Shen Shuren has been in the upper position for a long time in the past few years, and he has already become extremely stable and calm.

So in the face of Fang Ziling's aggressiveness, he would not react immediately. On the contrary, no one attached to Li Xiangjun's ear, and first whispered comfort: "Don't go to your heart, you don't need to be like outsiders." ”

This is like a person scolding Ma Yun for being poor, of course he won't be angry, because everyone on the earth knows that he is not poor, so do you need to justify this? Only by scolding Ma Yun for being ugly can the other party have mood swings, because this is the truth.

Li Xiangjun was originally in a little troubled, but after listening to the master's comfort, he immediately felt warm, but he smiled at Fang Ziling and didn't explain anything.

Fortunately, Shen Shuren can be generous, but others don't have the courage.

Fang Yizhi on the side saw that his sister was talking recklessly, Rao is he is also a straight man of steel, and he rarely thinks about women, so he has to stop it immediately:

"Ziling! Don't be rude! Brother Shen Nian's family affairs, what is there to beak about! Don't forget that you're willing to gamble and lose today! ”

Fang Ziling was splashed with cold water by her brother, and she calmed down a little, what she said just now did smell of gunpowder, but she felt that she was not bad, and she felt wronged.

"I ...... I'm also a friend, and I want to remind you that it's good for Brother Shen! She first quibbled with her brother for a while, and then turned to Shen Shuren,

"Brother Shen, do you know how the grievances between you and Zuo Liangyu and the Hou family are chewing your tongue! Don't you care about your reputation for personal morality? ”

Shen Shuren's face turned cold at this time, and he sat down for a while: "I know everything, and then what?" ”

Fang Ziling was shocked, she always thought that Shen Shuren was deceived by Li Xiangjun's fox, and she didn't fully understand the gossip in the market.

The other party admitted it so frankly, but it made her speechless: "You...... Do you know all about it, and still insist on protecting her like this? Could it be that there is some unspeakable suffering? ”

Shen Shuren smiled: "You have said it, if there is a hardship, it is also difficult to hide, then what else is there to ask?" ”

Fang Ziling's expression darkened: "That is indeed a hardship......

Shen Shuren said: "Don't speculate, let alone say anything that is speculated." Last time I made a bet, you kept your mouth shut, and I treated you as a friend - I only made friends with people who kept their mouths shut. ”

Fang Ziling is also a smart person, and after being squeezed like this, he has roughly guessed in his heart that Shen Shuren deliberately set Zuo Liangyu at the beginning, and there may be more other conspiracies.

Shen Shuren said so solemnly, she was also disheartened, and no longer persuaded her, this matter was finally revealed.

Fang Yizhi saw that the atmosphere was not stiff, and he was also relieved: "Ziling, it's all your recklessness!" You originally said that you would come today to discuss the general trend of the world and the rise and fall of the mirror, let's just talk about learning and not being as good as the rest. ”

Fang Ziling also hurriedly borrowed the slope to get off the donkey, and asked Shen Shuren for some opinions and puzzles about "The Theory of Thieves" and "The Theory of Thieves".

Of course, Shen Shuren will not shy away from these academic discussions, as long as they do not involve secrets and future uses, they can talk about it. The atmosphere finally became harmonious for a while, and the admiration for him in Fang Ziling and Bian Yujing's eyes gradually deepened.

Shen Shuren also did not hesitate to repeat the issues that Bian Yujing discussed with him just now, and by the way, see what Fang Ziling has unique opinions.

And Fang Ziling was completely convinced this time: "Brother Shen's divine calculation can be called unpredictable, and the world is rotten and corrupt, and there is no one who can do it." Even Miss Bian's knowledge is not below me, so I'm really ashamed.

Xiaomei has read the book of sages since she was a child, and she also recommends Zhu Zi's "Tongjian Compendium" when she reads history. ”

Obviously, her last two sentences of emotion are lamenting that even Bian Yujing can not be afraid of authority and not be disturbed by the aura of the victor, and when analyzing the "thieves" of previous dynasties, even Liu Bang and Xiang Yu dare to compare them with Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong.

Not to mention whether Bian Yujing's conclusion is right, at least Fang Ziling asked herself, a lady like her who has received traditional education, even if she is familiar with history books, she would not dare to have such a shocking idea.

So compared to the broadness of her vision and the openness of her mind, she is not even as good as Bian Yu Kyoto.

How dare she compare the founding monarch of the orthodox dynasty with the thief? Those are all people who have "Benji" on the "Historical Records".

