Chapter 6: The Imperial Court's Secret Letters

On the second day, Lin Feng was woken up by Wang Rong early in the morning.

"Master, the clay pot you asked for has been made." I saw Wang Rong and Wang Gui holding two clay pots, and above the lids of the two clay pots were connected to a pottery pipe.

Lin Feng looked at it and nodded: "Well, it's good, I'll teach you how to make soap in a while." ”

Immediately, Lin Feng simply washed up, and followed Wang Rong and Wang Gui to the kitchen.

"I'll teach you how to make pure ash first." Lin Feng said.

"Master, can you tell us what alkali is?" Wang Gui was a little curious, the old man had been chanting this word for the past two days.

Lin Feng thought about it and decided to answer Wang Gui's question.

Alkali is simply a detergent, it can be called baking soda, the main ingredient is composed of sodium carbonate, the overall acidity, there are many alkali ores in nature, but only no one has found or can not be mined.

There are many uses of alkali, and even one of the three acids and two potassiums in the chemical base.

"It turns out that alkali is something that can be bathed, so why don't we just make alkali, but go to great lengths to make soap?" Wang Rong was a little surprising.

However, Lin Feng didn't pay attention to him, but boiled the clay pot in hot water, and added plant ash and filter paper.

Because although soda ash water can clean the body, it is still very harmful to the skin of the body, and there will be a lot of side effects when used for a long time.

Lin Feng added the ashes and water to the clay pot in a 3:7 pattern, and then slowly heated it, and the wooden stick in his hand was constantly stirred.

When the water of the grass ash began to boil continuously, Lin Feng fastened the lid with the clay pipe.

"Is this all right, sir?" Wang Gui was surprised.

"Well, wait until a layer of yellowish liquid condenses inside, that is soda ash, but it will take a day." Lin Feng nodded.

"Wang Rong, Wang Gui take advantage of the time to go with me to the county wharf, I want to buy a boat that can go to Jingshi." Lin Feng thought about it, the glass beads that he ordered Wang Hua and the two to polish yesterday have already been polished, so it is better to take a few and go to Qingcheng Wharf to see if they can change to a boat.

After all, Lin Feng really didn't feel at ease if he wanted to send glass beads and soap over by land, in this era, bandits and robbers were all over the mountains, and their family was staring at themselves who had no money and no power, and in comparison, it must be the safest waterway.

"Wang Rong, you go to the stables with me, Wang Gui! You go get some glass beads and come to the stable. Lin Feng arranged it.

"Okay!" Wang Rong and Wang Hua nodded.

Soon, Wang Gui came to the stable with five glass beads.

"Master, this glass bead is really beautiful after polishing, like a star in the sky, even the most expensive jadeite is surpassed." Wang Gui placed a glass bead between his fingers and looked at the emerald green sky through the glass beads.

Lin Feng rode on a horse and watched Wang Gui fiddle with glass beads (a defective product of modern industry), and couldn't help laughing.

"Hahahaha, this thing is estimated to be worth a fortune, you have to be careful."

When Wang Gui heard this, he hurriedly put the beads away, put them in his cuffs, and looked around to see that there was no one, and then secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Lin Feng really wasn't joking, after all, the experience of the ancestors was placed over there, and the lethality (desire to buy) of glass beads to the uncivilized ancients was still very strong.

Then Lin Feng checked the silver two and the glass beads, and nodded.

"Let's go, go to Qingcheng County."

Lin Feng patted the horse's buttocks, and then led Wang Rong and Wang Gui to the dock in Qingcheng County.

After walking for about an hour, we finally arrived in Qingcheng County.

At this time, it was still early, and the flow of people on the street was not too much, so Lin Feng and the others came to the dock unimpeded along the way.

"Sir, it's time to get to the docks." Wang Rong said.

Lin Feng looked around, there were not many boats next to the dock, and those who carried goods for a living were all sitting on the shore in groups of three or five chatting.

Seeing Lin Feng, a few people immediately stepped forward and surrounded them.

"Childe, are you alive, I have a lot of strength!"

"Childe, I'll come, I can do the work of three people alone!"

"Childe, I'm me, I'm me! I'm the most capable! ”

A group of strong men surrounded Lin Feng thinking that he was looking for a porter, and they all rushed to sign up.

"Eh, aren't you Wang Rong?" One of the strong men with a beard recognized Wang Rong, after all, he was also a person who had worked here before.

"Eh, Brother Zheng?" Wang Rong is also happy when he looks at people.

"Do you know each other?" Seeing this, Lin Feng asked.

"Acquaintance, let me introduce you to you, this is the dock who vigorously helps the steward, called Zheng Dekai." Wang Rong introduced.

"Steward Zheng, hello, hello, I have admired my name for a long time!" Lin Feng shouted with a smile.

In fact, Lin Feng didn't know any Dali Gang at all, and he didn't know any Zheng Dekai, but he had many friends and many paths, so it wouldn't be wrong to compliment him first.

"Hahahaha, Childe is polite, if there is anything at the dock in the future, just ask me Zheng Dekai directly!" Zheng Dekai patted his chest boldly.

"Master, Brother Zheng has some connections at the dock, you can ask him to buy a boat." Wang Rong whispered in his ear.

Lin Feng nodded, signaling that he knew.

"Steward Zheng, to tell you the truth, I actually came here today to buy a boat." Lin Feng didn't grind, and immediately got to the point.

"Oh, Lin Gongzi is going to buy a boat." Zheng Dekai checked the connections he knew in his mind and replied.

"I know a dockyard, but I don't know what kind of ship Lin Gongzi wants, whether he wants a war ship, a cargo ship or a small boat?" Zheng Dekai asked.

"Can you buy this ship too?" Lin Feng exclaimed.

"The world is not peaceful, and the relationship between the various feudal countries and the royal family is tense, not to mention the warships, now our feudal countries are openly selling territory......." Zheng Dekai sighed and shook his head.

"Don't talk about it, let's take my son to the dock first, there should be a few boats that the shopkeeper over there can't sell." After that, Zheng Dekai took a few people to a relatively remote small dock.

There are several boats two or three meters high parked here and there in the dock

"Shopkeeper! It's time for business! Zheng Dekai shouted inside.

A thin man in a white shirt with a beard on his face walked out of the dock, "Isn't this Lao Zheng, what's the matter?" ”

"Chen Baoyu, Lin Gongzi wants to buy a boat that can go to Beijing." Zheng Dekai said.

"Jingshi? It's not cheap to be able to fly long distances. Chen Baoyu said, Qingcheng County and Jingshi are 108,000 miles apart, one in the north and one in the south, although you can walk the Jingshi Grand Canal, you have to walk for a few days and nights.

"Wait, your name is Chen Baoyu? What is your relationship with Chen Baoqing and the Chen family? Lin Feng frowned and interrupted the conversation of several people.