super god warlord

"Come in and sit down. If you have anything to say, go to the tent and say something." Sun Zhenze quickly let Zhao Shouhong in, but Sun Yuting seemed a little shy, and only greeted him before leaving with a blushing face.

"I didn't expect it to be Uncle Sun's daughter. It's just that it's inconvenient for a woman to walk outside. How could Uncle Sun bring her out?" After the two parties sat down, Zhao Shouhong asked aloud.

Sun Zhenze sighed and said: "It's all my wife's failure to live up to expectations. She hasn't given birth to me a son for many years. In the end, she got such a daughter in middle age, but she passed away. In order to inherit the family business, I have always raised her as a boy. Yes, not only did she not let her feet be bound, but she was also allowed to go to a foreign school. As a result, at this age, she is still not betrothed to her in-law’s family. It’s really hard for her to let her run around with me all these years.”

"Unexpectedly, Uncle Sun has such a bitter past, and sister Yuting has suffered." Zhao Shouhong sighed.His words were not perfunctory but from the heart, because in the post-golden era, it was very important for women not to bind their feet.In the aesthetics of this era, it is difficult for a woman who does not bind her feet to marry. There are ideological and political issues in this.

"Let's not talk about that, what's the matter with Nephew Zhao coming to see me?" Sun Zhenze asked.

"It's nothing, I just want to ask Uncle Sun what he brought this time? How big a factory do you plan to open in Batang?" Zhao Shouhong asked.

Sun Zhenze stroked his gray beard, walked around the tent twice and said, "This time I brought fifty sets of leather tanning equipment and more than 200 craftsmen. In addition, I also brought the accountant and several shopkeepers. , intending to see the feasibility of the canning factory that Nephew Zhao said, I think at least I can eat the fur goods of the entire Ankang Road."

Zhao Shouhong smiled and said: "Uncle Sun is too stingy, have you forgotten my relationship with the Lord of Shenfeng? I can guarantee that within two years, you can monopolize all the fur goods in the entire Western Xinjiang. As for that The cannery is bound to do well, too."

"Great, I'm afraid I'll have to rely on Nephew Zhao a lot." Sun Zhenze laughed and seemed quite happy.

"Where is Uncle Sun from? Judging by the accent, he doesn't seem to be from the local area?" After finishing the business, Zhao Shouhong and Sun Zhenze chatted.

"I am from Luzhou Prefecture. My father has been in business for many years, and I have only entered Sichuan in the past two years. I originally wanted to do bristle business, but when I got here, I discovered that most of the bristle business in Zhongchuan Province is controlled by foreigners. They switched to buying and selling grain, and also engaged in the fur business in Xijiang. It's just that there was no network in Xijiang before, so the business was not big." Sun Zhenze said.

"The bristle business." Zhao Shouhong frowned. He will completely control this business in the future.Pig bristles may sound inconspicuous, but they are actually a very important export commodity of Hualan Kingdom.Pig bristles have the characteristics of good elasticity, friction resistance, acid and alkali resistance, etc., and are important raw materials for the brush industry.These brushes play a vital role in the anticorrosion of various heavy weapons in the military. It is no wonder that during World War II, the White Eagle Country even regarded pig bristles as the first-class strategic reserve resource.For such an important export material, Zhao Shouhong can only look at the ocean and sigh now, and wait until the strength is enough in the future.

Chapter 27 Chemistry talents

The bristle question can be put aside for a while, but when he heard that Sun Zhenze was from Luzhou Prefecture, Jiangnan Province, Zhao Shouhong immediately became interested: "The coastal provinces have a high level of education, and there are many students. Now the imperial court has eliminated the imperial examination system and decided to open Xinxue, I also plan to open a high school on Ankang Road, I wonder if Uncle Sun can help me find some school management talents, preferably university management talents."

"What's so difficult about this?" Sun Zhenze slapped his thigh and said, "My younger brother Huan Ting is such a talent, and now he works in the Police Academy of Huangdao Prefecture, how about I ask him to come and help?"

"That's great. I hope Uncle Sun will give you more good words. It would be best if he can bring some talents here. I will definitely hire them with high salaries." Zhao Shouhong was very excited when he heard that. Only then did he know that Sun Zhenze was not with him. Hypocritical, there is a reason why I choose to default to my affectionate title.Although Sun Zhenze is a businessman, his brother can barely be regarded as a member of the officialdom, so it is not an exaggeration to talk about friendship with him.

"Father, you and Master Daotai are talking so lively." At this time, Sun Yuting came in with a tea tray, which contained some wine and vegetables and a pot of hot wine.

Sun Zhenze smiled at Sun Yuting and said, "Nephew Zhao doesn't put on airs, so don't call him Master Daotai anymore, just call Brother Zhao or Brother Shouhong from now on." Then he greeted Zhao Shouhong and said, "I'm afraid Nephew Zhao is still there. Haven't eaten, why don't you come and have a drink? I'm the best daughter Hong."

