Chapter 64: A Dangerous Experiment
For five days in a row, Shen Jia stayed in the barracks to be in charge of training, not only did he not go home, but he didn't even go to see the repair of the city wall. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć Fortunately, Chen Ce also stared at the repair work of the city wall, and secretly helped Shen Jia a lot.
Fushun was not far from the Mongol tribes, and a large number of horses, cattle, and sheep were traded here in exchange for grain, tea, and pig iron from the Han region. Taking advantage of the large amount of captured grain in He Shixian's hands, Shen Jia used the excuse of training recruits and pulled back three thousand stones. After changing some cattle and sheep, the food in the boot camp has improved a lot recently. Although it is not up to the standard that everyone has meat to eat, but with a bowl of broth in the rice, Shen Jia thinks that he can still do it.
Shen Jia's squandering of grain attracted the attention of his fellow acquaintance Xiao Ji, who threatened to take back the right to distribute military rations in the city. Xiao Ji originally thought that Shen Jia was just a guard, and the number of Shen Jia would not cause everyone to oppose him. Xiao Ji's words quickly reached the ears of Chen Ce and He Shixian, Chen Ce was surprisingly angry this time, and even when He Shixian reacted, Chen Ce expressed his resolute opposition to Xiao Ji's approach.
Shen Jia was slightly stunned when he heard the news, and wondered when the old fox was so impulsive. On second thought, no, the old fox must have had his thoughts in doing this. The vast majority of the military rations in Fushun were captured by the garrison, and theoretically they are still distributed among the chief officers. If Xiao Ji intervenes like this, it is equivalent to giving the fat to others in vain. No wonder the old fox couldn't wait to object, it turned out to be for this.
Now that he realized this contradiction, Shen Jia unceremoniously sent someone to pull another 5,000 stone of grain, under the pretext that the construction site burned cement, mined coal, and quarried stones to pay wages. Xiao Ji's face was gloomy, watching the truckloads of grain being pulled away, but he couldn't intervene, Xiao Ji's heart was as uncomfortable as an ant bite.
After the glycerin water made from animal fat bones has been continuously separated by lime, several tanks of glycerin have been made, and the next step is to wait for the extraction of concentrated nitric acid. The current method of extracting concentrated nitric acid requires a large amount of concentrated sulfuric acid, and the raw materials are a bit small, so Shen Jia can only continue to wait. Fortunately, the distillation chamber for the production of concentrated nitric acid was ready, and this time it was all encapsulated with lead. Everything is ready, just waiting for nitric acid.
At the same time, Shen Jia found a person with experience in nitric acid production among the homeless people, his name was Li Daoxuan. Li Daoxuan's uncle was a Taoist priest of alchemy near Tieling, who adopted Li Daoxuan when he was a child, and he has been following his uncle for alchemy since he grew up. Li Daoxuan and his uncle made concentrated nitric acid, and even made aqua regia, but I don't know what these are for. Last year, Li Daoxuan's uncle died of illness, and the Taoist temple was destroyed later, so Li Daoxuan had no choice but to wander with the homeless.
Shen Jia stood aside and watched Li Daoxuan distill nitric acid with a slight fire, and his heart couldn't help but be full of curiosity, and said in his heart that this old man and his master have been alchemy for so many years, what kind of income do they rely on to buy materials, after all, alchemy materials are not cheap.
It is not a lucky thing to watch the production of sulfuric acid and nitric acid. The concentrated acid is easy to volatilize and cause corrosion, so after staying for a while, Shen Jia went to a ventilated place.
Shen Jia ordered someone to find Li Daoxuan and told him to wear a mask in the future, and to wrap his whole body so that his skin could not be exposed.
After Li Daoxuan left, Shen Jia turned around and asked Wei Liangyu, "Brother Wei, there is a dangerous matter that I ask you to help with, can you do it?" ā
Wei Liangyu's mouth crooked, and he immediately said, "Don't do it!" ā
"Brother Wei, you are too inauthentic, you are embarrassed to say that you are a Jinyiwei, why are you so bold, Brother Gan, how are you?"
Gan Liang quickly turned his back and pretended to enjoy the scenery in the distance. In the distance, there is only the black smoke of the cement kiln, and a group of big men, not even a tree, what is there to see, this thing is purely not caring about itself.
