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Chapter 191
Shen Shuren has been in the top position for a long time in the past few years, and he has become extremely calm and steady.

So in the face of Fang Ziling's aggressiveness, he would not react immediately.Instead, he clung to Li Xiangjun's ear as if there was no one else present, and whispered to comfort him first: "Don't take it to heart, you don't need to be as knowledgeable as outsiders."

This is like a person scolding Ma Yunpoor, of course he will not be angry, because everyone on the earth knows that he is not poor, so is this still an excuse?Only by scolding Ma Yunchou can the other party have mood swings, because this is telling the truth.

Li Xiangjun was in a nervous mood at first, but after hearing the comfort from his master, he immediately felt warm, but Fang Ziling smiled indifferently and didn't explain anything.

Fortunately, Shen Shuren can be magnanimous, but others do not have the courage.

Fang Yizhi, who was on the side, saw that his sister was speaking recklessly, even though he was also a steely straight man who rarely thought about women's thoughts, so he had no choice but to stop her immediately:

"Zi Ling! Don't be rude! Brother Shen Nian's family affairs, what is there to talk about! Don't forget that you are willing to gamble and lose today!"

Fang Ziling calmed down after being splashed with cold water by her own brother. What she said just now was indeed a little gunpowder, but she felt that she had no bad intentions and felt aggrieved.

"I... I am also as a friend, I want to remind you, it is for the sake of brother Shen!" She argued with her brother first, then turned to Shen Shuren,
"Brother Shen, do you know how the people gossip about the grievances between you, Zuo Liangyu and the Hou family! Don't you care about your reputation?"

Only then did Shen Shuren's face turn cold, and he sat down leisurely: "I know everything, then what?"

Fang Ziling was shocked. She always thought that Shen Shuren was deceived by Li Xiangjun's charm, and she didn't fully understand the gossip in the market.

The other party confessed so frankly, but she had nothing to say: "You... You know everything, and you still insist on protecting her like this? Could it be that there is some unspeakable difficulty?"

Shen Shuren smiled: "You've said it all, if you have difficulties, it's hard to tell, so what else is there to ask?"

Fang Ziling's expression darkened: "Then there is indeed a problem..."

Shen Shuren said sternly: "Don't speculate wildly, and don't spit out what you guessed. You kept your mouth shut about the last bet, and I treat you as a friend—I only make friends with those who keep their mouths shut."

Fang Ziling is also a smart person, after being squeezed out like this, he already roughly guessed in his heart that Shen Shuren had deliberately set Zuo Liangyu up, and there might be other conspiracies.

Shen Shuren spoke so solemnly, she was also disheartened, and stopped persuading her, the matter was finally exposed.

Seeing that the atmosphere was not tense, Fang Yizhi breathed a sigh of relief: "Zi Ling is your recklessness! You originally agreed to come here today to learn about the general trend of the world and the ups and downs of the world. It's not good for us to only talk about learning and not being as good as the rest."

Fang Ziling also hurriedly borrowed the slope to get off the donkey, and asked Shen Shuren for some opinions and puzzles about "On the Flowing Thieves" and "The Continuation of the Flowing Thieves".

Of course, Shen Shuren does not shy away from these academic discussions, as long as it does not involve secrets or plans for the future, he can talk about it.The atmosphere finally became harmonious for a while, and the admiration for him in the eyes of Fang Ziling and Bian Yujing gradually deepened.

Shen Shuren didn't hesitate to rethink the issues that Bian Yujing discussed with him just now, and take a look at Fang Ziling's unique insights by the way.

But Fang Ziling was completely in admiration this time: "Brother Shen's magic calculations can be called ghosts and gods, and there is no one in the world. Even Miss Bian's knowledge is not inferior to mine, I am really ashamed.

The younger sister read the books of sages since she was a child, and Zhu Zi's "Tongjian Compendium" was the first to be read in history. "

Obviously, her last two sentences are lamenting that even Bian Yujing can defy authority and not be disturbed by the halo of the winner. When analyzing the "thieves" of the past dynasties, even Liu Bang Xiang Yu dared to compare it with Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong .

Not to mention whether the conclusion of Bian Yujing's comparison is right or not, at least Fang Ziling asked herself that a lady like her who received traditional education, even if she was familiar with history books, would not dare to have such shocking thoughts.

Therefore, in terms of the breadth of her vision and the openness of her mind, she is even worse than Bian Yujing.

How dare she compare the founding monarch of the orthodox dynasty with bandits?Those are all people with "Ben Ji" in "Historical Records".

