I watched Er Chuang’s short video, and everything went numb!

[In addition to the huge expenses of research, design, development, equipment procurement, etc., training is also needed to maintain the combat effectiveness of the army. ]

[The money spent on training is not less. ]

[Take the Fort Irwin military training base in the United States as an example. ]

[In order to simulate the real and cruel training environment, the government of the United States invests more than 100 million US dollars in exercises here every year. ]

[And this is just the daily expenses of maintaining the military base. ]

[In addition, let’s take our DF missile, which is used to win people over with Germany, as an example. The cost of one missile is basically maintained at around 150 million. ]

[A test launch of the nature of an exercise is equivalent to dozens of houses in my hometown community flying out and exploding. ]

……

“It’s really a waste of money!”

Many famous generals in the past dynasties exclaimed in their hearts.

In ancient times, soldier training was nothing more than arranging formations, practicing weapons, etc., which did not cost so much money.

This kind of training method used by the army in later generations is simply a waste of money.

……

[In addition. ]

[As the crystallization of high-end technology, the technical maintenance of high-precision weapons and equipment is very important and very expensive! ]

[Take any nuclear-powered aircraft carrier of the Eagle Sauce Country as an example. It goes without saying how expensive a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is, and its maintenance cost is even more sky-high. ]

[A rough estimate is that the maintenance cost of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier during its 50-year service period is hundreds of billions of dollars. ]

[What's more, the aircraft carrier is surrounded by a bunch of younger brothers to protect it, plus carrier-based aircraft, etc. The maintenance of these equipment is also a huge expense. ]

……

Many ancient people in all dynasties were shocked again.

Hearing this.

They are even a little numb.

It's tens, hundreds, hundreds of billions of dollars at every turn...

This money is just like paper.

...

[Finally. ]

[Although it is no longer the era of winning by numbers in war, if there are no people or the number of people is not enough, you will definitely not win. ]

[A certain number of high-quality soldiers is also an indispensable part of modern warfare. ]

[Take our army brothers as an example. After considering various expenses, the average annual expenditure of each army soldier is at least 70,000 dragon coins. ]

[And this is just the army. If it is naval soldiers and air force pilots, this number may be several times higher. ]

...

"It costs an astronomical amount of money just to maintain the army every year."

Many ancient people in the past dynasties thought of the number of active troops in the Dragon Kingdom and exclaimed in their hearts.

……

[As the times have developed to this point, wars are no longer about numbers, but about money. ]

[So, except for a few countries with strong capital, no one can afford large-scale modern wars. ]

[There was a saying in China called "One cannon shot is worth ten thousand taels of gold." ]

[However, according to the current situation, even a hundred million taels of gold may not be able to withstand the consumption of a large-scale modern protracted war. ]

[Therefore, maintaining peaceful development is what all countries should do. ]

……

After watching the conclusion of the video.

Many ancient people in all dynasties nodded in agreement.

As for the huge war costs in later generations, few countries can afford a large-scale full-scale war.

Even.

Let alone fighting.

The cost of weapons and equipment research and development and maintenance, military training, etc. is also extremely huge.

For countries without economic strength, I am afraid that they can't afford these, and can only lower the standards in all aspects.

……

In the sky giant screen.

The video is refreshed.

A new video appears.

[Why can't the ghost scale be completely eliminated? 】

……

Looking at this short line of characters, many ancient people in the past dynasties were puzzled:

"What is a ghost scale?"

As an instrument for measuring weight, the scale had already appeared in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

They knew it was used for weighing.

But they didn't quite understand what this "ghost scale" meant.

"Is it a scale used to weigh ghosts?"

Some ancient people had extremely bold ideas in their minds.

……

[Now every once in a while, we will see that a certain place or a certain market has been found to be short-changed on the hot search. 】

[Just like a regularly updated reserved program. 】

[The most ridiculous thing is that you can never get tired of watching it. 】

[In each episode of the ghost scale incident, unscrupulous merchants can come up with a new life to treat everyone's low blood pressure. 】

【From denial to cursing, to snatching mobile phones and smashing cameras, the market management even came to cover up and threatened to beat up the blogger who was secretly visiting. 】

……

Accompanied by narration and subtitles.

A video mix of ghost scale incidents from various places was played on the high-altitude giant screen.

Then.

The ancients of all dynasties suddenly understood what "ghost scale" was.

At the same time.

Many ancient people were very curious about the electronic scales of later generations.

"This scale is really easy to use. You only need to put it on to know the weight."

Many ancient people praised.

Compared with the manual scales they used, electronic scales are undoubtedly much more convenient and faster.

……

Da Ming Hongwu plane.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the unscrupulous merchants in the video who looked disgusting and used ghost scales, and snorted coldly:

"What a bunch of profit-seeking profiteers!"

There is no doubt that his stereotype of merchants being "profit-seeking" has deepened.

