As for the progress of the research on explosive packets, as Wen Tianxiang said, it is quite smooth. The new formula of gunpowder is very powerful. Later, it only needs to be further compressed to make a simple finished product.
Although it was far less powerful than later grenades, the roar and destructive force it produced after being thrown during the test was shocking enough.
I laughed loudly and said, "Think about it, if a row of bombs were thrown together, how powerful would it be?"
After Yun Bofei and others left, I asked: "Is the recruitment of Qiuquan Villa going smoothly?"
Quan Jue said: "Back to the emperor, the number of people is still only over 300. Zhang Shijie is training while starting to expand the scope of recruitment. It is estimated that it will take ten days and a half to recruit 500 people."
"Well, let Zhang Shijie hurry up. It seems that the musket will not be around for long."
At this time, Xiao Qi whispered: "Guan family, it's past half time at Haishi (21 o'clock), it's time to return to the palace."
"Ah, it's so late. Time flies so fast. We chatted all afternoon and most of the night." I twisted my neck and said, "Song Rui, if the musket sample comes out, you must ensure safety when testing the gun.
, especially for the safety of the masters, you don’t have to go to the morning meeting tomorrow. Report any news to me immediately. Mr. Shen, Quan Jue, ask Yun Zhongfei to take you to Shifeng Trading Company tomorrow afternoon. Remember to call me when you are outside.
For Mr. Huyan. Okay, Xiaoqi, go back to the palace."
When I returned to Ningqian Palace, Quan Jiu had just finished transcribing my handwritten introduction to physical science. After returning from Kuaiji, I relied on my memory to memorize the knowledge I knew about mathematics, physics, geography, astronomy, etc.
Since I don't like using a brush, the manuscript was messy and had to be compiled and proofread by Quan Jiu, who had neat handwriting.
"Jiu'er, thank you for your hard work." I said looking at Quan Jiu who was a little tired.
"In the official family, it's not hard for Jiu'er. In fact, she can have something to do. Jiu'er feels a lot more fulfilled, not to mention working for the official family. It's just that the writing in the official family is too messy, and the content is something Jiu'er doesn't know anything about, so she just did it.
over."
In ancient times, concubines in the harem basically had nothing to do, so there were countless palace gossip stories, which became popular in later generations.
This is a fact. Most of these concubines rarely see the emperor, and there is no TV or Internet. It seems that the greatest pleasure is to chat around. If they chat too much, they will naturally become gossips. In addition, they compete for favors with each other constantly.
Interpreting the secret history of the harem.
It seems that Quan Jiu and others must find something to do, otherwise, over time, they will inevitably develop mental illness.
I picked up the manuscript copied by Quanjiu. The paper was neat and the handwriting was clear, but the illustrations seemed nondescript.
"Guanjia, are you okay?" Quan Jiu asked nervously.
"It's not just okay, I think it's pretty good. Jiu'er, you're tired. It's getting late and we should take a rest. Let's make another copy tomorrow when we're free and think about it." I want to give it a try.
Does Jiu have a fully awakened mind?
"Well, Jiuer, try it. Guanjia, is Quanjue okay?"
"Quan Jue and Mr. Shen are both fine, Jiu'er can rest assured."
In recent days, Fang Ling has been handling affairs at the Escort Bureau in the morning, and usually goes to Shifeng Trading Company in the afternoon.
"Xiao Qi, call Xiao Tian up, Ling'er will help us make tea."
Fang Ling smiled and said: "Brother, you are getting better and better at calling people."
"I can't help it, I just like to drink the tea brewed by Ling'er."
"Humph, I'm not using Ling'er as a maid." Fang Ling said with a smile while making tea.
Xiao Tian went up the stairs and asked, "What's the matter, Master?"
"Xiao Tian, two guests will come in a moment. The products they develop will be our main sales products in the future, such as the MSG that increases the umami flavor I told you before, the hard pen that increases writing speed, etc."
"Brother, you guys will talk about things later, Ling'er and Sister Qiu'er will go shopping."
I knew what Fang Ling meant and said with a smile: "Haha, Ling'er, it's okay. Are you afraid that you will leak the secret? Once these things are made, they will have to be transported to various places by Ling'er's escort agency. By the way, I still want to
I want to further cooperate with Ling'er's escort agency."
