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Chapter 350 Today or Tomorrow's Butt Matters

For the past two days, Yang Reform has been waiting for the latest news from Shaanxi. The whole process has been a tormenting process. He stares at the sand table in a daze every day. What happened in Shaanxi and what is doing in Shaanxi are all blind spots, invisible, intangible, what happened in Shaanxi Even if it is urgent for seven hundred miles, it still takes several days to send the news to the capital, but now, what happened on the 25th or 23rd, even if he is the emperor, he can't think of any faster way to know information.

After several days and nights of hard work, the ministers did everything they should do, and it was useless to stay here, and Yang Reform also told them to disperse.Yang Reform stood in a daze in front of the sand table. There was nothing he could do. In this world without telegraphs, telephones, and the Internet, the distances between the worlds were really huge. How far is it from one place to another? In the Ming Dynasty 400 years ago, Yang Reform realized first-hand how big the world is, and the global village is a myth to the people of the Ming Dynasty.

The attendants on the platform are nervously simulating the possibility of rebellion in various parts of Shaanxi, and making plans, nervous and busy, but in Yang Reform's view, these are futile without further news.

Wang Chengen shook his head and looked at the emperor. The emperor hadn't eaten well or slept well for several days. Although there were a lot of ice cubes on the platform, which was quite cool, the emperor was probably still very anxious, and his brows were still furrowed. The red blood in his eyes told Wang Chengen that the emperor did not rest enough and was very tired.

"Your Majesty, why don't you eat a piece of watermelon first, chilled." Wang Chengen hoped to use something to divert the attention of the emperor, who had been in a daze for the whole morning.

Yang Reform had something on his mind, restless, took the watermelon casually, and took a few bites.Then he was still in a daze with the sand table. The Shaanxi matter involved too much. If he didn't handle it well, it would be his own nightmare. Compared with Shaanxi, the wild boar skin matter was nothing to mention.

Wang Chengen was disappointed, his plan failed, and the emperor was still staring at the platform in a daze.

After a while, Wang Chengen came up with another idea, maybe he could "save" the emperor from being in a daze about the platform.

"Your Majesty, I have something to say. I don't know if I should say it or not." Wang Chengen tried every means to disturb the emperor, because the emperor was always staring at the platform in a daze.

Most of Yang Reform's mind was still thinking about the Shaanxi matter, thinking about what else happened in history, so as to prepare countermeasures, and only a small half of his mind was paying attention to what Wang Chengen said.

"Your Majesty, do you still remember that Li Yanyi? That cook who refines oil?" Wang Chengen really couldn't help it, so he brought this kind of trivial matter to the emperor, hoping to attract the emperor's attention.

"Li Yanyi? The cook? The oil refiner?" Yang Reformed spent a little time outside, half asleep and half awake, and asked.

"Returning to Your Majesty, yes, it is the oil refining cook, who said he could help His Majesty refine oil. He said that he has already refined the oil that His Majesty wants to refine, which can be used to light lamps. I would like to ask Your Majesty to take a look... ..."

Most of Yang's reform thoughts have come back now, and he used it to think about Wang Chengen's words. Has the oil been refined?so simple?In Yang Reform's eyes, a trace of light burst out. Yang Reform knows what oil can do, so he naturally pays special attention to it.

"It's coming out now?" Yang Reform's energy suddenly improved to a new level.

"Returning to Your Majesty, according to that Li Yanyi, it came out. It is said that the fierce fire oil, no, oil, can indeed be refined into oil that can be used as lamp oil. Li Yanyi said that he has found a way, and I want to invite His Majesty to go to see it... ..." Seeing that the emperor was quite concerned about this matter, Wang Chengen breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that the news is good. The emperor attaches great importance to it. He wants to break the emperor's daze. It seems that this time there will be something to do.

