Chapter 16: The Mill? Oil mills?
After Jiang De finished the calculation, he immediately said to Wang Ming, "I don't know if there are soybeans at home?" I want to see it. ”
Wang Ming nodded and said, "Naturally, there is, this livestock must be fed this, otherwise it will be difficult to grow fat." After that, he asked Wang An to get some soybeans over, Jiang De took a look, the yellow soybeans have been dried, although smaller than the later generations, but it is also expected, after all, the soybeans of the later generations have been improved I don't know how many times, that is, non-GMO local soybeans, which have evolved thousands of years more than the current soybeans.
Wang Ming asked curiously, "I don't know what's so unusual about this soybean?" Let Xiao Langjun be so concerned? ”
Jiang De smiled and said, "Wang Yuanwai, I have a big deal, I don't know if Wang Yuanwai is willing to do it?" ”
When Wang Ming heard this, he asked with great interest, "Xiao Langjun, tell me, I will definitely support it." ”
Jiang De said, "I want to open an oil factory to sell oil, do you think this business can be done?" ”
When Wang Ming heard this, he couldn't help but smile and said, "The place where rapeseed and flax are ground for oil is already available in the village, if Xiao Langjun wants it, he can use it." This business is indeed a good business, but this oil is in season, and it is difficult to buy a large number of them now, if Xiao Langjun is interested in this business, you can wait for the sesame seeds to come down in the autumn and try it. ”
It turns out that Sanjia Village also has some land to grow flax, which is sesame, sesame is the seed of flax, and the sesame oil in Wang Ming's house is actually ground out of sesame seeds grown in Sanjia Village, in fact, this is also a common phenomenon in agricultural society, and most of the agricultural products are self-produced and sold.
Jiang De thought about it, and still said, "In this way, please take the lead in inviting the other two people to come out, and we will set up an oil mill together, I will provide technology, and the three employees will go out to the principal, and I promise to return the capital within a month." ”
Wang Ming frowned and asked, "Listen to what Xiao Langjun means, this oil mill will be very profitable?" Moreover, Xiao Langjun is talking about oil extraction, not oil grinding? ”
Jiang De also reacted at this time, Wang Ming has always been talking about grinding oil, grinding? How to grind? Jiang De was stunned for a moment, didn't think about it, and didn't think about it anymore, and said to Wang Ming, "Yes, it's oil extraction, it's very profitable, it can be said that it's making money every day!" ”
Wang Ming's eyes lit up and said, "Xiao Langjun, what kind of spell does it have to turn stone into gold?" ”
Jiang De said hehehe, "I can't say that a stone is gold, but I do have some ideas, why don't we go and see it first." ”
Wang Ming snorted and asked Wang An to fetch a bag of soybeans, and he and Jiang De went to the oil mill to have a look first.
The location of the oil mill is on the edge of the village, it is a small wooden house, if Wang Ming didn't bring Jiang De here, Jiang De would have thought that it was set up in the firewood room at the edge of the village.
"This is the place where we extract oil in our village, Xiao Langjun, please see, because our oil is also made and eaten by ourselves, in fact, it is rarely used, after all, the flax has not even reached the sowing time, let alone harvested, so no one has come here for a long time, you see, it has accumulated dust." As he spoke, Wang Ming touched the oil extraction equipment, and sure enough, it was a finger of dust.
Jiang De walked into this so-called oil mill and found that it was very small, but only thirty or forty square meters, probably because the output was small, so there was no need for too big a place.
The oil mill is not the complicated oil extraction equipment that Jiang De imagined, but a simple stone mill, next to which is a stone stacked out of the stove, and when you walk over, you can see a large iron pot inside, which is the first time Jiang De has seen an iron pot that is very similar to later generations. Looking at the stone mill, Jiang De finally understood why it was called grinding oil.
Jiang De asked Wang Ming, "Wang Yuanwai, can you tell me how your oil is..." Grind it out? ”
Wang Ming said with a smile, "It's very simple, that is, first stir-fry the sesame seeds, fry them until they are slightly yellow, and then put them in the stone mill to grind, and then grind out the sesame paste, and then mix the sesame paste and hot water together, and then use a wooden stick to stir constantly, this is called oil, after the oil is good, the water and the sauce are fully integrated together, and sink, and the oil is floating on the surface, at this time you can take the oil." The whole process can take a day, so the price of sesame oil is very high, not to mention that the yield of sesame seeds is very low. ”
Jiang De asked curiously, "How many sesame seeds can there be in an acre of land?" ”
Wang Ming replied, "The sesame seeds in this acre of land are no more than 100 catties, and the output of ordinary land is only 70 or 80 catties, less than one stone, and the oil produced is only 30 catties, but the grain of the same acre of land can have two stones or more, and can be sold for two or three yuan, so can the price of this sesame oil be low?" And although flax is good, it can't fill the stomach after all, so only the landlord Haoqiang can have idle land to plant some, so the price is higher. ”
Jiang De nodded understandingly.
