novelraw Chapter 152 Impostor County Magistrate World 12
Chapter 152 Impostor County Magistrate World 12
Hui Niang looked at the information, thought carefully word by word, and asked Anxi what she meant if she didn't understand some of them.
Soap is generally made of oil and alkali. The oil can be animal fat, such as edible lard, or sesame oil, soybean oil or palm oil.Palm trees are a very common tree, there are many in Hu County, and there are also prescriptions for oil extraction.
There are two main sources of alkali, one is plant ash, and the other is extracted from table salt.
Although plant ash is convenient, it needs to burn a lot of firewood, not to mention waste, and the extracted alkali is also very little.Just to the south is the sea, so it is more convenient to make alkali while extracting sea salt.
Therefore, Anxi's affairs suddenly increased. First of all, he had to build an oil extraction workshop to extract vegetable oil and use it to make soap.
There is not enough lard to eat, so of course it can't be used to make this kind of thing. When Hui Niang and the others were experimenting, it was okay to get a little less, and they couldn't find it if there was too much.
Not to mention places like Hu County that have just experienced a catastrophe, even other relatively prosperous towns, it is difficult to buy a large amount of lard, after all, there is no large-scale breeding industry now.
In order to be able to extract oil for a long time, Anxi had to arrange for people to plant palm trees and beans. Fortunately, Hu County has many mountains and a lot of wasteland. Neither palm trees nor beans are difficult crops to grow.
Then, he had to build a salt pond. The people in Hu County already knew how to extract salt from seawater, but the technology in this era was underdeveloped, and their salt extraction procedures were cumbersome and inefficient.
Moreover, the alkali content of the sea salt obtained exceeds the standard, and it looks black and yellow.
After Anxi inspected the sea salt they produced, he directly overthrew it and rebuilt the production line, not only to improve efficiency, but also to separate salt and alkali.
Because it is already late autumn, the weather is getting colder and the sun is getting less and less, and drying the salt is no longer possible.Anxi can only cook them and then filter them in a container.
After trying several times, I found that the method is feasible and can extract clean sea salt and alkali.
Zhang Xiaobing was so excited when he saw the white sea salt, "Great, great, we have edible sea salt."
Winter wheat had already been planted. Although [-] mu of land was a lot, it was not necessary for everyone to guard it. Anxi asked Zhang Xiaobing to arrange some people there, and he transferred it back by himself.
These days, he has been busy with Anxi, although he kept muttering in his heart, he didn't know what the adults were doing with the sea salt that was easy to get sick after eating.
It's really eye-opening now, the adults actually turned the yellow salt into white salt, isn't it amazing?
In the past, although Hu County was able to produce sea salt, those who didn't dare to eat it at first glance, not because they couldn't live on, all bought well salt to eat.
Hu County does not have its own well salt, and all the salt it eats is bought from outside. Not to mention the high price, the supply is often in short supply.
Those poor families can't afford well salt, so they can only eat sea salt, but they dare to put a little bit, otherwise they will easily get sick if they eat too much.
Zhang Xiaobing still remembers that when he was a child, he once saw a man with a surprisingly big belly, just like a pregnant woman.He was taken to a medical center for treatment, and the doctor said it was because he had eaten too much sea salt.
At that time, the man was rolling on the ground in pain, and his whole body was wet with sweat. He cried and begged the doctor for help, but the doctor couldn't help it. He could only shake his head and sigh, warning everyone not to eat too much yellow sea salt.
This scene also sounded the alarm for the people of Hu County. If it wasn't that they couldn't get rid of the pot, they should honestly go to buy well salt to eat.
Unexpectedly, after so many years, Zhang Xiaobing actually saw this fairy-like county magistrate, who actually turned poisonous sea salt into edible salt?
But can it really be eaten?
To be on the safe side, he still raised questions and told Anxi what he saw at the beginning.
As soon as Anxi heard it, he understood that this must be caused by the excessive absorption of magnesium chloride in the sea salt.Magnesium chloride is corrosive and can release gas under certain conditions, which is why the man's stomach swelled up like a balloon, and then he himself died of pain.
There are substances corroding your organs in the body, can it not hurt?
Anxi explained to him in detail, and then pointed to some separated white crystals, "These are magnesium chloride, as long as these are separated, you don't have to worry about being poisoned like that man."
Zhang Xiaobing was dumbfounded when he heard that, so it was like this?
Are these things called 'green mold' that poison people?
So, that is, just get the 'green mold' out and the sea salt is ready to eat! ! !
Moreover, this sea salt is white, and it is very clean at first glance, even more crystal clear than those bought well salts.Zhang Xiaobing took a sip carefully, except for the salty taste, it was salty, neither astringent nor bitter. This must be good salt!
Big good salt!
Zhang Xiaobing was very excited.
He followed Anxi all the way, knowing how the sea salt got here, it was burnt out by sea water!
Looking at the endless sea again, Zhang Xiaobing's expression began to become dreamy, how much salt does this have to be, it's too much, it's going to be sold...
sell away?
Zhang Xiaobing paused, and immediately ran up to Anxi, "My lord, why don't we open a shop to sell salt, we can definitely earn a lot of money."
