Chapter 168 [Trona]
Du Zhi, who was in turmoil, was coaxed by Bai Dong to Longbei, where there is a lake, the water of the lake is salty, exactly the same as the seawater, even if it is boiled, it cannot be entered, and this lake has been formed for a long time, and the edge is mostly dry, forming a large wetland. There is a kind of precious material needed for papermaking, called 'alkali', this is a good thing, how much you have to get back to Liyang, don't tell Sù Gansheng, this is the secret of the two of us.
Bai Dong also discovered this kind of thing that was later called trona in the 'royal palace' of Bu Fengyi. The people of Yiqu don't know what it is, but they see that it is exquisitely clustered, strange in shape, crystal clear, and not humanly possible, and that' Under the influence of this legend, the trona produced by the exorcism lake Awuduoduo has become the most auspicious thing in the eyes of the Yiqu people, they will take it to their homes and place it, and the foreigners will be very welcome to take it, and the more they get it, the more they will say that this person is the most loyal people of Guangtian just like themselves。
What kind of bright day, Yiqu people worship fire, people have to be cremated after death, the so-called bright day is not a mythical fire? Du Zhi is a mathematician, don't say that it is a bright sky respected by the Yiqu people, even the legendary Pangu Nuwa in China will scoff at him, what is God? Money is God, that's what he believes.
It doesn't matter whether there is faith or not, the important thing is that Bai Dong said that with this thing called 'alkali', you can make a kind of high-grade 'rice paper'. This paper is not used to glue windows for bookkeeping, it will become the most expensive writing material. Let those rich aristocrats flock to it. It is irrational for a scholar to spend money. We're going to make a fortune!
So the mathematician became the most devout believer in the light, and in only two days he arrived with his convoy to the exorcism lake, where he soon became the most welcoming guest of the Yiqu people; It is said that Bu Fengyi was moved after hearing the news, he saw the power of Guangtian from Du Zhi, maybe it won't be too long, the old Qin people will become the most devout believers in Guangtian like the Yiqu people, and become brothers and sisters under the protection of the light
'Those who are good at driving control people, and those who do good deeds control people'.
Bai Dongcai is a fool who does not do things personally, in this era, the transportation is inconvenient, and if you need some material resources, you have to rely on your own to form a caravan. Then you can't die of exhaustion? Like now, you only need to sell some interests a little, saltpeter has the Gan family to worry about, trona has Du Zhi to get it bitterly, and you can easily go back to Lao Qin, how can the two hearts be connected and the beautiful woman transporting raw materials can be compared to the hard work of the cave room flower candle night with the bitter wine girl chanting and singing softly? Why wait for a thousand years, the military merit medal has half of yours and half of mine, and she can't be moved to death? Of course, the military merit medal needs to be changed, and it must be close to the contemporary style of rhetoric.
The Yiqu War was over, and Lao Qin got a satisfactory result. The unruly Mu Zhongtu is dead, and Lao Qin and Yiqu have become a political marriage; Wei didn't want to fight anymore. The purpose of deterrence has been achieved, and now Wei Ying only has his 'secret salt factory' in his eyes, using salt profits to enhance the economy of the Great Wei, and then unifying the world and subduing the princes is his highest ideal.
On the day when Bai Dong returned triumphantly with the army, Gan Sheng had already fought three rounds, and he didn't know how much saltpeter he had transported back; Du Zhi was even more desperate, he calculated an account, the cost of going to the exorcism lake to collect alkali stone is too high, and there is no guarantee of fineness, it is far better to save the transportation cost and buy it directly from the Yiqu people.
Alkali stone is the Yiqu people use to avoid evil and disaster, there are many families, and can be left at home, must be of high quality, believe in the bright day of the Yiqu people encounter a foreigner to ask, not only will not be stingy, but will also be very happy to give you, not to mention Du Zhi is willing to give money?
So as long as he set up a long-term acquisition point at the junction of the Longdong Plateau and the Guanzhong Plain, there will be countless Yiqu people who deliver goods for him, and only give ten Qin Yuan yuan per 100 catties, and the price is cheap, so that Bai Dong wants to rush up and strangle this capitalist ~ family who exploits the working people. The Yiqu people were not happy, they sold their labor cheaply, and they had to thank them when they turned around, saying that the old Qin people were very good, had a conscience, and were the most loyal people in Guangtian, where could this be reasonable?
Bai Dong felt extremely unfair at first, but then he gradually understood that in this era, trona is garbage, not to mention Yiqu people, even in Qilu and other countries where Wenhua is prosperous and intellectuals gather, no one will want this kind of thing. The trona produced by the Exorcism Lake is calculated by the ton, and now it can not only be given to the Qin people and spread the warmth of the God of Light, but also make money, can the Yiqu people be unhappy? Think about the missionaries who gave away the "Holy ~ Sutra" in vain in later generations and were extremely excited, this is the power of faith.
Bai Dong would not have such a belief, if he said that faith, one is the law, and the other is the family, the former is difficult to achieve in this era, but the latter is what he already has, and he already has the power to protect this 'faith'; I wonder if she's in a hurry?
With a flick of the reins, Bai Dong called out to drive, and the horse that Bu Rong sent him suddenly became windy: "Go home"
Saltpeter alkali stone light horse, these are the three major harvests of Bai Dong's visit to the Longdong Plateau. Finally learned to ride this kind of horse without pedals and saddles, it should be even better than those professional jockeys in later generations~ Right?
