The red building is so arrogant

Chapter 170 Kerosene Lamp and Parents' Shortcomings
In line with the principle of giving a sweet date with a slap in the face.

Jiao Shun first made all kinds of people in the Department of General Affairs freeze for a whole morning, and at noon, he specially asked Qian Rang to make a hot soup with wine and vegetables on the stove to drive away the cold.

He also secretly ordered a few helpers to dissect the big drama in the morning, and directed more than half of the anger of the crowd to Ying, Chen Yongpeng and others in the Siwu Office.

In the afternoon, they were "graceful" and allowed them to pack up the hatchback for work.

There were a few scumbags on the spot who were grateful for this, and said that Mr. Jiao didn't seem to be as rude and unreasonable as the rumors said, and it was okay to be neither humble nor overbearing when facing Mr. Chen, even those who blamed him knew how to stop.

Not to mention these Stockholm patients.

But in the afternoon [one o'clock in the afternoon], Jiao Shun, who had added another mattress, was squinting his eyes and dozed off in the porch, when he suddenly heard someone striding towards him.

Looking up, it was Liu Changyou who hurried over with his apprentice Zhao Jiujin.

"Aren't you off duty today?"

Without waiting for him to get close, Jiao Shun turned over and sat up and asked, "Could something be wrong in the institute?"

"Don't worry, my lord, everything is fine here."

Liu Changyou hastily explained: "It's from the south to deliver water...the kerosene supplier has arrived, and the humble official has always been in charge of this matter, so the people below specially came to find me - the humble official just led Jiujin to try it out, and rushed to make it earlier My kerosene lamp is still usable, so I thought of coming over and reporting it to my lord."

As he spoke, he signaled Zhao Jiujin to offer two kerosene lamps, one large and one small.

The big one is very delicately carved, lacquered in gold and chiseled with silver, exuding brilliance, while the small one is much simpler, using less materials if possible, and the stubby one looks like a spittoon.

But Jiao Shun's attention still fell on the small oil lamp, and beckoned Zhao Jiujin to pass it to him. He first weighed the weight to make sure it was filled with more than half of the pot of kerosene. Shaked a few times.

After carefully confirming that no drop of kerosene had spilled, he nodded in satisfaction, got up and looked around, and said to the small hall next to the courtyard door: "Go there and try it."

As he spoke, he walked out from the corridor with a lantern in his hand, and led everyone into one of the inverted seats.

Zhao Jiujin directed the two apprentices to cover the front and rear windows with cloth.

Liu Changyou offered the Huozhangzi with both hands.

Jiao Shun took off the cap and blew on the flame, unscrewed the glass cover and lit the wick of the kerosene lamp, seeing the flames rising half an inch, he hurriedly put the glass cover back.

Perhaps it was because the glass cover was not transparent enough, the brightness suddenly dropped a bit, and it was almost on the same level as the tallow candles used at home before, but now it is slightly inferior.

This made Jiao Shun a little dissatisfied. As a post-80s generation, in his limited impression, rural areas used this thing for lighting, but it lasted from the Republic of China to the early [-]s. It stands to reason that it should be better than candles, right?

"Your Excellency really sees thousands of miles away!"

At this time, I heard Liu Changyou praised: "Compared with the old oil lamp, this thing is several times stronger in terms of safety and brightness, and it is not inferior to candles."

He was flattering here, but Zhao Jiujin couldn't help pouring cold water on him: "But the soybean oil lamp can be made with a piece of cotton thread in a broken bowl. Ours has an iron frame and a glass cover. I'm afraid it will take dozens of lamps." You need a new bowl to replace one."

"What nonsense!"

Liu Changyou hurriedly scolded: "This thing and that old oil lamp have their own uses, how can they be compared together..."

Jiao Shun raised his hand to stop his chatter, and said kindly to Zhao Jiujin: "Don't listen to your master, this thing is not finalized yet, so tell us what's good or bad, so we can improve it and make it more practical."

Zhao Jiujin was encouraged, and seeing that Master didn't stop him, he pointed his finger and said: "The brightness of this thing actually depends on the length of the wick. How can ordinary people dare to use such a long wick in their homes? If it is cut short, In fact, it is only better than an old oil lamp, not as bright as a candle."

"Then there is that kind of oil. Brother Xu and I have looked through various annals, and found that there is very little production of this thing in large quantities. Although Taizu mentioned a few places back then, he has never seen the real thing so far."

"Since it is a rare and rare item, the cost must be high. As a result, the selling price and lighting effect are not as good as candles, I'm afraid it's..."

Although he was straightforward, he also knew the reason why he couldn't get the point across, so he stopped talking in time at the end.

Jiao Shun nodded repeatedly, and after he finished speaking, he immediately asked a question: "If the supply of oil is open, and only the cost of the lamp oil is calculated, what is the situation?"

