"Get married ~?"
After hearing Li Zexuan say that Mo Lingwei wanted to get married, Yan Shaoning couldn't help but be startled. He frowned and fell silent.
Humans weren't plants and couldn't be emotionless. No matter how low his EQ was, he could still feel Mo Lingwei's feelings for him. However, even though they usually got along well, it was hard for Yan Shaoning to accept it when it came to marriage. Or rather, his brain couldn't wrap itself around it and he wasn't mentally prepared!
Seeing this, Li Zexuan frowned slightly and said, "Shaoning, do you want to let Ink Girl down? Even though Ink Girl usually orders you around, she never allows anyone to speak ill of you behind your back. Everyone can see her feelings for you. If you let her down, I'll be the first to look down on you as a brother! "
Yan Shaoning quickly waved his hand and said, "No! How would I dare to let her down? I … I'm just worried that if I marry her, with her personality, I'll be bullied by her every day in the future. Moreover, her father's martial arts are so high, even on par with yours. If I fight back when she bullies me, won't her father tear me apart when he finds out ~? "
Li Zexuan couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this. What kind of twisted logic was this? Did the fact that your father-in-law was too powerful become the reason why you don't dare to get married? If Mo Huai finds out, he'll definitely come over and kill you right now!
"Then, Shaoning, do you dare to fight back when Ink Girl bullies you?"
After a moment of silence, Li Zexuan asked.
Yan Shaoning was startled and immediately answered, "I … A good man doesn't fight with women. I, Yan Shaoning, am a man. Why would I stoop to the level of a woman?"
Li Zexuan smiled and asked again, "If another woman bullies you like Ink Girl, would you be willing?"
Yan Shaoning glared and said, "Xiao Xuan, what are you talking about? I don't even know other women. Why would they bully me for no reason? Besides, I'm not a masochist. After hearing what you said, I'll have to endure anyone's anger, right? Let me tell you, that's not it! Can! Can! "
At this moment, Li Zexuan clapped his hands and laughed, "Haha, to sum up what you said just now, you're willing to be bullied by Miss Mo, but you're unwilling to be bullied by other girls. Since that's the case, why are you still hesitating, Shaoning? Hurry up and marry Ink Girl! Otherwise, if your father takes a fancy to another noble young lady and proposes marriage to her, then wouldn't you be unwilling for the rest of your life ~? "
Yan Shaoning was stunned. Although he felt that there might be something wrong with Li Zexuan's words, he couldn't find anything to refute at the moment. Instead, he faintly felt that Li Zexuan's words made sense. Seeing Li Zexuan's burning gaze on him, Yan Shaoning was silent for a moment and said in a muffled voice, "That's reasonable.
Then I'll go back and discuss it with my father. I'll ask him to propose marriage to Mr. Mo! "
"Haha! That's right! Shaoning, I'll definitely give you a big gift on your wedding day! "
Li Zexuan laughed heartily when he heard this.
Whether it was for business or personal reasons, he was happy to see Yan Shaoning and Mo Lingwei get together. Moreover, these two people were the bystanders. Although they were in love with each other, if others didn't speak up, they wouldn't know when they would get together!
Although Mo Lingwei's personality was a little domineering, this was a case of one willing to be beaten and the other willing to be beaten!
Yan Shaoning's eyes were a little blank as he stood there in a daze. Li Zexuan patted his shoulder and walked forward with a smile.
"Hey! That's not right! Xiao Xuan! Why do I have to be bullied? I can … "
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"Haha! Wang Er is here! Everyone, splash him! "
"Yes, yes, yes! Splash him! Who asked him to be the last? "
"Ah! No! My mother didn't let me play in the water. I waited for a long time before sneaking out! "
"Haha! I don't care! Everyone, let's splash him together! "
In the evening, Li Zexuan accompanied Han Yuxi for a walk in the fields. As the sun was setting, the cement ditches in Lantian County were all filled with water. Seeing this scene, Li Zexuan couldn't help but think of his previous life when he was young. Every summer, the farmland in the village needed to be irrigated by water from the river. The village's canal just happened to pass by his house, and he would often play with his friends in the canal for the whole afternoon. Of course, playing with water was fun for a while, but after playing, he would definitely get beaten up when he returned home!
"Haha! Wife, do you think these children will be beaten when they come home drenched? "
Looking at the scene in front of him, Li Zexuan's lips curled into a smile, and then he said to Han Yuxi who was beside him.
