As for the art of mechanism, we have to mention the Mohist school, and the founder of the Mohist school, Mozi, is a being like Tesla and Edison in ancient times. We Mozi are good at craftsmanship and production, and can be called erudite. It is said that he can turn a three-inch piece of wood into a bearing that can carry 300 kilograms in an instant.
We all know the great master Zhuge Liang in Three Kingdoms. The Zhuge Liannu in Three Kingdoms is an artifact that can fire continuously and can send the enemy away directly.
Many people only know the "Zhuge Liannu", but they don't know that it was Zhuge Liang's upgrade and transformation of the Mohist Liannu chariot. The continuous ballista is a large-scale mechanical city defense device placed on the city wall that can release sixty large crossbow arrows and countless small crossbow arrows at the same time. It is incredibly powerful.
The transmitter recorded in "Mozi Beichengmen" is also a large-scale launching machine placed on the city wall. It is six feet long and is operated by two people. What is different from the repeater is that the transmitter is The shooting machine is more flexible and can be rotated by another person while one person is shooting the arrow. It is also a weapon for defending the city, and feels like an ancient machine gun. ?Machine gun? I don’t know if this term comes from here.
Lu Ban, another representative figure of ancient Chinese machine arts, is also the originator of modern carpenters. He invented common tools for carpenters such as ink fountains, drills, and saws, because these inventions greatly improved the development of productivity, freed people from heavy and complicated work, and made the boss happy with the increased efficiency. The technical occupation of carpentry was indirectly produced, and it has remained unchanged since ancient times. It is still indispensable for modern carpenters.
What impressed me the most was this "Ink Dou". I remember that in the film and television work "Mr. Zombie", Lin Zhengying asked his apprentice to use an Ink Dou and chicken blood to pop the coffin to suppress evil spirits. In reality, ink fountains are still widely used by carpenters.
"Liezi Tang Wen": "Fu Banshu's cloud ladder and Mo Zhai's flying kite are said to be the most capable." ?
This flying kite is also called the "wooden kite". Legend has it that Mozi spent three years building an aircraft out of wood, and it could fly in the sky for a whole day without stopping.
Zhuge Liang’s "Wooden Ox and Flowing Horse", it is said that the Wooden Ox and Flooding Horse are tools that can carry more but travel less. A man can walk six feet and an ox can walk four paces. Each ox can carry a month's worth of food for dozens of people. Without heavy work, the cattle will not eat. ?This means running fast, pulling a lot, and saving fuel.