After thinking about it carefully, Zhao Si found that many unexpected things seemed to come in handy in this era.
Even the modern calculation methods of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, and even equation expressions...
Some things that are taken for granted in modern times seem to burst out unexpected sparks in this era.
Wang Li didn't mean to look down upon Zhao Si's words. When he heard the words "Li Zai Qianqiu", he perked up and said, "Is that true?"
"That's true!" Zhao Si nodded.
"I'm going to send someone, what kind of craftsmen do I need?" Wang Li asked.
"Carpenter... By the way, salt is expensive, isn't it?" Zhao Si asked again.
"It's okay, it's not too expensive." Wang Li replied.
"How much did the salt that looked like a crouching tiger cost on the shore?" Zhao Si knew that Wang Li was a wealthy businessman, so he deliberately asked again.
"It's about a few hundred dollars per piece, it depends on the size." Wang Li thought for a moment and replied.
"Isn't this expensive?" Zhao Si rolled his eyes.
The purchasing power of the currency of the Qin Dynasty was not bad. A few hundred dollars could buy a piece of salt less than the size of a fist.
"How much does the salt that people eat every day cost?" Zhao Si continued to ask.
"Not sure..." Wang Li scratched his head.
What he eats at home is all salt, which is the highest quality salt in this era.
That is, the salt is naturally agglomerated or artificially produced into lumps of salt that look like animals.
Shaped salt is the standard for high-end people in this era.
Zhao Si thought secretly in his heart. He really had some ideas about ancient salt production.
For salt, either use the saturated crystallization method or charcoal and plant ash adsorption and filtration.
Salt is everywhere. In fact, the ancients knew that seawater contains salt.
It's just that there are too many naturally precipitated crystallized impurities, and there is really a lack of filtering methods. If it is just dust impurities, it is okay, but too much heavy metal content is really fatal.
"Where does most of the salt come from today?" Zhao Si continued to ask.
"It's mostly produced in Qi. I heard that the sea is boiled there to make salt. As for the rest of the land, it's more mixed. It's either plate salt, well salt, or salt mines.
Among them, well salt is the most famous, followed by sea salt boiled from the ground, followed by plate salt, and the rest are salt mines, with varying quality. "
"Do you have a way to make salt?" Wang Li asked. Qu Yuanli came first, and Zhao Si took the initiative to ask for craftsmen. Wang Li had probably expected it.
"Yeah!" Zhao Si nodded.
"If nothing else happens, it shouldn't be a big problem if the price of salt comes down a bit."
Whether it is the saturated crystallization method or the plant ash charcoal soil filtration method, many salts in this era that were originally inedible can be made edible.
Salt is not a rare thing. Boiling the sea into salt can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period and even further. Qidi has always been a large salt producer. However, there was no drying salt method at this time, and the price of salt remained high. Well salt plates The salt output is too small, and the salt mine output is large, but it is rich in heavy metals and lacks filtration and purification methods. Easily eat people to death.
Even if the ancients filtered, they only used some dense sieves to filter out some impurities that were insoluble in water, while not filtering out any impurities that were soluble in water.
"How much can you get down?" Wang Li also took a breath of cold air.
Zhao Si really doesn't know... After all, he doesn't know enough about prices in this era, and the same goes for Wang Li.
When Wang Li saw that Zhao Si didn't speak, he stopped and went to help Zhao Si find the craftsman first.
Zhao Si was not idle either, taking advantage of this time to draw some messy things on the ground.
The vernier caliper is a good thing, I copied it!
I also copied the plane thing!
Zhao Si first thought of some small tools. In this era, saws were considered high-end tools for woodworking, and planes and planes had not yet been born.
After painting for a long time, there were a bunch of scattered things, including small tools, large pieces, and a loom, the kind in the book. However, Zhao Si didn’t know the principle very well, and he couldn’t meditate for a long time because he was too busy. It's been a little blurry for a long time, so some parts of the painting aren't clear enough.
There is also a reclining chair, well... it is considered as a private use by Zhao Si. When the craftsmen come up with it, he can use it himself. It is very comfortable to lie down and rock. There is not even a stool in this era, so he can just make a rocking chair in one step and enjoy it. .
It is okay to enjoy it in private without etiquette.
After a while, Wang Li brought in the craftsmen, and Zhao Si directed the craftsmen to make the work according to the drawings.
"How small should these things be?" the craftsmen asked.
Zhao Si thought for a while and simply asked Wang Li for some animal skins. He picked up a brush and sketched on the animal skins, and also thoughtfully attached the size and structure.
Because I was not used to using a brush to draw, I even failed to draw one piece. After getting used to it, I finally made no mistakes and handed it over to the craftsman.
But the craftsman was shocked before he even started working.
"The composition is really wonderful!"
Zhao Si's composition is a three-dimensional composition, and the specific dimensions are marked directly on the picture with line segments, which looks very intuitive and clear.
Everything big and small is clearly labeled.
There is also a way to express it separately by dotted and solid lines.
For example, one centimeter of dotted line represents one centimeter, and one centimeter of real line represents one meter.
Of course, the Qin Dynasty did not talk about centimeters or anything like that...
This is actually quite an improvement for this era.
Craftsmen are not fools. They can understand this composition method at a glance. They only need to follow this composition method when doing other things in the future. They can master a composition method by practicing on their own.
On weekdays, work depends entirely on words and deeds, and you can estimate how big or small it should be.
Zhao Si was not the first to design and compose something like this, but he was the first to show it to these craftsmen without hesitation.
If you put this thing in the Xianxia world, it would be like a martial arts secret book. Basically, you can understand the principles at a glance. After a little study, you will know how to compose things in the future.
From now on, just click on the picture to search.
Therefore, the craftsmen were just confused about the various things drawn on Zhao Si's pictures, but they were very grateful to Zhao Si.
"Okay, go get it...I'll take a look after you get it out. By the way, get these little things out first." Zhao Si said.
He's talking about things like vernier calipers, levels, files, chisels.
It is more convenient to get these small tools out first and then work on the bigger things later.
As for what to do with these craftsmen? That's not Zhao Si's business. He is only responsible for providing a drawing. For some things, Zhao Si only intends to provide an idea.
Because Zhao Si can’t be more specific.
It doesn’t cost much to keep these craftsmen busy anyway, so what if they get it done?
As long as it doesn't involve setting up a factory, how much money can be spent with Wang Li here?
Besides, Zhao Si is still growing grain according to orders.
It's normal to have some demands. No trouble was caused and no money was spent. Who had time to stop Zhao Si?
Wang Ben didn't dare to do this, and even specifically told Wang Liyi to satisfy all his needs.
Wasn't he just worried that Zhao Si couldn't grow any food, so he just sat on the ground and was blackmailed?
Zhao Si is very conscious. If there is a shortcut, he would be mentally retarded if he did not take it.
If they can't figure it out, let's give full play to the cleverness of the craftsmen of this era, and something will make it difficult for them. You can't bother the time traveler with everything. You have a partial understanding of this and a partial understanding of that. Zhao Si has a partial understanding of most things. You can't regard a partial understanding as a complete ignorance. You have to believe in the smart minds of people in this era.
"Help me find some inedible salt!" Zhao Si looked at Wang Li and said.
Zhao Si plans to make salt himself.
Salt and iron are important tools. Salt and iron are important tools. You can tell by moving your buttocks that it took a lot of credit to create this thing.
