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Chapter 277 It's All For Immigrants
"Can't it burn?" Yang Reform asked.

"Returning to Your Majesty, it can't be burned. Except for the fierce fire oil, the servants have tried all the other oils." Fu Mingde replied with a slightly disturbed expression.

"Can't it burn?" Yang Reform muttered, and asked again: "Have you tried it with strong wine?"

"Spirited wine? Your Majesty is saying that the spirits are poured into the oil gourd?" Fu Mingde asked puzzled.

"Yes, spirits, companion, is there spirits in the palace? The stronger the better." Yang Reform asked.

"Returning to Your Majesty, there is an imperial wine room in the inner court that specializes in brewing wine. Your Majesty wants to call someone to ask about it." Wang Chengen replied.

It was the inner court again, and Yang Reform had no choice but to give it a thumbs up. If there is a difficult matter, it is absolutely right to go to the inner court.

"Immediately call the people from the imperial wine room, I want to ask clearly." Yang Reform couldn't wait.

"As ordered, Your Majesty." Wang Chengen agreed.

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After a while, the admiral and eunuch of the wine room came, with a little trepidation. To be honest, his power in the wine room is really small, and he belongs to that kind of marginal position. Although he is an admiral in name, but, It may not be more powerful than the books in some yamen. They belong to the kind of people who do life and death. Now, when they heard that the emperor was going to summon him, they immediately came running in a gust of wind. This is really a rare opportunity.

"Slave Chen Yong kowtows to His Majesty, long live my emperor." Chen Yong, the admiral and eunuch of the imperial wine room, kneeled respectfully and kowtowed in front of the emperor.

"Chen Yong? Are you in charge of the imperial wine room?" Yang Reform asked.

"Returning to Your Majesty, this servant is the admiral and eunuch of the imperial wine room, and my servant's surname is Chen Mingyong." Chen Yong hurriedly introduced himself.

"Then are you familiar with wine making?" Yang Reform asked.

"Return to Your Majesty, this servant knows a thing or two about wine making." Chen Yong replied very modestly. He, Chen Yong, stood out from tens of thousands of eunuchs, and as the admiral eunuch in charge of royal wine making, he would say nothing. I understand, I don’t know how to do anything, and I don’t know anything about wine making. Climbing up is obviously impossible. Eunuchs don’t have any blood relationship, teacher-student relationship, or colleague relationship like outside. In this inner court, countless eyes are staring at you. You have no ability to climb to the position of admiral eunuch. It is too difficult, the competition is too fierce.

"Okay, it's good if you understand, so I don't have to look around." Yang Reform really couldn't prepare, so he made alcohol himself. There is no oil, and this blowtorch can't make it. Other oils are not flammable, so you can only use alcohol, and alcohol Its medical value is even more coveted by Yang Reform.

"I ask you, can you make very strong and very strong wine? It is best to burn it." Yang Reform asked.

Chen Yong thought for a while, the emperor asked about his profession, he quickly calmed down, and said: "Returning to your majesty, if you talk about spirits, nothing can be burned better than knives. It is said that northerners distinguish between It’s not good wine, is it strong wine? You can sprinkle it on the knife, then put it into the fire and ignite it. If it can ignite, it means that the wine is good wine, very strong, without water, northerners, especially It's from outside the customs, and I really like this kind of wine, which is very in line with the drinking habits of the northerners, so what is your majesty saying about this kind of wine?"

"You mean, there is indeed wine that can be ignited? Isn't that right?" This is what Yang Reform wants. Most Chinese people in the 21st century know that liquor with a high degree of alcohol can be ignited, but in the Ming Dynasty, Yang Reform was not sure. .

"Return to Your Majesty, yes, this knife-burning wine is as its name suggests, and it can indeed be burned. I am sure of it." Chen Yong replied affirmatively without even thinking about it.He brewed the royal wine for the royal family. What does it mean to use the wine for the royal family? It is to use the best and most complete wine.All kinds of wine, have they never seen that?If you want to talk about the understanding of wine in the world, it is none other than them.

