Chapter 19 Teaching Chemical Engineering
Chen Wanrong's voice was still loud: "Your Majesty, I think it is to set up a military supervisor. The military supervisor is not assigned by the court, but selected from the army. They play the role of stabilizing the army. At the same time, they can approve the candidates proposed by the general. Of course, in order to avoid causing chaos, the military supervisor either agrees or disagrees with the candidates proposed by the general. The military supervisor cannot assign personnel."
After a brief pause, A Wanrong continued: "Prince, please think that no matter how capable a person is, he can kill a military supervisor, or even a few or a dozen, but he cannot remove a permanent military supervisor system."
Li Longji didn't believe it at first, thinking it was just talking nonsense, but when he heard this, his eyes couldn't help but shine. Chen Wanrong was right, the generals who made trouble in history were because they were unsupervised or were not supervised effectively. The court did not send military supervisors, but the military supervisors bought them for him and let him do whatever he wanted.
Furthermore, there are too few military supervisors and limited roles, so the generals can do it. What would happen if a permanent military supervisor system was established?
No matter how powerful a person is, it is not easy to destroy a system. Li Longji looked at Yao Chong and asked, "Do you think what he said makes sense?"
Yao Chong pondered and said nothing, Zhang Shougui took the lead in speaking: "Your Majesty, I think it makes sense. What Chen Jianjun said is that the military supervisor comes from the army, so the military supervisor also has military tactics, so he will not be blindly commanded, which will be of great convenience to the generals."
Now the military supervisors are either civil officials or confidants. There are not many people who truly understand military affairs, which makes the generals very distressed. It is precisely because of this that Chen Wanrong can let the generals perform without blindly commanding, which impresses people and is recognized by the generals.
Zhang Shougui led his troops, and he knew how much inconvenience the army supervisor had caused to him.
Song Jing thoughtfully said, "Emperor, if you really want to set up a military supervisor, then there will be military supervisors at every level in the army. They come from the army and understand military tactics and can stabilize the army. It is unlikely that generals will become bigger. This matter is negotiable!"
Yao Chong continued: "The key issue is to clarify responsibilities and give the military supervisor a path to promotion."
This is the point. If there is no road to promotion, who would be a military supervisor?
Li Longji did not speak immediately, but stood up, frowned, and began to pace. Since Chen Wanrong met him, Li Longji had to make up everything with one thought. There were not many things like walking and pondering like now. It was really too important. This was a problem that countless people had worked hard to solve without solving. Li Longji had to think carefully.
Time passed silently. After a while, Li Longji slapped his high fives: "This matter is feasible. I will take it on Song Jing when I see this matter. Then transfer Wang Zhongsi to you and build the military supervision system first. Song Jing, you are also the Minister of War, and it will be much more convenient to handle this matter."
Song Jing's generation of capable ministers may not be able to go to the battlefield, so it is still okay to be the Minister of War. Everyone has no objection to this appointment. Song Jing received the order and said, "Abide by the order!"
Li Longji sat down again and said, "Come on, let's discuss this matter thoroughly. We must discuss the distinction between responsibilities and promotion methods clearly."
So, the four of them started discussing how to set up a military supervisor with one word.
After some discussion, the details were finalized. A permanent military supervisor system would be implemented in the Tang army. Chen Wanrong sighed and thought: "If it weren't for the Anshi Rebellion, even though Emperor Xuanzong of Tang had already been indulged in pleasure by then and did not love to govern the country very much, the Tang Dynasty would not have turned from prosperity to decline and turned sharply. The prosperity of the Tang Dynasty would have been no problem for decades. With this permanent military supervisor system, it would have been much more difficult for An Lushi to rebel. First, whether he could install his confidants was a big question. Even if he installed his confidants, it would be a question whether he could keep it secret. In history, it was the first to discover that An Lushan wanted to rebel was not someone else, but Li Bai. However, he was a literati, and no one would believe his words. With this system, the army would be much more stable. If even this system could not be prevented, it could only be said to be a terrible and I could do nothing! "
This discussion took a long time. After the discussion, it was dawning for a while.
"A problem that has not been solved for thousands of years has not been solved. I have solved it for Chen Wanrong, but it was completed on the first day of the New Year. Everything is really new! It's so gratifying!" Li Longji sighed a little.
