Chapter 21: The Abacus Comes Out
Looking at the hanging sign, Wu Ji couldn't help but feel excited, and his right hand clenched into a fist.
"Military industry, military industry, is munitions! I finally have an arms company! Wu Ji shouted vigorously in his heart.
In this era, the arms company is absolutely a novelty, and even the ordnance supervisors of the Song Dynasty cannot compare with it. You must know that the arms that Wu Ji wants to produce are of modern color and have a certain level of modern science and technology.
As for weapons such as nuclear bombs, airplanes, tanks, and artillery, Wu Ji asked himself that he had not yet been able to produce them at the technical level. However, making some bombs is definitely not a problem. Bomb, for the Song Dynasty, that is a brand new weapon, even the most earthy bomb, in the Song Dynasty is also a broad prospect, will be widely welcomed, if Wu Ji operates well, maybe it will promote the change of the Song Dynasty's national fortunes.
The Song-Liao War lasted for hundreds of years, and the Song Dynasty has always been at a disadvantage, if the Song army is equipped with a large number of bombs, its combat power will be greatly improved, and it is not impossible to gain the upper hand and defeat the Liao State!
The more Wu Ji thought about this prospect, the more wonderful it became, and he couldn't help but have hot eyes, and he couldn't wait to make a bomb immediately.
However, just then the sign was hung up, and the eight characters have not yet been skimmed, and it still needs a lot of hard work.
However, everything is difficult at the beginning, Wu Ji has hung up the brand, the arms company has been established, and the rest of the things are much easier!
"Dongjia, what is the military industry?" Zhang Daniu tilted his neck, confused, and asked.
"Well, you'll find out later. Well, let's go do something else. Wu Ji knew that Zhang Daniu hadn't read much, and it was still a bit difficult to explain to him the meaning of the word military industry, at least it took a lot of saliva, and he couldn't help but change the topic.
"Ahh Owner, do you want to do carpentry? Zhang Daniu suddenly remembered that Wu Ji had asked him if he would be able to work wood.
"Yes!" Wu Ji nodded and said, "Master Zhang, you help me do a wooden job." Go, go inside. ”
When the two came to the inner room, Zhang Daniu found an axe and a saw, looked at Wu Ji, and asked, "Dongjia, what are you doing?" What is home? ”
"It's not! This thing I'm going to make is called an abacus! Wu Ji knew that Zhang Daniu didn't know what an abacus was, so he explained to him: "The abacus is not complicated, it is composed of a frame, some wooden sticks, and round abacus. That is true! ”
While talking, while making comparisons, a full talk, detailed and vivid, a sketch seems to look like a look, Zhang Daniu understood a lot, a pair of big eyes are full of confusion: "Owner, what is the use of this thing?" ”
"It's a calculation tool, it's better than a calculator! With this thing, it's much easier and more convenient to calculate! Wu Ji briefly explained to Zhang Daniu.
Niu Yang and the others, relying on their old qualifications, made things difficult for Wu Ji, and got so many account books, thinking that Wu Ji could not complete it in seven days anyway. But they didn't know that in later generations there was a kind of arithmetic tool called the abacus, which was not complicated to manufacture, and a carpenter could handle it.
The calculation speed of the abacus is many times that of the abacus, if the abacus is made, Wu Ji will finish the two stacks of accounts, which is very easy. Therefore, when the two of them were making trouble, Wu Ji didn't take it to heart at all.
For others, it may be a difficult thing, but for Wu Ji, it is not a little difficult, who called Wu Ji to know abacus?
"Better than a chip? It's true? Zhang Daniu was a little incredulous.
The arithmetic was the most important arithmetic tool at that time, and it played an extremely important role before the abacus was replaced, and the ancients knew this. To say that the abacus is better than the abacus, Zhang Daniu is really hard to believe.
"Of course!" Wu Ji will not have the slightest doubt about this.
At that moment, Wu Ji instructed Zhang Daniu to make an abacus. I have to say that Zhang Daniu's wooden work is really good, and the abacus beads are made under his skillful hands, which are round and smooth. Although its smoothness has not reached the level of not rough hands, it is very good to do it by hand, and Wu Ji appreciates it very much.
Zhang Daniu was not lazy in his work, he kept working, sweat oozed from his forehead, wiped it across his sleeves, and continued to work.
With his efforts, more and more abacus beads were made and put together, and the boss was in a bunch.
"Brother Ji, what is the military industry?" At this moment, Wu Jian's voice came from behind.
Wu Ji looked back, only to see that Wu Jian's face was covered with sweat and a little panting, but he looked confused, and he inquired as soon as they met.
Yang Xiuxiu, who came in closely, was also a little panting, and like Wu Jian, she looked at Wu Ji with a confused face, looking forward to Wu Ji's answer.
