Chapter 116
Chapter 116
Ji Yuan returned to Ning'an City.
The bowl of something in his hand was so precious that everyone became curious about what it was.
But this matter is complicated, so when Ji Yuan returned to the yamen, everyone talked about their recent assignments.
The plan was written in mid-July of the era, and starting in August, with the arrival of Old Man Li, the first and second parts of the plan were carried out simultaneously.
As of now, September 24th, there is only one village left in the entire Ning'an Prefecture, Baiyue Village.
Baiyue Village is small and can be planned quickly.
Of course, a lot of canals need to be reserved for use when the population increases in the future.
Lord Liu said happily: "The actual time is less than the estimated time. We are still making rapid progress."
Everyone nodded immediately.
Of course it’s fast.
There were 37 registered villages in Ning'an Prefecture, plus the nine natural villages that were formed later, with a total population of more than 200,000. It took them less than two months to plan all the villages.
Now we just have to wait for everyone to build it.
Of course, it is also because Ji Yuan and Old Man Li’s plan is so complete that everyone just needs to wait for it to be implemented.
In the later period, he was so excited about the promise he made to Old Man Li that he didn't even rest.
Speaking of that promise, everyone who heard it felt it was good.
In the future, Old Man Li can use this technology to make money. Ji Yuan will not stop him and will even help him write the "Manual for Terrace Canal Construction".
Once this thing is printed, the whole Dianzhou Prefecture will know his name.
Even places with terraced fields will remember him.
No wonder Old Man Li returned the silver he had put in his arms.
As Lord Liu spoke, the clerk beside him returned the silver that the officials had collected to everyone.
Anyway, I got the job done without spending any money.
This is a good thing.
And there is only one last item left in Ji Yuan’s plan.
Rice-fish-duck symbiosis.
The last two require money to buy, so just wait until April next year and buy them before the local spring plowing season.
Some villagers who have completed the construction of the canal have gone to the mountains to cut wood.
Baiyue Village is not the only village that relies on cutting wood to exchange for other supplies.
Ji Yuan, who had been silent the whole time, said, “We need to remind everyone to be careful. This mountain is too dangerous.”
Ji Yuan's words are a bit redundant.
But he couldn't help but say more.
The locals all know about it.
But in addition to being full, there are many other things that everyone wants, such as the fine wine from Zhennan Pass and the good cloth from Wuxin Mansion.
During the Chinese New Year, I always want my family to buy some fireworks, new clothes and new wine. Everyone wants a better life.
Therefore, after the rice is harvested, many people go to the mountains to cut wood, waiting for merchants to come with supplies to exchange in November.
They got supplies from outside, and the merchants got the best furniture wood.
It's a win-win situation.
It's just too dangerous for the lumberjacks.
Lord Liu naturally had no choice. The locals had been living off the land for so long that they were used to it.
Therefore, the last item of Jiyuan’s plan will have to wait until next year’s spring plowing season to see.
There is no need for everyone to raise fish and ducks.
As long as you take the initial action, you will eventually see the benefits.
Many people will follow suit.
Not to mention the first item of the plan, everyone in Ning'an Prefecture is busy with this.
But the second item is rarely mentioned directly, and is mostly listed alongside the first.
But only when the locals actually started doing it did they understand why the second project was called fertilizer flushing.
They relied on mountain spring water for irrigation, which flowed down from above. Ji Yuan asked them to leave a hole at the intersection where they had to pass and store fertilizer.
When water is needed, fertilizers are washed down from upstream and flow into each family's fields along with the water.
That's why it's called fertilizer.
There is no need to elaborate on how labor-saving this method is.
The production and use of fertilizers are written in great detail.
The experienced farmers in each family are well aware of the benefits of this.
In short, Ji Yuan’s plan has been mostly completed.
We will definitely see results next year.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to mobilize more than 200,000 people in Ning'an Prefecture to act together.
Ning'an Prefecture officials breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, such a good plan was not wasted.
After all, the more we carry out this plan, the more we realize how powerful Lord Ji is.
