There is always a price to pay for bragging. In order to store fish and meat, Li Mu started the 'canning experiment'. What a coincidence, there are all the drawings in the system, but there is no canning, because in the game, the inventory is '
It can be kept fresh, and everything can be put in the inventory, and there is no need to make it into cans.
At first, Li Mu was very optimistic, because in his mind, canning was not difficult. Isn't it just a matter of putting the food in and sealing it to prevent it from spoiling? However, when he actually started to do it, Li Mu discovered that,
Things were far from as simple as he thought.
Because of the lack of necessary sterilization steps, his cans would always rot. The best record was that they could only survive for three or four days, and the shelf life of these three or four days was far from meeting his requirements.
Moreover, the taste of the food inside the can will also be affected. Even within the shelf life, the poured can will be very unpleasant and difficult to swallow.
After several experiments, they all ended in failure. Li Mu had no choice. He couldn't waste his time on this matter. He still had many things to be busy with. If he couldn't do it himself, he could do it. If he didn't have time, we wouldn't have it.
Money?
Li Mu ordered people to post a notice offering a reward of one thousand taels of gold to solve this problem. Whoever can find an effective method will be given a thousand taels of gold. If multiple people cooperate to solve the problem, then the one thousand taels will be divided equally.
Gold, if someone uses the same method to solve this problem one after another, then it will be first come first served, it is very fair.
When the news came out, Yangzhou Port was boiling again. Countless people were about to step down the threshold of Yuelai Inn. Everyone who goes to sea has some tricks. Sometimes, going to sea lasts for a few months, and it is impossible without vitamin supplements.
Yes, the people of the Tang Dynasty didn't know what vitamins were. They only had a simple idea, to store as much food as possible. Although everyone had different methods, the effects were basically the same.
One of the most common methods is to first put the food into a casserole, then seal it with a cork, steam it, and then seal it with wax. The 'can' made in this way can be stored at sea for several months without any problem.
But in terms of taste, there is still no guarantee, at least Li Mu cannot eat it. But for sailors, it is not a problem, because they are used to it, and some are good to eat at sea.
Li Mu had also learned about this method before, but it did not meet his requirements at all. Of course, all the people who proposed this method did not get the reward. After understanding that the money was not easy to get, the people who came were also
There are fewer, but the attention has not decreased. Everyone wants to know what the standards of the Marquis are and how delicious the canned food must be to get this bounty.
Yangzhou famous chef, Liu Sanshao.
After he successfully processed whale meat, Liu Sanshao's reputation rose. He was also stayed at Yuelai Inn by Li Mu and became his special cook. When Li Mu offered a reward, he was the first to know about it, and he was the first to know it.
tried.
Initially, he also used the steaming method to process it, just like the method on the market. However, even if he was a famous chef in Yangzhou, he could not solve the disadvantages of this method. Food stored for more than seven or eight days would taste very unpalatable.
He is a cook and has picky taste buds. Every time he tries, he will feel nauseated for a long time.
But he was not discouraged. As a famous chef who could deodorize whale meat, he believed that he could handle it well. His hard work paid off, and he finally found the key to the problem.
During the test, Liu Sanshao discovered that no matter how the clay pot was treated, it would not rot. However, if a porcelain bottle was used, it would be much better. Liu Sanshao vaguely felt that this might have something to do with the texture of the vessel.
.Porcelain is airtight, which should be the reason why it is better than casserole.
Later, in an occasional attempt, due to a mistake, he cooked the utensils first. This time, the spoilage time was greatly delayed, and the taste of the food could be preserved for a longer period of time. Liu Sanshao then
I guess, maybe not only the food needs to be boiled, but the utensils are also a major cause of corruption.
After finding these two major reasons, Liu Sanshao's research and development work came to a standstill. Because he could not continue, because even if the reason he found was right, porcelain was expensive and it was not practical to use it in cans.
After struggling for a few days, Liu Sanshao finally decided to tell Li Mu what he had discovered. Maybe the Marquis might have a solution for things he couldn't solve. So Liu Sanshao took advantage of a lunch break to deliver food to Li Mu.
Then, find the right opportunity to share your findings.
Li Mu had an impression of Liu Sanshao. This cook was young, but he was the first to find a way to solve the fishy smell of whale meat. In order to reward him, Li Mu spent money to buy his patent and gave it to him.