……

["Exposing regular customers" In addition to fruit stalls and seafood stores, even gold shops now have ghostsScale. 】

[Two days ago, some media went to make an undercover investigation. 】

[A gold bracelet weighed 22.973 grams in several brand stores, but when it was weighed in a small gold recycling store, the store owner said it was only 20 grams. 】

[According to the gold price at the time, more than 1,000 yuan was directly swallowed. 】

[This is not the darkest. A blogger actually secretly visited a gold shop that used a "five-liang scale", which is no different from open robbery. 】

……

"Too black-hearted!"

"Really greedy!"

Many ancient people in all dynasties have expressed their accusations against these unscrupulous gold shops.

……

Spring and Autumn and Warring States plane.

Fan Li looked at the huge screen in the sky and snorted coldly:

"What a shame for businessmen!"

As a business tycoon in the early ancient China, he was very disgusted with such dishonest businessmen.

Even the tool "scale" was invented by him for fair trade.

It is said that he found in his business that people used their eyes to estimate the weight of goods when buying and selling things in the market, which made it difficult to achieve fair trade, so he came up with the idea of ​​creating a tool to measure the weight of goods.

Then, he invented the "scale".

After a long time, Fan Li found that some merchants with bad intentions were shortchanging people when selling things.

So, he came up with the idea of ​​changing the white wood carved black star on the "scale" to a red wood inlaid metal star.

In addition to the six stars of the Southern Dipper and the seven stars of the Northern Dipper, he added the three stars of Fu, Lu and Shou, and said to the public:

"If a businessman cheats people by one ounce, he will lose his fortune and happiness; if he cheats people by two ounces, his descendants will never get a salary (cannot be an official); if he cheats people by three ounces, his life will be shortened."

Although this method of preventing merchants from cheating on weights and measures is slightly feudal and superstitious, it shows that Fan Li attaches great importance to honest business.

……

[In response to this, many netizens have told hell jokes, suspecting that Qin Shihuang did not unify the weights and measures at that time, and each scale had its own ideas. 】

……

The Great Qin Plane.

Qin Shihuang frowned slightly.

This is clearly the misconduct of countless profiteers in later generations. What does it have to do with him?

The suspicion of people in later generations is really unreasonable.

……

[Although every time the incident got out of hand, the local authorities would crack down on it and impose heavy penalties. ]

[But the ghost scale is like whack-a-mole. When you press one end, it pops up from the other end. ]

[There are so many stores and markets across the country that it is impossible to eradicate them by simply exposing them through bloggers and netizens. ]

[Today, let's discuss whether there is a better solution to the ghost scale. ]

[First of all, everyone should understand how the ghost scale is manipulated. ]

……

Many ancient people in all dynasties looked at the sky screen with more concentration.

In fact.

It was not uncommon for merchants to manipulate the scales to cheat on weight in ancient China.Less. (To read the exciting novels, go to Flylu Novel Network!)

What these ancients are interested in at this moment is how the unscrupulous merchants in later generations tampered with the electronic scales?

Are there any interesting methods?

……

[Have you all seen the story of Huaqiang buying melons? ]

[When he ran to the melon stall to find fault, he saw that there was something wrong with the scale. ]

[Then, he picked up the tray and saw that there was a big magnet stuck under it, which also counted the weight of the magnet. ]

[Not only can the magnet be used to suck the tray, but as long as the tray is made of iron, the magnet can be placed directly under the electronic scale to increase the weight through suction. ]

……

Seeing this method.

Many ancient people in all dynasties were very calm.

China is one of the earliest countries to recognize magnetic phenomena.

In the Guanzi, which was written around the 4th century BC, there is a record that "there is a kind stone on the top, and there is copper and gold below", which is the earliest record of magnetism.

Similar records can also be found in the subsequent Lüshi Chunqiu: "The kind stone calls iron, or attracts it".

In addition, Gao You of the Eastern Han Dynasty also talked about it in the Lüshi Chunqiu Notes: "Stone is the mother of iron. Because there is a kind stone, it can attract its son. The stone that is not kind cannot attract it either."

Although the principle may not be known, since magnets were discovered so early, it is natural that some merchants have figured out ways to increase weight with magnets in practice.

For example, sticking a magnet on the bottom of the weight of a manual scale.

……

[Some merchants have learned to exploit system loopholes. ]

[Many electronic scales can only display the last two decimal places. ]

[For example, if the total price is 11.5 yuan, it can be displayed normally. 】

【But if the total price becomes 0.115, it will not work. The system will automatically round it up to 0.12. 】

【Illegal merchants reduce the price per kilogram by 10 or 100 times, move the decimal point backward, and steal the difference in rounding. 】

Barrage flew out:

"Yes, this method is really common. My relative opened a supermarket and did it this way."

"The fruit store at my school gate also did it this way."

"Oh my god, there is such a thing. I really learned a lot."

"Wouldn't it just round up and not round up?"

"..."

Many ancient people in all dynasties were shocked.

Such a method is really too magical for them. []

"It's true that all merchants are treacherous!"