Then again, Lord Ji was able to pass the imperial examination and become the top scholar, and he seems to have a good family background and is very capable.
Why was he sent here?
No one can answer this question, and Ji Yuan can’t explain it clearly in a few words anyway.
Moreover, after being in Ning'an Prefecture for a few months, he felt that time had passed very quickly.
Should I say I am tired? Yes, I am tired, but my life is so fulfilling that time flies by.
After the meeting at the government office, the only thing left was to urge each village to build canals according to the plan.
Also, taking advantage of the fact that the autumn harvest is over, we can go down there and get some fresh air. Lord Liu should still inform the local people in advance and tell them that taxes will definitely be collected, it is just a matter of time.
After everyone finished talking, everyone looked at Ji Yuan again.
What about Ji Yuan? Didn’t Ji Yuan go to the mountain to get some shoes?
Are the shoes ready?
"The rubber shoes didn't work." Ji Yuan said truthfully. He now only got a small bowl of latex, or pure liquid. He still needed to think of a way to turn it into latex.
This is also the reason why he went down the mountain.
There is no point in being on the mountain.
Of course, Grandma Bai and the others were also helping themselves collect the latex liquid, and they were already very familiar with those processes.
"But there was another unexpected discovery."
Ji Yuan told about the fruit of the water melon tree: "The fruit has a high oil content and can be used to extract oil."
"We asked around and found out that some people use the fruit of the water wax gourd tree to make oil for consumption. It is confirmed to be non-toxic, but there is no proper method for extracting the oil."
Ji Yuan wrote down the method he had developed to extract oil from the fruit of the water melon tree.
These are some of the processes of oil pressing in the Central Plains. Combined with local characteristics, it can be regarded as a very mature ancient oil pressing technology, which can definitely improve the local oil pressing technology by fifty years.
Lord Liu's pupils trembled.
The same goes for other adults.
Ji Yuan's immediate superior, the head of the household department, said directly: "What did you do?!"
"What's the oil content? Fifty percent?!"
"Are you sure people can eat it?!"
Ji Yuan confirmed: "Grandma Bai from Baiyue Village said that she had eaten it when she first came here as a child. At that time, there was little food and everyone ate this, which means it is non-toxic. It's just that no one knows that this fruit can be used to extract oil."
Oil is a good thing!
Who doesn’t like to add some oil when cooking?
Now tell them that this fruit can be used to produce oil?!
How come they didn't know before!
Everyone was a little disappointed, but was surprised again: "Wait, you think this is a pity, then the thing you want to study is even more powerful, right?"
If an ordinary person finds a fruit that can be used to produce oil, he will be very surprised, because it is a good thing that will benefit the people.
What if Lord Ji doesn’t know?
That's impossible.
He even wrote down the method of extracting oil.
Chai Feng handed the method they had sorted out to Lord Liu and explained the situation there in detail.
Everyone was once again convinced that Ji Yuan had created another product that would benefit the lives of the local people.
This is oil.
It is the oil squeezed from the fruits on the mountain.
If you are diligent, you won’t have to worry about oil this year.
It is said that more oil does not spoil the food, which shows that if you want to eat delicious food, this thing is indispensable.
Lord Liu suppressed his excitement and said, "This is a good thing. We must promote it immediately."
“This way our people can improve their lives.”
"But," Lord Liu said, "the rubber shoes you are going to make are many, many times more important than this."
This matter was mentioned before the era.
It is said that the things made are not afraid of water.
Lord Liu was busy with the canal at the time and listened carelessly. But when he asked Ji Yuan again, it showed that he was really concerned.
Ji Yuan explained what he knew: "What I have now is similar to glue, that is, an adhesive, similar to pigskin glue and fish glue."
The Tianqi Kingdom has already made very mature use of these two things.
It acts as modern glue.
The thing that Ji Yuan got was like glue but it wasn't glue. After all, it was very thin and scattered and couldn't stick together at all.
But it is not right to say that it is not glue.
