I win the lottery in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 126 Mission Update, Soap Comes Out!
Chapter 126 Mission Update, Soap Comes Out!
After seeing off the Western Regions United Mission, Meng Chen felt that this group of people should not be allowed to come here for nothing.

At least let this group of people drain their money before they can leave safely.

Meng Chen, who was lost in thought, had a weird smile on his face, and Meng Shan who was not far away nudged Chen Yaojin with his elbow, and the faces of the two of them instantly became stern.

According to the past practice, whenever Meng Chen fell into deep thought and showed this kind of smile, it was only a few steps away from losing his mind!
After a long time, Meng Chen woke up suddenly, and looked at the two people around him differently.

"What's the matter? Ben Hou is so good-looking?"

Meng Shan and Chen Yaojin shook their heads first, then nodded at the same time.

"Prepare the horse, go to the artisan workshop!"

"okay!"

Chen Yaojin yelled loudly, Meng Chen's ears were buzzing and he thought about it, then he turned his head and glanced at Meng Shan, so frightened that Meng Shan dodged and quickly slipped away.

"Damn, be someone? Can't you lose your mind every day?"

"Ding, the new mission is released, the host cannot die!"

Just as Meng Chen spoke, a loli voice sounded in his mind.

"System, what the hell is this?"

"The 30-day countdown begins."

Not only did the system ignore Meng Chen's inquiry, it started a countdown instead, which made Meng Chen break out in a cold sweat.

The host can't die?What the hell mission?Is someone going to assassinate?Three question marks popped up in succession, and Meng Chen suddenly found that Chang'an seems to be a little abnormal recently.

Often on the calmer surface, there are huge waves brewing in the dark!
"Brother Shan, order the guards to strengthen the defense of the governor's mansion, and also inform Jia Xu and Shi A to go to the craftsman's workshop."

Meng Chen didn't hesitate at all, thinking about Sun Jian's death, Meng Chen suddenly realized that he seemed to have overlooked something.

As for what these things are, it is still unclear for the time being.

Half an hour later, Meng Chen appeared in the artisan workshop, along with Jia Xu and Shi A.

Looking at the symptoms in front of him, Jia Xu's eyebrows trembled involuntarily.

"My lord, did you find something unusual?" Jia Xu took a step forward, already guessing in his heart.

During this period of time, Meng Chen seldom went out with a large number of personal guards, but today it was quite different. Not only did he bring enough general personal guards, Meng Chen also put on armor.

It's not that Meng Chen is afraid of death, but that he can't die now!

In the Sanfu area, Xiliang and even the Western Regions, Meng Chen's career has just started on the right track, if something goes wrong at this moment, all previous efforts will be for naught.

What's more, Mengchen himself often said: "I came, I saw, I conquered!"

"Mr. Wen He, don't you think Chang'an is acting abnormal recently?"

"Abnormal? Hiss..."

Jia Xu is so smart, Meng Chen's words are not famous, but it has already explained everything.

On the other hand, Shi A, who was at the side, was at a loss, and had no idea what the two of them were going to say.

"Your subordinate will do it now!" Jia Xu bowed and was about to leave.

"Let Ye Bushou and Shi A investigate at the same time."

"promise!"

After giving these orders, Meng Chen headed towards the interior of the artisan workshop.

The purpose of coming here today is not for other reasons, but to see if the things I thought of on the spur of the moment have been fiddled with by Ma Jun.

Once the trial production of this thing is successful, it will bring a lot of benefits to Meng Chen.

In today's big Han, regardless of common people or aristocratic families, the method of "pounding clothes" is used for washing clothes.

To put it more simply, it is to soak the clothes in water, and then beat them vigorously with a pestle.

Such a method of washing clothes, not to mention washing, would be difficult for Meng Chen to look at from a distance, so the idea of ​​inventing soap was born.

Meng Chen doesn't quite understand how soap is made, but he vaguely remembers that when he read online novels in later generations, he used lard to make it.

So I wrote down the scattered memories in my mind, and the rest was all up to Ma Jun to play!
Meng Chen vaguely remembered that it was recorded in history books that a synthetic detergent did not appear until the Song Dynasty.

It is made by mashing and finely grinding acacia locusts, adding spices and other substances, and making it specially for washing the face and bathing the body, commonly known as "soap balls".

And Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica" even recorded the method of making soap balls!
In addition to natural honey locusts, plants such as Sapindus chinensis are also popular among the people and become a good detergent.

Of course, it's not that Meng Chen didn't think about these things, but the soap locust is not as convenient as soap after all, so he chose the method of making it with lard.

Taking a step back, if you can’t cook it, you can also choose acacia!

The current cost of lard is still very high. Once the trial production is successful and the use of soap becomes popular, it will definitely be able to buy a good price.

In addition to lard, animal fat can also be used to make soap, and Meng Chen needs to master the method now.

Nowadays, there are not a few big men who eat Zhi meat, so it is not difficult to buy lard within Chang'an.

But in the process of making soap, the most important thing is still missing, that is alkali!

Industrial alkali can be seen everywhere in later generations, but in Dahan, only Mengchen knew what alkali was.

In the beginning, Meng Chen thought of mixing quicklime with water to generate sodium hydroxide, which is the required alkali.

But this process is reversible, so the yield is not high.

In desperation, Meng Chen chose to use plant ash!
Why is there no plant ash?As long as your home cooks, there must be plant ash, not to mention the large amount, and the cost is almost zero.

After the plant ash is mixed with water, it is stirred, filtered, and clarified, and there is an alkali component in the obtained liquid.

As for the ratio inside, this thing can only be tried again and again.

With these two things, the oil and alkali are then heated with water, mixed together and stirred continuously to obtain a soap body.

Of course, this is just a rough embryo.

After that, it needs to continue to filter, cool, and cut into pieces, and finally come to the conclusion that Mengchen wants soap.

Once the soap is out, the soap is even easier!

Distill the collected petals, and then add these essences to soap in proportion. Once it comes out, you don't need to think that it will be snapped up by aristocratic families.

If it is exported to the countries of the Western Regions, or even further away in Rome, Meng Chen can wake up with a smile when he sleeps.

Soap is used for laundry, and scented soap is used for washing hands and bathing. From the perspective of public hygiene, Meng Chen has made a great contribution to the common people.

Mengchen has always firmly believed that ancient craftsmen did not lack wisdom, but only the direction of special research.

Once someone raises a point or two, there will naturally be unexpected results.

As soon as he entered the backyard, a scent hit his face, which almost made Meng Chen think that he had gone to the wrong place.

"Deheng? Deheng? What is so fragrant?"

"We are distilling flower petals!"

"The trial production of soap was successful?" Meng Chen asked subconsciously.

Ma Jun nodded with a smile on his face, and then led Meng Chen towards the warehouse that he didn't want to leave.

Originally, he planned to report the soap after the successful trial production.

When he came to the storeroom, he took the square soap from Ma Jun, Meng Chen couldn't wait to try it, and immediately burst out laughing!

(End of this chapter)