Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 1232 Postscript 88: Ask the Princess for permission to drink wine

The princess continued to stay in Chuigong Hall to chat with the Queen Mother, while Xie Yan left early and ran to find the chemists.

The place for the experiment was in the Food Bureau.

That is, the kitchen of the East Palace.

After the young emperor ascended the throne, he no longer lived in the East Palace, and it was impossible for the prince to live there in a short time. The Food Bureau was also abolished and the kitchen of the East Palace was left vacant.

Xie Yan bowed to the chemists and assistants and asked, "How is the experiment going?"

Shi Huai handed over the experimental records and asked Xie Yan to read them slowly.

They used two different experimental methods: fumigation with a steamer and baking with a furnace.

They really used a steamer and a furnace to do the experiment!

Since no accelerator for rubber vulcanization was used, the vulcanization time would be longer.

"This is the rubber that was baked and vulcanized and then pressed into shape, and this is the rubber that was pressed into shape without being vulcanized," Zhu Shirong handed over two rubber strips, "You can stretch it and try."

Xie Yan first picked up the unvulcanized rubber strip, which still had a little temperature on the surface, and should have just been heated and softened.

Otherwise, with the current temperature in Luoyang, this thing must be hard and brittle.

Xie Yan held both ends of the rubber strip with both hands and slowly stretched it with force. Just like pulling noodles at Haidilao, the rubber strip was pulled longer and longer by him, and the elasticity was so small that it could be ignored.

Zhu Shirong said: "After complete cooling, the elasticity will increase slightly, but it is very easy to break during the pulling process."

Xie Yan picked up the vulcanized rubber strip again, which already had a bit of the taste of a rubber band. Very elastic!

But as he pulled it, it broke with a snap.

Xie Yan picked up a magnifying glass and carefully observed the vulcanized rubber strip. There were many bubbles and sponge-like structures.

"Are you trying to get data on different vulcanization times in the experiment you are continuing now?" Xie Yan asked.

Zhu Shirong said, "Yes. There is also the vulcanization effect of sulfur and rubber at different temperatures and different ratios."

Xie Yan turned to the palace servant sent by Empress Dowager Ye to do odd jobs and said, "Get an animal here, either a donkey, mule or draft horse will do. Also, carefully clean the millstone in the courtyard of the Food Bureau."

Lu Churen asked curiously, "Xie Xueshi wants to roll the rubber?"

Xie Yan pointed to the broken vulcanized rubber strip and said, "There are a lot of bubbles and cotton-like lumps, which should be well handled by rolling."

Soon, the palace servant brought a horse to pull a cart, cleaned the stone mill of the Food Bureau, wiped it repeatedly, and used a hot bed to dry the residual moisture on the surface of the stone mill.

Xie Yan took out a piece of unvulcanized rubber and heated it slightly to soften it.

It was impossible not to heat it, because the temperature was too low, and the rubber was already hard and brittle.

He carefully picked out various impurities in the rubber and threw them on the stone mill to roll them repeatedly. After rolling five or six times in a row, the bubbles and sponge-like structures in the rubber were indeed rapidly reduced, which was visible to the naked eye.

Moreover, from the traces on the surface of the stone mill, the excess water in the rubber was also rolled out - this can make the finished rubber less likely to mold, make the rubber easier to shape, and improve the physical and mechanical properties of the rubber.

"Keep rolling." Xie Yan commanded.

The other four chemists were all attracted by Xie Yan's actions.

They had only thought about vulcanizing the rubber before, and had never considered rolling the rubber repeatedly.

In the first two times of rolling, everyone thought it was a failure because the rubber was directly crushed.

Xie Yan kneaded the rubber fragments together and rolled them again. As the number of rollings increased, not only did they combine together again, but the appearance became more and more beautiful.

After that, Xie Yan would cut a section every time he rolled and observe the cross section with a magnifying glass.

He ordered to stop rolling until the bubbles and sponge-like lumps completely disappeared.

The piece he had just cut off was also put into the mold and pressed into a rubber strip: "Use this rubber for vulcanization."

The crowd then used the furnace to vulcanize it.

After a while, the vulcanized product looked smoother and more beautiful.

"I'll try."

Before the rubber completely cooled, Zhu Shirong picked it up and stretched it.

This time it became super elastic and did not break even after being stretched for a long time. Moreover, after no more force was applied, the rubber strip recovered, causing only a very small deformation.

Zeng Xing was amazed: "Master Xie is really amazing!"

Shi Huai also half sighed and half flattered: "No wonder Master Xie can come up with so many inventions, because his ideas are clear and different from ordinary people. We all only think about vulcanization, only Master Xie thinks that he should crush it first."

"It's just luck." Xie Yan said modestly.

In fact, he was not modest at all in his heart, and he was still complaining crazily: What the hell, there are so many bubbles and cotton-like lumps visible to the naked eye, it's a miracle that this kind of rubber can be put into practical use. We must get rid of the bubbles and lumps first!

If Xie Yan didn't take action, the other four chemists would probably realize this problem in the next two days.

It's not that they are slow to react, but that they have never seen practical rubber.

But Xie Yan has seen it!

Zhu Shirong said: "The remaining rubber is not enough."

Lu Churen concluded: "At least we have come to three conclusions now: First, before rubber is vulcanized, it must be repeatedly rolled; second, it can be vulcanized by fumigation; third, it can be vulcanized by baking."

Zeng Wei said: "Through these three conclusions, it is necessary to rearrange. First, study the principle and function of rolling rubber and explore the properties of unvulcanized rubber; second, make professional experimental equipment for rubber vulcanization; third, determine the rolling The vulcanization effect of the rubber after pressing is constant under different methods, different ratios, and different temperatures. I think the experiment can be suspended until the professional vulcanization experimental equipment is completed. After all, the rubber is limited and cannot be wasted. "

"Second the proposal." Shi Huai said.

