Chapter 58: Pounding Rubber
After planting cowpox to prevent smallpox, Zhao Yao didn't care about the reaction of the capital. Every time he did something big, after playing it to the court, he never paid attention to the reaction of the court.
These days, the children who used to grow cowpox in the swamp province have successfully planted cowpox and returned to their homes safe and sound. During the cowpox planting, their bodies were a little weak, but there was no major problem. Renhetang took good care of them, and when they went home, they were not only fatter than before, but also much whiter than before.
The other people saw that these children were still alive and round after planting cowpox, and they were a lot more rounded, and they completely believed it in their hearts. The main reason is that during the cowpox planting, I ate well, drank well, and slept well in Renhetang. Such a good thing, they can't afford to miss it again. However, not every child can get cowpox. Before planting cowpox, you have to take care of your body.
The people also know that if you are not in good health, you will die if you plant cowpox, so they are not in a hurry. Obediently listen to the doctor's words, and plant again after the body is raised.
The cowpox planting went well, and Zhao Yao didn't care about it anymore. One of the most important things he's busy with during this time is to tinker with rubber juice.
A few years ago, Zhao Yao had rubber trees transplanted from countries such as Annam and Johor. Although the climate of Lingnan is similar to that of Annam and other countries, there are still some differences. When it was first transplanted to Lingnan, many rubber trees died because of "unadaptability". Later, under the careful care of the old farmer, the rubber trees transplanted from foreign countries slowly survived.
In recent years, the rubber tree has grown quite well. At that time, because Zhao Yao was far away in the capital, he never took care of these rubber trees. I came to Marsh House last year because there were too many things and I didn't have the energy to get them. However, last year, Zhao Yao asked people to collect rubber juice.
From last year to now, a lot of rubber juice has been collected, but how to turn the rubber juice into the rubber of Zhao Yao's world in his dreams is a difficult problem.
Zhao Yao is kicking the kick made of rubber juice at the moment. Kemari made of rubber juice can jump very high, and it is very fun to kick.
Song Jicai and they kicked for a while, and they fell in love with this bouncing, dishonest "Keju".
"Boss, how did you come up with the idea of making keju out of rubber juice?"
"It's really fun that this keju made of rubber juice can bounce around."
"This rubber juice is more fun to kick."
"Boss, you Keju can sell for money, and you can sell for a lot of money."
Zhao Yao took the juju kicked by Chu Huan, and then performed a fancy performance, causing the four younger brothers to scream non-stop.
"I don't have people collect rubber juice to make kemari, it's very useful." Zhao Yao patted the juju with his hand, and briefly told the four younger brothers about the other uses of rubber. "If you apply this juice to your clothes, you won't get wet with water, and you won't get wet when you put it on your shoes. It can also be used as rope, and it can also be used for ......."
After listening to Zhao Yao's words, Shen Sen and the others were stunned.
"Boss, is the rubber juice so powerful?"
"Well, what I just said is just some small uses, and there are big uses." Zhao Yao looked at the juju in his hand and fell into deep thought, how to dissolve the rubber?
Zhao Yao desperately searched for knowledge about this in his mind, and he really found it.
"By the way, oil can be dissolved, and turpentine."
"Boss, what is oil, and what is turpentine?"
"Oil is black oil." Zhao Yao brought the keju made of rubber juice to Chu Huan and them, and explained: "There will be a keju performance at the trade conference, and you will start practicing with this juju now." ”
"Yes, Boss."
"I have something to do to go to Beishan." There is black oil in the laboratory in the North Mountain Cave.
When Zheng Cheng saw Zhao Yao coming, he thought that he was here to care about the progress of the cannon, and was busy reporting to him the progress of the cannon during this time.
Zhao Yao interrupted him and told him about the rubber juice.
After listening to Zhao Yao's description, Zheng Cheng's face lit up: "Your Highness, then we have to hurry up and make the rubber." "This rubber is a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people.
"We have to dissolve the rubber first, the black oil should be dissolved, let's try it now......"
Next, Zhao Yao stayed in the Beishan Laboratory, busy with Zheng Cheng doing rubber experiments.
When Zhao Yao was busy tinkering with rubber, King Zheng, who was far away in Jiaozhou before, had returned to the capital.
