Qiao Mingjin was very satisfied with what He Xiaochun had made.
She had never bought anything like pens or ink at home. She and He Xiaochun just talked and pointed here and there. It was difficult for Xiaochun to complete the things she wanted without drawings.
It is a complete and complete novel with no difference. It is a beautiful novel:.
It is completely consistent with what Qiao Mingjin remembers.
Originally, with He Xiaochun's craftsmanship, he made an abacus. After selecting the materials, no matter how finely polished he was, he could make one in two or three days.
But it took me a month to complete it.
Of course, He Xiaochun did not just make one abacus, but many, many.
There were no patent rights in this era. If this thing was made, if others saw that it was useful, they would imitate it.
Not to mention that there are many carpenters these days, even ordinary farmers have one or two people who can do some carpentry work. And this thing is not difficult to make.
If you can't stop others from imitating, you can only seize the opportunity.
Qiao Mingjin's idea was to grab a lot of them first and then find a good way to sell them. By the time others realized it was a good thing and started to imitate it, she had already sold a lot and made a lot of money.
A pot of gold.
Qiao Mingjin asked He Xiaochun to make a hundred of them at once. During this period, no one except them knew what he was making, and he kept it secret very well.
Now these hundred abacuses are piled in the lower room, forming a huge pile.
Qiao Mingjin took a handful of abacus that still had the original fragrance of wood and looked at it carefully, rubbing the wood grain and corners on it carefully. It was polished very smooth, without any scratches, and was only coated with varnish. It looked like
Very comfortable.
This abacus was improved by Qiao Mingjin who came from later generations. Although it looks similar to the abacus nowadays. It is rectangular, divided into upper and lower beams, and has more than ten or twenty positions. However, if you look closely, it is similar to the abacus used by people at that time.
There is still a big difference in abacus.
First of all, it is no longer the dark color used by people at that time.
Qiao Mingjin did not let He Xiaochun paint it, but just applied a layer of varnish to brighten it slightly, maintaining the original quality of the wood.
You can also see the beautiful wooden texture on it. It is very relaxing to look at. Your eyes will not feel tired after using it for a long time, and you will not feel dizzy or depressed after staring at the black abacus for a long time.
This is an important change in the overall color.
Another change is that the beads no longer fit together.
Today's abacus has a very wide space in the middle of the beads for the convenience of cleaning. You can often see the accountant holding the abacus and shaking it for a while before using it, and the beads are shaken. Then he moves the beads with his hands.
There was a loud sound of liquidation.
It is easy to make mistakes when clearing such beads, and it is easy for the beads to drift or become attached when dialing.
Floating beads means using too little force when dialing and not leaning against the gears or beams. Bringing beads means dialing too fast. Because the distance between the two beads is close, it is easy to bring up beads that are not in the original position of the gear.
Sometimes, a small difference can lead to a huge mistake.
The abacus made by Qiao Mingjin are all based on modern improved versions.
The round beads are made into a rhombus, so that only the cross-section beads surrounding the beam are connected together. The entire beads are made into a rhombus, so that there is a large space between the beads and they are not close together. This avoids the need to push the beads
When an error occurs, the beads below will also be dialed. This avoids the error rate.
This is how it feels in appearance. These are the two most important changes. In addition, there are two other major changes.
One is that only one was made from two beads on the upper level, and only four were made from five beads on the lower level.
Because in the process of abacus calculation, the top one and the bottom one are almost never used.
Because "When you go to five, you go to four; when you go to nine, you go to one." Good novel:.
The beads on the top and bottom are rarely used. They are almost never used.
The other one is a piston that has been cleaned up in the upper left corner. A machine bracket has been made.
This way you don't have to work hard and waste time to liquidate.
Nowadays, when the abacus is about to be cleared. After calculating this account and moving on to the next one, it is better to use one hand or both hands to dial the beads in the upper and lower gears, and to grab them and shake them. In this case, not only is it a waste of time, but it is also easy to clear.
Did not do well.
With this piston clearing mechanism, you can press the clearing piston with your left hand while finishing counting with your right hand.
In this way, the machine will automatically move the beads on the upper and lower beams back to the upper and lower gears, and they will be neat and uniform, and there will be no failure to file them.
For example, when playing mahjong, there is an automatic mahjong machine that does not require you to code the tiles. There is also a semi-automatic mahjong machine made of bamboo chips that can code the tiles.
These are the most important changes in modern abacus. Qiao Mingjin believes that if these abacus are sold, people who know the goods will definitely buy them.
Are these not butterfly wings?
This is just a very small change. After Qiao Mingjin came here, she found that people nowadays are extremely smart, and she discovered many things that amazed her.
Maybe there are many handicrafts in the long history, but because of the secrecy of the family or the interruption of inheritance, many things have been invisible to later generations.
Maybe this abacus is the same, maybe someone has figured it out a long time ago. It's just that I haven't seen it sold in the world. Qiao Mingjin has never doubted the wisdom of the servants.
Just like He Xiaochun, after she just told him once, He Xiaochun knew what to do.
After the whole family listened to Qiao Mingjin's explanation, they all took a handful in their hands. Whether they knew it or not, they pressed the counter and made the abacus click.
Several children couldn't put it down, insisting that everyone get a handful.
Qiao Mingjin said to sell them first, and then make one for each of them after a while. Then he would make a small one for Xiao Wan'er, who immediately beamed.
In addition to a hundred large ones, Qiao Mingjin also asked He Xiaochun to make twenty extremely exquisite, extremely delicate abacuses that were only as big as a palm.
These twenty pieces are intended to be sold at a high price.
Nowadays, if people go out or go to collect rent anywhere, they will bring an abacus with them.
Some are large and some are small, some are extremely exquisite and made of different materials, and some exquisite ones are made of black jade. I always carry an abacus with me when I go out.
When it's time to use it, just take it out and shake it, then clean it up, and then calculate it. Because for the convenience of cleaning up, the round hole in the middle of the beam is very large, so the abacus hanging on the waist of some people will crackle as they walk.
Some people also deliberately make some noise. Nowadays, if you are engaged in accounting work, it is a very enviable job. You are not exposed to wind or rain, and the wages are high.
Those who know how to add, subtract, multiply and divide these days must have worked hard to learn. They are all literate. When these accountants walk on the road, their waists are straighter than others.
These people all have money in their pockets, and Qiao Mingjin intends to sell these twenty abacus to these people.
After dinner that day, Qiao Mingjin discussed with her family how to sell.
ps:
This chapter is a bit short. I have to go to the company in the afternoon. I will add another chapter in the evening. It may be a bit late. Thank you, everyone.
