Destiny Only Han

Chapter 346 Liu Ying: Do whatever you want!
As night fell, Liu Ying and his party, who returned with a full load, did not choose to camp on the spot or return to Liyang, but chose to spend the night in a dilapidated and abandoned palace beside the Changchi.

After giving a lot of prey that could not be eaten to the Dahan Public School, a little fire was lit in the open space outside the palace, and the aroma of barbecue began to permeate the surroundings.

Liu Ying lay reclined on an unfolded wicker chair, feeling a little regretful in her heart.

What is the meaning of life?
Just lie down and drink cold beer!

It's a pity that in order to ensure the supply of staple food, most of the reclaimed farmland is planted with wheat, and the barley used for brewing beer is only planted in a small area.

Well, barley and wheat are two different plants that were introduced to China around 900 BC.

It's just that most people drink fermented wine made from glutinous rice or sorghum at this time, and Liu Ying wants to promote those rums whose production is increasing year by year...

After all, rum, as an auxiliary product of the sugar industry, is much more profitable than beer at this stage.

Although Liu Ying signed trade agreements with Donghu and Puyu countries, the barbarians in the northeast of the empire were few in number, the roads were far away, and most importantly, they were poor and could not consume much.

Therefore, under multiple considerations, Liu Ying does not plan to point out the technology of brewing beer now.

Moreover, brewing beer, there is another key thing, he has not yet settled down.

hops.

This is a plant that can adjust the taste and antiseptic ability of beer. It is said that there is a wild hop in the Qinling Mountains that can be used as a substitute for hops.

Of course, those industrial beers represented by the big green stick basically have no hops in their raw materials.

But if you want to drink, drink something good...

In the distance, Liu Fei, holding a barbecue in his hand like a folding fan, walked towards Liu Ying full of joy, but suddenly saw Liu Ying startled, and started yelling pointedly.

Although Liu Fei couldn't understand what Liu Ying was saying at this moment, but from his movements and expressions, it could be judged that he was cursing at the moment...

Liu Fei, who was trained by Uncle Sun Tong to be a modest gentleman, originally wanted to go forward and persuade Liu Ying not to swear, but when he thought of the behavior of his emperor's father, he went to hell...

"Brother, who messed with you? Tell the elder brother, and the elder brother will beat him up for you!"

Liu Fei sat down next to Liu Ying, raised the skewers in his hand, and let Liu Ying choose first.

Liu Ying tightened her sleeves, and shook her head as if nothing had happened: "Forget it, don't talk about those unhappy things..."

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Liu Fei didn't ask any more questions, so after being silent for a while, he finally couldn't hold back and asked, "Brother, during the day, you made that sky-swapping monkey?"

Liu Ying nodded: "Of course. Didn't you see it all? Why did you remember to ask this?"

Liu Fei pointed to the guards of the East Palace gathered in twos and threes, and said in a low voice, "They said that it was a magic spell from the gods, which was taught by the immortals you met overseas when you were in Qi..."

Liu Ying thought for a while, then shook her head in refusal and said, "Don't listen to their nonsense, it's just a simple chemical reaction..."

Gunpowder is something that Liu Ying plans to improve social productivity in the next stage, so he doesn't intend to let the flame be stained with gods and ghosts.

It is true that he can obtain certain benefits by means of the theory of ghosts and gods today, but if you prosper with it, you will die with it. Once people find out that this is just a simple technology, all previous myths will be shattered!

Opposite Liu Ying, Liu Fei blinked his confused eyes: "What is a chemical reaction?"

Liu Ying said with a smile: "I can't speak clearly. When you are free, you might as well come to my Dahan Public School to teach..."

Liu Fei hurriedly waved his hands: "Don't, don't... just let me go..."

On the left is the conscientious uncle Sun Tong, and on the right is the bored Liu Jiao. If he comes to Dahan Public School again... he will die!
Seeing this, Liu Ying just shook her head slowly.

In fact, from his selfish point of view, the stupider his brothers the better, but he is not a cold-blooded political animal, so he also hopes that Liu Fei can learn more and enrich his spiritual world.

After a moment of silence, Liu Fei asked weakly, "Brother, are there any Sky-Changing Monkeys?"

Liu Ying looked sideways with a skewer of barbecued meat in her mouth and asked, "Is it swollen, do you want to play with the cauldron?"

Liu Fei nodded like a pounding garlic: "Yeah."

Liu Ying spread her hands together: "The Sky-Changing Monkey is gone, but there are still a lot of big flowers, but they are not here!"

Liu Fei's eyes lit up and asked, "What is a big bark flower?"

Liu Ying smiled with crooked eyebrows: "Temporarily keep it secret, I'm going to wait until the New Year's Eve to reveal it!"

The big flowers he mentioned are actually fireworks that were once lit during the Chinese New Year, but later, as long as they dared to set off, they would be detained and fined immediately.

Of course, the government is not limited.

Gunpowder, although there is a mysterious ratio that is regarded as a standard, but if it is really done according to that ratio, at most it will be a firecracker...

The reason is actually very simple, the proportion of carbon in it is too high.

