After returning to the mansion, Zhao Han was overjoyed, "Fourth brother, you are back. It has been twenty-six days since you last came back. You are too cruel. Also, the guards in the barracks are too bad." , every time I give you clothes, Jian Niang is not allowed in, you must teach them a lesson!"
"Humph, you are indeed heartless. You are only a few steps away from home. Will you die if you come back and see me!?" Qian Duo looked strangely at the side.
Then Zhao Fei also said leisurely, "Fourth brother, you are the crown prince. We can just leave the military training to the generals. Look, you have turned black."
"Is it dark?" Zhao Mengqi touched his face, "Jian Niang, look at it, is Fourth Brother dark?"
Zhao Jian held his face seriously, looking left and right, "Hehe, fifth sister lied to you. Jian Niang thinks fourth brother is more handsome."
Zhao Feng couldn't help but slap Zhao Chan on the head, but she didn't use any force. She scolded, "Silly Chan mother..."
"Hehe, Ms. Jian is not stupid, she just never deceives Fourth Brother!" Zhao Jian leaned in her brother's arms and smiled proudly, "Fourth Brother, when you come back this time, just stay a few more days."
Zhao Mengqi rubbed his sister's head, thought for a moment, and still didn't plan to lie to her, "Jian Niang, I'm sorry, fourth brother is going to disappoint you. I have to go on a long trip tomorrow, but I will be back soon. By then Can I take you to watch the Cuju competition?"
"What? Going on a far journey? Where are you going!? I want to go too!" Zhao Yan was surprised at first, then confused, and finally determined.
"I want to go too!" Qian Duo responded sweetly. After saying this, he realized that his ears started to feel hot and he forced himself to defend himself, "I don't want to follow you, but...it's too boring to stay in the house!"
Zhao Mengqi couldn't help but roll his eyes at her, "Haha, you never went out when I was not in the house? What a liar!"
Qian Duo was choked and couldn't answer, but his eyes were very stubborn, and he put his hands on his waist, "Humph!"
"Fourth brother, you can't leave me behind." Zhao Fei looked calm.
"Why are you just joining in the fun!?" Zhao Mengqi was also unhappy with her.
Zhao Fei narrowed her eyes and said, "Fourth brother, my father probably doesn't know that you are going to travel far away..."
***, this is a ruthless character!
In the face of absolute power, Zhao Mengqi chose to follow his heart, "Okay, okay, I've convinced you!"
What is this thing called? It was as if I was sending a bridesmaid group to Wanwan.
Going out in this day and age, you can't just leave. There are still a lot of things to prepare, so you can only wait until the next day to leave.
Now that he has returned to his home, Zhao Mengqi also went to the craftsman's place.
The carriage has already been built in its ninth version, and progress is being made every time. However, Zhao Mengqi feels that the bogie needs to be improved, and the shock absorption is still not that good.
After the test ride, I made several targeted suggestions. Seeing that the wheels had not changed much, I couldn't help but ask again, "Hasn't the Eucommia gum been produced yet?"
Craftsman Xu, who was responsible for researching Eucommia gum, felt ashamed, "Your Highness, I searched all the drug stores in Lin'an. Although I found a lot of gum made from Eucommia ulmoides, they are all hard and easy to break. They can be softened by heating, but It becomes hard again when it gets cold, so I can’t make the tires you mentioned.”
After saying that, he took a piece of yellow amber and handed it to Zhao Mengqi.
"Is this Eucommia gum?" Zhao Mengqi looked through it and felt a bit like rosin, which was indeed very hard.
"No, I clearly remember that this has very similar properties to rubber. Wait, vulcanization! Vulcanization... Yes, yes, yes, you try adding sulfur to cook it. If it doesn't work, just add sulfur when the raw rubber is boiled. Experimental comparison I’ve told you the method before, try it often and don’t be afraid to spend money!”
The reason why Zhao Mengqi is willing to produce this Eucommia gum at all costs is not just for wheels. Later generations will understand the significance of rubber. However, rubber trees are still far away in America, but Eucommia ulmoides is not uncommon in China and has been used as a traditional Chinese medicine for a long time.
Without chemical extraction, the yield is naturally very low, but at least it can solve the problem. I believe that with the wisdom of the Chinese people, as long as they point out the direction, there will be a way to gradually solve the problem.
By the way, chemistry!
Aren’t the Taoist priests these days just interested in chemistry?
Rather than letting them make elixirs to harm others and themselves, it is better to capture them and dedicate themselves to science!
Zhao Mengqi had just finished dealing with the monk and started again (this chapter is not finished yet!)
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Ready to extend his black hand to the immortals.
After looking at the carriage, I moved on to other things, such as distilling liquor, making sugar, and purifying salt, which have been relatively successful, and are now researching large-scale production processes.
In addition, coking coal, bone china, and cement have basically been successful, but the quality still cannot meet Zhao Mengqi's requirements and needs to be improved.
The remaining projects were more or less promising, and Zhao Mengqi did not rush them. After all, without a theoretical foundation, relying solely on experimental methods is more luck-based.
As for gunpowder, there is no need to try this, because Zhao Mengqi remembers the best formula. However, the purity of raw materials in this era is not high, and the effect is still somewhat deviated, but it is not a big problem.
There is another thing that is quite beyond Zhao Mengqi's expectation. Jia Ji seems to really like doing science. Moreover, he is not interested in any one subject, but he has contact with every category and sincerely learns about it. The old craftsmen were studying and asking for advice. They were not in the mansion at this time. It is said that they took the initiative to go to the iron yard.
Overall, Zhao Mengqi was quite satisfied. Although it cost a lot of money and had burned 300,000 yuan in the past two months, he thought it was worth it.
When he returned to the back house, he found that the three girls had packed a lot of luggage.
Zhao Feng was the most exaggerated. There were six cages, which required two oxcarts to pull.
Qian Duo is slightly less, that is, slightly, five and a half boxes. There is a smaller one, so give her half...
Zhao Han doesn't have many boxes, just two, but there are a lot of pets!
Not to mention cats and dogs, there is also a myna, a pair of small turtles, koi carp in a porcelain tank, rabbits, crickets...
"You! Is this moving!? One! Each person only needs to bring one!" Zhao Mengqi had to keep a straight face, "Don't forget, I won't bring the maid or servant this time!"
The three little ladies immediately jumped into action, acting coquettishly, scolding, and threatening, and used various methods to intensively bombard Zhao Mengqi.
Although a hero may not have a hard time being a beauty, a man really can't handle the women he is close to, and there are three of them!
Compromise, Zhao Mengqi once again made a humiliating compromise, doubling the limit and allowing each person to bring two.
In the evening, Gu Qing sent Hou Tao over.
"Your Highness, I would like to remind you that if you decide to go to Wujiang, please let a humble person accompany you. Firstly, it will protect your safety. Secondly, it will be more convenient in case you need anything."
"Okay, but only you can stay with me. The others can stay with Chang Geng's East Fifth Class."
Zhao Mengqi did not refuse this, and safety guarantees must be provided.
The East Fifth Class is Ban Zhi in front of the palace. There are more than 400 people. They are responsible for the imperial guards of Prince Yan's Palace. Chang Geng will be followed by a hundred people in casual clothes on this trip.
Originally, Huang Gou also strongly requested to accompany him, but Zhao Mengqi firmly refused and asked him to stay in the palace, so he pushed Dr. Chong to Zhao Mengqi's side.
Early the next morning, Zhao Mengqi and his party of twenty people came to the canal two miles north of the palace, boarded an arranged official ship, passed the canal, and headed for Wujiang.
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