When King Zheng returned to the capital, there was no change on the surface, but secretly it was turbulent, and the situation in the court quietly changed.
He was used to being happy in Jiaozhou, and King Zheng, who returned to the capital, felt all kinds of uncomfortable. He thinks that what is good about being an emperor, it is better for him to be his free prince in Jiaozhou. Besides, he is the emperor in Jiaozhou, and he can do whatever he wants.
When Concubine Shu saw that her son looked like he was going to die, she was angry.
"I'll go to see the emperor right away, let the emperor depose you, and save you from being an eyesore in front of me."
King Zheng was frightened by Concubine Shu's words, and his face changed greatly: "Mother, what do you want to do to abolish me?" ”
Concubine Shu had a cold face, and her tone was very serious: "I think you don't want to be my son, you don't want to be the Wang family, so what's the use of you, it's better to abolish you directly and cut off relations with you, so as to save worry." ”
King Zheng saw that Concubine Shu didn't seem to be talking angrily, nor did he seem to be telling a lie, he was so frightened that his face turned like earth, and he quickly knelt down towards Concubine Shu: "Mother, my son doesn't mean that." ”
"You don't?" Concubine Shu looked at King Zheng coldly, "You have been drunk and dreamed of death in Jiaozhou all these years, and you have completely forgotten me and the Wang family." Now that I finally called you back to the capital, you are good, not only did you not have any joy, but also complained heartily. ”
King Zheng lowered his head and said, "My son doesn't dare." ”
"Hmph, the things you did in Jiaozhou were lawless, what else would you not dare." Concubine Shu's eyes were sharp, and her tone was sharp, "Without me, without the Wang family, you are nothing." Who do you think gave you your current status, I knew that you would be so useless, I shouldn't have given birth to you back then. ”
These words were very serious, and King Zheng's eyes were full of fear.
"Mother, I was wrong, I was really wrong."
"In order to let you go back to the capital, your uncle betrayed the family and was scolded by the family and the magnates, you are good, you don't appreciate it at all, and blame us for forcing you to go back to the capital." The more Concubine Shu spoke, the more angry she became, she raised her hand and slapped the table fiercely, her tone became more and more angry, "Are you worthy of us?" ”
King Zheng obediently admitted his mistake: "My son is wrong." ”
Concubine Shu knows King Zheng best, and she doesn't know that he didn't really admit his mistake.
"Since you are reluctant, then we will not force you." Concubine Shu looked at the appearance of becoming a ghost because of the wine, her eyes were full of disgust, she didn't understand why she gave birth to such an unsuccessful son, "I'll go to the emperor later and cut off the mother-son relationship with you......"
"Mother, I really know that I am wrong." King Zheng knew that Concubine Shu was really angry, and while kowtowing, he begged, "My son must listen to you and his uncle, and he will never dare to complain again." ”
"I'll give you one last chance." Although Concubine Shu really wanted to want King Zheng, a disgraceful son, she only had such a son, and the entire Wang family was betting on him, "If you continue to look dead like this, and continue to do the things you did in Jiaozhou, I will definitely ask the emperor for approval for me to sever the mother-son relationship with you, I will do what I say!" ”
King Zheng complained bitterly in his heart, but he didn't dare to show half of it on his face.
"My son must listen to you."
"You'd better do what you say, or don't blame me for not caring about mother and son."
"My son will be able to do it." There is another reason why King Zheng does not want to return to Beijing, that is, he does not want to be disciplined by Concubine Shu anymore.
"." For this undignified son, Concubine Shu will be more angry if she looks at it more.
King Zheng didn't dare to delay, and crawled out of Fuyang Palace.
Back at King Zheng's mansion, he made a big fire. He didn't dare to express his dissatisfaction in front of Concubine Shu, so he could only go home and get angry.
After getting angry, King Zheng wanted to be happy, no matter if it was daytime, and messed around with the beauties he brought back.
When he was messing around, An Yang Gong came.
King Zheng didn't dare not to take An Yang Gong in his eyes, and when he learned that he was coming, he very reluctantly stopped messing around and hurried to see him.
When Duke An Yang saw King Zheng, he angrily slammed the tea cup in his hand on the ground, pointed at his nose and scolded.
