Thinking of this, Chen Xuan's eyes suddenly lit up!

Found a way to make money!

In ancient times, the productive forces were backward, and sugar was a luxury in ancient times.

In fact, the beets at this time in the Daning Dynasty belonged to leaf beets, and they mainly ate vegetable leaves.

The sugar beets of later generations were carefully bred varieties and contained more sugar.

But in any case, beets contain sugar, which is enough for Chen Xuan to make.

Chen Xuan can imagine how much profit this invention will bring to himself!

In his previous life, Chen Xuan's hometown was suitable for growing sugar beet, there were several sugar beet factories, and Chen Xuan often went to work part-time to earn some money during his holidays.

Just do it.

At this time, Tie Zhu was already busy with his work, and Chen Xuan asked him to do it.

Wash the beets and cut them into strips and chop them, then put them in gauze and squeeze out the juice.

This step seems simple, but it is actually very labor-intensive, Chen Xuan and Tie Zhu took turns to get started, and the two of them tossed for half an hour before squeezing out the water of the beets.

After several times of filtering with gauze, it is not mixed with any impurities, leaving only a slightly cloudy beet juice, and then poured into a pot over low heat to boil.

After a few moments, the beet juice is heated and gives off a burst of sweetness.

Chen Xuan and Tie Zhu took turns stirring to prevent the pot from sticking, and the juice quickly turned into a light yellow viscous syrup in the process of continuous heating over low heat, and then poured in a little water and stirred constantly.

Half an hour later.

The beet juice has been boiled into an orange-yellow, maltose-like syrup.

"It's done!"

Chen Xuanle blossomed, in fact, the syrup could already be sold, but for better profits, Chen Xuan still decided to continue processing.

Waiting for the syrup to cool down, Chen Xuan began to make tools.

Ancient people eat mostly brown sugar, white sugar originated from the Tang Dynasty people invented the "yellow mud water drenching sugar method", the smart Chinese people found that the yellow mud water has the effect of adsorption and decolorization, can take away the impurities and pigments of the syrup, after the syrup will become crystal clear white sugar.

In the Ming Dynasty, the Yellow Clay Method had gradually been carried forward, and the sale of white sugar brought extremely rich income to the Ming Dynasty.

Half an hour later, Chen Xuan made the tools, spread a layer of straw under the syrup, put it on the funnel, and rinsed it continuously with yellow muddy water.

Yellow muddy water has strong adsorption, and soon the dark yellow syrup gradually fades after continuous rinsing.

"Brother Dog, what are you tossing about?"

Tie Zhu looked puzzled, he took turns watering with his left and right hands, and his arms were extremely sore.

"I'm making something that makes money."

Chen Xuan and Tie Zhu shot together, and neither of them remembered how long they had been busy, only that their arms were about to be wasted.

At this time, the raw syrup has been rinsed countless times, and there are not many layers of hoarfrost left on the funnel at the bottom.

Chen Xuan smeared a little bit of his index finger and put it in his mouth, and a sweet breath suddenly exploded in his mouth.

Compared with brown sugar, white sugar not only looks good, but also does not taste as sweet as brown sugar.

After simply filtering it with gauze a few times to remove the black slag that may remain, the sky was already dark at this time, Chen Xuan put the frosting in the yard to dry, and fell asleep with a full body of exhaustion.

The next morning, Chen Xuan, who had slept well all night, felt extremely energetic, and he went straight to the yard as soon as he got up.

After a few hours of drying, the frosting has turned into white sugar with clear colors!

"Hey, it's done!"

Although a full ten catties of beets only made one and a half catties of sugar, Chen Xuan was still happy.

He immediately went to the pawn shop of yesterday, which was still selling all kinds of goods and doing business.

"Yo, Chen Xuan, you're here."

The shopkeeper Gao Chuan was in a good mood, and pointed to the golden tooth in his right mouth at that moment and said, "This tooth really doesn't hurt anymore, I went to have a gold tooth this morning." ”

This gold tooth costs several taels of silver, and this Gao Chuan is very generous to himself.

"Shopkeeper Gao, come, try this."

Chen Xuan took out the sugar.

"Fine salt? No, fine salt doesn't grow like this. ”

Gao Chuan frowned, his index finger was dipped in a little sugar and put it in his mouth, and in an instant, a sweet smell spread, and his eyes suddenly lit up: "Sugar? This sugar is bright, sweet and refreshing. Chen Xuan, where did you buy it from? ”

"I made it myself."

Chen Xuan raised his head proudly.

"You, do you still have the skills?"

Gao Chuan looked Chen Xuan up and down, and couldn't help but be amazed, "Are you really a farmer plowing the fields?" Your brain is too good to use. This white sugar is much more prominent than brown sugar, and if it is sold on the shelves, it will definitely sell well. ”

As he spoke, Gao Chuan made tea: "You brought white sugar to me, you also want to cooperate with me, right?" Good boy, teach me the sugar recipe, and I'll give you the usual money for the recipe! ”

"Poof..."

Chen Xuan spit out a sip of tea, only to feel that he couldn't communicate with this kind of miser who picked up his home.

"Ten dollars, not a penny less."

Chen Xuan put forward the conditions.

"Ten money?!"

Gao Chuan's pupils widened suddenly: "Chen Xuan, are you crazy?" Do you know how long it takes to earn ten times of money?! Chen Xuan, enough is enough, why should you care so much about interests! ”

"That's fine."

Chen Xuan calculated, ten catties of beets produce one and a half catties of sugar, beets have a bad taste, and they belong to the food used by the poor to satisfy their stomachs in the Daning Dynasty, and the price of one catty is about eight yuan.

In the countryside, it takes a maximum of 12 yuan a day to hire a helper, and it takes about two helpers to make a pound and a half of sugar.

Counting the loss, taxes, etc., Chen Xuan roughly calculated, and the cost of making a pound of white sugar was about eighty yuan.

"I don't sell the formula for this white sugar anymore, I will make it myself, and I will sell you at a price of 120 yuan per catty."

Forty-one Wen's profits, once the amount rises, Chen Xuan wants to make enough money easily.

"One hundred and twenty?! Chen Xuan, are you a robber? You just go grab it! ”

Gao Chuan only felt a pain in his flesh.

"Okay, I think the shopkeepers of other shops will be interested."

Chen Xuan said, got up and left.

"Stop!"

Takakawa's brain raced in that moment, and it didn't take him long to make a decision, he clenched his fists, "You won." I will take as much sugar as you make, but you have to keep it from being sold to anyone. ”

"Deal."

Chen Xuan went to the vegetable market first and bought a hundred catties of beets with his remaining 800 Wen, which was the season for sugar beet harvest.

Then he went to the village and invited a few aunts who worked hard for 12 yuan.

In fact, it is okay to open eight cents a day, but considering that beet sugar making is too tiring, Chen Xuan is not stingy in wages at all.

Although Chen Xuan has lost a penny at the moment, the original owner is honest and has a good reputation in the village.

That's it.

Chen Xuan's first small workshop in the Daning Dynasty began to operate!