Shen Jia grinned and said, "Brother Wei, there is a matter of loyalty to the country, do you want to do it?" ā
Wei Liangyu turned his head, stared at Shen Jia for a long time, and said slowly: "Don't do it!" ā
This fucking is still Jinyiwei, it's better than a monkey, no, I have to tell Zhu Youxiao to go, Shen Jia thought nonsense in his heart.
Gan Liang was a little curious, but finally couldn't help but turn around and ask, "What the hell is going on, you come and hear it." ā
"A great thing, if it is done, you will not only be promoted and make a fortune, but also leave a name in history."
"If you have such a good opportunity, can you leave it to us?" Gan Liang immediately sensed the cattiness in it, and looked at Shen Jia with disdain.
"Definitely a good thing. You've seen those tanks of glycerin and concentrated nitric acid being extracted, and all we're going to do now is mix those two things together, and he'll turn into a yellow mixed oil. This generated thing is a bit dangerous, I'll give you a thermometer to observe the temperature of the water heated outside, as long as the water temperature is within a reasonable range, and the container is fixed and don't let it shake violently, then the whole process is absolutely safe. Besides, even if you don't use a thermometer and you test the hot water with your fingers, as long as the human body can tolerate the heat, it's basically fine. Once you've made this yellow solution, you add this dried clay to it, mix it up, and it's completely safe. ā
Shen Jia tried his best to remain calm and explained with a smile. However, Wei Liangyu and Gan Liang still felt a little puzzled, and said in their hearts when did this kid let out the good things he had in hand.
"I said two big brothers, I will give you two special clothes at that time, which can prevent danger. In the event of an accident, there is absolutely no fear of life. Besides, you brocade guards have never lived a life of dancing on the blade, why are you so timid today. ā
Wei Liangyu looked depressed, and waited for a long time before saying: "It's not that your subordinates are afraid of danger, the key is that you are always surprised, and the villain is afraid that he can't take responsibility." ā
"What can't you afford, you are bold, if something happens, I will help you take care of your family. Do you have sisters, sisters, etc., tell me all of them, and I will take them to live with me tomorrow. ā
The two bodyguards waved their hands again and again, saying no need, but they thought in their hearts that you, a womanizer, could you still settle down in your house? Look at the daughter of the deputy Qincha, she always runs to your house before she leaves the cabinet, and she is about to become your concubine, how embarrassing it is to be heard by her husband's family in the future.
"Okay, since the two eldest brothers have agreed, when the raw materials are ready, I will personally come to the two of you to help."
After the two bodyguards agreed, Shen Jia took out the map of Fushun City drawn with a charcoal pen, and then said to the two: "Lord Yuan and Lord Xiao let us attack Salhu City, although we don't have the extra strength to attack at present, but we must be prepared, Brother Wei, you find some people, draw the topographic map from Fushun to the area around Salhu City as soon as possible, the more detailed the better, the legend can be made according to me, I will tell you about it later." ā
The marching map of the Ming Dynasty did not have a unified system, and the description was too rough, so it was difficult to have application value in practice, and most of the time it had to be led by a guide. This made Shen Jia feel extremely painful, and vowed to design some maps that could be understood by middle- and lower-level army leaders. Today's show to Wei Liangyu is the reason.
Looking at the detailed and precise map, Wei Liangyu and Gan Liang also expressed their admiration for this. The two of them thought that it would be a pity that Shen Jia didn't do embroidery. Shen Jia was not annoyed, and handed the two of them a wooden ruler and a triangular ruler with a scale, and asked the two of them to draw with reference to this scale.
These scales were made by Shen Jia with reference to the military rulers in the cabin, and he planned to use the manufacturing weights and measures in these unified workshops to make the parts as common as possible. But just think about it, there are still many difficulties in this.
Wei Liangyu and Gan Liang looked at the objects in their hands while asking Shen Jia for details, Shen Jia took the trouble to talk about it, and the two said that they still couldn't remember a lot.
Shen Jiathief smiled and took out a roll of legend paper from his sleeve, saying that he would let them compare this first, and if they didn't know some words, they could come and ask him.
