NCCnovel Chapter 142 Yellow Rock Salt
Chapter 142 Yellow Rock Salt
The research and development of new protein meat has indeed influenced a generation.
The difference in taste initially attracted most of the wealthy people and then influenced some neighboring countries.
Especially this kind of food is very convenient to eat.
If there were no plastic vacuum cleaners in this era, I would have made a whole series of sets.
"Sir, your new protein meat is in short supply again. Do you think we can still produce it in large quantities?"
“Where are they sold?”
Mr. Zhao's original intention in inventing these things was mainly to solve the problem of food and clothing in years of disasters, not to make money and disrupt the market.
“Some tribes in the north have huge sales this season.”
"Northern tribes? Be specific."
"Li Gengbao was the first to transport this food to the Western Regions. It's said that it ended just as it reached the Di tribe. After Nalan's Xiongnu wine became popular, our new protein meat also became popular with him.
But in terms of taste, pork seems to be particularly popular, followed by beef.”
"Pig farming needs to be increased, and we need to step up the production of synthetic feed. You need to go down and keep an eye on these people."
The person who was talking to Zhao Sheng was Wu Sikai, the chief steward of the front yard of the Princess's Mansion. Now many things are entrusted to Wu Sikai, especially the biological protein meat this time.
By chance, Mr. Zhao discovered the growth of chicken leg mushroom, which had appeared in the mountains of Jing County.
The children in Shiliu Village have grown up, and Zhao Sheng is reluctant to let them do heavy physical work. The remaining fungus cultivation is not a difficult task under Zhao Sheng's guidance.
If the puffed meat mentioned above is protein meat.
Then other plant fibers are fermented, and certain meat fibers are used as culture medium, and mixed together to ferment and synthesize, which is a fermented meat.
If the fermentation is carried out according to the previous section and the cultured spores are allowed to expand, the quality of the fermented meat will be doubled, the volume will be increased by more than three times, and the taste and aroma of meat will be incorporated.
Such food will not last very long. If a new method is used, the shelf life of these foods can be extended, even to three months in winter and one month in summer.
For the current environment of Da Zhou, this is already a qualitative change.
Vigorously develop the animal husbandry industry and store foods that can be used to make starch, such as beans. There is no problem with normal underground storage of biological enzymes for one to three years.
If we store enough of these things in the amount of a house, it can meet the needs of a city. The key is that this thing can be expanded.
"The Duan family of Xianbei also wants to purchase our new protein meat through the Lu family. The old-fashioned one is also quite popular, but unfortunately, the sales are restricted and we can't meet their needs."
"The Lu family, do they still have business dealings with our Luancheng?"
Zhao Sheng got a headache when he thought of the Lu family. He didn't know what kind of people they were. They were not afraid of being beaten or scolded and had no shame.
"The Lu family used to be considered a big merchant in Dingzhou, with businesses spread all over the place. It's not surprising that they're in Luancheng."
"Alright, they do their thing, and we do ours. As for the new protein meat, we still have to control the quantity. Right now, the inventory is much higher than meat consumption, and there's also starch and other things, so the supply is tight..."
Wu Sikai heard what Zhao Sheng said and said thoughtfully.
"The Lu family has come here. They can provide some food and beef and mutton..."
Zhao Sheng looked at Wu Sikai, who hurriedly lowered his head.
"Businessmen should negotiate. Only through exchanges and negotiations can benefits be generated. Since the Lu family is so willing, we should also take the initiative."
"I listen to the Prince Consort!"
Wu Sikai's words gave Zhao Sheng a start. He knew that the person in front of him had changed and perhaps it was impossible to change him.
"Just look after the arrangements and let me know when the results are. You're a jerk for not making money!!!"
"If you have money, don't try to be the king..." Wu Da's steward laughed, "It turns out that rich people also think so realistically!"
Chuzhou.
The weather is starting to warm up in March, especially here, with the willow branches turning green...
Zhao Heng, who had reached an agreement, was too lazy to worry about anything else, as Li Jun was in charge of everything.
Last year, Chuzhou had good weather and the salt production was slightly higher than in previous years.
"What happened in the north? Why is there Tongzhou yellow salt?"
Why did Tongzhou salt appear in Tongzhou overnight? This story starts from Sanhuikou.
Some people discovered that salt could also be produced in Sanhuikou, but it had to wait until summer.
In the Dingzhou area, some mineral salts were successfully discovered. Although they could be successfully refined and sold as food, some minerals were still missing.
Yes, it is the iodine that people commonly use.
Based on this, Dingzhou's seafood took shape. Kelp is the most primitive food and appears in large quantities around the coast, but no one likes it.
In Sanhuikou, people began to collect salt from the sea water.
Of course, Zhao Sheng would not miss this opportunity, so he negotiated with Zhao Hui to station hundreds of retired soldiers from his army in Sanhuikou, on the one hand to purchase sea vegetables, and on the other hand to collect sea salt.
At that time, the sea salt in Sanhuikou was very cheap. After all, it was private salt, and no one dared to sell it openly.
"Sir, the yellow salt from the north seems to have been brought by the Xianbei people, but this salt is not edible."
"Since it's inedible, why is the price of salt in Chuzhou affected?"
Kuang Gong couldn't understand how people from the extremely cold land could transport these yellow stones to Yanzhou in winter and exchange them for white salt.
In fact, these yellow salts are a kind of rock salt. The impurities contained in them are different, and the colors they present are also different.
Silver nitrite appears yellow and is often attached to rock salt. As for its uses, hehe, Mr. Zhao thought this thing was good, so he bought a large amount of it.
Song Yuan was left with nothing to do and was later sent to Zhuozhou, where he served as governor.
The news of the Tongzhou investigation soon spread to Zhuozhou, and Song Yuan had no choice but to go there in person.
People who understand gunpowder in later generations know that the reason why TNT became the king of bombs is not because of its terrifying existence.
Before humans discovered it, it was just a fuel that people used for many years.
Moreover, its calorific value is very low. When burning, 1 kilogram of TNT is equivalent to about 4.184 megajoules. The full name of TNT is trinitrotoluene, which is a relatively safe explosive.
It is not easy to explode due to impact and friction during transportation, but a detonator is needed to detonate it.
In addition, there is another type of explosive, which is ammonium nitrate.
I will not elaborate on the principle, in short, it is a medium-powered explosive. In the previous battle, the grenades carried by Zhao Sheng's team could not destroy the fence when they were thrown out, which shows that there is a difference between explosives and gunpowder.
Even if the ratio of gunpowder is changed, the power of the explosion is still limited.
"Sir, according to your request, the explosives we are making now are twice as powerful as before!"
Master Lu from Pingshan came running over excitedly.
"Master Lu, you're just a blacksmith, and now you're playing with explosives. Where's the apprentice I asked you to find? Forget about Changsun Zhan, he's in Guangchang County!"
I originally thought that Mr. Zhao would praise me, but I ended up being criticized.
"I know you care about me, old man. We are a team, and there are many people in our team who understand metallurgy. It's just that your explosives formula, I've told you countless times to keep it secret. Am I not being careful?"
What he said made so much sense that Zhao Sheng was speechless after hearing it.
"Even if what you said makes sense, this kind of thing is still somewhat dangerous. You still need to bring a disciple with you. If that doesn't work, I can arrange one for you."
"Okay, as you said, I'll wait for your arrangements."
Hey..., you're still relying on me for this. Zhao Sheng was speechless.
Being too familiar with these people is sometimes not a good thing after all.