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Chapter 223 Dragon Tiger Mountain Foreign Aid

"Since he is Xin'er's brother, Ji is not worried about anything!" God knew how reluctant Sima Ji was, so he simply wanted these two people to engage in business and should not have any bad things. He added a warning and decided to settle the matter.

At least for the moment, Jia's status in Luoyang is very stable, and later he was involved in the prince's revenge. Luoyang has 36 central imperial guards and is a top-notch strong army in the world. No vassal state can compete with the imperial guards. After Jia Nanfeng came to power, he did not play the role of reducing the vassal states, so naturally he would not cause a counterattack from the royal family. He is still in peace.

The relationship between the gentry and the royal family is now like a tangled twin body. The royal family is too strong, which is the Eight Kings Rebellion. But the royal family is not strong, so the gentry will undermine the imperial power. The Eastern Jin Dynasty is an example of the exact opposite of the Western Jin Dynasty. Sima Shao, the second emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, was controlled by many parties, and nothing happened.

Sima Ji obviously cannot attack himself, so he can only let others die and make room for himself to survive. The Hu people are external troubles, and the gentry is internal causes. He is very happy whoever dies.

Two groups of people were sent away one after another, and a notice appeared at the gate of Jicheng City, indicating that there was a vacant escort in the Yan Palace. It was time to make achievements. His Highness, the King of Yan, invited heroes from all over the world to enter the palace and participate in the grand ceremony.

In this period of the Jin Dynasty, there were many lonely tourists living in the mountains and wilderness, including heroes and swordsmen. All the major powerful vassals and royal gentry were recruiting these people for their own use. This was the case with Sima Jian in Guanzhong and Sima Yun in Huainan, and Sima Ji's move was of course not beyond the reach of Sima Ji.

Although in Sima Ji's eyes, such people are purely social unstable elements, he must learn from the Song Dynasty and extend an olive branch to these outlaws to serve as guards of the royal palace. He even set his goal outside the ban. As long as he can meet the standards, he will naturally be a hero who will not ask for the source.

After the notice was posted, the rest was to be the duty of the state ministers, and those who are skilled in the bow and horse were given priority. Anyway, since he ascended the throne, the matter of the seal on the country was one after another. I believe that the chief clerk, record the matter and record the matter, should have been used to it. Is the peace of the world still the style of the King of Yan? I have to find trouble even if I have nothing to do.

"What I want is not something like a glass cup, but I want a mirror. Do you understand? Yan Yan!" Sima Ji pinched the glass jewelry he just sent, and the colors and luster were very good. It can be seen that the Persian craftsmen did their best and deserved the favor of King Yan, but he really didn't need this thing.

If glazing is only used to make decorations, it is destined to stop there. In addition to the competitors of porcelain, don’t forget the Chinese jade culture. Various jades are not less beautiful than glazing, but are also stronger. With the impact of porcelain and jade, how can glazing become the mainstream?

"Mirror? The ministers always thought that Your Highness wanted to make jewelry to make profits!" Yan Yan was very surprised. His face was full of Your Highness, why did you look like this? If the King of Yan was not greedy for money in Yan Yan's heart, would he still be the King of Yan?

This shows how outstanding Sima Ji's reputation is now after a series of operations, even the ministers of the fiefdom see him this way.

"Is this? Of course it is also important!" Sima Ji was a little embarrassed. When he thought about it carefully, he seemed to give others this impression, so he did not let Wang Rong and Shi Chong be beautiful in the past. "But we can't just think of ways on the jewelry, but we still need a mirror. As for what it is for, I can let you see it with your own eyes."

"Go to Longhu Mountain and help me deliver a letter!" Sima Ji acted like a fairy-like and Taoist ritual. My great Jin Dynasty is the Taoist priest. Isn't metaphysics derived from Taoism?

Unfortunately, this immortal style is something ordinary people like Yan Yan cannot understand, but just bowed and said, "Yan Yan leaves!"

Of course, glass can make mirrors. During the Song Dynasty, Italy's glass industry was particularly developed, especially the glass produced in Venice is well-known all over the world. During the trial production of stained glass, they accidentally discovered that after adding manganese dioxide, the turbid glass liquid would become clear, thus inventing transparent glass.

Later, Italian glass craftsmen finally developed a practical glass mirror. They first pasted tin foil on the glass surface, and then poured mercury on it. Mercury is a liquid metal that can dissolve tin well. Then, a thin layer of tin and mercury alloy was formed on the glass. This tin amalgam has high strength and can stick tightly to the glass to become a real mirror.

Mercury appeared in China very early, and it was not a new thing to go to the Jin Dynasty. It was not difficult to obtain it at all. If it really didn't work, Sima Ji could also go to Longhu Mountain in person to discuss with the descendants of the Tianshi Mansion of Tianshi. Mercury is an important raw material for elixirs in Taoism, and those Taoists are not unfamiliar with them.

