Chapter 2810 2812【Tiangongkaiwu】
Xiang Nan couldn''t help but feel depressed when he heard Li Yu say that what he made was a strange and obscene skill.
He makes cosmetics, music boxes, perfumes...all with high technical content.
?In medieval Europe, Britain and France could earn 40,000 taels of gold a year, equivalent to about 800,000 taels of silver, from the perfume business.
It is equivalent to 3% of the annual tax of the Toyo Dynasty, which is definitely not a small amount. If you add the cosmetics business, especially soap, your income may double.
?Moreover, he built a workshop to make not only cosmetics and perfumes, but also steel, glass and explosives.
In ancient times, steel production was extremely low. The iron output of Toyo Dynasty was only two million kilograms, which is one thousand tons. Nowadays, any small steel mill can produce 100,000 tons of steel per year.
And steel and iron are different. Steel is stronger, tougher, more durable and less prone to corrosion than iron, making it more suitable for making weapons.
?But it was very difficult to make steel in ancient times. It required heating and repeated forging before iron could be made into steel, so there was an idiom "a hundred times made into steel".
But making steel in this way requires a lot of manpower and material resources, so the output of steel in ancient times was very low. Therefore, things are rare and valuable, and weapons made from hundreds of steel are often regarded as treasures.
During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao ordered people to make five hundred-handled knives. It took three years to refine them. For this, he even made a special gift to celebrate. This shows how rare ancient steel is.
But for Xiang Nan, steelmaking is not that difficult.
He is planning to launch a blast furnace steelmaking project, which will produce at least two tons of steel a day. In less than five years, he could raise the armament of Toyoto''s army to a new level.
At that time, the Toyo Chao army wearing heavy armor and holding steel swords will be able to defeat the enemy countries in the west, southwest and northeast.
After the production of high-strength steel, firearms such as artillery and firecrackers can be launched.
At that time, the era of cold weapons will directly enter the era of hot weapons. By that time, the surrounding countries will be completely finished. No matter how strong the cavalry is, it can''t compete with firearms.
As for glass, it is mainly used for civilian purposes.
Making glass windows, making glass mirrors, making tableware, making glasses... improve people''s living and living conditions.
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?Hence, Xiang Nan has put a lot of enthusiasm into this workshop. He personally participates in the design of all projects, personally supervises the construction, and personally selects the workers...
Seeing him like this, Li Zu was both happy and confused.
Fortunately, Xiang Nan focused his main energy on this workshop, which eliminated the possibility of him seeking to usurp the throne.
In fact, even though he chose Xiang Nan as the crown prince, he was also willing to support him in succeeding to the throne in the future. But for an emperor like him, as long as he doesn''t die, he never wants to give up power.
Therefore, in his heart, he was very afraid of the prince seizing power.
So Li Chengji would say, "The more dangerous thing than the imperial palace is the East Palace, and the more difficult thing to be than the emperor is the prince." Li Chengye would also say, "The existence of the prince itself is rebellion."
?Now Xiang Nan is not in a hurry to seize power, but instead runs to build some kind of workshop. It seems that he is not doing his job properly, but in fact he is doing the right thing for Li Hao.
It''s just that Li Hao couldn''t figure out what fun there was in a workshop.
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?One month has passed quickly, and Gao Ruyi’s confinement has ended.
?However, Xiang Nan didn''t stay with her right away. He planned to leave her alone for a while to let her reflect.
After all, he wants to be a wise king in the future, but it is not enough to devote all his energy to government affairs, and he does not have that much energy to manage the harem.
Hence, he hopes that the harem can be harmonious and does not want anyone to be clever. Therefore, Gao Ruyi, who was the first to cause trouble, was killed first to scare the monkeys.
Let everyone know, don’t try to be clever, otherwise you will suffer the consequences.
"Grandma, this is the icing sugar produced in my grandson''s workshop. How do you like it?" Xiang Nan smiled and put the sugar in front of the Queen Mother.
Toyocha also produces sugar, but it is basically sugar paste and brown sugar. As for rock sugar and white sugar, they only became available after the Song Dynasty. Therefore, this white sugar, which is as white as snow and as fine as sand, is still a rare thing at this moment.
“Hey, is this sugar or salt? Why is it so beautiful?” The Queen Mother exclaimed when she saw it.
? In the past, sugar was either pitch black or red, but this was the first time I saw this sugar as white as snow. It was indeed worthy of the name "icing sugar".
"Grandma, if you like it, I will give it to you often." Xiang Nan said with a smile.
“Good boy, you have a heart.” The Empress Dowager smiled.
Sugar is a common thing for the Queen Mother. The key is Xiang Nan''s filial piety, thinking of her first when he gets something good, so how can she be dissatisfied.
Xiang Nan then presented the white sugar to the emperor, empress, concubines in the harem, princes and ministers, etc. Within ten days, this kind of sugar frost, as white as snow and as fine as sand, became the most sought after in the capital. nice one.
One pound of white sugar is worth one tael of silver. Even so, it has a price but no market. In comparison, a pound of ordinary cane sugar only costs 60 cents.
However, when using ordinary cane sugar to produce white sugar, there is almost no loss. Even excluding labor, material and other expenses, the profit is more than ten times, which is an absolute huge profit.
Xiang Nan also made a lot of money from daily necessities such as sugar and soap, so that he could have money to maintain the operation of the workshop and continue to launch new projects.
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“His Royal Highness has been very busy recently.” On this day, Xiang Nan was inspecting the workshop to ensure that various projects were implemented as planned.
?At this moment, a person came close and whispered.
Xiang Nan was stunned and saw Chai Mu at a glance, "Mr. Chai, why are you here? Please come in and sit down."
Xiang Nan quickly let him into the manager''s office.
“Your Highness is only busy with the workshop, have you forgotten the great cause of revenge?” Chai Mu asked.
?After Xiang Nan became the prince, he was not in a hurry to bring down the traitorous officials, but he was busy in the workshop every day, which was really a bit unprofessional.
Xiang Nan smiled slightly when he heard this.
?He knew that the reason why Chai Mu supported him was to make him a revenge machine, to bring down Gao Ming and avenge the Gu and Chen families.
"Mr. Chai, there is no need to be angry. I have never forgotten the matter of revenge." Xiang Nan said, "Mr. Chai, does he know that Gao Xian died suddenly just two months ago?"
"Of course I know, but what does that have to do with you?" Chai Mu asked in confusion.
Xiang Nan smiled, took the teacup, and patted it gently.
Chai Mu looked at it puzzledly, but didn''t see anything wrong.
Xiang Nan blew into the teacup.
Suddenly, the tea cup, which was originally intact, was shattered into pieces in an instant.
Chai Mu was stunned and stunned.
“Six months ago, when Gao Xian sent Batur’s information to Beijing, I personally picked it up. At that time, I quietly patted him.
So after he returned, he slowly began to get sick, and he died suddenly and mysteriously two months ago. Xiang Nan explained, "Because of this, the Gao family now has a broken arm and has become a turtle in a urn." Clean it up however you want. "
Chai Mu nodded.
(End of this chapter)