"Third brother, are these all the results of your experiments?"
Rong Xi read it carefully, then raised his head and asked Rong Mo.
The pencil writing on the paper is neat and clear, each experiment is listed clearly, and a conclusion is drawn at the end.
Regardless of whether it is a person or an object, there is a certain characteristic that keeps its original state unchanged.
Rong Mo didn't know how to name this characteristic, he just summarized the law in a simple way and wrote it down in a popular way.
This principle is simple, but not everyone can understand it.
Rong Mo said nothing, just nodded slightly.
Qin Ke finished reading it, thought for a moment, and said, "When the carriage is moving, the objects inside the carriage also move forward at a constant speed. When the carriage stops suddenly, the objects inside the carriage still maintain their moving state, so they will lean forward, right?"
Rong Xi smiled and praised him, saying that War God Qin had a good understanding ability.
Having solved a big puzzle in his heart, Qin Ke felt relieved. He treated Rong Mo very kindly and asked again: "Why did the pen fall to the ground? Do people and things also have certain characteristics?"
Rong Mo lowered his head and said nothing.
He hasn't figured it out yet and still has doubts in his mind.
Rong Xi knew that he was making things difficult for the young man, but the path of science is a path of exploration. Rong Mo has talent and perseverance, and he should help him tap his potential.
Thinking of this, he deliberately asked Qin Ke: "If people and things have this characteristic, why can kites fly in the sky?"
Qin Ke thought for a moment and answered, "Borrowing the power of the wind?"
"Why can't the pen fly up to the sky with the help of the wind?" Rong Xi asked with a smile.
The problem became more and more complicated, and even Rong Mo frowned.
Rong Xi sighed in his heart, "Do you remember that I once asked you why you saw the mast first?"
Qin Ke nodded, Rong Mo suddenly raised his eyes and stared at Rong Xi.
"As the saying goes, the sky is round and the earth is square," Rong Xi asked, "Is it really so? Has anyone seen it with their own eyes?"
They both listened silently.
"In ancient times, there was the art of astrology, which used the sun, moon, and stars to predict good or bad luck or weather. What are the sun, moon, and stars? What is their connection with the land we are standing on?"
If Liu Zi was here, he would definitely answer: "The sun, moon and stars are just the sun, moon and stars, what else can they be?"
But Rong Mo didn't. He understood what Rong Xi meant and had already started thinking about it.
Although I haven't come up with an answer.
The topic has gone a bit off topic, Rong Xi coughed lightly and said that teaching cannot be achieved all at once, so let's take it slowly.
"Third brother," he turned and took a book from the bookshelf and handed it to Rong Mo, "This is the new arithmetic. Come back to me after you read it through."
I have to divert Rong Mo's attention, otherwise if he keeps thinking about it, he will probably get depressed.
Rong Mo was overjoyed. He bent over to take the book, then left with the book in his arms, not forgetting to close the door.
Qin Ke held Rong Xi in his arms, kissed his head, and asked, "Did you get all this from the strange book?"
He doesn't believe it.
Rong Xi saw that his face was serious but his eyes were gentle, so he said cunningly: "Do you know why people in Shengjing say that I am crazy?"
Before Rong Xi was praised by the emperor, Qin Ke had also heard the rumors about Rong Xi in Shengjing.
Rong Dalang is uneducated, behaves differently from ordinary people, and has a very bad character.
"Why?"
"If my third brother were to pull a cart and stop his horse every day in front of the Rong Mansion in Shengjing, what would others say about it?"
Qin Ke suddenly realized, "A crazy and stupid person."
Rong Xi smiled and praised him, saying: "So my bad reputation is just because my actions are all against etiquette for others."
It is ridiculous that people often judge others as weird because of their own ignorance!
"Are you kidding me?" Qin Ke stretched out his hand and tapped his forehead. "I have checked the rumors about you, and they are not the so-called strange people or strange things."
Rong Xi covered his forehead with his hands in grievance, "Rumors are just rumors because they are exaggerated and fabricated by people. How can you believe them? You'd better believe me."
"I believe you," Qin Ke smiled back, "I always believe you."
Without trust, how can we get to know each other?
The next day was a bright and sunny day.
