Chapter 788: Rising Chemicals
The solemn atmosphere in the court hall was lightened by the progress made by Lu Tong. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
At the same time as the development of industry and commerce in Chongqing, officials in Qingzhou also began to gradually accept the reforms that were taking place, and in order to keep up with Xiao Ming's footsteps, many officials usually went to Qingzhou University to study to learn about various new things that appeared in Qingzhou.
This subtle change made Xiao Ming very satisfied, but it was not too satisfied, because there is still a force in the current Great Chongqing Kingdom that is preventing the wheel of history from rolling forward, and that is Confucianism.
Therefore, after the decree of the reform of the law became perfect, he was measuring how to turn the backward force of Confucianism into a force that urged the advance of the Great Chongqing Kingdom.
This thought flashed through Xiao Ming's mind, and he still focused his attention on the current chemical industry.
He said to his ministers: "Since Lu Tong has finally built the first sulfuric acid workshop in the Great Chongqing Kingdom, why don't we all go and have a look with me." ”
"Yes, Your Majesty." The ministers bowed down and replied, they were accustomed to this, and now any breakthrough in science and technology in the Great Yu Kingdom, their emperor will take them to observe.
"Lead the way!", Xiao Ming said to Lu Tong.
With that, he and Qian Dafu got up and walked out, and the ministers followed him out of the council hall.
Under the guidance of Lu Tong, they went out of Qingzhou City to the workshop area, and in the chemical area of the workshop area, they saw the sulfuric acid workshop that had been built.
Along the way, Lu Tong did not forget to educate officials about what sulfuric acid is and what it does.
In contemporary times, many people know that this sulfuric acid has a disfiguring effect, but they do not know that this sulfuric acid is widely used in industry.
First of all, sulfuric acid can be used to produce chemical fertilizers, which is the fertilizer field powder, that is, ammonium sulfate, needs to interact with sulfuric acid, and the reaction of phosphate rock and sulfuric acid can also obtain a fertilizer called phosphate lime or general calcium, but to produce these two fertilizers, a large amount of sulfuric acid needs to be digested.
Because of this, Xiao Ming had no choice but to use soil fertilizer, and now that sulfuric acid is industrialized, he can try industrial fertilizer.
In addition to the production of chemical fertilizers, sulfuric acid plays a great role in the smelting industry, and the refining of many metals requires sulfuric acid to dissolve, especially the rust that needs to be cleared of the performance of steel before cold rolling, cold drawing and stamping in the industry.
In addition, sulfuric acid is also used in the rubber production industry, and now Lutong has opened the door to many industries at once, so that these industries can be realized.
The ministers were half-understood, but they were also quite shocked in their hearts, because judging from Lu Tong's spitting appearance, they were enough to judge the importance of this matter.
When the ministers were listening to Lu Tong's explanation, Xiao Ming had already walked around the lead room.
Generally speaking, the lead chamber method is to pass the mixed gas containing sulfur dioxide gas, oxygen and water vapor through several lead chambers at a temperature of 300 to 500 degrees Celsius, and in the lead chamber, the sulfur dioxide is fully oxidized to sulfuric acid.
The lead chamber is used because the diluted sulfuric acid is highly corrosive, so the equipment needs to be made of lead.
The source of sulphur dioxide is calcined iron sulphide ore, or sulphur is used directly.
Xiao Ming came not only to observe, but also to check whether Lu Tong was doing it right, and now it seems that Lu Tong has successfully mastered the lead room method.
He said to Lu Tong: "Since sulfuric acid can be industrialized, this industrial nitric acid will be successfully established." ”
"Your Majesty, this is what the lower officials are going to do next." Lu Tong said that in the past five or six years of study, Lu Tong has become more and more proficient in chemistry, and many things have been integrated.
Now that sulfuric acid is industrialized, he can industrialize the production of sulfuric acid from sulfuric acid and saltpeter.
Xiao Ming nodded, everything he experienced was actually the process of the national industrial system from scratch, once the industrial foundation was solidified, science and technology could be rapidly improved.
Otherwise, all knowledge and theories in front of you will be of no use at all.
Now the breakthrough in the chemical industry will make the industry of Dayu country be upgraded again, especially in the rubber industry, after all, according to the agreed time, this Brandon should also transport the rubber to Dayu country.
Once he had rubber, he could produce something incredible.
After observing the sulfuric acid workshop with the ministers, Xiao Ming commended the students who participated in the construction of the sulfuric acid workshop.
Today's industrial prosperity in Dayu is often related to his original incentive policies, and now more and more scholars are entering Qingzhou University, hoping to obtain knighthoods and land for their achievements in science.
Of course, the ministers were also worried that in the future, the land of the Great Yu Kingdom would be unsealed, but this was exactly what Xiao Ming was aiming for.
Because he could rightfully give them the land he had taken from them, so that they could go and build a colony.
For example, the land of the Golden Horde is now more vast than the land of the Great Chongqing State, and there are Siberian snowfields in the far north.
Through the Bering Strait, he can also enter Alaska, and then the rich land of North America, so he is not worried about not being able to seal it, but only about not having enough people to seal it.
"Can't relax, I'm waiting for you to establish a complete chemical system!"
Xiao Ming patted Lu Tong on the shoulder, the so-called revolution has not yet succeeded, and comrades still need to work hard.
Lu Tong's eyes flashed with excitement, and the success of the sulfuric acid industry gave him great confidence, and he said: "The lower officials will not live up to the emperor's trust." “
Nodding, Xiao Ming and the ministers left the workshop area, and now they still have a lot of things to do.
The Golden Horde, the hukou system, the encouragement of fertility, and the migration of the population, each of these four decrees was not an easy task.
Returning to Qingzhou City, Xiao Ming and the officials dispersed.
After returning to Xingyuan, he specially called Wang Xuan over, there were some things in the court that were inconvenient to say, and he needed to talk to Wang Xuan alone.
"Your Majesty, the King of Chu did this, but the emperor didn't go south, wouldn't it be a problem to raise tigers, as the so-called outside must first settle inside." Wang Xuan was a little puzzled.
When Xiao Ming heard this, he laughed lightly, "Even if France gives it to him, the King of Chu will not be able to catch up with the development of the six states, and as time goes by, the gap between them will become bigger and bigger, and according to the account books provided by Li Kaiyuan, eighty percent of the goods in Qingzhou have been sold to the south in the past year." “
"Eighty percent!" Wang Xuan was a little surprised.
Xiao Ming nodded, "I'm also a little incredible, but this is a fact, the north has been broken, and the people's livelihood has not yet recovered, if the south is broken again, where will this commodity be sold?" Goryeo is a market, but how can it compare to the rich south. ”
"I see, no wonder the emperor will always tolerate King Chu." Wang Xuan sighed.