The emperor ran to Changle City, and it was almost a month in a blink of an eye.

Naturally, several major events have taken place in Kyoto during this month.

One of the most eye-catching is the official opening of the Huaishan County Wharf Expansion Project.

At the same time, there was also the Huaishan County Immigration Project led by the Ministry of Industry of the Imperial Court.

All of these jobs require people.

A large number of people are needed!

Huaishan County is some distance from Kyoto, and in order to solve the problem of food and lodging for these people, the imperial court built many temporary work sheds outside Huaishan County.

The winter nights were extremely cold, and the imperial court provided plenty of charcoal for free.

In just a few days, the slum was empty.

No one wants to stay here anymore.

It's rotten and old.

It's cold, it's hungry, and there's only helpless, numb faces that never smile.

And Huaishan County...... The makeshift shack there was rudimentary, but it had charcoal fires and hot porridge.

What's more, there is hope for them there!

What they want to build is their future home!

And the wharf of Huaishan County is the guarantee of their future life.

Those poor people who were once lifeless, after learning of this policy issued by the imperial court, burst out with a powerful force that no one expected.

The court said that the newly built houses were given to them by the emperor for free!

The court also said that those courtyards were unified and designed by the emperor himself!

They thought it would be nice to have a small house sheltered from the wind and rain, but they didn't expect that the drawings posted by the imperial court were two-entry courtyards!

This is the emperor's great gift!

Huaishan County has become a hot place in this cold winter.

Wei Xuanmo and Mei Fangxi went to see it.

In addition to shock, it is admiration!

The emperor was not in Kyoto, but everything was going on in an orderly manner, and he was not delayed by half a minute because of his absence!

This is what Wei Xuanmo deeply feels.

So, what kind of achievements will the Academy of Sciences, which he personally grasped, have in the future?

"The old man is also quite curious, anyway, the Tai Academy has been suspended, why don't we go to that place together?"

Wei Xuanmo bowed slightly:

"Speaking of which, the old man of Changle City hasn't been there yet...... Is it true that he won't come back for the New Year? ”

"He has already sent someone to send a message to Wen Boilyu, and he really won't be going back to Kyoto for the New Year this year."

“…… Then let's go! ”

"Where's the knife?"

"I told him to invite my brother to Kyoto."

"Oh, that's good!"

The two single old men simply packed their bags, took a carriage together, and headed towards Changle City.

……

……

The Academy of Sciences is still under construction, and three workshops have been built.

One of the workshops occupies a huge area, and a plaque has been hung on its lintel, on which are five words inscribed by Li Chen'an himself-

Materials Research Institute!

The main thing is to strike iron!

Of course, copper and tin are also smelted to obtain other metals.

It's research in nature, so it's not going to be produced in large quantities.

In the words that Li Chen'an told them, it was an experiment!

Mix all kinds of metals, by any means you can think of, but keep a record of all the steps and ratios.

Then test its characteristics.

For example, toughness or rigidity.

Don't be afraid to fail.

Failure is success!

There is a smaller workshop quite far from the Institute of Materials.

It also has a name, called the Institute of Chemical Engineering.

No one knows what chemical means.

Li Chenan said...... That's it!

At this time, there were many craftsmen in the Chemical Research Institute, all of whom came to see the excitement, because they had heard that the emperor was going to boil lard here!

Oh, my God!

It took so much effort to build such a workshop just to boil lard?

Huang Xiumu, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, who had just arrived here, was also stunned.

There are a lot of absurd things in the world, but the emperor who boiled lard was ...... Really the first one!

"Come on, come on, I'll let you know that lard is also useful!"

Huang Xiumu is burning the fire!

Li Chenan really boiled a pot of lard.

But it doesn't end there.

He changed the pot again, added water, and poured the caustic soda from the jar into the pot, stirring and melting.

Then, everyone's eyes widened—

Li Chenan added the boiled lard to the alkaline water, took a stick and rolled up his sleeve and began to stir.

The oil and water in the pot gradually boiled, "low heat ......"

Huang Xiumu hurriedly took out some charcoal and turned it into a small fire.

Li Chenan continued to stir, and explained to the onlookers:

"When the grease is mixed with alkaline water, saponification occurs during heating and stirring...... You'll find out later. ”

"What is chemical engineering?"

"In layman's terms, it's different substances that are sexually altered by different treatments."

"The most common ones in life, such as copper, will appear patina on its surface when placed in humid air."

"Knives will rust."

"When steaming steamed buns, yeast is added to the flour and it will ferment."

"Lime boils when it is thrown into water."

"And so on and so forth, and so on and so forth, all of these phenomena are chemical changes."

"So, why are they changing this way?"

"That's what the Chemical Research Institute is going to do...... When we grasp these changes and apply them to production, we can create things that are good for our lives. ”

"Like this thing I'm working on right now......"

The pot gradually thickens, the water is no longer water, and the oil is no longer oil.

Then, Li Chenan poured salt into the pot, and as he continued to stir, the soap base in the pot gradually condensed.

He took the pot down and placed it on the ground.

"This thing is made of lard, but its purpose is to remove grease!"

"Its name...... Soap. ”

"Add spices, it's soap."

"You'll use this thing later."

"After a tiring day, take a shower with this thing, and you will find yourself refreshed."

"There is dirt on your clothes that is difficult to remove, and it can be easily washed off after using it."

Huang Xiumu squatted in front of the pot and looked left and right, and looked back at Li Chen'an:

"So amazing?"

"Of course, after two hours, you can take some and use them."

Everyone just looked at the pot and waited patiently, and it was getting late.

The soap is set, and it turns milky white.

Li Chenan took it out and divided it into many small pieces with a knife, and the onlookers each had one piece.

"Take it all and try it all!"

He also took a piece and left happily.

Huang Xiumu touched this thing, it was extremely delicate and smooth......

This thing, really useful?

……

A hot spring was dug out at the foot of Qishan more than 20 days ago.

Li Chenan knows how to enjoy.

With a wave of his hand, he ordered the craftsman to build a courtyard at the hot spring.

The hot spring is in the backyard.

It was already dark, and the lanterns by the hot springs were lit up.

Xiao Baozi and the others are soaking in the hot spring, the water temperature is just right, and it is very comfortable.

Li Chenan ran in with a small box -

Of course, only he and his maid were allowed to enter.

"Come and try the soap I made!"

Five women gathered around, and Li Chenan handed the soap to Xiao Baozi.

The five girls sniffed, "Isn't this fragrant?" ”

"Isn't this flowering yet to bloom?"

"How do you use this thing?"

"For bathing, apply it to the body, it can effectively remove sweat and dirt from the body."

Xiao Baozi got up, and Li Chenan's eyes kept all the time.

Xiao Baozi wiped the soap on his body and handed it back to Li Chen'an.

Li Chenan took it and sniffed deeply:

"Doesn't this have a rich milky flavor?!"