To solve the stability of the army, even Qin Shi, Han and Wu were reluctant to do so. They were able to call the army and win battles, but they had not found a way to stabilize the army for a long time. Now, finally solving this problem, Yao Chong and the others couldn't help but smile easily.
Li Longji continued: "It has been a new year. I guess this battle with the Turks will come early. Mochu must be thinking that the Tang Dynasty will definitely attack him. He must first attack before the Tang Dynasty takes action and take down the three cities of surrender. Therefore, this battle will start before spring is blooming. Zhang Shougui, after the Spring Festival, you will rush to the army."
Zhang Shougui stood up suddenly and said, "Your Majesty, don't wait until the Spring Festival is over. I will leave now."
Li Longji waved his hand and said, "Today is New Year, it's not appropriate for you to rush to the army today."
Zhang Shougui said firmly: "Emperor, the military situation is like fire. The sooner I go, the better. During the Chinese New Year, it will not be too late to come again after I win a big victory!"
Li Longji was moved and couldn't help but stand up, looked at Zhang Shougui, brimmed his high fives, and praised: "Okay! Well! With your bold words, I can let go of my heart. Okay, I promise you. You can go to the army today. When the weather is a little warmer, Chen Wanrong will lead the artillery to meet you."
"Abide by the order!"
"Chen Wanrong, you just got married. It is logical that sending you to the war is a bit favorable. However, your military supervisor is doing a good job, at least no general impeaches you, which is mostly a praise. You and Zhang Shougui get together again, so you have to feel wronged." Li Longji looked at Chen Wanrong and asked, "Do you have any requirements?"
"Requirements?" Li Longji did not mention it, but reminded Chen Wanrong when he mentioned it: "Emperor, I need not only manpower, but also good craftsmen. Good craftsmen, I plan to train them by myself. However, if the emperor allows me to set up some homework in the Imperial College and train talents specifically for the military equipment supervisor, it would be great."
"You want to teach the skills of Imperial College? It's really a whim!" Imperial College mainly teaches the Four Books and Five Classics. The Way of Saints, the share of calligraphy and mathematics is too small, so it can be ignored. Chen Wanrong's proposal was really bold. Li Longji was very surprised and thought for a while and said, "Since you took over the military weapon surveillance, the military weapon surveillance has made many things, and everything has great use. It would be even better if you can make more good things. Well, I'm sure this matter!"
Chen Wanrong has realized a problem and has to conduct theoretical research. This is not something that the military weapon supervisors can do now. This requires cultivating a large number of scientific and technological talents, and he must extend his tentacles to the Imperial College. After all, the Imperial College is the "holy land" in the hearts of scholars in the Tang Dynasty. If courses are offered in the Imperial College, it will inevitably attract many people to the Imperial College. At that time, theoretical research can be carried out.
I thought it would take some time, but I didn't expect that Li Longji agreed readily. Chen Wanrong was very happy: "Thank you, Master!"
"Okay! Today is New Year, so you guys go and do your business!" Li Longji waved his hand, and Chen Wanrong and the others retreated.
As soon as he left the Ming Palace, Zhang Shougui returned to his residence, took his men and headed straight to Youzhou. Chen Wanrong and him were partners, so he had to send him away, and he was sent to Jianchun Gate before returning home.
As soon as he returned to the mansion, Zheng Qing and Chen Laoshi gathered around. Chen Laoshi's complaints came from afar: "Wanrong, where have you been here? Today is the New Year, and it won't take a long time to go to court. Why are you back now?"
Chen Wangshi immediately defended Chen Wanrong: "You are the leader, you are so light-hearted. Wanrong is not like you, and he will not go home even if he has nothing to do. Wanrong must have been entangled in major matters and cannot get rid of himself."
Chen Laoshi was still stubborn: "Then you have to go home early!"
Chen Wanrong held Zheng Qing's jade hand and smiled and said, "Dad, mom, stop talking, there is something wrong in the court today."
"What's wrong in the court? Didn't those who attended the court come back long ago?" Chen Zhenshi didn't believe it.
They had already parted, but Chen Wanrong and Yao Chong and others did not have that good luck. They could not tell him about this. Chen Wanrong said seriously: "Dad, I said something is wrong, there must be something. I can't tell you about the affairs in the court. Just believe me."
"Wanrong, how come your father doesn't believe you!" Chen Houshi quickly expressed his attitude: "Wanrong, we are discussing that when you come back, we will go out for a walk. There are benefits to spend the New Year and go out for a walk."
