The days when I pretended to be a cat in the Forbidden City[Comprehensive]

The act of leaving the name of the producer on the work is the only one in the world. Since ancient times, Chinese craftsmen have left their works without leaving their names. Except for the construction of city defenses that need to be clearly assigned responsibility in the later period, future generations are basically rarely able to write on items. Get information about its craftsmen on the Internet.

What can be obtained is either the time-honored store to which it belongs, or the ICBC to which it belongs, which is also related to the social positioning in ancient times.

Craftsmen were also counted as merchant trades in the early days, because in a sense, they were also selling their craft.It's just that they won't be targeted like businessmen, because compared with ordinary businessmen who buy and sell, they do one more thing by themselves.

Therefore, in all ages, there are also very good reasons for them not to leave the name of famous craftsmen-I have already spent money to buy your labor force!Shouldn't we settle the money and goods, and this thing belongs to me?You just need to know that this is my thing, leave a name on it, what if others misunderstand that this thing has a previous owner?

However, regarding the euphemistic persuasion of the courtiers, the little king was very eloquent, "This boat was built by a craftsman, and its birth and shape all depend on the craftsman. In this case, this king said that the craftsman is the father of the ship. Do you have any objections?"

"As the father of the ship, what's the point of leaving his father's name on the ship?" The little king said proudly, "Just like this king, I am willing to tell others who my father is."

Where is the same? !

Your father is the emperor, the biggest person in this country, you insist on it every day—"My father is the emperor", and no one dares to stop you.

But it is said that man is the father of things... Then, this craftsman is also the father of all the palaces, so why didn't anyone engrave the craftsman's name on it?

These slanders flashed through the minds of the courtiers like a bullet screen, but in the end everyone said one after another—as long as you are happy.

Nonsense, it’s been engraved, what else can I do?Erase that name?And now everyone looks at the craftsman looking at his name with tears in his eyelashes, and everyone's heart is not without some emotion.

Isn't what everyone in this world pursues is to be famous in the world?If possible, they also want such treatment. It is really enviable to be able to engrave their names on objects representing a country.

Some people sneered, but some people lingered on the rudder for a long time, and their eyes were full of splendor.

After the unveiling ceremony, there was an additional event, loading on site.

After the little king disembarked, the businessmen from the Zhongshan Kingdom he had invited boarded the boat one after another to inspect the internal environment, and after everyone walked around for a while, the main event was about to be staged.

Previously, Zhongshan State claimed that it took only three days to load and unload a whole ship, so logically, loading should only take one and a half days.

But this data is too alarming, almost no one believes it.

Today the little king came to invite them to witness the miracle.

There are a lot of goods piled up on the river bank, some are wooden boxes, some are sacks, these goods are commodities that Zhongshan country wants to ship to Hejian country, most of them are rice, a small part are candles, paper, porcelain, etc. There are also ink and stencils, which King Hejian strongly requested.

Different goods have different weights.In order to prevent the center of gravity of the ship from being out of balance, these goods are arranged in the order and position of the shipment before shipment.

The slide rail crane designed by Zhai Xin is now standing on the wharf in Zhongshan, but in the end, considering the load-bearing pressure and the difficulty of maintenance, the T-shaped shape was finally made into a dish shape.As a result, the wharf was rebuilt, and now only one hanger is installed on the berth.

Cough, outsiders don't know that Zhongshan Country is running out of time, and seeing everyone's natural appearance, they think it's done on purpose, just to let them see it more clearly.

After an order, the hanger will transfer the goods hanging on the pallet to the deck, and the porter will unload the whole pallet from the hanger and move it into the cabin.The unloaded pallets are sent away from the other side, while new pallets refilled with goods have arrived.

The smooth assembly line operation can make the spectators feel happy, not to mention the loading in a way that is completely beyond their imagination.

All the goods are in place before the ship arrives, and the unloading and loading of the ship begins as soon as the ship arrives. The goods that arrive on the same day can be picked up from the warehouse the next day. The various data written on paper make them very excited.

However, for the convenience of transportation, only two long-term contracted cabins are open to the public, and the rest are deck retail warehouses. The cargo volume is limited, so hurry up if you want to buy.

