Chapter 304 Copper to Gold
Seeing Thule nodded with joy, he also smiled. Then he raised his face and said to Shen Kuo, who was sitting behind the public case in the lobby, "Shen joined the army, you ordered to strip off the Gentile's clothes and throw them into the sea and let him die."
All the people in the hall were stunned, and even Shen Kuo was confused, but he didn't ask much. Anyway, he couldn't understand what the king said to the Gentile. He said what to do. He pulled out a command from the signature on the table. Just as he was about to do what the king said, he saw Tule shouting in panic: "n O, why." While asking, Tule looked at the king and said to his heart why this man was like this. It was faster to turn his face than to turn a book.
The king looked at Thule with sharp eyes: "Tule, you bullied me and treated the foreign people in the Song Dynasty. Do you think that our court dares not treat you?"
Tule said with an aggrieved face, "Your Excellency, I'm wronged."
"You're wronged,~" Wang Bian snorted coldly: "You pretend not to answer the interrogation truthfully. You think that I don't understand your language and can't communicate, there is no way to cure you. However, the reason you just now has explained that you know our Chinese. Since you know Chinese and can still rent a house and buy copper, you What are you pretending to be stupid in court?
These words next to the king were said in Chinese. Not only did Thule hear them, but also Shen Kuo and the servants of the two classes in the court heard them. Shen Kuo suddenly looked at Thule with an angry face. The good boy dared to make a living with his own officials. The servants on both sides couldn't help but secretly raise his fingers. Although the prince was not very old, he tried the case. There really is a set,
Tuller's pale face turned red. He said for a long time, "Your Excellency, you said I need evidence to break the law."
"Is it evidence?" Wang Bong snorted coldly, "Presue the evidence."
His voice fell to the ground. Without waiting for Shen Kuo's order, the servant turned around and went to pick up the stones, wine, lime, etc. that had just been found in the house rented by Thule and brought them to the court. Originally, when they first brought this thing back from Thule's yard, they were still muttering in their hearts. With these, they could ask how the Gentiles made fake gold. It's different now. The dialogue between the king and Thule in the court was an eye-opener. Although they couldn't understand it, looking at Thule's happy and panicked look, he knew that the little prince must be fully confident.
Several things were placed in the lobby. Thule immediately slyed and lowered his head. Wang asked, "Tule, what evidence do you want?"
Tule shook his head, and the king shouted harshly, "Then you still plead guilty." Thule immediately replied in Chinese, "I confess, I confess."
There was an uproar in the public court. It turned out that this guy could speak. Shen Kuo looked at Wang as if he were looking at a monster. Wang was a little proud, but he didn't write it on his face. His inference was correct, and Tule knew Chinese. If he didn't know Chinese, Wang felt that it was a big deal whether he wanted to be a slave or not. But since he knows Chinese, the king must let him obediently work by his side,
He looked at Shen Kuo and said in a relaxed tone, "I think you are a Gentile. In line with the traditional courtesy attitude of foreigners in the Song Dynasty, since you are willing to plead guilty and the fake gold has not circulated in the world, I will sentence you to be a slave of the king for life. You can follow me in the future. As for this case, as long as you ask Shen Join the army and explain clearly how you turn copper into gold, and Shen will let you go.
What Wang said, everyone in the public court heard it. These people were always funny. If they had met such a foreigner in the past, there was generally no countermeasure. The unknown matter had already let the person go. Coincidentally, this Tule was unlucky and met Shen Kuo, a more serious ghost. If you have to figure out how to make the fake gold, you are even more unlucky to meet the king, which makes Tule a slave to the king. Looking at Tule's sincere gratitude to the king, everyone felt relieved and funny,
At this time, Tule was sincerely convinced by the king. He never thought that someone in the Song Dynasty would know this method of copper into gold. Even the old man in the hall was respectful to the king. He knew that this person must be a powerful role in the Song Dynasty. He restrained the unique arrogance of white people and stumbling. The Chinese said respectfully, "I can demonstrate for adults, but only adults, princes can see, and others can't see."
Wang knew that he was forced to do nothing, and he didn't want to be learned from this skill: "Don't worry, we from the State of Song can do it, but we don't want to do anything against the law, but I'll give you some face and just let Shen Sanjun see it." I'm a little annoyed to hear what the king said. This craft is no longer a secret. It seems that I have no choice but to follow the prince in the future.
Shen Kuo was very happy. First, the case was over. Second, he could immediately know the secret of copper into gold. He immediately released Tule and let Tule obediently follow the king out of the government office. Zhe Kejun and Han Derong, who were waiting outside the government office, saw a Gentile brought out by the king. First of all, they were stunned, P>
Tuler saw that these two people were the bodyguards next to the king. He grinned at the two people and showed his friendliness. Zhe Kejun and Han Derong were shocked. What is the prince doing?
