Ye Feng had nothing to do so he went for a walk on the street. The small town with only a thousand people was in a state of depression, and many of the houses were dilapidated.
There are only a few shops in the middle of the city, namely Adili Carpenter Shop, Ahemati Food Shop, Dalieli Jewelry Shop and a Qiemo Inn. This should be regarded as the CBD of Qiemo City.
The carpenter's shop also sells bronzes and pottery. The restaurant sells grains, vegetables, fruits and meat, and is also a restaurant. The inn also does restaurant business. Shen Xi did not stay in the inn because he knew Adili well and stayed in Adili's house.
Ye Feng walked to the door of Adili's carpenter's shop and found that there were many wheels, axles and shafts damaged during the production process.
In fact, making wooden carriages during this period was a highly technical job. In this regard, the technology of the Zhou Dynasty was at the forefront of the world at the time.
On the other side in front of Adili's carpentry shop is the place where carpenters are testing carriages. Ye Feng walked over to take a look at the excitement and saw that they had just made a carriage and were testing it on horses. Ye Feng looked at the carriage and found something strange. Reasonable place.
At this time, Adili happened to be checking the accounts in the store. When he saw Ye Feng at the door, he took the initiative to come out and greet Ye Feng: "Isn't this brother Ye Feng? Why do you want to buy a carriage?"
When Ye Feng saw that it was Adili, he immediately turned around and saluted Adili and said: "Brother Adili, thank you so much! I was passing by and saw a carriage being made here, so I came here to take a look. This is Adili. Brother, is this your shop?"
Adili said: "The guarantee thing is just a trivial matter, brother Ye, don't be polite. You and Shen Xi are from the same hometown, and they are my hometown. This shop is opened by my father, I just take care of it. Some small businesses Business is not worth mentioning. Brother Ye Feng is interested in making carriages?"
Ye Feng modestly said: "I understand a little, I understand a little." Ye Feng had a good impression of Adili, so he wanted to take the initiative to help point out the problem with the carriage.
So Ye Feng tried to point out the problem using some milder words, or that he felt were easier for the other party to accept. Ye Feng said: "I think there are some areas where this car can be improved. I wonder if Brother Adili would mind if I said it for everyone's reference." one time."
Just as Ye Feng finished speaking, the carpenter who was directing two apprentices to harness the carriage said dissatisfiedly: "What do you mean by that? Is the carriage I built not good enough? The carriage I built is the most famous in this area, and the surrounding Loulan Kingdom and People from Khotan come to me to buy carriages."
Adili saw that Ye Feng spoke politely and thought that he had no confidence. He thought that Ye Feng was just talking casually with little knowledge. Adili neither wanted to embarrass Ye Feng nor wanted to make the carpenter master feel dissatisfied. After all, his carpentry shop mainly relied on this master to support it. Facade.
So he comforted the master and said: "Master Abaso, don't be angry yet. The carriage you made is naturally fine. This brother Ye is the guard of the merchants of Dazhou. Although he is not very knowledgeable about carpentry, he has also been out in the carpentry. Yes, someone who has seen the world. It is possible that he knows some of Dazhou's manufacturing techniques. You should know how Dazhou made carriages. What do you think?"
Adili saw that Ye Feng was wearing bodyguard clothes and thought he was Shen Xi's bodyguard, so he said he was a Hongshang bodyguard.
When the three masters and disciples heard that it was a guard, they became even more contemptuous. One of the disciples said: "What does a reckless guard know? My master is a great expert and a first-class craftsman. What problems can he see in the car my master built?"
Another apprentice also echoed: "That's right, isn't this adding trouble? We still have a lot of work to do here. Who has time to waste time with him here?"
The carpenter Abaso said dissatisfied: "A trader guard comes here to give advice. My craft is passed down from my ancestors. After hundreds of years, many masters have not seen the problem. What can he see?
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In this era, people believed that the utensils made by Baigong were created by saints. Baigong was a disciple of a saint and was worthy of respect, and Baigong's status has always been very high.
It was not until the rise of the Duzun family that Baigong was classified as untouchable, and there was a saying that "people who are witch doctors, musicians, musicians and Baigong are not ashamed of physiognomists". Later, these artifacts were even called "wonderful skills and obscene skills"
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Ye Feng ignored them and pointed out the problem succinctly: "The structure of your car is careful and strong enough. But your wheels are obviously too narrow and can easily get stuck in the mud. This makes the carriage not light enough. In addition, the wheels are too low.
If the wheels are too low, it will be very laborious for the horse to pull it, as if it is climbing a hill, and the horse is carrying the carriage forward."
After Ye Feng finished speaking, Adili immediately thought that his carriage was indeed popular because of its sturdiness and durability, but it was indeed not as fast as other people's carriages. In some competitions between nobles, his carriage was far inferior to other people's carriages. He
I thought it was slow because the materials I used were solid and sturdy, so I didn't take it to heart.
After hearing this, Adili immediately said with joy: "Brother Ye Feng, you are right. I didn't expect you to have such a high level of knowledge in car building. Are you willing to tell me in detail? If you grant me the secret skill as you wish, I will definitely thank you very much."
When the three masters and disciples heard Ye Feng's words, they knew that Ye Feng knew some tricks and restrained their previous attitude. They came over to see what Ye Feng's secret skills were.
