Chapter 826

However, no one saw a trace of pride on Wu Meiniang's face behind Merton and jumped out: "martial uncle wants to compete with master, I'm afraid he has to pass Meiniang first."

Li Yun and Gongshu Hong were stunned. No one thought that Wu Meiniang would come forward and take the initiative to represent the Mohist school at this time.

"Could it be that..."

The two looked at each other, and there was a possibility in both eyes that they had never thought of.

"Could it be that this problem has been solved even by the female disciples of Mohist school?"

Li Yun couldn't help holding on to the folding ruler at his sleeve. He couldn't help sighing. In his opinion, the only ruler that could meet the conditions of Mohist school was the folding ruler in his own hand. There was no other way. If he and Wu Meiniang had the same idea, he might only have a tie with Mohist's Apprentice. In this way, although he was flat, he was defeated!

The public loser Hong was even more incredible. He never thought of the problem of baffling the whole public loser. He even solved the problem of a girl over ten years old.

Wu Meiniang proudly turned and saluted Merton and said, "tell the master that ten days ago, the master left schoolwork for the apprentice on this bridge. Today, the apprentice has completed it. Please give me some advice."

After Wu Meiniang found the way to make the tape measure, she didn't immediately report it to Merton. She just wanted to prove herself to Merton at the moment, but she didn't expect such twists and turns.

Merton glanced at Wu Meiniang. The news about Wu Meiniang's completion of her schoolwork naturally had already reached his ears. He also looked at Li Yun and Gongshu Hong, revealing an inexplicable smile and said, "the bad apprentice has just entered the Mohist School and is not good at learning. If there is anything wrong, please don't laugh."

Gongshu Hong immediately laughed and said, "although the disciple is young, the reputation of the great elder martial sister of the Mohist school has spread all over Chang'an city. The silver mirror made by him sells well in the Tang Dynasty. I've heard of it for a long time. It's my honor to meet the young talents of the Mohist school."

A trace of contempt flashed through Li Yun's heart. If Wu Meiniang made a folding ruler, he would think he was unlucky. If not, the Mohist School dared to commit malpractices for personal gain against his heart, don't blame him for being merciless.

Wu Meiniang went to Li Yun and took out a palm sized item from her ink suit pocket. Li Yun unconsciously touched the folding ruler at his sleeve. Although he was not pleased with Mohist Zi, he had to say that the pocket design of ink suit was extremely convenient and quite in line with the concept of saving money of Mohist.

"Since martial uncle also made a ruler, how about you and me at the same time?" Wu Meiniang opened her eyes and looked at Li yundao innocently.

Li Yun couldn't help but draw from the corner of her mouth. Wu Meiniang's move was extremely cunning. If others didn't know, they thought he was competing with a teenage girl?

"Don't be rude!" retorted Merton.

"Martial uncle, Meiniang is making a fool of herself!" Wu Meiniang put out her tongue and took the lead in stretching out her palm. There was a palm sized wooden box in her palm.

"Control with one hand!" Li Yun's heart sank. This is the most difficult part of Mohist school. Wu Meiniang's ruler is the size of a palm, and it is the size of a child's palm. In terms of size, it has been more than half successful.

However, Wu Meiniang's ruler was round. Naturally, it didn't collide with his folding ruler, which made him breathe a sigh of relief and a little more solemn.

Later, Wu Meiniang slowly pulled out a flat cloth ruler from the wooden box, which was covered with dense scales. With a move behind Wu Meiniang, a son of the Mohist family came forward to help, and the two worked together to slowly show the people the cloth ruler of one foot long.

"Accurate to the fifth percentile!"

"A cloth ruler can be rolled into a roll! Naturally, a ruler of ten feet can be controlled with one hand."

Seeing Wu Meiniang's cloth tape measure, Gong Shuhong suddenly realized that the difficulties in the original tape measure were suddenly realized. However, these two problems seem to be easily solved by Wu Meiniang, but they are extremely difficult for ordinary people, because the cloth rope for making cloth tape measure is extremely rare. Only Mojia village has such processes.

