Zhou Buji was walking on the street, thinking about where to get some money, but he saw many things that he couldn't see in Jingnan or even Xiangyang. Zhou Buji picked up a round-head pen placed in front of a store and looked up and down.
He looked at it, opened it, pinched the straw inside, and asked: "Boss, what is this for?"
The boss, a dark-skinned middle-aged man, came out and said, "Kids, you've never seen this before. This is called a pen, and it's used for writing."
Originally, the nib of a fountain pen was difficult to make. Modern technology could not make it at all, nor could it extract the hard metal material. However, using an absorbent round tip instead of the nib not only saved trouble, but also made it easier to write on bamboo slips.
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The only drawback is that modern ink cannot flow freely and needs to be ground. The craftsman added a push valve based on Liu Zhang's design. You can press it once to write dozens of words. Although it is troublesome, it can be done.
use.
"Writing?" Zhou Bujie opened his belt and started drawing on it. He said in surprise: "Hey, it seems to be quite easy to use. Although there is no ink, it feels much smoother than a brush."
"Of course." The middle-aged man said proudly: "This was invented by our Master Zhou Mu. In the past, I could not hold the brush steadily. I could only read but not write. Now it's better. Look at that.
And then, I wrote those price tags myself."
"Lord Zhou Mu?" Zhou Busuo put back his pen and walked on the street, frowning and thinking.
The pastor who guarded Yizhou for several years was cowardly. The battle of Fucheng was a blockbuster. The Jiangzhou massacre shocked the world. He forcibly implemented the four civil service examinations, land orders, and price limits, which were unprecedented in ancient and modern times. Now he has come up with these seemingly small things, but they will
Something that has had a major impact on society, has excellent diction, and yet does not lose the authority of the person. What kind of person is this Liu Zhang?
It's a pity that aristocratic family is the most basic characteristic of this era. If you go against the will of nature, even if you have great talents and strategies, it will be in vain.
"But no matter what, just the Four Imperial Examinations and your little inventions will have a major impact on history, and history will remember you.
I hope you can go further."
"Zhou Buyi."
Zhou Buyi was thinking about it when a sudden exclamation startled him awake. When he looked up, he saw Xiao Furong standing in front of him holding a bunch of candied haws.
"Zhou Buyi, why is it you?"
Zhou Busu glanced at Xiao Furong up and down, "I also want to ask you the same question. How is it? Has that old man Hua Tuo cured your father?"
At first Zhang Zhongjing said that he could only save Ye Wutie's life, but just before leaving, another old man named Hua Tuo came. Because typhoid fever spread in Jiangdong, Hua Tuo was not good at internal medicine, so he came to Zhang Zhongjing specifically for help.
As soon as he saw Ye Wutie's illness, he immediately said that he could use acupuncture to relieve the remaining poison.
After Zhang Zhongjing wrote a prescription for treating typhoid fever to Hua Tuo, he went to Jiangzhou. Zhou Buyi didn't know whether Ye Wutie's illness was cured or not.
Xiao Furong chuckled and said: "Look at me like this, can my father's illness be cured? He is so lively and bragging again. I couldn't stand him so he came to Chengdu. By the way, where do you live now?"
"Don't mention it." Zhou Buyi waved his hand and said, "Follow that old man Zhang Zhongjing, how can you live a good life?"
"Then why don't you go to where I live."
"Is it clean?" Zhou Busuo asked cautiously.
"certainly."
"Well."
"But." Xiao Furong looked at the smooth wooden stick on her hand: "I also want to eat a bunch of candied haws."
"Then go buy it."
"When I ran out of money, the dead man gave me one tael of silver to buy two bunches of candied haws and it was gone."
Zhou Buji had a black streak on his head, patted his forehead, buried his head and asked, "Who did you buy it from?"
"Hey, it's that brother."
