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"My Lord, is there anything wrong with this?"

Qu Xuan's face turned pale. He didn't expect that he brought Ye Feng to inspect the Ministry of Industry. Just the simplest production of soapberry liquid made Ye Feng dissatisfied, so he quickly asked tentatively.

Ou Zhizi followed behind him and frowned slightly. He didn't understand what Ye Feng meant. Although he only knew how to forge weapons, the production of soapberry liquid was very simple, and there was nothing wrong with what the craftsmen in front of him did.

Ye Feng had a faint smile on his face. He looked at everyone and said, "Hurry up and get up. I don't think there is anything wrong with what you did, but I think it doesn't need to be so troublesome. Do you understand what I mean?"

"trouble?"

Xu Peng, the head craftsman in charge of making the soapberry liquid, frowned secretly. Although he was not a great craftsman, he had been making soapberry liquid for many years and the steps had always been the same without any problems. He felt a little unhappy.

Although he knew that Ye Feng was now a popular figure in the Song Dynasty, he felt that he was limited to governing the country and fighting wars. If it came to being a craftsman, he didn't think Ye Feng was capable of that.

"Your Majesty finds this manufacturing method very troublesome. May I ask if you have any ideas to improve it?" Xu Peng bowed to Ye Feng, his words clearly filled with disdain.

"How dare you? Xu Peng, you dare to question the King of Zhenguo?"

When Qu Xuan heard Xu Peng's words, his face changed drastically. He was very clear about Ye Feng's methods. When he first came to the Song Dynasty, even the Minister of Personnel Cui Hao was exterminated because of a quarrel!

"I do have a good idea."

Ye Feng stretched out his hand, signaling Qu Xuan not to say anything more, and walked forward, stretched out his hand and gently touched the liquid made from the soapberry, and saw him put it to his nose and sniffed it, with a faint smile on his face. The soapberry liquid made by the people in front of him was not only inconvenient to carry, but also inconvenient to store, and the steps were also very cumbersome.

Seeing Ye Feng's ability, the other craftsmen who were making the soapberry liquid also frowned slightly, thinking: "Could it be that the King of Zhenguo really has a way?"

Ye Feng looked at Xu Peng and smiled, "Please go get some coarse salt and lard for me."

"Go get it for the Lord of the State."

Xu Peng gave instructions to a craftsman beside him.

Not long after, the craftsman was seen leaving. He brought some white lard and yellow coarse salt to Ye Feng.

Ye Feng poured the soapberry liquid into a small container, stirring it constantly, and slowly put lard and coarse salt into it, allowing it to dissolve continuously.

chi chi chi...

Seeing the soapberry liquid in the container constantly boiling, Xu Peng frowned secretly. He found that the soapberry liquid boiled by Ye Feng was much more viscous than before.

About ten minutes later, Ye Feng poured the boiled soapberry liquid into a porcelain cup and placed it aside.

Ye Feng knew very well that soap and perfumed soap in his previous life were all made in this way. The liquid made from the decoction of soapberry contained a certain amount of caustic soda, which was the famous saponification reaction in China in his previous life.

"Your Excellency, this slime of yours does add a unique fragrance, but it's very troublesome!"

Xu Peng originally thought that Ye Feng had some brilliant ideas, but he did not expect that it was just adding some lard to create the fragrance. With such means, they could also add rose petals, etc., and there was nothing special about it.

"Your Excellency, take a closer look."

Ye Feng looked at the liquid in the cup. As it cooled down, the edge of the cup began to slowly solidify and turn slightly yellow.

"Ok?"

Xu Peng carefully moved closer and looked at the soapberry liquid in the cup. He discovered the clues and the disdain and contempt in his eyes gradually disappeared.

"I am a lowly person named Xu Peng, who failed to recognize a great man. Please punish me, Lord Zhenguo." Xu Peng was horrified and quickly knelt down in front of Ye Feng.

He has been in charge of refining soapberry liquid for many years and knows very well what the liquid gradually solidifying in the cup means.

"Look, the soapberry liquid has solidified."

“It’s really solidified. It’s incredible.”

"Zhen Guojun added some lard and coarse salt to solidify the soapberry liquid."

"That is to say, when we make soapberry liquid in the future, we only need to add lard and coarse salt in advance. There is no need to preserve the liquid at all. We can just solidify it piece by piece and package it up."

The many craftsmen who made the soapberry liquid were all shocked.

"this?"

Qu Xuan came forward and reached out his hand to gently touch the solidified liquid. Although it was still a little soft, he knew that as long as the temperature cooled down completely, the soapberry liquid would completely solidify like lard boiled in winter. He was horrified: "How... is this possible?"

"Everyone in the Song Dynasty needs to bathe. The soapberry liquid can only be provided to officials, but the farmers who plant soapberry trees cannot enjoy it. After the soapberry liquid solidifies, the efficiency of use will be greatly improved, and it is easy to store. Everyone can buy it."

Ye Feng looked at the many craftsmen who were making soapberry liquid and said slowly.

"On behalf of the people of the Song Dynasty, I would like to thank the King for his kindness!"

Xu Peng heard this and bowed down to Ye Feng sincerely. As Ye Feng said, not to mention the people of Xun Chang, even he, as a craftsman responsible for making soapberry liquid, can only get a small amount a year, enough for a family to use once, and then there is nothing more.

"As the ruler of the Song Dynasty, I will not only ensure that they have enough food and clothing, but also improve their quality of life. This is my responsibility, so you don't have to be so polite."

Ye Feng raised his hand towards Xu Peng and others and said calmly.

"After the soapberry liquid solidifies, please give it a name, Lord Zhenguo."

Xu Peng said while clasping his fists.

"If you only add lard and coarse salt, it's called soap. If you add other aromatherapy or auxiliary materials in the future, it's called perfumed soap!"

Ye Feng was not polite either. Naming was such a ready-made thing that it came to him easily.

In just three days, the "soap" and "perfumed soap" came out, and the whole Jinling city was in a storm. They condensed into palm-sized blocks. Not only was the price cheaper than the previous soapberry liquid, but most importantly, after a bath, only a little bit of a block of "soap" was used.

……

Jinling City.

The busy streets are bustling with people.

It was a very large shop with a wide variety of items and several shop assistants who were busy as hell.

"Hurry up and send people to buy soapberries, and continue to plant soapberry trees. 'Soap' and 'fragrant soap' will surely lead the bathing in the whole Kyushu."

Shen San's slightly bloated body was leaning on a chair, but his eyes were filled with shrewdness. He looked at the men in front of him, his eyes fixed on the "soap" and "perfumed soap" placed on the table in front of him, as if thinking about something.