Chapter 18 Technology
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At this moment, under the gaze of the crowd, Wang Li slowly walked onto the frame that the King of Zhao sent to greet him. This was a carriage pulled by four horses. The carriage was huge, and there was only a railing around the carriage, not closed, but there was a canopy-like thing on the top that could cover the top.
It is not an army chariot, but the carriages pulled by these four horses are actually the chariots of the king, and they are the throne of the throne of Zhao. The ancients said that a gentleman's word is as good as a horse, and a king is the king of a country, and a son is the honorable title.
The gentleman in this sentence was originally a king, and then evolved into a person with status. It was only after Confucius's words that later meaning evolved, and then any scholar would call him a gentleman.
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, when Zhou Lishang still performed its functions, the etiquette system stipulated that the emperor was six, the princes were four, the officials were three, the scholars were two, and the common people were one, and the gentleman was four horses. King Zhao sent four horses to show his courtesy and welcome.
It is hard to imagine that a king of a country would value a "charlatan" so much, but this is a reality in Zhao State. In the future, many dynasties around the world will have this phenomenon.
People in Lu said that if a country is about to be destroyed, there will be evil spirits. This is true.
Sitting in this car, looking around, everyone around him was watching because he had heard of his reputation or was blindly following the cheering crowd. The eyes of countless people gathered, and a huge sense of satisfaction filled Wang Li's chest.
No wonder, when Liu Bang saw the First Emperor on a tour, he said: "A real man should be like this."
The vehicle was slowly moving forward with the pull of four horses. Wang Li felt the attention of everyone, and also looked at the entire Handan City. At this time, the buildings of Handan City were different from the ancient buildings that Wang Li imagined.
The biggest difference is tiles. The so-called Qin bricks and Han tiles have appeared in this era. Most of the buildings in Handan City are like this, while tiles began to appear on a large scale in the Han Dynasty. At this time, only a few gentry members could use them, but most roofs were other alternatives.
The poor people only cover the roof with wooden boards and thatch, while the wealthy people have carved beams and painted roofs, and the roofs are made of wooden. They are structurally similar to the tiles, but they are the predecessors of the tiles. They only look different in materials and can be replaced immediately once there is a suitable material.
The buildings in Handan City are mostly wood and stone, with only a small number of earthen houses, and most of them are bungalows and few tall buildings. Only those homes of princes and princes can build very few three-story stone buildings, and other goods are worth merchants, or brothels and brothels. The highest building in the entire city is the destination of Wang Li’s trip, the King of Zhao.
Such a city without high-rise buildings has hundreds of thousands of people gathered, which is equivalent to a modern densely populated county town. Therefore, the entire Handan City is extremely huge. Although Wang Li did not see high-rise buildings, he could still feel the atmosphere of the royal capital of this era.
Passing through the area where civilians gather, then through the streets where business and travelers gather, the vast courtyards of the nobles and gentry Handan, the inner city of Handan, and the inner palace of the King of Zhao Kings City appeared in front of Wang Li.
The King's frame was unhindered. The four-horse carriage was moving forward with a light carriage. When you pass through the inner city gate, you will see the King of Zhao Palace. This King of Zhao Palace is far greater than the Forbidden City of Ming and Qing Dynasties in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is also far inferior in splendor, but it has a unique simplicity and solemn appearance.
What made Wang Li the most profound is watching the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and the Warring States Period films in the past, two tall tower-like buildings erected on both sides of the middle road of the palace. At that time, Wang Li didn't know the purpose of this building. After playing the role of heroes, he also jokingly called the Magic Tower.
Entering the inner court, Wang Li got off the carriage under the guidance of his servants, then picked up the steps and went straight to the palace at the highest point in the inner court. "The king has ordered, Xuan, and the great alchemist Wang Li to enter the palace."
Knowing that Wang Li entered the palace, he was far away. Someone shouted from the depths of the palace, "From the inside out, everyone relayed. In Wang Li's ears, he heard a sense of strictness, but from bottom to top to pick up the steps. Unnaturally, he wanted to establish a sense of looking up to the master of the royal city while walking.
At this time, a hundred schools of thought contend, and culture is at its peak. However, the foundation that has been passed down for thousands of years has been brewed. What is lacking is only the limitations of various building materials.
Walking step by step, Wang Li often scans his memory with the help of "Li" in an instant, and looks at the royal city, but he sees a lot of superb technologies in the feudal era.
Speaking of which, during the Warring States Period, the seven countries competed for power, which triggered competition among countries, but also made technology continue to improve. In Wang Li's eyes, this Warring States Period was actually not much lower than that of the extremely long feudal era in later generations.
In the thousands of years later, every rise and fall of China's dynasty was destroyed and rebuilt, and many technologies often need to be reinvented or even lost.
Just talking about crossbow weapons, they had developed to a peak during the Warring States Period. The Qin army and the Zhao army had long used crossbow tools to large-scale wars. The magical crossbows mentioned later in the Warring States Period also appeared, but they were not used on a large scale, but were not pioneered by Zhuge.
After the Three Kingdoms and Two Jin Dynasties, the crossbows were no longer restored, and they were invented again in Shu Kingdom until the end of the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.
It lasted for thousands of years, and until modern times, there was almost no great progress in technology.
Compared with later generations, there are two major items that are lacking in this era that are related to the process of civilization. One is iron tools. The bronze smelting and application of this era has reached a peak. Due to the limitations of bronze materials, many technologies are inappropriate, but they are inappropriate.
Another important thing is paper. Paper has extremely important significance, whether it is inheriting civilization or governing the country's official documents.
I saw Qin Shihuang dealing with the government affairs on TV. The bamboo slips piled up in front of me were actually carried on paper, but they could be carried on just a small stack of documents. That scene was really ashamed.
As for cloth, in this era when many civilian families have no clothes to wear, and even the same clothes for the whole family is worn by the same clothes, and whoever goes out is wearing them, it is impossible to use them on a large scale.
"Mr. Wang Li, the king has been waiting in the palace for a long time. Please follow me to enter the palace." After walking all the way, he finally reached the end. A man with an eunuch-like voice said to Wang Li.
Wang Li nodded slightly and looked at the eunuch of the palace, with no contempt on his face, as usual.
He has watched many films and TV shows and read many books. He knows that these eunuchs are born with fewer things than ordinary people, and they are inevitably inferior and perverted. When dealing with outsiders, if someone despises them a little, these people may inevitably hold grudges in their hearts, and they are in the favor of the king. It is not necessary to do anything. Any slander may determine a person's fate.
He was not afraid of these eunuchs, but there was no need to cause trouble for himself. Now that he had just stepped on the stage of Zhao State, he still had to rely on the power of King Zhao. He had no foundation, but he could not cause trouble.
As for Zhao Mu, Wang Li, he was lucky to advance, and he was a natural enemy. Even if he didn't provoke him, he would always be an enemy. Instead of being passively attacked, it would be better to take the initiative to offend him until death, shock him hard, and even completely crush him to ashes.
Taizu had a theory of enemy and me, and we must distinguish who is our enemy and who is our friend. Wang Li deeply agrees with it. The so-called enemy is not the enemy that you offend. Enemies will naturally arise among the interests and classes.
Before he came to Handan, he had made a general analysis of how to act if he wanted to achieve his goals. Who is the enemy, who is a friend, who is neither a friend nor an enemy, who is not a friend, but who can make friends and include it.
At this time, Wang Li thought that if he returned to Earth, he would think that he would no longer be an ordinary person as he used to be. Even if he is ordinary now, he could still make a great career. During this period, his changes will be extremely huge.
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