"I heard that after those pieces of soap entered the palace, the queen liked it very much?" Sitting in a closed private room, Jiang Tian casually drank the tea in his hand: "I just don't know what His Majesty thinks about this problem." ”

Zhang Tao, who was sitting next to him, snorted coldly: "Women, there is always no way to be reasonable." ”

As soon as Jiang Tian heard it, he knew that the couple probably had a conflict over the matter of soap, but he was not qualified to persuade them: "I also heard that Old Man Liu tied his son to a tree for this matter." ”

Zhang Tao's expression was even more disdainful: "That old guy has ridden a horse all his life, and he knows how to smoke it without leaving internal injuries, if not, do you think he will be willing?" ”

This statement is also quite fresh, and the old thing is to give people a look: "Anyway, everything happened, and I blamed me at the beginning, so I shouldn't casually let people know about the storage of soap." ”

"Actually, you're not telling the truth, are you?" Zhang Tao turned his head to look at Jiang Tian: "As early as when I was in Nanjing, I tried to make soap with alkaline noodles, but I didn't have the effect of yours." ”

It turned out that the emperor didn't want to do it but didn't succeed, and Jiang Tian didn't hide what he meant: "Of course, the alkaline noodles we eat are actually a kind of salt, how can it be effective if you don't make it into caustic soda." If it weren't for the limited production volume, I would have liked to start improving paper and alumina. ”

After all, this Emperor Zhang caught up with the turbulent era when he was in school, so he didn't have a good scientific foundation, but for Jiang Tian, if he didn't even know the relationship between edible alkali and soda ash, he really couldn't finish his job. In this era, the chemistry of Europe was still at the level of alchemy, and only a few pioneers began to study it, but they still did not understand the essence of chemistry, so if it were not for the industrial capacity being held back, Jiang Tian would not be able to make explosives, and the overall scientific and technological strength would have made a qualitative leap.

Zhang Tao thought for a while, as if remembering the difference between edible soda and caustic soda: "How did you do it?" ”

"It's a very simple chemical reaction, dissolving the alkali surface in supersaturated lime water, and all that's left is to wait for natural precipitation and then pour out the clarifier on it to evaporate, and finally you can get caustic soda. It's just that the tools are limited, and the amount of preparation is too small at a time, after all, it is corrosive and time-consuming, so I have never made soap on a large scale. ”

"I'm thinking about soap later." Zhang Tao shook his head regretfully: "Don't say caustic soda, the people can not eat much oil and water in their stomachs, and it's not good to have those oils and fats." ”

This is another point of view as a ruler, soap production requires a lot of animal oil or vegetable oil, the technology of oil extraction is very primitive in these years, the breeding industry is not developed, the castor oil used for lubrication on the machine is all accumulated little by little, it is true that there is no excess oil to do such a luxurious thing.

"It reminds me of a past." Jiang Tian took a deep breath before saying: "When I was in school, one of my classmates collected the oil stored in the range hood at home to make soap, and then took it to the class to make the girls happy, but it was a pity that it was ......."

Zhang Tao became interested: "What is a pity? ”

"It's a pity that the kid has bad eyes and forgot to filter the dirty oil first, and a girl used half of a cockroach's head in the soap!"

"Hahaha...... Zhang Tao deliberately lowered his voice and laughed for a while: "This is really ...... But the fumes in your kitchen at that time could store a lot of oil? ”

Jiang Tian thought about it, this senior claimed to have traveled through the early days of reform, so he should not have come into contact with the civilian kitchens of later generations: "Yes, the common people of that era have indeed changed a lot in eating and drinking...... Later, they were afraid that they would get sick after eating too much oil. ”

"What about the Hou's alkali method that we once vigorously promoted? Isn't it possible to make soda ash with sea salt? ”

Jiang Tian shook his head regretfully: "That requires very pure salt, and there is also ammonia gas to react, neither of which we have now." ”

