"Report to your lordship, the king urgently summons the general back to the palace." Jiang Jie pushed the door and entered the house to report.

"It's a bad time to come......"

Putting down the sample and leaving the test bench, Bailiyan carefully washed her hands. When I was young, I said to Jiang Jie:

"Do you know what's going on?"

"I don't know, someone is outside."

"Close the door and follow me back to the tomb."

"No."

In the first battle of Ruitianzhai, Bailiyan once found that the cake made of beans and grains in the local Langzhong was moldy, so that it produced white mold for external application to treat injuries, after obtaining the fungus, some fermented in the army in the past two years for wound treatment, and the effect was ideal, so it was speculated that it may be a white mold that can produce antibiotics.

Previously, when Kaiyi Caotang reluctantly made a microscope, it was very simple, and then he was busy running around and never used it. At the end of April last year, the craftsman made a new scaffold structure, and then made 11 simple microscopes of two specifications, which improved the accuracy and man-machine effect, and was much more convenient to operate, but it was still much worse than modern optical microscopes.

This kind of white mold also attracted the attention of Du Ming and his son, because the use of bean flatbread fermentation, not only consumed food, but also the speed was unsatisfactory, far from meeting the needs of the front, so Du Ming and his son whimsically tried to use fruit wine wine, that is, pomace fermentation mold.

The reason is that after Bailiyan used a microscope to open their eyes, they took it for granted that all the microorganisms in the world could be cultivated in one way, but the result was obviously a failure.

Not only did the sake brew fail to increase the mold, but it also digested all the white mold that was put in.

Of course, just this did not alarm Bailiyan, what really alarmed him was that the wine became bitter after the second fermentation, Du Ming and his son had to pour it all into the river, but the fish was poisoned to death, so shocked Bailiyan personally came forward to find out the reason.

The wine is obviously not toxic, and the only thing that is toxic may be the chemical reaction and microbial reaction that occurs between the white mold and the wine after fermentation, resulting in toxic substances, new toxic pathogenic bacteria, or high levels of antibiotics that cause anaphylactic shock and death of fish.

After sampling, the purulent tissue of the injured person was implanted and observed through microscopy, and the inhibition effect of the microflora was obvious, and the effect may even be better than penicillin.

However, it is almost impossible to cultivate it into a high-purity strain for medical use and extract the active ingredient to a sufficient dosage unit under the current rudimentary technical conditions. At best, it was just some basic work for microbial research, and Bailiyan never imagined that it would become a reality in 20 years.

It was already the evening of the same day when he rushed back to Qiling, and Bailiyan knocked on the city gate with the order of the Great Sima and was able to enter the city. King Xian and the others were restless in the Guangyuan Palace:

"See the king."

"Wei Qing is exempt. In the past six months, the widow heard that Wei Qing had locked himself in the study, and he didn't know what Wei Qing was doing. ”

"Back to the king, the minister is to read some classic masterpieces to enrich the minister's knowledge."

King Xian barely squeezed out a smile and said with relief:

"Wei Qing is the pillar of my Xianguo, erudite and well-informed, is there anything that is difficult for Wei Qing in this world?"

"Don't hide from the king, the world is all-encompassing, the world is all-encompassing, even though the minister has some knowledge, but he doesn't dare to be conceited to say, he knows everything and knows everything, although the world has many false praises, but the good and bad are mostly sycophants, and even harbor evil intentions, and the ministers dare not relax all the time."

"Okay, the good Wei Qing of the widow, if the Chinese courtiers are like Wei Qing, why can't the widow Xianguo try to be strong."

"The king has an overreputation, and the ministers dare not be ashamed. I don't know why the king summoned him late at night, so the matter is so urgent. ”

"Come, sit down." King Xian motioned for Bailiyan to sit down, and continued: "This morning, the envoy of the Patriotic State informed the widow that the Patriotic Envoy requested an increase in the supply of weapons and a decrease in the selling price, otherwise the sale of coal to our country would be stopped. ”

"Hmph, these insatiable guys. As expected, it must have been extorted from our country under the pretext of raising troops to defend against the enemy. ”

"Wei Qing is really like a god, does Wei Qing have a good plan to deal with it?"

"How much do they want to defend the country?"

"On the basis of last year, the price has doubled, and the price has dropped by three percent."

"It's a shame that they say it!"

In exchange for the import of silver money and external materials, half of the new steel blades produced by the Yongxingcheng Ordnance Division were used for export, and Zhiguo, Weiguo, Xuguo, and Changsun were the main exporters, in exchange for the unrestricted opening of the four countries to controlled materials and trade markets.

Although Xianguo is rich in products, after the occupation of Qiunan-gun, the cotton output of Suidang County could not meet the domestic demand for cotton, so it could only rely on imports, Zhiguo was a large importer, followed by copper, tin, cowhide, livestock, coal, soybeans, horses, tung oil, oil, cloth are all important trade commodities.

Xianguo coal mainly comes from the three counties of Qiunan, Xianxi and Suidang, the coal output of Qiunan County accounts for half of the country, and the coal output of Suidang County only accounts for 20%, and a large amount of coke is required for steelmaking, so it can only be imported.

Because of the border with Zhiguo, Zhiguo's coal export control is extremely strict, and only Weiguo is willing to export in large quantities, but it is not without prerequisites.

