Chapter 942: Pig teammates
After "The clothes are gone during the day, the Yellow River flows into the sea", Feng Jishi hugged his concubine, half lying on the couch, and asked lazily:
“You have been away from Nanzhong for so long, how come you still think that the trees in Nanzhong can be used to make candles?”
When talking about this, Amei, who was originally depressed, immediately became energetic:
“Didn’t I learn the separation and purification method? Then I remembered that when I made beeswax, I used the purification method mentioned in the book.”
“So I specially took some beeswax, melted it, and purified it again. I found that the floating substances contained lipids, which I called wax oil.”
“Thinking again of the lamps and candles we use in daily life, aren’t they just grease? So I wondered if anything containing such substances could be purified for burning?”
…
I probably remembered that when I was in Nanzhong, the tribesmen had no lights at night, so they often broke off some kind of tree branch to use as a torch.
The kind of branches have a variety of wax -like things on the surface, which are particularly strong.
So when Hua Wan left Liangzhou last year, he specifically told Hua Wan that when he returned to Nanzhong, he would send some branches and leaves like these...
Although some wax oil was boiled and purified for the first time, the amount was too small, so it was not successful.
Fortunately, Governor Feng knew that doing scientific research meant burning money, so there was basically no upper limit on the money and food specially approved for Amei's laboratory.
That’s why Dongfeng Express can continue to transport branches and leaves from Nanzhong.
After hearing this, Governor Feng was silent for a long time. Finally, he patted Amei’s smooth back and sighed:
“I was born in the wrong era!”
Even naming specific substances is not self-taught.
Although the understanding is still very general, this is because the chemical experimental conditions are too simple.
If it were in the historical stage of the great development of scientific enlightenment, it would be impossible to say that she was a figure like Madame Curie.
Amei didn’t know why, and looked up at Feng Governor blankly.
“Nothing else, I just think you are awesome.”
“That’s what the male gentleman taught me well.”
“I have taught so many students, how many of them are like you?”
Feng Yongyong agrees with Amei’s disparaging statement.
“Even someone like Wei Rong is inferior to you.”
It’s not that Wei Rong is not talented, but that his talent is not suitable for scientific research like Amei.
Because he is best at memorizing.
Ask him to quote from the scriptures, and he will be able to explain it to you in a clear and logical manner.
Even Xiang Lang was full of praise for this point.
But if you want him to research innovation, he is far inferior to Amei.
So the best thing for him is to stay in the college and take charge of teaching work.
Getting the approval from Governor Feng, Amei was filled with joy, shrank in the arms of Governor Feng, and said softly:
“I want to ask my husband for something.”
"What?"
“After spring, I want to go back to Nanzhong.”
“Because of the candles?”
“Well, there are no trees in Liangzhou to extract wax oil. It’s not a problem for Dongfeng Express to transport it all the time, so I want to go back to Nanzhong.”
It is estimated that the trees in Nanzhong will not be moved to Liangzhou.
And even if they move to Liangzhou, I'm afraid they won't be able to wait until they grow up.
It is better to establish a candle processing base directly in Nanzhong.
“I should go back. I’ve been away for so many years. It’s time to go back and pay homage to my parents.”
Feng Yong pondered for a moment and continued:
"Don't you have a relationship with the Queen? After arriving in Hanzhong, go to see the Queen first and tell the Queen about this matter, and then go to Nanzhong."
At that time, Amei helped Zhang Xingcai take care of herself and prepare for pregnancy.
The Empress of the Han Dynasty was not particularly impressed by the maid of the Feng family.
After all, the spinning wheels now used in Dahan workshops are called plum wheels to distinguish them from the old spinning wheels in the past.
Besides, candles are now a luxury item, and they are also offered as tribute.
The most important thing is that the royal family established a Nanzhong Metallurgical Industry Co., Ltd. in Nanzhong in the early years.
Amei has been with Feng Jishi all these years and can engage in scientific research and learning without any distractions. No one dares to disturb him easily.
At the same time, this environment also caused her to be incompetent in dealing with worldly affairs.
If we just let her go to Nanzhong, I'm not worried that there will be any big problems.
Rather, she was afraid of delaying her improvement of the candle production process.
After all, making it in the laboratory is one thing, and actual production is another.
Since the issue of tribute cannot be bypassed by the royal family, it is better to cooperate with the royal family from the beginning.
Amei only needs to improve the process, and let MCC Nanjing do the rest.
So, I still need to talk to Xiaosi first about this matter.
Sure enough, there is someone in the palace who is easy to do.
It’s just that you may have to work harder at night...
After thinking this, Governor Feng sighed and said to Amei:
“Make me deer antler soup tonight.”
Hearing this, Amei’s pretty face turned slightly red and she whispered “Hmm”.
In the last month of the twelfth year of Jianxing, Governor Feng counted the days on his fingers almost every day.
