Bragging always has to pay a price, in order to get the storage of fish and meat, Li Mu started the 'canning experiment'. Coincidentally, there are all the drawings in the system, but there are no cans, because in the game, the inventory is 'fresh', and everything can be placed in the inventory, and you don't have to make cans.

At first, Li Mu was very optimistic, because in his consciousness, there was nothing difficult about canning food. Isn't it just a matter of putting food in it and sealing it so that it doesn't spoil? However, when he really set out to do it, Li Mu found that things were far from being as simple as he thought.

Because of the lack of necessary sterilization links, his cans will always rot, and the best record is that he can only survive three or four days, and the shelf life of these three or four days is far from meeting his requirements.

Moreover, the taste of the food in the canned food will also have an effect, even within the shelf life, the poured canned food is very unpalatable, making it difficult to swallow.

I tried it several times, but it all ended in failure. Li Mu has no choice, he can't waste all his time on this matter, he still has a lot of things to do. There's no way to do it himself, he has a way, there's no time, don't we have money?

Li Mu ordered people to post a notice and offer a reward of 1,000 taels of gold to solve this problem. If anyone can find an effective way, a thousand taels of gold will be handed over. If many people cooperate to solve the problem, then divide the thousand taels of gold equally, if someone has used the same method to solve the problem, then it is first-come, first-served, and it is very fair.

When the news came out, Yangzhou Port was boiling again. Countless people are about to level the threshold of Yuelai Inn, and everyone who goes to sea has some local methods. Sometimes, going to sea is a month, no vitamin supplement is not possible, the people of Datang do not know what vitamins are not vitamins, they only have a simple idea, store as much food as possible, although everyone has different methods, but the effect is basically the same.

One of the most common methods is to put the food in a casserole, then seal it with a wooden stopper and steam it, and then seal it with wax, so that the 'canned' food can be kept at sea for a few months.

But in terms of taste, it still can't be guaranteed, at least Li Mu can't eat it. But for sailors, it is not a problem, because they are used to it, and at sea, it is good to eat.

Li Mu had also understood this method before, and this did not meet his requirements at all. All those who proposed this solution certainly did not get a reward. After learning that this money is not something that can be obtained casually, there are fewer people who come, but the attention has not decreased, and everyone wants to know what the standard of the Hou Ye is, and how delicious the canned food must be to get this bounty.

Yangzhou celebrity chef, Liu Sanscoo.

After he successfully processed whale meat, Liu Sanscoo's fame grew. He was also left by Li Mu at the Yuelai Inn and became his special cook. Li Mu gave a reward, and he was the first to know and try it for the first time.

At first, he also used the same method on the market to deal with it, but the disadvantages of this method, even if he is a famous chef in Yangzhou, can not solve it, and the food stored for more than seven or eight days is very unpalatable. He is a chef with picky taste buds and has to be sick to his stomach for a long time every time he tries it.

But he was not discouraged, as a celebrity chef who could remove the smell of whale meat, he believed that he would be able to handle it well, and his hard work paid off, and finally, he found the key to the problem.

During the test, Liu Sansco found that no matter how the casserole was handled, it could not reach the level of non-rotting, and if a porcelain bottle was used, it would be much better. Liu Sanshao faintly felt that this might have something to do with the texture of the utensils. Porcelain is airtight, which should be the reason why it is better than casserole.

Subsequently, in an occasional attempt, because of a mistake, he cooked the utensils first, and this time the spoilage time was greatly delayed, and the taste of the food could be preserved for a longer time. Liu Sansco guessed that maybe it was not only the food that needed to be boiled, but also the utensils that were a major cause of corruption.

After finding these two reasons, Liu Sanscoo's research and development work stalled. Because he couldn't continue, because even if the reason he found was right, porcelain was expensive and unrealistic to use on cans.

After struggling for a few days, Liu Sanshao finally decided to tell Li Mu what he found, and if he couldn't solve it, maybe Hou Ye had a way. Therefore, Liu Sanshao took advantage of a lunch to deliver food to Li Mu and found the opportunity to tell him what he had discovered.

