Wei Ba did the math and found that one hundred kilograms is about twenty-five kilograms. This seems to be an achievement in later generations. Unfortunately, in this era, soldiers have to carry too many things, including weapons and armor.
It's heavy. They don't have Kevlar helmets or bulletproof vests. Even their weapons are long and heavy spears and knives. They also need to bring bows and arrows. If they are higher-level generals, they also need to add iron armor.
, a pair of iron armor weighs about sixteen or seventeen kilograms, equivalent to seventy or eighty kilograms.
In other words, either they can only carry weapons or carry food. Only by choosing one of the two can those county soldiers complete their father's Ziwu Valley attack plan. Even so, they only have ten days of fighting time.
If we can't find food supplies within a day, we must either retreat or make a big gamble and risk all our lives for another ten days.
It still sounds very unreliable.
Wei Ba shook his head and put the matter out of his mind for the time being. Although he still had something small to do, he had to do it as soon as possible. Since Mrs. Zhang had made a high profile, of course he couldn't be too rude.
Etiquette is still required, after all, she is still the top leader of the manor.
Wei Ba took a stack of printed forms and took Manager Chen to Mrs. Zhang's small downstairs in the backyard. Huan'er had already put on a brand new brocade dress. When she saw Wei Ba, she shuddered involuntarily.
, forced out a smile, bowed and said: "Young Master, come to see Madam?"
Wei Ba nodded politely and shook the form in his hand: "The new form has just been made, and I would like to ask my wife to comment on it to see if it is suitable." He looked at the brocade clothes on Huan'er and thought to himself, "My mother has got it."
The two pieces of brocade were as happy as anything, but a maid next to the lady was always wearing brocade clothes, and it seemed that there were more than two sets of brocade clothes. This was really a clear sense of intimacy.
Huan'er turned around and opened the bead curtain and bowed to invite her: "Madam is waiting inside. Young Master, please come in."
Wei Ba took off his shoes calmly and walked into Mrs. Zhang's room. The room was not big, and the furnishings were not very gorgeous, but the materials and workmanship were very particular, exuding a low-key luxury. Mrs. Zhang had a round face.
Pan, with fair skin, fine eyebrows and big eyes, and a little makeup, has the grace of a wealthy family. Seeing Wei Ba come in, Mrs. Zhang showed a faint smile, stretched out her hand, and half of her fingertips were exposed under the brocade sleeves: "Ah
Ba, hurry up and take a seat."
"Thank you, Madam." Wei Ba saluted, sat down at the table designated by Madam Zhang, and presented the form with both hands. "Madam..."
Mrs. Zhang hummed and said with a smile: "Why, you still hold grudges against Zhang Ping and don't even want to call me mom?"
Wei Ba was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses, and quickly changed his words: "The matter is over, and my mother has already punished him. How can I take it to heart? It was just a moment... a slip of the tongue, please ask my mother."
Forgive me for that... Manager Zhang’s injury..."
"It's nothing. He's very thick-skinned. He can just lie down for a few days." Mrs. Zhang took the form and said lightly: "I haven't been feeling well recently and I've been neglecting my discipline. They are all a little slow. I
I was about to deal with them, but you helped me deal with them first, which is very good. Besides, you saved Huan'er's life, and I haven't thanked you yet..."
Wei Ba smiled and said: "What are you talking about, mother? It's just a simple effort, and you are one of your own family, why should you say it so politely?"
Mrs. Zhang looked at him with great interest and nodded repeatedly with appreciation. "Ah Ba, I am very happy that you have made great progress when you come back this time. With your help in the future, I believe your father and brother will feel a lot more relaxed.
I know you like Huan'er, but you are still young now, so you should focus on doing things. In a few years, when you have made great contributions, I will reward Huan'er to you, okay?"
When Huan'er heard this, her face suddenly turned pale and she looked at Mrs. Zhang in horror. Mrs. Zhang turned a blind eye and just looked at Wei Ba with a smile. Wei Ba smiled awkwardly and didn't answer. He seemed to be both secretly happy and confused.
The embarrassment of having her thoughts penetrated. When Mrs. Zhang saw it, she secretly smiled in her heart, lowered her head and looked at the form, and praised: "Well, this does look much clearer, and it must be of some use. How about it, can the task be completed?
?”
"Manager Chen said that by tomorrow morning, 20,000 pages will be completed, and they will be sent to the county seat and sent to the counties from the Prefect's Mansion. I was about to ask my mother, next... will you print it? Is there any other place where it can be printed?
Do you need this kind of account page?”
Mrs. Zhang pondered for a moment: "You can print some more. I think the families in Hanzhong should also need this kind of account pages. However, the amount of these accounts is limited after all. It is useless to print too many pages. Just prepare 10,000 pages."
You can keep the stone tablets and print them again whenever you need them."
Wei Ba smiled and said: "What my mother said is true, and Manager Chen said the same. However, he said that this printing method can be used in other places."
"Really?" Mrs. Zhang looked at Manager Chen standing outside: "Huan'er, let him come in and talk."
Huan'er stood up and called Manager Chen in. Manager Chen didn't have enough status and wasn't even qualified to sit down. He could only stand by the door and report the money-making methods he had come up with to Mrs. Zhang one by one. Mrs. Zhang listened quietly.