And Fang Ziling has been a lady who has read poetry and books since she was a child, and after more than ten years of psychological hints, she has already formed a kind of three views, that is, she thinks that women should also read and distinguish between right and wrong.

In this way, it is difficult for her to have a bad feeling for Bian Yujing, she can only sincerely admire and cherish each other. After all, denying Bian Yujing is like implying denial of herself.

Bian Yujing saw that her attitude had become kind, and she was also willing to have a good relationship. She was born in hardship, and has been trained in Qinhuai River for many years, and she has tasted the pain of observing words and feelings.

Even if he is a few months younger than Fang Ziling, in terms of emotional intelligence, he is already much higher than Fang Ziling, a young lady who does not come out of the door.

Seeing that Fang Ziling was soft, Bian Yujing also praised each other generously: "Miss Fang is overrated, she is knowledgeable and has a solid foundation, how dare my little sister compare with her." The little sister is just better at reading, eclectic, foolish and thoughtful, and occasionally has one. ”

She is also telling the truth, the two of them are more solid than their basic skills, and Fang Ziling is definitely the one who completely blows her up. Fang Ziling is just relatively conservative in his thinking, and his vision is limited, and he is not as bold as Bian Yujing.

Fang Ziling: "If I have the opportunity in the future, I will ask Miss Bian for advice." Brother Shen is busy, and we don't dare to come here often. ”

Several people chatted for a while about political history, inspired each other, and occasionally pulled Fang Yizhi to chat a few words.

But Fang Yizhizhi is not here, although he is also well-read and extraordinary, but in addition to the study of saints, his interest is more in the natural sciences, and he only feels hypocritical and not free enough for political philosophy and historical calculations.

Fang Ziling wanted to pull her brother to discuss it several times, and relieve the embarrassment with courage, but after being denied face by her brother, she couldn't help but complain a few words:

"It's really in vain that you are blind to take the entrance examination for a scholar's knowledge! If you don't know history well, you know that you are busy every day, and you would rather study 'whether there are worms in rotten meat'. ”

Bian Yujing and Li Xiangjun on the side didn't know about the business outside, and they were also a little curious when they heard this, so they quietly asked Zijia Gongzi. Shen Shuren knew, so he helped explain:

"Miss Fang, don't underestimate the big things that Brother Ling has done with Master Song recently, it is beneficial to the country and the people, and it is also a practical learning." Buddha view a bowl of water, 84,000 insects', we usually eat, there are countless microscopic insects, but we can't see it.

However, boiling and sealing things are not perishable, but if they are not boiled and sealed directly, they will rot, which is the circumstantial evidence that there are insects on the rice meat drinking water. In the future, if there is a breakthrough in observation equipment, there will always be a day when it can be seen. ”

Fang Ziling knew that he had been completely blown up in his knowledge and vision, and he didn't dare to refute it, but he just muttered:

"But I heard that he had already made 'canned food' half a month ago, and he was still thinking about those 'invisible microworms' every day, isn't it a lot of energy, it's better to do more practical things."

Shen Shuren smiled: "Practical technology and theoretical ideas are very important, and the outline is clear-sighted. If you have made something practical, you should continue to study the truth in it, so that you can draw inferences from one another.

Brother Ling's study, I have been paying attention to it recently, and I have made a lot of progress, so I'll give you an example.

The 'cans' they made were initially only able to extend the storage of peas that could only last for half a month to several months. Recently, I have been able to extend the milk that can only be stored for two or three days to be rancid to be stored for several months, isn't this good for the country and the people?

I have discussed with Brother Fang some laws of the growth of all things, and I have found a conclusion: all plants, trees, birds, beasts, fish and insects, every time they eat it, at least eighty or ninety percent of the 'nutrients' will be lost, so that more advanced species can be grown.

For example, if a sheep eats grass and eats forage equivalent to ten catties of mutton nutrients, it may only grow one catty of mutton. The wolf eats sheep again, and it has to eat mutton equivalent to ten catties of wolf meat nutrients to grow one catty of wolf meat.

However, some of the animals are not the growth of their own organs, but they use nutrients much more efficiently. For example, chickens and ducks lay eggs, and cattle and sheep produce milk. Eating the same worm grain and forage may produce two or three times as many nutrients as chicken. The nutrients of the milk produced can also be two or three times that of beef.