Many ancient people once again expressed their contempt for merchants.

……

[There have also been cheating methods on the market. ]

[Throw the product heavily on the scale, use the impact force to increase the reading, and quote the price to the customer while the scale is still shaking. ]

[You should be able to see that these entry-level ghost scales either require special techniques with obvious traces, or use props, which are easy to be cheatedCatch the bag. 】

[So, after more than 10 years of "sifting the sand", the ghost scale has returned to tampering with the "scale" itself. 】

[Merchants use methods such as replacing chips and modifying circuits to allow electronic scales to have several different modes built in. 】

[Then, you can switch to the ghost scale mode by remote control or entering a password on the keyboard. 】

[The merchant presses the beep beep button and then reports the price on the display screen. It is difficult for ordinary people to directly see the clues. 】

[Moreover, the range of short weight can be customized. You can adjust the seven-liang scale or the five-liang scale at will. You can completely see the dish according to the person. 】

The barrage flew out:

"Good guy, you can still play like this, right? Must the ghost scale be so high-tech?"

"When you meet an honest person, you adjust it to five taels? Even the ghost scale will bully the honest person?"

"I've learned a lot! I've really learned a lot!"

"..."

The plane of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin snorted coldly:

"These businessmen are really cunning and profit-seeking. In order to make dirty money, they will do anything!"

After a pause, Li Shimin thought of the patriotic businessmen of later generations that he had seen in the previous video, and couldn't help but add one more sentence:

"As businessmen of later generations, the gap between these people and those loyal businessmen is beyond measure."

In Li Shimin's eyes.

One side is a shameless person who is only interested in profit.

The other side is a righteous man who does not care about gains and losses and is dedicated to the country.

The gap is too big, there is no comparison at all.

……

[If you meet someone who is easy to bully, you will be more vulnerable. ]

[Since the mode can be switched in seconds, you can use the standard weight to verify, and the quick merchants can directly switch back to normal mode and let the scale display the standard weight. ]

[If it is not a full video like the anti-counterfeiting blogger, it is really difficult to catch evidence. ]

[Even if the customer exposes this trick on the spot and calls the market supervision personnel, you can't find the remote control and can't find the switching password, so it is still difficult to restore the ghost scale. ]

[Another modification method saves even the effort of pressing buttons, and directly sets different sensitivities for different areas of the tray. ]

[Put it in the middle, it is the standard weight. ]

[Put it in a corner of the tray, it will add 50 grams, and you can charge 50 grams more. 】

[If you don't know this trick, you won't be able to find the problem even if you take out the standard weights. 】

The barrage flew out:

"This is quite amazing, a nine-square grid scale!"

"This level tests the consumer's ability to listen to sounds and identify positions."

"Oh my god, this little bit of wisdom is used in this kind of place?"

"It seems that I can only bring my own scale when I go to the market to buy things in the future. (dog head)"

"Technology really changes life!"

"Reply-good (good Li) guy, is this the way to change it? (dog head)"

"..."

Da Ming Hongwu Wei

Zhu Yuanzhang was slightly surprised.

This scale is really amazing.

The goods can be displayed in different places with different weights. The person who invented this scale is quite capable.

It's just that...

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head.

It's just that this cleverness was used in the wrong place, and it had to be used to do such dirty things.

...

[The new ghost scale is difficult to find and obtain evidence, and the cost of breaking the law is very low. ]

[According to the current law, it means that the measuring instruments and all illegal gains will be confiscated, and a fine of less than 2,000 yuan will be imposed, and then the customer will be compensated three times the amount of consumption. ]

[Like those seafood restaurants, expensive varieties sell for hundreds of yuan per catty, using a seven-liang scale, and easily increase tens of thousands of income in a month. 】

[Even if you are caught, it is a good deal to bleed a little, not to mention that gold costs hundreds of yuan per gram. 】

The bullet screen flew out:

"The penalty is too light! Isn't this just tickling?"

"The cost of breaking the law is too low."

"..."

The plane of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin looked at the huge screen in the sky, his eyes full of thought.

He was thinking about the laws of the Tang Dynasty against this phenomenon.

According to the Tang Dynasty's "Guanshi Order": "Those who trade with counterfeit and inferior goods will be confiscated; those who are short of the weight will be returned to the owner."

The general meaning is: once those who sell counterfeit and inferior goods are found, they will all be confiscated; and if they are short of weight or two, they must be compensated to the customer after they are found.

This is actually lighter than the punishment in later generations.

Li Shimin is considering whether it is necessary to increase the punishment.

……

[Ghost scales are so tempting that it is not feasible to rely on law enforcement officers to check merchants one by one to eliminate them. ]

[After all, a medium-sized city market supervision department has only a few hundred people at most. ]

[Not only should they manage ghost scales, but also quality issues, equipment safety, anti-monopoly and other fields. ]

[Faced with tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of merchants, it is indeed beyond their ability. ]

[Does this mean that the ghost scale problem has no solution? ]