After being divorced, my identity as a poet was exposed

The emperor ran to Changle City, and it was almost a month ago in the blink of an eye.

Naturally, several major events occurred in Kyoto during this month.

The most eye-catching one is the official launch of the Huaishan County Wharf expansion project.

At the same time as it was launched, there was also the Huaishan County immigration project led by the Ministry of Industry.

All these jobs require people.

A lot of people are needed!
Huaishan County is some distance from Kyoto. In order to solve the problem of food and accommodation for these people, the imperial court built many temporary work sheds outside Huaishan County.

The winter nights were extremely cold, so the court provided ample charcoal for free.

In just a few days, the accessible housing in the slum was empty.

No one wants to stay here anymore.

It's decayed and old.

It's cold, hungry, and there are only helpless and numb faces that never smile.

As for Huaishan County... although the temporary work sheds there are simple and crude, they have charcoal fires and hot porridge.

More importantly, there is hope for them!

What they want to build is their future home!
The Huaishan County Pier is the guarantee of their future life.

After the once lifeless poor people learned about this policy issued by the imperial court, they burst out with powerful power that no one had expected.

The court said that the newly built houses were given to them by the emperor for free!

The court also said that those courtyards were unified and designed by the emperor himself!

They thought it would be nice to have a small house to shelter from the wind and rain, but they didn't expect that the drawings posted by the court showed a courtyard with two entrances!
This is the emperor's greatest gift!

Huaishan County has become a hot spot in this cold winter.

Wei Xuanmo and Mei Fangxi went to see it.

Apart from being shocked, I am also impressed!
The emperor is not in Kyoto, but everything is going on in an orderly manner, and there is no delay because of his absence!

This is what Wei Xuanmo feels deeply.

So, what achievements will the Academy of Sciences that he personally grasped have in the future?

"I'm also quite curious. Anyway, Taiyuan University has suspended classes. Why don't we go there together to have a look?"

Wei Xuanmo nodded slightly:
"Speaking of which, I haven't been to Changle City yet... Will he really not come back for the New Year?"

"He has sent someone to send a message to Wen Boiyu and the others. He really won't go back to Kyoto for the New Year this year."

"...Then let's go right now!"

"Where's the knife?"

"I asked him to invite my brother to Kyoto."

"Oh, very good!"

The two single old men simply packed their bags, took a carriage together, and headed towards Changle City.

……

……

The Academy of Sciences is still under intensive construction, and now three workshops have been built.

One of the workshops occupies a large area, and a plaque has been hung on its lintel. On it are five words inscribed by Li Chenan himself -

Materials Research Institute!

Mainly blacksmithing!
Of course, copper and tin are also smelted to obtain other metals.

Its nature is research, so it will not be produced in large quantities.

In what Li Chenan told them, it was an experiment!
Mix various metals in any way you can think of, but record all the steps and ratios.

Then try its properties.

Such as toughness or rigidity.

Don't be afraid of failure.

Failure is success its mother!
There is a smaller workshop quite far away from the Materials Research Institute.

It also has a name, called the Institute of Chemical Engineering.

No one knows what chemical engineering means.

Li Chenan said...just like this!
At this time, there were many craftsmen in the Chemical Research Institute who came to see the fun, because they had heard that the emperor wanted to boil lard here!
Oh my God!
Spending so much effort building such a workshop just to make lard?

Huang Xiumu, the minister of the Ministry of Industry who just arrived here, was also shocked.

There are many emperors in the world who have done ridiculous things, but the emperor who cooked lard... is really the first!
"Come on, come on, I will let you know that lard also has wonderful effects!"

Huang Xiumu is lighting a fire!

Li Chenan really boiled a pot of lard.

But that's not the end of it.

He changed another pot, added water, poured the caustic soda in the pot into the pot, and stirred to dissolve.

Then, everyone's eyes widened - Li Chenan added the boiled lard to the alkaline water, lifted up his sleeves with a stick and started stirring.

The oil and water in the pot gradually boiled, "low heat..."

Huang Xiumu quickly took out some charcoal and turned it into a small fire.

Li Chenan continued to stir and explained to the craftsmen watching:
"When oil and alkaline water are mixed, saponification will occur during the heating and stirring process... You will know after a while."

"What is chemical engineering?"

"To put it simply, different substances undergo different processing methods to change their properties."

"The most common thing in life is that when copper is placed in humid air, its surface will appear patina."

"The knife will rust."

"Steamed steamed buns will ferment when yeast is added to the flour."

"Lime boils when thrown into water."

"Wait, wait, etc., phenomena like this are all chemical changes."

"So why do they change like this?"

"This is what the Institute of Chemical Engineering is going to do... When we master such changes and apply them in production, we can create things that are beneficial to our lives."

"For example, this thing I'm making now..."

The pot gradually thickens, and the water is no longer water and oil is no longer oil.

Then, Li Chenan poured salt into the pot. As he continued to stir, the soap base in the pot gradually condensed.

He took the pot down and placed it on the ground.

"This thing is made of lard, but its purpose is to remove oil stains!"

"The name...soap."

"Add spices and it's soap."

"You will need this in the future."

"After a tiring day, take a shower with this and you will find that your whole body is refreshed."

"There is hard-to-remove dirt on your clothes, but it can be easily washed away after using it."

Huang Xiumu squatted in front of the pot, looked left and right, and then looked back at Li Chenan:

"So magical?"

"Of course, after two hours, you can take some and use them."

Everyone just looked at the pot and waited patiently. By this time, it would be too late.

As the soap sets, it turns milky white.

Li Chenan took it out and cut it into many small pieces with a knife, giving each of the onlookers a piece.

"Try them all!"

He also took a piece and left happily.

Huang Xiumu touched this thing, it was extremely delicate and smooth...

Is this thing really useful?

……

A hot spring was dug out at the foot of Qishan Mountain more than 20 days ago.

Li Chenan knows how to enjoy.

With a wave of his hand, he ordered the craftsmen to build a separate courtyard at the hot spring.

The hot spring is in the backyard.

It was already dark, and the lanterns beside the hot springs were already lit.

Xiao Baozi and the others were soaking in the hot spring. The water temperature was just right and they were very comfortable.

Li Chenan ran in with a small box in his hand——

Of course, only he and the maid can come in here.

"Come and try the soap I made!"

Five women gathered around, and Li Chenan handed the soap to Xiao Baozi.

The fifth girl took a whiff and said, "Doesn't this smell good?"

"The flowers haven't bloomed yet."

"How to use this thing?"

"For bathing, apply it on the body to effectively remove sweat and dirt from the body."

Xiao Baozi stood up, Li Chenan's eyes were fixed.

Xiao Baozi wiped the soap on his body and handed it back to Li Chenan.

Li Chenan took it and took a deep sniff:
"Isn't this a rich milky fragrance?!" (End of Chapter)