Therefore, if there is a technique that can make eggs and milk easy to preserve for a long time, this is to increase the benefits of the people who raise chickens and cattle in the world, and it is also a very great virtue and politics, not to mention comparable to Shennong, at least it is also a contemporary. ”

The truth that Shen Shuren said casually was obviously borrowed from Darwin's theory of "food chain energy transfer efficiency", and he expressed it in his own language and in a way suitable for the people of the Ming Dynasty to understand.

Raising chickens and cattle for eating eggs and drinking milk is definitely more efficient than directly killing and eating chicken and beef feed.

Fang Ziling and Bian Yujing are also smart people, and they immediately understood the meaning of this matter, and the other party Yizhi's recent work also has a little more admiration and reverence.

And Shen Shuren also saw through this incident that Fang Yizhi was arrogant, and others didn't understand the work he did, and he didn't bother to explain it to laymen. Shen Shuren couldn't help but shake his head:

"Brother Fang, it seems that Sister Ling's arrogance is also in the same vein as you. It's time for you to change your temper of being so immersed in things and disdainful of explaining to the ignorant.

If it's me, if I make some achievements, I can't brag so that everyone around me knows it. I'm too crazy, you're too humble, and I don't care about showmanship. ”

Fang Yizhi also knew that his friend was right, but some tempers were innate. So he just stiffened his neck and teased: "People don't know and are not ashamed, aren't they also gentlemen?" ”

Fang Ziling was so angry that she slapped her brother, and she also knew that her brother didn't plan to change it.

Shen Shuren also smiled: "Okay, Brother Fang retreats humbly, then let's help Brother Fang brag - a few, are you really curious about what Brother Fang has used in the past few days to make the milk available for several months?" If you're curious, I'll give you a jar to try. ”

At first, the girls thought that they were going to learn some complicated natural science principles, so they had a bitter face, but when they learned that they were just letting them eat, they immediately stopped being depressed and expressed their willingness to try.

Who wouldn't eat.

Shen Shuren explained to Li Xiangjun in his ear, and after a while, several more women came to the backyard, including Dong Xiaowan, who was holding his daughter who was more than half a year old, and a few maids.

In the hands of the maids, they held a few porcelain jars that had just been opened and sealed, and the ladies hurriedly approached curiously, and as soon as the porcelain jars lifted the lid, a rich frankincense immediately wafted out.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, due to the lack of preservation technology, even if the sour taste of the freshly squeezed milk was not obvious, it took a few days to transport and store, and when it reached the mouth, it must have been a little sour, which was the result of bacterial fermentation.

And these cans of things in front of them, but because they are kept fresh, they can hardly feel the sourness, just the pure milky fragrance, this smell has never been smelled by the women, and they immediately cheered up.

"The reason why milk is easy to rancidity is that it lacks cooking and killing insects, and secondly, it is too thin and has too much water.

This is called condensed milk, which is boiled and steamed for a long time without boiling, and finally four catties or even five catties are concentrated into one catty, and there is almost no water. You can also add sugar or honey during refining, and as the refining increases the sweetness, even the microworms can no longer survive, and can be stored for several months after sealing. It's the same as pickling and preserving, which is nothing more than using sugar instead of salt to pickle. ”

Shen Shuren originally wanted to see if he could make milk powder, but later found that it was too difficult, and it was unrealistic to completely dry it.

Therefore, in the end, condensed milk appeared, this thing is really not that difficult, and it can be easily made in the Ming Dynasty after figuring out the principle. The concentration rate of milk powder is generally seven times, that is, seven catties of milk are burned into one catty of powder, condensed milk is up to five times, and five catties of milk are burned to one catty, and there is still a little moisture remaining, but the concentration can no longer support the survival of bacteria.

Shen Shuren proudly introduced Fang Yizhi's latest achievements, which also demonstrated the value of his scientific research investment - it is not that after making the earliest canned military rations, he can stop moving. Only by figuring out the principle can we draw inferences from one another, keep making progress, and renovate to make more good things.

Turning things that were not suitable for large-scale storage into things that are easy to store on a large scale.

In the future, when he led his troops into Sichuan to fight against Zhang Xianzhong, the terrain of Shu was complex and it was difficult to transport military grain.

Transporting military rations in Shu has always been an old and difficult problem that has plagued us for thousands of years.

Of course, condensed milk is definitely a high-end product nowadays, and even if this kind of thing is produced, it will not be used as military food, at most as a nutritional supplement for senior officers, or for the welfare of the wounded during the recovery period - in history, the people of the United States invented condensed milk in the civil war between the north and the south, and it was also used as a nutritional product for wounded soldiers to recuperate, not for ordinary healthy soldiers to drink.