He stayed to cook. After getting in touch with him, Li Mu felt more and more that Liu Sanshao was a talent. He had a spirit of research that was rare among chefs in this era. He didn't stick to the rules when it came to cooking and could always come up with something new.
This time, Liu Sanshao's discovery made Li Mu even more impressed. Liu Sanshao had basically found the root of the problem. The two most important points of canning are sealing and sterilization.
In fact, it's not that Li Mu didn't know, he just didn't remember it for a moment. After Liu Sanshao reminded him, he remembered everything.
The question now is, how to solve this problem.
First of all, there is the problem of tank materials. There is no doubt that iron, tin, and other metals are the most suitable for making tanks. However, it is simply not possible at present. With the limited mining volume, it is too late to supply weapons and armor, so there is no surplus.
Making cans? This idea only went through Li Mu's head for a while before he gave it up.
Then, we can only find a solution on the clay pot. Li Mu can understand why Liu Sanshao said that porcelain bottles are better than clay pots because of the sealing properties. There is glaze on the porcelain bottles, which is the biggest difference. If it can be done on clay pots,
If the outside of the jar is also covered with a layer of glaze, will the problem be solved?
As soon as he thought of it, Li Mu called in potters and asked them to try it. The effect was exactly as Li Mu thought, it was feasible, and the cost was not high.
After the first problem is solved, only one remaining problem is sterilization.
The method of steaming porcelain bottles mentioned by Liu Sanshao is actually external sterilization, which can play a certain role, but it cannot play a fundamental role. If you want the contents of the can not to rot, the most important thing is how to sterilize the food.
You can't find a solution just by thinking. For the first time, Li Mu came to the kitchen and experimented with Liu Sanshao. After countless rounds of failures, they finally found a solution for them.
This method is relatively complicated. It cannot be done by the two of them alone. A potter is also required.
The specific implementation steps are as follows. First, make a wide-mouth jar, steam and sterilize it to achieve sterility inside and outside. Then put the prepared vegetables, sauced meats, and fruits into the jar, and add an appropriate amount of boiling water.
Next, add a lid of appropriate size on the clay pot. This lid must also be steamed and sterilized to ensure sterility. It uses a screw mouth, that is, screwed on, so as to achieve the greatest degree of tightness and can also be used in the pot.
Save wax when using wax to seal.
After completing this step, you need to put the can on the fire to bake.
The lid has a small hole. When the tank is heated, the water inside the food will evaporate. The evaporated water vapor can only be discharged through the small hole. In a small space, the high-temperature water vapor will change the pressure and reach a high temperature.
In the high-pressure state, most of the bacteria will be killed. Then, the tiny holes are sealed with wax so that no outside bacteria can enter. In this way, the greatest degree of sterility can be achieved, and the dishes are more sterile.
Nutrition will not be lost.
"It's done!"
More than ten days later!
Li Mu tasted the food in the can, patted Liu Sanshao on the shoulder and said, "Congratulations, I can apply for a patent again. With this thing, I won't have to worry about it for the rest of my life, and I'm sure I'll spend endless money."
After almost a month, every day after dinner, he and Li Mu would do experiments together. Liu Sanshao's knowledge was also unparalleled. He understood many things from Li Mu's words, such as how patents can be turned into money, etc.
. He knew that what Li Mu said was true. If he applied for a patent for the can, Datang would theoretically pay him some patent fees for every can in the next twenty years. Needless to say, it was not difficult to imagine that it would cost a penny a piece.
That's a lot of money.
But he doesn’t want this money, and he can’t take it!
Only Liu Sanshao himself knew how much he contributed to the secret method of canning.
Did he solve the problem? He didn't solve anything. In the past month or so, he only did one thing, and that was cooking repeatedly. What to do, how to solve the problem, how to come up with ideas, it was all Hou's fault.
I came up with it all by myself. He just did what a cook should do, that's all.
But Mr. Hou never mentioned what he had done. Now that the canned food research was successful, he also gave all the credit to himself.
This won't work!
How can Yangzhou famous chef Liu Sanshao be a shameless person?
Although it may be money that cannot be spent in a lifetime, if you lose your duty as a human being, what is the use of money?