"This……"

Zhao Jiujin scratched his head, and made some calculations with his fingers, before saying, "Although the kerosene precipitated at the moment is not clear enough, but calculated according to this method, it doesn't require too much investment. It is better than rapeseed oil and soybean oil." It's a lot to squeeze—and a lot more in one go."

"now it's right!"

Jiao Shun immediately laughed when he heard the words: "I'm not keeping things from you until now. Now that the difficult situation in the southeast has reached an impasse, and the imperial court has successfully restored its reputation, it must not be long before the peace talks will begin."

"We have already analyzed Xiyi's piss newspapers. In addition to discussing land ownership, this peace talk must also involve trade issues—but I don't really need Xiyi's things."

"Although this is a good thing for us, but Naxiyi can just watch the money in his pocket being wiped out by us? In order to keep the money bag, there must be some open and secret fighting!"

"Although our Great Xia is not afraid of them, it will take time to rebuild the iron-clad navy. We have to make excuses to stabilize Xiyi first, so we still have to buy some things from them."

"In my opinion, instead of buying some flashy things and piling them up in the treasury, it is better to buy some things that people need for their livelihood."

Speaking of this, Zhao Jiujin seemed more and more confused, but Liu Changyou suddenly realized, clapped his hands and praised: "That's it! I remember that it was recorded in Taizu's quotations that this thing is not uncommon in the land controlled by Xiyi. If you can make it A large amount of it is supplied to my country to replace soybean oil and rapeseed oil for lighting. Firstly, it is high-quality and cheap to supplement the lights of thousands of families. Second, it can also appease Xiyi and give my Great Xia Navy a chance to develop.”

As he spoke, he bowed deeply to Jiao Shun again: "Your Excellency is indeed concerned about the country and the people, and sees thousands of miles away!"

This time it was not flattery, but sincere admiration.

Jiao Shun helped him up, and said solemnly: "Because of this, Liu Suocheng needs to put a lot of effort into developing the oil separation method and further improving the oil lamp. It is necessary to achieve perfection before the Xiyi peace talks."

As he spoke, he promised: "Today, the Lord has always been lenient. If this is accomplished, there will be a reward!"

Liu Changyou also knew that the emperor had the intention to promote craftsmen and officials, and this foreign matter was the easiest to reveal his merits. At that moment, the corners of Zhixi's mouth reached to the ears, but he hurriedly said humbly: "What's the merit of a lowly position, it's just being attached to the master's tail."

The two of them praised each other here, but Zhao Jiujin couldn't help pouring cold water: "My lord, master, according to what you said, although the price of oil has dropped, this lamp is still very expensive. It may not be worth it.”

"you……"

Liu Changyou was really annoyed this time, he turned his head and gave him a hard look, and was about to curse, but Jiao Shun stopped him, and said with a smile: "That's why we need to continue to improve and strive to spread the cost - as long as we can If it falls to a certain level, the court will discuss a subsidy plan with Xiyi, and it will naturally benefit the people."

"Subsidy plan?"

"It means that the imperial court and Xiyi will pay the money and sell this oil lamp to the poor people at a low price—of course, it is best for all the money to come from Xiyi, after all, they destroyed our navy and killed us before. Military and civilians, now that they are defeated in the war and want to sell us something, they must first pay for our losses, right?"

Only then did Zhao Jiujin feel relieved, and nodded like a chicken pecking at rice: "Yes, yes, yes, those foreign devils should pay the money! It's best to make it by our handyman, sell it to them at a high price, and let them sell it to someone else at a lower price." People!"

"How did this happen!"

Jiao Shun glared: "Although they paid for the money, it's a good thing to bring benefits to the common people, and the court still needs to come forward to do it."

The three of them looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.

…………

Application time [three o'clock in the afternoon].

Jiao Shun drove away from the yamen, but he was not in a hurry to go home. Instead, he bought some fresh cakes and snacks along the street.

As the fifteenth day of the first lunar month approached, the street was visibly bustling. Although it was snowing heavily, there were still many stalls under the corridors on both sides, most of which were snacks.

It's a pity that he was wearing an official robe, otherwise Jiao Shun would really want to find a stall he likes, and enjoy the street scene in the snow with slightly sweet fruit wine.

now...

I can only pack it up and take it home, and pass it on by word of mouth.

However, Jiao Shun was sitting in the carriage and was twisting a glutinous rice dumpling with candied dates and wanted to try it out, but the carriage suddenly stopped suddenly, and the dumpling bounced and rolled out of the carriage.

"what happened?"

Jiao Shun picked up the curtain to look out, but it turned out that Ni Er was standing in front of him.

"Uncle Jiao."

Stepping on the snow, Ni Er leaned forward in a little embarrassment, and bowed to report through the car window: "The villain just got the news, that Zhang Hua has lost a lot in the past few days, and owes a bad debt. Also please pay more attention, don't let this villain who doesn't know how to die ruin a big event!"

tsk~
Jiao Shun's good mood accumulated in the yamen suddenly disappeared.

