Chapter 170: The Tang Dynasty Concubine

Sun Renyun, who was nervous, saw Zhang Zhimu and hurriedly said, "Thank you Zhang Dongjia for seeing me." I know that Zhang Dongjia is too busy, I see that Yaogang is now the busiest place in the entire Ming Dynasty, everyone is happily busy, and it feels different when I get here. ”

Zhang Zhimu knew that Sun Renyun was a little nervous, so he talked more, and if it was a round of negotiations, he would have already lost a few points. After Yang Yulin finished serving tea, Sun Renyun also stabilized his mind.

Zhang Zhimu deliberately asked casually: "Sun Dongjia, the last time I got married, I heard you say that you have two mines, and I have always thought that mining is a very profitable business." Why did you sell it? ”

Sun Renyun hurriedly sat up straight and said, "That's the case, my ancestors made a lot of silver from these two mines, and it was a stable year. But now the business has not been good, the mine supervisors don't care about this, they are according to the cash, we can't delay the officials up and down every year, and the silver earned is not enough for these expenses, so I also gritted my teeth and stood up, not letting the industry passed down from my ancestors stop. But now I can't hold on. ”

After listening to Sun Renyun's words, Zhang Zhimu thought to himself that this is not a pure businessman, it is strange that such a person does not lose money when he opens a mine, he is too sincere to be a businessman, but he can't bear to take advantage of such a person. Zhang Zhimu said: "Sun Dongjia, you want to transfer the business that you can't start to me like this, because you want me to accompany you for you." ”

Sun Renyun was a little anxious, and hurriedly said, "No, no, Zhang Dongjia, you are wrong." If I continue to do these businesses, I will continue to lose money, but if you do it, you will make a lot of money. My problem is that the scale is too small to have the ability to sell, and the inbound and outbound transportation is restricted. You don't have this problem in the kiln. I also wanted to expand the scale of production, but in the past few years, King Chuang's army came to loot and destroy, and the family business and mines were looted, so I could not expand production anymore. With the strength of your kiln, invest some silver to expand the scale of the mine, and reduce the cost, you can get bigger and bigger. ”

In order to whet Sun Renyun's appetite, Zhang Zhimu said: "To be honest, we are not short of silver, but we have acquired a smelter this year, and now there are no people who understand the production of copper and lead ore. So there has been no idea of buying a mine again. ”

Sun Renyun almost stood up and said, "Zhang Dongjia, I have already thought about this matter. If Zhang Dongjia really buys these two mines, the people in our mine have been working in the mine for generations, they know technology, and if Zhang Dongjia is willing, I also want to contribute a little bit to Zhang Dongjia. In this way, I can also help Zhang Dongjia with dim sum. ”

Zhang Zhimu thought to himself, this is a gift for even buying and giving, and asked: "Then how much silver do you want to sell for your two mines?" ”

Sun Renyun said: "I want 30,000 taels of silver for the copper mine and 10,000 taels of silver for the lead mine. ”

Zhang Zhimu is so happy in his heart, how can all the good things fall into his own hands, it is really "fortune can't stop it." Thinking so in his heart, Zhang Zhimu said: "Since the Sun Dongjia values us so much, they are also very sincere, and they want to sell the mine to us." I didn't see your mine, and it doesn't make sense to say how expensive this mine is before deciding whether to buy it or not. How about I ask someone to go and see it first? ”

Sun Renyun hurriedly said: "This is great, I can guarantee that Zhang Dongjia will be satisfied when he sees my mine." These two mines have been seriously operated by my family for generations, and I am absolutely confident that Zhang Dongjia will be satisfied with it. ”

Zhang Zhimu saw that the fire was almost over, got up and said, "I won't accompany you at night, Mr. Lu called Li Yunhe and you can have fun together." ”

Zhang Zhimu knew that Lu Chengxiang was good at taking a sip, but he was usually very self-disciplined, and he could only let go of a drink if a guest came and needed him to accompany him. This can relax Lu Chengxiang's tense nerves all day. Zhang Zhimu also knew that if he was present at the wine table, everyone would not be able to let go.

