Kong Shaoan, 30 years old, is from Shandong like Zhang Bo, the oil tycoon in Beihai Town. The reason for coming to work in Beihai Town is not for himself, but for his sister, who is seven years younger than him.
To put it briefly, Kong Shaoan’s father died when his sister was a child. The cause of death was intracranial hemorrhage caused by hemophilia A. This disease is a rare genetic disease and cannot be cured. You can only take medication for life. And the cost of treatment is quite high.
Gao, even if he saves more, it will still be 500,000 yuan a year. In order to treat his father's illness, the family owed a lot of debt.
Faced with this situation, Kong Shaoan's mother persuaded her son not to take the college entrance examination, but let him study in a technical secondary school for electric power. He entered a thermal power plant before he was twenty, starting as an apprentice and working step by step to the position of centralized control operation.
Deputy value. Of course, because most of his salary and bonuses were paid to his family to pay off debts, Kong Shaoan's personal problems have not been resolved. During this period, he had several talks, but when the other party heard about his family's situation, no one was happy.
A few years ago, the thermal power plant was shut down. Kong Shaoan took a severance package and went home to pay off the last debt. Unexpectedly, he was not happy for a few days when bad news came again. His sister suffered from bleeding after a tooth extraction and was subsequently killed.
He was also diagnosed with type A hemophilia. Fortunately, Kong Shaoan's mother was healthy. According to the genetic rules of this disease, if the father has the disease and the mother does not, then the daughter must have it, but the son is fine. Faced with the high cost of treatment,
Kong Shaoan and his mother fell into despair.
At this time, Fan Tong, who was once a colleague, called him. Kong Shaoan had no choice. He could only go home once a year when he went abroad, so he suddenly came to the eighteenth century to engage in construction. For Zhao Xin
Kong Shaoan was naturally surprised by the conditions stated in the trust contract. With this salary, he would not have to worry about it within ten years.
In the first two years, as Fan Tong, Zhang Jingxuan, and Cao Peng left the power plant one after another and entered the military and political system of Beihai Town, Kong Shaoan also became restless. But he was not doing it for the blond girl, nor for expelling the Tatars, nor for political status.
He has to think about his sister's future ten years from now. In addition, he also has to think about his own future.
After two in-depth talks with Chen Qingsong, Fatty Chen felt that although this person was very professional and technical, he still had many deficiencies in other aspects, so he asked him to be his deputy in civil affairs for more than a year.
Zhao Xin's original arrangement was to let Kong Shaoan succeed Zhang Jingxuan and be responsible for the civil affairs in Eastern Siberia. However, when he heard that the Northern Navy would open a stronghold in Jiaodong next year, Kong Shaoan immediately asked for help. Although he and his family were in different time and space, he always felt far away.
The closer I get, the more at ease I feel...
Zhao Xin thought about it for a few days and agreed. The governance of Eastern Siberia requires an iron fist, otherwise the Cossack immigrants will not obey at all, neither Zhang Jingxuan nor Kong Shaoan; Cao Peng is quite suitable, but Ning Guta also needs him.
Sit in charge.
Forget it, after all, he is from Shandong, and it is easy to communicate with local people through language. However, he still made a request to Kong Shaoan. If he wants to go to Shandong, he must first go to Anping Port for a while, because there are people from Shandong there every month.
Maritime merchants, chatting more with them will help you understand more about the customs and customs of this time and space.
Before leaving, Chen Qingsong revealed to Kong Shaoan his plan to support the Manchu and Qing dynasties with a batch of supplies so that they could fight against the Gorkhas. He was also asked to be responsible for handing over supplies to people from the Manchu and Qing dynasties.
Kong Shaoan always thought that the visitor would be Liu Quan, the chief steward of the He Mansion, but he didn't think about it. Liu Quan was seventy and couldn't do anything anymore. In addition, He Lin introduced herself using words, so he was stunned for a moment and did not react.
Come over, it wasn't until Ma Baishan on the side added something that he suddenly realized.
"Master Kong, this is the second master of our family and the younger brother of Lord Zhongtang."
"Hey! It turns out to be Mr. He... He! I'm really sorry. I had complicated business and couldn't react at the moment."
Kong Shaoan almost mentioned the other party's name, thinking that it turned out to be Optimus Prime from "Qingtian and Pengri", bah! It's Qingtian here.
He Lin smiled and said: "It doesn't matter."
After the three people exchanged greetings, they sat down separately. While the orderly was serving tea, He Lin glanced around and felt that it was just neat, not luxurious, but his attention was quickly drawn to the ceiling.
Attracted by strange things.
He saw six white cuboids about four feet long hanging on the ceiling of the house, emitting a dazzling white light. Hiss~~! He thought to himself that this must be the kind of person who uses thunder in Beihai Town.
A powerful "light".
He looked at it for a while, and was soon dazzled by the white light. When the corners of his eyes felt a little moist, his nose began to itch. He hurriedly took out a handkerchief from his sleeves and covered his mouth and nose, and then gave a big blow.
sneeze.
