As he said, Tang He was too old. Originally Han Du refused to let him drink. But Tang He said: "When I was young, I could drink whatever I wanted. Later, when I got old, countless people should tell me
My body and bones are getting worse day by day, so I should take care of myself. But after so many years of taking care of me, the soil is buried under my skin, and I realize that I have been losing money in the past few years. Since everyone is going to die, why not?
It’s better to enjoy yourself before you die.”
Tang He is really too old, his hair is completely white, not to mention the wrinkles on his face, the key is that his skin is densely covered with age spots. It is as if he has aged by more than ten years in the past two years.
Han Du tried to persuade him several times but could not persuade him. Even Tang Ding was helpless and had to let him go. .??.
However, in front of Tang He, Han Du tried his best to drink as little as possible and took care of Tang He's health.
After picking up a piece of food with chopsticks and eating it, he raised his head and glanced at the broom star that was still hanging in the sky. He said with a slight smile: "In this turmoil, more than a dozen ministers were killed. What do you think, sir?"
Tang He snorted and said casually: "What do you think? A group of people who don't know whether to live or die. Death is not a pity."
"Oh?" Judging from Tang He's meaning, it seemed that he knew something inside. Han Du couldn't help but become curious and asked: "Master, is there any secret in this?"
Tang He squinted his eyes and smiled, shook his head and said energetically: "It's not a secret, but not many people know about it. After the emperor founded the country, some civil servants used their high status to make excuses."
Han Du frowned when he heard this. This behavior of making excuses for people's origins, let alone the emperor, even ordinary people, would offend the other person to death, right?
These people say that Lao Zhu's background is not good. Isn't this just pointing at Lao Zhu's nose and calling him a nouveau riche?
"How can this emperor endure it? Why don't you kill all those people?" Han Du said with a smile.
Tang He shook his head with a smile and said: "No, the superiors not only did not kill them, but seriously considered their ideas, and even planned to trace their roots."
"The emperor actually chooses to trace his roots and inquire about his ancestors? Who is so proud?" Han Du immediately lowered his voice, approached Tang He and asked curiously.
Tang He smiled and said two words, "Zhu Xi."
"Then why did the emperor regret it later?" Han Du didn't need Tang He to tell him, he knew that this matter must not be done in the end. Otherwise, Zhu Xi's shrine should be worshiped in the Ancestral Temple. The Heaven and Earth Combined Sacrifice
I haven't seen it since.
Tang He said calmly: "Later, it was the Empress who came forward to persuade me to give up the idea of ascending to the throne."
After a pause, Tang He slowly sighed and said: "Originally, when the emperor was preparing to recognize Zhu Xi, those people were celebrating and rejoicing with joy. But later, when they saw that the emperor never mentioned this matter again, they hated it even more.
The superiors also knew what they were thinking, but they didn't care, so the matter was settled. I didn't expect that even after so many years, these people still haven't given up and caused such things."
"Then what happened to the Duke of Han?" Seeing Tang He talking with great interest, Han Du took the opportunity to ask more questions.
Tang He chuckled softly and whispered softly: "Although the superior was very angry with these people back then, he also knew that these people would not be able to do it without them in the court, so he did not pursue them and turned this matter into a trivial matter.
It melted and finally came to an end.
But later, the superior asked Li Shanchang to preside over the formulation of court etiquette, as well as the style of official uniforms and salaries of various officials."
Understood, Han Du suddenly looked towards Tang He with a look of understanding in his eyes. These people must have thought that Li Shanchang had robbed them of the opportunity, and they have held a grudge in their hearts since then. In the past, they could not find the opportunity to add insult to injury, but now that Li Shanchang was imprisoned by the emperor, they
I thought the opportunity would come, so I couldn't wait to jump out.
"What about the Duke of Han? In my opinion, why did the emperor put him in prison?" Han Du thought of the triggers of these things and asked curiously.
