In addition to worries about the drought, Song Tingshan also had a hidden worry: Jishun Prefecture is not far from Xinlun Prefecture, and locusts there may fly in at any time.

These are all disasters, and a major disaster is followed by a major epidemic, and the state government cannot raise much disaster relief money.

"No way!" Song Tingshan sighed.

"I have it!" Chu Qing said.

Song Tingshan's eyes lit up: Is the "wealth-spreading boy" going to pay?

Bai Hua curled her lips: Does this prodigal bitch have to pay for it out of her own pocket?

Chu Qing said: "It doesn't cost so much to remove filth and epidemic diseases. Just use lime."

The light in Song Tingshan's eyes dimmed: "Isn't lime more expensive than moxa leaves?!"

Compared with lime, mugwort is easier to get, especially in this month, it can be found almost everywhere, on the roadside, in the fields, in the mountains and forests, everywhere.

However, turning the ubiquitous mugwort into medicinal materials requires not only simple cleaning work such as collection, removal of impurities, and sifting of dust, but also different processing methods according to different functions, such as vinegar, honey, wine, baking, etc.

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There are even different requirements in terms of year. For example, when making moxibustion moxa, three-year-old Chen Ai is the best. That’s why there is a folk proverb: “If a family has three years of moxa, the doctor will not use it.”

Asking for three years of moxa".

So why are medicines in pharmacies so expensive? It’s because of the high cost of processing, which is time-consuming, labor-intensive, and consumables.

Another example is lime, which is sold in drug stores. Other medicinal materials are priced in taels, but lime is priced in kilograms, which seems to be cheaper.

But in fact, the proportion of lime is very heavy, not much per pound, and the processing cost is not lower than that of mugwort.

Someone needs to quarry the limestone, and a kiln is required to calcine it before lime can be produced. In other words, if you don't have a kiln at home, you really can't process it, but can you build a kiln just to make a few sacks of lime?

So in this way, lime is actually harder to obtain than mugwort, and it costs more to use.

Chu Qing said: "If one side is in trouble, support from all sides! I support Lime and provide spray bucket rental services."

What Chu Qing said had three meanings, and Song Tingshan heard it immediately:

First, if one side is in trouble and needs support from all sides, Song Tingshan can mobilize wealthy people to "support", and Chu Qing can set an example and provide lime;

2. Spray bucket. It seems that the lime is not just a matter of simply spreading the powder as he thought, but it also needs to be "sprayed";

Third, providing rental services and providing full support will also make money.

Song Tingshan smiled bitterly: "Is your rent expensive?"

Bai Hua also asked: "Isn't it enough to just spread lime on the ground? Why use a spray bucket? What is a spray bucket?"

There are really misunderstandings about how to use quicklime. Even in Chuqing's world, people would sprinkle lime powder in pig pens for disinfection, but this would cause pigs to accidentally eat quicklime and burn their mouths and digestive tracts, or even crack their trotters.

, skin burns, etc.

Chu Qing said: "Lime itself does not have the effect of removing dirt and diseases. It is necessary to mix lime powder and water, and use the heat they generate to convert into slaked lime to be effective;

There are two kinds of spray barrels I am talking about, one is for water spray and the other is for powder spray;

You just said that lime is also very expensive, so people sprinkle lime powder directly on the ground, which can be thick or thin. First, it is a waste, second, it will burn the poultry, and third, it cannot be applied to the wall;

Therefore, you can use a spray bucket to evenly spray lime powder on the ground, and then use water spraying to turn it into slaked lime evenly. In addition, people also need to mix the lime into lime milk to paint the wall;

Well, add one part lime to one part water, make it into a paste, add eight parts of water, and mix it to become lime milk. Remember to protect your skin when mixing it, so as not to get burned."

Song Tingshan: "Even the walls have to be painted? Then do you have that much lime?"

Chu Qing still said the same thing: "I have it!"

Chu Qing had a blast furnace, and to make iron, it needed to add lime as a flux, so Chu Qing simply built a lime kiln and produced lime itself to reduce costs.

And quicklime is sometimes taken by boys and mixed into the soil to increase the calcium content in farmland. A lot of it is also prepared in various warehouses and warehouses to be used as a desiccant.

Although there is no royal land in the world, the products on the mountains are not only large-scale mining of various minerals. People like Chu Qing, with their backs to the mountains, found a place to cut trees but found limestone, so they dug some every two days. The emperor also

I don’t know, no one cared about it, but it allowed Chu Qing’s “petty theft” to happen.

In that world of Qingqing, colleagues would not hand over the small change to the police officers when they found it. Instead, they would add some money and invite everyone to "sell the stolen goods" together. For example, if the money was more, they would have a meal of kebabs, and if the money was less, they would drink a bottle of mineral water.

Picking up money is a happy thing, and if you add some treats, it can be considered a "micro team building".

So Chu Qing also had the same idea. After all, the limestone was "for free", so let's "sell it" together.

Chu Qing added: "As for my spray bucket, I'll show it to you later. If you think it's useful, rent it. We won't buy or sell by force."

Song Tingshan was helpless: "Are you renting or selling?"

Chu Qing rubbed her nose: "If you spend money to rent it, if someone thinks it's good and wants to buy it, you can introduce it to me and recommend it."

Song Tingshan thought for a while, if Chu Qing could make money in it, he should also make something, so he said: "I can't let you give the money in vain. There are so many families, and villages are suffering from the plague. You can pay for the lime all by yourself."

How much does it cost!

In this way, you give me a thousand kilograms of lime for free, and then I will issue a notice that the state government can only provide this, and only support poor households. Others who need it can contribute money to buy it, but your price cannot be higher than that of a grocery store."

The price of lime in the grocery store is 20% lower than that in the drug store. Song Tingshan means that Chu Qing's price is even lower.

It's true that a heavy hammer is not needed to make a drum sound. Chu Qing didn't intend to give it for free, he just said it more nicely.

If Song Tingshan really doesn't mention the money, then Chu Qing will find another place to cheat him and make a fortune, so that he can understand what "wool comes from the sheep".

But after all, Song Tingshan is more tactful than Chu Qing, and his words are more beautiful. I want you for a thousand catties, and I will sponsor the rest to help you make money. Anyway, there are many rich people in Xinlun Prefecture.

In this way, Song Tingshan also used Chu Qing's thousand kilograms of lime to earn a good reputation for himself: Which state or government government would give things to the people for free?

Bai Hua thought of something at this time and reminded: "I heard that many officials' properties in Jiangnan were confiscated and sold on the spot to purchase grain for disaster relief."

This is also a way to make money.

Song Tingshan also thought of this, but the "Chicken and Duck Plague Case" has not yet been finalized, and it is still uncertain whether the property of those nobles can be confiscated. Even if the property is confiscated, the government will not know how much.

Moreover, even if they sell on the spot for disaster relief like Jiangnan did, they still have to wait until the Ministry of Punishment receives a receipt, which will exceed the "within ten days" period set by the emperor.

But...Song Tingshan thought mischievously: You can still pick up the wool.

This group of old nobles must be in a state of anxiety now, and they may want to find a way to deal with it. This situation is worth scraping.

Use their money to buy Chuqing's lime, and use their own political achievements to make a profit together.


Chapter completed!