What's more, I am a famous chef in Yangzhou, and with my skills, I will never be hungry in this life. No matter how much money I have, what can I do?
After figuring this out, Liu Sanshao plucked up the courage and said, "Master Hou, I can't ask for this patent. I didn't do anything, so I deserve it."
"Oh?" Li Mu swallowed the food in his mouth, looked at Liu Sanshao, and said: "You have to think about it, this is not a small amount of money. A rough estimate in twenty years is hundreds of thousands of dollars."
, are you sure you are not tempted?"
When Liu Sanshao heard the number of hundreds of thousands of dollars, his eyes swayed. He was also a human being, how could he not be tempted when faced with such a huge amount? But as soon as his thoughts changed, he figured out that it was not his own
Even if you have money, you won’t feel at ease. Moreover, in this life, I am determined to be a good cook. There are not enough famous chefs in Yangzhou, so I have to be a famous chef in the Tang Dynasty. And these can only be accomplished by constantly improving my skills.
It definitely doesn’t depend on how much money you make.
"Master Hou's kindness is appreciated, but the patent for the can was all done by Master Hou. I didn't do anything, so I don't dare to take credit. This villain can't take the patent."
Li Mu smiled and said, "I'm not going to argue with you. If you don't want it, it's all for nothing -" Seeing Liu Sanshao still shaking his head, Li Mu said, "Are you sure you don't want to?"
"don't want!"
"Then I don't want it either." Li Mu spread his hands and said, "If you don't want it, I don't want it either. No one wants it back?"
"Just let the Marquis take care of it. It has nothing to do with the villain anyway." Liu Sanshao was also stubborn. He packed up his things, saluted Li Mu and said, "Master Marquis, please take care of it. I have to prepare the ingredients for dinner."
As he was about to leave, Li Mu stopped him and said, "Why don't you run away? You don't want it, and I don't want it either, but you have to have a place to go, right? Since you and I are cooperating on this matter, I have to discuss it with you, so why not
In this way, a charity association is established and the money is donated to the charity association. If a sailor encounters an accident when he goes to sea in the future, the money can help him support his family. It should be done to do good deeds and accumulate virtue. What do you think?"
"It is a good thing that the Marquis has done good deeds and accumulated virtues. This is the Marquis's own business. I only care about cooking." Liu Sanshao looked clear and was about to leave again. Li Mu grabbed him and said,
He said: "I didn't expect you to be quite stubborn. I don't even want to give you any money? Okay, you don't want the money for the patent. You can always keep the money for business, right? You can always keep the money for cooking, right?"
Liu Sanshao thought for a while and said: "The villain is a cook, so of course he can get the money for cooking."
"That's enough!" Li Mu let go of him and said, "Soon, the fleet will go to sea. As you know, it only takes a few months to go to sea. The supplies must keep up. It was fine if we didn't have the conditions before. Now we can can cans.
, must be prepared for brothers. Tomorrow, I will allocate 50,000 yuan to choose a site to build a canning factory. You are responsible for grabbing this area, not only canned meat, canned vegetables are the top priority, all kinds of
Arrange the fruits that can be arranged. Aren’t you a cook? These are all left to you. In short, there must be more varieties and they must be delicious. The sooner the better. If there are not enough people, you recruit them. If there is not enough money, you have to speak.
, the supplies are not enough, just ask, I want fast, speed and efficiency, do you understand?"
"As long as it's cooking, a little person can do it!" Liu Sanshao patted his chest and assured that cooking is all about analogy. If he can make a can of one flavor, he can make a second flavor. Thinking of the future
When people went to sea, they ate canned food made by him. Liu Sanshao suddenly felt that he had the opportunity to become famous. From now on, no one who went to sea would know him, Liu Sanshao.
"Master Hou, I will definitely live up to my trust!"
Li Mu finished the last bite of the canned beef and said, "Looking at the situation, one more thing, don't tell outsiders about making canned beef. If someone asks, do you know what to say?"
"Understood, the cow was killed by a fall."
"Stupid!" Li Mu corrected: "There is no such thing as beef. What I eat is whale meat. Don't you know how to remove the fishy meat? You can't tell the difference?"
"Ah..." Liu Sanshao suddenly realized, and said: "I don't know how to use my brain. I forgot. The Marquis has never eaten beef. It's all whale meat."