After checking, Anxi found that there was no problem, nodded and said, "You ask Wang Wen for a shop, put it under the name of your wife, and sell the sea salt in the shop, and the price is half of the well salt. You have also seen the production method , After that, you will lead people to expand production, we need not only salt, but also the yellow alkali. After the alkali is made, it will be shipped back to Madam."
Currently, sea salt can only be sold in Hu County.The imperial court is very strict about salt, and all salt must be controlled by the imperial court.As the county magistrate, Anxi can of course sell salt with a note, but he must also report it.
Once reported, Hu County will be completely exposed.
With a sharp weapon like Haiyan, Hu County will definitely become the focus of everyone, which Anxi doesn't want to see.
Therefore, sea salt can be sold, but only in Hu County, and it has to be pretended to be better-quality well salt.
For this reason, Anxi repeatedly asked Zhang Xiaobing to keep it a secret, and signed a confidentiality agreement with these workers in Yanfang.
Fortunately, Hu County is really remote, and the people in Hu County really dare not go out, and they only dare to go to the mountains to escape famine.The salt workers selected by Anxi are all first-class honest people.
"My lord, don't worry, I'll take care of it." Zhang Xiaobing repeatedly promised, never expecting my lord to entrust him with such an important task.
My lord is so powerful that he can even make sea salt, is there anything else he can't do?Follow your lord, what is the money for making salt, he must have a brighter future.
Thinking about it, Zhang Xiaobing pulled himself together and vowed to do the best job and keep secrets well.
To those workers, he immediately threatened and lured them, and the people he said repeatedly promised that they would never dare to reveal anything.
Anxi is very satisfied, this kid is pretty easy to use, he has done a good job in planting winter wheat before, and now the salt factory is entrusted to him as another test, if he can do it well, he will be promoted to be his deputy.
With someone who is smart and can do things, Anxi can also worry less.
With a model for the salt production and Zhang Xiaobing to check it out, Anxi went back to the county with peace of mind.
As soon as I arrived at the county government office, I was stopped by Hui Niang who had been waiting for a long time, "Mr. An, you are back, we have tried some soap, I and others have tried it, and the effect is not bad, I don't know if it is The kind you want."
"Really? Take it here and have a look." Anxi didn't expect Hui Niang to be so fast. He stayed at the beach for half a month, and he succeeded here?
Hui Niang nodded immediately, and waved for the servants to bring it up.
After a while, Anxi saw a servant woman carrying a tray covered with a red cloth.
Hui Niang uncovered the red cloth, revealing four irregular pieces of paste inside, one of which looked earthy yellow and soft to the touch, not very successful.
The second piece is also yellow, but the color is lighter, it is not so hurtful to the eyes, and it is also more stable. It has a shape anyway.
The third piece is more beautiful, light yellow, the paste is as moist as jade, and the shape is also beautiful, square.
The fourth piece is the most unique, it is actually red, although the red is not pure, but it is very beautiful, and the shape is carved like a flower.
Anxi asked someone to fetch water and tried them one by one. They were all soaps, and they had the same cleaning effect, but obviously the latter two were more effective, and they would not melt away quickly after being exposed to water.
Not only does it look beautiful, but it is also very convenient to store. It already looks like the soaps of later generations.
Anxi gave a thumbs up with a smile, "It's great, especially the latter two, you can take them out and buy them. I didn't expect you, madam, to be so good at making them all at once."
Hui Niang smiled easily, "The main reason is that you have detailed information, young master. We made it completely according to the information, but we also experimented many times before we came up with the best formula."
"You guys have worked hard, and you will give those women a big red envelope, and then sign a contract with them to let them work in the workshop. In addition, the salt field will send alkali soon, so you don't need to use it in the future The plants are ashes, and as for the ratio of alkali, you need to experiment again." Anxi explained.
"Mr. An, don't worry." It was really beyond Hui Niang's expectations to be able to do it so easily.
She thought it would be very difficult, but after making it, she was still worried, fearing that it would not be the effect Mr. An wanted.
Now that she could get Anxi's affirmation, she felt relieved.The next step is to build a workshop and start production.
Thinking of this, Huiniang couldn't help but feel serious, "Mr. An, what about the workshop?"
"Oh, yes, ma'am, please wait a moment, I have already written the rules of the workshop, and I will bring them to you later. The blueprints of the soap workshop, the artisans have already shown you the drawings, I don't think there is any major problem , if you think something is inappropriate, let them change it, after all, it is where you will work in the future."
Although the soap shop is newly built, the rules are all ready-made, and it can be in the same model as the previous blue brick shop, but most of them are women, so some details need to be modified.
For example, whether to take a break at noon, and whether the time to get off work in the evening needs to be adjusted.
Women here still need to do housework and take care of their children when they go home. If the working hours are long, some problems may arise.
But these are trivial things, and it will be fine to fix them slowly later. The most important thing is about the site selection.
"My idea is that the soap shop is built on the open space not far from the college. When women go to work, they can send their children to the college, and then pick up the children when they are off work. In this way, when they are working , the children are locked in the academy, so you should be able to rest assured."
Hui Niang pondered over it, "Your Excellency is thoughtful, so let's do it this way."