The two of them sat silent for a while, and a mirror auction was in full swing outside the private room, although the external publicity was Jiang Tian's auction, but he was considered an official of the imperial court, even if he wanted to sell something, he had to take care of the system, so he didn't have to come forward in person, and he had his own personnel in the retail industry of Beijing City to manage it on site, and in the end, he just needed to give people some benefits. But in order to supervise Jiang Tian, he still hid in the private room and watched the whole auction, as for Zhang Tao, he came to join in the fun, Jiang Tian analyzed that it was likely that he had a little friction with the queen, so he came out to hide Qingjing. Jiang Tian was worried that selling too many mirrors at one time would affect the price, and at the same time, in order to highlight the value of the mirror, he asked the craftsmen in the Academy of Sciences to carefully package them, such as using fine carved hardwood for the frame, and a gilt frame with a silver background, which was also inlaid with some gemstones. In short, those skilled craftsmen don't need Jiang Tian to bother, they have made a variety of frames that are not the same at all, and put them in this auction, all of them are jewels and dazzling, how much do you say such mirrors should be sold for? Just now, while they were talking, the first mirror had been taken away by a buyer who had asked for 40,000 taels!

"It's a huge profit!" Zhang Tao sighed sincerely: "Even if the mirror is inlaid with gems, it is not worth the price!" ”

Jiang Tian took over the conversation and smiled: "This is the effect of packaging, and those brand-name watches in later generations that are known as pure gold movement sapphire watches are the same reason, you just use the most expensive materials, and it is not worth the retail price of one or two million, and it is not the brand effect and the psychology of the nouveau riche." ”

Jiang Tian said that there is a basis, a more direct example is some women's favorite brand-name bags, but in this era, the reason why so many people are willing to pay a lot of money to buy mirrors, in addition to its scarcity has always been, but also because in the external publicity, these mirrors used for auction were originally dedicated to the palace, but in order to make a few more sides for insurance, the royal family agreed to the auction from the perspective of enjoying with the people. You must know that as long as you buy a mirror, it is the same enjoyment as today's queen, which is no longer a mirror, but a symbol of identity and status.

"Your hands are beautiful enough, even if the mirror factory is established in the future, and the general price plummets, these mirrors can maintain their value, and naturally no one will dislike themselves for buying a waste at a high price." Zhang Tao now finally understands why Jiang Tian is reluctant to sell more: "This knowledge is not learned in school, right?" ”

Jiang Tian only smiled bitterly: "How did you squeeze out the pockets of the common people when you were the capitalists in later generations?" In particular, those multinational large enterprises have made full use of the psychology of the Chinese people to worship foreigners, and I am no longer surprised, and it is not easy to copy their methods casually. Anyway, the money from the sale of mirrors is also used to invest in industrial construction, and in the end, it can be regarded as rich to the people. ”

"It's good that you're still rich in the people, and if you have the ability, don't you want that half of the dividends?" Zhang Tao squinted his eyes and glanced at his fellow countryman.

"This ...... Anyway, hard-earned money should still be given, right? ”

Watching Jiang Tian eat deflated Zhang Tao's mood: "You better register the patent for that soap as soon as possible, you don't need to write it too clearly." Just say that the saponification reaction was discovered, anyway, if you don't say that no one knows how caustic soda came about, maybe you can really start small-scale production. ”

"What alkalis are there that I am not good at improving papermaking? The preparation of alumina can also be used as industrial ceramics, but it is really not good, alumina is still a good abrasive. If it weren't for the fact that there is not much stock on the market, I am afraid that large-scale purchases will affect the needs of the people, and we would have used white paper by now. ”

"Now that you have alumina, can you make pure aluminum?"

Jiang Tian hurriedly shook his head: "It's no play, unless you can make a high-power generator." Whether building a generator or an electric motor, the enameled wire on the permanent magnet and rotor alone is an unsolvable problem. ”

"Alas...... Why is it so difficult for us to industrialize? ”

"No way, this is the inevitable law of the development of things, some things that you look very ordinary but need too much technical accumulation to make." In this regard, Jiang Tian was helpless in addition to helplessness.

