Zhang Xuezhou knew the structure of the balance and the manufacture of calipers.
However, Zhang Xuezhou could not grasp the weight of the balance weight, and it was difficult to accurately draw the correct length of one millimeter.
Without a normal and accurate reference, it would be difficult for him to copy the gourd.
The same was true when Dong Zhongshu constructed weighing tools.
Mana can maintain balance, but a standard reference for scales must be possessed.
"When we build a legal instrument and scale, we must first measure the weight. First, we must maintain the balance at both ends of the boom!"
The simplest balance was made by hanging a long pole on a rope, and there were containers with almost the same weight hanging on both ends of the long pole.
One container was filled with a pound of meat weighed on a large scale, while water was slowly poured into the other container.
"The meat is sixteen taels, and the water is also added to the sixteen taels, so that the balance can be maintained." Dong Zhongshu said: "Next, I will take away the meat and divide the sixteen taels of water evenly into the balance!"
"In this way, eight ounces of water can be divided, and then the eight ounces of water can be divided into four ounces, and the four ounces of water can be divided into two ounces, and finally one or two ounces of water can be used to balance each other?" Zhang Xuezhou asked.
"Yes, this is exactly the standard required to build a precise and accurate scale." Dong Zhongshu nodded and said: "The precision of your weighing requirements is too high, which even requires dividing one or two water into five cents, which is also Several sets of balancing poles and containers need to be built for further refinement in order to continue to divide them evenly.”
By repeatedly building the balance rod and container, they are also constantly differentiated, and after repeated several times, the final amount is obtained, which undoubtedly refines the weight scale to a very small unit.
It seems simple, but it also contains a heavy truth.
Once you have determined the smallest unit of weight, you can start building a legal scale.
There is a weight-like hanging hammer, and by driving mana to the hanging hammer, the weight of the object on the other end can be measured.
According to the investment of mana, the weight that can be measured at the other end also ranges from five taels to one tael, and then to two taels, three taels, four taels, five taels... and other amounts for recording.
If the magic power is strong enough, a mountain can be hung from the other end to maintain balance.
"It's a pity that we can't refine the five coins any further," Zhang Xuezhou said regretfully.
"When you compare medicinal materials, you can mix two or three parts at a time," Dong Zhongshu said, "This way you don't need to be precise with too small a number."
"What you said is true, but there are too few medicinal materials," Zhang Xuezhou said: "I didn't know that when I taught the Yin Yang family's unique Feng Shui skills to help, I only got three copies of Bigu Powder medicinal materials."
"Cough cough cough!"
Wen Weng felt that he was lying on his back.
Alchemy has always been a big hole, and there is no mine at home to support it. He accepted the task, but he could not achieve unlimited supply.
Moreover, Zhang Xuezhou had been lying there for seven days without knowing whether he was alive or dead. How could he have known that this young man would be refining the elixir just after he recovered less than half of his physical strength.
"Actually, we didn't catch the Naba snake either," Weng Weng said.
"You let Ba Snake escape, what can I do?" Zhang Xuezhou spread his hands and said: "It's a pity that I sold the Yin Yang family's unique Feng Shui skills for a pig price."
"I'll give you ten more materials, and the county magistrate's office won't be able to bear the extra," Wen Weng said.
"You, a great monk, are just like this..."
Zhang Xuezhou muttered twice, and only when he was pulled by Dong Zhongshu did he stop thinking about pushing the envelope further.
"Zhong Weng is an honest official and cares about people's livelihood. Although he has a high level of cultivation, he is indeed not rich." Dong Zhongshu said in a low voice: "And he funded the school by himself. I'm afraid he will ask for money in the future. There’s more space.”
"You mean one of you is weak and the other is poor?" Zhang Xuezhou asked doubtfully.
"Don't speak so directly!"
Dong Zhongshu shook his head with great dissatisfaction. What could he do if he was weak? Wen Weng had nothing to do if he was poor.
As for Zhang Xuezhou, Dong Zhongshu felt that he should not think about mocking others because he was so unlucky. After all, he rarely saw a True Spirit Realm monk almost drowning after falling into the water.
The eldest brother does not laugh at the second brother, only in this way can they live in harmony.
