Liu She had Kang Kai driven in a carriage to a Shaofu workshop in Chang'an City.
Along the way, onlookers also followed.
It's not a big deal for those who watch the fun.
The gossips don't care about Jiu Qing.
Liu She looked at the thousands of people following him and felt very satisfied.
These people are basically the most laid-back people in Chang'an City, and they also like to chew their tongues the most.
This means that today's events will spread from their mouths throughout Chang'an, even to Guanzhong, to Luoyang, to Linzi, and to the ears of people all over the world.
Of course Liu She knew such a good opportunity to build his reputation and had to take advantage of it.
What's more, this is the best opportunity to advertise Shaofu's new products!
"Go and get two pieces of whale soap..." After Liu She got off the car, he ordered the person in charge of the workshop who came to greet him.
Not long after, two officials came out holding two white square objects and presented them to Liu She.
Liu She picked up one of the pieces and said to Kang Kai and the crowd of onlookers: "This is a brand-new convenience product recently developed by the Shaofu and the Mohist family, and it's called: Whale Soap!"
"This product has the magical effect of decontamination, cleaning and body washing. It is also convenient and simple. It can remove any stains!"
Soap is actually not a black technology.
As early as the Mesopotamian Civilization period in 3,000 BC, residents of ancient Mesopota had begun to make primitive soaps using lard and alkaline grass ash.
This technology, through exchanges, later spread to Europa.
The ancient Romans mastered this technology.
Then, this kind of luxury product, which was processed with animal fat and plant ash, was mastered by the Han Dynasty through the description and description of Curitios.
It has become a symbol of the exchange and integration of Eastern and Western cultures today.
Of course, primitive soap technology is full of flaws.
The Mohists, who have always admired striving for excellence and like to break the casserole and get to the bottom of things, said they couldn't bear it.
The Shaofu also expressed their intolerance for its complicated craftsmanship, poor quality, and outrageously low output.
These two monsters couldn't bear it, so they joined forces.
After nearly a year of research and development, we finally simplified the production process, optimized the production method, improved production efficiency, and especially lowered the cost.
Now, use cheap oils from the ocean.
The output of soap in the Han Dynasty has reached an astonishing 10,000 kilograms per year.
Half of it is supplied to the two houses.
Let the emperor and the two queen mothers reward the ministers and nobles for their own use.
The other half was sold to the princes by Liu She at a reasonable price.
Moreover, it was only sold to princes with a settlement of more than 2,000 households.
Liu She understood the truth that only by making more money could he please the emperor.
Therefore, he did not hesitate to bid a preferential price of 'a mere three thousand qian catties'.
Therefore, last year, just from the whale soap project, Shaofu generated nearly 15 million in revenue!
The purchase price of whale oil is only one hundred yuan per catty...
Even after deducting transportation costs, various expenses and labor, the profit is more than twenty times!
but……
This era of huge profits can no longer last long.
Following the emperor's decision to expand the scale of whaling, and issued a task target to the Lou Chuan Yamen to kill at least 500 giant whales this year.
Liu She knew that the era had come when this kind of whale soap would move from the nobility to the middle class and the rich.
Even in the future, it is likely to enter the homes of ordinary people.
Because the young man must find a way to turn the purchased whale oil into cute little ones.
Otherwise, you are incompetent.
If you are incompetent, you will fall out of favor.
If you fall out of favor, you will be marginalized.
And marginalization is a nightmare.
Therefore, Liu She has quietly lowered the price.
The price of a pound of whale soap has now dropped to one thousand yuan.
Although the general public still cannot afford it.
However, middle-class families with a household income of more than 100,000 yuan are already able to consume.
"If you don't believe it, you can try it yourself..." Liu She said with a smile as he looked at Kang Kai who couldn't believe it.
Kang Kai looked at Liu She stupidly, and then he looked at the surrounding onlookers.
Although his reason told him that he should run away quickly.
It's embarrassing to run away.
But if you stay here, you will be slapped in the face.
And he was slapped in the face by the 'treacherous man' whom he hated.
But the stubborn temper and strong self-esteem of the middle school boy drove him to stay stubbornly.
Kang Kai took a piece of the so-called "whale soap" and held it in front of his nose suspiciously and smelled it. It didn't have any peculiar smell, but had a faint fragrance of vegetation.
"Come here, get some water!" Liu She greeted.
This is a living advertisement!
