In Bazhou, a black workshop by the Santai River outside Xiyang City, a muffled sound came from a small courtyard in one of them, and then a wisp of black smoke rose up, as if a certain monk failed to ascend during the day. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Ahem, cough, cough"

A few hideous-looking people dressed in strange clothes rushed out of the door, gasping for breath outside the courtyard gate, while several people were putting out the fire in the courtyard, and a stove in the courtyard was lit by fire, and several jars and jars were emitting black smoke.

Yu Wenwen pulled off his mask and asked the person next to him with a dark face: "Daochang Liu!" Did you add the wrong thing? ”

The man took off his mask and muttered to himself in confusion, "No... Poor Dao is only slightly..."

"Slightly? Daochang Liu, this is not a joke! If I hadn't been wearing a mask, I would have been confused! ”

"Lang Jun is angry, everything is under control..."

Looking at the few steaming sticky objects stuck to his mask, Yu Wenwen rubbed his temples, if he hadn't been wearing a mask just now, he would have really been black: not only was he unlucky, but he was also disfigured.

However, for the sake of Huang Chengcheng's gold, he decided not to see Liu Yang in general, of course, it was actually brass, but based on some needs, it could be used as gold with a clear conscience.

"Lord Lang, the fire has been extinguished."

"Very good, record the details of this test and find out the reason."

Yu Wenwen took off the white coat on his body, which he had given to the workshop experimenters according to his "advanced experience", along with a mask with rudimentary glass goggles, so as not to endanger personal safety due to accidents during the experiment.

Glass goggles are easy to crack by external impact, and glass slag will also hurt the eyes, but at least it can prevent all kinds of reagents from splashing and hurting the eyes.

As a result, Liu Yang, the "Danye Light Demon", became more and more fearless and crazy to do experiments, after coming to Bazhou, he was shocked by all kinds of glass test utensils in the workshop, and watched Lin Youdi's small chemical experiment demonstration, which instantly glowed with a second spring.

Liu Yang, who has been refining alchemy for decades, found that he was like a frog at the bottom of the well, and it was easy to come to the world outside the well, only to feel that he had to make up for it in vain before.

"Lang Jun, there are still three minutes... It's almost time. ”

Liu Yang looked at the wall clock, this is a good thing, the time is accurate to the minute, although it is easy to break, but it is very useful for experiments, there is no need to rely on hourglasses or leaky pots to keep time as before.

The group turned into the small courtyard next door, and several stoves were lined up in the courtyard, on which several rows of mud pots were "inserted".

At this time, the fire of the stove has been extinguished, and several people carefully take out the mud pots with iron tongs, these clay pots are shaped like bamboo shoots, one end is flat and the other is pointed, and when the clay pot is cooled, the flat bottom end is broken, and a thing can be obtained from the small mud pocket.

In the Ming Dynasty, it was called Japanese lead, that is, metal zinc, and with the smelting technology of this era, it was impossible to obtain zinc stably, but Liu Yang, a Taoist priest of alchemy, found a trick, and the trick was the special structure of the mud pot.

The principle Liu Yang can't say, anyway, he knows that this can refine magical things, and after refining with copper, it can become yellow and clear gold, and Yuwenwen knows that this is actually brass.

"Daochang Liu, how are they doing?"

"Yes, this clay pot is much more refined, and the time is short, and the chance of refining is significantly higher than before."

"There's land, it's doing well."

Yu Wenwen is very satisfied, today is Lin Youdi with the craftsman to carry out the whole process of "alchemy" restoration, in order to master the method of zinc smelting, as long as there is zinc, then it is much easier to make brass.

Liu Yang's alchemy technique needs to be standardized and parameterized, and various reaction conditions and processes need to be thoroughly understood, and then it is mass production and manufacturing of "gold", and Lin Youdi and others are now groping, and according to the current situation, it is progressing smoothly.

The problem is not nothing, the raw material for zinc smelting is the biggest problem, this raw material mineral is called "calamine", Yuwenwen is not very clear about what the correct chemical name is, and although Shannan can get it, there are not many.

