Everyone around couldn't help but shake their heads.
Before this, they had witnessed countless young people who were proud of their talents and boasted such nonsense, but the final results were not satisfactory.
It's okay if they only play house in Wu Kingdom, but there are also merchants from You Kingdom in Wu Kingdom.
If the merchants of You Kingdom spread this incident, it will definitely cause ridicule from the other three countries, and Wu Kingdom will lose face.
"How dare he say that he can refine sugar? Why didn't he say that you can also use sugar to cure diseases?" A coughing middle-aged man couldn't help laughing.
Neither the eldest prince nor the fourth prince wanted to stay here. They just wanted to leave quickly to avoid being implicated by Lao Jiu.
It's really embarrassing.
But Li Zhao didn't seem to have this awareness. Instead, he said to everyone in the store: "Since you don't believe it, then wait until this time tomorrow to see if I can refine white sugar?"
Everyone laughed when they heard this, and their smiles were full of disdain.
The incident still spread.
Especially when they found out that the one who was making such nonsense was actually the Ninth Prince, who was the most unreasonable person, they all showed reasonable expressions.
The eldest prince and the fourth prince ran away, they had no hope for Li Zhao.
They even couldn't help but start to wonder if Li Zhao did it on purpose?
He doesn't actually want to leave Kyoto?
Because Li Zhao's behavior was too suspicious.
They say they want to leave Kyoto, but what about their actions?
Simply unconvincing.
Is fifty thousand taels so easy to make?
If you, Li Zhao, really start doing business, everyone will still believe that you really want to leave Kyoto.
But now?
You have chosen a business that is least likely to be completed. Don't you just want to stay in an aboveboard manner?
After hearing the news, all the princes sneered.
They knew that Lao Jiu was also scheming. Otherwise, how could he be so popular during today's banquet?
What a great move to turn retreat into advance!
Everyone, including the prince, was more vigilant towards Li Zhao.
This man is quite sophisticated, he is double-dealing, he says one thing and does another, don't trust him easily!
The palace!
Emperor Wu was processing the memorial. After hearing Chang Lin's footsteps, he asked without raising his head: "How is it?"
"His Royal Highness Prince You...went to the Western Market."
Emperor Wu stopped writing and asked: "Is he really planning to make money?"
"Yes..." Chang Lin laughed dryly and said, "It's just... His Highness Youwang said he wanted to refine sugar!"
Emperor Wu frowned: "Refining sugar? Is it him?"
The people in Shang Food Supervision can’t do anything, but can Li Zhao do it?
"King You also made a bet with everyone that he would appear with sugar at this time tomorrow."
Isn't this nonsense?
The Shang Food Supervisor is the place with the deepest research on food and other things in the Wu Kingdom. It even took them half a year to refine brown sugar. I wonder where King You got the confidence?
"The outside world also says that... Prince You actually doesn't want to leave Kyoto at all. He is retreating in order to make progress, just showing off... In this way, after failure, he can stay in Kyoto openly."
Emperor Wu was silent for a long time, then waved his hand and said: "Go down!"
Chang Lin did not dare to say anything and immediately left the hall.
Emperor Wu's expression was uncertain...
Prince You's Mansion.
"Your Majesty!" Wu Diao Si asked worriedly, "Can you really refine sugar?"
This personal eunuch has no confidence in Li Zhao. If his prince is asked to review the rouge list, he will be very confident.
Let him refine sugar?
forget it!
"What? You don't believe me?"
Wu Diao Si laughed dryly.
"How did things go?" Li Zhao asked.
"In accordance with your instructions, I have asked Li Bin to go to major shops with a fresh face to buy brown sugar." Wu Diao Si looked at the sky and said: "It will probably be there soon."
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Bin, the commander of Youwang Guard, strode in, clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, I bought the candy back!"
Li Zhao immediately stood up and said: "Start work!"
It doesn't matter if others don't believe it. Li Zhao has no intention of explaining. He will let his actions speak for himself.
Refining white sugar is not difficult for people of later generations, but it was still quite difficult for ancient people.
Even in the Ming Dynasty, sugar was a luxury product.
The reason why white sugar is expensive is because it looks good.
There are several methods that Li Zhao knows, including filtration, washing, hydrolysis, activated carbon adsorption and mud filtration.
Today, Li Zhao uses the carbon absorption method.
The reason why he didn't use mud was because he needed to prepare more things, so he wanted to save trouble.
Li Zhao ordered his people to prepare immediately, and Li Bin called for King You's guards to seal off the entire courtyard.
And he stood motionless at the door, although he didn't believe that his prince could make it happen.
The brown sugar was heated and dissolved at a ratio of one to four. Li Zhao crushed the activated carbon into as small pieces as possible. He used the prepared chopsticks to constantly stir the solution. While the heat was still there, he used a filter device to filter the suspension.
Li Zhao used the best gauze. Of course, refining it this way requires many times.
Wu Diaoji saw with his own eyes that the candy color became lighter little by little.
During the first pass, the filtrate was yellow, and activated carbon had to be added later.
Just repeat this.
When enough relatively pure filtrate was obtained, it was transferred to the prepared pot for evaporation and concentration. When Li Zhao estimated that the volume of the solution had reduced to a quarter, he stopped heating and slowly cooled it down.
Wu Diao Si was so surprised that he could not speak: "Your Majesty..."
He pointed at the white crystals that precipitated in the pot after natural cold cutting, and lost his voice.
What did he see?
Immaculately white sugar.
How can this be?
Something that even the mysterious high official in charge of food supervision couldn't get out, was actually found out by the prince?
Wu Diao Si dared to swear on the prince's character that he had never seen such white sugar.
"Try it!" Li Zhao gestured.
"I...can I?" Wu Diao Si was flattered.
Li Zhao gave him a spoonful, but Wu Diaoji just licked a little with his tongue.
His expression changed immediately, and it was a smile that made Li Zhao feel a little perverted.
"Is it sweet?"
"Sweet!" Wu Diao Si held a small spoon. There was still a lot of food on it and he couldn't bear to eat it.
Li Zhao scolded: "Hurry up and eat and work, I am still waiting to make money and go to the fiefdom."
Wu Diao Si became entangled, this was white sugar, and a mouthful of it cost more than ten cents.
In the end, Wu Diao Si reluctantly ate it, his face full of satisfaction and happiness.
"You saw the process just now, find some trustworthy people to practice with!"
"Okay!" Wu Diao Si knew that his prince must be sleepy.
Wu Diao Si immediately called for help and began to refine all the brown sugar he bought today.
The white sugar obtained is then packed with something.
…
Yunji Shop.
This is one of the largest shops in the Western Market, and most of its customers are dignitaries. They are not short of money and are willing to spend money.
Many dignitaries have already come here, seemingly waiting for someone to arrive.
"What's going on today? Why are there so many people in Yunji Shop?"
"I don't know. Let's go in and take a look?"
"May I ask this brother, what is this today?"
Everyone likes to watch the excitement, especially the people of Kyoto.
"You are right to have come today. Yesterday, an arrogant man made arrogant claims that he could refine sugar, and asked us to come and wait at this hour today!"
"hiss--"
