Poor family mother and son

The imperial court's allocation to Yong'an Mansion has finally been received.

The prefect Qi Guiran came to Chu Qing and reported: "Mr. Yong'an, this time the government can not only make up for the money owed to you for building your mansion, but also free up a large area for you to use as a lamp oil workshop. look……"

Chu Qing: "Bring the money, the lamp oil shop does not need to be relocated, you can go back and work if you have nothing to do."

Qi Guiran: "..."

Chu Qing exposed him directly: "It doesn't matter where the lamp oil workshop is located. It's all in Yong'an Mansion anyway. What are you afraid of?"

Qi Guiran was depressed.

Even if the Lamp Oil Factory is in Xingfu County and Xingfu County is in Yong'an Prefecture, Qi Guiran has not received any actual benefits!

If it were set up in Fucheng, at least the government office could say that it had given support in this way, and the officials would be able to say something about it when they came for the assessment.

But what now?Xingfu County has provided all the support it should have, but the government offices have no effect at all.

If it doesn't work, it means it doesn't get any glory, and Qi Guiran won't have much to achieve.

Chu Qing just looked at him depressedly - could your purpose of taking advantage of me be more obvious?Am I that stupid in your eyes?

Chu Qing said: "Go and do your work, Mr. Qi, do your job well, I will take good care of you!"

Do your job well and forget about the rest.

Qi Guiran really didn't want to give up.

He had sent someone to see the oil field in Xingfu County. The stone paint inside the wall had accumulated half a person's height before it stopped rising. How much lamp oil was that?

I heard that the workers there twisted out clothes soaked in stone paint, and the stone paint they squeezed out was enough for their home, including lighting and cooking, for more than two days.

"Mr. Yong'an, what I want to say is that you can see if we can sell stone paint directly. Isn't this also to open up a new channel for getting rich for Xingfu County." Magistrate Qi said.

Crude oil itself can be used as fuel, there is nothing wrong with that.

It can be said that Qi Guiran is indeed quite smart.

Since stone lacquer can be directly used as fuel, and Xingfu County has not adopted this method, it is Qi Guiran's pioneering work. As long as Yongan Gong agrees to sell it, isn't it Qi Guiran's political achievement?

Chu Qing looked at him with a smile: "Master Qi, how much do you know about Shiqi?"

Qi Guiran was very confident: "Xiaoguan has learned about it before. It is recorded in ancient books that stone paint can be applied to the joints of wooden objects to prevent moisture and water deformation. It can also be applied to pillars or hemp ropes and burned for lighting."

Chu Qing: "Very good, but do you know that stone paint has a strong smell and is poisonous? If stone paint is sold directly and someone suffers from respiratory failure or death, can you bear the consequences?"

Qi Guiran: "Ah? How could this be? The ancient books didn't say this. Mr. Yong'an, I'm afraid your worries are unfounded, right?"

The ancient books don’t mention oil and gas poisoning, because they don’t understand!

Chu Qing roughly knew about people's understanding and use of oil since ancient times, and indeed there was no record of human death caused by the use of oil.

But just because there's no record, doesn't mean there won't be any harm.

Although oil is not something that can be seen everywhere, and few people have access to it, there are also records of the burning of oil, such as "fire in the lake" or "fire in the lake", which describes the oil vapor on the lake surface. The phenomenon of spontaneous combustion.

Therefore, people will use this "dipable" "confused water" for lighting.

However, there is no record of extensive use of crude oil as fuel. Chu Qing speculated that this was because of the small population and the lack of discoverable oil.No one would go to a barren land with nothing to do.

You must know that if oil can be obtained on the ground, there must be no grass growing in that area. People usually live near water sources and are conducive to farming, and few people can find oil.

And since oil can burn on water, it means that the fire cannot be extinguished with water. How can anyone dare to use it in large quantities?

Therefore, what is most recorded in the book is that feathers were dipped in the black oil on the water to collect, and then brought home and smeared on torches for lighting.

Since oil is difficult to obtain, there is no direct record of its extensive use as fuel.

Chu Qing said: "Master Qi, I suggest that you go to the oil well and stay there for seven days."

It won’t kill you!

Qi Guiran: "..."

Although Chu Qing said that stone paint was poisonous, Qi Guiran still couldn't give up: "Since stone paint gushes out from the ground and is inexhaustible, why can't it be put to good use?
The official heard that less than [-]% of the lamp oil boiled from stone lacquer was boiled, so why bother cooking it at the expense of the near and far, wasting fire, time and manpower?It can be used directly, just pay more attention. "

Chu Qing had no intention of discussing medical issues with him: "Master Qi, the world is so big that there is more than one place for stone lacquer. If you have any idea, you can mine it on your own. I won't stop you;

But there is one thing, don't do it on my land, because if an accident happens, I won't be able to bear the responsibility. "

You have the final say on your own fiefdom. If you, Qi Guiran, want to resell stone paint, then you should find a place to mine it yourself and don't mess around on our territory.

Oil, or crude oil, should be said. There are currently not many ways for Chu Qing to utilize crude oil. With her current level of handicraft industry and the fact that no one can surpass her in knowledge, even if she owns the world's oil fields, she won't be able to do much.

The oil fields discovered in Xingfu County were only discovered because there were oil seedlings on the ground. However, Chu Qing had no means to detect and exploit the oil underground.

Chu Qing was not worried about Qi Guiran finding and exploiting the oil. What he was worried about was that the oil would be banned from being used because of Qi Guiran's taken-for-granted approach before it could be used.

Crude oil contains a mixture of various alkanes, naphthenes, and aromatic hydrocarbons. Long-term exposure can cause extreme weakness or even death.

Therefore, in Chu Qing's world, although oil has become a resource that human life must rely on, it has been exploited and utilized to the extreme, and humans have a deep enough understanding of it, oil workers are still a high-risk occupation.

It is dangerous to come into contact with crude oil, let alone burning crude oil. In addition to poisonous gas, you also face fire hazards that cannot be extinguished by water.

Chu Qing refused firmly, and Qi Guiran did not dare to say anything even if he was unwilling, so he had to endure it and prepare to leave.

Chu Qing added behind him: "Come here, bring two bottles of lamp oil for Mr. Qi. Mr. Qi is secretly writing memorials every day. It's very hard. Don't hurt your eyes!"

Qi Guiran and Chu Qing looked at each other and said to themselves: Are you afraid that I will write a lawsuit against you?
Chu Qing smiled and said nothing, but Qi Guiran already knew the answer: I am afraid that you will not tell me.

Yes, I heard that Mr. Yong'an sent lamp oil, ink ingots and horses to the board of directors the day before yesterday. What could she be afraid of suing?
Qi Guiran walked forward, while Chu Qing walked back to the laboratory.

On the shelves, large transparent glass bottles filled with various liquids.

That bottle of clear light yellow liquid is gasoline; the one that is slightly darker than gasoline and less fluid is kerosene; the one that is darker than kerosene and less fluid is diesel.

That bottle of dark, sticky, thick liquid is petroleum asphalt.

Next to it was a thermometer that was nearly two feet long and two fingers thick.

*Note: Oil seedlings: refers to the outcrops of oil in the earth's crust on the ground. It is one of the important signs of finding oil deposits.