Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1993 The sage sticks to one and is the shepherd of the world

The breeze blew slightly, and the veils on one side were blown, and under the veils on both sides, there were some wooden frames, similar to the ancient frames of later generations, and some bronze utensils were placed in the empty space.

in the hall.

Zhuge Liang lowered his head, pondered for a long time, and finally sighed slightly: "I know..."

Fei Qian looked at Zhuge Liang, but shook his head and said: "No, no, although Kong Ming is said, it is not yet clear..."

Zhuge Liang raised his head unconvinced, somewhat angry.These days, making fun of someone's name is like insulting the other party.

Fei Qian smiled, and pointed to the Bogu shelf beside him, "When Kong Ming entered the hall, did he ever take a look at the things around here?" 』

Zhuge Liang was taken aback, and couldn't help turning his head to look, but saw some bronze wares on both sides of the Bogu shelf, but these bronze wares were different from ordinary bronze wares for viewing and playing, but some measuring utensils.

Ruler, bucket, scale, weight, scale...

Fei Qian stood up, walked to one side, picked up a ruler from the shelf, and said: "In the former Qin Dynasty, in the tenth year of Xiaogong, the Wei saddle was made by Daliang, the flat bucket, the balance, and the zhang ruler... this is it. For Qin Chi..."

Fei Qian turned his head and signaled Zhuge Liang to stand up.

Zhuge Liang hesitated a little, then stood up and walked over to Fei Qian.

Fei Qian handed the Qin ruler to Zhuge Liang, then pointed to another ruler next door, "This is a Han ruler, Kong Ming can measure it by himself..."

Zhuge Liang took the ruler subconsciously, then looked aside, but was stunned.Because in another grid, there is not only one copper ruler, but three.

"From left to right, it is the early Han Dynasty, Xinmang, and the current ruler..." Fei Qian pointed.

"This... this..." Zhuge Liang didn't just go up to measure them in a daze, but looked at them, and then his eyes began to inspect these things. "Qin Dou...Han Dou...Quan Er..."

"In the second year of Guanghe, the Dasinong issued the edict of Wuyin. On the day of the autumnal equinox, the same measure, balance stone, Shengtong, and Zhengquan were used, and it was specially made a bronze name for the states. According to Huangzhong's law calendar and nine chapters, it was calculated by All of them are equal in length, weight, and size. With Qi Qizheng, everyone in the country will be the same..." Fei Qian said indifferently, "However, the imperial court has orders, and all places are still fighting for big fights and small fights for output. Why? 』

Of course, there have also been stories of the opposite "small fights in, big fights out" in history, which is the pioneering work of the Qi Guotian family, but in fact, that is just a cover-up, not really "small fights in, big fights out".

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the public quantity of Qi State was a quaternary system, four liters were one bucket, four buckets were one district, four districts were one cauldron, and ten cauldrons were one bell; while Tian Chen’s private quantity was a five-ary system, five liters for a fight...

From this point of view, it seems that there is an extra liter for no reason. The common people naturally like to go to Tian Chen to borrow money, and it seems that the common people have also benefited.But in fact, as the saying goes, no interest is not a loan, and the loan must be repaid with interest.Yan Zi is not a businessman, and what he analyzes is Tian's method of buying people's hearts, so he naturally doesn't care about the details of interest.

At that time, there were three types of loan interest in Qi State. One was "Zhong Ye Yi Zhong", which means the interest rate was 50.00%. If you borrow one Zhong, you have to pay back two Zhong Zhong; "Five cauldrons", that is, the interest rate is 20.00%; the least is "Zhongbo Twenty", the interest rate is equivalent to [-]%, so even if Tian Chen's loan is in five liters, and the amount is in four liters, it is just a " It's just a revised version of "Three and Four".

And those ordinary people who think Tian Chen is kind are just monkeys who turned their heads and said they got benefits...

Not to mention pouring mercury into the scales and adding iron blocks to the copper mounds, it is simply a refurbishment.

And is it a good thing to play this kind of cleverness in the measurement?
If you can't even trust the most basic standards, then what can you trust?
In this world, human beings are the race that likes civil wars the most, and China's civil wars are even more exciting.

