Chapter 709 Is the Young Master a God? [Second update of 4k2, please vote for me at the beginning of the month]
Early in the morning, Ouyang Rong came to Jiangzhou lobby.
Go directly to Yan Liulang and ask directly:
"Where is the batch of Burning Sky Dragon Oil that Wang Caozhi left behind before he left?"
Yan Liulang immediately replied:
"I reported it to the Ming Dynasty and stored it in the Governor's Mansion. A few days ago, County Magistrate Diao came and took a batch back, but there were too many and there was still a batch that was not taken away. We are going to transport it back slowly."
The Shuangfeng Peak was sealed off in the name of water control, and before the giant Buddha was completed secretly, Wang Caozhi, who went to ask the eminent monk of Donglin Temple to pretend to be dirty, brought back a batch of sky-burning dragon oil from Longcheng County for use. Later, the giant Buddha was successfully placed on the ground without any incident.
In any unexpected conflict, the Burning Sky Dragon Oil will not be used and is currently being transported back to Longcheng County for storage.
Ouyang Rong asked: "How many barrels are left?"
"Nine barrels." Yan Liulang accurately reported the number.
Yan Liulang saw his Mingfu counting his fingers and murmured: "It should be enough. If it's not enough, I can still make some..."
"What's enough?" he asked curiously.
Ouyang Rong shook his head: "It's okay. Don't transport it away yet. Put it in the governor's house and wait for my follow-up instructions."
"Yes, Mingfu."
Ouyang Rong turned his head and glanced into the distance.
Yan Liulang followed his gaze and found that it was over at Prince Xunyang's Mansion...
After giving instructions to Yan Liulang, Ouyang Rong took the car to Prince Xunyang's Mansion.
The remaining Burning Sky Dragon Oil in Dragon City was all used by the Jade Goddess and others to blow up the Di Gong Gate during the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
After it was first seized, it has been stored in the Longcheng County Government Office. The quantity is so large that it has not been used up until now.
But it doesn't matter if you use it up.
Ouyang Rong knew that the method of making the Burning Sky Dragon Oil was passed down from the Jade Goddess. In addition, the Jade Goddess and the Liu family had secretly borrowed it from the Guyue Sword Shop to make it. Some craftsmen remembered the recipe.
Also out of curiosity, he had specifically researched before. Among the ingredients for making Burning Sky Dragon Oil, Ouyang Rong discovered a very familiar raw material - saltpeter.
This is the material of gunpowder. In a sense, the burning dragon oil that can be exploded and ignited has the same goal as gunpowder... In addition, saltpeter can actually make ice. The method is simple, easy and low-cost, but it is only incidental.
It seems that the alchemists of this era have already invented this thing in the process of alchemy, but they regard it more as a magical thing, and even supplement it with Qi refining materials to make current products such as Burning Sky Dragon Oil.
Wait for strange things.
Ouyang Rong nodded lightly.
The carriage arrived at Prince Xunyang's Mansion. After entering, he went directly to his junior sister's boudoir to discuss with her the birthday ceremony in a few days.
When he arrived at the place, he found that there was no one in the courtyard. Ouyang Rong asked the maid and got the answer. He turned and walked to the back garden. A quarter of an hour later, he saw Li Xian's family and his junior sister in a pavilion facing the lake.
Also among them.
A group of people were admiring the scenery at the waterside pavilion, tasting fresh fruits and vegetables, and there were several bottles of wine and jugs exuding white mist on the plate.
When Ouyang Rong arrived, everyone warmly welcomed him.
"Everyone happens to be here, there is something..."
While Ouyang Rong was speaking, Li Dalang grabbed his sleeve and pulled him into the waterside pavilion.
The latter enthusiastically entertained me: "Liang Han, try this pot of ice wine. It's really refreshing."
Ouyang Rong couldn't help but take a closer look.
I found that the fruits and wine were all iced, no wonder they were "foggy", they must have been taken out not long ago.