"It's better to be obedient than to be so respectful." Zhao Shouhong sat down at the table with a smile, and he looked up at Sun Yuting.This is the first time that Zhao Shouhong has looked at Sun Yuting carefully. She has jet-black hair, a small nose and delicate cheeks. Even though she is dressed in men's clothing, she is still beautiful.Zhao Shouhong can be sure that this is definitely a first-class beauty. He was afraid of being impolite and didn't dare to look at it, so he quickly turned his head and chatted with Sun Zhenze.

"Uncle Sun, have you ever heard of monosodium glutamate? Or glutamic acid." Zhao Shouhong said.

"MSG? Glutamic acid?" Sun Zhenze was taken aback and then smiled, "My nephew is really good at joking. Although I have some culture, I don't know much about these things from the Western Continent. I have never heard of this thing." He has studied chemistry, but Sun Zhenze can tell that these new terms are definitely something from the Western Continent.

"Is glutamic acid the thing that was separated from gluten by Dr. Liedhausen of the Teutonic Kingdom 40 years ago?" Sun Yuting asked suddenly.

"Oh? You actually know?" Zhao Shouhong turned his head in surprise and looked at Sun Yuting who was sitting next to him.

Sun Zhenze smiled and said, "I forgot to tell you, my daughter has also stayed abroad for a few years, and she is in some steamed stuffed bun university in the Western Continent..."

Sun Zhenze couldn't understand the names of those schools in the Western Continent, so he was confused, and Sun Yuting immediately answered with a smile: "Father, you are talking nonsense again, I went to Heisenberg University in the Teutonic State, and I studied Department of Chemistry."

"Heisenberg University?" Zhao Shouhong was taken aback. This school is very famous even in later generations. It is the oldest university in the Teutonic Kingdom. It is said that it was founded more than 600 years ago even if it is calculated according to the current time. up.

"I didn't expect that sister Yuting is so powerful that she can go to such a university. She can be called the No. Those who graduated from Heisenberg University in China are definitely rare in Hualan Country.

Sun Yuting blushed when Zhao Shouhong said it, and then said modestly: "You can't say that, there are still many seniors who have studied in the Western Continent before, for example, many of the Northern Territory Navy had studied in Saar country. "

"Those are all studying the navy. You are definitely No. 1 in studying chemistry. Are there any Hualan people studying chemistry in the Western Continent? Do you know them?" Zhao Shouhong suddenly thought that chemistry is a very important issue in this era. If someone can help him build a chemical plant, it will be of great help to both civilian and military industries.

Sun Yuting thought for a while and said, "When I came back, I only knew that a man named Yu Xingshu had entered the University of Liverpool. He also studied chemistry. I don't know about the others."

"Yu Xingshu? That's how I forgot him." Zhao Shouhong patted his thigh happily, and he decided to write to this pioneer in Hualan's chemical industry as soon as possible, asking him to help him recruit a group of Hualan's chemistry students. Come.Because in Zhao Shouhong's memory, this person should initiate the establishment of the West Mainland Branch of the Hualan National Chemical Society next year. If this large number of chemists can be used by him, it will not be difficult to establish a huge chemical industry.

"What's the use of the glutamic acid you just mentioned?" As a person who has studied chemistry, Sun Yuting is naturally very interested in this subject.

Zhao Shouhong said: "Of course it is useful. This is a food additive that can increase the freshness of meat. If we can manufacture it on a large scale, the canned food will be very popular, and we can even sell it directly to everyone, just like putting salt. In the dish."

"However, glutamic acid is still in the laboratory stage, and no industrial production process has been developed. How can we produce it on a large scale?" Sun Yuting obviously has a good understanding of chemical products.

"Using gluten or soybean meal as raw material, it can be produced on a large scale through the method of acid hydrolysis." Zhao Shouhong still has this theoretical knowledge. After all, Hualan Federation has studied very comprehensive courses before university. That bit of chemical knowledge is enough to explain the confusion of many chemistry masters today.

"Brother Shou Hong, did you study abroad in the Department of Chemistry?" Sun Yuting asked.

"No, I'm a major in electric power, but I know a little about the chemistry department, and I have some teachers who understand chemistry, but it's a pity that they only have theoretical knowledge and are not good at practice." Zhao Shouhong laughed.

"Theoretical knowledge?" Sun Yuting frowned. Chemistry can be said to be a subject that needs to be tested throughout. It is hard for her to imagine that someone only knows the theoretical knowledge of chemistry, but can't do experiments.

"No way, these are weird people." Zhao Shouhong changed the subject with a smile: "I wonder if sister Yuting is willing to cooperate with me in depth? How about we open a chemical plant?"

"Opening a chemical factory?" Sun Yuting was taken aback: "Opening a chemical factory is not easy. First of all, we need chemical raw materials, in addition to necessary equipment, which cannot be manufactured in China, and well-trained workers."

