The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Chapter 345 Vigilance
When saltpeter dissolves in water, it absorbs a lot of heat and even freezes.

But this kind of ice is not edible, so you need to choose a small heat-conducting container and fill it with clear water.

When the heat in the large container continues to dissipate, the clean water in the small container also cools down and freezes.

The principle looks simple and beautiful.

But to condense water into ice in the hot summer, a lot of saltpeter is needed.

What's more, to make the water in the small container freeze, there are higher requirements on the size and temperature of the large container.

and so……

"It's freezing, it's really freezing!"

The fourth prince shouted happily, danced and danced, happily like a child.

The people around were shocked.

The second master (Master Imperial Envoy) really made ice out of thin air?
Amazing.

Jia Lian looked as usual, and walked to the big wooden barrel.

After consuming a full three bags of saltpeter, the water in the wooden barrel could finally see ice balls.

But when the lid of the iron bucket was lifted, the water inside was still very clear.

"not enough."

Jia Lian continued to ask people to add saltpeter. When the saturation was visible to the naked eye, he asked people to bring the huge lid of the big wooden barrel and close it.

This can reduce the loss of cold air.

The audience was silent, as if everyone was waiting for the curtain to be lifted on such a sacred event.

After a cup of tea, Jia Lian asked someone to lift the wooden cover.

The fourth prince was the first to rush forward.

"Really, really ice!"

Inside the barrel, after such a short period of time, the icy balls have condensed into ice cubes, and the bitter cold air is coming out.

There was no need for Jia Lian to do anything else, the fourth prince stretched out his hand and opened the lid of the iron tunnel embedded in the ice cube.

"It's freezing too!"

The fourth prince looked back at Jia Lian happily.

Jia Lian also went over to have a look.

Sure enough, he carefully designed the tool, and the effect was much better than expected.

Although it can be seen at a glance that the ice in Tietong is very light in color, it seems that if it is stirred, it will all be broken into ice balls and frost.

After all, it was frozen.

It's a pity that Jia Lian glanced to the side, and the saltpeter he sent soldiers to collect these days has already consumed almost half of it.

Consuming so much manpower, material and financial resources, and finally only get such a bucket of crushed ice, it shows that the efficiency is low.

It is estimated that except for the rich and powerful, no one in the world has the strength to make ice in summer in this way.

And the really rich and powerful people who want to use ice can naturally dig an ice cellar. In winter, they choose high-quality ice cubes to transport and store.

Prince Wala walked up to Jia Lian with a smile, and said loudly: "The general's magical skills really amaze me.

Now that the weather is so hot, I and my entourage are also suffering from the extreme heat, so I would like to ask you, may the general share some of the ice cubes in the bucket with me?

Don't worry, the general, I don't ask for it for nothing, I can exchange it with silver. "

Prince Wala's attitude was very sincere, and Jia Lian had no intention of offending him, so he wanted to agree.

"No."

The fourth prince turned his head and said with a serious face: "Jia Lian, you agreed that all these ice cubes are for me."

Jia Lian looked at Prince Wala in embarrassment, and said, "I'm sorry, Third Prince. These ices were indeed prepared by my Fourth Prince for His Royal Highness, and I have no right to deal with them.

But the prince must have seen all the ice-making methods just now.

If the prince wants to use ice, the prince can take whatever is left of the saltpeter here.Then according to this method, it is also very easy to get ice cubes. "

Prince Wala glanced at the fourth prince, and an imperceptible coldness flashed in his eyes.

Looking back, he still had a humble attitude: "If so, thank you General."

"Prince, you are welcome."

"By the way, this trip has troubled the general to escort me and the princess back to Wala to get married. I am very grateful, and I am worried that there is nothing I can repay.

It just so happens that my father Khan admires strange people like the general the most, and when I return to the royal court, I will definitely recommend the general to my father Khan.

With the general's ability, my father Khan will definitely be able to reuse him. "

Prince Wala's sudden words not only made Jia Lian stunned, but also the ears of other people around him.

The fourth prince originally thought that he was being a little stingy for not giving ice cubes to Prince Wala, but the other party did not offend him.

But when he heard Prince Wala's words at this time, he suddenly lost his temper.

"Hey, are you awake? In front of my prince, you want to instigate my father's confidant and beloved general?

Besides, why do you think that instead of being a general of my country, he went to Oala to help you? "

Although the fourth prince usually doesn't care about political affairs, it doesn't mean that he will forget his identity as the royal family of Wei.