Tang He smiled and was surprised
He asked: "Why do you care so much about Li Shanchang? Is there something between you and him?"
While talking, Tang He's eyes never left Han Du's face, staring at him closely.
Han Du shook his head and replied calmly: "He and I didn't even talk about going together, I just asked out of curiosity."
Tang He laughed and continued to talk to Han Du calmly: "Li Shanchang is too greedy for power. If it were me, when the superior first asked him to retire and return to his hometown, he would have stipulated that
Go back in a good manner and never set foot in the court again, but he just wants to come back shamelessly."
When he said this, both Tang and He couldn't help but shook their heads and sighed: "What he did has long been disliked by the superiors. If the superiors hadn't seen that he had made great contributions in the southern and northern wars, maybe
I've been rude to him for a long time. To be honest, I don't dare to guess what will happen to him this time, and I can't even guess."
Han Du closed his lips tightly and nodded subconsciously without saying anything more.
The broom star hung in the sky for twenty-eight days, and finally one early morning, it left the world with its big tail and disappeared into the vast universe.
The Broom Star disappeared, but the topic about the Broom Star, or the topic about Han Jingyun, did not disappear.
In addition to being spectacular and shocking, this time's celestial phenomenon of the Broom Star is also the most talked about by the people. Every step of the entire process from the appearance of the Broom Star to its disappearance was carefully planned by Han Jingyun.
People even felt that the broom star was no longer a celestial phenomenon, but a chess piece in Han Jingyun's hand. It appeared whenever they wanted it to appear; it disappeared whenever they wanted it to disappear.
A few years later, the name of Han Jingyun, who calculated the world, once again resounded throughout the world. This time, it was not because of her status as a princess, but because of her attainments in mathematics that she was admired by people all over the world.
After all, Han Jingyun is a divine person who can even calculate the celestial phenomena. How could the people not worship her?
This time, thanks to Han Jingyun's influence, the academy's prestige in the eyes of the people has been greatly improved. Countless young students know mathematics, know Han Jingyun, and know the academy. No one dares to say that mathematics is a minor path anymore. After all, even the sky
The ability to calculate can be regarded as a small way. Is there still a big way of learning in the world?
More students became interested in mathematics for the first time, and many even chose to study in academies, with the purpose of seeing the true face of this magical knowledge in Mount Lu.
But what these ambitious students who want to make great achievements in mathematics do not understand is why when they first entered the academy and said they wanted to study mathematics, all the students in the academy turned to them.
A caring look.
A few days after the broom star disappeared, Lao Zhu finally made a verdict against Li Shanchang.
"Li Shanchang was suspected of conspiring with Hu Weiyong to rebel. However, due to insufficient evidence, Li Shanchang was sentenced to death, retained his title and moved his family to Java. Marquis of Ji'an Lu Zhongheng, Marquis of Yan'an Tang Shengzong, Marquis of Pingliang Fei Ju, Marquis of Nanxiong Zhao Yong, Marquis of Xingyang Zheng Yuchun, Yichun
Hou Huangbin, Hou Luju of Henan and others were executed together. They also retained their titles and moved their families to Nanyang."
Han Du could tell from Lao Zhu's treatment of Li Shanchang that Lao Zhu really hated him, otherwise he wouldn't have had to move his family to Java. If it was to move to Nanyang, it would still be possible.
room.
After all, Luzon also belongs to Nanyang, but it is not far away from the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, Luzon is prosperous and can be regarded as a comfortable place.
But Java is different. Although Java also has a governor's palace, almost no Ming people have settled there. Java is full of natives, and after Li Shanchang's family left, I am afraid they will be the only Ming people in Java.
Han Du was not surprised by Li Shanchang's death. After all, he had long known that Tang He had said that Lao Zhu would not
He let Li Shanchang go easily. However, Han Du didn't have much deep feelings about this. After all, he and Li Shanchang were not familiar with each other in the first place, and they had no contact with each other.
