After packing up the stones, Zhang Yang put some small white stones into the water and tested the water absorption of the stones. After confirming that the water absorption was good, he put them in the cart. These small stones contained some calcium carbonate. After handling everything Pushing the cart all the way back to Chang'an City.
Chang'an City looked particularly busy today, and soon another group of soldiers and horses came out of the city.
When soldiers and horses leave the city, they stir up a cloud of dust, which is annoying. Guanzhong's infrastructure is lagging behind. When will the roads be built?
Notices were posted at the city gate one by one. The notices stated that all Tuyuhun people in the city were to be expelled, and that the Tuyuhun people could no longer enter Chang'an City.
It looks like a war is really going to begin.
The city was still lively.
What should everyone do?
Zhang Yang pushed the cart all the way into the city. Some people were chatting about home affairs, some were bargaining with vendors, and two neighbors were swearing at each other.
What a lively scene.
The tense situation at the border cannot affect everyone's life at all.
This is the strong military strength of the Tang Dynasty that gave everyone such confidence. This confidence only came after General Li Jing's victory in the northern expedition against the Turks.
It's like the Tang Dynasty has a patron saint.
If it had been placed before the Weishui Alliance, there might have been trouble by this time.
Zhang Yang struggled to push the car back home.
Li Yue was busy in the kitchen again, and she felt stubborn in her heart.
As long as she wants to do something, nothing can stop her.
She was holding a small recipe book in her hand, looking at it while clumsily stir-frying the vegetables in the pot.
The art of cooking is easy to say.
But now most of the dishes in Datang are based on stews.
After frying for a while, Li Yue looked up and saw Zhang Yang standing aside watching the excitement, looking like it was not a big deal.
Zhang Yang glanced at the pot and shook his head, "There is so much oil in the pot. You don't know how to cook. You plan to fry the vegetables."
With a face full of frustration, Li Yue put the spatula aside, took her little notebook, and stood aside with aggrieved lips.
Fortunately, I have enough lard at home.
Otherwise, everything will be ruined by the little daughter-in-law.
Pour the oil in the pot into a bowl. Don't waste the oil. The vegetables are obviously burnt and cannot be eaten.
After adjusting the heat, put the washed vegetables into the pot.
Li Yue recorded something else in the small book of recipes.
Zhang Yang took a look.
Li Yue responded quickly and covered the recipe.
Then the girl carried the minibus and walked back to the yard.
Is there really a cooking method written in this girl's little notebook? Don’t let anyone see it yet.
Zhang Yang said to her back: "I just want to see if what you wrote is correct."
Li Yue said: "I can write and understand."
The meal is served.
Li Yue held the bowl and ate and said: "How can you remember the days you live every day?"
Zhang Yang paused with his chopsticks and looked at her doubtfully.
Li Yue grinned, "I really want to remember every day."
Slowly put a stick of stir-fried vegetables into your mouth. The vegetables in this season taste a bit bitter.
Li Yue waited for a reply.
Zhang Yang whispered: "You can write a diary."
"What is a diary?"
"A diary is about writing down your life every day."
Li Yue nodded vigorously and said: "Yes, this way you can record your daily life."
Her mood improved a lot, as if she had found a new goal, and her eyes were full of energy.
Zhang Yang put a piece of fried meat into Li Yue's bowl, "It would be very interesting to look back at the days that I had recorded after a few years."
"Um."
Li Yue smiled and nodded.
After the meal, Zhang Yang packed up the raisins at home, which were ready to eat.
Zhang Yang tasted the taste and it seemed a little too sweet.
No sugar is added when drying, this is the sweetness inherent in the grapes.
Li Yue didn't know when she was standing behind her. She stretched out her little head and stared at the raisins.
"It's ready to eat." Zhang Yang handed her some.
Picking up a raisin, Li Yue put it in her mouth and tasted it carefully. After finishing one raisin, she put another one in her mouth.
She squinted and said, "Sweet and salty."
Zhang Yang said: "You can eat some on weekdays, which will help your disease."
Li Yue put another one in his mouth.
Zhang Yang added: "I haven't eaten too much. Even though it tastes sweet, I sprinkled salt on it when I chewed it. The salt content of these raisins is quite high."
"Um."
Li Yue ate one piece after another. It seemed that the girl was getting more and more addicted.
After finishing the raisins in her hand, she sat back down at the spinning wheel to weave cloth and said, "The aunt next door said that the Tang Dynasty was going to war against Tuyuhun."