He used Zhang Cheng very smoothly, especially in the unspoken rules of the officialdom, which gave Jiao Shun a lot of help. If he quit him for his son's sake, he wanted to find someone to replace him in a short time. I'm afraid it won't be that easy—although Jia Yun is smart, she is still young and has little knowledge, so it is absolutely impossible to expect him to be the leader in a year or two.

But if he doesn't give up, then Zhang Hua will really be cornered by debt collectors. How can he, as a father, stand by and watch?
At that time, it is impossible to say that some crooked thoughts will arise...

After being in a dilemma for a long time, he could only look for someone who could replace him, and at the same time asked Jia Yun to keep an eye on the father and son—isn't that why he paid for Jia Yun?

at the same time.

Xiuju also arrived at Jiao's house as promised.

Because Xiangling was called by Ying'er to help make the net, this time it was naturally Yu Chuan'er who came forward to receive her.

Xiuju is not familiar with her, so she is cautious in her words and deeds.

But even so, Yu Chuan'er has already noticed something.

After all, they were all hanging out in one place. Although Jiao Shun deliberately avoided him every time he ordered Xiang Ling, how could he completely isolate the clues?
What's more, the exchanges between the two sides have been too frequent recently.

For the fact that Yingchun is very likely to become her own mistress, Yu Chuan'er is [-]% happy and [-]% sad. What is happy is that Yingchun is timid and timid, so she must not be a strong mistress.

What is worrying is that the King of Hades is so easy to deal with little ghosts. Siqi is notoriously difficult to provoke among the big maids in the Rongguo Mansion. Even Qingwen, who has always been sharp-tongued, has suffered from her. Don't talk about others.

If it is a head-on confrontation, I am afraid that even if the two jade bracelets are tied together, they will not be her opponent!
Fortunately, there is still the advantage of 'preconceived ideas'. I spend the whole day with my uncle like glue, can't it be worth her as a later one?

Forcibly injecting himself with a booster to reduce the three points of worry to one point, Yu Chuan'er was about to cheer up and have a relationship with Xiuju Lala, but he didn't want to hear footsteps outside, and then Jiao Shun picked up the curtain and walked in.

"what?"

Seeing Xiuju sitting here, Jiao Shun raised his hand to untie the silk sash around his neck, and asked, "Miss Xiuju, come here at this time, do you have something to ask?"

As he spoke, he took off his cloak and threw it to Yu Chuan'er: "Go, take it inside and roast it."

Yu Chuan'er knew that the uncle was deliberately pulling herself away, so she squeezed her mouth sullenly, but she obediently hugged the cloak and hung it in front of the radiator in the inner room.

As soon as she left, the embroidered orange immediately came alive.

She greeted her with a smile and said, "My aunt's kindness, our second young lady already knows about it, but the girl has a thin skin and refuses to open her mouth for life and death, so Sister Siqi and I had to do it on our behalf and draw up this list."

As he said, he offered a note with both hands.

Because she was used to it, Jiao Shun was honest and blunt, and began to study while pinching her little hand.

The embroidered orange skin was reddish, but she didn't struggle, she pretended to be okay and continued: "This time when I moved back, the eldest wife not only didn't buy any more luggage, but even secretly withheld some, otherwise I don't need to trouble my uncle for help."

While speaking, Jiao Shun's claws crawled up to his chest.

Xiu Ju hurriedly backed away, covered her heart and said in shame: "Grandpa, please show some respect."

Jiao Shun smiled and retracted Lushan's Claw, secretly thinking that the feel of the hand can't be said to be bad, but compared to playing chess...

At this moment, seeing Xiuju offering another 50 taels of silver, Jiao Shun couldn't help wondering, "What's the meaning of this?"

Xiuju sternly said: "Although the money was originally rewarded by my uncle, it seems a bit pretentious to take it back, but sister Siqi said, we can't let you take money out again and again, let's hide the money instead. ?”

Apart from being hot-tempered, Siqi is extremely meticulous in his work.

Jiao Shun didn't give in, just took the money, and asked casually: "Your elder sister who plays chess always entrusts you with messages, but why doesn't she come to see me?"

"Hee hee~"

Xiu Ju covered her mouth with a smile, and said narrowly: "It's also thanks to me, if it's Sister Siqi who is as careless as Uncle Cai just now, I'm afraid I'll tear it up early!"

"She dares!"

Jiao Shun stared at her in a pretentious manner: "Let her come tomorrow and see how I can tame her!"

　Thanks to book friends: It was rainy last night, tail number 8398, thirteen elders, occasional bookworm, deity, little soldier city general, Gu Yue said, Leng Yue Gufan 117, where is not lonely in the world, domineering bald head, northern black bear—— rewards.

　　
　
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