Chapter 352 Whether Today or Tomorrow's Ass Matters

In the past two days, Yang Reform has been waiting for the latest news from Shaanxi, and the whole thing is a torturous process, staring at the sand table in a daze every day, what is happening in Shaanxi, what is happening in Shaanxi, what is happening in Shaanxi, not visible, intangible, what happened in Shaanxi, even if it is seven hundred miles in an emergency, it still takes several days to send the news to the capital, and now, it is only twenty-five, what happened on the twenty-three, even if he is the emperor, don't think about any faster way to know the news.

After a few days and nights of hard work, the ministers did everything they had to do, and it was useless to stay here, and Yang Reform also told them to disperse. Yang Reform stood in front of the sand table in a daze, there is no way, in this world without a telegraph, no telephone, and no Internet, the distance of the world is really big, I have never felt how far Shaanxi is from me, I have never felt how far from one place in China to another, in the Ming Dynasty four hundred years ago, Yang Reform personally experienced the size of the world, and the global village was a myth to the people of the Ming Dynasty.

The platform attendants are nervously simulating the possibility of rebellion in various parts of Shaanxi, and formulating a plan, nervous and busy, but in Yang Reform's view, before there is further news, these are all in vain.

Wang Chengen shook his head and looked at the emperor, the emperor hadn't eaten well or slept well for several days, although there were a lot of ice cubes arranged in this platform, which was quite cool, but the emperor was probably still very anxious, his brows had been locked, and the red bloodshot in his eyes told Wang Chengen that the emperor had not rested enough and was very tired.

"Your Majesty, why don't you eat a piece of watermelon first, chilled." Wang Chengen wanted to use something to divert the emperor's attention, and the emperor had been in a daze for the platform for a morning.

Yang Gai had something in his heart, and he was restless, so he took the watermelon casually and took a few bites. And then still in a daze on this sand table, the matter of Shaanxi is too involved, if it is not handled well, it will be his own nightmare, and the matter of wild boar skin is not worth mentioning compared to Shaanxi.

Wang Chengen was disappointed, his plan fell through, and the emperor was still in a daze at the platform.

After a while, Wang Chengen came up with another idea, maybe he could "save" the emperor from his daze on the platform.

"Your Majesty, there is something I don't know whether to say or not." Wang Chengen tried every means to disturb the emperor, because the emperor was always in a daze at the platform, Wang Chengen felt that this was not a good thing for him, and he was afraid that the emperor would have demons and hysteria.

Most of Yang Reform's mind was still thinking about Shaanxi, thinking about what else happened in history, so as to prepare countermeasures, and only a small half of his mind was paying attention to what Wang Chengen said.

"Your Majesty, do you remember, that Li Yanyi? Is that the cook who refines the oil? Wang Chengen really had no choice, so he brought this kind of trivial matter to the emperor, hoping to attract the emperor's attention.

"Li Yanyi? Cook? Refining? Yang Gengai spent a little time outside, and asked half-asleep and half-awake.

"Back to Your Majesty, yes, it's the cook who refines oil, saying that he is the one who can help His Majesty refine oil, he said that he has refined the oil that His Majesty wants to refine, which can be used to light lamps, and I want to ask Your Majesty to visit it......"

Yang reform's thoughts, most of which have come back, are used to think about Wang Chengen's words, has the oil been refined? Is it that simple? In Yang Reform's eyes, a trace of essence burst out, what can oil do, Yang Reform knows, and naturally pays special attention to it.

"This is coming out?" Yang's spirit of reform suddenly grew a notch.

"Back to Your Majesty, according to that Li Yanyi, it came out, it is said that the fierce fire oil, no, oil, can indeed be refined into oil that can be used as lamp oil, Li Yanyi said, he has found a way, and wants to invite His Majesty to go to the imperial ......" Wang Chengen saw that the emperor was quite concerned about this thing, and breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that this news is good, the emperor attaches great importance to it, and wants to break the emperor's daze, it seems that there is a drama this time.

