Settled in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 114

Being interrupted by such an interruption, Xue Lang lost the interest in tasting tea, so Xue Lang put away the jars containing the tea leaves in a grand manner, and prepared to take them back to Tingfengyuan.

This brazen look caused Princess Pingyang to give her a meaningful look, but she didn't say anything.Xue Lang was about to say goodbye and leave when Princess Pingyang suddenly said, "Almost forgot the business!"

Xue Lang hurriedly cupped his fists: "Please speak, Your Highness."

Her Royal Highness said: "The saltpeter you want, I have someone find it, can two carts be enough?"

Xue Langhan: "Your Highness, I have a lot to spare, and I won't be able to use it up in a few years!"

Her Royal Highness laughed: "As long as it is enough, I'm afraid it's not enough, even if it's too much. Speaking of which, what does this saltpeter have to do with the ice cellar? Why did you Yang say that you need saltpeter to build an ice cellar?"

This is a pretentious opportunity delivered to your door!

Xue Lang smiled, and asked, "Dare to ask Your Highness, has the ice cellar been dug?"

"It's already been dug, just wait for the saltpeter, now the saltpeter has arrived, just wait for Youyang."

Her Royal Highness is quite cooperative.Xue Lang said: "Since the saltpeter has arrived, choosing a day is worse than hitting the sun. Let's do it today, and prepare a few large pots and thinner pottery pots that are smaller than wooden pots. Rough pottery is fine, and cheap ones are easy to use."

"Hurry up and get it done."

Princess Pingyang gave instructions to the left and right, and some people rushed to prepare.You see, being a landlord class in ancient times is so sour and refreshing, you can just move your mouth, and your own servants will break their legs.

The ice cellar was built in the shade of the farm, near the foot of the mountain. It was originally a cave, cool and dry. After inspection, the craftsmen found it suitable and converted it into an ice cellar.By the way, it is customary to call it an ice well at this time.

A group of people go to the farm.Xue Lang was still riding his bicycle, while Her Royal Highness was riding a horse. Seeing Xue Lang riding a bicycle and following her horse leisurely, he took a few curious glances, as if he was quite interested in bicycles.When I arrived at the farm, I didn't disturb the people in the farm, and went straight to the ice well that was built.

Ice storage was a very expensive thing in ancient times, and ice cubes were only available to the rich and powerful in summer.Therefore, a house was built on the ground at the ice well, and after the ice was stored, people were sent to guard it.

Xue Lang asked people to move the saltpeter and basins to a spare room, and asked people to fetch water. Just as he was about to play a trick of condensing water into ice, Princess Pingyang suddenly said: "Left and right, all go out, step back ten Ruler, those who approach for no reason, tie them up first!"

"Here!"

Her Royal Highness looked solemn, and after giving the order, she wanted to avoid it, Xue Lang said with a smile: "Your Highness, there is no need to avoid suspicion, this is just a simple chemical reaction. Speaking of which, summer is coming soon, Your Highness, why don't we do this?" Ice business, how about it? I will provide the technology, and His Highness will provide people and materials, the subordinates will get [-]%, and His Highness will get [-]%, okay?"

Princess Pingyang rolled her eyes and said, "Twenty-eight! I'm eight and you two!"

You are only two!Your whole family is two!
But this cannot be said, Xue Lang coughed and said: "Your Highness, there are too many of these, it won't work! Technology is very important, although it is simple, but without the technology I provide, this business can't be done. Be kind, as long as you pay forty percent, if His Highness invests more, you will share sixty percent of it, how wonderful! Let’s just say that, right?”

Her Royal Highness smiled sweetly: "Sanqi! You are three and I am seven!"

Even if the beauty smiled like a flower, Xue Lang was still unmoved: "No! Just four or six!"

This is also the plan that Xue Lang just remembered.Selling ice is more cost-effective than selling handmade soap. As long as there is saltpeter, it is a no-cost business. Every summer is the peak sales season. These days, every family can't afford to store ice, right?Besides, storing ice is a very troublesome thing. If there are ready-made ones and the cost is not too high, I believe many people are still willing to buy ready-made ones.

