Zhu Niang just came to see her son. When she saw that nothing was wrong and she was staying with Tang Yin again, she felt relieved and told her son to study hard and leave after less than half an hour.
Zhu Hao said: "Mom, I will go and see with you."
Zhu Niang didn't want her son to go to the market town. Her plan was to see how the disease progressed in the next two days. If it didn't work, she would take Zhu Ting to see a doctor in Anlu City. In her opinion, only doctors in the city could treat this disease, but
Zhu Hao knew in his heart that the level of doctors in and outside the city was almost the same, and when he got sick, he had to rely more on his body to fight off the disease.
When he went to the market town this time, in addition to checking Zhu Ting's condition, he also wanted to buy some materials and prepare to help his sister tide over the difficulties in his own way.
"Will Mr. Lu go with you?"
Before Zhu Hao left, he looked at Tang Yin.
Tang Yin thought for a while, a few days ago, he would never have stayed alone in the village, but now he has become familiar with the villagers, and found that these people really had no ill intentions towards him. Before, it was because he was too cautious that he wanted to
too much.
There's an epidemic going on outside now, so it's natural to go out less and move less.
Tang Yin waved his hand: "Go early and come back early."
It means not going.
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The village is actually not remote, with convenient transportation and is less than ten miles away from the nearby market town.
When they arrived in the town, Zhu Hao told Zhu Niang some basic knowledge about disease prevention.
The most important thing is to maintain ventilation and use a thick cloth to make a mask to cover your mouth and nose.
When they entered the rented courtyard and saw Aunt Li and Zhu Ting, it turned out that the situation was not good.
As an adult, Aunt Li's physical condition is pretty good and her condition is relatively stable. However, Zhu Ting's face was pale and she had a high fever when she touched her forehead. Although her eyes were open, she didn't look energetic. When she saw Zhu Hao, she forced a smile.
, called: "Brother."
Just the word "brother" gave Zhu Hao a sense of mission.
He did not go to the doctor, but went directly to the person Su Xigui left in the town to contact him.
It was an old shopkeeper of about fifty years old under Su Xigui, surnamed Jin, who was very respectful to Zhu Hao: "Young Master, are you looking for our boss? Our boss left for Wuchang Mansion two days ago. Before leaving, he specially asked you if you
If you have anything to do, just ask...I will stay here, waiting for your orders at any time."
It is said that it is a call, which is to leave a contact person. On the surface, it is to open a shop in the market town to wholesale and retail firewood, rice, oil and salt. In fact, it is so that if Zhu Hao suddenly thinks of a salt-drying trick, he will inform it immediately, and the contact person Pegasus will send a message to
Wuchang Prefecture informed Huang Zan, who then informed the Ministry of Household Affairs...
It's like fighting a war.
But this time Zhu Hao asked Su Xigui's people to help him go to the city to order materials.
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That night.
Zhu Hao did not stay in the market town, but returned to Shangkuang Village.
When I came back, I happened to find six or seven children from Xiakuang Village, who were going to study with him. Xiakuang Village was much smaller than Shangkuang Village, and the population was not very prosperous. It took many days to find all the people.
Tang Yin looked at Zhu Hao and said, "I thought you wouldn't come back today."
Zhu Hao said: "Mr. Lu, I bought some herbs in the market town, but there are still a few herbs that are not enough. I am asking Dongzhu Su's people to go to Changshou County to buy them for me."
Tang Yin frowned and wanted to say, you are quite good at calling people. If Su Xigui knew that the people he left behind were doing chores for you, what would you think of Su Xigui?
"What are you going to do?" Tang Yin asked.
Zhu Hao was very anxious: "I told him that no matter how late it is today, the materials I need must be delivered. Those customized items that are really inconvenient to transport must be delivered tomorrow morning... Fortunately, before
It will take a few days to prepare. If Mr. Lu is busy, please go and rest. I'm sorry that I can't accompany you more."
Zhu Hao originally wanted Tang Yin to help him, but he thought that in this era, it was common sense for a gentleman to stay away from the kitchen, let alone do crafts. A great talent like Tang Yin, who was so arrogant and arrogant, would probably not do this.
They are all novices anyway, so it is almost the same to ask those children to help. As long as they are taught, the children will sometimes become more diligent and flexible.
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What Zhu Hao wants to do now is to extract plant antibiotics that can be easily extracted in this era. There are roughly two types of Houttuynia cordata concentrate and berberine. There is also a Bupleurum injection specifically used to reduce fever. This is probably the current
Zhu Hao could think of the most effective way to treat influenza.
valley pit
However, in order to produce these kinds of plant extracts, industrial raw materials that have never been available in this era are inevitably used, that is, sulfuric acid.
Fortunately, Chuanchuanzhong has summarized a relatively established process for making sulfuric acid using local methods, which is the lead chamber method. The tools used need to be customized, which is not a big problem. However, some raw materials are difficult to find on the market for a while, and it really requires a certain amount of knowledge.
Well-connected businessmen helped, which is why Zhu Hao used Su Xigui's subordinates.
The modified ceramic cylinders and ceramic pipe connectors needed now are still being made and transported. Zhu Hao can only grind the medicinal materials bought from the market town first.
It's relatively easy with the help of children.
Tang Yin did not go back to rest, but stayed in the laboratory, watching a group of children busy under a few bright candlesticks, and had an indescribable feeling. He originally wanted to go up and ask what he could do, but after thinking about it for a while
He still sat aside and pretended to be with a book, but in fact he was always paying attention to what Zhu Hao was doing.
