Chapter 205: A Shadow in the Shadows
"Oil?"
Li Yi's mind is very messy now, since he walked out of Maoshan at the beginning, he has always felt that this world is very different from the Tang Dynasty in real history, such as cabinet workshops, although the Tang Dynasty also had cabinet workshops, but there is definitely no such a mature mode of operation. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info Another example is the competition that Li Yi participated in in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, the mode of that kind of competition should never have appeared in the Tang Dynasty, and Li Yuanchang's rebellion, which is not recorded at all in the historical materials, such a large-scale rebellion, and it also involves the economy, it is impossible that there is no record in the annals of history; Li Yi always thought that this was just the Tang Dynasty in parallel space, and it was normal for it to have some discrepancies with history, but now that oil has appeared, Li Yi can no longer ignore this anomaly.
Oil, Li Yi has a clear understanding, not only his modern development, but also the discovery of oil in ancient China, Li Yi clearly remembers that oil was discovered and named by Shen Kuo of the Song Dynasty, according to historical records, Shen Kuo had read in the book "Gaonu County has water, combustible" This sentence, I think it is very strange, how can "water" burn? So he decided to go on a field trip. During the expedition, Shen Kuo found a brown liquid, which the locals called "stone paint" and "stone grease", and used it to cook on fires, light lamps and keep warm. Shen Kuo figured out the nature and purpose of this liquid, and gave it a new name, called petroleum. Shen Kuo wrote in his book "Mengxi Writings": "There is oil in the territory of Dun and Yan...... It is quite like pure lacquer, burning like hemp, but the smoke is very thick, and the curtain is very dark...... This thing will be great in the world, and it will be done from the rest. Cover oil at most, and be born in the earth endlessly, not as pine as sometimes exhausted. ”
Therefore, this oil will never appear in Datang, so Li Yi believes that Li Yi has concluded that there must be someone behind the manipulation of everything, as for the candidate, Li Yi has already thought of one, but he does not dare to decide, more precisely, he is unwilling to decide.
Looking at Li Yi in a daze, Li Daozong couldn't help but pat Li Yi. Li Yi woke up suddenly, and then saw everyone staring at him, Li Yi said curtly: "Ahem, cough, I thought about something, I was in a trance, I'm sorry, let's talk about oil first!" ”
Li Daozong and the others nodded, but they didn't care, they looked at Li Yi and just cared about him, and they didn't mean to blame. Immediately thinking of Li Yi's words, Fang asked, "Oil?" You call this thing oil? ”
"Aha! I Lao Cheng just said, Yi boy must know what this is! ”
Cheng Biting Jin's shout suddenly startled everyone.
Cheng Yanjin looked at the angry and contemptuous gazes cast by the three of them, only slightly embarrassed, and whispered: "Hmph! Why are you waiting for me? I'm not wrong! ”
Li Daozong shook his head helplessly, immediately retracted his gaze, and said to Li Yi: "Yi'er, tell me everything you know about oil!" ”
"Yes! Petroleum is a viscous, dark brown liquid, which is generated by itself after a long period of change in the ground, mostly in the depths of the sea and the depths of the earth, but there are also some that flow on the surface and come out through the stones, hence the name oil, oil is an easy-to-burn liquid, and this combustion water is inextinguishable, and needs to be crushed with sand and soil. Well, that's pretty much it, and that's what I've read in some ancient books. ”
After hearing this, the three of them were immediately surprised.
"There's such an amazing thing in this world, water that burns, hey, it's fucking weird."
"But ......," Li Yi seemed to suddenly think of something.
"But what?"
"However, some freshly mined oil can't be burned, well, wait for me to see......"
Li Yi took a closer look, and then recalled some records about crude oil that he had seen in his previous life, and then he was sure.
"Sure enough......"
"Sure what?"
Li Yi had a hint of bitterness on his face. "Three uncles, this unprocessed oil is also called crude oil, and crude oil is also divided into light crude oil and heavy crude oil. Heavy crude oil contains more water impurities, which is not easy to burn, or even cannot be burned, but light crude oil can be burned, but light crude oil is relatively rare. And I see that the oil in this bottle is not as simple as light crude oil, it is clear that it is formed after one or more fractionations, and the power of this processed oil is the most terrifying. That's the real water that can't be extinguished, nothing else! ”
The three of them were surprised at first, and then smiled bitterly, there are too many words about this oil, they have never heard of it at all, if it weren't for Li Yi, it is estimated that they would not know what this thing is.
Cheng Yanjin suddenly thought of something, and asked, "Fractionation?" Is that the kind of method you use to make high-strength alcohol? Is that the pile of pipes? ”
"Huh? The practice of high alcohol can always be kept secret, Uncle Cheng, how do you know? ”
Cheng Yanjin was instantly embarrassed, his old face turned red, and he said hesitantly: "How do I know something, of course you told me, oops, when is it, you still care about these little things, let's talk about oil." ”
Li Yi suddenly rolled his eyes, what did he say? How is this possible? What he said to Cheng Yanjin in Chang'an is nothing other than scolding the street, just the relationship between the two of them, will he tell Cheng Yanjin the secret recipe for distilled spirits? Isn't that? But Li Yi didn't care about it, and the practice of high alcohol couldn't be hidden for long, and Li Yi didn't plan to hide it.
Glaring at Cheng Yanjin angrily, Li Yicai continued: "The fractionation of this oil is much more complicated than distillation, even the requirements for the instrument are not generally strict, and looking at the appearance of this oil, although the fractionation is still extremely rough, but this is not easy, I'm afraid, it takes a lot of time to test!" ”
Li Daozong closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, then suddenly opened his eyes and asked: "Yi'er, this oil matter should be regarded as a secret, so it is impossible for too many people to know about this matter, you said that you have read the ancient book and learned about it, so do you know who else has read this book besides you?" ”
Li Yi thought about it for a while, and then smiled bitterly. "Uncle Li, I know what you mean, and I have a candidate, but I still need to confirm it, because I really don't want him."
Li Daozong saw Li Yi's bitter and sad appearance, and knew that that person was very important to Li Yi. Li Daozong sighed. "Yi'er, don't be too sad, no matter what the result is, no matter what decision you make, I will be on your side!"
Li Yi looked at Li Daozong in surprise, and saw Li Daozong return a gentle smile.
Cheng Yanjin and Wei Chi Jingde also came over and patted Li Yi on the shoulder. "That's right, stinky boy, I Lao Cheng also supports you, I Lao Cheng believes in you, you kid, you still have a bit of a spectrum on the issue of right and wrong!"
"That's right, Yi boy, do it boldly, if you can't do it, come to your Uncle Weichi, I still have a lot of strength."
Li Yi's heart is very warm, although these uncles usually fight and scold him, and even rob him of things, but isn't this a sign of closeness? Just like today, before the matter has come to an end, they strongly supported Li Yi, which can be regarded as their greatest support.
The voice was a little choked. "Uncles, don't worry, the kid will take care of things."
Li Daozong laughed. "Stinky boy, man, big husband, don't be that daughter, be decisive, what are you going to do?"
Li Yiwenyan, his eyes changed, and he said in a cold voice: "Dispatch the wolf warrior team, night attack!" ”
Li Daozong nodded, there was no surprise, at this time, using the wolf warrior team was the best choice. "When are you leaving?"
"Now!"
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