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Coke, bituminous coal is finally made through drying, pyrolysis, melting, bonding, solidification, shrinkage and other stages, with strong characteristics, low impurities, low ash, high combustion value and other special surnames, for ironmaking, steelmaking and casting and other industries necessities.

Qujing is close to the current coal capital of the south of the Yangtze River Liupanshui, and the coal resources of Pingyi County in the territory are also very rich, many coal beds are shallow and easy to mine, and the coal quality is good, the sulfur content is low, and it is the top grade of coking and ironmaking.

After the Pingxi Wangfu came forward as a wicked person to get a batch of high-quality coal from Pingyi, Lu Fatzi personally instructed the craftsmen to build two earth-based coking brick kilns on the bank of the Niuba River under the Nule Peak, loaded the coal after cleaning and removing impurities into the open-air kiln, ignited from the side wall, and let the heat generated by the combustion of the coal itself heat the coal, pyrolyze and melt, bond into coke, and after ten days, water to extinguish the fire, take the coke and clean it, and make a batch of extremely good quality coke.

Of course, this kind of soil coking is extremely polluting, and choking black smoke is emitted all the time during combustion, and the coal waste is very large, the amount of coke output is small, and the work efficiency ratio is low. However, due to the current technical conditions and the urgency of the situation, Lu Fatzi can't care so much.

When the number of earth-based coking kilns was expanded to ten, the first batch of high-quality wrought iron and a small amount of fried steel made from coke were also released.

When the number of earth-based coking kilns was expanded to 20, the first batch of caustic soda was successfully mass-produced. For craftsmen, this white caustic soda is a troublesome thing, and if you are not careful, you will burn your skin, and you have to wash it with vinegar and water as soon as possible; But for the wolf-hearted and dog-hearted Fat Man, this thing is an extremely rare good thing - soaking cotton with the solution of this thing can degrease cotton, and then soaking the absorbent cotton in nitric acid will become the notorious nitrocellulose dynamite.

If nitrocell cotton is melted in nitroglycerin at a ratio of 1:9, it becomes an even more notorious fried glue. If Fat Lu's heart was more vicious, and he added some camphor to the dynamite and nitroglycerin, it would be even more notorious smokeless gunpowder. However, these two things consume too much precious and dangerous nitroglycerin, so Lu Fatzi only made a small number of samples, and gave up the plan to manufacture them in large quantities, focusing on the development and application of Sanhao brand gunpowder and Sanhao brand nitrocellulose.

In addition, when caustic soda is added to the flowering shell, it becomes a simple chemical bomb, which emits toxic gases when it explodes and burns, which is really a necessary artifact for home travel and murder and arson.

When the number of earth-based coking kilns was expanded to 30, the same notorious thunder mercury, also known as mercury nitride, was successfully trial-produced, and the world's first detonator was made, which successfully detonated the Miyoshi brand gunpowder and Miyoshi brand nitrocellulose that could only be detonated with nitroglycerin. Five days later, Wu Sangui's absolute henchman Wu Guogui transferred Qujing Nule Peak Camp to sit in the town, and the right town garrison of Pingxi Wangfu was also readjusted under Wu Sangui's order, and an additional 2,000 troops were deployed to garrison the Nule Peak camp, strictly guarding the Nule Peak construction site, even a fly, it was difficult to fly to the Nule Peak Mountain.

When the Tufa coking kiln was expanded to 50, it was still notorious - Gan Wenkun, the hardcore Han Jian and the new governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, arrived in Guizhou, and the huge entourage team had not yet arrived in Guiyang, where the yamen of the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou was located, and the urgent official document of the governor of Gan had been sent to Qujing, and it was sent to Lu Fatzi of Qujing Zhixian County, asking Lu Fatzi to rush to Guiyang within five days to participate in the inauguration ceremony of Governor Gan.