Yu Wenwen also didn't know if there was a "calamine mine" in Shannan Prefecture, after all, this thing was not used on weekdays, so there were still many problems that needed to be solved if you wanted to mass-produce "gold".

What should I do if I really can't find a "calamine mine"? It doesn't matter, there are many skills and no pressure, there is alchemy, sooner or later, Yuwenwen will become the king of gold (pseudo).

"Lang Jun, this clock is very useful, but it is too easy to break."

"It's still being perfected, and it won't take years to be usable."

"This thing is quite exquisite, is the armillary sphere that Assistant Professor Liu is making now borrowing from the principle of clocks?"

"However, the clock is different from the armillary sphere, the smaller the better, so the structure is precise and easy to break, and now the clock production process and structure are still being explored, and there is no urgency."

"Lang Jun, is the material used in the thermometer glass?"

"Strictly speaking, it should be glass, and the prism used by Liu Daochang to improve the beamsplitter is also made of glass."

The two were talking, and at that moment suddenly a rapid bell rang, it was the bell of "getting off work", and it happened to be noon.

Yuwenwen began to promote clocks in the workshop and the house, although the failure rate was super high, but still persevered, one is as a trial operation, it is convenient to find out the various fault points of the clock, and improve it.

The second is to instill the concept of "punctuality".

Only the emergence of timekeeping tools accurate to the minute can punctuality be meaningful, and the emergence of practical clocks and clocks can provide strong support for the development of technology.

Yuwenwen is not to develop black technology, but to prepare for the upcoming needs.

The workshop has a room to provide food for the people who live and work here, and Yuwen, who inspected the workshop, dined in the room and answered the endless questions of the "problem baby" Liu Yang.

Just halfway through the meal, someone from the house said there was urgent news.

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Suizhou, Suicheng, Daxingtai Xingyuan.

"Yang is looking at the tiger, Wei Chiwei is in great trouble, the Great Zhou Dynasty is in danger, the tiger and wolf are surrounded by only the clan to rely on, I want to reorganize the rivers and mountains, Wangqi Gongliang, Shi Ziming, Xiyang Gongwen, and work together to help me Kuang Fu Sheji."

Yuwen Liang's face was solemn after reading it, this is what his son Yuwen Wen relayed, and it was the current Zhou Tianzi Yuwen Qiankeng who wrote these contents.

"Your Majesty's early wisdom, it's a great fortune for the Yuwen clan..."

"Father, Your Majesty's heart is like a mirror, but now is not the time, Yang Jian is eyeing the tiger, and the Great Zhou must not be chaotic."

"For the Father knows, knows."

Yuwen nodded brightly, now is indeed not the time, there are tigers outside, if there is internal strife in Zhou, it will be self-defeating, but the preparations that should be made cannot be relaxed.

"Father, how is the war in Jingzhou?"

"There is a stalemate, Shangwan is not something that the Sui army can gnaw."

"Father, since the Sui army entered Koushannan, has our army used thunder against it?"

Yu Wenliang shook his head, with a resolute look on his face: "No, even if Shangwan is lost, and Yucheng is lost, it won't be used!" ”

"That's good, it's easy to survive for two years, and I have to go on again."

What Yu Wenwen said seems to be a little inexplicable, the father and son did not continue to discuss this topic, Yu Wenliang recruited the second son, there are still many things to ask, the eldest son Yu Wenming is now leading the Xiangzhou army to resist the attack of the Sui army on the West Road, and he has not been able to withdraw to follow the city, so it is the father and son who meet.

First of all, all kinds of things happened during his stay in Yecheng, Yuwen Wen answered them one by one, of course, some details were "slightly" covered up, anyway, he came back with all his beards and tails, so there was no need to worry about anything.

Yu Wenwen has a meritorious escort to the position of Duke of Yi, as a father, Yu Wenliang is naturally pleased that his son has gone further.

