Due to the treason case, the city of Chang'an became extremely quiet at the end of the year. Every household restricted the women in the house not to talk about affairs in the palace, for fear of getting into trouble. As a result, the old and new generations of dandies "battle for hegemony".
The boring women in the city talked about it.
After all, the reputation of Gao Zhenxing, the fourth son of the Gao family, shocked Guanzhong. Although he went to the south of the Yangtze River to suppress the officials this year, his reputation has not been reduced much. It's just that the second son of the Fang family has risen too fast, and he shines like a bright comet in the world of dandies.
, many people have even imagined what kind of tit-for-tat tit-for-tat tit-for-tat battle would happen if today's No. 1 playboy Fushun met the No. 1 playboy Koshiro back then...
But what shocked the world was that in just one round, the former hegemon of the dandy world, Koshiro, was completely defeated, which inevitably made people sigh.
Just like those once beautiful years have been ruthlessly abandoned by the years, it always makes those nostalgic people sigh that the times have changed and the world has changed...
The name of "The Wind and Wind and Rainmaker Yiai" is getting louder and louder.
It's just that whether the Gao family was blocked from being a stepping stone to achieve great fame, or the Fang family was completely established as the "No. 1 Dandy in Guanzhong", before the new year came, they fell into complete silence. Gaoshiro did not clamor for revenge.
, Fang Erlang did not show off proudly.
Gaoshiro was probably too shameless to stay in the mansion to recover from his injuries, while Fang Erlang stayed in his manor...
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"Sodium yellow potassium purple calcium brick red, magnesium white aluminum white iron golden yellow, blue lead green barium copper blue green..."
Fang Jun led the craftsmen in the village, mumbling words that no one could understand, and mixed the filed iron powder with gunpowder, divided it into portions, and then put them into thick paper tubes made in advance.
The bottom of the paper tube is sealed with yellow mud, a mixture of iron powder and gunpowder is filled in, a lead is inserted, and the opening is sealed.
Wang Xiaoer was confused and asked: "Erlang, what are we doing? Also, what are you talking about, why can't I understand this?"
"Oh... I have read this in some book before. It should be that various metal powders emit light of different colors when burned." Fang Jun said nonsense. Could it be that he learned it in college?
But it’s not nonsense.
During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Tao Hongjing, a famous alchemist and medical master, recorded in his "Compendium of Materia Medica" that "when burned with fire, purple and green smoke rises, and the cloud is real saltpeter." The saltpeter here is potassium nitrate.
This should be regarded as the oldest qualitative analysis method, which is the "flame reaction". Unfortunately, due to the low productivity level at that time and for many years to come, this method has not been widely used and developed.
The most direct use of this "flame reaction" is colorful fireworks...
That's right, Fang Jun led the craftsmen in Zhuangzi to experiment with fireworks.
Every festive season, without the dazzling fireworks adorning the night sky, I always feel that there is a lack of a cheerful atmosphere...
So he wanted to bring out fireworks.
Everything in this world is easier said than done.
Because Fang Jun knew little about this, he only had theoretical knowledge about how to make fireworks fly into the sky and how to create colorful lights and shadows, but he had never practiced it. Therefore, after working on it for several days, he could only get a rough idea.
Relatively speaking, things like firecrackers have no technical content at all.
In the nearby workshop, a large number of firecrackers have been made.
Only the fireworks really give me a headache...
Different fireworks have different effects, some look like shooting stars and some look like chrysanthemums.
This is common sense.
But how to make it specifically? Fang Jun doesn't know, and he has never seen the process of making fireworks. He just knows a little about the principles.
The experimental fireworks he is making now use a secondary structure. The outer cylinder is responsible for sending the inner cylinder up to the sky, and the inner cylinder is responsible for the effect. Therefore, the outer cylinder is mainly filled with explosive power, and the structure of the inner cylinder is divided into fuze and detonating powder.
Gunpowder, pearls of light.
The fuze is to ensure that the inner cylinder explodes after it rises to a sufficient height. The detonator is responsible for detonating and igniting other parts evenly. The gunpowder is responsible for exploding the inner cylinder, igniting the light bead, and pushing the light bead to the designated spatial position. The light bead is the
The main part of the fireworks effect is that different light bead materials and placement methods produce different effects.
