Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1305 Games and Rewards
When Shao Shude stepped into the newly built Qiyan Pavilion, the concubines, palace officials, and female historians all covered their mouths and laughed.

Shao Shude looked at it.

Zhang Hui, Zhu Shi, Shi Shi, Liu Shi and more than ten people are all there, located in the innermost part.

Chu, Xie, Su, Qi, and Rong stood on the left side of the hall.

Empresses He, Pei, Chen, and several unidentified Lis of Shuxian stood on the right side of the hall.

And behind the door on his left and right, there are still five people, Yu Lujiangu, Xiao Chonggon, mother and daughter of Ashide.

Half of my life savings are there, very good!
Oh, by the way, the new year is here, and the palace officials and female historians rarely have a holiday, so they can gather together.

Speaking of which, Shao Sheng is still very stingy.He is like the generation of wealthy people in Wenzhou in the early years, who took care of women and had to get them to work in the company-seriously going to work and having their own jobs.

The women captured by Shao Sheng, except for the concubines, are all palace servants.The better ones become palace officials (officials), the worse ones are female historians (officials), and the worst are ordinary court ladies.

"I guess it's around..." Shao Shude's eyes flickered, and he glanced back and forth.

Yingying and Yanyan are all wearing close-fitting palace skirts, graceful and charming, laughing and talking.

Some people pretended to be suspicious and hid their hands in a panic.

Some people pretended to be calm and put their hands in front of them generously.

Some people deliberately kept their fists closed, as if they were holding something in their palms.

Several people put their fists together and shook them back and forth.

Shao Shude smiled without saying a word, walked up and down in the hall, pretending not to know.

Suddenly, his eyes fixed on Empress He.Empress He avoided the past shyly.

"The ring is in Shu Niang's hands." Shao Shude went straight to a girl beside Empress He, and grabbed her bare hand.

The girl spread it out helplessly, and sure enough, the ring was hidden.

The so-called ring refers to the tool worn by the archer to hook the string on the thumb, which existed very early.

"Qi Ji uses a hundred alchemy as a ring, which illuminates the finger bones. If you are evil, I will give four pieces of Mingyu Yaoguang to your servants." ——Qi Ji is Liu Bang's concubine.

It is rumored that Tibetan drama originated in the Han Dynasty.Mrs. Gouyi used to fist when she was young, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty stretched out her hand when she entered the palace, and got a hook.

The game of hiding the hook has evolved for hundreds of years. It doesn't matter what is hidden, but the game of guessing who hides it has been enduring for a long time.

Tibetan lottery was popular in Tang Dynasty, Tibetan lottery was popular in Song Dynasty, and then—er, the popularity of this game seems to have dropped suddenly, but it is still very popular at this time.

"Hook the palm and let it flow, the hand takes advantage of the void and releases it tightly", "Shows slight traces but can be suspicious, revealing suspicious feelings", "Suspecting empty fists is desirable, holding treasures in the hands without picking them up", through these poems, we can get a glimpse The enthusiasm of the crowd when playing this game.

"Officials..." Seeing that Shao Shude had successfully guessed the location of the ring, all the girls sighed.

Shao Shude laughed loudly, hugged the 16-year-old girl in her arms like a princess, and sat on the throne, neither blushing nor out of breath.

Empress He looked at the saint and her daughter worriedly, and was relieved when they saw that they sat down.

"Don't sigh, there are rewards." Shao Shude smiled, and clapped his hands after finishing speaking.

A row of small yellow doors came in, holding a large amount of cloth in his hands.

Yu Lu saw Aunt took a woolen cloth and held it tightly in her hands, and said in surprise: "Guan, there are peonies on it?"

"Of course." Shao Shude said with a smile: "Guochao has gone further and further on the road of wool spinning. After going deep into the people, there will always be people with ingenuity and ingenuity, thinking about making more tricks so that they can be sold. High price. This kind of patterned wool cloth first appeared in Luoyang last year, and the price more than doubled, and it was sold out within a few days. Since then, I don’t know how many people are thinking about how to weave flowers.”

