Emperor Kangxi sent me to marry

Qi Beile didn't know how her brother-in-law coaxed him. Anyway, when he returned to Kejing Bank, the fourth sister returned to her usual bright appearance, with a bright face, she greeted him warmly and asked if he wanted to have some snacks.

"Then my brother is respectful and it is better to obey my orders."

"There is a small cake that has just been made. I added some chocolate to it. It is a little bitter, you can try it. Your brother-in-law is obsessed with this recently and always urges me to develop new methods."

Duobu was lying on the kang with his feet up to rest, but when he heard Haifeng say this, he quickly turned over and sat up.

"Don't say this as if I'm greedy. I like this chocolate. More importantly, I only like a little bit of it to fill up my stomach. It's very suitable for military rations. Seventh brother, try it quickly. Isn't it like this? ."

"Yes, brother-in-law."

It was Shutai who brought the food. Qibele was a little embarrassed. He sat on the chair, not daring to raise his eyes. But Shutai was extremely generous. He put down the fresh milk to drink and the small plate with the cake, and knelt down to say goodbye. Then he went out.

When Qibele was eating snacks, she almost dropped her silver spoon on the ground.

Haifeng held back his smile and asked him how it tasted.

"There is no oven here, so the food is steamed in a pot, and the taste is not satisfactory."

"Yes, it tastes like jujube cake. Khan Amma heard that the missionaries had to drink chocolate every day, and asked the Imperial Hospital to secretly inquire about it, thinking what kind of medicinal materials it was. But when I came back, I heard that it was a kind of food and could not cure the disease. I was sick, so I didn’t ask any more questions. This thing is so strange, it’s bitter and sweet at the same time.”

"Originally it only has a bitter taste, but in order to make it taste better, honey and sugar are added."

Qibele carefully tasted the cake, frowned and thought for a while before expressing her opinion tactfully,
"Brother-in-law, this is exactly what you said. If you eat it a little, your body will warm up. You can go to the army and fight, but you can't steam cakes in the stove. How can you carry it around?"

Haifeng opened the box, found a pack of cocoa beans, and asked Qibele to take a closer look.

"They are just like broad beans and peanuts. They are just beans when dried. If stored properly, they can last for a long time. The climate in Coulomb is cold, and they will last for ten to twenty days. I don't know how it will fare in warm places."

Qibele pinched the cocoa beans and looked around.

"Fourth sister, can I chew this directly?"

"It's possible, but it's too painful to endure."

Qi Beile ruthlessly stuffed one into his mouth. It was not only bitter, but also greasy, like a piece of fat that could not be dissolved in his mouth.Hai Feng handed over a spittoon, and Qi Beile spit it out immediately.

"No, this is going to be used as military rations, and there will be a fuss down there."

Haifeng also felt that something had gone wrong.

She didn't know much about chocolate, but she knew how to read the ingredient list written on the back of the snack wrapper.After all, when I work in a kindergarten, everything is eaten by delicate children. Food containing artificial cocoa butter must not be given to the students.If the teacher wants to eat it, the kindergarten will not intervene. However, if a student accidentally eats it and a parent comes to complain, the teacher needs to take full responsibility.

This point was repeatedly emphasized as a key point during onboarding training.

Since there are artificial ones, there must be natural ones. Otherwise, why would we add the word "generation" in front of it?
In Hai Feng's imagination, cocoa butter is either like oil or like sauce, but neither of these two states existed in the Qing Dynasty.

Western missionaries and traders from Oros had only one way to consume cocoa beans, which was to grind them, boil them, and add sugar and spices. The final product tended to be a slightly thicker liquid.

There are so many types of chocolate products in modern times, but now we can’t even see them in their prototype form.

She really wanted to research all the chocolate bars and stuff.As Dobu said, chocolate is high in calories, small in size, and easy to carry, so it is really suitable for military rations.

"I'll take the cooks with me later and think it over. Seventh brother, rinse your mouth quickly to suppress the bitter taste."

After holding the hot milk in my mouth for a while, the bitter taste seemed to recede.

