The Red Mansion Is Like a Jade Gentleman

"This is..." Master Lin looked straight at Lin Hai.

Lin Hai secretly said happily: "When my son was idle and bored, he came up with a good way to let them improve the hair candle and make it into this shape."

Master Lin took the match that Lin Hai handed over, raised his eyebrows, and glared at Lin Hai, "I'm afraid it's more than that! Are you still asking for it?"

Lin Hai rubbed his nose, and put on a flattering smile on his face, "Father still knows gold with his eyes, and my son's careful thinking can't hide it from you."

"Stinky boy, don't play any tricks on me, tell me honestly."

"Yes!" Lin Hai's originally smiling face turned serious, "Son, someone who has studied fire folds before was very curious about why the folds can still burn in a closed bamboo tube. Then some bought candles for comparison. I found them There is one thing in common, that is, they all need sparks, and candles generate sparks through friction, while fire folds directly preserve sparks."

Seeing Master Lin nodded, Lin Hai went on to say: "At first glance, whether it is workmanship or convenience, Huozhezi is better. But my son discovered a fatal weakness of Huozhezi. It’s just that the storage time is too short and it’s easy to cause accidents if you’re not careful!”

"So my son wondered if we could make a portable and easy-to-use one! At first, my son didn't make much progress, but one day he suddenly saw a copy of "Qing Yi Lu" (from the Northern Song Dynasty, written by Tao Gu) in his study. , which read: "There is a hurry at night, and I suffer from the slowness of making lamps. A wise man dyes the fir strips with sulfur and puts them aside for use. Once they meet fire, they will get flames. Since they are gods, they call light slaves. Today So those who have goods, change their name to Huo Cun.'

My son thought that it would be much more convenient to replace the small pieces of candles sold in the market with fir sticks!Later, my son discovered the thing 'red phosphorus'.Jugglers often use phosphorous powder to play will-o'-the-wisps. White phosphorous powder is poisonous, while red phosphorous powder is not poisonous. Red phosphorous is generally used.Moreover, phosphorous powder is easy to ignite. My son wondered if he could replace sulfur with phosphorous powder!

So, let them take it down and ponder it.Not long ago they figured out the best solution.Use flammable wood to make small sticks (called matchsticks), and then dip one end in wax oil and red phosphorus to make small sticks;When in use, just scratch the small stick on this side to ignite it, which is very convenient. "

Master Lin took out a match and tried it, and it was as convenient as Lin Hai said.His eyes swept over Lin Hai, "You just want to run a workshop for this stuff."

"Yes, father." This is what Lin Hai made up his mind after studying for several years. He has sorted out the inside and outside several times, so there should be no problem!

Master Lin put the matchbox on the desk, "I have to say, Haier, you are very smart and careful. It can be seen that you also used this new matchbox in your previous studies. You have to do this for Father won't stop you either." Seeing Lin Hai's happy face, Master Lin's words immediately took a 180-degree turn, "But I won't help you either, and don't try to use my name to let you If others walk behind you, this workshop will be just for you to practice your hands!"

"Yes!" Lin Hai expected this, but...

"The son has something to ask his father for help."

"Oh! Tell me about it!"

"Son, I want to ask my father to help me see which house is well built. My son wants to build a house on the field."

"Well, I will tell Uncle Fu to pay attention to this matter. Is there anything else?"

Lin Hai shook his head, even with Master Lin, he couldn't help much.

The most critical step in making red phosphorus matches is not how to get the red phosphorus on the stick!But how to get red phosphorus.

Red phosphorus is not like other elements that have pure natural crystals buried in the ground, and then just dig it out and use it. It is made through a series of chemical reactions.Industrially, calcium phosphate (limestone), silicon dioxide (silica) and coke are mixed and reacted in an electric furnace to produce white phosphorus, which turns into red phosphorus after being isolated from the air and heated.

The raw materials are very simple and easy to obtain. The most critical step is how to completely isolate the air and turn white phosphorus into red phosphorus.

The reason why Lin Hai wanted to buy Susukita at the foot of the mountain was not only because it could save money, but also because he thought there was a small stream at the foot of the mountain.To make flammable items like matches, firefighting work must be done well.

"Although I agree with you to run this candle making workshop, you have to be clear that I am only letting you accumulate experience, not encouraging you to do business. If your academic performance drops, I will be the first to tear down that workshop! Do you understand? ?” Scholars, farmers, businessmen, in the eyes of most ancient people, being a businessman is more shameful than being a farmer!

Master Lin is not only an ancient man, but also lived in an official family since he was a child, and later became an official, so he naturally looked down on businessmen.Although the Lin family also has their own shop, Zhuangzi, but Master Lin has always left it to his servants to take care of it, and he only checks the accounts every month or every year.

In essence, Master Lin is still in the class of 'scholar'.Seeing that Lin Hai is so interested in running a workshop, I naturally give him a good shot!

"Yes! My son knows. In fact, my son ordered these things to be done by the servants." Lin Hai naturally understood what Master Lin meant. In the feudal society, Lin Hai could only be obedient. He had no intention of challenging the etiquette of the entire feudal society by himself.

After leaving the study room, as soon as Lin Hai returned to Yingluo Courtyard, he called the little maid Biyu who was staying in Yingluo Courtyard over.Zhirui Qingmei, who had served Lin Hai before, was assigned by the Jiang family when they grew up, and became the lady in charge.And Si Lan, because Lin Hai went to study at the Six Arts Academy, usually didn't go home.She was given to the twin sisters as big maids, so there are usually only a few little maids who clean the house in the whole Yingluo courtyard.

"You mean, after I went to the academy, my natal family found a foster nun for the eldest lady."

Biyu took a careful look at Lin Hai, and seeing that Lin Hai's face didn't change, he said, "Returning to the young master, yes. I heard that Aunt Zhang asked people to carry her to the main courtyard to quarrel with the madam because of this matter, but In the end, Nanny Yan still entered the mansion!"

This is natural, in this day and age, ladies from wealthy families, especially those from scholarly families, will be ridiculed if they don't have nurses and nuns around them.

However, Lin Hai's eyes were half-closed.Thinking about Lin Yu's performance today, Nanny Yan really has some skills, but this is also a good thing for the entire Lin family, isn't it?

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