This bullshit prince actually wanted to poach his father's corner in front of him!

Prince Wala smiled and said: "The fourth prince is serious.

Now Great Wei and I, Wala, have formed an alliance forever, and we are as close as a family.Since it is a family, how can we say otherwise?

As long as our Wala can give General Jia a greater official position and a higher status, then why not General Jia stay in our Wala for a brighter future?
Could it be that the fourth prince didn't agree with the alliance between Great Wei and Wala in his heart, and still regarded us Wala as foreign enemies in his heart? "

"you……!"

The fourth prince immediately felt that he had fallen into the opponent's trap.

Even if he doesn't like the alliance with his relatives anymore, he also knows that opposing here at this time will not only have no effect, but will only make the officers and soldiers wait and laugh at him for not understanding the general situation.

So he stopped talking about Prince Wala, and looked at Jia Lian angrily.

He didn't believe that Jia Lian, who was born as a prince of the Great Wei Dynasty, would give up his roots in the Great Wei Dynasty and become an official in a foreign tribe in Wala.

Facing the direct gaze of the fourth prince, Jia Lian said: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Royal Highness. It's just that I have received the emperor's favor, and I dare not forget to serve the king for a moment. I'm afraid that I will fail His Royal Highness's kindness."

Of course, Jia Lian couldn't be so stupid as to be tempted by the casual promise made by Prince Wala.

Not to mention the words of Prince Wala, there is a bit of gold in it.Even if he was sincere, Jia Lian couldn't possibly consider it.

In other words, other unsatisfactory people in the Great Wei Dynasty may still be possible.It's a pity that if Wala digs out such a person, it probably won't be of much use.

Moreover, Jia Lian could clearly see that Prince Wala intended to tease the fourth prince on purpose.

This can't help but make Jia Lian secretly vigilant.

This Prince Oara spoke slowly, and he kept smiling when facing them.

But the fourth prince had just offended him, and he couldn't help but fight back. It can be seen that he shouldn't be a simple and honest guy!

Hearing Jia Lian's direct statement, the fourth prince looked proudly at Prince Wala, snorted, and beckoned people to take Tietong and the ice away.

With such freshly made clean ice cubes, he has to hurry up and give them to Sister Huang to enjoy!
Princess Zhaoyang's tent, after the fourth prince brought in fruit plate and cold drink excitedly, Princess Zhaoyang looked at it, then met the fourth prince's complacent eyes, and asked with a smile: "This is, Jia Lian used a magical method to make into ice cubes?"

"Uh, Miss Huang, do you know all about it?"

Princess Zhaoyang smiled without saying a word.

The fourth prince didn't care about it, and said with a smile: "Sister, you don't know that Jia Lian has found a lot of magical stones from somewhere. Here, these ice cubes are made of those stones.

Sister Huang, feel free to enjoy it, there are still a lot of those ices, full of Yitietong, I have asked people to store them in the ice mirror, and I will send them to Sister Huang later. "

"Is the stone you mentioned called saltpeter?"

"Hey, it seems that Jia Lian said it was saltpeter. Don't tell me, Miss Huang, you also know this method?"

Princess Zhaoyang shook her head.

Jia Lian and the fourth prince's ice-making was done with great fanfare, and they didn't keep it secret, it had already spread.

Princess Zhaoyang was the first to receive the news.

Then she learned of a method of "making ice with saltpeter" from the old nanny who accompanied her, so that's what she thought.

According to the old lady, when I was in the palace, there was not enough ice in the ice cellar of the inner palace every summer.

Some unfavored concubines got this method from who knows where to make ice in the inner palace, causing a lot of commotion.

Later, it was banned by the Empress Dowager because in order to get enough saltpeter, the concubines frequently sent eunuchs out of the palace to collect and buy it, which had a very bad influence.

Since there is such a method, then Jia Lian knows that Princess Zhaoyang doesn't find it too strange.

However, according to the old lady, this method of making ice is extremely inefficient and labor-intensive.How could Jia Lian mess with this on the way to the army?

Could it be that, like his younger brother, he was also worried that she would be hurt by the heat, so he wanted to please her...

Unable to confirm this guess, when the fourth prince left, Princess Zhaoyang ordered her attendants to make all the ice cubes sent by the fourth prince into fresh cold drinks and fruit plates to reward the accompanying officials and generals.

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(End of this chapter)