King Zheng was scolded and did not dare to refute. When Anyang was tired of scolding, he poured a cup of tea for his old man with concern.
Duke An Yang was very disappointed in King Zheng's nephew, but he had no other choice but to continue to support him.
"Your Royal Highness, when you sit on the throne, all the beauties in the world are yours, and you can do whatever you want at that time, and then the ministers and concubines will no longer care about you." Duke Anyang first tempted King Zheng, and then gave him a stick, "Your Highness, do you think you will be safe and secure if you stay in Jiaozhou, do you think the other princes will let you go?" If you don't fight for the throne and wait for the new emperor to take the throne, you will only have a dead end. ”
King Zheng did not speak.
"Your Highness, do you really think that the things you did in Jiaozhou can be hidden from the world, once you let the King of Chu know, they will definitely use these things to kill you." Seeing King Zheng's absent-minded appearance, Duke Anyang's face was a little unpleasant, "Your Highness, you really don't want to, and the minister doesn't care about you." What will happen to you in the future has nothing to do with my Wang family. With that, he got up and left.
When King Zheng saw that Anyang Gong was really gone, he panicked and hurriedly chased after him, admitting his mistakes, making apologies, and saying good things.
In the palace of the king of Chu, not far from King Zheng's mansion, the king of Chu was reading the letter sent by Zhao Yao.
In the letter, Zhao Yao asked the King of Chu to help him fool some students who failed to come to Lingnan, and the King of Chu couldn't cry or laugh after seeing it.
Yang Ling, who was sitting on the side reading a book, heard the laughter of the King of Chu and asked curiously, "Your Highness, what did His Royal Highness the King of Han write to make you so happy?" ”
"The tenth brother asked me to help him persuade some students who failed to go to Lingnan ......," King Chu told Yang Ling about the benefits of Zhao Yao's fooling of the students who fell off the list.
After hearing this, Yang Ling praised without hesitation: "His Royal Highness the King of Han is really a good idea, there should be many students who are willing to go to Lingnan to give it a try." ”
"The tenth brother has always had a lot of ghost ideas."
"Your Highness, I think His Royal Highness the King of Han understands people's hearts." Yang Ling said, "His Royal Highness the King of Han knows the wishes of the students who have failed the list, so he gave them a chance to be officials and give them a chance to pass the exam." "If you go to Lingnan, you can become an official, and you can pass the exam, which student can resist such a temptation.
"Your Highness, how are you going to help His Royal Highness King Han?" Yang Ling wanted to persuade the King of Chu not to help the King of Han, but he knew that the King of Chu would not listen to him.
"I'll go see my grandfather tomorrow and tell him about it, and his old man will arrange it." Many of the students in Taixue did not pass the exam, and their grandfather persuaded them to go to the tenth brother, and they would listen.
Yang Ling sighed in his heart: Sure enough.
"Your Highness, is the hospital planting cowpox?"
"The Tai Hospital is already preparing, and they are now waiting for the doctor sent by the tenth brother." Referring to the fact that cowpox can prevent smallpox, King Chu was full of pride in his heart for Zhao Yao's younger brother, "The tenth brother has done another good deed." ”
"It's not just a good thing, this is a great event that will last for thousands of years, and from now on, the people will thank His Royal Highness the King of Han." Yang Ling now has mixed feelings about Zhao Yao, the Han King. He still felt that Zhao Yao would be the biggest opponent of King Chu, but he was admired by Zhao Yao for what he had done. When it comes to cowpox, he admires it very much. When he was a child, his brother contracted smallpox and died.
"His Royal Highness the King of Han is really talented."
"Having ten brothers is a blessing for the people of the world, a blessing for the Great Zhou Dynasty, and an honor for me." The king of Chu is particularly proud to have Zhao Yao's younger brother.
"Your Highness is right." When the cowpox is promoted, the people will be grateful to His Royal Highness the King of Han. His Royal Highness the King of Han originally had a good reputation among the people, and in the future, I was afraid that His Royal Highness the King of Han would become a god among the people.
Alas, I hope that His Royal Highness the King of Han has no intention of competing for the throne as His Royal Highness said, otherwise......
The second watch is coming.
Tomorrow will continue to be two more, and make up for what has not been updated in the past two days.