Now that the weather is getting warmer and we are about to usher in early summer, eating ice cream is really delicious.
But after he reacted, he asked with a puzzled expression:
"Where did all this ice come from?"
Li Guoer looked at it as usual and said, "Ice cellar, otherwise where would the ice come from in this late spring?"
Xie Lingjiang explained: "The ice cubes in the ice cellar are all cut and stored in winter, and are reserved for summer use."
Ouyang Rong stared at the ice cubes, thoughtfully.
It seems that the imperial court of the Great Zhou Dynasty did have a special organization for storing ice, called the Ice Well Service. In addition to storing ice, there were also iced drinks, fruits and vegetables for the royal family and high-ranking officials to enjoy.
However, the current ice storage can only rely on manpower to collect ice in winter, which is inefficient. The production and preservation process is very cumbersome and costly. Therefore, among the people, only wealthy nobles can afford it. Ice is a luxury product more expensive than gold.
However, Xie Lingjiang, Li Guoer and the others were accustomed to this thing.
At present, there are no more than three families in Xunyang City who can afford ice. Huaiye Lane House certainly does not have one, and Xunyang Palace is one of them. This is the ice that the imperial court regularly gives to the palace as usual.
When everyone saw his reaction, they thought he liked ice cubes.
Xie Lingjiang said: "Elder brother likes it, I will have some sent over tomorrow."
Li Xian also said: "Why don't we let the craftsmen go to Tanlang's residence to open an ice cellar, which will also be convenient for storing ice. From now on, half of the ice cubes in the palace will go there."
The corners of Li Guo'er's lips twitched slightly: "Ouyang Lianghan, your study room is called Yinbingzhai. How can we do it without ice? This is not right."
Ouyang Rong said nothing, stretched out his hand to touch the body of the cold wine pot, and suddenly said:
"Is the ice cellar in the palace big? Where is it located?"
Everyone was stunned.
Ouyang Rong left the fruits behind without tasting them at all, and turned around and went out:
"Take me over there and have a look."
After receiving his father's look, Li Dalang followed and led the way.
Li Xian was a little curious and shouted: "What did Tan Lang want to say just now?"
"We'll talk about it later."
Ouyang Rong waved his hands from behind.
…
Ouyang Rong visited the ice cellar of Prince Xunyang's Mansion in the morning.
After leaving, go directly to Pei Shisanniang.
In the woman's house, in the hall.
"What are your orders, Master?"
Pei Sanniang came in with some joy and brought tea and water to Ouyang Rong.
Ouyang Rong rarely came to her residence.
Moreover, after the governor's office meeting a few days ago, after Wang Caozhi and others left, Ouyang Rong told them to rest quietly for a few days and wait for his aunt's birthday ceremony and the Buddha's celebration ceremony.
So I probably haven't seen anyone in the past few days...but today, I came to see her.
Pei Shisanniang had some random thoughts,
But Ouyang Rong's words brought him back to reality:
"Do you know where the ice is?"
"Ice? Isn't it only in winter?"
Ouyang Rong shook his head: "In addition to ice harvesting in winter, where do the ice cubes in the ice cellars in the imperial court come from? Is there any other source, or is there any method of making ice?"
Pei Shisanniang was confused: "How to make ice?"
He stared at this well-informed and beautiful woman and asked, "Well, is there any?"
Pei Shisanniang suddenly nodded: "Yes."
Ouyang Rong turned around: "What?"
"I heard that some gods on the mountain can turn water into ice, so they should be able to make ice too."
Ouyang Rong's mouth twitched and he waved his hand:
"This doesn't count. There is no other general method, right?" "Yes." Pei Shisanniang was confused: "Master, is there any other method?"
Ouyang Rong walked around in the hall and muttered: "Have you not discovered the method of making ice with saltpeter yet... I didn't expect that I would have to do such boring things one day..."
Under Pei Shisanniang's confused gaze, he turned around and asked calmly: "Is ice expensive?"