"You've had a good harvest, haven't you?" Wu Ji looked at the two of them who were a little tired, and knew that they had bought a lot of raw materials.
"Hmm!" Yang Xiuxiu tapped the mantis head.
"Brother Ji, it's not a big conversion, and there is really a lot of stock in the pharmacy. We bought a lot of saltpeter and sulfur. We haven't bought charcoal yet, and if we buy charcoal again, we won't be able to get it back. Wu Jian was busy explaining what had happened.
Saltpeter and sulfur are medicines, so if you want to buy them, you naturally have to go to the pharmacy. These two things were used in large quantities of medicinal materials at that time, and it is not surprising that there are many stocks.
Wu Ji took a look, it was full of two big bags, dozens of catties, and there were many bombs to be made. The raw materials received so much at once, this is a good start, and Wu Ji is very happy.
"Brother Ji, you haven't told me yet, what is the military industry?" Wu Jian is a studious child, and he won't give up if he doesn't understand.
"The military industry, to put it simply, is to make weapons, such as knives, guns, bows and arrows." Wu Ji explained to them very briefly.
"The military industry is to make weapons?" Zhang Daniu realized a little, and then he was worried, and said: "The owner, this is absolutely unacceptable, unacceptable!" This can only be done by the imperial court, if there is no permission from the imperial court, it will be a big crime! I'm going to prison! ”
The more he spoke, the more frightened he became: "Before the peace with Liaogou, our people danced knives and guns, bent bows and arrows, practiced boxing and martial arts, and the imperial court also encouraged them. At that time, if you were doing military industry, the imperial court not only did not blame, but also encouraged the production of sharp weapons. Since the peace with Liaogou, the court has not allowed the people to make weapons, and if they are caught, it is a big crime to kill their heads! ”
The peace negotiation he refers to refers to the "alliance of the abyss". Before the alliance of the Yuanyuan, the Song-Liao wars continued, and the Song Dynasty could not defeat the Liao State, unable to ensure the peace of the north, and the people in the north lived in dire straits, and had to practice fists and feet, and learn the art of riding and archery, in order to protect themselves.
In the long run, it has caused the people in the north to be strong and practice martial arts.
Since the alliance between Song and Liao, there are still wars between Song and Liao, but they are much better than before, relatively speaking, Song Liao has entered a period of peaceful coexistence. Therefore, the Song Dynasty was worried that the northern people would be fierce and difficult to control, so they began to strictly control the manufacture of weapons.
When he said this, Yang Xiuxiu and Wu Jian were also worried and very nervous.
"It's okay!" Wu Ji didn't care, and said with a smile: "I make this kind of weapon, the Great Song Dynasty doesn't have it, it's not a bow, arrow, knife and gun, even if the imperial court wants to handle it strictly, it's impossible." ”
The Song Dynasty had never even heard of such a thing, and it was not prohibited, even if the Song Dynasty did not let Wu Ji produce it, there was no basis.
"Really?" Zhang Daniu is old, plus he is from the city, and he has more knowledge than Yang Xiuxiu and Wu Jian, so he immediately came up with an idea: "Dongjia, if you really want to do it, you can make friends with the army, if you can do it in the name of the army, then it will be foolproof!" Owner, you don't know, it is justified to do business with the army, as long as it is beneficial, they will do it, knife and gun trading, bow and arrow trading, prostitution and liao keeping, will do it! ”
"Ahh Wu Ji was very surprised, he never imagined that Song Jun would still do this kind of thing.
"It's true! It's true! Zhang Daniu is very sure.
"If you can get the name of the army, you can not only make arms in the name of justification, but also promote the arms trade. Bombs, after all, have to be sold to the army in order to have the most income. In this matter, we have to find a chance to pull the relationship! Wu Ji secretly made up his mind.
Wu Jian and Yang Xiuxiu knew what arms were, and they were satisfied, so Wu Ji arranged for them to boil the nitrate. Yang Xiuxiu has done this, and with her here, Wu Ji doesn't have to be distracted, and he can make calculations with peace of mind.
The abacus is almost done, then make some sticks, make a frame, and assemble it. For Zhang Daniu, who has a good wooden job, it is not difficult, and it is almost late at night, and the abacus is finally done.
"Smack!" Wu Ji held it in his hand, a sense of familiarity surged up, and he couldn't help but feel a little excited, the abacus had not been used for many years, and with a wave of his right hand, the abacus made a crisp sound.
"One up, two on two, three on three......" Wu Ji recited the abacus mantra and quickly dialed the abacus.
"Ming'er, I'll open your eyes!" As he continued to move the abacus, Wu Ji became more and more proficient, and yawned: "Sleepy, sleepy!" Master Zhang, rest! ”
"Boss, what do you want me to cast?" Wu Ji was already sleepy, his eyelids were fighting, but Zhang Daniu was in good spirits.
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