Chapter 734: A Promise of a Thousand Gold
"Thank you for coming, Mo is very grateful." As the sound appeared, Merton strode into the center of the room.
"Mo Jiazi!" The audience cheered instantly.
In the crowd of cheers, mixed with a lot of gnashing teeth, there are also muttering inexplicable exclamations, and many people have looked at Merton with complicated eyes.
is in charge of a family, talented, turning stones into gold, and is about to marry a princess, this is simply a naked winner in life, how can he not make everyone envious, jealous and hateful.
Merton thanked him many times, and the crowd slowly calmed down.
"Before the start of the ink technology exhibition, Mo has to fulfill his previous promise." Merton said in a loud voice.
"Promise!"
Everyone couldn't help but wonder for a while, and looked at Merton in puzzlement.
Merton said in a loud voice: "At the Western Regions Grand Event before, Mo Mou once promised all his friends outside the region to exchange a batch of seeds and books with a lot of money. Today is an opportunity to take this transaction in the presence of all of you. ”
After Merton finished speaking, a son of the Mo family led a swarthy Hu merchant on the stage, and he was the Johor businessman who said Johor rice seeds at the previous grand event in the Western Regions.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this person is a merchant in the southern Johor country, and once told Mo the news of three seasons of Johor rice seeds a year, and now the Johor rice seeds he donated have been successfully trialed in Lingnan Road, with an annual output of up to ten quintals." Merton said in a loud voice.
"It's true?" Quite a few people exclaimed.
Some well-informed people know that this matter has been played on Lingnan Road at the end of the year, and many people know that Lingnan Road has intercepted the grievances of Hu Mo's rice seeds.
However, Feng Ang knew that everyone knew about this after all, and did not move the Johor businessman, after the matter was completed, he released the Johor businessman, the Johor businessman did not end up with any benefits, and was detained for another year and could not go back, so he came to Mojia Village, with the attitude of giving it a try, but he did not expect that the Mo family really agreed to give the reward.
"This is fifty taels of gold! As a reward for bringing good seeds to Datang. Merton solemnly opened a box, and immediately revealed a golden ingot, which was solemnly handed over to Merton's hand.
"Thank you, thank you!"
The Johor businessman thanked him again and again in half-baked Tang dialect, saying that if it were not for the Mo family's promise, he might not have any way out.
When many Hu merchants saw this scene, they immediately thought about it, and looked at Merton and couldn't help but feel a little more kind.
"Mo Jiazi!"
In the stands, Feng Zhidai said hatefully, Merton kept his promise, but it seemed even more stingy that the Feng family crossed the river and demolished the bridge.
"It's just a matter of buying horse bones and selling fame." Kong Desheng scoffed.
Kong Yingda couldn't help but be silent for a while, and didn't say anything more.
In the box, Li Shimin was thoughtful, Merton's move seemed to be a fame and reputation, but it was of great significance to appease the hearts of Hu businessmen and let their plan to carry out foreign good breeds continue.
Sure enough, Merton also used a lot of money to buy a few thick stacks of parchment rolls and some seeds, and the Hu merchants left happily.
Kong Desheng looked at a few stacks of parchment rolls, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "This method is certainly tricky, but over time, it will definitely have miraculous effects, and the rise of the Mo family is not a fluke." ”
He finally knew that the Mo family was not only accumulating thousands of years of accumulation, but if it was coupled with extraterritorial stunts, wouldn't it be even more powerful.
"This method is very wonderful, if Confucianism also uses this method?" Kong Yingda couldn't help but ponder, but quickly shook his head dejectedly, the Mo family tempted each other with profit, but they could convert the secret skills of the Western Regions into wealth and feed back to the Mo family, if Confucianism uses this method, I am afraid it is just a matter of emulating the East, or it will not be long before the Confucianism will drain the money.
From this point of view, I am afraid that this law can only be implemented by the Mo family, or the imperial court, and it is obvious that the Mo family is one step ahead.