Rong Xi and Qin Ke went to the prison together and went to the Glass Workshop.
Glass workshop craftsmen are mostly peripheral workers because the products they make are not military weapons.
Seeing the two men arrive, all the workers bowed and waited for orders.
Rong Xi handed the blueprint to the foreman and said with a smile, "I want to make some glassware. Thank you for your help."
Every workshop has a foreman. The foreman must have a certain level of knowledge and superb skills before he can direct other craftsmen to do their work.
"Your words are too much," the foreman took it with a simple smile, "I will definitely live up to your trust."
After saying this, he took out a pen and paper and wrote it down solemnly.
Nowadays, craftsmen in workshops all write with pencils, which are easy to carry, durable and extremely useful.
However, there is a special team in the glass workshop that specializes in making convex and concave lenses.
After the winter solstice last year, Qin Ke went to the northern border to participate in the war. He used a telescope on the battlefield for the first time, with quite miraculous effect.
Therefore, the Military Equipment Bureau now secretly manufactures telescopes in addition to fire bombs and fire guns.
Telescopes are easy to make and there are already many of them in the workshop warehouse.
The two men left the glass shop and wanted to go to the underground secret room, but they heard a soldier report that Mengshan County Magistrate Chen Yi was asking to see him outside the Military Equipment Bureau.
Rong Xi and Qin Ke looked at each other and walked out of the prison together.
Outside the prison, Chen Yi frowned slightly, greeted Qin Ke first, and then asked Rong Xi: "Mr. Rong, I came here today to ask you something."
"Please speak, Mr. Shen Mingfu." Rong Xi said politely.
Chen Yi sighed, "Some people in Linxi said that the phosphate fertilizer used by Zhang Zhi is different from the phosphate fertilizer made by the government, and they must clarify it."
"Why do you say that?" Rong Xi raised his eyebrows slightly. This was quite strange.
"Mr. Rong, you don't know," Chen Yi wiped the sweat from his forehead and replied, "The crops in your fields are growing well. Even if we use the same phosphorus fertilizer, it's still not as good."
If the difference was not big, no one would complain. After all, some lands are fertile and some are poor, and Zhang Zhixian and others applied fertilizer, so it is understandable that the crops are stronger.
However, in fact, the crops that Zhang Zhi tended to were much healthier than those in other people's fields, which is why he attracted criticism.
From what he said, it was clear that the phosphate fertilizer recipe that Rong Xi gave to the government was wrong, and it must have been intentional.
Qin Ke's expression suddenly turned cold when he heard this. He said, "We are in the same school, with the same teacher. There are still differences among students, let alone crops? Dalang selflessly offered his method of making phosphate fertilizer, but now the crops are not as good as others. You blame Dalang for keeping it to himself? How could there be such a unreasonable person!"
"Please calm down, Your Majesty!" Chen Yi tried to comfort him carefully, "It's just some rumors, Your Majesty, don't worry about it. Mr. Rong has made selfless contributions, and I am grateful to him."
It was because Rong Xi had previously priced the phosphate fertilizer too high, and the people were already resentful. Later, when Rong Xi offered a solution, the people got the phosphate fertilizer, but their crops were still not as good as Zhang Zhi's, so they were a little unwilling to accept it.
Although the matter was minor, it concerned Rong Xi's reputation, so Chen Yi decided to come and inform him.
Rong Xi smiled and said, "No problem. If Shen Mingfu wants to know the reason, he might as well ask the neighbors in Linxi. After I bought the Zhang family's land, did I hire someone to bury the straw in the soil?"
Chen Yi was puzzled, "Does Rong Langjun's action have a deeper meaning?"
"This is compost," Rong Xi replied calmly, "The straw is buried in the soil. After several months of fermentation, it will make the land more fertile."
Straw contains a lot of potassium fertilizer, which is indispensable for crops.
Now his fields have both potassium fertilizer and phosphorus fertilizer. Zhang Zhi also applies human and animal excrement, which contains nitrogen fertilizer. With all three fertilizers, his crops naturally grow stronger than others.
After listening to his explanation, Chen Yi suddenly understood and said with a smile: "Mr. Rong is indeed very talented and has a long-term vision. He has already fermented fertilizer in winter. With this, who can compare with crops?"
