Ma Jun's face turned red and he said: "Even if I accept the name of Deheng Paper, how can I dare to compare it with the two originators of the craftsmanship?"
Having watched the entire papermaking process, Cao Shuang walked to the door of the papermaking workshop, patted Ma Jun on the shoulder and encouraged: "Deheng doesn't have to be too humble. I believe that in time, you will become a famous man like Lu Ban and Mo Zhai."
Craftsman's!"
Ma Jun answered: "The prime minister still thinks too highly of servants. There are no servants like Lu Ban and Mo Zhai whose creations have been passed down to future generations."
Cao Shuang walked out of the workshop with a smile and said: "Even if it doesn't happen now, I believe it will happen in the future. It's just that few people can see the value created by you yet."
Of course, Lu Ban's greater achievement was in weapons. Hooks and ladders were commonly used weapons in the late Spring and Autumn Period.
"Mozi Lu Wen" records that Lu Ban transformed the hook into a "hook strong" used in boat warfare. The Chu army used this weapon to engage in water battles with the Yue army. If the boat was retreating, it would hook it, and if the boat was attacking, it would be pushed back.
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"Mozi Gongshu" records that he transformed the ladder into a cloud ladder that could stand in the air and used it to attack cities.
"Mozi Gongshu" records: "Gongshu Pan is a tool used by Chu to build a ladder. If it is completed, it will attack the Song Dynasty."
"Warring States Policy: Gongshu Pan Sets Up the Rules for Chu" writes that when Mozi went to see Gongshu Pan, he said: "I heard that Gongshu Pan was a ladder to the clouds."
"Huainanzi" said: Luban is Gongshuban, a native of Chu. He is a clever man of the emperor, who can make cloud ladders.
Xu Shen in "Huainanzi: Military Training" notes: "The cloud ladder can be erected on the clouds, so it can overlook the enemy's city."
"Mozi Lu Wen": "In the past, the Chu people and the Yue people fought in boats on the river. The Chu people went forward with the current, and retreated against the current. When they saw advantages, they advanced, but when they saw disadvantages, they retreated. The Yue people faced the current and retreated.
Advance, retreat along the current, advance when you see an advantage, and retreat quickly when you see an disadvantage. The Yue people will therefore be like Lao, and they will be defeated by the Chu people.
Gongshuzi traveled to Chu from the south of Lu, and soon began to use it as a weapon for boat warfare. It was used as a preparation for strong hooks. Those who retreated were hooked, and those who advanced were strengthened. They measured the length of their hooks and made them into soldiers. The military festival of Chu.
The soldiers of Yue were not disciplined, so the people of Chu were in a state of disgrace, and they were defeated by the people of Yue."
"Shiben" said that Luban made stones, and "Wuyuan Qiyuan" also said that he made rice hullers, mills, and rollers. These grain processing machinery were very advanced at the time. In addition, "Ancient History" records that Lu Ban
A shovel was made.
"Book of Rites·Tan Gong" records that he designed a "mechanical seal" to bury the mother of Ji Kangzi mechanically, and his skills were convincing. However, thick burials were prevalent at that time, and this method was not adopted.
"Shu Yi Ji" said that Lu Ban once carved the "Kiuzhou Map" on stone, which was probably the earliest stone map. In addition, it was also said in ancient times that Lu Ban carved an exquisite stone phoenix.
Lu Ban's wife is also said to be an outstanding craftsman. It is said that she invented the umbrella.
Lu Ban's wife Yun felt pity for Lu Ban working under the wind, rain and scorching sun. She saw that the pavilion could provide shelter from rain and shade, so she thought of a movable pavilion for Lu Ban to take with her and made an umbrella. Paper only appeared in the Han Dynasty. The earliest umbrella cover was not
Maybe it's paper.
According to Cao Shuang's understanding, Luban also built the Luban Well. "In ancient times, people penetrated the ground to draw water and used bottles to draw water, which was called a well."
It is said that the first person to dig out water underground was Emperor Shun; the first person to dig deep wells in mountainous areas was Lu Ban, the "Saint Patriarch of All Works". Perhaps people desire "Yao Tian and Shun Day" more than anything else.
, many people recite Shun's Well, but few pay attention to Luban's Well.