"I'm so rude to you! Brother Kong is making me laugh!"
Just when He Lin was wondering and thinking that there was some kind of magic formation here, she heard Kong Shaoan say: "Nothing, this is probably the first time for you and me to see fluorescent lamps. I will sneeze after looking at them for a long time. That's right."
It's the same as staring at the sun in broad daylight, it just stimulates the nerves."
"Oh! That's it." He Lin and Ma Baishan looked at each other, both showing expressions of sudden realization. However, he was still confused in his heart, what the hell is a "fluorescent lamp"?
At this time, Kong Shaoan took out a folded A4 paper from his pocket, opened it and handed it to He Lin and said: "Master He, what is listed here is the list of supplies for this time. Take a look at it first. If you don't understand anything, just tell me
Ask to avoid misunderstanding."
Isn't that why you came all the way here? Ma Baishan hurriedly bowed and took it, and then handed it to He Lin. The latter took a few glances after taking it, and then a look of disbelief appeared on his face.
He looked up at Kong Shaoan and said, "Brother Kong, there are even muskets and cannons here!"
"yes."
Kong Shaoan's answer was indifferent, and he looked calm and unconcerned. In fact, he had imagined countless times before what it would be like when a visitor from the Qing court saw the list of supplies, and what he should do
What's the expression?
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "You, you..." He Lin's shock was beyond words. He really wanted to ask the other party, are you crazy? You even gave them weapons from the military and the country.
! He stared at Kong Shaoan with sharp eyes, trying to find clues from his expression. Based on his understanding of Zhao Xin and Beihai Town, the other party might have some big conspiracy!
Fortunately, Chen Qingsong had already explained the situation to Kong Shaoan exactly as it was, and he had practiced it countless times in front of the mirror these days to achieve the point where his face remained calm and his heart did not beat.
"Sir, I don't know much about weapons. There will be someone dedicated to give you a demonstration tomorrow. In addition, I don't know if any of the people you brought can use muskets. It's best to ask them to come and see it tomorrow. We will provide it this time
The weapons are very different from what you are currently using. If you can’t learn how to use them, they will be useless when you take them back.”
In addition to the batch of supplies, there were ten people who arrived at Anping Port with Kong Shaoan this time. They were all members of the weapons test firing team under Zhao Liang.
After Kong Shaoan finished speaking, he didn't care about He Lin's face, and added: "But, if you want to use these weapons to deal with Beihai Town, I advise you to give up! The weapons are on behalf of you, it's up to you.
I don’t understand either.”
He Lin's face was gloomy, turning blue and white, and it seemed that she was angry at these words. Ma Baishan on the side couldn't get in the conversation, so he could only sit with his sleeves in his hands and his eyes kept rolling.
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"There is another thing that King Zhao asked me to tell you."
When he heard that it was Zhao Xin who had something to say, He Lin was immediately startled. The man who was now a god of plague in the eyes of the Manchu emperors and ministers quickly said: "Brother, please speak."
"The British are behind the Gorkhas to provide weapons, so we will support these weapons for you. Especially after entering the Gorkha territory, you must pay attention. When you hit the Gorkha Mountains, be careful of the Gurkha army's ambush.
, it’s best to mobilize all the artillery and fire concentrated fire.”
"..."
He Lin and Ma Bashi were completely dumbfounded and were speechless for a long time. After a while, he tentatively asked: "Do you still have an informant in Gurkha?"
"This matter, the secret must not be leaked." Kong Shaoan smiled and said: "I have already conveyed it, it is up to you whether you listen or not."
At this time, the charcoal brazier in the house was burning brightly and was very warm, but Helin still felt a chill coming to his heart. He felt that the imperial court was jumping into the pit dug by Beihai Town, and it was the kind that would make it impossible not to jump.
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Well, He Lin decided not to ask any more questions about this matter. He had to go back and digest it before talking, so he pointed at an item on the list and asked: "Brother Kong, may I ask what a 'heating patch' is?"
"This," Kong Shao said with peace of mind. If I told you what the "oxidation reaction" was, it would probably be like listening to a heavenly book. So he got up and went to the east wing room and took it from a box of heating patches on the table.
He tore open the vacuum package, took it out and motioned to He Lin: "This is the heating patch."
"Ah?" He Lin looked at it carefully for a while, picked it up and weighed it before putting it down, shaking her head and saying, "Isn't this a plaster? It's just twice the size of the ordinary one."
Kong Shaoan almost laughed out loud. He thought for a while and realized that it might not be appropriate to directly experiment with He Lin, so he turned around and went to the west wing, and took out a blanket from his bedroom. Then the two of them walked together.
Under surprised eyes, he first tore off the adhesive paper of the heating patch and then stuck it on the blanket.
After a while, the temperature on the other side of the blanket came up, so Kong Shaoan asked He Lin to put his hand up and try it.