The mood of the businessmen is very complicated, they have a feeling of being forced forward by the rolling waves.The speed of this change was so fast that they were caught off guard.It can be expected that if this treasure ship with a cargo capacity exceeding their expectations really joins Zhongshan Kingdom and Hejian Kingdom, how much impact it will have on the market of Zhongshan Kingdom.

And at this moment, they are actually a little grateful for the "price stabilization" policy they hated before.

Because this policy will also protect their interests when goods from Hejian country flood into Zhongshan country.

As for the reserved position... there is no need to mention it at all.Those who can be invited by the lord of Zhongshan Kingdom to participate in the water entry ceremony of "Zhongshan Ship" are all the top merchants in China, and many of them have businesses abroad, or they are foreign merchants who have opened chain stores in Zhongshan Kingdom.

If you have been in business for many years and don't even have this bit of vision...how can they still be in this business?

On that day, when the ship sailed for the second time after January, all the space was reserved, even though many of them had not actually signed a trade relationship with their counterparts in Zhongshan, but it didn't matter, it was still too late to ride a fast horse.Maybe you can still catch up with the berth of a wave of big ships when they return home.

Just when the Zhongshan broke anchor amidst everyone's expectations and started its maiden voyage, the little king also received an edict issued by Liu Qi, Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty.

The above clearly arranged the time and order of his entry into Beijing.

As the emperor's parents and children, whether it is to express intimacy, or the social order of the younger generation, they will come to the court earlier than the uncles and princes.

But it also means that the snow may not have melted when they travel.

Realizing this, Xia Anran immediately started to arrange the carriage, especially keeping warm.He was fine as an adult, Liu Xiaozhu and a few little Doudings had to accompany him on this trip, and children couldn't stand the cold.In this way, the shock resistance is secondary, and a few layers of duvets are spread on top, and the shock absorption effect is excellent.

In addition, I have to bring more food reserves, why not bring some livestock?Just like the livestock cart transported to Chang'an last time, it seemed to be very good. I brought some sheep and some pigs, and when I came back, I could buy some varieties from various places, and I could improve them at that time.

He was limited by the environment during his time before, but he forgot to buy livestock.Anyway, there are two vassal convoys this time, so it’s normal to bring more...

"Aqing, Ayan, they all want to go to Chang'an with me!" Liu Xiaozhu, who was lying on the heated kang, didn't know what his brother was planning. He stretched to the left and then to the right with his belly exposed. Like a twisting silkworm baby, he was very excited to go home with his friends.

"Duck is going too!" He raised his paw excitedly thinking about his salute, "Brother, Yaya is going too, I want to introduce Yaya to my mother!"

Okay, I have to bring a poultry cart. By the way, I also need to prevent people from eating Liu Zhi’s ducks as food reserves. I have to make a mark. The ducks are now wearing neck collars, which seems to be a bit of a problem. It's not very conspicuous, how about dyeing it?

Worried brother wrote another note in the memo.

"Brother, are we with other brothers? It's been a long time since I saw them! I've grown so much, they will no longer recognize me. Then I will pretend to be an ordinary child to scare you They jump!"

...Yes.

Xia Anran's hand holding the pen paused, and suddenly realized this serious question...

To be with my brothers--

cough!

Brothers who have been tricked by him many times...

Let's meet!

A little panic.

The little king pinched his paws, always feeling a little itchy in his palms, an illusion, it must be an illusion.

Liu De, the second son of King Hejian, is a man who likes to read and loves collecting books very much.

His ideal in life is to collect the pre-Qin books that were lost or hidden due to the war, and his favorite is Confucianism, and it is his ultimate goal to inherit and develop it.

For this reason, he did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to find books among the people. After copying all the books himself, he returned the original to the original owner and gave him a reward.

Therefore, the people of Hejian Kingdom are also very willing to dedicate books to this gentle and honest king, and even the scholars in the surrounding counties are willing to come to share the collection of books with him.

Because of his good reputation, and his fief is close to the land of Qilu, which is an important radiation place of Confucian culture, many unwilling Confucians gather around him.

A group of like-minded people talk about scriptures and Taoism every day, so happy.

It was supposed to be like this.

It wasn't until his ninth younger brother became a feudal clan that everything began to change.

