"Has anyone been hurt?"

"Quick, go and get the doctor to me."

"Why are you still stunned, fighting fires!"

……

Li Kui's reaction was very timely, but for the frightened officials, it was simply a matter of asking for their own lives. What's even more helpless is that Li Kui turned out to be the second master in the yamen.

The rules of the Yamen of the Great Song Prefecture Mansion, the governor and the prefect eat together and wait for death, and the general judgment is in charge of the yamen, and the official is given eye medicine to the general judgment.

Why such a strange situation?

It is mainly the officialdom system of the Great Song Dynasty, which is judged to be six grades, and the officials are also six grades, and the grades are the same. Unlike the Ming and Qing dynasties, the six grades were judged and the officials were promoted to seven grades, with obvious gaps and strict hierarchies. But the Great Song Dynasty is different, it may be that Song Taizu came to the world by relying on soldiers, and he was particularly afraid of the rebellion of the people below. As a result, there are constraints everywhere in the yamen, and the things that can be managed by the general judgment can also be managed by the officials. The only advantage of the general judgment over the magistrate is that the general judge is qualified to directly write to the emperor and make a small report to the state, while the magistrate does not have this qualification.

The officialdom of the Great Song Dynasty did not dare to say that it was a backwater, but at least it was a situation of mutual constraints. The disagreement between the general judgment and the promotion of officials is what the emperor wants to see the most.

It's a pity that in Yan'an Mansion, he met Jianglong in the middle of the construction.

But Guo Jianglong is Guo Jianglong after all, and he doesn't care about government affairs at all, which is originally a good thing, but every time he thinks that Li Kui's post is actually the direct secretary of the secretary province, his eyes are red with jealousy. The hard-working old scalper officials are nothing in front of the elite bureaucrats.

Fortunately, Li Kui doesn't care about anything, and he is often confused, and he can comfort himself as the controller of Yan'an Mansion.

"Young master, my eyebrows are burned!"

After extinguishing the fire, although the scene was a mess, fortunately it was a cupola, because the pressure was too great, the lid of the distillation pot flew, and it didn't hit anyone when it fell down. The casualties were caused during the extinguishing process.

It's mainly because of the burning of his hair or something, and Ruan Xiaoer's guy is the most special one, and his eyebrows are gone.

After glancing around, Li Kui reluctantly announced: "Find a craftsman to come and repair, and the experiment will continue in two days." ”

"My lord, I still have to do it!"

The previous danger was enough to scare people out of half their lives, and when they heard that Li Kui was going to test in two days, many people flinched. But Li Kui didn't give them a reason to retreat at all, stared at the surroundings and said, "If you dare to come, I will send you to the border of Longzhou." ”

Playing with the second master, or going to Longzhou to the border, this choice is very simple.

In these years, there were three kinds of servants, conscripts, criminals, and civilians. The last one must not be persecuted, and the previous two people did not dare to resist at all. Unless they are ready to leave their hometown, become fugitives, and stay incognito for the rest of their lives.

Back at the house, Li Kui dropped a sentence: "Failure is success!" ”

He went headlong into the study and began his revised design plan. The structure of the distiller is not too difficult for Li Kui. He had designed it on his old estate.

It's just that the purpose was to make sake at that time, and now it is to distill oil. In fact, it is the kerosene that later generations talked about, the only difference is that this thing is much more complicated than steamed wine, and at the same time it is more dangerous. The main thing is the temperature, and Li Kui also doesn't know how many degrees the kerosene can be steamed out when the oil is heated.

This thing can't be controlled, but Li Kui firmly believes that he definitely doesn't need a high temperature of several hundred degrees, and he estimates that it will be successful if it feels more than a hundred degrees.

The previous leak, on the one hand, may have been pressured enough, and at the same time, the seal was not done well, and the temperature control was not right, resulting in other things.

He didn't want to make any fuel like gasoline, it didn't work for him at all. Although gasoline can also be made into gasoline lamps, this thing is technically demanding, and gasoline is too unsafe.

Since the temperature is too high, lower the temperature.

And Nie Cuicui saw Ruan Xiaoer and Luda looking embarrassed, and said with a smile: "Where did you go to war?" ”

"It's more dangerous than fighting!" Fire and water are ruthless, and fighting a war can at least rely on strength to obtain guarantees, and even gain benefits. But Li Kui's earthen equipment for distilling petroleum, they couldn't understand it at all. Ignorance does not necessarily mean fearlessness, especially after danger has already appeared like a monster.

