Chapter 34 Improving the Sugar Production Process

"Zhen'er, don't be angry, in fact, these candies are already very good." Yan Jingsi saw that Li Zhen had the intention of doing something, so he hurriedly came out to persuade him.

It's not that he pities Mu Zhe, but Li Zhen, as a prince, has people paying attention to every move at all times, don't look at today's just a small beating of his subordinates, maybe tomorrow there will be a well-fed and idle imperial historian who has nothing to do to write to participate in Li Zhen, saying that His Royal Highness is ruthless at a young age, ruthless and needs to be disciplined or something, although it will not bring down Li Zhen, but it will still have a little impact on Li Zhen's later development, and it is easy to give people a handle.

"Uncle, where did you start with this?" Li Zhen didn't think about it so much for the time being, she just thought that Yan Jingsi and Mu Zhe had a relationship, and she was also a little dissatisfied with Yan Jingsi in her heart.

grabbed a handful of brown sugar from the basket and said sharply: "Uncle, look at yourself, look at the impurities in the sugar, look at this, even the bagasse is not filtered clean, such sugar will eat people's lives, and when the time comes, who will be responsible?" ”

"Zhen'er, don't worry, listen to my uncle, and I'll explain it to you." Seeing that Li Zhen was angry, Yan Jingsi smiled and said: "Zhen'er, you have the people's livelihood in mind, this is good, but this is also something that can't be helped, in fact, the sugar in our sugar village is already good, you look at other sugar villages, there are many more impurities than ours, even our family, we usually eat this kind of sugar, and only when entertaining guests, we will use a little tribute sugar." ”

"Really?" Li Zhen looked like you don't lie to me, and the fox swept over everyone's faces.

Everyone nodded desperately, and Mu Zhe had a Dou E's expression: "Your Highness, in fact, our sugar is really good, it is ten times better than other people's sugar, and the price of sugar is too expensive. ”

"Also, blame me for not listening to you clearly." Guan Yang realized that he had misunderstood others, and pulled a jade pendant from his waist: "It seems that I have really wronged you, Your Highness is black and white, this is considered an apology for you." ”

"No, no, No, Your Highness, this is absolutely unacceptable." Mu Zhe was startled, hurriedly knelt down, and pushed his hands outward: "It's just a little misunderstanding, it's just a little bit of a misunderstanding." Besides, Your Highness is a nobleman, how can you apologize to the villain, even if the villain dies, he can't afford it. ”

Not to mention Mu Zhe, even the rest of the people were taken aback by Guan Yang's actions, Yan Jingsi hurriedly came up to dissuade him: "Zhen'er, don't mess around, you are a prince, and you are above tens of thousands of people under one person, who in this world can afford your apology?" Don't talk like that in the future. What's more, this jade pendant is a gift from His Majesty, how can it be transferred to others? In this way, this apology will be waived, but it is also a fact that you wronged Mu Steward, so let your uncle reward him with ten yuan instead of Zhen'er. ”

"Okay."

Although he really doesn't care about a jade pendant, as Yan Jingsi said, this jade pendant is a reward from the emperor after all, and it really can't be easily transferred.

In the final analysis, Li Zhen still did not get rid of the influence of later generations, and in that society that advocated equality for all, Li Zhen's move was indeed no problem. But now it is the Tang Dynasty, and he is still the son of the Tang Emperor, except for Li Yuan, Li Shimin, Empress Changsun, Concubine Yan and those elders of the clan, who else in this world dares to accept his apology? With Li Zhen's current status, even those concubines in the harem can be ignored, let alone a little steward now? If Mu Zhe really dared to accept this jade pendant today, even if no one held him accountable for accepting the imperial gift without permission, he would have to be punished for at least one crime of disrespect (not a great disrespect).

"Your Highness Xie, Duke Xie Changping." Mu Zhe hurriedly thanked him, and he was also relieved in his heart, he really didn't dare to accept the jade pendant, otherwise even if he didn't die, he wouldn't be able to run away if he was exiled to Lingnan.

"Alright, get up."

When Mu Zhe got up, Li Zhen grabbed another handful of candy and handed it to Mu Zhe: "Let me tell you, although I misunderstood you, I am really dissatisfied with the candy you made." ”

"Yes, yes......" Mu Zhe wiped a cold sweat and nodded in a panic: "There are indeed more impurities in this sugar, and my subordinates will order the masters to improve the process and strive to make better sugar." However, Your Highness, in this way, the cost of our sugar production will go up, and if the original price remains unchanged, I am afraid that we will make a lot less money. ”

"How's that going to work?" Li Zhen hurriedly shook his head, sugar production occupies an important position in his next business layout, and it is not possible to increase the cost.

"But ......" Mu Zhe's face was sad, but he scolded in his heart, peaty, not only do not let the cost increase, but also want good sugar, how can there be such a cheap thing? Isn't this a way to let the horses run and not give them grazing? How can there be any reason for this?

"Don't be, what do you think I'm here for?" Even if Li Zhen didn't look at it, she knew that Mu Zhe must be scolding her mother in her heart: "Don't worry, I have a new set of sugar making methods here, as long as you follow my method, the sugar produced will not only be flawless, but even the cost can be reduced a lot, so that more people can eat sugar." ”

“...... That's great, hehe......" Mu Zhe echoed in his mouth, but he didn't believe it in his heart, I have been making sugar all my life, this skill is not the best, but it is also an authority in the sugar industry, why haven't I heard of such a sugar making technology? After all, he is just an ordinary person, and his ability to achieve the status of a steward is all based on his skills and qualifications, and he has no connections in the palace, and he doesn't know the legend of Li Zhen, otherwise he wouldn't think so.

"Don't talk that nonsense, you just do what I say." Li Zhen didn't expect him to believe it, anyway, whether he believed it or not, he would know when the real sugar was made.

In fact, Li Zhen's so-called sugar-making process is actually a simple white sugar, brown sugar is heated and dissolved with water, and then a small amount of charcoal is added to obtain a colorless liquid, and then heated and evaporated.

To put it bluntly, this process is to use the charcoal adsorption function to absorb the impurities in the brown sugar, but it is a pity that this step should have used activated carbon, but in the Tang Dynasty, Guan Yang really didn't know how to make activated carbon, and he could only use relatively clean charcoal. Fortunately, charcoal and activated carbon are similar, at most, the adsorption is not as good as activated carbon, and the number of uses can be supplemented.

"Your Highness! Your Highness! Mu Zhe knelt down directly, ignoring the hot hands, holding a handful of white sugar that had just been precipitated, and cried incoherently: "Your Highness, my subordinates have made sugar all their lives, but I never thought that I could make such a flawless sugar, my subordinates ...... Subordinate...... The subordinates' lives are worth it, and the subordinates didn't work in vain, woo woo...... Chaowen said, it's okay to die at night...... Woowoo woo ......"

"Please atone for your sins, your subordinates can't wait to change the process, so they will retreat." Crying enough, Mu Zhe wiped his tears and snot, confessed a little, and then shouted to change the process, that crazy look, which made people scared to watch.

"......Forehead" looked at Mu Zhe's appearance, Li Zhen said that he did not understand, he had seen this kind of person in his previous life, some were even much more crazy than Mu Zhe, Li Zhen understood their spirit of pursuing the truth, but he did not understand their way of doing things. However, if you don't understand it, you don't understand it, but I have to say that it is these madmen who are driving the progress of the times, and without these madmen, the pace of history would be ten times slower.