Datang Lingnan King

Chapter 59 Yuan Tiangang

The briquette must first have a stove. The stove is actually very simple. It is made of yellow mud, and the middle is wrapped with a log and surrounded by iron sheets. There are iron bars placed horizontally on the bottom, and the bottom is exposed. When the yellow mud dries, take out the middle log. That’s it, the coal is also simple, it’s enough to crush it and mix it with a little clay and use it to make a mold with wood, but the ratio needs to be tested. Chen Hu took people to the military headquarters and asked for hundreds of captives for trial production.
The next morning, several carts of cotton were brought from the palace. Cotton is a good thing, it keeps warm and is cheap. As for removing cotton seeds, it is very simple to use two logs full of thorns. If you pass through the middle, the cotton will be caught by thorns. This is the first step. After the first step, you can brush it with a stiff brush. It is simple and convenient to make, but it is labor-intensive, but is manpower worth it in this era?It is worthless, and manpower is nothing compared to food to keep warm. You must know that there are not a few people who starve to death in a year and freeze to death.

Feng Dawen only needs to tell the craftsmen how to do it. The craftsmen will do better. There are many excellent craftsmen. In the past, there were not so many tools. The items made by the eyesight and feel are better than those made by modern machines.
It only took half a day for the craftsmen to make a sample that satisfies Feng Daiwen. The manpower was enough, and the cotton was simply processed, and 50 to 60 catties of cotton seeds were removed. A huge bow-like thing spreads cotton on the bamboo mat, and beats it with a small wooden hammer to make the bowstring bounce up and down, driving the cotton, and slowly the cotton will become very fluffy, Feng Daiwen saw The trial production was successful, and I told my subordinates to make it overnight, because Feng Daiwen wanted to let Li Shimin see the samples before going to Shuofang. This person will only take it to heart when he knows the benefits.
"Lord Hou, Daoist Yuan came to visit from Taishi." The next day, Feng Daiwen was happily playing with saltpeter on the stone table in the courtyard, recalling the experiment done by the physics teacher in middle school. After a while, the water bowl began to emit cold air. Hearing Ma Zhou's words, he threw a piece of saltpeter into the water basin.
"Poverty Daoist Yuan Tiangang has seen the Lord Hou." I saw Ma Zhou standing outside the pavilion with an old man in Taoist robes.
"Please sit down, Taoist priest. I have heard the name of the old god for a long time. I am really honored to meet you today." Feng Daiwen was taken aback.

"Your Majesty, you are being polite. It's just that people in the world spread rumors. The old Taoist is just an old Taoist who dare not be called a god." Yuan Tiangang said calmly:

"Haha, Daoist Yuan came just in time. I picked some good tea in the palace yesterday, and I just commented on it." Feng Daiwen invited Yuan Tiangang to drink tea with a little anxiety. He was really worried that Yuan Tiangang would see that he came from the future, after all, he was also a dead body.

"Haha, the old man has a good fortune. Yesterday the old man entered the palace to calculate the good days for Lord Hou and the princess. The empress gave him a cup of tea. After the old man drank it, he realized that it was newly developed by Lord Hou. The old man had the cheek to beg for it, but the empress Said she didn't like it, and was taken out of the palace by Lord Hou," Yuan Tiangang said with a happy smile:
"The Taoist priest can call me Weiguo or Dai Wen, but you can't call me Lord Hou, I can't afford it." Feng Daiwen's mouth twitched, he just brought some tea back, and he was unwilling to give it away, so he asked himself to give it to him. The eldest grandson really deserves to be Li Shimin's good housekeeper.

