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"Mr. Chen, it's the stone grease you want when the well was dug out."

"Are you sure? Not water? ”

"What did the gentleman say, can we still tell the difference?"

He led a few people to the well, and the people next to him took out a clean rope and fell down from the well, and when they pulled it up, it was indeed plastered with a layer of black under the twelve paces.

Jian Chen twisted his hand and secretly screamed that he was lucky.

Where there are oil seedlings, there may not necessarily be oil fields, and oil fields may not all reach the oil layer by more than ten meters as in some desert countries or oil streams.

It's not a miracle that oil comes out of a well at a depth of 20 meters, but it's also a stroke of luck.

With the help of a tool consisting of a cowhide bucket and a check valve, with the help of a roller and a winch, a large vat filled with water by sea was soon filled.

This is a large bucket common to sailors, which can normally hold 200 catties of water, which is converted into a standard unit of 100 liters.

Calculated at the current extraction rate, this well can extract thirteen to sixteen barrels of oil per day, and one well can produce about one ton to one and a half tons per day.

Chen Jian asked someone to unload some buckets from the carriage in the distance, and took out the silver money he had promised and said, "This money was agreed at the beginning, work for a few more days, and you can rest for a while in a few days." Let's fill these barrels first. ”

The people divided the money, and Chen Jian asked someone to carry a large bucket to a hut not far away, and took out all kinds of utensils from the carriage.

A glass bottle with a capacity of exactly five liters was filled with a full bottle of black oil, carefully dried the outside with a rag, and placed on a rod scale that could be accurate to half a tael.

After the young man who came out of the two schools finished weighing, he shouted: "Mr. Chen, according to the relative density of this stone grease you said, it is 0.8. ”

Chen Jian went over and looked at the scales, took a long breath, and said in his heart that luck is really good, this is a very good light crude oil, and it is an oil that is easy to refine.

Among the oil seedlings collected before, Chen Jian had already weighed them, and it was difficult to say whether those that contained water contained them, and whether the ones that seeped out of the rock wall were the same as those buried in the ground.

After weighing this time, it can be regarded as completely relieved.

Nowadays, whether it is light oil has not had much impact on Chen Jian, and now oil is not industrial blood, in fact, it is like catching a whale, which is nothing more than lighting and filtering paraffin and oil residue lubrication.

As the saying goes, discard the dross and take the essence, but the essence is different in different eras, the essence at this time is just kerosene, and the real blood of power is either thrown away or burned.

When Chen Jian was on top of this oil seedling field, he had already made all kinds of preparations, and the pre-technology glass, thread, and cotton thread of the kerosene lamp could have been completed a long time ago, especially since he was the owner of the largest glass workshop, which was not a problem.

At the time of obtaining the oil seedling resin, it had already begun to be made, and it was not as sophisticated as that of later generations.

But the kerosene lamp is something that can be made from an inkwell and a ball of cotton thread, and what you want is that it is better than the brightness of rapeseed oil, not a precise lamp.

Its essence is in the oil, not in the lamp.

Perfect kerosene lamps need to have threads and gears to adjust the length of the wick, which can be made by craftsmen, and it is more expensive, and it can be sold to the middle layer and above with a glass cover.

As for oil refining, the refineries of later generations also developed from a small iron pot, and there was no problem in going through the road to be taken.

Kerosene distillation began with a simple distillation kettle, like most symbols of the handicraft era, each time a crude oil from the distillation kettle was added, which was ignited and heated underneath, and then the raw materials were added after the pot was distilled.

Just like Chen Jian's sulfuric acid workshop, from the beginning of continuous production to today's continuous production, experience can be explored step by step.

Pottery vats can be used, copper and iron utensils can also be used, but oil cannot be used as a source of heat too luxuriously, but need to be transported to the county seat to be heated with the help of coal there.

Today's production capacity is only one or two tons per day, and it can be completed without continuous distillation.

The theoretical range of the mercury thermometer is the boiling point of mercury, which is more than 350 degrees, which is lower than the temperature of kerosene distillation.

Together with the sealing technology for the production of sulphuric acid, crude ammonia for dry distillation coal and cooling technology for coal tar, both of which have been accumulated for several years can be used.

He doesn't care about that, as long as the oil is out, everything is easy to say. Even if it doesn't produce oil, it's just about accumulating experience, and there's nothing to lament about.

After confirming the news that the oil had been produced here and carefully verifying the quality of the oil, Chen Jian hurriedly returned to Mincheng.

The kerosene lamps that had been prepared long ago and the kerosene distilled by the petroleum laboratory method collected by digging pits by the previous floating water method were all taken out and displayed everywhere in Mincheng.

In fact, regardless of whether the drilling there is successful or not, whether the oil is dug out or not, Chen Jian will use kerosene lamps to make a fuss.

He needs a lot of cash to do dirty things, and the easiest way to raise money is through long-term venture capital or stocks.

Now that there are no regulators, no such scams have been experienced, and the profits from the previous orchid craze and shipping speculation have made people willing to put their money into the risky speculation that Jian Chen proposes.

As long as a large amount of cash arrives, it is not known whether it will actually be used where promised. And a large amount of cash, in this era, even if it is a hoarding of goods, as long as the amount is large enough, you can make a profit, and you will not lose money.

Having experienced the scare of the orchid craze, those who made money from the last speculation are still keen to speculate, but have their eyes on the real thing.

The imperfect futures structure and stock-like trading caused by the orchid craze, coupled with Chen Jian's reputation and borrowing people's psychology of worshiping science, Chen Jian is ready to do a big job, completely drag some industries in Mincheng into the abyss of guild disintegration, clear the last road for "free" competition, lay the most basic preparation for the future age of sailing, and show a new way for the raising of industrial and commercial capital.