And Fang Ziling was a lady who read poetry and books since she was a child. After more than ten years of psychological hints, she has already formed a kind of three views, that is, women should also read books to understand the truth and distinguish right from wrong.

In this way, it is difficult for her to feel bad for Bian Yujing, she can only sincerely admire and sympathize with each other.After all, denying Bian Yujing is like implying denying herself.

Seeing that her attitude has become kind, Bian Yujing is also willing to build a good relationship.She came from a bitter background and had been trained in Qinhuai River for many years, and she had already tasted the pain of observing words and deeds.

Even though she was a few months younger than Fang Ziling, her emotional intelligence was already much higher than that of a young lady like Fang Ziling who didn't leave home.

Seeing Fang Ziling's softness, Bian Yujing also flattered each other generously: "Miss Fang is over-reputed. She is knowledgeable and has a solid foundation. How dare my younger sister be compared with her. My younger sister is only good at reading mixed and eclectic. A fool thinks a lot, and occasionally has something. .”

What she said is also true, the two of them are more solid than the basic skills, and Fang Ziling definitely blows her away.Fang Ziling's thinking is relatively conservative, his vision is limited, and he is not as bold as Bian Yujing.

Fang Ziling: "In the future, if I have the opportunity, I will ask Miss Bian for advice. Brother Shen is busy with work, so we don't dare to come here often."

Several people chatted for a while about politics, history and knowledge, inspired each other, and occasionally chatted with Fang Yizhi.

But Fang Yizhizhi is not here. Although he is also well-read and has extraordinary knowledge, besides the study of sages, his interest is more in natural science. He only thinks that political philosophy and historical calculations are hypocritical and not free and easy.

Fang Ziling wanted to discuss with her elder brother a few times, so as to relieve the embarrassment with courage, but after being disrespected by her elder brother, she couldn't help complaining a few words:
"It's really blinding you to take the knowledge of Jinshi's background! It's not good for historical records. You know how to work around every day. You'd rather study 'Is there a worm in the rotten meat'."

Bian Yujing and Li Xiangjun on the side didn't understand the official affairs outside, and they were a little curious when they heard this, so they quietly asked Mr. Zijia.Shen Shuren knew it, so he helped explain:

"Miss Fang, don't underestimate the big things that brother Ling and Mr. Song have done recently. It is beneficial to the country and the people, and it is also a practical study. 'A bowl of water in the Buddha's view, eighty-four thousand insects', we usually eat and drink. There are countless micro-worms, but we can't see them.

But boiled and sealed things are not easy to rot, but they will rot if they are not boiled and sealed directly. This is the circumstantial evidence that there are insects in the drinking water of rice and meat.In the future, if the observer has a breakthrough, there will always be a day when we can see it. "

Fang Ziling knew that he had been blown away in terms of knowledge, so he didn't dare to refute, so he just muttered:
"But I heard that the 'canned food' was made half a month ago, and he is still thinking about those 'invisible micro-worms' every day. Isn't it a waste of energy, why not do more practical things."

Shen Shuren smiled: "Practical technology and theoretical thinking are both important, and the outline is not clear. If you have made a practical thing, you should continue to study the truth, so that you can draw inferences from one instance.

I have been paying attention to Brother Ling's research recently, and the progress is not small. Let me just give you an example.

The 'cans' they made were initially only able to extend the storage of peas that could only be stored for half a month to several months.The most recent time, I managed to extend the milk that could only be stored for two or three days before going rancid to several months. Isn’t this beneficial to the country and the people?

I once discussed with Brother Fang some of the laws of growth of all things, and found a conclusion: for every level of consumption of vegetation, birds, animals, fish and insects, at least [-]% to [-]% of the 'nutrients' will be lost in order to breed higher-level species.

For example, if a sheep eats grass and eats forage equivalent to ten catties of mutton nutrients, it may only grow one catty of mutton.Wolves also eat sheep, and they have to eat mutton equivalent to ten catties of wolf meat in order to gain a catty of wolf meat.

However, some growth that is not the animal's own organs uses nutrients much more efficiently.For example, chickens and ducks produce eggs, and cows and sheep produce milk.Eating the same insect grains and forage, the nutrients of the eggs produced may be two or three times that of chicken.The nutrients of the milk produced can also be two or three times that of beef.

Therefore, if there is a technique that can make eggs and milk easy to store for a long time, it will increase the benefits of chickens and cows all over the world by tens of thousands out of thin air. in contemporary times. "

The reason Shen Shuren said casually was obviously borrowed from Darwin's "energy transfer efficiency of food chain" theory, but he expressed it in his own language in a way suitable for Ming Dynasty people to understand.

