industrial lord

Chapter 700: Research Flavor
"Wow, it looks like the growth rings of a tree trunk!"

Bell Burke was quite surprised when he saw the cake baked by Al Scholz, as he had never seen a cake of this shape before.

At dinner, Al Scholz divided the cake into five portions and gave them to the guests to taste, and he and the two girls also tasted some.

Bell Burke praised the look of the cake highly but said nothing else.

Frederick took a bite and said truthfully: "The texture and taste need to be improved."

“The ratio of flour, butter and eggs needs to be adjusted, and different herbs can be added in different layers to enrich the taste, and color can be added to make it more beautiful.”

Gretel and Ansel brought today's dinner and tableware. The main course was a large pot of stewed peas, potatoes, carrots and wild boar with a lot of pepper. Elscholz distributed it to everyone.

The wild boar meat is very tender and has no fishy smell. I don’t know how it is processed.

As he ate, Elscholz said, "It will take a while to adjust the proportions. I don't know if we can catch up."

The three main ingredients work together, so they have to be tried bit by bit. Money is not a problem. The problem is that the cake competition starts in a month, and it takes time to get there, leaving little time for experimentation.

After eating a piece of wild boar meat, Frederick said, "I suggest trying the optimization method, which can shorten the time a lot."

“What is optimization?” Al Scholz asked.

Seeing that she didn't understand, Frederick explained: "In alchemy and other experiments, a big problem is how to choose the right formula and the right production process to make the product of the best quality."

“The optimization method uses mathematical guidance to reduce the number of experiments and determine the formula at a faster speed.”

He has been promoting the optimization method in his area for more than ten years, with remarkable results, so much so that Psyche reluctantly gave him a Golden Durian Mathematics Award.

The problem is that his subordinates regarded it as a secret book and did not make it public, so outsiders did not know about it at all.

“I’ve heard of this approach, but I don’t know how to do it,” Ehrscholz said.

Frederick said: "This is actually very simple, you will learn it once you hear it."

“For example, the ratio of flour to butter, determine the weight of flour, and experiment with how much butter to add.”

"First, determine a maximum amount of butter to add."

"Next, we will use the folded paper method in the optimization method to do an experiment. Suppose there is a piece of paper with the lower limit of the value on the left end and the upper limit on the right end. Suppose the length of the paper is 1000, then make a mark at 0.618, which is 618 times the length of the paper, and then fold it in half. Make a mark at 618 on the corresponding place on the other side after folding. That position is 382. Let's take these two values ​​to do the experiment first."

"Compare the experimental results. If the result at 382 is better, we will cut off the right side of the paper at 618. Otherwise, we will cut off the left side at 382."

“If the right side is cut off, the strip from 0 to 618 is folded in half again, and the corresponding 382 is obtained at 236.

"Do the experiment again with this number, then cut off the corresponding part, continue folding and finally get the best result."

"Generally speaking, a dozen experiments will yield the optimal solution."

Frederick's level of modeling magic is not low. He made a model demonstration while eating dinner.

Elscholz understood a little bit and asked again, "I roughly understand what you mean. Then we need to determine the ratio of flour, butter and eggs. These are two data that need to be changed."

Frederick continued, "There is a similar method for the interaction of two factors, called the paper cutting method."

"Suppose a piece of paper has butter horizontally and eggs vertically, with 0 in the lower left corner, and first determine the maximum amount."

"First, use the same method to determine how many eggs to use with half butter, and then use half eggs to determine how much butter to use. Now there will be two points on the cross center line on the paper. Compare the good and bad. If half butter is good, cut the lower half, and if half eggs is good, cut the left half."

"Then continue the experiment step by step." "If all three factors work together, then cut the box."

Elscholz nodded thoughtfully and remained silent during the rest of the meal, thinking carefully about the new knowledge he had learned.

She thought Frederick must not have finished speaking, so she used this as an excuse to invite him to her study after dinner and asked him to explain in detail.

Frederick saw a lot of alchemy-related books on the bookshelf in her study and asked curiously, "Have you studied alchemy?"

Elscholz shook his head and said, "I studied it for a while before, but it didn't produce any results, so I stopped studying it."

"Now let's try to research a drug that can make food taste better. Maybe there will be hope."

Ansai brought tea, bowed to the two of them, and then left.

After pouring tea for Frederick, Elscholz said, "Back then, you defeated the army of the Piast Kingdom by the Elbe River. They looted all the food along the way. Their parents had nothing to eat, so they abandoned them in the forest. Later, they got lost and came to me."

"I originally wanted to take them in as my students, but they didn't have the talent, which only made my blood pressure soar."

"Fortunately, they are good at cooking and can help."

Frederick nodded and asked curiously, "What results have you achieved in your current research?"

Elscholz glanced at him and said, "You are just like the rumors say. There are beautiful ladies and girls here, but you think about how to make money first."

Frederick was very upset. He didn't dare to do anything to the powerful magician, otherwise he would die without knowing how.

Elscholz continued: "What I am doing now is extracting the flavor substances in spices. I have achieved some results, but it is difficult to make money from it."

Frederick understood a little bit. The extracted substances could naturally increase the flavor of food, but there was no way to determine the ingredients and large-scale industrial production was not possible. So why not just add the spices directly?

This involves the development of the entire alchemical system and is not a problem that can be solved by one person.

Elscholz said, "They say you are good at making money. Why don't you give me some advice?"

Frederick pinched his chin and thought for a while, then said, "This is a very promising research, and it can go in many directions."

"Have you ever heard that the flavor of meat from animals that eat different diets varies?"

Elscholz thought for a long time and said, "I vaguely heard someone mention this before."

Frederick nodded and said, "It is true. For example, if 3% tea powder is added to chicken feed, the chicken will taste better after one month."

“If we develop in this direction, there may be a lot of room for development.”

"Today's concentrated soups are all concentrated by dehydrating the original soup. We can change our thinking and think about whether we can use only the flavor substances in the soup to restore the taste of the soup. It only needs to be similar."

“Also, I think I can try my hand in the field of perfume.”

Elscholz thought about it and nodded slightly. What Frederick said made sense. The research prospects of spices and flavor substances in food were indeed broad.

But researching these things is very expensive, and the richest man in the world is right in front of you.

Elscholz's eyes changed when he looked at Frederick, and he licked his lips subconsciously.

(End of this chapter)