"The sky is dead, and the yellow sky is standing. If you are in Jiazi, the world will be prosperous." Shaking the 500-year-old foundation of the Han Dynasty, what happened to the two brothers Zhang Jiao and Zhang Bao? Those who have watched the Romance of the Three Kingdoms must

"The sky is dead, and the yellow sky is standing. If you live in Jiazi, the world will be prosperous." Shaking the 500-year-old foundation of the Han Dynasty, What happened to the two brothers Zhang Jiao and Zhang Bao? Those who have watched the Romance of the Three Kingdoms must be familiar with these two people. The Yellow Turban Rebellion set off turmoil in the Han Dynasty. Judging from the slogans of the two men, these two people were a bit "magical". Cangtian literally means God, but actually refers to the Han Dynasty officials who wore green soap. At that time, the official uniforms of the Han Dynasty were all blue-based. It was not difficult for Huang Tian to understand, just people wearing yellow clothes.

Zhang Bao

In ancient times, there were no chemical dyes, and black clothes were actually difficult to dye. The bottom of the pot is gray and the coal is black. Isn't it easy to dye it black? Not easy. Many explanations for wearing Qingqiao Zao are wearing black clothes, night clothes , but in fact only the meaning of the first two words is explained. The key point is hanging soap, and the soap here refers to soap. Wearing black clothes must withstand washing with soap. Black dyed by ordinary methods will fade after washing, and the color will fade unevenly after washing, and it will often turn into ink paintings. In the Han Dynasty, only officials and officials mastered the technology of dyeing black cloth, and this technology was also very complicated and expensive. Therefore, in the Han Dynasty, emperors and ministers wore cyan as their court uniforms. Just take a look at the TV series Emperor Wu of Han and you will know who is wearing blue.

Huang Tian was standing, and Huang Tian was referring to the yellow clothes they were wearing. Zhang Jiao and Zhang Bao also have a younger brother named Zhang Liang . Zhang Liang is a scholar. During the Han Dynasty, there was no papermaking technology, and scholars used bamboo slips. Since the three Zhang brothers were from a poor family and could not afford to buy bamboo slips, the brothers helped their younger brother to make their own bamboo slips, which could not only provide for the younger brother's study, but also sell them for money. To make bamboo slips, you need to peel off the green skin of fresh bamboo , then cut it into pieces, steam them with hot water, and then put them in a cool place to dry.

Zhang Bao

The water after cooking the bamboo will turn yellow. The three brothers are usually lazy. They have used a pot of water for a year without pouring it out. When it is out of water, they will add some to it. The yellow color under the pot became darker, and the water that accidentally splashed on the body dyed the clothes yellow. Wash it in clean water. The more you wash it, the more yellow it will become. He simply took off all his clothes, soaked them in a pot and dyed them yellow.

In the Han Dynasty, the clothes worn by ordinary people were all made of coarse linen and coarse cloth, and these clothes were of their original color. If you wear them and work all year round, there will be a lot of dust on your clothes. The brothers threw the clothes into the pot, soaked them, and then took them out to dry. Not only were the clothes dyed yellow, but the dust on them was also washed clean. In fact, there is natural oxalic acid in the water used to cook bamboo. This acid can help the color penetrate into the fabric, and it also has a good dust removal effect. Therefore, a process of cooking bamboo is called turning yellow and pouring soap. The word "Huang" used to be called "Huang".

The new dyeing technology mastered by the Zhang brothers is equivalent to the contemporary Jobs invented the Apple mobile phone, which is a technology that can shock the world. At first, the three brothers wanted to make a fortune through technology, and wanted to sell their technology to the court in exchange for wealth. There is only one cultural person like Zhang Liang in the family, so let him formulate a marketing plan. Zhang Liang held it in for three days at home without uttering a single word. It happened that the takeout was covered with dark clouds that looked like it was going to rain. Zhang Liang walked out of the house and looked at the sky, which was completely dark. The rain stopped, the dark clouds receded, and the sky turned yellow as the sun set.

Steamed Bamboo

A flash of thunder flashed across the sky, and Zhang Liang wrote the eight-character mantra "The sky is dead, and the yellow sky will stand." Zhang Jiao was dressed in yellow and carried the eight-character mantra to spread around. The imperial court mistakenly thought it was an anti-poetry that deceived people's hearts, and arrested him everywhere. After Zhang Jiao returned home, he asked his younger brother Zhang Liang what to do. Zhang Liang added eight more words at the end, which means that if he is born in Jiazi, the world will be prosperous. The original meaning of this saying is that this year there will be no more people wearing blue clothes, and from now on everyone in the world will wear yellow clothes. In fact, the correct answer to this sentence can be found in the history of later generations. From the Tang Dynasty onwards, the emperors wore yellow, including weddings and funerals, which were all auspicious days of the zodiac. The two words Huang and Ji are inseparable.

were originally three young and promising scientists, but they were forced to become rebels by the ignorant person who spread the news.The Zhang brothers originally wanted to recruit a group of farmers to develop the manufacturing industry. Teaching skills became preaching, and Taiping dyeing and spinning also became Taiping Taoism . It is inevitable that some bad people will interfere with it and use despicable means to steal other people's research and development results.

Zhang Jiao

Many places have written about Zhang Jiao’s Yellow Turban Uprising. In fact, the key to overthrowing everything is that in the Han Dynasty, what kind of symbols were used to draw the corners of the paper when there was no paper? The best explanation is that he took sample pieces of cloth dyed yellow and sold them everywhere.