Pei Shisanniang said seriously: "Expensive, very expensive, but if the master likes it, I can get her, but the number may not be too much..."
"I'll get it out for you."
Pei Sanniang was a little shy like a little girl: "What, sir, do you want to be here?"
She looked around at the terrain.
Ouyang Rong was confused: "What are you talking about? I mean making ice."
In fact, he understood it instantly, and said with a serious face: "I will teach you a method, and you can have as much as you want in the future."
Pei Shisanniang stopped her smile, looked more serious, and asked: "Where did you get it from? The temperature is so high now."
Ouyang Rong waved his hand and said, "Please help me find something first."
"What?"
Ouyang Rong took out a gray-white crystalline object, which he found after spending a whole day looking for it in drug stores and other places.
"Have you ever seen this thing? It's called saltpeter. Go and find out where it can be mined."
Pei Shisanniang was confused and led Saltpeter out. When she came back in the evening, Ouyang Rong was drinking tea and writing something on a piece of paper with a pen in his hand.
Pei Shisanniang glanced at it and saw that it seemed to be a strange recipe for treating saltpeter.
Ouyang Rong took a sip of tea and continued writing without raising his head and asked: "How?"
Pei Shisanniang saluted and said:
"Yes, the place where this thing is rich is Kuanglu Mountain. There are many natural caves there. Some people have seen them in them..."
Ouyang Rong put away the paper, stuffed it into his arms, and stood up with a smile:
"Come on, let's go there."
"Yes, sir."
Pei Shisanniang's expression became more and more curious.
…
late at night.
Xunyang Prince's Mansion.
At the door of the study, Li Xian's family came over with confused expressions.
Xie Lingjiang and Li Bao'er were also sleepy-eyed. They came from the boudoir. They both wore thin nightgowns and each had a shawl to cover their shoulders. Li Bao'er also added a fox fur scarf to accentuate the look.
A pretty and rosy little face.
Everyone was called over while they were sleeping, and they were whispering to each other.
Li Guo'er asked: "What happened? Did you say anything was going to be discussed tonight?"
Li Dalang said: "I don't know. I heard that Tanlang is here and called us over."
Walking into the study, I saw Ouyang Rong and Yan Liulang.
Ouyang Rong's gray scholar's shirt was dusty, as if he was returning from a hurry.
Xie Lingjiang immediately walked over, poured a cup of hot tea, brought it back, put it into his hand, touched the back of the elder brother's slightly cold hand, she frowned and asked: "Elder brother doesn't rest in the middle of the night, running around outside.
What to do?"
Ouyang Rong said directly: "I came here to tell you two things that I need to say immediately."
Li Xian suddenly became energetic and spread his hands to signal: "What's the matter, Tan Lang, please tell me."
Ouyang Rong said calmly: "First, I have temporarily requisitioned the ice cellar in the palace to store some things."
“What needs to be refrigerated?”
"Add a batch of ice cubes and nine boxes of oil drums, and store them here first."
After saying that, Ouyang Rong pointed his index finger at Yan Liulang:
"I asked Thirteenth Niang to open a new store that specializes in selling ice, called Bingjian. From now on, the palace will purchase ice from the store every day and transport it back to the ice cellar. Regarding the specific distribution of the goods, Liu Lang
Arrangements will be made at that time. The ice cubes and oil drums brought in must avoid Li Congshan and the others. Well, I’ll leave it to the princess to take care of the cover.”
"Okay." Wei Mei nodded: "Don't worry, they won't dare to look around while I'm watching."
"Shan, in addition, the ice cellar in the palace needs to be expanded. I went to check it out last time. It would be best to add another space, but we will talk about this later... As for the second thing, it is related to our escape route in danger."
Everyone listened attentively and saw Ouyang Rong raise a finger:
"In addition to the route of getting on the boat at Xunyangdu and taking the waterway to Longcheng County, we need to add another route, just in case. This is the lesson learned from the water thieves incident last time. In case there are also thieves on the waterway.
