Chapter 257 On the chrysanthemum

But Di Renjie explained it again.

Originally, four major events were big events, each one was good governance, and water conservancy led to some good governance. The prince supervised the country many times and kept silent and said little. This time it looked quite like King Zhuang of Chu and Duke Jing of Qi. No matter who it looks like, it all showed that the prince would be a very capable emperor.

He was capable and kind, and he was in his twenties again. The Emperor was not in good health and often fell ill. He even needed the queen to read the memorials to him, and even let the queen review the memorials. It was not that the emperor was useless when he was old and was dragged down, so he was no longer the emperor who had just succeeded to the throne. It was not that he had nothing to do with it. If he had compared it, how could the emperor deal with it?

Therefore, there must be controversy. If there is controversy, these things will not look perfect. Imperfection is a good thing for the prince.

When Di Renjie said that the Central Plains were in trouble, Li Wei was both amused and wailed.

In fact, it is not that complicated to think about it, and I don’t want to be controversial. I just feel unhappy when I see the death of Yang and Xu. In a sense, they are Li Wei’s future father-in-law, and I am angry that my father did too much, so I fight back.

Li Wei began to pay attention to gunpowder again. The black gunpowder had very little power when it exploded, so it was called gunpowder, one was gunpowder and the other was **. There was a big difference between them. However, black gunpowder was good as fireworks and firecrackers. If you want to increase the power, the formula should be more accurate and more pure saltpeter and sulfur. I asked the officials who were to serve as supervisors and the Ministry of Works, and they were all inexplicable. However, some officials reminded Li Wei that sulfur was mostly used as a prescription, so you could ask the imperial doctor in the palace.

I asked the imperial doctor, and the imperial doctor said that sulfur is used more frequently. It is used very little saltpeter, all of which are obtained from civil use. I don’t know about saltpeter that wants purity. I only know that when refining alchemy, I used a large amount of saltpeter and sulfur, and they even prepared it themselves.

Li Wei was stunned for a moment before remembering something. Isn’t gunpowder invented when Taoist priests refining alchemy? It cannot be said that the invented gunpowder, which is only used for fireworks and firecrackers. Song Ming also had many gunpowder weapons. However, his contempt for craftsmen and slow technological progress allowed Westerners to surpass them.

Thinking of this, he came to the Daming Palace again. Although Li Zhi did not value alchemist, he focused very much on Taoism, and was different from Li Shimin and Li Yuan. Li Zhi placed the two religions of Buddhism and Taoism in an equal position. The best alchemy Taoist priest is in the imperial palace, such as the Sanqing Hall of the Daming Palace in Chang'an City. The building is magnificent and it is also the only building in the Daming Palace that builds a high platform from the flat ground, which offers countless Taoist priests. Some are proficient in "spells", some are proficient in the true meaning of their masters, and some are good at refining alchemy.

But whether Taoism or Buddhism, in general, it is only satisfying people's yearning. In a sense, it is also to educate the people. It has not developed to the point of interfering in politics, and there is no national teacher, Tianshi, who appears in the court. Therefore, when Li Wei arrives, these Taoist priests are surprised.

Li Wei explained his purpose, and several Taoist priests did not dare to neglect and invited several Taoist priests who refined alchemy. Li Wei looked at it, clicked one of the oldest Taoist priests, asked his name, and replied that the name was Qingxu. Only then did Li Wei ask about saltpeter and sulfur.

After finding the right person, Qingxu immediately gave Xiang a detailed answer.

Sulfur has many functions in medical treatment, such as anti-cough and expectorant, anti-inflammatory and relieve diarrhea. However, whether it is alchemy or medical treatment, it is believed that sulfur is a drug of metal and stone, and the same as arsenic is a huge poison. Therefore, before use, it is burned, also called suffocating fire, which will cause the toxicity to be lost or reduced. The famous doctor Sun Simmang also deliberately mentioned this in the alchemy classics, using two taels of sulfur and saltpeter, grinding it into powder, put it in a sand jar, digging pits and leveling, and after a period of time, it is dug and put in a casserole and stir-frying with charcoal. Li Wei was sweating profusely and probably not done well, otherwise something would happen to this stir-fry. When the fireworks cannot be burned, take the mixture. But these alchemists already know that after these three things are mixed, they will have a violent reaction, and used some measures to control the reaction speed.

During the chat, Li Wei also learned a little-known history. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Northern Qi was surrounded on all sides, and the form was difficult, and he lost the source of the flames. So the palace maids came up with a solution to dip the fire stick with sulfur and put it on a fire knife to ignite it, called "Feng Candle". Once, because of the difficulty of life, some concubines deliberately managed to blew candles to improve their lives. Therefore, the refining of sulfur was done very early. However, the sulfur production in Guanzhong was very small, and most of them were found in hot springs and craters, but Qingxu also had a complete set of methods to extract pure sulfur. After all, if you want to refine pills, you also need pure materials.

Saltpeter is also called earth nitrate. It has a wide range of origin and also knows how to extract water nitrate with a high potassium nitrate content.

To be precise, the various technologies of black gunpowder have been formed, and only separated by a layer of window paper from the black gunpowder. It is even more optimistic than Li Wei thought. Li Wei spoke and said his request. Of course, he could not test in the Sanqing Palace. If he could not make a fire in the Sanqing Palace, he would cause trouble. Also, the amount during the test should not be too large. Although the power is small, as long as the amount is sufficient, it will not be a problem. He repeatedly warned that he could not get close to the source of fire, etc.

In short, Li Wei was in a good mood and even visited Qingxu's alchemy process with interest. He also found that the two small furnace children used by Qingxu were actually two thirteen or fourteen girls, with beautiful eyes. He couldn't help but take a look, guessing in his heart where the bull's nose got the girl from.

