"What's so difficult about this? Brother, I have my own hidden secrets."
The two got excited chatting until the wine shop closed, and then they dispersed. Early the next morning, Liu Wei took out a token he had asked for from Wu Hai from the luggage in his pocket, and then walked out of Zhenhai Gate, running towards
Leave for home at the inn.
Zhou Lezhi accompanied his master all the way down the Yangtze River to Dongyang. He had a very pleasant journey. In order to win over the Hearthstone Immortal, Mr. Wang not only rented a high-ranking official ship for him, but also donated a
The identity of the eunuch of the Imperial College of the Capital.
Jiansheng were originally "disciples of the emperor" and could be directly awarded official positions, so their status was quite noble in the early Ming Dynasty. Later, the system was relaxed, and the way out for Jiansheng became increasingly narrow under the imperial examination system. Later, they could be donated to prison, and gradually became
The protagonist of many jokes in society.
Even so, the supervisory students have a status that is close to that of the public. With such a status, they are no longer ordinary people.
For the Hearthstone Immortal, this is a big gift. Zhou Lezhi knew that with his so-called "Taoist" and "miraculous doctor" status, not to mention the local officials who could detain the staff at will, he would only suffer when he encountered a wealthy family who acted arrogantly.
share.
But things are different this time. Mr. Zhou is now a dignified student of the Imperial College of the Capital. Although he only registered a number, he doesn’t even know which way the Imperial College door opens. But when he goes out, he can hang a sign written in Song font on the boat.
When a lantern with the title of "Jiansheng" passes through the border and asks for a gate, the gate guards should be more polite.
As for the main members of the family, they all went with them - firstly, they had to stay in Dongyang for a while, and secondly, they were going to Guangdong next year, so there was no need to split into two groups.
However, when she was informed that she was going to Dongyang, Yourong told her husband that she would not be able to go for the time being.
"My period has not come for two months. It's about time I got my period." When Yourong spoke, he looked shy.
"What? You got it?!" The husband was shocked when he heard this. After all, he had been farming every day for the past two years and had zero output.
Although Curie was born, people's reproductive instinct is that as long as they have enough to eat and drink, and they don't have to take care of their own children, they always hope to have more children. Now that I heard that Yourong said that I have children, my husband was very pleasantly surprised.
Since she was pregnant, she naturally couldn't accompany her. When Mr. Wang learned about it, he patted his chest and said that he would send someone to take care of Yourong. After the child turned one year old, he would escort Yourong mother and son to Guangzhou to reunite with him.
Mr. Zhou naturally said that he would not have to worry about things, and he also assured Mr. Wang that he would be able to come up with more ways to make money in Guangzhou, and Mr. Wang would also be able to make a lot of money.
So Zhou Lezhi happily took a boat to Dongyang with his family. In Dongyang Farm, Zhou Lezhi followed his husband and worked hard, building water anvils and building mosquito coil factories. He vigorously handed over the one hundred taels donated by Mr. Wang.
I spent all my money and got 10,000 kilograms of mosquito repellent incense.
Zhou Lezhi is now Mr. Zhou's "favorite disciple", and he is deeply trusted. Mr. Zhou has no scruples when speaking in front of him. Regarding this "mosquito incense", Mr. Zhou said with a slight disdain that it is just a "low-tech industry".
There is no "challenging".
Of course, that's what he said about the water anvil house at the beginning. Originally, there were local craftsmen in Dongyang who specialized in building water anvils, but Mr. Zhou was dissatisfied with their construction methods and specially drew drawings.
The "downward shooting" made the craftsmen confused. However, the water wheel built according to the drawings designed by Mr. was not much faster than the old one. It did cost a lot more money to modify it. Mr. Zhou Lezhi squatted on the ground every day
I was measuring and calculating at the waterwheel, and when I went back I was calculating countless drafts on the blackboard.
Zhou Lezhi learned to measure flow, knew how to calculate angular velocity, what power is, and how to calculate...
Finally, after much stumbling with the water anvil, the construction was finally completed. Seeing the power of the water wheel, the craftsmen were convinced.
I am convinced, but such a powerful power is of no use. Whether it is pounding rice or grinding wood powder, there is no need for such a large output power. Zhou Lezhi is very puzzled.
"The greater the power, the more things can be done," the gentleman's eyes were bright. "This water power can be useful, pounding rice and grinding flour are too weak. When we have machines in the future, you will know its usefulness."
"What machine?"
The husband scratched his scalp: "I haven't thought about it yet."
The work of making mosquito-repellent incense is much simpler. As far as mosquito-repellent incense itself is concerned, the prototype of mosquito-repellent incense existed in the Song Dynasty, but the more accurate mosquito-repellent incense was only available in the Qing Dynasty. However, the mosquito-repellent incense at this time was not scroll-shaped, and there was no pyrethrum in the raw materials.
The main ingredient is various spices plus arsenic, realgar and sulfur.
