Mo Zhiyuan and Luo Siping said that Yuan Fang was still a little worried, worried that Han Yidao would backtrack, after all, it is impossible for so many people to come every time in the dart game, and once they are robbed, the loss will definitely not be small. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

In this regard, Luo Siping is not worried, in his words, since he has already worshiped the mountain, he is a person in the line, although he can't talk about friends when he meets in the future, Han Yidao will definitely not be embarrassed, this is the rule of the road, if he goes back on his word, it will be treacherous, and his banner will fall.

Yuan Fang didn't understand these 'rivers and lakes' rules, and when he saw that Luo Siping and Mo Zhiyuan were not worried, he didn't mention it anymore.

Heifeng Mountain is only three days away from Danxia County, and the bandits in Heifeng Mountain really did not appear again, so Yuan Fang was completely relieved.

Danxia County, the climate is mild and the four seasons are like spring, the air and land are moist and fertile, and the rain is sufficient, which is very suitable for the growth and survival of rubber trees, and most of the people in Danxia County also rely on the rubber produced by these rubber trees to live.

The convoy of the Zhiyuan Dart Bureau stopped in the Lost Village, because it was the first time to come, Mo Zhiyuan was quite cautious, and the two dogs who took the first step said something with a gesture, and then led the way in front and led the group to a courtyard-like warehouse at the back of the village.

This was originally a warehouse, a place where rubber farmers stored rubber, and then for some reason, this place was abandoned, and Ergouzi found the owner and spent some money to rent this as a temporary foothold for everyone.

The warehouse is not small, enough for more than 100 people to live temporarily, there is a large courtyard outside, ready-made stables, wells, thatched houses, as long as you get a stove, except that there is no bed, there is basically no difference from the inn's shop, and the independent courtyard is safer.

Along the way, Yuan Fang and Ren Fei learned a lot of rules for walking darts, such as not living in newly opened shops, not living in shops that change owners, and not living in prostitution shops, which is the so-called three non-stops, and for example, when settling down and resting, the dart master must first patrol the neighborhood to see if there is any "different phase", in case of being "looked" by thieves, to see if there is a "different wind", in case it is "pasted". If you live in a hotel, you have to go into the kitchen to check if there is a "peculiar smell" to prevent someone from secretly drugging. There is also the weapon does not leave the body, the clothes do not leave the body, the horse does not leave the hospital, etc., to a certain place, but also to visit the local black and white, to build a good relationship, so that it is convenient to dart in the future.

There is another point that Yuan Fang can't accept a little, that is, he doesn't wash his face when he walks the dart, the specific reason is unknown, anyway, Yuan Fang's face is black now, Ren Fei's little white face has also become a big cat, everyone is bearded, and they look particularly sloppy, just like a beggar gang traveling.

Lost Village is one of the main rubber producing areas in Danxia County, and it is also one of Yuan Fang's destinations in Xizhou this time. ”

Mo Zhiyuan pondered for a moment and said: "Brother Yuan, let's wait and go together, I don't know anything about rubber, you also know about it, I also plan to bring more back, you help palm the eyes." ”

Yuan Fang said without hesitation: "Cheng, but I don't know much about that thing, don't blame me if you lose your eyes." Mo Zhiyuan smiled heartily, beckoned everyone to boil water and cook, called Luo Siping, and left with Yuan Fang and Ren Fei.

It was still early, Yuan Fang and his entourage first went to the nearby rubber forest to take a look, it was the rubber harvest season, and several people in the forest were busy tapping rubber and harvesting rubber.

Yuan Fang took a general look, saw that a lot of milky white rubber had flowed to the ground, and said with some distress: "This is too wasteful." ”

The old man, who was busy instructing a young boy to tap rubber, saw Yuan Fang and the other four faces, and greeted him after a moment: "How many people are here to buy flowing rubber (rubber)?" ”

Yuan Fang smiled and said, "Yes, I don't know the boss here, uh, who is in charge?" ”

The joy on the old man's face could not be concealed when he heard this, he wiped his hands and said, "This forest belongs to our family, and the little old man can decide how much he wants to buy." ”

Yuan Fang pointed to a rubber tree beside him and asked without answering: "Old man, why don't you collect the glue from these trees?" What a waste, right? ”

The old man skimmed the solidified rubber on the ground and smiled bitterly: "There are not enough people." ”

Yuan Fang rolled his eyes: "You can hire someone." ”

The old man was a real person, sighed and said: "It's not a secret, there are not many people who want this thing, and it is useless to pick more, so every year we pick the best ones and sell them, and the others are used as fertilizer." ”

Yuan Fang walked to the wooden barrel filled with rubber and looked at it, the color was milky white, viscous, and it looked of good quality, so he asked, "How do you sell this flow of glue?" ”

The old man didn't expect Yuan Fang to be so direct, and it seemed that he really wanted to buy it, so he hesitated for a moment and said, "I don't know if you want to buy fresh rubber or processed glue?" ”

Yuan Fang scratched his head, he also knew a little about rubber, he only knew the use, and the other eyes were dark: "Why don't you introduce them?" ”

The old man naturally will not give up this good opportunity, and at the moment he talked endlessly from rubber tapping to rubber collection to simple processing, and talked for more than an hour in one breath, and Yuan Fang and others' understanding of rubber also rose, and they gained a lot. After that, Yuan Fang and his entourage went to the old man's house and saw the so-called glue, that is, solid rubber processed by some means. This trip was not in vain, although I did not buy it, but I have a general understanding of the price and grade of rubber.

