The abacus is not complicated, but it takes a while to make the beads. Before midnight, the first abacus was ready. The honest carpenter looked at Wei Ba and rubbed his hands nervously: "Young Master, can you still read it?
?”
Wei Ba glanced at him and laughed: "Not only can I see it, your work is so beautiful. If I give you more time, do you plan to carve the entire frame with flowers?"
"Hehe, the young master is right, there is indeed not enough time, otherwise it should be carved." The carpenter was so honest that he didn't hear what Wei Ba meant, and asked seriously: "Young master, who is the Wei family?
Logically speaking, generals should carve lions, tigers, bear bears and other wild beasts to show their power, but this abacus should be used more by the accountant. Wouldn't it be better to change it to something with flowers and plants? Those poor people like these the most."
Wei Ba barely squirted out a mouthful of water. Manager Chen's eyes widened: "Who did you hear to say that accounting people are poor? Shut your stinky mouth and get out!"
"Sigh." When the carpenter saw that he had offended Steward Chen, he didn't even dare to fart, so he turned around and left. Wei Ba stopped him, shook his abacus, and asked Steward Chen, "Steward Chen, in your opinion,
Do you think it’s necessary to carve these?”
"Of course we have to carve it." Manager Chen was in a happy mood. Even though he had been busy all day, he was still in high spirits. "Although what the slave said is ugly, there is some truth in it. Although it is a household item, it is still a decoration on the table after all. It can be used as a decoration.
It has to be more beautiful, of course that’s good.”
Wei Ba didn't say anything. He originally thought that the abacus was just a tool, as long as it was strong and durable, and there was really no need to spend time carving it. However, Manager Chen had his own reasons for saying this, and there was no need to change their views. He saw that the abacus was just a tool.
He glanced at the embarrassed carpenter and said, "Thank you for your hard work. Let's take a short break. Dinner will be ready soon. Go eat a few pieces of meat, drink a bowl of wine, and have a good sleep. Seize the time tomorrow and do a dozen or so calculations."
Spare time, is it too late?"
Hearing that there was meat to eat and wine to drink, the carpenter's face finally showed a happy smile. He nodded repeatedly and almost shook off the wooden hairpin that bound his hair. Not long after, a chubby cook came to report that the dinner was ready.
Now, you can start eating at any time. Wei Ba nodded to Manager Chen, who stood up, clapped his hands and said loudly: "Everyone, please stop."
Seeing the cook coming in, the busy craftsmen knew that dinner was about to be served. Although their hands did not stop, their ears perked up, waiting for the news of dinner. Today, Young Master Ba is in charge, and he has wine and meat, which is rare.
They had been looking forward to the feast. Upon hearing what Manager Chen said, everyone put down their work and stared at Manager Chen eagerly.
"The young master is showing mercy today and has bought wine and meat for you as a tooth sacrifice. However, I will say something ugly first. The young master treats you favorably, which is his kindness. But don't get carried away and forget your own business. You can eat more food.
, you can eat two more pieces of meat, but you have to control the wine. If anyone gets drunk and delays the work in the middle of the night, don't blame me for turning against you and beating you until you can't get out of bed for half a month. I hear you.
No?"
After listening to Steward Chen's words, those people naturally thought of Steward Zhang who had just been beaten by Wei Ba in the morning and couldn't get out of bed for half a month. All the stewards around Madam could be beaten like this, not to mention humble craftsmen like them. Some of them
Several craftsmen who wanted to take the opportunity to have a big drink without getting drunk swallowed their saliva, gave up the idea, and agreed in a hurry.
"Let's go, a quarter of an hour." Manager Chen waved his hand majestically, and everyone dispersed. You pushed me and rushed to the kitchen.
Wei Ba looked at the craftsmen who were already salivating before they even arrived in the kitchen. He didn't know what to say. The Wei family was pretty good at craftsmanship and craftsmanship. You could tell from the satisfaction of the three new blacksmiths, but
Even they rarely eat meat a few times a year. For later generations who are tired of eating meat and always want to eat vegetarian dishes to lose weight, this once again made him feel the difference between the two worlds.
Steward Chen said respectfully: "Young Master, you have been tired for a day, so go and have something to eat. Drink some wine and then go to bed. I will keep an eye on you, so you will never miss anything."
"No need." Wei Ba waved his hand: "Although this matter is not complicated, it is very important. It's not that I can't trust you, but I have to watch from the sidelines to feel at ease. Even if I go to sleep now, I'm afraid I'm just sleeping.
No." He smiled and said, "Look at me like this, can I sleep well?"
Manager Chen also laughed, fiddled with the abacus that had just been sent to him, and said with emotion: "Young master is really a rare talent. He has an idea in the blink of an eye. This abacus is much more convenient to use than calculations. It looks very simple.
, but there are really many subtleties.”
Wei Ba didn't pay attention. He felt that Abacus was nothing to be proud of. Manager Chen said this because he had benefited from him today, so he thought of ways to flatter him. Everyone likes to wear high hats, but if Manager Chen is a
He is a flattering person, so it would be a bit rash to take him to Mrs. Zhang today.
