Great Tang princess

Chapter 62 Weird Power

Looking at the foot-operated stirring rod in front of him, Li Yuechen circled it twice and observed it carefully.

The base is glued together with wood and iron, a large gear is vertically placed in the middle groove, and the pedals are connected on both sides.

A belt full of copper buckles is connected to a small gear on the top, so that it can be driven to rotate together when the pedal is stepped on.

And this small gear is also connected to a smaller horizontal gear, which is connected to an egg beater made of iron wire.

Li Yuechen waved to Fulai and asked him to take a stool and try it out.

Following her instructions, Fulai sat on the stool, stepped on the pedal and began to turn.

The eggbeater connected to the gears also spun rapidly in an instant. Although it was definitely not as fast as the electric speed, it was already much stronger than human hands.

Considering that there will definitely be large-scale production in the future, this thing may need to be made a few more.

Seeing Li Yuechen frowned and thinking about something, Fulai stepped forward and asked, "Your Highness, is it still difficult?"

Li Yuechen nodded: "The soap is made of lard, this time I want to try soybean oil. I just don't know if it will also smell bad..."

Fulai thought for a while: "Why don't you try a few first?"

"Yeah." Li Yuechen nodded, "But it can't be in the palace, if there is a smell, it will be very troublesome."

As he said that, Li Yuechen waved his hand: "Go to Luoyang immediately to find a place and turn it into a production workshop. Try to choose a place with fewer people and cheaper."

Fulai nodded: "It's easy, this east is the same as Chang'an, the southeast is sparsely populated, and many squares are empty."

"Well, you can figure it out on your own." Li Yuechen thought for a while, "When it's done, find a group of workers, and I'll train them. Don't worry about safety, I've already informed my grandfather, and I will send troops to garrison."

"Here!" Fulai bowed and saluted, then immediately turned to do it.

Fulai's ability to handle affairs is still good. Two days later, he told Li Yuechen that it was done. He found a piece of land in Jixianfang, and it would be enough to modify it a little, and the price was very cheap.

Li Yuechen nodded, now it will be December soon, and it is time to prepare for the sale of canned food.

Back in the hall, Shangguan Wan'er was playing Go with Princess Yiyang, while Princess Xuancheng was reading "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic".

Seeing this scene, Li Yuechen was in admiration. She had already read this book, and it already contained the concepts of fractions and negative numbers.

Originally, Li Yuechen thought that she would have to study for a while before she could understand the content, but now judging from the expression, it is obvious that she can understand most of the content in the book.

While looking at it, he also used his slender fingers to swipe around on the table.

With a sweet smile on his face, Li Yuechen came to sit down in front of her: "Sister, are you interested in calculating a problem with me?"

"What's the problem?" Princess Xuancheng put down the book and asked.

"Now that the cans are almost ready, they are ready to be sold. However, in Tang Dynasty, the cost of sugar water is high. I don't know how much this can should be priced?" Li Yuechen asked with a smile.

Although sugar exists in this era, the cost is very high.It may not reach the level of luxury, but it is not affordable for ordinary people.

So how much a can should be ordered, Li Yuechen has not decided yet.

While talking, he took a brush and wrote down the cost of items such as sugar water and porcelain pots on the paper.

Sugar, water, porcelain pots, wooden stoppers, and wax for sealing, etc. are all included in the cost.

At present, such things as canned food are not sold to ordinary people at all, so in Li Yuechen's view, it doesn't matter if the price is set higher.

But it can't be too high, it's better to be a little expensive, but it's still acceptable.

Princess Xuancheng also thought this topic was very interesting, so she and Li Yuechen took a pen and began to calculate bit by bit.

Now Princess Xuancheng's level is enough to calculate these things independently, but she doesn't know how to combine them.

So it was Li Yuechen who proposed the method, and she did the calculation, which could be regarded as a hidden test for her.

Helplessly, Li Yuechen is also a half-baked in mathematics, and it takes a long time to explain many things clearly, so the two of them calculated for a whole afternoon before they came to the final result.

The cost of a can is about ten Kaiyuan Tongbao...then I sell 41 bottles, isn't that too much?

After all, there is still a batch of them that were shipped back from Lingnan after they were finished. It is a long journey and it will cost money.