Raising chickens and cattle to eat eggs and drink milk is definitely more efficient than killing chickens and beef directly.

Fang Ziling, Bian Yujing, and the others are also smart people, and they immediately understood the meaning of this matter, and Fang Yizhi's recent work also showed a little more admiration and reverence.

After this incident, Shen Shuren could also see that Fang Yizhi was arrogant, his work was not understood by others, and he didn't bother to explain it to laymen.Shen Shuren couldn't help shaking his head:

"Brother Fang, it seems that Lingmei's arrogance is also in line with yours. You should change your temper of being so absorbed in doing things and disdain to explain to ignorant people.

If it were me, if I made some achievements, I would not brag about it so that everyone around me would know about it.I am too crazy, you are too modest, you don't bother to show off. "

Fang Yizhi also knows that his friend is right, but some tempers are innate.So he just poked his neck and teased: "People don't know but don't feel stunned, isn't it a gentleman?"

Fang Ziling was so angry that he slapped his brother, and knew that his brother didn't intend to change it.

Shen Shuren also smiled: "Okay, Brother Fang retreats modestly, then let's brag for Brother Fang—Guys, are you curious about what method Brother Fang has used these days to make cow's milk last for several months? Curious." If so, I’ll give you a can to try.”

At first, the girls thought they were going to learn some complicated natural science principles, so they had a bitter face, but when they found out that they were only allowed to eat, they immediately felt relieved and expressed their willingness to try.

Who can't eat.

Shen Shuren whispered to Li Xiangjun, after a while, several women came to the backyard, including Dong Xiaowan, who was holding a half-year-old daughter, and several maids.

In the hands of the maids, there were several porcelain jars that had just been opened and sealed. The girls hurriedly leaned over them curiously. As soon as the lids of the porcelain jars were lifted, a strong scent of frankincense wafted out immediately.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, due to the lack of fresh-keeping technology, even the sour taste of freshly squeezed milk was not obvious, but after a few days of transportation and storage, it must be somewhat sour when it is drunk in the mouth, which is the result of bacterial fermentation.

As for the cans of food in front of me, because they are kept fresh properly, there is almost no sour smell, but pure milky fragrance, which the girls have never smelled before, and they immediately feel refreshed.

"The reason why cow's milk is prone to rancidity is firstly that it lacks cooking to kill insects, and secondly, it is too thin and has too much water. Even after boiling, once microbes fall into it, it is inevitable that they will reproduce rapidly again.

This is called condensed milk. After boiling and evaporating raw milk for a long time without boiling, the last four catties or even five catties will be concentrated and one catty will be almost anhydrous.Sugar or honey can also be added during refining, and the sweetness will increase with refining, until eventually even microbes cannot survive, and it can be stored for several months after being sealed.Just like pickling and embalming, it is nothing more than using sugar instead of salt to pickle. "

Shen Shuren originally wanted to see if he could make milk powder, but later found that it was too difficult, and it was unrealistic to completely dry it out, and it would be hardened and burnt. In this era, there is no way to pump low-pressure vacuum to lower the boiling point and facilitate powder spraying of fresh milk. .

Therefore, condensed milk appeared in the end. This stuff is really not that difficult, and it can be easily made in the Ming Dynasty after figuring out the principle.The concentration rate of milk powder is generally seven times, that is, seven catties of milk is boiled dry to one catty of powder, and condensed milk can be increased to five times at most, and five catties are burned to one catty. There is still a little water left, but the concentration can no longer support the survival of bacteria.

Shen Shuren very proudly introduced Fang Yizhi's latest achievements, which also demonstrated the value of his scientific research investment - it does not mean that after making the earliest canned military rations, he can stop moving forward.Only by figuring out the principle, can we draw inferences from one instance, keep improving, and make more good things through refurbishment.

Make a variety of things that are not suitable for large-scale storage into easy large-scale storage.

In the future, when he leads troops into Sichuan to fight against Zhang Xianzhong, the terrain of Sichuan is complex and it is difficult to transfer military rations. These foods with high energy density and light unit weight will make it easier for the army to continue fighting.

The transportation of military rations in Shu has always been a long-standing problem that has plagued thousands of years.

Of course, condensed milk is definitely a high-end product nowadays. Even if this kind of thing is produced, it will not be used as military rations. At most, it will be used as a nutritional supplement for senior military officers, or as a benefit for the wounded during the recovery period. Historically, the Americans invented it during the Civil War between the North and the South. Condensed milk is also used as a nutritional supplement for wounded soldiers to recuperate, not for ordinary healthy soldiers.