In the middle of the night, there was a commotion outside, but it was Su Xigui's shopkeeper Jin who came with the necessary materials and the pottery master.
"Master Zhu, the things you want are too valuable and can be easily damaged by bumps on the road. Some of them are made directly in the city and brought here, while others are brought to the mold to be fired on site according to your instructions. If there is any
If there are any bumps or leaks, please bear with me...just let the master repair it for you!"
Shopkeeper Jin is very enthusiastic.
As Su Xigui's most capable man, he is actually in a semi-retired state now. He is also one of the few people under Su Xigui who knows that Zhu Hao has greatly helped Huang Zan's career. Su Xigui cannot reassure him if he doesn't tell him the truth.
Settled in this little place.
Since he knew what Zhu Hao meant to Huang Zan and Su Xigui, he didn't dare to neglect when doing things. Zhu Hao didn't say what the pottery master he hired did. What if it had something to do with drying salt?
Zhu Hao said: "Sorry to bother Shopkeeper Jin. I may be busy here until dawn. If Shopkeeper Jin has other things to do, he can go back first... Let the masters work all night. I won't treat you badly. Than
Is it okay to get three times the salary in normal times?"
Shopkeeper Jin had no intention of going back in the first place, and after hearing this, he didn't want to leave even more.
Even if it's not related to sun salt, I still want to know what you're doing, so that I won't be living a free life when I stay in Anlu. Otherwise, the group of colleagues around Dongzhu Su will not think that I, Lao Jin, am an incompetent idiot?
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The yard was busy.
Ceramic vats, two large vats are made into a group, one tilted up and one down, mouth to mouth, and then the jointed large vats are connected with clay ceramic pipes as thick as the mouth of a bowl, and the pottery master fires the joints to form
The enclosed space became a distillation tower composed of five groups of large tanks.
The principle of using the lead chamber method to produce sulfuric acid and nitric acid is to roast pyrite, sulfur, smelting flue gas, hydrogen sulfide, gypsum and waste sulfuric acid to obtain sulfur dioxide-containing gas, which is poured into the lead chamber tower and undergoes a complex process.
A chemical reaction occurs, forming droplets of sulfuric acid.
This is the theory, but it is not easy to put it into practice.
First of all, the size of the ceramic cylinder this time is not suitable. It is not suitable for industrial production, but it is too small for temporary firing of sulfuric acid. It is cumbersome, so that a lot of effort is spent on firing the connector to maintain sealing.
At dawn, Zhu Hao discovered that there was not enough sealing soil glue, and the quality of the gypsum purchased by Shopkeeper Jin was not very good, so he asked Shopkeeper Jin to take someone back to Anlu to purchase another batch as soon as possible.
The journey is nearly sixty miles, and even if the road is flat, the carriage will take nearly three hours.
Fortunately, shopkeeper Jin rushed back with the people and materials in time. Zhu Hao prepared the necessary materials, including the bottles and cans used for refining plant antibiotics, and started preheating, just waiting for the completion of the lead chamber for refining sulfuric acid.
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After busying for more than half an hour, the entire equipment for the lead chamber method was officially completed, but Zhu Hao was afraid of any accidents in the middle, such as air leakage after heating... Fortunately, the previous inspection was relatively complete, and after adding
The four craftsmen hired above were skilled in craftsmanship, and there were no surprises in this regard.
Shopkeeper Jin saw Zhu Hao walking around in front of several ceramic jars, adding ingredients and checking the furnace temperature. He couldn't help but curiously asked: "Little shopkeeper, aren't you burning...salt?"
Shopkeeper Jin finally understood that what he was doing had nothing to do with burning salt, but it seemed like... burning salt?
But the problem is...
Can salt be made by firing?
Is it similar to frying with firewood and salt?
Zhu Hao turned a deaf ear to Shopkeeper Jin’s questions.
When you are busy working, how can you have time to deal with so many curious babies?
Next to him, Tang Yin covered his nose to resist the pungent smell, but was reluctant to leave. He wanted to see what Zhu Hao was doing, so he took the initiative to take over the conversation: "Of course it's not burning salt, it should be preparing to treat local diseases.
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"ah?"
Shopkeeper Jin looked confused and quickly asked the famous Tang Yin, "Master Tang, you are well-informed. Can you tell me how this huge effort is related to the plague prevalent in Jianghuai and Jiangnan areas?"
Tang Yin didn't know it at first, but after listening to shopkeeper Jin, he realized that the scope of the plague was very wide. Because it was a respiratory infectious disease, and the population flow in Jianghuai and Jiangnan areas was frequent, this disease did little harm to adults and only affected people with immunity.
The epidemic has always been prevalent due to its influence on the elderly and weak with low physical strength, but it has only recently spread to the Huguang area.
Tang Yin only roughly knew that Zhu Hao had been working on this all night, and he had stayed with Zhu Hao until now, but what Zhu Hao did exactly was unknown.
Tang Yin waved his hand: "The smell here is too strong, why don't we go to the door and ask him later."
Tang Yin is very honest when it comes to matters like this. I don't know anything about it, so I won't pretend to be pretentious. If you want to know the answer, just ask Zhu Hao. Anyway, I think this guy is getting more and more evil the more I look at him.
I thought there was some master behind him, but I haven't seen any trace of the master so far. However, this kid is doing more and more things on his own, making people feel that everything is done by this kid... So, let's watch.