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Chapter 130 The road to fortune, money-making industry

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    The drug Chen Wanrong wants to use is the highly effective anesthetic ether.  Ether is widely used in the pharmaceutical industry to relieve patients' pain. If ether had appeared in the Tang Dynasty, it would have been very popular.

    Anesthetics had broad market prospects in the Tang Dynasty, and ancient doctors were inseparable from anesthetics in treating diseases.  Bian Que used "poisonous wine" to charm people, which was the earliest anesthetic.  Hua Tuo's preparation of "Ma Fei Powder" took anesthetics a step further and was highly appreciated by the world.

    The preparation of ether is actually not difficult, as long as alcohol, sulfuric acid and zeolite are available.  Sulfuric acid is a catalyst for the production of ether. Theoretically, it will participate in the chemical reaction but is not consumed.  In actual production, there must be a loss of sulfuric acid, but the loss is not large. The alum discovered today can make at least dozens of kilograms of concentrated sulfuric acid, enough to produce hundreds or thousands of kilograms of ether.

    The only difficulty in using alcohol to produce ether is that it requires a high concentration of alcohol, preferably close to 100%, otherwise a disproportionation reaction will occur.  The wine of the Tang Dynasty mainly came from the brewing industry, and its concentration was only ten or twenty degrees. If you use today's wine, just increasing the concentration is a big trouble, not to mention that today's wine contains a lot of sediment, which is not conducive to chemistry.  reaction.

    This requires the alcohol to be concentrated, and distilled liquor is also on the agenda.  The concentration of distilled liquor is at most 70 or 80 degrees, which is still far from the required concentration. However, this cannot be troubled by Chen Wanrong. Who said that zeolites widely exist in nature?  With zeolite, it is not a problem to thicken a dry wine of 70 to 80 degrees to 100%.

    Once these conditions are met, highly efficient anesthetics such as ether will be available, and the patient's pain will be greatly reduced.  It not only benefits society but also makes money, which is exactly what Chen Wanrong wants, and it would be impossible not to be excited about it.

    "Shangrong, go back quickly, invite dad and Master Wang, and tell them that I have something to do with them." Chen Wanrong called Xiao Shangrong and gave some instructions.

    Although Xiao Shangrong didn't know what Chen Wanrong's intention was, seeing the seriousness on his face, he knew that this matter was important, so he responded, turned around and ran away.

    More and more wine seeped out of the wine mash. The guys added a few buckets of water, and the wine in the vat was temporarily over. The rest was to wait for it to ferment naturally.  This process is very long and takes three or two days.

    Xiao Zhizhong led people to press, wrap the wine mash in cloth, put it on a shelf, put a bluestone on it, like pressing tofu, the wine slurry flowed out and flowed into the vat, making a gurgling sound.

    There are more than a dozen wine jars placed in a large cauldron next to them, and the outside of the wine jars is soaked in water.  Adding firewood to the bottom of the cauldron will cause the temperature to rise and water vapor to emit.  This step is necessary for cooking wine and preserving its quality. Without this step, the wine would not be stored for a long time, let alone famous wines like "Ner's Red".

    There was no better heating equipment in the Tang Dynasty. This was a very primitive method, but it had to be done.

    Only two people can watch the pressing and boiling. Xiao Zhizhong arranged for two guys to stay behind and take the others to make the wine.  Chen Wanrong is no stranger to winemaking, but he still doesn¡¯t know much about the winemaking process of the Tang Dynasty, so naturally he wanted to follow him to find out more about it.

    The music room is right behind the brewery, so we arrived quickly.  Xiao Zhizhong opened the door and everyone filed in.  A strong smell of mold hit his face, making Chen Wanrong's nose twitch.

    The Qushi is a large and solid earthen house with windows on the walls. The windows are covered tightly and the light is very dim.  The reason why the windows are covered is to prevent the air flow from taking away the heat, because after the song is made, it needs to ferment for a long time. If the temperature is high, the time can be greatly shortened and the efficiency can be improved.

    If the temperature is too high, open the windows and let the air flow to take away some of the heat energy. This is the most primitive method of temperature regulation.

    There are more than 100 to 200 curved molds in the room, each in a rectangular shape.  Next to it is a large wooden barrel filled with steamed rice noodles.  Without waiting for Xiao Zhizhong's instructions, the waiter sprinkled the rice noodles with koji, sprinkled some spices after the koji, and mixed evenly.

    Sprinkling spices is to increase the aroma of wine. It is an ancient method that is still used today.

    Then sprinkle the rice flour evenly into the curved mold and press it tightly.  Sprinkle it in again, press it tightly, and repeat.  Until the mold is full, close the lid.  Xiao Zhizhong said: "It's time to tap the music." He stood on the lid, raised his feet and put them down, then put down the music, stepping on the music mold as if doing a tap dance.

    Counting the number of times as he stepped, Xiao Zhizhong stood down after ten times.  Another waiter was about to go up next, but Chen Wanrong stopped him and said: "I'll do it." He stood on the curved mold, kept rising and falling with his feet, stepped on it ten times, and stood on the ground.

    Thinking about it, Xiao Zhizhong thought that Chen Wanrong had a good way in the chemical industry, so he was no match for wine making. Not to mention that making koji was the core technology of wine making. The quality of wine was mainly determined by the koji. Chen Wanrong should know nothing about it.  Unexpectedly, Chen Wan??, no one would say anything to an official after he had received the money. Ten taels of silver for four people was not much, and even if the superiors investigated, they would only get a scolding at most.

    "Let's do this. You accept it first, and I'll tell Mr. Shen." Chen Wanrong became more and more elusive about this Shen Que.

    The official shook his head hurriedly: "No, no! We dare not accept it without Mr. Shen's approval."

    Yan Lai was very wary of Shen Que, so Chen Wanrong smiled and said, "In that case, I'll be a little shy. I'll treat you to a drink after I tell Master Shen."

    "Thank you, Mr. Chen!" The four officials thanked each other in unison.

    ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????mbmbmblly??  The side hall is not far away. It only takes one breath to reach it. The door is open.  There are more than a dozen tables and chairs placed inside the door, and several people are sitting beside the door, engrossed in reviewing files.

    The side hall is not big, and you can see the end at a glance. Shen Que is sitting in the innermost part of the side hall. Although he is wearing a dark green official robe, the buttons are unbuttoned. His upper body is naked and his clothes are disheveled. He is not Chen Wan at all.  The well-dressed county magistrate whom Rong is familiar with.

    No matter how hard Chen Wanrong thought about it, he never imagined that Shen Que had such a casual side, and suddenly he had the idea of ??shattering his lenses.  (To be continued. If you want to know about the funeral, please log on to www.qidian.com. There are more chapters. Support the author and support genuine reading!) (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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