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Chapter 847 Can This Be Calculated?

"Your Majesty wants to see me?"

"Yeah, don't eat for now, let's go now, don't waste time."

Afterwards, he passed the food box in his hand to the other chefs in the imperial dining room, and then took the old rice bowl and put it on the ground.

Pull on the old sleeves and leave.

Chen Nian has not reacted yet.

"Wang Gonggong, is it that the dim sum I made is not delicious? Your Majesty wants to punish me?"

Unexpectedly, Wang Jin smiled after hearing this: "Master Chen is too self-deprecating. His Majesty likes your dim sum very much. When our family went in to have a look, His Majesty had already eaten all of them, and there was nothing left. Your Majesty probably wants to reward you. If your Majesty wants to convict you, why did you call our family to call you over? Then you will be arrested by a few members of the Habayashi Army and thrown into the prison. ?”

Thinking about it for a long time, it seems that this is indeed the truth.

But he was still a little uneasy.

After all, it was the first time he saw the emperor.

What should I say then?

Wang Jin seemed to see what he was thinking: "Your Majesty, don't worry too much. Your Majesty is very benevolent. When the time comes, just do what's required of you. You can answer whatever your Majesty asks."

"Ok."

Not long after, Chen Nian was taken outside the imperial study.

I saw Wang Jin standing outside and calling softly.

"Your Majesty, the old year is here."

"Well, let him in." Soon, Li Xu's voice came from inside the room.

"Master Chen, Your Majesty told you to go in by yourself, we won't accompany you." He said to help Chen Nian open the door, and after seeing Chen Nian go in, he closed the door again and continued to wait outside.

Chen Nian recalled the emperor's voice just now.

It sounds pretty good.

Previously, I had only heard Fu Xin say that His Majesty is a woman, but even though she is a daughter, she managed to govern as well as a man, and even after ascending to power, her rule was far more stable and prosperous than that of the previous emperor.

Of course, this is only in the case of harmony between the monarch and his ministers.

But in the current court, there is indeed harmony between the monarch and his ministers, because those who are not in harmony have been dealt with by Li Xu, those who should be beheaded, those who should be confiscated, and those who should be exiled.

Enter the imperial study room, go around the screen and come to the inner room.

Chen Nian saw Li Xu sitting on the chair at a glance.

But after a quick glance, Chen Nian lowered his head.

When he first entered the palace, Wang Jin told him the rules, not to face the emperor directly.

"Chen Nian met His Majesty!"

"Well, get up, don't lower your head, I know you are not the kind of person who is content with restraint."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Chen Nian raised his head, and only then did he finally see the face of the current empress.

The face is as cold as a lotus, the eyebrows and eyes are majestic, and the black hair is combed into a gorgeous bun. It is magnificent and graceful, and the facial features are exquisite and incomparable. The missing wall.

Don't approach strangers.

"Isn't this ten thousand times prettier than those female stars in reality?"

"It's almost catching up with Hongdou."

Chen Nian thought about it.

But he didn't speak, but was waiting for the other party to speak first.

"How do you make those pastries?" Li Xu asked after a while.

Chen Nian felt a little troubled, what should I say?
If you talk too much, it will be long-winded, but if you talk too little, you will not be able to explain clearly.

In the end, after much deliberation, he roughly included the cream cheese gelatin slices, and finally added a freezer.

"What are those?"

Chen Nian had no choice but to explain how to do these things.

Afterwards, Li Xu asked Chen Nian where he learned it.

Chen Nian said that when he was in his hometown, he was taught by an uncle who raised sheep, and later he played it with milk, and then figured out these methods by himself.

"Yes, the dim sum you made in the past two days is very good, and you will do the same in the future. If you need anything else, just tell Song Qingzhou directly. If you have any ingredients that you can't get, tell Wang Jin and let him find a way." try to find."

Chen Nian nodded: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

At this moment, he suddenly remembered his previous plan.

"Your Majesty, in this way, there is indeed something I would like to use more, but this item is under the control of the court."

"What?"

"Nitre."

"Nitre? What do you want this for?"

"Ice making."

"Saltpeter can make ice? Why didn't I know?"

Seeing the emperor's doubts, Chen Nian could only continue to explain: "Your Majesty should know that saltpeter will generate a lot of heat when it meets water. If it is handled properly, the water can be cooled quickly. As long as the ratio is adjusted properly, the water temperature will drop and condense into ice." , This is what I learned from the alchemists who passed by when I was in the village when I was a child."

Li Xu thought for a while, "But saltpeter is poisonous if put in water."

"Your Majesty, if you use a big tank to cover a small tank, it won't be poisonous. I heard from Mr. Song that the ice in the ice cellar is taken from the moat in winter and cannot be eaten. If I can make ice myself, I can make ice." There are many kinds of food to cool off in summer."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, I still have a certain amount of research on numerology, and I have already calculated the corresponding ratio before."

Li Xu nodded upon hearing this.

"Okay, I understand, you go back first, I will arrange this matter later, as for the reward for you, I will also arrange it later."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

When Chen Nian heard that there was a reward, he was very happy.

Although he doesn't need money himself, and he has no place to spend it in the palace, but there is always a time to rest on weekdays, and he can buy something for his sister when he goes home.

After leaving the Imperial Study Room.

Li Xu called Wang Jin again.

"Go find Meng Tie and Fu Xin."

About 10 minutes later, Meng Tie and Fu Xin, ministers of the Ministry of Industry, came to the imperial study.

"Fu Xin, do you know that Chen Nian is proficient in numerology?"

Fu Xin was taken aback, wondering why His Majesty would suddenly ask this?
But he still replied honestly: "Your Majesty, Chen Nian has a strong ability in numerology. I learned a lot from Chen Nian when I was studying in the early years. I dare to say that it is really true that someone in the court can compare with Chen Nian in terms of numeracy." Not many."

Li Xu was a little surprised: "This old age is so powerful?"

"He's really good in some ways!"

"Yeah." Li Xu nodded, then looked at Fu Xin, "Meng Tie, do you know that saltpeter can make ice?"

Meng Tie nodded: "I know."

"Then can you calculate how much saltpeter is needed for a catty of water to make ice?"

Meng Tie shook his head: "I don't know how to calculate it, but I can always try it for a few more days. It's not too difficult."

But after he finished speaking, he asked suspiciously: "Your Majesty, then, old age, does he know how to calculate it?"

Li Xu nodded: "He said yes, and he said he had already figured it out."

Meng Tie was a little moved after hearing this: "The minister, can you take a look at Chen Nian's calculation process?"

(End of this chapter)