Ruan Xiaoer was still afraid for a while when he thought about it: "I hope the young master doesn't play with us anymore, it's too scary!" ”

Nie Cuicui didn't care, and said to the two of them: "You guys go and wash, you two are the façade of the master." ”

After washing, Ruan Xiaoer was surprised to find that Luda's guy was unscathed, but when he touched his brow bone, he suddenly became sour, pointed at Luda's nose and said angrily: "Luda, you are not righteous." ”

Luda smiled, looked at the funny Ruan Xiaoer and said, "Haven't I always been by your side?" ”

"Really?"

"No, it's not you at my side." Ruan Xiaoer remembered that there seemed to be a team leader next to him, and the people in the yamen had changed a lot, and he couldn't recognize them all. But at least Ruda's body was full of alcohol, and he didn't smell it at the time.

Ruda touched his head and said suspiciously, "Really? ”

Seeing that Ruan Xiaoer was about to explode, Luda smiled and said, "You kid, you don't look at adults, you don't have any eyesight." ”

"My young master?" Ruan Xiaoer was puzzled: "As long as he gives the order, we can't finish rushing?" ”

Luda is very helpless to a fool like Ruan Xiaoer, but when the fool fights, he is serious, and he has to break Ruan Xiaoer, crumple it, and explain it clearly in order to get Ruan Xiaoer's understanding: "You kid doesn't look at the position of adults, adults are brave and invincible on the battlefield, but when have you ever seen an adult stand on the side of a cannon on the battlefield?" ”

"Didn't you?"

Ruan Xiaoer really couldn't remember clearly, he always felt that Luda was lying to him.

But he couldn't find any evidence.

"You kid is so stupid, you think you can stop the cannon explosion?" Ruda asked.

Ruan Xiaoer immediately shook his head, what are you kidding, that thing is a copper bump, and the sound of the explosion is like a landslide and the ground cracks, even bigger than the movement of the disemboweled shell. When the iron harrier with three layers of armor encounters it, it is torn apart like a piece of paper, let alone a flesh and blood body like him?

But what's the difference between the cannon bomb and the workshop just now?

Ruan Xiaoer's mind flashed through the scene of the cannon explosion and the fire in the workshop, and then said to Luda with a suspicious face: "You mean that the young master can't stop it?" ”

Ruda rolled his eyes and said in his heart, what kind of person is this, is there a stone in his head? If Li Kui is not afraid of cannon explosions, why does he hide far away every time?

Besides, he didn't think that anyone could resist the fire, and Li Kui was also a human being, not a god at all.

He fiddled with Ruan Xiaoer's head, leaned angrily on Ruan Xiaoer's face, and yelled: "Adults are people, not gods, you are the same as a party member, don't drag you with you if you want to die in the future." ”

"But you're not afraid of death!" Ruan Xiaoer naturally praised Ruda's courage.

Ruda said angrily: "I am not afraid of death, but I will never die." ”

Ruda gave up preaching to Ruan Xiaoer, he originally felt that his head was iron enough, and when he met someone more sincere than him, he could only lament and instruct Ruan Xiaoer: "Forget it, in the future, you will follow your brother on the battlefield, and people can only eat good wine if they live, if you die, won't you live in vain?" ”

"You ......" Ruan Xiaoer looked at Luda with disdain, and said uneasily: "You are far worse than the young master." ”

Luda angrily hit the wall with his head, in terms of force, Li Kui, who has experienced Zhou Dong's training, is not an existence that Luda can look up to at all, not to mention that Li Kui still has a secret secret, he is not an opponent.

Let's talk about Li Kui.

After going headlong into the study, two design drafts were produced in succession, and no matter what the level of the drawings was, at least the craftsman could see and understand his ideas.

But it can't solve the problem of too high temperature in the iron pot, and it's still blind. He was also in trouble for a while. If oil is really heated to a certain temperature, it will burn even if there are no sparks. If it is inside an airtight container, it will explode as long as there is air. How to lower the temperature has become the biggest problem for him.

In this era, there was no instrument to measure temperature, so you can't put out the fire when the temperature is too high, right?

"Distilling kerosene is really much harder than distilling spirits." It's just that Li Kui's distilled liquor business has not been done, mainly because people in this era don't like the taste of distilled liquor very much, it is too spicy, and it is easy to get drunk. The taste is far less soft than that of undistilled liquor, and it is popular.

"Master, what do you want to eat today?"

"Mutton!"

"How much?"

"A sheep, half a pot of steamed rice."

Li Kui replied blankly, as soon as he used his brain, he had the illusion of being hungry, and the amount of food went up vigorously.

