At the back of xuandu temple.
The original ruins have long been bulldozed and transported away, a large number of building materials have been piled up, and huge steel cable booms stand up. Under the control of craftsmen, heavy objects weighing thousands of kilograms can be easily moved, and the progress of the project has been greatly accelerated.
"The Mohist ink technique is really worthy of its reputation. Having such a sharp weapon in hand can be said to be the gospel of craftsmen all over the world." Yu Wenbo looked at speeding up the work quantity several times and exclaimed. One person controls the steel cable boom, which is comparable to the power of ten people. No wonder the Mohist village has developed so rapidly and has been awarded the first village in the world by his majesty. I''m afraid this ink technique has contributed a lot.
Merton nodded and said, "the power of machinery is several times better than manpower, and the efficiency is times better than the number of people. This is the charm of ink technology."
In Mojia''s machinery, the steel cable boom pulley has become a new profit point. In Mojia village, the orders of steel cable boom from both sides of the canal are piled up. At the same time, the supporting containers are developing rapidly. Except for the smaller model, it is almost the same as that of later generations
It can be imagined that on both sides of the canal in the future, long jibs extend into the canal, lift the goods from the barge of the canal, directly turn to the shore, put them on the prepared carriage on the shore, and then pull them to the destination without stopping, which is many times faster than the previous coolie loading and unloading.
Even in some large warehouses in Chang''an City, such jibs have been put into use.
Yuwen botton was thoughtful and sighed: "once this boom is out, I''m afraid most of the coolies at the wharf will lose their livelihood."
Merton was silent, shook his head and said, "no matter how good the machinery is, it also needs people to control it. After the brick road is opened, the traditional speed can''t keep up with the needs. The era of rapidity is coming. If you hold on to the incomplete, you can only be eliminated."
Yu Wenbo sighed. He knew that what Merton said was not wrong. The opening of brick road has increased the running speed of Datang several times. High speed must bring high efficiency, and the boom just came into being.
Since the opening of Zhuanlu Road, a large number of rice has been continuously transported from Luoyang to Chang''an City by four-wheel trucks. The rice price in Chang''an City has fallen on January 3. Even during the Spring Festival, it can not save the decline of rice price. Now the rice price in Chang''an city is only a penny higher than that in Luoyang, which was unimaginable in the past year.
Even the price of grain wheat was gradually equal to that of Luoyang City. The whole food crisis in Guanzhong was solved in a very short time, which made the imperial court more firm in its decision to build brick roads.
Merton inspected the construction site and nodded with satisfaction. Yuwenbo is worthy of being the descendant of yuwenkai. He has considerable talent in architecture. He can understand Merton''s drawings at a glance and doesn''t need to bother Merton any more.
"Lord Mo!"
Just after Merton inspected and was ready to leave, Taoist Changsheng appeared in front of Merton by coincidence.
"Oh! It''s a friend of Changsheng Taoist priest!" Merton and Changsheng son are very familiar with each other. The secret hair dyeing skills of the two cooperation are very popular in Chang''an city. It can be said that the cooperation is quite pleasant.
"In the future, the firearm supervisor and waidan sect will live next to each other. Now the firearm supervisor has not been completed, so it would be good if Lord Mo didn''t go to the cold house to have a cup of hot tea." the eldest son is still a fairy and elegant, but his tone is particularly warm.
The firearm prison was built in the original site of Taoist priest Shenxiao, and then expanded. On the one hand, it is very suitable for this place to be secluded. On the other hand, the gunpowder formula is not a secret for the Taoist waidan sect, and it is also easy to manage together.
Merton looked a little moved and said with a smile, "I''ll disturb the Taoist priest."
The eldest son was far away from Shenxiao road. When the gunpowder exploded, he was not affected.
When he walked into the Taoist temple of the eldest son, Merton couldn''t help but brighten his eyes. The eldest son benefited from his secret hair dyeing skills. It can be said that he had constant financial resources. The whole Taoist temple was properly arranged and elegant.
When they sat down, a little Taoist immediately offered hot tea. However, they were not thinking about drinking tea.
Merton took a sip of tea, put it on the table and said, "Taoist friend Changsheng, please come here. It''s not just to taste tea!"
The eldest son immediately smiled bitterly and said, "mohou Huiyan, I came here today to ask mohou to point out a clear way for waidan school."