This is all the principles about fireworks that I can come up with.
But when it comes to the specific implementation of the hype...he doesn't understand anything.
It doesn't matter if you don't understand. As long as you know the principles and experiment slowly, you will always achieve your goal.
In the past, glass and cement were slowly created using this stupid method. Anyway, he had plenty of money, people, and time...
In short, first of all, he lit everything on fire and looked at the colors produced by the burning elements. As for the various special effects in his memory, he could only slowly explore them, but he firmly believed that for these smart craftsmen,
As long as someone shows them the right way, they will definitely reach the destination.
He clapped his hands and left everything here to the craftsmen. He sternly warned that he must be careful about fire and explosion prevention, so he ignored it, got up, put on his windbreaker, and returned to Zhuangzi.
In his previous life, he had often seen from news reports the tragedies that happened to fireworks and firecracker manufacturers due to accidents, so Fang Jun was so frightened that he set up a fireworks workshop next to an abandoned mine in the back mountain.
Back in the village, Qiaoer stepped forward to take off his windbreaker, while Zheng Xiuer brought him a cup of hot tea.
After washing my hands, I sat on the large Taishi chair, holding a warm teacup, took a shallow sip, and sighed in comfort.
Wearing jingle bells behind her back.
"Looking at you, you seem to have nothing to worry about anymore and your life is extremely perfect. It makes you both envious and jealous."
With gentle words and a hint of coquettishness, Wu Meiniang walked out from the back hall with a pink face and a smile. She put her hands on Fang Jun's shoulders and kneaded them gently.
Fang Jun squinted his eyes comfortably and said, "If you have a good wife at home, you will naturally be forgiving. I just wronged my wife."
Some people and some things may change their appearance due to some unpredictable changes, but their inner essence will not change.
Even because of Fang Jun's appearance, Wu Meiniang could not stay in the palace and be canonized as a talented person by His Majesty Li Er like she did in her previous life. It was even less likely that she would be imprisoned as a nun in Ganye Temple after the death of His Majesty Li Er. She was not like Li Zhi, a little girl.
The brat is like firewood...but the essence of Wu Meiniang has not changed.
It is enough to take control of the entire farm and the property under Fang Jun's name on Fang Jun's behalf.
Fang Jun is impatient with these trivial matters, he would rather give advice from a high position.
But these are very satisfying to Wu Meiniang, and they are the perfect ladder for her to realize her self-worth. Coming out of the shadow of childhood and proving herself in a world of men makes Wu Meiniang more and more confident...
Wu Meiniang pursed her lips and said with a little resentment: "Why do I feel that... I feel like I am doing long-term work for my husband?"
Fang Jun glared and said, "How do you say this? A certain person racked his brains to gather money and worked hard to make money, not for the sake of his wife, concubines, slaves, maids, and generals at home? If it is a long-term job, it should be a certain person!"
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"Pfft"
The two pretty maids standing in the hall were amused by Fang Jun's expression.
Wu Meiniang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She stretched out her slender hand and squeezed Fang Jun's shoulder hard, and said angrily: "What do you mean by this? If word spreads, will we sisters still be alive..."
There is nothing wrong with a man making money to support his family.
But it sounds awkward to say that a man works long-term for his wife and concubines...
Fang Jun curled his lips and said in a rogue manner: "Who cares? We are willing to work long-term for the family, what does it have to do with others? A family naturally requires every member to contribute, enjoy, and dedicate themselves sincerely. This
Only then can the family be peaceful and happy. They just take blindly, but never know how to give. Even if they are as close as husband and wife and father and son, they will always feel resentful. If things go on like this, it is inevitable that resentment will rise to the sky, and separation from morality will lead to happiness. "
The softest place in Wu Meiniang's heart seemed to have been stabbed hard by something.
Why was it that in the past, when facing my brothers, sisters, mother, and elders at home, I only felt endless grievances and sadness, but no warmth at all?
Why come to this strange place, face this strange man, and the strange servants and maids, but it seems that every day is so fulfilling, so peaceful, and my heart is like a jar of honey, peaceful and happy?
Wu Meiniang was in a trance, her delicate hand left Fang Jun's shoulder, and subconsciously stroked his cheek...