"Canned? Or canned apples in earthenware jars." Chen Xi looked at the earthenware jar with an expression of surprise. Who came up with this technology, which further diluted the cost.
Chen Xi is also engaged in canning, but Chen Xi’s cans are made of glass bottles, and the cost will be higher than that of earthen jars anyway, because earthen jars have lower technical content and can basically be found anywhere these days.
A mason who can make clay pots.
More importantly, the materials required for earthen jars, the so-called soil, are more common than glass, which is the key to diluting the cost.
Even though an earthen jar is only one or two cents cheaper than a glass jar even if it is mass-produced, this is really a very clear technological advancement.
After all, the production process of earthen jars is low, requires less fuel, and the furnace temperature is lower, making it easier to control and more suitable for the popularization of workshops.
The technology is lagging behind, and if it can be easily promoted, it will still be very meaningful to the country as a whole in an era when technology upgrading is not important.
"Yes, I went to Niyang just for this, because the dates and apples haven't come down yet, and the cans made in clay pots can only be from last year, and the shelf life is already very long." Li Jun said happily, and he too
Came for this.
The shelf life is long enough, which means that even if you have the goods in hand, as long as they are transported out of the north, they will be sold sooner or later, and there is no possibility of loss. After all, cans are considered a scarce material these days, and they are more likely to be stored in winter and spring.
Easy to take action.
"It's indeed very powerful." Chen Xi takes a much longer-term view than Li Jun. This seemingly insignificant technology has a very insane shelf life, at least one year for these days.
It is indeed enough to be called crazy.
"Zichuan, there seems to be a gap between what you pay attention to and what we pay attention to. If you really want to say the taste of this thing, it is indeed quite good." Liu Bei took a few bites. The apples and candied dates were both cooked and sweet.
It's not low, and it also has a slight alcohol flavor, which is very good.
"It's not that the things I focus on are different, but this thing is really amazing. Things that have such a long shelf life these days can change a lot of things." Chen Xi looked quite serious, at least for his cans.
Processing plants cannot get such a long shelf life.
Even if it is a sealed glass bottle, Chen Xi's shelf life is generally only six months, and there is still a certain damage rate. However, six months is enough for Chen Xi to do a lot of things. It is estimated that it should be nine months for this kind of thing.
Months, or even cans kept fresh for one year. To be honest, Chen Xi really needs this technology.
Although Chen Xi also knew that there was a very incredible preservation technology in earthen jars in this era, and also knew where this technology was, Chen Xi could not get it because the major aristocratic families really did not have this technology. Liu Yan made it clear.
, the technology he got for Chen Xi is already the most high-end, there is nothing more high-end.
Of course, when he heard this, Chen Xi actually wanted to complain, because when he was watching archaeological news, he had seen that China had dug out earthen jars from a Chu tomb somewhere. According to the description above, those
The shelf life of canned food should be one to two years.
What's more important is that those cans are not of one type, there are fruits, meats, and some other things. There are twelve cans of several types.
In other words, in that era, the technology for sealing cans was actually very advanced. However, on the one hand, Chen Xi didn't know where the tomb was, and on the other hand, he really didn't know who might have this technology. This was very difficult.
Embarrassed.
So as of now, Chen Xi’s canned business is still for half a year.
Although this length of time is barely enough for Chen Xi to rely on the road transportation network of the Han Dynasty to distribute these cans to supply and marketing cooperatives in various places, but if you really want to say it, there are still quite fatal shortcomings. The biggest problem is to put it bluntly, the risk caused by the shelf life
.
Although the goal is not to make money, if you don't want to make money, you can't lose money either.
But this time Chen Xi went out to Chang'an and encountered quite good technology on the road. More importantly, he used earthen jars, which was amazing. Even if the cost was a penny or two cheaper, sometimes it was just because of a penny or two.
People don't want to buy money.
"But when you think about it, last year's jujubes and apples can actually be preserved until this time." Liu Bei nodded, feeling incredible.
"This was made by Niyang County Magistrate. They grow apples and dates there, but their apples and dates do not have an advantage in the market because the quality is not very good." Li Jun explained, since he came
Since we are doing business here, we will naturally investigate everything.
Chen Xi nodded when he heard this. It is true that although fruit trees are also grown here, due to the climate and the current problems with fruit tree domestication technology, there are indeed certain problems with the quality of local apples and dates. To put it simply, it is barter.
If you want to change it to something else, if you want to sell it, you won’t be able to sell it at a very high price if you transport it from Niyang to Chang’an.
"These are the result of re-processing due to poor quality. It is said that the county magistrate over there spent a lot of money on research on cans and is preparing to take the local area to flight." Li Jun said with a somewhat admiring tone.