"I didn't expect that this guy is still a talent, so he will refine the oil?" Yang Reform Actually, it is hard to imagine that at the end of the Ming Dynasty, there would be people who knew how to refine oil, but they didn't expect that before their bounty was sent out, someone ran to tell him that he would refine oil, as for the principle, it also made Yang Reform fall through the glasses, can refine lard, why can't he refine oil, since it is all oil, there must be a common place, oil is obtained from the ground, but it is mixed with some mud, dirty, it is not good to use it for stir-frying, but it is enough to use it as lamp oil, these "simple" can no longer be "simple" The words and theories made Yang Reform dumbfounded, this is the guy who refines oil with Li Yanyi, as for his raw materials, it is just the fierce fire oil used to defend the city, these are used as weapons, and now, they are all given to Li Yanyi. ,

"Your Majesty wants to see it?" Wang Chengen hopes that the emperor will walk around and change the environment, the emperor has been in a daze for a few days in the sand table of Shaanxi, and his eyes are also full of bloodshots, Wang Chengen is afraid that the emperor will not be able to bear it if he goes on like this.

"Look, look." Yang reform can't wait, what can oil do, as a descendant, naturally know, in addition to being able to produce all kinds of oil, can produce Shuo materials, there is also an important use, chemical fertilizer, this thing is simply God's golden thigh for human beings, the yield per mu has increased several times, all rely on chemical fertilizer urging, of course, Yang reform now, does not expect to be able to research chemical fertilizer, it is enough to turn oil into lamp oil, not for anything else, is to increase some labor jobs, reduce the pressure on Shaanxi, not for anything else, Shaanxi that place, can scoop out oil from the ground.

Although the sun was quite scorching, Yang Reform was not afraid at all, which was completely different from the previous performance of being afraid of heat, and led a group of people to Li Yanyi's "oil refining workshop".

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On the edge of the Taiye Pool, he found a place where Li Yanyi was refining oil, because this guy was "playing with fire", so the people in the inner court found him a place where he could put out the fire in time, this place was close to the inner school field, and it could be regarded as being with the group of people who played with fire, so as not to frighten the nobles in the palace.

Li Yanyi has been waiting for a long time, and he sent the news to him, just when the matter of Shaanxi came, so as soon as the news was sent in, it was like a mud cow entering the sea, and there was no news, Li Yanyi, who was already a little disappointed, was overjoyed when he heard the news that the emperor was coming, he was going to be developed, developed.

"Grass people Li Yanyi knock to see my emperor, long live, long live, long live." Li Yanyi kowtowed very seriously, the emperor is his everything, his hope.

Yang Reform didn't talk nonsense at all, and asked directly: "Li Yanyi, I heard that you have refined the lamp oil?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the grass people have indeed refined lamp oil, which can definitely be used to light lamps, there is no problem at all." Li Yanyi replied with great certainty.

"Okay, okay, okay, show me your sample? Let's talk about how you made it, if it's true, I'll be rewarded. Yang Reform is quite happy, this news, in Yang Reform's view, is more valuable than killing thousands of wild boar skins, because just this lamp oil industry, can feed I don't know how many people, but also feed the people in that place in Shaanxi, which is undoubtedly a very meaningful thing in this specific period at the end of the Ming Dynasty, far more important than a little military victory.

Li Yanyi carefully took out a porcelain jar and brought it up.

A eunuch took it, opened the jar, looked at it, smelled it, and said: "Your Majesty, this seems to smell ......, I'm afraid it's poisonous ......" As soon as the eunuch's words fell, the guards immediately surrounded him, pressed Li Yanyi, unloaded his arm, and didn't let Li Yanyi move, good guy, dare to show the emperor poison, it's just a shame.

Li Yanyi immediately screamed like a pig.

Fortunately, Yang Reform is a traverser, and he has seen kerosene, diesel, gasoline and other oils, and he has some knowledge, and said, "Wait, I will take a look." ”

"But, Your Majesty, it smells, I'm afraid it's poisonous......" said the eunuch embarrassed.

"Bring it ......"