In fact, Shao Shude was right.Wool cloth has been out for many years, and its foundation in the north is getting deeper and deeper.Especially when the climate is getting colder, the demand is increasing year by year, and it has gradually become a huge market that cannot be ignored.And because of its relatively cheap silk, the market expands very rapidly. Not only the people in Kansai and the old Henan Province have become accustomed to this kind of textile, but now even the people in Hebei, Hedong, Hubei and other places are increasingly accepting this kind of textile to keep warm and keep out the cold. Things—in fact, it can also be worn in spring and autumn, as long as the fabric is thinner.

With the explosive growth of private sheep ownership, wool production has increased rapidly, and the price of woolen cloth has also slowly fallen, becoming more and more affordable to the people.One day, wool cloth will become a popular commodity in the Northland and even the Jianghuai River Basin.

As the market grows, people will naturally use their brains, and woolen fabrics with new styles will surely emerge continuously.

The evolution of silk products is there, and wool is no exception.

And this jacquard machine is obviously qualified to win the award.

In the third year of Qianning (896), the winner of the first "Xia Wang Award" was Wang Yong, because he wrote a theoretical book about people, livestock, and the blood of plants and trees.Received a reward of 3600 yuan, and was later promoted to Henan Yin.

In the fourth year of Qianning (897), the second "Xia Wang Award" was awarded to Cui, a peasant woman in Binzhou, because she was the first to produce a set of wool spinning machines.

Although the machine was crude and not very efficient, it was undeniably groundbreaking. After the local government reported it, Shao Shude ordered the award.Cui's family received 3600 yuan of money and was awarded the title of Xinping Junjun. Her husband was promoted to Lizheng. One of her two sons joined the state army and the other entered the county government as a subordinate official.

In the fifth year of Qianning (898), the third "Xia Wang Award" was awarded to Master Mani, so he wrote a textbook called "Geometry" for the Guozijian, and received 3600 coins, and was awarded the Zhongdafu Sanguan.

In the sixth year of Qianning (899), no one was rewarded.

In the first year of Tianyou (900), the fourth "Xia King Award" was awarded to Xiazhou peasant woman Tuoba, because she bred "Wuyan sheep" and dedicated it to Tuoba Sijing, who was then dedicated to the court, so she got 3600 yuan Min and Xijue Shuofang Junjun, his husband was promoted to Lizheng, and the sons arranged work.

In the first year of Jianji (901), the fifth "Xia Wang Award" was awarded to Wailang Ma Wanpeng, a member of the Department of Shipping of the Ministry of Industry, for his presided over the construction of the "Haiyu".It's not a problem to reward 3600 coins, and another [-] households will be attacked by Juelin Youxian men and food seals.

In the second year of Jianji (902), there was a bye and no one was rewarded.

In the third year of Jianji (903), Wei Shishilang, the military supervisor, proposed that Ruzhou coal contained "shiliu yellow", so it was easy to break when used to refine swords.It is also proposed that some iron ores also contain "stone sulfur".But neither of his two statements can be effectively proved, and the evidence of "yellow smoke" is not sufficient, although many craftsmen agree with his statement.

Shao Shude thinks that rules are rules, and if he can't prove his theory, then he can't be rewarded, so he has a bye this year.But he personally rewarded him with thousands of coins as encouragement, and asked him to continue to study and find ways to prove his theory.

Science is rigorous. If a theory is put forward, it must be proved. The attitude of seeking truth from facts is what Shao Shude has always emphasized.He also uses this rigorous attitude to subtly improve people's logical thinking ability.

In the fourth year of Jianji (904), the sixth "Xiawang Award" awarded this year was awarded to Li Mo, the chief book of Lvshun County, Andong Prefecture.

Because when he was studying in the construction department of Guozijian, he guided the craftsmen who built Ziwei city to creatively use the knowledge of geometry and mechanics to build many arched and arc-shaped structures, and participated in the construction of Luoyang sewer arches and Tianjin Bridge arch structures, and accurately calculated The amount of masonry required saves a lot of unnecessary expenses.

With so many achievements, he was rewarded with 3600 coins and promoted to the command of the Anton Mansion Camp.