After Wu Meiniang showed it, she pulled the small handle on one side of the wooden box. With Wu Meiniang's slight force, a Zhang long cloth ruler was slowly put into the wooden box and restored to a palm sized wooden box again.

"Can it be so?" Li Yun couldn't help shrinking his eyes and was shocked by Wu Meiniang's wonderful idea. He thought his folding ruler must be the only answer, but he didn't expect Wu Meiniang to choose a different way.

"Mei Niang is waiting for martial uncle's high work." Wu Mei Niang said positively.

This time, Li Yun did not despise it any more. Instead, he solemnly took out a half foot long three finger wide wood block from his cuff and showed it to the public.

"Wooden block!" Gong Shuhong frowned. How could it be a ruler? Only Merton's eyes brightened and his heart couldn't help thinking of a ruler commonly used by carpenters in future generations.

When Li Yun shook his hand, the original two finger wide wood blocks were composed of thin wood blocks. Under the force of Li Yun, the wood blocks formed a one foot long wooden ruler under the connection of Mou Liu.

"Wonderful!" gongshuhong couldn't help admiring Li Yun's design. As the peak of traditional carpentry, gongshuhong didn't know how many generations he had invaded carpentry, so he naturally agreed with Li Yun's idea of folding a ruler.

Moreover, Wu Meiniang used a cloth ruler, while Li Yun used a pure wooden ruler. Naturally, it is more recognized by the public.

"What I've got is also the fifth percentile." Li Yun nodded. He had a good heart with Wu Meiniang and thought of the idea at the same time.

"I'm afraid it's the limit?" Gong Shuhong sighed. The world says that the difference is a hundred miles, but it's already difficult to divide, let alone a hundred miles.

Li Yun shook his hand and saw that the original one foot long wooden ruler was randomly folded into sections and restored to the original one foot long and three finger wide wooden board.

"Martial uncle is clever, my nephew is willing to bow down!" Wu Meiniang suddenly took the initiative to admit defeat.

Li Yun was stunned. He didn't expect Wu Meiniang to take the initiative to admit defeat. Although he was very confident in his folding ruler, Wu Meiniang's cloth tape was also extraordinary. It's not sure whether she will win or lose.

"Mohou really taught a good apprentice!" Gongshu Hong said meaningfully.

Merton coughed and said, "although Meiniang has completed the ruler according to the regulations, there are many places that need to be improved. The making is cumbersome. Brother Li's folding ruler is simple and exquisite. It is indeed a little better."

Although his disciple lost to Li Yun, Merton was still proud. Naturally, Merton was happy to give Li Yun a face.

"It seems that the disciple's cloth tape measure is extremely rare, and mohou is too difficult for the younger generation!" general Gong Shuhong said. Wu Meiniang's design can't help but applaud him. He doesn't believe that Merton can point out any defects under his careless words.

Merton laughed and said, "brother Gongshu is too high and looks at bad people. Although the cloth tape has advantages, the cloth tape is too soft, and things too short can be operated by one person. If it is more than six feet long, I'm afraid two people need to cooperate."

When Wu Meiniang showed her cloth tape measure, they pulled a Mohist child to cooperate. This is indeed a disadvantage. Not only compared with the advantages of cloth tape, this defect is almost negligible.

"However, the cloth ruler has an unparalleled advantage that has not been brought into play. That is, compared with the wooden ruler, the cloth ruler can be thinner, that is, under the same volume, the cloth ruler can be fitted with a longer ruler." Merton said, pondering for a moment: "If this cloth tape is several times larger and the length is increased to fifty feet, it will certainly have a more prominent effect, and the previous defects are enough to make up for it."

"Fifty feet!" Gongshu Hong was shocked by Merton's idea. The distance of fifty feet is as much as 150 meters in later generations. In this era, long-distance measurement is very troublesome. If you use a fifty foot cloth tape measure, two people can easily and accurately measure, and it is easy to carry and retract. It will certainly be very popular.

"Apprentice is taught!" Wu Meiniang said sincerely.

"Brother Mo is really extraordinary. How about pointing out Li Mou's folding ruler?" Li Yun disagreed.