Ji Yuan always felt that there were some processes that he had not figured out.
“It’s good enough to get the glue.”
Lord Liu said, "If we can make glue, we should be able to sell it for a lot of money."
The other adults thought the same thing.
Ji Yuan continued, "But this thing can be upgraded into another object and applied to the bottom of our boots to form a protective film."
What Ji Yuan said sounded like the plot of a fantasy story.
But its effect made everyone nod their heads.
What you put inside the axle makes the axle more elastic and more comfortable.
Made into a mattress, it is very soft to lie on.
Made into shoes, you will never be afraid of water again.
Even the wheels can be made of rubber, making walking light and fast, and also providing shock absorption.
The era doesn't even say if it is used in today's bows and arrows, in horse harnesses, etc.
Even helped with the steam engine he wanted.
The era is rising.
Everyone in the audience was motivated.
“Is it really that good?”
“When will it be ready?”
"The bark of the water melon tree?"
There are many questions, but they all reveal the same meaning.
They believe in Epoch!
Believe it very much!
Everyone was busy with the canal work before, and knowing that what Ji Yuan was going to do was very important, he even went directly to the mountain to do the work.
Now I understand after listening to it, if that thing can really be made, then the fruit from which oil is extracted seems to be really nothing?
Wait a moment.
Why does Ji Yuan use the local dialect when he speaks?
In their local area, people call fruit "guoguo".
Everyone calmed down and knew that Ji Yuan was having a difficult time, so they said, "If you need anything, just come to us."
"Yeah, don't be shy to speak up."
"I can help you, too."
The last person to speak was the head of the household department.
What's wrong with you!
You are obviously Ji Yuan’s immediate superior!
Old man Hu Si chuckled.
Why does he care about these things!
Who is good to Ning'anzhou!
He is nice to everyone!
After this meeting, the good news spread throughout Ning'an Prefecture again.
The people of Ning'an Prefecture were in a trance.
What happened this year.
Could it be that good times have finally come for them?
Last year was so miserable, will luck turn around this year?
Once people saw the oil extraction method, the fruits of the water wax gourd trees on the mountain were snapped up.
So, will all these fruits be snatched away?
No.
There are so many mountains and forests, and the good things in nature are countless.
Of course, if 200,000 people become 2 million or 20 million, then it would be hard to say.
In short, for the people of Ning'an Prefecture today, this kind of natural supplementary oil is naturally the best.
Ciba needs to be fried in oil, and Bababing also needs to be fried in oil!
The pickled vegetable rice noodles also need to be fried in oil!
Anyway, Ji Yuan likes it. He first stir-fries the local pickled vegetables, also known as sauerkraut, in a pot, and then adds thick rice noodles made from this year's new rice. He can eat both the rice noodles and the soup.
After dinner, he was still fiddling with the gummy substance in his hand. It originally looked white, but now it has turned a little yellow.
In terms of color, it is like rubber in later generations.
But it's too sparse.
How can we make such a colloid solidify together?
Ji Yuan has tried many methods of dehydration, such as drying with semi-damp firewood, or directly roasting it, or steaming it in a pot.
In the end, it remained the same as it was before, even more like glue, but this glue is not very sticky.
Ji Yuan was speechless.
They wanted rubber, but they got the fruit of the water melon tree to extract oil.
Now that non-stick glue has been developed, life is full of surprises.
When Ji Yuan was sighing, he thought of another thing.
This glue, which is soluble in water and not too sticky, seems to have another function.
Dyeing cloth.
In modern technology, the colors of many fabrics require glue to be used for coloring.
Can this thing be used for dyeing?
Ji Yuan took a deep breath, and gave away a part of the money with heartache, asking Chai Feng to find a local cloth dyeing workshop to try using this thing to color the cloth to see if the color would be more durable.
Although Chai Feng was confused, he still did it.
As soon as he stepped out of the hospital gate, Ji Yuan T sighed: "Will this technology tree become more and more crooked?"
If he really develops a natural glue that can be more easily colored, would his experiment be considered a success or a failure?