"I also support suspending experiments and waiting for professional equipment to be made," Xie Yan said. "Researching rubber vulcanization is not something that happens overnight, but takes several years. The main problem is insufficient rubber."

Zhu Shirong said: "The Queen Mother should be asked to allow the fleet to transport more ships back to China from the United States."

Everyone re-discussed more professional vulcanization equipment, brainstormed changes to the design drawings, and then asked their assistants to take it to the engineering department for resolution.

The experiment is suspended and there is nothing to do.

Shi Huai said: "We have made a major breakthrough today, and we have basically determined the next direction. Why not go have a drink to celebrate?"

"Cunde (Lu Churen) came all the way from Jinling and took him to Lanruo Courtyard to play." Zeng said with a smile.

Zhu Shirong was also very positive about this, and Lu Churen reluctantly agreed.

Xie Yan made no secret of his fear of his wife and said, "I must ask the princess for instructions."

"Go quickly, go quickly!"

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"We will also go back to life together."

The four of them laughed heartily and accompanied Xie Yan back to Chui Gong Hall.

Shi Huai was the oldest and most qualified. He came forward to report to Queen Mother Ye: "Sage Rong, the rubber vulcanization experiment has basically determined the direction. But because there is too little rubber, we dare not waste it and have to wait for more professional experiments. The equipment is made. Therefore, the experiment will be suspended for a few days.”

"You have a clue so soon?" Queen Mother Ye was quite surprised.

Shi Huai took the opportunity to flatter him: "Thanks to Prince Consort Xie. A few of us were still busy with vulcanization experiments. Prince Consort Xie came over to take a look, and then asked the palace servants to bring in animals and crush the rubber repeatedly with a roller."

When Zhu Tangxi heard that her husband was performing well again, he was so proud that he quickly asked, "What are you using a roller for?"

Xie Yan wanted to go to the legendary Lanruo Academy to see something, and he used every opportunity to provide emotional value: "I saw bubbles and lumps in the rubber, and it reminded me of the trial production of princess candy for my wife yesterday. The original princess candy also had bubbles and lumps. , the taste was rough and unsightly, so I stirred it repeatedly and filtered it, but the rubber couldn’t do this, so I tried crushing it.”

Zhu Shirong didn't know what princess candy was, but he had heard that the consort was trying to please the princess, and he immediately volunteered to cooperate: "The princess and the consort have a deep love for each other, which is really enviable to others. Moreover, the consort made candies for the princess, and he was able to draw parallels. Used in rubber vulcanization, this is a good story among academic circles and people!"

Lu Churen continued: "In order to celebrate the progress of the experiment, we wanted to go to Lanruo Courtyard to have a drink. But we didn't expect that the prince-in-law said that we must first ask the princess for instructions in the Qinlou Chu House. It is really disappointing that the prince-son-in-law respects his wife so much. We are so ashamed!”

Shi Huai and Zeng Yi also spoke one after another.

Xie Yan sighed in his heart: They are all good brothers, I have made these friends!

Queen Mother Ye glanced at these scumbags and smiled without saying a word.

Zhu Tangxi has been stood up, and he can't agree even if he doesn't agree. Otherwise, if this matter spreads, one will laugh at the consort for being henpecked, and the other will talk about the princess being jealous.

Fortunately, the emotional value was sufficient. Zhu Tangxi was said to be in a good mood by everyone and warned: "Since several scholars have invited me, Liu Lang should not refuse. Don't drink too much, it is not good for your health."

"I'll come back early in the evening to accompany my sister." Xie Yan continued.

The name "Sister" made Zhu Tangxi feel embarrassed and happy. She suppressed a smile and said in a reproachful tone: "Don't shout outside!"

The four chemistry guys, seeing the princess looking angry but actually happy, burst out laughing and continued to cooperate.

Xie Yan lamented: You often do this kind of thing, right? To be so skilled.

Zhu Tangxi could hardly suppress her smile, so she could only hide it by giving Xie Yan a hard look.

After the five big pig trotters retired, Zhu Tangxi sighed: "Men, they are all the same. They always like to deceive women."

Queen Mother Ye smiled and said, "I thought you didn't know you were cheated."

Zhu Tangxi said: "I'm not stupid."

The ordinary man kept his eyes open and did not record the chemists drinking flower wine. Even though he felt a little itchy, he had always wanted to go to Lan Ruoyuan, but unfortunately the cost was too high and he couldn't afford it.

Xie Yan happily followed the four brothers and left the imperial city, feeling quite excited.

He simply wanted to see a high-end club in ancient times, and didn't have too many other ideas - there were a lot of goblin maids at home, all of whom were obviously trying to seduce him, and Xie Yan really had no intention of staying outside.

He has no shortage of women.

"It's only mid-afternoon. Is Lan Ruoyuan open?" Xie Yan suddenly realized a problem.

Shi Huai smiled and said, "You can go in the morning."

Xie Yan asked: "Is President Shi a frequent visitor to Lan Ruoyuan?"

Shi Huai waved his hand and said, "I don't have the money to go there often. I can only go there three or five times a year, and it's always someone else's treat."

Zhu Shirong smiled and said: "There are two or three servants there, and you can't meet them just by paying money. But Chaozong Xiandi is different. He is a seventeen-year-old Bachelor of Furong, and he is also a famous prince consort all over the world. I'm afraid the servants Rushing to receive the reception without paying any money.”

"Haha, it seems that we can all benefit from Bachelor Xie's glory." Lu Churen laughed heartily.

Xie Yan complained in his heart: Damn, you were all so serious when doing experiments, I didn’t expect you were all this kind of people.