Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate

Chapter 265
When Guo Kang was thinking about the portrait, Theodora put the cork back again.

"I'll take it home and try it for dessert." She said to Guo Kang, "There should be many uses for this drink."

"Okay, use it as you like." Guo Kang said, and took out a few more bottles: "These are made of grapes, and they taste good. Of course, they are not as precious as the bottle just now. You can try them out, even if you fail. Don't feel bad either."

"Are grapes easier to process?" asked Theodora.

"In fact, all kinds of fruits are similar, but we have no shortage of good grapes here, and the industry is mature." Guo Kang said: "There are still two boxes in the warehouse. They were originally intended to be gifts, but they were not sent out. Tell Wu Han Just let him take someone and move directly to the palace."

"Doesn't it matter?" Theodora continued to ask.

"Well, those Tianfangjiao merchants still feel that they have been cheated." Guo Kang was a little helpless: "They tasted a bottle and found that the taste was not right. They thought we were coaxing them with unfermented grape juice."

"This thing is no less technical than wine." Theodora commented.

"Everyone has their own preferences, and I can't do anything about it." Guo Kang shook his head: "The merchants said, 'We won't accept anything that isn't fermented'."

"Maybe it's not easy to sell on their side." He guessed: "The market conditions in different places are really different..."

"Is this also left over from others?" Theodora did not discuss business issues with him, but asked with mango juice.

"Yes." Guo Kang nodded.

"Who did you give it to?" Theodora said dissatisfied.

"It's all sent to the priests and craftsmen." Guo Kang said: "This is already the fifth batch. The first two batches failed completely, and the third batch we overturned the entire previous process and refilled it before it succeeded. The fourth batch It’s just these grape juices, and a few cans of apple juice. I’m not willing to use mangoes until the fifth batch is considered relatively ripe.”

"There are dozens of bottles in this batch. But I took this one myself, and sent the others as souvenirs. It was originally an experiment, and I didn't expect to make money."

"They have all made great contributions to this matter. I think it is only right for them to taste their own achievements. For us, this is also a necessary way to motivate citizens to work." He did not make any further concessions this time. Said frankly: "If you think it's a leftover, you don't have to. But on this matter, I will not give in."

"Oh, that's fine." Theodora didn't care at all: "I thought you gave an 'old friend' like little Jeanna."

She specially emphasized the word "old friend", looked at Guo Kang and said.

Guo Kang originally thought it was a question of understanding of status and status, and the distribution of the results of labor. Who knew that she didn't care about important social issues, but was only focused on jealousy, which made him quite speechless.

"I'm afraid it will be too late for the banquet tonight." Theodora said, "In a few days, I will entertain guests and help you promote it."

"What kind of banquet is it?" Guo Kang asked.

"Those Frenchmen." Theodora said, "It's actually very simple to deal with them. The more luxurious and exotic things you present, the more powerful they think you are. I'm going to use this drink and pastry as a promotional point, and then put The Central Plains-style clothes ordered from Javanese merchants. These are enough to surprise them for a long time."

"You really bought clothes from Sun Shiwan." Guo Kang still felt sorry for Qian: "To be honest, I think this is playing the piano against the cow. Those people can only understand swords and swords. If you show them that you are rich, they will I only think about doing 1204 again."

"Both of these are indispensable. Since you and Tuo Huan are both studying swords, I will study how to use money more effectively." Theodora still didn't care: "By the way, what you said is better than the sword." How is the research on the weapons that have been used as swords and swords now?"

Guo Kang took out two pistols and put them on the table: "Now there are two more."

"The one on the left uses a metal spring, and the one on the right uses a torsion spring like a ballista. Both of them can ignite gunpowder through flint." He said: "Now there are four routes in total, and I also I don't know which is better."

"Then do some." Theodora said, unbuttoning her coat, Guo Kang found two pistols stuck in her waist.It's just that it was decorated with complicated lace outside, covering the ups and downs, so he couldn't see it just now.

"You gave it last time." Theodora introduced: "The matchlock pistol is too difficult to hide, and I don't like it very much. This lightning gun is very useful, so I always carry it. But you can adjust the trigger on the back. Hammer? It triggers too slowly, and it takes a while to fire after pressing the trigger."

"Uh..." Guo Kang was taken aback, and then realized: "The shortcoming of this weapon is that it is too sensitive, so I designed it like this on purpose. If the trigger is too smart, it is easy to misfire."

"Okay, then these two may be the most suitable ones this time. I'll try it when I go back." Theodora said, reached out and grabbed two pistols, and actually stuck them directly into her big skirt ri, gone.Guo Kang looked at it dumbfounded for a while, but didn't understand how it was hidden.

"You really..." He didn't know what to say for a while.

"Forget it, there is one last gift, let's take a look." He shook his head, then bent down to open another box.

"How many novel things have you made?"

Before Theodora finished feeling, Guo Kang took out another object with a complicated structure-it was composed of a lot of strip materials and a lot of ropes. Couldn't figure out what it was.

"This time, it's really only made for you alone." Guo Kang explained triumphantly: "I call it a composite material gravity dispersion device!"

"What is this..." Theodora still didn't understand.

"I'll show you and you'll understand." Guo Kang said, and brought out a semi-finished plaster bust of a woman.It has carved out the basic outline of the human form, but the facial features and clothes have not had time to make.

"Let's use this as a demonstration." He said, and quickly fixed the device on the bust, and introduced it while buckling the strap.

"These elastic materials are whalebone. They have a shaping effect and are very tough. They can be used as a skeleton to provide support for the chest." Guo Kang pointed to the bust and gestured: "Then, here below, the A portion of the weight is transferred to the lower back through these braces."

"And above." He pointed to the straps fixed on the shoulders and back: "Here I used a diagonal pull, and pulled it from above."

"Look, in this way, the gravity of the entire chest can be broken down. Isn't this much easier?"

Theodora was also stunned for a moment, and then blushed: "You...how did you design such a thing!"

"Why are you shy? We have nothing to do with each other." Guo Kang was originally focused on force analysis, but she felt a little embarrassed when she said this: "The last time...wasn't it when you were in my room, Did I just remember that I had a sore shoulder?"

(End of this chapter)