Rebirth of the Ming Dynasty: Sixth Generation of Glory, I don't want it

Chapter 356 1 Come and have

He picked up a piece of semi-black charcoal beside him and put it into the grinding bowl, smashed it hard, and then ground it into powder.

"This is not the charcoal we usually use. My family calls this live charcoal. It is just ordinary firewood that is burned halfway through and then suffocated."

Then, the young alchemist took out a bag of fresh green moss, two pieces of cotton cloth, and some fine sand and coarse sand.

"So complicated? Moss is hard to find."

Zhu Gaochi was overwhelmed by this.

Live charcoal and cotton cloth are easy to find, but where can you find large quantities of moss?

What he wanted was a method of mass-producing salt that could be used in the salt fields.

"The work I do now can be used in the front part, whether it is drying sea salt or boiling salt. Moss is what my family used at that time. If you don't have it, just use more live charcoal. An extra piece of cotton cloth will also work. Straw stalks and straw mats are all fine."

The young alchemist did not even raise his head and explained to Zhu Gaochi while operating.

He made a slag grid with a layer of moss, a layer of live charcoal, a layer of clean fine sand and a layer of coarse sand, and poured the turbid salt water in the glass container into it.

When the water seeped out from the last layer of cotton cloth, it became visibly clear.

After repeating several times.

It is almost impossible to tell that the salt water had ever been mixed with sand.

“Strain it until it looks like this, then you can start cooking.”

The young alchemist poured a teacup of salt water back into the clean spherical glass container, then lit the charcoal stove below.

Zhu Gaochi watched the salt water go from bubbling to boiling, and soon he could see white powder hanging on the spherical glass wall.

The young alchemist moved the stove away before the water had completely dried up.

But the mist continued to rise inside.

But after a while, the bottom of the entire spherical glass was covered with a layer of salt powder that looked to be of quite high quality.

It was as white as snow and crystal clear, without a single color.

"It's the same when boiling salt in a salt field. You can't boil it until it's dry, otherwise the salt at the bottom will become bitter. Today I demonstrated it to Your Highness. There is no pipe to retain the steamed water. There are many things in that water. I'm still figuring it out."

"No wonder there are always some inferior salts that are yellow."

Zhu Gaochi felt that he had been taught a lesson again.

"Yes, yellow, yellow and black, but it's not clean."

"So, what about seawater salting?"

"Filtering is the same as this. But there are a few points."

The young alchemist did not hide his knowledge and immediately asked for paper and pen, wrote down the key points and handed them to Zhu Gaochi.

First, the best place to build salt fields is on a tidal flat about a mile away from the sea. Do not choose sandy land, as muddy land is better for storing seawater.

Second, dry the salt mud. When the tide is high, store the water. After the tide goes out, carefully turn over the soil in the salt field and expose it to the sun.

Third, build a filtration pool with two layers: a large salt field with a small salt pond inside. The small salt pond is on top of the large salt field. The bottom is paved with mats and straw, or cotton cloth, charcoal, moss, and coarse sand for filtering. Put the salt mud into the salt pond, flatten and compact it, and then rinse it with sea water. The water is filtered and flows into the salt pond to become brine.

Fourth, prepare a plant branch called yellow croaker. If the branch does not sink when thrown into the brine, you can start drying the brine.

The last step is to transfer the brine into a watertight pool and start drying it.

"When drying, if you want to dry out the fruits faster, you can use a hose to draw out the brine and spray it repeatedly when the sun is at its hottest, which can double the drying time."

The young alchemist added one last sentence.

"Okay! You can ask Mr. Wen for five hundred taels later!"

Zhu Gaochi had always felt that Zhang Xin was very foresighted in setting up this experimental workshop, and he felt even more proud of it now.

He originally thought that it would take at least some time before there would be any results.

I didn't expect it to be there as soon as I arrived.

"There is another good news. We have successfully treated human pox in several cases. We are currently trying monkeypox and cattle, sheep and horse pox."

Wen Beijiao also reported good news.

"Rewards, there are rewards for everyone!"

Zhu Gaochi slapped his thigh again.

"There has been no progress in bringing electricity underground."

Wen Beijiao was slightly depressed.

When you don't hope for it, it always thunders and rains. When you hope for it, there's not even a drizzle.

There was not a single drop of rain this spring, and the people in the laboratory were waiting with their necks stretched out.

"Don't worry about that. You can't summon the God of Thunder and the Goddess of Lightning."

Zhu Gaochi comforted him.

"Alas, it's a pity that people like us don't have the ability to call the wind and rain. It is said that the real people in the past could do it."

The young alchemist was also a little depressed when he mentioned this.

"Wait a little longer. The King of Shu once met Master Zhang from Wudang Mountain and they admire each other very much. He may ask him to come and check the eyes of the Crown Princess. Then we can see if there is a chance for you to meet him as well."

Zhu Gaochi felt that it was very possible to hold an academic exchange conference.

"Really?"

Everyone in the room exclaimed in unison.

"Really. I just don't know if Master Zhang will come. My uncle Wang said he travels a lot and it's not certain we can find him."

After Zhu Gaochi was happy, he started to feel depressed again when he thought about Zhang Xin.

"Your Highness has good fortune, so don't worry too much."

Wen Beijiao has always been very open-minded.

Moreover, he always felt that Zhang Xin did not have a short life. He used to do it by taking the pulse, but now he has been in contact with many alchemists and has done some research on physiognomy.

No matter how you look at it, Zhang Xin seems to be a very lucky person.

But he was also afraid that good people would not live long, so he didn't dare to speak too confidently.

"Qian'er, go and see if the Crown Princess has woken up?"

Zhu Gaochi looked at the time and it was almost noon, so he turned around and gave instructions to Qian Er.

"Yes, Your Highness."

Qian Er responded and left, and soon came back with Zhang Xin.

Wen Beijiao hurried out and rang the bell outside the house.

Other people in the experimental workshop gradually came out of the house and gathered together.

Whether it was a doctor in a long gown or an alchemist in a Taoist robe, a group of people took turns to feel Zhang Xin's pulse.

Then there was a debate that left Zhang Xin at a loss as to how to comment.

The doctors led by Wen Beijiao discussed pulse conditions and treatments.

The alchemists discussed bone structure and facial features.