Cheng Chubi did not come alone. He rode up the mountain by himself, followed closely by a carriage from his family. After Cheng Chubi was beaten, the carriage swayed up the mountain and was carefully inspected by the guards.
once before letting it in.
The carriage brought a lot of good things, all of which were given by Cheng Yaojin.
According to Cheng Chubi, Lao Cheng was afraid that Fang Jun, a spoiled dandy, would suffer hardship in the mountains, so he sent a cart full of delicious food.
Cheng Chubi went out and took down a ceramic jar from the car. He waved the other things and ordered the driver to send them directly to the warehouse. They were all food. Make them and eat them quickly, otherwise they will spoil.
Returning to Fang Jun's house with the ceramic jar in hand, Cheng Chubi found two large bowls, opened the jars' seals, and poured the thick amber liquid into the bowls. A faint sweet fragrance filled the air.
spread.
It’s actually the best wine from the Western Regions!
"Uncle spent money!" Fang Jun said, not politely, but really moved.
Who is Cheng Yaojin? Even in front of His Majesty Li Er, he is a person who is not stingy. He has a bull-tempered temper and will always follow his advice! He often makes His Majesty Li Er furious, but he doesn't hit or scold him, it's completely offensive.
He had no idea.
In the eyes of others, Cheng Yaojin is more like a demon king!
If you have an advantage, take advantage, never suffer a loss, and if you don’t accept it, fight!
Love so and so!
But everyone thinks that this guy is just a coward and has no scheming, he will get angry when he gets angry, and he will hook up with you even if he turns his back, as if he is nothing! So when Old Devil Cheng is mentioned, everyone is gnashing their teeth.
But even the most sinister Changsun Wuji would not hold any grudges.
This is a bastard, why should you be angry with him?
But now, Cheng Yaojin actually made a special trip to give him a gift, which really made Fang Jun feel flattered. Regardless of whether everyone was tied to the same boat because of the business, at least Cheng Yaojin's status could still show him such a close relationship.
, is a very happy thing.
"This wine is extremely expensive, and it's not that good to drink. It's not as good as those fruit wines at your house."
Cheng Chubi took a sip and started to complain.
Fang Jun took a sip and found that the taste was okay. It didn't have the severe astringency of tannins in Guanzhong's local fruit wine. It was sweet and mellow, quite good.
This kind of Western grape wine is extremely expensive on the market.
It's reasonably expensive, not to mention the quality of the wine. Just the transportation along the Silk Road and the Gobi desert, even if you don't count the losses on the road, the freight is a sky-high price!
It is probably because the weather was too hot and the wine was slightly lukewarm, which affected the taste.
Fang Jun carried the wine jar and went to the kitchen. Cheng Chubi blinked and followed.
There is so much saltpeter in the barracks now that it is almost filling up a whole warehouse. I ordered the cook to find a few large pieces and throw them all into a large water tank.
Looking at the bewildered Cheng Chubi, Fang Jun said in a very disgusting manner: "Brother, I'll treat you to some iced grape wine!"
Cheng Chubi blinked and thought to himself, the water in your water tank is not cold either, so what's the use?
Then the next moment, he almost popped his eyes out!
I saw that after the saltpeter was added to the water in the water tank, it began to react violently. The water splashed and exploded from time to time, as if a pot was being boiled. Cold boiled water was almost guaranteed wherever Fang Jun was.
At any time, pour cold boiled water from the kettle into a copper basin. When the water surface is stable, put it into the water tank, and the copper basin will float on the water.
Then, under the gaze of Cheng Chubi's incredible big eyes, white ice patterns began to appear on the water surface. The surface of the tea tank was covered with white ice, and the water in the copper basin also began to freeze...
Cheng Chubi carefully touched the ice with his hand, took a breath of cold air, even ran to the door and looked up at the sun hanging high in the sky, and then asked with a shocked look on his face: "Brother, how did you do that?
It's May and the water will actually freeze. Who would believe it?"
This has seriously exceeded his cognition. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't believe it to death!
Fang Jun said nonchalantly: "There are many things you don't believe. Brother, I am a scholar of heaven and earth, and I am an unparalleled genius. There are many benefits to following me!"
"This trick is so awesome!" Cheng Chubi was so excited that he geared up and said, "It's not summer yet, and the imperial court hasn't started giving ice to officials yet. Use the brother's method to make ice and sell it on the market.
You can make a lot of money!”