Chen Wanrong shook his head and said, "Dad, you guys go, I can't go, I still have something to do. Oh, by the way, I'm going to rush to the Taoist priest's place soon."
"Wanrong, didn't you agree to go out for a walk today? Why did you change your mind?" Chen Wangshi looked surprised.
It was Zheng Qing who looked at him: "Mom, he has something to do, so please be considerate."
"Conscientious, considerate!" Chen Laoshi felt a little displeased.
Zheng Qing pulled Chen Wanrong back to their room. Zheng Qing was busy handing Chen Wanrong tea and asked, "What happened to the court?"
"There is no big deal." Chen Wanrong drank hot tea: "Would you be happy if I lead the army to fight again?"
"You are going to go to the battle again?" Zheng Qing was very surprised and looked gloomy: "You are so worried about going to the battlefield! But I am still happy. A man is ambitious and I cannot leave you just because he is worried. You should spread your wings and soar in the nine heavens."
It is difficult for any woman to accept the newlyweds. Zheng Qing can support her so generously, which is more heartwarming than thousands of words. Chen Wanrong was moved and hugged Yiren's slender waist, and was very moved: "It is my blessing to marry you."
Zheng Qing leaned her head gently on Chen Wanrong's shoulder and whispered: "You are my husband. If I don't support you, who else can support you?"
After hearing this, Chen Wanrong was so happy that he wanted to cry. He couldn't help but lift Yiren's chin and gently kissed Yiren's fragrant lips.
Just as the two hugged each other, Chen Zairong's voice recalled: "Brother, are you here? Master is here."
"The Taoist priest is here? I'll come now." Chen Wanrong and Yiren separated, tidied up their clothes and opened the door. Chen Zairong stood outside the door: "I was about to visit the Taoist priest, but unexpectedly, he came first."
Chen Zairong said proudly: "Today is New Year. Of course, if I go to celebrate the New Year to my master, I will invite my master back. Brother, are you saving trouble now? Why do you thank me?"
Blinking his eyes, he was quite naughty.
"Okay! It's done well! I'll call Taoist Master Shao Chuan you two-handed skills!" Chen Wanrong replied to him in this way.
Chen Zairong stuck out his tongue: "Are you still my brother?"
Chen Wanrong rushed to the living room and saw Sima Chengzhen and his disciple sitting down, eating tea. When Chen Wanrong looked at him, Sima Chengzhen and his disciple were wearing a new Taoist robe, spotless and very clean.
The New Year has a great influence on the Chinese. Even Sima Chengzhen, who is not lingering in everything, has to wear a new dress to celebrate.
"Congratulations to Taoist priest on the New Year!" Chen Wanrong stepped forward to meet.
Sima Chengzhen put down the teacup, stood up and said, "Haha! I am here to celebrate the New Year for my friends!"
The two of them had seen the Li, and Chen Wanrong greeted his three apprentices again. After seeing the Li, Chen Wanrong smiled and said, "Master, the mansion has been repaired now, so you and several Taoist priests will move back. After a while, I will go to the Northland and cannot come back for a long time. I happened to discuss some things with the Taoist priest during this time."
Last time, the secret residence was burned down and it was a bit crowded when he lived in Zheng Mansion. After Sima Chengzhen joined the Military Arts Prison, he moved into the Military Arts Prison house.
After going to fight the Turks this time, no one can tell when they can finish it. If you fight well, you can complete it in three or two months. If you don’t fight well, you can only chase it to Mobei like Emperor Wu of Han back then, which will take years, and it may not be possible to finish it in one or two years.
It is certainly a pleasure to go to the battle, but Chen Wanrong didn't want to leave chemical engineering behind. The only thing that happened to Sima Chengzhen. Who said that he was the person Chen Wanrong thought was the most chemist?
When Sima Chengzhen heard the word "North" and realized that Chen Wanrong was going to go to war. If they wanted to move back, there must be a lot of things to explain. He smiled and said, "Since that's the case, I'm going to bother my friend again."
Chen Zairong said happily: "Master, you should have moved back long ago. In the past, I was in the East Palace and didn't have much time to go home. Now, I am in the artillery and I have to go home for more time, so I can listen to your old man's teachings at all times."
Chen Wanrong went straight to the topic and said, "Master Taoist, I will leave in another month or two. I don't think that after I left, there was no movement in the chemical industry. I had to ask the Master Taoist to do more work."
