Immediately, the three-piece set plus the recliner and wheelchair were handed over to the military craftsman.
These gadgets are relatively easy to make and can be done in about a day or two.
As for papermaking, the process is there. It would take at least several months to recreate it. The process of soaking and drying in the shade is indispensable. Zhao Si estimates that papermaking will still have to go through some twists and turns.
After everything was done, Zhao Si said goodbye to Wang Li, couldn't wait to return to the barracks, and plunged into the ocean of knowledge.
There are still several carts of books waiting to be pampered.
Entering the barracks, I saw dozens of crew members holding rolls of bamboo, sometimes discussing and sometimes asking questions.
Although Zhao Si spared no effort to teach the crew to read, only Jing's performance has been slightly better so far. Most of the remaining crew members still can't even recognize common characters. When Zhao Si was there, they asked Zhao Si, Zhao Si was not there Ask each other when the time comes.
There was no way, there was no Thousand-Character Classic in this era, and Zhao Si couldn't recite it, so he couldn't plagiarize it to show his sage in front of others.
There were so many books sent by Wang Li that dozens of crew members still had many volumes left. Zhao Si came to the neatly stacked bamboo slips and picked a few volumes to read.
"Are they all Legalist books?" Zhao Si asked.
"Well... I probably read some, but nothing else." Jing answered.
"What a pity." Zhao Si shook his head.
As a modern person, he does not have any scholastic views. If possible, he would like to have some books from various schools of thought.
The First Emperor gave "Xian Xue" and "Five Worms", many of which are not backward compared to modern times.
If possible, Zhao Si hopes that he can learn from the strengths of hundreds of schools of thought and reflect each other with some modern cultural thoughts and two thousand years of later history.
However, I don’t know how many volumes there are in this full collection, and I don’t know how long it will take to read them. Fortunately, the writing medium in this era is bamboo slips, and a bamboo slip cannot write a few words.
Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching is only a little over 5,000 words long.
There is no way, bamboo slips are troublesome to write, and it is also very troublesome to seal and engrave after writing. Therefore, most of the writing in this era is relatively concise.
As writing vehicles continue to be updated, the content of books will become more and more abundant. Writing is not that troublesome, but it might as well be more watery.
In modern times, you can type on a computer or even by voice typing. The length of an online novel can even reach tens of millions of words, which can be described as stinky and long.
"If those online novel writers were to use bamboo slips to write, I'm afraid they might not be able to produce five thousand words in a year." Zhao Si shook his head and laughed, and took the "Book of Shang Jun" that Jing handed to him at the side.
A must-read "Book of Shang Jun" is a must-read for legal reading. Like "Han Feizi", it is also one of the brightest pearls of Legalism.
And on the other side...
In the palace, the imperial doctor Xia Wuji was taking the pulse of the First Emperor.
When the First Emperor was on his tour of the world, his body was often on the verge of collapse. He suffered from night sweats, palpitation, asthma, headaches, lack of energy, and loss of appetite.
It is so serious that even the "golden elixirs" that have been tried and tested in the past have no effect.
After returning, because of Zhao Si, the First Emperor had a great appetite and his health was just beginning to show signs of improvement.
Unexpectedly, the symptoms of loss of appetite reappeared in the past two days.
Even the more delicious and refreshing hot pot made by the palace chef could not save the First Emperor's appetite.
"Your Majesty...did you take too many golden elixirs?" Xia Wuji looked very solemn in the face of the First Emperor's complicated pulse.
"I haven't had much energy these days, so I took a little too much." The First Emperor said after a moment of silence.
On the way to the Grand Tour, because he finished eating the "Golden Elixir" in advance and didn't eat it for a long time, the Emperor's symptoms were much relieved.
After returning to the palace, it was naturally impossible for the First Emperor to lack the "Golden Pill" to take. In addition, the First Emperor was really busy with government affairs and was getting older. If he wanted to review memorials all day long as before, he had to take the Golden Pill to refresh himself.