In this world where human beings live, a very practical problem is often encountered, that is, where to come from and where to go. From the perspective of later generations, this is more of a philosophical issue, but in the long history of mankind I don't know where I am, where I came from, and where I'm going, but it's a real trouble in life.

After the spread of ancient humans from East Africa, they mostly chased the traces of prey without a clear purpose, so the troubles in this area are not very obvious, but after the formation of agricultural society and settled life, they found their own position and determined Direction is already a very important issue.

To find a position, to tell future generations how to go, where to go, can there be no standards?
If you want to find something, you have to ask the little Fang Guliang in the village first, and then Xiao Fang Guliang tells you to walk along the river to find the fisherman by the river, and after you find the fisherman, the fisherman will then go to the big locust tree in the east of the village The old lady under the big locust tree, the old lady stretched out her hand and pointed at it, walked ten steps to this place, and the things were below...

If any of these links is wrong, this thing will disappear forever.

As for Huaxia, many, many things disappeared.

Maybe it was because of the war, maybe it was because of inheritance, but because of the inconsistency of measurement, the things that could be made and the technology that could be created before were just a pile of mud when later generations went to treasure hunting, and they just jumped and scolded their ancestors for lying. It's all dross, but I didn't expect that the measurement units used by later generations are already different from the previous ones, so how can I find the essence of them?

So, I had to start researching again, walk the rugged road again, and go around a big circle, only to find that it was actually next to the dug hole...

"Things of measurement have existed in ancient and modern times. ’ Fei Qian continued, ‘Every generation is different.A foot is the distance between a man's fingers, and a hand is the distance between a woman's fingers... However, men and women of different generations have different heights, so there are many differences in the distance...』

The original ruler refers to the distance between a man's extended thumb and middle finger, which is about 20 centimeters, and the closest one is the ruler.Right is the distance from the thumb to the middle finger of a woman's hand after stretching, so it is slightly shorter than Chi, so it was used together later to indicate a short distance, such as "near at hand"...

Therefore, it is reasonable to measure the length of the ancient ruler.

In times of peace, people are more nutritious and grow taller, and the chi is longer. If wars are in turmoil, people eat less and are shorter, then the chi is shorter.

However, there is another very interesting thing, Fei Qian took out a ruler from the shelf and handed it to Zhuge Liang, "This is Yingchuan's private ruler..." The private ruler is obviously longer than the meter, Although not much, but the comparison is also very obvious.

If it is in later generations, this extra piece is called Huohao, uh, Huoxiao...

Silk cloth is also a kind of money, and most of the time people only borrow food, not cloth.

"So, do you understand?A certain subordinate, a bachelor of agriculture and engineering, all use this measurement, the entry and exit are the same, the size and scale are the same..." Fei Qian looked at Zhuge Liang, pointed at these things around, and said, "These are the differences between this and Shandong's generation... ...It is also different from Jingzhou...Kong Ming, if someone sent troops to aid Jingzhou today, or exchanged the flag, would it become more measured? 』

Holding the copper ruler, Zhuge Liang felt that it was heavy in his hand, and then his heart seemed to be equally heavy.

"There is no shortage of distance in the world, it's just a lack of measurement..." Fei Qian said with a smile, "However, the difficulty of measurement lies in the heart."People's hearts have their own strengths and weaknesses, and they should be weighed. If the world can be one, the natural world will be unified. 』

"If you have a measure in your heart, you will know where you are coming from and where you want to go... I am very happy to see Kong Ming today, so I give this ruler to you. I hope you can measure the square inch in your heart, the river flows thousands of feet, and the mountain is ten thousand feet high..."

...(⊙⊙)...

The river is running and the sun is shining.

The breeze caressed the grass and trees in the field, the cars and horses rumbled on the road, and people walked like a shuttle.

When the new year is approaching, Chang'an City seems to be more prosperous after the bitter winter. Business travelers and pedestrians from other places fill the streets and alleys more lively than in previous years. People from different directions and with different purposes inside and outside the city Gathering and communicating non-stop.

The restaurant on the side of the street was full of people. On the stage in the middle of the restaurant, Hu Nu was stepping on the drumbeat and spinning amidst the cheers one after another. The indistinct thighs under the pendulum.

