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Chapter 435 The bronze man of the mechanism

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    There is indeed a place in the center of the passion flower pointed by Da Jun that looks like it can be taken out. However, Meng Zitao has already tried it just now. No matter whether he used a tool to take it out or pressed it in, it didn't work.  What a reaction.

    At this time, Dajun said again: "Could this be due to rust?"

    "You mean to use more force?"

    "I think I should give it a try."

    ¡°That¡¯s okay, I¡¯ll give it a try.¡±

    Meng Zitao tried to press in with more strength. At first, nothing happened, but then he increased his strength by half an inch.

    "Yes!"

    Just as Da Jun said, this place may be rusty. As the strength increases, it can be pressed slowly.

    Meng Zitao perked up and quickly added a little more strength, which made the speed much faster. With a crisp "click" sound, the top cover of the box bounced up.

    Meng Zitao took it out and saw ten bronze figures inside, which looked exactly like the characters carved on the top.

    The bronze figure is about 323 centimeters tall and is very lifelike. It looks like the limbs have obvious joints like a real person and should be able to move.

    Ten bronze figures are placed side by side with their heads raised to the sky, and there is a box at each end, but this box is made of wood.  In addition, on the left side, there is an upright key.

    "What is this?" Dajun asked curiously.

    Meng Zitao thought for a moment and said, "As expected, this should be the Bronze Man from "The Bronze Man in the West Chamber"."

    ""The Bronze Man in the West Chamber"?" Da Jun asked.

    ¡°It¡¯s a story from a notebook novel.¡± Meng Zitao simply recounted it to Da Jun.

    This story happened in the 29th year of Qianlong's reign. Some Westerners paid tribute to the imperial court with ten bronze organ figures.  These ten agents can perform a version of "The Romance of the West Chamber".

    " Each of these machine figures is more than a foot tall. Their bodies, ears, eyes, hands and feet are all made of copper. Their hearts, stomachs, kidneys, intestines, etc. are all organically connected. The production method is similar to that of a self-ringing bell.

    When these robots perform, they all have a key to open them.  When it is turned on, there is a certain procedure.  If the program is reversed, their sitting, lying, walking, and stopping will cause chaos.

    If the program is turned on, Zhang Sheng, Yingying, Matchmaker, Huiming, Fa Cong and others can open the box, put on their clothes, change their body, and move forward and back, just like real people, but without singing.  Once the play is over, these robots will undress themselves and lie down in the box.

    When they come on stage again in the future, they will stand up on their own and perform again when they are opened with the key.

    "You mean, as long as the key is opened according to a certain procedure, these bronze men will be able to play Romance of the West Chamber? Is this unlikely?"

    "You have to say that with today's technology, Dajun thinks there is no problem, but it has been more than two hundred years since the 29th year of Qianlong. At that time, it was really hard for him to imagine that such exquisite things could be made.

    Meng Zitao smiled and said, "We will know if we try it or not."

    "Do you know how to open it?" Dajun asked.

    "I have read an introduction to this aspect from a solitary notebook hidden by my master."

    In fact, when Meng Zitao saw the relevant content recorded in the notes, he also felt that it should be a rumor. Besides, this story comes from a novel, how could it happen in reality?

    ¡°I didn¡¯t expect that he would get it unexpectedly today. It¡¯s incredible to think about it now.

    Meng Zitao turned several circles alternately clockwise and counterclockwise according to the records in his notes.

    Then, a scene that surprised the two people happened. They saw ten bronze figures sitting up like real people, then supporting their bodies with their hands, and stood up one after another.

    Then, these bronze figures were divided into two groups in an orderly manner, and they walked to the box next to them. The first two bronze figures opened the box and started dressing.

    At this time, Meng Zitao noticed that the clothes were still very new, and he didn¡¯t know what they were made of, but it had not been affected much even after more than two hundred years.

    Wearing clothes, just like in the story, these bronze figures began to play the role of Romance of the West Chamber. Except for the fact that there was no sound, they were exactly like real people, and the performance was lifelike.

    After playing "The West Chamber", they all returned to their original positions and lay down.

    All this made Meng Zitao and Da Jun stunned and amazed. At the same time, they also wondered why, with the level of science and technology at that time, the producersAlthough it is not a rest day in the quaint antique professional street here, there are still many passersby of all kinds.

    Walking into the antique street, Meng Hongchang said: "I heard from friends here that starting next year, this place will be demolished, and I don't know where these vendors will go."

    Meng Zitao said: "There is no way. Times are developing and some places are lagging behind. They have to go through this step after all. However, this antique market is very famous. Even if it is demolished and renovated, it should still exist."