From the last time he saw the distiller in Sima Ji in the southern expedition, he was convinced that Longhu Mountain should have some potential to be tapped. He didn't reach out to his hand but Youzhou was too far from Longhu Mountain. Now he needed the other party. He naturally would not be humble with such shameless personality. King Yan was definitely doing good deeds. He just made Taoism more worthy of his reputation.

No matter how bad the mercury mirror is, it is better than the bronze mirror. As for the issue of mercury poisoning, it is not within the scope of the King of Yan’s consideration. There are always people who have to make sacrifices in the development of technology. Anyway, he will not sacrifice himself, so he will sacrifice others.

At best, the Central Plains have not lacked people since ancient times. The King of Yan can use more manpower to rotate to reduce the possibility of poisoning. As for the remaining ones due to current conditions, he cannot do too much.

There is another more important reason for paying attention to glass, vegetables! In this era, even if Sima Ji led the army to grab the whole world, he could not make out the plastic. In winter, the King of Yan had already lived up to the life of stewing meat under stew. It was not a big deal to always use pickled vegetables to fill the number. He had to think of a way.

Sima Ji wanted to build a modern vegetable greenhouse. It was definitely impossible to make plastic in ancient times, but as long as the glass mirror is in hand, the vegetable greenhouse can still be built, which is nothing more than a cost issue. The cost issue has never been a problem in the eyes of the gentry of the Jin Dynasty. As long as someone is the first to do it, they dare to follow it.

The environment here in Youzhou can barely take root in the glass greenhouse. If it really doesn’t work, just hit the ground dragon and burn coal to increase the temperature. There are always more ways than difficulties. What are he afraid of when Jingxi Coal Mine is in hand? Unfortunately, it is impossible for the glass greenhouse to defeat the temperature in the Northeast. The weather here in Youzhou is almost the limit of the glass greenhouse.

Now Sima Ji cannot just rely on Persian craftsmen. He must also absorb some nutrients in the country. In this way, Longhu Mountain fell into the sight of the King of Yan. When the people of Jicheng were recruiting guards for the King of Yan's mansion, the fast horses heading to Longhu Mountain had already set off.

Thousands of peaks compete for beauty, thousands of valleys compete for flowing. Waterfalls fly across the river, vines hang upside down. According to legend, the Tianshi Zhang Ling and his disciples traveled from Huai to Dahu Lake, went up the Xinjiang River, went upstream along the Luxi River, and went upstream to Longhu Mountain. Seeing strange peaks and strange rocks on both sides, it looked like a fairyland. So he abandoned his boat and went ashore, built a hut to refine elixirs. The elixir was formed and the dragon and tiger appeared. Therefore, Longhu Mountain was named.

Longhu Mountain has winding paths, ding streams, beautiful scenery, Elephant Trunk Mountain, Fairy Cave, Screw Peak, and high mountains in the sky. However, it is not as lively as it was later generations, but this does not mean that Longhu Mountain is not very famous in the Jin Dynasty.

The ability of Tianshidao to cause storms during the Three Kingdoms period itself proves its own influence. Zhang Hua, who is now a descendant of Zhang Liang, is still a descendant of Zhang Liang, and it just so happened that Tianshidao was also a descendant of Zhang Liang. In ancient times, he paid so much attention to his background and even Zhang Hua regarded the descendants of Tianshidao as his own family.

After some search, the guards of the Yan Prince's Mansion finally found Zhang Zhaocheng, the fifth generation of Tianshidao Tianshidao. At this time, Zhang Zhaocheng was sitting upright in the room, as if he was wandering around in the sky. In fact, he was listening to the purpose of the guards below, and then nodded silently and opened Sima Ji's letter, which showed his respect for Zhang Zhaocheng in detail and sincerely, and thanked him for his help during the Nanzheng period.

When Zhang Zhaocheng was reading the letter, the guards who came here were also looking up at the immortal figure in the mouth of the village at the foot of the mountain. They were indeed kind-hearted and had a kind-hearted temperament, which was heartbreaking to see.

"The King of Yan is very loving!" Zhang Zhaocheng said slowly, "But I am over 70 years old and I am determined to be the Tao and cannot travel far. I can let my disciples go to Youzhou with the guards. This disciple has followed me for many years and has mastered my skills. I should help the King of Yan fulfill what he thought!"

Zhang Zhaocheng's expression remained unchanged when he spoke. He was known for being dull when he was young, and at this age he was devoted to the Tao. Of course, it is very important to spread the influence of the Tao of the Heavenly Master, but it is not what he should have done.

Furthermore, after Zhang Lu, Tianshidao did not go out to fight against the court himself, but maintained a close and separated attitude. He lived a semi-hermit life. Before the guards could persuade him, Zhang Zhaocheng summoned a Taoist priest in his forties and said, "Take the most important things and classics in his family to Youzhou!"

"Yes!" The middle-aged Taoist priest was also very proud of his words. After agreeing, he retreated and prepared to pack up and set off.

"This sergeant can rest assured that this person is my disciple and has obtained all my skills. If he cannot solve the problem, even if I come forward, there is no way. Just tell the King of Yan directly." Seeing that there was still hesitation in the guard's eyes, Zhang Zhaocheng spoke slowly.
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