He originally thought that the cloth tape measure was on a par with his own folding ruler, but he didn't expect that in a few words, mojiazi pointed out the defects of the cloth tape measure and improved it. At once, it had overshadowed the popularity of the folding ruler. Since the tape measure was also defective, wouldn't it say that his folding ruler was not perfect? This time, he wanted to see what the mojiazi said.

Merton looked at the folding rule in Li Yun's hand, smiled and said, "brother Li's folding rule naturally has no defect of cloth tape, and can be easily straightened. The length within one foot is under control."

Li Yun couldn't help showing a trace of satisfaction when he heard the speech. However, before he was satisfied for long, he listened to Merton's voice and said, "but..."

"However, the length of our arms is limited after all, and it is the limit to barely control six feet. The most suitable length for operation is three feet, which is also the reason why the three foot wooden ruler is the most commonly used by craftsmen. If the single section length of the folding ruler is reduced to three inches, the length is reduced to three feet, and ten boards are only one finger thick, so that craftsmen can operate easily and carry easily, Isn't that popular? "

"Three inches long, one finger thick!" Li YunRuo thought, looked at the folding rule in his self-help hand, exerted a little force and directly broke off one-third.

Li Yun took a three foot long folding ruler and operated it back and forth with both hands. It was really much more convenient than the previous ten foot long folding ruler, and it could be held in the palm of his hand. It was very convenient.

"Li Yun has been taught!" Li Yun bowed down this time.

It was embarrassing for Hong to lose the public game. He didn't expect that Mohist Zi's words really made the folding ruler and cloth ruler shine, so he said angrily: "Today, I'm lucky to be able to witness the good fortune of craftsmen. Now I can easily measure a long distance with a tape measure, and a folding ruler can easily measure a distance of three feet. I heard that Marquis mohou once said that I will also make a ruler to compete with disciples. I don't know if I can open my eyes."

Li Yun's heart moved. Now the ruler for short-distance and long-distance measurement has been determined. Only the medium-distance ruler is still blank. If so, the Mohist school can perfectly solve the medium-distance ruler for measuring a distance, and the wooden ruler of Datang has reached perfection.

"This is the game between Mo and the villains. I didn't expect to disturb so many people and make you laugh." Merton said with a bitter smile.

Gongshu Hong pressed step by step: "although it is a game, it is enough to benefit craftsmen all over the world. Marquis Mo can't be modest!"

Merton laughed, reached out his hand, grabbed a palm sized item from the ink house pocket, stretched it out in front of the people, and solemnly said, "it's a shame."

The crowd immediately looked at Merton and saw a white metal object in the palm of Merton's hand.

"This is iron!" Gongshu Hong said uncertainly.

"To be exact, it should be steel!" Merton nodded. "This is the steel ruler made by Mo!"

"Steel ruler!" everyone immediately looked at each other.

Li Yun made a folding ruler out of wood, and Wu Meiniang made a cloth tape out of cloth rope. Nobody thought that the material used by mojiazi was steel. I'm afraid there is no precedent in the world to take steel as a ruler.

"Steel can also be made into a ruler!" not only other people are incredible, but even Wu Meiniang is also incredible. You know, steel is harder than wood. How can it be palm size?

Merton explained: "everyone knows that steel is extremely tough, but they don't know that the flexibility of steel is also excellent. A thin steel sheet can be bent, and once it is let go, it can be quickly restored to its original state."

Gongshu Hong solemnly nodded. He often deals with steel and has a little more recognition of mojiazi's steel ruler in his heart.

"So, Mo asked Mojia village to specially refine a batch of steel with excellent flexibility and roll it into a thickness of about one centimeter. It was cut into a finger wide steel bar and engraved with the most precise scale to assist the mechanics secret skills of Mohism. Finally, there was this masterpiece in front of us, the steel ruler." Merton solemnly said.

At this moment, almost everyone's eyes were fixed on the steel box in Merton's hand.

When Merton saw this, he stretched out his hand and pulled a six foot long steel ruler out of the palm sized box. However, this was not over. With Merton's continuous action, a two foot long steel ruler appeared in front of the crowd.

"A ruler two feet long." the people's faces were angry for a while. Mozi only asked them to make a ruler one foot long, which was enough. However, his own requirements were higher, so he directly made a ruler two feet long, which was also controlled by one hand.