When the eunuch saw that the emperor couldn't help but say, he had to hand it over. Yang Gai took the jar and looked inside, there was some turbid oil, and he smelled it from a distance, and there was the special smell of petroleum products.

"Okay, let him go, it's not some poison, it should be like this when the oil is refined" Yang Reform is not sure that this must be kerosene, I haven't dealt with kerosene for too long, maybe this is diesel, maybe it's a mixture of kerosene, diesel, maybe gasoline and other oils, anyway, it's refined from oil, Yang Reform didn't expect to refine pure kerosene or diesel, as long as it was used as lamp oil.

The guards let go of Li Yanyi, and after letting go, Li Yanyi's unloaded hand was picked up by the guards again, and it took a while to recover, his face was already pale with fright, his face was sweaty, and he looked at Yang Reform in fear, and he was very grateful.

"Back to Your Majesty, this is really lamp oil, when the small one is refined from the fierce fire oil, it is like this, the small one uses it to light the lamp, it is indeed possible, no problem, it is very bright and ......, and the small one does not have the courage to murder His Majesty" Li Yanyi explained fearfully.

"Well, okay, let's see." Yang Gai said.

Li Yanyi's hand that was removed by the guards had already recovered, and with some trembling, he poured the oil in the porcelain jar into an oil lamp, and then lit the wick, and the lamp was lit. ,

Li Yanyi's frightened pale face was even more frightened, this is the effect of lighting the lamp in broad daylight, if the emperor can't look at it and lie to him, I'm afraid that the head will not be guaranteed, the impression that the guards gave him just now is too profound, the emperor's authority really made Li Yanyi feel the threat of death.

"Yes, yes, it's a bit interesting, Li Yanyi, tell me, how do you refine this oil?" Yang Reform saw it, and has already determined that this thing is a petroleum product, as for kerosene, lamp oil, gasoline, and diesel, Yang Reform is not sure, looking at the liquid, it is still very turbid, which should be the reason for the impurity of refining, but as long as it can be used, as for the rest, Yang Reform does not intend to be too demanding. [Oil can actually be burned directly as a torch, but the smoke is relatively large and harmful to people. 】

Speaking of this, Li Yanyi became normal, these days, he has been doing this day and night, refining oil as a cook, and using the theory of being a cook.

"Back to Your Majesty, this, in fact, is simple, the grass people see this fierce fire oil, no, oil, but the oil is poured into the muddy field, mixed with more mud, so, the small one treats it as a dead pig and a rotten dog rotten in the mud pond, directly refining this oil by refining the method, I didn't expect it, it is really similar to refining lard, refining and refining, this oil he is layered, the slag is below, the brighter oil is on the top, and the lard is a reason, when the grass people are refining, they find that this is not covered, and the last oil is gone, The grass people felt that this had something to do with steaming rice, when steaming rice, the lid was not covered firmly, and the rice would not be cooked if it ran out of gas, so the grass people used cloth strips to surround the lid to prevent it from leaking, and then pressed the lid with a big stone, but they didn't expect that this oil was much easier to refine, and there were more than a dozen bottles of clear oil, and the small ones had been refined more than a dozen bottles, all of which could be used as lamp oil...... "Li Yanyi used his unique oil refining theory to tell how to refine oil.

When Yang Gengai heard this, he wanted to laugh, laughing at the pioneer of the oil industry, who would actually be a cook; Second, the refining of oil is actually the same as refining lard; Sanxiao himself was in the late Ming Dynasty, and he could actually engage in the oil industry, although the method of soil can no longer be soiled.

Yang Reform sighed with emotion, the wisdom of the ancient working people really cannot be underestimated.

"Okay, since you can refine it, then it's good, by the way, you go to Liulizhai in two days, where to buy some glass tubes, glass jars, glass bottles, so that you can observe the refining process of this oil, see how the oil is divided into different levels, in addition, buy more thermometers in Liulizhai, see how much temperature has an impact on petroleum refining, record the law, this oil, you have to refine, you have to find a solution as soon as possible, I have a great use, this time, you have merit, I will reward you with a Jinyi Wei hundred households, hehe, this is a genuine brand, sons and grandsons can be mixed in the Jinyi Wei......" Yang Gai smiled, this Li Yanyi is an official fan, at the beginning, he also asked himself if the Jinyi Wei Baihu was hereditary.

