At the time of the first Daming Economic Seminar, Zhu Youzhen once put forward an idea, that is, the yamen in various places in the Ming Dynasty could actually find ways to carry out some economic activities.

That is, local yamen are allowed to engage in business, but there are also quite a lot of restrictions, the first of which is that Zhu Youzhen set up the Ming Royal Development Planning Agency to supervise whether the commercial activities set up in various places are compliant.

And after so much time, in fact, there are not many local yamen who dare to start.

There is still a certain gap between this and what Zhu Youzhen originally envisioned, but when it comes to the few, it means that there are still many local yamen who have chosen to follow Zhu Youzhen's instructions.

Among them is the closest Zhili to Jingshi.

It's just that they didn't follow Zhu Youzhen's idea, but went to another road, that is, the road of civil industrial development.

There are other people behind it.

In the Daming Royal Academy of Sciences, Wang Min, the prefect of Zhili Mansion, is tirelessly lying here, and this is not the first day he came to the Daming Royal Academy of Sciences, as early as some time ago.

The prefect ran here in person.

Hope to be able to get something out here...

"You see... Wang Governor's Mansion.. It's not that we don't show you a path of economic development, but we really can't help it, we are a place to study new learning and industry for the imperial court, and we all know everything." A researcher looked at Wang Min helplessly, and his words were already a little impatient.

But Wang Min obviously filtered the impatience in the conversation automatically, but continued to cheekily say to him: "Yes, yes, yes.. The official knows, I also think I'm annoying, isn't this now that I don't have any problems and don't speak... Just take a look at it.."

The researcher glanced at Wang Min helplessly.

Wang Mingui is the prefect of Zhili Prefecture, and it is not easy to drive people out directly, but it is not a matter to let him stay here all the time, so the researcher suddenly had a flash of inspiration and said: "It seems to... I know something, maybe you can use it, Lord Prefect. ”

Suddenly, Wang Min instantly felt bitter.

I couldn't wait to speak, "What is it?" ”

The researcher said thoughtfully: "When we were doing the experiment, we seemed to see a book in the Royal Library that said that a kind of grease can have a good cleaning effect after saponification reaction. It seems to be much stronger than the soap horn.."

Wang Min's eyes lit up!

Isn't this what you've always dreamed of?

No matter what it is, it can replace the soap horn, which means that there is definitely a market for this thing, so I couldn't wait to say: "This book... Do you still have an impression? ”

The researcher nodded and said, "Lord Wang, you can go to the Royal Library to take a look, there is a chemistry class among the new books..." There seems to be a book called "Grease Saponification Technology".

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Min immediately set off without saying a word.

Immediately rushed out of the door, and the other Royal Academy of Sciences researchers on the side couldn't help but smile when they saw this, and one of them also said: "This Wang prefect is really strange, a good prefect is not appropriate, why do you study these all day long..."

"I don't understand.. Don't understand. ”

...

Wang Min, who found the books, then began his cheeky road in Beijing, from the Royal Academy of Sciences to the Royal Library, from the Royal Library to the Royal Industrial Administration, and even the Royal General Administration of Weapons appeared.

"Soap... Good stuff! Good stuff! ”

In fact, the manufacture of soap is not complicated, and the process required is not difficult, in fact, caustic soda and vegetable oil or lard are directly used to saponify each other and then use salt and other substances to precipitate.

Finally, the mold is cooled, and after the mold is released, it becomes one piece of soap after another.

After getting the ins and outs of this technology, Wang Min carried out trial production in Zhili Mansion for the first time, the environment was rough and the process was rough, but the difficulty of producing soap was not high.

See the bubbles in the basin and the laundry being cleaned.

Wang Min felt that a golden way to make money appeared in front of him.

The soap that had just been produced was brought home by Wang Min, and after giving it to his wife to try to use, he kept asking Wang Min where he bought this thing.

"Tell me quickly, where did you buy this thing, with such a thing, it will not be a problem to clean the clothes in the house in the future... And the lord .. Look at what makes me different today! ”

Wang Min, who is only concerned about putting the soap into production as soon as possible, has a mind on this.

He replied casually: "Madame is very good-looking today, very good-looking.."

The obvious perfunctory attitude aroused Mrs. Wang Min's dissatisfaction, and she only heard her say angrily: "The master really doesn't care about me at all, let's talk about it, whose little girl is ready to add another person to the house?" Or are you going to just let my old lady make room for her? ”

Hiss.. The surrounding temperature seemed to drop a few degrees in an instant, Wang Min looked at his wife carefully, and then said in surprise: "Madame, this is. Is this bathing with soap? ”

The lady was angry and said casually: "Washed, what's wrong?" It's still not as good as those young and beautiful girls outside, aren't you still going to make room for someone early?"

Wang Min was immediately overjoyed, and the wonderful use of soap really did not stop there.

hurriedly spoke: "How can there be this, how can there be this, I've been very busy recently, how can I be in such a mood, it's enough to have a lady in our house.."

Mrs. suddenly smiled, and Wang Min returned to the Zhili Mansion non-stop.

Greeting his subordinates, the official said: "This soap production is promising!" Hurry up and sort it out, the official will immediately go to the Zhili Development Planning Agency and report this matter to the imperial court, and the official will open a soap factory in Zhili! ”

"Yes! My lord, I'll arrange it! ”

In this way, a document called "Zhili Soap Industry Plan" was sent from the Zhili Prefecture to the Zhili Development Planning Agency, but those people in the Zhili Development Planning Agency had never heard of such a thing as soap.

wanted to investigate and ask clearly, but saw Wang Min looking like a genius that could not be revealed.

was also speechless, and the official of the Development Planning Agency headed by him couldn't help but speak: "Lord Wang.. If you don't say what this soap is, it doesn't matter if we talk about it later, then you have to at least tell me which category it belongs to, right? ”

Seeing this, Wang Min had to blurt out four big words: "Civil industry!" ”