My father is Jiajing

Chapter 257: No Immortal Root Spiritual Energy
After arranging matters at the Xishan limestone mine, Zhu Zaigui did not stay here any longer. He only allowed Teng Xiang to stay with a few helpers from the Shunyi Industrial Park.

Then Zhu Zaigui took Meng Chong, Si Hua and some guards and left.

Zhu Zaigui looked at the distant mountains and asked, "Is that the Xishan Coal Yard?"

Meng Chong followed Zhu Zaigui's gaze and replied, "It seems so."

Zhu Zaigui said: "Since the Xishan Limeyard and the Xishan Coalyard are not far apart, let Teng Xiang build a road first so that the coal from Xishan can be delivered here more smoothly."

Meng Chong hummed, "I'll take note of it. I'll send someone back to tell Teng Xiang right away."

After arranging this, Zhu Zaigui said to the others, "Let's go. If we don't leave now, we will have to camp in the suburbs tonight."

At this time, Meng Chong smiled and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. You forgot that we have a magical medicine research institute here, and it's convenient there too."

After Meng Chong's reminder, Zhu Zaigui remembered that about two years ago, he had invited two Taoist priests who were proficient in alchemy in Chaotian Temple to study nitroglycerin in Xishan.

Originally, Zhu Zaigui was expecting these two Taoist masters to make a breakthrough before the Tatars invaded the capital. Unfortunately, the technical level of these two Taoist masters was limited, and they did not develop any results that satisfied Zhu Zaigui.

So gradually Zhu Zaigui almost forgot about them. Now that Meng Chong reminded him of this, Zhu Zaigui immediately became interested.

Zhu Zaigui turned to Si Hua and said with a smile, "Then we won't go back tonight. Mr. Si Hua, think carefully about how to arrange the evening class. Should we go under the brilliant starry sky or in the wilderness with a sparse moon and stars?"

After hearing what Zhu Zai's words, Si Hua's pretty face immediately turned red, and she whispered to Zhu Zai, "I will listen to you, Your Majesty."

Zhu Zaigui laughed and in a good mood asked Meng Chong to lead the way, and then the group went to the magical medicine research institute where the two Taoist masters were.

For the sake of safety, Zhu Zaigui took great pains to buy a large piece of vacant land in the remote and remote area of ​​Xishan, and built such a research institute here.

In order to cover up his tracks, Zhu Zaigui, under the pretext of researching a miracle drug, fooled two Taoist priests at Chaotian Temple who were good at alchemy (chemical engineering) through Lan Daoxing. He provided them with good food and drink and let them work with peace of mind using glycerin, saltpeter and other things to develop a miracle drug that could calm the mind and help Emperor Jiajing practice.

Now, almost two years have passed, and Zhu Zaigui has finally arrived here.

Zhu Zaigui looked at this piece of vacant land of several hundred acres and couldn't help but sigh in his heart that he must be really rich, otherwise how could he have built such a place in such a remote place?
What made Zhu Zaigui even more emotional was that he almost forgot about it if Meng Chong hadn't reminded him.

When the two masters from the Divine Medicine Research Institute heard that their angel investor had arrived, they immediately put down their work and excitedly came to the gate of the institute to greet him.

"I am Lei Dezi, I am Nordizi, I am honored to meet the prince."

When the two Taoist masters saw Zhu Zaigui, they bowed to him excitedly.

Hearing the names of the two Taoists, Zhu Zaigui also found them somewhat interesting.

Zhu Zaigui smiled slightly and said to the two Taoist masters, "I am here for an autumn outing. I may need to stay in the courtyard tonight. I wonder if it would be convenient for you two immortals?" Lei Dezi and Nuo Dezi quickly replied, "It is a blessing for us two Taoist masters that Your Majesty has come. I hope Your Majesty will not despise this simple place."

Zhu Zaigui laughed and asked, how could this place be so simple?
After buying the land, Zhu Zaigui asked Zhang Tianci to design and build a large courtyard with complete functions. In order to allow the two Taoists to concentrate on their research, Zhu Zaigui also assigned them dozens of servants to help them with daily chores and do their laundry and cooking. He was extremely thoughtful.

It can be said that just on this place, Zhu Zaigui spent several thousand taels of silver a year, and he also kept the two Taoists fat and white.

After exchanging a few words with the two Taoists, Zhu Zaigui brought his men and guards to the research institute, and then had someone prepare a small courtyard as a temporary place to stay overnight.

After arranging all these, Zhu Zaigui was looking forward to the visit of the two Taoist masters.

As expected, just around nightfall, the two Taoists could no longer contain their nervousness and came to pay their respects to Zhu Zaigui again.

At this moment, Zhu Zaigui also changed into a loose Taoist home robe and sat in the lobby of the courtyard, drinking tea and enjoying Si Hua's massage.

After Lei Dezi and Nuo Dezi entered the courtyard where Zhu Zaigui was, they politely bowed to Zhu Zaigui and said, "I pay my respects to Your Highness."

Zhu Zaigui smiled and said to the two of them, "You don't have to be so polite, Immortal."

Then Zhu Zaigui said to Si Hua, "You go down first, and let Meng Chong serve tea to the two immortals."

After hearing what Zhu Zaigui said, Si Hua bowed obediently and then quietly retreated.

At this time, Zhu Zaigui sat up straight again, and said with a serious face: "The two immortals have been here for almost two years. I think I have treated the two immortals well in the past two years. As long as the two immortals need something, I will do my best to satisfy them."

"But these two years have almost passed, and I still haven't seen any results from the two immortals. This can't help but make me very disappointed."

Zhu Zaigui's expression changed, which immediately made the two Taoist masters Lei Dezi and Nuo Dezi look even more embarrassed.

Lei Dezi said, "Your Highness, according to the description in Ge Xianren's Baopuzi, the Golden Elixir Path requires mercury as the base in order to have a glimmer of hope in cultivating the Golden Elixir. Glycerin is too common and does not have the spiritual energy of the immortal root."

When Zhu Zaigui heard this, an expression of dissatisfaction immediately appeared on his face.

"Of course, I know the magic of Immortal Ge's Baopuzi, but how many people in the world can be as ethereal as Immortal Ge? Glycerin is ordinary, but also simple. If you don't even have the ability to turn decay into magic, how can I believe that you have the ability to truly practice the golden elixir?"

"You should know that there are countless Taoist masters around His Majesty, but only Immortal Tao and Immortal Lan can catch His Majesty's eye. If you want to stand out and gain His Majesty's favor and serve by the side of the imperial carriage in the Western Garden, you must have real skills to show."

"Otherwise, I can only think that the two immortals are just liars who pretend to be gods and deceive the world. I don't need to say more about the fate of the two immortals when the time comes."

Zhu Zaigui also knew that if he wanted these Taoist masters to work hard without distraction, in addition to providing them with a comfortable research environment, he also had to give them encouragement from time to time. They should not think that they could get by for the rest of their lives by just eating and drinking well and pretending to be good.

You have to know that Zhu Zaigui is not a vegetarian!
(End of this chapter)