Li Yanyi's mouth opened wide, looking at a loss, this is the Jinyi Wei Baihu? This is the official?

"Congratulations to Li Baihu, now, you are also an official, and your wishes have come true, don't you thank you?" Wang Chengen said with a smile that he has always had a good impression of those who followed the emperor.

Li Yanyi reacted at this time, and immediately fell to the ground and kowtowed to thank him.

"Okay, Li Yanyi, you have to continue to work hard, strive to find a way to refine lamp oil on a large scale, dare to innovate, dare to think of a way, dare to think and dare to do, this is your true color, if you don't dare to think and dare to do, now, you are still a cook, but now, you are already a hundred households in Jinyi, understand? Don't be afraid...... Do you know how much lamp oil and how many candles I burn every year in the Ming Dynasty, this business is a big business, if you can succeed, I will reward you with some shares, so that your children and grandchildren will have no worries about food and clothing. Yang Reform said with a smile.

Li Yanyi is thankful again, kowtow again, and cry tears, the emperor's grace is vast, and it is not only that he has no worries about food and clothing in this life, but his sons and grandchildren are all settled.

Out of Li Yanyi's "oil refining workshop", Yang Reform pondered, this oil industry, estimated, has to step up, no longer need to transport oil to the capital, have to refine oil in the oil producing areas, this industry, has to develop, is to solve the problem of Shaanxi in the late Ming Dynasty, perhaps, in the future will be extracted from the oil fertilizer is not necessarily, if that, fertilizer, the "golden thigh" given to mankind by God, will have to be released in advance. ,

I thought about it for a while, I didn't have a clue, and I was worried about the latest news from Shaanxi, Yang Reform quickly returned to the platform, today is the twenty-fiveth, just two days after the summer vacation, even if there is news of the rebellion on the day of the summer in Shaanxi, it is impossible to come here today, count the days, Yang Reform shook his head, he is worrying blindly, even if what happened in Shaanxi, it is impossible for him to know, now, the only thing he can do is to wait for the news, since he is sitting there and waiting for the news, It's better to find something tangible to do.

Yang Reform looked at the boring platform, sighed, and said: "Big companion, go to Liulizhai ......" is useless on the platform, Yang Reform decided to get the lamp oil first, this lamp oil is out, and the horse lamp should be born.

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Shaanxi.

Zhou Yanru felt that his two strands were as hot as fire, which was injured by riding a horse, Xu Guangqi asked him to go to Ningxia Town on an errand, and asked him to go from Xi'an Mansion to Ningxia Town on the edge of the Yellow River in five or six days, a distance of 1,500 miles, and he Zhou Yanru had to run two or three hundred miles every day.

For this reason, he also deliberately asked Bi Zisu for convenience, got a lot of good horses, one person and two horses, and planned to ride in turn, to travel 300 miles a day, and strive to go to the Yellow River in Ningxia Town in five or six days, according to the instructions in his military book, to do two or three hundred miles a day, only one person can ride more, and one person can ride more than one, but traveling 300 miles a day is a dream that is out of reach.

Zhou Yanru was very frustrated, he also rode a horse for a day, and he changed horses and galloped, but it didn't seem to run far, this is completely different from the book of soldiers, the book is a book, the reality is actual, the person who wrote the book doesn't look at the reality at all, a lot of it is based on guessing, Zhou Yanru began to scold the person who wrote the book for writing what one person can ride for two or three hundred miles a day.

"Zhou Qianhu, where are you now? How far have we come today? Zhou Yanru's buttocks hurt hotly, but in order to maintain his official authority, he still sat on the chair, but he also sat on a side.

"Back to my lordship, today, we have walked one hundred and twenty miles, and today, we have arrived in Yongshou County." This Qianhu surnamed Zhou is actually just a deputy Qianhu, who followed Zhou Yanru, the deputy Qin, to run an errand, and when he heard his boss's question, he immediately came over to answer.

