Chapter 59 Prince Yu’s New Idea
Chapter 59 Prince Yu’s New Idea
With the addition of Teng Xiang, Chen Hong and Li Fang, the efficiency of Prince Yu's Mansion has indeed improved a lot compared to before.
Before, Zhu Zaigui was the only one who ordered Meng Chong to do things. Although Meng Chong had no complaints, there were too many things to do in the palace, and it was not normal to always have Meng Chong to do things alone.
So with the joining of these three, not only could Meng Chong take a breath, but even Zhu Zaigui could roll up his sleeves and continue to do his second thing.
Yiran Sugar has been on the market for almost two months. Its high price and sweet taste made it very attractive at first, but eating too much sugar will make you sick of it.
Although it will not affect current sales and profits, it is definitely not a good thing in the long run.
Therefore, Zhu Zaigui had to take action to increase the richness of his products and attract more customers to consume.
So in Zhu Zaigui's next plan, he plans to develop some new things, such as candy.
But what flavor of candy is more refreshing?
Finally, after careful consideration, Zhu Zaigui decided to make mint candy!
Firstly, it is because mint candy has a refreshing taste and can give people a cool and refreshing feeling. Secondly, it is because mint is relatively easy to obtain.
After all, other fruits have not yet undergone particularly systematic cultivation, and their sugar content is not good. In addition, the technology for converting fruits into syrup for making candy is not mature enough, and the cost of trial and error is high.
Therefore, mint, which has a huge output and is easy to make into candy, came into Zhu Zaigui's plan.
During this period, Zhu Zaigui had been arranging for Meng Chong to purchase mint and then boil mint oil.
The smell of freshly brewed peppermint oil is so refreshing that it makes people feel as if the world has become cooler.
Now it is midsummer again after early summer, and the heat begins to rise. If you can take a bite of mint candy at this time, the slight coolness, although not real, can give people an extremely comfortable and cool feeling.
It would be strange if mint candy didn’t become popular just based on this feature!
"How's it going?"
Zhu Zaigui looked at Meng Chong, who was sweating profusely as he prepared syrup and adjusted the proportions of peppermint oil in the small workshop in the backyard of the palace, and asked with concern.
Meng Chong wiped the sweat off his face and replied carefully to Zhu Zaigui: "It should be almost done."
Zhu Zaigui looked at Meng Chong who was already extremely hot and said worriedly, "Take it out of the pot when it's ready. You should also go and cool down quickly. I have prepared a portion of yogurt for you in the ice container with some fruit pieces in it."
When Meng Chong heard that Zhu Zaigui had prepared yogurt with fruit pieces for him in an ice jar, he was so moved that he almost cried.
Meng Chong said: "Thank you, Your Majesty. I am not afraid of the heat."
Zhu Zaigui scolded directly: "Are you not afraid of the heat? If I let you endure it for a while longer, you will probably get a heat stroke. Don't dawdle. I am not a stingy person, hurry up."
Although Meng Chong was scolded by Zhu Zaigui, he felt happy in his heart. He sighed and quickly poured the syrup and peppermint oil that had been boiled in the pot into the candy mold beside him.
After he finished doing all this, Zhu Zaigui urged Meng Chong to come out quickly.
It is really uncomfortable to stay near the stove in the hot summer, so Zhu Zaigui was also worried that if the fat man Meng Chong really got heatstroke, it would be troublesome.
Seeing Meng Chong sweating profusely, Zhu Zaiqi urged him again: "Go and take a shower to cool off. I'll have someone bring you some yogurt later."
Meng Chong was moved and bowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Zhu Zaigui simply waved his hand and asked Meng Chong to leave.
Then Zhu Zaigui stood alone in the yard, thinking about whether he should get a fan to cool down. Although he couldn't get an electric fan, a steam one should be possible.
If designed properly, as long as the steam is continuous, the power of the steam can be used to drive a set of gear chains, allowing them to extend a certain length, and then let them drive the fan blades. It seems that a fan can be created that relies on the power of steam to rotate continuously.
With this constantly rotating fan, it is a very nice thing, whether it is used to cool down the workers making mints or to extend it to their own dormitories.
If we add a device to place ice cubes behind the steam-driven fan, wouldn't it be a very cool air fan?
When he thought of this, Zhu Zaigui's eyes couldn't help but light up.
He felt that this matter was absolutely feasible.
Therefore, when Meng Chong went out to cool off, Zhu Zaigui couldn't wait to come out of the courtyard and immediately found Li Fang.
Zhu Zai said: "Li Fang, please help me find a few skilled craftsmen. They will be of great use to me!"
Li Fang didn't know what Zhu Zaigui wanted the craftsman to do, but as a qualified servant, Li Fang was very clear about some of her master's matters. It was better not to ask too much. As long as she did her master's orders, she would be a good servant.
Li Fang bowed and said, "Yes, I will go find it right away."
Zhu Zaigui nodded, and then continued to think about how to use steam.
After all, Zhu Zaigui only had a rough outline of this kind of thing in his mind. Actually doing it was another matter.
Therefore, you must think more and consider all the possible problems in advance, so that you can complete the design of the steam fan more smoothly.
Li Fang's efficiency was also very reliable. Less than half an hour after Zhu Zaigui gave the order, he had borrowed several craftsmen from the palace's Construction Department.
Zhu Zaigui looked at these old craftsmen and without any nonsense, he directly stated his ideas and requirements.
These old craftsmen were also amazed when they heard Zhu Zaigui's incredible ideas.
Although they had some doubts and questions in their minds, they were not in a position to raise them at this time. Their primary task was to do their job well as required.
Zhu Zaigui was also amazed at the serious attitude of these old craftsmen towards work and their superb craftsmanship.
The royal craftsmen are really amazing. Many problems can be solved at a glance without any unnecessary explanation.
Just like the wooden gears and iron-clad chains they are now carefully making, Zhu Zaigui couldn't help but sigh at how their hands can be as precise as machines, with every cut and every saw being just right.
In particular, the steam valve they made according to Zhu Zaigui's requirements was so ingenious that if it was not made of wood, Zhu Zaigui might have thought they were poured out from a mold.
Zhu Zaigui was extremely excited when he saw the steam fan that the craftsmen had finally made after spending a whole day on it.
As long as we boil the pot of water below, we can verify the results of this experiment.
So after the craftsmen had assembled the last blade, Zhu Zaigui said to Meng Chong, "Go find some durable coal. I want to see if this steam fan can turn."
(End of this chapter)