"Didn't His Majesty ask us to come to the imperial study to discuss matters? But this...?"
After Ying Feiyu announced the end of the court, he turned around and walked towards the back hall.
But Wang Ben and others couldn't do it. They had to wait for the petty officials lined up at the back of the main hall to turn around and leave the Qilin Hall before they could come out.
After leaving the main hall, Mingde led us all the way!
After a while, several people realized that something was wrong. This was not the way to the Royal Study Room at all, but the direction of Guanghua Hall. They couldn't help but ask!
"It's His Majesty's order. Just come with me!"
Mingde bowed and continued to make a gesture of invitation.
Several people looked suspicious, and after looking at each other, they could only follow.
Mingde is His Majesty's personal servant. He has been with His Majesty for seven years and he doesn't know how to make small moves.
I guess His Majesty had ulterior motives, so he asked them to go to Guanghua Palace!
Follow Mingde, twist and turn, and arrive at the main hall of Guanghua Hall.
However, no one else saw Ying Feiyu here!
The old guys were confused and looked at each other, "Where is your Majesty?"
"Several ministers can come with me!"
Mingde still led the way politely.
After passing through the main hall and arriving at the pavilion in the back garden, the veterans finally saw Ying Feiyu!
When I got closer, I saw something was being played on the stone table!
"Didn't His Majesty want to summon me to wait in the imperial study to discuss matters?"
Wang Ben asked suspiciously, and at the same time his curious eyes fell on the stone table.
There was a pile of small wooden sticks placed on it.
The sticks are almost the same size, and there is a dark red substance on one end. I don’t know what it is!
"Don't worry about that, take a look at this first!"
Ying Feiyu picked up a small wooden stick and lightly scratched it on another cardboard shell painted with dark red paint. The small wooden stick was directly ignited.
"this……?"
When the veterans saw this, their jaws almost dropped.
Two seemingly inconspicuous little things, gently rubbing together, can actually ignite sparks?
"This is called a match!"
Looking at the shocked expressions of the veterans, Ying Feiyu smiled proudly.
"matches?"
The veterans repeated it in unison.
They had never heard of this new word!
"That's right...!"
Ying Feiyu nodded firmly and continued: "In the past, it was necessary to bring fire sticks or flints to make a fire. Not to mention the effort, it was still unclear whether it could be lit! But this match I recently researched is different. It only takes a light stroke. , the fire appeared immediately!"
After saying that, he picked up another one from the stone table and lightly scratched it on the cardboard coated with red phosphorus and other chemicals, and the fire appeared again!
During these years of time travel, he always focused on the general direction and ignored these small details in life.
Moreover, inside the palace, it was just getting dark, and someone had already lit all the oil lamps in the palace early, so he didn't need to worry at all!
After I changed the light bulb, I ignored it even more!
It wasn't until the last time he grilled fish in Mount Tai that he realized how difficult it was to make a fire. He thought he must develop matches to make it easier for the people!
In fact, the method of making matches is not difficult. As long as you understand the method, even the alchemist who used to make elixirs for Zha Daddy can make them!
Match heads are made of potassium chlorate, sulfur, rosin and other chemical raw materials! And match skin is made of red phosphorus and antimony oxide on cardboard! There is a section of paraffin on the matchstick. After the two are burned by friction, the paraffin assists the combustion, allowing the fire to continue burning along the matchstick!
All these things were available in the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He ordered people to take some of them and started testing them in the garden.
Mix the various raw materials thoroughly according to the proportion, then dip the match stick soaked in paraffin, dry it, and the match head is made.
Match skin is even simpler, just brush the prepared ingredients on the cardboard and dry it in the sun!
These things had just dried out today, so after the morning session, he hurried over to take a look and called the old guys by the way!
Before the old guys arrived, he had already tried it in advance, it could burn easily, and he had successfully developed it!
"Your Majesty, it is much more convenient to use this thing to make a fire than fire sticks and flints!"
“Who needs flint when we have this thing?”
"Yes! If this thing can be promoted, it will be much more convenient for the people!"
"If His Majesty hadn't often promoted technology, we would have thought it was magic...!"
After the old guys were shocked, they said in surprise.
"That's right! People's lives are closely related to fire. Having matches can provide many conveniences!"
Ying Feiyu nodded.
That's what he makes matches for!
In this era, there was no gas, let alone induction cookers and electric woks.
The people's three meals a day depended on lighting fires and cooking pots.
It takes a long time to make a fire every time!
When matches are put on the market in large quantities, it will be much more convenient for ordinary people!
"I wonder when matches will be mass-produced? I will definitely buy more by then!"
"Yes, it can be lit so easily, so I must have more in my house!"
"And I……!"
The old guys are so impatient. Every time they see something new, they look eager.
This was also the reason why Ying Feiyu called them here.
Seeing the excited expressions of the veterans makes me feel full of accomplishment!
"No, no, no! Don't rush yet!"
However, Zhang Han frowned, quietly tugged on the clothes corners of the other old guys, and winked at them crazily.
I can eat a hundred beans without feeling fishy.
I had told you early on to ask about the price when buying His Majesty’s things, but I forgot about it when I bought the air conditioner, and I suffered a loss!
This time Match said that he could not be fooled again.
Convenience is convenience, but what if His Majesty offers a sky-high price?
A match disappears with a "swish" sound, isn't it the same as burning money?
"Ahem... um... don't worry, your Majesty has just developed the matches and has not mass-produced them. You have to ask the price before making a reservation!"
After winking for a long time, but the other old guys didn't react, Zhang Han gave a warning and emphasized the words "ask about the price" with extra emphasis.
"oh……"
After saying this, Wang Ben and others immediately understood.
fortunately! fortunately! I almost made the same mistake again and damaged my wallet!
"Ha ha……"
Seeing the scared expressions of the veterans, Ying Feiyu laughed without hiding it.
"Hehe! That... Your Majesty! I wonder how much these matches cost?"
Zhang Han knew that his performance just now was a little too anxious, and his majesty saw through his mind.
So with a smile on his face, he asked awkwardly!
"Matches cost ten cents!"
Ying Feiyu spit out a number with a smile on his face.
"Shiwen?"
The old goods were shocked again when they heard the price.
Since your Majesty came to Xianyang, except for paper and newspapers, this is the cheapest one, right?
"Such a convenient thing only costs ten cents?"
"Lao Zhang, you are too careful. For such a small thing, no matter how high the price is, how high can it be?"
"that is……!"
After learning the price, the veterans heaved a sigh of relief and began to complain about Zhang Han.
They were so nervous that they seemed very stingy even if they didn't say anything!