Xiao Furong pointed to a candied haws hawker not far away. Zhou Buyi took out a piece of black cloth from his arms, picked up some stones on the ground and wrapped it in it. He said a few words in Xiao Furong's ear. Xiao Furong nodded while listening,
He put the black bag on his waist and walked towards the hawker with a pretense.
Xiao Furong walked past the hawker and successfully attracted the hawker's attention. With a clatter, the black bag fell to the ground with a short clatter. The hawker's eyes were immediately attracted to the black bag without blinking.
He picked up the candied haws on a tree and slowly moved it towards the black bag. Behind him, Zhou Buyi picked three bunches of candied haws.
Xiao Furong said while eating candied haws, "You are really capable. Unlike me, I have no choice but to play the role of the Flying Girl."
"That's because your brain is not normal. As long as you are even a little bit normal, one tael of silver candied haws can kill you."
At this time, Xiao Furong finished eating the last candied haws, and Zhou Buyi accidentally saw the expression on her face and murmured: "It seems I was wrong, you can't survive."
It’s the same hawker from before.
"Oh, be careful." Xiao Furong shouted sharply, causing the frightened vendor to take a step back.
"Ouch." Behind him, Zhou Buyi was hit by a vendor and fell violently to the stone ground. Red liquid slowly overflowed from his forehead.
"Ah!" the vendor yelled, panicked, pulled the candied haws-gourd tree but it didn't move, and ran away.
"Son, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me, son?" Xiao Furong ran over and shook Zhou Buyi's body. Zhou Buyi held on to the wooden leg of the candied haws tree and struggled: "This time, this time
A tree of candied haws is yours."
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Liu Zhang and Wang Fu were confirming the details of the exam. Everything else was easy to say. The main reason was that there were so many different craftsmen that the exam was a bit troublesome. However, Wang Fu had already thought of it in advance and had Jiangzhou’s experience to draw on, so it wasn’t too much of a problem.
"Send more people to keep an eye on these sericulture and embroidery girls, and don't let those dissolute scholars cause any trouble." This was related to the reputation of the officials in the Four Imperial Examinations, so Liu Zhang had to warn them.
"Don't worry, my lord, the exam venues for men and women are different."
"Also." Liu Zhang thought for a while and said: "We were too hasty this time. There are all kinds of craftsmen with different numbers, which adds a lot of difficulties. Next time the Four Imperial Examinations are held, we will recruit people according to the number and type needed by the workshops and farms.
, This is not only convenient for management, but also convenient for setting exam questions and arranging positions.”
"Farm?" Wang Fu wondered.
Liu Zhang nodded and said: "Yes, I plan to open a farm in the less populated suburbs in the west of Chengdu. Otherwise, how will we arrange the sericulture and vegetable planting? In addition, with the increase of workshops, Xicheng cannot accommodate them, so we will
Build a new city in the south specifically as a production base. These are long-term projects. There is no need to rush, as long as we develop in this direction."
"yes."
"Also, keep an eye on those wealthy families. If you touch their land, you will touch their mother. They will not be willing to do so."
"Yes." Wang Fu responded, his voice filled with pain. I am afraid that the Chengdu County Magistrate is now the busiest and most troublesome county magistrate in the entire Han Dynasty. Managing business is much more troublesome than managing agriculture, not to mention that Chengdu is still in the transition period, that is,
Wang Fu is so hardworking and hard-working, if it had been anyone else, he would have given up his career long ago.
At this time, Liu Zhang saw Xiao Furong coming from the gate from a distance, holding a tree trunk covered with needles and bare eyes. His head suddenly became buzzing, he rubbed his temples, waved to Wang Fu and said: "Go down.
Bar."
"yes."
"Hey, Mr. Wang." Xiao Furong greeted Wang Fu who came out. Wang Fu smiled awkwardly and hurried out. Liu Zhang shook his head and walked into the back room.
"Hey, sir, where are you going?"
"I'm going to approve the booklet, and you can play with Xun'er." Liu Zhang said without looking back. Liu Xun, who was writing poetry at the side, gave Liu Zhang a resentful look.