Nabu obviously didn't know that there is a saying that "Princes, generals and prime ministers would rather have their own kind".
But it doesn't matter, he will find out soon.
The Central Plains began to build an embassy in Taotang. The first friendly embassy was still very new to the people of this land. Naturally, the materials and skilled workers needed were selected from the best.
Nab was also very interested in the construction on the eastern land. He came to the construction site to see people working on the ash, cement, clay, bricks and other building materials that were worth recording.
There are also bricks in the Sumerian area, but their bricks have never been the same thing as those in the East. Their bricks are more similar to the mud bricks and straw cubes used to block water in the Liangzhu culture.
There is a lack of stone mines and trees in the Mesopotamia plain, so Sumerian buildings are all made of mud bricks. There is no mortar or cement connection between bricks. The core part is built with adobe, and a layer of reed mats is spread at certain heights.
, to increase the stability and elasticity, the exterior is made of burnt bricks and asphalt, and asphalt is used as mortar.
However, these mud-brick buildings deteriorate over time, so they have to be demolished, leveled and rebuilt over time.
As time went on, the cities in the Mesopotamia were constantly raised. Such monuments were called Terra.
Therefore, on their land, new buildings are built on the remains of old buildings, so that the layers get higher and higher. The so-called Tower of Babel is actually something similar.
However, this kind of clay brick is very effective in waterproofing. The Liangzhu Culture's straw grid water blocking has also confirmed this.
Naboo saw the dusting technology of the Central Plains and was very much looking forward to the appearance of the Eastern City in the Mesopotamia. It must be a majestic city, although the people of the East did not seem to pay special attention to the tallness of things.
"This may have something to do with firearms and explosives. With these things, no matter how strong the city is, it will be useless. Please tell me, when building a city in the land of two rivers, can you teach me how to make gunpowder and explosives?"
Nabu had a kind of hope, but the result was as expected and was rejected by Yuzai:
"No, no, no, what should be built must be built, and defensive facilities must be provided. Moreover, we will not sell firearms and explosives. Maybe you can also make gunpowder, but you absolutely cannot make explosives.
come out."
Gunpowder might be produced by accident. Who knows if there were any amazing alchemy wizards in ancient Sumer? But things like dynamite are products born from real chemical solutions.
It would take more than 4,000 years for the technology tree of explosives to be discovered. The process has been accelerated by the dynasty, but it does not mean that other civilizations can also enjoy such achievements.
"We won't sell things like gunpowder, but if you want to learn the civil engineering technology of dusting, we welcome you."
Of course you welcome it. When the productivity is not strong and the population is not wealthy, building beautiful wonders will consume a lot of national power. Moreover, many wonders on land in ancient times were used to demonstrate royal and divine power. In addition to giving
Apart from a sense of superior self-satisfaction among the nobles, it has no other main role.
This aspect is different from the ancient Oriental land. Before the feudal dynasty, many small wonders created in the ancient Oriental land, such as the Taosi Observatory, were all for the purpose of observing stars, determining calendars, or otherwise.
For example, the Liangzhu grass grid is also designed to cope with floods.
Generally speaking, practicality is the main thing, and sacrifices and other things can be left aside.
Of course, Yu Zai hopes that the distant king will be fascinated by the wonders and construction, and even wants to tell him, Your Majesty, if you don’t grab the wonders, we will start building them!
Although Nabu was disappointed, he could understand it. After all, these things were powerful skills that allowed other civilizations to settle down. Nabu was also thankful that the land in the east was too far away from the Mesopotamia, even with this wise man.
Wang's so-called steel train can only open a long-distance trade route, which is already its limit.
If this powerful civilization was born near the two rivers, there would probably be no Akkadian and Kuti invasions, and there would be no so-called Uruk dynasty.
"Okay, with these civil engineering skills, I believe we can build a solid city."
If you can't learn offensive methods, you can learn defensive methods.
That's what Nab thought.
Yu Zai left him here and held a small meeting with other leaders in Yi Palace.
Mainly to allocate some of the next work, and the positions of the three kings have also been transferred. As Baikui, the job of prime minister of all affairs in the world fell on Meng Tu. This is actually a good thing for Yu Zai.
The emperor's job is war and diplomacy, and he can also deal with government affairs, but not as much as Baikui. After all, "The emperor, he who has strong soldiers and horses will do it!"
Dog Azai once again misinterpreted the meaning of the sentence. Anyway, all the power of interpretation during this period lies in Azai's mouth.
Azai may not be able to spit out ivory, but he can spit out wheat husks.
After being promoted to emperor, it means that you have a reason to go out and play.
As for the Emperor of Heaven, it was used to check and balance the Son of Heaven and Bai Kui. The Emperor of Heaven was responsible for war, but the power to mobilize the population was in the hands of the Emperor of Heaven. The Emperor of Heaven was the decision-maker and planner of the country's future development, and he no longer dealt with grassroots affairs.
The three kings retained their previous titles and had different jobs. However, in terms of status, they were already on the same level. That is to say, the emperor and Bai Kui were no longer subordinate to the emperor of heaven, but were made to distinguish the emperor of heaven.
Hierarchical division of labor.
There is nothing wrong with this. After all, this is the first time someone is qualified for the position of Baikui. There is nothing wrong with increasing the level. There is no need to follow some ancient rules that do not exist.
It's just that when a new succession occurs, the order of the three kings still starts from Baikui and goes up in order.
Meng Tu was worried that he was not qualified for his new job. He carefully inquired about some of Yu Zai's behaviors while in office and wanted to analyze the logic of Yu Zai's work. However, it was obvious that Meng Tu did not know about some tasks at all.
What was Yu Zai’s motive for doing it, but in the end it was successful and benefited the public.
But, what’s the reason?
I don’t know, it’s just that in the historical records, it says that on such and such a day, this thing suddenly started to be done.
The historians did not care about the details of Gou Azai's thinking. However, as a new Baikui, Meng Tu couldn't see the details in the history books, which was very uncomfortable. So he approached the historians and asked them to record the history in the future.
Write down why this thing happened, the subjective motivation and the objective conditions for it to happen.
"We should take history as a mirror, but if the history is not written in detail, how can subsequent people follow suit?"
Meng Tu made a slight reform in response to his complaints, while Ruan Zai discussed with Chonghua that if he wanted to go to the outside world to develop a stronghold, he would need to bring along some engineering personnel for dust removal and water control.
Wen Ming is clearly on the list.
This time we not only need to open up the map, but also put it into practice, and use the culture of mountains and seas to truly influence other cultures.
Chonghua: "This is a good proposal, but what kind of culture are you going to use to erode them?"
Yu Zai: "Comic strips or collections of stories, some collections of stories with the color of our place."
The place is named Baghdad, the city is named Arabian Nights, and this collection of stories is called Arabian Nights.