"Outside the staff, the soybeans are here!" Wang An's voice came from outside, Wang Ming and Jiang De walked out, and saw Wang An coming in with a sack of soybeans on his back.
"Xiao Langjun, this soybean is here, do you want to use this soybean to extract oil?" Wang Ming asked curiously, "This soybean is only soy milk, and there will be no oil." ”
Jiang De looked at the stone mill, shook his head and said, "This soybean is to be milled for oil, but it is not ground like this, you are grinding, I am grinding, the process is different." The afternoon martial arts class is about to begin, please ask Wang Yuanwai to call a few carpenters and blacksmiths to wait for me outside the school. ”
Wang Ming nodded and said, "Well, there are carpenters and blacksmiths in the village, do you want a master stonemason?" ”
Jiang De shook his head and said, "No need, there are carpenters and blacksmiths." ”
In the traditional villages of agricultural society, most people often learn some crafts, although it is not good, but it is okay to deal with some things in the village.
Jiang De returned to the school, just as Zhou Tong was about to start class, and when he saw Jiang De coming back, he nodded and said, "Come back, just stand there, after more than half a month, your body has strengthened a lot, and next, it's time to lay the foundation." Whether it is fighting hard in the rivers and lakes, or fighting on the battlefield, it is nothing more than quick hands and eyes, no matter how subtle the tricks are, you must have time to show them, so starting today, in addition to running, you also need to learn to dodge! ”
Saying that, Zhou Tong took out a handful of small balls and said, "After you run, I will attack you with this ink ball, you have to find a way to dodge, everyone will be attacked the same number of times, and the last two, after today's martial arts class, run a thousand more steps!" ”
"Ahh The bear children wanted to shout at first, but they found that a wooden stick that appeared in Zhou Tong's hand at some point suddenly couldn't shout anymore.
When Wang Ming took a few carpenters and blacksmiths to the martial arts training ground outside the academy, he found that several teenagers were all black and gray, so they were not embarrassed.
Zhou Tong saw Wang Ming coming over, so he shouted, "Okay! Stop!! Tang Huai, Zhang Xian, run a thousand more steps, and others can. ”
Tang Huai and Zhang Xian sighed, and slowly continued to run, and the other three teenagers stopped, Zhou Tong glanced at it and said, "Don't sit down directly, continue to walk a stick of incense!" ”
A master carpenter brought by Wang Ming looked distressed and said, "Old man, this child is tired, let's let them rest quickly." ”
Wang Ming shouted: "Don't talk nonsense! Since ancient times, generals who have led troops know that soldiers cannot rest after a long period of work, and Zhou Lao Xianggong is for the good of the children. ”
A blacksmith looked at the teenagers and said with red eyes, "Outside the king, I don't know if Old Minister Zhou still accepts apprentices?" Our baby also wants to practice martial arts! ”
Wang Ming shook his head and said, "The old minister is a hermit, and he won't accept apprentices casually. ”
Saying that, Jiang De wiped his sweat and walked over, there were also a lot of black spots on his body, he really hadn't experienced much of this kind of agility training, and the gains were not small.
Indeed, there are hidden arrows everywhere on the battlefield, although they are protected by armor, it is still important to be quick with eyes and hands, and I don't know how many heroes and heroes have died on cold arrows.
"Outside the king... There you are. Jiang De gasped and arched his hand to Wang Ming and said, "This... A few of them are blacksmiths and... Master carpenter, right? ”
Wang Ming nodded and said, "Yes, they are all good players in the village." It's not too much of a problem to make furniture or repair farm tools. ”
Jiang De took a deep breath, shook his hand and said, "I'll go draw a few sketches first, you guys wait a while." ”
Jiang De returned to the school, thought about it, and exchanged a pen for later generations, the brush of this era is okay for him to write, but to draw a design drawing, it is simply an impossible task, the effect of the brush only needs to look at the ordnance map that has been handed down to later generations, and it is good to be able to see what this is.
A fountain pen appeared in his hand, and then the points were close to the critical point of one hundred points, Jiang De exhaled lightly, he had to hurry up and make money, otherwise he didn't know if there would be any moths when the points dropped below one hundred points!
