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Chapter 304 Magic
What would you think if you saw the words "Five stars rise in the east, bringing good luck to China" written on an unearthed artifact from the Han Dynasty?
Tian Qingmin and Wang Dalin don't understand cultural relics and have never come into contact with such things.

But the thing in Qin Shaoyan's hand is said to be a replica of a certain cultural relic or national treasure. You don't need any complicated knowledge of cultural relic identification to tell it's fake at a glance.

You are the one who is really in front of them, and they can tell you without hesitation.

The stuff is new, completely new, unapologetically new.

Qin Shaoyan showed off this thing as if he was holding a Tang Sancai Ming Dynasty Yuan blue and white porcelain.

"Don't worry about the words for now. Look at the pattern. Is it from the Han Dynasty?"

"Yeah, yes, yes." Tian Qingmin and Wang Dalin nodded vigorously. If President Qin said yes, then it was.

Qin Shaoyan looked at the perfunctory expressions of the two people, took out a magazine with a serious face, and slapped the introduction on it.

"See? In October 1995, members of the Niya Ruins Academic Expedition Team discovered this brocade in an ancient tomb at the Niya Ruins in MF County, Hotan Prefecture." Qin Shaoyan took a picture of the magazine. "It's a brocade from the Han Dynasty, a national first-class cultural relic, a true national treasure."

Tian Qingmin and Wang Dalin came over to take a look and found that the cultural relic in the photo was the same style as the one Qin Shaoyan was holding.

The Han Dynasty brocade is still intact, as if it were new, and its colors are bright.

Although the two bosses were not well educated, they could still roughly recognize the words on it.

"Five stars rising from the East bring good luck to China"

"Hiss~" Wang Dalin took a breath, "Could it be that our ancestors really could tell the future?"

"That's for sure." Tian Qingmin said seriously, "The I Ching Bagua and Tui Bei Tu left by our ancestors, especially Zhuge Liang and Liu Bowen, all of them are knowledgeable about astronomy and geography."

"What does this thing mean? It means that our ancestors calculated it during the Han Dynasty."

"This is the destiny of the country!"

Wang Dalin and Tian Qingmin suddenly felt cheered up, as if the clouds had cleared and the sun was shining. They felt that the current difficulties were temporary and everything would be fine.

After all, our ancestors have made it clear that this is a good omen for the country’s good fortune from heaven.

Qin Shaoyan was a little amused and helpless. His attempts to comfort them had no effect, but seeing the auspicious object made him feel energized.

If this thing is indeed a coincidence, especially the text on it, it would have caused a sensation around the world when it was unearthed.

Anyone who sees this thing regards it as a good omen, let alone these two local bosses.

"Okay, stop studying it and hang it up first." Qin Shaoyan called the two of them, "We will show this to others at the exhibition tomorrow."

Tian Qingmin was a little surprised, "Is this hanging for good luck?"

"This is the theme of our exhibition!" Qin Shaoyan said seriously, "Inheriting the millennium textile culture and promoting the spirit of scientific and technological innovation."

Tian Qingmin and Wang Dalin's eyes lit up and they immediately gave a thumbs up, "Great, Mr. Qin is really cultured."

Now that President Qin has set the tone, the previously designed plan is useless.

Tian and Wang acted decisively and asked their employees to move the things on the booth to the side to make room for President Qin to display his skills.

……

The next day, the exhibition opened.

The scene was truly magnificent, with loud gongs and drums, blasting firecrackers, waving red flags, and huge crowds of people.

Hundreds of textile companies' booths were neatly arranged in the venue, and the originally spacious venue suddenly seemed cramped.

Even with the air conditioner turned up to maximum, it still felt hot.

In front of each booth there were formally dressed employees holding various samples and explaining them to the customers.

Even with fans blowing from behind, one could still see the employees' sweaty brows and sweat-soaked shirts.

Among the many participating companies, Zhijin Huarong's booth was the most popular.

Not only was the largest crowd gathered there, but there was also a group of foreigners gathered around the booth, watching.

Qin Shaoyan was talking with the microphone in hand, and the beautiful female translator next to him was quickly translating Mr. Qin's words.

Tian Qingmin and Wang Dalin were assisting on the side. There were several reporters with cameras around them, constantly looking for angles to take pictures.

"It's still President Qin who is making such a fuss." Tian Qingmin said with emotion, "If it were just the two of us, we wouldn't be able to pull off such a big show."

"Yes, not only did he bring a group of foreigners, but he also brought reporters." Wang Dalin nodded in agreement, full of admiration for President Qin.

Their booth was the most spectacular in the entire venue, attracting the attention of many customers.

Well, that foreigner standing at the innermost part and leading the group looks familiar, as if I have seen him somewhere.

After Qin Shaoyan finished his introduction, he put down the microphone and took the ice water handed to him by his secretary Xiao Chen.

"Give Edward a bottle." Qin Shaoyan unscrewed the bottle cap and took a big gulp. The cool feeling seeped out from the inside to the outside, which was quite refreshing.

"I don't know which leader will show up today."

Edward echoed, "Maybe the city leaders will come and take a look."

"Oh, it would be great if people from the provincial government could come." Qin Shaoyan felt a little regretful. Just as he put down the water bottle, he suddenly saw a group of people rushing over from a distance. Judging from their temperament, they looked like leaders.