In Liu She's eyes, it was even comparable to the Yuanmu Lixin of Shang Jun back then.
After today, the entire Guanzhong will be seeking Shaofu’s products!
Then, the young master will be able to acquire countless little cuties, and today I love these little cuties to death.
The more cuties there are in the young master's treasury, the happier the emperor will be.
When the emperor is happy, the three princes can look forward to the future!
Even after death, you can still pursue beautiful posthumous titles such as "Wen", "Zhuang", "Jing", "Su" and "Yi".
Thinking of this, Liu She was so happy that he almost danced.
As for the scholarly discussions and public opinions that resulted from this.
Liu She is too lazy to take care of it!
To the Taohou family, public opinion is nothing, and the emperor’s opinion is the most important!
Soon, a worker brought a bucket of well water and placed it in front of Kang Kai.
"Teach this Taixue student how to use whale soap..." Liu She ordered again.
Immediately, a loser came forward to guide Kang Kai.
"Now, this whale soap should be used like this..." The man took another piece of whale soap, wiped his hands on the ground, and showed it to Kang Kai and other onlookers, so that everyone could take a closer look.
Full of dust.
Then, he soaked his hands in the barrel. After they were fully wet, he took out his knife, scraped off a thin layer of powder on the whale soap, put it in his hands and rubbed it, and foam immediately formed.
After rubbing it twice, he took his hand out of the barrel.
It is already as white as jade.
He raised his hand and showed it to Kang Kai and the onlookers.
Immediately, it triggered bursts of surprise.
"In addition to cleaning the body, this product can also be used to wash clothes..."
"In addition, this thing also has the effect of killing poison and exorcising evil spirits. If you often use this thing to clean yourself and your clothes, it can effectively prevent external evils from invading the body!" The bastard said proudly: "This has been confirmed by the late imperial physician.
Order, Cang Gong’s confirmation and approval! Cang Gong even ordered that all imperial doctors must use this substance to clean their bodies and clothes..."
"Wow..." the crowd suddenly exclaimed.
Mr. Cang!
The magpie of the world!
The world-recognized miracle doctor!
Legend has it that it can make the dead alive with flesh and white bones!
Such miraculous doctors have recognized and confirmed the efficacy of this product, and also ordered the imperial doctors to use it?
Everyone believed it immediately!
In fact, at this time, the prestige and credibility of the Han family are extremely high!
Historically, Emperor Wu once issued a deceptive thing like white deer skin coins, which made countless people burst into tears.
But in the early days of its issuance, the White Deer Skin Coin once had high credibility.
Some people even fake it out of jealousy.
Some princes also lost their lives because of this!
Although Liu She cannot represent the country, he can represent the Shaofu.
This is enough!
The Shaofu is the emperor's steward, so what the Shaofu said would be a lie.
The emperor can chop off Liu She's head!
Kang Kai was even more stunned.
He knew that Liu She could not lie to him!
No need to lie to him!
But since he is a teenager in middle school, he naturally behaves more impulsively.
He looked at Liu She in front of him and suddenly tore off a piece of his sleeve.
The sleeves were stained with dirt and grass ash.
This is the result of being suppressed by the groom just now.
He threw the sleeve into the bucket, then imitated the man's example, put a little whale soap powder on the sleeve, and then rubbed it.
"This..." Kang Kai looked at the sleeve taken out of the barrel stupidly.
The soil and grass ash on it have completely disappeared...
Originally, if you wanted to wash a piece of clothing clean, you needed a washerman to beat it by the river.
But now, can stains on a piece of clothing be cleaned with a simple rub?
This made Kang Kai unbelievable.
But the facts were before his eyes, and he couldn't help but not believe it!
"What is this?" Kang Kai threw the piece of sleeve to the ground and said with a stiff mouth: "What can this whale soap do no matter how magical it is? After all, it is just a luxury thing and is of no benefit to the world!"
As for what the official said it can be used to disinfect and exorcise evil spirits?
Kang Kai naturally selectively ignored it.
It's not that he is bad.
This is just a young man's way of protecting himself.
"My young master does not only produce whale soap..." Liu She chuckled and quietly gave a thumbs up to Kang Kai for his cooperation.
He was afraid that this young man would retreat when he faced difficulties.
How boring!
There are still many money-making products that Shaofu has not recommended!
Therefore, Liu She immediately launched Shaofu's other flagship product, candles, with a smile.