When the official documents from Hanzhong were finally delivered after the spring of the 13th year of Jianxing, Governor Feng breathed a sigh of relief.
“You seem very anxious these days? Are you waiting for news from Hanzhong?”
The secretary took the screened official documents and sent them to Governor Feng.
After watching him browse quickly, his whole body suddenly relaxed, and he couldn't help but ask a little strangely.
Feng Jishi waved his hand, "You don't understand."
Mr. Zhao fell ill again this winter.
I heard that even Adou personally went to Nanxiang to visit.
But I got over it in the end.
Although he can no longer lift the gun, he is still living tenaciously.
If Mr. Zhao is the first to live beyond his due lifespan, then now Mr. Zhuge is the second.
This is encouraging good news.
“Then tell me something that makes sense.”
Zhang Xiaosi took out a document from the official document pile and handed it to Feng Yong, "This Sun Shi... Well, what exactly does Sun Quan want to do?"
As long as Old Demon Zhuge is here, the Han Dynasty will not have any big troubles.
So in the past few months, the biggest thing has been about Sun Quan using a large amount of treasures to exchange for a thousand war horses of Wei State.
At the same time, there are also rumors that Sun Quan wants to make peace with the Wei State and re-exchange supplies.
Even Zhuge Lao Yao received a letter, which was written by Sun Quan to Cao Rui, preparing to declare his vassal status.
“What’s there to say about this? It’s just true and false to confuse people’s eyes.”
Feng Yong sneered, "Sun Quan spent so much effort to proclaim himself emperor behind closed doors. How could he regain his title and become a vassal to Cao Rui?"
Others don’t know, maybe Feng Yong doesn’t know how much Emperor Sun desires the position of emperor?
“I know this is the plan of the Wei thieves, but Sun Quan gave Cao Rui treasures and Cao Rui gave Sun Quan war horses. Isn’t it true?”
Zhang Xingyi sat down next to Feng Yong angrily, "Wu people have never been trustworthy. What I'm afraid of is what tricks Sun Quan wants to play."
Feng Yong was not surprised and said calmly, "In my opinion, this is just the Wu people trying to take advantage."
If I remember correctly, in the original history, when the Wu State learned of the death of the old demon Zhuge, they immediately sent an additional 10,000 troops to Baqiu.
Baqiu refers to another place where the Wu State garrisoned heavy troops in Jingzhou besides Nanjun.
Going south, you can deter the barbarians, going north, you can reinforce Nanjun, and going west... you can go upstream to Yong'an.
So at the most sensitive time, Wu State's move to increase troops in Baqiu is self-evident.
Ji Han learned the news and immediately sent more troops to Yong'an to strengthen the defense.
When Ji Han sent an envoy to Wu, Sun Quan actually beat him up and asked:
“The east and the west are like one family, but when we hear about the west, we are even more guarded by the White Emperor. Why?”
Fortunately, the envoy at that time, Zong Yu, was also a good speaker and answered on the spot:
“I think that the situation of strengthening Baqiu’s garrison in the east and increasing Baidi’s garrison in the west is appropriate, and it is not enough to ask.”
You also know that things are as close as one family?
Then why do we need to increase the number of troops in Baqiu?
It can be seen that even if Han and Wu swore an alliance, deep down they had their own plans.
After thinking this, Feng Yong looked at Zhang Xingyi’s angry appearance and couldn’t help laughing:
"Didn't I tell you before? How can there be a long-term alliance between the two countries? It's just about interests."
Zhang Xingyi pouted:
“It’s one thing to understand, but it’s another thing to feel uncomfortable.”
"What's there to be embarrassed about? After Sun Quan's sneak attack on Jingzhou, the Han Dynasty should understand that he is actually a trustless villain."
Zhang Xingyi glanced at Feng Yong and said quietly:
"What I'm worried about is that Sun Quan and Wei Guo may have other motives for their actions."
"Huh?" Feng Yong raised his eyebrows, sat up straight, and looked at Zhang Zhuge, "What else do you think, Si Niang?"
“Think about it,” Zhang Xingyi subconsciously put his finger in his mouth to chew, “Sun Quan was even willing to trade treasures with the enemy in order to get those thousand horses.”
"Then the Han Dynasty is still an ally of Wu. If he sends an envoy to the Han Dynasty again, bringing treasures to the Han Dynasty, and wants to exchange war horses with the Han Dynasty, will the Han Dynasty exchange it or not?"
When Feng Yong heard this, he almost jumped up:
“Where can I get any extra horses for him?”
The current horse-producing areas of the Han Dynasty are Longyou and Liangzhou.
It's just that Longyou was the first area to be recovered by the Han Dynasty. Over the years, all the war horses have been looted.
Then there was a great battle at Xiaoguan, in which countless horses were lost.
Not to mention that the horses produced by Longyou now basically supply the Hanzhong army, especially the Northern and Southern armies reorganized by the royal family.
