Chapter Ninety-Two: Manufacturing Base
He was silently calculating in his heart: a piece of Ming jade coin is equivalent to a dollar in the Overworld China at most, and it can only be completed by a strong laborer for two or three days, even if it does not count the cost of mining and cutting, it is too cost-effective.
"So, why do you want to polish jade coins, wouldn't it be more valuable to let these strong men do something else?"
The word "value" was coined by Cheng Zhong according to his own understanding in the relevant Wusun language.
The bearded man's eyes widened in surprise, and he thought that the little angel's words were strange.
Brulari was busy explaining and gesturing beside him, and he barely understood.
"Lord Angel, in fact, we have accumulated a lot of Ming Yu coins, in the wolf domain, the tribes are mainly bartering, and Ming Yu coins are not of much use.
The reason why they were allowed to polish jade coins was because it was the easiest and easiest method of punishment.
In the process of polishing jade over and over again, these people will reflect on their mistakes and sins over and over again, and never commit them again. ”
The words of the seemingly vulgar beard benefited Cheng Zhong a lot.
He realized more intuitively that under the different consciousness of people, the angle of looking at problems will be completely different.
Something, in the eyes of some, is worthless, but in the eyes of others, it is worth a fortune.
On the other hand, what some people are willing to sacrifice their lives to pursue may be just a joke to others.
Cheng Zhong thought of this that the world is full of wonders, all living beings, and their desires are different.
How can we meet the needs of all beings in the universe? Even the gods will find it difficult to do it!
Seeing that Cheng Zhong was stupefied again, Brulari gently nudged him from the back.
Cheng Zhong hit a stirring spirit before he came back to his senses.
"Ahh
Cheng Zhong looked up at his beard and asked.
"These jades come from Mingyu Island in the Southern Sea. ”
"Did the Pegasus tribe send someone to that island to mine jade?"
"It turns out that the tribe has been sending people to pick jade, but then many people died, and now they don't go. ”
"That'...... How do you get these jade mines?"
"We were exchanged from jade miners from other tribes. ”
"In exchange?"
"Cows, sheep and everything can be exchanged, and the most popular is of course our 'Pegasus', a 'Pegasus' can be exchanged for fifty pieces of jade. ”
"Jun" is an ancient Chinese unit of weight, one jun is equal to thirty catties.
This unit of weight has long been abandoned in the Overworld, but I didn't expect it to be still used by the Wusun people in the Wolf Domain.
They used it so hard that they directly borrowed the word "jun" from Chinese.
As for how much a "jun" weighs, Cheng Zhong is not clear.
He only remembered that Mao Weiren had a famous poem:
The golden monkey rose up with a thousand sticks, and Yuyu clarified thousands of miles. ”
"Since it is a unit of weight to measure Sun Dasheng's golden hoop stick, it will definitely not be light. ”
Cheng Zhong thought to himself.
After he had a preliminary understanding of this issue, he did not delve into it further.
The two of them said goodbye to the beard, and Brulali pulled the bell and walked out of the high-walled compound, all the way forward, to see the manufacturing base.
When I looked at the manufacturing base, Cheng Zhong liked it at once.
The wood piled up here is varied, some as hard as a stone, others as soft as rubber.
Due to the excellent natural conditions of the Wolf Domain, there are several times more types of trees than in the Overworld.
The things that are made from these woods are also diverse.
The most monumental product is a house carved out of a single piece of wood.
There are doors, there are windows, and the openwork lattices on the windows are very delicate and beautiful.
Even the tables, cabinets, and low beds in the house are connected to the house and are carved piece by piece.
The craftsmanship is extremely intricate and breathtaking.
Cheng Zhong thought to himself, using simple stone tools to hollow out a whole piece of wood to make such a handicraft-like house, the craftsmen don't know how long it took and how much effort they put in.
"Who is this house for?"
Standing there and observing for a long time, Cheng Zhong asked curiously.