In the process of sighing, another mirror was auctioned away by a wealthy merchant who bid 52,000 taels, of course, this mirror is also very cheesy with a lot of gold and jade decorated with a large number of precious materials, people with a little taste should not look at this mirror, but it is in line with the aesthetics of those nouveau riche who have two bad money in their hands and their hearts are full of straw bales. Therefore, this price also means that there will be no higher prices.

"That's 100,000 taels smaller, enough for you to build a factory, right?" Zhang Tao, who was in a good mood, took another sip of tea: "Don't say that you don't have enough money this time." ”

"It's enough for the time being, but after all, no one has covered the factory, and there is no reference for the entire budget, so who knows what will happen later." Jiang Tian's mind is still quite clear, since he began to study in the Academy of Sciences, he has become more and more aware of the huge investment in early industry, because you can't buy universal parts from the market, everything needs to be customized, and the price of a hand-built machine can definitely scare a vote.

Zhang Tao also knew that he was telling the truth: "Don't worry, there are three mirrors in the back, and it is conservatively estimated that you can get 200,000 taels, and I will invest all of them in the factory, just count you as a shareholder with technology." ”

That's pretty much it! Jiang Tian muttered in his heart, but he didn't dare to bargain with an emperor. Therefore, he should be polite and polite: "I will first use your 100,000 taels to build a factory, and I will pay for the training of workers and technicians, and strive to reach the mass production level by this time next year." ”

Zhang Tao shook his head: "I'm not as optimistic as you, but the bigger the investment in the early stage, the richer the return in the future." I just need you to show the world the power of industry, as for those who make money or not...... I can't pay it anyway. ”

Of course, Jiang Tian is suspected of talking big, mainly because he has observed the workers of this time and space at close range during this time, except for hard-working and hard-working, Jiang Tian can't find any of their advantages. Not only is the IQ surprisingly worrying, but the safety production standards you have repeatedly emphasized can be regarded as a deaf ear, and there was a similar thing when they carried out the hot rolling test, a worker carried a fiery copper bar, just because he did not feed according to the specifications, and the copper bar fell to the ground and hit his foot! If it weren't for the thick cotton shoes he wore in winter that blocked him for a few seconds, otherwise this kid's feet would have to say goodbye to himself forever, not just a slight smash later. After this kind of accident, Jiang Tian hurriedly criticized him as a negative example, instilled the danger of the accident in all the test personnel, and later urgently developed a simple protective clothing made of bamboo chips, the specific shape can refer to the armor of the Japanese and the shin guards of football players, in fact, this kind of thing can be blocked in less than five seconds at most in a high temperature of 1,000 degrees, but for many small accidents, these five seconds determine whether a person will be disabled for life.

"This is also a matter of no way, who has seen industrial production before, our rules and regulations there are also summed up in the lessons of blood and tears, I think so, in addition to labor protection supplies, if there is really a work-related accident, we will be responsible for it in the end.

Jiang Tian thought to himself, after all, this predecessor came from the socialist era, if it was placed in the 21st century with a conscientious boss, it would be a one-time compensation, who would have the leisure to support a crippled person for a lifetime: "This is very good, I will first thank Your Majesty for the love of those workers." ”

Although he didn't think so, Jiang Tian also knew that this was the best solution at the moment, first, it could dispel the concerns of the poor people who joined the working class, and secondly, a few people with missing arms and legs were hanging around the factory every day, and it could also serve as a warning to those new apprentices. Besides, even in the era of the popularization of CNC machine tools in later generations, the assembly line of any factory also needs to be passed on by the master, most of the people who have been injured will be unforgettable for the mistakes they have made, and it is a rare experience to chant a few words to the apprentices.

