"You are the craftsman who discovered that saltpeter can be used to make ice."
Liu Chan looked at the old man in simple clothes kneeling in front of him and asked curiously.
It shouldn't be, inventions are usually done by scholars or rich people, how can an ordinary craftsman do it? And as far as Liu Chan knows, this person has never read a book.
To be honest, when Liu Chan traveled through time, he had not experienced a tragedy like the Wu Huan Hua, and his culture had not experienced a great recession. Therefore, he himself knew many inventions, and he also knew that this matter was not something that ordinary people could afford.
Those who could invent were all famous families in the Han Dynasty. Just like the armillary sphere invented in the Han Dynasty, it was something that ordinary people could not afford. Just to verify whether the armillary sphere was accurate would require a lot of financial support. Except for those
Who would do this to a wealthy family with nothing to do?
Therefore, the plainly dressed craftsman in front of Liu Chan was very confused.
"It's the old slave."
Meng Er seemed very nervous. He had never thought that one day he would be able to meet the emperor. And although he discovered that saltpeter could be used to make ice, he did not buy saltpeter mines or make money.
"How did you find it? Tell me in detail."
"This incident is quite lucky. I bought some saltpeter from the drugstore that day and accidentally threw one of the saltpeters into the water. I wanted to pick it up immediately, but after thinking about it, I forgot about it. It was really stained with saltpeter.
After adding water, the efficacy of the medicine was reduced a lot. But it was not until later that I discovered that the basin of water had actually frozen. The old slave felt strange, so he bought some saltpeter and put it into the water, only to discover that saltpeter can actually make ice."
Liu Chan scratched his head and said, that's it? It seems to have no gold content at all, it's just pure luck.
"Forget it, luck is also a part of strength. This thing you discovered is beneficial to people's livelihood. As the leader of a country, I naturally cannot be stingy. I will reward you with a thousand taels of silver as a reward."
"Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you, Your Majesty."
Meng Er thought what would happen if he entered the palace this time, but he didn't expect to receive a reward. He was so happy that he was a little incoherent for a while.
"Okay, okay, let's get down."
Liu Chan held his forehead and sighed. He originally thought he would find a great craftsman in the country, but he was really disappointed.
Suddenly Liu Chan stood up in excitement, and quickly returned to his study room. He took out a book from the bookcase, turned through a few pages, and stared at a certain part without moving.
After a long time, he slowly exhaled.
The book clearly recorded the idea that saltpeter could be used to make ice, but because the book was written in the late Tang Dynasty, not many people paid attention to it.
At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the princes from all sides were fighting back and forth. How could they bother to pay attention to these bells and whistles? It would be better to conquer more territory.
Sure enough, war is the main cause of cultural decline.
Liu Chan closed the book and put it back in its original position, then left the study and went straight to Xining Palace.
"I see you, Your Majesty."
When Wanyanhu saw Liu Chan's arrival, he quickly took his maid Xiaohong to salute.
"No need to be polite, I'm here to tell you some good news. My dear, why don't you guess what the good news is?"
"If I can't guess it, Your Majesty, don't play tricks on me."
Wanyanhu guessed three times in a row but failed to get it right, and suddenly became angry.
"Hahaha, my concubine is so cute. I have ordered Qin Hui to prepare to send troops according to my concubine's wishes, but it still needs a month to prepare food and grass. My concubine asked my brother-in-law to wait a little longer. Soon, I will be able to save him.
He is in fire and water."
Wanyanhu was suddenly surprised, and then a smile appeared on his face, and tears came out: "I would like to thank Your Majesty for your great kindness on behalf of my brother."
"We are all one family, there is no need to be so polite."
Wanyanhu poured a glass of wine for himself and Liu Chan respectively, and drank it all in one gulp. However, Wanyanhu seemed to be a little drunk, and after one glass of wine, he became a little drunk.
"Your Majesty treats me as a family member, so I naturally miss you. But some people in this palace have been making things difficult for me, and they don't regard me as one of my own." Wanyanhu grabbed Liu Chan's clothes and felt aggrieved.
said.
"Oh, who is so bold and dares to make my beloved concubine unhappy?"
Liu Chan saw Wanyan Hu's drunken appearance and asked a little funny.
"It's not that Concubine Wu who, relying on her status to be higher than my concubine, insists on her saluting her when they meet her. And if her posture is wrong, she has to do it again."
Wanyanhu said aggrievedly, tears falling down.
"Well, Concubine Wu is an old man in the palace after all. I will go back and talk to her so that she will not embarrass you again."
"If Concubine Wu doesn't obey His Majesty's will, wouldn't it mean that I will always have to succumb to her oppression?"
"Don't worry, she will definitely listen to what I say. If she doesn't listen, I will drive her out of the palace."
"Your Majesty will really kick her out of the palace for your concubine?"
Wanyanhu took advantage of the situation to pursue him, and seemed to get the exact answer from Liu Chan's mouth.