Besides, this thing is basically only sold in winter and spring, and people can buy fruits directly in summer and autumn.

And this price is not an unacceptable price for those who have money and power.

The most important thing is that Li Yuechen knows that the formula of this thing can't be kept secret for too long, so try to sell it as expensive as possible before the formula is known to the public.

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The place is settled, and the people are very fast. There are even slave sellers in Nanshi.

Fulai picked out some that felt good, and brought them to Jixianfang to settle down first.

At the end of November, Li Yuechen came over to take a look in person.

This time Fulai bought a total of [-] people back. Besides the locals, there were actually two Kunlun slaves and a Silla maidservant.

This Kunlun slave was not of African black race, he was not tall and thin, a bit like Ah San's.

Li Yuechen turned his head and asked, "Isn't it expensive?"

"Return to Your Highness, it's not expensive." Fulai saluted slightly and replied with a smile, "The man probably saw that we were from the palace, but he just hoped to take care of his business in the future, so he sold it to us cheaply."

In this era, Kunlun slaves were really expensive, and generally only wealthy families could afford such slaves.

In order to ensure the monopoly, these slave merchants will eunuch all these people to prevent them from giving birth to offspring here.

In this way, if you want a new one, you have to spend more money to buy it.

In fact, most of these slaves will not live to the end of their lives. If they get sick or get old, they will basically be killed.

As for Silla maids, if they were pretty, they would basically be bought back as concubines.

The one in front of me is average in appearance, even if it is bought back by other people, it will still be her life as a maid.

These slaves looked at the little girl surrounded by a group of soldiers with knives, knowing that she was noble, they were a little cautious for a while, and looked at her timidly.

After Li Yuechen thought about it, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.I thought to myself, it is your luck to meet my old lady!

Although she will not pay them wages or liberate them, at least she will feed them and not kill them because they are old.

Under my own hands, at least they can live to the end of their lives. In this era, this is indeed a benevolent master.

Li Yuechen took two steps forward, looked at the two Kunlun slaves and a Silla maid in front of him and asked, "Can you understand me?"

The two Kunlun slaves looked blank, but the Silla maid replied respectfully, "Return to Your Highness, I understand."

Li Yuechen gave her a lot, she looked about 30 years old, presumably she was not just sold to Datang.

When she replied, she no longer had any accent, so it can be judged that at least she has been in Datang for a long time.

"How to call it?" Li Yuechen asked.

"I used to be called Chunmei by Alang."

Li Yuechen was a little curious: "Why did you sell you again?"

Chunmei replied: "The family has fallen...need money."

Hearing her answer, Li Yuechen nodded: "From now on, you will train these two Kunlun slaves, at least let them understand daily orders!"

"Here!" Chunmei bowed and saluted.

Then Li Yuechen took a casual look, pointed to a house in the yard and said: "Renovate here, let them live in it, and then build a hut in the corner..."

Fulai bowed and said, "Your Highness, there's no need to be so nice to them, right?"

Li Yuechen shook his head: "Sanitary issues are very important. If an epidemic is caused, it will be very troublesome!"

"So that's the case, His Highness is thoughtful." Fu Lai complimented.

After planning their dormitory and toilets, Li Yuechen didn't think of anything else to explain, so he turned and left.

When returning to the palace, I went to the master craftsman first, and asked them to make another batch of molds.

One is a cheap soap mold, just make it into a square shape.

As for the good soap mold, we should also improve it, add two stripes, and engrave the word "soap" at the same time to increase the sense of luxury.

I also asked the carpenter to make a batch of soap boxes, with thin wooden strips on the bottom to make a fence shape, with patterns engraved on the periphery to increase the sense of luxury, and then sell at a high price.

Then he asked the blacksmith to make an iron pot first. Li Yuechen had already decided not to eat hot pot this year, but to give Li Zhi and his wife some things like stir-fried vegetables or fried rice with eggs.

Although Li Yuechen's cooking skills can only be regarded as average, they were only honed while living alone.But in this era, it is also extremely advanced.

It's a pity that it is almost impossible to promote cooking in this era.

Leaving aside the issue of seasoning, the output of iron in the Tang Dynasty was not high, and most of it was used to supply the army. People still use stone knives in many places.

