After Lu Shiya came to Rongde County, she was also shocked by Rongde County under Li Xiang's governance, although it is still far less big than Chongqing Prefecture, but the people's faces are different. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoIn particular, the business of Rongde County is particularly prosperous, and there are some small things invented by Li Xiang, such as Rongzhou cellar wine, so the people here are equivalent to saying that the per capita income has surpassed that of Chongqing Prefecture.

Seeing that Li Xiang had invented so many things, Lu Shiya became more and more curious, how could her lover understand so much?

On this day, Lu Shiya visited the Chunfeng Literature and Art Publishing House hosted by Yuya, and she was even more shocked! In the evening, Lu Shiya caught Li Xiang.

Of course, Li Xiang knew that Lu Shiya would definitely be shocked, although these inventions may be some unpopular things in the eyes of the literati, but these are things that can change people's lives and change the Great Song Dynasty. Because, these things are part of civilization!

Lu Shiya grabbed Li Xiang's arm, and her eyes were full of admiration: "Li Lang, Shiya only knows now why so many women like you, and Her Royal Highness the Princess also loves you!" Shiya feels so proud to have such a powerful lover! ”

Li Xiang smiled and said: "Where, our family's Shiya is also a well-known talented girl!" I recently thought of a new invention! It's called soap and perfume! These two things, Shiya you will definitely love! ”

Lu Shiya said curiously: "Li Lang, what are these two things, what is so strange?" ”

Li Xiang knew that Lu Shiya would definitely ask this question, because the ancient people did not use soap for bathing, and women did not have perfume, at this time, some only took a bath with soap, so of course bath salts are also available, but only rich people can use them. Ordinary people don't. As for the perfume, it is almost the same as the fragrance called at this time, but the perfume is a little more powerful.

Incense medicine is the abbreviation of spice medicine, also known as "foreign medicine". Around the 7th century AD, the Arab Empire conquered parts of the West, including Greece and Rome, and established ****** medicine, also known as aromatherapy. In the era of the Arab Empire, "incense medicine therapy" refers to a kind of medicinal plant with aromatic smell used by ancient Arabs and Persians to treat diseases and heal injuries and maintain health, such as benzoin, cloves, agarwood, western incense, sandalwood, green onions, thatch, etc., which are commonly used in medicine such as flowers and fruits. The royal family of the Aphrab countries that has been popular for several generations until today.

These exotic incense was introduced to China by Zhang Qian of the Western Han Dynasty and Buddhism, and gradually used as medicine by lavender deodorization. The incense medicine trade flourished in the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, and by the Song Dynasty, 37 kinds of overseas incense and spices had entered China. In the Song Dynasty, spices, incense, lavender, and incense were widely used in the society, and incense was often used as a gift in the exchange of gifts, and the medicinal tea prepared with incense medicine even became a fashion in social life for a time. The imperial power and aristocrats also regarded medicinal tea as a gift.

Of course, perfume will be more popular with women, and Li Xiang is extremely sure in his heart that this can become a money-making thing when the time comes.

As for bath soaps, this is even more true and is easy to make.

Some people may often wonder, in ancient times, there was no shower gel and no shampoo, how did they take a bath and wash their hair? In ancient times, the first people only bathed in the river, of course, there was nothing comfortable and soft. Gradually, they found that some of the dirt was wiped on their hands or bodies during the washing process, and then washed with water, which was cleaner than before. So soil became the earliest detergent, when the hands are stained with grease, rub with soil, and then wash with water, the oil is easy to remove.

Subsequently, people discovered the original alkali and learned to boil it. People gradually developed the habit of bathing in their lives, and at the latest there are records of "bathing" in the oracle bone inscriptions and Jin inscriptions of the Shang and Zhou dynasties. By the time of the Western Zhou Dynasty, bathing etiquette gradually became customized. Fasting and bathing was already an important part of the sacrificial rites of the Western Zhou court, which was presided over by full-time officials. This is recorded in the "Rites of the Week".

In the Zhou Dynasty, people used rice washing water to bathe and decontaminate, which is said to not only remove decontamination, but also has excellent health care functions, which was a cheap and common early bath water in those days. During the Qin and Han dynasties, people used soaphorn to wash clothes and hair, including plant ash and rice water.

In the Western Jin Dynasty, people have begun to use a thing called bath beans, which is mainly made of soybean flour and various medicines, which has the effect of smoothing and moisturizing the skin and preventing skin diseases. Its ingredients are all natural ingredients, and it can be said that it is the first facial cleanser.

At that time, people ridiculed a person for being rustic, lacking good upbringing, and not understanding the hygiene habits of the upper class, and often said that this person "didn't know bath beans". For example, Wang Dun at the turn of the two Jin Dynasty, probably because he was a rebellious minister, made everyone disgusted, so there was a "joke" widely circulated, saying that when Wang Dun just married the princess and became a concubine, he went to the toilet, and the princess's maidservant offered the bath beans in a glass bowl for him to use when cleaning his hands, but Wang Dun mistook the bath beans for fried noodles, poured them into the golden basin of washing his hands, and drank the bath beans in a golden basin like drinking noodle tea.

Although it was just a joke, it showed that bath beans, the "soap" of the time, had appeared. "Bath beans" are high-end sanitary and cleaning products invented in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties eras. Before that, when people washed, the only way to remove grease was rice soup, noodle soup and natural soap. And this period was also the era of the "Great Spice Discovery" in Chinese history, when various Western and southern spices arrived in the Central Plains, giving a new look to the life of the aristocracy. The most distinctive feature of the bath beans is that they are blended with precious spices to create an elegant aroma.

Later, people discovered honey locusts, and at the latest in the Xiao Qi period of the Southern Dynasty, there were already people in the market who specialized in selling honey locusts. In fact, there are more than 10 varieties of honey locust, and the decontamination ability is strong and weak. Honey locust has the effect of lubricating and refreshing, eliminating dirt and greasy to clean the skin, and is commonly used in ancient beauty prescriptions.

Washing clothes with honey locusts, the clothes will not change color, will not shrink, and the fibers will not be damaged and lose their luster, so many ancient people used honey locusts to wash clothes. In addition, bathing with honey locust can also remove rheumatism and cure skin squeamish. There is also a plant called Fat Beads, its seeds are fat and thick, and it should be distributed in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, which is the soap tree. In the Song Dynasty Zhuang Jiyu's "Chicken Ribs", there are few honey locusts in Zhejiang, and "fat beads" are used in bath and clothes. In late autumn, people pick the fruit pods, cook them and mash them, add spices, white flour, mix and knead them into pills, which are called "soap". In addition to soap, the "Chicken Rib Weaving" also records that southern women soaked plant ash in water to wash and wash to remove stains. In addition, there is also Zhu Ling, but Zhu Ling is used by wealthy people, spices are added to it, and ordinary people use soap to wash their hair.

And the soap is different, Li Xiang knows that ordinary people in the future will not be able to live without it, if it is made at this time, it will definitely be able to sell very well. And the name Li Xiang has also been given, so it is called Meifubao. (To be continued.) )