At this time, Tang Huai and Zhang Xian also finished running, Wang Gui stepped forward to cancel the two, and the two naturally wanted to catch him together, Yue Fei was soon involved, and the four of them made a mess, Zhou Tong and Wang Ming looked at the four teenagers and chatted.
"Old Minister Zhou, do these children have the talent to practice martial arts?" Wang Ming asked Zhou Tong.
Zhou Tong touched his beard and said, "Jiang De and Yue Fei are the most talented, Wang Gui is second, Tang Huai and Zhang Xian are again, if they are trained properly, it is not a problem for Tang and Zhang to become second-rate players, but it is difficult to enter the first-class, Wang Gui has this possibility, as for Yue Fei and Jiang De, maybe their achievements in the future will far surpass me." ”
Wang Ming stuck out his tongue, Zhou Tong was almost half of the task of the gods in his eyes, and he was divorced more than Zhou Tong, is that still a human being?
Zhou Tong sighed and continued, "The old man is actually the strongest with bows and arrows, fists and feet, and this method of guns and sticks can only be said to be a first-class realm, it is difficult to be called a grandmaster, if this Yue Fei and Jiang De want to enter the realm of grandmasters in the future, they have to find a better weapon master." ”
Wang Ming scratched his head in distress and said, "Is there a more powerful spear master in this world than you?" ”
Zhou Tong nodded slightly and said, "I know a person, surnamed Chen Mingguang, an iron gun in his hand was difficult to meet an opponent twenty years ago, known as the fierce spear Chen Guang, if he is willing to teach his lifelong learning to these two sons, it will be difficult for anyone to be their opponent on the battlefield in the future." ”
Wang Ming was surprised: "Does this Chen Guang really have such skills?" If that's the case, I'm afraid it's hard to get moving. ,。 ”
Zhou Tong nodded and said, "Some people say that what he got is the inheritance of Wang Yanzhang in the five generations, and I don't know if it's true or not, I know that he has traveled south and north over the years just to find a successor to the mantle, and now there are two pieces of jade here, I'm not afraid that he won't come." ”
Jiang De here walked out with a few pieces of paper, handed them to a few carpenters and blacksmiths, and said, "This is a sketch I made, can you see if you can make it?" ”
The corner of Wang Ming's eyes moved, and he hurriedly took it first, looked at it a few times, and then pulled Jiang De aside, leaving only a few carpenters and blacksmiths who didn't know what was going on.
"Xiao Langjun, let me ask you first, can you squeeze soybean oil out of this thing as you said?" Wang Ming asked in a low voice.
Jiang De nodded strangely and asked, "Yes, what's wrong?" ”
Wang Ming stomped his foot and said, "Then this is the secret recipe, how can you show them casually?" Isn't this contract signed first? In case this thing leaks out, who do you say you are going to? ”
Jiang De blinked, these drawings are the simplest things for him, there is not much technical content in his eyes, and naturally there is no defense, but he didn't expect that the ancients of the Song Dynasty had the awareness of this intellectual property right.
In fact, this kind of consciousness has long existed in ancient China, such as silk technology, porcelain burning technology, and tea planting technology are strictly kept secret from foreign countries, and mulberry and silkworm seeds are not allowed to be exported. It was not until Marco Polo's travelogues were transmitted to Europe that Europe relied on the simple descriptions in it to successfully produce white porcelain in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. And ordnance manufacturing is a secret among secrets, such as the divine arm bow that appeared in Wang Anshi's reform, but it was lost to later generations because of secrecy. In addition to these secret technologies, the copyright of the book was also protected at this time, and in the "Eastern Capital Affairs", there was "Meishan Chengshe Renzhai Publishing, which has been applied to the boss and is not allowed to be reprinted." ". Even Su Shi wrote an article specifically for this matter to blame those who pirated.
Even at this time, the people began to have awareness of trademark rights, and many shops would draw special patterns on their own shops, and even mark them on the goods to show that they were different from others.
Wang Ming looked at the carpenters and blacksmiths and said, "Since ancient times, the apprentices have been taught, and it is the master who starves to death, these drawings may not be the confidence of your Jiang family to open the door in the future, so you must not give them directly, I ask you, Xiao Langjun, how sure are you of this thing?" ”
"Ten percent!" Jiang De didn't think about it and said, "Although this oil press is a little stupid, it is definitely useful!" ”
Wang Ming nodded and said, "That's good!" I have asked Wang An to get ready, Xiao Langjun rest. ”
Several teenagers watched Jiang De and Wang Ming chatting on the side, and also walked over, ready to join in the fun.