"Okay! I didn't expect that this guy is still a talent, so he refined the oil?" Yang Reform actually couldn't imagine that in the late Ming Dynasty, there would be people who knew how to refine oil. Unexpectedly, his own Before the reward was sent out, someone came to him and told him that he could refine oil. As for the principle, Yang Reform was surprised. He could refine lard, but why couldn’t he refine oil? There must be something in common. Oil is obtained from the ground, but it is mixed with some mud and dirty. It is not good for cooking, but it is enough for lamp oil. These "simple" things can no longer be "simple" "The words and theories made Yang Reform dumbfounded. That's why Li Yanyi, the oil refiner, was born. As for his raw materials, they were just fire oil for defending the city. These were used as weapons. Now, they are all given to Li Yanyi. .

"Your Majesty wants to see it?" Wang Chengen hoped that the emperor would go around and change the environment. The emperor had been dazed by the sand table in Shaanxi for a few days, and his eyes were bloodshot. Wang Chengen was afraid that the emperor would not be able to bear it if he continued like this.

"Look, let's see." Yang Reform couldn't wait. As a latecomer, he naturally knew what oil can do. In addition to producing all kinds of oil and plastics, it also has another important purpose, chemical fertilizer. This thing is simply old. The golden thighs bestowed by God on human beings can be doubled by chemical fertilizers. Of course, Yang Reform does not expect to be able to research chemical fertilizers now. It is enough to turn oil into lamp oil. To increase some labor jobs and reduce the pressure on Shaanxi, nothing else, Shaanxi can scoop oil out of the ground.

Although the sun was quite venomous, Yang Reform was not afraid at all. It was completely different from the previous performance of fearing the heat. He led a group of people straight to Li Yanyi's "oil refining workshop".

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On the edge of Taiye Pool, I found the place where Li Yanyi refined oil, because this guy was "playing with fire", so the people in the inner court found him a place where the fire could be extinguished in time, this place is close to the inner school ground, it can be regarded as compatible The group of people who played with fire were together so as not to frighten the nobles in the palace.

Li Yanyi has been waiting for a long time, he sent the news, it happened to be the time when the Shaanxi incident came, so once the news was sent in, it was like a mud cow into the sea, and there was no news. Li Yanyi, who was already a little disappointed, was overjoyed when he heard the news that the emperor was coming. , He is about to develop, develop.

"Crassman Li Yanyi kowtows to see my emperor, long live, long live, long live." Li Yanyi kowtowed very solemnly, the emperor is everything to him, and is his hope.

Yang Reform didn't talk nonsense at all, and asked directly: "Li Yanyi, I heard that you refined the lamp oil?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, the grass people have indeed refined lamp oil, which can definitely be used to light lamps, there is no problem at all." Li Yanyi replied very positively.

"Okay, okay, okay, show me your sample? Let me tell you how you made it. If it is true, I will reward you." Yang Reform is quite happy. This news, in Yang Reform's opinion, is more important than It is more valuable to kill thousands of wild boar skins, because the lamp oil industry alone can feed an unknown number of people, and it still feeds the people in Shaanxi. This is undoubtedly a very meaningful thing in this specific period of the late Ming Dynasty. Things are far more important than a little military victory.

Li Yanyi carefully took out a porcelain jar and presented it as a gift.

An eunuch took it, opened the jar, looked at it, smelled it, and said: "Your Majesty, this seems to have a bad smell... I'm afraid it's poisonous..." As soon as the eunuch answered, the guards immediately surrounded him and took the jar. Li Yanyi suppressed him, took off his arm, and didn't let Li Yanyi move, good fellow, if he dared to show the emperor the poison, it would be his life.

Li Yanyi immediately screamed like a pig.

Fortunately, Yang Reform is a time traveler. He has seen kerosene, diesel, gasoline and other oils, and he has some knowledge. He said, "Wait, let me take a look."

"But, Your Majesty, it smells bad, maybe it's poisonous..." the eunuch said in a difficult way.

"Bring..."

