Chapter 105: Dragon Brain

Because after the winery affairs were straightened out, the county magistrate's performance evaluation immediately became popular. Now coupled with the achievements in land reclamation, this is a sudden benefit, and it is necessary to increase Changyang Beng's daily limit. Originally, there was only a five-point certainty of the general judgment position.

Now it suddenly becomes a sure thing!

As a result, in three days, hundreds of acres of mountains and forests in the swamp area were all named Su, and money was spent. Well, it's a barren mountain.

The document was settled, and as soon as the officials left, Hachigong started to gather people: "Third brother, the mountain pond is filled with water again! Fifth brother, gather people immediately, men and women, all come to me! This winter, our Su family is destined to

I have no time to spare!”

The vigorous development of Kerongli Rice Terraces has begun...

Before the water receded, a dam was built along the water's edge, and then earth was dug uphill from the bank and filled in on the downhill slope to create a flat dam. This is the second layer of field soil and the third layer of field soil. Just wait until the water recedes to clear the swamp.

The manure is dug out and filled in. This is one hundred and fifty acres of paddy field!

From now on, we will build two floors towards the mountain every year, all the way to the top of the mountain!

Of course, this was Hachigong's grand blueprint, Su You quickly interrupted: "No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. It's time-consuming and laborious to open fields in the mountains. We don't need it. It's enough to open tea gardens, tung trees, and camphor groves."

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Hachigong disagreed: "Hachigong of Xiangzhanglin has prepared it for you a long time ago, and is just waiting for you to start reading. Hachigong will give you each a book box!"

Uh...you old man always thinks so long-term! Su You was both touched and funny. What if no one who has studied has published it for decades?

"The forest on the hill behind the ancestral hall is your property?"

"Ah, there are no others in Bagong. This forest is reserved for you from now on."

"Hachi, you are rich..."

"Hehehe, Hachiko doesn't have that kind of fate, but Xiaoyou, your horoscopes are amazing..."

I'm too lazy to talk to Hachigong. Before I see something, everything I say is false.

Back home, Su You also began to summon his children: "In the camphor forest behind the mountain, the leaves have fallen thickly. Go and collect them."

The little mouse skinny boy is now Su You's number one loyal dog. He will do everything right with Su You, because his parents have said so!

So those who have some leisure time in the village are probably the elderly in their respective families.

Well, that must be after feeding the chickens and ducks.

In later generations, the primary product of camphor oil was extracted by farmers in southern Sichuan at home. This was not difficult at all.

The technology is almost the same as that of distilling liquor. Now that we have a big pot, things are easier to handle.

The yield is destined not to be too high, but the advantage is that there is no need to cut down the trees, only the leaves can be used.

Su You estimated the oil yield rate to be about one percent, which was twice as bad as that of later generations.

The variety of camphor tree is not ordinary camphor, and it is also very different from later generations of camphor. Su You has never seen it.

However, after putting the hot camphor oil bottle into cold water to condense, a lot of flaky crystals were obtained underneath. Shi Wei recognized it at a glance when she took it out: "Brother Xiaoyou, this is borneol! It's so expensive..."

This crystal is also different from later generations of camphor. Su You originally wanted to make moth balls, but unexpectedly got this thing. It seems to be a problem with the tree species.

When it was time for dinner, everyone came back. The ancestors of the Shi family were rich. When he saw the snow-white crystals in the small bowl, he put his nose to the nose and smelled: "Dipterocarps? Why does it look like this? Is there a noble person in the family?"

Shi Wei said: "Brother Xiaoyou made it! I told him it was very expensive and he still didn't believe it."

Su You said: "This is crystal, and there are many that cannot crystallize... uh, borneol oil."

Shi Fu found it incredible: "Can this thing be made? How is it possible?!"

Su You smiled and said: "Don't listen to Wei'er's nonsense. Of course this thing can't be made for no reason. It is extracted from the leaves of the camphor tree on the back mountain."

Shi Fu handed the thing to Su You: "Put it away quickly. This thing is extremely valuable. In the early years of Taizu, King Wuyue came to court. Hong Jin was uneasy and sent his son to pay tribute, including ten thousand catties of frankincense and three thousand catties of ivory. This dragon

Brain...guess how much tribute was paid?"

Shi Wei replied: "A few hundred kilograms!"

Su You was surprised by the three thousand kilograms of ivory: "How many elephants must be killed..."

Shi Fu ignored Su Youwailou and stretched out his hand: "Five kilograms! The total tribute of borneol was only five kilograms! If you do the math, you will know how valuable the borneol is!"

