Tang Dynasty Mingyue Song Dynasty Pass

Chapter 184 Chemical Theory

The summer is hot, the afternoon sun is particularly glaring, the weather is a bit muggy, there is no wind in the courtyard, and a cluster of long green bamboo branches and bamboo leaves are not moving at the corner, Su Chen and Xu Qingwan put the desk table in the shade of the bamboo Fine salt that is ground while enjoying the cool air.

At noon, because the salt making was not completed, Xu Qingwan used this as an excuse to stay in Su's residence for lunch and tasted Su Chen's craftsmanship.

Several kinds of farmhouse stir-fries, as well as the practice of braised chicken, whet Xu Qingwan's appetite. She thought to herself that Qingqing's words were not wrong. The cooking method is the same, it doesn't look very beautiful, but it is very delicious.

In the afternoon, Su Chen finally made more than a catty of fine salt, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"You're done, how about it?"

Xu Qingwan watched Su Chen make Suji refined salt, the color was like snow, the grains were like sand, it looked very good.

"Is this refined salt? Sure enough, it's more delicate than the fine salt I bought in the market."

Su Chen smiled and said: "Not only does it look beautiful, but it also has no other peculiar smell when eaten. Using it for grilling and cooking will naturally taste better. The most important thing is that it is beneficial to the health of the people and can prolong life."

Xu Qingwan sighed: "If everyone in the Tang Kingdom eats this kind of refined salt, it will indeed be a good thing for the country and the people!"

After Su Chen heard the words, he nodded and said: "That's right, this technique of investigating things can improve people's livelihood. Although it doesn't seem like a great knowledge, nor is it a "metaphysical" knowledge theory, but it also has some chemical principles in it. There are also universal scientific truths that cannot simply be dismissed as vulgarities."

Xu Qingwan didn't have much feeling about craftsmen before, and she seldom paid attention to them. She was basically studying poetry, poetry and classical articles, all of which are Yangchun Baixue's knowledge. When she suddenly heard Su Chen's theory, she felt weird. But with a deep understanding, seeing it with his own eyes, he thinks that Su Chen's words are not unreasonable.

"Chemical principle, what is it?" Xu Qingwan grasped a word in Su Chen's words, and asked in confusion.

Su Chen pondered for a while, and said: "Gewu is a general term. I once learned Gewu from a mysterious teacher. He claimed to be a descendant of the Mohist school, and he called Gewu science, which is divided into chemistry, physics, and biology. Different categories, chemistry means chemical reactions between substances, such as melting, dissolution, etc. For example, Tianshuibi, which is used to dye cloth, is actually the chemical principle between different colors.”

"So that's how it is." Xu Qingwan immediately understood the meaning of the word "chemistry".

Su Chen smiled and said: "Believe it now, only when scholars have mastered the ability to study things can they truly apply what they have learned, and they are not only good at discussing and communicating with poetry. There is a great man who said it well, empty talk harms the country, and hard work rejuvenates the country If the talents of the Tang Dynasty all learn some knowledge about physics, some are good at chemistry, some are good at physics, some are good at biology, and some are proficient in astronomy, calendar and arithmetic, then the society can develop in an all-round way. The productivity is strong, and the material conditions of the people can be improved. Only when there is abundance and everyone has food and clothing can a prosperous world be realized.”

These principles are very simple and easy to understand, but in the Southern Tang Dynasty, they were already a novel theory of governing the country.

Xu Qingwan has studied the history books and regulations of the predecessors a lot, and has also studied some reform figures. Whether it is Legalism or Confucianism, when she was the prime minister of the court and presided over the reform of the government, no one ever mentioned this kind of thinking.It is very different from Li Kui's reform, Shang Yang's reform, Han Feizi's reform, Emperor Xiaowen's reform, and later Zhou Shizong's reform.

The most recent change in this era was Zhou Shizong's reform more than ten years ago. It was nothing more than absorbing the advantages of the ancient reforms, such as reducing exorbitant taxes and settling exiled peasants; severely punishing corrupt officials; rectifying the army, strengthening training, and strict military discipline.It simply and effectively promotes social stability, restores the economy, and greatly improves the combat effectiveness of the army.

But this kind of change is relatively simple, without a deeper change in the productivity of society, it is only to temporarily restore the stability of the people to a peaceful life from the chaos of war, to recuperate, to rectify the ranks of officials and the army, and nothing more.

"Unexpectedly, Mr. Su also has such a new view on reforms, Mr. Qing is highly talented, and Qingwan admires him!" Xu Qingwan couldn't help admiring a few words.

"Don't praise me, in fact, I also have selfish intentions, because only I can make this kind of Suji refined salt. As long as the imperial court allows me to do business and sell Suji refined salt, then my Su family will become the number one in the future. It's business, the wealth can rival the country, and the nine big families in Jiangzuo will be scum in front of me at that time!"

Xu Qingwan looked at Su Chen with a strange look in her eyes. She never expected him to talk about business affairs so bluntly. Ordinary great talents are ashamed to talk about business. They feel that it is very lowly and degrading to gentlemen!

"Does Bai Susu know what you think?" Xu Qingwan asked with a smile.

Naturally, Su Chen didn't dare to say that the Bai family is also a scumbag in front of Bai Susu, then his remaining [-] yuan might be hacked, so he smiled awkwardly: "Haha, I haven't discussed cooperation with her in detail yet, but, As long as there is money to be made, she will definitely be interested, Su Bai is a pair of cheap and cheap, invincible in the world!"

Xu Qingwan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Seeing that the talented Su, who she had admired for a long time, talked so loudly about how to make money and how to do business, it really overturned her perfect imagination of a talented Su in her heart!

In the past, when she was tossing and turning in the boudoir, fantasizing about Su Caizi with the quilt between her legs, he was a young and handsome man in a white robe and shirt, spotless, and wearing a flat square scarf. The sentences are inseparable from the poetic and literary talents, and when it comes to national affairs, the eloquence is eloquent, and they are all big theories of "governing the country like cooking small fresh food" and "helping the people to make the world safe", as if standing on the clouds, so radiant!

However, the talented Su in front of him is a living person, a scholar with novel ideas and unique behaviors. He is not only proficient in poetry and poetry, but also proficient in various arithmetic formulas and theories, knows how to study things and chemistry, and is simple. , while serving the country and the people, she also benefited others and herself, and was even keen on the way of doing business, which really broke the image in her dream.

"Okay, Miss Xu, I will continue to create operas for the Xiangyun Pavilion later, I'm afraid I won't be able to chat with you, do you want to..." Su Chen wanted to ask this talented girl Xu if she wanted to go back first, because she went to the Su Mansion I stayed from morning to afternoon, and after another hour, it would be dusk. I really couldn't stay with him anymore, so I planned to find an excuse to see off the guests.

Unexpectedly, Xu Qingwan didn't seem to understand Su Chen's words, and said with a smile: "It's just that, when you create the opera script, I will study the ink next to you, and watch your handwriting and the state of your creation, how about it?" Writing such a wonderful Romance of the West Chamber might be helpful to Qing Wan as well!"

Seeing Xu Cainu's pleading and anticipating expression, it was hard to refuse, Su Chen felt a little speechless in his heart, did she really not understand what I said, or did she pretend not to know on purpose?

(End of this chapter)