The name of Liu Banzhu has not changed, even after many years, there are new people to the kiln. The kiln people often have to explain to them why there is a title of class owner in the kiln. This title has been called, and Liu Banzhu himself is also very willing to listen to it. He was originally the head of a small opera troupe, and later came to Yaogang and was appreciated by Mr. Zhang, so he became the person in charge of the entire Yaogang literary and artistic aspects, and this title can always remind himself not to forget the past.

Liu Banzhu's new screenplay "Tang Guifei" was carefully crafted after more than half a year. Of course, the whole storyline was designed by Zhang Zhimu, and the main singing segment "Ode to Pear Blossoms" was also sung by Zhang Zhimu himself and sorted out after listening to them.

In his previous life, Zhang Zhimu liked the new Peking Opera of "Tang Guifei" very much, and this time he had the opportunity to tell Liu Banzhu and them the main content of the repertoire hundreds of years later, and after careful consideration by artists such as Liu Banzhu, it has today's appearance. For the first time, these artists lived a relaxed life without worrying about three meals a day and without bullying by rich bullies, and for the first time, they had a rehearsal hall that they could never have imagined before, and they were respected everywhere in Yaogang. All this has inspired great creative enthusiasm among the artists. This play embodies a lot of hard work of these artists. They are also eager to wait for the leaders of the kiln, especially Zhang Zhimu's affirmation.

In terms of content, "Tang Guifei" highlights the sincere love of Tang Xuanzong Li Longji and Yang Yuhuan. When creating the image of Yang Guifei, she avoided her life experience as the wife of the prince, and also abandoned some ambiguous relationships with An Lushan, highlighting her purity, innocence and loyalty to love. The portrayal of Emperor Tang Ming writes about the complexity of his character, he is the founder of the rule of Kaiyuan, and the person responsible for the Anshi Rebellion. In love, he has a sincere side and a lewd side. In the play, in the last scene, after the abdication, Emperor Tang Ming missed Yang Guifei day and night, showing his return to humanity. These contents are vividly expressed in this play.

The play depicts Tang Xuanzong Li Longji, Yang Yuhuan, Yang Guozhong, An Lushan, Gao Lishi and other artistic images with distinctive personalities. During the preparation process, Zhang Zhimu told Liu that although the costumes and props needed were purchased, those that could not be bought should be made, and there was absolutely no need to consider the problem of silver, as long as the quality was produced. Therefore, the costumes of the actors are the best, and it is even more unexpected, when there are many dancers and supporting actors on the stage, dozens of people can appear at once. This is unthinkable in this day and age. During the rehearsal, Liu also asked Zhang Zhimu if there were too many actors, and he had never seen a play with so many actors on the stage at the same time. Zhang Zhimu told him that the career of Yaogang has never been there, and no one has ever performed this play. We kiln gang people must dare to be the first.

These artists didn't expect that Zhang Zhimu would support them so much, and they didn't expect this person to be so knowledgeable about opera.

This time, in addition to Ouyang He, who had to attend classes and could not participate, Zhang Zhimu, Chen Yufeng, Huang Yukun, Yan Boju, Lu Bingyi, Li Mao, and Lu Chengxiang all participated. In addition, the guests who did not leave, Sun Renyun and Yang Yulin, also participated.

Seeing that several giants of the kiln gang were coming, Liu Banzhu turned straight forward excitedly. Those actors are even more excited, and they have a chance to perform. A good actor, the more the audience, the more excited it is.

This time, in addition to a band of more than 30 people, the bells brought back from Yangzhou by Liu Banzhu also participated, which made the band's accompaniment even more magnificent.

The band's music has not yet opened, and the moving music has already firmly grasped the leaders who watched the performance.

With Li Longji, Yang Yuhuan, Yang Guozhong, An Lushan, Gao Lishi and others appearing one by one, everyone was quickly led into the plot. The gorgeous costumes, beautiful dances, beautiful music, and especially Xiaohong's singing voice made these audiences talk to each other throughout the performance.

