Time Travel: After Seizing the Throne, I Lead the Ming Dynasty to Take Off

After all, he was recruited by the Alchemy Department.

It still plays an important role in Taoism.

Especially in the entire Forbidden City, who didn't know about the young emperor's favor for the Alchemy Department? This period of time was considered good. Some time ago, he went to the Alchemy Department every few days.

Of course Qin Kui didn't dare to say anything.

However, when he lowered his head, Qin Kui showed an indescribable expression on his face - if it was someone from the Military Affairs Bureau, he could still understand, but what do a few poor alchemists know about steelmaking?

Qin Kui couldn't help but wonder, "Could it be that those people from the Alchemy Department have bewitched His Majesty? Your Majesty is so young, barely even coming of age, yet he's so obsessed with alchemy. There's something fishy going on. Perhaps it's these Taoists who have bewitched His Majesty!"

As he was speaking, the eunuch's voice came from outside the door: "Your Majesty, the imperial carriage is ready."

Zhu Yunhuan stood up and twisted his waist, then walked out from behind the dragon desk and slowly walked towards the door. He smiled and said, "From now on, we will need your cooperation with the Alchemy Department. Please come with me."

Qin Kui immediately showed an expression of being flattered.

Not to mention alchemy and steelmaking.

The Alchemy Department has always been an important place in the Forbidden City. No one is allowed to enter or leave, and the Jinyiwei are specially dispatched to guard it outside.

His Majesty asked him to accompany the Holy Chariot to the Alchemy Department.

Isn’t this a kind of trust?

Qin Kui immediately bowed to Zhu Yunhuan and said with surprise, "Yes! Your Majesty!" After that, he lagged behind Zhu Yunhuan by two steps and followed Zhu Yunhuan out of the Qianqing Palace.

Qin Kui followed Zhu Yunhuan's dragon chariot, and surrounded by the majestic Dragon Guards and Tiger Guards, he walked on the snow to the door of the Alchemy Bureau.

As soon as he approached the Alchemy Department.

Qin Kui felt a strange smell in the air.

The dragon chariot stopped at the door of the Alchemy Bureau, and Zhu Yunhuan walked in slowly. Qin Kui followed two steps behind, not daring to say a word - after all, it was his first time here, and it could even be said that he was the first outsider to come in.

Having been an official for so many years, of course I know not to talk nonsense.

After walking a few steps inside, I could gradually hear the voices of people inside:

"The saponification reaction in this pot is not yet complete. We have to wait a little longer."

"The soap, the cutting, the polishing... all have to be done meticulously. You can't be careless or sloppy. This is going to sell for a good price."

"It's almost done. You can add sulfuric acid to the lignin solution here. The one over there has reached sufficient reaction time, so you can add sodium carbonate..."

The Alchemy Department is now officially put into use.

What they are doing now is, first, producing soap, waiting to promote it to the dignitaries and wealthy merchants of the Ming Dynasty in the first step; second, producing sodium lignin sulfonate as a refractory brick adhesive and concrete water reducer. Of course, they are busy at this time.

The voice coming from the Alchemy Department immediately confused Qin Kui.

Saponification reaction?

Soap? Sell it at a good price?

Lignin solution? ?

What the hell is going on? Why doesn't he understand a single word? Isn't this where His Majesty has the Taoists make elixirs?

As he and Zhu Yunhuan, who was walking in front of him, walked in, the people inside probably also learned that the emperor had arrived. They stopped their work, lined up with messy footsteps, and then fell silent.

Qin Kui followed Zhu Yunhuan inside with a head full of questions.

Then he saw many Taoists in robes, lined up in a very neat row, bowing in the direction he was in, performing the disciple's etiquette, and speaking in a loud and clear voice: "Disciples, we greet His Majesty!!!"

Everyone looked up.

There was respect, admiration and adoration in his eyes without any trace of pretense.