After Shen Shuren's introduction, Dong Xiaowan on the side also appeared with a smile and said: Shen Shuren's daughter is more than half a year old now, and she can barely sit up and crawl. In addition to drinking breast milk, she can also supplement a little evaporated milk without honey. Time to reheat the water to dilute it.

While Dong Xiaowan was talking, she was going to demonstrate it to everyone.But Bian Yujing didn't hold back, and secretly picked a finger at a jar, swearing into his mouth.

"Be careful to kill you! It's not that I don't have to eat it for you! Heat water to make it up and eat it!" Shen Shuren looked at it, annoyed and funny, and reprimanded with concern.

Bian Yujing was frightened, and found nothing in the blink of an eye. He just stretched out his tongue and licked his fingers clean: "Wow, it's delicious! It's not very sweet. Fangfutai, you are really immeasurable. Delicious food. Sister, do you want to try it too?"

Bian Yujing stuffed the jar in front of the girls, but Fang Ziling and Li Xiangjun didn't like it. He also picked a piece tentatively, put his index finger into his mouth, and each of them showed a look of shock and joy: "It's so delicious?"

Shen Shuren felt that there was a lack of insulin for a while, and shook his head and sighed: "Aren't you afraid of sweets? This is concentrated and condensed with honey!"

"I didn't expect that brother Shen, who is so brave, open-minded and fearless, would be afraid of sweets." Fang Ziling saw that he was rarely embarrassed, but he didn't expect to be afraid of sweets. It was really unexpected.

Shen Shuren sighed: "It's not that I'm afraid of sweets, it's that eating too much sugar is unhealthy."

After all, he is a modern person in his view of health preservation, so he can't do this kind of thing like eating condensed milk concentrate while taking insulin.

But after thinking about it, how many sweets can these poor people in the late Ming Dynasty eat? Those poor families really don’t have to worry about eating too much sweets and getting sick.

Since everyone was invited to taste the condensed milk, Shen Shuren simply asked the back chef to prepare the banquet first, and just entertained Fang's family and had a good drink together, which was a formality.

During the preparation of the banquet, Fang Yizhi actually knew what his sister was thinking, and his parents had hinted at him before, so he would leave with just the right excuse to give his sister a chance to chat with the Shen family alone.

Fang Ziling has a thin skin, and now she admires Shen Shuren more, a little admiration, but the lady herself is also hazy and cannot be determined.After getting the opportunity, she couldn't help but ask a few irrelevant questions quietly from the standpoint of a friend.

Of course, in Fang Ziling's heart, he always felt that he was doing what was best for his friends.

"Brother Shen... there is a saying that my younger sister has always been quite puzzled about."

Shen Shuren also noticed that the other party's expression and tone were strange, but he still held it lightly: "Tell me."

"What happened to Ms. Li at the beginning... Even if there are really unspeakable secrets, for example, I mean, if you took advantage of her. But afterwards, you still have other ways to deal with it. For example, pretending that you were also deceived by women at the beginning, Change your past, even if your political opponents will not hate you less because of this, it can make your reputation in the public better..."

Shen Shuren smiled indifferently, and also lowered his volume so that Li Xiangjun and the others would not hear: "Then I have become Zhou You of Shang Dynasty and blamed Daji Baosi for my crimes?

No matter if I use anyone or not, as long as it is my woman, no matter how high or low she is, I will naturally protect her!Pushing a woman out to share the infamy, Shen disdains it. "

Fang Ziling's heart was shocked, which she had never imagined.

This person is lustful, but he is also really responsible, and he is worthy of the name of pity and cherish jade.

Although he is only responsible to Li Xiangjun today and supports and defends him, but as long as his temperament remains unchanged, he will definitely treat his other women equally in the future.

Can't really tell if it's good or bad.

……

After a while, Fang Yizhi also came back. Seeing his sister's relaxed and fascinated expression, he couldn't help but sigh.

After drinking and drinking at the banquet, Fang Yizhi also found an opportunity to go to the study with Shen Shuren to chat about some topics between men.

Fang Yizhi was not polite anymore, and directly suggested to Shen Shuren what he thought of his sister.He also said that his parents communicated with Shen Shuren several times last year, and felt that he was worthy of being a leader of the younger generation of Ming Dynasty.

Speaking of this, Shen Shuren will not continue to evade, he also said bluntly: "Brother Fang, I can see that Lingmei is both talented and beautiful, with a strong temperament, honest and outspoken, it can be said that women do not give in to men. At most, I like it. I think that I am kind and troublesome, but occasionally it turns out to be a disservice, which is a little flaw in the white jade.