Qin Ke was slightly stunned.
He vaguely recalled that several months ago, when he came to Mengshan from Shengjing to arrest the county lieutenant, he had a meal at Rong's house and returned to the hotel. Jianpu had reported the matter to him.
He didn't take it to heart at the time, but now when he thought about it carefully, he was deeply impressed.
Rong Dalang is indeed a man with foresight, just as Chen Yi said.
The more they get along, the more attracted she becomes to Rong Dalang.
Qin Ke suddenly raised his lips and smiled, feeling very relieved.
A few days later, the people of Linxi learned about this and felt guilty. They could still vividly remember the time when Rong Langjun hired people to make compost in winter. However, they were stupid and did not know what Rong Langjun was thinking. They secretly ridiculed him for his reckless farming.
Now that I think about it, it was just my ignorance.
That day, Rong Xi returned home from the workshop and saw fishing gear placed in the yard, which looked like they had been used.
"Did Geely really prepare the fishing boat and fishing gear to go fishing?" He and Qin Ke looked at each other and asked with a smile.
As soon as he finished speaking, Jin Jili came running over excitedly, his hands covered in blood and a few fish scales.
"My dear, I caught a fish!"
His face was full of praise.
Rong Xi smiled brightly and stroked his soft golden hair, "Thanks to Jili, I have a great meal tonight."
Jin Jili was so excited to receive his praise that he returned to the kitchen to kill the fish.
He caught so many river fish that Rong Zhai couldn't finish eating them in a few days. Jin Jili scratched his head and said with a smile: "My dear, I want to go to the market to sell fish."
He felt bad about always eating and living for free.
"It's up to you." Rong Xi ignored him.
After dinner, Cui Feng went to Rong Xi's study with the monthly examination results.
Rong Xi is busy with his daily affairs and has no time to take care of his children, but he always pays close attention to their test results.
Although the fifteen children have very different ages, they have the same starting point and their performance depends entirely on themselves.
After several months, the eldest lady and the fourth boy achieved good results and often competed for the top spot, showing that they were promising talents.
Of course, we cannot judge a person by his achievements.
But according to Cui Feng's observation, the lady has a steady temperament and is willing to work hard. It is remarkable that she has such a determination. Xiao Si has a flexible mind, is good at thinking, is not bound by books, often has wonderful ideas, and is a rare and good child.
Although the rest of the people are not bad, they are still inferior to the eldest lady and Xiao Si.
"Ask those two to come to my room." Rong Xi ordered.
Cui Feng took the order and went down.
After a while, he led the two of them to the study. The two of them looked reserved and greeted Rong Xi.
Rong Xi looked at the two of them carefully.
The eldest lady is pretty and decent, and the youngest lady is smart and active.
"You two are from the same village, and are the same age and have the same surname, right?"
The two children nodded quickly.
Rong Xi smiled gently and took two pencils from the desk drawer. "You two have always been excellent in school. This is a reward. Keep it."
Each of them received a new pencil. The eldest lady and Xiao Si were very happy and said in unison: "Thank you, sir, for the pencil!"
Cui Feng watched quietly from the side and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
The eldest lady and Xiao Si are both fourteen years old, and Rong Langjun is seventeen years old. There is only a difference of three years, but the gap is so huge.
Although Mr. Rong is young, he is extremely knowledgeable, and his speech and behavior are gentle and elegant, and he treats people kindly. He is truly admirable!
"Have you two chosen academic names?" Rong Xi asked again.
Before this, the two were just country boys, their nicknames were not elegant, and they were usually addressed according to their ranking.
The two children looked at Cui Feng.
Cui Feng immediately replied: "I haven't chosen a name yet."
Although he was a teacher and had the right to name the students, all the students were after all Rong's family. How dare he interfere?
Rong Xi thought for a moment, then said to the two of them, "Your name is Yao, and your name is Zigui."
After you finish speaking, write it down with a pen.
Guo Yao, Guo Zigui.
When they saw the names on the paper, their faces turned red and their arms trembled with excitement.
"Thank you for the name, my dear!"
Cui Feng's eyes also became moist.
