Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

As an intellectual who grew up under the red flag, compared to the ancients in this dimension who made sugar from beets, the sugar they made was darker in color, had more impurities, and even had a weird taste when eaten.

But even so, sugar is an extremely scarce and precious commodity here. Therefore, when she passed by this sugarcane forest earlier, she had the idea of ​​making sugar from sugarcane.

Now with the endorsement of the Seventh Uncle, Sangguo Town is under her management, and all the profits she produces in Sangguo Town belong to her personally. This is simply the right time, right place, and right people.

"If you don't take what God gives you, you will be punished by God!" Lin Xiaoyue pointed to the sugarcane forest and said to the guards excitedly, "Brothers, after the food street and Pinqu Pavilion, this will become our third wealth treasure land to build a profitable industrial chain."

Although the guards didn't quite understand why their princess' eyes suddenly glowed with gold, it did not prevent them from affirming the princess's ability to make money, and they nodded in support.

Are you kidding? Lin Xiaoyue could tell them that anyone who came from the modern era knew that sugar and salt were both strategic materials.

Take World War II as an example. The United States imposed an economic blockade on China and banned the export of sugar. At that time, food prices in China rose 21 times, but sugar prices soared more than 300 times.

It's really crazy, isn't it?

Why did the price of sugar rise so sharply? Those who understand will understand.

During wartime, there is chaos and disorder. Even if there is food, once the fighting starts, there may not be time to eat it. But it is different with sugar.

Compared with food, sugar contains a variety of energy needed by the human body. With energy supplement, soldiers can fight better.

Not only that, consuming a certain amount of sugar will put the human body in a state of high spirits and excitement, which is very helpful for fighting.

Therefore, even in the end times, many people may not bring dry food when they go out on missions, but everyone will definitely carry a bag of sugar.

Not only is it small in size, light in weight, and easy to carry, but the most important thing is that sugar generally has a long shelf life. If it is stored in a dry place, it can be eaten even after three years without worrying about expiration or deterioration.

Therefore, when Lin Xiaoyue saw the huge sugarcane forest, the idea of ​​making sugar from sugarcane subconsciously came to her mind.

At this moment, she really felt like she had hit the jackpot, and she was so excited that she couldn't stop herself.

However, the road to sugar production is not all smooth sailing.

The first challenge was to squeeze the sugarcane juice. In ancient times, tools were scarce and it was difficult for them to find suitable tools for squeezing.

After much difficulty, they found a huge stone mill from Sangguo Town, but they discovered that pushing the mill required tremendous strength. Not only were the guards often exhausted and out of breath, but the efficiency of the mill was also very low, and they could only squeeze out a small amount of sugarcane juice each time.

Lin Xiaoyue looked at the tired guards and thought about the number of livestock she should ask Ergou to purchase. At the same time, she carefully observed the structure of the millstone and thought about ways to improve it.

Although there are patterns of modern simple juicers in the space, it is time-consuming and laborious to make them from scratch. So she thought about improving the existing tools. Adding some raised patterns on the edge of the stone mill can increase friction and improve the efficiency of squeezing.

After the animals arrived, she asked the guards to divide into groups and take turns pushing the millstone. This allowed everyone to have some rest time while ensuring the continuity of the work.

Next comes the problem of filtering out impurities.

They only had simple gauze, which made it difficult to completely filter out impurities in the sugarcane juice, which made the subsequent boiling process more difficult.

Lin Xiaoyue thought about it and took out the simple filter she had made while fleeing the famine.

In addition to subtracting the charcoal part, the stones and sand are directly taken from the nearby stream to make the filter. When the sugarcane juice flows through the filter, most of the impurities are intercepted. The filtered sugarcane juice becomes purer and it is also purer when you drink it.

Then comes the boiling and refining.

This is a key step that tests your technique and requires good control of the temperature and timing.

There are modern thermometers and timers in the space, but these things are difficult to explain.

Therefore, we can only judge by feeling and experience. If we are not careful, the fire will be too high and the sugar will burn, and the fire will be too low and the juice will not be boiled into sugar. Timing is crucial.

Moreover, if the cooking time is too long, the color of the sugar will become darker and the taste will become worse; if the cooking time is too short, the purity of the sugar will not be enough.

Lin Xiaoyue and the members of the escort team tried again and again, and failed again and again, but they never gave up. They just stayed by the stove day and night, carefully observing the juice in the pot and feeling the changes in the heat.

At this critical moment, we have to say that Xiaocao and the cooking team played a key role.

They found that they could judge the heat by observing the bubbles and color of the juice. When the juice began to emit small bubbles and the color turned slightly yellow, the heat needed to be reduced.

Even Chun Xing, who came from the military doctor's office and found Sangguo Town alone, roughly estimated the time by counting her own heartbeats.

Lin Xiaoyue rolled her eyes and thought that only you doctors can do this. Why don't you try someone else, even a good cook, and let him count his heartbeats while boiling sugar. He will definitely go crazy in no time.

Fortunately, hard work pays off. After countless attempts, the members of the cooking team stayed by the stove day and night, concentrating on watching the juice in the pot.

As the juice gradually thickened, it gave off an alluring sweet aroma. Finally, the crystal clear, gem-like brown sugar appeared before everyone's eyes.

When the finished product came out, Lin Xiaoyue and a group of guards carefully picked up a piece of candy and put it into their mouths. The sweet taste instantly spread in their mouths.

Everyone's eyes lit up, and they all gave thumbs up to the members of the cooking group. That's right, this is what sweetness is.

Compared with the sugar sold on the street with a strange smell, the sugar they make is smooth in color, pure and free of impurities, and tastes more delicate and sweet.

Everyone had smiles on their faces, and they once again clearly realized how amazing their princess was.

Look, look, who says making money is hard? What’s so difficult about it?

Look at their princess, she is so capable, she is simply God’s own daughter, the kind who is always chased and fed.

Even an inconspicuous sugarcane forest provided her with a channel to make money.

Once this extremely precious sugar is launched on the market and more people can taste its sweetness, I am afraid that the entire Dayuan Dynasty, oh no, even other countries, big and small, will have to queue up with money to buy the sugar.

It's true, if you compare yourself to others, you will die; if you compare goods, you will throw them away.

Once again, the guards couldn't help but feel lucky that they had burned incense in their previous life, which allowed them to save up all their luck to meet the princess. It was so damn worth it.