This candle is also made from whale oil.
Compared with previous lamp oil, it burns longer, is brighter, and has no smell or smoke.
More importantly, it is an income-generating product that Shaofu has high hopes for!
The Han people believe that serving death is like serving life.
Even if he is just a Guizhou head, if his parents die of illness, he will try his best to collect some artifacts and burial objects to show his filial piety.
And the higher you go, the stronger the wind of heavy burial becomes.
He has reached the level of a wealthy businessman.
The funerary objects come in all kinds of shapes and sizes.
And among all the funerary objects, the most precious is an ever-burning lamp that can illuminate the path of the soul of the deceased.
Even common people would place an oil lamp next to the coffin of their loved one.
This market is so big that the young master is short of breath.
There is no better deal than selling whale candles!
From the princes to the common people, everyone has needs!
And because of the monopoly, the price can be decided by the young man.
The only problem is that this whale candle has just come out not long ago and has not had time to promote it.
And the Shaofu couldn't just go around hawking and shouting like a peddler.
How is this appropriate?
Taking this opportunity today, this whale candle can finally be promoted!
Liu She laughed so hard that he couldn't close his mouth.
What's more, if you buy a whale candle, don't you want to buy a few special ever-burning lanterns made by the Shaofu?
Produced by the royal family, it must be a high-quality product!
"As long as we sell a few million kilograms of whale candles and hundreds of thousands of everlasting lanterns, this year's Shaofu's bill will be more than twice as good as last year..." Liu She thought happily in his heart: "What's even better is that,
We can use this to establish a relationship with Zhang Tang, the governor of Nanyang County...it can be said to kill two birds with one stone!"
The blast furnace ironmaking base in Nanyang County has now begun production.
Although it is just a start-up, only ten blast furnaces have been put into operation.
But with the successive completion and acceptance of other blast furnaces, the laying of tracks has also been completed.
In the future, the iron smelting output of Nanyang will be millions of kilograms!
It may even be as high as 10 million kilograms!
Helping Nanyang consume the pig iron they produced, Liu She felt that Zhang Tang should thank him no matter what!
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The candles produced after processing whale oil are indeed countless times better than the commonly used lamp oil today.
And the burning time is also very long.
Under the witness of everyone, Liu She took out a whale candle that was no longer than his index finger. Even after two quarters of an hour, there was no sign of going out.
This surprised countless people.
Seeing this situation, Liu She said: "Everyone has seen with your own eyes that the whale candle made by my young master is almost comparable to the mermaid ointment mentioned in ancient times! It is actually the best wax today, used for lighting and night lighting.
Reading is great!"
He didn't say that this mermaid ointment was good, but when he mentioned this mermaid ointment, countless people thought of it.
Legend has it that the Guang'an mermaid ointment lamp in the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang has been immortal for a long time and is still burning and illuminating the underground palace of the First Emperor of Qin.
Who wouldn’t want to have an ever-lasting light in the tomb of their ancestors that can last forever and guide their ancestors’ way home?
Many people were immediately tempted.
For people at this time, it was in order to buy artifacts for their ancestors.
Although losing everything will probably not happen.
But it is not uncommon for people to spend most of their savings.
And Liu She made timely additions: "Mo Yuan once conducted an experiment, using a whale candle of 500 kilograms, prepared on the side of a palace lantern. Since the autumn and September of last year, it has never been extinguished, and the whale candle prepared
Only half of the candles are consumed..."
When everyone heard this, they immediately swallowed their saliva.
Facts have proven that there are indeed three types of people in this world who make the best money.
One is women's money.
For the sake of beauty, women are never stingy in spending money.
One is their children’s money. In order for their children to make a living, parents will never be stingy!
Another kind is money from dead people.
Regardless of whether you are filial or not, in order to show off that you are indeed filial.
Countless people exaggerate the funeral of their parents as much as they can.
This is still the case two thousand years later.
What's more, nowadays, the evaluation of filial piety is not only about personal moral integrity and the attitude of others towards you, but also a major matter related to social status and even future.
Therefore, in most people's minds, there is only one idea left: How much does a pound of this whale candle cost?
But no matter how much money it is.
Many people have already decided that they must buy some spare parts as soon as possible.
Just like everyone loves to save gold.
It’s always a good idea to have more of this everlasting whale candle! (To be continued.)