When it came to "The Song of Ni Clothes and Feathers", everyone was impressed by the actors' colorful costumes and wonderful dances, and when Yang Guifei was forced to commit suicide in Ma Weiyi, Yang Guifei's words: "I died for the Tang Dynasty, I died for true love." Die without hatred, die without regrets. It's just me, I can't bear Saburo! As soon as they spoke, the tears of the two ladies could not be stopped, and the tears flowed.

Several men also held back tears, and waited until the last one, after the abdication, Emperor Tang Ming missed Yang Guifei day and night, those few sentences: "Although you have survived the catastrophe now, you can ask what scenery there is in this life?" As soon as he exited, several men, including Zhang Zhimu, had already begun to secretly wipe the corners of their eyes.

The overall ** is the end, the background music together, Xiao Hongyu's song of pear blossoms, let everyone listen to it as if they were drunk.

Zhang Zhimu felt that although Xiao Hongyu's voice was not as mellow as Li Shengsu's voice, the voice with a slight Jiangnan soft accent was more charming.

It wasn't until the curtain was closed that everyone woke up, and the play was over. Zhang Zhimu took the lead in applauding, and the actors also came out to meet everyone. Not only the audience was very excited to watch this scene, but also the actors were very excited. Zhang Zhimu shook hands with the actors one by one in the past and congratulated them on the success of the performance. Other leaders of Yaogang also came to congratulate everyone.

Finally, Zhang Zhimu said to the actors: "I want to congratulate you, the artists of our kiln, through your unremitting efforts, you have created a great repertoire, I can assert that this repertoire will be passed on as a classic of opera for generations." You have created a peak in the history of opera, and you are the pride of our kiln. Congratulations again, tonight, everyone can drink to celebrate. ”

The actors shouted for a while, Zhang Zhimu's evaluation of this play was too high, which they themselves did not expect.

The giants of Yaogang didn't expect that their troupes would be able to perform such a play.

On the way back, Yan Boju told the truth: "Zhimu, no wonder you brought them back from the south so far, you are really discerning, I didn't expect them to be hidden masters." ”

Li Mao said: "There are many such troupes in Jiangnan, but I didn't expect them to be different when they arrived in Yaogang." It is possible to perform such a play. I really can't clean my brain for three days after reading it. ”

After watching this performance, the biggest change is Yang Yulin, she used to look down on Xiao Hongyu the most, thinking that the plays rely on men to eat, and there are no good things. But this time she really saw Xiao Hongyu's artistic attainments, and she took the initiative to shake hands with Xiao Hongyu on stage. This made Xiao Hongyu unexpected, and slowly the two became good friends.

What is even more unexpected to the current kiln gang people is that a year later, many people came all the way to Yaogang just to watch a "Tang Guifei".

After watching the performance, several leaders of the kiln gang came to Zhang Zhimu's office together. Chen Yufeng said: "When the Cultural Palace is done, we must let every employee of the kiln gang watch this "Tang Guifei", after watching this scene, I think everyone's enthusiasm will be greater." ”

Li Mao said: "We can't stand this scene after watching it. After those employees read it, I'm afraid they won't leave. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "These can increase the cohesion of the kiln. After the cultural palace of Yaogang is built, let the employees of Yaogang watch it once, and we can also engage in commercial performances and sell tickets. Let me tell you. Performing in the Palace of Culture, it will be better to wait for the lights to be on. ”

Lu Chengxiang said: "When the time comes, the tickets in the front row will be sold for five taels of silver." ”

Yan Boju was willing to joke with Lu Chengxiang and said, "This Lu Xiaojiao has started to calculate again." ”

Everyone burst into laughter, and Sun Renyun, who followed the performance together, said: "I didn't expect to have such an eye blessing in Yaogang this time, I still feel like I was in a dream, and I feel that the person I just saw is like a fairy." ”

There was another burst of laughter.

Everyone is talking about today's drama. Yang Yulin came in and said that Li Zhi was here.

Everyone knows that there must be something wrong when Li Zhi comes. Everyone got up and left.

