jdhmnovel Chapter 869 The arena is not about fighting and killing
Chapter 869 The arena is not about fighting and killing
"This is the School of Chemical Engineering."
"The most important thing right now is to fractionate the oil."
Because of the wristwatch and pocket watch incident, Yang Shaofeng now finds Li Shanchang extremely displeasing, and inevitably becomes somewhat rude and displeased when introducing the School of Chemical Engineering.
"Li Xiang must know something about oil, right?"
"Although it looks dark and sticky, that stuff is as valuable as gold."
"Even using the simplest and most primitive distillation methods, several different oils and residues can be obtained."
Li Shanchang didn't care about Yang Shaofeng's attitude.
It's normal to get a cold shoulder from Yang the madman.
That's how capable people are.
It's much better to express your dissatisfaction directly than to be someone who harbors deep thoughts.
Besides, Yang the Madman is only afraid of his mother-in-law. He's even willing to cheat people to get ahead. What's a little attitude towards me now?
After all, it was I who tricked him first.
Li Shanchang stroked his beard and laughed, "As for oil, I can only say that I know a little bit about it, so I won't embarrass myself in front of you, Master Fang."
As soon as Li Shanchang finished speaking, Zhu Biao immediately knew something was wrong.
Li Xiang's words were originally a self-deprecating remark.
but!
Li Xiang, Li Xiang, do you think it's possible that you know a little about oil, and your brother-in-law also knows a little about oil?
Your unwillingness to embarrass yourself in front of the Fang family is a veiled criticism of your brother-in-law.
Of course, I know you definitely don't have that intention.
However, some people are very magnanimous, and he might misinterpret things.
You've already offended him, and now you're doing this again.
So, you think you have too much hair?
as predicted.
Just as Zhu Biao was secretly complaining, Yang Shaofeng said with a dark face, "My father-in-law once raised a question: is there anything good that can replace the steam engine?"
Li Shanchang and Zhu Biao immediately perked up their ears.
Yang Shaofeng continued, "The best thing that can replace the steam engine is this black gold right here."
"As far as I know, different oil products distilled from petroleum have very different parameters such as flash point, explosion point, and ignition value."
"Several of them can be used as fuel."
"The piston can be driven by the explosive force produced by the combustion of this thing itself."
"More powerful than a steam engine."
The more Yang Shaofeng spoke, the brighter Li Shanchang's eyes became.
An old man in his sixties, whose eyesight was already failing, suddenly had a glint of light in his eyes.
Li Shan, stroking his beard, asked directly, "Could the Prince Consort elaborate?"
Yang Shaofeng revealed a wicked grin: "I only know a little about this stuff, so I won't embarrass myself in front of the Fang family."
As Yang Shaofeng finished speaking, Li Shanchang was completely stunned.
He first mentioned his father-in-law, and then referred to himself as his nephew.
So, they first tried to build connections, then laid an ambush for me here?
Li Shanchang blinked blankly, his breath stuck in his chest, unable to go up or down.
After a long while, Li Shanchang said with a dark and sour face, "Take it slow. Let's get the steam engine working first, then we can talk about the oil."
After a slight pause, Li Shanchang looked at Yang Shaofeng and asked, "Does Your Highness know where there is oil?"
Yang Shaofeng was slightly taken aback and asked in return, "What does Prime Minister Li want to do?"
Li Shanchang chuckled coldly and said through gritted teeth, "Steam engines require large amounts of coal and steel."
"Wouldn't this wonderful thing that could replace the steam engine require even more steel and oil?"
"I can't be like some people who, whenever they feel a little uncomfortable, think about making things difficult for others every day."
"I have to think about coal, steel, and oil for some people."
"Simply put, some people are responsible for starting things up, and I'm in charge of cleaning up their messes."
"Look at my hair! It's fallen out so much in the last few years!"
"Am I right?"
"Good nephew?"
I can't do anything to you, Yang the Madman.
But I can take my anger out on those barbarians first!
Especially those barbarians who dared to establish a kingdom on the oil fields of the Ming Dynasty!
If we can't crush them this year, then we'll do it next year!
Yang Shaofeng ignored Li Shanchang's gritted teeth and sarcastic tone.
"The Western Regions, especially a little further west, including the Seljuk Turks, the Timurid Khanate, and the Ottoman Empire."
"Their oil is like it's free there."
"You can dig out oil just by grabbing a shovel and digging a few times."
"There's more oil than water."
Yang Shaofeng smacked his lips and said with regret, "It's a pity that our Great Ming doesn't even have many oil fields in our own territory."
"Not to mention the difficulty of extraction, the key issue is that the little oil produced is barely enough for now, but in the future it may not even be enough to fill a tooth gap."
"What if our generation runs out of oil? Tsk tsk, won't our descendants have nothing left to mine?"
Li Shanchang ignored Yang Shaofeng and instead began to ponder the Timurid Khanate and the Ottoman Empire.
Are either of these two teams capable of competing?
There should be none.
With Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Lan Yu, and Li Wenzhong as a team, defeating them would be as easy as beating a dog.
But then Li Shanchang felt something was off.
Jianghu is not about fighting and killing.
We can't just keep shouting about completely wiping out the Ottomans and the Timurid Khanate.
After all, these are all remote and impoverished areas, mostly desert, where farming is a difficult task.
The most logical approach would have been to first send an envoy to demand that the Ottomans and the Timurid Khanate submit to the Ming Dynasty and pay tribute.
If they agree to become vassals and pay tribute, then oil will be a "local product" for them, and its price will be determined by the Ming Dynasty.
If one does not agree to become a vassal and refuses to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty, then one is disobeying the emperor's rule.
Only then will Xu Da and Chang Yuchun make their appearance.
Li Shanchang stroked his beard and said, "Your Honglu Temple side should prepare to send out two travelers."
"It's the kind that you took to the capital from Ningyang County, Prince Consort."
"We'll arrange for them to visit the Timurid Khanate and the Ottoman Empire later."
Yang Shaofeng immediately perked up.
For the Ming Dynasty, securing the support of the Timurid Khanate and the Ottoman Empire was of extraordinary significance.
Geographically, these two territories, together with Rinan County and Jiugang Pacification Commissioner's Office, could control the entire passage between Eurasia.
From the perspective of the land resources themselves, both of these areas belong to oil-producing regions where oil is cheaper than water.
Occupying these two territories means that the Ming Dynasty will never have to worry about oil shortages.
If we want to develop internal combustion engines, even if the technology of the Ming Dynasty is not up to standard, we can still adopt a large displacement, high fuel consumption solution to achieve the goal of "powerful bricks flying".
Just as Yang Shaofeng was pondering this, Li Shanchang turned to look at the group of officials and instructed the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture: "Later, arrange for some people to study that desert thing and see how to grow crops in the desert."