Chapter 223 Scientific Research
On the night of "offending", Fang Jun was seriously injured. They were simply injuries to the skin and flesh. Although the internal organs were damaged, they were not serious. The imperial physician came to check her pulse every day, and was rewarded with various precious medicinal materials every day. In addition, Fang Jun was old and in excellent physical condition, so he recovered quickly.
After Prince Li Chengqian came once and was drunk by Fang Jun's chicken soup for the soul, Fang Jun hid in the village and never left the house.
But he was not an idle character. He was extremely bored, so he began to play with various "inventions" to contribute to the scientific research of the Tang Empire...
It was a bright spring day, and Fang Jun was in the backyard, leading a group of "apprentices" to burn a pot and refine oil.
That's right, he plans to spend time with "Lard"...
I did this "lard" experiment when I was in school, but it was too old. It was just for fun at the time, and I never came into contact with it again, so I almost forgot about it. However, Fang Jun always felt that this Lard has many uses besides making soap.
So I returned to the "refining business" today and decided to try to see if "touching the scene" would bring back some memories.
Of course, with the current status and rank of Second Young Master Fang, when he could use his words to instruct his servants, he would never do it himself...
Set up the pot, put on the fire, and start refining lard.
Then he took quicklime, dissolved it in water to make lime slurry, and poured baking soda into it. This was the first time Fang Jun came up with this thing. With the increase in soap production, there was a lot of inventory.
The messy things were added to the pot. The lard in the pot had already begun to react, and the oily yellow soap on the top layer began to gradually solidify.
?Lard soap that has not been processed in any way will have an oily smell. Even if the soap is finished, no one wants to use it to make the whole body smell like lard.
Therefore, although the sales of soap have been good recently because it is really easy to use, there are also a lot of criticisms. After all, only rich people can afford this thing. These people in the world are all about quality, and most of them dislike this stuff because it is smelly.
???The servant picked out the pure soap that had not completely solidified, skimmed out the largest part, added the rouge powder prepared in advance, stirred it well and let it sit.
This can be regarded as an improvement, but it was not researched by Fang Jun, but thought up by the craftsmen in the workshop themselves. In fact, the reason is very simple. Since there is a smell of lard, wouldn't it be enough to add something else to cover up the smell?
It was a very simple idea and a very simple process, but Fang Jun rewarded the craftsman who proposed the idea ten guan of money, doubling his monthly salary.
This is a horse bone bought for thousands of dollars, just to show to other craftsmen. As long as you can create value, I will not hesitate to reward you!
This trick is quite effective. Recently, in all the workshops of the Fang family, the craftsmen are as if they have been pumped and are no longer working hard. No matter making soap or doing anything else, they are always thinking about whether they can improve their craftsmanship or not. or innovative products.
Naturally, the result is that costs have increased significantly and output has declined.
But instead of being annoyed, Fang Jun was even happy to see the result.
This era does not lack skilled craftsmen, but it lacks flexible minds and a sense of change.
Being complacent is the biggest problem faced by Chinese people.
Fang Jun believes that as long as these craftsmen's sense of innovation is stimulated, they will give him a big surprise.
Therefore, he also left a back door for the craftsmen...
Soap added with rouge will become fragrant, which is already considered a low-quality soap. If raw materials such as lard or vegetable oil are further purified, and then the essence extracted from flower petals is added, it will be an authentic soap.
However, this step is still left to the craftsmen to discover, it is a homework problem...
?After making the soap, there is still some turbid soap and the alkaline waste liquid at the bottom in the pot.
According to the previous process, making soap ends here, and these things have to be thrown away.
But Fang Jun knows that these "waste" are actually really valuable things, but he has forgotten what ingredients are in them, how can he make something else...
Fang Jun stopped the servant from dumping the waste in the pot, touched his chin, looked at the contents of the pot, and tried his best to reflect on the situation in the laboratory...
There were footsteps at the door and a woman's voice.
The craftsmen's servants looked at him in astonishment.
This courtyard is almost a "forbidden area" in Zhuangzi. Except for craftsmen and a very small number of domestic servants, no one is allowed to approach it, because there are too many "secret recipes" here. If they are leaked, the products that the Fang family relies on to make money will be ruined. Got it...
The craftsmen and servants were relieved when they saw who appeared at the door.