    We chatted while walking and visited several antique shops. Basically, every household has antiques no matter how many or how little. It is indeed consistent with the reputation of the antique market.

    Walking into an antique store, Meng Zitao found a candlestick in the most conspicuous place. The shape was very simple. The base was a lotus and the candle holder was a ruffle. It was very simple.

    After Meng Zitao saw it, he introduced to Meng Hongchang in a low voice: "If you see lotus decorations, you can generally think that they are from after the Sui and Tang Dynasties, because lotus flowers only became popular in life styles after the rise of Buddhism in the Han and Tang Dynasties. It is unlikely that  It was before Han"

    Meng Hongchang nodded, keeping Meng Zitao¡¯s introduction firmly in mind.

    In addition, next to the candlestick, there is a pair of pastel baby bottles, which are introduced as "Hongxian Year System".

    Meng Zitao took a look and realized that the baby-playing vase was from the Republic of China, but it was not made in the Hongxian year, so it was hard to say.  Because the Hongxian era name existed for a very short period of time in history, only more than 80 days, some people specially marked it with this mark at that time to show its rarity and preciousness and increase the selling price.

    Meng Zitao lost interest after asking about the price because it was too different from his bottom line.  Moreover, there are only assistants in the store, so it is not convenient to bargain.

    Then, Meng Zitao looked at other things in the store, and one of the letter seals interested him very much.

    The so-called letter seal is a seal that was used as a voucher in ancient times. This letter seal is an overprint of two or three sets of two or three large and small seals. Usually the large seal is made into the shape of a female animal, and the middle belly of the seal is dug out.  It is empty, so that the small seal made in the shape of a small animal is hidden in it.  Because this shape resembles a mother animal embracing her child, it is called the "child mother seal".  This type of seal began in the Han Dynasty and became popular in the Wei, Jin and Six Dynasties.

    This mother-and-child seal was made in the Han Dynasty. It is square, turtle-shaped, and made of bronze. The mother and child seals are engraved with clear words and are well preserved.

    Meng Zitao asked the clerk about the price. The price the clerk gave was still very high, and he insisted on the price, which made Meng Zitao doubt whether the clerk had any intention of doing business.

    Since the waiter refused to let go, Meng Zitao did not force him, so he was ready to turn around and leave

    At this time, there was something like a bronze mirror next to a pile of bronze utensils, which attracted his attention.

    Meng Zitao walked over, picked it up and took a look, and found that it was actually a solar mirror.

    I believe everyone has heard the story of the Suiren family who drilled wood to make fire.  "Sui", as a tool for making fire, can be divided into wooden sui and Yang Sui.

    Wooden firewood is a tool for drilling wood to make fire, and it has been around since the time of Homo sapiens.  The Yangsui is relatively new. Its principle is to use sunlight to make fire. It is a concave bronze mirror with a large curvature.

    Yangsui is a derivative of bronze mirror casting. It is completely consistent with the bronze mirrors of the same period in terms of shape, copper quality, decoration, polishing finish and other characteristics. The difference is that the back of the bronze mirror is flat and convex spherical.  The back of Yang Sui is concave spherical.

    Shen Kuo recorded in "Mengxi Bi Tan" that when a concave bronze mirror is placed under the sun, all the light will be focused inward.  An inch or two away from the mirror, the light condenses into a point, as big as a squid, and it catches fire when it touches anything.

    When the ancients went out, they often wore a small yangsui around their waists as a backup.  According to the "Book of Rites of Zhou" records, Emperor Zhou specially appointed "Si Xuan" as the official in charge of Yang Sui, who was responsible for "taking the bright fire from the sun".  When marching or hunting, flints are even more necessary. "Wear a golden flint on the left and a wooden flint on the right" so that on sunny days, you can use the golden flint to point toward the sun to make fire, and on cloudy days, you can use the wooden flint to drill wood to make fire.  Later, such regulations were even formed for a time and were followed until the Han Dynasty.

    Because the Yang Sui draws fire from the sun, it is close to the sky, and the fire it draws is from heaven, so it is mostly used for divination and sacrifice; while the Wood Sui draws fire from five trees (willow, mulberry, locust, sandalwood, etc.), which is close to humans.  Just for cooking.

    After the Han Dynasty, with the development of iron smelting technology, iron yangsui appeared, and the scope of use of yangsui became wider.  During the Tang, Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties, Yangsui with a handle was popular.  In the Song Dynasty, two-sided Yangsui mirrors appeared, with the convex side used to take care of the face and the concave side used to draw fire.

    In modern times, due to the widespread use of matches, lighters and other items, Yangsui has naturally withdrawn from people's daily life.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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