Live broadcast: Take our ancestors to see modern China

[In ancient times, when poor people could not afford bamboo strips, they used willow tree branches, peeled the bark of the branches, intertwined them into squares, and then used wooden hammers to flatten them on stones to use for writing.

According to Mozi, people began to use silk as writing material in the Spring and Autumn Period. It is a high-quality writing material with a wide range of applications and stronger recording capabilities, but it is expensive.

[Westerners used ostracods in their early years, and they also had papyrus tablets, which played an important role at the time.

Parchment in Europe is also a major recording material. The method of making parchment is to first scrape off the hair and flesh of the sheepskin, and then use the tanning method to process it into parchment.

The Bible was originally written on parchment.

Ancient India was very similar to us. In addition to using palm leaves, people also used birch bark to write.

In ancient South America and Central America, they had a special "wooden silk cloth" for writing.

They used branches of a fig plant, beat them with a wooden hammer, took out the tender bark and branches, and wove them into dark wood silk cloth.

The shape of this wood silk cloth is similar to the ancient Chinese "Chupi cloth", but its texture is rougher.

Looking at the various materials and production methods displayed on the skylight, the recorders did not dare to stop, for fear of missing out on an important part if they lowered their heads.

The emperors also noticed other places mentioned by Tianmu, and by comparing them with the map, they found that far to the west of the ocean and other scattered areas, it seemed that those overseas countries were also making continuous progress at different times.

Seeing that many countries use tree bark and other materials for record keeping, people just want to see how this paper is made.

[In the 2nd century AD, Cai Lun, a eunuch during the Eastern Han Dynasty, innovated papermaking.

He used materials such as tree bark, hemp rags and old fishing nets as raw materials, and also used lime for alkaline cooking process.

Simply put, they are mixed and then go through processes such as shredding, washing, and steaming to improve the quality of the paper.

This new product, called "Cai Hou Paper", has excellent quality and low cost.

Unfortunately, it was not taken seriously at that time. It was mainly used by the royal family and the court and was not popularized to the common people. In many cases, bamboo slips were still an important carrier of texts.

Until the Northern and Southern Dynasties, papermaking technology achieved significant development and even completely replaced bamboo slips.

Cai Lun was a little bit unbelieving when he first heard his name, but as Tianmu told the story, he soon realized that this was what he was doing.

He felt proud when he thought that his name would go down in history.

Soon, the palace summoned him and conferred him the title of Marquis of Longting, and he strongly urged the manufacture of papermaking.

Everyone realized that this was the making of paper, and quickly asked someone to record the details. Although the process looked complicated, the materials used were very common and not rare.

Many people have their own little calculations in mind. Now that Tianmu has announced it directly, is it okay for them to master this technology?

But when he raised his eyes and looked into the emperor's expressionless pupils, he knelt down with a plop. Forget it, they should leave this hall first.

After all, for their impoverished emperor, monopolizing technology was like pulling out the teeth of a tiger.

They can still tell the difference between money and life.

The people at the bottom of society didn't think too much about it. After all, the materials Tianmu mentioned were easy for them to obtain. Although they couldn't afford paper, they could still make it together.

The dynasty that later invented paper calmly drank a sip of tea. Papermaking is useful, but I don’t know what other inventions there are. I guess gunpowder must have played a role.

[The invention and transformation of papermaking is an outstanding technological achievement and has contributed to human civilization.

It has promoted the development of science and technology and culture, and has become a tool for spreading human culture.

In China, it promoted the prosperity of literature, art and the book industry, and helped shape the national psychology of valuing literature and history;

Around the world, the application of papermaking has had a significant impact on European culture.

It promoted the Reformation and the Renaissance, helped establish the writing and literature of many European nations, and even encouraged the establishment of nationalism in emerging countries.

[Starting from the 6th century AD, China's papermaking technology was introduced to Korea, Vietnam, India and Japan.

Papermaking was introduced to the Arab region in the 8th century, and many Chinese craftsmen went to the region to personally operate and teach papermaking techniques.

Around the 12th century, papermaking technology was introduced to Europe via Arabia, and paper mills were established in Spain, France, Italy and Germany.

In the 16th century, Chinese papermaking technology spread throughout Eurasia and into the Americas, replacing the local traditional parchment.

[In modern times, the papermaking technology of Western developed countries has greatly improved. However, due to the long-term obstruction of feudal society in China, as the birthplace of papermaking, China has fallen behind Western developed countries. ]

For some reason, the ancestors felt angry. It would have been fine if their family's things had been spread out, but in the end, others did better than their own family.

I felt very depressed in my heart. This is the suffering of backward countries. When I think about the future, they are not so-called developed countries, but the countries that have risen up with their own things are developed countries.

Above the sky, there seemed to be a split in time and space. On one side, there were magnificent works, they were rising, changing, and developing, and on the other side, the emperor was sitting in a magnificent palace, and the ministers at his feet were blurred, like canary trapped in a cage.

Daqin

Ying Zheng slammed the table and stood up. He knew what this was talking about. The emperors who followed were complacent and indulged in the beautiful dream of a prosperous dynasty, not knowing why.

As for overseas countries, they are undergoing changes in their humanistic thoughts. In the past, they would have felt offended to see the Western emperor being beheaded by the masses.

But now, he hopes that future generations can break the stereotype. After all, not everything is static, and the strategies of our ancestors are not always correct.

Sometimes, it takes someone who dares to fight and dares to question the world, so that the country can make progress.

Ming Dynasty

If Zhu Yuanzhang was not mistaken, he seemed to see the shadow of his own dynasty and said that the Qing Dynasty was the sinner, but what about the Ming Dynasty before it? Would it also be blamed by future generations?

Tianmu meant that Zhu Yuanzhang was also wrong, but the emperor had been the sole ruler since ancient times, and he imposed a maritime ban to ensure the stability of the dynasty, unlike Qianlong who did the foolish thing of closing the country to the outside world.

Qing

Qianlong seemed to have returned to the day when he received the news that his good friend was beheaded by untouchables. As a king who controlled all existence, he was pushed to the guillotine by that group of people. How could he dare to be wise?

The Han people were already dissatisfied with the Qing Dynasty. If they were allowed to change their thinking, the Qing Dynasty would be destroyed in an instant.

Tianmu, you have really brought disaster to my Qing Dynasty...