“Third brother, are these all obtained through your experiments?”
Rong Xi read it carefully and raised his head to ask Rong Mo.
The pencil handwriting on the paper was neat, each experiment was clearly listed, and finally a conclusion was reached.
Regardless of human or things, they all have certain characteristics and remain unchanged from their initial state.
Rong Mo didn’t know how to name these characteristics. He simply summarized the rules related to these characteristics and wrote it down.
This truth was simple, but not everyone could find and understand it.
Rong Mo said nothing, only nodded slightly.
After Qin Ke finished reading, he pondered for a moment and said: “When the carriage is moving, the objects in the carriage also move forward at a constant speed. When the carriage stops suddenly, the objects in the carriage still maintain their forward movement, so they will lean forward, right?”
Rong Xi smiled and praised him, Qin War God had a good understanding ability.
Qin Ke felt very relieved after solving a big confusion in his heart. When Rong Mo was very excited, he asked again: “Why did the pen fall to the ground? Do that 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 heart.
Rong Xi knew that he was embarrassing the young man, but the road to science was originally a road of exploration. Rong Mo had talent and perseverance, and he should help him explore his potential.
Thinking of this, he deliberately asked Qin Ke: “If people and things have this characteristic, why can the paper kite fly in the sky?”
Qin Ke thought for a moment and replied: “Borrowing the power of the wind?”
“Why can’t the pen fly to the sky with the wind?” Rong Xi asked.
The problem became more and more complicated, and even Rong Mo frowned.
Rong Xi sighed in his heart, “Do you remember that I asked you why you saw the mast of the ship first?”
Qin Ke nodded, and Rong Mo suddenly raised his eyes and stared at Rong Xi closely.
“As the saying goes, the sky is round and the earth is round,” Rong Xi pointed out, “Is this really true? Has anyone seen it with their own eyes?”
Both of them listened silently.
“In ancient times, there was the art of astrology, which relied on the sun, moon and stars to predict good or bad luck or the weather. So what are the sun, moon and stars? How do they relate to the ground we set foot on?”
If Liu Zishi heard this, 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 the meaning of Rong Xi’s words and had already buried his head in thinking.
Although he hadn’t figured out an answer yet.
The topic was a bit far-fetched, Rong Xi coughed slightly, teaching can be done overnight, it is better to take your time.
“Third brother,” he turned around and took a book from the bookshelf and handed it to Rong Mo, “This is the new arithmetic. Read it through and come back to me.”
He had to divert Rong Mo’s attention, otherwise the young man would probably become depressed if he kept thinking about it.
As if Rong Mo had found a treasure, he bowed to take it, hugged the book and left without forgetting to close the door.
Qin Ke held Rong Xi in his arms, kissed him on his head, and asked, “Did you get all these from strange books?”
He didn’t believe it.
Rong Xi saw that his face was serious but his eyes were soft, so he said slyly: “Do you know why people in Shengjing say that I am crazy?”
Before Rong Xi was praised by the Holy Emperor, Qin Ke also heard the rumors about Rong Xi in Shengjing.
Young master Rong was uneducated and had no skills. He behaved differently from ordinary people and had extremely bad character.
“Why?”
“If the third brother pulls his cart and stops his horse every day in front of the Shengjing Rong Mansion, how will others talk about it?”
Qin Ke suddenly realized, “Crazy and stupid person.”
Rong Xi smiled and praised him, saying: “That’s why my bad reputation is just because of what I did. To others, it’s all against etiquette.”
People often judge others for being weird because of their own ignorance, which was really ridiculous!
“Are you bluffing me?” Qin Ke stretched out his hand and flicked his forehead, “I checked the rumors about you, and they are not the so-called strange people and strange things.”
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Rong Xi covered his forehead in grievance, “Rumors are just rumors. They are just fabricated after being exaggerated by others. How can you believe them? It’s better to believe me than to believe them.”
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Because the things made by glass craftsmen are not military weapons, most of them were peripheral.
Seeing the two people arriving, all the workers saluted and waited for orders.
Rong Xi handed the drawings to the foreman and said with a smile: “I want to make some glassware, so please help me working on it.”
