Zhang Xuezhou knew the structure of the balance and the manufacture of calipers.
However, Zhang Xuezhou could not grasp the weight of the balance weight, and it was difficult to accurately draw the correct length of one millimeter.
Without a normal and accurate reference, it would be difficult for him to follow the gourd and draw the scoop.
The same was true when Dong Zhongshu constructed the scales.
Mana can maintain balance, but a standard reference for scales must be possessed.
"When we build a legal instrument and scale, we must first measure the weight. First, we must maintain the balance at both ends of the boom!"
The simplest balance was made by hanging a long pole on a rope and balancing it, and there were containers with almost the same weight hanging on both ends of the long pole.
One container was filled with a pound of meat weighed on a large scale, while water was slowly poured into the other container.
"This meat has sixteen taels, and the water has also been added to sixteen taels, so that the balance can be maintained." Dong Zhongshu said: "Next, I will take away the meat and divide the sixteen taels of water evenly into the balance!"
"In this way, eight ounces of water can be divided, and then the eight ounces of water can be divided into four ounces, and the four ounces of water can be divided into two ounces, and finally one or two ounces of water can be used to balance each other?" Zhang Xuezhou asked.
"Yes, this is exactly the standard required to build a precise and accurate scale." Dong Zhongshu nodded and said: "The precision of your weighing requirements is too high, which even requires dividing one ounce of water into five cents, which includes
Several sets of balancing poles and containers need to be built for further refinement in order to continue to divide them evenly.”
By repeatedly building the balance rod and container, they are also constantly differentiated, and after repeated several times, the final amount is obtained, which undoubtedly refines the weight scale to a very small unit.
It seems simple, but it also contains a heavy truth.
After determining the smallest unit of weight, you can begin to construct a legal scale.
There is a weight-like hanging hammer, and by driving mana to the hanging hammer, the weight of the object on the other end can be measured.
According to the input of mana, the weight that can be measured at the other end also ranges from five qian to one liang, and then to two liang, three liang, four liang, five liang... and other amounts are recorded.
If the magic power is strong enough, a mountain can be hung from the other end to maintain balance.
"It's a pity that we can't refine the five coins any further," Zhang Xuezhou said regretfully.
"When you compare medicinal materials, you can mix two or three parts at a time." Dong Zhongshu said: "This way, you don't need to be precise with too small a number."
"What you said is true, but there are too few medicinal materials," Zhang Xuezhou said, "I didn't know that after I taught the Yin Yang family's unique Feng Shui skills to help, I only got three copies of Bigu Powder medicinal materials."
"Cough cough cough!"
Wen Weng felt that he was lying on his back.
Alchemy has always been a big hole, and there is no mine at home to support it. He accepted the task, but he could not achieve unlimited supply.
Moreover, Zhang Xuezhou had been lying there for seven days without knowing whether he was alive or dead. How could he have known that this young man would be refining the elixir just after he recovered less than half of his physical strength.
"Actually, we didn't catch the Naba snake either," Weng Weng said.
"You let Ba Snake escape, what can I do?" Zhang Xuezhou spread his hands and said: "It's a pity that I sold the Yin Yang family's unique Feng Shui skills for a pig price."
"I'll give you ten more materials, and the county magistrate's office won't be able to handle the extra materials," Wen Weng said.
"You, a great monk, are just like this..."
Zhang Xuezhou muttered twice, and only when he was pulled by Dong Zhongshu did he stop thinking about pushing the envelope further.
"Zhong Weng is an honest official and cares about people's livelihood. Even though he has a high level of cultivation, he is indeed not rich." Dong Zhongshu said in a low voice: "Moreover, he funded the academy by himself. I'm afraid he will ask for money in the future."
There’s more space.”
"You mean one of you is weak and the other is poor?" Zhang Xuezhou asked doubtfully.
"Don't speak so directly!"
Dong Zhongshu shook his head with great dissatisfaction. There was nothing he could do if he was weak, and there was nothing Wen Weng could do if he was poor.
As for Zhang Xuezhou, Dong Zhongshu felt that since he was so unlucky, he shouldn't think about mocking others. After all, he rarely saw a True Spirit Realm monk fall into the water and almost drown.
The eldest brother does not laugh at the second brother, only in this way can they live in harmony.
