I'm playing whack-a-mole in Siberia

Chapter 117 Female porridge
  George knew that the Academy of Sciences had a surprise, but he never expected that the surprise would come so quickly.

The day after he went to the Academy of Sciences, George received a call from Bretloff that the eyebrow pencil had been conquered.

Bretlove also asked George on the phone if he wanted eye shadow.

This--

This is so needed!

Only when I got to the Academy of Sciences did I realize that it was not the academicians of the Academy who were so talented, but George who was so ignorant.

Humans have a long history of using cosmetics. In ancient Egypt, people mixed lead, copper, ash, and burnt almonds to make eye shadow. The effect is vividly reflected in a large number of Egyptian murals.

Eyebrow pencils are simpler and can be made directly from minerals. Both graphite and azurite can be used to make eyebrow pencils.

Among the students under Bretlov were girls. Girls naturally love beauty. The Academy of Sciences has all kinds of raw materials. Getting some graphite to make an eyebrow pencil is easy for these students who have a lot of free time.

"George, a total of two thousand rubles, thank you for your patronage." Bretlov was very happy. It was so easy to earn these 2000 rubles.

"Haha -" Profiteer Joe will not let Bretlov succeed easily: "Remember what I said yesterday, it must be safe and harmless."

Cosmetics are things that are put on the face, but they are made of lead and graphite, which sounds unhealthy.

Seeing that George wanted to default on the bill, the girl called Makarova became anxious.

"I've been using it for a long time, and look at me, it's not affected at all."

The Russian girl is so tough, with her face raised and looking at her casually. Even if George reaches out and touches her, Makarova probably won't be angry.

Hey, you're a teenage brat, your hair hasn't even grown yet, why should you be angry with you?

"Just because it's safe for you, doesn't mean it's safe for others." George didn't extend his hand, but Makarova was not as good-looking as Yeluoxin's two daughters.

This is also normal.

If a girl is good-looking, she will have more troubles, and most of the time she will get married before she can get to the Academy of Sciences.

A heroine like Makarova chose to marry science.

"What do you mean?" Even though Makarova is a girl, she really doesn't know as much about cosmetics as George.

Although George is not an expert in cosmetics, he has been influenced by it for generations to come, and the so-called common sense easily made him famous in this era.

So George gave Makarova some science on what oily skin and dry skin are.

"What else?" Makarova was extremely excited and took a small notebook to record it carefully.

George was speechless.

No more, really no more. George couldn't even distinguish between strawberry red and orange red. It was too difficult for him to elaborate.

This is also a specialty in the art industry.

If you want to ask George what is the difference between red pomelo and green pomelo, George will definitely tell you the truth.

"Cosmetics is a very profound science, worth studying-" George glanced at the graphite Bretlov brought, with disgust on his face: "-What the hell are you doing? It's so black. Yes, can people be willing to pay for it?"

Makarova's face looks prettier than even if she wears rouge: "The professor doesn't allow me to study cosmetics, saying that I'm not doing my job properly."

George glared at Bretlove with angry eyes.

Bretlov wanted to stare back, but he didn't have the courage.

Seeing Makarova's sad and aggrieved look, Bretlov couldn't help but wonder, could I really be wrong?
  "Come to my research institute, and I will give you a job, which will allow you to study the cosmetics you like with peace of mind." George took care of everything. He didn't even take pictures of the research institute yet, so he wanted to leave the person behind first.

"2000——" Bretlove worked hard to fight for the interests of his students.

"Give it, give it now!" George was always generous to his own people.

The research institute did not need to be built. George paid for a classroom in the Academy of Sciences, hung a sign on the door, and the research institute officially opened for business.

Makarova was so happy that George offered her a monthly salary of 100 rubles, which was much higher than many new lecturers at St. Petersburg University.

It’s certainly not comparable to academicians, but there are only a few academicians. In St. Petersburg, some middle school teachers’ annual salary is only 100 rubles.

Without George's job, Makarova would most likely have gone to teach chemistry in a girls' middle school after graduation.

Compared with being a chemistry teacher, this job is what she loves.

On the day the institute was launched, it was really a crowd. It felt like all the female students in St. Petersburg were gathered here, and even the corridors were full of people.