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This battle stabilized the frontier, the military merits were second only to the Battle of Hexi, Lao Yinglian led the ministers to go out of Liyang for ten miles to greet each other, countless wines, fresh fish and lambs, Qin soldiers actually brought countless pots of flowers, Yingqu Liang patted Bai Dong's shoulder: "Ping'an Lang, the old Qin has been established for hundreds of years, and the pioneer who can lead the atmosphere, you are the only one, although you are as virtuous as a hundred miles of Xi, you can't, are you very proud?" He was referring to the welcome of flowers, which began with Bai Dong.
"The second brother praised me again, aren't you afraid that I will become arrogant under my pride?"
"I'm not afraid, I'm afraid that your kid won't be arrogant, otherwise it will be my old Qin's blessing."
Yingqu Liang laughed. He saw it too. You can't let this kid be too low-key. Or the father-in-law did the right thing. If he hadn't been forced like this, where would Lao Qin get the leggings salt sugar water, and where would he have seen such a miracle as summer ice, how could he easily become and settle down Yiqu? Ping An Lang gave the first credit to himself, but he knew that if there was no Ping An Lang, I was afraid that it would not be Lao Qin who would celebrate today's army, but Na Mu Zhongtu
Bai Dong smiled and talked to Yingquliang, and suddenly felt a warm heartbeat. Looking up, I saw Li Jiang dressed in a costume, his face was tender and white, and he didn't know how much powder he had smeared, just looking at himself and Yingquliang like an old monster, his eyes were very wrong, and he was weird, and suddenly Lingling shivered: "Second brother, I am very sincere when I return home, so I won't go to see the king and his wife." The army returned in triumph. A hero slipped away, Lao Qin didn't have a decree to sanction him, right? ”
"Not really. The king and his wife greet each other in person, this is a great honor, ordinary courtiers can't look forward to it, who will slip away? Hey, Heian Lang, you're not trying to slip away, are you? ”
Ying Quliang was taken aback, looked back, and saw someone bending over and pouting his hips, quietly leading a horse, and sneaking out of the team.
Bai Dong didn't care about that much, was he beaten once by Fan Qiang and Du Zhi, and he didn't accept the lesson? For more than an hour, just listening to the celebrant read the national oath can listen to the dead, starting from the old Qin ancestor herding horses, and nagging all the way to Mu Gong's new policy, not to mention that there is a country lady staring at herself with bad intentions. He knows Li Jiang too well, it's good that this old beauty doesn't laugh, she can have 800 ideas with a smile, and at least 799 of them are holding back their energy to take advantage of themselves!
Li Jiang and Ying Lian saw Bai Dong slip away, the two looked at each other, and they felt helpless, this kid has achieved a high lord like Zuo Geng, and he still has no shape, such a grand scene is actually said to run away, it is really unreasonable. Lao Yinglian thought about it, and said in a low voice: "Let that kid go, with his contribution to Lao Qin, don't say it's a small faux pas, just to be a comfortable marquis in the pass, that's what it should be." You thought that Mu Zhongtu's method of reducing the stove when he was dead was really thought up by Qu Liang? ”
"Qu Liang is square, how to come up with such a conspiracy, it must be this kid. The minister's wife was just thinking, this kid fled in such a hurry, will he go back to Baijiazhuang first, or go to Liyang Guan City first? ”
"When the wanderer returns home, he naturally wants to see his mother first, in order to fulfill his filial piety, and the widow guesses that this kid went back to Baijiazhuang first."
"Hmph, you men only have filial piety in your eyes, but how many of them are true to your wives? I don't think so, this kid acts unusually, not according to common sense, he is a man with a true temperament, don't forget it, Liyang is closer to here, and above the city, there is a bitter wine girl" Li Jiang's eyes flashed, and he turned his head to look at Liyang behind him, and he was actually looking forward to it.
Bai Dong really rushed to Baijiazhuang, but when he passed by Liyang, he thought slightly, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he turned to Liyang. When I arrived at the city, I was stunned, there were so many changes here, not only every store pù has set up a new plaque, but also expanded a lot, there were originally two or three hundred stores, but now there are no less than five hundred, the largest is naturally the Wenhua supermarket, the front of the door is full of people, there are old Qin's scholars, there are also foreign scholars, the door of the 'salesman' is very busy.
Bai Dong didn't go directly to the supermarket, but went to the front of Yue Ji Building. Yue Ji's shop pù has also expanded a lot, on the one hand, she is still doing her restaurant business, but on the other hand, she has opened a separate door, but it is used to sell flowers exclusively, among which there are many different species, which Lao Qin does not have.
"Oh, isn't this Dr. Bai Wu? Could it be that you want to live in the Yue Ji shop again and meet some big person? ”
Yue Ji is more and more beautiful, slightly plumper than before, but not bloated at all, like a white lotus.
"I don't live in the store this time, I want to buy flowers, the more the better"
PS: Brothers and sisters, please be sure to read the words in the author's words. (To be continued......)
PS: My father-in-law was admitted to the hospital last week, it was a minor hernia operation, and he planned to have surgery on Friday, but he was found to have an enlarged prostate, and it was very risky to do hernia surgery alone, so he had to do it together. Today, doctors from the two departments will consult, do various examinations, and it is estimated that the operation will start tomorrow.
These are not the key, the two surgeries together are not a major operation, the main thing is that my brother-in-law is from the Yancheng Power Plant, I couldn't ask for leave, my sister-in-law gave birth to a child last year, only eight months, and it all depends on me and my wife, so I am afraid that this period of time can only be kept one shift, it is estimated that it will be a week at most.
Believe me, it's not an excuse to be lazy, it's something that really happened. When I finish my father-in-law's affairs, I will figure out how much I owe, and how much I owe, I will make up for it. That is, in the second half of the month, Sunshine Daqin is basically the third watch. Keep the monthly pass for me, and give it to me when I break out.