Water far away cannot quench the thirst of those nearby. Since ancient times, human beings have been demanding water by relying on rivers to "drink" from rivers and lakes. Those who are not near rivers or lakes have to "walk through the ground to get water."
The early wells were very unsophisticated, with a large mouth and a small bottom, and were neither square nor round. At best, they could only be regarded as emergency water pits for "digging a well when thirsty". It was Lu Ban who invented the technique of digging wells, and only then did the well walls with stone walls appear.
Stone wells made of stone, brick wells made of bricks, pottery wells connected with pottery rings, ash wells beaten with sand and ash, and wooden wells framed with wood; only then did we understand how to build well platforms to prevent the inflow of sewage and build well pavilions.
It is said that the pulley for pulling water was also invented by Lu Ban. When Lu Ban saw the villagers walking up to the well platform carrying earthen jars on one end and a ball of well rope on the other, pumping and pulling for a long time without being able to lift a jar of water,
He felt that the villagers were working too hard, so he thought a lot and came up with a pulley for pulling water. The pulley "turned" into a windmill, and the windmill "turned" into a waterwheel.
It turned and turned like this, and more than two thousand spring and autumn years passed.
In the time of King Mu of Zhou Dynasty, there were simple lock keys, which were shaped like fish. Lu Ban improved the lock key, which was shaped like a wormwood and had a built-in mechanism that could only be opened with the key. It could replace human guarding.
Lu Ban and Mo Zhai, two great craftsmen, lived in the same era. Naturally, two conflicting ideas inevitably collided with each other.
Lu Ban was a native of the Chu State. He invented the "hook" and "rejection" specifically for the Chu navy. When the enemy was at a disadvantage, the "hook" could hook the enemy's ship and prevent it from escaping;
When you are at an advantage, "Reject" can resist the enemy's ships and prevent them from pursuing them.
The Chu army had a hook and refused to retreat, so it was invincible. Lu Ban was worthy of being a military expert.
One day, Lu Ban boasted to Mozi: "I have hooks and rejections for boat battles. Do you also have hooks and rejections for righteousness?" Mozi advocated peace and opposed war, and encouraged people to respect and love each other, and to put benevolence and righteousness first.
He then replied: "I use love to hook and respect to reject. If you use hook to hook someone, they will hook you; if you use rejection to reject someone, they will reject you with hook. If you say 'righteousness' in hook, you will be rejected."
, isn’t it better than Zhou’s hook?" Lu Ban was speechless.
Then Lu Ban came up with his invention: a wooden magpie, which could fly for three days without landing.
But Mozi said: "This wooden magpie is not as good as a chariot handle that an ordinary craftsman can cut out in an instant. Once the chariot handle is installed on the axle, the cart can carry fifty stones. But what is the practical use of your magpie? Carpenter
If something is done that is beneficial to people, it is called skillful; if it is not beneficial to people, it can only be called clumsy." After Lu Ban listened, he understood Mozi's philosophy.
Lu Ban once made a ladder to help the Chu State attack the Song Dynasty. Mozi came to stop the troops from sending out troops. He used his clothes belt as a city and bamboo pieces as weapons to fight with Lu Ban in the palace of the King of Chu. Lu Ban's siege equipment was all used up. Mo Zi
There were still more ways to defend the city. In the end, Lu Ban was convinced, and the King of Chu also gave up attacking the Song Dynasty. In the duel between the two craftsmen, Mo Zhai finally won.
After all, Mo Zhai was not only a great craftsman, but also a eloquent speaker and the founder of the Mohist school. Lu Ban was just a simple craftsman.
Mozi lived mostly in the State of Lu in his early years and was deeply influenced by Confucianism. Mozi studied the Zhou rites in the State of Lu. "Huainanzi: Synopsis" says: "Mozi studied the Confucian career and received the techniques of Confucius."
He often had difficulty arguing with the Confucian scholars of the Lu State. He also once questioned the monarch of the Lu State, suggesting that the Lu monarch should "respect heaven and serve ghosts", "love the common people", "partially treat the neighboring princes, drive the country and serve in order to bring peace".
Later, he opposed cumbersome etiquette and began to choose to absorb foreign cultures that were different from Confucianism, and gradually formed his own Mohist theory. For such a person, it was impossible for Lu Ban to beat him. Even though he had so many practical inventions,
Based on the achievements of a craftsman, how can one or two wins and losses be completely determined?