Great Song Pirate

Chapter 109 Focusing on Production and Promoting Development
Under Xu Yi's order, Li Bo took the drawings that Xu Yi gave him, took a group of brothers from the island, and went to the site that Xu Yi had chosen to start construction. The brother picked some bluestones on the island, made them into stone mills, and then sent them to the fire medicine workshop. These were the necessary things for him to crush sulfur, saltpeter, and charcoal.

At the same time, Xu Yi was also searching for porcelain altars around the island, preparing to use them to hold the made torches. Originally, iron drums were the most suitable for holding torches, to prevent static electricity from igniting, but it is too expensive to make iron sheets in this day and age. The next best thing to do is to use porcelain altars to hold the gunpowder manufactured in the future, which can effectively prevent moisture. In history, China still used porcelain altars to hold gunpowder until the Qing Dynasty.

Anyway, it will take some time for the fire yao workshop to be completed and put into production. After Xu Yi was busy with these, he immediately devoted himself to the trial production of soap. Extremely profound stuff, soap is his main product in Dulong Island in the future, and it is the only one in the world, a standard unique business, why can other time-traveling pig feet make a fortune by making this and that, why is he Xu Yi If he can't get some of these things out, and still grabs the gun with one hand and the abacus with the other, he also wants to get rich and strong.

Fat Guang followed Xu Yi to busy front and back, running in full swing, but he couldn't figure out what Xu Yi was going to do at all. He just followed Xu Yi's instructions, found a work shed, set up an extra-large iron pot, and put a stove on it. The whale oil in the vat was poured into the caustic soda and started to boil violently.

Of course, all of this is done by the most reliable people on the island. Otherwise, once the formula and craftsmanship flow out for such a simple thing, then his exclusive business on Dulong Island will be completely finished. Monopoly means Huge profits, competition means meager profits. Even if he has never studied economics, Xu Yi understands this truth, and he can no longer understand it. In the end, he chose Fat Guang for making soap, because this guy's brain is basically not enough. It can be said that the island is Xu Yi's most die-hard supporter.

Xu Yi confessed that it is not enough to add caustic soda to the fat cauldron, and some salt must be added to it. As a result, after the whale oil in the cauldron was boiled for a period of time, a thick layer of caustic soda began to appear on it. Xu Yi asked Fat Guang to scrape the paste out and put it in a box to cool it outside. Then Fat Guang asked in a daze: "I said, Boss Military Advisor, what are you doing again?" What are you going to do?"

Xu Yi smiled and said: "The thing I made is called soap, which is specially used for washing face, bathing and laundry. If we have this thing in the future, our Dulong Island will make a fortune! This is our Xu family's unique formula. Don't let this formula out, or I'll make your pork belly into soap and sell it!"

After hearing this, Fat Guang immediately became serious: "Military Officer, don't worry, even if I die, Fat Light will not let people know the formula of this soap, otherwise Fat Light would be willing to be punished by those three knives and six holes! But I said, Military Officer, this thing is really Can I use it to take a bath? Aren’t you getting a layer of oil on your body?”

Xu Yi laughed loudly: "Then you just wait for the first one to try. If you get a whole body of whale oil, I'd rather wipe your back!"

A few days later, the first batch of trial-manufactured soap was produced and distributed to families on the island as test products for trial use. From then on, the island created a precedent for using soap to wash clothes and face, and it immediately became popular. For a period of time, when greeting each other, I always said: "Have you washed it?" Ha ha

Although Jin Laohu has not agreed to Xu Yi's business as an escort agency, he has not restricted him from doing business with the Li family. The soap, which was quite successful after trial, was also moved to a remote place on the island under Xu Yi's instruction. In the cave, Fat Guang was given full responsibility for the production. As much as the output could be, it had to be as big as possible. Anyway, the soap produced would not be bad. It should be regarded as a strategic reserve. When the quantity reached a certain base, it would be shipped Send it to Hangzhou, and hand it over to the Li family as an exclusive agent for sales, and both parties will not worry about making money.

While Xu Yi was busy producing soap, Liu Laoliu also returned from the open sea. This time he dragged two whales back. Xu Yi made a special trip to the pier to meet Liu Laoliu. With a look of excitement on his face, he bowed and bowed down: "This subordinate sees the military advisor!"

Xu Yi smiled and quickly helped Liu Lao Liu up, and said, "Brother Liu, you have worked hard. I see that you are very interested in the whaling business! From now on, I will depend on you for this matter!"

Liu Laoliu replied confidently: "Thank you for the trust of the military advisor. I can't do anything else, but I like fishing. Since the military advisor taught our old Liu last time, the sixth child likes this whaling very much. Inside, I don’t dare to boast about anything else now, think about who can catch bigger fish than us? Just this will make Lao Liu worth boasting in this life! In the future, as long as the military division needs it, it will not be a problem for Lao Liu to catch as many fish as possible!”

