Zhang Shixun said some words of comfort and sent Gao Yanei away.
Zhang Shixun attaches great importance to things like kerosene.
It can be refined using the most primitive distillation method to produce gasoline, kerosene, diesel, etc. The remaining residual oil can also be used, such as making asphalt and synthetic resin.
As long as Gao Yanei can get the kerosene, the rest of the work can be left to Wang Dong.
Gasoline can be used to make Molotov cocktails, and kerosene can be used to make lamp oil.
What Zhang Shixun is most concerned about at the moment is the military use of gasoline.
Apart from anything else, the Molotov cocktails alone can be of great help in future wars.
It only took Gao Yanei three days to obtain over 2,000 kilograms of kerosene from the Military Arsenal.
He got it through Gao Xiangsheng, the military weapons inspector.
According to Gao Yanei, Gao Xiangsheng is a distant relative of his family.
Gao Yanei was vague about how far it was.
Zhang Shixun speculated that the so-called distant relatives, at least five generations away, might not even be relatives.
The reason why Gao Xiangsheng was able to sit in the position of Pan Military Equipment Supervisor was that Gao Qiu helped him step by step, so he was also on the roster.
Anyone on Gao Qiu's roster was either slowly cultivated by Gao Qiu from the bottom, or had something in Gao Qiu's hands.
After Zhao Huan ascended the throne, he demoted the old emperors from the court and replaced them with people he trusted.
Although Gao Xiangsheng was an old man from the time of the retired emperor, the Military Equipment Supervisor involved many technical matters that ordinary people could not handle. Therefore, after Zhao Huan came to power, he did not touch him for the time being.
Fire oil is a powerful weapon for defending a city. The imperial court has always attached great importance to fire oil and has strictly controlled it.
A thousand pounds of kerosene is not too much, but not too little either.
But for Gao Xiangsheng, the chief officer of the Military Equipment Bureau, it was not a difficult task.
The Song Dynasty's incendiary oil mainly came from Champa, and the items they paid tribute to China included incendiary oil.
In addition to Champa, the Song Dynasty's incendiary oil could also be obtained from other places, such as oil extraction in Taiyuan, Pingluan and other places.
Coincidentally, a batch of kerosene was recently shipped from Champa and had not yet been put into storage. Gao Xiangsheng took advantage of the situation and helped Gao Yanei get more than 2,000 kilograms of kerosene.
After Wang Dong got the kerosene, he praised Gao Yanei highly, then secretly took Yue Fan and others to drive a few donkey carts, carrying the kerosene and a large iron pot to the Yellow River beach.
Two days later, Zhang Shixun received news that Wang Dong's house had caught fire and the entire house was burned to the ground.
He hurried to Gao Laozhuang, and as soon as he entered the village, he saw a cowhide tent set up in the street.
Wang Dong was standing in front of the tent and cursing.
"Li Twelve, how did you manage to be a village head? Did you get kicked in the head by a donkey or hit your head against a wall? I clearly wanted red bricks, so why did you bring me several carts of green bricks?"
Li Shier said with a bitter face, "Master, what are red bricks?"
Wang Dong was furious, spitting out saliva and saying, "Damn it! You're already old as a dog, and you don't even know how to use red bricks... Oh! Forget it, blue bricks are fine. Build my house according to my drawings within ten days. If you take more than one day, I'll deduct a month's salary from you."
Li Shier was almost crying after hearing this, "Master, why don't you just deduct my salary for this year now?"
"What's the meaning?"
"Your house is too big and requires too much. Even if we don't eat or sleep, we still can't build it in ten days."
"Then...how many days will it take to build it?"
"It will take at least twenty days."
"Okay, I'll give you twenty-five days. If you can't finish building it by then, you won't get paid for the rest of your life."
Zhang Shixun walked over and asked curiously, "Old Wang, why did the house burn down out of nowhere?"
Wang Dong turned around and saw it was him. He waved his hands irritably, "Don't mention it. It's all about the gasoline."
"Ah! You actually refined gasoline?"
Wang Dong raised his chin, squinted at him and said, "Take out the word 'actually'. It's just a little gasoline. For me, it's a piece of cake. To be honest, I refined the gasoline in just two days."
Zhang Shixun gave a thumbs-up and praised sincerely: "I admire you!"
"Hehe! It's really not easy to get you to express your admiration."
Zhang Shixun looked at his former house and saw that the walls had collapsed and the house was collapsed, and everything was blackened by fire.
"Old Wang, this fire is quite big. Did you bring all the refined kerosene home?"
Wang Dong was furious when this was brought up. He cursed, "That idiot bitch Zaohua is to blame. I put a few Molotov cocktails... oh no! Molotov cocktails... I put them under the wall and was going to put them in the tunnel to store them. But when I went to the toilet, Zaohua picked up a can and went to the kitchen."
"Oh my god! She's mistaking gasoline for cooking oil."
"After the woman brought the incendiary canister in, she kept cursing the oil seller for being unscrupulous and saying the oil tasted wrong."
"That's not right." Zhang Shixun couldn't help laughing.
"Then she uncorked the jar and poured it into the pot, and then this is what happened."
Zhang Shixun hurriedly asked, "Where's Zaohua? Is she okay?"
"Who's calling my name?"
The tent curtain was lifted and a man walked out.
Zhang Shixun looked at the man and was shocked.
Her hair was burnt into pieces and her eyebrows were gone.
His whole head was covered with dead grass, like an ostrich's butt.
His face seemed to be burned, with red and purple patches, it was really unbearable to look at.
It took Zhang Shixun a long time to recognize that it was Zaohua in person.
"Uncle, are you here to see the joke?"
Zaohua has always been at odds with Zhang Shixun. She gets extremely angry when she sees him. It would be fine if she didn't say anything, but once she does, she'll choke people.
Zhang Shixun glanced at Wang Dong, wanting him to take care of his wife, but Wang Dong crossed his arms and looked away, as if it was none of his business.
He had no choice but to explain, "Sister-in-law, I heard in the city that my family had caught fire, so I hurried over. I originally wanted to offer my condolences, but when I got here, Wang Dong told me that you've been very interested in the Three Kingdoms recently, and you've been particularly impressed by Lu Xun, who burned down the camps."
Zaohua nodded repeatedly, "You are right, I really admire Lu Xun."
Zhang Shixun suppressed his laughter and asked sarcastically, "Lu Xun set fire to Liu Bei's camp, but why did you set fire to your own house and burn yourself to such a state?"
"Wow! Are you calling me stupid?" Zaohua jumped up and picked up a broom.
Although she is a little stupid, she can still understand good words.
Seeing that she was about to start a fight when they disagreed, Zhang Shixun hurriedly said to Wang Dong beside him, "Old Wang, do you care about your wife or not?"
Wang Dong still crossed his arms, looking like he deserved a beating. "You knew she was stupid, and you deliberately provoked her with words. She deserves it!"
Before he could say anything, Zaohua hit Zhang Shixun with a broom.
Zhang Shixun dodged and hid behind Wang Dong.
Zaohua swept nothing and flew into a rage, "If you're a real man, don't hide and take my broom."
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