The manufacture of caustic soda is still difficult for Li Sheng, this is something that junior high school students can accomplish. For Li Sheng, who graduated from college, there is still no difficulty. Li Sheng asked Lu Kui and them to buy soda ash and lime respectively, and made caustic soda in the back office.

Li Hong had only been busy for a day, and he only saw Li Sheng in the morning, and he didn't see Li Sheng in the whole afternoon. He sorted out the number of acres of land for a day and was about to review it from Li Shenglai. As soon as I walked into the back office, I saw Li Sheng and a few people in the courtyard, setting up a pot and making a fire.

Cheng Huaimo and Lu Kui were still helping, and Li Hongcai couldn't understand what Li Sheng was doing. Since Li Sheng came to Qinghe, he has not made a county order, but he is still exercising the right of a county order as before. Li Sheng has not been in charge of the affairs of the county government except for going to the township for more than a month and learning about the people's livelihood. Although he reviewed the instructions, it was nothing more than an official seal or a red signature, and he had never been to class for a day.

Li Hongcai saw Li Sheng making a fire in the back office, and a burst of nameless anger rose in Li Hongcai's heart.

"Lord County Order, this is the total number of acres of land in a few days, please review it." Li Hongcai's tone of voice was very bad, a little reproachful.

Li Sheng is supervising and guiding Cheng Huaimo and them, boiling soap in full swing, it is the critical moment of sodium ion separation soap, Li Sheng is always watching Li Sanlang burning the fire, where there is time to be distracted to manage the number of acres of land.

"Lord Li, don't you and I have a division of labor with Master Cui? You can make your own decisions about these little things, and I'll see it later. You can see how I make soap, and it will be saponified in no time. ”

Only then did Li Hongcai turn his attention to the pot that Cheng Huaimo was sweating and stirring, and he saw a golden mass slowly forming in the pot. The golden thing in the center of the pot is still spreading around, and it is getting bigger and bigger.

"Master Li, you dodge first, you are blocking Lao Cheng."

Cheng Huaimo said to Li Hongcai, who was slowly coming over, while stirring. If it weren't for Cheng Huaimo's reminder, Li Hong would have come to Cheng Huaimo. was reminded by Cheng Huaimo, Li Hong changed his senses, and his face was full of embarrassment.

"Li County Order, what did you just say you were boiling?"

"Soap! Don't interrupt, if you get burned, you have to start again. You watch first, and it'll be fine for a while. ”

Under the command of Li Sheng, the oil and caustic soda in the pot were constantly added by Lu Kui. Cheng Huaimo was afraid that the caustic soda and oil in the pot would be uneven, so he had to stir hard. If it weren't for Cheng Huaimo's strength, he wouldn't be able to hold it up if he was designated by another person.

"Saburo ceasefire! Pull out all the firewood! ”

Li Sanlang hurriedly pulled out the half-burned firewood, and deliberately threw the burning firewood to Bai Yulang, who was watching from a distance.

Bai Yulang is afraid of dirty, but also afraid of smoke. didn't help from the beginning, Li Sanlang was deliberately playing tricks on him, angry that he didn't come up to help.

What kind of kung fu did Bai Yulang have, how could Li Sanlang succeed, shook the scabbard in his hand, and beat the burning firewood back. Li Sanlang didn't guard against him, watching the burning firewood fly back again, and hurriedly wanted to dodge, but it was too late.

"Dear mother!"

"Oops! It's on! ”

Li Sanlang was smashed by the firewood that flew back, and it hit his head right on. The hair of the ancients was very long, and it caught in an instant. Li Sanlang didn't care about scolding Bai Yulang, so he hurriedly threw himself at the bucket on the side and plunged into it. When he came out, his face was dark and his hair burned a lot.

"Bai Yulang! You guy me! ”

Bai Yulang said with a deep face: "You found it yourself!" ”

"Don't make trouble, be careful of delaying Lord Hou's baby." Lu Kui reprimanded.

Both of them stopped, looking at each other like two fighting roosters.

