Chapter 142 Preliminary Progress
Li said in a very relaxed mood: "Yan Liben is worthy of being a painting saint, and his flower expression skills are quite proficient.
The outline lines of the clothes and patterns are round and smooth, and are tough, smooth but not slippery, and not stagnant. The expressions and behaviors of the main characters are lifelike, and the portrayals can convey the charm more vividly. The images are decorated with smudges, such as the wrinkles of the boots worn by the characters, which make them look very three-dimensional. The colors of the whole scroll are thick and pure, and large areas of red and green blocks are arranged interlaced, which is rich and rhythmic and vivid visual effects.
There are stories about the small seal script of Zhang Youzhi, a painter in the Dynasty, and there are also two lines of inscriptions written by Li Daozhi and Li Deyu of the Tang Dynasty when he "re-installed" him. These are all treasures!"
"Madam, today there are books and paintings. Let's not let the official imperial compliments be used to appreciate them. How about it? "
"Brother Li's words are reasonable!" Zhan Du couldn't help but agree.
Li Wan nodded in agreement and asked someone to take out the words "Dragon" in the lyrics mentioned by the official family.
"It is indeed the thin gold body of the official family. The pen is lively and fast, and the handwriting is thin and vigorous, so it is thin without losing its flesh. The official family's calligraphy and painting skills are better than the past and the present, and it is true!"
The few people almost forgot to eat food, and lingered in front of several calligraphy and paintings, and couldn't stop tasting.
Gao Shize, Cao Sheng, Liu Yi, and Cao Yan were old acquaintances. They were also very happy to say that they were even more praised when talking about the top scholar building in the capital.
There was only one Dong Cai left in the chief, and he was very bored and he didn't understand calligraphy and painting, so he couldn't express his opinions; Gao Shize and several others did not talk to him, which made him very bored.
He was just bored, and the Gao Xian below was frightened. This Gao Chong really got the imperial criticism of the Dragon in the Ci? How did this trick come about!
Han Shizhong and others sat together with Niu Gao, Shao Yun and others, and they were also very happy to talk.
This time, one of them lasted for nearly two hours, but just half an hour later, Dong Cai couldn't hold on and said he was unwell and said goodbye and left.
Li did not try to keep Gao Anbai and let him go out to see him off. Dong Cai and Dong Wen were so angry that they came out of Yanfeng Tower. As a result, they saw Shi Tong evading here and scolded: "You guy boast about how powerful you are, why can't you even hold an unknown person today?"
"Sir, we can't afford to offend the Gao family! Do you know who the treasure was just given? It's Zhao Bangjie, the general leader of Green Forest of Hebei West Road! Our Five Yue Villages are also known as one of the 72 villages in Hebei, but the difference between them is not a little bit worse than others!"
"Can you be sure it's Zhao Bangjie?" Dong Cai's eyes flashed and he shouted loudly.
"That's wrong! I've attended the Green Forest Conference, of course I know them!"
"Okay! You can't make this happen, just send someone to stare at it! Humph! The Gao family actually colluded with the Green Forest robbers. Those two paintings are robbers. Let's see how I deal with you. Let's go!"
Dong Cai said viciously, then took his brother to look at the lively Yanfenglou, turned around and disappeared into the darkness.
Gao Chong didn't know what happened in the Gao family at all; he was very happy these days. After more than ten days of exploration, the improvement of gunpowder was finally completed. According to his vision, the size of the Sky Thunder finally shrank to the size of the fist, and it would not reduce its power.
Du Cun, Song Xin and Ma Yuan were now impressed by this office. Now they had no doubts anymore and had begun to add metal powder to experiment with the flame effect of the fireworks according to Gao Chong's request.
This huge progress finally made Gao Chong breathe a sigh of relief, and he could explain to the three emperors.
Seeing that the birthday celebration hall, which was already half past a month, was about to begin, and he had not made any progress here for a long time. How could you not be in a hurry?
Several princes sent people to inquire about the progress almost every day, which made Gao Chong secretly anxious.
Seeing that it was already dark outside, Gao Chong knew it was getting late and smiled at everyone, "Everyone, thank you for your hard work during this period, but finally made progress. Today I am treating guests at the Zhuangyuan Building, so everyone must enjoy the glory."
Zhuangyuan Building has been incredible for a while, who doesn’t know about Kaifeng City? However, the things there are a bit expensive and cannot be afforded by craftsmen like them.
When they heard that Gao Chong was going to treat him at the Zhuangyuan Building, everyone burst into cheers, and then quickly packed up and followed Gao Chong away.
Gao Chong brought all the officials and master craftsmen from the Gunpowder Bureau, and a total of 19 people arrived at the Zhuangyuan Building. They went directly to the Fugui Hall on the third floor, and the decoration inside was stunned by these people.
When the food was served, their eyes became even more straight, and they picked up their chopsticks one by one and started to swallow them voraciously.