Morton raised the parchment scroll and books in his hand like a treasure, and said solemnly: "The promise of the Mo family is valid forever, but all the classic works outside the territory, the crops that are not available in the Tang Dynasty or are of good seeds, as long as they are brought to the Tang Dynasty, the Mo family will be rewarded with a lot of money." ”
A group of Hu businessmen got up one after another to thank them, all they came to Datang were money, Datang was rich in products, and the goods needed were not much, but the Mo family found another way for them to make money.
Everyone in the stands naturally knew the intentions of the Mo family, once these good varieties spread to the Tang Dynasty, it would naturally benefit the people of the world, and suddenly bursts of applause rang out, paying tribute to Merton.
After a long time, the applause stopped, and suddenly a voice resounded throughout the audience.
"The dignified Mo family only remembers the promise of fifty gold, but he still remembers the reward of Wanguan."
"Ten thousand rewards!"
Suddenly, the audience was silent, and everyone's eyes were focused on a young man dressed in black in the venue.
Merton couldn't help but be stunned, and then couldn't help flashing a trace of joy, could it be that the reward he used to buy horse bones for thousands of dollars finally worked.
"There have been two bounties in the next place, one is to make oxygen in the secret technique of making live fish, and the other is to solve the principle of solving the mystery of the water from the well. I don't know which one you are talking about. Merton said.
"The mystery of the well has been solved! I don't know if the dignified Mo family dares to fulfill his promise. The young man said coldly.
Merton said without hesitation: "The Mo family naturally has a promise, I don't know what Your Excellency will call it." ”
"The Mo family's husband's lineage, Li Yun." Young Li Yun said proudly.
"The Mo family's husband's lineage?" Everyone suddenly exclaimed, and couldn't help but move back and forth between Mo Jiazi and Li Yun, looking like they were watching a good show.
The matter of the Mo family's three points has already been talked about in Chang'an City, last year's Mojia Village crisis had the shadow of the Xiangfu family, and now in the ink technology exhibition, the Xiangfu family actually came to smash the field, and the Mo family fought infighting, how not to make everyone look forward to it.
"If you want to confirm the mystery of the water coming out of the well, I am afraid that your Excellency will have to truthfully explain the truth before it can be realized." Merton's positive color channel.
"Who's going to decide what's right or wrong?" Li Yun said coldly.
"No! Exactly under it! Merton said unceremoniously.
Li Yun sneered and said, "Isn't that all right or wrong up to your mouth." ”
"It's a coincidence that Mo was going to make this public today if no one solved the mystery of the water coming out of the well, and the answer had already been prepared and sealed in the envelope, so Mo put the envelope here, and it will be made public later, which will definitely convince you." Merton pulled out an envelope and placed it on the table in full view.
"Brother Mo is above board!" At the front of the stands, Qin Huaiyu shouted loudly.
Immediately aroused everyone's echo, Li Yun couldn't help but feel depressed, so it seemed that he had a little villain's heart to spend the belly of a gentleman.
"The mystery of the water coming out of the well is actually very simple, because it is not sucking up at all, but pressing the water up." Li Yun said proudly.
"Isn't it just pressed up?" Everyone looked at Li Yun in puzzlement, and in their opinion, Li Yun seemed to be talking nonsense again.
Li Yun explained: "The so-called pressure is not the well rod that we press hard, but for example, when we press a basin of water, leaving only the outlet the size of the well pipe for water to come out, and the most common is the spring. ”
"Spring?"
Everyone couldn't help but be confused for a while, only Li Tai in the box was thoughtful.
"It's close to the truth, but naturally the spring water will be pressed by other groundwater with high water levels, so why should the well be pressed?" Merton asked again.
"Close to the truth?" Everyone exclaimed, they didn't expect Mo Jiazi to agree with this statement.
Li Yun also glanced at Merton in surprise, but he didn't expect him to say the truth he had been thinking about for a long time, until he saw the gushing spring water.
"If you want to press the water up, you naturally have to have something to contact with the water surface, and I couldn't think about it until I heard about the Mojiazi hot air balloon landing on the clouds. It turns out that the real secret is the air we breathe everywhere. ”
"It's the air that pushes the water out." Li Yun said firmly.