Wu Meiniang is Erlang's concubine. In Erlang's place, there is no secret at all about Wu Meiniang. Didn't you see that the business as big as the wharf is handed over to this Mrs. Wu and completely hands off? Moreover, Wu Meiniang's prestige in Zhuangzi is really unshakable. No one is unconvinced by her skills.
As for the other one...Her Royal Highness Princess Gaoyang, that's even more okay.
This is the future mistress!
Is it necessary to keep it a secret from her?
Moreover, these days, Princess Gaoyang comes to the village every two days. Everyone is used to it. They quickly come forward to greet her and say: "I have met Her Royal Highness!"
Princess Gao Yang tilted her head slightly, her face was pleasant, and her eyes turned to Fang Jun, but she was slightly focused.
Fang Jun was closing his eyes and thinking deeply, without even looking at her.
Princess Gaoyang secretly gritted her silver teeth and was slightly angry.
I have condescended to come here to visit you, but how dare you put on airs with me?
Do you think that if you save me once, I will have to endure everything from you?
Arrogant lost his temper, puffed up his little face, and said displeasedly: "Fang Jun, why don't you greet me when you see me?"
Fang Jun didn't even turn his head. The long-standing memories in his mind had gradually begun to take shape. It was at the most critical moment that he remembered them just a little bit. How could he interrupt his train of thought?
Memory is the most elusive thing. If it is interrupted this time, it is very likely that all previous efforts will be wasted. It is uncertain when the next time it will be remembered. Even if it cannot be remembered again, it is not impossible.
What is the most precious thing to him?
Of course they are memories from the 21st century!
Seeing that Fang Jun still ignored her, Princess Gao Yang became furious. She bit her lip and went to teach this bastard a lesson!
Wu Meiniang quickly grabbed Princess Gaoyang, quietly leaned into her ear, and whispered: "Your Highness, wait a minute, Erlang... seems to be thinking about something important?"
She and even Fang Jun's "extraordinary talent" have incredible insights into many novel things. Whether it is soap or glass, it is simply the Midas touch to gold, turning decay into magic! So whenever Fang Jun was thinking, Wu Meiniang always stood aside quietly, not daring to disturb him.
Princess Gaoyang is not angry, why?
If you think about things, you can regard this palace as nothing? You are so beautiful!
Just as she was about to speak, she saw Fang Jun say "ouch", which scared her so much that her face changed color, thinking that Fang Jun was angry...
But I heard Fang Jun say in a very fast tone: "Brine, is there any brine in Zhuangzi?"
The craftsmen looked at each other, how did they know this?
Wu Meiniang heard this, thought for a moment, and said: "There should be a tofu shop on Zhuangzi."
A servant immediately said: "I'll get it!" He ran to the tofu shop as fast as he could.
Fang Jun scolded: "You're so frizzy, I haven't finished speaking yet!"
But the servant had already gone far away, so a craftsman came up and said with a smile: "If Erlang needs anything else, I can just go find it."
Everyone really admires Fang Jun's ability to turn decay into magic. He always uses some common and inconspicuous things and burns them, and then he burns something magical...
Fang Jun was completely in a state of extreme excitement and had no time to pay attention to Princess Gaoyang behind him!
Princess Gao Yang had a pretty face and was cursing, but she just stood there obediently, not daring to disturb Fang Jun.
People are like this, if you don't care, then it's okay to do whatever they want; but if you care, you will worry about his happiness, anger, sorrow, and joy, and you will become arrogant...
Fang Jun first asked his servant to make a simple filtering device. It was very simple. Put gravel, fine sand, and charcoal of different sizes into water and wash them. After washing, Fang Jun directed his servant Take out a jar with a thin bamboo tube and place it on the jar Spread cotton cloth on the bottom, put a layer of large pieces of charcoal, then spread a layer of cloth and then small pieces of charcoal, followed by fine sand, small pebbles, and large pebbles. Five or six layers were laid out, covering most of the area. A jar, this rough filter is complete. The liquid is poured into the jar and then flows out from the bamboo tube at the bottom of the jar to achieve a filtering effect.
Of course activated carbon has the best filtration effect, but how can Fang Jun do it with two knives? I fell asleep while watching football. I woke up at two o'clock in the morning feeling confused and irritable. I went out to the yard and barked a few times, which made the whole village's dogs bark. I suddenly felt refreshed and came back to code!
(End of chapter)