The meal lasted for more than an hour, and everyone was already full of food and food. They thanked Gao Chong with satisfaction and left.
"Ruyi, why are you sad today? Is there something wrong?" Gao Chong saw that Liu Ruyi was a little anxious, so he stayed in the end to keep this right-hand assistant.
"Our official, our business has been much different during this period, so I want to remind you."
"Oh, I said the lobby was a little deserted when I came today. Do you know why?"
"Officials, we have been in a very glorious period of time, and we have suppressed Fan Lou and Pan Lou a little dismal. They have also made moves. Pan Lou is so shameless. They have found the storyteller and secretly learned our Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Now they have begun to talk about it."
Gao Chong frowned slightly. There were no patents or copyrights in ancient times, and even if he went to Kaifeng Prefecture, he could not win.
"Where is Fanlou? What are Fanlou's actions?"
"Fanlou is even more terrifying. They actually invited the previous head of the hall, Li Shishi. It is said that Li Shishi will perform in Fanlou in three days, and almost all the people in Kaifeng Prefecture went crazy. They all ran to Fanlou."
Gao Chong took a breath and said, "I heard that the official is a forbidden body. How brave is Fan Lou? Just let her come out to perform again?"
"Grandma Li, this lady Li is a person who values friendship. If she insists on coming out to help, no one can stop her. The matter between her and the official family is just a rumor, and no one has seen her before?"
Gao Chong nodded and said, "I understand. Actually, this is just an external reason, and there is also something we haven't done well ourselves.
The one who can attract more customers a while ago is mainly to occupy a fresh one. Now that everyone’s sense of freshness has passed, there are naturally fewer people coming. Looking back, I will think of a way to bring people back.
You don’t have to worry, and Li Shishi can’t go every day even if he performs his skills. When the gust of wind passes, everyone will still come back.
By the way, we have been busy for more than half a month. Since there are fewer people, everyone will take the opportunity to take a break. I will treat you tomorrow, so we will also say Fanlou and Panlou to sit. To be honest, I have been to Kaifeng for so long and I have not been to Panlou and Fanlou. Wouldn’t it make people laugh when I say it out?"
When Liu Ruyi saw Gao Chong's words confidently, she seemed to have a big stone falling to the ground. She said in one breath: "Since the great official has already made a solution, I won't talk much."
"Don't, you did a good job today! I'll remind me more in the future! Go and find Li Gongzhi 100 guan, this is my reward for you."
Liu Ruyi agreed excitedly, turned around and left. Gao Chong sighed and fell into deep thought.
The next day, Gao Chong and his friends first added aluminum powder to the test gunpowder in an isolated small house for testing. In order to succeed, they added a large amount of black gunpowder. The huge heat caused the aluminum powder to burn and emitted dazzling white light.
Several people jumped and jumped in the cabin to celebrate their first success.
"Ma Yuan, Du Yu, this experiment shows that our prediction is successful, but we cannot put so much gunpowder in every firework. The next step is to create this ratio, and we can continue to do it even if we get the best ratio."
"The bureau reassures the Lord. We often do this, so you don't have to worry about anything, even if you wait for good news!"
Gao Chong nodded and entrusted the matter here to the three of them. Thinking of what he promised Liu Ruyi and others, he returned to the Zhuangyuan Building early.
It is said that there are fewer people, but in fact there are only a fewer people compared to the days since the opening of the business. In fact, the seats are still tight and crowded every day.
Gao Chong called out Li Gong and asked him to take several persons in charge of the 1st Principal Building, two more chefs, and then went to Fanlou together.
Fan Tower is next to the Imperial Street of Nanwaicheng. This is a comprehensive entertainment venue with a building covering an area of thousands of acres, including five buildings in the southeast, west, north, and middle. The West Tower is specially used for meals.
No matter how many of them wanted a private room, they sat down in the lobby. A waiter ran up and said, "My dear masters, what are your instructions?"
Gao Chong waved his hand and said, "Everyone said that Fanlou is the best in Kaifeng. I want to have a good experience and give you all the best things you have. Let's try it."
The waiter's eyes lit up. This is a big deal! Our best-for-nothing is not cheap; however, those who open stores are not afraid of big-bellied men. Anyway, they have money, so just pick up the best!
The waiter agreed, turned around and ran away.
Gao Chong said to Li Gong and others: "Everyone should take a good look; see what is different from us here. We should take it as a warning if there is any bad, and we should learn what is good."
The dishes came up one after another without long. Gao Chong picked up the chopsticks and said, "Everyone will try it, let's talk about it later. What's good about it and what's bad about it."
Everyone followed him carefully and picked up a chopstick and tasted it slowly.
"Don't be polite, just eat it. Let's talk again after you finish it." Gao Chong said and started to feast on his face. Although there were not as many seasonings as later generations, these chefs were really good at their level. The combination of wonderful hands made Gao Chong very happy and had the urge to communicate with them.
Chapter completed!