After encouraging the two, Rong Xi asked Cui Feng to give school names to the other children and asked Cui Feng to take the two back.
After returning, the other young boys and children gathered around him and asked, "Why did the young master look for you two?"
Both of them smiled brightly but were too shy to speak. Fortunately, Cui Feng came to their rescue and told everyone what had just happened. He also encouraged them, saying, "If you study hard, you will surely win the favor of your husband."
All the students were envious.
It is already an honor to be able to go to my husband's study and see him. Not only that, he also gave me a pen and a name. How can I not be envious?
The children are all competitive and they all secretly vowed to study hard!
Time flies and the weather is getting hotter.
In Mengshan County, Jinshixuan is still full of diners.
A sharp-eyed diner noticed that there was an extra dish on the menu, but its color was different from the others. The other menu cards are all ordinary wooden cards, but this one has indigo painted on the top, making it very easy to distinguish.
He looked at it carefully and whispered, "Iced black plum juice, twenty cents."
Twenty cents! It’s just a bowl of black plum juice, why is it so expensive?
He felt a tightness in his chest, so he called the shop assistant to ask, "What's the difference between this black plum juice and the usual ones? Why is it twenty cents?"
Upon hearing this, the other diners all looked at the menu carefully and saw that it was indeed twenty cents. They asked angrily.
The shop servant smiled and explained, "The black plums used in our black plum juice are all fresh and delicious, with plenty of juice. Moreover, today's black plum juice is only a gift, and you can draw lots to get it."
Can you win a bowl of black plum juice for free by drawing lots? Of course, everyone would not miss such a good thing and they all flocked to it.
After the drawing of lots, only five people won the black plum juice.
After a while, the shop servant came with a tray with five servings of black plum juice on it, which made everyone stare at it in amazement.
The store servants could see the expressions of all the diners.
He smiled slightly, walked to a lucky diner, and carefully placed a cup of plum juice on the table.
"Please enjoy it, sir. However, this cup is made of glass and is very expensive. Please leave the cup on the table after you finish drinking it, and I will take it when I come."
After saying this, he continued to give patient instructions to the next lucky diner.
On the dining table, the glass cups were tall, thin, and exquisite, transparent throughout. The dark plum juice in the cups was clearly visible. This was the first time anyone had seen such a visual experience, and they did not dare to touch it for a long time.
Everyone has heard of and seen glass, but glass cups are unheard of.
When I saw it today, I felt it was more crystal clear than glass. Only the rich and powerful can use colored glass, but now, I can drink black plum juice with glass...
Twenty cents, worth it!
The five diners carefully picked up the glass and took a sip under the envious gaze of others. They enjoyed it very much. It seemed that the black plum juice in the cup was no longer ordinary black plum juice, but quite delicious, like drinking fairy wine.
Someone asked the shop servant, "Where did the glass come from? Could it be from Hu?"
The shopkeeper shook his head and smiled, "I don't know either."
After the glass cups became famous in Jinshixuan, people from Mengshan all rushed to Jinshixuan to enjoy the aristocratic treatment.
As time goes by, the styles of glass cups become more and more exquisite, and they are loved and sought after by many people.
When the profits were distributed at the end of the month, Rong Xi was slightly shocked and couldn't help but laugh: "I didn't expect that glass cups would be so popular."
Hu Yulin and Duan Changjin smiled at each other. Hu Yulin said with emotion: "Perhaps in Dalang's eyes, glass cups are not rare, but for ordinary people, glass is more rare and precious than colored glaze. I am satisfied to be lucky enough to touch it."
Rong Xi sighed inwardly when he heard this.
The popularization of glass is not something that can be achieved overnight. This is true not only for glass, but also for other new objects.
After all, the people have no spare money.
After dividing the profits, he stepped out of Jinshixuan and found Qin Ke waiting outside.
The interest will be delivered to your house in the future, so you don't need to worry about it. The two men were strolling in the market town, leading their horses, when they suddenly saw a head of golden hair that stood out among the crowd.
auspicious?
Rong Xi looked over and saw Jin Jili squatting on the ground selling fish with a woman beside him.
The woman was of good appearance, and the two of them seemed to be having a pleasant conversation.
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