"That's it! It's done. Big brother, you can stop. ”

Li Sheng shouted without raising his head: "San Lang brought the basin and scoop over, scoop out the golden soap paste on the top, and don't want the slag below." You'll be calling me when it's cold. ”

Li Sheng said to Li Hongcai again: "Lord Li, you and I will go to the house to talk." ”

"Li County Order, you wait first. Tell me, what's in this pot? ”

Li Hongcai watched it for a long time, but he didn't understand what this pot of golden paste was. It looks good, and the smell is also very good, but I don't know what it's for, he's grown so big and has never seen this thing, and I'm still very curious.

"Didn't I just say that this is soap, which is used for bathing and laundry."

Li Sheng's answer completely made Li Hong understand that Li Sheng was making pancreas, which was really a bit out of business. There are also people in the yamen who can make pancreas, and he also made this county order himself, and he also built a pot and made a fire in the courtyard of the back ya.

"Li County Order, you are a little out of business, what did you do with the work of the subordinates? is still making a fire in the back office, if it spreads, I am afraid that it will damage the prestige of the county order. ”

Li Sheng smiled, and before he could speak, Cheng Huaimo opened his mouth and said, "You foolish official, the last time Li Sheng built a movable type printing press, he built it in my yard." Your Majesty also asked Li Sheng to print books in the courtyard of my house, why didn't he do his job? If you talk nonsense again, believe it or not, I'll beat you? The master is as tired as a dog, and you still talk about cool things. ”

Cheng Huaimo made Li Hongcai, his face was flushed, and he was very embarrassed.

Li Sheng couldn't look at it, so he said, "Big brother, Lord Li is also kind. ”

"The young master is too lazy to say to these rotten people, Lu Kui, follow me! Eat and drink, the master is already hungry. "Cheng Huaimo's heart is really good, making others look bad, and he will leave without waiting to say that he will turn around.

Cheng Huaimo took Lu Kui away, Bai Yulang glanced at Li Sanlang, and followed.

At this time, Guan Er came back, still holding a few wooden molds in his hands. As soon as he entered the courtyard, he said to Li Sheng: "Master Hou, according to the way you painted, I asked the carpenter to make it." ”

Li Sheng took the mold handed by Guan Er, looked at it, it looked similar to the soap in later generations, and handed it to Guan Er.

"You help Saburo get the soap paste out of the pot and go to dinner. I have something to say to Master Li. ”

"Got it."

Guan Er responded, then looked at Li Sanlang, and found that Li Sanlang's face was dark, and his hair was burned a lot. began to ask him what was going on, Li Sanlang was embarrassed to say that it was his fault, and said that Bai Yulang was like a heinous bastard, and poured bitter water on Guan Er. What virtue does Guan Er's natural way Li Sanlang have, while tying Li Sanlang to work, he is still counting him on the side.

Li Sheng and Li Hongcai were not in the mood to care about the two of them, so the two walked to the small pavilion on the side, and the servants in the yamen put the food on the small table in the pavilion. After the two of them sat down, Li Sheng continued the topic that Li Hongcai had just said, and said: "Lord Li, this soap is a deal I promised to the squire of Qinghe County today, this thing is much easier to use than pancreas, and the cost is cheap, and the materials are also ordinary things, which can be produced in large quantities." It's just that there is a problem in terms of distribution, there are so many squire families, and as for how to distribute it, I haven't thought of a way yet. ”

After Li Hongcai listened to Li Sheng's words, he realized that he had misunderstood Li Sheng. According to Li Sheng, the cost of soap is cheap, and the raw materials are ordinary, and the manufacturing process seems to be simple. This kind of very profitable business, Li Sheng is willing to take it out and help the people change their land. Looking at Li Sheng's every move when he came to Qinghe, Li Hong understood that Li Sheng was dedicated to the people, and he had a changed opinion of Li Sheng in his heart, and he was very unaccustomed to Li Sheng's abandonment and laziness. Now it seems that Li Sheng has never been idle, and the more he figured it out, the more he felt that he should apologize to Li Sheng.

"Li County Order, there are many offends before the officials, please bear with Li County Order."