Seeing that the atmosphere was good, Seven Beile started talking about Four Beile.

"Fourth sister, fourth brother has returned to the capital. I did not persuade him."

Haifeng had expected this ending and was not surprised at all.

In modern times, the whole nation is mobilizing to fight fraud. Officials have made apps and put up banners to promote prevention methods. However, some people are still being cheated. Bank card passwords and verification codes are sent to scammers one by one.

Just think that Yongzheng fell into the electronic scam called Xiu Xian!
Respecting the fate of others, as a sister with a bad relationship, she tried her best to stop it.

It's hard to persuade the damn ghost with good words, and mercy can't help others.

"I wrote it clearly in the book, and Khan Ama will definitely have a fair opinion. Who can control the fourth son's temper, except Khan Ama? Even his own biological mother, Eni, De Niangniang, doesn't dare to control it."

"As for the excerpt, I also wrote one. Searching for immortals and refining elixirs is not a glorious thing. If you shout out, Khan Ama's reputation will be damaged. I did not go through the route of the Ministry of War, so as not to be seen by the officials who handled it."

"You are becoming more stable now."

"It's all the fourth sister who taught me well. By the way, I would like to meet that Huang Luzhuang. But you have to be capable. He has made two princes and a princess very angry."

Duobu got up and went out to make arrangements. Soon, Huang Luzhuang, who was freshly dressed, was brought back into the Tianzihao guest room of Kejing Bank.

"The common people send their regards to the prince, the seventh master, and the princess."

Haifeng deliberately said nothing and looked at Qibele.Qibele realized that Fourth Sister was testing him, so he put on a straight face and asked coldly.

"Huang Luzhuang, do you know what a crime it is to deceive the emperor? And your cousin, Huizhou merchant Zhang Chao, has repeatedly knowingly helped you avoid being summoned by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It is also a serious crime."

"I've heard about it. It's not an exaggeration to behead or confiscate the houses of people like this. One person is responsible for the work. I beg the Seventh Master and the Princess to please be noble and let the cousin of the people go. If you want to make the people do anything, go through fire and water. Don't say goodbye." The black face asked Qibele to sing, and Hai Feng sang the red face and handed a blueprint he had prepared earlier to Huang Luzhuang.

"There is no need to go through fire and water. If you can really contribute to Guihua City, I will write a letter to ask Khan Ama to reduce your crime to a lower level. Huang Luzhuang, your ability cannot be lower than that of the Ministry of Works and the Construction Office. . I heard that you have a masterpiece in your life, which is called a two-wheeled cart. When you use it, you don’t need to push or pull, just crank and turn the cart with your hands, and the cart can move forward by itself. I also have a masterpiece that I would like to discuss with you. You must be comparable to my ability, then you are worthy of my seventh brother and me saving you."

Huang Luzhuang trembled and unfolded the folded drawing. In the upper left corner, he saw Juanxiu's handwriting, "Gong Gong" written in three big characters.

bike.

Although Haifeng has never built his own bicycle, he has never eaten pork, and has he never seen a pig running?She had been riding a bicycle for so many years, and when her car had some minor problems, when she couldn't find a repair shop, she simply relied on her own efforts and repaired it several times.

It's just a diagram of the structure of a bicycle, it's not a problem for her.

Huang Luzhuang, who was obsessed with inventions, couldn't take his eyes away once he saw this exquisite design.

"Wonderful, it turns out you can kick back and forth with your feet. Sitting on a high seat, you can see farther. The one I made is indeed too short."

Qibele wanted to interrupt Huang Luzhuang's soliloquy several times, but was stopped by Haifeng's eyes.

Genius and madness are often only one step away.

Huang Luzhuang's obsession and concentration on creation is his talent.

Huang Luzhuang danced on the ground and studied for a long time. Finally, Huang Luzhuang was convinced and knelt down to Haifeng again.

"Today, the common people finally understand what is meant by 'the golden river has a thousand journeys, and if you want to reach the horizon, there will be more sky.' I also ask Her Royal Highness the Fourth Princess to give me some advice."