Seeing the emperor, the eunuch couldn't help but hand it over.Yang Reform took the jar and looked inside. It was some cloudy oil. He smelled it from a distance, and it had the special smell of petroleum products.

"Okay, let him go, this is not some kind of poison, it should be like this when the oil is refined!" Yang Reform is not sure that it must be kerosene, it has been too long since he has dealt with kerosene, maybe it is diesel, maybe it is Kerosene, diesel, or a mixture of gasoline and other oils, anyway, are extracted from petroleum. Yang Reform did not expect to extract pure kerosene or diesel, as long as it is used as lamp oil.

Only then did the guards let Li Yanyi go, and after letting go, Li Yanyi's hand that was removed was connected to the guards again, and it took a while to recover, his face was already pale with fright, his face was covered with sweat, and he looked at Yang Yang in fear. The reform is very grateful again.

"Returning to Your Majesty, this is really lamp oil. The little one is like this when it is refined from the fire oil. The little one can use it to light a lamp. It is really good, no problem, very bright.... The little one has no guts to murder Your Majesty!" Li Yanyi explained in fear.

"Well, okay, let's take a look." Yang Reform said.

Li Yanyi's hand, which was removed by the guards, has recovered. With a little trembling, he poured the oil from the porcelain jar into an oil lamp, lit the wick, and the lamp turned on. Since it was daytime, the light was not very bright. It seems that the light from this oil lamp is almost negligible.

Li Yanyi's pale face was even more terrified. This is the effect of lighting the lamp in broad daylight. If the emperor doesn't like it and tells him to lie to him, he may lose his life. The impression the guards gave him just now is too deep. The emperor Li Yanyi's authority really made Li Yanyi feel the threat of death.

"Yes, yes, it's interesting, Li Yanyi, tell me, how did you refine the kerosene from this oil?" Yang Reform looked at it and decided that this thing is a petroleum product. As for kerosene, kerosene, gasoline, Diesel, Yang Reform is not sure. Looking at the liquid, it is still very cloudy, which should be the reason for the impurity of refining, but as long as it can be used, it is fine. As for other things, Yang Reform does not plan to ask too much. [Petroleum can actually be burned directly and used as a torch, but the smoke is relatively large and harmful to people. 】

Speaking of this matter, Li Yanyi became normal. These days, he has been doing this day and night, refining oil as a cook, and using the theory of being a cook.

"Returning to Your Majesty, this is actually simple. Seeing the fierce oil, no, oil, it's just oil poured into the muddy ground, mixed with too much mud, so the little ones regard it as a dead pig and rotten dog. In the rotten mud pond, the oil was directly refined by the method of oil refining. Unexpectedly, it is really similar to refining lard. As it is refined, the oil will be separated into layers, and the slag is at the bottom, which is clearer. The oil is on top, the same as lard. When Caomin smelted, he found that the lid was not covered, and the last oil ran away. Caomin felt that this had something to do with steaming rice. When steaming rice, the lid was not closed tightly. , the rice would not be cooked if the gas ran out, so the Caomin surrounded the lid with cloth strips to prevent it from leaking, and then pressed the lid with a big stone. Unexpectedly, the refining of this oil was much easier , there is quite a lot of clear oil on that layer, the small ones have been refined for more than a dozen bottles, and they can all be used as lamp oil..." Li Yanyi used his unique oil refining theory in a serious manner, telling how to refine oil.

Hearing this, Yang Reform wanted to laugh. He laughed that the pioneer of the oil industry was actually a cook; the second laughed that the refining of oil was the same as refining lard; , although the method of soil can no longer be soiled.

Yang Reform said with emotion that the wisdom of the ancient working people should not be underestimated.

