Steel Dynasty - Chapter 30

[Chapter 30 Perfume is poisonous]

That night, Qin Mu will deliver the perfume to Prince Qi’s Mansion.

“It smells so good!” Pothos grabbed a handful of spices and put it to the tip of her nose to smell it, squinting her eyes to enjoy the lingering fragrance.

Aster said: “Your Highness, here are agarwood, balsam, dried jasmine, dried tulip, and dipterocarp. I also have some knowledge of these spices in the palace. They are indeed excellent spices.”

“Well, that’s fine. , The things given to the Queen cannot go wrong,” Xiao Ming said.

Green Luo asked: “Could His Highness also want to give these spices to the Queen, but the Queen has a lot of spices in her collection. Although these spices are good, they may not be attractive to the Queen.”

Aster gave Green Luo a white look, ” Stupid, His Highness asked you to buy wine and spices, so he definitely won’t just give you these ordinary spices.”

Xiao Ming nodded, “Of course, in two days, the Equipment Department will deliver the things, and I will do it myself. Let you take a look.”

Three days later, Chen Qi delivered the still that Xiao Ming wanted, which was actually three connected clay pots.

At this time, Xiao Ming was not idle, but summoned the servants in the mansion to explain to them the specific steps of distilling alcohol and purifying essence.

As soon as the still was delivered, the servants in the palace immediately set it up and used a briquette stove to heat it below to purify the alcohol and essence.

Because of this matter, everyone in the palace became busy. In addition to Qian Dafu who took people to mine graphite mines, Pothos and Aster also came to help.

In the past few days, Pothos and Aster have not escaped the knowledge imparted by Xiao Ming. When the alcohol and essence flowed out of the still, the two of them put the two together in exquisite porcelain bottles and began to mix and shake them evenly.

In Xiao Ming’s head, there are no less than tens of thousands of ways to make various types of perfume.

Generally speaking, perfume consists of essence, fixative and alcohol.

Fragrances are naturally the essential oils purified from various plants, while fixatives refer to things like balsams, which contain a lot of oil, similar to those in facial cleansers, and can also be used as foundation.

Xiao Ming knew the ratio of these three items clearly, because the first perfume production did not require any testing and went very smoothly.

The last job is to mix the three things together.

Two sets of stills, one for distilling rice wine and one for distilling essence, were operating at the same time, and the rest of the people were shaking the porcelain bottles.

Xiao Ming also took a porcelain bottle and shook it. The weather was too cold. It was better to exercise while standing still.

“Your Highness, how long will this last?” Less than half an hour later, Luluo was panting, white mist came out of her mouth, and her little face was red.

Xiao Ming said: “Open the cork and smell it. If the smell becomes even, it’s almost done.”

Lu Luo nodded her little head, pulled out the cork and smelled it, and was suddenly stunned, “Your Highness, this smells good. It smells good!”

Aster also leaned over to smell it, showing a look of surprise, “This spice is indeed very fragrant, but the taste is different. Your Highness, how do you use this thing? “In

the country of Chongqing, spices are basically different. It is made into fragrant cakes, and its usage is basically divided into two types: applying and smoking. His perfume can be said to be unique. He said: “It’s very simple, just take out a little and sprinkle it on your body.”

As a woman, there is no one who is not interested in spices. Pothos I poured a little perfume and applied it on my face, and the fragrance immediately spread out. It was the scent of jasmine.

The comfortable smell made Zi Wan envious for a while, and she poured a little and applied it on her body.

“How about it? It’s much more comfortable than fragrant pancakes, and the fragrance can last for a day.” Xiao Ming said.

Pothos giggled happily, sniffing herself and the aster from time to time, like a child who has not grown up.

Aster smiled. This thing called “perfume” by King Qi was indeed extraordinary. This fragrant cake had to be applied to the body, and it was easy to fall off. It was far less practical than perfume.

“Your Highness, if this perfume is given to the Queen, the Queen will definitely be happy.” Zi Wan said.

Xiao Ming felt relieved now. Both Luluo and Aster came from the palace, so they naturally have the right to speak. “In this case, I can rest assured. This time, no more than a hundred bottles of perfume will be made. The perfume in your hands will be given to you.” You guys.”

“Thank you, Your Highness!” Lu Luo smiled happily and saluted Xiao Ming, holding the porcelain vase in her arms like a baby, for fear that Xiao Ming would regret it.

This time, there was more rice wine than spices. After the essence was used up, there was still a lot of rice wine left.

With the thought that it is shameful to waste and hard to swallow after drinking it, Xiao Ming turned this inferior rice wine into a modern liquor.

“Li San.”

Xiao Ming still didn’t know much about the servants in the mansion, and the only one who impressed him deeply was this Li San.

Because this Li San is eloquent and efficient, Ziyuan also thinks highly of him.

Qian Dafu is very busy now, and Xiao Ming can’t always hang out with Pothos and Aster. After all, some occasions are not suitable for girls to follow him.

“Your Highness, the little slave is here.” Li San trotted up to Xiao Ming, “Your Highness, what are your orders?”

Looking at Li San, who looked the same as Sandezi, Xiao Ming said, “Go and prepare a few wine jars. The rest of the rice wine is distilled.”

“Okay, Your Highness.” Li San immediately ordered other servants to go to the palace’s warehouse to get the wine jar, and continue distilling the rice wine here.

When I made the perfume just now, the rice wine was distilled repeatedly to obtain a high concentration of alcohol.

This time it was different. It was directly distilled in one go. The original green rice wine turned into pure rice wine in an instant.

This time, the rice wine is still mixed with the sweetness of rice wine, but the alcohol content has been greatly increased.

The ancients could drink a thousand cups without getting drunk. Originally, it was low-alcohol rice wine, but when you encounter the rice wine he distilled, you will not be able to drink a thousand cups without getting drunk.

All day long, the entire palace was busy distilling rice wine and perfume, and all these raw materials were used up in the evening.

“Li San, please put this distiller away so that no one else can see it, and you are not allowed to say what it is used for.” Xiao Ming said that he had to keep his skills a secret.

Li San patted his chest and said, “Don’t worry, Your Highness, you won’t tell me if you kill me.”

Xiao Ming nodded, “Well, that’s right, but there is one more thing I have to leave to you. I need you to deliver these perfumes to Chang’an City.” In the hands of his mother-in-law.

“Chang’an?” Your Highness, Chang’an is thousands of miles away from here. If Xiaonu goes alone and encounters bandits on the way…” Li San said worriedly.

“You don’t have to worry about this. This time, I will let you go to Chang’an with the Qin family’s ship. “Xiao Ming thought.

He hit the Qin family with a stick two days ago, so he should give him some candied dates instead of big sticks and carrots.

(End of Chapter)