Zhang Yang, who was drawing the design, was thinking that according to the original historical trajectory, the Tang Dynasty should not have started a war with Tuyuhun so soon.
Li Yue whispered: "However, our Tang Dynasty has General Li Jing, so there is no need to be afraid of them."
Li Jing is indeed amazing.
Not to mention the many achievements made by Li Jing who led his troops to conquer the south and conquered hundreds of battles, now he also attacked the Turks from the north and captured Jieli Khan alive.
With such extraordinary achievements, many people have seen that there are four very dazzling words in this military achievement.
After returning to Chang'an after the victory, Li Jing put down his military power and said he was recuperating at home. He lived in seclusion, not going to court unless absolutely necessary, and not seeing guests.
Who knows if I'm really sick?
Li Shimin was also able to eat and drink peacefully in Tai Chi Hall.
The monarchs and ministers of the Tang Dynasty were harmonious, which made people feel at ease.
In the quiet yard, Zhang Yang came to his stove again, put the small white stones into the stove, lit a fire and started to burn the stones.
Firing lime is a very time-consuming job.
Watching the flames burn, Zhang Yang covered the opening of the stove with a stone to keep the internal temperature as high as possible.
Until night, Zhang Yang took out the fired stones from the stove.
Knock the burned stone open and put its powder into water. It is indeed a powder that is insoluble in water, but there are still many impurities in it.
The heat is not enough, and the burning time is not enough.
The next day, Zhang Yang was still renovating his house at home, renovating the walls of his house, and burning stones in the stove.
Li Yue didn't know why Zhang Yang burned these stones, but he just thought it was weird.
On the third day, Zhang Yang still burned stones, and the renovation progress could not be slowed down, so he replaced the weak bricks in the wall.
…
For more than ten days, Zhang Yang put the fired lime into the water and looked at the situation. There were still impurities, but not much.
The burning temperature of the stove is not enough, but this result is already very good.
Put all the burned lime into a dry jar. This is also a very good building material.
Taking a bag of lime and a pot of soy sauce, Zhang Yang said to Li Yue, who was chatting with his two aunts, "I'm going out."
Li Yue said: "Well, I want to eat braised pork tonight."
"good."
Zhang Yang walked out the door carrying his things.
Li Tai has been by the river these days.
The moment he saw Zhang Yang, Li Tai had tears of excitement in his eyes, "After waiting for so many days, I thought you wouldn't come."
A carriage pulled a lot of things, which were piled with wood, some nails, and sand.
Li Tai said: "You have brought everything you asked for. Can you make soap?"
Zhang Yang took out another scroll of bamboo slips and said, "Your Highness, King Wei, here are the soap making methods and ingredients. I have written them in great detail."
Li Tai looked at the contents on the bamboo slips and unconsciously read out, "Animal fat, plant ash, special stone powder..."
In fact, the method of making soap is simple and simple. The most important thing is the extraction of alkaline substances.
Zhang Yang handed him a bag of white powder and said, "This is special stone powder."
Li Tai looked at the method written on it with a sad look on his face, "Just looking at the manufacturing method on it, I don't know what kind of soap it makes."
For the sake of Li Tai being the largest shareholder...
Zhang Yang still showed him how to make soap with his own hands.
I used to make soap when I was living alone, mainly to save money.
Things that can be solved with technology are a waste of money.
Although in my previous life, I was said to be stingy every day.
Li Tai said to the two uncles behind him: "Uncles, please pay attention. This is a business that can earn tens of thousands of dollars a year."
The two uncles nodded and stared at Zhang Yang's actions.
The main ingredients of soap are a mixture of alkali and grease. The production of lime is not planned to be left to Li Tai for the time being.
Everyone does business together, and in this era where everyone is not equal among those with high status, if the prince defaults on his debt, as a commoner, he really has no good solution but to admit his loss.
You have to be strict in your behavior.
Keep everything in mind.
The most critical thing is still not to be given to Li Tai.
The cooked and mixed fat is put into a wooden box mold and waits for it to cool and solidify slowly.
Li Tai looked at the whole process and said, "It doesn't seem to be very difficult."
After a while, Zhang Yang took out the solidified soap from the wooden box and handed it to Li Tai.
Li Tai took the jade-like soap, which was yellow, and smelled it carefully.
Zhang Yang said: "Your Highness, King Wei, not everything that has been cooked can be eaten."
"..."
Li Tai snorted coldly: "Eat this? Do you really think I'm stupid?"
