Chapter 148 Good things happen again and again, luck?
"My friend, go find some alcohol, an empty oil lamp and a little salt. I'll do a test to see if this thing can be used as a lamp." Fearing that he would make too much wine and not be able to sell it, Zhu Youji thought of using this thing as lighting.
How to use fuel.
In later generations, he seems to have seen a saying that if you put some salt on the wick of an alcohol lamp, the color of the lamp will turn yellow and the brightness will increase.
Wang Chengen ordered people to quickly bring alcohol, oil lamps and other items, and then started tinkering with the alcohol lamp test according to the emperor's instructions.
Seeing the oil lamp filled with alcohol, and the wick dipped in salt, burning with bright yellow light, Wang Chengen felt a sincere admiration for the emperor in front of him. The emperor is the emperor, omniscient and omnipotent.
"Daban, do you think this light is any different from ordinary oil lamps?"
"What I can see with the naked eye should be similar, but using alcohol to make lamp oil is probably too expensive and expensive!"
"This is not for ordinary families. You see, after using alcohol to make lamp oil, the oil lamp will not emit any smoke. If wealthy people use this thing for oil lamps, wouldn't it make their homes much cleaner? No matter what it is used for
Oil or candles will inevitably produce smoke. Only alcohol lamps are basically smoke-free and are most suitable for the rich. I will help you arrange for someone to make some special oil lamps according to the characteristics of alcohol lamps. Oil lamps
It’s best to use white glass to make a windproof cover on the side. Oh, and also make a fire-extinguishing cover. Tell everyone not to blow out the alcohol lamp with your mouth. If you don’t do it well, the fire will blow into the lamp body and cause a fire.
explode."
"If it is made for a wealthy family, the oil lamp should be more exquisite. If this object is well made, it will probably be used in the boudoir of a wealthy lady, right?"
Wang Chengen is so good at business now? He can immediately think of where his target customer group is. Zhu Youjian estimates that such things can only be refined rich ladies, and culturally rich people like Zhou Yanru who feel good about themselves.
Although the liquid method of brewing has a higher alcohol yield, after all, grain is used to make alcohol, and the cost itself is not low! Although the target group is not large, when it is used as fuel, the consumption is very large, compared with
Drinking costs a lot.
"My friend, after your reminder, I suddenly thought that alcohol can be used to make a stove for boiling tea and water. This is much more convenient and lighter than other stoves. It has to be made more exquisitely, and it must be sold.
The person selling the product should explain clearly how to use it. It is best to have someone try it out when you buy the lamp and stove. Remember that you must not fill alcohol with alcohol when the fire is on. You must use a cap to extinguish the lamp and do not blow with your mouth.
Never use water to extinguish a fire. Anyone who uses such items is a noble person, and if anything happens, it will be a big deal."
Zhu Youjian thinks that the place where this alcohol stove is most in demand is brothels. It is convenient for the ladies in such places to use this smokeless stove to make tea. However, these ladies have a real sense of safety.
It's worrying, but we can't believe that several famous prostitutes or ladies in the city were burned to death within a short period of time after the promotion of alcohol stoves. This may lead to a storm of public opinion and become a political incident.
Afraid that Wang Chengen would not take his confession seriously, Zhu Youjian finally ordered someone to find felt and thin copper pipes, found an open place, and demonstrated to Wang Chengen the dangers of this thing.
Seeing that this thing would really explode, and that pouring water on it would not work at all but would only intensify the fire, Wang Chengen took this matter seriously. He said that he would follow the emperor's instructions and instruct the salesperson to inform customers of all safety instructions.
, and at the same time, people will be conducted hazardous drills from time to time.
Just after Wang Chengen was sent to make a special alcohol stove, this guy ran into the dormitory in a hurry, and said with excitement, "Your Majesty, great victory!"
