Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 1323: Soda Must Be Added with Salt
Ton tun tun. Zhu Xianxun took a sip of watermelon soda.

"Hmm" he stroked his chin.

"What's wrong? Is there something wrong?" Shangluo asked.

This is the watermelon soda that was just made. For him now, this level of civilian products can be freely manufactured. It is not difficult to ask those bread boats to temporarily change the process to make some carbonated water. The watermelon essence used for mixing is also ready.

"Shangluo, I think I forgot to tell you something - you've never had watermelon soda, right?"

Shangluo shook his head. He had indeed seen the option of watermelon soda on the delivery list. However, he had not lived in Yingtian for a long time and had not yet understood the strange culture of drinking watermelon soda in winter. He chose ordinary salt soda on the delivery list.

This option is completely correct because his salty soda has been delivered and he and the rest of his family have finished a box. Meanwhile, the other people who chose watermelon soda have not received their delivery yet.

This is free. Like other supplies, Yingtian's free supplies include free soda. Drinks are a special distribution, and in addition to soda, there are also teas and other options. But as part of the civic culture, it can be imagined that people who choose watermelon soda will definitely gather in large numbers.

And it is precisely because free things cannot be delivered that the quality of life has been directly reduced. Because at this time of year in previous years, everyone should have been drinking.

In fact, even Zhu Xianxi did not receive his own copy. After all, in order to show that he was not special, he also filled out the form and sent it in. If others did not receive it, then of course he would not receive it either.

"You've never had it, so let me teach you. This watermelon soda should be salty. Because it's a salty soda."

"Oh, you said it earlier. But it doesn't matter. We can just refine the seawater and produce salt by the way."

[I've made a note of this. Watermelon soda must be a salty soda.]

"Besides the saltiness?" Shangluo also asked, "Are there any problems with the other parts?"

"They are exactly the same. You can't tell the difference. It's better to say that carbonated water of this quality can be made into salty soda and it will taste good without the watermelon flavoring. In fact, it's like this - this watermelon soda is just the culture of the citizens of Yingtian. I remember that people in Shuntian seem to be used to drinking orange soda in winter. So you just need to make salty soda and add the flavoring later."

"That's easy." In fact, not adding flavors will save a lot of trouble - because the ingredients of flavors are too complicated.

According to current understanding, the "bread machine" developed by Columbia Automata is actually a universal food maker. Its power comes from a perpetual motion machine, which needs to absorb water and air.

In other words, this is actually simulating photosynthesis. So the parts other than photosynthesis will be very troublesome. This system is most efficient only when it is used to make starch. In addition to making starch, the oven on the ship is an additional equipment installed entirely for baking bread. In fact, according to Shangluo’s previous visit, the equipment used to make starch on this ship is not particularly large, because Columbia’s design is very efficient. However, the oven for baking bread is extremely wasteful of tonnage, and there are many designs that are unnecessary in terms of efficiency, which seems to come from the chef’s own pursuit of cooking.

Baking alone is a waste of space, since there is actually no photosynthesis involved.

However, this system still has a lot of development prospects. It is not impossible to synthesize fats and proteins through the same system. This system can synthesize protein because in the process of converting starch into flour, whether it is low-gluten flour or high-gluten flour, ingredients other than starch must be added. If it is high-gluten flour, more protein must also be added.

Things like adding watermelon essence are not only complicated, but the chef himself has no interest in it - although he is a technological creator, he advocates more natural food. If it is developed based on the chef's design, it would be quite difficult to add essence.

Making salty soda might be easier, because bread also needs salt, and the system designed by the chef will not synthesize salt, but will separate it in the process of desalinating seawater.

But in general, these are all designed according to the chef's own taste. If you want to make products that do not meet the chef's taste, you will encounter many obstacles.

For example, watermelon soda can only be added after making salt soda - if you want a more complex product, such as a complex formula like cola, it is not something the chef can do. The chef does not like cola.

"Shangluo, I actually think we should start replicating this reaction equipment immediately."

"This may be a bit metaphysical." Shangluo replied, "Because on the ship, temperature control is a systematic project, and the reactor itself also needs precise temperature control. Without the system designed by the chef, it would be difficult for us to pick out the individual starch processing equipment - including the oven. Although it looks redundant, it is also the heat source of the entire system. If we want to carefully distinguish the heat flow inside, it will probably be quite brain-consuming."

"Um"

"Actually, it's not necessary." Shangluo replied, "Just like if we humans want a faster vehicle, there's no need to imitate the physiological structure of a horse to make four legs, we just need to install wheels. The chef designed it this way because these complex mechanical structures are an extension of his will. He will design it based on his own preferences, which is more efficient for him. We fully understand it and skip the useless designs."

"Don't tell me." Zhu Xianxin thought for a while, "Do you know how many new kilns have been built in Jingdezhen in recent years? Oh, you don't know, because they are imperial kilns, making imperial utensils. But you should have seen them, those are the plates you held when you offered sacrifices to the Imperial Ancestral Temple this year. Did you notice anything unusual about those plates?"

"No, it's quite normal."

"Those plates were actually fired by Tianyi Guiren. Many Tianyi Guiren have studied in Jingdezhen. When firing a kiln, the temperature inside the kiln is very important. Experienced masters will judge the temperature by the color and state of the flame. We sent some Tianyi Guiren to learn and observe, and then let them judge the temperature inside the kiln. The yield rate has increased immediately, and this year's kiln has produced several times more than before."

Shangluo understood: "Brother, you are planning to ask Tianyi Guiren to fill the salty soda and beat the small steamed buns, right? I think it's okay. At least they can keep an eye on the temperature of the reactor. Wait, I'll ask them to communicate with the chef."

(End of this chapter)