Two hundred and thirty-three chapters are not on the point
"Mr. Zhang, we just mentioned that among copper, iron and tin, tin is the most fusible and not easy to rust. Then we can melt the tin and plate it on the surface of the iron, so that the iron will not mix with water.
It will rust due to contact with the air. We in Australia and Song Dynasty already have such iron products, so we must first make such a thick iron plate or wire -" Liu San pinched it with his fingers and opened a gap that was not much thicker than the bamboo strips.
Showed it to Zhang Dai, and then said, "Then immerse it in molten tin water, coat it with a layer of tin, and then scrape the coating into a uniform thickness, and it will become an extremely useful tinplate."
"Why is it called tinplate?" Zhang Dai asked abruptly, which made Liu San extremely uncomfortable. Why didn't you follow the script?
"Well - we first sold this iron to the Portuguese in Macao, and then they sold it to other Westerners. The Portuguese pronounced Macao as 'horse mouth', and other Westerners called this iron 'tinplate'.
"The name "tinplate" in another time and space is indeed this way, but in the opposite direction. Liu San borrowed this saying to fool Zhang Dai.
Zhang Dai thought about it, the iron produced in Guangdong is also called Guangzhou Railway and Southern Railway in other places. It seems that it is okay for this new iron product in Australia and Song Dynasty to be called "tinplate", but "the name and the tools are not fake."
As expected, this thief was so vulgar that he even let a bunch of barbarians come over to name their own product.
"There is nothing wrong with daily use of iron buckets and iron wires made of this kind of tinplate for daily use. However, if these things are to be collected and recast into weapons, they must be melted into an iron-tin alloy, and iron
Pewter alloy is brittle in physical properties and is not suitable for making weapons. What if the previous generations had this knowledge and just let go of selling tinplate to the north? In exchange for tinplate that can only be used for daily use, cattle, sheep, horses and other large animals that are urgently needed in the mainland can be exchanged.
Livestock, whether used for farming or eating meat, is profitable no matter how you look at it from the perspective of people’s livelihood.”
This method is indeed a bit unexpected for Zhang Dai, and it is indeed a novel approach, but in his opinion, this is a typical "seeing the small and forgetting the big".
"Sure enough, this thief only cares about trivial things!" He said secretly.
How much does the reason why Mongolia is in trouble have to do with the influx of iron tools? Zhang Dai knows that since ancient times, the Central Plains dynasties have had hundreds of times the manpower and material resources of the barbarians from all over the world. If the country is prosperous and the people's livelihood is well-off, the barbarians from all over the world will not cause trouble at all.
Once the government is dark, evildoers are in power, and the military equipment is weak, the barbarians will take advantage of the chaos to break out. There is no need for iron but no iron. In the final analysis, to deal with the infringement of the barbarians from all directions, first, the court must be powerful and intimidate the barbarians; second, the barbarians must be intimidated.
Be virtuous and educate the Rong and Di with civilization.
Selling tinplate in exchange for cattle, sheep and horses is simply putting the cart before the horse. Can't the barbarians fight with bone arrows and stone knives? I have a great country, but I still need a few cattle and horses?
Dr. Liu's "high argument" may seem wise, but in fact it doesn't get to the point at all.
At this level of argumentation, it is really ridiculous to want to belittle the way of Master.
Zhang Dai thought about this, feeling contempt in his heart, and could not help but reveal a warm smile on his lips.
Liu Sanyi couldn't figure out his attitude for a while, but it seemed that Zhang Dai didn't show any "enlightenment" or any shock. He was still playing the role of a good listener tepidly.
He realized that the plan he and Mayor Liu, Wu Mu and others had made had no effect on Zhang Dai. He was a little disappointed: Even if you don't "bow down and bow down," you should at least show some surprise and excitement!
The frustration was getting stronger and stronger. Looking at Zhang Zongzi who was still calm and relaxed, Liu San felt that he could no longer act according to the script.
The scene was very deserted for a while, one was in a daze and the other was waiting. After a long time, Zhang Dai finally said: "The student has received what Dr. Liu wanted."
This time, Liu San was confused - I didn't give him any gifts.
"Mr. Zhang——"
"When students come to the south, their original intention is just to see the new scenery and taste the delicacies of Australia and Song Dynasty. If they really go to Lingao, their original intention is just to take a look around. Now, Dr. Liu
With that in mind, I’m going to go here and take a really good look at this Australian and Song Dynasty!”
Liu Sangqian laughed a few times, and mentally scolded Mayor Liu, who had come up with the idea.
"I just don't know-" Zhang Dai finally decided to ask the question in his heart: "Although I have a bad reputation, in reality, it is just a reputation for eating, drinking and having fun. Although the family has a small income, it is really different from being rich and powerful.
Compared with the family, it is nothing. In the society, if you speak, someone will listen, but if you say something to change the political situation, it will probably only be treated as a joke by the real big guys in the society. Think about it.
Go, I am not worth the trouble of being treated by the Song Dynasty court. I dare to ask Liu Yuanlao, why are you so 'courteous'?"
Now that he had laid it all out, Liu San was freed from all the shackles of "following the script" and felt relieved. Zhang Dai is a smart man, and can even be said to be smarter than most elders. This little trick of his own is really a master's degree!