, nodded with satisfaction: "It is indeed a way to make money. I will leave this matter to you. Zhang Ping is injured and should not move too much. You can help share some of the external affairs."
Manager Chen was overjoyed, thanked him hurriedly, and went out overjoyed. Mrs. Zhang asked some more about what Wei Ba was busy with, especially about Tie Yi and weapons. She asked in great detail. When she learned that Tie Yi
When it was verified that the efficiency could be three times that of Mu Yi, she was so happy that she was so happy. And when she learned that the cost of the new weapon could be reduced by 20% compared to the current weapon, but the sharpness could be increased by 30%, her eyes finally lit up.
He stood up and was overjoyed: "Really?"
"My mother's eyes are as bright as a torch, how dare I speak loudly in front of my mother." Wei Ba said with a faint smile.
Mrs. Zhang heard the implication of Wei Ba's words, but pretended not to understand. She praised happily: "Ah Ba, among you brothers, although you are weak, you are the most intelligent one. Ah Feng has you and
Takeru Sasuke, you will definitely be able to honor your ancestors in the future. You can work hard and don't slack off. It is said that 'two people working together can cut through metal', it is a true saying, you should keep it in your heart."
"Here." Wei Ba also pretended not to understand what Mrs. Zhang meant, and responded seriously. After chatting a few more words, he stood up and left.
Huan'er sent Wei Ba downstairs and watched him and Manager Chen leave the small courtyard. He quickly returned to the house and looked at Madam Zhang pitifully: "Madam, you don't really want to marry your maid.
Give it to him? Madam, you know that in my heart... I only have the young master."
"Of course I know what you are thinking. However, Wei Ba has some ideas in his mind. If he can be won over, it will be a great help to Ah Feng in the future. Since you have Ah Feng in your heart, aren't you willing to do something for Ah Feng?
?" Mrs. Zhang said harmoniously: "Besides, I'm just saying it, and I didn't say that I will definitely give you to him. It still depends on whether he is really useful."
After hearing this, Huan'er felt a little relieved. Although she was dissatisfied with Mrs. Zhang for using her as a tool to win over Wei Ba, she had no room for resistance. Even if Mrs. Zhang wanted to give her to Wei Ba now,
She could only bow her head and obey orders.
A slave is just a slave after all. No matter how favored a slave is, he is still a slave.
…
Wei Ba and Manager Chen returned to the printing workshop. Manager Chen was suddenly given a heavy responsibility and was very motivated. He immediately took out a dozen printed forms and started to make detailed accounts of Wei Ba's new invention and development. Wei Ba watched him busy.
After working hard, I seemed to have seen the scene when I was finally promoted to a junior supervisor after two years in the office, and I couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
Manager Chen recorded all the accounts, then took out a handful of counters and began to calculate the total price of various materials and estimate how much profit he could make. Looking at the bamboo counters, Wei Ba suddenly
Asked: "Don't you have an abacus?"
Manager Chen was fiddling with the abacus and asked, "What is an abacus?"
Wei Ba was stunned. In his impression, it seemed that there was an abacus in the Han Dynasty. Of course, it was not the kind of abacus of later generations, but a wandering bead abacus. It used a grooved abacus and two colors of abacus. The basic usage is the same.
The abacus of later generations is similar. He had seen unearthed cultural relics in the museum and always thought it was a very common thing, but he did not expect that a person like Manager Chen who often dealt with accounts did not even know what an abacus was.
The abacus is not complicated, it is just a piece of cake. Wei Ba couldn't help laughing: "Manager Chen, you will settle the accounts later and find me a carpenter first."
"Carpenter, do you want to carve a woodblock? There's no need to be in such a hurry, right?"
"No, it's just something for accounting. If I can make it in time, I can send it out tomorrow together with the account pages." Wei Ba thought for a while, "Manager Chen, you may have to make a hard trip and send the account pages to the counties. By the way,
Then teach them how to use these things.”
Manager Chen looked at Wei Ba in surprise, and his eyes gradually brightened. Since Wei Ba took him to see Mrs. Zhang today, he knew that he had made a good impression on Wei Ba in the past two days, and Wei Ba was doing this for him.
Opportunity. And asking him to send account pages to various counties obviously had the same purpose. When he thought of this, Manager Chen immediately got up and asked people to find the carpenter.
After the carpenter arrived, Wei Ba had already made a sketch of the abacus. Manager Chen was so excited when he saw it, he patted his thighs all over and praised him repeatedly. "Young master, your idea is great. It is much more convenient than abacus.
I believe that this thing called an abacus can definitely sell well. No, I have to put the Wei family's mark on it to prevent them from copying Gaiden. Hehe, it may not be controllable in other places, but in Hanzhong, we Wei
If you talk to others, they still have to give you some face."
Wei Ba was stunned. Are they trying to use their administrative status to monopolize the market? The people of the Wei family are really overbearing. Even a steward knows how to make full use of their power to obtain benefits. However, steward Chen doesn't know that Prime Minister Zhuge is coming.
, the Wei family's status as the local overlord in Hanzhong has entered a countdown, and he has no time to earn this money.————The third update is here. Lao Zhuang is currently ranked thirteenth on the new book list, only one step away from the homepage.
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