The award for this year (905) will be awarded next year—that is, the seventh "Xia Wang Award"—if nothing else, it will be Liu, a peasant woman from Henan Province who obtained a wool jacquard loom by improving the silk loom.

Although silk has been able to weave patterns for a long time, you have improved to weave wool patterns, it seems that there is not much progress, but new things are new things, Shao Shude is willing to present awards, and he is not stingy at all.

By the way, the awarding organization has become the Ministry of Internal Affairs. After all, this award has been awarded for almost ten years, and Shao Shude has always paid for it personally.

In fact, the eighth "Xia Wang Award" is already in the works. People from Sinong Temple should win the award, because they have bred "iron horses" with greater pulling power.

Shao Shude has worked hard for ten years, spared no expense in rewards, guided carefully, and the fruits he has produced are very gratifying.

If "Blood Vessels" written by Wang Yong and "Geometry" compiled by Master Mani may still be reduced to "miscellaneous studies" that eat ashes in the corner, wool spinning machines, wool jacquard machines, Wuyan sheep, iron Things like force horses will exist on this land forever.

This is what Shao Shude pursues will not disappear.Because it is vital and closely related to the lives of ordinary people, it will definitely be used in large quantities, and even innovated to continue to improve in the future.

Shao Shude is not sure whether the profession of construction engineer who is proficient in geometry and superficial mechanics will be suppressed or even disappear, but he is cautiously optimistic.Because under the guidance of others, the technology may not have made much progress, but it really saves money, labor, and materials.

Shao Shude is not sure about the ship. He is really afraid that future generations will be sprayed by others. These technological advances in ships will disappear like a flash in the pan-there is no market demand, and more people are not involved. Technological regression is not Impossible, even commonplace.

He is still working hard now, racking his brains to let more people share the benefits of the "marine industry".

Yes, you have to create a market first, and then create an industry through the market.The market and industry promote each other, form positive feedback, self-improvement, self-expansion, this is the most ideal and the most vital.

Wool is a typical positive example.

The market demand has always existed, but no one has satisfied it before, so that ordinary people stuffed reeds into cloth and sewed them to keep warm.The appearance of wool is a dimension reduction blow, which is more suitable for the overall cooling environment, so it has achieved amazing development.

Of course, Shao Shude stabilized the order, improved the living standards of ordinary people, and created more consumer groups, which is also an important reason for the rapid expansion of the market.

The woolen cloth market is already unbreakable and indestructible, because it is nested, chained, and promoted with the production of grain, meat, leather, dairy products, and even grassland salt (soda ash). The production and living habits of the people in Daxia has been permanently changed by him.

The marine industry is relatively fragile and not strong at all, and it is entirely supported by Shao Shude alone.

People don't wear sweaters to keep out the cold, but they really don't have to eat salted fish.In other words, salted fish can be substituted, what should I do?What Shao Shude can think of is to let more marine-related products enter people's lives, one can be replaced, what if ten or a hundred?It may be irreplaceable.

Woolen cloths of various designs and colors were quickly distributed.

Yingying and Yanyan put it under the table, appreciate it carefully, and can't put it down.

There is some cloth in it, not just wool, but a blend of silk and wool.At this time you have to admire the weavers who came up with these patterns.And this is of course a good thing. Enriching the product line is the only way to expand and stabilize the market.

"There are still deer patterns, so beautiful!"

"Officials are really pedantic."

"Your Majesty is already a Buddha of ten thousand families."

"This wool is so soft, is it the wool of Wuyan sheep or Huluo sheep?"

"The official family should be the number one sage in ancient times."

Shao Shude didn't respond much to the compliments from the ministers, and sometimes even scolded them for not singing their praises.

But in front of women's flattery, his resistance is not so strong.Especially for wives who were snatched back, when they looked at him with admiration and admiration, Shao Shude's thinking ability would decline exponentially.

He knows this flaw of his own, but he can't change it, and he doesn't want to change it.

"Although wool is soft, there are things softer than wool, such as cashmere and... I love touching it the most." Shao Shude stood up with a smile, and walked to the apse with Shu Niang in his arms.Empress He hesitated for a moment, and when she saw the sage beckoning with her eyes, she followed.

(End of this chapter)