"Okay!" Yang Reform yelled, the wine that can be burned can be [-] or [-] degrees at least. Based on Yang Reform's early experience, wine that can reach [-] or [-] degrees can be ignited. According to the current situation As Yong said, burning knives can burn, so the wine must have been heated to fifty or sixty degrees.

"Is it Chen Yong? Immediately send some of the strongest and strongest wine, the kind that can be burned, and send it right away..." Yang Reform feels that although burning knives is not alcohol, it is still fifty or sixty It looks like it is not far from alcohol, and it should be used as a fuel for a blowtorch.

"The slaves obey."

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After a while, the little eunuch came carrying the wine jars. Chen Yong opened them one by one very seriously and professionally, and smelled them one by one. He felt that there was nothing wrong, so he let the little eunuch pass. If there is a problem, ask someone to carry it aside immediately.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the servants have brought over the flammable spirits." Chen Yong checked the delivered wines, selected a batch of wines that he thought were the strongest, and then reported to the emperor.

Yang Reform nodded. This person seems to be quite serious in his work.Said: "Okay, Fu Mingde, ask someone to pour some spirits into the gourd for a try." Yang Reform was going to conduct an experiment on the spot to see if the spirit blowtorch would work.

"I obey, Your Majesty." Fu Mingde hurried over and ordered the craftsmen to start.

After a while, the craftsmen on the school field poured the spirits into the gourd of the fire oil, closed the opening for filling the oil, and then piled some gunpowder into the opening for the oil injection as before, and then ignite.

Yang Reform's heart was that his voice was hoarse, and if the spirits still couldn't be used as fuel for the blowtorch, he had no choice but to refine the alcohol first.

With a "bang", after the gunpowder in front of the nozzle ignited, a puff of smoke was emitted. Unfortunately, only a little smoke was emitted, and then it disappeared. The results of the experiment disappointed Yang Reform. Fuel, blowtorch still can't succeed.

Frustrated, Fu Mingde ran over and reported: "Return to Your Majesty, the oil gourd did not emit fire."

"I know." Yang Reform was very disappointed. The experiment of high-alcohol alcohol failed. It seems that alcohol is needed, but it is not known when it will be produced. Yang Reform's mood has fallen to the bottom. .

However, the few craftsmen on the school field did not give up, they kept pumping air into the gourd, and they were still busy.

Yang Reform was very frustrated, and asked: "Chen Yong, do you have stronger wine?" Yang Reform did not give up.

"Return to Your Majesty, this is already the strongest wine, and there is no stronger wine in the world." Chen Yong replied affirmatively. Their royal wine room prepares many kinds of wine, which can be said to be the best wine in the world. They are well aware of the characteristics of that kind of wine, and they basically know it.The reason is also simple. There is a famous wine produced in that place, good wine, basically they have to pay tribute, as they are the wine-making yamen used by the royal family, it is difficult to know.

Just when Yang Reform was frustrated and was about to give up, he suddenly issued a release, and flames burst out from the fiery oil gourd in the hands of the craftsmen who had been busy all the time.

Fu Mingde immediately shouted: "Your Majesty, there is fire, there is fire!"

Yang Reform was surprised to see that the gourd filled with high-grade liquor actually burst into flames, which were very faintly yellow with a little bit of yellow.

The craftsmen stopped when they saw that the oil gourd was on fire, and did not continue to pump gas into the gourd.

The flame sprayed out by the fierce fire oil gourd was a little yellow from the beginning, the flame was not big, and it was still floating around. Slowly, the flame began to spray outwards, turning into a yellow flame, and so on. When the flames began to spray out in large quantities, the head of the flames was already blue.

Yang Reform could see it fascinated, this is an alcohol blowtorch from the [-]th century!That's a blue flame!But it can melt glass!Just figured it out by yourself?Yang Reform couldn't believe it.This alcohol blowtorch was modified with a weapon!

The blue flame sprayed out by the oil gourd became more and more violent, and it made a "huh..." sound, and the momentum was also very scary.Everyone on the school field was stunned.

