Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 17 Sources of Raw Materials (Part [-])
Closer to home, since elementary school students can do soap, it can be seen that the difficulty is not high, and the danger is certainly not great-but of course, chemical experiments are more or less dangerous, but since elementary school students can do it, it can be seen that it is dangerous Definitely totally manageable.

Of course, Gao Yushi also knows that this relatively primitive caustic soda manufacturing method must have various defects such as low efficiency and limited purity, but if it is only for the current soap production, it is not a problem.

However, an unexpected situation occurred because Gao Xiaozhuang asked, "Master, where should I buy these things?"

Gao Yushi is the eldest son of his father Gao Cai, and Gao Xiaozhuang is the son of Gao Cai, the "Xinzheng Gao Family's Sixth Household", so calling Gao Wushi the "eldest young master" actually refers to the "Sixth Household Master", not the entire family. Gao family.After all, Gao Cho himself was the sixth eldest among his brothers.In fact, as of this year, Gao Cai alone has had six children in total, including four sons and two daughters.Under the elder brother Gao Wushi, the three brothers are Gao Wuguan, Gao Wuqin, and Gao Wujian, and the two daughters are Gao Yunping and Gao Yunting. [Note: Only a few brothers are recorded in the historical facts, probably due to patriarchal thinking, so the two daughters here are fabricated. ] Judging by Gao Cho's age, Gao Yushi may have another brother or sister in the future...

Young master Gao didn't think about "where to buy" at first, so he was stunned for a moment, and said a little hesitantly: "You can probably ask the price of the soda in the rice noodle shop. Commonly known as)..." Gao Yushi was suddenly at a loss for words, caustic soda, as long as there is already soda ash, it is not difficult to make it, but he really doesn't know if Daming actually has it, and even if there is, it may not be possible to make it Bought in batches, after all, people these days probably don't have much demand for caustic soda, unlike soda ash that can be used for daily needs such as dough.

"Let's forget about caustic soda first, and you can ask the price of refined ash." Gao Pragmatically considered for a while, and added: "Then go to those shops that sell building materials and ask about the price of coal ash. As for those pigs I don’t need to mention oil, butter, etc., right?”

"No, no, young master, these oils can definitely be obtained from those butchers. However, the ambergris, civet incense and sandalwood oil you mentioned..." Gao Xiaozhuang's voice began to decrease again.

Gao Wushi waved his hands in the air of a young master, and said, "Go to the pharmacy and ask."

"Okay!" Gao Xiaozhuang patted his chest: "Don't worry, Eldest Young Master, I'll take care of you."

Gao Wushi exhorted: "You must remember the prices of these things clearly, the matter is of great importance!"

"I don't dare to say anything else about the little one, but my memory is not bad, and you know it, young master."

Only then did Gao Wushi nodded in satisfaction.Speaking of which, apart from the fact that Gao Xiaozhuang was selected as his school boy because his son was naturally more loyal to the master, the key was that he was smarter.In fact, a family of officials like the Gao family with a long history of family history has its own set of standards for how to choose a suitable servant, and it is not an exaggeration for such an important candidate as the eldest son of each house. Said that the degree of seriousness in the selection is probably much stricter than that of the Ministry of Officials inspecting a county magistrate.Age, image quality, physical strength, loyalty, and even personality characteristics, etc., all belong to the scope that needs to be examined and screened.

Gao Xiaozhuang just went out this time to ask the price, so Gao Yushi didn't pay him any money in advance.When Gao Xiaozhuang came out of Gaofu, he called two little girls, Shangyue and Tingqin, and asked them to prepare some other tools they needed.

It is not difficult to make soap, but Gao Pragmatic has inherited some habits from his previous life when he was a secretary. He still needs to prepare everything that may be needed in advance, and first arrange a trial production.

For example, although chopsticks or even wooden sticks can be used for mixing, Gao Pragmatic still asked the two little girls to find a jewelry store and order a few simple egg beaters that were more common in previous lives.At the same time, I personally supervised the work and hired a carpenter to make several wooden molds for shaping the soap and so on.

Although these things do not affect the success of making soap theoretically, they can make the first trial soap have better quality and more beautiful appearance, so Gao Pragmatic still made preparations in advance—after all Is it necessary to open up the high-end market first? In addition to the obvious functions, the most indispensable thing is the style.

Not long after, two little loli came in holding several large and small boxes.The twins are also dressed in light green, and they look exactly the same at first glance, but Gao Yushi has been served by the two of them since he was a child, so there is still a way to distinguish the two sisters.In terms of appearance, sister Shangyue has a mole on her left sideburn. Although it is very small, probably less than half the size of a mung bean, it is enough for Gao Yushi to distinguish the two of them.

As for the other differences, it is probably that the elder sister is slightly more courageous than the younger sister. Although they are twins, it may be that the elder sister was instilled in her parents by her parents when she was young. Therefore, the elder sister will play the role of protector most of the time. The younger sister Tingqin is mostly in the position of the protected person.

Even when talking to Gao Wushi, Shangyue talked a little more. Like now, it was Shangyue who said back and forth: "Young master, this 'blender' you made is really a good thing. It is used when beating eggs. It's really convenient. But why do you need this thing for the soap you mentioned?"

Seeing them put everything on the table, Gao Wushi walked over to open the box, checked and replied: "This is a long story. Well, the wire is so-so, but this simple wire is too easy. Rusty, which is bad..."

Tingqin interjected in a rare way: "I heard that silver will not rust. If the young master wants it not to rust, you can try it with silver."

Gao Wushi smiled: "Silver is not easy to rust in general, but it is not suitable to make this thing with silver." He thought: When my soap industry expands in the future, how much silver will I need to make eggbeaters?And if it's made of silver, if the management is not strict enough and someone walks away, wouldn't that be a loss?Besides, it's not that there is no solution, nothing more than using stainless steel.

Of course, the matter of stainless steel is easier said than done.Although this kind of stainless steel used as an egg beater can be easily obtained as long as there is chromium, but in this era, it is necessary to find chromium ore as soon as you think about it... This seems a bit ambitious.

So what to do?Once mass production is started in the future, if the egg beater is old and rusty, the size will also be a problem.

Gao Yushi couldn't help but fell into thinking.

(End of this chapter)