Chen Xi nodded when he heard this. All technologies need to be researched. Although Chen Xi has also invested a lot of manpower and material resources in research, and it is definitely much more than Niyang County Magistrate, but if the other party can come up with it, he will definitely
In-depth research has also been conducted.
Although there must be a lot of chance factors involved, but if the other party can study it, it must have been a lot of attempts, so it must be admitted.
"This thing works well. It can indeed take off." Chen Xi nodded, and Liu Bei glanced at Chen Xi. Generally speaking, if Chen Xi said it could take off, then it would be really awesome when it flew.
"In addition to the canned fruits that can be kept fresh, are there any other canned food that can be kept fresh?" Chen Xi looked at Li Jun and asked. He had already entered the state and began to evaluate the popularity of this technology.
"Yes, some, but they are relatively small, because there are more apples and dates there, and the other ones are smaller, and there are not many kinds of cans." Li Jun answered while taking another item from his bicycle frame.
Take out a can, a pickle type can.
"It seems that the popularization ability is still very good. Let's go. I just have nothing to do. Let's go to Niyang and have a look." Chen Xi's mood has improved a lot. The shelf life has been extended, which will increase the popularity of many food items.
These are things related to people's livelihood and happiness.
"Let's go and see Niyang." Liu Bei himself took Chen Xi out to relax. Now that Chen Xi wants to go to Niyang, Liu Bei naturally has nothing to do.
"Brother Li, let me tell you, it is really a good business to grow melons. Although canned food is also quite good, you can definitely make a lot of money by growing melons in Yanbian or Jincheng area of Xinzhou.
." When Chen Xi stood up and prepared to leave, he told Li Jun again.
Because I'm in a good mood now, the God of Wealth said, I have to breastfeed you twice. It doesn't matter if you didn't take the first bite. I'll put it in your mouth for the second bite.
Li Jun was stunned when he heard this, murmured in his heart, and finally nodded. He felt that it was a bit outrageous to go to Xinzhou to grow cantaloupe, but it was still possible to go to Jincheng to grow watermelon, but it still felt a bit far. How to transport it?
?
However, the God of Wealth spoke loudly, and Li Jun felt that he still had to listen.
Chen Xi smiled when he saw Li Jun's expression and didn't give any explanation. He had fed him the food anyway. As long as Li Jun didn't vomit, there would be no problem in becoming a rich family even if he didn't skyrocket.
Seeing Chen Xi leaving, Li Jun scratched his head and decided to go back to Jincheng this year to rent a place to grow watermelons. The God of Wealth would give him face, so he had to carry it.
"What did you just say to Li Laosan?" Liu Bei and Chen Xi asked curiously after getting on the carriage, "It's rare to see you chatting with these soldiers."
"Show him a way to make money. I'm in a good mood today." Chen Xi said with a smile. Liu Bei raised his forehead after hearing this, and no longer knew how to communicate with Chen Xi.
"It's true that I'm in a good mood today, and the other person is a nice person." Chen Xi restrained his smile and said seriously, "Although he's a bit richer, he can still see the momentum of killing on the battlefield."
"That guy is a man from Liangzhou and has a lot of military exploits." Liu Bei did not explain in depth. How many good things did the Xiliang cavalry have before 190? It's just that they will not be investigated later. In addition, they did have achievements in expanding their territory.
, so when he was discharged from the army due to injury, he was arranged to be a Wudu instructor.
After all, most Xiliang people can only make a living by fighting. They are not good at farming, not good at business, and they are basically the first in fighting. Therefore, when Liangzhou people retire, they essentially return to the local area to serve as soldiers.
Just looking at the situation, Li Jun should have started doing business not long after he returned home, a rare Liangzhou businessman.
"Ah, are there any businessmen in Liangzhou?" Chen Xi scratched his head. It wasn't that he looked down on Liangzhou people, but that Liangzhou people's personalities were not suitable for them.
"I'm curious too." Liu Bei nodded.
After Liu Bei and Chen Xi left completely, Li Jun called to his men, "Brothers, pack up and we will set off. After going to Niyang, we will go to Jincheng to collect land and grow watermelons. We will not go to Central Asia to do business this year.
"
That's right, Li Jun can do business not because he understands it, but because he can do international trade, and the basis of international trade is actually because he is good at fighting and can assemble a team of horses under him.
Who is afraid of whom!
The big deal is to take advantage of others. As long as you can do it, it won't be a big problem. If you encounter someone who really can't do it, if you can withstand it, just push him over and continue to fight. The man from Liangzhou is the first in fighting to eat!