Li Zhi, who entered the house, couldn't stop smiling on his horse face.

Seeing that there was no one in the house, Li Zhi lowered his voice and said, "** Letter." ”

Zhang Zhimu sat up straight when he heard this, he knew that the number was the number given by Li Zhi to the people who went out, ** was Liu Jun's code name.

Zhang Zhimu said: "Tell me what's going on." ”

Li Zhi took out a piece of paper and said, "This is a letter from a caravan to Tongguan." On the surface, it says, 'I've found a place to eat now, and my parents don't have to worry about it.' But behind the back, as soon as the fire was roasted, a large string of Arabic numerals came out, which translated, 'I have found two uncles, and they are working, and everything is going well. ’”

Zhang Zhimu clapped his hands and said, "Great, this kid will definitely have a great future." ”

"Unfortunately, we couldn't contact him. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "This is a long move, you have to be patient. He will continue to contact us when it is convenient for him. ”

As soon as Li Zhi left, Yang Yulin came in and asked, "For lunch, do you call back to eat, or do you go to the canteen to eat." ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "Let's go, let's go to the cafeteria to eat together." ”

When he arrived at the cafeteria, Zhang Zhimu found a problem, originally Zhang Zhimu asked Huang Yukun and them to buy a lot of fungus, which was used for furnace workers and weavers to moisten their lungs, but now it is a big pot of rice, and people who really need to moisten their lungs may not be able to eat fungus.

Zhang Zhimu came to the table of Lu Chengxiang, who was eating together, and said: "I think our canteens still have to be separated, and those who really need to moisten their lungs can't eat fungus." This will not work. ”

Lu Chengxiang said with a smile: "Don't worry, our banknote templates are all ready, and we will issue banknotes." The problems of the canteen are solved together. ”

Zhang Zhimu was a little surprised when he heard that the banknote templates were ready, and asked: "Why is it so fast and how is the quality?" ”

"Don't worry, the quality is no problem, with the experience of the first set, the later ones will be faster, and now there are several people who can participate in the stereotype. Sun Liang: The magnifying glass they made was very effective. Lu Chengxiang said while eating.

Zhang Zhimu said: "Take some time to study the matter of dividing the money at the end of the year." Everyone is waiting for the end of the year. This must be done well, otherwise it will affect everyone's enthusiasm. Those who should be rewarded should be rewarded, and those who should be punished should be punished. ”

Lu Chengxiang said: "According to our regulations, we have finished all the accounts. It's up to you to decide what you want to be rewarded. ”

Zhang Zhimu saw that the table where Huang Yukun was eating was also very lively. Xiaohu also ate with them.

Like all the leaders of Yaogang, Huang Yukun and Sister-in-law Xu are also network talents everywhere, the person who proposed to kill a few more sheep at a time to save feed, Huang Yukun did not introduce it to Zhang Zhimu at all, she herself directly took over the past, and among the cultural people from the smelter, there is one who has been a county magistrate and has certain management experience. During this time, Huang Yukun's leadership team already had more than a dozen people, and they were talking about something while eating.

Lu Chengxiang said: "Mr. Huang is competing for talents everywhere, no wonder, if the kiln gang develops again, no talent can rely on Mr. Huang and Sister-in-law Xu." ”

Zhang Zhimu sighed very emotionally in his heart, this is the woman who was worried about the two children's meals not long ago, and now she can order one party, almost all the logistics of the kiln gang are managed, and the entry and exit accounts of the kiln gang are also remembered clearly. No matter when, Zhang Zhimu asks Huang Yukun when he has questions about the accounts, and Huang Yukun's mind is very clear at all times, and he will always give Zhang Zhimu a clear and accurate answer.

