Closer to home, since elementary school students can do soap, it can be seen that it is not difficult and certainly not dangerous. Of course, any chemical experiment is more or less dangerous, but since elementary school students can do it, it can be seen that the danger is Definitely completely controllable.
Of course, Gao Pragmatic also knew that this relatively primitive caustic soda manufacturing method must have various shortcomings such as low efficiency and limited purity, but if it was just for the current soap production, it would not be a problem.
However, an unexpected situation occurred, because Gao Xiaozhuang asked: "Master, where should I buy these things?"
Gao Jingshi is the eldest son of his father Gao Cai, and Gao Xiaozhuang is the son of Gao Cai, the "Sixth Household of the Gao Family in Xinzheng". Therefore, calling Gao Jingshi the eldest young master actually refers to the "eldest young master of the sixth house", rather than referring to the entire family in general. Gao family. After all, Gao Zai himself was the sixth among the brothers. In fact, as of this year, Gao Cai alone has a total of six children, including four sons and two daughters. The three brothers under the eldest brother Gao Jingshi are Gao Wuguan, Gao Wuqin, and Gao Wujian, and their two daughters are Gao Yunting and Gao Yunting. [Note: Historical facts only record a few brothers. Probably due to the patriarchal mentality, the two daughters here are fabricated. ] Judging from Gao Cai's age, Gao Jingshi may have a younger brother or younger sister in the future...
Young Master Gao had never thought about "where to buy it" at first. He was stunned for a moment and said with a little hesitation: "You can probably ask the price of alkali for baking dough at a rice noodle shop. As for caustic soda (that is, the price of caustic soda at this time) Commonly known as)..." Gao Pragmatic suddenly became speechless. As long as there is already soda ash, it is not difficult to make caustic soda. But I really don't know if the Ming Dynasty actually had it, and even if it did, it might not be big enough. Bought in bulk, after all, people these days probably don’t have much demand for caustic soda, and it’s no better than soda ash, which can be used for daily needs such as making dough.
"Forget it about caustic soda first, go and ask about the price of refined alkali." Gao pragmatically thought about it for a moment, then added: "Then go to those shops that sell building materials and ask about the price of pebble ash. As for those pigs You don’t need to tell me about oil, butter, etc., right?”
"No, no, no, young master, you can definitely ask for these oils from the butchers. However, those things like ambergris, civet incense and sandalwood oil you mentioned..." Gao Xiaozhuang's voice began to weaken again.
Gao Pragmatic waved his hand like a young man and said, "Go to the drugstore and ask."
"Okay!" Gao Xiaozhuang patted his chest: "Don't worry, young master, I'll take care of the younger one."
Gao Pragmatic warned: "You must remember the prices of these things clearly, it is of great importance!"
"I don't dare to say anything else, but my memory is pretty good. Young Master, you also know that."
Gao pragmatic nodded with satisfaction. Speaking of which, Gao Xiaozhuang was chosen as his book boy because, in addition to the fact that children born in a family are naturally more loyal to their master's family, the key to Gao Xiaozhuang's success is that he himself is smarter. In fact, a family like the Gao family, which has a long history of family education, has its own set of standards for how to select suitable servants, and for such an important candidate as the eldest son of each house, it is no exaggeration. It is said that the seriousness of the selection is probably much more stringent than the official inspection of a county magistrate. Age, image quality, physical strength, loyalty, and even personality characteristics, etc., are all areas that need to be examined and screened.
Gao Xiaozhuang only asked for the price when he went out this time, and Gao Pragmatic did not pay him any money in advance. After Gao Xiaozhuang left the Gao Mansion, he called over two little girls, Shang Yue and Ting Qin, and asked them to prepare other tools that needed to be used.
Although making soap is not difficult, Gao Pragmatic inherited some habits from his previous life as a secretary. He still had to prepare everything he might need in advance and arrange trial production first.
For example, although chopsticks or even wooden sticks can be used as tools for mixing, Gao Pragmatic still asked the two little girls to find a jewelry store and specially order several simple egg beaters that were more common in the previous life. At the same time, he personally supervised the work and hired a carpenter to make several wooden molds for shaping the soap.
Although these things theoretically do not affect the success of soap production, they can make the first trial production of soap have better quality and a more beautiful appearance, so Gao Pragmatic still made preparations in advance - after all It is necessary to open up the high-end market first. In addition to obvious functions, the most indispensable thing is strong style.
Not long after, two little lolita walked in holding several large and small boxes. The twins were also dressed in light green, and they looked exactly the same at first glance. However, Gao Pragmatic had been served by the two of them since he was a child, so he still had a way of telling the sisters apart. In terms of appearance, there was a mole on the left temple of my sister's side. Although it was very small, probably less than half the size of a mung bean, it was enough for Gao Pragmatic to distinguish the two of them.
As for other differences, it is probably that the elder sister is slightly braver than the younger sister - although they are twins, maybe their parents instilled in them the idea that the elder sister should take care of the younger sister when they were young, so the older sister will play the role of protector most of the time while watching the moon. My sister Tingqin is mostly in the position of being protected.
Even when talking to Gao Pragmatic, Shang Yue talks more. Like now, Shang Yue replies first: "Young Master, this 'mixer' you made is really a good thing. Use it when beating eggs." It’s really convenient. But why do you still need this thing for the soap you mentioned?”
Seeing them putting things on the table, Gao pragmatic walked over and opened the box. While inspecting it, he replied: "It's a long story. Well, the wire can be pulled so-so, but this simple wire is too easy." Rusty, this is very bad..."
Tingqin rarely interjected: "I heard that silver will not rust. If the young master wants to avoid rust, you can try making one with silver."
Gao pragmatically smiled: "Silver generally does not rust easily, but it is not suitable to make this thing out of silver." He thought to himself: When the scale of my soap industry expands in the future, how much silver will I need to make an egg beater? And if it is made of silver, if the management is not strict enough and someone takes it away, wouldn't it be a loss? Besides, it’s not like there’s no solution, it’s just to use stainless steel.
Of course, stainless steel is easier said than done. Although the stainless steel used as an egg beater can be easily produced as long as there is chromium, but in today's era, if you think about it, you have to look for chromium ore... This seems a bit too ambitious.
What to do? Once large-scale production starts in the future, if the egg beater keeps getting rusty, the size will also be a problem.
Gao Pragmatic couldn't help but fall into thinking.
