Today, Yu Ming and his people were preparing to transport grain to the Jiangbei stronghold, but they discovered water seepage in the granary.
I was so busy that I asked someone to open the warehouse door to check, and found that there was something wrong with the three granaries.
As soon as Song Yang heard that there was something wrong with the granary, he immediately took people to check it out.
Standing by the granary, Song Yang frowned.
These three granaries store last year's new grain, which will soon sprout and rot after being soaked in water.
If we can grab some grain to dry in normal times, we can reduce the losses to some extent.
But it's still raining now. Although it's not heavy, it's impossible to dry out in the sun.
"Get all the food out immediately!"
“The food in the canteen will be given priority in using these three warehouses!”
"Let's free up a few factories over there in the workshop, and spread the grain into the factories first. Save some and some!"
The food has been carried out from generation to generation, and the further down it goes, the worse the situation becomes.
By the time we reached the half warehouse, everything below was already soaked in water.
The workers could only fish them up one bucket at a time.
I fished like this all day long, and by dusk I still hadn't fished anything clean.
There are at least three thousand stones of grain in the three granaries.
"Let's do it all night! We can't let the food go to waste!" Song Yang said with a frown.
It's been such a busy night.
Finally all the food in the grain cellar was taken out.
As for how many are usable, we still need to send someone to check.
At noon, the results came out and five thousand shi were saved.
The remaining 10,000 stones of grain have been severely soaked in water, and now they cannot be dried, so they can only be seen wasted.
"Build a drying warehouse! Use the grain to dry it, and then feed the livestock if you can't save it."
The drying warehouse is actually very easy to build. It can be just a clay house with a fire tunnel.
But the drying speed is also very slow.
But there is nothing we can do about it.
Starting last night, the rice in the cafeteria was replaced with rice soaked in water.
It takes a lot of effort to shell these rice, which must be dried first and then threshed.
Later, Song Yang simply asked people to share a portion of the grain, and the people took it home and fried it themselves...
After three days of work, part of the food was processed.
In the end, three thousand stones were still sprouted and could not be eaten, so they had to be fed to the livestock.
"Your Majesty, the cause of the water seepage has been found."
After the flood, Wang Hai was promoted to head of the Department of Agricultural Affairs.
It can be regarded as entering the ranks of officials.
It turns out that he can only be regarded as a minor official.
The Department of Agricultural Affairs is in charge of agriculture, granary and other affairs.
Water seepage in the granary was the first thing that happened after Wang Hai took office.
Wang Hai led people to investigate for three days and finally found the reason.
These three new libraries are built next to the original old libraries.
This area has been severely affected by previous earthquakes, and there may be faults and subsidence in the underground soil.
When I originally drove out of the grain cellar, I checked carefully and there was no problem.
But after loading five thousand stones of grain, the weight directly pressed the wall out of the sinking gap.
Rainwater flows in along the gaps.
"My lord, the villain is guilty! The villain is guilty!"
These three libraries are all handled by one person.
This man is an old craftsman from Jiangzhou, named Qin Xu.
The granary was expanded the year before last, and Qin Xu was responsible for the construction of ten granaries.
As a result, three of them had accidents this year.
Song Yang looked ugly, pointed at Qin Xu and asked: "Will there be any problems with other grain depots?"
"Back to your lord, there are problems with these three places. The other villains have carefully checked and there will definitely not be any more problems." Qin Xu kowtowed to the ground and said cautiously.
Song Yang looked at Wang Hai.
Wang Hai understood immediately and said: "My lord, I have checked carefully and there should be no other problems."
Wang Hai said so, and Song Yang believed him.
If Qin Xu wants to mess with the quality of the project, several other libraries will definitely suffer.
Besides, if it was really someone who had tampered with it, he would have run away long ago.
"Wang Hai, take Qin Xu into custody first. When the weather clears, let someone dig up the grain depot and take a look!"
Song Yang said in a deep voice.
Losing more than 10,000 kilograms of food at one time is no small matter.
No matter how generous Song Yang is, he will investigate the matter clearly.
"It's the villain's fault! It's the villain's fault!"
Qin Xu kowtowed three more times before being taken out by Wang Hai.
People took it away.
Song Yang closed his eyes slightly. In this era, the only way to store food is in grain depots.
Only a handful of wealthy families can afford to build cold storage.
As for all kinds of food that are dried and stored, the shelf life is not too long.
Song Yang thought about it carefully and found that there were no noodles in Jiangzhou.
All noodles are cooked fresh in advance.
Of course, there are no dried noodles and no dry rice noodles.
Song Yang thought about making some dry rice noodles and hanging them up for storage.
Keeping it like this for a year and a half is not a problem.
If plastic can be invented in the future, the shelf life will be greatly extended.
Thinking of extending the shelf life of food, Song Yang thought of canned noodles and dried rice noodles.
Canning is much simpler.
It is completely possible to produce it with current technology.
Thinking of this, Song Yang immediately took a pen and paper and wrote down three things: dried noodles, dried rice noodles, and canned food on the straw.
"Come to Wang Dabiao." Song Yang put down his pen and paper and said hello to the door.
The guard at the door immediately took orders and left.
Not long after, Wang Dabiao came in a hurry.
He now manages the explosives workshop.
The production of various explosives and shells is increasing every day.
And through the efforts of Wang Dabiao's team, explosive shells are finally in sight.
According to current experimental results, the cannonball can explode at a distance of about three hundred meters.
Although it is still some distance away from the impact and explosion required by Song Yang, it has taken a step forward after all.