"Okay, since it can be refined, that's good. By the way, you go to Liulizhai in two days. Where can you buy some glass tubes, glass jars, and glass bottles so that you can observe the refining process of this oil?" , to see how the oil is divided into different levels. In addition, buy more thermometers in Liulizhai to see how the temperature affects oil refining, and record the rules. You need to refine this oil. To find a solution as soon as possible, I will be of great use, this time, you have made a contribution, I will reward you with a hundred households of Jinyiwei, hehe, this is a genuine brand, sons and grandchildren can hang out in Jinyiwei..." Yang Reform smiled, this Li Yanyi is an official fan, back then, he asked himself if the hundred households of Jinyiwei were hereditary.

Li Yanyi opened his mouth wide, looking at a loss, this is Jin Yiwei Baihu?This is the official?

"Congratulations Li Baihu, now that you are an official, you can achieve what you want, why don't you thank you?" Wang Chengen said with a smile, he has always had a good impression of those who follow the emperor.

Only then did Li Yanyi come to his senses, and immediately prostrated himself on the ground, kowtowing to thank him.

"Okay, Li Yanyi, you have to keep working hard to find a way to refine lamp oil on a large scale. You have to be innovative, think of ways, and do it. This is your true nature. If you don't dare to think and do it, Now, you are still a cook, but now, you are already a hundred households in Jinyiwei, understand? Don’t be afraid... Do you know how much lamp oil and candles I burn every year in the Ming Dynasty? This business is a big business. If you If you can succeed, I will reward you with some shares, so that your children and grandchildren can live comfortably." Yang Reform said with a smile.

Li Yanyi thanked her again, kowtowed again, and cried until she shed tears. The emperor's kindness is mighty, mighty!Not only did he have no worries about food and clothing in his life, but his sons and grandchildren were all settled.

After leaving Li Yanyi's "oil refining workshop", Yang Reform thought about it. The oil industry, I guess, has to be stepped up. There is no need to transport oil to the capital, and oil must be refined in the oil production area. This industry needs to be developed. It seems that it is a magic weapon to solve the Shaanxi problem in the late Ming Dynasty. Perhaps, chemical fertilizers will be extracted from petroleum in the future. If so, chemical fertilizers, the "golden thigh" given to mankind by God, will have to be released in advance.

I thought wildly for a while, didn't have a clue, and was worried about the latest news from Shaanxi. Yang Reform quickly returned to the platform. Today is only 25, and the end of summer has just passed two days. Even if there is news of rebellion on the end of summer in Shaanxi , and it is impossible for it to come here today. After counting the days, Yang Reform shook his head. Sitting there idly waiting for news, it is better to find some practical things to do.

Yang Reform looked at the boring platform, sighed, and said, "Big companion, go to Liulizhai..." There was no use in the platform, so Yang Reform decided to deal with the lamp oil first. was born.

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Shaanxi.

Zhou Yanru felt that his two buttocks were burning like fire, which was caused by riding a horse. Xu Guangqi asked him to go to Ningxia Town on business, and asked him to go from Xi'an Mansion to the Yellow River in Ningxia Town in five or six days. Zhou Yanru had to run two to three hundred miles every day.

For this reason, he specially asked Bi Zisu for convenience, and got a lot of good war horses, one person and two riders, and planned to take turns to ride three hundred miles a day, and try to go to the Yellow River in Ningxia Town in five or six days. He read the instructions in the military book that to travel two or three hundred miles a day, only one person can ride more than one person can do it, and one person can ride more than one person. However, traveling three hundred miles a day is an unattainable dream. .

Zhou Yanru was very depressed. He also rode a horse and galloped for a day, and changed horses, but he didn't seem to run very far. This is completely different from the military book. A book is a book, and reality is reality. Regardless of the actual situation, most of them are based on guesswork. Zhou Yanru began to scold the writers for writing that one person can travel two to three hundred miles a day with more riding.

"Zhou Qianhu, where are we now? How far have we traveled today?" Zhou Yanru's butt was burning, but in order to maintain his official prestige, he still sat on the chair, but only on the edge.

"Responding to my lord, we have traveled 120 miles today, and today we have arrived in Yongshou County." This Qianhu surnamed Zhou was actually just a deputy Qianhu. He came out to work with Zhou Yanru, a deputy imperial envoy. When he heard his boss question him, Immediately came to answer.