The two little girls were using fans to fan the alchemy furnace, which made him feel embarrassed to see, and the fans were tilted.

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It is considered a new policy, but it is hot and cold.

There were very few people who opposed the new granary, and transporting grain nearby saved a lot of expenses and reduced the people's labor service. Even because the court issued heavy capital, it prevented the decline in grain prices. There were many people who benefited and few people who suffered. It was not about profit, but there were voices of approval from all over the country.

However, several foreign cities caused more impeachments. Li Wei heard another voice. It turned out that there were many wars at the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty. Because of the strong Turks, many of them fell into the hands of the Turks and the war horses were insufficient. Therefore, they ordered the ban on horse trafficking. In recent years, this ban was relaxed, and people who were not doing business did not know about this. It was not until the edict was issued that they suddenly realized that these large livestock were forbidden to be sold by private people.

Confucian scholars were very opposed, believing that the court was taking profits. But the people agreed that the Hu people in the border ate horses, cattle and sheep as food, which would be great to place in the Central Plains. Not to mention anything else, just say that in the outskirts of Chang'an, many families jointly raise a large animal, all of which were used as treasures. Horses and cattle can be used to plow the land, mules and camels can be used to pull goods. Once it is released, the price will drop, which is convenient for the people. Unfortunately, scalpers are grazing in the north, and buffaloes that are urgently needed in the south of the Yangtze River are still rare.

When they arrived in the sea and went to sea, the people did not understand and remained silent. However, the great scholars opposed more people, far more than the last time they discussed the title of several merchants. The merchants themselves were not very enthusiastic and were unfamiliar with all kinds of overseas. Although they also saw that some Hu people and great cannibals made a lot of money by Silk Road and sea transportation. However, they were unfamiliar with the sea and were afraid of risks. They raised funds for Xinqu, and they paid less money, and they could not afford to pay more. They could not afford to pay for the money they could afford. They were in a stalemate. The main reason was that they saw the indignation of the scholars. The so-called island master was just a false title and did not even have a formal rank. The court formulated many frameworks to limit it, which made many people retreat.

There are many people asking, but few people have movements.

This made Li Wei feel depressed.

Autumn is a little deeper, and when the wind blows, I hear the rustling falls, and after seeing the southern mountain, all of them are elegant and light. In fact, I don’t agree very much. The chrysanthemum blooms in autumn, when the flowers wither, their lonely and arrogant flowers and their personality are swelling, which cannot be considered elegant. When autumn comes, all things begin to wither, which is the cold and solemn season. Although they bloom fragrantly, they cannot be said to be calm and indifferent."

Not knowing that my mother was talking casually, or saying something else, or having no good impression of Tao Yuanming, Li Wei responded: "Yes."

"Since you have written this poem, you are probably unhappy. In fact, the way to control people is to control horses. If you are just weak, you can be deceived."

Wu Zetian's tone was very gentle, but his voice clearly contained a strong killing aura. As soon as he finished speaking, there were golden chrysanthemums around him, all of whom looked down as if they were afraid.

Then he said, "Go."

Li Wei was confused. It was impossible for his mother to come and ask about the progress of several new policies. In fact, if he didn't ask, he probably knew it clearly in the Daming Palace. It was impossible to talk to him about chrysanthemums in autumn. Or he could not think of it. So in the evening, he came to Di Renjie's mansion. The old slave served tea, Li Wei took a sip and said, "Di Qing, I have something unknown today, so I come to ask for advice."

There was no other way, and I couldn't figure it out, so I had to ask Di Renjie.

"I dare not, please tell me."

Li Wei said the story of his mother summoning him. Di Renjie frowned and thought for a moment: "Have you heard of the Queen's horse taming in the past?"

"I've heard it," it's not just that this story has a long history.

"When the Queen was talking to Your Highness, I was not present and I dared not speculate. Maybe the Queen thought... I wanted Your Highness to be a little tough on the censor?" Di Renjie frowned and said uncertainly.

"Tough on the censor?" Li Wei was surprised.

Those who speak are innocent. For example, Zhu Jingze is angry with his father. Although his father is angry, he still gives rewards, which means he encourages ministers to give advice. Indeed, the advice and letters of some Confucian scholars and censors have brought great confusion to the implementation of several new policies and even dispelled the enthusiasm of merchants.

But it cannot be said that the censor is not good. Without the censor's advice and supervision, the king will be arrogant and the ministers below will deceive the superiors and conceal the subordinates. The benign effect is far greater than the negative effect. If you take a tough attitude towards the censor's advice, even the father will not dare to do so.

But he asked suspiciously: "Will the Queen Mother help me?"

Di Renjie didn't hear this sentence, and replied carefully: "After all, it is related to the future of Guanzhong's canal transportation, and it can even bring large taxes to the country. Your Highness's several discussions have more benefits than disadvantages. Even the queen does not want to eventually ban the new policies because of the advice of the censors."

It is not very certain that we must not take forced measures against the censors and prevent them from admonishing them. Does the queen have any other meaning? Or is the queen who said casually and had no other meaning, but she was not an elephant. Therefore, she guessed: "Or, the queen is not a censor, but just reminds Your Highness to be more decisive in doing things."

Even Di Renjie was not sure, there was only one thing that could be confirmed. When he said this, the queen had no malice towards the prince.

The next day, Wei Hongji sent the Guangtong Canal drawings, which were preliminary drawings. When the official excavation was officially opened, further investigation and verification would be carried out. Li Wei looked at them and found several prime ministers again. Li Jingxuan and others looked at the drawings to discuss. Suddenly, Li Wei had an idea and asked the eunuch to call some censors in. There were many people who opposed the letter, including censors and Confucian scholars in the court and the public. The Confucian scholars had no choice but to move the censors' ideas.
Chapter completed!