Zhao Xi still knows what the current oil lamp looks like.
Although there are almost no oil lamps in the inner garden now, there were still some inner gardens in the early years.
At that time, there were oil lamps in the royal palace.
Zhao Xi also knew that most of the oil used by people to light oil lamps was sesame oil.
"What Prime Minister Wang said is absolutely true. This oil should be promoted for civilian use... let's call it kerosene."
"Jifu, you will work with Zirong to set a price for kerosene and promote it for civilian use as soon as possible."
Zhao Xi dragged the cabinet to Workshop City today, not to see the power of kerosene bombs.
One purpose is to select kerosene to promote civilian use, and the other is to see the workshops and storage of distilled kerosene in Gongfang City.
I was busy some time ago, but I also knew about the accident at the kerosene workshop in Gongfangcheng.
He needed to find a suitable excuse before it was too late.
"How do officials know that this...that kerosene can be used for oil lamps?"
No, even so, Wang Anshi still asked.
As for other people, they have long been accustomed to the unbridled thinking of officials and are no longer surprised by this.
"Gasoline, which is the first distilled oil, I think it should be the lightest in the distillation process, because it flows out from the highest side pipe."
"The reason why Gongfang City uses the first oil is that gasoline is flammable."
"And the last oil residue is piled up randomly, which shows that the flammability is not high. I am like, is this second oil the same as sesame oil?"
"After trying this way, it turns out..."
At this time, I looked at the oil lamp again. It was still burning like that, and there was no change.
Regardless of whether this reason can convince the cabinet, it is still a reason. Zhao Xi can't say that he has used this thing for many years, right?
"Guan Jia, since it is being promoted, can the kerosene distillation process be sold in Gongfang City?"
"Absolutely not!"
"Officials, this is not allowed!"
As soon as Han Zhen finished speaking, three or four people spoke up.
Han Zhen has no military experience, but he has served in Gongfang City for a long time.
He has led the sale of Gongfang City several times. The first thing he thought of was that once kerosene was promoted for civilian use, it would be a huge benefit to Gongfang City and the court.
After all, it is difficult to meet the entire country's demand for kerosene simply by relying on the output of Gongfang City's distillery.
During the imperial dynasty, few people could afford candles, and most of the hundreds of millions of people still used oil lamps.
"The official family, as Zihou and Zichun said, this thing can be promoted, but the process of distilling kerosene cannot be spread to outsiders."
"You have all seen the power of kerosene bombs. This is a weapon for the military. How can it be allowed to be owned by civilians?"
After Zhang Dun and Wang Shao finished speaking, Wang Anshi stated his reasons.
Although Wang Anshi hoped that people in the Song Dynasty could use kerosene, he also knew that this stuff really couldn't be released casually.
"Indeed, the method of distilling kerosene cannot be exported, and the court should even strictly control it."
"Gasoline is not only used for armaments, but more importantly, the risks are too high. Disasters can occur if you are not careful."
Su Song also said the same.
But Han Zhen also figured out the truth at that moment.
"Let's do this. Gongfangcheng will work with the railway authorities to formulate an operable transfer plan to ensure that kerosene can be promoted to the widest possible extent in all states in the country."
"In addition, Jifu will negotiate with Gongfang City to set the price of kerosene, based on the principle that the people can afford it..."
Zhao Xi also knew how to price this thing. To the court, it was just a derivative of kerosene bombs. If it was not sold, it would be a waste... It would probably be worth a rotten cabbage price.
It doesn't matter, there is almost no use for oil at this time.
"The government should impose military control on the origin of stone ester. At the same time, the imperial court has classified stone ester as a military material and strictly prohibits private mining... The veteran believes that if a little kerosene is promoted, the source of kerosene will be known to the court.
Without restrictions, I am afraid that such powerful kerosene bombs may become widespread."
Wang Anshi's thinking seems to have changed, and he is no longer just relying on public opinion. At least this formulation represents a mature and good-looking style of seeking the country.
"The officials and ministers have seen that people in the Yanyan area use stone ester as fuel..."
I thought that history would change because Shen Kuo had no experience of working in Yanyan. Unexpectedly, he still paid attention to the affairs of Yanyan Oil. I just didn't know if he had borrowed oil fume to make ink.
Zhao Xi didn't worry about this.
"Dingyang, Gaonu, there is confusion water, and the fertilizer can be dipped in it."
This is recorded in the "Book of the Former Han Dynasty, Volume 38, Part 8 of the Geography", and Zhao Xi has also read it. Zhao Xi knows that Gao Nu or Fu Yan both refer to the Yanchang area of later generations.
The Yanchang area was the production area of Changqing Oil and Yanchang Oil in later generations, and was also the site of the first oil well in later generations. Zhao Xi knew all this.
"Then it will be controlled by the imperial court. The strategy drawn up by the cabinet subsequently, including what kind of trading company to form, how to mine, how to transport, including how to keep the distillation method secret, etc., must be reflected in the strategy."
Zhao Xi thought about it and concluded that with the current mining methods and current uses of oil, it should not have any impact on future generations of oil mining.
"In the mountains in the northwest of the country, something like ointment flows out into the river and flows for several miles into the ground. It looks like a glutinous rice wine and is very smelly. According to the official family, there are a lot of stone esters in the northwest area..."
What Zhang Dun said about Zhao Xi is even clearer.
Although the imperial dynasty has opened up the trade routes in the Western Regions and restored the Silk Road to a certain extent, it is still too early to say that it has reached the strength of the previous dynasties and even the Han Dynasty in the Western Regions.
The oil in Suzhou may be exploitable, but what Zhang Dun mentioned was Qiuci, and Qiuci is still the territory of the Xizhou Uighurs, and even borders the Black Khan Dynasty.
Not to mention Heiyou Mountain, which belongs to the Shangjing Road in Beiliao.
"As far as historical records are concerned, in terms of stone esters, the output of Northern Liao, Uyghur, and even the Black Khan Dynasty, Great Eating Persia and other places was much greater than that of the Guo Dynasty."
There is no need for Zhao Xi to pretend, nor to hide what he knows. There are many records of stone esters in the historical materials of the Han and Tang dynasties. Whether it is called stone lacquer, stone grease, or any other name, it all refers to petroleum.
"Officials, I believe that once kerosene bombs are used in war and kerosene is used among the people, the role of stone ester will be known to various dynasties. This will definitely lead to the reduction of the advantage of the dynasty in the war."
"I believe that before other dynasties are familiar with the method of kerosene, the production areas of stone ester should be included in the territory of the dynasty as much as possible."
Zhang Dun did not hide his ambitions at all. Also, the new cabinet had been in office for two years, and the country had no plans to expand its territory. This made their cabinet very frustrated.
The previous cabinet not only recovered the four Yunying states, but also annihilated Xixia and recovered Dali.
Although they also had political achievements in expanding the sea, according to traditional understanding, the land war or the battle against the Northern Liao Dynasty was the real contribution. And now the imperial court's armaments and money and food reserves, in Zhang Dun's view, support the recovery of other Yanyun states.