"Your Majesty, it's amazing! Unexpectedly, this wine can be burned in a fire oil tank!" Fu Mingde couldn't help admiring, this is really a miracle.

"Fu Mingde, why didn't it work just now, but now it works again?" Yang Reform thought of this question.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the servants don't know. I guess it's because the craftsmen cheered up the inside. Otherwise, the servants should ask the craftsmen." Fu Mingde felt that his reasons were not sufficient, and he thought it would be more certain to ask the craftsmen. .

"Well, you call them here, and I will ask them myself." Seeing that the alcohol blowtorch was basically working, Yang Huai was in a good mood, and thought that he could give something to the craftsmen, so that they could go to the Liulizhai and specialize in making this A kind of alcohol blowtorch, this glass tube, the matter of sealing is completely solved.

"Slave obeys, let's go."

After a while, those craftsmen arrived at the emperor's side, after kowtowing and saluting.

Yang Reform said: "I ask you, why did this oil gourd not work at the beginning, but it can breathe fire after a while?" Yang Reform was also curious about this, and almost missed an important invention.

An old craftsman headed by him hurriedly replied: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the grass people also made it according to the rules of the fierce fire oil tank. When the gunpowder is used, the power is strong, so generally it can be sprayed as long as the gunpowder is ignited, but because the fire oil gourd is small, when it is fired with gunpowder, it often cannot spray fire, so it is often necessary to use some oil to burn the fire. The nozzle of the oil gourd, after burning for a period of time, the fire oil gourd can emit fire. The minister saw that the fire oil gourd filled with spirits did not emit fire after lighting the gunpowder, and also burned the nozzle with oil. Unexpectedly, it did It’s the same as the fierce fire oil, it also needs to be burned for a while before it can emit fire..."

Yang Reform nodded and understood. It is estimated that the alcohol is impure and needs to be heated to quickly separate the alcohol and water in the wine and make the alcohol concentration reach a concentration that can be burned. Therefore, it needs to be heated for a period of time before use.

"Not bad, not bad, I think you are good, there is a reward, big companion, each reward 100 taels of silver."

"As ordered, Your Majesty." Wang Chengen replied.

"Caomin thank Your Majesty Long En." Several craftsmen were very happy and thanked them immediately.

Yang Reform beckoned to Wang Chengen again, Wang Chengen immediately bowed his head and listened, Yang Reform said softly: "Brother, send these craftsmen quietly to the Liulizhai, and then let these craftsmen make fierce fire oil tanks, the fuel is this kind Liquor, sprayed fire, specially used to seal the opening of the glass tube, if you say so, Liulizhai will naturally understand." Yang Reform will use this "high technology" without hesitation.

"Your servant obeys." Wang Chengen raised his eyebrows when he heard the emperor's words, and immediately understood what the emperor meant.

After dealing with the alcohol blowtorch issue, Yang Reform can be regarded as fulfilling one of his wishes.I can count on the thermometer to come out and be promoted on a large scale!If I can improve my medical level, I will immigrate to the South, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia in the future. I must solve the disease. The only way out of the problem, although I now have a plan to immigrate to Dongting Lake and other places, but these lakes are also limited, this disaster in the late Ming Dynasty, not only in Shaanxi, but will also affect the entire north in the future, emigrating to Taiwan and Southeast Asia, It will be a matter of time, so, for this medical problem, the foundation must be laid in advance.This is why Yang Reform has to buy something like a thermometer, an alcohol lamp, a magnifying glass and so on. Medicine must be developed and escorted for immigrants, otherwise Yang Reform will not be full and have nothing to do. It's not easy to be an emperor, just watch how this fiery oil tank spews fire every day.

The craftsmen thanked En and left. Yang Reform looked at the admiral and eunuch of the royal wine room, and felt that this person was okay, at least he was more reliable in doing things. Reform thinks, maybe, he can refine alcohol!

"Chen Yong, isn't that right?" Yang Reform made up his mind and began to plan to employ people.

"Return to Your Majesty, the maidservant is right." Chen Yong replied with a trace of joy, at least he showed his face in front of the emperor today, and the errands he did for the emperor were not messed up. There is definitely a reward, Chen Yong is looking forward to it, ready to see what reward the emperor will give him.