Li Mu has an impression of Liu Sanscoo, this cook is not very old, but he is the first person to find a solution to the fishy smell of whale meat, Li Mu in order to reward him, specially spent money to buy his patent, and left him to cook. After contact, Li Mu felt more and more that Liu Sansco was a talent. He has a rare spirit of study among chefs of this era, and he is not conformist in cooking, and he can always come up with some new tricks.

This time, Liu Sanscoo's discovery made Li Mu even more impressed. Liu Sanlao has basically found the root of the problem, the two most important points of canned food, sealing and sterilization.

In fact, Li Mu didn't know, he just didn't think about it for a while. After Liu Sanshao's reminder, he remembered everything.

Now the question is, how to solve this problem.

First of all, the problem of tank material. There is no doubt that iron, tin, and other metals are the most suitable for cans. However, it is simply not possible at the moment. With a limited amount of mining, it is too late to supply weapons and armor, so how can there be a margin to make canned food? This idea only turned around in Li Mu's head for a while, and then he abandoned it.

Then, you can only find a way on top of the clay pot. Li Mu can understand why Liu Sanshao said that the porcelain bottle is better than the casserole, because of the sealing. The vase has a glaze on it, and that's the biggest difference. If you can wrap a layer of glaze on the outside of the earthen pot, can the problem be solved?

As soon as he thought of it, Li Mu found potters and asked them to try it, and the effect was as Li Mu thought, it was feasible, and the cost was not high.

The first problem is solved, and there is only one problem left for sterilization.

The method of cooking porcelain bottles that Liu Sansco said is actually external sterilization, which can play a certain role, but it cannot play a fundamental role. If you want the contents of the cans not to rot, the most important thing is how to sterilize the food.

You can't find a solution just by thinking about it. Li Mu came to the kitchen for the first time and did experiments with Liu Sanscoo. After many rounds of failures, they finally found a way for the two of them.

This method is relatively complicated, and it is not enough to rely on the two of them, and they have to set up a potter.

The specific implementation steps are as follows, first make a wide-mouth tank, cook and sterilize, and achieve the degree of sterility inside and out. Then put the prepared vegetables or sauced meat and fruits into a jar and add an appropriate amount of boiling water.

Next, add a properly sized lid to the clay pot. The lid is also sterilized by retort to ensure sterility, with a screw mouth, which is screwed on, so that maximum firmness can be achieved, and it can also save wax when sealing with wax.

Once this is done, the cans are roasted over the fire.

The lid has a small hole, when the tank is heated, the water inside the food will evaporate, and the evaporated water vapor can only be discharged through the small hole, in a small space, the high temperature water vapor will change the pressure, reaching a state of high temperature and high pressure, and most of the bacteria will be killed. Subsequently, the tiny hole is sealed with wax so that bacteria from the outside cannot enter, so that maximum sterility can be achieved, and the nutrients of the dish will not be lost.

"It's done!"

Ten days later!

Li Mu tasted the food in the can, patted Liu Sanshao's shoulder, and said, "Congratulations, I can apply for a patent again, with this thing, I don't have to worry about it for the rest of my life, and I am sure that I can't spend enough money." ”

After almost a month, every day after dinner, I did experiments with Li Mu. Liu Sanshao's knowledge is not comparable to before, and he understands many things from Li Mu's mouth, such as how patents become money and so on. He knew that what Li Mu said was true, if he applied for a patent for the canned food, in the next 20 years, Datang would theoretically give him some patent fees for every canned food. Not much to say, it's not hard to imagine how much money it is.

But he doesn't want this money, and he can't ask for it!

Only Liu Sansco knows in his heart how much he has contributed to the secret method of this can.

Did he solve the problem? He didn't solve anything, and in the past month or so, he only did one thing, and that was to cook repeatedly. What to do, how to solve the problem, how to come up with ideas, all came up with by Hou Ye himself. He just did what a cook is supposed to do, and that's it.

But Hou Ye never mentioned what he had done, and now that the canned food research has been successful, he also puts all the credit on himself.

This, no!

Yangzhou celebrity chef Liu Sanscoo, how can he be a shameless person?

