After the whole sect traveled to ancient times, I led the rebellion

Maltose is made from malt and glutinous rice.

The principle of its production is to convert the starch in glutinous rice and the enzyme in malt into sugar.

Soak the malt in water overnight, drain and spread it flat on a plate to germinate for five days. Keep it away from light during these five days.

If it is not protected from light, the enzymes in the malt will be consumed, affecting fermentation.

Mu Qing specially distributed a batch of malt before winter. Grain was precious and she would not make all of it into sugar and sell it.

But it was the New Year, and in order to add a touch of sweetness to life, Mu Qing made a lot of malt sugar.

Sugar was very precious in the era of material scarcity.

In the first world where Mu Qing lives, some Western countries even regard sugar as a "magic medicine" to treat diseases.

For example, "candied rose water" is a kind of candy that treats colds.

Many people in Anping may only eat sugar a few times a year.

Sugar was not expensive, but in order to save money, ordinary people would only buy some maltose for their children during major festivals.

The first sugar developed was maltose, which is the predecessor of maltose.

"Yi, fried rice and glutinous rice" refers to maltose.

Maltose is mostly used in traditional Chinese medicine, while maltose is used as food.

Mu Qing thought, how can the New Year be without sweetness.

So I made a batch of malt sugar before the New Year.

Maltose is not difficult to make.

The germinated barley is added with an appropriate amount of water and beaten into juice. After filtering out the dregs, pure malt juice is obtained.

The glutinous rice and malt juice are mixed and sealed in a vat for fermentation.

Mu Qing fermented it for about five days, and the sugar in the glutinous rice and malt juice was completely converted.

Finally, pour the fermented glutinous rice and malt juice into the sugar-boiling vessel, simmer over low heat and stir constantly.

The maltose is ready when the syrup turns golden yellow and becomes relatively viscous.

Mu Qing made various molds, and after the maltose was formed, Mu Qing took them all to the shop and sold them at a low price.

A large piece of maltose could be bought for one penny, and it was enthusiastically favored by the people of Anping.

"Mom, I want candy!"

"Eat, mother will buy it for you."

Some maltose is made into the shape of lollipops, and the candy, half the size of a palm, is held in the hands of children.

This year, everyone seems to have no sense of financial embarrassment, and they are not so poor that they cannot even take out a penny. Not only children are holding candies.

Many adults also bought a piece of candy to taste the sweetness.

Maltose is sweet, just like the New Year.

Mu Qing walked down the street in red clothes. The atmosphere of the New Year was very strong, and even Anping reopened the temple fair.

There were many sounds of adults and children laughing on the streets.

"It's been so many years since I've had a good New Year. My family killed a chicken tonight and cooked other meat dishes. In previous years, I couldn't bear to cook so many meat dishes."

"Master Mu said that this year is only the first year, and our lives will get better and better."

"Yeah, I'll go buy some candy later. I haven't tasted anything this sweet in years."

"go Go."

Mu Qing walked around. Unlike in Huang County, she spent less time out in Anping and most of the people on the street did not know her.

Mu Qing listened to their expectations for the New Year and a smile appeared on his lips.

Next year will be better.

The New Year's Eve was bustling for several days. After the factory holiday was over, the workers returned to the factory to work one after another.

Half of the textile factory's workers were female, and several textile machines were running at the same time.

Adult fish tried to increase the number of spindles, and the efficiency also increased.

Piece of clothing comes out of the textile factory.

The female workers have been proficient in needlework since childhood. They are deft and meticulous, and the threads they weave are fast and high-quality.

Mu Qing saw that most of the people's clothes were dull in color.

She used plants from the agricultural base that could be used as dyes to fix the colors of clothes.

The colors of clothes dyed in this way are mostly bright and colorful.

There is no woman who doesn't like brightly colored clothes, but most of these clothes are expensive.

The first batch of clothes produced from the textile factory was hung in the newly opened clothing store in Anping and was quickly sold out.

Textile factories can process hemp into thread and then into garments very quickly, compared to looms such as jacquard and kaiser looms.

The spinning jenny machine produced by the Industrial Revolution once made the British cotton textile industry increasingly prosperous.

The value (unit price) of a commodity is determined by the socially necessary labor time required to produce it.

The premise is that equal amounts of labor are exchanged for equal amounts of value.

The value (unit price) of a commodity is directly proportional to the socially necessary labor time required to produce it, and inversely proportional to the social labor productivity required to produce it.

The Jenny machine reduced the labor time required to make garments, and the value of the goods naturally decreased.

The value of a commodity is mainly reflected through its price.

Since Anping was the only city with textile machines, Mu Qing could sell the clothes from these textile factories to other cities at the same price, thus earning more money.

But Mu Qing has no plan to expand markets outside of Anping. The people in Anping have more money, and Mu Qing has to collect it back.

Food, clothing, housing and transportation, as long as you make money, the first thing you think about is clothes.

Nowadays, more people are working outside, and children will be sent to school in the future. The set of clothes that lasted for one or even two seasons is no longer enough.

If the family is poor, they naturally won't consider clothing. Having something to eat and something to wear is already very good. Many poor families only have two sets of clothes throughout the year, and they have to share them with their brothers and sisters.

Whoever is going out to work puts on clothes, and whoever is not going out lies in bed. There are many poor people in the world.

Mu Qing couldn't make them well-off overnight.

She will take the road to poverty alleviation step by step.

The ready-made clothes produced by the textile factory were brightly colored and not expensively priced. Many girls saw that the clothes and fabrics in the clothing stores were sold out, and they came to ask the store clerks many times.

Seeing that there was a market for these clothing fabrics, Mu Qing offered the women workers in the textile factory free fabrics during festivals as a benefit to attract women from Anping to work in the textile factory.

Anping's brightly colored fabrics and clothes gradually flowed out to nearby counties.

It is relatively cheap to buy these fabrics in Anping Prefecture. If they flow to Guangsha, the price of these clothes will be much higher, but it is still cost-effective.

The migrant soldiers were mining at the mineral resources. After the death of King Gold and King Fire, Guangsha was handed over to another group of migrant soldiers.

The Earth King and the Water King withdrew the troops that were going to attack Shengjing, and recruited more soldiers on the way. The number of refugee troops gradually recovered to 30,000, or even more.

In the early days of the troubled times, Anping, where Mu Qing was located, was far away from Shengjing, so there was no danger in living there. After all, the cities near Shengjing alone were enough for these separatist prefects to fight over.

What Mu Qing really needs to be wary of is the refugee army closest to Anping, to prevent them from using Anping as their granary like Qiao Yuanqiong did, and coming back to take a bite from time to time.

Mu Qing tried his best not to let the Mohist disciples participate in the manufacture of military weapons.