"I ask you, how did you make that spirit?" Yang Reform asked.

Chen Yong thought for a while and said: "Returning to your majesty, spirits, such as burning knives, are all made from zeng. There is a record in "Compendium of Materia Medica": Shaojiu is not an ancient method, and it was created in the Yuan Dynasty. , the method is to put strong wine and grains into the steamer, steam the gas, and use a vessel to hold the dew. It is how to make shochu." In order to show his knowledge and credibility, Chen Yong deliberately quoted the "Compendium of Materia Medica" "The words in this great book.

"Compendium of Materia Medica"?This really surprised Yang Reform a lot. He didn't expect that an eunuch in the inner court would know the contents of "Compendium of Materia Medica".Yang Reform asked in surprise: "Chen Yong, I didn't expect that you also know medical skills?"

Chen Yong said embarrassingly: "Your Majesty, I don't understand, but I am more familiar with and caring about wine making, so when I heard others talk about the origin of some wine, I wrote it down. Those who know medicine..."

"That's it! I understand." Yang Reform thought for a while about the steamer Chen Yong described, and he understood that it is basically no different from the guy who will make wine in the future. Yang Reform can see that in some wine workshops, the steam Wine utensils seem to be called zengzi. It seems that the means of making wine by hand have not changed much in the past few hundred years.

In the wine making workshop, the wine burned can be rice wine or high-alcohol liquor. Yang Reform is clear about this. Since the current liquor can burn when exposed to fire, then increase the liquor a bit. I believe it is not difficult to make it into alcohol.

"Chen Yong! I'm very interested in one thing, and I need someone to do it for me. I don't know if you are interested." Yang Reform began to recruit young men.

"Of course my servant is interested. Whatever your majesty wants, just tell your servant to do it. The servant is born to serve your majesty." Chen Yong thought to himself, this imperial wine room is about to become famous once, and he has never seen it in any dynasty. Those who manage wine can make a name for themselves, who can leave a name in history, and now they want to serve the emperor. If they make some contributions, I am afraid that they will become the first eunuch to be named as a wine maker. Extremely excited, wishing to roll on the spot to show his loyalty.

"I thought, once this wine is retorted, it can become so strong that it can burn. If it is retorted twice, three times, or four times, doesn't this mean that this wine can be retorted to the point of pure wine? I suddenly I really want to see what this pure wine is like, do you have the ability to handle this matter well?" Yang Reformed.

"Returning to Your Majesty, there is no problem with this. The servants will start to try it when they go back. Use the wine that has been retorted once, and then retort it for the second, third, or even fourth, and fifth times. I will definitely bring out the pure wine for Your Majesty. Don't worry, Your Majesty. This matter is very easy, and in a few days, His Majesty will hear the good news." Based on his many years of wine making experience, Chen Yong quickly came to the conclusion that this matter is really too easy, and he was immediately happy Give the emperor a guarantee.

Yang Reform was a little surprised to see the eunuch who had guaranteed the ticket. Unexpectedly, making alcohol was so easy in the eyes of this person. Yang Reform thought that his alcohol refining plan would take a lot of energy and time. Where? Thinking that there were smart people in ancient times, it seems that some of my prejudices against ancient people really have to be changed, and I am wrong.

"Okay, then I'll just wait for that day. If you do well, I'll reward you a lot." Yang Reform didn't mean to be perfunctory to others. Once alcohol is created, its use in various fields can be said to have a far-reaching impact. It is really not difficult for a person to leave a mark in history. If you give some money yourself, it can be said that you can gain both fame and fortune, and it is as easy as flipping the palm of your hand.

Yang Reform was eagerly looking forward to the emergence of alcohol. This medicine has taken another step forward. It is not for immigration. The only way out in the late Ming Dynasty is to relocate all the victims of the disaster in the north. Going out, besides the South, Taiwan, and Nanyang, where else can it be?Therefore, this medical treatment must keep up, and this is why Yang Reform can't wait to launch many medical-related things.

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