Originally, King Hejian didn't care about who his neighbor was.Mrs. Jia has a good personality, and she and Li Ji are not considered direct rivals in love. There is no enmity between her mother's family, and the age difference is huge. When Liu De was the prince, he also had his own circle of brothers. Get hot.

On the contrary, he secretly rejoiced in his heart, fortunately, it wasn't Cheng Ji's sons who were sealed here.Cheng Ji and his mother Li Ji were incompatible, and he was actually very envious of Liu Yu, the fourth son of the emperor who was named the King of Lu, because he went to the land of Qilu, where the literary style was flourishing, and there were many talented people who collected books.

However, since his younger brother Liu Sheng sent a letter last year, he felt that he was being harassed endlessly.

The elder brother can understand the hesitation of the younger brother after being made a prince at a young age, but this does not mean that he can endure the harassment from his younger brother!But there is no way, he is an older brother, so he has to endure it.Not only to be a ninja, but also to be carefully comforted.

And later, after the ninth brother's mother and elder brother arrived in Zhaodi, he thought he could relax a little bit, but he didn't expect - not at all!

Not only did he not, Liu Sheng even dragged their little brother Liu Zhi together to harass him.

Every time Liu De opened and knocked on the bamboo slips of the two vassal kings, he felt a stomach ache, but the thin paper that his younger brother fiddled with later comforted his elder brother's mood.

When he was immersed in the happy life of using paper, when his younger brother stepped in and pulled him to do business, the annoyed second brother just wanted to give up the pick, and the younger brother sent a wax seal. The magic device, using this method to print books, only need to write once to print dozens of books.

Although you need to use a special bamboo pen to write, it is really useful for Liu De who is copying and storing books!Liu De suddenly felt that his younger brother was very considerate.

In the past, the bamboo scrolls were heavy, and sometimes in order to respect the owner's request, he copied them in other people's houses, so he often had to travel with a cart full of bamboo scrolls.Later, having paper made it much more convenient and greatly reduced the workload. Liu De was already very satisfied.

I didn't expect that the little days could be more beautiful.

Cough, the printed handwriting is completely different from Lang Guan's handwriting. It is satisfying to see someone else reading a book with his own handwriting on it.

Liu De's calligraphy skills are not bad. Today, the carrier of writing is basically bamboo slips or silk. Therefore, the shape of the brush is also somewhat different from that of later generations. It is relatively short and hard, and a complete brush-making standard has not yet been formed.

What's more, in order to make the pen more durable, the bristle pen is also a popular raw material.

Therefore, Liu De adapted quickly to using a bamboo pen similar to a carving knife, and now he is a proficient hand.However, although things are good, both wax paper and ink need to be purchased from Zhongshan, which is too dependent on external sources.

Although Liu De doesn't like doing business, he has some understanding of this way, and he knows that too much dependence on foreign countries is not a good thing. Therefore, he gladly accepted the little king's invitation to write and organize this "Handbook on the Domain King" , I just want to see if my younger brother will write the secret of the wax seal together.

If possible, he still wants to be self-sufficient.

As for writing short essays?Anyway, he is worthy, education and collection of books are also great achievements to be boasted about, and he has also put in a lot of effort since he became a feudal clan, Hejian Kingdom has increased both in terms of food production and population.

Cough, although it is a bit embarrassing for people to praise themselves, my younger brother said that this is to provide technical guidance to the younger brothers and nephews who are going to be in charge later, so he is not specifically asking for credit from the old man!

This is to love the younger brother, understand?

According to the younger brother, everyone can solve the problem by brainstorming, and when the princes succeed to the throne, they can also see it, which can save a lot of detours.

If one's achievements can be passed on to several generations, that would be a great face.

At that time, Liu De didn't know his younger brother's plan. He thought it was just a guide for the little kings who had just joined the feudal clan, with wax paper as a sugar coating, so he agreed to the younger brother's request almost without hesitation.

If he knew that his younger brother's plan was to use it as a daily work summary, he would definitely drop his pen, roll up his sleeves and rush to Zhongshan Country to beat him up.

Similarly, because of this sugar coating, even his younger brother eagerly proposed to send a batch of goods before entering Chang'an City to avoid troubles due to the absence of the two brothers, and he agreed.

