Game of Thrones: Kings in the North

Chapter 120 Making Soap
In the middle of the workshop, the wood in the brazier is burning.

"Master Ed, the shell you want has arrived." The guard Dawson put the shell on the ground.

These shells were all brought by the big-bellied merchant ships from White Harbor. Last time Earl Wyman Manderly arrived in Winterfell, Ed specifically asked him to send some shells from White Harbor.

Seashells aren't worth much by the sea, but not in Winterfell.

Maester Luwin frowned, "Lord Ed, what do we need shells for?"

Ed sprinkled the shells into the brazier. "You need shells to make soap."

Maester Luwin smiled disapprovingly, "Lord Ed, if soap could be made from shells, the Iron Islands would be the land of soap, but we all know that the life of the Ironmen is hard, no matter their fishermen or pirates, most of them are fishy smell, soap is simply a luxury for them.”

Alchemist Ginter echoed: "I also think that making soap from shells is unreliable. Lord Ed, when I was still in King's Landing, I visited the soap craftsmen in King's Landing more than ten years ago. Among the materials used by craftsmen, there seems to be no shells!"

"Of course I won't pass on the secrets of other soap craftsmen to you." Ed pretended to be mysterious, "Just watch it! Now is the time to witness miracles."

Ed put the shells in a brazier for calcination. After calcination, Ed used iron tongs to put the calcined shells into a stone mortar and crushed them with a mortar and pestle, turning the shells into powder.

At this time, the guard Dawson handed over the plant ash that Ed had prepared a long time ago, and put it into a large pot to boil.

Maester Luwin shook his head and sighed. "Boiling ash? How can this make soap?"

After the plant ash was boiled, lye water was formed. Ed ordered Gentle to filter the lye water with gauze and pour it into a wooden basin.

Ed added the shell powder to the alkaline water, stirred it evenly, and let Gentle filter it with gauze again.Maester Luwin watched drowsily.

The alkaline water that was filtered again was poured into a wooden bowl and placed in the corner.

Ed washed his hands, "That's it for today! Let's come back tomorrow!"

Maester Luwin felt relieved, "Lord Ed, look, this soap experiment failed in the end. How could the road to success be smooth? I think it failed this time."

"The experiment didn't fail," Ed pointed to the lye water. "The lye water needs to settle overnight. If there are no accidents, soap can be made in a few days."

Early the next morning, Ed called to guard Dawson.

"Go to the kitchen, find Chef Geji, ask him to choose the fattest pork, chop it into pieces, then put it in a pot to boil oil, put the boiled oil in a jar, let it dry to room temperature, and send it to the soap workshop."

The guard Dawson looked confused, "Do you need lard to make soap?"

"You just have to do it."

Guard Dawson walked towards the kitchen.Ed led Maester Luwin towards the soap workshop, Maester Luwin couldn't help complaining.

"Master Ed, the shells, plant ash, and lard you tried, how can these things make soap? It is better to conduct such a meaningless experiment, it is better to hand it over to the alchemist Ginter, anyway, he has nothing but wildfire Other than that, there's nothing to do."

"Maester Luwin, I know you don't like my soap making," Eddard told him. "But, to be honest, I can't make soap today. It will be in a few days."

Maester Luwin was obviously not convinced, but he had no choice but to force himself, and accompanied Ed to the soap workshop.

With the cooperation of Gentle, Ed fetched coarse salt, put it into a bluestone mortar, and crushed it into powder with a mortar and pestle for later use. Ed brought over the alkaline water.

"We're just waiting for the lard now."

The guard Dawson and the wild woman Osha sent the lard to the soap workshop.The lard is placed in an iron basin.

Osha smiled, "Master Ed, we savages beyond the Great Wall do not have soap. I never thought that lard is needed to make soap."

Ed slowly poured the filtered upper layer of alkaline water into the lard, and then added salt powder. Ed asked the wild woman Osha to hold a stirring rod and stir continuously in one direction.

Maester Luwin, Alchemist Gentle, and guard Dawson all stared wide-eyed, watching lard and lye saponify gradually under stirring. When the fat turned into a sticky paste, Ed ordered the guard Dawson, took out the mold that had been prepared earlier, and put the grease into the mold.

These soap molds were made by the woodcarving master Guzan under Ed's order, with the exquisite Direwolf coat of arms on them.

"Is the soap finished?" Maester Luwin asked softly.

"It takes three days for these fats to fully solidify." Ed said relaxedly, "What we need to do now is to wait."

Gentle said in surprise: "Master Ed, shells, plant ash and lard, these things don't seem to have any connection with soap. Why did they look like soap paste when they were stirred at the end?"

Ed smiled, "This process is very similar to alchemy, where substances react chemically."

Both Maester Gentle and Maester Luwin took quills and took notes of Eddard's words.

Three days later, Ed, Maester Luwin and Gentle returned to the soap workshop and opened the bamboo tube to remove the mold. At this time, everyone was surprised to find that the Direwolf crest of the Stark family had been printed on the soap.

Maester Luwin was amazed, "Lord Ed, I never thought that you would actually make soap out of plant ash, lard and shells. From then on, Winterfell has its own soap."

Gentle observed the soap closely, "If the wise men of the Alchemist Guild can possess the wisdom of Master Ed, and can make practical things like soap, the Alchemist Guild will not lose the favor of the mad king Iris. down to where it is today.”

"Master Ed, are these soaps ready to use?"

Ed shook his head, "Soap needs to be aired in a ventilated place for a month before it can be used normally. The making of soap is a long process, and any link can't go wrong. Our experiment has been successful. In the future, the soap in Winterfell will The workshop can be officially put into production."

Maester Luwin said excitedly: "Lord Ed, the workers of the soap workshop must use Winterfell's own people. If this craftsmanship is stolen by others, it will be a loss to Winterfell."

"You're right." Ed thought for a while, "We're going to choose soap workers from the families of the soldiers in Winterfell."

Now that Ed has a distiller, the distiller can not only be used in wine making, but also can be used to extract plant essences. Ed believes that in time, he can make soaps rich in herbal essences, and he can even work with the bachelors. Research out medicated soap.

There is another way of making money in Winterfell.

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