Chapter 127 To build a city
In many dynasties, the worst living standards may be controversial, but in terms of enjoyment, the Song people are definitely the first to none. In ordinary cities, public bathhouses can be seen everywhere.
There is also a special bathtub that can only accommodate one person lying down, changing water at a guest, which is even more important than the pools in later generations. People who are a little more particular will use pancreas and soap beans to remove dirt from their bodies. As for the officials of the court, there are also special facial medicine and mouth fat, as the name suggests, to prevent the face and lips from being chapped.
When Wang Ning'an was in the city, he would run to the bathhouse to soak in whenever he had free time.
The only thing I enjoyed with the Song people was a capital costume!
The same is true for Liuyi Academy. It built a special bathroom in ten buildings on the hillside, all of which were built of stone to introduce spring water in the mountains. When the weather was cold, some people specially burned hot water, and in summer, they directly used spring water.
Take a bath at least once every five days.
If a student is sloppy and doesn't take a bath, he will be sent to sweep the toilet and experience the smell of smell.
Such a terrifying punishment, which student dares not care?
With a command, everyone rushed to the bathroom. In order to seize a good position, someone ran and took off naked while running. Fortunately, there was no female student, otherwise they would have been called a hooligan.
Da Su took off the fastest, like a wild dog, snatched two good positions in one breath. Su Zhe came slowly. Su Shi had already pulled out the cork on the bamboo tube, and the cool spring water instantly poured on his head, and he couldn't help but feel shocked.
Students' bathrooms are not given to pools. First, they are quick and easy to wash while standing. Children are not yet lying down to enjoy them. Second, there are too many people. They clean the mobile water, clean and hygienic, and will not spread diseases.
Now, my body was wet. I picked up the soap sent by Wang Ning'an, applied a layer on my body, and then rinsed it with clean water. The mud and sweat were all washed away with the spring water. The skin was delicate and clean, and there was a faint fragrance.
"What a good thing, it's more useful than pancreatic!" Zeng Bu praised loudly, and Su Shi also laughed and agreed, "It must be a new thing made by Mr. Wang. Mr. Wang is amazing, and I am so arrogant!"
Han Zongwu was so angry that he heard people praise Wang Ning'an.
The debate just now is not over!
Wang Ning'an can make some strange things and dare not talk about the knowledge of scriptures. But there are such a group of fools who cannot see through Wang Ning'an's true face. It is really hateful!
Han Zongwu hurriedly washed away and wanted to find Su Shi and continue the debate just now.
At this moment, a head was poked out from the window next to the bathroom and compared it to the inside. Wang Ningze inside quickly nodded and stretched out his small fist.
"Go away!"
Wang Ning'an shook his hands gently, a piece of soap crossed the graceful parabola, and then quickly moved forward along the smooth ground. Wang Ningze shouted at the top of his voice, using all his strength.
"Whose soap has fallen out!"
"Pick up soap!"
As soon as he rang out, everyone else was stunned. Only Han Zongwu, he didn't like Wang Ning'an, hated the house and the black ones, and even threw away the soap he sent. When Wang Ningze shouted, he subconsciously thought that his soap had fallen out, so he quickly turned around and lowered his head. It happened that the soap that Wang Ning'an threw was at his feet, and Han Zongwu stepped on it.
Needless to say, Mr. Han was lifted out by two students, his face was broken, his nose was bleeding, and his arms and legs were injured, which was extremely miserable.
There was another person who added fuel to the fire. Su Shi grabbed two pieces of soap and ran out and stuffed it into Han Zongwu's hand.
"Senior Brother Han, we are also a friendship that can be regarded as soap picking up the relationship. You don't blame me for offending me just now. Did you hear it?"
Han Zongwu turned his head and was too lazy to pay attention to him. When Wang Ning'an heard it, he almost burst into laughter.
The friendship of picking up soap!
You Su Shi can tell me!
It’s true that Da Su later wrote this passage into the article, which became an allusion, specifically describing the youthful friendship between classmates and brothers, which was extremely pure...
After the students used it, they all applauded, and Wang Ning'an finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He was a liberal arts man in his previous life and had long forgotten all the knowledge of physics and chemistry. But later he wrote, so he had to read some useful things. Saponification reaction is considered to be among his limited knowledge of chemistry, which is more important.
I have done countless time traveling seniors, and there is no need to talk nonsense. I just pour the baking soda into the lime mortar, then pour the clear liquid on it, that is, sodium hydroxide, into a hot oil pan, stir evenly, and wait for the soap to produce.
What a simple thing.
It took Wang Ning'an a month to find out, and during the back of his hand, sodium hydroxide solution was splashed on his back. Fortunately, there was only one drop, otherwise his hand would have been wasted.
From then on, Wang Ning'an completely knew that physics and chemistry were really not something that liberal arts students could do.
After being able to produce soap, another important commodity, namely candles, Wang Ning'an simply stopped doing it himself. He found two craftsmen who knew how to make candles from among the refugees and asked them to do it.
The commonly used candles in the Song Dynasty include butter, lamb oil, and the best-grade ones include vegetable oil, such as cypress oil, castor bean oil, etc.