"Cooperation, what do you mean?"
"Ling'er, if given the chance, I would like to make your Chengwei Escort Agency the largest logistics firm in the Song Dynasty."
"Wait, what is logistics?" Fang Ling and Xiao Tian asked at the same time.
I chuckled silently, why did I come up with a modern word again: "Simply speaking, logistics is the transportation of goods, and its extended meanings are many."
"Brother, you always come up with a lot of new words. Well, Ling'er has no objection to this, but I need my father's permission."
"I know, let's find a chance to visit your father."
Fang Ling suddenly became a little shy and said, "Well, my father also wants to meet you."
"Haha, that's it."
Fang Ling whispered: "Well, Ling'er listens to brother."
"They should have arrived." Yuan Ji, who had excellent hearing, suddenly interrupted.
Sure enough, as soon as the voice fell, Shen Yiqiu and Quan Jue walked in accompanied by Xiao Qi.
"Son."
"Mr. Shen, Quan Jue, come and sit down. This is Miss Fang, and this is Xiao Tian."
After a few people exchanged greetings, I took out the manuscript and handed it to Quan Jue and said: "Mr. Shen, Quan Jue, this is a brief summary of the physical arts that I wrote. You can take a look when you go back. Has there been any progress on MSG, hard pens and other items?
"
After Quanjue put away the manuscript, he took out a few items from his baggage and put them on the table. Quanjue first picked up some powdery things and introduced them: "Sir, this is the MSG that the master said."
I reached out and dipped some powder into my mouth and tasted it with my tongue. After a while, I said: "Ling'er, Xiao Tian, you guys come and taste it too."
The two of them imitated me, reached out and dipped some powder into their mouths. After a while, they heard Fang Ling exclaim: "It really tastes delicious."
"Xiao Tian, you are an expert, how about it?"
"Sir, it does taste delicious, but how do you eat this MSG? Eat some vegetables or some powder?"
I laughed: "Of course not, it is used as a condiment in vegetables, just like table salt."
Xiao Tian said excitedly: "I will try it soon."
"Mr. Shen, the concentration of MSG is not enough. I guess it is a fermentation problem. You can think of ways to improve it after you go back. When kelp comes on the market in May, you can try to extract it from kelp."
"Yes, sir, look at this second thing, a hard pen."
This hard pen uses goose feathers as the penholder. The pen core is made by cutting an angle at the base of the feather to make a slit, and then making a cut upward in the middle of the bottom to serve as a groove for ink injection.
I tried writing on paper. Although I wasn't very fluent, it was much faster than writing with a brush: "Well, not bad, much better than writing with a brush."
"Sir, it's just that the ink of this hard pen is difficult to adjust. It won't work if it's too thick or too light."
"There is a problem with blending with ink. You can try black dye for dyeing cloth."
Quanjue thought about it and said, "You can try this. The shade of the dye is relatively easy to adjust."
Then Quanjue showed us soap, magnifying glass and other items.
In my opinion, these things are sparse, ordinary and crudely made, but in Fang Ling Xiaotian's eyes, they are regarded as treasures.
"How is Xiao Tian?"
"Sir, these things are really unheard of. Now I am even more convinced of what you said about world business."
"Among these items, MSG and soap can be produced in small batches immediately. Quan Jue, you and Mr. Shen will arrange production and improve the formula at the same time when you return, striving to launch the second generation product as soon as possible. Xiao Tian, look for a place in the suburbs of Lin'an
, to open a workshop, a magnifying glass requires certain technological equipment, as well as the packaging of MSG, soap and other items. I just won a lot of silver two days ago. And hard pens will not sell so quickly if people want to change their writing habits, and they will only make
Just a small batch.”
"Sir, Xiao Tian doesn't think so. I think this kind of hard pen will be sold soon. Those gentlemen who are in charge of accounting will definitely speed up writing with hard pens."
"Yeah, why didn't I think of that?"
I always think that people in this era have fixed ideas, but am I not the same?
Should the accountant (finance) use a computer?
"Xiao Tianyan is right. The imperial examination is coming soon. Quan Jue can make a batch of magnifying glasses and hard pens for the students coming to Beijing to try."