"Rush to Guiyang before June 18 to attend his inauguration ceremony?" Sitting on the grass of the Nule Peak Workshop, looking at the official document sent by Gan Wenkun with a dusty face, Lu Fatzi's fat face, which had lost a lot of weight, showed a serious look, and asked Chen Dou and Zhu Fangdan, who had transferred the official document, "How is the prefect's yamen?" Did Zhang Gaomo receive such an official letter? ”

"Nope." Chen Dou and Zhu Fangdan shook their heads together, and Zhu Fangdan said happily: "Boss, this is a good thing, the new governor named you to participate in his inauguration ceremony, which proves that the new governor attaches great importance to you, and in Yunnan and Guizhou in the future, no one will dare to provoke you." ”

"I don't want such a good thing." Fat Lu shook his head and said with a solemn face: "For me, the more low-key the better, the more no one notices me, the more time I have to free up my hands to do other big things, and now this new governor has been eyeing me before he officially takes office, which is not a good sign." ”

"Owner, this is also something that can't be helped, can't be avoided." Zhu Fangdan said with a wry smile: "The taxes in Yunnan and Guizhou add up to only about 300,000 taels of silver a year, and you have been in Qujing for less than a year, and Qujing County has earned more than 300,000 taels of silver in a county. ”

"The wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it." Chen Dou's words were still unusually concise, "Your Excellency is amazingly talented, and half of the civil and military affairs of Qujing Mansion are all decided by your lords, and in the eyes of the new governor, I am afraid that the status of your lords has already surpassed that of ordinary prefects, and even more than the feudal platforms and platforms of Yunnan and Guizhou." ”

"These are still small things, and these are not the things I am most worried about." Lu Fatzi shook his head, frowned and said: "I am most worried about the relocation of the Yamen of the Governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, as early as the year before last there were rumors in the capital, the emperor intends to move the Yamen of the Governor of Yunnan and Guizhou back to Qujing, this time the new Governor wants me to go to Guiyang, if I discuss this issue and prepare to move the Yamen back to Qujing, then we will be in big trouble." ”

"The yamen of the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou moved back to Qujing?!" Zhu Fangdan was taken aback and said: "If that's the case, then our trouble is really big, there are three yamen in Qujing City, our yamen is the smallest, and there are bosses everywhere as soon as we go out, what else can we do?" ”

"My lord, then you have to be careful this time, you must be careful." Chen Dou reminded him.

Although Chen Dou did not remind Lu Fatzi to take care of what he meant, Lu Fatzi still understood what he meant, this time when he arrived in Guiyang, he had to show his loyalty to Gan Wenkun, but he couldn't show too much loyalty, and recruited Gan Wenkun, a troublesome mother-in-law, to Qujing. Especially when Gan Wenkun revealed that he wanted to relocate the governor's yamen, he had to be extremely careful, neither could he arouse Gan Wenkun's suspicion with fierce opposition, nor could he blindly cater to his boss, and really invited Gan Wenkun, a hardcore man, to Qujing. Otherwise, all the efforts of Lu Fatzi's previous efforts, including the Nule Peak Camp that has now begun to bear fruit, will be wasted.

"Let's go back first." Fat Lu shook his head, patted the dust on his body and stood up, and said, "I'll go and say hello to General Wu Guogui first, arrange the work of the past few days, prepare again in the evening, and go to Guiyang tomorrow." ”

Zhu Fangdan and Chen Dou agreed together, and went down to Nule Peak with the grizzled Lu Fatzi, and after seeing Wu Guogui, Lu Fatzi first explained to Wu Guogui the reason why he left Qujing, and then told Wu Guogui that in the day he left Qujing, the gunpowder camp of Nule Peak Camp could go all out to produce nitrocellulose gunpowder that was relatively safe, simple in process and still very powerful at the same time, and trained skilled technicians at will, so that the production of this new gunpowder could be further expanded in the future, and other work could be talked about when he came back, of course, Wu Guogui agreed.