Xiaohu saw Zhang Zhimu looking at them, so he put down his chopsticks and ran over, came to Zhang Zhimu's side and said, "The fish in the canteen is not delicious, I want to eat the steamed fish made by my uncle." ”

Zhang Zhimu coaxed Xiaohu and said: "Steamed fish, you have to kill the live fish in the pot." Besides, you see how many people are eating in this canteen, all of them are steaming fish, and the uncle who cooks is too busy. When we all go home for dinner next year, I'll cook fish for you myself. ”

Xiaohu asked, "Really?" I love to eat your food, and everything you cook is delicious. When are you going to cook for me? ”

Zhang Zhimu hugged Xiaohu and said, "Don't wait, this Sunday, your sister won't go to class, so we'll make our own food." ”

Huang Yukun saw that Xiaohu came to pester Zhang Zhimu again, so he came over. Zhang Zhimu joked with Huang Yukun: "Mr. Huang is now a strong soldier." ”

Huang Yukun said: "You never care about my affairs, you have to know how many things I have to take care of up and down the kiln gang, you ask Mr. Lu." The kiln is getting bigger and bigger, and I and Sister-in-law Xu can't keep it busy at all. The people we brought out ourselves are okay to do a little thing, but not a big one. I'm looking for competent people everywhere right now. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "In the process of doing it, you should pay attention to cultivating people, and all positions should be equipped with two deputy positions, so that they can learn in the process of doing." In the future, urban management is a university question. ”

In the afternoon, Li Di and the three of them came over with two steel plates.

Zhang Zhimu asked: "What are you holding in your hand is a battery plate mold?" ”

Li Di said: "It's a template, Mr. Zhang." Yesterday we worked all night and we did it, and this morning we made some lead, tried it, and you can see that our lead plates are exactly the same size as you requested. As he spoke, Li Di also took out a few plates made of lead.

Zhang Zhimu took it and looked at it, and said, "The plates you use lead are all in the right shape." But it doesn't work yet. ”

Li Di asked puzzledly: "Why can't it be used yet?" ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "The lead in the battery plate should be added with 5% antimony metal, which is called tin. In this way, the strength of the plates will do. Let's go make the plates together. ”

Zhang Zhimu led the three people to the workshop, used a crucible to melt the lead first, added tin (antimony) at a ratio of 5%, and then poured the lead-antimony alloy into the mold after preheating the steel mold.

Li Di asked: "Mr. Zhang, if the mold is not preheated and cooled, won't the plate be cooled faster?" ”

Zhang Zhimu explained to them seriously: "Only by preheating the mold, the hot alloy can not solidify immediately, and can completely fill the cavity of the mold, so that the plate will not have an air eye, and it will be very uniform." ”

Li Di and the others nodded and began to make plates according to Zhang Zhimu's practice. When they finished more than 200 plates. went to Zhang Zhimu's office again. Li Di asked: "After our plates are finished, can we make batteries?" ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "Your plates can only be said to be half done, and we still have to make lead sulfate and coat it on the plates." ”

Zhang Zhimu came to the workshop with the three of them again and called Yang Changyi over. Zhang Zhimu slowly put some lead into the concentrated sulfuric acid, and slowly melted the lead in the concentrated sulfuric acid, waiting for the lead in the concentrated sulfuric acid to not melt. Remove impurities such as lead from the solution of concentrated sulfuric acid. Start adding distilled water slowly, stirring constantly as you add water. With the addition of more water, after the agitation is stopped, the precipitation is slowly generated. Pour out the solution and add water until there is no more acidity in the water. Slowly filter out the water and remove the sediment called mud.

Zhang Zhimu pointed to the sediment and said: "These are lead sulfate, we apply them to the plates made of lead alloy, and the plates are ready." ”

Li Di and the three of them coated iron sulfate on the lead alloy plate little by little. Zhang Zhimu asked them to put the plates coated with lead sulfate in a ventilated place to dry.

After finishing the plates, Zhang Zhimu said: "We still have one of the most important things to make, that is, the electrolyte of the battery. ”

Zhang Zhimu asked them to prepare a measuring cylinder for measuring volume, because the electrolyte of the battery should be mixed to three grams per cubic centimeter.

The method of doing this is to add concentrated sulfuric acid to the distilled water little by little. Zhang Zhimu reminded them that because concentrated sulfuric acid dissolved in water is an exothermic reaction, they must not splash out when added to the water to avoid hurting people.

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