sjar Chapter 273 Soap, soap.
Chapter 273 Soap, soap.
Song An endured it again and again, but still did not tell Song Yuliang about those things.
"You're right. You came back so late today. Have you eaten?"
Song Yuliang shook his head: "Not yet, my colleague is too stingy, he kicked me out without even providing me with food."
"Dad, when are we going to have dinner? Have you finished talking to your uncles?"
Song An looked at the other noble families, and then at his own stupid son.
He sighed and said to the steward beside him.
"Let's eat."
"Yes."
The steward hurried to the kitchen and asked someone to serve the food.
Song An took other noble families and his son to the dining room.
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This side of the restaurant.
Jiang Xiang and other merchants returned to the wing room.
Looking at the imperial edict in their hands, Jiang Xiang and the merchants could no longer contain their excitement and slapped their thighs.
"Great! An imperial edict! This is an imperial edict!"
"With this edict, we no longer have to be afraid of those aristocratic nobles in Xianyang."
"This is an edict written by His Majesty himself."
"Imperial Merchant...I never thought in my life that I could be named an Imperial Merchant?"
"Thank God! Smoke is coming out of our ancestors' graves!"
"I must choose a good time to return to my ancestral home and repair the ancestral tomb."
"Put some incense on the ancestors."
"Hey, shall we go together? Our ancestral graves are close to each other, so we can go back together."
After the excitement, Jiang Xiang and the merchants gradually calmed down.
Jiang Xiang said: "Although we have been named as imperial merchants, we have this important status."
“But we can’t take it lightly.”
"Those aristocratic and powerful people will definitely not let us go easily."
"We have obtained the imperial edict. Those noble families will definitely know about it soon."
"None of us can guarantee that they won't attack us again."
"You still have to be more careful and keep your eyes open in everything."
Other merchants: "Yes, you have a point."
"We have always been the meat on the lips of those aristocratic families."
"Now that our meat is trying to escape, they will definitely find a way to catch it and will not let it go easily."
"If it's just some minor fights, we can't bring it to His Majesty and the Imperial Master."
Jiang Xiang and other businessmen thought about their current situation.
I still feel a little uncomfortable.
However, compared with the past, their current situation is much better.
There has been a huge improvement.
At least, they have the protection of His Majesty.
He has the status of an imperial merchant personally conferred by His Majesty.
Even if they are officials, we have to give them some face.
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Xianyang Palace.
The palace maid who went out of the palace to deliver the imperial edict went straight to the Xianyang Palace after returning.
After entering the hall, he saluted Ying Zheng.
"His Majesty."
"Ah."
Ying Zheng was discussing something with Qi Pan.
The palace servant replied, "Your Majesty, the imperial edict has been delivered to the Jiang merchant."
"The other two merchants are also next to Merchant Jiang."
"Merchant Jiang also gave this servant a bag of silver."
The palace maid took out the purse that Jiang Xiang had stuffed into her sleeve.
Xia Lin stepped forward and took the purse from the palace servant.
After opening the purse, he took out one-third of the silver and returned it to the palace servant.
The remaining silver, along with the purse, was presented to Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng never treated the palace ladies harshly.
He also had no objection to others giving money to the palace maids.
Just a little bit.
No matter from whom the palace maids received money, they had to show it clearly in front of him.
And two-thirds of the silver and money were handed over to the national treasury.
Ying Zheng just glanced at it, and Xia Lin tactfully accepted the money and retreated with the palace maid.
Qi Pan just had someone get the soap-making method from Ying Zheng's private storehouse.
Ying Zheng looked at the soap-making recipe he had copied.
He asked with some confusion: "Master, what is this soap?"
“What can it be used for?”
Qi Pan said, "Soap can be used to wash clothes."
Qi Pan handed the soap recipe to Ying Zheng.
"You see, you can mix wood ash and lime and filter out the water."
"Then add animal fats to the water and heat it to produce a saponification reaction."
“Put it in the prepared mold, leave it for a few days, then remove it from the mold and dry it in the sun.”
"That'll give you a simple bar of soap."
plant ash?
lime?
Animal fats?
Saponification reaction?
Ying Zheng knew about wood ash and lime.
Wood ash and lime were also used in making fertilizers and composting.
Animal fats and oils are also easy to understand.
It's just this...saponification reaction.
It was the first time that Ying Zheng heard this word from Qi Pan's mouth.
He couldn't help but ask in confusion: "Master, what does this saponification reaction mean?"
this........
Qi Pan scratched his head.
When she was in school, her grades in physics and chemistry were very poor.
Even if you ask her to explain it, she can't.
Qi Pan said: "This...I really forgot..."
"I just remember having this reaction, but I really don't remember what it was like."
"How about we wait until we go make the soap and take a closer look?"
Ying Zheng nodded: "Okay."
Qi Pan added: "When washing clothes with soap, you must first soak the clothes in water."
"Once it's completely wet, spread the clothes out and apply soap."
"Just rub it a few times to get some bubbles. For places like collars and cuffs, which are more easily dirty, apply more soap and rub them a few more times."
"Then rinse it once or twice with clean water and it will be fine."
“The best advantage of washing clothes with soap is that it can remove dirt and grease stains from clothes.”
"And you can add some spices to the soap."
“The soap made in this way will have the unique fragrance of spices.”
“After washing, the clothes will also have the scent of soap and spices.”
Ying Zheng listened to what Qi Pan said.
This soap is indeed much simpler and more convenient than the existing method of washing clothes in Daqin.
And the method of making soap is simple.
The materials are not complicated.
The clothes will have their own fragrance after washing, so you can skip the fumigation process.
Ying Zheng asked: "Master, since this soap can be used to wash clothes, can it also be used to wash the body?"
what?
Cleanse the body?
Qi Pan said, "Take a bath? If you want to take a bath, this soap won't work."
"This is for washing clothes, not for bathing."
"But I can look for some soap suitable for bathing."
Qipan took out his cell phone from his pocket.
After fingerprint unlocking, open the folder.
I found a document about the method and steps of making soap.
After opening it, I took a quick look and said.