Each workshop has a foreman. The foreman must have certain knowledge and superb skills before he can direct other craftsmen to work.
“Young master Rong’s words are serious,” the foreman said 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, all craftsmen in workshops used pencils for writing, which was easy to carry, durable and extremely easy to use.
There was a small team in the glass shop dedicated to making meniscus lenses.
After the winter solstice last year, Qin Ke went to Northern Border to participate in the war, and used the telescope on the battlefield for the first time, which was quite effective. Therefore, the Ordnance Supervisor now secretly manufactures telescopes in addition to fire bombs and muskets. The method of making telescopes was simple, and there were already many in the workshop and warehouse.
The two left the glass house and wanted to go to the underground secret room, but they heard a report from the soldiers that Shen Yi, the magistrate of Mengshan County, wanted to see them and was waiting outside.
Rong Xi and Qin Ke looked at each other and walked together outside the prison.
Outside the prison, Shen Yi frowned slightly. He first greeted Qin Ke and then asked Rong Xi, “Young master Rong, I came today to inquire about something.”
“Magistrate Shen, please speak.” Rong Xi said politely.
Shen 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 make it clear.”
“Why did you say that?” Rong Xi raised his eyebrows slightly, which was strange.
“Young master doesn’t know something,” Shen Yi wiped the sweat from his forehead and replied, “The crops in your field are growing well. Even if you use phosphate fertilizer, they won’t be as good.”
If the difference was not big, no one would say that. After all, Zhang Zhi had fertilize it first compare to others, so it was understandable that the crops would be stronger.
However, in fact, the crops that Zhang Zhi worked on were much stronger than those in other people’s fields, which was why people criticized him.
Behind the scenes, the phosphate fertilizer prescription Rong Xi gave to the government was wrong, and he must have done it on purpose.
When Qin Ke heard this, his expression suddenly became cold, and he said: “In the same school, the same teacher, there are still good and bad students, let alone the crops? Rong Xi selflessly dedicated his phosphate fertilizer production method, and now the crops are not as good as others, but he blames him for hiding his secrets? There is such a messy and arrogant person!”
“Your Majesty, please calm down!” Shen Yi hurriedly tried to reassure him, “It’s just some rumors, so your Majesty doesn’t need to worry about it. Young master Rong’s selfless dedication is deeply appreciated by me.”
Just because Rong Xi had previously priced phosphate fertilizer at a high price, the people had a grudge against it. Later, he came up with a solution and the people got phosphate fertilizer, but the crops were still not as good as those of Zhang Zhi’s family.
Although the matter was trivial, it was related to Rong Xi’s reputation, so Shen Yi decided to come and inform him.
Rong Xi smiled and said: “No problem. If Magistrate Shen wants to know the reason, he might as well ask master Zhang’s neighbors in Linxi. After I bought the Zhang family’s land, did I hire someone to bury the straw in the soil?”
Shen Yi was puzzled, “Does this move have a profound meaning?”
“This is retting fertilizer,” Rong Xi replied calmly. “The straw is buried in the soil and will ferment for several months, making the land more fertile.”
Straw contained a lot of potassium fertilizer, which was indispensable for crops.
These days, there were both potassium and phosphate fertilizers in his fields, and Zhang Zhi also applied them with human and animal excrement, which contains nitrogen fertilizers. There was no shortage of these three fertilizers, and his crops were naturally stronger than others.
After listening to his explanation, Shen Yi suddenly became enlightened and said with a smile: “Young master Rong is really talented and has a long-term vision. He has been applying fertilizer in the winter. In this way, who can catch the crops?”
Qin Ke was slightly startled.
He vaguely recalled that a few months ago, he came from Shengjing to Mengshan to arrest the county captain. After having dinner at Rong’s house and returning to the inn, his servant reported this matter.
He didn’t take it to heart at the time, but now that he thought about it carefully, he felt extremely impressed.
Young master Rong was indeed as Shen Yi said, a man with great foresight and far-sightedness.
The more he got along with him, the more he was attracted to Rong Xi.
Qin Ke suddenly raised his lips and smiled, felt very happy.