"Of course, you are my favorite concubine. I promise that no one in the world can bully you except me. As long as it is what you want, I will take it for you."
"Your Majesty is so kind to my concubine."
When the two of them didn't pay attention, Wanyanhu's maid Xiaohong had already rolled her eyes to the sky. The display of affection between these two people was too gross, it was really disgusting.
I am just a maid standing in the corner, why do I have to see this side of myself and feel unhappy.
After Liu Chan went to sleep, Wanyanhu secretly left the bed, and Xiaohong had already prepared a towel.
Wanyanhu stretched his seductive body and said, "This damn guy has become more and more lazy recently and has no energy at all."
Xiaohong smiled and said nothing, not participating in this topic.
"Did you send a message to Wan Yanchang?"
"Yeah, Lord Wanyanchang wrote back saying that everything is ready and we are just waiting for the Song Army to arrive."
"My stupid brother, he still thinks that he and I are in the same group. He is so stupid and cute!"
"Master Wanyanchang also said that it would be more beneficial to the plan if we could get the Song Army's marching route map from the emperor."
"Isn't there Qin Hui?"
"Master Wanyanchang said that he can't trust Qin Hui and wants to get another copy from the emperor to verify it."
Wanyanhu sneered: "My uncle is too cautious. But this is good, just to see if Zhao Gou really loves me."
"My slave, there is something I don't understand. Why do you insist on joining forces with Master Wanyanchang? After all, the man from the Kingdom of Jin is your biological brother."
"What's wrong with this? Because I want to be the emperor of the Jin Kingdom."
"ah."
Xiaohong covered her surprised mouth, in disbelief.
"Isn't this strange? Wu Zetian was also the emperor during the Tang Dynasty, and Empress Dowager Xiao controlled the power during the Liao Dynasty. And my dream is to become a woman like them."
"But you are now the concubine of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty."
"Oh, so I plan to kill Zhao Gou as well. By then, the Jin Kingdom and the Song Dynasty will all be under my rule. But before that, I still have to deal with the eyesore of Concubine Wu."
"I understand, I have arranged it according to your plan."
"very good."
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"So, are you really planning to send troops?"
"Of course, I even brought you the marching route map. But only part of it. Only our Majesty and Yue Fei know the entire route map."
"You really helped me a lot."
"I have only one request, and that is not to let Yue Fei come back alive."
"Of course, our biggest goal is to get rid of him."
Wan Yanchang opened the map, saw a line marked on it, and smiled with satisfaction, "You are worthy of being my lucky general."
"I will do my best for Brother Wanyan's affairs."
The two sides exchanged cups for a while, which was very lively.
After Qin Hui left, the closed door opened again.
"Let's take a look and see if there's any difference with the news we got."
The Song Dynasty had the Imperial City Department, so the Kingdom of Jin naturally had its own intelligence system, and Wan Yanchang had the largest intelligence system in the Kingdom of Jin.
Regarding the march route map of the Song Army, the Jin State's intelligence personnel stationed in Lin'an lost two-thirds before getting back a piece of news about the Song Army's dispatch of troops.
The man who came in looked at the route on the map and nodded, "Same as the news we got, the Song army sent troops from Shuozhou this time, and then attacked Yunzhou all the way."
"It's a pity that we don't know the marching route after Yunzhou."
"Why don't we set up an ambush between Shuozhou and Yunzhou?"
"No, the terrain between these two states is flat and not suitable for setting up an ambush. We also need a road map for the next Song army, otherwise it will be difficult to annihilate all the Song army sent this time."
"But there are not many spies in Lin'an anymore. I'm afraid it will be difficult to get any useful information."
"Don't worry, I have other ways."
The Kingdom of Jin went to Beijing,
The little emperor Wanyan Tan was so happy that he couldn't help but smile from ear to ear when he saw the information sent to him by Wanyan Hu. It said that in two months at most, he would be free from the life of this puppet.
The emperor of the Song Dynasty was really a good person, and his sister was really nice too.
Wanyan Tan felt the world's full love for him. He stretched out his arms and embraced the sunshine shining on him.
"Your Majesty, are you feeling unwell?"
Wan Yanxue looked at Wan Yan Tan who was not normal and said sarcastically.
Wanyan Tan's face showed a trace of embarrassment, but when he turned around, his face was full of smiles: "I just miss the Queen."
"Oh, you must be sick. I tell you, don't have any big dreams. You don't have any chance."
Wanyan Tan doesn't care at all. Anyway, in two months, he will be deposed and will put you in the cold palace. Let's see how arrogant you are when you talk to me!
Wanyan Tan fantasized about the scene of Wan Yanxue kneeling in front of him, begging him to spare her, not to mention how sad and happy he felt.
Wanyanxue saw the smile on Wanyantan's face and suddenly stretched out her hand, which scared Wanyantan and hurriedly avoided her.
Seeing this, Wan Yanxue smiled happily and touched Wan Yan Tan's face, "Your Majesty, don't worry, you can't escape from my concubine's hand."