Back to Ming Dynasty as Zhu Biao

Chapter 53
Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica" records hundreds of inorganic drugs, among which inorganic compounds contain oxidative drugs, hydroxides, sulfides, chlorides, silicates, nitrates and sulfates.

Chemistry is also involved in alchemy in Daozang.

Zhu Biao was lucky, thinking that the alchemist who could perform the disappearance of gold and silver must know some chemical principles.

Based on what he knew about Shen Zhifu, most of the recommended people had some skills, and she would definitely not bring charlatans to fool herself.

Sitting in the lobby, he was a little excited. If this person could help him use his alchemy principles to develop pesticides and fertilizers, the agricultural development of the Ming Dynasty would be just around the corner.

Don't miss this opportunity, it's a loss if you miss it.

When the man came in, Zhu Biao sized him up carefully and said, "Are you Jiao Zan?"

"Master, I am Jiao Zan."

The alchemist has a small mustache and is skinny. He looks a little fairy-like, but he is definitely not a fairy.

Hearing Jiao Zan's address, does Shen know that Jiao Zan regards Zhu Biao as the son and master of the Shen family.

Just as he was about to correct him, he thought that Zhu Biao was going out of the palace in a low-clothes, so he stood aside and poured tea for Zhu Biao without saying a word.

Jiao Zan saw that Miss Shen's family was pouring tea for Zhu Biao in person, guessing that Zhu Biao must be a big shot, and said, "Young Master, what can I order from Jiao Zan?"

"Jiao Zan, I heard that you will lose the gold and silver. Is this true or false?"

"Young master, this is the manifestation of the Taoist god, the secret must not be leaked." Jiao Zan muttered.

Zhu Biao sneered, this little trick is still trying to deceive him, not telling the truth.

He said, "Jiao Zan, so you are possessed by an immortal."

"Exactly." Jiao Zan said.

"I'm not an ignorant commoner. If you don't tell the truth again, I'll fry you in a frying pan. You are possessed by immortals, so I'm sure you won't be afraid."

Jiao Zan rolled his eyes, knowing that he was scaring him, so he said: "Young master, if you fry me, the gods will come and punish you."

"Punishment, how courageous, who dares to punish His Highness the Crown Prince. He wants to eat my fist, Mu Ying."

Mu Ying walked in, stood aside and looked at Jiao Zan.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince? Are you the current Crown Prince?" Jiao Zan glanced at Shen to see if he knew it, then at Zhu Biao carefully, and asked half-believingly, "Aren't you lying to me?"

Zhu Biao was too lazy to talk to him, so he cut to the point and said, "Tell Gu, what else can you do to make the money disappear besides using green vitriol?"

Hearing the word green vitriol, Jiao Zan's pupils dilated, and he said in disbelief, "You...how does your Highness know green vitriol?"

Apart from aqua regia, Zhu Biao couldn't think of any other method in this era that could dissolve gold and silver.

Green vitriol was a traditional Chinese medicine in ancient times, and it is recorded in many pharmacopoeias. The method of calcining green vitriol:

Put green vitriol and rice vinegar together in a casserole, cover them, and put them on a charcoal stove for calcination.When the vitriol is dissolved, stir it evenly with bamboo slices to fully mix the vitriol and vinegar.

Then heat and calcine until the whole color is crimson, take it out and let it cool.

For every 100 jin of calcined green vitriol, 20 jin of rice vinegar is used.

Sulfuric acid was called vitriol oil in ancient times,
Nitrate ore can be used to extract nitrate, the few are baked with new tiles, and the many are baked with earthen kettles...

Potassium nitrate is calcined in a closed container to generate nitrogen dioxide, which dissolves in water and becomes nitric acid.

Nitric acid mixed with sulfuric acid is highly corrosive aqua regia.

Jiao Zan was able to remove and refine gold and silver, so he must have used this.

But Zhu Biao knows that the preparation of acid is relatively difficult, and ancient China basically did not have the ability to prepare it in large quantities.