A few days later, the people in Linxi learned about this and felt guilty. They still remembered clearly how Rong Xi hired people to fertilize the fields in winter, but they were stupid and didn’t know what he was thinking, and secretly ridiculed him for farming indiscriminately.
Now that they thought about it, it was just their ignorance.
That day, Rong Xi returned home from the workshop and saw fishing gear placed in the courtyard, which seemed to have been used.
“Did Jili really build a fishing boat and fish 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 excitedly, his hands covered with blood and a few fish scales.
“Young master, I caught a fish!”
His face was full of praise.
Rong Xi smiled brightly and stroked his golden soft hair, “Thanks to your luck, I will have a good meal tonight.”
Jin Jili was praised by him and excitedly returned to the kitchen to kill fish.
He caught so many river fish that Rong’s mansion couldn’t eat them all in a few days. Jin Jili scratched his head and said with a smile, “Young master, I want to go to the market to sell fish.”
He felt bad that he always had free food and free accommodation.
“It’s up to you.” Rong Xi paid no mind.
After dinner, Cui Feng went to Rong Xi’s study with his test results in hand.
Rong Xi was busy with his affairs and had no time to take care of his children, but he was very concerned about the test results every time.
Although the fifteen children were very different in age, they had the same starting point. Their success or failure depended entirely on themselves.
Over the past few months, there were two kids had achieved good results, often vying for the top spot, and were considered to be the promising talents.
Of course, heroes cannot be judged by their achievements.
But according to Cui Feng’s observation, the one kid had a stable temperament and was willing to work hard. It is quite impressive to have such an ambition. Another kid had a flexible mind, was good at thinking, did not stick to books, and often had strange and wonderful ideas, was also a rare child.
Although the rest of them were not bad, compared with the these two, they still had some shortcomings.
“You ask them to come to my house.” Rong Xi ordered.
Cui Feng took the order and went out.
After a while, he led the two of them to the study. They looked cautious and greeted Rong Xi.
Rong Xi looked at the two of them carefully.
One was an eldest lady who was pretty and upright. One was younger who was smart and active.
“You two are from the same village and are of 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, “You two have always been excellent in school. This is a reward, so keep it.”
Everyone got a new pencil. They were both very happy and said in unison: “Thank you young master for the pen!”
Cui Feng watched quietly from the sidelines and couldn’t help but sigh secretly in his heart.
The children were both fourteen years old, and young master Rong was seventeen years old. There was only a three-year age difference, but the gap was so deep.
Although young master Rong was young, he was extremely knowledgeable, mature, gentle, and kind, which was really admirable!
“Have you two come up with scientific names?” Rong Xi asked again.
The two of them were just country children before, and their nicknames were not elegant. They were usually called according to their ranking.
The two children looked at Cui Feng.
Cui Feng immediately replied: “We haven’t chosen for them a scientific name yet.”
Although he was a master and had the qualifications to name, after all, all the students were the people of Rong’s mansion. How could he dare to overstep his authority?
Rong Xi thought for a moment and said to the two of them respectively: “Your name is Yao and your name is Zigui.”
After finishing speaking, wrote it down with a pen.
Guo Yao, Guo Zigui.
When the two saw their names on the paper, their faces turned red and their arms trembled with excitement.
“Thank you young master for the name!”
Cui Feng also had tears in his eyes.
After encouraging the two, Rong Xi asked Cui Feng to give the other children scientific names and asked Cui Feng to take them back.
After returning, the other teenagers and children gathered around and asked: “What did the young master ask you for?”
Both of them smiled brightly, but were shy to speak. Fortunately, Cui Feng kindly came to the rescue and told everyone about what had done, and encouraged: “If you study hard, you will definitely be favored by the young master.”
All the students were envious. It was already an honor to be able to meet the young master in his study room. Not only that, he also gave me a pen and a name. How could they not be envied by others?
The children were all competitive and secretly vowed to study hard!
Time flied and the climate was getting hotter.
In Mengshan County, Jin Shi Xuan was still full of diners.
Some diners with sharp eyes noticed that there was an extra dish on the menu, but the color was different from the others. The other menu signs were all ordinary wooden signs, but this one was painted with indigo on the top, making it easy to distinguish them.