Wherever there are girls, there are naturally boiling sheep.

Many male students use helping as an excuse. If there is a chance, they can join in the fun first.

How could George miss this opportunity? He quietly asked Peter to go back to the manor and get the remaining pearl frost.

This is an improved pearl cream. It does contain pearls, but George will not indicate the content anyway.

The big jar that holds oil in the manor kitchen weighs about fifty pounds per jar.

George asked Yuri to help mix a jar and used a pearl that was not too full.

Yuri is still being chased and scolded by Dalia.

I asked you to use pearls with some sense. Who asked you to use up a pearl? If you can't help the Duke make money, don't you know how to help the Duke save money——

George was very happy and decided to let Dalia take care of the institute's affairs.

George has more and more things going on now, and it is impossible for him to do everything himself.

The training work of the Oak Group has been handed over to Ye Luoxin. Dalia's ability is fully capable of taking on greater responsibilities. There is no gender discrimination here in George.

There is only price discrimination.

If it is for Ekaterina, George will definitely not discount it, and of course the price must be worthy of the value of the pearl cream.

The pearl cream for Catherine is not profitable.

To really make money, we must strictly emphasize the cost. Creamy cucumber water is not valuable, so put more of it. The purpose of pearl powder is to make the name of pearl cream not fake.

You can also add less rose oil, as long as it has a scent.

After Yuri adjusted it, George always felt that something was missing.

So George threw in another ginseng root.

Now they are finally alive.

This is ginseng pearl cream. Listen to the name, how domineering it is!

There were a lot of girls in the institute, and George didn't prepare enough containers.

It doesn't matter. As for the trial version, you can't have a large bowl per person. It can only be tried in the research institute and cannot be taken away.

So many girls decide not to wash their faces when going to bed at night.

"This is not possible. You must wash your face before going to bed. This is an important step in maintaining your skin. But you can come over tomorrow so that Makarova can confirm the effect." George's words made the girls happy.

Makarova was busy teaching the girls how to apply eye shadow and draw eyebrows.

As a researcher, she probably also works part-time as a makeup artist.

That’s okay, it’s normal to have two jobs.

George is also going to work part-time.

Probably George gave too much money to the Academy of Sciences, which made Bretlov feel bad, so Bretlov proposed that George join the Petersburg Scientific Committee. There are many committees in Russia, those who draw, those who code, those who sing——

Speaking of singing, George has so far had many famous songs spread throughout St. Petersburg. At the anniversary celebration of Ya San’s accession to the throne, the live band played George’s "God-damned Enemy—"

No, it's "Russian March".

Nowadays at the St. Petersburg dance party, "Evenings on the outskirts of St. Petersburg" is the most popular piece.

Joining the Scientific Committee is a status symbol, and it also comes with a salary. Although it is not as high as George's salary, 2000 rubles a year is actually a lot.

Bretloff also had a good reason.

George funded the stabilization of smokeless gunpowder and also took the lead in designing a new magazine-type rifle for the empire. Unknown to others, Bretlov knew that George had been studying heavy machine guns because George led Joseph to the Academy of Sciences. The professors asked for advice on some mechanical problems.

Now it seems that George has a lot of inventions coming out. Considering George’s age——

So it’s hard to say who gets the honor of having George join the Petersburg Scientific Committee.

"The committee has no obligations and will not give you any restrictions. You just need to speak out for the committee when it needs it." Bretlov just had a lollipop in his hand.

George finally understood why the princes of Petersburg had so many titles.

Okay.

Since he wants to integrate into this era, George cannot be exempted from the vulgarity.

So many unlearned princes can join this or that association. After all, George really has an invention that he can use.

When introducing other Grand Dukes, he can chatter about various titles for a minute.

When George was introduced, there was only one title of "Super Duke Yurievsky", which was indeed a bit monotonous.

Then, after spending so much money, you can still get some profit back.

To George's surprise, it was only after George joined the Petersburg Scientific Committee that he learned that Nikolai was actually a member of the Scientific Committee and a committee member.

So George went to the Gatchina Palace again and laughed in front of Nikolai's face - congratulating Nicholas.