Observing the soap, Li Tai continued: "This thing smells good."
"Because I added mint."
"Mint?"
"If His Royal Highness the King of Wei wants other flavors, you can add some other things to the soap, such as chrysanthemums or something. The soap will have a chrysanthemum smell. After taking a bath with this, there will still be a lingering fragrance on your body."
"His Royal Highness, King Wei, can give full play to your imagination when it comes to adding things to the soap."
Li Tai washed his hands with soap. After washing, his hands had a faint smell of mint, and he liked soap more and more.
After putting away the soap again, Li Tai looked back at his two uncles and said, "Have you noted it down, both uncles?"
"take note of it."
After hearing the two people's responses, Li Tai added: "If this secret recipe is leaked..."
The two of them bowed and said, "Come and see me."
Li Tai smiled and said, "How much silver do you think this thing should be sold for?"
Zhang Yang said: "How about ten cents per dollar? The cost is not very high."
Li Tai's chubby face looked a little more sinister, "Ten cents? I want to sell it for one cent. How rich are the dignitaries in Chang'an City?"
Zhang Yang pulled Li Tai and whispered: "His Royal Highness, King Wei, should we discuss the matter of dividing the dirt...no, dividing the money?"
Li Tai smiled and said: "That's natural, how to divide the money?"
Zhang Yang said: "Without me, His Highness the King of Wei would not know what soap is, nor its uses, nor how to make soap, right?"
Li Tai nodded.
"And only I have the special stone powder. This is also the core formula of our business, right?"
Li Tai still nodded.
Zhang Yang added: "Originally, I planned to open it at 70%. I will take 70% and His Highness King Wei will take 30%. However, in the future, the construction and operation of the workshop will be handled by His Highness King Wei. I can take a step back. What about June Fourth?" ? I will take 60%, and His Highness the King of Wei will take 40%."
Looking at Zhang Yang's expression, Li Tai said: "I finally understand. Only you have this special stone powder?"
Zhang Yang nodded, "For the time being, only I have it."
Li Tai added: "Without this stone powder, you can't make soap. Well, your surname is Zhang. Have you planned it long ago? Without the secret recipe, I have no room for negotiation at all, right?"
"Your Highness, King Wei, you can't say that. Didn't I take a step back and give you 10% of the profit?"
Seeing the reluctance of the little fat man, Zhang Yang added: "If the business is good enough in the future, we can talk again in the future. The June 4th opening is just a stopgap measure. I will give all the secret recipes to His Highness King Wei at that time .”
Li Tai's frown relaxed a little, "In that case, let's do this for now."
Zhang Yang clapped his hands and said: "Very good, let's establish the evidence!"
Li Tai asked in surprise: "What evidence?"
Zhang Yang said: "Of course we have to establish a written receipt, otherwise what will happen if we default on the bill?"
"Will this king default on his debt?"
"White characters and black characters, set the characters and draw the seals. Anyone who defaults on the bill will be prosecuted in court."
…
The two finally established a written agreement by the river under the witness of two uncles.
The moment Li Tai signed his name, he felt an inexplicable humiliation.
I, the majestic King of Wei, actually want to establish a written document with someone.
With my status as the king, can I still default on my debt?
After finishing the signature, Li Tai felt the urge to tear up the signature. It was so humiliating.
The contract is made in two copies. After signing, each person will get one copy.
Zhang Yang took the contract and said, "If nothing happens, I'll go back first. We'd better move around as little as possible from now on."
"Why?"
"Because every time I see His Highness King Wei acting so calculating at such a young age, I want to strangle you to death."
"..."
Li Tai pointed to the things on the carriage and said, "Aren't these wood, nails, and stones used for making soap?"
"of course not."
"Then you still want to..."
Zhang Yang got on the carriage and said, "When did I say these things are used to make soap?"
"you……"
Li Tai stood there, watching Zhang Yang driving the carriage away...
Zhang Yang drove a carriage to the door of the store outside Lantian County. There were still some customers eating in the store.
Ding Liu saw Zhang Yang coming and greeted him quickly: "Brother Zhang, you finally came to the store."
Zhang Yang handed him a pot of soy sauce and said, "The soy sauce in the store is almost running out."
"As Brother Zhang expected, we are running out soon." Ding Liu's face was full of smiles. Ever since he started making money in the store, he always fell asleep with a smile on his face. After being poor for so many years, he could finally earn enough to marry a wife. Money is gone.