Is it like he ran forward desperately, but unexpectedly got first place in other levels?
Then, while Ji Yuan was still tinkering with his bark, the owner of the local dyeing workshop came over with a happy face.
There was an expression of unbelievable ecstasy on his face.
alright!
Needless to say!
He already knows the result!
It is said that those who do research never know what they will come up with!
He finally understood it!
The owner of the dyeing workshop bowed to Ji Yuan and said, "Master Ji, what is that thing you gave me? The color is so beautiful. I have never dyed such good cloth in my life. And the color doesn't fade much. It really doesn't fade much."
After saying this, the dyeing factory owner hesitated to speak again, obviously wanting that kind of good thing.
Speaking of Lord Ji's name, everyone in the entire Ning'an Prefecture of 200,000 people knows him.
From the time he came here at the end of June until now in October, he has done countless things, and every one of them has been beneficial to them.
Although the canal has not been completed yet, initial results have been achieved.
The wonderful idea of flush fat behind.
In addition, fish and duck farming are encouraged.
If we talk about these, we will have to wait until the spring plowing season to see the real effect.
The discovery that the fruit of the water melon tree can be used to extract oil has truly changed their lives.
Although his family is short of animal oil now, they have enough vegetable oil.
There are also some families in the mountains who use their spare time to press oil and exchange it for other things, and their living standards have improved.
If we had told them before that one person could change the life of a place, no one would have believed it.
Now I have to believe it.
The owner of the dyeing factory was unusually excited at this moment.
Because, because Lord Ji has come up with something good again!
The happier Ji Yuan saw the other person, the more helpless he felt.
How to say it.
I feel a little depressed, but also a little happy. At least the thing is useful?
Ji Yuan weakly explained the method of making the glue, and the dyeing factory owner took out silver bills from his pocket while listening.
This is all his wealth!
All of them can be given to Lord Ji!
Ji Yuan waved his hand and said forget it.
No need.
He just wanted rubber.
When the dyeing factory owner wanted to give more money, Lord Xiao Ji just stood up.
When dyeing cloth, various things are added.
Then can he also mix other things in it, such as acidic, alkaline, etc.
There is always one that can be tried out?
Wait, if you create some other messy things, he will really cry out loud.
The dyeing factory owner took out the silver bills and Ji Yuan left immediately.
experiment!
Experiment now!
Is he considered a liberal arts student in this world?
How to start tinkering with these things.
There is no way, the attraction of rubber is too great.
Ji Yuan devoted himself to the study of rubber.
In other places of Ning'an Prefecture, people enjoy digging canals, reading books, pressing oil and dyeing cloth.
The planting of water melon trees has been put on the agenda. This kind of tree can bear fruit in three years, so it must be planted more.
There is no problem in planting more of this native tree.
An Dahai and Wu Renhao need to take a break.
Too tired.
Since arriving in Ning'an Prefecture, I have never stopped.
One taught quite a few students, and the other traveled all over Ning'an Prefecture.
Wait, the same goes for Ji Yuan.
How come he's still so excited?
However, one incident interrupted Ji Yuan's experiment.
Finally, there was a letter from the capital and Jianmeng Mansion!
Everything was fine when I was in Wuxincheng, Dianzhou Prefecture.
After leaving Zhennan Pass and arriving in Ning'an Prefecture, the feeling is not much different from being isolated from the world.
Even the letters came together.
The first house in Ji Yuan was demolished to build Meng Mansion.
Dr. Yin said that he had already exchanged letters with Lord Lin and Instructor Cheng, and everyone knew the seriousness of the case and would not investigate further. He also hoped that Ji Yuan would guarantee that they would find a way to get him out.
He just came to a remote place!
But it’s not exile!
Ji Yuan thought again and realized that this place was actually a place of exile.
never mind.
Then he had nothing to say.
There was also a letter from Mr. Gao from the Department of Science at Jianmeng Mansion. He said that he had been studying steam engines, but found that this kind of thing had very high requirements for iron smelting and even more unusual requirements for sealing.