"Especially this bead." Manager Chen didn't notice Wei Ba's unhappiness, and was still immersed in the abacus. He clicked on the black bead in the upper column that represented five: "With five in one generation, there is an extra beam, but
There are four fewer beads, which not only saves costs, but also makes the number clear at a glance, so there is no need to count them in detail. Wow, it’s really wonderful.”
Wei Ba listened to Manager Chen praising the abacus to himself, and then he realized that the abacus he thought was very simple was actually not simple. As Manager Chen said, the black bead above represents five, which is not only reduced by four
The beads are so simple and make the numbers on each column clearer. I don’t know who said that people can usually only take care of seven at most. Within seven, you can see it at a glance. If you exceed seven, you have to count. If you don’t use this black
Beads are used to represent five, so nine beads are used on each column. The three numbers seven, eight, and nine are difficult to distinguish at a glance. With this black bead, the total number of beads is no more than five, and they are divided into two colors.
It's much easier.
In the calculation, there is one generation of ten, one generation of one hundred, but there is no one with one generation of five, and this one with one generation of five contains an advantage that is difficult for ordinary people to notice. He is so accustomed to it that he does not notice it, but Manager Chen often and the calculation
When he was doing business, he noticed this difference at a glance.
The spirit comes from the subtleties, and Wei Ba made a new discovery about the abacus for the first time. In his memory, the abacus of the Han Dynasty used a black bead to represent five and a white bead to represent one. There was no essential difference from later abacus.
It can be seen that the ancients were not stupid, and were even smarter than later generations to some extent. It is just a pity that due to the limited means of communication, many exquisite inventions have not been passed down. For example, the abacus was clearly invented in the Han Dynasty.
, but in the Three Kingdoms era, there were still many people who had never even heard of it.
It seems that printing is really useful.
Wei Ba looked from here to there, and suddenly thought of more. He suddenly felt that he had a lot to do.
Wei Ba was a technician in his previous life, and he knew that details determine success or failure, not only qualitative but also quantitative. After this life, he has been entangled in his father Wei Yan's Ziwu Valley conspiracy, so he has been thinking about how feasible it is.
Sex. In his previous life, he also complained about Wei Yan. He felt that Zhuge Liang was being overly cautious in not using his Ziwu Valley plan, and was even suspected of suppressing Wei Yan. However, after careful calculation, even he felt that this strange plan was more appropriately called gambling.
Some.
Many things seem wonderful, but when you actually do them, you will find that there are many difficulties, even difficulties that cannot be solved at all. For example, the current Ziwu Valley Conspiracy is simply not feasible in his opinion. If he had been replaced by Zhuge Liang,
I won't agree to this plan either.
There are two ways before him: one is to persuade his father to give up the Ziwu Valley plan, so that at least he will not conflict with Zhuge Liang, and it is possible to eliminate the hidden dangers that will be eliminated by Zhuge Liang in the future. However, this does not seem to be practical.
Dad's tone, in his eyes, this plan is simply too perfect. Prime Minister Zhuge will definitely agree with his idea, and maybe even praise him for his skill in using soldiers like a god. Before hitting the southern wall, you have to convince him to give up this plan.
, is undoubtedly a foolish dream.
There is only one other way left: solve the key problems in the Ziwu Valley Plan, increase the feasibility of the Ziwu Valley Plan, and make Zhuge Liang feel that the plan is worth the risk and has a greater chance of success. The key to the Ziwu Valley Plan
What is the problem?
food.
If they brought too much food, their movements would be slow and they would lose their surprise. By the time they left the valley, the Wei army would have been well prepared for a head-on attack. If they had brought too little food, they would have too little time to attack.
After leaving the valley, within a few days, we had to rush back again, turning an important military operation into a ten-day tour, which was obviously not feasible.
In order to turn this plan into reality, it is necessary to bring enough food to ensure that the army has enough time to act, but it cannot delay the army's actions and ensure suddenness.
This seems to be a dilemma, but it is not completely impossible. If we can build a machine that can transport more grain and meet the requirements of rapid action, wouldn't it be perfect?
Wei Ba had a flash of inspiration and his eyes lit up.
"Young Master, what are you...thinking about?" Manager Chen reminded Wei Ba softly, interrupting Wei Ba's thoughts. Wei Ba was stunned for a moment, then concealed a smile: "What's wrong?"
"Young Master, are you thinking of something new?" Manager Chen said nervously, "I didn't interrupt Young Master's train of thought, did I?"
"No, no." Wei Ba scratched his head and realized that the craftsmen had already returned from dinner. He seemed to have been distracted for a while. No wonder Manager Chen interrupted him. However, he did find something just now. It seemed that he had caught his eye.
What are you thinking about? I was interrupted by Manager Chen, and that idea disappeared again.——Continue to ask for support and keep moving forward to the top of the list!