Grunt...... Grunt......

Several cauldrons were boiling soapy water, and there were shirtless strong men holding a pole and stirring constantly.

While stirring, someone sprinkled the petals from the basket into the cauldron.

Under the cauldron, the firewood has been removed quite a bit and is being heated over low heat.

And not far from the cauldron, there are molds the size of matchboxes.

After most of the water in the pot has evaporated, it can be poured into the mold and cooled to form.

Wait another hour or two, and the first bar of soap will be produced.

In ancient times, soap was not indispensable, but the amount of caustic soda needed to produce soap could not be supplied, so soap did not enter the homes of the people.

This is also the fundamental reason why Yang Chengying determined the order of distribution.

"General, the text of the Liaodong Governor Yamen."

Gongsun Sheng held a sealed letter and handed it to Yang Chengying.

Yang Chengying took it, opened it, and couldn't help laughing.

The content of the text is very simple, that is, the governor Wang Huazhen reprimanded Yang Chengying for why the occupation of Gaizhou was not notified to the governor Yamen in advance.

After reading it, Yang Chengying threw the text directly into the fire and burned it.

"General......

Jiang Chaodong, who was on the side, was taken aback.

"Clerk, write a reply for me."

Yang Chengying called the clerk and instructed: "You think about the content, I only mean it, Gaizhou is already an empty city, and there is no need to occupy it again." ”

After a brief account of the paperwork, he retreated and left.

"General Jiang, I was angry with Governor Wang."

Yang Chengying turned his head to look at Jiang Chaodong and explained: "Governor Wang actually listened to the slander of others, and advocated giving the Mongol Great Khan silver and uniting the Mongols to attack the slave chieftains. ”

Jiang Chaodong said: "There are a lot of cavalry under the command of the Great Khan of Mongolia, and they can indeed be united. ”

Yang Chengying shook his head: "The current Mongolian Great Khan has no prestige. Even the major tribes under his command can't be commanded, what can they do?

What's more, Mongolia is a feud with us. What do you think, what will he do when he takes the money!

Recruit troops and strengthen your strength. ”

After listening to Yang Chengying's words, Jiang Chaodong also felt that this was the most likely.

Historically, Lin Dan Khan took the silver reward from the Ming Dynasty and established his own direct troops in imitation of the Eight Banners system, with several wives serving as the leaders of these troops.

He took this army to fight other tribes in Mongolia and the vassals of the Ming Dynasty, but he didn't fight Houjin.

A digression here.

In the secret history of so-and-so, he robbed Bogol like Fulin.

His mother, Lin Dan Khan's main chamber Dafujin, once ruled over the ears of ten thousand households in Asu Tumen.

Huang Taiji and a few Baylors, pinching their noses to marry her and Lin Dan Khan's other wives are also here.

After lunch, Yang Chengying took another look at the soap.

The soap has been completely saponified.

Yang Chengying asked the craftsman to load it in a basket and carry it down the mountain one by one.

Come to the place where mosquito coils are made.

The mosquito coils were built in such a hurry that there were no tables and benches, just stones in the open space.

However, for people who have been suffering for a long time, it is already a great blessing to be able to eat enough every day without worrying about being warned, and who cares if there are tables, chairs and benches.

In the crowd, Yang Chengying saw Yingniang at a glance, as well as the snow lady beside her.

Yang Chengying had no intention of taking a concubine, but only left her for the time being.

Hopefully, time will solve this tricky problem.

"Hey, look, what are those people carrying?"

"I don't know."

"One piece at a time, it's weird."

"Could it be...... It's food! ”

"Are you hungry? We just had dinner. ”

As they worked, the women chattered and guessed the contents of the baskets.

Yang Chengying beckoned to Yingniang.

Yingniang put down the work in her hand and walked over quickly.

"Are all the female workers here?" Yang Chengying asked.

"Except for one or two who are sick, it's all here."

After Yingniang answered, she glanced at the basket and asked curiously, "What is it?" ”

"Soap!"

Yang Chengying took a piece casually and handed it to Yingniang.

Yingniang sniffed, "There is a faint fragrance, it smells good." ”

"I sprinkled a lot of petals."

Yang Chengying introduced the reason for the incense, and said: "You let them line up in six, and I will give them soap." ”

"Okay."

Yingniang slapped her face and beckoned the girls to line up in six.

These women had been following Yingniang before, and they consciously lined up.

"Listen to me."

Yang Chengying stood on a big stone and said loudly: "This is filled with soap."

Soap is a bath product that washes dirt off your body and makes you both fragrant. ”

The female workers at the scene are all from the bottom. Even if she used to be a dancing girl, she didn't have the financial resources to get soap.

When you hear this thing, you can wash your body and smell fragrant.

The female workers, especially those who were born as dancing girls, all blew up.

"Everyone, be quiet."

Yang Chengying reached out and made a downward motion, and the scene gradually quieted down.

"The first batch of soap was distributed free of charge, one ...... per person"

Yang Chengying took out a piece of soap from the basket, and before he could finish speaking, he saw women swarming around.

Only the female worker who was born as a dancing girl did not rush forward.

They also want to, but they can't save face.

The guards immediately went out and formed a human wall to keep them out.

Yang Chengying shouted: "Don't worry, line up, everyone has it." ”

The female workers returned to their previous formation, but one by one they stood on tiptoe and watched.

"You go up the mountain with your wife to dig wild vegetables, and it's very hard."

Yang Chengying said: "These are not only rewards for you, but also set rules.

From tomorrow onwards, Madame and Xue Niang will check on you, and whoever comes will still have a sour smell on their bodies, and they won't be used in the future! ”

When someone heard this, they were immediately unconvinced: "General, these things are our personal affairs, and you can't help but be too lenient." ”

"It's an individual matter, but it's also a collective matter."

Yang Chengying's attitude was very serious, "Not only you, but I will also distribute it to others for free in the future, with only one purpose, to reduce diseases." ”

There is another reason why the attitude is so resolute.

It is a lesson that Yang Chengying learned from the charcoal incident.

These people are poor and afraid, and when they get the opportunity to make money, they dare to stretch out their hands when there is a fire in front of them.

When you get soap, you don't sell it to people who have a little savings, and make a profit.

Of course, there is no blame at all, Yang Cheng should understand them.

However, the importance of paying attention to hygiene is very important in Xintun, which has just been built.

Once a major epidemic is formed, my hard work for so long will be in vain.

Only a tough attitude can be taken.

Sure enough, seeing Yang Chengying's attitude, the female workers were gone.

None of them are willing to give up their jobs.

Washing your hair is not a head-killing, what's the big deal.

Yang Chengying winked, and Gongsun Sheng and the others began to distribute the soap.