But these things are not as good as the same one, that is whale brain oil.
The legendary candlelight dinner is not just a few candles. The serious candlelight dinner requires whale, that is, the fat extracted from the sperm whale's head, and after solidification and pressing, the candles made. According to legend, whale can increase fun and make the atmosphere between boyfriend and girlfriend more intense and enthusiastic... In short, you know!
It was just by chance that Wang Liangjin caught a sperm whale. Wang Ning'an had already ordered the whale oil to be extracted. At room temperature, whale oil is solid, so it is very easy to make candles.
Find a bamboo tube, drill a small hole, and put it in the cotton thread. Then split the bamboo tube, place the cotton thread and fix it. Then use a funnel to pour the hot whale oil in, wait for cooling, open the bamboo tube, and a candle will come out.
Candles that looked similar to later generations first appeared in the Tang Dynasty. At that time, only princes and nobles could afford it. By the Song Dynasty, candles had quietly entered the homes of the people.
A candle ranges from 150 to 400, which is almost equivalent to the income of workers for three or four days. Unless there are important things, ordinary people are generally reluctant to use candles. However, a little rich family has so many royal court officials, wealthy merchants and tycoons, and they don’t feel sorry for using candles at all.
Making things is not Wang Ning'an's strengths, but he is good at doing business.
Soap and whale were placed in front of Cao Qi.
Cao Guojiu rubbed his hands, and his eyes were filled with greedy light.
He has learned about Wang Ning'an's ability to turn stones into gold. He must not miss the opportunity to make money when he comes to his door.
"This time my family only needs 30% of the time, uh no, 20% of the time, and we can give it all."
Wang Ning'an smiled, "Uncle Guo, how can I take advantage of you?"
"It doesn't matter, who will be with us?" Cao Qi said with his back with his back without any image: "My little God of Wealth, I will give you the friendship between us, even the twelve beauties of the Moon Palace."
"The Twelve Beauties of the Moon Palace? What's that?" Wang Ning'an said curiously.
Cao Qi smiled and approached and whispered: "Those are the twelve singers in our family. To be honest, they have been teaching them to read since they were teenagers. After they were teenagers, they learned musical instruments. The oldest ones are nineteen, and the youngest ones are only sixteen, playing, singing, singing, flute, flute, and flute, all of them are good. If you want to talk about poetry and essays, they understand. If you want to sing and dancing, you can accompany you... I tell you that someone has paid 100,000 yuan and wants to ask for one, but my family didn't nod. When you come to our brothers, you just need to speak and send all the twelve ones! How about it, that's great!"
The uncle slapped his chest so loudly.
Wang Ning'an felt chills, twelve, do you want to destroy minors?
Not to mention that after accepting this gift, the Cao family will be eaten to death. The twelve demons alone can squeeze themselves out. Now that I am only fourteen, don’t get sick when I am in my twenties. It would be a big loss to die young.
"Uncle, can't you be nobler?"
Wang Ning'an was furious and told Cao Qi directly that the share was still 50% or 50% of it, but this portion of the Wang family still had to be paid into food, and the Cao family was responsible for all the consumption on the way...
After saying that, Wang Ning'an blasted Cao Qi out of his study.
Sitting back on the chair, Wang Ning'an closed his eyes to rest, and suddenly there was a figure, tall and well-proportioned, full of strength and beauty. It was Yang Huaiyu's sister Yang Xi. She mentioned marriage, but she always felt awkward... Wang Ning'an shook her head again, and the figure finally changed. This time she was a gentle and bookish girl, fresh and refined, with elegant manners, and as quiet as a rose.
Who is she? Where have you seen it...
Wang Ning'an suddenly remembered that this was not Su Laoquan's daughter, Da Su and Xiao Su's sister. He heard that he was called Su Baniang. It was a pity that Wang Ning'an had only seen her two or three times, so how could he be full of random thoughts?
Have you grown up? You are starting to have a lot of imagination?
Wang Ning'an quickly lowered his head and looked carefully. It seemed that the capital was not small, and his future happiness would not be far away... Wang Ning'an was stupid these days, and he was always lost in his mind when he was fine, which made many students have objections.
Old Ouyang even called Wang Ning'an and criticized him hard, asking him to give a lecture with care.
However, after the school affairs were said, Old Ouyang immediately became kind and happy.
"Erlang, your business has been running and the food has arrived. During this period, almost 100,000 victims have poured into Cangzhou. Lord Bao also hopes that you will have an idea and how to settle down?"
“This is easy!”
Wang Ning'an rarely cheered up, "Zuiweng, I guess we will build a city of 200,000 people."
"What?" Ouyang Xiu's voice changed, "Does it take so many people? Two hundred thousand people, north of the Yellow River, there are no cities with more than 200,000 people except Daming Prefecture! Erlang, you are not telling jokes, are you?"
"Of course not, the whaling sailors and crews need two thousand people, dock workers and shipbuilders need three thousand people, transporters 1,500 people make soap, and 500 people make candles..."
Chapter completed!