"Yesterday, the saint asked the old Taoist to find a group of Taoists and said that it was Wei Guo who wanted me to preach. The saint said it was Wei Guo's idea. In fact, the old Taoist came today to ask what the specific regulations of Wei Guo are." Yuan Tiangang asked:

"So that's the case. I really brought up this matter. Taoism is inherited far and wide. This time, I want to ask the Taoist priest to select a group of people who can speak well in Taoism, and to preach among the prisoners of the Tang Dynasty and the various tribes who have taken refuge in the Tang Dynasty. , but you can only pass on myths and legends to guide people to be good, as for the Taoist policy of governing the country and the people, you can’t pass it on.” Feng Daiwen said while making tea for Yuan Tiangang and Ma Zhou.He took three large bowls and filled them with tea, put them on top of the nitrate,
"Well, the old Taoist understands what Weiguo means, and when the old Taoist goes back, he will gather people," Yuan Tiangang said:
"However, Daoist, Dai Wen has a suggestion. I don't know if it should be said or not." Feng Daiwen hesitated and said:

"It's okay to talk," Yuan Tiangang took a sip of tea and said:
"There are many myths and legends in China, but they are not systematic, such as Pangu opened the sky, Nuwa created man, Nuwa mended the sky, Houyi shot the sun, water god, fire god, to heaven, Jade Emperor, etc. The Taoist priest will see if you can Calling wise people to write a source for my Chinese gods, the most important thing is to turn the belief gods of various ethnic groups around the Tang Dynasty into my Huaxia exiles, so that they and us are a family." Feng Daiwen said:
"Okay, okay, why didn't I think of it," Yuan Tiangang became more and more excited as he listened to Feng Daiwen's words, and finally he couldn't help standing up and walking around and talking to himself:

"Wei Guo, you must have thought about it a long time ago, tell me quickly." Yuan Tiangang pulled Feng Daiwen's arm excitedly and said:

"Don't be in a hurry, Taoist priest, please sit down, the weather is hot, drink a cup of herbal tea and calm down." Feng Daiwen pulled Yuan Tiangang to sit down, brought out the tea in the water basin and handed it to Yuan Tiangang, saying:

"Here, wasn't this hot tea just now? Why did it freeze?" Yuan Tiangang took the tea bowl in surprise and quickly asked: It turned out that Yuan Tiangang saw that the top of the tea bowl turned into thin ice.

"Oh, this is saltpeter in water, which can absorb heat in water, so it's not unusual for it to freeze," Feng Daiwen explained:
"Oh, so that's the case. I was so frightened that I thought it was a spell from the National Defense Council." Yuan Tiangang returned to his fairy-tale appearance:

"Speaking of which, many discoveries of Taoism are very useful, but they have not been discovered in depth. In my opinion, Taoism is the best chemical inventor." Feng Daiwen continued:
"Wei Guo is talking about Taoist alchemy?" Yuan Tiangang asked with a frown:

"That's right, please help me find Taoist priests who are interested in alchemy." Feng Daiwen said to Yuan Tiangang:
"People are easy to manage, but Wei Guo, you are young, you can't indulge in alchemy," Yuan Tiangang persuaded,
"Thank you for the reminder, Daoist, but please rest assured, I know that ore alchemy pills are actually poisonous, I will not go to alchemy, but have other plans, and there is another matter to trouble the Daoist," Feng Daiwen thanked:

"Why does Wei Guo say it's troublesome, but it's okay, the old man will do his best." Yuan Tiangang was relieved when he saw Feng Daiwen's words clearly.

"I would like to ask the Taoist priest to ask the Taoist priests in the world who knows that there are saltpeter and alkali ore there," Feng Daiwen said:
"Well, the old Taoist will ask those who like alchemy when he turns around, but Wei Guo should tell you about your understanding of the myth system." Yuan Tiangang couldn't bear to ask: After all, the old Taoist has been working hard to revitalize Taoism all his life, and he is still working hard now. It's just an equal share with the Buddhist school. Seeing that the opportunity to revitalize the Taoist school is at hand, it's not easy to calm down and chat with Feng Daiwen for a while.I don't even have time to taste my favorite tea. .

"This is a long story,,,,,,"

(End of this chapter)