I really don't want to take shortcuts anymore

Chapter 315: Do you regret it?
The decree of the feudal lord was promulgated with the imperial edict, and a series of specific procedures had to be handled by the subordinates.

Mr. Mo took the alchemy book with the words "Guannei Hou" printed on it with both hands, and smiled and thanked the Honglu Temple officials who came to confer the edict. Wei Lan, who was behind him, immediately stepped forward and quietly stuffed a heavy brocade bag into it. In his hands.

The official was just a low-level literary clerk in Honglu Temple. He received a salary of one hundred stones, which was insufficient all year round. He lived a tight life and was usually confused. I don’t know why the Shangguan would rob such things. A beautiful job was sent down. At this moment, holding the hard cake gold in the brocade bag, I feel as if I have drunk years of fine wine, and I am so drunk that I feel like I am in the clouds.

He stammered his thanks, said a few more polite words about a bright future, and turned to leave. Behind him, Wei Cang and Wei Ying's expressions darkened, and they said angrily:
"It's just too much!"

"The little emperor looks good, but he is so stingy when he does things!"

What made them angry was the title actually awarded by Mr. Mo.

Although the late emperor's posthumous edict specifically conferred the title of Marquis of Xiang on him, it did not state which rank of Marquis he was conferred upon. But there is no need to go into details, because there are only two levels of marquises in Guochao: Guannei Marquis is the highest level of the opposite sex, and has always only received a levy salary but no land; while the higher-level marquises are only granted the surname Yu. Descendants need to be given a mansion, and they often enjoy food and towns ranging from a pavilion to a township.

Everyone can see what the late emperor's intention was in conferring the title of the orphan of the ruthless crown prince, but in the end, the elixir of pardon and conferment that came out from the ban was only for a Guannei marquis, with no gold, no mansion, and no food.

This is obviously a clear indicator of the new emperor's attitude towards Yu Chu. Due to the late emperor's will, I had to seal him off, but his disgust and dislike could be clearly seen by anyone with a discerning eye.

This is also the reason why no one is willing to accept the popular job of delivering the pardon elixir letter.

Compared to the anger of Wei Cang and others, Mr. Mo looked as usual: "Although he is the lowest-level Guannei Marquis, he is still a Marquis. The worst result is always better than the worst result previously expected."

There were footsteps outside, and Mr. Wen pushed the door open and came in: "If the master thinks like this, my subordinates will feel relieved."

"Mr. Wen, that's not right. It's time to change your name to Major Ambassador Wen." Wei Ying said with a smile: "If you don't hurry up and report to Prime Minister Tian, ​​what are you doing here?"

Mr. Wen also laughed: "It's a pity that I can't be present for the important event of the young master becoming a marquis. It would be too rude not to come to congratulate him afterwards."

When Mr. Mo heard this, he spoke: "It's okay. Mr. Wen is here, but what's the important thing?"

Mr. Wen suppressed his smile and gave a solemn salute to Mr. Mo: "There is indeed a secret behind the matter of the title of marquis. Not only is the new emperor dissatisfied with the status of Mr. Mo, but Huo Xuan also played a role in it."

He straightened up and looked directly at Mr. Mo: "There is no impermeable wall in the world. Before, you drove Huo Yu to Judi because of Mrs. Luo. Huo Xuan should have known the whole story, so he took revenge. He has now taken the post of Great Sima General, and the new emperor has appointed him to take charge of the Secretariat. He has truly become the subordinate of one person and the superior of ten thousand people. The young master offended this person because of a woman. Do you regret it?"

Mr. Mo lowered his eyes and spoke again after a long time: "Yu Jin ascended the throne at Chongling. The princes from all over the world will inevitably despise him, and the surrounding countries may not be convinced. When the young master is doubtful, Huo Xuan may not have the time to focus on me. . He has always been prudent and will not easily become my enemy without being completely sure. When Mr. Wen returns home this time, he will just follow His Majesty’s wishes and assist the Prime Minister, Chief Shi, in managing government affairs. There is no need to rush for success.”

Mr. Wen understood that the young master had not listened to all the advice just now, so he had to change the topic: "Although the young master has been granted the title of marquis now, because the new emperor and Huo Xuan are actually at the forefront of the storm, they are slightly uncomfortable. If you are careful, you will be blamed. According to the opinions of my subordinates, you should make a choice and keep a low profile." Master Mo raised his head, with a faint smile on his face: "What Mr. Wen said is exactly what Mo has been thinking about recently. I am worried about this. I have already planned this matter and will start implementing it in the near future. Please be at ease, sir."

"The young master is indeed smart and wise." Mr. Wen praised, and then mentioned the last thing: "Since Huo Xuan has hated the young master, the young master's marriage can no longer be entrusted to him. This matter is of great importance, so please."

Mr. Mo interrupted without waiting for him to finish: "I have already taken care of this matter."

"I don't know which family's lady she is, but you want me to tell you, so that my subordinates can also be happy?" Mr. Wen chased after her.

Mr. Mo's face slowly sank: "Mr. Wen has been out for a long time. I'm afraid that any further delay will affect official duties. Wei Lan, take Mr. Wen back for me."

Wei Lan pushed the door open and said, "Mr. Wen, please."

Mr. Wen had no choice but to turn around and said when leaving: "Young master's marriage is not a matter of one person. You must consider it carefully and never act willfully!"

It is said that what you think about every day is what you dream about at night, so before going to bed, Luo Qianhuai was still thinking about what sweet dreams he wanted to have, so as to maximize the rewards.

All the inconveniences in today’s life mainly lie in the lack of paper. When it comes to papermaking, she is determined to succeed.

So that night, Luo Qianhuai was thinking about papermaking over and over again, and he didn't really fall asleep until the morning.

She went out with heavy blue circles under her eyes and went to the small house where Xingjiu bought it to check on the preparation of penicillin.

Penicillium has been left in the culture solution for seven days. After Luo Qianhuai checked that it was correct, he led his servants to filter the culture solution with silk wool, and added rapeseed oil to the filtered solution.

This rapeseed oil was not easy to come by. Luo Qianhuai had long ago asked Mother Zhu to collect and squeeze it. The quantity was not large, but it was enough for refining.

The rapeseed oil dissolves the grease in the solution, and because penicillin is water-soluble, after settling, skim off the upper layer of floating oil, and then put the water-based substance below into a clay pot with activated carbon and stir repeatedly.

The system has already provided a simple method for making activated carbon. Take the best red charcoal, break it into small pieces of 1 cubic centimeter, add water to rinse repeatedly, then put it into the kettle for high-temperature cooking, and dry it to become activated carbon.

The adsorption capacity of the activated carbon made by this method is far less powerful than that produced by using sodium carbonate in the previous life, but in this era, it is worse than nothing.

At this stage of the preparation, more than half of it has been completed. Next, the activated carbon is rinsed with distilled water, and then acidic water mixed with vinegar and alkaline water boiled with seaweed are injected. The final filtered out is the penicillin solution.