Yuan Fang and the four of them left, although the old man was a little disappointed, but he also understood the truth of shopping around, but he was confident that Yuan Fang and they would come back, because the price he gave was the lowest in previous years, and the quality of rubber was also the best in the local area.

That night, Yuan Fang discussed with Mo Zhiyuan and decided to go around other places tomorrow, and then decide where to buy and how much to buy. For rubber, Mo Zhiyuan really didn't know much about it, and they didn't know why Yuan Fang had a soft spot for this kind of thing.

Speaking of rubber, it is an untapped resource in this world, and it has not attracted the attention of the state. On the earth, rubber is widely used, such as rain boots, warm water bags, and elastic bands used in daily life; Surgeons' gloves, blood vessels, and various tires used in transportation in the medical and health industry; conveyor belts, conveyor belts, acid and alkali resistant gloves for industrial use; drainage and irrigation hoses and ammonia bags used in agriculture; sounding balloons for meteorological surveys; Sealing and shockproof equipment for scientific tests; aircraft, tanks, artillery, gas masks used in national defense; Even high-tech products such as rockets, artificial earth satellites and spacecraft are inseparable from natural rubber.

Here, because of the limitation of the level of processing, today's rubber is only rarely used in daily aspects, such as adding a layer of rubber plate between the soles, which is more comfortable to wear, such as rubber gloves, which have a good protective effect on some special occupations, such as those jobs that often deal with acids and alkalis all year round.

The slow development of rubber has led to the low price of rubber, or extremely low, and a rubber plate that is almost one meter square and five centimeters thick is only a few dozen yuan, which is good news for Yuan Fang, but for those rubber farmers, it is miserable, and the living standard is at the bottom.

The main use of rubber for Yuan Fang is still in the medical aspect, he plans to buy some high-quality rubber gloves, hose tourniquets, infusion tubes, etc., and also get some rubber plates that can be processed in the second shallow, used to make bottle stoppers, seals, etc., of course, Yuan Fang did not forget the bicycle plan, he also plans to purchase some general or even inferior quality rubber to make solid tires for bicycles, as for whether the rubber processing technology here can meet Yuan Fang's requirements, it remains to be considered.

That night, everyone slept beautifully, and the next morning, Yuan Fang and Ren Fei got up to wash, and they were going out to inspect the market today.

After breakfast, Yuan Fang and his party left the station and walked around the Lost Village for a whole day, until Yuan Fang's legs were about to cramp before going back.

After a break after dinner, Yuan Fang and Ren Fei went to the rubber farmer's house they saw at the beginning, stayed all night, and early the next morning, Yuan Fang came back complacent to make up for sleep.

The rubber farmer's surname is Lin, the old man's name is Lin Geng, as he said before, it is quite prestigious in the local rubber industry, and the ancestral rubber processing technology is a local leader, but the process of rubber processing is quite complicated, so the price is relatively high, and the use of rubber is mostly in the daily aspect, the requirements for rubber quality are not very outstanding, so his price has lost its market competitiveness, and almost no one cares about the rubber collected and made every year, which is one of the reasons why so much rubber liquid is wasted.

This night, Yuan Fang and Lin Geng chatted a lot and learned a lot, such as shallow processing and shaping of rubber sheets after cutting, including changing the shape of rubber blocks, stretching, flattening, honeycomb removal and other simple techniques. As for the ingredients added to the rubber, Lin Geng didn't say, and Yuan Fang didn't ask, this is someone's trade secret.

Generally speaking, the shelf life of natural rubber is about half a year to a year, and Lin Geng can keep the rubber for one and a half to two years without deterioration through some means and adding ingredients, in contrast, it improves the utilization time and is more cost-effective.

After a night of detailed discussions, Yuan Fang finally placed an order without hesitation, customized a batch of rubber gloves and rubber tubes thick with little fingers, plus some high-quality rubber plates and some specially processed medium-grade rubber plates, and suddenly spent the only remaining two taels of silver, Yuan Fang's only requirement is that these rubbers can withstand high temperatures, in this regard, Lin Geng promised that there should be a way to solve it.

Last night, Yuan Fang and Ren Fei went to Lin Geng's house, Mo Zhiyuan and a few people discussed it, and felt that rubber did not have much economic value, so they decided to buy less and go back to see the sales, this time, Mo Zhiyuan's main target was silk.

At noon the next day, Mo Zhiyuan and his entourage set off and rushed to Suli County in the northwest, also known as Mulberry County, where almost every family raised silkworms and then processed textiles, which was one of the main production areas of silk in the empire.