Therefore, it will take some time to get the things on the Epoch Blueprint.
ah?
Ji Yuan saw it from Master Gao's letter.
Did he go directly to study iron smelting and the sealing of ironware?
What a cruel Mr. Gao!
What’s the difference between wanting to eat a dish and finding out that the vegetable is not grown well, so you just sow the seeds yourself!
Master Gao also put forward many ideas in the letter, and it seemed that he and his fellow apprentices were very happy in their research.
Ji Yuan also knew the progress of the steam engine. It turned out that such a powerful weapon was not easy to make.
But when it comes to sealing, there is also the treatment of the steam engine piston.
Ji Yuan's eyes turned to the unformed rubber.
Hey, why don't you try harder?
Look at your derivative products, they are now very popular in Ning'an Prefecture.
Ji Yuan was joking of course, knowing that there was no need to rush into these things.
Not to mention that these things are very important, and getting a good raw material is actually a relatively random thing.
Ji Yuan calmed down and read the letters from his friends. He knew that they were preparing for the imperial examination next year, so he wrote back to cheer them up.
This year marks the 39th anniversary of Huayuan’s founding.
Next year will be forty years.
It’s the year of the provincial examination again.
When I took the provincial examination, it felt like a very long time had passed.
I think this feeling was caused by the time I spent in Beijing.
It’s because there are too many things happening in the capital.
After replying to the letter from Jianmeng Mansion, Ji Yuan opened the letter sent from the capital.
Monk Bai was as consistent as ever. He said that by the time Ji Yuan received the letter, he should have already taken office.
It is said that the court handled affairs more quickly after the New Year, and the matter of Qingyun Temple was finally resolved in May, and he also sent officials out.
Because this time they are going to the Ministry of Justice to help, most of the positions they are assigned to are in the Criminal Departments of various places.
It’s funny to say that he was an official who was born a monk, but he was in charge of these matters of fighting, killing and solving cases.
Monk Bai also mentioned Lord Cheng next door. It seems that things are not going well for Lord Cheng. The case of a death in the suburbs of Beijing has been dragged on for a year. I don’t know what the higher-ups mean.
In other words, Lord Cheng has not been on duty for a year.
The young lady from the Cheng family also came to see Monk Bai, wanting to ask Monk Bai to ask Ji Yuan if he could sell the egg tarts and hawthorn tea that he taught her.
When Monk Bai heard this, he knew that his family was in a bad situation. Miss Cheng also came to ask about this in private.
Monk Bai thought without hesitation: "The place he went is too far away. It will take at least half a year for the letter to come back."
"According to Ji Yuan's temper, he probably won't care. Just handle it yourself."
It’s not that Monk Bai is generous on behalf of Ji Yuan, but Ji Yuan really doesn’t care about this kind of thing.
Furthermore, Monk Bai also knew that Lord Cheng was a relative of Cheng Jiaoyu, one of Ji Yuan’s teachers.
If Ji Yuan were still around, not only would we not be allowed to sell it, we would even be able to pay for it ourselves.
The same is true for Ji Yuan.
Not to mention the relationship with Teacher Cheng, once the egg tart recipe was given away, he would not take it away by force.
Just like the locals use winter melon glue to dye cloth, there is no need to keep it secret.
That kind of glue has been called winter melon glue, and the name is consistent with the winter melon tree.
But it seems a bit inappropriate that the case of Mr. Cheng's family has been delayed until now.
Ji Yuan wrote back, saying that he really didn't care, and wrote a few snack recipes and handed them over. It would be great if it could help the Cheng family.
After Ji Yuan finished writing, he felt something was wrong. When he delivered the letter, Monk Bai was no longer in the capital and could not help him convey it.
But Miss Cheng asked privately, and he couldn't write directly to the Cheng family or Miss Cheng.
This letter had to be suppressed.
I think Miss Cheng is smart, so those prescriptions should be enough, right?
The last letter was from Prime Minister Li.