After saying goodbye to Wu Guogui and leaving the big tent, Chen Dou was honestly waiting outside the big tent door, but Zhu Fangdan was nowhere to be seen, Lu Fatzi was wondering, but Zhu Fangdan's familiar voice and familiar words came from a distance, "This girl, introduce yourself, under Zhu Fangdan, known as the divine doctor, I look at your complexion, it seems that there is a hidden disease in the body......." ”

"Why is this old boy here again?" Fat Lu was angry and funny, and wondered how there could be a woman in the camp of Nule Peak, and when he turned his head to take a closer look, Fat Lu also ran over as if he had been beaten with chicken blood.

"Miss Xiao, I haven't seen you for a long time, don't you come here to be harmed?" Fat Lu rushed to Wu Xiaowu with a crawl, saluting and saluting, and asked again and again with a smile on his face: "Miss Wu, when did you arrive in Qujing?" Why don't you go to the next house to sit? Clumsy Jing Ke has been thinking about you, and I miss you very much. ”

You can't blame Fat Lu and Zhu Fangdan for being anxious to be a pig brother, they haven't seen each other for more than a year, and the childishness of Wu Xiaosuo, the eight-faced Guanyin, has faded a lot, and they are more and more charming and moving, captivating the city and the country, and any man will be moved when he sees it, not to mention Lu Fatzi, who has long had ill intentions towards Wu Xiaosuo, and Zhu Fangdan, the famous pervert doctor.

"Poof." Seeing the fat man Lu running with a dusty face, Wu Xiaosuo, who was being entangled by Zhu Fangdan and was shy, couldn't help but sneer, revealing a smile more gorgeous than flowers, and replied with a smile: "Thank you Lord Lu for your concern, I have always been very good, Qujing who just arrived yesterday." This time, my father will be stationed in Qujing, and I will be here for a long time, and when I have time, I will definitely go to see Mrs. Lu. ”

"Why wait?" Fat Lu couldn't wait to stretch out his fat hand, and said pretendedly: "Let's go, it just so happens that I'm going back to Qujing City, let's go back together, your sister-in-law has added a little nephew to you, you can just go and meet." ”

"Boss, I found this girl first." Zhu Fangdan protested in a low voice, and then used his body to push Lu Fatzi, also stretched out his claws, and said with a smile on his face: "Oh, it turns out that the girl is the daughter of General Wu Guogui and our famous eight-faced Guanyin Wu girl in Yunnan, then Xiaosheng has to give the girl your pulse." I see that there is a green breath hidden between your eyebrows, and the tongue coating is white, and it seems that you have a deficiency of cold, if you don't treat it as soon as possible, I'm afraid it will be ....... ”

"I'm afraid what?!" At this time, a thunderclap roar suddenly came from behind Lu Fatzi and Zhu Fangdan, which shocked Lu Fatzi and Zhu Fangdan, and when they looked back together in fear, they saw Wu Xiaosuo's father Wu Guogui's face was pale, and he didn't know when he was already standing behind him, holding the knife handle on his waist in his hand, gritting his teeth and shouting: "You two, what are you going to do to my Xiaosu?" ”

"I didn't ...... It's nothing. Lu Fatzi and Zhu Fangdan waved their hands together, and said in unison: "General Wu misunderstood, we didn't do anything?" ”

"Nothing, get out of here! Stay away from my little dodder! Wu Guogui held the knife and roared, the fierce expression on his face was enough to scare ten or eight Lu Fat men to death - this can't blame Wu Guogui for being stingy and sensitive, the key is that Lu Fat and Zhu Fangdan's reputation in this regard is too stinky, Zhu Fangdan's pervert and famous doctor are notorious, needless to say, Lu Fatzi abducted Xiao Gege from Pingnan Wangfu on a trip to Guangzhou, which is even more of a sensation in Yunnan, Guangdong, Fujian Province, such a person, can Wu Guogui rest assured that his beautiful daughter is with them?