So Sun Quan really wanted to trade war horses with the Han Dynasty. Besides Liangzhou producing these horses, where else could he go?
"No!" Governor Feng's face turned red. "The people of Wu are the most greedy and unfaithful. I will never give my war horses to them."
Feng Jishi searched all over the world for war horses for the Great War in Guanzhong.
The more war horses there are, the more certain the battle in Guanzhong will be.
When he heard that Sun Shiwan wanted to blackmail his war horse, what was the difference between this and poaching his heart?
So how can Governor Feng not be angry?
“Is it you who has the final say whether to give it or not?”
Zhang Xingyi rolled his eyes at him.
Feng Jishi was at a loss for words. After a while, he forced himself to defend himself and said:
"It's not like the cavalry can form an army immediately with war horses. The Wu people are not good at land warfare. If I really want to give them war horses, I'm afraid they will all be handed over to the Wei thieves."
After all, Hefei War God Sun Shiwan, is his reputation in vain?
Secretary Zhang pointedly pointed out: "Sun Quan didn't think so, otherwise why would he have made good friends with Liaodong many times?"
“Perhaps he felt that it was precisely because the Wu people had no cavalry that they could not defeat the Wei thieves on land and could not capture Hefei.”
"This... this..." Governor Feng was dumbfounded. He could not refute even though he was so clever with his words. In the end, he couldn't help but said bitterly, "Cao! The Wei thief's plan is so vicious!"
Divorcing relations between Han and Wu is only one of them.
These thousand war horses, if you say it's a small amount, it's not too small. But if you say it's a lot, it's not enough for Wu to form a decent cavalry army.
After all, Sun Shiwan, a thousand cavalry really can't have much impact on the 100,000 troops at war.
Unless Wu State also has a Feng Gui King.
So in order not to waste these one thousand war horses, Wu naturally wanted to gather more war horses.
If Wei won’t give it, then ask the big man for it!
Who told the Han Dynasty to have Liangzhou and Longyou?
It is unjustifiable for the Han Dynasty to refuse to give, and it will only create discord between the two countries. This is exactly what Wei Guo's plan was to alienate.
But let’s say it…
What should the Han Dynasty do with his own cavalry?
This will only delay the time for the Han to send troops to Guanzhong, allowing Wei to be more fully prepared.
More importantly, the Wei State is at the top of the world, and the longer it goes, the faster it can recover.
It’s hard to say, but Cao Rui really felt that the Wu people had nothing to fear from fighting on land.
First make a deposit of one thousand, and finally take away all the war horses that Wu Guo obtained from the Han...
When Governor Feng and Zhang Xiaosi reached this point of discussion, they couldn't help but look at each other.
This plan has several successes, but it cannot be broken. No matter what the Han chooses, it will be beneficial to Wei.
"Who is the one who devised this plan? Could it be that Cao Rui's wisdom is so unparalleled?"
Zhang Xiaosi's face turned slightly pale and she murmured a question.
"If Cao Rui was so wise, he would not be tied to the family now."
Feng Yong looked gloomy, "I guess it's Sima Yi's plan."
It is sinister and poisonous, very similar to the style of the Sima family when they usurped the Wei Dynasty.
“Although there are capable people in Wei, I really can’t think of anyone other than Sima Yi who can come up with such a plan.”
Although there are many talents in the Wei State, except for Sima Yi, who dotes on old ministers such as Guo Huai.
The representatives of Zhongqing include Guan (guan, four tones) Qiu Jian, who guards Jingzhou, and Wang Ling, the governor of Yangzhou.
But among so many ministers, there may have been many in the past who could have such an overall strategic view and at the same time understand the subtle relationship between the three kingdoms of Han, Wei and Wu.
For example, Jia Xu, Xun Yu, Xun You, Cheng Yu, etc.
But these old ministers who helped Cao Cao conquer the world are no longer here.
The only one left is Sima Yi.
Hearing this, Zhang Xiaosi’s beautiful face became even more pale.
Over the years, King Feng Gui has become invincible and invincible.
She followed him, making plans and managing the rear. She felt that she had seen what the world's heroes were like.
Unexpectedly, facing her boss Sima Yi now, she suddenly felt that she was short-sighted:
"The only thing we can hope for now is that Sun Quan can recognize the reality. Does he really think that he can defeat the Wei thieves with his cavalry..."
Feng Jishi smiled bitterly: "Sun Shiwan... alas!"
The less you want something to happen, the more likely it is to happen.
News soon came from Hanzhong that the State of Wu sent envoys to ask for horses from the Han Dynasty.
Not many, three thousand horses…
When Governor Feng heard about the number of horses requested by Wu, he overturned the table on the spot and cursed:
“Am I pretty? Am I pretty!”
I used three thousand cavalry to penetrate the camp of a hundred thousand Wei thieves army. You tell me that three thousand is not much?
I’m going to knock you out!
(End of this chapter)