Han Du followed Tang He to express his condolences after Li Shanchang was sentenced to death.
Suddenly, all the more than ten wealthy families in the capital were in plain clothes, pouring a basin of ice water on the newly bustling capital. At this time, all the officials remembered that the person sitting on the dragon throne was not just a dying old man.
He was also a ruthless man who "killed millions of soldiers in the south of the Yangtze River, and the sword on his waist was particularly bloody."
Han Du felt very depressed because of this, and did not want to go to court, so he simply used the excuse that the princess was sick and stayed at home.
This is one of the benefits of being a consort.
However, Han Du did not remain free for long before the old man Tao Chengdao came to visit him.
After hearing the news, Han Du rushed from the courtyard to the lobby. As soon as he walked in the door, he smiled and said: "I'm late to welcome you, so please forgive me for being late. Wanhu can come here, it's really a blessing."
When Tao Chengdao heard Han Du's voice, he immediately raised his head. He didn't even bother to drink the tea he had yet to drink, and put it on the table. He quickly stepped forward and took Han Du's arm without looking back.
He was about to walk out, "Let's go and help me find out what's the problem?"
Han Du was inexplicably surprised. After suddenly coming to his senses, he quickly grabbed Tao Chengdao and said, "Wanhu, let's not be in such a hurry. Even if there is any problem, why don't we waste time for a cup of tea?"
If Tao Chengdao came to the house and Han Du didn't even drink a cup of tea with him, if word got out, people would probably say that Zhenhai Houfu didn't understand etiquette.
Han Du was not used to these red tapes when he first came here, but after all, he was living in such an environment, so it was no good not to follow the local customs.
When Tao Chengdao heard this, he immediately raised his beard and scolded loudly: "Drink that damn tea. I never care about the kind of tea. That is to say, I only drink it when your servants serve it to me. I am usually busy."
When I get up, I can fill several bowls of cold water."
"Come on, don't talk to me!"
Han Du had no choice but to let Tao Chengdao pull him away.
Once again, we came to Tao Chengdao's house. As soon as we walked into the backyard, we saw a huge thing placed on the ground, surrounded by cut corners.
Han Du walked up to the thing with a surprised expression, turned around and asked Tao Chengdao: "Wanhu, did you really make the thing?"
Upon hearing this, Tao Chengdao looked at Han Du carefully, and when Han Du was looking at him with confusion, he said: "Originally, I thought you were an honest boy, but I didn't expect that you are also a cunning person."
"Here, where do you start talking about Wanhu?" Han Du was scolded in person without hesitation, but he didn't dare to get angry, so he could only touch his nose and ask with a smile.
Tao Chengdao glanced at Han Du with disdain and blurted out: "When you didn't know my identity, you called me old man; after you knew my identity, you changed your name to old man. I said you are cunning and cunning. Is it wrong?"
Han Du was so embarrassed that he almost dug out three rooms and one living room on the ground with his feet. After coughing twice, he changed the subject and said, "Wanhu came to me in such a hurry. What is the important matter?" Han Du was trying to remind him.
This old man, be careful what you say. It's enough to accuse Sang and Huai to try to flatter you once. If you keep pestering him, have you forgotten that he has something to ask of you?
Although Tao Chengdao, an old man, spoke straightforwardly, in fact he was very thoughtful. He immediately understood the meaning of Han Du's words. He did not bother anymore and said instead: "I have made such a big Kongming Lantern.
, but now oil lamps are a problem.”
"What's the problem?" Han Du asked.
Tao Chengdao sighed heavily and said helplessly: "I made the oil lamp big enough, but the heat generated can't hold it up."
Before the Kongming Lantern took off, it had to rely on oil lamps to fill the inside with hot air and prop up the paper before it could fly into the sky. Now it can't even hold it up.
Getting up and flying into the sky is out of the question.
"Where is the oil lamp? Take me to see it." As soon as Han Du encountered a problem, he entered a rational state. He stopped arguing with Tao Chengdao and said directly.