The fireworks made by Liu Ying are in the original proportions, the combustion is gentle, and they look good when lit.

And the sky-swapping monkey he ordered today has increased the proportion of sulfur, and it is the explosive he is going to use to collapse the mountain and mine.

With the expansion of the coal and iron trading company, the iron ore and coal obtained by manually digging mines cannot keep up with the consumption.

So using explosives to blow up large pieces of ore can at least double the mining efficiency.

And it can be used not only for mining, but also for splitting mountains and opening roads.

Take a chestnut.

The plank road is to burn the rock formation with fire on the mountainside, then pour water to cool it, and then drill holes in the crisp rock, lay wooden planks, and finally connect into a road.

The earth collapsed and the mountains destroyed the strong men to death, and then the ladders and stone stacks were connected...

Shixian's short words were actually soaked in the blood and bones of countless road builders.

But if it is replaced with explosives, it is completely possible to blast at the foot of the mountain, blasting a road alive.

Without the assistance of more advanced engineering equipment, this method is the fastest, most labor-saving and safest option.

As for large-scale military use?

While Liu Fei was licking the skewers, Liu Ying spread her hands invisibly.

The collection of raw materials is too troublesome, so the army still needs to be patient...

Well, sulfur is easy to deal with, and willow trees used to make charcoal are everywhere. The most important thing is saltpeter, the soul of gunpowder used as "solid oxygen". With Liu Ying's current technology, it is impossible to achieve large-scale preparation.

After all, his current method of obtaining saltpeter is the same as that of the Great Empire, which is known as "the sun never sets", by scraping from the edge of the latrine...

The bonfire was beeping, and the guards of the Eastern Palace in the distance were getting drunk. More than a dozen Liu Ying recruited from Qidi, the private salt dealer who was said to have received a full set of martial arts training, even took off his coat, showing his slickness , Kong Wu's powerful body, the two caught each other and practiced fighting.

The stars in the night sky illuminated the earth brightly. Liu Ying lay on the rattan chair and looked up at the sky hanging on the sky. The moon in ancient times is not seen by people today, but this month once illuminated the silver plate of the ancients.

"Brother, when is September?"

Liu Fei muttered, "September [-]th... What are you asking?"

Liu Ying stared at the nearly full moon in the sky, and wanted to say something, but in the end she didn't say a word.

Liu Fei swallowed the barbecue meat in his mouth, looked at the bare skewer on the table, and then at Liu Ying who was slumped on the rattan chair, so he got up silently, ready to get some more.

He is not full...

Just before leaving, he looked at Liu Ying and asked, "Brother, are there many big flowers you mentioned?"

Liu Ying did not doubt that he was there: "Although there are not many, it is enough for us brothers to have a good time..."

Liu Fei nodded, turned around and asked again: "Brother, what else do you want to eat? I'm going to make a trip anyway, so I brought it back for you."

Liu Ying thought for a while: "Roasted chicken legs, don't beat them today, but the ones raised at home..."

Well, the body fat of wild animals is low, and the meat is dried and firewood. The taste is actually far inferior to the meat raised at home.

Liu Fei gave a thumbs up: "You still know how to eat!"

Liu Ying looked at his back and sat up suddenly, as if she suddenly remembered something she had ignored before.

Tonight's barbecue is divided into two stalls, of which the guards of the Eastern Palace who came with him are naturally the most, while the other is the cook he brought out from the Eastern Palace.

After all, Liu Ying was too lazy to do it herself, and Liu Fei's craftsmanship was actually the same as those of the guards of the East Palace, which belonged to the kind that was neither bad nor delicious.

The so-called profession has specialization.

The cook who grew up quickly under Liu Ying's picky mouth is naturally indispensable.

And that's why Liu Ying sat up suddenly.

"Sister, if you meet a chef from New Oriental, marry her..."

With the magic sound filling her head, Liu Ying is determined to inherit Mozi's behest and carry forward the Mohist school!

For example, to open a Mozi Vocational Technical Training College, which offers carpentry majors, chef majors, and driving and carriage repair majors...

The reason why Mohism can become the world's most famous school alongside Confucianism is because Mo Zhai is not only a master of philosophy, but also an all-rounder who can especially guide students.

The old man really understood the idea of ​​"learning and being good will lead to an official".

Hanging around with the Mohists will not only teach you a skill that can make you a living, but also recommend you directly to the monarchs of various countries when the time is right!

The origin of Mohism is the handicraftsmen and small traders in the city.

That's why the Mohist school has the concepts of "frugal use", "festival burial" and opposition to war.

After all, in the years when productivity was underdeveloped, the feudal rulers did not get much property from exploiting farmers, and it was limited to the harvest season, but the artisans, small workshop owners and traders in the city were undoubtedly able to grab a handful at any time. Fat sheep...

Especially after the reforms in various countries, not only the taxes levied on merchants have been increased, but also merchants, like their son-in-law, have become cannon fodder for conscripting and fighting...

Thinking of this, Liu Ying touched the Juziling that had been hanging around her waist, and felt a sense of mission in her chest...

(End of this chapter)