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When they heard that the divine arm crossbow and Quyuanli were invented by one person, the Mohist disciples were even more curious and admirable about this Prince, whom they had never seen before.
It is a good thing that the Mo family can come!
Zhao Sheng nodded in satisfaction, and continued to mutter to the people in the scientific research institute, "This time, I have two items that I need you to build!"
"What needs to be built?" Many craftsmen cast curious eyes!
"One of them is called Takahashi Saddle!" Zhao Sheng murmured to the crowd.
Everyone in the scientific research institute knows about saddles, but they have never heard of Takahashi saddles!
"What is a Takahashi saddle?" One of the older men in the research institute asked Zhao Sheng.
"Daqin's current saddle is like leather covering the horse's back. The so-called Takahashi saddle is a saddle made of wild animal fur wrapped in a wooden frame!"
After Zhao Sheng finished speaking, he took a pen and paper and drew the general shape of Takahashi's saddle!
Takahashi saddles are higher than ordinary saddles. In front of the person is the front bridge, and behind the buttocks is the rear bridge.
Takahashi saddles have many advantages over ordinary saddles.
The horse's spine is very high, and it is easy to hit the balls. Qin Shi's saddle leather wrapping can be said to have little effect, and Takahashi's saddle solves this problem.
The craftsmen of the scientific research institute looked at the drawing of Takahashi saddle drawn by Zhao Sheng.
It is not difficult to think about making it.
In riding a horse, there is another thing that is even more important than the saddle.
That is the stirrup!
Stirrups make it easier for the rider to get on the horse, and it is even more convenient when riding the horse.
"There is one more thing, made together with this Takahashi saddle!" Zhao Sheng then continued to draw the general shape of the stirrup.
"What's the name of this thing?" The craftsman of the scientific research institute asked Zhao Sheng.
Zhao Sheng also explained to the craftsmen, "This is called a stirrup. It is a footrest hanging on both sides of the saddle for the cavalry to step on when riding a horse!"
Some clever craftsmen have already seen the extraordinary uses of Takahashi's saddle and stirrup, so they couldn't help but praise Zhao Sheng, "As expected of His Royal Highness, this Takahashi saddle and stirrup are simply sharp weapons for riding horses."
Mo Qing looked at Zhao Sheng with incomparable admiration.
Mo Qing often wants to know why there are so many weird ideas in Zhao Sheng's mind.
And every idea has great feasibility and great effect.
The blueprints drawn by Zhao Sheng were also circulated by the craftsmen of the scientific research institute.
Zhao Sheng then continued to mutter to Mo Qing, "How about the iron making in the scientific research institute?"
Mo Qing paused and said, "Try to smelt iron with a bronze tripod, and have succeeded several times!"
Iron tools appeared in the Spring and Autumn Period, but making iron was not easy, and there were not many iron ores excavated in Daqin.
But after all, there are still one or two iron ore.
Ironware is also a big step forward compared to bronzeware.
Zhao Sheng is not in a hurry, as long as he can succeed, large-scale iron smelting will be just around the corner.
Zhao Sheng nodded, and continued to mutter, "As long as it succeeds, let me know when you can make large-scale iron smelting!"
"No!" Mo Qing bowed and saluted.
Afterwards, many Mohist disciples asked Zhao Sheng about some difficult problems in making objects.
Zhao Sheng also explained their doubts.
After that, Zhao Sheng briefly explained some things about the craftsman company, and then left.
……
In Brother Zheng's bedroom.
What happened to Zhao Sheng in the downtown area was also learned by Brother Zheng.
The Langzhong Ling Meng Yi on the side was even more curious, "Why does His Royal Highness encourage the common people to do business?"
From the period of Shang Yang's reform, most of the laws were aimed at nobles and wealthy businessmen.
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From Lang Zhongling Meng Yi's point of view, Zhao Sheng did the opposite.
Brother Zheng understood the far-reaching meaning behind Zhao Sheng, so he murmured to Lang Zhongling, "Do you know why the crown prince encourages the common people to do business?"
Lang Zhongling shook his head, showing confusion.
Shouldn't people be encouraged to work in agriculture but also to be in business?
The common people have gone into business, who will plow the land?
But fortunately, the Yichao Law Order once strictly enforced that the people must plow the land, but those who waste the land would be punished by the Qin Law.
Brother Zheng pondered at this moment, "You should know Qu Yuanli, right?"
Lang Zhongling nodded, Meng Yi had also heard of Qu Yuanli, an artifact of farming.
"Quyuanli saves manpower. Originally, three people plowed the land, but now one person can do it. The prince's intention is to let the idle people go to do business, and other people can also work, increasing the people's income!"
After hearing Brother Zheng's explanation, Meng Yi suddenly realized as if he was awakened.
Lang Zhongling Meng Yi didn't expect that Zhao Sheng's move was to improve people's livelihood!
"The prince really cares about people's livelihood!" Langzhong Ling Mengyi said in a deep voice.
Brother Zheng also chuckled, and continued to ponder, "Do you know what the servants in the Prince's Mansion are doing now?"
Meng Yi shook his head suspiciously.
Brother Zheng also raised his eyebrows, and said in a deep voice, "We are revising the taxes of Daqin!"
"Your Majesty, the taxation cannot be revised rashly!" Lang Zhongling Meng Yi repeatedly said.
As a Lang Zhongling, Meng Yi is naturally aware of the consequences of rashly modifying taxes.
"This is also the reason why the prince encourages business. The people's harvest is high, so the treasury of Daqin will be less?!" Brother Zheng also didn't know why, but when he talked about Zhao Sheng's words with Meng Yi, he seemed a little tireless, as if Zhao Sheng All of the credit goes to Brother Zheng.