Kai Fu Han

Chapter 151
In this era, most of the adhesives used by poor people to build houses are clay, lime mortar, etc. Because these adhesives are afraid of water, a layer of mud is applied to the outside of the wall, and it must be applied every year to ensure that the inner wall Not corroded by rain, moisture, etc.

The adhesives used by rich people to build brick houses and walls are rice soup, glutinous rice, etc., which are extremely expensive.

Compared with glutinous rice, the cost advantage of cement made in Dengzhou is huge.

According to the specific gravity of one cubic meter of rice weighing [-] kilograms and one cubic meter of cement weighing [-] kilograms, the price of rice with the same volume is more than ten times that of cement.

The effect of rice soup as a binder is not comparable to that of cement. Therefore, as long as the price of cement of the same volume is not higher than half of that of rice, there will be a very large market.

The price of rice in the south is now estimated to have reached three cents per catty. If the cement transported by the first fleet was wholesaled at one cent per catty, it would definitely be snapped up by local businessmen.

Due to the tight preparation time for this overseas trade, even if it affected the construction progress of Liujiabao in Baishiwan, only 2000 stones of cement were squeezed out. According to the price of one pound and one penny, the total value was [-] and two hundred taels of silver. about.

Compared with the high weight and low value of cement, the other two trade categories are much more valuable.

Liu Xinshi made glass into wine glasses, tea cups, vases and other containers, as well as some mirrors and decorations.The value of these glass products is estimated to be around 3 taels of silver. The specific final selling price will depend on the sales situation at that time.

The unit price of steel products is high, but the total value is not high, only about 1000 taels of silver.

Because the current steel output of Baishiwan is mainly to complete the armor refitting of the troops of the Xinghan League and the production of flintlock guns, there is no surplus output for trade.The sale of steel products this time is mainly to open up the market, so a small part of the production is forced to be made into trade products.

In addition to these three items, this trade also includes a truly high-end luxury product:
"Fairy Brew"

Using the alcohol distillation technology that Liu Jiabao has mastered a long time ago, pure alcohol without impurities is distilled. After adding spices, it is blended to make a liquor with an alcohol content of about 40.00%, and then put into a transparent and delicate glass bottle with a slight green tint. Among them, "Xianjiao", the flagship product of Xinghan League in the future, was made.

After Liu Xinqi drank this liquor, it was basically no different from the bulk liquor of later generations.

Although Zhao State also had "baijiu", this "baijiu" was different from modern liquor. Zhao State's liquor was a non-distilled liquor brewed from rice. The reason why it was called "baijiu" was because all the liquor was made with white koji. The color of the finished wine is white but not transparent.Modern liquor is distilled liquor and is transparent.

Fermented wine is not distilled, and its alcohol content is no higher than [-] degrees at most, mostly below [-] degrees. This is why the ancients could drink in large bowls.Moreover, even if the fermented wine is filtered, it is still very turbid, so the ancients called the wine "jelly".

Once Xinghanmeng's "Xianjiang" is released, it will inevitably outshine all the famous wines currently on the market.

The transparent container, transparent wine liquid, the spiciness brought by the height, and the fragrance brought by the spices will surely be unforgettable for those who have tasted it.

The "Xianjiang" produced by Xinghan League comes in a one-pound bottle. The bottle is very similar to the physiological saline bottle of later generations. If future generations see it, they will find it unsightly, but people in this era will only marvel at the "beauty" when they see it.

Liu Xinqi set the price of a bottle of fairy brew at ten taels of silver against all objections.

As of yesterday, only 630 bottles of this "fairy brew" have been produced. This time, we plan to take all of them with us for overseas trade. The fleet going south will bring some more, and [-] bottles will be shipped. The rest will be carried by the fleet heading east. .

"Can you make all the preparations before departure tomorrow?" Liu Xinqi asked again.

"No problem. Everything else is ready and the personnel are in place. Now the third fleet is left to go to Baishi Bend to install [-] stones of cement, and then we can set off." Liu Lisheng replied.

Of the [-] shi of cement prepared this time, the fleet heading south will carry [-] shi. After all, the market in the south is much larger than that of Korea and Japan. "That's good."

"Only the two flagships of the fleet are staying in Penglai tonight. They will depart from Penglai Port tomorrow. The other ships will wait outside Baishiwan and will not return to Penglai. They will set off together after the flagships arrive." Liu Lisheng added One sentence.

"This is a good arrangement to avoid having to go back and forth." Liu Xinqi was very satisfied, and then said to Liu Lisheng: "I'm going back and will be back here before dawn tomorrow."

"Remember, don't hold a farewell ceremony, just do your job well."

The last sentence was said to Luo Cheng.

"Everything that needs to be delivered has been delivered today. In fact, except for you and your entourage, everyone else has boarded the ship today and will not disembark tonight."

Luo Cheng replied.

When Liu Xinqi went to the east this time, he would come into contact with foreign races, which involved different languages ​​and customs, so he brought a team of followers. In addition to his military assistant Cui Wu and his literary assistant Jiao Rui, there was also a team of 12 translators and guides.

These 12 people were all recruited in Dengzhou and Laizhou in the past half month, and they all had the experience of going to Korea or Japan for trade on ships.

"Okay, I'm going back."

After Liu Xinqi finished speaking, he returned to the city, planning to spend time with his mother in the afternoon. Recently, he was either at war or staying in the research institute, spending less time with his mother and spending more time away from her. It was estimated that this trip would take at least another month. Now Liu Xinqi's small family only consisted of him and him. There are two mothers, and I am not at home, so my mother must be very lonely.

When I got home, it was still early and my mother was not there. She was probably busy at the Xinghan League headquarters and did not get off work.

I turned around and walked around the school. There were already a lot of students in the school and it seemed very crowded. However, this was only temporary. As long as the school over Baishiwan was built and moved there, the teaching environment would be completely improved.

After searching around, I found that Zhou Yue was in class. Without going in to disturb him, he came to the teachers' area inside the school.

I randomly entered an office and unexpectedly saw Gao Hui.

"What are you doing here?" Liu Xinqi asked.

"Alliance leader!" Gao Hui greeted him first, and then replied: "I am compiling teaching materials, as you have told me before."

"Let me take a look." Liu Xinqi stepped forward.

Gao Hui picked up the draft on his desk, part of which was already bound, and asked Liu Xinqi to check it while explaining at the side.

According to Liu Xinqi's instruction before, Gao Hui divided the physics and chemistry knowledge taught by Liu Xinqi to him below high school into four school-year textbooks according to the degree of difficulty, which will be used as textbooks for the next four years of middle school in the future.

(End of this chapter)