He looked carefully and whispered: “Iced black plum syrup, twenty coins.”
Twenty coins! But how could a bowl of plum juice be so expensive?
His chest felt tight, so he called the shopkeeper and asked, “How is this black plum juice different from ordinary ones? Why is it twenty coins?”
Hearing this, the other diners looked for the menu card and looked carefully. When they saw that it was indeed twenty coins, they all asked angrily.
The shopkeeper explained with a smile: “The ebony plums used in the shop’s ebony pulp are all fresh and delicious, with rich pulp juice. Today’s ebony pulp is only a gift. You can draw lots to get it.”
Drew lots and got a bowl of black plum juice for free? Of course, no one would miss such a good thing and flock to it.
After drawing lots, only five people got black plum pulp.
After a while, the waiter arrived with a plate. There were five portions of black plum juice on the plate, but everyone couldn’t take their eyes away and marveled.
The waiters could see the expressions of all the diners.
He smiled slightly, walked over to a lucky diner, and carefully placed a cup of plum juice on the table.
“Please enjoy. However, this cup was made of glass and was expensive to make. Please finish your drink and leave this cup on the dining table until we come to pick it up.”
After saying that, he continued to give instructions patiently to the next lucky diner.
On the food table, the glass cup was tall, thin and exquisite, completely transparent, and the black plum pulp in the cup was clearly visible. This was the first time everyone had seen this visual impression, and they did not dare to touch it for a long time.
Everyone had heard about glass, but glass cups had never been heard of.
When they saw it today, they felt it was even more crystal clear than their imagination. Before, only the rich and powerful could use glass, but this time, they could drink black plum syrup from the glass…
Twenty coins, worth it!
The five diners carefully picked up the glass and took a sip under the envious gazes of others. They enjoyed it very much. It seemed that the ebony pulp in the cup was extraordinary ebony pulp. It was quite delicious, like drinking fairy wine.
Someone asked the shopkeeper: “Where did the glass come from? Could it be Hu’s?”
The shopkeeper shook his head and smiled back: “I don’t even know.”
After the glass cup became famous in Jin Shi Xuan, people in Mengshan rushed there to enjoy the aristocratic treatment.
And as time went by, the styles of glass cups became more and more exquisite, and they were loved and sought after by everyone.
When the profits were distributed at the end of the month, Rong Xi was slightly shocked and couldn’t help but smile: “I didn’t expect the glass cups to be so popular.”
Hu Yulin and Duan Changjin looked at each other and smiled, and Hu Yulin said with emotion: “In your eyes, glass cups are not uncommon, but to the common people, glass is more rare and precious than colored glaze, and they are satisfied to be lucky enough to touch it. ”
Hearing this, Rong Xi sighed secretly in his heart.
The popularization of glass could not happen overnight. Not only glass, but other new things as well.
After all, people just don’t have spare money.
After the profit distribution was completed, he walked out of Jin Shi Xuan, and Qin Ke was already waiting outside.
The interest money would be transported to Rong’s house another day, so there was no need for Rong Xi to worry about it. The two of them were walking around the city with their horses, and suddenly they saw blond hair, which was very dazzling in the crowd.
Jili?
Rong Xi looked around and saw Jin Jili squatting on the ground selling fish, with a woman beside him.
The woman was good-looking, and the two seemed to be having a great time talking to each other.
Thanks for the chapter!
Jili got a girlfriend? Damn 😉Good for him!
Thanks for the chapter!
Scientific name for people’s name? Rather I have heard only about formal name or courtesy name.
Which name?
For the naming of the children at Rong Mension by Rong Xi, you wrote it as giving scientific name to them. So, I am just saying that for naming people’s name, I haven’t heard of using the term ‘scientific name’ . I have heard only formal name for the full official name, courtesy name given on attainment of adulthood, nickname- informal descriptive name / pet name- informal affectionate name.
Thank you. I will check again and correct it
A reference: https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%AD%B8%E5%90%8D. It is more like a name to use at school
Thanks!
Kids are cute!!!
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I wonder if Jin Jilli is some shipwrecked viking or sth 🤣