Ye Feng did not pay attention to the attitudes of the three masters and apprentices. At this time, all the work officers or craftsmen were divided into wood curing, metallurgy, leather curing, coloring, carving, pottery making, etc. The wheelman who made the carriage belonged to the wood curing class.
They are the best among all craftsmen, so they have the capital to be proud of.
Although this era is called a hundred types of work, the number is actually exaggerated. In fact, there were only thirty types of work.
There are seven types of wood craftsmen, six types of metallurgists, five types of leather craftsmen, five types of color makers, five types of polishers, and two types of pottery craftsmen.
kind.
Ye Feng did not hide his clumsy thoughts, so he said: "If the wheels are too high, it will be difficult for people to board the vehicle; if the wheels are too low, the horse will be very strenuous, as if it is always climbing, so the wheels of the military vehicle are six feet six high."
Cun, the wheel of the field cart is six feet three inches high, and the wheel of the carriage is six feet six inches high. The wheel of the six feet six inches is three feet three inches high, plus the Zhen and Fu, the total is four feet. A person is eight feet long,
The height should be just right when getting off the bus.”
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were large and small rulers. The large ruler was 22.5 centimeters long in circumference, and the small ruler used in Qi was 19.7 centimeters long.
People in Qi had strong manufacturing skills, so many people used Qi Chi. The six feet and six inches here are calculated based on Qi Chi, which means that people in this period were eight feet tall. When converted into later units, the average height of people in this period was
About 1.58 meters.
"It's more difficult for this car to climb slopes. Even if it can climb uphill, it can easily roll over. This is because the shaft you made is straight and not warped. You can use fire to knead it to smooth the wood, but of course don't make it too curved."
Ye Feng continued.
Ye Feng measured the width of the car with his arm, and then said: "In addition, there is also a problem with the ratio of the width and length of the car. This car is too wide and it is inconvenient to turn. The height of the wheels, the width of the carriage, and the length of the scale are all equal.
It’s called three pronouns.”
"Take two-thirds of the width of the carriage as the length of the carriage. Divide the length of the carriage into three equal parts, with one-third at the front and two-thirds at the back, and bend it to this position. Take half the width of the carriage
One is the height of the carriage, and half the length of the carriage is the height of the carriage."
"In addition, when people make ladles, the ladles have three different shades of curvature, and the shaft has three quality indicators. The ladle of the country horse is four feet and seven inches deep; the ladle of the Tianma is four feet deep; and the ladle of the horse is three feet and three inches deep.
inch."
Adili said excitedly: "Brother Ye, you don't even know a little bit, you are basically a master."
Ye Feng said casually and modestly: "Just average, third in the world."
Adili asked in confusion: "What is the third place in the world?"
Ye Feng secretly thought, "No." He habitually told the joke about the parallel universe before, so he had to explain awkwardly: "It means third-rate level."
Adili complimented: "This is third-rate, first-rate, absolutely first-rate."
At this time, the carpenter Abaso looked at Ye Feng with an embarrassed look. Ye Feng asked: "I wonder if Master Abaso has any advice."
Carpenter Abaso blushed and said: "Master, I don't dare to take it. Just now I was blind and underestimated Master Ye. It was really rude to say unpleasant words. I will apologize to you here."
Ye Feng said hurriedly: "I don't dare to take it, I don't dare to take it. I just read some books and understand a little bit, that's all."
Everyone thought that Ye Feng was modest, knowing so much and saying that he only knew a little bit. In fact, they didn't know that Ye Feng really just read some books and knew a little bit. If they were told that the so-called master in front of them had never even touched a saw,
Don't know what to think.
At this time Adili said: "Brother Ye, come to the house and invite us. Let's talk in the house."
Ye Feng made an invitation gesture to Adili and said: "Brother Adili, please invite me first."
Adili knew that the Zhou Dynasty had a lot of etiquette, so he also made an invitation gesture and said: "Brother Ye, please go first."
"Brother Adili, please come first."
"Brother Ye, please come first."
Regarding the etiquette of this period, Ye Feng was also not familiar with it. He only knew that there were many etiquettes in the Great Zhou Dynasty, so he followed the principle of not being surprised if many people are polite, and just give him a courtesy in advance.
And Adili is from the Western Regions, so he doesn't really pay much attention to etiquette. But he often does business with people in Dazhou, and he probably knows that people in Dazhou have more etiquette. So he feels that he doesn't understand, so he just returns the favor.
In this way, the two of them had a great time playing around.
This made Abaso, the carpenter behind him, very anxious. He looked up at the sky and thought, "If these two people continue to play like this, they should be able to have breakfast tomorrow when they get into the house."
The two of them finally arrived at the house and took their seats respectively.
At this time, the carpenter Abaso said a little embarrassedly: "Master Ye, can you write me a copy of what you just said."
Originally, the carpenter Abaso had a rough idea and planned to find something to write down when he came in. As a result, Adili and Ye Feng wereted too much time and almost forgot about it after they came in.
"I don't know how to write final articles." Ye Feng said awkwardly.
In fact, not only can Ye Feng not know how to write, he can't even write any of the characters of the Zhou Dynasty. He can only write simplified Chinese characters. Here he is illiterate.