The goods prepared by Hejian State are mainly grain, sea salt, dates, and pears.According to my younger brother's request, cheap barley took the lead, followed by corn as a hard currency. In addition, there were some fruits and vegetables that were easy to store. The seeds were all prepared according to the little king's previous order, and they were waiting for the ship to arrive.

It was too troublesome to check this list. My younger brother wrote six or seven pages, which was longer than the letter to his family. In the end, King Hejian said that he didn't bother to read it at all, so he handed it over to his young mansion.

It wasn't until today that he came to the edge of the port that he was surprised to see that his younger brother even asked him to order live animals.

This, how can this work?

Seeing Liu De's surprise, the chief supervisor of Hejian's Shaofu immediately came to explain, because there were a lot of live animals on the order, so Hejian also expressed doubts about this, and specially sent someone to Zhongshan to inquire.

Then people who went to visit Zhongshan brought back a schematic diagram of how to make a corral.The most special part of this corral is that it is equipped with a drawable chassis to facilitate cleaning of its excrement, coupled with a food trough that can be fixed in the corral, and feeding utensils, it can ensure that these animals can live on board .

Although it took some time to build the tool, everyone in the Shaofu tried to keep the livestock in it for a few days and found that the livestock did not have any extreme reactions. Therefore, the Shaofu felt that they could try to transport... Anyway, they just need to ensure these As long as the livestock can board the ship, it has nothing to do with them if there is an accident during the transportation, and the money will be collected.

If this method of transportation is indeed feasible, that would be good news, Liu De pondered for a moment.

Hejian country has sufficient grain and abundant vegetation, and the raising of livestock is very common.

In this world where there is generally no meat to eat, people in Hejian Kingdom can eat meat every short period of time, which can be said to be very happy.

It is precisely because material civilization is sufficient that they will pursue spiritual civilization.

But these meat dishes are hard to sell.

Because livestock need a lot of food during their activities, the Huns moved around because they had pastures along the way, but the Hejian Kingdom was not good. The Hejian Kingdom is a large agricultural country, and basically all the along the way has been reclaimed into good fields, and the herds have no food. The source has to be carried by the merchant.

Flocks are worth mentioning, but livestock like pigs are not yet organized, and it takes a lot of manpower to drive a small group of pigs.

Leaving aside accidents on the road, ninety-nine out of [-] have to lose the scale after all the hard work to get to the place.

If this method can really be transported to Zhongshan, although the road will consume fodder, at least it can ensure that the weight of the livestock will not decrease.That means that Hejian Kingdom has another source of income.

It's a pity that this mode of transportation can only be done by river transportation.

It was vaguely in his memory that the king of Hejian, who had come to ask for instructions on this matter, nodded reservedly, then he looked at the flat and quiet river from a distance, thought for a while, and decided that he should not waste time waiting for the boat.

If the younger brother hadn't written about how he sent the boat out seriously before, and then described the scene with a lot of ink to make the older brother realize how cautious his younger brother is, Liu De would not have come to the riverside to wait for the boat in the winter.

Hey, I really dote on my brother.

Liu De sighed, but what can he do?

The royal brothers have a weak relationship, and the three Liu De brothers are born of Li Ji's same mother, and they are also the first three sons of Liu Qi. In Li Ji's view, the other princes and concubines are all bad children born of little goblins. They all grew up surrounded by Li Ji's bitter and jealous words. Even if they didn't agree with their mother's words in their hearts, they did not play with their younger brothers for the sake of peace.

The three of Liu De have always hugged each other, and because of this, when his third brother passed away, Liu De instantly felt a corner of his heart collapsed, feeling extremely empty.

It was at this time that the ninth and tenth brothers inserted into his world.People's hearts are fleshy, and although he keeps saying that he is annoying, he is more conniving at the demands of his younger brothers, as the eldest brother in the clan's ranks (the eldest son of the emperor, Liu Rong, did not join the clan).

...Of course, this is also because the only one who bothers him is the ninth brother.

Liu De waited for a while, and felt that the ship would not come in a short time based on this sign, so he got into the carriage, lit candles, and copied the books in peace of mind in the carriage.

Unlike Xia Anran, who is so busy that he beats the back of his head, King Hejian, who has been a feudal clan for several years, naturally doesn't have to worry about what he can't handle in the country after he leaves. He has prepared congratulatory gifts early, and now he can naturally be free to be himself things.