"How is that possible? We breathe every day and don't feel anything hold us down. The others immediately talked about it.
The others also didn't want to believe it, and looked at Li Yun like fools.
Li Yun was suddenly aggrieved, he didn't expect everyone to believe it.
"Second brother! Do you think this man is telling the truth? Li Zhi asked in a low voice.
Li Tai frowned and said, "Although what this person said is incredible, I feel that this person is not lying. ”
In the audience, I am afraid that except for Li Tai, I am afraid that not many people can understand what Li Yun said.
"Air does have weight, and Brother Li's crack is correct." Suddenly, Merton's voice resounded throughout the audience, and everyone fell silent.
You must know that once Merton admits that Li Yun is correct, it means that Merton will at least pay this person a million dollars.
Merton directly gave an example: "If a pot of twenty catties of water is boiled, and it is dried little by little, and the twenty catties of water are turned into steam, will it disappear?" If you use the method of distillation and collect it cold, you will get the same twenty catties of water, so that when the twenty catties of water becomes water vapor, it naturally weighs twenty catties, and the air is everywhere, how much, and naturally it also has its weight, but we are used to it and can't feel it. ”
Merton used an easy-to-understand example to cite, which suddenly made many people suddenly realize, and then believed that Li Yun had really solved the mystery of the well pressing.
"That's a lot of money!"
More people are even more heartbroken, no one thought it would be so simple.
"You must know that I ...... too," many people suddenly regretted in their hearts, and many people suddenly felt the urge to specialize in ink techniques. You must know that one has been cracked, but there is still a bounty for making oxygen.
In an instant, Li Yun suddenly had a feeling of confidant with Merton, but when he thought of the position of the two, he immediately took back all his feelings.
"Since you admit that I've solved this problem, I'd like to see your answer." Li Yun stretched out his hand and pointed to the sealed envelope and said proudly.
The purpose of his coming today is not only to offer a reward with a pen, but also to defeat the Mo family and correct the name of the Xiangfu family.
"As you wish!" With a wave of his hand, a disciple of the Mo family handed over the envelope to Li Yun.
Li Yun opened the envelope and was stunned for a moment, the principle of atmospheric pressure explained by Merton in the envelope was extremely detailed, and even the principle of hot air balloon buoyancy was also explained clearly. By contrast, the principle he guessed was extremely crude, far inferior to Merton's.
Everyone saw that Li Yun was speechless for a long time, and they must have known that Mo Jiazi also had the right answer.
"Congratulations, you have received this reward of ten thousand yuan, and later a child of the Mo family will send you money." Merton said without hesitation.
Suddenly, everyone exclaimed, and looked at Li Yun with envy, it was ten thousand dollars, enough to buy a mansion in Chang'an City, and live a worry-free life for a lifetime.
However, to everyone's surprise! Li Yun took a deep breath and said: "The money will stay in Mojia Village first, I heard that the Mo family is going to build a bridge in Qujiang, you are just right, Li is also going to build one, and then someone will naturally find you to settle the bill. ”
"After Zhaozhou Bridge Li Chun." Many people were in an uproar.
After Li Chun built the Zhaozhou Bridge in the previous dynasty, it became very famous, and the Tang Dynasty naturally knew Li Chun's name.
"It's kind of interesting."
Seeing this, Li Shimin smiled and said, anyway, the left and right sides are benefiting the imperial court, and Li Shimin is naturally happy.
Kong Desheng's face couldn't help but change, the Mo family can now produce talents! A Mo family is demonic enough, and now there is another Li Yun who can compete with him.
couldn't help but look at Kong Huisuo on the side, Kong Huisuo hurriedly straightened his waist and said, "My grandson is not bad." ”
"Then what do you say?" Kong Desheng endured his breath.
"Uh-uh!" Kong Huisuo was speechless for a moment.
The audience quieted down again, and couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion, compared to the two in front of them, they were a little ashamed of themselves.