Seeing that the third mirror was brought up, the size of this mirror is no different from the first two, the only difference is that this time it is made of white copper inlay, surrounded by a relief-like moire pattern, and the back of the mirror has a picture of a flying lady, making the mirror as a whole gorgeous but elegant. This time, the owner of a certain store who presided over the venue did not make much introduction, after all, it looked a little ordinary compared with the two luxurious mirrors in front of him, but he knew that this was the protagonist of tonight, and many buyers who were still watching just now began to make a move, and the price would automatically rise almost without the host asking.

"See?" Zhang Tao was holding a teacup in one hand, and the other hand was holding the lid of the teacup and pointing to the auction site a few steps away: "This is the purpose of my visit, they think that everything will be fine if it is replaced by a family member." You said that it was a bit difficult to feed a large family from a single product, where did they get so much money? ”

This is obviously a rhetorical question, everyone knows the real situation, isn't it precisely because they can't tell the source of the huge amount of money that they are looking for an agent to bid here? It's just that no one expected the emperor to be staring at him, let alone that this emperor already knew the true identities of these people, but Jiang Tian didn't know what Zhang Tao planned to do.

However, the emperor did not continue to dwell on this issue, he just looked at the person who finally sold for 41,000 taels and frowned, so he didn't mention this matter: "Speaking of which, there were so many people at the court meeting yesterday who demonstrated to me, why did you just stand aside and watch?" ”

Jiang Tian blinked and saw that Zhang Tao didn't look like a Xingshi asking for a crime, so he didn't pay much attention to this question: "You are already confident, how can those few people who are screaming indiscriminately stop the reform, what does it matter if I don't stand up?" ”

"That's not what I said." Zhang Tao still looked complacent: "Even if you are the same without you, but at least you have to stand up and make a statement, right?" Otherwise, wouldn't it seem like I'm too lonely? ”

Jiang Tian realized that in fact, the emperor still cared about his attitude, and a few drops of sweat appeared on his forehead in an instant: "That...... Why don't I also go on a fold to support reform? ”

Zhang Tao retracted his gaze from the auction site and turned his head: "Isn't it a little late to play now?" ”

"Then what do you mean ......"

Zhang Tao, who was very satisfied that Jiang Tian was not stupid, continued to eat melon seeds indifferently: "During this time, I have to talk to a bunch of old guys about legislation every day, and sometimes I am a little annoyed. ”

"But I don't know the law? That's not my specialty! Jiang Tian hurriedly excused himself, this kind of thing sounds simple, but it is actually extremely complicated and offends people.

"What do you do now?" Zhang Tao asked rhetorically.

Jiang Tian is irrefutable, in fact, whether he is a teacher or an engineer, he really has nothing to do with his major, and he simply relies on the basic knowledge to be relatively solid, and he can hold on for a while.

"Well, you come over every morning and talk to those guys about currency reform, and the rest of the time is free."

"But ......" Jiang Tian scratched his head, limited by the block of his bun, so it didn't work very well: "My private school is about to start." ”

Zhang Tao didn't even look at him: "Don't forget that your job is a state official." ”

Jiang Tian couldn't cry or laugh a little, he couldn't tell whether the senior in front of him was because he couldn't stand the, or because he was simply pretending to be deaf and dumb. In short, it seems that this financial ramp-up will inevitably have its own place.

"However, I still have the development of a flat glass production line! In addition, I have to teach in a private school, so there may be conflicts in the incident. Jiang Tian decided to resist a little more.

"I've seen the drawings you made, it's just such a simple thing, if the Academy of Sciences can't make it, I think they can roll it up and go home." Zhang Tao twisted his head again at this time: "In class, let the boy of the Song family help you top it first, I think he has learned a lot from you during this time." Anyway, it's just a matter of negotiating a charter, can you delay it for a semester? ”

Yes, Jiang Tian couldn't run away, so he watched the auction continue to be held.

At this time, Zhang Tao stood up instead: "That's pretty much it, I'll go back first, don't forget to tell me how much money I sold in the end." ”

Jiang Tian also hurriedly got up to send him off, but he didn't expect Zhang Tao to immediately add another sentence: "If you are not used to combing your hair bun, cut it, I have a barber there with good skills!" ”

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