Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 124 Xie Laoliu finally has his own little nest

Before the paint on the piano dried, Xie Yan started writing a paper.

The paper had nothing to do with the piano, but a request to change the length and weight units in the scientific community.

If the twelve-tone equal temperament is allowed to be used on a large scale (the court does not care if it is used on a small scale), it would be like opening a loophole in weights and measures.

Then, the opportunity to modify the scientific length and weight units could be proposed.

The paper was written but not published for the time being, and Xie Yan wrote to other scientists to discuss how to modify the units and their benefits.

Time passed in one letter after another, and in a blink of an eye it was the season for peonies to bloom.

Inside and outside Luoyang City, there was a sea of ​​flowers everywhere.

Even on the balconies of those high-rise residential buildings outside the city, there were many blooming peonies. The officials roared along the street, not allowing flower pots to be placed on the railings, because every year people were killed by them.

"Sir, please accept this flower."

Li Dunshi came to the door with a pot of peony: "Although this pot is not precious, it was carefully selected, dug and transplanted by my students in the mountains."

Xie Yan smiled and said: "You are thoughtful, it looks good."

Zhu Tangxi said: "It is also a rare exotic flower in the market."

Li Dunshi bowed and said: "Sir and... Your Highness don't mind."

He wanted to call her his wife, but was afraid that it would be too abrupt.

Xie Yan asked: "Do you really want to drop out of school?"

Li Dunshi said: "It is important to know yourself. Although the student is diligent, if he works harder, he may be promoted to the inner dormitory. But it is only promoted to the inner dormitory, and it is almost impossible to be promoted to the upper dormitory."

"It's better to come out and work early." Xie Yan nodded.

Selling Qin Guo cement patent authorization by province, Xie Yan sold it to seven provinces last year, and sold it to two provinces during this period.

However, only the basic formula and process are sold.

If you want to make better quality cement, you must combine local mineral materials and conduct more detailed experimental analysis. This costs extra money!

Some merchants don't care, but some merchants want to buy this upgraded service.

Xie Yan couldn't go by himself, so he asked Li Dunshi to go and get the money and split it 40% to 60%.

Xie Yan took 60% and Li Dunshi took 40%.

Li Dunshi followed Xie Yan to do the experiment last year. He knew how to do it. He would leave for Zhejiang in two days.

Li Dunshi already had his own life plan. He wanted to be an expert in cement production. Because Xie Yan said that Qin cement can be further improved.

Xie Yan suddenly said: "Different environments and different uses require different cements, and the ingredients can be slightly adjusted. For example, when building a lighthouse on the seashore, the corrosion resistance of cement must be stronger. You can follow this path in the future."

"Thank you for your teachings, sir!" Li Dunshi bowed quickly, grateful for this.

Xie Yan said: "Don't neglect chemistry. It will help you in your future research on cement."

Li Dunshi said: "Students should remember this. Students will continue to study the new version of chemistry textbooks on their own. Students will also subscribe to each issue of chemical journals. In the future, when the Imperial College publishes chemistry textbooks, students will also buy them to study on their own."

"Excellent," Xie Yan nodded with satisfaction, "As long as you don't stop learning, you may be awarded the title of bachelor in the future for improving cement."

Li Dunshi thanked him again for his encouragement, and after chatting for a while, he left.

Xie Yan sent him to the door, walked back and said to the princess: "This student is very down-to-earth and hardworking, and he will definitely make a difference in the future. It's a pity that he is not talented enough, so I'm afraid his achievements will be limited."

"That's not bad," Zhu Tangxi said with a smile, "It's impossible for everyone to be as talented as Liu Lang."

Xie Yan said: "How can you praise your husband like this? If you praise me a few more times, I will be proud and conceited."

In the eyes of lovers, beauty is everywhere. Zhu Tangxi felt that her lover was perfect, and there was no second one in the world. She said affectionately: "I'm just telling the truth. There has only been one 17-year-old Furong scholar since the founding of the Ming Dynasty."

"I'm 18 years old this year." Xie Yan sighed.

Before he traveled through time, he was still coping with the college entrance examination.

Now, at the age of 18, he is already married, about to have his first child, and has two maids.

Zhu Tangxi smiled and said: "There is a Royal Society Grand Prize selection this year. Liu Lang will definitely win the gold medal and be awarded a title by the court. The title of Bachelor will be at least one level higher. Hehe, the 18-year-old Rose Bachelor."

Improving cement and inventing a ball mill, these achievements were deliberately suppressed, otherwise the Royal Society would not know how to arrange Xie Laoliu this year.

Xie Yan helped the princess take a walk, and not far away he saw a male servant carrying something over.

"Where are you going to renovate?" Xie Yan asked.

Zhu Tangxi said: "Vacate the embroidery building and transform it into Liu Lang's bedroom. Liu Lang is the male owner of the family, and he must have his own bedroom."

This is to give Xie Yan a private place, so that he can invite maids to sleep with him and have fun.

After all, it was not convenient for Xie Yan to sleep with the maid at the princess' place, and it was also inappropriate for him to spend the night in the maid's yard every time.

In addition, Xie Yan had his own bedroom, which could eliminate his feeling of being dependent on others.

Xie Yan understood all this and was quite moved. He stopped and hugged the princess and said, "The embroidery building has been changed to my bedroom. Where will my sister work as a maid in the future?"

Zhu Tangxi smiled and said, "There are plenty of places for women to work in the inner house. The place where you and I sleep cannot be too far apart. The embroidery building was the closest to my bedroom. You usually sleep at my place. If you want to invite a maid to sleep with you, go back to your own bedroom."

"Aren't you jealous, sister?" Xie Yan kissed her forehead.