"Your Majesty, golden elixir, the medicine of tiger and wolf! Don't use it too much! If you use it too much, it will hurt your body, and the elixir will become poisonous!" Xia Wuji frowned.
Xia Wuqi did not completely deny the golden elixir. The main reason was that the medical methods in this era were relatively primitive, and there were not many pharmacopoeia. The use of medicine was only justified by public opinion and mother-in-law.
In this era, it is normal to go to a dance master instead of seeing a doctor for treatment. Because in this era, the great masters have their own medical qualifications, and the alchemists who practice alchemy are also recognized doctors in this era.
Medical treatment is too confusing. Even the nobles themselves can't tell what is true or false. Tracing the source back to the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, no one is nobler than the other.
Well, the history of dancing to the master is even longer.
Moreover, Xia Wuqi himself had also studied alchemy, and he could become a master and perform sacrifices. Doctors were the same these days, with different beliefs, sacrifices, and thoughts.
Even doctors still have less mature ideas about political governance. This is the current situation of hundreds of schools of thought. No matter what they do, they have their own internal system.
Explicit learning and implicit learning may be large or small, but the internal organizational composition is basically the same.
Xia Wuqe's ability to say something that could turn his body into poison shows that his level is not too low, at least for this era.
"Is there a cure?" The First Emperor ignored Xia Wuji's words.
There is no way to explain this thing. You say that tired elixirs become poisonous, but the alchemists also say that eating it every day can strengthen your body and become an immortal.
Unless, like Confucianism and Legalism, the two families publicly break their heads and fight to the death, no one can tell the difference.
It's not that the First Emperor didn't believe what Xia Wuji said, he believed everything and nothing.
There is no way to argue on this kind of issue, but one's own physical problems also need to be resolved.
If Xia Wuji can't solve it, then he has to go to the alchemist. If the alchemist can't do it, then pray to the mountains and rivers. If he can't pray to the mountains and rivers, then he can dance to the gods.
Of course, it can also be done simultaneously.
For example, while taking medicine, dancing to the gods and sending people to pray to the mountains and rivers.
But Xia Wuqi would definitely not agree to taking medicine and taking golden elixir at the same time.
The alchemist will also not agree to take the golden elixir and medicine at the same time.
It cannot be said that the alchemists of this era are deceiving people, because they really believe in it and really think that they can cure diseases. Some Qi practitioners also really think that they can ascend in a day.
It is wonderful for a hundred schools of thought to contend, but the disadvantages of a hundred schools of thought being so brilliant are also very obvious.
Various schools and factions are unclear and mixed.
The key is that they themselves truly believe it, and no one will think that what they say is fake.
The First Emperor also looked a little melancholy when faced with this situation.
His health is getting worse and worse, and he has no clue about his immortality. A number of alchemists who practice the elixir of life have been cut off.
Xu Fu is now also fleeing overseas.
Nowadays, neither the alchemists nor the imperial doctors in the palace can do anything very effective for the health of the First Emperor.
Xia Wuqie's suggestion here is to cultivate the body, control the diet, and adjust the medicine and diet at the same time.
The alchemist's side is nothing more than kneading elixirs.
It is worth mentioning that there are two types of elixirs refined by alchemists in this era.
One is herbal medicine.
One is Jinshi Dan.
When treating diseases, herbal medicine is generally used.
Jinshidan is used to nourish the body and prolong life.
Moreover, ordinary alchemists cannot refine things like Jinshidan, and ordinary people and even small nobles cannot afford it.
In short, what is frustrating is that the meal he had with that boy Zhao Si turned out to be the most comfortable meal that the First Emperor had had in recent times.
(This is proven by research. Herbal medicine is actually a pill. Doctors in this era are too complex. Some doctors may be able to do both, and some may have an extra hand and can also perform magic tricks.)