Shen Jia learned some traditional Chinese characters from Xiong Xueru, but only most of them were recognized, and as for how to write, it was still very difficult to remember so many strokes. Shen Jia knew that this needed to be practiced every day, like himself, who fished for three days and dried nets for two days, if he wanted to write skillfully, it would probably take several months.
In desperation, Shen Jia had no choice but to let the two bodyguards watch a mixture of simplified and traditional Chinese.
Sure enough, after Wei Liangyu and Gan Liang took the legend, their faces twitched, as if they were constipated. This bastard, it's just that he doesn't know the words written, but he is still so ugly, it is simply detrimental to the prestige and face of the Ming officials.
Shen Jia also didn't entangle with the two bodyguards, and when he saw that the distillation of sulfuric acid and nitric acid was on the right track, he planned to go home. I've been busy outside these days, and I've been a little out of the house. Shen Jia likes that his home is full of noise and warmth, and once he loses this, the haze of loneliness in his childhood heart will be released, which will make him feel helpless and empty.
Back in the backyard, Shen Jia went to look for Qu Xiaoyi first, only to find that Qu Xiaoyi was not there when he arrived in the room. walked into Wen Qing's room, but heard a group of people in the room laughing.
"Sister Wu, Shen Jia used to always boast that he was going to marry a third palace and six courts, and also said that with his dignified appearance, other people's girls would compete to marry him. Of course, we never believe it, in our place, it is women who pick men, there is no house or car, men are all standing aside, women are noble, who is rare that he is so handsome, handsome and can't be eaten. ā
Wu Shihan looked puzzled and asked, "Sister Wen, you won't lie to me, how can this be, don't women follow their parents' matchmaking appointments?" If we pick and choose what we like, wouldn't it be a mess? ā
Wen Qing smiled and said, "Hey, you don't believe what I said, our women can support themselves, and men don't have to." And like Sister Xiaoyi's hugging, it's actually nothing, we women are so precious, if we are hugged, we will marry each other, and the men in the world are too easy to marry us, do you say Xiaoyi? ā
"Ah, Sister Wen, that's not what you said to me in the first place."
"At the beginning, you were going to kill someone, can you let Shen Jia go if I don't say so?"
The maids waiting in the back room snickered. Qu Xiaoyi's face was embarrassed, and then his face was full of shame. Wu Shihan heard the gossip behind this for the first time, and couldn't help but look at Wen Qing, hoping to get an answer from her.
"Don't ask me, if you want to know the process, just ask Shen Jia, he has been sneakily hiding there and eavesdropping for a long time, and he thought I didn't know, hum!"
Shen Jia walked in awkwardly and eavesdropped on the private words of the boudoir, which was not very good.
"Senior sister, you go on, I still want to hear the story of you smashing Brother Liu with your fist."
At the beginning, everyone joked in the army, saying that Wen Qing was so strong, and after getting married, she was gentle, and she must have been cleaned up by Brother Liu. As a result, Wen Qing happened to pass by, and when she heard it, she swung her fist and smashed Brother Liu standing next to her, and there were words in her mouth saying that Brother Liu had damaged her influence. Since then, the story of beautiful fans smashing handsome guys with their fists has spread throughout the entire flight squadron.
Hearing Shen Jia mention the old thing, Wen Qing's face suddenly became unnatural. Shen Jia thought that Wen Qing was worried about her amnesia, and hurriedly said: "Senior sister, I won't mention the past, I forgot that you have amnesia, next time I promise not to make you angry again." ā
Seeing Shen Jia apologize to Wen Qing, several women were laughing on the side, and it didn't take long for Wen Qing to return to normal and asked, "Why did you come back today?" Don't go to training? ā
"It's been a few days, I'm tired, I want to rest today, Ruyi, you come over and help me pinch my legs, I have a sore back and legs from running in the past two days."
Wen Qing was bent on seeing Shen Jia lively, and pretended to be angry: "You deserve it, who let you suffer for yourself, Ruyi, Jixiang went out to buy things with Uncle Gui today, let Qingwen come." ā
Shen Jia glanced at Qingwen and said, "No, Qingwen is young and has no strength in his hands, forget it, I'll just go and sleep on the recliner in the courtyard by myself." ā