Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

“Look at you, so useless!” Fang Zheng Yi couldn't help but scold, “There are even better things! I'll let you eat your fill later, follow me.”

Having said that, Fang Zheng Yi turned around and led the way, walking northwest along the river.

After walking less than two li, rows of wooden houses began to appear before them.

Among them, there was a house with the largest area in the back, constantly emitting a large amount of steam from above.

However, it was surrounded by a fence, and outsiders obviously could not easily enter.

This scene made the three of them even more curious, standing on tiptoe and constantly looking around.

When the gatekeeper saw that it was Fang Zheng Yi who had arrived, he quickly greeted him warmly.

Fang Zheng Yi said: “Lead the way, we have guests today, take a look inside.”

The group followed the gatekeeper's guidance and began to walk inside.

Soon they arrived in front of the largest building, and in the distance, many people were pulling carts of fruit into it. The air was filled with the fragrance of fruit and a faint smell of fermentation.

“Lord Fang, is this place perhaps making fruit pastries?” Chu You Yi asked.

“Haha, almost.”

The group stepped inside and saw many workers working with clear divisions of labor.

Deep in the factory, some people were peeling fruit, some were responsible for dividing the pulp, and then they were uniformly transported to the next process.

Basket after basket of pure white pulp was pulled over, placed into glass bottles, and filled with sugar water. Finally, the workers hammered in corks to compress them.

All the bottles were manually filled and then sent to another room for processing.

Chu Qing Han stared at a batch of newly filled bottles being sent to a steaming room and asked: “Lord, is the fruit steamed in that room? Why do you do this?”

Fang Zheng Yi nodded: “Smart! That's exactly right. The thing produced here is called canned fruit. The reason for doing this is also to prevent people from getting sick. Fruit preserved in this way can be stored for a considerable amount of time without spoiling.”

“This is only part of the factory. Another part is dedicated to producing canned meat, which can also achieve the same anti-corrosion effect.”

This place was the hastily built canning factory in Tao Yuan County!

Fang Zheng Yi really knew how to make canned goods.

In his previous life, he loved watching food processing videos on Douyin, as well as earwax removal, pus squeezing, pedicure, fishing, carpet cleaning, and barnacle scraping...

Compared to other foods, canned goods were quite easy to understand and close to life.

The earliest canned goods were cooked in boiling water and then sealed with corks.

Fang Zheng Yi directly had them make a huge steam room, transporting batches in and steaming them in batches, which was more efficient.

Moreover, the glass jars used for canning were also replaced with dark, thickened glass.

One reason was to prevent the diamond marketing scam from being exposed.

Secondly, most of the transparent glass in later generations was for displaying video effects. He naturally didn't have that need here, and everything was based on practicality.

After the canned goods were taken out of the steaming room, in order to prevent the cork from not being sealed tightly enough, a layer of oiled paper was wrapped on top and tied with hemp rope at the mouth of the bottle, and finally, the corners were wax-sealed.

In this way, it was foolproof.

There were many varieties inside, and basically all the rotten fruits currently on the market were purchased.

The cost of canned goods was much higher than that of compressed biscuits, so Fang Zheng Yi could only follow traditional skills, saving a little where he could, and also advocating the virtue of saving food....

Now, the warehouse was already storing various canned goods, including canned pears, canned apples, and braised pork cans...

In order to increase the success rate of going to sea as much as possible and help the sailors supplement some necessary nutrition, he was also working hard!

Smelling the rich fruity aroma in the workshop, the three of them were amazed.

Fang Zheng Yi said with a smile: “Come, follow me, let me treat you to some canned fruit, let's go to the warehouse.”

The gatekeeper led the way, and the group turned to the warehouse, took out a few bottles of canned apples from the warehouse, pried open the corks with a knife, and handed them to each of them.

Waves of fruity fragrance emanated from the mouth of the bottle, slowly spreading among them.

Fang Zheng Yi said: “The canned goods here should have been stored for more than fifteen days. Try them and see if they are fresh.”

Fifteen days... ordinary food would probably have spoiled long ago.

The three hesitated for a while, then held the canned bottles and first took a small sip of the canned juice.

A rich sweetness instantly bloomed in their mouths, and their taste buds were instantly occupied by sweetness!

This sweetness was different from compressed biscuits, with a hint of freshness, more like the juice pressed from the best fruits.

Chu You Yi narrowed her eyes happily: “Delicious, so delicious! Even better than fresh fruit!”

Lai Gou'er asked in surprise: “Brother, can we eat this every day when we go to sea?”

“That's natural.”

“Wow! Then I won't die of happiness!! I'll send a few bottles to Xin Zhu first.”

Chu Qing Han also smiled after eating two pieces, and suddenly saw that Fang Zheng Yi's hand was empty. So she handed over the canned bottle in her hand.

“Lord Fang, have a couple of pieces too.”

Fang Zheng Yi was stunned for a moment and looked at Chu Qing Han.

She had just finished eating the canned goods, and the sugar water was still sticking to her lips, making her lips look particularly oily and shiny.

Coupled with that charming and smiling face, Fang Zheng Yi couldn't help but feel a jump in his heart!

He quickly waved his hand and said: “No, no, you eat, I've already eaten.”

Even though he was invited by a beautiful woman, he knew what kind of rotten apples he had received, so he couldn't eat them.

Besides, what kind of garbage cans are these! Only yellow peach cans are worthy of being called cans in the fruit can world!

As everyone knows, only yellow peach cans are worthy of being called fruit cans in the fruit can world, and all others are garbage. Come and argue if you don't agree!

It's a pity that there were no yellow peaches, otherwise, he would have hoarded one or two warehouses.

Seeing Fang Zheng Yi refuse, Chu Qing Han didn't insist and took back her hand.

When the three of them had eaten almost enough.

Fang Zheng Yi approached Chu Qing Han and said: “Qing Han, come here, I have something to say to you alone.”

Chu Qing Han didn't think much, nodded lightly, and followed Fang Zheng Yi to the corner.

Fang Zheng Yi asked: “Qing Han, what do you think of canned goods compared to compressed biscuits?”

Chu Qing Han was a little puzzled, but still replied: “They are both very good things, Lord Fang, please speak frankly.”

“Okay, then I won't beat around the bush. You can't go to the Northern Rong border town, it's very dangerous there. There are some businesses that you can't do.”

“Fang...”

“Listen to me first, the canned goods and compressed biscuits here are all prepared to be provided to the Ministry of War for the time being, and will be promoted to the civilian market in the future, and the profits will be considerable.”

“If you have to make money, then be with me. I will entrust this part of the business to you, and you will stay in the capital to help me manage it.”

“The imperial court doesn't know that I have these two new types of military food yet, but I'm sure that the Ministry of War will definitely purchase them in large quantities in the future! If you follow me, you will definitely make a lot of money in the future, and I guarantee that you will have a great time in the capital.”

“Have you thought about how dangerous the road to the Northern Rong border town is? It is definitely not something a weak woman like you can go to, not to mention how much money can the fur business make? Those are all hard-earned money, and it's boring to earn...”

Chu Qing Han showed a bitter smile, her beautiful eyes staring straight at Fang Zheng Yi. Listening to his nagging, his words were full of concern, and his expression gradually softened.

Fang Zheng Yi finished speaking earnestly, and seeing her staring at him intently, thinking that she doubted his strength, he became anxious.

He grabbed the half-can of canned goods in her hand and pointed to the canned goods and said:

“Don't you believe me? Do you know how much silver a can like this can be sold to the Ministry of War for? Three coins are an understatement, I use carefully selected large fruits!”

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