Tao Chengdao brought Han Du to the oil lamp.
Han Du took a look and felt that the oil lamp was indeed big enough. The wick in the middle alone was as thick as an adult's fist. One part of the wick was burnt black, and the other part was snow-white. It had obviously been lit. There was a huge wick connected to it below.
The oil can is filled with oil used as fuel.
As soon as Han Du came here, he sniffed, then stretched out his finger to light the wick, put it under his nose and smelled it. He wiped the grease off his fingers and turned to ask Tao Cheng, "Wan Hu,
Are you using clear oil?"
Tao Chengdao responded matter-of-factly: "Isn't the oil lamp just the clear oil for lighting?"
Han Du immediately shook his head and said: "Clear oil won't work." Clear oil is a kind of vegetable oil. Although ordinary oil lamps can be used, it is obviously impossible to fly this hot air balloon into the sky. Because clear oil is not easy to burn, and it provides
The caloric value is not enough.
"Then what should I use?" Tao Chengdao asked subconsciously, and then said in surprise: "You don't want to use strong fire oil, do you?"
Han Du immediately smiled and nodded, and said: "It's the fierce fire oil. But the ordinary fierce fire oil alone is not enough. It needs to be refined before it can be used."
"I have fierce fire oil here, but how to refine it?" Tao Chengdao suddenly felt a little embarrassed after hearing Han Du's request.
Han Du pondered for a moment and said, "It's a bit dangerous to refine this thing."
Hearing this, Tao Chengdao quickly asked: "Danger? How dangerous?"
Han Du gestured with his hands and said to him: "Let's put it this way, fierce fire oil is easy to burn when it catches fire, and it may also explode. But if we want to extract something suitable for use, we must burn the fierce fire oil.
Only by heating and then distilling and separating can we get what we want."
"Think about it, if you think about it, fire oil is most afraid of flames, and we have to take the initiative to put it on the fire. Is this dangerous?"
After hearing this, Tao Chengdao said nonchalantly: "What are you doing without danger? I first became interested in firearms because the alchemy furnace exploded when I was refining elixirs. Just like making gunpowder, there are risks. But I always
I have been vigilant and careful every time I acted, and everything has been fine so far, hasn't it?"
After hearing Tao Chengdao's words, Han Du suddenly felt that he was lighting a lamp for a blind man in vain. After all, Tao Chengdao was a ruthless man who dared to even ride on a rocket speeder. To him, any danger was not worth mentioning.
Perhaps in his belief, he has never been afraid of anything because of exploration, not even death. Of course, his spirit deserves to be greatly promoted, but his behavior must be resolutely avoided.
Han Du could only nod and said: "Well, Wanhu's words make sense. Now I will tell Wanhu the method of refining fierce fire oil, and Wanhu will have people prepare relevant things. Then, we must pay attention to some safety and try it first.
Once successful, we will officially start production."
Industrial oil refining is not possible in Handu. What Handu knows can only be refining oil through local methods. This method not only consumes a lot of money, but also produces toxic and harmful gases in the process. Of course, this gas does not
Poison people immediately, otherwise people like those in Africa who secretly refine oil would have been poisoned long ago. Of course, if you are exposed to this gas for many years, it will definitely be very harmful to people.
Handu's method is very simple. A big pit, a big stove, and a big iron can filled with hot oil are the equipment for crude oil refining. After the hot oil is heated, the steam formed will cool down in the pipe, from
"Gasoline" and "diesel" flow out of the "high tube" and "low tube" respectively. Since the boiling points of gasoline and diesel are different, the gasoline will be evaporated first during distillation, while the temperature of diesel is much higher and can only be evaporated later.
Evaporate out.
The danger Han Du said is that during the heating process, once the fire is too strong and the temperature in the iron can is too high, spontaneous combustion will occur, the crude oil will ignite, and an explosion will occur.