Prime Minister Li's letter did not say much, only saying that everything was stable in the capital.
This letter was to reassure Ji Yuan, as it meant that the Prime Minister had not forgotten him. The letter did say that although he was so far away, he could not neglect his studies.
This reminder was naturally intended to prepare for his promotion in the future, for fear that he would lose his will here.
Prime Minister Li had no idea that Ji Yuan was not only in a desperate situation here, but also led the entire state to act together.
But it's really a good intention.
Afraid that he would become someone like the governor of Ning'an Prefecture.
Because he felt there was no hope of promotion, he drank every day.
Officials basically live together.
At the beginning, the governor talked to Ji Yuan, Wu Renhao, and even An Dahai, whom he looked down upon.
As I searched, I found that everyone had something to do and no one liked to be lazy or idle. After a long time, I found it boring.
Especially when Ji Yuan came down from Baiyue Village, he looked at Ji Yuan with resentment.
It seems to be saying, why don’t you care about your situation and still continue to do things.
Today is a little special.
The governor was drunk and was swearing nearby.
According to the minor official Chai Feng, this person has been like this since he arrived in Ning'an Prefecture, saying that he is a juren after all, so why was he assigned to such a place.
Not only that, he also apologized to his parents and even didn't dare to go home.
After a long time, he started drinking and causing trouble.
The people in the yamen were still in charge at first, but later they let him do as he pleased and pretended that there was no such official.
Speaking of which, in the entire Ning'an Prefecture, Lord Liu, as the Tongzhi, is a Jinshi, and the rest of the sixth and seventh ranks are also scholars.
This magistrate was sent here despite being a juren. Most likely, he was framed by someone. It is normal for him to be unable to recover under such circumstances.
Ji Yuan collected the letters and returned the last few.
He wanted to deliver the letter while the messenger was there. If he missed the government messenger, delivering the letter would be expensive and slow.
Ji Yuan's status as a Jinshi makes it more convenient for him to use official post stations.
"era!"
"Do you really want to stay here forever?"
The governor suddenly shouted, "Do you think those people will keep sending you letters?"
"I'm telling you! It's only the first year! They will still contact you, but in the second and third year, they will ignore you!"
"It takes almost a year for a letter to go back and forth! Who would care about you?"
"I'm telling you! Once you're demoted to this place, there's no way you can get out!"
"You also repair canals, press oil, and make all sorts of messes! Only you can do that!"
Ji Yuan listened to the noise and it didn't seem like a simple complaint. It seemed like someone was throwing stones at the wall of his house?
Wu Renhao, who had just been replying to letters in his room, came out.
Wu Renhao, An Dahai and others all had letters. Their eyes were red, obviously because they had read the letters from their family.
Ji Yuan was brought back into sight.
Yes, it’s too far away, and no letters from Zhengrong County have been delivered.
However, Ji Yuan was still somewhat confident that the teachers in Zhengrong County would definitely not forget him.
As for those who are cursing outside.
Ji Yuan gave Wu Renhao a look, and Wu Renhao quickly walked out and carried the person away.
With Wu Renhao's physique, he could easily get rid of the person.
But the man was drunk, and he probably knew that Wu Renhao would not really hurt anyone, so he crawled over again.
Without waiting for him to say anything, An Dahai poured a basin of cold water on his head.
Ji Yuan said directly: "So-called drunk people actually have their own reason."
"If you act crazy and stupid like this, I won't think you are just drunk."
Regardless of his achievements or official position, Ji Yuan is qualified to speak to the governor in this way.
More importantly, of course, it’s because this person is acting crazy and stupid.
The governor paused, and Ji Yuan said directly: "Since you are so free, I will give you an official task."
"Open a government school next to the veterinary school."
"When the number of students attending your school exceeds that of the ocean's veterinary school, I will recommend you to go somewhere else."
The governor wanted to refute, you can't even protect yourself, and you still recommend me?
Ji Yuan said directly: "Anyway, it's an opportunity for you, believe it or not."