While Liu De was copying and immersed himself in the golden and jade words of the sages, he suddenly heard a noise outside. The sound was too loud, even if Liu De was immersed in his own world, he was disturbed.

He frowned and ignored it.Unexpectedly, within a few breaths, someone knocked on the car door, "Your Highness, King Zhongshan's boat has arrived."

Liu Desi was still in the book, and it took a while to realize that he reluctantly put down the bamboo pen in his hand, and put the unfinished wax paper in a special wooden box to prevent it from being scratched, then he straightened his clothes, He put on his cloak and got out of the carriage.

The king's carriage was parked by the pier, and when he got off the carriage, he could see the cargo ships of Zhongshan Kingdom, and what caught his eyes was a huge ship full of stuff that filled the entire pier.

The noise he heard before was precisely because the personnel at the port of Hejian Kingdom did not expect such a large ship to berth, and the previous ship pillars might not be able to hold the ship, which was caused by emergency construction.

In addition, whether it is wooden planks or porters who are ready to unload the goods, the number is completely insufficient, and we need to find someone quickly.

Liu De slowly approached the ship with the words "Zhongshan" protruding out of wood carvings and ink on the hull, and fixed his eyes on the familiar font for a while, um, the word "Zhongshan" is his Dad's handwriting, the word "hao" is a bit ugly, it should be written by the younger brother.

He felt a little uncomfortable, after all, among all the vassals, only Zhongshan was the only one that got the name of the country written by the emperor.But why the younger brother got this, the brothers all have some ideas in their hearts, and they probably know what the old father means.

There is envy, but not jealousy.

The emperor's move was not so much a reward to Zhongshan, but a blow to their brothers.

They knew exactly what the younger brother had contributed, and what Liu Qi meant was to encourage this behavior of hiding his achievements and leaving his name to the court.

It's just the emperor's mind.

The sails of the ship have all been furled, and what he sees now are the staggered bamboo poles on the upper part of the ship. At first glance, it seems messy, but when he looks closely, Liu De, a young literary and artistic youth, can rely on these branches to imagine how it is in the river. It looks like the inside is fully opened to blow the wind.

The boatman of the Zhongshan was communicating with the port area in terms that Liu De could not understand. After a good meal, the ship and the port finally docked.

A bowl-thick rope was thrown from the boat, and it took nearly twenty porters in the port area to pull the big boat closer.Two anchor stones with wooden claws were dropped on the Zhongshan to fix the ship.

After a while, the crew stepped off the boat one by one.After seeing the port of He Jian Country, these crew members who were not good at hiding their emotions were stunned, and then, Qi Qi showed... They didn't think it was too obvious, but in fact it was very obvious.

Compared with Zhongshan Kingdom's Shenze Port, Hejian Kingdom's port...maybe more appropriately called a dock. It used to deal with mostly ordinary small and medium-sized ships. How could it have been expected that Zhongshan Kingdom's generous investment would be a large ship? Woolen cloth?

Regarding this point, Xia Anran did not expect it either.

He felt that it was already obvious when he placed the order. Could a ship that can hold so much cargo be a small ship?

If the little king stood in front of his brother now, he would definitely be spanked by his brother, and King He Jian would scold the bad brother who made him lose face—who knew you only had one boat!Of course I thought you were sending a fleet!

That's right... Inland river transport ships are limited by the depth of the water and the rocks on the bottom of the river, so they are generally not too large. So when he received the order from Zhongshan, Liu De naturally thought that it was a whole fleet, and he still thought about it. He ordered the dredging of the horizontal berths of the ports of the Hejian Kingdom.

Fortunately, he did so, otherwise the ship would have safely arrived in Hejian Country, but the port here was too small to dock. Would he still have the face of being an older brother?If you say it, you will definitely be ridiculed by other princes!

Fortunately, the Hejian Country is an alluvial plain, and the location of the port itself is a relatively flat lake area, with sufficient vertical depth for large ships to barely dock.

Unlike the Zhongshan Kingdom, the Hejian Kingdom still uses the porter-carrying unloading method, and the cabin is opened unilaterally, so the Zhongshan's double cabin doors are naturally useless.