"It's only been 120 miles? Why do I feel that it's been a day of bumps?" Zhou Yanru began to feel pain in his buttocks. He only ran 120 miles with this bumpy method?Three hundred miles a day, how to run out?Zhou Yanru began to yell at those who wrote books for being irresponsible, scribbled, and edited. It is impossible to travel thousands of miles a day and chase soldiers. He has only walked 120 miles, and he is already exhausted. Yes, my eyes are dizzy.It is impossible to walk three hundred miles a day.

This Zhou Qianhu is also complaining endlessly. They are from the Beijing camp. They thought it would be a good job to come out to serve as guards for the imperial envoys. Unexpectedly, they would accompany this official lord to run 120 miles a day. This really wanted him. If you want to die, you will also kill these guards.

"To answer people, walking 120 miles a day is already very impressive. This is only possible if the two horses take turns riding. Otherwise, the horses will definitely not be able to stand it. To be able to run like this is already a rare elite soldier in the world. Yes, if it was close, it would be impossible to go so far..." Although this Zhou Qianhu's butt did not feel as hot as Zhou Yanru's, but it was not easy. Running 120 miles in this hot day, this is What a difficult thing.

"How about walking [-] miles a day?" Zhou Yanru asked, walking [-] miles a day, he could reach the Yellow River in Ningxia within five or six days.

"Walking three hundred miles a day? My lord, this is impossible. Even the Mongols, who are famous for their speed, can't walk three hundred miles a day. If this is the case, not only people can't bear it, even if they have two horses, they will have to go. Many horses ran to death..., this is absolutely impossible, absolutely impossible..." Zhou Qianhu was frightened half to death after hearing Zhou Yanru's words, running three hundred miles a day, it's no wonder that all the soldiers in his hands fell apart.

"Impossible? What's the matter with rushing [-] miles and [-] miles? How can you run that far in one day?" Zhou Yanru's buttocks were burning, but he knew better that if he couldn't arrive within five days On the bank of the Yellow River, I was afraid that Xu Guangqi would really give himself a little "surprise". As a participant in the whole process, he naturally understood how far Shaanxi has reached. Most moved out.He knew that if he dared to make mistakes, Xu Guangqi would spare him, and the emperor would not spare him. The emperor is not a master who is easy to fool. It's possible, Zhou Yanru is entangled when comparing the butt of today with the butt of the future.

"Ah! My lord, what you are talking about is a post station. Others change horses without changing people, or change horses and change people. The horses are changed every thirty miles. Therefore, each horse can run three times at the fastest speed. Ten miles, there are hundreds of people like us, traveling a long distance, it is impossible to change a batch of horses for thirty miles, the post station does not have so many horses, naturally it is impossible to run five hundred miles a day, my lord... ...This, this is impossible..." Zhou Qianhu began to complain about Zhou Yanru, jokingly, traveling a hundred miles a day is not enough, planning to travel five hundred miles a day..., are you planning to die?
Zhou Yanru became irritable. Firstly, it was because of the burning pain in his buttocks. Second, he had to reach the Yellow River within five days. Someone had already sent the news in five hundred miles. If he didn’t arrive on time, he was afraid There is no good fruit to eat. According to Zhou Qianhu, he can only travel 120 miles a day. That is to say, according to this speed, he will not even think about going to the Yellow River for ten days.

Zhou Yanru began to struggle, what should he do, and continue to lead a large number of people slowly forward?After more than ten days, we will arrive at the bank of the Yellow River; or, with the help of the horses at the post station, we will take a small group of people and rush to the bank of the Yellow River first, without changing the horses.Although the pain in the hot butt is painful, but if you don’t gamble now, you may not have a “seat” under the butt in the future. Today’s butt is more important, or the butt in the future. Zhou Yanru is in a dilemma.

(End of this chapter)