I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 237 Matches, Soap

"Your Majesty, in half a month at most, I will be able to find out the best formula for cement.

Moreover, several cement workshops supervised by the Tiangong Bureau have also started construction, before the end of the year.

Chen is confident that the monthly output of cement is expected to reach [-] tons in the capital alone. "

Five thousand tons sounds like a big number, but considering the weight of cement, it is actually not that much.

Converted into tons, it is only 250 tons.

This little thing may not be enough to build a bridge in later generations, but in this era, especially this is only the first batch.

In the case that the artisan's technology is not mature enough, and the transportation capacity is also very backward, it is actually very good to have such an output.

But the purpose of Li Tian's visit today is not for this matter, but to ask Tiangong Institute to help him research several things that are suitable for large-scale use of workers and for opening factories.

As for what to use to develop the first batch of working class, Li Tian has also gone through many considerations.

There are many theories about the causes of the Industrial Revolution.

But most of the arguments point to the booming textile industry.

That is, from the birth of the so-called jenny loom.

The beginning of the industrial age can probably be counted as the beginning of the rise of textiles.

Li Tian originally planned to spend some time to get this thing out.

But he took into account that the north is not the main producing area of ​​yarn and cotton, and the price of raw silk is at a low point at this time.

Hastily wasting time and effort to get a large amount of silk and cotton to the north, if the price cannot be sold, it is very likely that my plan will run aground.

So he planned to change his plan and temporarily give up this tempting thing.

Use other small commodities, try the water first.

The first things he thought of were matches and soap.

These two things are not just daily consumables.

Moreover, the requirements for craftsmanship are extremely low, and the material is also convenient to obtain, no matter where it is, it can be easily found.

Take matches, for example.

The main raw materials for matches are white phosphorus and sulfur.

It is well known that the ignition point of white phosphorus is extremely low, only about 40 degrees, and it can reach the ignition point only by frictional heat.

A simple match can be made by mixing white phosphorus and sulfide with wax oil.

Whether it is white phosphorus or sulfur, in fact, in this era, it has been widely used in the field of medicine.

In particular, sulfur is one of the main components of gunpowder, and it is very convenient to find.

Moreover, matches use very little material, are simple to make, and are even more convenient to use.

Once put into the market, it is very possible to see the benefits in a very short time.

Then there's the soap.

Compared with the soap locusts used by people in this era, soap has stronger decontamination ability and the production method is simpler.

Just dissolve caustic soda in boiling water, then add lard and stir constantly.

During the birth of this process, the oil will gradually saponify, and the saponified oil is soap.

These two things are very easy to make in kind, and can be quickly accepted by the public of this era.

So Li Tian regards these two things as his main commodities in the first stage of supporting the working class.

Seeing that Zhou Zhen was still talking, Li Tian waved his hand and interrupted him.

"Zhou Yuanzheng, I am here this time not to ask you about the progress of the cement, but to entrust your Tiangong Institute with a new task."

After speaking, he immediately picked up the pen and paper, and wrote down the main formula and production process of matches and soap according to the memory in his mind.

Li Tian was originally just a clerk, and he knew how to make matches and soap.

But in his spare time, he also read a lot of time travel novels.

Have you never eaten pork, have you seen a pig run?

As one of the money-making tools of the traversers, matches and soap, even if he didn't personally make them.

But after reading so many narrations of the novel, he still somewhat remembered how to make this thing.

Although the records are not very clear, as long as Zhou Zhen and the others try a few more times according to the formula, they can always find the most suitable formula.

This is also one of the main purposes for him to spend a lot of manpower and material resources to build the Tiangong Academy and Tiangong Bureau.

After Zhou Zhen took Li Tian's formula, he didn't know what these two things were at first.

After seeing the description of the finished products of the two things later, I suddenly exclaimed.

"Your Majesty, I'm not mistaken, am I right? With just these two things, after a simple mix, it can really be rubbed to make a fire?"

"There is also this thing called soap. It is just mixed with oil and caustic soda, and the resulting thing has a stronger decontamination ability than saponins!"

Zhou Zhen has been impressed by Li Tian's genius concept since he saw the cement that Li Tian asked him to burn, which is called an artifact of the country.

The reason why he was so surprised was not how complicated these two things were, but because they were so simple.

It was so simple that he could hardly believe it.

"Don't be so surprised, the world is actually full of many wonderful things, we just lack the eyes to discover them."

Just the matches and soap made Zhou Zhen's jaw drop, Li Tian secretly smiled,

"If that day is the case, I will get out electricity, steam engines, radios, and even native telephones.

Will these guys who have never seen the world explode in surprise? "

With a light cough, Zhou Zhen woke up from the shock.

Li Tian said lightly,
"These two things are of great use to me, and I will give you three days.

No matter what method you use, you must get a suitable prototype for me as soon as possible! "

Zhou Zhen was shocked when he heard the words, and quickly bowed and said,
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the raw materials for these two things are easy to find, and the production method is also very simple. I am confident that they can be made within two days."

Seeing that he was so confident, Li Tian was also very happy, and tried his best to say,

"I'm very pleased that you can be so confident, it shows that I didn't choose the wrong person and work hard.

As long as I can get these two things out, no matter what the identity or official position of the person involved, I will reward you heavily. "

Zhou Zhen took the order to go, not daring to neglect, he quickly summoned the craftsmen of Tiangongyuan to start preparing for the production.

At this time, Jiang Bao, Wang Fu and others who had witnessed everything with their own eyes were almost dumbfounded.

"What's wrong with your majesty? In just two days, your majesty not only modified the musket by himself, but also created something that he had never heard of or seen before."

"Is this His Majesty in front of you the same Majesty we knew before?"

The doubts in their hearts, the two of them absolutely dare not speak out in person.

It's just that Li Tian's behavior in the past two days is really abnormal and has changed a lot.

It made them overwhelmed for a while, and they didn't know what words to use to praise them.

(End of this chapter)