"What? I don't know-" Nicholas didn't know this at all.

George could only sigh, the committee is so amazing!
  But this is normal.

In terms of pure lobbying ability, no one in St. Petersburg is stronger than Nikolai.

Nicholas also came to see George for something.

George knew how to send a copy of his pearl cream to Catherine, but Queen Maria did not receive filial piety from her son, which made Maria very angry.

Nicholas was also unhappy because George didn't take him to play with him.

George took out the complete version of Ginseng Pearl Cream and explained it carefully.

"The one sent to France was the first version, which only contained pearls. Now this one has been improved by the Academy of Sciences, adding ginseng on the basis of pearls, and the effect is better."

George doesn't like Maria, but if Maria can become the spokesperson of Ginseng Pearl Cream, George won't refuse.

Royal endorsement is still very powerful.

High heels and stockings were originally invented for men. After Louis XIV improved them, if you look at the portraits of that era, you will see that all the men are wearing tight pants and high heels, which is really eye-catching.

As the queen, Maria's status in the circle of Russian noblewomen is unmatched. She is a person who loves to express herself. With Maria taking care of the goods, George does not have to worry about the sales of pearl cream.

But this also sounded the alarm for George.

The pearls Mikhail sent were all big and round, and they were all of the best quality. It would be too wasteful to use them to make pearl cream.

George sent a telegram to Mikhail and asked Mikhail to purchase large quantities of cheap pearls to use as raw materials for pearl powder.

Cheap pearls are actually defective products. They are either not round enough, not big enough, or not shiny enough. In short, they cannot be used to make jewelry.

The defective products are also pearls, with no difference in composition.

The price is worlds apart.

At the same time, George also sent a new task to the Academy of Sciences, hoping that the academicians of the Academy of Sciences could take time out of their busy schedule to study pearl cultivation technology.

This technology is actually not complicated. Pang Yuanying of the Song Dynasty recorded it in "Wenchang Miscellanies".

Bretlov was in pain and happy.

As a researcher at the Imperial Academy of Sciences, helping George research cosmetics is enough to detract from his real job.

Now I have to help George research pearl cultivation.

Bretlov is worried that one day, the Academy of Sciences will help George study postpartum care for sows.

It's not impossible.

Sows do need scientific care after giving birth.

Everything in the empire that is related to "science" can be related to the Academy of Sciences.

Bretlov felt that the atmosphere of the Academy of Sciences had deteriorated since he met George. The academicians were fine, with high status and high incomes, but the behavior of the researchers below and the students of the academicians began to become strange.

Even George didn't expect that the second official researcher of the Cosmetic Research Institute was actually a man.

George is a straight man and has no idea that men also have a need for cosmetics.

Shadelin has a good reason: Doesn’t men’s skin need maintenance?

This--

George had to admit that what this guy said made sense.

Men can even wear high heels, stockings, and hot pants (Nahuang's favorite), and cosmetics are not unacceptable.

Many grand dukes in St. Petersburg carefully trim their beards and take care of their hair every day. Their hair is smeared with more oil than Dalia puts on cooking.

Just because George doesn't need cosmetics doesn't mean that others don't need them either, and the institute does need a male researcher.

This is not based on Yin and Yang reconciliation, but from a research perspective.

Who does women wear makeup for?

In the final analysis, it still has to be shown to men.

So men’s opinions matter.

Shadelin also has good abilities. He is Bretlov's favorite disciple. He began to assist Bretlov in experiments at the age of 20.

In recent years, Bretlov began to study the soul and God, and Shadling was basically unemployed.

The institute developed very quickly and soon had a third member, Ye Luoxin's eldest daughter Nina.

After Nina graduated, she helped Darya, and her official identity was the lady-in-waiting of the Yekaterin Palace.

To put it bluntly, a female officer is a senior waiter with a limited future.

Nina is 18 years old this year. According to Russian tradition, it is almost time to get married.

Compared to a certain nobleman or a businessman, Dalia hoped that Nina could find a young talent from the Academy of Sciences as her husband.

With George here, as long as Nina's husband is capable, there is no need to worry about being buried.

(End of this chapter)