It can be seen that the princess is in a good mood.

Maybe for her, her husband's rebellion allowed her to finally get rid of this man she had hated for many years. After many years of marriage, the two have never had a son and a daughter. even, from beginning to end, I never really had a room with him.

For many years, the two were only husband and wife in name.

Now, finally get rid of him completely.

It's a relief, a freedom.

"Can pearls still be raised?"

Chatting about bubble tea, the princess asked Li Xiao in surprise.

"Of course, mussels can be raised, mussels are pearls, so mussels are pearls, as long as you can master enough experience and technology, then mussels can harvest pearls." Li Xiao said. The artificially cultured pearls of later generations can no longer be ordinary, and the cultured pearls of life are also very cheap.

Large, round artificial pearls are not worth a lot of money to make a large string of pearl necklaces.

But in this era, pearls are still extremely valuable, and pearls have to be picked. The pearl divers went down to the river to catch old mussels, and they relied on their luck to catch pearls.

The technology is difficult, pearl diving is difficult, and especially the yield is very low.

The pearls produced in Hepu Bay in Hepu County, Lingnan, are famous in the world, extremely precious, and have been tributes for generations, but pearl diving in the sea is more difficult, and even have to risk their lives, tens of thousands of pearl divers can not pick many pearls a year.

In Liaodong and other places, it is also rich in high-quality pearls.

But in any case, in this era, pearls are really treasures.

Tamase has never heard of it, and it can also artificially cultivate pearls.

"Is it that simple?"

"It's really as simple as that, as long as you have the right water quality, then select a good mussel and breed it."

The relationship between pearl farming lies in raising mussels, and how mussels grow pearls.

The mussels that can grow pearls, also called pearl oysters, can secrete nacre to form pearls, so as long as the pearl oyster is implanted at the right time in the body of the pearl oyster, the pearl can be cultivated after a certain period of cultivation.

In fact, pearl farming began in ancient China.

In the Song Dynasty, there is a record in a Wenchang miscellaneous record, there is a pearl method, take a slightly larger clam clam, soak it in clear water, serve its opening, rush to the bead to throw it, frequently change the clear water, and become a pearl in autumn. Even in the Ming Dynasty, the ancients in China also invented the cultivation method of special pearls, and successfully cultivated the world-famous Buddha pearls.

In the final analysis, it is the body of the clam itself that is diseased, unable to expel the invading external foreign body, such as sand particles, due to its own physiological functions, it will secrete nacre to wrap the diseased part or foreign body, and after a certain period of time, it can form crystals, which is a natural pearl.

Artificial pearls, on the other hand, are implanted into the body of clams according to this physiological function, such as small sand grains, to grow into pearls over a period of time.

"It doesn't feel like it's possible, I've never heard of it?" Tamase said.

Artificially cultured pearls, this is not the same as growing vegetables and raising fish, but raising pearls, this is really unheard of.

"What's impossible, in fact, it's very simple, it can be roughly divided into four steps, the first step is to make a good mother oyster, to choose a complete shell, no damage, the shell is full of soft body of the robust clam as the mother mussel for the pearl."

Speaking of these, it is very simple, in fact, it is certainly not simple to do, but the ancients did not discover these methods, so as soon as Li Xiao said it, it made Tamase stunned.

"And then?"

"Then it's a matter of putting the small grains of sand into the cinctus mussel and putting it back into the water to recuperate."

"Put it back in the water? Won't that run away? ”

"Hahaha, if you are afraid of running away, you can also get a cage, put the female mussel in the cage, and then hang it in the water with a rope for breeding."

This is cage farming, and later generations use this method, which is more reliable, but the cost is high. In fact, it doesn't have to be like this, you can directly put it in the river, or dig a big pond to raise, even if it will run away a little, but it is impossible to run away.

Tamase couldn't think of a set in Li Xiao's mind, thinking that he was just joking, but he didn't expect that there was really a set, it sounded quite decent.

"How long does it take to become a pearl?"

"Two to three years, generally two years can become pearls, you can open shells and collect pearls, but if you want pearls to be good, then four or five years are the best."

Wan Niang listened a little anxiously on the side.

If he really has this kind of ability, why should his husband tell the princess, if the Li family keeps it and raises it by himself, and really raises pearls, it will be a cornucopia, and future generations will be rich.

The princess picked up her teacup and took a sip.

"Why did Saburo reveal such a secret method to me?"

"Actually, it's nothing, it's easy to say, but it's not easy to raise."

There is also the most critical point that Li Xiao did not say clearly, even the new method of decolorization process of frosting sugar, Li Xiao did not dare to keep it on his hands, how dare he keep this pearl cultivation method.

Without any identity strength, this pearl farming method is a hot potato, unless he keeps it a secret forever.

Even if he kept it secretly, it would never be possible to keep this thing a secret all the time.

Once the secret is leaked, it is the source of trouble.

Things are good things, but they are useless in their hands, and they dare not use them. It doesn't hurt to talk to the princess, and it's impossible for her to really be able to raise it.

The best result is naturally that the princess is tempted, and then cooperates with Li Xiao.

Li Xiao has technology, the princess has strength, and the two partner to raise pearls to make money, and they are not afraid of being coveted by others.

"It is too troublesome to raise mussels in cages, it is simple to dig ponds, and the cost is low. But to raise more, this has to raise mussel seedlings first, which is not easy. The princess said shrewdly.

"Of course, it's not going to be easy, but compared to the profits, it's definitely a profitable deal. Digging ponds, raising mussels, selecting mussels, and raising mussels are actually quite simple. Li Xiao described to the princess the prospect of this business.

"Well, does the princess want to try it?"

"I don't have the skills."

"We can work together, the princess will contribute the capital, and I will contribute the technology."

Tamase understands Li Xiao's thoughts, such a way to shake money and accumulate treasures, but it will also be coveted, and someone has to help him support him.

"Okay, it just so happens that I'm idle now, so I'll come to raise river mussels next year to see if I can really produce pearls." You come to be my leader, teach them how to raise, and then the income will be seventy-three. ”

"Yes, princess seven, me three." Li Xiaodao.

"No, you seven, I'm three." Tamase shook his head, he can really raise pearls, the key is Li Xiao's technology, with technology, in fact, anyone can raise it, and the cost is nothing, just digging some ponds, and then raising mussels and raising mussels, just a little people and money.

Li Xiao also shook his head.

"You're seven, I'm three."

After arguing for a while, the princess smiled.

"That's it, none of us should worry, just half of it, if we really want to be able to raise pearls, we will be half of each person. I make a few strings of pearl necklaces, and you make your bubble tea. ”

Li Xiao smiled and nodded, "If you really raise it, there will be more than a few pearl necklaces and a few cups of bubble tea." ”