"I'm not giving you advice. I want you to contribute to Guihua City. Don't get confused."

"Her Highness the Princess has a sharp mind, far above ordinary people."

"I have a lot of things to do, so I can tell you a little bit. You can help me with the details."

Hearing that he could take this opportunity to see more ingenious artifacts from the fourth princess, Huang Luzhuang forgot about the fact that his own life was still in danger, and was gearing up and excited.

"May I ask, Your Highness the Princess, what do you order the common people to do?"

Haifeng took out a second drawing from his sleeve. This time, it was really just a rough sketch.

"I first need three things, all of which must be able to run on the rails: First, a horse-drawn cargo carriage, which can bear a weight of five hundred kilograms. If it is pulled by four horses, it must be able to run on the rails every hour. Fifty miles; secondly, the carriage for people to sit in must have less shaking when riding. It is more stable and faster than ordinary carriages. Thirdly, modify your two-wheeled carriage. Two people stand on it and alternately shake the handle. "

Before Haifeng could finish speaking, Huang Luzhuang was so anxious that he started rushing to answer.

"Understood! Understood! Oh, I am as stupid as a pig, why didn't I think of it earlier! Put it on the track, and the car will naturally run faster! Your Highness, after this thing is made, you have to try it and see how it goes. I’m afraid we need a spacious place for the common people to experiment.”

Qi Beile had nothing to do in the afternoon anyway, so he simply took Huang Luzhuang to leave and headed towards the new city, intending to find a suitable testing ground for him as soon as possible.

After they all left and only Dobu and Haifeng were left in the room, Dobu asked her half-jokingly and half-seriously:

"After months of hard work, even my fourth brother was offended. Didn't you ask Huang Luzhuang to help make springs and pistols? Why did it happen that we had to build carriages and tracks? Could it be that you were afraid and were ready to stop? ?”

"Who is afraid? I'm not afraid. Don't worry, Huang Luzhuang will ask me to help him build a spring workshop sooner or later."

"I don't know."

"Of the three questions given to him, if there is no spring, he will definitely not be able to complete it, especially the second one. Don't worry, wait a little longer."

Crisis is also an opportunity.

The closer Sibeile stared, the more Haifeng felt that she could use his strength to seize the opportunity to clear away the suspicion of secretly making pistols in front of Kangxi.

If he didn't want to return to Beijing as soon as possible, Haifeng also planned to think of a plan to urge him to go back.

It's a good idea to go and save yourself a lot of trouble.

If you want to fight, then fight to the fullest!
Sibeile, let’s meet in the south study room of Qianqing Palace!

Continue from previous chapter

Not only glass, but also other new things that can trigger changes in productivity are destined to not be promoted in feudal society, because the ruler’s fundamental desire is not to strengthen the country, but to stabilize the rule and ensure that the people do not resist. (Omitted later, I really can’t write it down)

Notes for this chapter
1. The first person in my country to taste chocolate was probably Kangxi, who happened on May 45, 22th year of Kangxi.

At that time, chocolate was called 'chocola'. To facilitate readers' understanding, this old name is not used in the article.

In order for Kangxi to eat it with confidence, the missionaries wrote a [-]-word paper explaining what it was. However, Kangxi didn't like it, so the chocolate never left the Forbidden City and was eventually hidden.

2. The chewy chocolate that is now known was only successfully produced after the cocoa butter was successfully separated from the cocoa beans.The Dutchman Van Houten invented the cocoa press in 1828 to solve this problem.

3. The quote from Jin He comes from "Dunhuang Songs: Four Poems by He Manzi".

4. To be precise, the third thing the heroine wants Huang Luzhuang to make is called a human-powered rail car.It occasionally appears in old movies. It was originally designed to facilitate railway maintenance. There are three-wheel and four-wheel styles. The speed ranges from 12 kilometers to 20 kilometers per hour. The fastest can be about the average speed of a horse.The spring is mainly used to reduce the shaking of the car.In the West, springs were originally mainly used on carriages.

5. According to history, Zhang Chao ended up bankrupt because of literary inquisition, and his end was miserable.I plan to save him in the book.