"Furthermore, borneol is mostly secreted from tree gum, or produced in the wood after lightning strikes wild trees. Its texture is like amber, and it is not as pure as the one you make."

Hachiko also came back and put down his hoe: "The hoe you made, Hengzhi, is really easy to use... What is this thing?"

Su You asked: "Bagong, what kind of camphor tree is there on the back mountain?"

Hachiko said: "Biocamphor, a good material from the camphor tree, is great for making the furniture in the study free of bugs. You will be going to school next year. I will ask someone to cut down a few roots tomorrow and come back to do it first."

Here, I’ll pack a book box for Xiaoyou for the new year..."

Shi Fu and Su You jumped up in fright: "Don't!"

Hachiko was startled: "What happened?"

Shi Fu held up the small bowl: "Hachi, do you know how much this is?"

Hachiko said: "Is it another thing made by Xiaoyou? It looks similar to snow salt..."

Shi Fu laughed loudly: "A nose is more expensive than snow, salt, and gold. Let's just judge this bowl. The official price is more than enough!"

Hachigong was really frightened. All he could think about these days was the land: "This is four acres of good land?!"

Shi Fu took another porcelain bottle: "There is also this one, let's count it as a pound, hahaha, half price of borneol, thirty guan."

Seeing Hachigong swaying a little, Su You quickly helped him sit on the chair: "Hachigong, I said you are rich, right?"

Hachiko's eyes were a little straight: "I'm getting rich... I'm getting rich..."

Shi Fu laughed loudly: "It is said that the Su family has the least rich family fortune in Jiangqing. Hahaha, it turns out that the property is all in the fields. This is such a happy event, Hachigong, why don't you spend a bottle of good wine today?

That doesn’t make sense!”

Hachiko finally came to his senses: "How about one bottle! Today we will each have a bottle!"

Su You was also very happy: "There are still three to four hundred kilograms of pure copper at home. When Shitong's calamine arrives, we will melt some to make brass sheets, wrap the steamer, and make distillation tubes! From now on, this will be Hachiko's industry.

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Hachiko was really happy that night and drank a little too much. When he went to bed, he muttered to himself: "More than thirty years ago, Huan'er went to school and packed a box once, and then Xun Laosan, hahaha, and then Shi'er

Zhe'er, now it's Xiaoyou's turn, there's no need to chop down trees...hehehe...good...getting better and better..."

After serving Hachigong well, Su You came out softly and experimented with the lichen-soaked paper with Shi Wei.

Lime water and diluted green vitriol oil were used in the experiment. When Shi Wei reached the sixth experiment, Shi Wei whispered in surprise: "Brother Xiaoyou, the paper has turned red!"

Su You also experimented with the eighth type, but there was no reaction. Hearing this, he came over and said, "Weier, you are lucky! Try it with lime water!"

Shi Wei dipped a porcelain rod into the lime water and tried it: "Huh? It's blue this time!"

Su You hugged Shi Wei and started jumping up and down: "Hahahaha! Okay! It worked. Weier, you are such a lucky star!"

Shi Wei asked curiously: "Brother Xiaoyou, what is this?"

Su You said proudly: "This is a test paper, a test paper that can test pH! Finally we found it! Let me take a look..."

Open the notebook: "Hmm...Sample No. 14, found location: On the big rock by the waterside of the Bamboo Forest in the back mountain; Discoverer, why is there a mouse drawn here?!"

Shi Wei chuckled and said, "It's just a mouse. I still can't write the word mouse, so I drew a mouse instead!"

Su You laughed loudly: "Yes, Wei'er is smart, we will ask him to take us there tomorrow!"

Su You got up early the next day, caught the mice, and went up the mountain with Shi Wei to collect lichens.

When the three of them came back after collecting a large basket full, Shi Wei saw a awning boat parked on the glass river below: "Hey, we have another guest at home."

When I got home, I saw Cheng Wenying, accompanied by Shi Tong, Su Shi, Hagong and Shi Fu.

When Cheng Wenying saw Shi Wei and Su You, he laughed dryly: "Now that you have a wife, your heart will have no limits..."

Su You hurriedly brought Shi Wei forward to greet him: "Uncle-in-law...Uncle-in-law, don't make trouble! I haven't seen my nephew for many days, and I really...well, I miss him very much."

Cheng Wenying chuckled again: "You were wrong? How many good things have you gotten for Old Man Shi in the past few days since you came back? Over there at the bookstore... If Old Man Shi hadn't sent someone to tell him overnight, I wouldn't have known you were in Kelong.
Chapter completed!