My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 274 The Perfume Is Mine
The heat is steaming, and the scent of flowers comes from the utensils on the stove.

This device is actually a still, which is generally used to distill spirits. When Zhu Zhanhe made garlic wine, he used distilled wine.

But now the distiller is not filled with wine, but some collected rose flowers, and it is a variety with a relatively strong fragrance. The fragrance is very similar to the roses of later generations.

There is not much difference between roses and roses. The roses sold in the flower market in later generations are actually roses.

As the distillation proceeds, drop after drop of essential oil separates out and drips into the bottle under the spout.

"It's so fragrant, the fragrance of flowers can really be steamed!"

Princess Han looked at the drop after drop of essential oil, and couldn't help admiring.

Just now when Sun Ruowei said that Zhu Zhanhe was going to steam the fragrance of flowers, she thought the other party was talking nonsense, but when she saw the dripping essential oil with her own eyes, she couldn't help but believe it.

Soon after the essence of a pot of flowers was steamed out, Zhu Zhanhe immediately changed another pot. Finally, the flowers were used up, and he only got a small bottle of essential oil, with a strong rose fragrance, very attractive.

"Zhanhe, what is this thing called? It smells so good. Can I carry it on my body, like a sachet?"

Princess Han stared at the essential oil in Zhu Zhanhe's hand with bright eyes.

As a woman, especially an aristocratic woman, she cannot do without spices at ordinary times. For example, her clothes need to be smoked with spices, and she also needs to wear a sachet on her body. Therefore, Princess Han is also very interested in this essential oil steamed by Zhu Zhanhe.

"Don't worry, this essential oil can't be used directly, it needs to be mixed with something."

Zhu Zhanhe hurriedly explained, and after he finished speaking, he asked someone to fetch a special spirit, which was actually the original version of alcohol.

When the garlic wine was prepared at the beginning, because there was no alcohol, it could only be replaced by spirits. Later, when the court made garlic wine, Zhu Zhanhe ordered them to distill the spirits repeatedly, and finally obtained a spirit with a very high concentration. It's the level of medical alcohol.

What Zhu Zhanhe is using now is this kind of strong wine, no matter how distilled this kind of strong wine is, it is difficult to increase the strength.

"To make perfume, it is best to use alcohol, but unfortunately we can only make up for it now."

Zhu Zhanhe muttered to himself, then poured the essence and spirits into another small bottle to mix.

Zhu Zhanhe knew almost nothing about the preparation of perfumes, and he didn't know the proportions. Everything was based on the feel.

Of course, Zhu Zhanhe has smelled some of the various perfumes of later generations, especially some people who like to use a strong perfume, which can smoke half a street when they walk past, and they have to smell it if they don't want to.

Relying on the memory of his previous life, Zhu Zhanhe smelled it while preparing it, and felt that it was almost done, so he stopped.

"Okay, mother, do you want to try it?"

Zhu Zhanhe sent the perfume to the Queen of Han as if offering a treasure.

"How do I use this?"

Princess Han couldn't wait.

"Don't move, I'll wipe it for you."

As Zhu Zhanhe said, he smeared a little perfume with his fingers, and then smeared some on Princess Han's wrist and behind her ears. The body temperature in these places is relatively high, and it is easier for the smell of perfume to spread.

Sure enough, as the perfume was applied, Concubine Han felt as if her whole body was enveloped by a faint fragrance of flowers, which smelled refreshing and made people involuntarily intoxicated.

"Princess smells like the legendary flower fairy, every gesture has a faint fragrance, much better than sachets or incense!"

Sun Ruowei also praised it very knowledgeably, of course what she said was true.

Princess Han sniffed her wrist, and nodded in satisfaction at this moment: "This thing is really good, just smeared on a little, and the fragrance is so alluring. If it gets out, I'm afraid it will drive countless women crazy!"

"Mother, what do you think of this perfume as a birthday gift, how about giving it to Wang Guifei?"

Zhu Zhanhe asked with a smile.

"Wang Guifei? What Wang Guifei, this perfume is mine!"

Princess Han snatched the perfume. How could she give up such a good thing to others.

"This……"

Zhu Zhanhe didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he still underestimated the attractiveness of perfume to women.

"It doesn't matter, don't you still have essential oil in your hand, just make another bottle."

Sun Ruowei seemed to have expected Princess Han's reaction, and said with a slight smile.

"we can only do this."

Zhu Zhanhe said helplessly, he didn't dare to snatch things from his old lady.

"The second bottle is mine. Such a small bottle won't last for a few days."

Unexpectedly, Princess Han was not greedy enough, and she wanted to ask for more.

"Mother, I know how to make perfume. Are you still worried that there will be no perfume in the future, so why don't you give it to Wang Guifei first, and then make a name for yourself. If we open a perfume workshop in the palace, we will definitely make a lot of money every day!"

Zhu Zhanhe was speechless, so he could only tell the truth about his plan.

"Yes, this perfume is a sharp tool for making money. If it is sold out, it will probably attract countless people to loot it!"

Princess Han finally came to her senses, and immediately slapped her hands in praise.

Although the palace is not short of money now, the previous sale and purchase of land made the palace a huge profit, and the voyages also brought back a lot of income, but Zhu Gaoxu went to Tianzhu, God knows how much it will cost in the future?
So now the palace is also desperately making money, just to prepare for the future.

"It's not just perfume, mother, come take a look at this soap. Compared with perfume, this soap is also a sharp tool for making money!"

As Zhu Zhanhe said, he also took out the soap he made before, and then introduced the usage to Princess Han.

As a result, Princess Han was even more pleasantly surprised after hearing this, and immediately took away two yuan for her own use.

"Zhan He, what are you going to do with this perfume and soap?"

Princess Han put away the perfume and soap, and then asked seriously.

"The formula of perfume and soap is not too complicated, so it is very important to keep it secret. I plan to build two workshops just behind the palace, and Ruowei will be in charge."

Zhu Zhanhe replied immediately.

There is a large open space behind the palace, and it is also facing a river, which is very suitable for building workshops.

"Ruowei?"

Princess Han looked at Sun Ruowei when she heard the words, which made her nervous all of a sudden. If she could manage two such important workshops, then Sun Ruowei's position in the palace would be much more stable. In the future, even Zhu Zhanhe and Chang Sining After getting married, Sun Ruowei doesn't have to worry about being bullied.

"Okay, then let Ruowei do this, and I'll send a few capable stewards to help her, and there shouldn't be any problems!"

Concubine Han finally nodded and said that the two workshops need a completely trustworthy person to be in charge, and Sun Ruowei is indeed very suitable.

"Princess Xie, my son, I will definitely not let you down!"

Sun Ruowei also said excitedly when she heard the words, taking charge of the two workshops means that she has the capital to settle down in the palace, instead of relying on other people's rewards for her status as before.

(End of this chapter)