"Only a hundred and twenty miles? Why does this official feel that it has been a bumpy day? Zhou Yanru began to feel that his buttocks hurt, this bumpy method, he only ran a hundred and twenty miles? How do you get out of that 300 miles a day? Zhou Yanru began to scold in his heart that those who wrote books were irresponsible, scribbling, making up randomly, what kind of travel thousands of miles a day, chasing soldiers for thousands of miles, it was impossible, he had only walked one hundred and twenty miles, and he was already too tired to work, and his eyes were already dizzy. Walking 300 miles a day is impossible to accomplish no matter what.

This Zhou Qianhu is also complaining, they are Jingying, I thought that it should be a good errand to come out to be a guard for Qin, but I didn't expect that they would accompany this official to run one hundred and twenty miles a day, which really killed him, and also the lives of these guards.

"Answering people's words, walking one hundred and twenty miles a day, it is already very remarkable, this is still two horses to ride in turn, otherwise, the horse will definitely not be able to stand it, can run like this, it is already a rare elite soldier in the world can do it, if it is a little worse, it is impossible to go so far......" Although this Zhou Qianhu's butt is not as hot and painful as Zhou Yanru, it is not easy to run, running one hundred and twenty miles in this hot day, how difficult it is.

"What about three hundred miles a day?" Zhou Yanru asked that he could reach the Yellow River in Ningxia in five or six days after walking 300 miles a day.

"Three hundred miles a day? My lord, this is impossible, even the Mongolians, who are known for their speed, cannot travel three hundred miles a day, if this is the case, not only people can't stand it, even if there are two horses, I am afraid that I will have to run a lot of horses and ......, this is absolutely not good, it is absolutely impossible......" This Zhou Qianhu listened to Zhou Yanru's words, and was scared half to death, running three hundred miles a day, it is strange that the soldiers in his hands are not all scattered.

"Impossible? So what's the matter with the five-hundred-mile expedited and the eight-hundred-mile expedited? How can you run that far in a day? Zhou Yanru's buttocks hurt hotly, but he knew that if he couldn't get to the edge of the Yellow River within five days, he was afraid that Xu Guangqi would really give himself a little "surprise". He himself understands that if he dares to make a mistake, Xu Guangqi is willing to spare him, and the emperor will not spare him, the emperor is not a master who is easy to bluff, the emperor has many ways to rectify people, even if he does not rectify him, he is afraid that he will enter the cabinet in the future, it is impossible, compared with today's ass and the future ass in the future, Zhou Yanru is entangled.

"Ah, my lord, what you said is a post station, others are changing horses and not people, or changing horses and people, changing horses every thirty miles, so each horse can run at the fastest speed for thirty miles, like us, there are hundreds of people, long journeys, it is impossible to change a batch of horses in thirty miles, there are not so many horses in the post station at all, it is naturally impossible to run out of five hundred miles a day, my lord...... This, this is impossible...... "Zhou Qianhu began to complain about Zhou Yanru, just kidding, traveling 100 miles a day is not enough, preparing to travel 500 miles a day ......, are you preparing to die?"

Zhou Yanru became irritable, firstly because of the hot pain in his buttocks, and secondly, he had to arrive at the edge of the Yellow River within five days, and someone had already sent the news out in front of him with five hundred miles in an expedited manner, if he didn't arrive on time by then, he was afraid that there would be no good fruit to eat, according to this Zhou Qianhu, he could only travel one hundred and twenty miles a day, that is, at this rate, he would not think about the Yellow River in ten days.

Zhou Yanru began to struggle, what should he do, continue to move slowly with a large number of people? Ten days later, it reached the edge of the Yellow River; Or, with the help of the horses at the post station, change horses without changing people, and take a small number of people to the edge of the Yellow River first. Although the hot butt hurts uncomfortably, if you don't Bo Yibo now, I'm afraid that there will be no "seat" under this ass in the future, the ass is important now, or the ass is important in the future, Zhou Yanru is in a dilemma.