Xu Yi was very satisfied with Liu Laoliu's answer, and reminded: "Whaling is actually dangerous work, so don't be careless. After all, there are many brothers on board. For ferocious whales, don't take them lightly. Safety is the most important thing." The most important thing, do you understand? And the whales we need are limited, enough is enough, don’t hunt these things too much, after all, it’s not easy for these things to grow!” Although Xu Yi is not a wildlife protector, But this basic concept still exists. Fortunately, whaling is still a new thing in this era, and not many people know about it. Their small amount of fishing still does not pose any threat to the whale population, unlike the little devil country in later generations. Well, it is obvious that whales are about to become extinct, and they are hunting whaling all over the world under the guise of scientific research. It is simply like being a bitch and setting up memorial archways. It is extremely disgusting!
"Thank you for your concern, the military commander. The sixth child has made a note. There are many whales in this sea area. Even if we pull back every day, we may not be able to pull them all. It is really nothing for us to catch so many whales. Let's see what we caught this time. What kind of whale is it that came back?" Liu Laoliu agreed to come down, and led Xu Yi to visit the spoils of their hunting this time.

Xu Yi followed Liu Laoliu to watch the two whales caught this time with great interest, and Xu Yi suddenly smiled when he saw it, because the two whales Liu Laoliu caught this time, one is a baleen whale and the other is a sperm whale , It's a treasure.

Baleen whale oil is thick and fleshy. It is said that the baleen of baleen whales is very elastic and tough. It is an excellent material for making bowstrings. Needless to say, sperm whales. If you are lucky, if you can find some ambergris in its stomach If it is, then you will get rich, this is the top spice in the world!

In the future, whale viscera should not be thrown away casually. At least whale gallbladder is also a good traditional Chinese medicine. It must be worth a lot of money to sell to pharmacies. In short, all the value of the whale must be used, otherwise I am really sorry for the killed whale!Xu Yi called on the brothers on the island to work together to drag the two whales ashore and deal with them as soon as possible. He also called the cobblers who had been on the island for several days. After Qin Huzi's earnest teaching, these cobblers knew that they were lost Arriving in the Fuwo, I gradually dispelled the fear in my heart at the beginning. I saw that the people on the island were also very kind to them, so I decided to stay for a while and take a look. Anyway, now I can’t leave this pirate’s nest!When they saw the whale, they all opened their mouths wide in shock. They have handled all kinds of skins. Is this really the first time they have processed this whale skin?All masters like challenging jobs, so a few people are not polite, standing next to the whale and yelling, directing the pirates to properly peel the whale skin for them, enjoying the addiction of being the boss!

After the sperm whale was taken out of its internal organs, as Xu Yi expected, a large black mass was found in the sperm whale's stomach, exuding an unpleasant smell. A pirate was planning to throw this thing away and was caught Excited, Xu Yi rushed over and kicked him out: "You ruined tortoise, are you going to die? This is a treasure! Throwing it away is like throwing away the money for nothing! Haha! You're rich!" Xu Yi didn't care about being dirty. , picked up the stinky and dirty ambergris, and ran out. If you noticed his eyes, you could see that Xu Yi's pupils had become square.

The guy who got kicked for no reason rubbed his butt and muttered: "Is the military master crazy? Why do you treat such a disgusting thing as a treasure!"

As a result, Liu Laoliu who was next to him immediately beat him up: "You know what, the military adviser said this thing is a good thing, so it must be a good thing, even if it is a shit!" Blind worship kills people!

Jin Huhu came out for a few days and there was no news at all. Although Xu Yi was busy on all fours, he still felt worried in the dead of night, which made Yingchun feel very uncomfortable. After thinking about what Xu Yi said carefully, he felt that His worries are not unreasonable. After all, Xu Yi is a scholar. Although he is not as old as his father, he is definitely not inferior to Jin Huohu in terms of knowledge. Moreover, Dulong Island has come to such a point in such a long time. Xu Yi is making suggestions for Jin Huo. There must be a reason why he is so worried. Now that Jin Huo has not come back, she can only try her best to comfort Xu Yi and make him feel at ease. Xu Yi is very grateful for this What more can a wife and husband ask for!But he felt ashamed secretly, after all there were two little Jiaojiaos in Hangzhou who didn't know how to explain to Yingchun!
Since returning to the island, Xu Yi has returned to the same living habits as before. He got up early and went to the back mountain to practice martial arts with Yingchun. Yingchun is also very pleased with the progress, what woman doesn't want her husband to be an all-rounder with both civil and military skills?And Xu Yi seems to be developing in this direction, how can he not make Yingchun happy?

Brothers who have read this chapter, don’t curse people. The modern pig’s feet have traveled to ancient times. Controversy, but this soap is really simple, plus the by-product of whaling is whale oil, and the pimples really can’t remember, what can this whale oil do other than use it to eat and set fire, so it’s better to use it as a waste. Soap, although it is a bit old-fashioned, there is no way!As for the fire yao, it was originally invented in the Song Dynasty. The pig's foot Xu Yi made this is not a product of the times. At most, the quality is better than that of the Song Dynasty, and the power is slightly greater. This is also in line with the actual situation. After all, the fire yao back then It is not good to master the ratio of saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal, and it is far from the mature ratio of the current ratio.Please please please!

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