"A great victory? But Cao Ruohai, who went out to fight, has gained something?" Zhu Youjian felt that the Ming Dynasty might have some good news for the new army at the moment, and there was no hope for others.
"No! It was Sun Benbing from Shaanxi who brought the good news. He defeated the intruders at Tongguan, killed nearly 100,000 thieves, and recovered Luoyang City! The chief assistant and Chen Benbing are already waiting for Your Majesty in the attendant's room."
"Sun Chuanting defeated the intruders and recovered Luoyang City?"
"Your Majesty, that's exactly what it is!"
A good person is a good person! I didn't expect that Sun Chuanting, who had been silent for more than a year, would give me such a surprise. The restoration of Luoyang would be quite practical. As long as Luoyang is in the hands of Sun Chuanting, Li Zicheng will basically be crucified in the Central Plains.
No matter which direction he attacks, the retreat can be taken by Sun Chuanting at any time. Although staying in Tongguan before has this effect, after all, there are hundreds of miles of mountain roads like Shaanzhou between Tongguan and the core area of the Central Plains.
It is not easy to lead an army at one time. But Luoyang is different. To the east of Luoyang is the Great Plains, and marching and fighting is a smooth road.
When they arrived at the attendant's room, they saw Zhou Yanru, Chen Xinjia and others with rosy faces and uncontrollable smiles on their faces.
After nearly a year of continuous decadence, we have finally received good news from the Central Plains. Which of the important ministers in the DPRK is not happy? After suppressing it for so long, we finally see that the country's affairs are developing for the better!
After briefly chatting with Zhou Yanru, Chen Xinjia and others, and getting an overview of the battle between Tongguan and Luoyang, Zhu Youjian announced that he would convene an imperial military meeting the next day to discuss the next step after regaining Luoyang.
What is the mission given to Sun Chuanting?
As soon as the meeting started, Chen Xinjia, an old boy, kept making plans and quickly issued a decree to let Sun Chuanting take advantage of the victory to attack and pacify the Central Plains in one fell swoop. I thought this was the naive idea of a fool like Chen Xinjia, but when he heard his words
As soon as it fell, everyone, including the first minister of the cabinet Zhou Yanru and the second minister Chen Yan, actually echoed.
Zhu Youjian, who was stunned by the performance of the courtiers, was about to get angry. Someone finally stood up and expressed his objections. He believed that prudence should be the main thing at the moment. There were not many possessions that the court could use. If he were to waste the war easily, Sun Chuanting would be killed.
It would be impossible to save this belongings if they were broken into it.
This sounds like what a serious minister of national affairs would say. When I look closely, the person who said this is the cabinet minister Wu Di, and there is also a minister of the Ministry of War named Zhang Fengxiang. When I first traveled through time, looking at his resume, I felt that Wu Di should have practical reasons.
With his political experience, he was indeed right.
"Draw up the decree and ask Sun Boya to focus on stabilizing the surrounding areas of Luoyang and the two provinces of Shaanxi and Sichuan. Do not rush to deal with the rogue bandits, but plan for them slowly. I will pass on my eight-character motto for suppressing the rogue bandits to Boya: advance slowly, control steadily, and act urgently.
Fight and get rid of the root cause! Tell Boya that I agree with his measures in Sichuan and Shaanxi provinces over the past year! I have named Sun Boya the Shaobao of the country and the Taibao of the Crown Prince. I hope he can continue his efforts."
The final word has been set on this matter, but you can't listen to the words of Chen Xinjia and Zhou Yanru. If you want to squander you, find someone else to squander you. Sun Chuanting doesn't dare to let him. The current situation is just right. You must not be blind.
all.
I thought it would be great to receive the news of the liberation of Luoyang, but before I could finish digesting it, I received two more good news. Huang Taiji died, and Zuo Liangyu regained Wuchang! This month is the best luck after coming to Ming Dynasty.
In the past month, the good news that kept coming made Zhu Youjian have the illusion that he was in luck?