It would be fine if I didn't mention it. When I mentioned the word chemical engineering, Sima Chengzhen's calm nature disappeared. He said anxiously: "My friend, you have to pass on more chemical engineering to me. You can't cherish your secret skills."
How wonderful chemical engineering is, Sima Chengzhen, a great alchemist, would not have known it. He had long since eaten the marrow and realized the taste. Chen Wanrong said that he was to his preferences, which made him very happy.
Chen Wanrong smiled and said, "It is my honor to be in love with Taoist priests. There are many things that chemical engineering can do, and everything is of great use to the Tang Dynasty. However, if you want to make these things, you need to make sulfuric acid."
"Hasn't sulfuric acid been made?" Qingxu couldn't understand.
Chen Wanrong nodded and said, "Yes, we made sulfuric acid. However, the sulfuric acid produced by this method now is too little and not enough. Even if I want to make more glass, I can't do it. In addition to extracting sulfuric acid from the alum, sulfuric acid can also be made by other methods. This is what I want to tell the Taoist priest today. We should build a set of equipment to make sulfuric acid and make a lot of sulfuric acid."
"It's good, but there is one question, where is sulfuric acid used?" Sima Chengzhen hesitated a little: "Sulphuric acid can only treat graphite, it has no other use, right?"
Sulfuric acid is known as the "mother of industry". Without sulfuric acid, the comfort of life in modern society will decrease a lot. Of course, Sima Chengzhen didn't know about this, and it is normal to have such a question.
The first thing Chen Wanrong had to do was to let them know the huge uses of sulfuric acid. Only in this way would they spare no effort to do it, explaining: "The Taoist Master doesn't know that it is used to treat graphite, but it is just a small use of sulfuric acid. The Taoist Master has a heart to save the world and have excellent medical skills. May I ask the Taoist Master, can severe cold and heat be cured?"
Severe cold and heat disease is abusive disease, which is an incurable disease in ancient times. Sima Chengzhen sighed and said, "My friend, I can still do anything for other diseases. Only this severe cold and heat disease is helpless. If I could have a good medicine to treat this severe cold and heat disease, how good would it be!"
The abuse of illness took away countless lives. Many doctors worked hard for it and wanted to find a good medicine for treatment, but it was unavailable. Sima Chengzhen could not be sad.
Chen Wanrong continued: "The Taoist Master doesn't know that if there is sulfuric acid, he can make a good medicine to treat severe cold and heat."
"Is there really such a good medicine?" Not only Sima Chengzhen and his disciples said this, but also Zheng Qing.
They knew very well how harmful the disease was. When they heard this, they were surprised and their eyes fell to the ground.
Chen Wanrong said with great affirmation: "Yes, that's right. Moreover, this medicine is very common. I want to do it, but I can't do it now. I hope it can be done in the future. I will tell the Taoist priest to know. There is a kind of grass in the fields that is very smelly. We call it stinky artemisia. The medicine extracted from stinky artemisia can cure diseases."
Artemisinin extracted from stinky artemisinin can cure vicious abuse. This is the invention of the Chinese. During the U.S.-Vietnam War, in order to support Vietnam, China invested nearly 300,000 troops, engineering and technical personnel, drivers, and logistics personnel. Almost 5,000 people were sacrificed, and one thousand people were buried in the jungle of Vietnam.
Because Vietnam is particularly hot, the biggest problem for the soldiers who aided Vietnam is torture disease. Traditional quinine (or cinchona frost) cannot be cured, and China has to study new drugs. After years of hard work, artemisinin was finally extracted from the stinky artemisiae, curing the vicious abuse disease.
"Stinky Artemisia? Can it work if it's so smelly?" Zheng Qing, who has always supported Chen Wanrong, was the first to ask a question.
It is natural for stinky artemisia to cure diseases, but it is ignored. Once ignored, it has been thousands of years. The fundamental reason is that stinky artemisia is too smelly and not valued. If it weren't for the chance that people would discover this secret, stinky artemisia may still be ignored until now.
For example, there are too many people who think about this, Sima Chengzhen and Chen Zairong, who are here, also react like Zheng Qing.
"It's true!" Chen Wanrong said in an unquestionable tone.
Sima Chengzhen suddenly became anxious: "My friend, how can we make good medicine?"
Chapter completed!