But Yu Wenliang was also worried that Yu Wenwen had a whim and ventured back by sea, and was blown to the country of Wa to "take a trip here" halfway, this kind of thing was too unbelievable, and he was not sure whether what Yu Wenwen said was true or false.

But what is even more unbelievable is that the thirty boats of salt were still transported from Jiankang, and Yu Wenliang had serious doubts about their origins.

"How the hell did you get all this salt?"

"My son met Chen Shubao, the emperor of Chen State, in Jiankang, and had a very happy conversation, and with his permission, he bought thirty boats of salt and came back."

Yu Wenwen said the answer directly, such a confession was really unexpected by Yu Wenliang, he was stunned for a while, he wanted to say something but couldn't say it.

Thirty boats of salt, this is really a great alleviation of the crisis that Shannan is about to face, after the fall of Hezhou, Shannan Prefecture and the imperial court were cut off, one of the most direct effects is the lack of salt.

Shannan does not produce salt, so it is necessary to transport salt from other places, although it is not immediately lacking, but it is not a matter for a long time, and the thirty boats of salt that Yuwenwen got made Yuwenliang breathe a sigh of relief.

If you maintain it for a few more months, you will be able to survive until the road is opened!

Yu Wenliang was very satisfied with his son's "gift", but now there is another big surprise: he actually had a good conversation with Chen Shubao, the emperor of Chen State!

"Father, son was a pseudonym at the time, so Chen Shubao didn't notice it." Yu Wenwen knew what his father wanted to say, "Chen Shubao is addicted to wine, drinks every day and has fun and ignores the government, and now the throne of Chen Guo is the most suitable seat for him." ”

"Yes, yes, he is the most suitable emperor for him!"

Yu Wenliang twisted his beard and said, Yu Wenwen is right, if Chen Shubao is killed, if the newly enthroned Emperor Chen is a Ming monarch, it will have to be tossed, so it is still reassuring to be the emperor.

Since Yuwenwen went to Yecheng, from time to time came back shocking news, Yuwenliang now listened to his son tell the details, and finally had an understanding of the outline of the matter, and finally rest assured, the father and son finished talking about "business" and began to talk about some family matters.

"The incident in November last year, your wife had already sent a letter to tell her father the ins and outs, there was nothing to do in the house, don't believe the rumors outside."

"My son knew that when he heard the rumors at the Jiankang Tea Shop, he almost believed it."

"It's not easy for a man to be away and a woman at home, and there can't be a second time like this!"

Yu Wenwen nodded, of course this kind of thing can't be allowed to happen again, this time the fake is to "save" Yang Lihua, in order to avoid extraneous branches and no harm to his wife and concubine, if the next time it is a flower thief, it will not be so lucky.

While he was talking, an envoy brought an urgent report, and after reading it carefully, Yu Wenliang breathed a sigh of relief, and then handed the letter to Yu Wenwen: "Take a look for yourself, the imperial court has taken the light city of Gwangju." ”

"Have you taken the City of Light?"

Yu Wenwen took the letter and looked at it, first his face was happy, and then his expression became complicated.

"It turned out that the city wall was blown open with a thunderbolt..."

Yuwen nodded brightly: "In this way, the official road from Gwangju at the northern foot of Dabie Mountain to Nandingzhou at the southern foot will be opened up soon." ”

"The official army breaks through the light city, then the Yuzhou Governor's Office of the Sui State will definitely not be able to sit still, and the official army will definitely attack the Governor's Office with all its might, with the powerful thunder, the Sui army will not dare to hold it up, and the army attacking Shannan will inevitably withdraw to Yuzhou!"

"So Shannan finally got through it!"

Yu Wenwen agreed with this inference, but he thought of another thing: the connection between Shannan and the imperial court was open again, although it was a different road, but now it was to bend and straighten, and the distance was closer.

So? If I hadn't left at that time, I would have stayed in Yecheng to eat, drink, prostitute and gamble happily for a few months, and now I could come back with a swagger, why bother to go by sea and almost die in the belly of the fish?

Is my face so dark? (To be continued.) )