Travel back to ancient times to be a beautician

Sunan didn't discuss too much about the past with Lin Jun. He was open-minded, and he was not obsessed with the past.

The failure of the interstellar crossing and not dying means that he is the blessing of the previous life who did not know how many lives.When you come to a new world, you can only get more by looking forward.

Sunan took the initiative to provoke the topic, and asked Lin Jun with a smile: "Do you know what I made at this time?"

Sure enough, Lin Jun's attention was taken away by himself, and he looked at him curiously and asked, "What is this?"

Sunan didn't answer his question directly, but asked another question.

"Do you know what we usually use to wash clothes?"

Lin Jun thought for a moment, then replied:

"There should be two kinds, no, three kinds." After a while, Lin Jun replied tentatively, seeing Sunan smiled and said nothing, and he didn't seem to object, so he dared to continue: "The most common one is acacia When it is powdered, take off the acacia after it is ripe, grind it into powder, and use it to wash clothes.”

"Acacia powder is used in the north. In the south of the Yangtze River, there are no acacia trees, but there is a tree called acacia. The fruit is thicker and plump than the acacia. It can be used to wash clothes, and the effect is not inferior to the acacia."

"If the poor people can't use the acacia, they will use plant ash to clean it." Lin Jun has only heard of the last one, but has never tried it.

"You're right, so what I'm going to make can also be used to wash clothes, but it's better than acacia powder." Sunan said with a smile.

Lin Jun raised his eyebrows, a little disbelieving, looked at the buried pig soap in his hand, and said in a high voice, "Just use these."

Sunan knew that he didn't believe it, so he didn't force it, so he smiled and continued with the work at hand.

Two people are always faster than one person. In less than an hour, all these things were ground, and three catties of pig pancreas were dried and only less than two catties remained.Sunan dried it in the sun for the convenience of storage. After all, if that kind of thing was not dried in the sun, it would go rancid in just a few days if it was in summer.

Because there is not much preparation, Sunan can only mix plant ash and pig pancreas powder, and then use oil to blend.

Add a little bit, knead a little bit, and finally make this thing into a shiny solid like a coal ball.

Lin Jun frowned for a long time, but didn't understand what this thing was.

Sunan said to Lin Jun: "Do you use it to wash your hands?"

To be honest, Lin Jun didn't want to try it at first, this thing looks oily, how to wash it?But Sunan looked at him, he just took a basin of water casually, wet his hands, and then rubbed them casually a few times.

Lin Jun looked at him in surprise, but he didn't expect that this thing could still rub acacia-like foam. After washing it in water, the oil stains caused by working were completely washed away?Not only that, the smooth and tender touch on the hands does not fade away, but it does not feel greasy, but like skin care products.

Looking at Sunan even more surprised, the latter looked at him like that, as if he had finally broken the game, smiling like a fox.

"Could it be that it was washed clean because of the addition of plant ash? No, you also added that stuff, which makes it as oily as fat." Lin Jun thought for a long time, but couldn't figure it out.

This is the wisdom of the ancients!Sunan sighed. "This is just a preliminary panacea. If you change it later, you can make different tricks."

All of this exceeded Lin Jun's understanding. It took him a long time to realize that Sunan invented another thing?

Sunan shook his head and said: "I also got this method from the Western Regions by accident. There was a family who used this method to make soap, which can be used for bathing and washing, but I don't know why it didn't spread. Got it down."

This is the wisdom of the ancients, but he just used it directly.Moreover, presumably in this era, it must have been discovered that pig pancreas can be used to wash away dirt.

Even so, Lin Jun was very happy, and said: "If this is the case, then you can make these soaps and sell them in the store, and then make a lot of money."

Sunan shook his head and said, "That being said, I won't sell it in the store for the time being, and I hope you, Brother Lin, will keep it a secret for the time being."

Lin Jun was puzzled, "Why?"