Although Zhiguo's coal exports are strictly controlled, at least the settlement of weapons transactions is relatively flexible, and precious metals can be traded, or livestock, leather, oil, iron farm tools, cotton, herbs, etc.

The weapons sold by the Xianguo State were neither gold nor silver, nor materials in short supply, but ordinary middle and low-grade silk fabrics, pottery, wood, and even the population that Qi and Yan paid tribute to the Wei State, and they were also old silk that had been pressed for seven or eight years, but they had to be sold at market prices.

Of course, you can choose not to buy these goods, but he can also not sell coal to you.

Now it is necessary to increase the supply, but also to reduce the price of the Xianguo, which is outright blackmail, and the defense of the country is under the political banner of going south to resist the enemy, and you can't help but give it.

weighed the stakes left and right, and Baili Yan Sijiu repeatedly decided to put up with him for a while:

"The coal of the Wei Kingdom needs to be escorted by the Yan State, the Liang State, and the Changsun State to reach Dongyuan County, and along the way, the Changsun State collects the highest road tax, and if it is sold at a reduced price, it will inevitably lose money, and all the vassal states follow suit, and our country will not become a loss to make money. Prices must not be lowered, and even if they are lowered, they cannot be cheapened. ”

"What if the country is not allowed?"

"Don't worry, the king agreed."

"What do you mean?"

"Let the Weiguo send the Xiaomin army to my Xianguo, and at the same time allow me to recruit 50,000 Xiaomin soldiers to compensate for the loss of price reduction. If they fail to do so, the arms trade will be suspended thereafter. ”

"I'm afraid Wei Guo won't agree."

"If it were to triple the supply, he would agree."

"Double!" King Xian was shocked: "Wei Qing, will it affect transactions with other countries?" ”

"The minister was about to report this to the king. After the west bank of the Yongxing River was incorporated into our army's defense line, in the past year, the east bank was heavily constructed, hundreds of new waterwheels and windmills were built, dozens of large-mouth smelting furnaces were built, and the output of the Yongxing City Workshop increased greatly with the help of the masters of the Yongxing City School.

At present, the recruitment of students is expanding, and by the time of this year's summer harvest, the output will triple compared to last year. In the next four to five years, it is expected that our army will be equipped with steel blades, and if only more than 200,000 soldiers are counted, it can be completed within three years. Therefore, even if more weapons are sold now, at most the speed of our army's equipment will be slowed down, and the advantage that has been formed will not be reversed. ”

"Then why did Wei Qing move the people of the country into the widowed Xian country?"

"King, the people are the foundation of the country, although the country does not border with our country on land, but sooner or later in the future will turn its face, once the face is turned, these people in our Xian country and their small family will be driven by our Xian country. It is better to take advantage of the fact that the relations between the two countries are still good, and more people from the patriotic circle will come, so that if we turn around in the future, we will not suffer losses in the country. ”

Recently, there have been rumors about the possibility of Sun's demise, but in fact, the Black Turban Army has completed a detour to Sun's country from the southern flank, and it is only a matter of time before it attacks the heart of Sun. If Sun Guo dies or returns to the country in the future, it will not be able to avoid being divided by Wei Guo, Xu Guo, Liang Guo, Yan Guo, Changsun Guo, Zhi Guo, and even Xian Guo, and it is difficult to say what the situation will be at that time.

Once Wei Guo participated in the counterinsurgency war to carve up Sun Guo and intervened in the Central Plains battlefield, the first spearhead of various countries after the war would inevitably be Wei Guo, and even the Jin State would have to make peace with the mud, shift the focus, and send troops to participate in the war.

At present, Weiguo is the only big country that has not been involved in the Black Turban Rebellion, and if it is still not injured to fight in the south, it is conceivable what the princes and parliaments of the Central Plains will think in the future.

"King, after the Ordnance Division's output increases, the cost will decrease. In the short term, we may suffer some losses, but in the long run, in five or ten years, the people's power can be driven by our country. ”

"That's good, the widow will order Xun Mu to go and discuss this matter with the envoy of the country tomorrow, and handle it as soon as possible."

"In addition, the minister has a matter to report."

"But...... What's that called? King Xian thought hard, and suddenly blurted out: "Feiqiu, the widow heard that Wei Qing made a flying ball, but this matter?" ”

"The king is talking about hot air balloons, but they are not yet mature and still need to be tested. What the minister wants to say is that the Ordnance Department built a four-wheeled baggage cart two months ago, and after two months of trial and improvement, it can be mass-produced. If a large number of baggage battalions can be equipped, the use of manpower can be greatly reduced, so as to free up more manpower for farming and grain accumulation. ”

"What's so special about this car?"

"This cart can carry 15 stones of grain and grass, and a groom can pull it with two horses or pack horses, which is more than twice as much as a two-wheeled carriage of goods. At the same time, it can be used to travel with the army, carry people or carry goods for wounded soldiers, and can also be used to block cavalry. ”

The Gonggong faction and the craftsmen of the Ordnance Supervision worked together to tackle key problems, and finally put the four-wheeled carriage into reality, with a carrying capacity of 15 stones, and the limit could be about 17 stones, greatly liberating the manpower required for logistics. Thanks to the breeding of horses last year, a large number of foals were obtained, and a year or two later a large number of inferior horses were eliminated and used for pulling four-wheeled carriages.

In the future, technology will be further developed, metal shafts and bearings will appear, and the load of four-wheeled carriages can be further increased.