In his words, there was more of a gloating element!
As someone who slept beside him, how could Han Yuxi not hear the gloating in Li Zexuan's tone? She rolled her eyes at Li Zexuan and said, "Husband, why do I feel that you'll still be happy when these children get beaten up when they return home?"
"Heh! My wife is indeed smart! "
Li Zexuan squeezed Han Yuxi's little hand and said with a smile, "Heaven has always been fair. Some people work hard when they're young, but they won't suffer in their old age. Some people only know how to eat, drink, and play when they're young, but they can only suffer in their old age! By the same logic, these naughty children are playing in the canal now. When they return, they'll naturally be punished to kneel and be beaten up! "
"Pfft ~!"
Han Yuxi couldn't help but laugh when she heard that. She said, "Husband, you're full of twisted logic. How can playing in the water have anything to do with Heaven's unfairness?"
Li Zexuan smiled and then said seriously, "Of course, Heaven is fair. It's precisely because I've been single for more than ten years that I got such a beautiful wife!"
Han Yuxi's cheeks were slightly red, and she couldn't help but say, "Husband, you're talking nonsense again! Let's go back quickly! Don't let Mother and Father wait too long! "
They had already moved back to the Marquis' residence in the county seat of Lantian County from the Cloud Mountain Villa. They would only stay here occasionally when there was something going on in the Cloud Mountain Villa. Usually, they would stay in the county seat!
"Okay! Let's go back! "
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There was water, electricity, and electric lights. Next, they would start using electric lights on a small scale in Yanhuang College!
Previously, when they were doing experiments on the banks of the Ba River, four of the ten light bulbs had exploded. The impedance of the four light bulbs was too small, and a large amount of heat had accumulated inside the light bulbs in a very short period of time. Naturally, they would explode!
Li Zexuan later asked someone to record the technical parameters of the light bulbs with stable brightness. He also asked the workshop to produce a batch of light bulbs of this standard with all their efforts.
In recent days, the teachers of the Physics Department of Yanhuang College had also begun to teach the students about the safety of electricity use from time to time. The purpose was to ensure that when electric lights were introduced to the college, the students' lives wouldn't be in danger because of improper electricity use!
At the same time, on the side of the road from the Ba River to Yanhuang College, electric poles made of cement and steel were erected. After the poles were erected, they began to set up the electric wires!
Speaking of electric wires, it was really a troublesome matter!
Although Yunshan was less than three miles away from the Ba River Hydropower Station, in this less than three miles distance, the copper core in the photoelectric wires weighed more than two thousand pounds. Because it involved "long-distance" transmission of electricity, it definitely couldn't use very thin copper wires. It had to be thick copper wires!
More than two thousand pounds of high-quality brass, and it was only connected to Yunshan, but it required so much brass. Li Zexuan couldn't help but feel a headache coming on! One had to know that in this era, brass was considered a "precious metal." Its main use was to make coins! Just to get more than two thousand pounds of brass, Li Zexuan had to go through a lot of trouble. This was because there were basically no merchants in the outside world who had the ability to get such a large amount of brass!
One had to know that from the Xia, Shang, Zhou, and Han dynasties, bronze had always been a symbol of the status of the emperor and the feudal lords. After the Han Dynasty, with the progress and development of the social economy and trade, the currency value of copper became prominent, and the use of copper increased rapidly. China was a country poor in copper. In ancient times, it was very difficult to find copper. The production and use of copper had a great impact on society. The production of copper in the Han, Tang, and Song dynasties was an important source of government revenue. Because of this, copper in this era was regarded as a strategic resource controlled by the country. Ordinary people not only didn't use copper, but also couldn't get more than a thousand pounds of brass!
The Tang Dynasty not only prohibited private copper mining, but also prohibited private merchants and craftsmen from privately making copper. However, because copper was still popular in daily life, it was profitable to make copper. The "Old Tang Book" recorded, "In the south of Jianghuai, copper is everywhere. People in the marketplace pursue profits. A single coin can be used as several vessels, and the profit is three to four times. The distant people don't know the law, so they think it's normal. Therefore, the ban on copper has to be strict. " "Every thousand pounds of copper sold is six catties of copper. If it's used to make miscellaneous vessels, it's more than six thousand pounds. The profit is great, so it's easy to sell."
