Chapter 902: Yin Shangzi was accepted by the Empress Dowager (8)
"Zishou, aren't you studying, what are you doing here, are you lazy?"
After listening to Bigan's complaint, he specially ran over to Qiao Mu to ask about the situation, and then Di Yi, who had eaten more than 30 big venison dumplings with relish, was sitting opposite Qiao Mu while drinking dumpling soup, while staring at his little son who had just come in, and asked dissatisfiedly.
"Ah, Father, why are you here?
I...... I'm here to ask the Queen Mother for help! ”
Zishou first asked why Di Yi was here, and then quickly explained the reason why he came, and at the same time looked up at Qiao Mu, and walked towards Qiao Mu.
"There's something you can't ask me for help with.
Do you have to find your mother?
Is it divination or sacrifice? ”
Di Yi asked with a blank look.
Since the centralization of power by Wu Yi, the nominal power of sacrifice has fallen into the hands of the imperial family, although the emperor can only be a nominal high priest because of the boycott of the priest group, but the right to lead the national sacrifice is controlled by the emperors and queens.
The emperor and the queen are in harmony.
Then the theocracy will be able to maintain stability.
But if the emperor and the queen do not agree.
Sacrificing the theocracy is bound to go wrong.
There may even be a struggle for imperial authority.
Now the sacrificial power of the Great Shang is mainly in the hands of Qiao Mu, so there is nothing wrong with Di Yi asking like this.
"It's not a big deal, so I don't want to trouble you, Queen Mother, I already have an idea of what you said in the morning, I don't know if there is a blank sheepskin or cloth, I want to draw a drawing.
It's just that you still need your help with these things.
I have neither hands nor money. ”
Zishou casually perfunctory Emperor Yi, and hurriedly told Qiao Mu about his requirements and thoughts.
Hopefully Arbor can help.
At this time, Qiao Mu only raised his eyebrows:
"Your father is here, tell him.
When it comes to craftsmen, I don't have as many craftsmen as your father, and my skills are far inferior.
Your father should have done it faster.
Emperor, didn't Bigan say that it was more laborious to remove the hull and grind the wheat, so I asked Zishou to think of any way to make things easier and more efficient.
Now, Shou'er doesn't have an idea.
If you want me to say, Bigan is still too old-fashioned and stubborn, and there is no intention of enterprising reform.
It's really ridiculous to see that the result of one thing is good, but only think about bothering the people, and don't think about how to improve the method, so that the original laborious things become less laborious!
According to what he said, Shennong's family should not have chosen grains to come back to the people to plant, after all, how troublesome it is to plant grains, how can it be easy to pick?
The flint clan should not have invented a flint fire either.
After all, it is even more effortless to drink blood and hair. ”
Qiao Mu has never been a broad-minded person, although he will not directly attack the complaint, but it is still necessary to take eye medicine.
One complaint, one eye medicine.
Just fair and just.
"Hong'er is not angry, he has always been like that, I'm not angry, and this dumpling is really delicious, I'll reprimand him tomorrow, but don't continue to be angry with him."
Zishou, do you think of a good way to talk to me directly about grinding wheat flour, and if it is really useful, I will ask the general secretary to promote it. ”
Di Yi first comforted Qiao Mu with a wry smile, and then raised his hand to beckon Zi to take him.
Tell him about it.
And Qiao Mu clapped his hands at the right time.
Instructed the female officer on the side to take two copies of the parchment and white cloth that Zishou had just asked her for, as well as some cinnabar and charcoal.
At this time, there was no brush.
The text is also relatively sparse and rough.
It is mostly used on sacrificial inscriptions.
You can't always use a carving knife to carve on the tortoise shell, so she can only send someone to pick up the cinnabar blocks and charcoal blocks that have been prepared in advance and have not had time to make cinnabar pens and charcoal.
Let's make do with it for the time being.
With the complete objects, Zishou quickly concentrated on using cinnabar blocks and charcoal blocks, with the specific drawings of the wheat animal power hulling machine and the hydraulic mill on parchment paper and cloth.
Said in considerable detail.
After all, Di Yi hadn't been exposed to much knowledge, so he was a little confused at first, but as he went deeper and deeper, and Zishou gradually explained the specific role of things, he finally understood a little, and nodded again and again.
It means that this is indeed a good thing.
You can try.
Of course, according to Qiao Mu's observation on the side, it is estimated that he can only be regarded as ignorant and understands part of it at most, and he may also understand the specific role of the explanation, I want to try.
As for the principle or something.
I guess I didn't understand it.
Interlacing like a mountain is not a joke.
The reason why Zishou can read and understand it all depends on the system's full set of relevant common sense indoctrination.
Without systematic indoctrination, he only knows how to make things and what they do, and in terms of principles, he will never be able to tell much.
Qiao Mu watched Zishou on the side finally finish explaining, and hurriedly began to tease people: "It's over."
After that, you two can go back quickly.
Emperor, this matter is beneficial to the people after all, I hope you don't delay, don't hurry up to verify it, and promote it before the beginning of spring next year.
Then the hydraulics may not be sufficient. ”
"It sounds very good, if it is really as useful as he said, it is indeed a thing for the benefit of the country and the people, and if the water power can be used for grinding wheat flour, then pounding rice and the like should also be done, and it will save the people a lot of trouble.
Shou'er, come with me to the craftsman to have a look.
I'll introduce you to the people inside, and then you'll command them to make these two things, and I'll see the results in a while. ”
Di Yi is quite good at drawing inferences.
It is easy to associate other aspects with the role of the hydraulic mill, since the power of water can drive the mill, then theoretically speaking, it is not difficult to drive other machinery, as long as the equipment is properly improved, it is easy to do.
Since it is a good thing, of course Di Yi does not want to delay time, and it is not too late now.
So he immediately got up and dragged his son away.
However, Zishou paused awkwardly:
"Father, I haven't eaten you after dinner, Queen Mother, is there any more of this so-called dumpling, I still want to eat some more, this time I want to eat thirty, it's not too late to go when I'm full."
That's right, the little dumplings that Zishou ate near noon had already been digested, and he was very hungry at this time, so of course he still wanted to eat some first.
This is also one of the main reasons why he ran to Qiao Mu for help as soon as he had relevant ideas.
went to Di Yi's side and asked his father Jun Di Yi for help, but there were no delicious dumplings to eat.