Qin Shaoyan suddenly perked up, "Here it comes."

……

The leader who was surrounded by people saw the lively booth from afar, became interested, turned around and walked slowly over.

As soon as I approached, I looked up and saw an enlarged version of the "Five Stars Rising from the East Bring Prosperity to China" brocade hanging above the booth. Next to the booth was a poster with various textile patterns and eight big characters in the middle: "Born from silkworm cocoons, made on looms."

"Hey, this is interesting."

The leading leader stopped in front of the booth and watched Qin Shaoyan's explanation with interest.

"Why is the company called Huarong Brocade? This brocade represents the highest craftsmanship of ancient Chinese textiles." Qin Shaoyan said loudly while holding the microphone, "We can tell from the Chinese characters."

"Silk fabrics, such as damask, satin, and brocade, have many names with the radical 'twisted silk', but the character 'jin' has the radical 'gold'."

"This shows that brocade is as valuable as gold and silver and is considered hard currency."

The people around showed expressions of "I see". Several foreigners nodded frequently and looked at a piece of cloth sample in their hands carefully.

"Did you notice this thing hanging above our booth? It's a replica of a national treasure." Qin Shaoyan picked up another replica and said, "Brocade represents the highest craftsmanship in textiles, and this brocade, in terms of the difficulty of weaving, also represents the pinnacle of brocade."

There were also many knowledgeable people among the leader's entourage, and they immediately whispered to the leader about the origin and background of the cultural relics.

"Everyone, look here. This is a Han Dynasty loom that we restored in collaboration with archaeologists." Qin Shaoyan drew everyone's attention to the huge loom in the center of the booth.

"This loom looks complicated, doesn't it? You must be wondering how complicated the craftsmanship is to weave such a piece of tapestry."

Qin Shaoyan paused for a moment and smiled mysteriously, "Actually, you are all wrong."

"This loom looks very complicated and difficult to operate. On the contrary, from the weaver's perspective, it is actually very simple and easy to use. Anyone can use it with a little training."

"Because it has all the operating procedures pre-stored in this loom, and this loom has a very large memory."

"These densely packed heddles are the memory of the loom."

"Weavers don't need any complicated training to weave 10,470 warp threads through 84 heddle bars, creating an intricate weave that fits perfectly together."

The crowd was amazed and started talking about the complex and sophisticated wooden loom.

Edward shook his head and said in stiff Mandarin: "You are exaggerating. I don't believe that machines two thousand years ago were this intelligent."

Qin Shaoyan smiled slightly, "Then I'll show you."

A staff member nearby immediately stepped forward and started operating the loom.

"The first step is to select the heald. You can change the heald by moving the horizontal bar above one square at a time."

"The second step is to step on the pedal, which will lift up the corresponding heddle, and the warp will be divided into two layers."

"The third step is to put in the weft, which passes between the two layers of warp, and then beat the weft to compact it."

"By repeating these four movements more than a hundred times, we can weave a pattern of the 'Five Stars Rising from the East' tapestry."

"Mechanical transmission can complete a pattern cycle of the Five-Star Brocade. With about two hundred patterns, all the patterns of the entire Five-Star Brocade can be woven."

The foreigners were really shocked and asked incredulously, "Are these four steps really all it takes?"

"Incredible, how did you do that?"

"Is this thing really from two thousand years ago? Could it be fake?"

“I heard that a model was unearthed.”

"My goodness, this is amazing. Chinese people are really smart."

Qin Shaoyan said with a smile, "So this loom is equivalent to a computer from two thousand years ago."

"The one who selects the heald pieces is typing on the keyboard, the one who steps on the mouse is the one who moves the feet, and the woven fabric is the monitor."

"There are eighty-four warps, and each warp has five warps. Five warps, five colors."

"When the pattern is displayed, one of them should be on top. The other four should be at the bottom."

"The one above is the line that forms the pattern we see."

"If we mark the one shown above as 1 and the other four as 0, we can see that the entire tapestry pattern is composed of more than warp threads passing through heddles to form more than points."

"This point is either 0 or 1, forming a complex and huge matrix. It serves as a basis for programming and is used to store the information we want."

The crowd was in an uproar, staring intently at the demonstration animation that appeared on the monitor next to them, which vividly and clearly showed the whole process.

Everyone was shocked by this complex loom with wonderful design. They didn't expect that its working principle would be so magical.

A fat boy who was obviously a programmer shouted excitedly, "This is binary code. It's really a primitive computer."

The textile industry personnel around the booth were also shocked. "Such a loom does not require the weaver to have superb weaving skills. He only needs to be able to operate the loom skillfully to complete the whole set of procedures, and he can continuously mass-produce the same color of brocade. Isn't this large-scale production!"

"I can't believe this is something from two thousand years ago."

All of a sudden, everyone became interested in the loom and came closer.

A few people also tried their hand at operating the looms themselves under the guidance of the staff.

The leader who was watching nearby pondered for a long time, smiled, and said to the others around him, "This is the wisdom of the ancient working people."

Others nodded in agreement and sighed repeatedly.

The leader looked at his secretary and asked, "Where is this company from?"

The secretary whispered something in his ear, and the leader showed a surprised look, "Hey, it turns out to be this company."

(End of this chapter)