A Man of Science and Engineering in Troubled Times Wandering in the Late Qing Dynasty

Chapter 46 Branches
Li Yu recalled a song that was very popular on a certain music channel when it was still in the 21st century:
Super idol's smile

Not as sweet as you

The sun at noon in August

Not as dazzling as you

I love you at 105°C

滴滴 清纯 的 蒸馏水
At first, I just thought this song sounded quite dynamic, but later I realized it was the promotional song of Watsons distilled water...

Of course, many people may not be able to distinguish the difference between a lot of conceptual water, such as mineral water, purified water, drinking water, distilled water, negative ion water, and mountain spring water.In fact, you don’t need to know. After all, the definition of them is a mess in the 21st century. Anyway, you can drink it.

And this distilled water is easy to understand, it literally means that it is made by distillation, which means that water is heated into steam, and then the steam is collected and liquefied into water.It sounds like pure water and I don't know the difference.

What is before Li Yu's eyes is the distilled water that was first sold in China more than 100 years ago. Although a sip of it may not prolong your life, it is somewhat commemorative.

People's distilled water can be sold for 100 years, it is really home!
The most amazing thing is that this kind of distilled water bottle is specially made, with two pointed ends. If you want to put it on the table, you need a special distilled water bottle holder!
You read that right, it is really full of style like red wine.

Since its birth, distilled water has always existed like fairy water in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. Even after the fall of our Qing Dynasty, many princes and nobles still used it as the designated water.Especially Zai Zhen, who is known as the best fan of distilled water.

When the last emperor Puyi fled to Tianjin, he also brought a whole set of distilled water equipment.It is also possible that for safety's sake, he prevented anyone from poisoning him.

Boss Guo Weiwei opened the wine bottles for Zai Zhen and Li Yu, poured a half glass of whiskey and mixed it with distilled water.

"Master Pei, please!"

Zai Zhen took a sip, "It's like that!"

Guo Weiyi smiled and said, "Master Bei, you are the first to drink this distilled water, and it will not be officially available until next year."

Zai Zhen was very satisfied with his approach: "Very good, you go down first."

Li Yu picked up the wine glass and tasted it. He couldn't tell if it was good or bad, but he was lucky to be the first group of people in China to drink distilled water.

Zai Zhen then asked Li Yu about the traditional culture, history and national conditions of Europe. Li Yu still had a little understanding of Victorian England, so he gave him a general introduction to various inventions and creations that have attracted worldwide attention since the Industrial Revolution.

Zai Zhen now drinks foreign wine when drinking, in fact, he wants to integrate into the West as soon as possible, so as not to lose face.

As I said before, our Daqing is the one with the best face. Although it has been beaten to pieces, it still abides by the tradition of beating people without slapping the face: you just beat me to death, and if you don’t slap the face, you will still have something to say !

It's a pity that Zai Zhen is more interested in what is interesting in London, and he doesn't care about why the great industrial miracle was born.He was very interested in the subway mentioned by Li Yu. There were not even many trains in the Qing Dynasty. It was really unexpected that such a huge thing could run underground, and it had been running for 40 years.

Zai Zhen asked: "If the train is underground, wouldn't it be a rat and an earthworm? It's so dark, what should I do if it hits a boulder?"

Li Yu said with a smile: "They used reinforced concrete to make a tunnel underground, which is no different from running on land. Of course, there is no need to worry about safety, and the speed is more guaranteed."

"The Kingdom of England is unbelievable, it feels like a world in the sky." Zai Zhen became more and more expectant the more he listened.

Li Yu reminded: "Master Beizi, you must call the king's name completely: the king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the emperor of India."

"Of course there is no problem, only a few words." Zai Zhen said to himself.

Um, also...

Li Yu suddenly remembered the posthumous titles of the emperors of the Qing Dynasty. It is estimated that not many graduate students who specialize in Qing history can memorize them completely.Just to give you an example, Fatian, Longyun, Zhicheng, Foresight, Body, Liji, Wenfen, Wuqin, Ming, Xiaoci, Holy and Pure Emperor, do you know who it is...

The two chatted for nearly three hours, and Li Yu's cramming made the little prince feel like his head would explode.

When Zaizhen was struggling to digest, Li Yu thought that Watsons, as a daily chemical giant, should have produced things for women 100 years ago. After all, women made more money.So taking advantage of Guo Weiyi's time to come in to refill water, he asked, "Boss, do you have any products like perfume?"

"Perfume?" Guo Weiwei said, "Is it your wife who wants to use it?"

Li Yu shook his head: "For noble concubines in the palace."

"Imperial Concubine?" Guo Weiyi shook his head, "I'm really sorry, although we have perfume, but we all produce it ourselves, it's incomparable with high-end perfume imported from Germany and France like cologne or Fagonal, I'm afraid it's not worthy of the noble the imperial concubine."

Zai Zhen, who was next to him, also became interested. After asking, he realized that the queen wanted it, so he became courteous: "My sister used to bring back a few bottles of cologne when she came home, but it's a pity that only the bottles are left after they are used up."

Cologne is the water of Cologne, the name comes from Cologne, Germany.It is said that Li Yu's roommate once bought it in order to chase girls, but he didn't expect to have it now.He also learned later that cologne in the 21st century refers more to a fragrance type.

Li Yu said: "This is easy to handle. Let's choose some perfume and put it back in the bottle."

Guo Weiyi said: "I'm afraid it's not suitable."

"There is nothing inappropriate, something is better than nothing."

Zai Zhen also agrees with Li Yu's point of view: "Where can I buy things for European women now! And you don't only have perfume, but also any new products. Don't hide it, take us first. have a look."

Guo Weiyi had no choice but to take the two of them to a Watsons branch next to the bar.

After Li Yu went in, he found that the current Watsons really had cosmetics, and even had a large pharmacy.

He took a look in the store, and the products were divided into medicines and cosmetics, but the late Qing Dynasty was far from open enough, and there were not many women buying cosmetics, so in the most conspicuous place were several best-selling medicines used by men. It's really wild, shocking, and unforgettable: Sanbian Seed Wine, Huanxi Tianding Pill, Huber Baolong Pill, you know what they do just by hearing the name.

The most powerful thing has to be Shiquan Seed Water. If Qianlong heard this name, the coffin might not be able to cover it.There are many leaflets next to it, introducing the efficacy of "Shenshui" in detail: not only can it treat some unspeakable diseases of men, but it can even cure hemiplegia and severe paralysis.

It is no wonder that Watsons was able to open up the market in the Qing Dynasty, because it is really well versed in the role of advertising.

And the small sign next to it marked the price impressively: one can only costs one, two or four dollars.

Li Yu was really speechless: You can steal money directly, but you still have to work hard to create a product!

(End of this chapter)