Li Sheng didn't expect that Li Hong would come up and apologize. instantly understood why Li Hong was like this. said: "You and I govern the Qinghe River together, and we are all dedicated to the public." There is nothing to offend and not offend, and Lord Li does not have to worry about it. Let's talk about how to distribute this soap first. ”

Li Hongcai bowed his hand before he said: "Xia Guan has no experience in business, he said it wrong, Lin County ordered not to laugh at me." ”

Li Sheng said: "It's okay, let's talk about it!" ”

"The squire family, although it is a scholarly heirloom, is also a person of small profit. Most of them only have the interests of the family itself in their hearts, and there are not many people who have great interests in the world, so it is really difficult for them not to fight. However, there is a solution to everything. The lower officials have a strategy, and Li County ordered that the production process and secret recipes be kept strictly so that no one can know about them. If one of them wants to, he has to make up for the money that the other family has when they buy and sell their fields. Do you think this method is feasible? ”

Li Hongcai's method is indeed feasible, but the number of acres of land bought and sold in Qinghe County is huge, and if one family makes up for it, probably no one can afford it.

"Lord Li, how many fields have been bought and sold in Qinghe County?"

"Fifty-seven thousand six hundred and thirty acres. This is the account book of the scribes for the past two days, please take a look at it. ”

Li Hongcai took out the statistical account book of the number of acres of land that he was about to hand to Li Sheng just now, Li Sheng took it, flipped it to the end, and took a look, it was indeed more than 50,000 mu. It was more than double that when he went to the countryside to investigate, which surprised Li Sheng. It seems that he was right in this inventory, otherwise in a few years, the problem of land annexation would have been even more serious.

Li Sheng roughly estimated that if these fields were converted into money, according to the transaction price at that time, the more than 50,000 acres of land would cost more than 100,000 yuan. This is something that no one can eat, and besides, who wants to take 100,000 yuan to buy a soap formula!

"Lord Li, there is too much money to be spent, and no one can afford it. Even if several companies join forces, no one will agree to this method. Li Sheng expressed his opinion, and he denied Li Hongcai's method.

"Li County Order, do you have any way?"

Li Sheng thought about it for a while, but still wanted to talk about the method of joint operation, so he said: "I did think of a method before, but I wasn't sure if it could be used. ”

Li Hongcai said: "Li County Order, can you listen to it first." ”

Li Sheng thought about it, the original method was to discuss, but he was in love. I have always thought that there is a gap in age, and the ancients may be more receptive to new things than modern people, and it is not perhaps.

"What I want is to set up a production workshop, which will be built at the expense of many parties, and dividends will be distributed according to the amount of capital contributed. I don't know if it's feasible? ”

Li Hongcai thought for a while before he spoke: "I've seen enough, they are all suspicious of each other in their bones, and no one will be at ease with anyone." ”

Li Shengzhi is worried, this concept of joint stock management seems to be useless to the ancients. They should be resistant to cooperative operations.

"I can't do it if I give them a profitable deal. Even if I can do it, I can't do such a thing, which is not good for us Datang and will have an impact on the market. ”

Li Hongcai nodded and said, "Yes! Although they are the gentry of the world, all the businessmen of the Tang Dynasty are basically from them, if they control the economic lifeline of the world, it will be a big thing. ”

Li Shengyi gritted his teeth and said, "It seems that there is only one way." ”

Li Hongcai said: "Li County Order, what else can be done?" ”

"Build production areas, set up exchanges, and implement multi-party control."

Li Hongcai didn't know what Li Sheng meant, and asked, "Li County Order, can you make it clearer." ”

"I can't say right now, I don't have a specific charter yet. This matter is too big and involves too many aspects, and it may cause a shock in the DPRK. I have to go to His Majesty before I can settle it. The matter can only be discussed later. ”

Li Hongcai saw that Li Sheng said so much, and he didn't dare to ask any more, and said, "Then how do you explain to them?" ”

Li Sheng smiled and said, "This is not easy to do, first throw out the two methods we discussed, and drag it first." ”