Three Kingdoms: Jiuyuan Tiger

Chapter 355 Soap and Chair

In the following time, Lu Bu disposed of the accumulated official affairs, then left the State Shepherd's Mansion and returned to the Hou Mansion.

While walking towards the backyard, Lu Bu suddenly saw a maidservant holding a basin of clothes.

"Patriarch!" The maid saluted.

"There's no need to be polite, are you going to do laundry?" Lu Bu responded with a smile.

"What do you use to wash your clothes?" Lu Bu asked before the maidservant could speak.

"Patriarch, we often use plant ash." The maid replied with her head down.

"Plant ash, it can be regarded as something that can wash clothes." Lu Bu rolled his eyes, and then waved his hand to signal the maid to leave.

The maid let out a sigh of relief after seeing Lu Bu's gesture, and left the place quickly.

God knows why the Patriarch asked about the laundry, and the servant girl felt her heart beat faster, for fear that she would not be able to answer Lu Bu's question.

The maidservant didn't think much about it, if this were to be put into modern times, many women would be able to think that Lu Bu was trying to strike up a conversation.

But how dare this maidservant have such unreasonable thoughts, even if she backed up, Lu Bu would not take a second look, she still has this self-knowledge.

After all, people are more dead than others, and goods are thrown away when compared with goods. There are three beautiful wives in the family. How can Lu Bu like them as handmaids?

After the maid left, Lu Bu asked a few more maids about the laundry. The maid from just now was carrying a big basin of clothes, and Lu Bu didn't have the nerve to ask more.

After asking, Lu Bu learned that plant ash is mostly used for laundry these days, and some use saponins, but it is much less than that of plant ash.

Afterwards, Lu Bu did not go directly to find Diao Chan and the others, but went to sit in the gazebo and began to think about a question.

Lu Bu also knows a thing or two about plant ash. The so-called washing clothes with plant ash does not wash with this thing directly, but with its aqueous solution.

The aqueous solution of plant ash contains K2CO3, which is slightly alkaline and can wash away grease and other stains, and has a certain cleaning effect.

But this thing is definitely not as good as modern laundry detergent and washing powder, and it is not as good as soap.

Although Lu Bu doesn't know how to make washing powder and liquid detergent, it is still possible to make a soap.

The manufacturing process of soap is not difficult, and it can be made from raw materials such as lard and caustic soda.

As for the shape of the soap, this is easier, just find a few molds.

Movable type printing has been researched by Gongshu Yin, how many soap molds are there?

After all the materials and tools were prepared, Lu Bu went to the equipment shop and started making soap.

Soap is a good thing, you can pick up something if you have nothing to do...

As Lu Bu, he naturally didn't have to do this kind of thing himself, otherwise what would he do with so many people under his command?
What's more, soap, as long as the principle is clearly explained, not to mention Gong Shuyin and others, even skilled craftsmen who are newly invested can make it, and it has no technical content at all.

After lighting the fire, the craftsmen added water and caustic soda according to the amount Lü Bu told them to boil. After they melted and mixed with water, Lv Bu asked someone to add lard to it while stirring continuously until it boiled.

After boiling, you have to turn the fire to a low fire. There is no natural gas to adjust the flame these days, so you can only change the stove to continue burning.

The process of using a small fire still requires constant stirring. This process takes more than an hour, so Lu Bu came to the place where the equipment was waiting for guests to sit and rest. What are you doing standing there stupidly?
Sitting on the Hu bed in the reception room of the equipment station, Lu Bu slapped his head, chair!

The origin of the Hu bed can be traced back to the nomads in the north. The nomads used horses as a means of transportation. As the seasons change, their residences will also change accordingly, and the furniture is naturally suitable for migration. The Hu bed is light and portable. It is foldable and easy to carry, so these nomads have a small horse. When hunting, they can carry it on their shoulders or on horseback. When they are tired, they can rest anytime and anywhere. It is comfortable and beautiful.

It is recorded in "Book of the Later Han Dynasty Five Elements": "Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty liked to wear clothes, tents, beds, sit, and rice...all the nobles in the capital did it.

In other words, the introduction of the Hu bed to the Central Plains was the masterpiece of Liu Hong, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, and it was Liu Hong who introduced the Hu bed.

Therefore, as a new furniture style, the Hu bed began to be accepted by the Central Plains people. The chairs that people are sitting on now evolved from the Hu bed.

Immediately, Lu Bu asked someone to bring a pen and paper, and began to paint and draw on the paper.

Although Lu Bu's painting ability is not very good, the outline of a chair can be seen in the objects he draws.

After finishing drawing the chair, Lu Bu drew the stool again.

There is not much difference between these two things, the biggest difference is that the backrest and armrest are both things that lead to the same goal by different routes.

After looking at the objects painted by Lu Bu, Gong Shuyin, Ma Jun and others were all stunned. It turns out that there is such an exquisite kind of seat. This kind of seat looks much higher than the Hu bed. In terms of comfort It must be much stronger than Hu Chuang.

Gong Shuyin and others cupped their hands and said, "Your Majesty is a great talent, and my subordinates admire you!"

Lu Bu waved his hands pretending to be beta, as if he had done a trivial thing.

In fact, Lu Bu was quite puzzled. These days, if the craftsmanship of these skilled craftsmen is not high, they can produce many amazing things, and they are hundreds of years ahead of foreign countries.

But if it is said that they are highly skilled, no one has studied such a simple thing as a stool, and the seat has to sit on a stupid bed from outside the fortress, which is really a strange thing.

Ma Jun asked enthusiastically: "My lord, may I ask what the name of this thing is?"

Lu Bu thought for a while and said: "I developed this object unintentionally. I named the one with the backrest 'chair'; as for the other one, it was called 'stool'."

After hearing this, Gong Shuyin praised: "What a 'chair', which means a seat that can be relied on. As for the 'stool', it is similar to a pedal. The name is very clever!"

Lu Bu laughed and said: "The manufacturing process of chairs and stools is very simple, and the equipment can be manufactured. As for the manufacturing method, there is no need to conceal it deliberately. Whether you are a close friend or not, as long as you know how to work as a carpenter, let them make it together."

Gongshuyin cupped his hands and said, "No!"

Lu Bu went on to say: "After a batch of finished products are made by the equipment factory, I will inspect them. If there are no defects, they will be mass-produced and then sold by the commercial firm. Is this price? I mean it must not be too high. What do you two think? After all, it is something you use every day, and it is easy to imitate. If the price is set high, you will lose the opportunity. Of course, you don't need to think about these things, just ask the people in the business to be responsible. "

Gong Shuyin and Ma Jun cupped their hands and said, "It's all up to the Lord!"

After hearing this, Lu Bu said: "The two of you can find some skilled carpenters to make a batch of chairs with good materials, carve some patterns on them, and sell them to those aristocratic families. Aristocratic families don’t want to use the same things as ordinary people. As for stools, there is no need for this, and aristocratic families will not give up chairs and ask for stools.”

　The second watch arrives!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)