He found a tablecloth and wiped the water stains at the corners of his mouth. Todd's expression looked like he had swallowed a fly: "Wait! Say what you just said again!"
The young man repeated it again: "We steal the excrement used to make saltpetre to make perfume..."
After careful questioning, Todd finally understood the cause and effect of the matter.
This young man named Clifford was one of the first batch of students to escape from Taylor City. During his time living in Twilight City, he not only had to study at the academy, but also had to go to the library to print books, and also to go to the library to print books.
He considered the daily expenses for food and accommodation. Over time, money became tight, and it often happened that he failed to finish his meal. So, he found a job in the salt-making factory managed by old Aiden.
The young man is smart and diligent. Others avoid the hard and tiring work of manure fermentation tanks, but he takes the initiative and does it in an orderly manner.
Old Aiden saw this in his eyes and remembered it in his heart, and gradually promoted Clifford to the position of supervisor and gave him great authority. Unfortunately, not long after, a subordinate reported to the old craftsman - Clifford worked with the bookkeepers
The monks stole the raw materials of the saltpeter factory...
Todd glanced at the young man kneeling on the ground and asked, "What's going on with the perfume?"
Clifford glanced at his trembling accomplice beside him and sighed: "Your Majesty, it's like this. Once the manure fermentation was completed, and when transporting the remaining materials, I accidentally spilled some. I washed it with hot water.
I wiped the ground several times and didn't care about it. At noon the next day, under the sun's rays, there were some light yellow scale-shaped crystals on the washed ground. I squatted down and smelled it, and it was a
It's a very strange smell. It's not a bad smell, but it's a bit like the smell of spices after being left for a long time..."
When Todd heard this, his stomach turned for a while, and he cursed: It's a shame you can do such a thing as smelling manure...
"Later, with the idea of giving it a try, I purified these light yellow crystals by distillation and filtration, and diluted them with ethanol at a ratio of one to one hundred. In addition to the smell of impurities, the resulting solution actually had a faint odor.
The fragrance of flowers." Clifford gestured with his hands and said: "I went to the market and took a look. A bottle of flower essential oil from the Southern Empire, a bottle as big as a thumb, can be sold for 280 silver moons.
.And this kind of perfume made from excrement tastes a bit like flower essential oil, and the cost is less than 3 bronze stars, so I secretly made a few bottles, saying it was a perfume from the south, and sold them."
Todd's eyes became brighter and brighter as he listened to Clifford's story.
Using excrement to make perfume is an incredible idea, but from the perspective of chemical principles and molecular chains, it is completely reasonable.
Medieval flower essential oil is a substance called methyl dihydrojasmonate. It is a colorless or light yellow transparent liquid, a natural aromatic chemical substance, mainly derived from large flowers such as jasmine, or
It is rosemary and other plants. It is troublesome to prepare and refine, and the product conversion rate is low and the price is very expensive. In medieval Europe, the royal families of some small countries even passed down a small bottle of flower essential oil as a family heirloom from generation to generation. This kind of
This matter can be traced back to history and is not fabricated at all. Even in modern society, methyl dihydrojasmonate is a fixed chemical substance in high-end perfumes. It is often used to prepare formulas such as jasmine, lily of the valley, and fragrant jade, and can make the essence
Produces an elegant and realistic natural floral fragrance.
After talking about high-end products, let’s talk about shit perfume.
There is a chemical substance in feces called skatole, and its chemical name is 3-methylindole. It is a white or slightly brown crystal, sensitive to light, soluble in hot water, ethanol, benzene,
Chloroform and ether. This substance has a pungent odor similar to a foul odor at high concentrations, but when fully diluted, it has a fresh floral smell. It is an important raw material for preparing jasmine flowers. It can produce indole, quinoline, etc.
Derivatives and used as flavors in beverages, candies, chewing gum, etc.
The most interesting thing is that as long as skatole is diluted to a certain extent and additives such as lemon, Bergamo pear, citrus, and lavender are added, the product obtained will indeed be very similar to flower essential oils. However, the production cost of the two is nearly 10,000 yuan.
times.
Thinking of this, Todd looked at the young student in front of him, and something flashed in his mind.
Artificial perfume, scholar factions, financial crisis, scientific research and development... Maybe there is a way to connect these seemingly unrelated things together to alleviate or even solve a series of problems currently encountered by Muxi Kingdom.
Todd motioned to the attendants to bring in chairs and asked Old Aiden and the three of them to sit down and talk.
Seeing their uneasy expressions, Todd asked Clifford: "Tell me, do all the students in the college lack living funds like you? If I remember correctly, Muxi College should treat all teachers and students,
Some subsidies have been distributed.”
The young student whispered: "Your Majesty, there are indeed some subsidies. But the food and accommodation in Muxi City are getting more and more expensive. In the past, ten bronze stars could buy a pound of wheat flour, but now you can only buy a pound of bran.
Most of us students without financial resources share other people's houses. With the needs of residents and the influx of immigrants, the rent of residential buildings is getting higher and higher. Many people I know have to leave their houses and sleep in
In college classrooms and even on park benches.”
After hearing these words, Todd shook his head helplessly. At first, he only ordered the payment of food and lodging subsidies according to the standards, but forgot about the rising prices. But after thinking about it, this incident also gave him an opportunity, a
An opportunity to weaken Jade Society's influence from within.
"I stole because I lived in poverty. I will not pursue the matter of saltpeter-making materials anymore." The king's promise made the three people sitting visibly relieved. Todd changed the topic: "But this
After all, there is no way to go on. I will use part of the funds from the Muxi Mutual Aid Society to build a workshop specifically to produce this kind of perfume."
"Cliff."
When he heard the king calling his name, the young man's body trembled and he straightened his back.
Todd thought for a while and then said: "The kingdom will prepare the funds, location, recruitment, technical research and operation management. I plan to let you be responsible for it. In addition, for every bottle of perfume sold, 20% of the net profit will be generated
Pay your team.”
Clifford was stunned. Not only did the king not punish him, but he also paid for the construction of a perfume workshop for him to take care of. He also promised to give away 20% of the profits of the product. In his opinion, all this is simply unbelievable.
A blessing from God!
Seeing the young man's expression of tears of gratitude, Todd picked up the cup and took a sip of tea, and then said: "The Kingdom of Muxi will soon promulgate a law called the Patent Law. Anyone's invention or creation, as long as it is registered,
and filing, the royal family will grant the inventor a royal patent certificate. No matter who uses the patented technology for product production or research and development, they must pay a certain amount of coins as patent royalties. This income, invention
The investor will enjoy 80%, and the royal family will enjoy the remaining 20%.”