The modern scroll-shaped mosquito coils containing pyrethrum ingredients first originated in Japan. At this time and space, pyrethrum was still in Central Asia, and there was no commercial scale cultivation. Mr. Zhou couldn't do it despite his great ability, so he had to
It is better to follow the traditional path, using arsenic, realgar, mugwort and tobacco leaves as the main insect repellent ingredients. Use wood powder as a burning agent and rosin as a combustion accelerant. After mixing them all, use starch as a binder. After mixing, press and mold with a mold to dry.
Mosquito incense is very simple in terms of ingredients, process and technology. It has two main advantages: one is that it uses repeatedly ground wood powder as a burning agent, which is more effective than directly burning mugwort branches and leaves to roll incense.
There is much less smoke and can be used indoors; secondly, the scroll shape can make incense sticks that burn for six or seven hours at a time and are not easily damaged.
During the trial production, Zhou Lezhi could see that he actually didn’t know much about making mosquito coils and water anvils. He only roughly knew how to make them, but he didn’t know the specific process. So he could only make repeated experiments when making them.
.The ingredients of this mosquito-repellent incense, how much to add each, are all based on a little trial and error before finally coming up with the right formula.
In order to make this mosquito-repellent incense, I hired two local coppersmiths to make various measuring tools according to his requirements. The smallest spoon can only scoop up a few grains of rice. It’s just a small spoon and a small spoon.
After a little trial, I tried it thousands of times, and finally got the mosquito-repellent incense out.
During this period, Mr. Zhou took the trouble to teach Zhou Lezhi the principles and processes of "experimentation" and the role of each raw material...
Zhou Lezhi felt that he had benefited a lot, but he still asked his husband a question that had puzzled him for a long time: "Sir, you have so much knowledge, why are you so concerned about craftsmanship?"
A wry smile appeared on Mr. Zhou's face, and he said: "Doesn't the craftsman thing matter? You are from a farmer's family. If you don't have a blacksmith to make sickles and rakes, how can you farm? If you don't have a carpenter to build a house, where will you live?"
"Alas, sir, my disciple is not saying that craftsmen are useless, but..." Zhou Lezhi was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to express himself. After a while, he said, "Sir, you are so talented. If you put it on the eight-legged craftsmanship, it will be a test."
Isn’t it proper to raise a person to be a scholar individually..."
Mr. Zhou was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing and said, "Come on, tell me, why do everyone think that studying and making art is the best way to get a meritorious degree?"
"No need to say anything!" said Zhou Lezhi, who knew it all too well. Because the clan leader is particularly obsessed with fame, whenever the clan gathers, he will repeatedly teach his children to study hard and gain fame and honor their ancestors. Then he will say that a certain clan has someone because of someone
Now that I have become an official, I have bought a lot of land from my clan; because my clan does not have enough fame, I can only suffer the consequences of being bullied in any matter. When I talk about the excitement, I burst into tears.
"...When you become an official, you will have money and power! When someone in the clan becomes an official, the county magistrate is a bit polite, and the government officials don't even dare to go to Luo Si..."
The husband listened to him for a long time with a smile, and then said: "In the final analysis, being an official has its benefits. There are Yan Ruyu in the book..."
"Yes, yes, yes, that's it!" Zhou Lezhi nodded repeatedly, "Even if you can't become an official, if you become a scholar, you will be a figure in the countryside! At least you won't have to worry about food and drink."
"Being an official has its benefits, I think that's fine, but where do these benefits come from?"
"The salary of the imperial court..." When Zhou Lezhi said this, he also knew that it was not that simple, because the clan leader often cursed the magistrate for "making money" and "collecting black money."
"Let's put it this way, whether it's salary or anything else, it's all the blood and sweat of the common people," Mr. Zhou said. "That's all if they really want to serve the world and the common people. What's the reality?"
Zhou Lezhi naturally knows what the actual situation is.
"So I don't want to be an official in the Ming Dynasty." When the gentleman said this, the expression on his face was very complicated, "I don't even bother to do it."
"If you want to help the world, you have to join the world. If you are such a great scholar, wouldn't it be a pity not to be an official?"
Mr. Zhou was stunned and laughed loudly: "That's good! But you don't necessarily need to be an official to join the WTO. You can also save the country and the people by engaging in industry."
"Mr. I have said before that industry will prosper the country, but if you don't become an official, how can you maintain such a huge industry?" Zhou Lezhi said, whether it is doing business or starting a workshop, as long as there is no official support for any larger industry,
If you don't have people to protect you, it will be difficult to operate, and you have to find a backer.
"...I think it is better to rely on oneself than to rely on one's backing and support. Mr. Wang favors Mr. Wang so much now. He might as well take the opportunity to get an official position. Once he becomes an official, anything he does will be easy."
Zhou Lezhi said this from the bottom of his heart. Although he was Mr. Wang's undercover agent, he hoped from the bottom of his heart that Mr. Zhou would become famous.
With Mr. Zhou, he is the "student"; without Mr. Zhou, he is just a slave of Mr. Wang. Of course, Zhou Lezhi can clearly distinguish what is more important.
The husband sighed softly: "You are right. When it comes to obeying power, this is indeed a good way. But the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty is darker than a dye vat. If someone like me jumps in, I am afraid that I will die."