Although it may be money that cannot be spent in a lifetime, if you lose your duty as a human being, what is the use of money?

What's more, he was originally a famous chef in Yangzhou, and he had skills, and he couldn't be hungry in this life. No matter how much money you have, what can you do?

After figuring out this section, Liu Sansco plucked up his courage and said, "Master Hou, I can't ask for this patent, I didn't do anything, I deserve it." ”

"Oh?" Li Mu swallowed the food in his mouth, looked at Liu Sanscoo, and said, "You have to think about it, this is not a small amount, a rough estimate of twenty years, it is also hundreds of thousands, are you sure you are not tempted?" ”

Hearing the number of hundreds of thousands, Liu Sanshao's eyes flickered. He is also a human being, how can he not be tempted by such a large number? But after just a turn of thought, he figured it out, money that doesn't belong to him, and he won't feel at ease if he asks for it. And in my life, I am determined to be a good chef, Yangzhou celebrity chef is not enough, I have to be a Datang celebrity chef, and these are completed by constantly improving my skills, and definitely not by making money.

"Hou Ye is kind, the villain understands it, but the patent of the canned food is done by Hou Ye, and the villain didn't do anything, so he didn't dare to take credit. This patent, the villain can't ask for it. ”

Li Mu smiled and said, "I won't fight with you, you don't want to be in vain-" Seeing Liu Sanshao still shaking his head, Li Mu said: "Are you sure you don't want to?" ”

"Don't!"

"Then I don't want it either." Li Mu spread his hands and said, "You don't want it, I don't want it, no one wants it?" ”

"Master Hou just deal with it, anyway, it has nothing to do with the villain." Liu Sanshao was also stubborn, cleaned up his things, saluted Li Mu, and said, "Master Hou use it slowly, the villain is going to prepare the ingredients for dinner." ”

As he said that, he was about to leave, but Li Mu stopped him and said, "What to run, you don't want it, I don't want it, but there must be a place to go, right?" Since this matter is the cooperation of you and me, Ben Hou also has to discuss with you, it is better to set up a charity association like this, and donate the money to this charity association. ”

"Master Hou does good deeds and accumulates virtue, but he doesn't want this money, and he can't ask for it!

Only Liu Sansco knows in his heart how much he has contributed to the secret method of this can.

Did he solve the problem? He didn't solve anything, and in the past month or so, he only did one thing, and that was to cook repeatedly. What to do, how to solve the problem, how to come up with ideas, all came up with by Hou Ye himself. He just did what a cook is supposed to do, and that's it.

But Hou Ye never mentioned what he had done, and now that the canned food research has been successful, he also puts all the credit on himself.

This, no!

Yangzhou celebrity chef Liu Sanscoo, how can he be a shameless person?

Although it may be money that cannot be spent in a lifetime, if you lose your duty as a human being, what is the use of money?

What's more, he was originally a famous chef in Yangzhou, and he had skills, and he couldn't be hungry in this life. No matter how much money you have, what can you do?

After figuring out this section, Liu Sansco plucked up his courage and said, "Master Hou, I can't ask for this patent, I didn't do anything, I deserve it." ”

"Oh?" Li Mu swallowed the food in his mouth, looked at Liu Sanscoo, and said, "You have to think about it, this is not a small amount, a rough estimate of twenty years, it is also hundreds of thousands, are you sure you are not tempted?" ”

Hearing the number of hundreds of thousands, Liu Sanshao's eyes flickered. He is also a human being, how can he not be tempted by such a large number? But after just a turn of thought, he figured it out, money that doesn't belong to him, and he won't feel at ease if he asks for it. And in my life, I am determined to be a good chef, Yangzhou celebrity chef is not enough, I have to be a Datang celebrity chef, and these are completed by constantly improving my skills, and definitely not by making money.

"Hou Ye is kind, the villain understands it, but the patent of the canned food is done by Hou Ye, and the villain didn't do anything, so he didn't dare to take credit. This patent, the villain can't ask for it. ”

Li Mu smiled and said, "I won't fight with you, you don't want to be in vain."