After all, everyone still wants historical celebrities to impress themselves and enjoy the pleasure of being superior to celebrities.
"Because you have a great literary reputation. What you say will be more convincing to those bureaucrats and Confucian scholars of the Ming Dynasty."
Zhang Dai nodded slightly, he understood this.
Liu San pondered his feelings and said: "I, the Elders of the Song Dynasty, have inherited the destiny of the Yin and Shang Dynasties, and have inherited the legal system of the Song Dynasty. This time I returned to China in order to lead the descendants of Yan and Huang to take a big step forward, so that we, China, can take a big step forward.
In the next two thousand years, we will continue to lead the countries in the world. Whether it is Lingnan, Jiangnan, Huainan, Henan, including inside and outside the Great Wall, white mountains and black waters, deserts and east and west, we will eventually unify all the old territories of the Han and Tang Dynasties. But we look further
Looking at it, even in the place where China gathers humanities, the so-called social elites are not only frogs in the well, but also deceiving themselves and others. Perhaps to ants, cats and elephants are as heavy as they can be trampled to death. But some ants, even
There is no concept of being trampled to death. There is no difference between trampling one ant to death and trampling to death a group of ants. But for the new China we envision, it is always better to have a few fewer people killed - especially
They are those people who were deceived by others and could have been reborn in New China."
After a short pause, Liu Sancai said to Zhang Dai, "Sir, he is a 'Ming Dynasty elite' who is willing to open his eyes and take a look."
"I have been an official for three generations in my family, and have been favored by the emperor for generations..." Although Zhang Dai was quite touched after hearing this, he still expressed his position.
Liu San interrupted: "We don't care whether you surrender. We just hope that some people in the Ming Dynasty can realize what kind of power we have."
I don’t care whether I surrender, but I hope I can see clearly the strength of Australia and Song Dynasty, and take the results of this observation back to Jiangnan, Shilin, and Ming Dynasty. In the final analysis, the Australians really don’t expect me to surrender.
, what they hope is that after more people realize the strength of Australia and Song Dynasty, they will choose to surrender in the future!
Should this result be taken back? Thinking about Zhang Pu's advice to himself, should he take it back? The Ming Dynasty, both inside and outside, was ignorant of the Eastern barbarians, ignorant of the current bandits, ignorant of the Western barbarians, and even more ignorant of the Australians.
, "There is not even the concept of 'possibly being trampled to death'". Is it to die out of ignorance, or to surrender after knowing the enemy?
He fell into deep thought for a moment.
It's difficult to convince him..." Liu San said to Liu Xiang dejectedly, and recounted the afternoon meeting process.
"Forget it, he is a scholar after all. How can we be his opponent when it comes to talking nonsense..." Mayor Liu had to play the role of comforter at this moment - after all, he was mainly responsible for this script. He changed the topic and said, "At least
He is now more and more eager to go to Lingao, isn't he?"
"That's true." Liu San has not yet recovered from the feeling of failure, "He is waiting for our tickets. He will get up as soon as the tickets arrive."
"We really can't argue with him, but it doesn't matter, let the facts convince him."
It was already dusk when Zhang Dai returned to Liang Mansion. When he returned to the small courtyard where he stayed, he recalled today's meeting. Speaking of which, Kun Thieves were really a group of "wonderful people". He was now more and more certain that Kun Thieves would never
As for detaining yourself, not only will you not detain yourself, but you will also be provided with delicious food and considerate service along the way so that you can visit Lingao and fully let yourself see this "Australian scene".
This group of Australians are very "confident in the system"!
To be honest, he didn't quite believe the claims in various news that Lingao was a "paradise on earth" and a "ruling of the world that had never been seen in thousands of years" - this was too much of a boast, except for the three generations of holy kings who had never seen it.
In this era, even in the prosperous Han and Tang Dynasties, people were inevitably starved to death, and when there was a famine, they would inevitably die of hunger on the roads. Can the "productivity" that Dr. Liu boasts really solve these problems?
Thinking about it, it's just because they have few counties in Xiazhou and a small population. They also have some strange and cunning methods. They can make many toys and make a lot of money. Even if there are floods, droughts and famines, they can still make money from the surplus of business.
Just take out the subsidy.
Although this method can be used in one state and one county, if there are more states and counties in the country, they will lose sight of others - not to mention that no matter how much they can make money, they may not necessarily take over the livelihood of the common people in the world. Let's talk about Guangzhou, even though it is a few kilometers into the city.
The weather has changed over the past few months, but the beggars have not disappeared. Due to the war, the number of refugees from all over the country has increased. The poor people in the market may not live and work in peace and contentment even though they have rough accommodation.
The Australians are so militaristic. The small Qiongzhou supports hundreds of thousands of troops, builds cannons and ships, and spends money like water. How much money can be spent on people's livelihood? If you think Laigao is the capital of the Australians, it must be
Sparing no expense or manpower to decorate it to whitewash the peace - it was nothing more than the old trick of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty - but it may not be the case after Lingao.
Hearing with ears is false, seeing with eyes is reality. Let’s go and see for ourselves first. (To be continued.)