"Your Majesty, what do you want from me?"
"Dabiao. What is your wife doing recently?"
Song Yang greeted Wang Dabiao and then asked about his wife Liu Hongcai.
"Back to your lord, that lady is busy building a restaurant recently." Wang Dabiao answered truthfully.
After Jiangzhou Fucheng liberalized trade, some businesses took place, including several teahouses and restaurants.
Wang Dabiao's wife Liu Hongcai opened a restaurant last year.
But the business can only be considered average.
Of course, Liu Hongcai's thoughts are not just in restaurants.
She also often works at the Women's Federation.
Tong Qian sometimes mentions her.
"I heard that Sister Liu is good at making rice noodles?" Song Yang asked.
"Uh, my lord, you want to eat rice noodles? Then I'll ask her to make them for you soon!" Wang Dabiao scratched his head and said.
"It's not that I want to eat it. I just want to ask Sister Liu to study the making of dry rice noodles." Song Yang explained.
"Oh, I don't understand this humble position. But my mother-in-law's craftsmanship cannot be overemphasized. Everyone who has eaten her rice noodles in the city says it is good!" Wang Dabiao said with some pride.
"That's okay. Ask Sister Liu to come to me tomorrow." Song Yang nodded with satisfaction.
Wang Dabiao left, and Song Yang found Zhang Mi again.
The old man has been studying steam agricultural machinery during this time.
However, progress is extremely slow.
It can even be said that there is no progress.
As soon as Zhang Mi saw Song Yang, she said sheepishly: "My lord, I am so ashamed of my lord's trust! There has been no progress in agricultural machinery so far. I am really ashamed! I am so ashamed!"
"Oh! Lao Zhang. We don't care about speed when doing scientific research, just do it slowly. I'm not talking about agricultural machinery when I come to you this time."
Song Yang waved his hands and said.
"Oh? What's that?"
"I heard that Lao Zhang is good at making noodles?"
"Well... I have given the noodle shop to my son to run, and now I am really dedicating myself to the research of agricultural machinery!"
"No. I don't mean that. I already know about your noodle shop."
"I came here to tell you about a new kind of pasta that can be kept for a long time."
Song Yang smiled and explained the problem of noodles.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Mi felt that this seemed feasible.
Song Yang also understood what he said, make the noodles into thin roots.
Then hang them up to dry, then cut them into equal lengths and put them in sealed iron boxes.
Now that there is no plastic, Song Yang thought of packaging noodles directly in iron boxes.
Just like canned food.
When using, tear open the tin box and pour it out to cook.
You can even use the iron box as a pot to cook noodles during combat.
"My lord, this is a good idea. It should be feasible." Zhang Mi thought about it and said.
"I'll leave this matter to you. You can do it yourself or let your son do the research."
"After this is done, your noodle shop can sell dried noodles. It will save you the effort of stretching noodles and just serve noodles to customers who are in a hurry." Song Yang said with a smile.
When Zhang Mi heard this, he thought it would be beneficial to help the prince with some work.
He thanked me hurriedly and promised that this matter would definitely be completed.
He is not good at researching and developing agricultural machinery, but Zhang Mi still has some confidence in making pasta.
After finishing the rice noodles and dried noodles, the last step is canned food.
Song Yang went directly to the blacksmith workshop.
He held the drawings of the cans he just talked about in his hand and placed them in front of Wang Jinshi.
Wang Jinshi scratched his head.
"My lord, can this thing hold food? I've seen a lot of porcelain plates, but I've never seen an iron plate."
"Haha! We call it canned food. The food is put inside and sealed with a lid. It can be stored for a long time. It is good for military rations during marches and battles." Song Yang laughed and explained.
Wang Jinshi seemed to understand.
I don’t understand why it goes bad after a few days on a porcelain plate, but it can be stored for a long time in an iron box.
Song Yang didn't have time to popularize the knowledge of microorganisms and bacteria to him, so he gave the box drawing to Wang Jinshi and asked him to follow it.
Wang Jinshi studied the drawings and asked a few questions.
Finally, he said that he would be able to make a few samples tomorrow.
Early the next morning, Wang Jinshi came with cans.
Not to mention, it looks like that.
But there is no lid.
"My lord, how do you get the lid? It's fine to just seal it, but the key is how to take it out and eat it?" Wang Jinshi was confused.
Song Yang smiled and said: "You can make a pull ring. The edge of the lid is made thinner, and it can be opened with the pull ring. Of course, this needs to be tested. Before that, just seal it tightly, and use a knife to open it when eating.
, pour the food out."
The iron sheet of the can box is very thin, so it is feasible to cut it directly.
This is indeed how canned food in Song Yang's era began.
Song Yang still remembers that when he was a child, he often needed a knife and an ax to open cans.
"Uh. Well, I know this, so I'll go back and do it now. Your Majesty, please wait a moment. The servants will be back soon."
Wang Jinshi took the can and left. It was Sister Liu's turn to pay an audience.
Liu Hongcai heard Wang Dabiao talk about rice noodles yesterday. Today, Song Yang explained the matter in detail.
Liu Hongcai's eyes lit up and she said: "If it is really done, it will save a lot of effort."
Nowadays, rice noodles and noodles are made and eaten freshly, and those made in the morning can only be sold for a day at most.
Generally speaking, if the food sells well in the morning, it will be unavailable in the afternoon.
If you can use dry powder to foam, you can ensure that you can eat it every time.
"As long as you think it's feasible, I've given you the idea. It's up to you how to do the research. Just tell me the results. I just want to try your craft. Haha!"