"By the way, if three of your students can pass the exam to become scholars, then you will have passed the test."
After all, this person is a juren, so it would be good for him to enlighten the students.
As for other support?
None at all.
There is not much support for Dahai's veterinary school. The students have to rely on the rice they send to make a living.
The governor was thrown out again by Wu Renhao.
He was already drunk, and he didn't know if his mind was confused at this moment.
Ji Zhuangyuan gave him two choices, and it was absolutely impossible for one student to surpass An Dahai.
People in this place would rather study veterinary medicine than come here to study.
Besides, it is too difficult to teach local students even from Mandarin.
Teach a scholar?
This is even more difficult.
How could a local person produce a talented person?
It seems that there are only a few private schools, and they are only found in large villages.
But some people also said that the scholar examination is considered a local examination.
Ji Yuan first took the exam in the county and then went to the prefecture to take the exam.
The state-related scholar examination should be first the county examination, followed by the state examination.
But Ning'an Prefecture is different.
He doesn't pay taxes, which actually means he is not qualified to take the imperial examination, which means he is not normalized.
Therefore, the local county examination was held together with that in the neighboring town of Nanguan.
If you want to take the provincial examination, you can go to Wuxin Prefecture.
There is not a single quota for the county examination in their Ning'an Prefecture.
When the local Mr. Liu took the imperial examination, he went through untold hardships to study in Zhennan Pass.
The same was true for several other scholars.
It is highly likely that even a local scholar cannot teach it.
This is normal. Without normal taxes, there will be no normal "welfare".
The imperial examination is indeed a welfare.
It’s just that Ning’an Prefecture has always lived a self-sufficient life, and most people don’t realize this.
Ji Yuan was well aware of these situations, but he still gave him such a difficult problem.
What’s the difference between running a private school in Ning’an Prefecture and starting from scratch!
Ji Zhuangyuan was clearly making things difficult for him!
The governor got up from the ground.
He was a juren after all, so why did he fall to such a state just because he offended a classmate he disliked?
Is it necessary to do this to him?
The governor walked out and prepared to buy more wine.
I heard everyone in the tavern discussing Ji Zhuangyuan.
"That Xiaoji-sama is really amazing."
"Who says it's not? One moment I can see that Guoguo can make oil, and the next moment he instructs the dyeing workshop on how to dye cloth. That cloth is really good."
"The canal at my house is really beautiful. I have even ordered ducklings and fish fry in advance. I will definitely use them next year."
Everyone praised him, but the meaning of his words clearly showed that he intended to follow suit.
This tavern is praising itself, so he decided to go to another one.
But every tavern will have the name of Jiyuan.
He might still be worried about something, but others have already felt the changes brought about by Lord Ji.
Some people say that he is a born prodigy, otherwise he wouldn't be able to achieve this.
Some people also said that if Lord Ji could lead them to a better life, they would be willing to pay the land tax.
The last sentence was still refuted.
But the meaning is obviously a bit loose.
Is this ok?
But true.
If you want a better life, you should pay taxes.
I heard that dyeing workshops will start paying taxes this year.
Because his shopkeeper took the cloth directly to Wuxin Mansion.
But before Wu Xinfu arrived, he was stopped by a fabric merchant from Zhennan Pass, who said that he liked the fabric very much.
It has been booked now and they said they are negotiating business.
This matter is naturally related to Jiyuan’s production of rubber accessories.
Although Ning'an Prefecture has some trade exchanges, there are not many stable transactions involving silver and money.
The first taxes collected by Ning'an Prefecture were not land taxes, but commercial taxes.
Many people in the yamen were stunned.
And looking at the amount of fabric the other party has ordered, they are already calculating how much tax they can collect!
When Ji Yuan heard this, he almost spit out water and even felt a little resentful.
ah?
Is this ok?
He hasn't finished his research on rubber yet, so why are rubber's related products becoming more and more popular?
Mr. Liu even learned it on his own and was considering hiring more people to do the dyeing.
After all, how to dye cloth better is something only people in Ning'an Prefecture know.
