Chapter 186 Qin Shi Huang: Haven’t I unified the weights and measures?
And a new sky appeared.

Amidst a relaxing musical tune, a man was carrying a large bag of waste paper shells and heading to a scrap collection station, while his inner monologue was also heard.

"Hehe, there were five kilograms of waste paper in total. I added three kilograms of water into it, and five kilograms instantly became eight kilograms. I am really a genius."

Late Han Dynasty.

When Liu Bei saw this, he heard the inner monologue of this person on the sky curtain.

He frowned slightly.

"Although it's not a big crime, I still feel..."

With a sigh, Liu Bei said to Adou beside him:

“Although this person on the sky curtain seems to be just selling some scraps, he shouldn’t be.”

"Don't do evil, no matter how small it is. You must remember this, Adou."

Adou nodded repeatedly to indicate that he remembered it.

Adou even said confidently:

"Father, to use the words of later generations, I may be a bad boy, but I am not bad."

Liu Bei nodded with relief, but suddenly felt a little angry.

I don’t know whether to be relieved or angry.

I had no choice but to continue looking at the sky.

On the canopy.

The scrap seller came to the scrap collection station with his waste paper.

As soon as we got on the scale, the boss pointed to the number on the scale and said:
【Only four pounds.】

The scrap seller got anxious on the spot!

Because it actually contains five kilograms of waste paper and three kilograms of water.

How could it be only four pounds?
So I immediately started arguing with my boss.

[Boss, you are cheating me. I have eight kilograms of waste paper here! ]

[You said it was only four pounds? How about five ounces? ]

【Doesn’t your conscience hurt? 】

The scrap yard owner laughed:
[If you lose money, you can earn it again. If you lose your conscience, you can earn more... Oh no. 】

[Can't I see that this is just a small amount of waste paper? It's so moist, how can it weigh eight kilograms? ]

[I gave you four pounds, but it's too much! ]

……

After an argument, the scrap seller and the scrap shop owner were unable to reach an agreement.

The two of them looked towards the fruit shop nearby.

There is a promotional sticker at the door of the fruit shop, saying it is a fair weighing method.

So the two of them took the bag of waste paper to the fruit shop.

Borrow the scale there and weigh it.

The data obtained from the weighing left the scrap sellers, scrap collectors, and fruit shop owners speechless.

On the fruit shop owner's scale.

It shows a full 12 pounds!
The scene on the sky curtain ends with a humorous scene of three people sitting around a ball of waste paper and looking at each other in bewilderment.

And the barrage of comments flew out immediately.

"Three people, eight hundred minds."

"When we unified the weights and measures, we forgot about the three of you, didn't we?"

"Why don't you just sell your waste paper to the fruit shop owner at a discount?"

"The boss of this scrap yard will check whether you have mixed water. If you have mixed water, the weight you report will be different."

"Many bosses will judge a person by his or her social experience."

"My sister, a little girl, went to buy a watermelon. A normal-sized watermelon weighed 39 kilograms, and the stall owner next door laughed at her."

"Liu Huaqiang was too conservative back then."

"Sarilang Sarilang! Huaqiang Sarilang!"

"We have detected that you have added water to the waste paper. We are matching you with an opponent."

"Zheng Ge will be so angry after seeing this"

"Qin Shi Huang: Didn't I unify the weights and measures back then?"

...Outside the sky, Ying Zheng was also stunned when he saw this barrage.

"Yes, didn't I unify the weights and measures?"

"Why are there so many differences in the scales used by different people in later generations?"

"What went wrong?"

Amidst Ying Zheng’s doubts, a new sky appeared.

【June 3, Chengdu.】

[A young man bought durian at a roadside stall, and found out after returning that it weighed 7.2 catties, but in reality it only weighed 5 catties. ]

【So I went back to find the durian stall owner to explain. 】

The young man on the skylight, holding a durian, said to the boss:
[I just bought this durian from you, take a look for yourself. ]

[You weighed more than 7 jin, but it turned out to be only 5 jin! ]

Disputes like this one arising from short weight have been common throughout the dynasties.

The ancients didn't think it was anything strange.

Ying Zheng didn't pay much attention to it at first.

But the boss's next words made Ying Zheng laugh out of anger.

On the ceiling, the boss glanced at the scale the young man brought with him.

He said nonchalantly: [It’s more than seven pounds, and my pound is 400 grams.]

Young man: [What does 400 grams mean? One jin is 500 grams? ]

Boss: [My one pound is 400 grams. ]

Young man: [What do you mean by 400 grams? You didn’t say that your pound is only 400 grams. We bought it according to the normal pound.]

And the end of the video.

Seeing that the young man kept pestering him, the boss became impatient.

He took out his wallet and returned the money to the young man.

While returning the money, he complained:
"They are all 19 jin 9 grams, and 21 jin grams. yuan per jin of durian, it's so cheap, and you still want to eat it by the exact weight, haha, the purchase price is yuan."

The young man also got angry when he heard it.

[It's what it should be! If you think 19.9 yuan is not profitable, you can sell it at a higher price, 25 yuan, 30 yuan. I will buy it even if you clearly mark the price, but don't cheat me. ]

Boss: [Would you like to buy it at 30 yuan per pound?]

Boy: [I won’t buy yours. ]

Boss: [Haha, I knew you couldn’t afford it! Poor B! You want to buy cheap durian and you want to weigh it.]

Young man: [What did you scold me for...what did you scold me for? ]

Boss: [You want to eat by the exact scale? It’s impossible! I’m telling you…]

……

The Skydome video ended without a conclusion in the dispute.

And a large number of barrages also flew out.

"This boss was caught shortchanging people, but he was still so arrogant. It made me laugh."

"As a Chengdu netizen, let me clarify: Chengdu is like this."

"We consumers are responsible for paying for the products, but vendors have to consider more, such as how many grams should be in a pound."

"Spending one pound of money doesn't mean you can buy 500 grams!"

《Wow, one problem with multiple solutions and multiple formulas!》

"Since your one pound is 400 grams, then my ten yuan is one hundred yuan."

"We should have the same writing system, the same wheel gauge, and unified weights and measures!"

"The value of Qin Shi Huang is still rising."

"This boss is really a bit careless about weights. I am from Chengdu. Last week, when I bought durian, I asked the boss directly if the scale was accurate. The boss did not lie to me and directly said it was 8 liang. I calculated that even if it was 8 liang, it was cheaper than the supermarket, so I bought it."

"It is known that one Jiangsu jin is equal to 250 grams, and one Sichuan jin is equal to 400 grams. How many Jiangsu jins are equal to 100 Sichuan jins?"

Outside the sky.

When Ying Zheng saw that even the unit of weight was not unified in later generations, he could not help but sigh and said:

"Alas, it seems that what I did was not good enough..."

"If my Great Qin continues to exist, I will ensure that all weights and measures are completely unified throughout the world!"

(End of this chapter)