There are also some Qiang and Hu people who come and go, either wearing felt hats, or with braids showing their heads, looking at them with a little fear. On the contrary, the Han people who come and go seem to be aware of all this. The response was steady, and they were doing their own things in an orderly manner, as if these Qianghu were the same as ordinary Han people.

Before the battle in the Western Regions, people in Guishuang were either killed or defeated, and some fled. Therefore, there were also a large number of vacancies in the Western Regions. Most of the power vacancies were replaced by Lu Bu Li Ru and others, but There are still some commodity and trade vacancies left.

Ever since, people from the countries of the Western Regions, those who were closer, braved the wind and snow and came to Chang'an.

And in the back, there are more people still on their way to Chang'an.

Perhaps most areas in the Western Regions are not suitable for farming, so most people in the Western Regions are used to migration and the wind, frost, rain and snow on the road, so they are not afraid of the difficulties encountered on the road. Even death.

After arriving in Chang'an, these people from the Western Regions, who had been away from the big man for decades and hundreds of years, were immediately immersed in the vastness and beauty of the big man.

Passing by these somewhat dazed and fearful Qiang Hu was a crisp and delicious little white radish head, but now, the white radish is a little wilted.

Zhuge Liang took a look at these Qiangbeards who were completely different from the clothes of the people of the big man, somewhat out of place, but felt as if they were trying to blend into the big man with a little awe and caution, and then his eyes stayed on the one in his hand. On a Chinese ruler, there was silence.

In a daze, Zhuge Liang arrived at Pang Tong's home.

Pang Tong was sitting in the hall drinking tea.

Influenced by Fei Qian, Pang Tong has basically given up the habit of drinking those thick and colorful tea soups now, but he still has his own style, such as eating tea leaves from a bowl, so when Zhuge Liang arrived, Pang Tong was stretching his fat. The paws are picking up the tea leaves and chewing...

In fact, in the General's Mansion, the servants would share the tea leaves that Fei Qian discarded after brewing. Some servants were not even willing to eat them on the spot, and they wanted to dry them before taking them back to share with their families.

Seeing Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong saw the copper ruler in Zhuge Liang's hand at a glance, laughed, put down the tea bowl and said: "I said earlier, you are wrong, you still don't believe it..."

Zhuge Liang didn't speak, and sat down beside Pang Tong, and then put the copper ruler in front of him, remaining silent for a while.

"The song is perfect, the crooked is right, the hollow is full, the hollow is new, the little is rich, the too much is confusing."It is the sage who sticks to one and thinks that the world is shepherd.If you are not self-righteous, you will shine; if you don’t see yourself, you will be clear; if you don’t cut yourself, you will be meritorious;The husband does not fight, so there is no way to compete with him.What is the so-called complete song in ancient times? Pang Tong shook his head and muttered, then squinted at the white radish, and hummed in his nose.

"This... ruler... is "one"..." Zhuge Liang looked at the copper ruler and murmured.

『This is "one", this is "mu"! Pang Tong laughed, waving his fat paws, "What is Mu?"Haha, but you said it was Pingcao!In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, how many times have the ancient sages said it, and how clearly they said it, "Stick to one", what "one" to stick to? "Using the world to shepherd", this is "shepherd"!It's "shepherd"!Let me ask you, how should "shepherd" be written? ! 』

Zhuge Liang suddenly looked up at Pang Tong.

"Think about Xiaozhuan!Inscription! "Shepherd" ah! ”Pang Tong laughed so hard that he looked like a halahala, “You were deceived by Jinwenjing!Hahaha, hahahaha... Isn't this a "text", relying on "text" to animal husbandry, hahaha... Do you know why it is written like this?It’s a good thing that I haven’t edited all of them, leaving a bit of a tail... Hahaha, think about it, think about it carefully...』

Zhuge Liang's hands trembled slightly, and his eyes widened.