In fact, last winter, if the two of us had made an agreement, the matter would have come to fruition.But now it's... Excuse me, now I'm a side of the court, I'm not clinging on the basis of the future of the official position, but as a big official of the frontier, in this troubled autumn of the court, I really shouldn't do things that will only increase the suspicion of the court .

Now His Majesty wants Yang Ge to tell me to go north to assist in the war and deal with the intruders, but I have to delay for several months because my armaments are not complete. This is disobedience in the final analysis.If it is reported that the Wanfu and Huguang governors are married, won't your majesty feel that there is a suspicion of a series of feudal towns?
No matter what happens, I have to go north this time to help Mr. Yang Ge fight against the bandits, and prove that I am not suspected of being self-proclaimed in Huguang and Nanzhi and unwilling to contribute to the court, and then we can discuss it . "

Fang Yizhi frowned: "Isn't that just waiting for a few more months? It sounds like my sister is very worried about getting married, and I can't afford to wait for a few months."

Shen Shuren shook his head: "Soldiers are fierce and dangerous, and soldiers are in constant danger. How can you speak nonsense. I hate people the most when they say, 'After this battle, I will go back to my hometown to get married'. It is too unlucky. High position, some things depend on God's will, if you can't do it, you can't promise in advance."

Fang Yizhi was blocked by these words, and he couldn't speak at all.

Of course, it is impossible for him to have heard of the stalk of "go back to your hometown to get married after this battle".But Fang Yizhi saw with his own eyes that after his three aunts married magistrates, his uncles failed to defend the city and were killed by thieves.

Even he vaguely felt that it seemed unlucky for the daughter of the Fang family to be engaged to someone else too early and not be able to get married...

"Forget it, let's wait until the boat arrives at the bridge and let's go straight, each will live his own life. Let's get over the hurdle first." Fang Yizhi decided to wait for Shen Shuren and Li Zicheng to finish the battle before talking.

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The half-day visit soon ended. On the way back to the magistrate's yamen, Fang Ziling finally couldn't hold back and asked his brother about it.

"Brother...you didn't say anything nonsense to Brother Shen, did you? Parents are really..."

"Well, he said that you are both talented and beautiful, old-fashioned and warm-hearted, and you can distinguish right from wrong, but sometimes you are too confident and don't understand the situation clearly, so you will do bad things with good intentions." Fang Yizhi also felt uncomfortable, and confided in one breath.

"He...he really said that? How could he say that! Well, how can I..." Fang Ziling didn't expect his elder brother to be so straightforward, and he was at a loss for a while, and wanted to lift the cushion in the carriage to cover his head.

Fang Yizhi sneered: "Why are you so anxious, but—"

Fang Ziling immediately poured some cold water and grabbed his brother's sleeve: "But what? Bah, I... I'm just curious about what others think of me."

Fang Yizhi: "However, he said that the heights are extremely cold, and now that the soldiers are in danger, and he can't completely carry out his orders, he always has to avoid suspicion of marriages between feudal clans and towns—don't worry! He didn't say there's nothing to do, he just said, we have to wait for him." After fighting the intruder and proving that he has no ambition to be a hero, we can talk about the rest!"

Fang Ziling breathed a sigh of relief: "That is to say, he is willing in his heart? Is he interested in me? Then it's fine, I'll just wait."

Fang Yizhi shook his head helplessly: "Don't say such things as soon as possible! I think it's unlucky to hear it! You have been too rough and hard! Maybe it's God's fate that didn't come.

The third aunt was also like this back then!He said he was waiting, but in the end, he was a widow before he even passed the door!My uncle died at the hands of Zhang Xianzhong's bandit army without paying homage!Don't say such things in the future! "

Fang Ziling was robbed by everyone, and also thought of the unluckyness of so many aunts and sisters in his family, so he had to swallow his words:
"If you don't say it, don't say it! As long as Shen Shuren comes back, this matter will be considered. At that time, no matter what other worldly obstacles there are, you can ignore it! Although he is a bit lecherous, he is really sympathetic... Today he If you can protect Li Xiangjun like this, if you can protect Li Xiangjun like this in the future..."

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PS: There is no way to break the chapters in a mess... Six or seven thousand words can be piled up at once.That's all for today.In fact, there were [-] words yesterday, and the number of words has actually been quite high recently, but the number of chapters is small.

Organize your thoughts and return to the combat preparation scene tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)