After Shen Shuren's introduction, Dong Xiaowan on the side also appeared with a smile and said: Shen Shuren's daughter, now more than half a year old, can barely sit up and crawl, in addition to drinking breast milk, you can also add a little condensed milk without honey, and when you drink it, reheat the water and dilute it.

Dong Xiaowan said as he was about to demonstrate to everyone. Bian Yujing didn't hold back, and secretly picked a finger at a jar and smacked it in his mouth.

"Beware of killing you! It's not like I don't have to eat for you! Heat up the water and start eating! Shen Shuren saw it, angry and funny, and rebuked with concern.

Bian Yujing was frightened, and found that it was nothing in an instant, just sticking out his tongue and licking his fingers clean: "Wow, it's delicious!" It's not very sweet. Fang Futai, you are really immeasurably meritorious, you can actually drum up such delicious things with your drumming skills. Sister, you guys try it too? ”

Bian Yujing stuffed the jar in front of the girls, but Fang Ziling and Li Xiangjun couldn't help it, they also tentatively picked a piece, put their index fingers into their mouths, and showed shocked and happy expressions one by one: "So delicious?" ”

Shen Shuren felt that there was a lack of insulin for a while, shook his head and sighed: "Aren't you all afraid of sweetness?" It's condensed with honey! ”

"I didn't expect that Brother Shen would be so daring, open-minded and fearless, but he would be afraid of sweetness." Fang Ziling saw that he was rarely cramped, but he didn't expect to be afraid of sweetness, which was really unexpected.

Shen Shuren sighed: "I'm not afraid of sweetness, it's that eating too much sugar is unhealthy." ”

After all, his concept of health is a modern person, and he can't do this kind of thing of eating condensed milk concentrated puree while taking insulin.

But after thinking about it, how many sweets can these poor people in the late Ming Dynasty eat, those poor families, they really don't have to worry about eating too sweet and getting sick.

Since everyone was invited to taste the condensed milk, Shen Shuren simply asked the kitchen to prepare the banquet first, and just entertained the Fang family to drink and talk together, which was considered a formality.

During the preparation for the banquet, Fang Yizhi actually knew his sister's thoughts, and his parents had hinted at him before, so he would leave with just the right excuse and give his sister the opportunity to chat with the Shen family alone.

Fang Ziling is thin-skinned, she admires Shen Shuren more now, and she admires her a little, but everyone is hazy and unqualified. After getting the opportunity, she couldn't help but stand in her friend's position and quietly ask a few irrelevant questions.

Of course, in Fang Ziling's heart, she has always felt that she is doing good for her friends.

"Brother Shen...... There is a saying, in fact, Xiaomei has always been quite puzzled. ”

Shen Shuren also noticed that the other party's expression and tone were strange, but he still lifted his weight lightly: "Let's talk about it." ”

"What happened to Miss Li at the beginning...... Even if there are really unspeakable secrets, like, I mean if, you took advantage of her. But afterwards, you have another way to deal with it. For example, pretending that you were also deceived by women at the beginning and changed your past mistakes, even if your political enemies will not hate you less because of this, they can make your reputation in the market better......"

Shen Shuren smiled indifferently, and also lowered his voice, lest Li Xiangjun and the others hear: "Then won't I become a businessman and blame Daji?"

No matter who I use or not, as long as it is my woman, no matter whether she is from a humble background, I naturally want to protect her! Pushing a woman out to share the infamy is something that Shen disdains. ”

Fang Ziling's heart shook violently, which she had never imagined.

This person is lustful, but he is also really responsible, and he deserves the name of pity and cherishing jade.

Although he is only responsible for Li Xiangjun today and supports and defends it, as long as this disposition remains unchanged, he will definitely treat his other women equally in the future.

I can't really say whether it's good or bad.

……

After a while, Fang Yizhi also came back, seeing his sister's leisurely expression, he couldn't help sighing.

After some staggering at the banquet, Fang Yizhi also found an opportunity to go to the study with Shen Shuren to talk about some topics between men.

Fang Yizhi was also polite, and directly hinted at Shen Shuren, what he thought of his sister. He also said that his parents communicated with Shen Shuren several times last year, and felt that he was worthy of being the leader of the younger generation of Daming.

When it comes to this, Shen Shuren will not continue to shirk, he also said bluntly: "Brother Fang, I can see that Ling Mei is both talented and beautiful, has a strong temperament, and is honest and outspoken. At most, he likes to think that he is kind and troublesome, but he occasionally helps out, which is a slight flaw.

