The Ma family's civil and military scholars have created a precedent for this era, and Cao Cao issued an order to seek talents at the same time, and set up schools and court scribes on a large scale, lest they fall into the footsteps of the Ma family. However, as a far leader in the trend of the times, the Ma family, even in the same matter, is still more than just superficial. In this imperial examination, in addition to the civil and military affairs, the miscellaneous study and materials have also achieved very remarkable results.

Under the vigorous pull of the Majia commercial carriage, many handicrafts with innovative ability have obtained rich returns that they never dreamed of in this miscellaneous study.

For example, Pu Yuan, who smelted iron and forged steel in the Ma Family Arsenal, because on the basis of Ma Chao's proposal to ensure the standardization of the assembly line operation, and carried out technical improvements, Ma Chao immediately promoted Pu Yuan to the position of master craftsman. This move completely broke the practice that craftsmen were not allowed to be officials in the late Han Dynasty. And Zheng Hun, this guy himself loves to drill camps, and proposed the method of signing and stamping the name of the blade, so that every hundred refining iron blades are well documented. For Zheng Hun's behavior of risking offending the whole industry, but only benefiting Ma Jiajun, Ma Chao naturally rewarded him and gave Zheng Hun the right to supervise the quality of the blades used by Ma Jiajun.

There is also the somewhat crazy Zhou Maitian, this guy has made the Guanzhong Plain a fertile field in addition to water conservancy facilities. It also solves the problem of excessive manpower consumption in iron smelting, and invents a blower machine - water drainage.

The appearance of the water row suddenly made the bellows invented by Ma Chao a chicken rib, and all the chickens in Chang'an were grateful to Zhou Maitian. They no longer have to worry about being stripped of chicken feathers by the Ma family craftsmen and then boiled into chicken soup, this improvement, at that time, the eggs on Chang'an Avenue dropped three dollars, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as a happy Puben.

The water drain still continues the old line of Zhou Maitian, that is, with water as the power, through the rolling machinery, the leather blower bag is continuously opened and closed, and the air is sent into the iron smelting furnace, this kind of machinery has less force and is more effective, and is called "wheat field water drain" by Chang'an people, the invention of the hydraulic blast furnace is another big progress in the history of Majia smelting technology, and the smelting and forging efficiency has increased to a new level.

However, on top of such a fortunate event, there is another thing that makes Ma Chao a little headache. And the protagonist of the incident is none other than Huang Chengyan's daughter, Huang Yueying.

Huang Chengyan is Cai Yan's brother-in-law, and his living standard is very good after coming to Chang'an. Although Huang Yueying is close to Cai Yan, unlike Cai Yan's liberal arts students, she seems to be more interested in the scientific and technological creation of the Ma family's arsenals. After not being able to access the secrets inside and hitting the wall many times, she somehow got into the Ma family's textile factory and became very interested in the spinning industry of those military women.

Cai Yan followed the Ma family's idea of 'education without class', and originally didn't care too much about Huang Yueying's love for writing and love for her daughter. Unexpectedly, one day, fifteen-year-old Huang Yueying invited Cai Yan into the house, saying that it was for Cai Yan to show a fun thing. After Cai Yan entered, he found that Huang Yueying had improved according to the Ma family's spinning machine and created a new spinning machine, which was suitable for three types of spinning of cotton, wool and hemp fibers, and greatly improved labor efficiency.

Cai Yan, who was keen-minded, immediately saw the value of this improved spinning machine, and after operating it himself, he immediately went back and informed Ma Chao. And when Ma Chao came to Huangfu and saw the spinning machine, he said: "Isn't this the three-spindle spinning wheel invented by Huang Daopo in the late Southern Song Dynasty?" ”

However, after Ma Chao called Huang Yueying to inquire, he realized that this was still a little different from the three-spindle spinning wheel in the late Southern Song Dynasty. Although the spinning wheel invented by Huang Yueying can also use three types of gauze at the same time, it still needs to be operated by hand. However, the three-spindle spinning machine of Huang Daopo in the Southern Song Dynasty is powered by pedals, completely freeing hands, and its labor efficiency is more than twice as high as that of this spinning machine.

But even so, Huang Yueying's invention can be said to have completely changed the style of the Ma family's textile industry. The ecstatic Ma Chao first smiled brighter than a flower on his face, but then irrepressibly brought a touch of sorrow. Because, he didn't know how to reward Huang Yueying - in this era, if there is a female tiger battalion, there must be a fierce man like Lu Bu, once he lets Huang Yueying come out, it is estimated that there will be a big earthquake in the whole era.