"I, let's get out." Lu Fatzi and Zhu Fangdan were forced by Wu Guogui's momentum and fled in embarrassment with their heads in their hands. However, Wu Xiaosu had a good heart, and he couldn't get used to his father's rampant domineering, so he shouted at the back of the fat man Lu: "Lord Lu, please bring a good one to Sister Wanyan, and tell her casually, I will go to see her when I settle down here." ”

"Don't go! Xiao Su, you tell Lao Tzu to stay away from these two bastard kings! None of them are good stuff, you know? Go, go back to my tent, and I'll tell you something!" ”

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Hugging his head and scurrying back to Qujing City, he first went to Zhang Gaomo to say goodbye, and said hello to his original wife and new yellow-faced woman Shang Wanyan, and Lu Fatzi began to prepare for the luggage and horses that rushed to Guiyang City, but at this time, Chen Dou, who was usually silent and couldn't beat a fart, took the initiative to find Lu Fatzi again, and said to Lu Fatzi straight to the point: "Lord Lu, don't blame the officials for being wordy, I still have something I want to remind you of your trip to Guiyang." ”

"Lord Chen laughed, if you are also wordy, then there is no one in this world who is not nagging and not verbose." Fat Lu laughed, and hurriedly said: "Lord Chen, please sit down, if you have something to say, please speak directly, and the juniors will listen to you." ”

"You don't need to sit, the lower official will leave after speaking." Chen Dou shook his head, and said in a deep voice: "Lord Lu, on the way back to Qujing City just now, Xiaguan has been analyzing the reason why Gan Wenkun asked you to go to Guiyang for your lordship. ”

"Influence from some people in the imperial court? Adult, please explain. "Fat Lu actually expected that Gan Wenkun's move was a weasel greeting the chicken for the New Year-he didn't have any good intentions, but in order to test Chen Dou's true ability, he still pretended to be puzzled and asked.

"It's very simple, if Governor Gan just admires your talents, after taking office, when you go to Kunming to meet the prince according to the custom, it is enough to pass by Qujing and summon you a few more times." Chen Dou said solemnly: "But Governor Gan didn't do this, but instead crossed the line and ordered, with great fanfare, you go to Guiyang to participate in his inauguration ceremony, what is his purpose?" ”

"yes? What is his purpose? Fat Lu still looked confused.

"Temptation." Chen Dou hit the nail on the head and said: "Governor Gan wants to test you, my lord, he wants to take this opportunity to see if you are more loyal to the court or have more opportunities for the prince." If you find that you are loyal to the court, then he can use you boldly and use you to deal with the prince and avenge his personal vendettas. But if he finds out that you are actually loyal to the prince, then I believe that it will not be long before your official hat will fall to the ground, and your painstaking management in Qujing for more than a year, my lord, will be wasted. ”

"So serious?!" Fat Lu seemed to be startled, and said nervously: "I don't know him Gan Wenkun, why does he treat me like this?" Why are you tempting me like this? ”

"Master Lu, don't hide it from the official." Chen Dou said quietly: "Before coming to Qujing, Jinwu General Hu Guozhu had secretly told me that you were sent by the imperial court to Yunnan to monitor the eyes of the prince, but your heart is towards the prince, so you are just a false and wrongful to the imperial court, but you are careful and shrewd, and successfully deceived the emperor and many important ministers of the imperial court to trust you, and the imperial court entrusted you with a heavy responsibility, and even handed over the Qujing Green Camp to you, in order to choke the throat of the prince in the north and south at a critical moment, and win a crucial reaction time for the imperial court." ”

"In this case." Chen Dou said in a deep voice: "Before Governor Gan came to Yungui to take office, it was impossible for the imperial court, even the current emperor, not to advise Governor Gan, let Governor Gan pay attention to you, and ask Governor Gan to trust and reuse you. ”

"Wait." Fat Lu interrupted: "Lord Chen, what you said seems to be a bit contradictory, right?" Since there are people in the court, even including the current emperor, who may have asked Governor Gan to reuse and trust me in advance, why would Governor Gan still test me? Could it be that Governor Gan doesn't even believe the emperor's words? ”

"Because in the court there are many people who believe in you, and there are those who doubt you." Chen Dou said slowly: "For example, the famous Kong Sizhen Sigege, according to General Jinwu, she has always been suspicious of Lord Lu, and has always planned to get rid of your lordship, and now Sigege is in the capital, and he is deeply used by the emperor - Governor Gan went south to Yungui to take office this time, won't Sigege blow the pillow wind in his ears, and let Governor Gan be careful about the embankment for you?" ”

"Makes sense. When one ear hears all good things about me, and the other ear hears all bad things about me, the governor is reluctant to be cautious and take a tentative attitude towards me. Fat Lu nodded in satisfaction - although Chen Dou's analysis was a little slower, it was not much different from Fat Lu's own analysis.