In fact, last winter, if the two of us had negotiated, this matter would have come to fruition. But now it's ...... With all due respect, now that I am also a party to Futai, we are not attached to the future of the official position, but as a feudal official, in this eventful autumn of the imperial court, we really shouldn't do anything that increases the suspicion of the imperial court.

Now His Majesty wants Yang Ge to transfer me to the north to help fight and deal with the thieves, but I have to delay for several months because my armament is not finished, which is disobedience in the final analysis. If it is rumored that the two families of Wanfu and Huguang have married, won't Your Majesty feel that there is a suspicion of a series of feudal towns?

This matter, no matter what, after I went north this time and helped Yang Ge Lao fight with the thieves, it proved that I was not suspected of being arrogant in Huguang and Nanzhi and unwilling to contribute to the imperial court, and then it was easy to discuss. ”

Fang Yizhi frowned: "Isn't that just a few more months to wait?" It's as if my sister is very sad about getting married, and it's not like I can't afford to wait for a few months. ”

Shen Shuren shook his head: "The soldiers are in danger of fighting, and the soldiers are in trouble, how can they be arrogant." I hate others the most and say, 'After this battle, I will go back to my hometown to get married', which is too unlucky, and when we reach a high position like ours, some things depend on the will of God, and if we can't do it, we can't promise it in advance. ”

Fang Yizhi was blocked by these words, and it was completely difficult to speak.

Of course, he couldn't have heard of the meme of "going back to his hometown to get married after this battle". But Fang Yizhi had seen with his own eyes that after his three aunts married magistrates, his uncles failed to defend the city and were killed by thieves.

Even he vaguely felt that the daughter of their Fang family was too early to marry someone else and couldn't get married, which seemed unlucky......

"Well, then wait for the boat to reach the bridgehead and go straight naturally, and each has its own destiny. Let's talk about the hurdles in front of us first. Fang Yizhi decided to wait for Shen Shuren and Li Zicheng to finish this battle before talking.

……

The half-day visit ended quickly, and on the way back to the prefect's yamen, Fang Ziling finally couldn't hold back and inquired with his brother.

"Brother...... You didn't say anything nonsense to Brother Shen, did you? Daddy is really ......."

"Having said that, he said that you are both talented and good-looking, warm-hearted, and distinguish between right and wrong, but sometimes you are too confident and don't understand the situation clearly, and you will do bad things with good intentions." Fang Yizhi was also uncomfortable, and confided in one breath.

He ...... Did he really say that? How could he say that! This, how can I ......" Fang Ziling didn't expect his brother to be so straightforward, and he was at a loss for a while, and he wanted to lift the cushion in the carriage to cover his head.

Fang Yizhi sneered: "What are you anxious about, but-"

Fang Ziling immediately poured some cold water and grabbed her brother's sleeve: "But what? Phew, I'...... I'm just curious what other people think of me. ”

Fang Yizhi: "However, he said that the high places are unbearable, and now the soldiers are in danger, and he can't completely execute the chaotic life, so he must avoid the marriage of the feudal town - don't worry!" He didn't say that there was no play, he just said that he would not talk about the rest until he had fought the thieves and proved that he had no ambitions for self-determination! ”

Fang Ziling breathed a sigh of relief: "That means that he is willing in his heart?" Fancy me? That's fine, I'll just wait. ”

Fang Yizhi shook his head helplessly: "Don't say such things as soon as possible!" I thought it was unlucky! You're too rough and grinding! Maybe it's just that the fate of heaven has not arrived.

The third aunt was like this at the beginning! said that he was waiting, but he didn't pass the door! My uncle died at the hands of Zhang Xianzhong's thieves before he even visited the church! Don't say that in the future! ”

Fang Ziling was robbed of white one by one, and she also thought of the bad luck of so many aunts and sisters in her family, so she had to swallow her words:

"If you don't say it, you don't say it! As long as the Sinking Tree Man returns, this will be done. When the time comes, no matter what other worldly obstacles there are, you can ignore them! Although he is a little lustful, he is also really pitiful...... He can protect Li Xiangjun like this today, and if he can protect him like this in the future......"

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PS: It's messy and can't be out of context...... Six or seven thousand words were piled up at once. That's it for today. In fact, it was 9,000 words yesterday.,Recently, the number of words is actually quite a lot.,It's just that the number of chapters is small.。

Organize your thoughts and return to the war preparation drama tomorrow.