Fang Jun was speechless. Such a boring hammer could have such a flexible mind and come up with such clever ideas.
"No problem, my brother will write you the recipe later. You can also dissolve the icing sugar and a little spice in the water, and then put the water into a basin; you can also add fruit or juice, or even fruit pulp.
And milk..."
Is this the Tang version of ice cream?
Cheng Chubi was so excited that he clapped his hands and said, "I'll do some research when I get home. If I didn't say anything, I'll count it on you... But then again, whose brother are you?"
Fang Jun was too lazy to pay attention to him. The only thing he could do now was to drink iced grape wine.
There is a row of willow trees at the entrance of the barracks. When the old house was demolished, Fang Jun left these trees behind. It was a wise decision.
The soft wicker hangs down stretched, and occasionally the wind blows, and it sways gently like a little girl's soft waist...
Leaning against the willow tree, looking at the mountains in the distance, drinking refreshing iced grape wine, I felt the heat disappear. The crystal ice cubes hit the wall of the bowl, making a tinkling sound, which sounded like a moving ditty.
It makes people feel comfortable from the top of their head to the soles of their feet.
Neither of them had any intention of talking. They just stared at the green mountains and the guards walking past in neat steps shouting "one, two, three, four" from time to time. Cheng Chubi drained the wine in the bowl in one gulp and drank it in the coolness.
He went to sleep, and after a while, he heard thunderous snoring.
Fang Jun was not sleepy at all. He sipped the wine in the bowl and occasionally picked up an ice cube and put it into his mouth and chewed it, which was very pleasant.
There was a puff of black smoke rising from the hillside in the distance, and then a muffled sound reached the ears. The old craftsmen found that the "new weapon" they had developed seemed to be very powerful, and they were working day and night to find the best formula.
The experiment seems to be the Nth spring of life, completely tireless...
Fang Jun would like to see that they can really develop the perfect ratio of mononitrate, disulfide, and charcoal, which can save him a lot of trouble. And the title of "Gunpowder Inventor" is really not rare to him. As long as he wants to
It's shuddering to think about the huge changes this monster has caused to human civilization after he released it.
Many times, it is one thing to watch others do it, but it is another thing to do it yourself...
But for the sake of his little sense of self-worth and his pity for this nation that was bullied by nomadic cavalry, he had to open this Pandora's box with his own hands...
Cheng Chubi had a long sleep, and when he woke up he was full of energy. He asked Fang Jun how to make ice with saltpeter, and hurried back home, planning to hatch his own plan to make a fortune. For him, although he was recruited by Fang Jun, He is one of the shareholders of "Dong Datang Company", but in fact he is just a puppet and has really no say. Although the young and energetic boy looks dull at ordinary times, he is actually very competitive in his heart and has a very strong will. Desire for expression.
This is a good thing. Without desire, how can human beings progress?
After dinner, Fang Jun drove all the old craftsmen who worked day and night back to their respective barracks to sleep. Are you seeking death if you are so old and can't sleep?
The entire barracks was quiet, except for the occasional patrolling footsteps of guards coming outside the window.
Fang Jun was not sleepy at all. He was lying on his desk, studying the mathematical works of this era one by one. "Zhou Bi Suan Jing", "Nine Chapters Arithmetic", "Haidao Suan Jing", "Sun Zi Suan Jing", "Xia Hou" "Yang Suan Jing", "Zhang Qiu Jian Suan Sutra", "Zhu Shu", "Wucao Suan Jing", "Five Classics Arithmetic", "Ji Gu Arithmetic"... These mathematical works represent the glorious achievements of ancient Chinese mathematics.
It's just that for Fang Jun, the language in the book is too obscure and difficult to understand. It seems very difficult, but he must read it.
Otherwise, it would be too abnormal for him to take out "Mathematics" which is a thousand years ahead of this era, but he has not even read the most basic ancient calculation scriptures.
This is just like the "suspicious array" used to develop black powder, which is to make others less suspicious of him as much as possible. Otherwise, if everything accumulates, he, the evildoer, will reveal his true form...
Just when he was feeling dizzy, the door was gently knocked open, and Wei Ying, the youngest among the guards, poked his head in. He first looked at Fang Jun with admiration and admiration, who was reading at night. The master of the house is really talented and hard-working. Scholars!
Then he said excitedly: "Master, we found a spy!"
Fang Jun was surprised, someone was thinking about him now?