This made the crew members of the Zhongshan country feel "...well...for the sake of peace between the two countries, let's not talk about it".

When the porters boarded the ship, they could find the strangeness of the ship. For example, there was a strange object like a roulette at the front of the ship, not to mention, they all regarded it as a mascot.

But as far as they could see, the goods on the deck were neatly folded, and there were wooden racks dragging them underneath.What is this operation?

In this regard, the crew of the Zhongshan State said that you can directly carry a pallet off the ship with a few poles and pass through the stuck point below. These goods are relatively light, and they were released because of this arrangement. on deck.Of course, they also have to take these pallets back, so you have to take them back after unloading.

The goods in the cabin are not good, they are relatively heavy, and they have to be carried bag by bag in the old way.

Most of the unloading time is spent on the cargo in the hold, but on the return trip the situation is reversed, these pallets will be used to store heavier cargo, and then stacked in the watertight compartment.

This is because Zhongshan State has a lifting device. At that time, the goods can be directly lifted from the lower warehouse into the air, and then directly transported to the stacking place in the port area, which saves labor.

There is no way, who let the ship port of Zhongshan country have two unloading ports, when the time comes, these on the deck can be carried by porters or cranes.With both poles at the same time, the natural efficiency is high.

After the captain disembarked, he respectfully handed Xia Anran's handwritten letter to Liu De.

As the second brother, Liu De, who was shown off his wealth invisibly, unfolded it silently, and there was actually a map of the location of the goods inside. Be clear.

Even Liu De, who is a layman, can understand the situation inside at a glance.

He passed this piece of paper to the people in the Shaofu, who immediately retreated to distribute the goods, and stacked the goods separately to facilitate subsequent operations.

Liu De ignored the movement of the magistrate behind him issuing orders, he opened the second letter, quickly scanned the contents of the letter and then narrowed his eyes slightly.

Hmm... My brother said that many merchants from Zhongshan State left Zhongshan State and came towards Hejian State. They are most likely here to check the situation of their shipments and come to Hejian State to buy.

For this wait-and-see attitude, my younger brother only has three words - even if he is pitiful.

The author has something to say:

Brother: As a brother, I will not be jealous of the fact that my brother has a book written by his father.

I'm already a mature adult, so I won't be jealous of my younger brother.

After all, this is what my younger brother exchanged for kang and papermaking...

Brother: Regarding the fact that my brother has a big boat... I will not be jealous,

I'm already a mature adult, so I won't be jealous of my younger brother.

After all, it's made with money...

Brother: Regarding the fact that my brother has a big port... this king will not be jealous,

This king is a mature adult, so he won't be jealous of his younger brother.

After all, it was made with money.

Brother: Regarding the matter of Zhongshan State building a logistics network...

I……

Ok.

It's better to give him a good beating while the younger brother is still young and this hasn't happened yet.

Zhao Wang/Hejian King/Lu King/Jiaoxi King/Liang Wang and many other vassal kings sent congratulatory messages

Xia Miao:? ? ? ? ? ?

Liu Zhi: Brother, don't be jealous, it's useless to be jealous, it will be me from now on!

Xia Miao:? ? ? ? ! ! ! !

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The status of craftsmen in ancient times was not high, but it was not very low either.How should I put it, it belongs to the kind of little people who are less likely to deliberately offend others, but it doesn't matter if they are offended.

Their low status is also related to the saying of "selling craftsmanship", but after all, it takes a long time to hone to become a craftsman. Compared with businessmen who can be (seemingly) anyone, their status is still much higher .

Among the hundreds of schools of thought, the Mohists are mainly artisans, and the farmers are farmers, so the relationship between the Mohists and the farmers is pretty good.

But after entering modern times, the status of craftsmen (strictly speaking, workers) is much lower, because they can be easily replaced. Unlike ancient craftsmen, they still have a craft, and the working machinery in the factory is monotonous. Fear of losing the job, so the capitalists see through this and exploit it.

As long as the bottom line is not touched, workers who have no other way of making a living can only swallow their anger.

So our country is the worker-peasant alliance led by the working class.It is because these two classes are the worst classes in the old society.

...Well, this story tells us that we must not be the kind of people who can be easily replaced, and it is the same in the workplace.