"I have considered all these. I have channels to buy equipment from abroad. We can train workers slowly. As for chemical raw materials, it is even simpler. There are sulfur mines in Xijiang, so there is sulfuric acid. In addition, we can also buy Qianwei well salt. When I build a hydropower station, I will be able to use electricity to electrolyze salt water, so that we can get caustic soda, chlorine and hydrogen. In addition, there are coal mines in Batang County, and we can distill coal through sealing to obtain coke, coal tar and Coke oven gas, which is all good stuff, from which we can separate out benzene, xylene, anthracene, pyridinequinoline, and a whole host of other products. In addition, we can also obtain nitrogen from the air, and use synthetic ammonia to make fertilizers and explosives.”

Chapter 28 Inspection of Iron Works

The more Zhao Shouhong talked, the more excited he was. He poured out all the chemical knowledge he had read in the history books and learned, and he didn't take into account that many of the knowledge hadn't appeared yet, let alone Sun Zhenze, a layman. , even Sun Yuting was stunned.

"Brother Shouhong is really knowledgeable and talented. I haven't even heard of many theories. I don't know if these things can be realized?" Sun Yuting asked enviously.

"At least we can produce monosodium glutamate now. As for other products, after I get the equipment, I will have some talents from the Western Continent. Before that, you have to help me set up a stall and train a large number of chemical industry experts. Workers come out." Zhao Shouhong smiled and said, "How about this, I will provide the land and equipment, and you only need to help me manage and conduct chemical experiments, and I will give you a three-cent bonus."

"It seems too much." Sun Zhenze was taken aback. His daughter only needs to work hard to get a three-point bonus, and according to Zhao Shouhong's tone, this factory will definitely not be small in the future.

"Not many, not many, talents are hard to come by. When I return to Batang County, I will start to handle this matter." Zhao Shouhong seemed quite excited. During the banquet, Zhao Shouhong and Sun Yuting chatted eagerly, almost leaving Sun Zhenze aside. , but seeing the closeness of the two, the smile on the old man's face did not diminish, obviously he had an impure purpose in his heart.

After a meal, Zhao Shouhong and Sun Yuting became much closer. Until he said goodbye and left, Sun Yuting was still reluctant to part with him.From this day on, Sun Yuting followed Zhao Shouhong every day on the march, asking him about the production methods and uses of various chemical products.Zhao Shouhong talked eloquently, telling out a lot of chemical knowledge that he knew that had not yet been invented. If he hadn't repeatedly stated that he studied electricity, Sun Yuting would have regarded him as a master of chemistry.

During the conversation between you and me, the relationship between the two heated up rapidly, and the silent ambiguity also appeared quietly. The long journey seemed no longer boring.Under such circumstances, they spent a pleasant ten-day journey and finally arrived in Batang County.

After returning to Batang County, Pan Wenhua was the first to rush over. "My lord, a few days ago a group of people brought a lot of big guys over. They said that the machine you bought needs to be installed. These people are clamoring to install the machine. I am afraid that there will be problems. I dare not let them enter the city. Just in A place was designated for them outside the city, and some soldiers were sent to build a house with them, and now they have just settled down, do you want to go and have a look?" Pan Wenhua is in charge of local security and attaches great importance to this matter.

"Those machines are finally here?" Zhao Shouhong jumped up excitedly before he even sat down when he returned to the yamen. Seeing him so excited, Pan Wenhua didn't dare to neglect him. He quickly ordered the horses to be prepared, and a group of people rushed out of the city .

At this time, on the banks of the Ba River outside Batang County, a large-scale factory has begun to take shape. Huge water turbines are being erected amidst the busyness of workers, and the brand-new factory buildings are basically completed.

"My lord, it seems that as long as we build a machine bureau next door, the iron factory here will be able to provide sufficient raw materials." Zhang Liewu, who had already arrived, pointed to the iron factory that had just taken shape with excitement on his face.

Zhao Shouhong nodded and said, "Yes, it seems that the Machinery Bureau can start work soon, but the two factories can't be built too close together, at least the ammunition factory needs to be far away to avoid any accidents."

"That's for sure. I plan to build the ammunition factory across the river." Zhang Liewu nodded in agreement.

"Who are you, idlers are not allowed to enter the factory area." A rather short old man said to Zhao Shouhong and others with a Jiangnan provincial accent.

"Old folks, we are not idlers. This is the owner of the factory, the Daotai master of Ankang Road." Zhang Liewu said with a smile.

"What? Master Daotai?" When the old man heard that he was such a big official, he was so frightened that his body trembled slightly.

"Where is the old man from? Why did he come here to work?" Zhao Shouhong tried to calm his voice and smiled at the old man.

"Hello, my lord. The little old man is from Jiangnan Province. He used to work in the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau. Later, he heard that the wages here are high, so he was recruited here." The voice of the old man was still a little trembling. not calm.