of history.

Yu Carpenter, thinking of the Mo family's Cai Ji, tentatively asked Sai Luban Ma Bo, does he know Mozi? ”

"I don't know." Sailuban shook his head dryly.

Cai Ji thought to himself, it doesn't matter if you don't know each other now, you will always know each other in the future. It must be known that at this moment, Cai Ji's mind has already germinated the idea of rebuilding the Mo family. Although this idea is still only a vague framework, it can be said that the foundation can be laid first. So Cai Ji then asked Ma Bo, do you and your disciples have young children? ”

"Young children? Yes. Sailuban pinched his fingers and said that the old man had a grandson who had just turned six years old. The eldest son of the eldest apprentice was twelve years old, and the eldest son was seven years old. The second apprentice also has a 10-year-old son. ”

"The government is now opening a school in the house, and if Ma Bo doesn't dislike it, he can let the craftsmen send their children to study in the Taishou Mansion." Cai Ji sincerely invited. In her view, letting the children of craftsmen learn cultural knowledge is to cultivate future ink artists.

When Sailuban heard that Xiao Taishou wanted to teach his children to read, how could he refuse. I saw that he was flattered, and hurriedly bowed and thanked him and said that he would send it, and he would definitely send it. Being able to study in the Mansion is a blessing for those babies. The old man is here to thank the princess for his kindness. ”

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