Maybe it will spread out in the future, but it doesn’t matter, let them take over this business first.
The textile industry has been very important throughout the ages.
People say that among the 14 necessities of life, clothes are even ranked first.
Ji Yuan even vaguely felt that this technology tree was a little off.
Maybe it was an unexpected success?
Anyway, it seems that except for the rubber which has not been made yet, everything else is good?
In the Ning'an Prefecture government office.
The governor, who rarely drank alcohol today, stared at Ji Yuan.
Why, why does he succeed in everything he does.
Can you even start a fabric business?
The boss even said, "Thanks to Lord Ji, Lord Ji told me to take the fabric out to sell, and I didn't expect it to be able to sell well."
When Ji Yuan saw the owner of the dyeing workshop coming over with the cloth, he knew that the cloth was definitely of top quality.
That's why that suggestion was made, but who would have thought that the people in Ning'an Prefecture would do what they said and bring back such a large order.
Although Ji Yuan was modest, the boss kept thanking him.
It makes me feel a little sad to know this.
He even thought about it, why not really listen to Ji Zhuangyuan.
He is going to open a government school?
What if he can teach students? What if Ji Zhuangyuan can really recommend him?
I don’t know why, but I always feel that Ji Zhuangyuan has this ability.
Ji Yuan listened to his colleagues discussing the development of the dyeing industry and knew that he didn't need to get involved in the matter as the local people could do it beautifully.
The people here are never incapable, they just lack an opportunity.
Ji Yuan looked at the stunned governor and proposed again: "Do you want to run a government school?"
Lord Liu next to him's eyes lit up, then he looked at the governor with some disgust.
How could this person be willing to run a government school?
I mentioned it myself.
But the scholar in front of him directly rejected him, and then he was drunk and didn't bother to care.
Unexpectedly, the governor gritted his teeth and said, "Do it, I'll do it."
Isn’t it just that the number of students exceeds that of the veterinary school? Isn’t it just that three scholars were admitted?
He does it.
What if it's possible?
Besides, if he doesn’t know how to do it, can he ask Ji Yuan for help?
Ji Yuan had no idea that the other party was even planning on targeting him.
Ji Yuan's mind is full of his own rubber.
Well, because the by-products developed from rubber are all being sold at a high price.
Why are you so disappointing?
Even thinking this, Ji Yuan still went home to check his latex as soon as possible.
If it is still that thin, he will have to continue researching methods while looking for other alternatives.
Always have two plans.
This time, Ji Yuan looked at dozens of small bowls in the yard.
The gelatinous substance in two of the small bowls seemed to become sticky.
Ji Yuan quickly took a thin bamboo stick to stir it.
It's sticky!
It was the rubber that he remembered in later generations!
This, this has been made?
Ji Yuan looked at the words on the two small bowls.
Dozens of experimental bowls are neatly arranged.
Most of these rubbers were sent from Baiyue Village.
Even so, Ji Yuan was reluctant to waste too much, so there was only a little bit in each bowl.
But even this little bit.
It also gave him hope.
“Acidic.”
“A kind of rice vinegar that is unique to this place.”
The answer, is it that simple?
Ji Yuan took a deep breath.
The latex soaked in the bark of the water melon tree can become sticky by adding a local specialty, rice vinegar.
There must have been some chemical reaction.
As for what the reaction is.
Does this matter!
Important!
He finally got the rubber.
It is still a very cost-effective rubber!
According to current methods, the biggest production process is to peel off the tree bark.
Everything else is very cheap.
The things found on the bark can not only develop the local cloth dyeing industry, but also create new rubber fields.
This is really a good thing that kills two birds with one stone.
It’s been so long and winding.
There were a few unexpected surprises.
Ji Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.
Thinking that the government messenger had not left yet, he hurriedly found some oil paper and put some of the rubber he had made into it.
Give this thing to Mr. Gao!
See if the steam engine is needed!
Ji Yuan looked at the green mountains not far away again.
Ning'an Prefecture is truly a treasure land!
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