"His!" He Lin retracted her tentacles. Seeing this, Ma Baishan on the side also stretched out his hand to touch it, and said with surprise on his face: "Second Master, it's really warm. This thing is really good!"
He Lin said horrified: "I dare to ask Brother Kong, what is the reason for this?"
"This, this is an oxidation reaction that uses a catalyst...well, it's a chemical reaction." Kong Shaoan looked at He Lin's puzzled expression and thought that it was really hard to explain to the ancients.
"Chemistry?" He Lin also read a lot of books. He thought about it carefully and found that he had never heard of it.
You must know that the word "chemistry" was not coined by British missionaries until 1856 in history. If you want the ancients to understand what the science of physics and chemistry is in these years, the only thing that can correspond to it is alchemy.
Kong Shaoan then talked about the usage and precautions of the heating patch, and He Lin couldn't help but sigh after listening to it. There are so many secrets in Beihai Town, and you can actually keep warm without using lint. With this, marching and fighting after entering Tibet
It's more secure.
After talking about this, the extremely awkward atmosphere just now finally eased a little. So He Lin pointed to another item on the paper and said: "Brother Kong is really a great talent! May I ask what 'Fengyoujing' is?"
Kong Shaoan smiled and said: "This, this is a good thing!"
"Oh? Please give me some advice."
Kong Shaoan then ran to his bedroom, took out a bottle of Fengyoujing and said: "This thing has so many uses, I can't finish them in a short while."
After that, he asked He Lin to stretch out her index finger, put a drop on it, and then asked He Lin to rub it twice on her temples.
"Second Master!" Before Ma Baishan could stop him, He Lin had already put her index finger on her temple and rubbed it. He instantly felt a sense of refreshment at the place where he had applied it, and his spirit was shaken.
It is said that the Heshen brothers had a division of labor when they were studying at the Xian'an Palace Official School. Heshen focused on learning literature, and He Lin focused on learning martial arts. Now, as the right minister of the Ministry of War, He Lin also escorted supplies into Tibet and was responsible for the logistics of the Qing army.
Naturally, he was particularly concerned about military supplies. At this moment, he felt that this green thing was as effective as "Zhuge Marching Powder" and was a must-have for the army when going on an expedition.
However, it is already winter now, not to mention the extremely cold weather in Houzang. This kind of thing to relieve heat and remove toxins is of little use, right?
Kong Shaoan listened to He Lin's question, shook his head and explained: "Master He, this Fengyoujing is not only useful for cooling and refreshing, but also for headaches, dispelling wind, preventing mosquitoes, and even seasickness."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! He Lin couldn't help but be overjoyed after hearing this. She thought that such a good thing must be taken back and copied. In the future, it will be a must-have item for marching, fighting and going out.
But it's a pity that He Lin's idea is destined to not be realized!
Of course, the imperial hospital of the Qing Dynasty had all the good things. The emperor said that even if you can't pick stars, you can still make them with a few drops of essential oil. Coupled with the experience of famous doctors, it may not be difficult to make something similar.
But if you want to popularize it on a large scale and become a must-have item when marching outside, the Manchu Qing Dynasty will never be able to do it. This is the same as cinchona, something for the emperor, no matter the cost; but if you want to popularize it,
Sorry, the palace secret recipe will not be leaked!
For Beihai Town, the formula ratio of cooling oil or essential oil is easy to obtain, but there are still some problems in mass production. Not to mention that the extraction of menthol requires special extraction equipment, just salicylic acid
The preparation of methyl ester requires a large amount of holly plants, as well as eugenol, eucalyptus oil, and camphor oil. The raw materials can only be obtained from the south.
Both Zhao Xin and Hong Tao know very well that once these two things appear on the market, demand will definitely exceed supply in the future; not only the Chinese, but also Europeans will go crazy buying them, and they are definitely a must-have for colonizing tropical areas.
He Lin's night was destined to be unstable. He returned to the boat and tossed and turned all night, thinking about why Beihai Town did this. Although He Shen told him to contact Zhao Xin privately in order to leave a way out for the family, but
After all, he was a Manchu who held a high position in the court and had studied for many years. No matter whether he was loyal to the emperor or serving the country, he could never get around this threshold.
"I'm not willing to give in!" He Lin thought so hard that she even sat up from the bed, clenched her fists and shouted loudly.
It is obviously a prosperous age unprecedented in history, the country is strong, and the foreign guests are coming to court, why do such a group of evil stars appear!
After struggling like this until dawn, his mind had turned into a pot of mush, and he finally couldn't bear it anymore and stared for a while. However, he had to watch the weapon test today, so he just passed Chen Zheng and was personally beaten by his subordinates.
Wake up. After hastily washing up and having breakfast, the carriage to pick them up arrived. He Lin remembered Kong Shaoan's words, took a few accompanying guards, and then galloped towards the coast five miles east of Anping Port.