Chapter 50 Fatal Encounter
When he heard that since he was not here, he did not need the necessary politeness and immediately said, "Okay, set sail, Shiniulingzhuangzi."
Han Si bowed slightly: "Young Master, you don't need to be so anxious. You can leave tomorrow at the beginning of the Mao hour."
"Okay, let's arrange it."
"yes."
Han Si retreated, and Han Jiang leaned on the soft chair to rest for a while, but screams in the yard kept coming, making Han Jiang's scalp numb. Han Jiang said in his heart that he didn't know that the rule set by the head of the family, and that for servants who had sufficient evidence, they always called and then asked questions.
Han Jiang asked: "Ying, ask, how many of them are there yet?"
Ying went out to ask, and came back to report: "Shaojun, there are four heaviest ones. I heard that I have to stop for a while and let the servants in charge of punishment eat, drink and rest for a while. Someone has already prepared new rattans, and fifty ones need to prepare."
Han Jiangxin said that this is to beat the rhythm to death.
Han Jiang stood up and said, "Take my robe and go out for a walk."
Ying asked: "It's dark, where are you going?"
"Just walk by the water, I'll come back after they finish the fight."
The shadow took Han Jiang's robe: "Shaojun, if you want to go to the water, go towards the dock. This is the territory of our mansion."
"kindness."
Han Jiang agreed.
Outside the door, Ying said to the two followers who followed Han Jiang: "Bring a cannon, if there is anything to do, fire the cannon."
"Yes, girl."
After leaving the door, Han Jiang saw the lights on the pier. He didn't expect that the other courtyard was so close to the pier, but it was good, it was safe. The other courtyard had servants and the pier was also guarded by the Han Mansion.
It's a full moon tonight, and you can see the road without a lantern.
Not far away, a follower quickly walked to Han Jiang: "Shaojun, there is someone in the forest over there."
Following the direction pointed by the follower, Han Jiang saw several people standing next to a small forest, looking at the figures of men and women, but they were standing separately. There were three lanterns in total, all of which were standing still and not moving.
Han Jiang also stopped. At this time, he saw a person by the river, sitting on the stone and watching the fire.
Burning paper?
No, the fire was obviously a pile of firewood.
At this time, Han Jiang saw the people by the river pulling out a little ash in the fire, and then grabbed something from the side and mixed it with the ash.
Out of curiosity, Han Jiang signaled his followers not to follow and walked to the river by himself.
Just as they found out that there were people from Linbian, the people standing in Linbian also found three people from Han Jiang.
Seeing that the person holding the lantern was not moving, the people around the forest seemed to argue, and in the end they did not approach the river.
Walking to the riverside, Han Jiang saw clearly what the man was doing. He was mixing the ash into the oil and making it into a black ball.
Han Jiang couldn't help laughing, turned around and prepared to leave.
The man sitting on the stone spoke in a silence: "Brother, why do you laugh at me?"
As soon as he heard that Han Jiang knew that there was a girl wearing men's clothes in front of him, and she was not old. Han Jiang didn't want to argue with anything, but just said, "It just feels interesting, I'm sorry for being rude."
"This is knowledge, not interesting."
"knowledge?"
The other party seemed to be very serious and immediately said: "The knowledge from the foreign merchants is the method of making soap by the Daqin in the ancient Western Regions."
"Thank you for your explanation, please forgive me for your disturbance." Han Jiang bowed and turned around and left.
But if we leave, the encounter will end.
And the other party seemed to say nothing more, and focused on rubbing the black oil ball.
Han Jiang walked a few steps and stopped.
"Girl, there are three rumors about the method you used. The first is based on four thousand years ago, Mesopotamia used wood ash to mix oil, which is a country between the Euphrates and the Tigris in the Mesopotamian basin. The second is the Gauls, and the third is the Romans, which is what you call the Great Qin in the Western Regions. This is the most reliable statement. A thousand years ago, there was a workshop dedicated to the production of soap in the ancient city of Rome."
With a call of girl, the person sitting almost fell into the river. She felt a little dizzy afterwards and could hardly hear it.
The girl thought to herself, I clearly changed into men's clothes, but I still had a man's headdress, but my maid didn't see it, and my servants didn't see it either, so why did this person see it at a glance?
Escape, run away quickly.
Just as she was about to shout, Han Jiang calmed her down with just one word.
Han Jiang said: "You really want to make soap, I will teach you how to use wood ash. Don't use wood ash directly. Soak it in water and put an egg in water. When the egg floats in water, it doesn't sink or floats on the water surface, it proves that the amount of wood ash is just right."
"Then refine the oil, mix it with pure oil, add essential oil when boiling on low heat, and then put it in the mold. It can be used barely after three days, and it will definitely be good after seven days. This product is called soap, and I believe it can surpass all bath beans and soap products on the market."
The girl stood up suddenly: "I don't believe it."
"Believe it or not." Han Jiang raised her legs and prepared to leave.
"No one will tell others about such a secret recipe easily."
Han Jiang stopped: "This is just a primary method. I have a method that can be mass-produced in the industrial level. You just think you are easy to learn, so I taught you a little bit, and I still believe it or not."
"Then you have heard that there was a huge building in the Qin Dynasty in the Western Regions. It was built with stones, which was twenty meters high and sixty meters long. Why was it piled up with stones? It was not the way to build our city walls, but it was also extremely solid."
Han Jiang looked up and down at the girl in front of her. She was not stunning, but her big eyes were very attractive, especially at this moment, her eyes were full of expectations, so focused.
Han Jiang looked up at the full moon, lowered her head and pondered for a moment: "Because of Roman cement."
“What is Roman cement?”
"A kind of ash made from Mount Vesuvius's volcanic ash as raw material and other things will harden after mixing with water and stones. It will be as hard as a stone. It can be kept for thousands of years and will not be damaged by wind and rain."
"No, can't it be made without that volcano?"
"No, just take Yanzhou as an example. I know there are three alternative materials, but the effects need to be tested." Speaking of this, Han Jiang turned around: "Looking at your clothes, as well as the servants and maids waiting there, you are also from a wealthy family. It is useless to care about cement. I can tell you how to make transparent glass in the Western Regions."
"No!" No, the girl's eyes were firm: "The cheap soap can be used by ordinary people. The method of building huge stones and high walls can help me defend the enemy of the Song Dynasty."
Han Jiang shook his head: "Miss, your mood is understandable, but you are still young. Song was not defeated by the fact that there were no high walls and strong forts, but by the hearts of people. The high walls and strong forts can only be protected, and the result can only be even more sad. When we left, it was cold at night and the wind was strong by the river. The girl also went back early."
Chapter completed!