"Ming Lu?" Merton frowned and said in a puzzled way.
The eldest son smiled bitterly and said, "don''t hide from Mo Hou, waidan sect has now reached the end of its mountain and water."
In the complaint of his eldest son, Merton suddenly realized that a big explosion caused heavy losses to the waidan sect, and the establishment of the firearms prison reduced the support from the imperial court by more than half.
Nowadays, the talents of waidan sect are withering, the finance is in short supply, and there is no achievement. It can be said that it is in a precarious situation and at the time of life and death.
"It can be said that if it weren''t for the financial support of hair dyeing secret skills, it wouldn''t be able to run the waidan sect." the eldest son sighed.
Merton suddenly said: "so, waidan sect urgently needs a Taoist art to replace refining gunpowder, which can not only restore the confidence of waidan sect, but also provide financial support to waidan sect."
The eldest son suddenly felt guilty and said, "if so, it would be great."
Merton said with a loud smile, "why is it difficult?"
The eldest son was pleasantly surprised and said, "please give me some advice."
Merton smiled mysteriously and said, "the waidan sect is sitting on the treasure mountain without knowing it, and I don''t know that the waidan sect has always had a secret skill that makes the waidan sect advance day by day. That''s the alchemy of the waidan sect."
"Alchemy!" the eldest son wondered. It can be said that every Alchemist is very familiar with alchemy. Alchemists use real fire to make gold in order to live forever.
However, since Merton proved that it was wrong to practice alchemy for long life, the alchemy has fallen. He can''t figure out how alchemy can become the key to saving the waidan sect.
Merton said positively, "as the saying goes, no gold is red, no man is perfect, and the alchemy technology of waidan school can refine the sundries in gold and make it infinitely close to pure gold."
The eldest son wondered, "but what''s the use of this? Even if the gold is refined again, the gold is still gold. On the contrary, due to the refining of sundries, the weight is reduced, but the loss is increased and the gold is lost in vain.
Merton smiled and said, "what Taoist priest Changsheng said is indeed a fact. We take ordinary gold and purified gold. In the eyes of ordinary people, it is indeed equal in value, but in another place, the value of purified gold will increase greatly."
"That''s jewelry!" Merton didn''t sell off, but said the answer directly.
"Mohou said that jewelry was made of purified gold." the eldest son wondered.
Merton nodded: "yes, the official gold ingot, which is the purest gold on the market, is only 90% pure gold. If the waidan sect further purifies it on the basis of its alchemy skills, it can get 90% hardware, 90% gold or even full gold, which will surely attract the zhubao jewelry store in Chang''an city. The waidan sect can collect money on the ground only by doing it."
It is also jewelry, but Merton knows that the future full gold and thousand full gold are not only the difference in price, but also the difference in buyers'' psychology. Even if the actual value is almost the same, more people are more willing to buy thousand full gold with higher purity.
"Let waidan send it to the jewelry store to make gold?" the eldest son frowned. Although Merton''s suggestion moved him, it really made him feel ashamed to let the alchemy send put down its airs and serve the merchants.
Merton said positively, "whether it''s Taoist alchemy or the development of material immortality, it''s the most expensive thing. If the waidan sect wants to develop, money is the most important thing. If the waidan sect is willing, Merton can lead the way and sell the alchemy secret skills to jewelers, but it''s a one hammer deal, which can''t be compared with the long-term flow of hair dyeing secret skills."
Thinking of the wealth brought by the secret technique of hair dyeing, the eldest son clenched his teeth and said, "just do as Lord Mo said!"
If the alchemy secret skill is firmly controlled in hand, the whole waidan sect does not need to support the hair dyeing secret skill independently. With enough money, those waidan sects who do not share grain can devote themselves to scientific research and experiments.
Merton not only practiced and sighed, but who could have thought that the cheating eldest son had independently supported the beam of waidan sect.
Merton said in his heart, "if the secret technique developed by waidan sect is successful, you can cooperate with the Mohist School and imitate the secret technique of hair dyeing as a model."
"Thank you, marquis Mo!" the eldest son said gratefully.
Although Merton was the culprit for the decline of waidan sect, it was also Merton who pointed out another broad road for waidan sect when waidan sect was in danger.