"The reason why Mo made a ruler with a length of two feet is that it is convenient to operate. The distance measurement must be accurate, which often requires the cooperation of two people, and this steel ruler only needs one person to operate to ensure its accuracy. I can stand still and easily measure the distance to the bridge deck," said Merton. I picked up the ruler with a length of two feet, folded it into two halves, and put the end directly against the side of the bridge, Continuously slide the bent part.

"One foot, two feet, five minutes and two centimeters!" Merton forced his hand, and saw that the originally bent steel ruler was straightened again and restored to the original state.

Gongshu Hong sighed. The Mohist school was really extraordinary. The steel ruler was rigid and flexible. It was a combination of wooden ruler and cloth ruler. This alone was better than the other two people. I don't know how much.

"One per cent!" but Li Yun frowned when he heard the accurate figure. He was only accurate to the fifth per cent at most. He really didn't know how the Mohist School measured the one per cent.

Merton saw Li Yun's doubts, smiled proudly and said, "wood ruler and cloth ruler are limited by material constraints, so they can't be accurate too much. However, steel ruler doesn't have such defects, which is accurate enough to one centimeter."

Merton said, exerting a slight force on the steel ruler in his hand, and immediately moved it horizontally in front of Li Yun and Gong Shuhong.

"Sure enough, it's accurate to one hundredth!" they were shocked when they saw the fine scale on the steel ruler. The scale of the steel ruler is engraved like the wooden ruler, and then printed with ink. Once the wooden ruler is too accurate, it will destroy the structure of the wood block and wear out quickly. The same is true for the cloth tape. If it is too accurate, even the most advanced ink of the ink journal, It will also spread into a mass of ink. However, the firmness of steel perfectly solves these two hidden dangers. Under the precise instrument of Mohism, it has perfectly engraved a width of one centimeter, which is very easy to distinguish.

"In addition, the best use of the steel ruler is to measure in the object, especially in the interior of the house, which can be easily completed by one person." Merton said, showing the ingenious use of the steel ruler, which is a perfect combination of the advantages of folding ruler, wood ruler and cloth tape.

"Even, when we use it up, we just need to gently loosen the buckle, and the steel ruler can be perfectly folded in the palm of our hand. In fact, it should be called a steel tape." Merton moved his hand and turned on a switch of the steel ruler. There was a clattering sound between them. The steel ruler automatically retracted and became the size of a palm when there was no control.

"Master, it's really powerful!" Wu Meiniang said with sincere admiration. Merton's skill is much better than her manual operation of cloth tape measure.

"Mohist mechanism skill!"

Li Yun couldn't help but feel proud. Mohist mechanism is the most proud place of Mohism, and mechanism is also the strength of Xiangli's vein.

However, Li Yun guessed this wrong. The winding technology inside the steel tape measure is not owned by Mojia village, but comes from the puppets of Deng Ling's family. From a street show to ink technology that helps the national economy and the people's livelihood, it has to be said that it is made by nature.

"Three masters of Mohism!" Gong Shuhong sighed.

The Mohist school has been silent for thousands of years, but there are still so many talents. The public loser is extremely poor in the wisdom of all people, but he can't crack it. However, the three Mohists have made a ruler, which directly includes the rulers of near, medium and far distances.

Gongshuhong can predict that these three rulers have been listed and will certainly be popular in the Tang Dynasty. I'm afraid Lu Banchi, originally a dominant company, will no longer be able to compete with it.

"I lost!" Li Yun said calmly, but this time he didn't complain, because Merton's steel tape is too amazing.

Mo Cun shook his head and said, "this time, there are no losers. It can be said that each of the three rulers has its own advantages. How can we divide the winners and losers? Even Lu Banchi, which is most commonly used by carpenters today, tends to benefit and avoid evil in building houses. It is not too much to draw this game."

"It should be so!" Gong Shuhong said.

So far, the battle between the two veins of Mohism officially ended. In the three competitions, Li Yun, one vein of Xiangfu, played Merton, one vein of Xiangli.

Two defeats and one draw!