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Text: Wordy Shoko
Editor|Akiko long-winded
Preface
The more we understand history, the more we will be amazed by the wisdom of the ancients, although compared with the ancients, our modern high-tech is obviously much more advanced.
However, the development of modern science and technology is the result of the accumulation of knowledge from generation to generation, and it is by no means achieved overnight, while the ancients were able to create various inventions with their own wisdom alone thousands of years ago.
Some things are all high-tech even now, especially these four, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are exquisite.
Remember the drum car
After the Qin Dynasty unified the six countries, Qin Shi Huang formulated the policy of "the same book and the same track" in order to better manage this country, which integrated the other six countries.
With this great policy, the people's lives are much more convenient, especially after the cars are on the same track, the size of the carriage has become the same size, which has brought great convenience to the people.
Because in ancient times, most people traveled by horse-drawn carriages, ox carts and other means of transportation, but carriages and horses were not cheap, and they were not affordable for ordinary people.
So renting a car has become the most affordable way to get around, but how to charge is a big problem, because the size of the carriage is different, so there are often disputes when charging for it.
It wasn't until the advent of the "car on the same track" policy that this big problem was solved, and now all cars are the same size, so only a timing tool is needed to calculate the distance traveled, and then charge according to the distance.
After having an idea, the ancients installed a device on the car that can calculate the distance, and every time a certain distance is completed, the device will make a reminder, and the driver only needs to calculate how many times it rings along the way.
With this device, people will no longer have disputes over charging issues when renting a car, which greatly facilitates people's lives.
Wooden oxen and flowing horses
Speaking of Muniu Liuma, we have to mention the famous Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Liang, as a top strategist in the Three Kingdoms period, not only can give advice, he is also a small expert in invention.
The wooden ox flowing horse is the "travel artifact" invented by Zhuge Liang, its whole is made of wood, and the appearance is like a cow, but the magic is that the wooden ox flowing horse does not need to be pushed by manpower, but can walk automatically.
Just press the handrail of the wooden ox and the horse, it can act on its own, in ancient times, this is a real high-tech, I have to say, Zhuge Liang is really a "god man".
In fact, there is a principle for the wooden ox flowing horse to be able to walk on its own, because there are many gear devices in its body, and when pushing the handrail, the principle of levers is used, so the wooden ox flowing horse can walk.
During the period of the Three Kingdoms, the wooden oxen and horses played a huge role in the Shu Han camp, and we all know that in the war period, grain and grass are a very important part, as the old saying goes, "the soldiers and horses have not moved, and the grain and grass go first".
The impact of grain and grass on a war is very important, in the Northern Expedition War, Zhuge Liang used a wooden ox and a horse to transport grain, and a wooden ox and horse can be loaded with hundreds of catties of grain, which greatly reduces the consumption of manpower.
Moreover, the wooden cattle and horses did not need to be fed, and a large amount of military expenses were saved, which was really a rare weapon for the weak Shu Han side at that time.
Regarding the production process of the wooden ox flowing horse, it is recorded that the wooden ox flowing horse invented by Zhuge Liang is actually two different means of transportation, the wooden ox is the first version of the invention, and the flowing horse is Zhuge Liang transformed through the wooden ox.
Although it can only walk 30 kilometers a day, in ancient times, the wooden ox and the horse were already absolutely high-tech, which can also show Zhuge Liang's supreme wisdom.
armillary sphere
In ancient times, to describe a person's knowledge is extremely rich, people will use "know astronomy, know geography" to praise, from ancient times to the present, people have a great respect and curiosity for things outside the sky.
The armillary sphere was invented for the purpose of observing and measuring celestial bodies, and it is an instrument made of many circular rings in the form of a circle, and there are usually four dragon-shaped pillars at the bottom to support the sphere.
The theory of the armillary sphere is based on the theory of "armillary heaven", the ancients often said that "the sky is square and the earth is round", the sky is like an eggshell wrapped around the earth like egg yolk, and people measure the sun, moon and stars in the position of the egg yolk.
These theories may sound outrageous to us now, but this seemingly outrageous tool has a very accurate measurement function.
For example, the "24 solar terms" that we all know are measured by the armillary sphere, and such a delicate instrument appeared in the ancient Qin and Han dynasties.
It is said that its inventor is Luo Xiahong, and I have to say that the wisdom of the ancients is really amazing.
Sinan car
For a road idiot, navigation has an unparalleled importance, every time you go out, if there is no navigation, it is really impossible to find the north, then the question is, did there be navigation in ancient times?
Don't underestimate the wisdom of the ancients, in ancient times people also had their own navigation, and the navigation at this time had a more elegant name, but it and the compass did not work in the same way.
The guide car is to judge the direction through the gears, when the Sinan car is walking, no matter how people turn it, the wooden figure on the car will turn to the south, which greatly helps people to distinguish the direction.
Therefore, in ancient times, the use of Sinan car was very extensive, not only many princes and nobles liked to use Sinan car in the honor guard, but also many soldiers used it in the army's itinerary.
However, there is no clear record in the history books about the inventor of the Sinan car, but many people believe that the inventor of the Sinan car is the mathematician Zu Chongzhi, because Zu Chongzhi once made a device that can simulate the motion of celestial bodies.
So many people speculate that the inventor of Sinan Che is also Zu Chongzhi, but this statement has not been recognized by everyone, and some people think that its inventor should be Zhang Heng.
In addition, some people believe that its inventor is Ma Jun, a mechanical master of the Three Kingdoms period, but although there are different opinions about its inventor, at least one thing is certain, and that is the subtlety of the guide car.
So don't underestimate the wisdom of the ancients, they were much smarter than we think.
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