The kerosene lamp affair quickly spread throughout Mincheng through the political forces controlled by Chen Jian and the extensive network base of the Mexican Party.

Everyone in Mincheng knew three things.

This kerosene lamp is very bright, much brighter than the previous vegetable oil lamp, and much cheaper than candles, which is another manifestation of the great power of "science".

Mr. Chen bought a piece of land a year ago, and the bottom of that land is rich in kerosene, which is said to be impossible to dig that deep without "science", which would be like well water.

Mr. Chen is ready to raise equity capital to mass-produce kerosene lamps, this time it is not a venture investment, but a stock, which is definitely profitable and kerosene risky. There are a lot of rich people or big speculators who want to invest money, this time it is not an orchid, but something that is really available to everyone, and there is no risk of shipping.

In addition to the legend about the kerosene lamp, Chen Jian hung a photo with Qi Hou in the hall of the red brick building.

Rumors evolve at a much frightening rate than viruses mutate.

At first, it was just said that this was a group photo of Chen Jian and Qi Hou, but in less than a month, it became a more magical and popular version.

"It is said that Qi Hou has heard of Mr. Chen's fame, and he also knows that Mr. Chen is famous in the palace, so he gathered Taixue scholars to embarrass Mr. Chen. As soon as he saw Mr. Chen, he asked three questions first, but he didn't want Mr. Chen to answer them with a slight smile, and he was immediately shocked by the nobles under the Marquis of Qi. Mr. Chen asked three more questions, but he could not answer them from Qi Hou down. ”

From this, Qi Hou Fang knew that the Chinese people were not comparable to Xiaobang, so he immediately treated each other with the courtesy of Keqing, and wanted to hire Mr. Chen as the slaughter, but Mr. Chen insisted on not accepting it, and wanted to ask Mr. Chen to be the head of Taixue, but Mr. Chen also refused. Qi Hou held a banquet for three days, asking about the affairs of the world, and his words were profound. Qi Hou thought that it was like a fish meeting water and a bird getting wings. Three days later, a woman called herself the daughter of the Marquis of Qi......"

"In the end, I only took a group photo, and the bluffing Qi Hou thought that this camera could suck people's souls, and he was afraid of being laughed at by Mr. Chen, so he forced himself to settle down......"

Whenever this rumor is mentioned, the photo with Qi Hou hanging in the hall must be used as evidence. The Qi Hou on that side had a really serious face, and it was said that he was forced to calm down, which made people have to believe it. The problem is that Jian Chen is also that dead virtue, so he has become indifferent...... However, in fact, the photos at this time are all the same, with a rigid face, and no one can shout at the eggplant for a quarter of an hour to be exposed.

This rumor was not spread by Jian Chen, it is said that it seems to be said by a person who is depressed and thinks that it is difficult for him to show his talent in the world, and he probably imagined a scene with the mentality of a scholar to make it lyrical. The dream of a talented and beautiful woman, together with the nostalgia of the hierarchical thinking of Hou Boguo in the old era, made such a disgusting thing.

Chen Jian heard the angry jumping foot scolding, which caused a cadre of party comrades to laugh, and said that it is really strange that there are still people who think that scholars are superior to others and can govern the country while talking and laughing.

The only good thing that this rumor brought was that many merchants came to ask Jian Chen when he would go to Qi to trade again.

At the end of October, the rumors were still fermenting, and the real news that many people in Mincheng cared about finally came out.

Chen Jian wants to use "science and technology," land, management, connections, and a portion of money as his share capital, accounting for 55 percent. The remaining 45 percent was divided into 45,000 shares, with 15 silver coins per share, to form a company called "Nan'an County Standard Oil Monopoly Workshop".

The 45,000 shares are subject to a real-name system, which cannot be transferred or traded within three years, and can be transferred and traded after three years. According to the dividends of the equity held, the annual rate of return is subject to the operating profit of the workshop, which is mainly engaged in refining kerosene, paraffin wax and promoting kerosene lamps.

With the last example of the last time the maritime venture capital and the orchid craze first set foot to make money, and with the physical display of kerosene lamps, all the people who could scrape together more than fifteen silver coins for a while, the merchants and speculators from the rest of the counties who came to trade here, flocked to it.

Six or seven hundred thousand silver coins, not much. But if it's liquid disposable cash, it's scary. After all, the amount on the books and the cash are different, and now there is no strict supervision, and no one knows where the money has been spent in the past three years.

On this day, Chen Jian was standing in front of the red brick building and painting a flatbread for everyone.

"Ladies and gentlemen, there are 30 million people in the country, even if there are 4 million households, some poor and some rich, on average, every household needs an oil lamp instead of dim vegetable oil. Let's not count the money for oil lamps and lanterns, but the annual lamp oil is a long stream, even if each household uses an average of 200 copper lamp oil a year, this year is 2 million silver coins, and it is a continuous ...... Five-year, ten-year ......"

He took out the mathematical numbers and used them to draw huge pies, and the people below listened with red eyes and panting.

Just as he was using words to deceive everyone, a comrade from the party walked up to Chen Jianjian and whispered something in his ear.

"Jian Chen, something happened."

Jian Chen and everyone in the audience apologized for a moment and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?" ”

"Something happened in a coal mine. When the mine caught fire, the mine owner was afraid that the fire would not be extinguished when the air was not extinguished, resulting in the loss of the mine, so he sealed the mine before the miners could escape. Twenty-seven miners who were in another fork in the road were suffocated to death inside, and they wanted to give money, and the comrades in charge of our hired workers' association over there took the lead in asking for an explanation, and were stabbed to death at night. Everyone said to have a meeting and called you over. ”