"Why do you think the hussars advocated "seeking the truth and seeking truth" when they were talking about Qinglong Temple? ”Pang Tong looked at Zhuge Liang, and continued, “It is to put an end to falsehood and point to the original intention!”How many years, how many years, if there is no hussars, how many years will be vain?How much more will you pretend?How many other people are like you who have been blinded by the scriptures of the present and have completely forgotten the true meaning of the ancient times? ! 』

"The people in Shandong regard the common people as Zhuanghe, cut it for one season, and then cut it again next year..." Pang Tong sat back down again, and said, "But are the common people really the silent Zhuanghe leeks?It also hurts, screams, runs, and bites when anxious! 』

Zhuge Liang sat up involuntarily, and then looked at Pang Tong, his thoughts tumbling and colliding in one place.

"Why did you change it like this?Save trouble, lazy!Zhuanghe weeds, water some water when you are happy, let it wait for the rain when you are unhappy, where are the cattle and sheep?Didn't the herdsmen have to stockpile pastures from the beginning of summer, and also watch this and pay attention to that, for fear of freezing to death and getting sick?To find pastures and water sources for cattle and sheep... Where is Zhuanghe?Wherever you plant it, you will live and die wherever you live, don't move for the rest of your life! Pang Tong sneered, and said, "It's been a long time since the reform, and they have said it many times, even they believe it, so as long as they don't move their land, then they think they can have crops year after year!"So they don't care what's on their heads, and they don't care if Zhuang He is good or not, they just want the land!Burning Zhuanghe is no big deal, as long as the land is still there, it can be tolerated! 』

"But look at the shepherds. Although they usually eat cattle and sheep, if they move their cattle and sheep at will, try to kill all their cattle and sheep?"They will work hard! Pang Tong sneered, "But when have you ever seen someone desperate for Zhuang He?"They will cry, scream, and scold, but they will never take up a knife and gun and go desperately!Because they feel that it's just a year's harvest missing, earth!Still there! 』

"This is "one"!"This is "shepherd"! ’Pang Tong stood up suddenly, then turned around and entered the back hall, and turned out again after a while, holding a copper seal in his hand, ‘And this is “holding”!Let me ask again today, Zhuge Kongming, is he willing to "persist"?Dare? !Do you dare to return to the ancient holy way, stick to one and shepherd? ! 』

""Zhiyi"..." Zhuge Liang looked at the bronze seal, feeling a little dazed for a while.

"Why don't you dare? ! 』Zhuge finally stood up, and then tidied up his clothes. Maybe he was provoked by Pang Tong, or maybe he had such an idea in the first place, so he went forward to take the copper seal...

In ancient times, many characters originally had symbolic meanings.Zhi, in the oracle bone inscriptions of the Shang Dynasty, on the left side of the font is a torture tool, and on the right side is a person kneeling facing left, 丮, which means that a person's hands are fixed by the torture tool, or the head and neck are bound by the torture tool.

So this "attachment" not only means being chained and losing freedom, but also means having the right to punish others, which can be used to regulate others...

But later, it was changed to "seal"!
The character "print" in oracle bone inscriptions consists of two parts, the upper part is the pictogram of a human hand with spread fingers, and the lower part is the pictogram of a half-kneeling person.When the two parts are combined, it means that one person is pressing another person with his hands. The original meaning of the word "printing" is to press, to make people submit.

Zhuge Liang is a talent, very smart, but Fei Qian can no longer appoint him personally, because who doesn't think he is a talent?There is no problem with Pang Tong's appointment, because Pang Tong himself also has the responsibility of Shang Shuling, which is Pang Tong's own job...

"Wu Guancheng? 』Zhuge Liang received the copper seal in his hand, flipping through its inscription.

"You don't know military affairs, why, you still want to be a general directly?" Pang Tong complained, "If Jingzhou is in chaos, Wuguan is the first line. When the time comes, you will know if you are doing well or not... When you arrive at Wuguan, go to Liao Yuanjian... Now, eat, haha, I invite you to dinner ……a ha ha ha……"

Pang Tong laughed happily.

Zhuge Liang glanced at Pang Tongtong, and said, "I'll invite you after two years..."

Pang Tong flatly vetoed it: "This is absolutely impossible!" 』

"Is it?When I was under the deer mountain, I never thought that you would be so fat...』

"It's not fat!This is called robustness! 』

"Hmph, I believe it..."

(End of this chapter)