After nodding, Fat Lu asked curiously: "But Lord Chen, there is one thing that I am very strange about - as far as the younger generation knows, you have been serving as a grain and rice clerk in the army of General Xia, the prime minister of the Xia Kingdom, although you have been appreciated, you have not been reused, you came to Qujing as my deputy this time, why did General Jinwu tell you so many secrets?" General Jin Wu, as the eldest son-in-law and number one think tank of the prince, wouldn't he even have such a city government that kept secrets and said soberly? ”

Chen Dou was silent for a while before he said, "I guess, it should be the prince who asked him to tell me." ”

"Then why did the prince let you know so many things?" Fat Lu asked again.

Chen Dou was silent for a longer time this time, and only after a long time did he turn his face away and ask, "How do I know what the prince thinks?" Maybe the prince took the wrong medicine. ”

"Is that really the case?" Fat Lu laughed.

Chen Dou didn't answer, but just changed the topic and said: "Lord Lu, Xiaguan's words have been finished, if there is nothing else, then Xiaguan will leave." And I wish you a smooth journey in advance, and I won't be going to see you off tomorrow. ”

"Lord Chen, don't be in a hurry." Fat Lu stopped Chen Dou and said, "Lord Chen, since you have analyzed the reason why Governor Gan asked me to go to Guiyang, then tell me, how should I deal with our new governor?" How can I convince him that I am loyal to the court? How can I make him completely at ease with me, so that he will not be in a hurry to relocate the governor's yamen and come to Qujing to keep an eye on the prince in person? ”

"Master Lu, of course you can use your previous two-faced and three-knife methods again." Chen Dou spoke very politely, and said: "However, the lower officials think that instead of going around with our new governor, it is better to use a more direct method to establish your lordship's impression of a loyal minister in the mind of Governor Gan." ”

"Oh, what's the idea?" Fat Lu asked curiously.

"Hit a rake!" Chen Dou replied very simply, "Since Lord Lu is going to play the role of a loyal minister of the Great Qing Dynasty, then why don't you simply stand in the position of a loyal minister of the Great Qing Dynasty and take a skeptical attitude towards our new governor, questioning whether he is colluding with the prince and being disloyal to the imperial court?" You can even sue a few tricks in front of the emperor, accusing him of colluding with the prince to betray the Qing Emperor and the Qing court! In this way, even if the emperor and Governor Gan don't want to think that Lord Lu is a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty! ”

"Wonderful! Break off! Fat Lu's eyes lit up - before this, Fat Lu really didn't think of the trick of hitting a rake! At the same time, this trick is also more direct and effective than the various tricks that Lu Fatzi had planned and conceived before!

Pleasantly surprised, Fat Lu couldn't help but smile and said: "It's still Lord Chen's cleverness, this trick is really wonderful - if you want to be a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty, you must first suspect that everyone else is a Qing Dynasty annihilator!" Haha, Lord Chen, the juniors really don't dare to offend you in the future, otherwise, if you come up with two tricks casually, the lower officials will not be able to eat and walk away. ”

Chen Dou didn't laugh with Lu Fatzi, but his face was even more gloomy, and Lu Fatzi also said that his joke was too much, and he hurriedly apologized: "Lord Chen, the junior is just making a harmless little joke, don't care." ”

"It's not funny at all." Chen Dou's voice was unusually cold, "Also, I also learned the trick of beating a rake from others, not by myself." ”

After that, Chen Dou turned around and left, leaving Lu Fatzi's study without looking back, leaving Lu Fatzi confused in the study, "Who is this Chen Dou?" Why can't you stand up to a joke so much? Also, who did he learn this trick from others? ”

(To be continued)