My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 663 The Workshop

Beizheng Port is not far from the dock. It was originally a wasteland. It was later requisitioned by the imperial court and a huge workshop was built.

Compared with ordinary workshops, this one near the dock is very mysterious. Not only is it guarded by sergeants, but outsiders are also strictly prohibited from approaching. People in the workshop rarely have contact with the outside world. It is said that the workshop is its own market, where craftsmen and The family all lives there, and other people are responsible for purchasing daily food and clothing.

Zhu Zhanhe and Ma An came here. As they walked, Ma An introduced: "Prince, you see, others think this is one workshop, but in fact there are two inside. The soap and perfume workshops are separate. The larger one is the soap workshop. After all, the demand for this thing is huge, and the output is naturally huge..."

Zhu Zhanhe created soap and perfume by himself, and it was also a money-making tool for the palace. As early as when Zhu Di was still alive, Zhu Zhanhe had already started to move his workshop to Tianzhu.

The earliest workshop was built in Lion City, and the workshop in Beizhenggang was built later. As for the workshop in Daming, it has been closed because Zhu Zhanhe strictly kept the craftsmanship of soap and perfume secret, so now Soap and perfume have become Dahan's exclusive products. What Daming sells are all shipped from Lion Harbor.

"Now these two workshops have started production, which is enough to supply Tianzhu, and can also be sold to Central Asia and West Asia in the future. In this way, the pressure on the workshops in Lion Harbor will be much less, and they only need to supply Daming and Nanyang. Just one area will do.”

Finally Maan added again.

In the past, there were only soap and perfume workshops in Lion Port, and the supply pressure on both sides was great, so Zhu Zhanhe had this workshop built in Beizheng Port.

The sales volume of the newspaper could not increase in a short period of time, and Ma An could not keep it all the time, so Zhu Zhanhe gave him the management of the workshop in Beizhenggang. This was also the first time Zhu Zhanhe came here after the workshop was built. .

Under the leadership of Ma An, Zhu Zhanhe first came to the soap workshop and saw that it was divided into several areas. Each area was responsible for a process. After the soap base was melted again, various spices were added into the mold. Only then did I get the soap I needed.

However, although the smell of soap is good, the smell of the soap workshop is not that good, especially since the raw materials for making soap are oil, alkali, and lime, so the whole workshop smells of everything, Zhu Zhanhe After staying for a while, I became a little unbearable. It is really hard for these craftsmen to work here.

Of course, although these craftsmen worked hard, the rewards were very generous. The work of one craftsman was enough for a family to live a prosperous life. Some craftsmen even moved directly from the Ming Dynasty.

Compared with the soap workshop, the smell in the perfume workshop is much better. Tianzhu is already rich in spices, so the raw materials for perfume are also more abundant. Under the action of distillation, the essence and alcohol precipitated out of various spices are mixed in proportion. , and finally put into a beautiful glass bottle.

In the past, the largest customers of perfume were mainly aristocratic women of the Ming Dynasty. Because the production of perfume was limited, even if you had money, you might not be able to buy it.

But now the biggest customers of perfume have become the aristocrats of Central Asia and West Asia, and even further afield in Europe. People in these places, regardless of gender, mostly have severe body odor. Therefore, as soon as the perfume appeared, they immediately became aristocrats. A must-have.

The perfume workshops here in Beizhenggang mainly supply these products from Central and West Asia, and the smell is relatively strong, otherwise it will not be able to cover their body odor.

Nowadays, perfume workshops not only produce perfumes, but also recruit some perfumers with particularly good noses. They are responsible for researching various new perfumes so that they can come up with new ones and better cut leeks.

After visiting the workshop, Zhu Zhanhe went to the residential area behind the workshop to take a look.

This is actually more like an independent town, where the families of the two workshops live. There is a special market where you can buy all kinds of daily necessities, and there is even a primary school here for children. read.The main reason for reducing their contact with the outside world is to keep it secret. Whether it is soap or perfume, it is now an important commodity for the Han Dynasty to the outside world and one of the financial resources of the imperial court, so it is natural to pay special attention to it.

In fact, formulas have been leaked before. After all, the benefits of soap and perfume are so great, they will definitely make people jealous. However, the Han Palace is not a vegetarian. Those who dare to leak, including those who steal the formula, the Han Palace will not do anything. He has a soft hand, so until now, the recipes for soap and perfume are still firmly in the hands of the big man.

"Prince, I heard that the night school in Xijing is very prosperous. Many people who could not read Chinese characters before can actually write their own names. Moreover, the sales of our newspapers have begun to grow slowly. It seems that the newspapers are still very popular. Promising!"

After visiting the workshop, Ma An suddenly approached Zhu Zhanhe cautiously.

"Why, are you still thinking about what happened at the newspaper office?"

Zhu Zhanhe glanced at Ma An with some surprise. Compared to the newspaper office, these two workshops had more people managing them, and the goods coming in and out every day were worth tens of thousands of dollars. This was a job that no one else could ask for. In comparison, , the newspaper office is more like a Qingshui Yamen, there are benefits, but it is definitely not as good as the workshop.

"Well...hehe, to tell you the truth, although the workshop is good, I still prefer the newspaper office."

Unexpectedly, Ma An smiled shamelessly and admitted it directly.

"Why do you like newspapers?"

Zhu Zhanhe was also a little surprised and wanted to hear Ma An's reasons.

"To tell you the truth, although the workshop is good, it is too boring. Every day, it is either money or goods. In comparison, I still prefer the newspaper. There are fresh articles every day. You can master everything immediately, which is much more fun than the workshop!"

As Zhu Zhanhe's confidant, Ma An also told the truth at this time.

Zhu Zhanhe suddenly understood after hearing this. Ma An had been working in the newspaper for several years, and his horizons had also improved. For him, he no longer pursued low-level desires such as money, but preferred what the newspaper brought to him. fresh and exciting.

"Well, since you don't like it here, I won't force you to do it. I'll transfer you back when you finish what I asked you to do. I think by then the effect of the night school will be seen, and the sales volume of the newspaper will definitely be as well. It will increase significantly!”

Zhu Zhanhe finally nodded.

He sent his confidant Ma An to Beizhenggang not just to manage the soap and perfume workshops, but also for other tasks.

(End of this chapter)