"Today, the only rich people are the big salt merchants, the Daye iron merchants, and the princes and kings who control the minerals. How can the others have much wealth?" Wen Weng said helplessly: "If I didn't have a few acres of thin farmland at home, I would be able to support it with the little salary from the court."
I won’t leave this county governor’s mansion.”
"You don't say you are extremely rich when you are a county governor, but you also poured your own money into it," Dong Zhongshu said with a smile.
"After all, you have to do something to be worthy of what you have learned in your life." Wen Weng said: "If you lose some, you will lose some!"
Wen Weng is broad-minded and does not like to care about others.
When people with this kind of temperament say they can't bear it, they probably really can't bear it.
Zhang Xuezhou made some insinuations, and after asking for ten pieces of information, he was no longer too entangled.
The first three materials to make Bigu Powder failed, but he had to succeed two or three times with the last ten materials.
Only by combining Bigu Powder with Bigu Technique, he can maintain the normalization of his life characteristics during the few days he returns to reality.
As for the future, Zhang Xuezhou must also find a way to make money, increase the amount of Bigu Powder, and wait until his travel time is normal, or his strength increases again, leading to the improvement of Bigu Powder.
Judging from the seven days he lay there, Zhang Xuezhou could indeed last seven days after being fed medicinal soup, but he was almost starved to the limit.
If there was no one to help feed him, he would almost die after lying there for seven days.
It takes a lot of time to wait for the body to return to normal from the dying state, and it may not even be possible to return to the original state for several days.
This will also cause his condition to continue to decline again and again until he falls into a vicious cycle that is difficult to escape.
If he doesn't want to face that kind of situation, Zhang Xuezhou must eliminate the possibility of follow-up when he is in the first stage.
He squatted in the blacksmith shop, watching the craftsmen building traps, and waiting for the completion of the weighing instrument that Dong Zhongshu directed.
"This blade is very sharp. The upper body of the snake is covered with scales and the belly is smooth. It is difficult to hide when circling and crawling. It should be able to cut through the snake's belly and pull out its intestines!"
Towards evening, Weng Weng's snake trap was completed.
I saw that the snake-catching pipe was as thick as a strong man's arm and two feet long.
This long tube has a built-in curved blade, which is almost the same as Dong Zhongshu's needs.
After entering the Snake Eye, the long tube was wrapped with bark, and a simple and practical snake trap tool was made.
Wen Weng looked happy and immediately called the sergeant to carry the long tube to place it.
On the other side of the blacksmith shop, the 'weighing' instrument that Zhang Xuezhou sought has also moved from rough embryo to fine carving, and is almost at the completion stage.
"See clearly, this is a hanging hammer made of fine gold. Without these three taels of fine gold to conduct magic, this is just a weighing tool that can only weigh five coins!"
Dong Zhongshu pointed to the most important component of the scale, and when Zhang Xuezhou was taught a Mohist refining technique, he felt at ease and shook his fan.
When Zhang Xuezhou performed the Treasure Refining Art, a feeling of control suddenly surged into his heart.
Looking at the hanging hammer made of fine gold, and then at the lever of the scale, Zhang Xuezhou felt that he had a fulcrum, and a thought so absurd that he wanted to lift the earth of the planet came into his mind.
Although the thoughts are messy, in fact, this is Zhang Xuezhou's first in-demand magic weapon.
"The Mo family's treasure refining method to nourish the magic weapon is very spiritual. The stronger the magic weapon you refine, the higher the weight this weighing tool can weigh. If you can refine it to the extreme, you might be able to use this weighing tool.
Weigh a horse!" Dong Zhongshu said.
Seeing Zhang Xuezhou's happy face, Dong Zhongshu couldn't help but feel a little proud in his heart.
As a great scholar, he is so good. He has learned a lot and has some abilities that he can use from time to time.
"The most you can do is weigh the horse!"
Zhang Xuezhou thought about the idea of lifting the earth of the planet, and then thought about the weight of a horse, and now that the scale can only take weights within the range of one kilogram, many thoughts in his mind disappeared.
“You’re not satisfied even if you weigh a horse?”
Dong Zhongshu shook his head several times, but if he was asked to tell him what practical benefits it would be to measure the weight of a horse, he couldn't tell.
In short, his three taels of fine gold fell on this magical weapon, and its practicality is indeed limited.
If Zhang Xuezhou still couldn't make an elixir after taking the weighing tool, Dong Zhongshu must say that this guy got a useless treasure.