"Back to the angel's words, this is a tribute made for the 'Land of Heavenly Wolves'. ”
The steward replied politely.
"How long did it take to make this house?"
"It's been more than a year. ”
When Cheng Zhong heard this, he once again admired the perseverance of these primitive human beings.
A few people slowly moved forward, and saw all kinds of wood products.
There are low and low tables, tall tables, wooden and bamboo plates for the kitchen, the kind of "lighters" that Burulari carries, and large and small wooden shackles.
The largest wooden flail weighed hundreds of pounds, like the one worn around the necks of prisoners in ancient China.
The smallest flail is just over an inch in size, very small and cute, and is worn on two thumbs.
"My lord, although this thing is small, it can also control an eight-foot strong man. ”
The steward said a little Yaoyao.
"No wonder Brulari came up with the idea of tying a person's thumb with a string, it turned out to be inspired by this little wooden flail!"
Thinking of this, Cheng Zhong turned his head and smiled at the beautiful woman behind him, and Brulali quickly stuck out her tongue.
They also saw brushes, large and small, more varied than in the Overworld.
Inadvertently, a game of beautifully made Chinese chess entered Cheng Zhong's sight.
There are not only round and engraved chess, but also three-dimensional chess like chess.
"Chinese chess appeared in the Han Dynasty, probably through the Silk Road exchanges to Wusun Kingdom, I didn't expect this high-IQ toy to spread far away to the wolf domain. ”
Cheng Zhong thought to himself, grabbed a three-dimensional chess piece and played with it in his hand.
Seeing that Cheng Zhong couldn't put it down, Brulari quietly discussed it with the steward, and he generously gave Cheng Zhong the game of chess.
Along the way, Cheng Zhong soon discovered some major flaws in the manufacturing industry of the Tianma tribe.
For example, there are many products that can be used for writing, including bamboo slips, wooden slips, leather, and soft and durable tree bark, but there is no paper.
For example, there are low desks and high tables, but there are no chairs and stools.
Another example is that there are plates, chopsticks, and basins, but there are no bowls.
They did not have large tools such as wooden wheeled carts that could be used to carry heavy loads, so they had to rely on human shoulders to carry them.
They are not able to fire their own ceramic products, which also leads to a very inconvenient daily life.
They also had no sericulture or textile industry, and could only wear coarse wool clothes.
"These blank spots can be completely filled under the existing conditions.
When I'm done with the priorities, I'm going to find a way to help them improve one by one. ”
After Cheng Zhong thought about it, he said to the person in charge:
"You have a lot of good products here, but I think there's a lot missing.
When I have time in the future, I will definitely help you develop some new practical products. ”
"Thank you, Lord Angel, for your kindness!"
Although the person in charge didn't fully understand what Cheng Zhong said, he still thanked him repeatedly.
Papermaking was one of the four great inventions of ancient China.
Cheng Zhong knew that he first had to make pulp from wood, and then spread the pulp on a wooden board to dry.
He believed that he would be able to help them make paper after some exploration.
Firing ceramics, which is also an invention of the Chinese, has existed since ancient times, so in English, China has the same name as porcelain.
Cheng Zhong believes that in time, he will also be able to figure out how to fire ceramics.
Including silkworm raising, silk production and weaving, as long as you bring silkworm seeds and technology from the main world, these are not too difficult things, and they can be solved gradually.
"I will definitely be able to become the 'Princess Wencheng' of the humans in the Wolf Domain and benefit the world under my feet!"
Thinking like this, a sense of pride rose from my heart.
In the course of their inspection, a skilled craftsman quickly carved out of cork a bell-shaped head, three inches in size, and a beautiful one.
He held the statue in front of Cheng Zhong with both hands, and Cheng Zhong looked at it and liked it endlessly.
He habitually put his hand in his pocket and took out the money, and it took a long time to take out his empty hand in embarrassment, laughing and thanking him repeatedly.