It’s dangerous.”
Only then did everyone remember that on the day when the two peaks were closed in the name of flood control and the Giant Buddha was secretly completed, the water thieves from Hukou County had gone north along the waterway to approach Xunyang. Although there was a near miss in the end, they did not attack hard.
After destroying the Xunyang Grottoes, he did not attack Xunyang City, but Ouyang Rong kept thinking about it afterwards.
Li Guo'er looked at Ouyang Rong, who looked worried, and asked:
"Which way is better? The waterway in Xunyang City is the most convenient."
Ouyang Rong pointed out the window, and everyone turned around to see a dark mountain.
"Go to Kuanglu Mountain and take the land route. Xiu Shuifang is backed by Kuanglu Mountain. Just in case, if the waterway from Xunyang to Longcheng is not possible, we will head into Kuanglu Mountain. This time I will go to the mountain to look for something.
, see not
There are many caves, maze-like, mysterious and deep, suitable for Tibetan people and can be used as temporary hiding places..." Ouyang Rong analyzed rationally and murmured to himself: "In this case, we have to prepare a carriage in advance and stand by in the dark."
Li Guoer asked: "This direction is southwest. Over Kuanglu Mountain, there is only one official road heading southwest. If we want to go north, we need to make a big circle? Wouldn't this waste the best opportunity to escape?"
Ouyang Rong waved his hands calmly: "Don't worry about it. If it doesn't work, let's go to the southwest front to find General Qin first. This route is not a bad idea. As long as we use legitimate reasons, the prince can leave Xunyang City."
Li Xian asked: "What valid reason?"
Ouyang Rong said calmly: "Is it enough for the rebels in Tiannan Jianghu to attack the palace?"
Li Dalang subconsciously asked: "Tan Lang thinks they are really coming?"
He found that his friend was smiling without saying a word, and Amei Li Guoer next to him turned to him and said:
"Whether the rebels will come, when they will come, how many people will come, and even how they will come, it all depends on us, not them, do you understand?"
Li Dalang and Li Xian looked at each other and suddenly realized: "This is a good reason."
Li Guo'er turned around and asked Ouyang Rong: "Is there something fishy about Li Congshan, or is it the matter about the thin-faced man that makes you uneasy? Didn't you send someone there? Lu Ya also went there. Two days later,
We won’t see the outcome until tomorrow, so why are we suddenly arranging a retreat?”
Ouyang Rong lowered his eyes and said softly: "It's all part of it, but there is one more thing that reminded me. It was said by Rong Nu Shi... No matter what, it is always safe to prepare for a rainy day. By the way, there is one more thing."
He turned to Li Xian and said:
"The prince and the prince will not go to this celebration ceremony."
Li Dalang was a little embarrassed: "But we have already agreed to be there that day."
Ouyang Rong calmly said: "I will find an excuse then... just say I am not feeling well. You can also say that I attended my aunt's birthday ceremony the day before and accidentally ate a bad stomach... Anyway, there is an excuse."
"That's fine." Li Xian hesitated, "Does Tan Lang have any bad premonitions?"
Ouyang Rong pondered: "Not really, but I still think it's a bit inappropriate to allow Nu Shi to organize this celebration. She actually wanted to lure people from Tiannan Jianghu over. Since she knew this and knew there might be conflicts, she didn't
Once the necessity has passed, we can eliminate some signs in advance.”
"Good, Tanlang is the best."
Xie Ling Jiang Ningmei asked: "Since we are planning a retreat, what does Senior Brother want with this ice cellar?"
Ouyang Rong looked at his junior sister, and suddenly remembered what Pei Shisanniang had said to him dumbfounded when he used a large amount of saltpeter to make ice not long ago: "Is the young master a god?"
He chuckled:
"It's getting hot, so why don't you hide some ice? You can also take some with you on the road."
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