Xue Langyou said: "Your Highness, this business is a good one. As long as the technology is kept secret, it can be done every year. Except for saltpeter, it is almost a free business! It can be done anywhere! Four or six, okay?"

Xue Lang tried his best to lobby Princess Pingyang.Princess Pingyang asked: "Why is Youyang so obsessed with making money? But the salary is not enough?"

Xue Lang shook his head and said, "If I was the only one, the salary would certainly be enough. But, now that there is more Ah Lin, and in the future I may marry a wife and have children to support the family. The salary alone is not enough, so naturally I need to plan more." , Save up the money first, then talk about it.”

Princess Pingyang pondered: "This reason is reasonable."

Xue Lang hurriedly said: "Not only is it plausible, it is a pertinent statement!"

Princess Pingyang laughed and said: "Yes! Let's make an agreement with Youyang that you will be four and I will be six. Youyang will provide the technology and I will provide the rest. Those who do this business will not need to look for them again. Fan Ren sent him there, and since he did not forget the habits of merchants, let him be a merchant."

This Xue Lang doesn't comment, it's fine for Her Royal Highness to decide for herself.

Everything is settled, with the character of Her Royal Highness, since she agreed, she will naturally not change her mind.Xue Lang finally had a stable income earning a living, and his motivation was a little higher.

Without letting Her Royal Highness avoid it, she put the pottery pot in the big pot, filled both of them with water, then took a wooden spoon, and stirred the ground saltpeter into the water in the big pot one by one——

Stirring and stirring, the water in the clay pot became colder and colder, and soon condensed into ice!
Princess Pingyang couldn't help but blinked her eyes several times in a row, but she held her breath. Apart from blinking a few more times, she didn't ask any questions. She just watched Xue Lang make one pot and then the next one. Once, I made some ice cubes.

These pots are all open.Ask someone to take the clay pot with ice cubes to the fire and bake it for a while. The ice cubes melt a little and can be poured out easily.

Princess Pingyang watched Xue Lang operate several times before she couldn't help asking: "Why is this? Why can water condense into ice?"

Xue Lang explained straightforwardly: "Because of saltpeter. According to the chemical principle, saltpeter contains a substance called potassium nitrate, which can absorb the heat in water after dissolving in water, so the water condenses into ice. But, The ice condensed from the saltpeter water cannot be eaten directly, so you need to use a separate pottery pot to separate it. The ice in the pottery pot will be fine if you eat it. Also, the ice in the wooden pot, when you pour out the water later, the impurities will disappear You can throw it away and don’t use it. Boil it in water, and the precipitated crystals can be reused.”

Her Royal Highness was fascinated when she heard it: "Chemistry is such a magical subject... I really want to see it. When will Youyang write chemistry for me to read?"

It hurts Xue Lang to hear it. In modern times, chemistry is a subject that is only learned in the third year of junior high school, which shows that learning chemistry requires other subjects as a foundation.Princess Pingyang has never learned other subjects, how can she learn chemistry!So, this is an example of someone shooting himself in the foot?

Xue Lang had no choice but to perfunctorily say: "If there is a suitable opportunity, I will write it down and show it to His Highness."

The implication is that if the opportunity is not right, don't write it, and His Highness doesn't need to read it.

Princess Pingyang didn't know if she heard the meaning, so she just nodded indifferently.After pondering for a while, he said, "I'll order people to build a few big ice wells and store some ice. In summer, this business can start."

"His Royal Highness is happy to cooperate."

Xue Lang happily bowed his hands to Her Highness the Princess.Her Royal Highness smiled and nodded, then turned and went back to the mansion.

Keeping Xue Lang, she went back to the mansion by herself, and sent someone over to learn how to make ice from Xue Lang first, and then Xue Lang could get away and direct from the side. For ice, fill the well first.

(End of this chapter)