However, this is an opportunity.

Ma Chao, who lived in a world of equality between men and women in his previous life, naturally knew what terrifying power women had. If he gives up half of the power of this world, then it would be an insult to a pig to describe his IQ as a pig.

"Yueying, ......" Looking at the sweet and lovely ugly with cute and fashionable yellow hair, Ma Chao was surprised and embarrassed: "How can I reward you?" ”

"Uncle, do you want to make me an official?" Huang Yueying waved her little hand, not interested at all: "I can't do that, I still like to tinker with some of the strange tricks that my father said, that is, my father always scolds me for not doing my job......"

"He dares! If he talks about that nonsense in the future, you tell me, and I'll let Pang Tong clean him up! Ma Chao blurted out these words, and Huang Chengyan, who was so frightened that he heard the news, retreated again: From Cai Yong's mouth, he had already heard how Ma Chao abused his old father-in-law at the beginning, not to mention that he was an old guy who was kidnapped by Ma Chao and came to Chang'an as a hostage. Moreover, he also specially made the Pang Tong who had long been blind to himself and was full of tricks......

Huang Yueying giggled, Ma Chao could see that Huang Yueying really liked to invent some things, and she even proposed to Ma Chao to invent a Trojan horse that could walk on its own. Ma Chao affirmed her idea, but couldn't help but think in his heart, the wooden cow and the flowing horse would not be the place where she and Kong Ming invented together, right? But will the legendary Wooden Ox Drift Horse be that magical? How is it possible in this era to have a device that provides its own power? It won't just be a cart on wheels.

In any case, Ma Chao, an inventive and creative talent like Huang Yueying, will not let go. At the moment, he put out all the weaving techniques in his mind about Huang Daopo's set of cutting, playing, spinning, and weaving tools, such as churning wheels, vertebral arches, and shuttles, as well as weaving techniques such as wrong yarn, color matching, healds, and flowers. Anyway, he didn't know much about it, but he believed that with this layer of guidance, Huang Yueying would soon continue to invent improved machinery.

On the way back, Ma Chao was a little depressed, and Cai Yan saw this and boldly asked: "Husband, do you want a woman to enter the court as an official?" ”

"That's exactly what I mean, but you also know it......" Ma Chao shook his head and said a little lonely: "This matter is difficult to climb to the sky." ”

"Husband, you learned the technique of adaptation from Master Jia, why are you confused again at this moment?" Cai Yan pursed his lips and chuckled, seeing Ma Chao's eyes, he couldn't help but continue: "The bottom of the water can be pierced by stones, and it was difficult to obtain materials for the imperial examination at the beginning, and the hall was full of opposition? Isn't the husband still in power, swaying as he wishes, advancing and retreating freely? ”

Ma Chao still shook his head, and was about to show that the nature of the two things was different, but he saw Cai Yan wave his hand to stop, and said: "Although a woman is an enemy of the world when she enters the court as an official, everything is only changed. This time, the husband only needs to praise Ying'er vigorously, and progress layer by layer, which impresses the world. In less than ten years, when the women and heroes have been gathered, do you still need your husband to bother? ”

Ma Chao's eyes lit up, and his mouth suddenly opened. Yes, women are not flood beasts, but they can also be described as the softest water, and when countless droplets converge into a big river, it is also the day when the water comes into being. At that time, even if you don't bother to guide, the trend will be trending. At that time, you only need to borrow a slope to get off the donkey, so why bother to rush for quick success at this moment?

"Yan'er, if you become an official in the court, I am afraid you will also be a talent in the country......" Ma Chao laughed, and there was indescribable happiness and pride in his eyes: isn't it? The man who can put female generals, female strategists, female spies, and strong women into the backyard and hug them in the bed is not a man in the heart of a woman, a fierce man among macho men?

And Cai Yan looked at the familiar evil smile on the corner of Ma Chao's mouth at this moment, and his cheeks couldn't help but be covered with red glow, and it suddenly reflected with the afterglow in the sky, which was beautiful.

Ma Chao smiled again, but then he was a little worried: After a few years, I am afraid that it is very possible and necessary for me to eat more Liuwei Dihuang Pills developed by Hua Tuo, right? ……