The king took Tule back to his residence, and ordered Zhe Kejun to take Tule to take a bath and change clothes. When he came back, he had something to ask him. Tule was very honest. He obediently followed Zhe Kejun. Su Xiaomei asked, "Husband, how can you bring a Gentile back? Who is this person?"
"His name is Tule, and he will be a slave in our house in the future, but don't really use him as a slave. This person will be useful in the future." Wang was busy all day, changed his clothes, sat down and took a big breath and said,
Su Xiaomei smiled and said, "It must be useful for you to do this, otherwise you won't bring it back. It must be used to do business with foreigners in the future."
"Such a smart woman, it's really lucky to marry me..." Wang side praised the little sister. The little sister turned to him, and his little hand pounded Wang's shoulder. Wang side closed his eyes very comfortable: " By the way, I have to go out tomorrow. After this Tule shows Brother Shen how to make fake gold, we can start. "
"Well, look, you're busy all day..." She said, twisting the king's shoulder with her hand,
Wang sang grabbed her tender little hand and said, "No, madam, you are so attentive. Come on, is there anything you want to tell me?"
The little sister blushed, and her little trick was seen through by Wang: "Well, I want to ask you if you keep your word."
"What's this called? When will I count what I promised?"
Su Xiaomei immediately pulled out her hand and moved a round stool to sit opposite the king: "After you talk about Yongzhou, you will let me do something I want to do. Can it count?"
"It's calculated, but you have to talk about what you want to do first."
Su Xiaomei blinked her eyes and said, "Husband, you know so much. Do you know Shu Jin?"
Wang nodded, and Su Xiaomei continued: "Shu Jin emerged in the Han Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, there were Japanese slaves and Persian envoys specializing in learning Shu Jin technology. Now the court is still establishing Jinyuan in Chengdu to preside over the production of brocade. I want to wait until we arrive in Yongzhou, my husband allows me to open Jinyuan there. My husband plans to be in Yongzhou. After setting up the market, I think this Shujin business must be easy to do.
"Good! I have 100% support for this. This is a good thing. Wang answered without thinking. Su Xiaomei agreed when she saw that Wang was so happy, and immediately smiled happily.
In the morning of the next day, Wang made an appointment with Shen Kuo and asked Tule to demonstrate how to make fake gold. It turned out that the stones were all minerals, such as tin, magnesium and so on. Tuller prepared 16 parts of zinc or tin, six parts of magnesium, 16 parts of quicklime, and nine parts of white wine, and then put an appropriate amount of copper in the pliers pot and boiled until it melted. Then add magnesium, lime (researched into powder) and white wine one by one and stir, then add zinc (tin) grains, cook on high heat, take the pliers and cover the lid of the pot, after half an hour, open the lid, remove the upper debris, and then turn off the heat and wait for the copper to cool down, it will look like gold. Not only the color is the same as gold, but also the softness is the same. It can be made into ornaments of any shape,
Seeing that Huang Chengcheng's fake gold was made under his eyes, Shen Kuo's curiosity was finally satisfied. Now he was finally at ease. That night, Shen Kuo held a banquet in the Spring Festival Building to thank Wang again. This time, it was really good, because Wang was scheduled to leave tomorrow, and Shen Kuo also decided to go to Beijing on the same day.
It's still Shen Kuo, Wang Bian and Li Gefei. The atmosphere is more relaxed than last time. Shen Kuo told Li Gefei about Wang's review of Tule, which made Li Gefei laugh. Li Gefei smiled and said, "Brother Xian, you are really a real person. I didn't know that you can still speak this foreign language. You must teach me when you have time. "."
Wang thought to himself, not to mention that you don't know, I always beat the drums and said that I thought I was an ordinary person and had no skill, but this coincidence of crossing, this strange stone made me a person who knows the ancient and modern world, but Shen Kuo praised him, and he was still very happy: "It's nothing. Wait for me to come back. When you start the college, adding a single course is called a foreign language. Cultivate more professional translators, and Brother Shen can come to learn at any time.
"Uh-huh, okay, that's it. Now tell me first, in this foreign language, I, what to say."
"Love, I" Wang said to Shen Kuo with a smile, "What about you?" Shen Kuo asked again,
"Another - YOU!" Shen Kuo's expression was so serious that Wang also taught it seriously,
Shen Kuo nodded, and he raised his glass: "Okay, okay, I'll give my brother a drink. I'm convinced of you, I'm convinced of you."
Li Gefei also raised his glass like a coax: "I'm also convinced of you." The three of them laughed together,
Wang took Su Xiaomei, and the team left Yangzhou. First, they went back to Linchuan to let Su Xiaomei meet her parents. This time, when she came to Linchuan, in addition to Su Xiaomei, there were also Li Jie and a tall, blonde and blue-eyed Gentiles beside Wang. Wherever Wang went, it was originally eye-catching. In addition, this Tule was even more eye-catching. Even Wang Anshi received a foreign slave next to the king. They stayed in Linchuan for two days, and then rushed to Yongzhou,