The reason why pancreas did not spread in ancient times is because the output was scarce and could not be popularized, and it could only be used by some dignitaries.The reason why pig pancreas is so cheap now is because no one realizes its value.

If Sunan launches it now, it is very likely that the supply will be in short supply, and the pig pancreas will be out of stock soon. Although he is the first to sell it, Sunan also knows that he cannot monopolize it, and it will inevitably cause prices to rise in the end. Price turmoil.

Whether he is a philistine or greedy for money, besides making things, he is also a businessman, and he wants to maximize the profits of this thing, at least for a while.It will take some time for him to prepare the goods and prepare for the price shock war in the future.

Sunan didn't hide this plan from Lin Jun, but told him everything, and Lin Jun quickly understood Sunan's intention. "Do you want to take advantage of this time to buy more pig pancreas, then dry them and store them, and then sell them when they are out of stock?" Lin Jun thought for a moment, but felt that Sunan was really smart and thoughtful, unlike him This kind of warrior has a simple mind.

"Exactly, as summer is approaching, there are not many slaughtered animals, and the pancreas is also limited. It must be winter, and it is also the peak time for each household to slaughter livestock. We can take advantage of this period to buy a lot around the capital, dry and store powder .” Sunan expressed his thoughts, and naturally received strong support from Lin Jun.

"It's just that since this thing has been made, it's a pity that it can't be used immediately." Lin Jun felt a little regretful. He rubbed his hands, feeling smooth and tender, and he still couldn't get enough.

Seeing him like this, Sunan almost burst out laughing. "If you like it, so what if I made two gifts?"

Lin Jun thought about it salivatingly, but refused again after a while. "Forget it, if someone sees it, it's not good to be exposed. I'd better wait until next year. It doesn't matter how much I want to use."

Then he rubbed his hands again.

Sunan watched his hands stroking non-stop, as if reminiscing, and felt that Lin Jun was a little cute.But he suddenly discovered that Lin Jun's hands, although their fingers were slender, were covered with calluses and many scratches, which must have been left by him when he was walking a dart before.

I kept this thing in my heart, but didn't show it on the face. When I heard the beating sound outside, I realized that it was past time.

The two of them were just chatting and doing such a thing, but it was so late. "Brother Lin, let's go rest, we have to get up early tomorrow morning."

Lin Jun realized that it was so late, so he packed up the things here with him, and asked Sunan to rest early.

Sunan successfully made the soap, so he was naturally in a happy mood, so he fell asleep sweetly with sweet dreams.

In the following days, Sunan really wasn't in a hurry to make soap, but just tried to improve it at night.In addition, I found time to chat with the owner of the workshop, bought the workshop at a fixed price, and exchanged the deed of the house in front of the broker, and officially bought the workshop.

Then, Sunan and Lin Jun came to the largest labor market in Beijing, intending to hire workers.

In the Zhou Dynasty, the system of low status of slaves gradually disappeared, but the way of slave trading still existed.The general business is done by those poor families who can't support their own children, so they take out some money to sell.Like Songzhu, Sunan bought it from Ren Yazi at that time, spent ten taels of silver, signed the deed of sale, and became your servant.

For example, this kind of domestic servant was born in your family, and his children and grandchildren all serve the family, and the household registration and other things are also placed under your name.In the future, if the master is merciful, maybe you can let your children go out and become ordinary civilians.

However, in the Zhou Dynasty, more domestic servants were employed.Signed a contract with the host family, stipulating the time, once the time is up, there will be no connection between the two, and it will follow you whether you leave or stay.The other three servants in Sunan's family are like this.

The monthly salary is about half a penny, which is more than half a penny more than an ordinary domestic servant, so he is willing to leave his hometown with Sunan and walk for more than a month to come to this capital.

I bought a workshop before, and I lost 200 taels of silver, but with the money I earned during this period, I can get together almost 300 taels.According to the wages of workers in the capital, one month is about the same as usual, including food and lodging.