Zhu Tangxi snuggled into her lover's arms: "Liu Lang has me in his heart, and he will definitely not let me down. I like that piano piece very much, and I have changed it to play the guqin. Every time I play it, I can feel the lingering love in the piece."

Xie Yan was deeply moved when he heard this.

Mr. Beethoven, thank you so much!

Zhu Tangxi took Xie Yan to the original embroidery building to observe the renovation project on site.

In fact, there is nothing to change, just the plaque of the attic has been changed. From now on, this exclusive territory of Xie Yan, Zhu Tangxi personally named it "Danhuai Building".

Xie Yan looked at the hanging plaque and asked: "What does this Danhuai Building mean?"

"I know that Liu Lang lives a simple life, does not pursue those fame and fortune, and has the world in his heart," Zhu Tangxi said, "clear heart and calm mind, only billions of years. The vast number of living beings, don't be too unfortunate."

"Sister is so knowledgeable." Xie Yan hurriedly flattered her.

He was actually thinking: I also like fame and fortune. You named the place where I live Danhuai Building. Are you trying to make me indifferent and live a life of luxury?

This is a two-story building, but there are many rooms upstairs and downstairs.

Zhu Tangxi pointed to the upstairs and said, "Liu Lang's bedroom is on the second floor. He can see my bedroom by opening the window. We can each lie in front of the window and wave and say hello from a distance. It's really fun to think about it."

"It's really fun."

No mistake, one post, one content, one 6, one 9, one book, one bar, take a look!

A picture appeared in Xie Yan's mind. He opened the window and chatted with the princess in the air, and Qingluan and Zifeng knelt below and talked nonsense.

Hehe, the princess can't see it!

I am such a clever kid.

Oh, forget it, the princess is very good to me, I can't cheat and let her down like this.

Just call the princess together.

Zhu Tangxi said: "The maids on duty, one lives in the outer room of the bedroom upstairs, and two live in the temporary maid room downstairs. Daiyu and Baochai were brought by Liu Lang, they can live downstairs permanently, and the study is not far from their room."

Xie Yan sighed, the princess sister is so good, everything has been considered.

Even the study was moved here.

Zhu Tangxi continued: "I thought about it carefully, since Zifeng and Qingluan are the first to follow me. If they give birth to children in the future, they can all be taken as concubines. But only the two of them can be concubines, and no one else is allowed to be taken in in the future."

"I listen to my sister." Xie Yan said hurriedly.

Zhu Tangxi already had a comprehensive plan: "Daiyu and Baochai were brought by Liu Lang himself. Xiren was also bought by me specifically for Liu Lang. Liu Lang can do whatever he wants with the three of them. But if Liu Lang wants any of the other maids to sleep with him, he must let me know first."

Xie Yan leaned close to her ear and said, "From now on, I will sleep in my sister's room for at least 20 days every month. I'm afraid that my sister won't like me if I haven't been with her for too long."

"You still have some conscience," Zhu Tangxi was very happy to hear, "Let's talk about it after the child is born. You can have fun as you like during this time."

Xie Yan strolled around here. Although he used to come here often, he was obviously in a different mood at this moment.

No matter how generous the princess was, Xie Yan was still living under someone else's roof. Because everything here belonged to the princess, and the prince consort had no private place of his own.

Other prince consorts had their own private houses, which were generally chosen near the princess's house, and the farthest ones were even separated by half of Luoyang City. They had concubines and male and female servants in their private houses. They were the real masters and could do whatever they wanted.

Xie Yan, however, did not have that kind of freedom. He had to discuss everything with the princess.

Now, he finally had his own little building.

Woo woo woo woo, it was so humble to say that.

Zhu Tangxi watched Xie Yan turning around like a child waiting for a toy, and her mood became relaxed and happy.

Xie Yan was thinking about getting a few bigger quilts.

Although the bed was big enough for three people to sleep, the quilt was always pulled away by Qingluan, and Zifeng had woken up from the cold several times.

After the princess sister gave birth to the child and her body recovered for a while, she could find a chance to coax her. When she had insomnia in the past few years, she often slept with Qingluan, and she should not be too resistant to Qingluan's company.

With Qingluan and I accompanying her, the princess sister must sleep better.

Just as Xie Yan was thinking about how to repay the princess's friendship, a letter from the Royal Society arrived.

Probably about the reform of the bachelor's title.

Starting this year, there are two major categories of bachelors, liberal arts and science, which are further divided into several minor categories of bachelors.

The previously issued bachelor jade pendants will not be taken back, but the bachelor title will be changed and a new jade pendant will be issued. The appearance of the new bachelor waist badge will be slightly adjusted according to the type of bachelor.

And the regulations will be changed. From now on, the bachelor title can only be evaluated once every two years. No matter how great the contribution is, it is not allowed to be temporarily selected as a bachelor.

Zhu Tangxi couldn't help laughing after reading the letter: "Liu Lang, I'm afraid these changes of the Royal Society are all to deal with you. Haha, your academic and invention results are too fast, which obviously has disrupted their position."

"Let them change it," Xie Yan came up with an idea, "I want to take all the bachelor jade pendants. This time I can negotiate with them not to upgrade my bachelor level, just make up the lowest level of Yaoyu Bachelor."

Zhu Tangxi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Her husband was good in everything, but he had a bad taste from time to time. Like a child!

However, she liked it very much.

How bad can a person with a childlike innocence be? Such a man would be the best husband.

Zhu Tangxi looked towards the direction of the palace and murmured to himself: "I wonder when Mr. Yang will finish practicing the piano. I can't wait to make that song spread throughout Luoyang City."