"Today, the only rich people are the big salt merchants, the Daye iron merchants, and the princes and kings who control the minerals. How can the other people have much wealth?" Weng Weng said helplessly: "If I didn't have a few acres of thin farmland at home, I would be able to support it with my little salary from the court." No need to leave this county governor’s mansion.”
"As a county governor, you don't say you are extremely rich, but you also poured your own money into it," Dong Zhongshu said with a smile.
"After all, you have to do something to be worthy of what you have learned in your life." Wen Weng said: "If you lose some, you will lose some!"
Wen Weng is broad-minded and does not like to care about others.
When people with this kind of personality say they can't bear it, they probably really can't bear it.
Zhang Xuezhou made some insinuations, and after asking for ten pieces of information, he was no longer too entangled.
The first three ingredients failed to make Bigu Powder, but he had to succeed two or three times with the last ten ingredients.
Only by combining Bigu Powder with Bigu Technique, he could maintain the normalization of his life characteristics during the few days he returned to reality.
As for the future, Zhang Xuezhou must also find a way to make money, increase the amount of Bigu Powder, and delay until his travel time is normal, or his strength increases again, leading to the improvement of Bigu Powder.
Judging from the seven days he lay there, Zhang Xuezhou could indeed last seven days after being fed medicine and water, but he was almost starved to the limit.
If there was no one to help feed him, he would almost die after lying there for seven days.
It takes a lot of time to return to normal from the dying state, and it may not even be possible to return to the original state for several days.
This will also cause his condition to continue to decline again and again until he falls into a vicious cycle that is difficult to escape.
If he doesn't want to face that kind of situation, Zhang Xuezhou must eliminate the possibility of follow-up when he is in the first stage.
He squatted in the blacksmith shop, watching the craftsmen building traps, and waiting for the completion of the weighing instrument that Dong Zhongshu directed.
"This blade is very sharp. The snake's upper body is covered with scales and its belly is smooth. It is difficult to hide when circling and crawling. It should be able to cut through the snake's belly and pull out its intestines!"
Towards evening, Weng Weng's snake trap was completed.
I saw that the snake-catching pipe was as thick as a strong man's arm and two feet long.
This long tube has a built-in curved blade, which is almost the same as Dong Zhongshu's needs.
After entering the Eye of the Bass Snake, the long tube was wrapped with bark, and a simple and practical snake trap tool was made.
Wen Weng looked happy and immediately called the sergeant to carry the long tube to place it.
On the other side of the blacksmith shop, the 'weight' instrument that Zhang Xuezhou requested has also moved from rough embryo to fine carving, and is almost at the completion stage.
"See clearly, this is a hanging hammer made of fine gold. Without these three taels of fine gold to conduct magic, this is just a weighing tool that can only weigh five coins!"
Dong Zhongshu pointed to the most important component of the scale. Only when Zhang Xuezhou was taught a Mohist treasure refining technique did he feel at ease and shake his fan.
When Zhang Xuezhou performed the Treasure Refining Art, a feeling of control suddenly came to his heart.
Looking at the hanging hammer made of fine gold, and then at the lever of the scale, Zhang Xuezhou felt that he had a fulcrum, and there was a thought in his mind that was so absurd that he wanted to lift the earth of the planet.
Although the thoughts are messy, in fact, this is Zhang Xuezhou's first in-demand magic weapon.
"The Mo family's treasure refining method to nourish the magic weapon is very spiritual. The stronger the magic weapon you refine, the higher the weight this weighing tool can weigh. If you can refine it to the extreme, you might be able to use this weighing tool. Weigh a horse!" Dong Zhongshu said.
Seeing Zhang Xuezhou's happy face, Dong Zhongshu couldn't help but feel a little proud in his heart.
As a great scholar, he is so good. He has learned a lot and has some abilities that he can use from time to time.
“The most you can do is weigh the horse!”
Zhang Xuezhou thought about the idea of lifting the earth of the planet, and then thought about the weight of a horse, and now that the scale can only take weights within the range of one kilogram, many thoughts in his mind disappeared.
“You’re not satisfied even if you weigh the horse?”
Dong Zhongshu shook his head several times, but if he was asked to say what practical benefits there were to weighing a horse, he couldn't tell.
In short, his three taels of fine gold fell on this magic weapon, and its practicality is indeed limited.
If Zhang Xuezhou still couldn't make an elixir after taking the weighing tool, Dong Zhongshu must say that this guy got a useless treasure.