Sunan had considered the kind of domestic servant who signed a contract of sale. After all, if it involved secreting the formula, the workers would inevitably be a little impetuous. There must be a brave man under a heavy reward. If one of them has a bad mind, it would be bad.

But after all, the price level in the capital is more expensive than the county where he stayed, and the cost of prostitution is more than three times higher.Moreover, most of the young children sold by Renyazi are about seven or eight years old. They are inexperienced, and the oldest are thirteen or fourteen years old. They can't work at all, so Sunan gave up this idea.

Naturally, I found a broker and told him my request.

"If you want more than one strong boy, the one with a simple and honest personality is the best. I only need ten people for the time being, and the monthly salary is half the same, but there is a requirement that you must sign a contract with me and work for me for at least ten years." Sunan said.

The broker smiled and said to Sunan: "Mr. Su's price is too high. For ordinary workers, the price is around this." The broker thought that Sunan didn't understand the market, so he reminded him.

"My price is high, so naturally my requirements are also high. If you can't meet my requirements, I naturally have the right not to hire you." Sunan shook his head and continued.

"Yes, yes, what Mr. Su said is yes, then I will find you more than ten people according to your request, and let you choose." The broker smiled kindly, and it is rare to meet such generous customers.

Sunan wanted too many people, and he couldn't get them all in one day, so the broker asked Sunan and Lin Jun to come back tomorrow.The two were walking on the way, but Lin Jun said: "If the monthly payment is based on the usual half a month per person, the monthly payment for ten people is 15 taels, but I saw that the sales in the store are only seven or eight taels on weekdays." , when it’s good, it’s only more than a dozen taels, and if the cost is taken into account, it won’t make much money every month.”

Sunan smiled, Shiwai Pavilion only earns more than one hundred taels a month now, so it looks quite shabby.

However, "the reason for making less money is that the products in the store are not very special, they are just ordinary cosmetic shops, which cannot afford the price. If you want to make money, you must bring out special products. Only monopoly can make money."

When it comes to monopoly products, it is not a complete monopoly, but your shop must have a main feature.For example, Jiutian Pavilion, which has the largest business in the capital, is like this.

The ancient nine characters are the largest. It is said that the name Jiutian Pavilion was bestowed by a certain emperor of the previous dynasty. It has lasted for a hundred years and witnessed the change of dynasties.If you talk about the biggest and most famous family in the Zhou Dynasty, it is the Li family in Jiutian Pavilion.

It's just that although Jiutian Pavilion has the largest business, what they are most proud of is this incense.Jiutian Pavilion made its fortune in the incense road, and flourished in the incense road. Most of the things in Jiutian Pavilion are royal tributes, and they are also used to pave the way for the incense road.

The Li family is good at making incense, if they are said to be the second, they have never dared to claim to be the first.And there are many legends about them, and many of them are spread among the market. It is not clear whether they are true or false.

Sunan once bought spices the size of a small finger for a price of ten taels of silver. After roasting, the aroma lingered and lingered for a long time, and the recipe was complicated at a glance.Although Sunan has a keen sense of smell, he can only smell ten kinds of formulas, and there are a few flavors that he has never heard of.

So Sunan's shop does not sell incense, because he knows that selling is not as good as selling others.Fortunately, the Li family is only proficient in incense and is not good at other cosmetics.

Sunan wondered to himself, should he also bring out some unique things?

"In the past few days, I will arrange some products as soon as possible. Don't worry, within a month at most, I guarantee that Shiwai Pavilion will become famous in the capital." Sunan said confidently.

There is also the big net that I wove before, and it is time to collect it.

The author has something to say: The most commonly used laundry product in the Zhou Dynasty is acacia powder, which is cheap and easy to use. The word about soap has not yet appeared, and soap will definitely be invented in the future, but the biggest cheat in southern Jiangsu is not an invention.