The general idea was that the profit of destroying copper coins to make copper could be three to six times. Six catties of copper coins were worth a thousand, and the vessels could be sold for six thousand. The face value of the currency was not as good as the value of the raw materials, so some people specialized in the business of destroying money to make vessels.
From this, it could be seen that in this era, brass was not only a rare item, but also a noble item. It was impossible for people to take out more than a thousand pounds of brass. Even if someone could, they wouldn't use this expensive brass to make wires!
Although Li Zexuan could also throw all two thousand pounds of copper coins into the furnace to be recast, he didn't do so because he felt that it was disrespectful to the currency itself. Moreover, destroying copper coins without permission was against the law in the Tang Dynasty. He didn't want to be caught by his political enemies!
In the end, Li Zexuan had no other choice but to go to the palace to see Li Er and ask for the brass!
This was because he remembered that when the Wo Nation's diplomatic mission met Li Er, they had once offered tens of thousands of pounds of brass. The current Li Er definitely didn't lack copper!
At first, when Li Er heard Li Zexuan's intentions, he was naturally unwilling to give it to him. However, Li Zexuan said at that time, "Your Majesty, the Tang Dynasty has now fully used Tang Yuan. The demand for copper coins will decrease year by year. The brass produced by the Tang Dynasty every year should be used on the righteous path! You have to know that the best conductor of electricity in the world, other than silver, is copper! Using copper to make wires to conduct electricity is the wisest choice!
Furthermore, this subject first went forward to offer the blueprint of the waterwheel and saved the people of Guanzhong from the abyss of suffering. Your Majesty, as the Holy Emperor of this generation, will naturally reward you for your contributions and punish you for your mistakes! This subject doesn't ask for other rewards, only for Your Majesty to reward this subject with ten thousand pounds of brass! "
In the end, Li Zexuan's self-praising and shameless method of asking for rewards made Li Er so angry that he laughed. Old Li angrily scolded Li Zexuan and then chased the latter out of the palace. However, not long after Li Zexuan returned to the Marquis' residence, an eunuch from the palace came to the Marquis' residence to announce the imperial edict. The imperial edict was to reward Li Zexuan for his contribution to the waterwheel. There was no promotion or nobility, only a reward of five thousand pounds of brass!
After Old Man Li and Ye Guozhong heard this strange imperial edict, their eyes widened and they didn't know whether to laugh or cry!
On the other hand, Li Zexuan felt as if he had obtained a treasure. Although Old Li didn't give him ten thousand pounds of brass and only five thousand pounds of brass, five thousand pounds was enough. Previously, when he asked Li Er for ten thousand pounds of brass in the palace, Li Zexuan had opened his mouth wide and left a lot of room for negotiation. Li Er being able to take out five thousand pounds of brass in the end, Li Zexuan was already quite satisfied!
With the brass, the next step was to make the wires!
The outer coil of the wires needed to be wrapped with a layer of insulating material. In modern times, the insulating material on the outside of the wires was PVC. It was made from ethylene, acrylic, and other monomers that were obtained by cracking oil and then by polymerization and other chemical reactions.
Although it was easy to find oil in Tang Dynasty, the technology to decompose oil wasn't fully available yet. Therefore, Li Zexuan directly used rubber as the insulating layer of the wires!
He had used this method before, but in the past, the wires used for experiments didn't consume much rubber. But now, the three miles of wires required a huge amount of rubber. Even the rich and imposing Li Zexuan couldn't help but feel distressed! The main thing was that rubber was too difficult to obtain!
If he used this rubber to make a football, the football he made would definitely be able to sell for tens of thousands of strings of cash!
At this time, Li Zexuan realized that if he wanted to promote the use of electricity in Tang Dynasty, the technology was very important, but the raw materials were also very, very important! He had to be self-sufficient!
If he blindly relied on "imports", not only would it cause the cost to soar, but it would also allow others to easily choke him. This was something Li Zexuan was very unwilling to see!
"Prepare the horse! This marquis wants to go to Chang 'an! "
Thinking about the source of rubber, Li Zexuan suddenly thought of a person. He quickly ordered the two brothers behind him, Liu Feng and Liu Yun.
In the future, he would definitely organize the elite forces of the academy and the workshop to overcome the difficulties and extract oil. However, he had to be self-sufficient with rubber too. He had to grasp both sides!
"Yes! Marquis! "
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