The large-scale preparation of hydrochloric acid is after the appearance of electrolysis technology.

A large amount of acid cannot be made, but a small amount is still possible, such as this Jiao Zan.

After Zhu Biao finished his conjecture, Jiao Zan said in surprise, "Yes, that's right."

"Then you still dare to lie to Gu, saying that you are an immortal?" Zhu Biao asked.

"Damn Xiaomin, Xiaomin didn't know it was His Highness." Jiao Zan kowtowed fiercely on the ground.

"Gu can not punish you, but you have to enter the palace with Gu. If you dare to play tricks, Gu will not forgive you."

Originally, he wanted to use his little tricks to go to the Shen family to make a living, but he didn't expect to offend His Highness the Crown Prince.

Seeing that Zhu Biao had no intention of beheading him, Jiao Zan laughed and flattered him, "Your Highness the Crown Prince's request, I will try my best to fulfill it."

Zhu Biao asked Mu Ying to take Jiao Zan down to wait, and he and Shen Zhiwu discussed the winery again.

What Shen Zhiwu meant was that she would choose the shop first and ask the painter to make some pattern packaging for Wuliangxuequ.

When Shen knew whether to send Zhu Biao to the door, Zhu Biao said: "That dude won't pester you again, I promise."

Hearing this, Shen Zhifou was slightly stunned and then nodded, "Thank you, Your Highness, for helping the girl out of trouble."

On the way back to the palace, Zhu Biao asked Mu Ying what to do with the person who had trouble with Shen Zhiwu and himself.

Mu Ying looked at Zhu Biao and said meaningfully: "Don't worry, Your Highness, no one will dare to pester Miss Shen again."

"General Mu, Gu asked how you dealt with him."

Mu Ying chuckled and said: "Teach that guy a lesson, and if he bumps into His Highness, he will be killed."

Knowing that he was doing things properly, Zhu Biao nodded and didn't care about it.

Shen knew whether he was quick to do things, and half a month later, he said that the first batch of Wuliang Xuequ had been brewed and sealed.

The Shen family will take care of the propaganda methods and manpower, and even Shen Qiancheng said that he is willing to work for His Highness after returning.

If His Highness hadn't beheaded Li Bin, I'm afraid he wouldn't even have a daughter.

The Shen family's affairs are very effective, and their reputation has already gone out before the wine comes out.

In order to gain fame and make friends with the Shen family by buying wine, wealthy businessmen from all walks of life ordered many altars of Wuliang Xuequ in advance.

There was no need for publicity at all, and the matter was done relying on the Shen family's reputation.

Since Liu Bowen went north with Zhu Yuanzhang, Song Lian took Gao Qi to help with the affairs of the Academy of Science and Technology.

Gao Qi is talented in humanities, but his work is too unrestrained, so he handed over Jiao Zan to those craftsmen and let them develop it together.

After meeting the courtiers early in the morning, Zhu Biao took Mu Ying to the harem to meet Queen Ma after handling the government affairs.

Empress Ma organized the harem in an orderly manner, and when she saw the two people coming, she smiled and said, "Biaoeryinger, you are here."

"mother."

"Mother-in-law."

Empress Ma nodded, took the new summer clothes and said, "Your father is frugal, no, everyone hasn't had new clothes for a long time, Ying'er, you can change this one."

Since the founding of the country, Mu Ying has always referred to her as His Majesty's Empress, and only His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sometimes calls him Brother in private.

"Mu Ying is skilled in martial arts, and she is a person who does great things, but now you are wronged to follow Biao'er." Empress Ma sighed.

"Mother-in-law, I am willing to be a pawn by His Highness's side."

Mu Ying was wearing new clothes, touched her sleeves and smiled innocently.

Zhu Biao understood that if Mu Ying didn't follow him, then he would guard Yunnan in the future.

The three were talking, and Empress Ma told Zhu Biao to discuss with Li Shanchang more when dealing with political affairs, so as not to be discussed.

(End of this chapter)