Nie Cuicui didn't leave, but walked around behind Li Kui, rubbed Li Kui's temples with both hands, and said softly: "Master, are you worried about official business?" ”

Li Kui does things, so naturally he won't tell the women in his family. Besides, what's the use of saying it? I don't understand it at all. He's going to be Lee Instein Kui's man, and the women of the family can understand it?

As for official business?

Li Kui was a little embarrassed at first glance, he had been an official for more than a year, and it seemed that he had dealt with a day's work, and he had also occupied a woman, and he was paddling the rest of the time. Even so, it seemed that he was mixing well, which made him feel a sense of guilt for the court in an instant. But then, he was persuaded by himself again, he wanted to change the man of the Great Song Dynasty, and official duties could only be shackles that bound his hands and feet, and he could not be bound by mundane affairs. And Chong Jianzhong is very serious, he can't let him take away the fun of honest people, right?

Nie Cuicui saw that Li Kui closed his eyes and didn't speak, then saw the drawings on the bookcase, and said curiously: "Master, what is this?" ”

"Drawings, drawings for the distillation of black oil." Li Kui looked at the drawings and sighed. His cooling methods were not used, and it can be seen that this drawing is only to the extent of staying on paper in the end. But he still underestimated how smart Nie Cuicui was, and of course, the drawings were very simple. Anyone who has ever been in the kitchen can tell that the drawing shows a cauldron, but the cauldron has a strange lid.

Nie Cuicui said curiously: "This seems to be a pot, right?" ”

"Be confident, remove the like, it's a pot." Li Kui closed his eyes and enjoyed: "Master, what I have a headache now is, how can I ensure that the oil in the pot is always at a relatively stable temperature when cooking with firewood below." The main thing is that it is too easy to heat up, and it has to be cooled down. But after the lid is closed, it can't be opened easily, which is sad. ”

"Is it okay to add water?"

Nie Cuicui felt that if the pot was hot, it would cool down by adding water.

Li Kui pouted and said, "What do you think about adding water, it's oil in it!" It's going to blow up. ”

Nie Cuicui was so frightened that she hurriedly confessed: "Master, I'm talking nonsense. ”

Suddenly, Li Kui was stunned, and muttered to himself: "It doesn't seem to be impossible." No matter how high the temperature of the water is, it will reach its peak when it is heated to the boiling point. Even if the pressure increases, the temperature of the pressure cooker is almost 140 degrees, and no matter how high it is, it will be steamed. Yes, this idea may work. ”

"Ruan Xiaoer, Luda, I'll go to the workshop."

While speaking, Li Kui went out in a hurry and dropped a sentence: "I don't eat at home." ”

Riding a horse to the workshop, the craftsman had already prepared the large iron pot and the lid for distillation, Li Kui touched the lid and said with satisfaction: "It is stronger than the previous one." Then he said to the workshop manager: "Pour water, add black oil and boil." ”

Li Kui didn't have much confidence when he said this, and soon the workshop was busy again. After waiting for two hours, Li Kui looked at the distilled half urn of water, and a thin layer of oil floating on the water. This kind of efficiency is really touching. If you really do this, the business of lamp oil will basically not be done, because the speed is too slow and the cost is too high. You can't sell lamp oil at the same price as a candle, right?

If that's the case, how can you open up sales?

In the past, there was an accident because the temperature in the pot was too high, but now it is better to pour it, because the temperature is too low, resulting in a small amount of petroleum distilled kerosene.

But for Li Kui, this is already on the right path.

The temperature is low, there will always be a way to solve it, and he first has to look at the distilled oil.

The oil that was finally collected was not very attractive in color. It is lighter than the color of sesame oil, and it is basically the same color as the tea soup. It has a burnt smell, but fortunately, the taste is not very strong.

As for the lack of oil lamps, Li Kui is not in a hurry at all.

Try to light it on the plate first, the flame from the burning stick is placed on the oil, and it will not be lit at all. This made the hearts of the people around him feel cold, but Li Kui was full of confidence, and he found that the distilled oil was close to all his impressions of kerosene. If it were a little bit, it would not be kerosene, but gasoline.

It is possible to light the roof with gasoline and light the roof.

"Go find a teapot."

The teapot stretched out a cotton wick, and after it was soaked in oil, Li Kui covered the teapot, and then brought the flame close to the cotton core, which first emitted a faint flame, but soon the flame became bigger, and the people around him suddenly became excited: "It's lit, it's lit." "Kerosene has a unique and unliked taste, but at least it's not too off-putting.

Li Kui looked at the lit oil lamp and said to Ruan Xiaoer: "Go and tell Scholar Fan that the oil has been refined." ”

A sense of arrogance rose in his heart: "Finally, I didn't fall into the name of the great scientist Li Instein Kui!" ”