Thanks to her being born in the royal family, basically everything that can be obtained in this era is available in the imperial palace.

If he was born in an ordinary family, it is estimated that whether he can eat enough every day is a big problem.

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Considering that the New Year is coming soon, Li Yuechen plans to officially start the production of soap after the year.

During this time, I was exercising in the palace every day, occasionally going to play sand table deduction with my master Liu Rengui, reading and practicing calligraphy with Shangguan Wan'er and two sisters in the afternoon, and going to play with Li Zhi and his wife when I was free, living a fulfilling life very.

It was not until seven days later that there was news from the craftsman supervisor that the iron pot she wanted was ready.

After all, the bottom of this iron pot needs to be made into a hemispherical shape, and the thickness should be uniform. Even experienced craftsmen took a lot of time to get it done.

After hearing the news, Li Yuechen came out of the hall and couldn't wait to try the taste of cooking in the iron pot.

However, when I took it from Fulai, I felt something was wrong.

Fulai watched Li Yuechen's expression change from surprise to bewilderment, and he gradually let go of the iron pot he was holding with both hands.

Afterwards, he hooked the iron ring on one side with only one finger, hanging in mid-air and shaking slightly.

Li Yuechen raised his eyebrows and looked at Fulai: "Is this really iron? Why is it so light?"

Fulai also felt a little unbelievable. He took it back from the master craftsman, and he knew the weight.

And His Highness, a child who is less than seven years old, can actually carry it with one finger!

Although shocked in his heart, he still saluted and replied: "Return to Your Highness, it is indeed iron!"

Li Yuechen looked down at the iron pot hooked on his finger, with a complicated expression on his face.

Although she has vaguely felt that she is much stronger than her peers over the years, but because she has practiced martial arts since childhood and practiced yoga every day, she didn't think too much about it.

In addition, as a princess, she doesn't need to carry any heavy objects at all, so she has never had an accurate concept of her own strength.

But today such an iron pot is hanging on a finger, it is a bit unbelievable for a child like her.

After thinking about it, he handed the iron pot in his hand to Fulai, raised his legs and walked into the hall.

Shangguan Wan'er was still writing something with Princess Yiyang, when she saw Li Yuechen approaching, she got up and prepared to salute.

However, before she had time to speak, Li Yuechen suddenly reached out and grabbed her by the back collar, and suddenly lifted it up!
Before Shangguan Wan'er could react, she felt that her feet had left the ground. She was terrified, but when she took a closer look, she was actually held in mid-air by Li Yuechen's hand!

"Your Highness...Your Highness..." Shocked, Shangguan Wan'er subconsciously struggled twice.

Mrs. Zheng next to her was startled, and just as she was about to come over, she saw Li Yuechen gently put her down with a puzzled expression.

After her feet fell to the ground, Shangguan Wan'er was still a little frightened, her eyes were watery, and her voice trembled as she asked, "Your Highness, slave...what's wrong?"

"No, no..." Li Yuechen waved his hand, "Just to see how heavy you are, hahaha..."

With that said, he turned around and walked out of the hall with a puzzled expression on his face.

Shangguan Wan'er was stunned for a moment, then raised her hand in doubt to wipe away the tears that hadn't shed yet, then turned her head to look at Princess Yiyang and her mother Zheng who were also a little dazed on both sides.

When he came to the gate of the hall, Li Yuechen raised his hand, looked at his palm, and clenched his fist.

There is always a feeling of unreality, although Shangguan Wan'er is indeed not heavy, but after all, she is only half a head shorter than herself.

In terms of proportion, my own strength seems to be a bit too much.

When I was carrying Shangguan Wan'er just now, I did feel a little strenuous, but it wasn't to the point where I couldn't move.

"Your Highness?" Fulai reminded cautiously.

Li Yuechen came back to his senses, raised his hand and tapped twice in the air: "Don't tell what happened today! Not even my parents!"

Seeing the serious look in those bright black eyes, Fulai was silent for a moment, then saluted: "Here!"

Li Yuechen didn't want to hide it deliberately, but just wanted to do some experiments to see what's wrong with his body.

Inadvertently turning her head, she saw Shangguan Wan'er whose eye sockets were still a little red behind her. The sound might have frightened her just now, so she hurried over to explain to her.

(End of this chapter)