Song An endured it again and again, but still did not tell Song Yuliang about those things.
"You're right. You came back so late today. Have you eaten yet?"
Song Yuliang shook his head: "Not yet. My colleague is too stingy. He kicked me out without even providing me with food."
"Dad, when are we going to have dinner? Have you finished chatting with the uncles?"
Song An looked at the other noble families and then at his own foolish son.
He sighed and said to the steward beside him.
"Let's eat."
"yes."
The steward hurried to the kitchen and had the food served.
Song An took other noble families and his son to the dining room.
.........
This side of the restaurant.
Jiang Xiang and other merchants returned to the wing room.
Looking at the imperial edict in their hands, Jiang Xiang and the merchants could no longer contain their excitement and slapped their thighs.
"Great! An imperial edict! This is an imperial edict!"
"With this imperial edict, we no longer have to fear those aristocratic and powerful people in Xianyang."
"This is an imperial edict written by His Majesty himself."
"Imperial Merchant... I never thought in my life that I could be named an Imperial Merchant?"
"Thank God! Smoke is coming out of our ancestors' graves!"
"I must choose a good time to return to my ancestral home and properly repair the ancestral tomb."
"Burning incense for our ancestors."
"Hey, let's go together? Our ancestral graves are close to each other, so we can go back together."
After the excitement, Jiang Xiang and the merchants gradually calmed down.
Jiang Xiang said: "Although we have been named as imperial merchants, we have this important status."
"But we can't take it lightly."
"Those powerful families will not let us go easily."
"We have already obtained the imperial edict. Those noble families and dignitaries will definitely know about it soon."
"None of us can guarantee that they won't attack us again."
"You still have to be more careful and keep your eyes open in everything you do."
Other merchants: "Yes, you have a point."
"We have always been the meat on the lips of those powerful families."
"Now that our meat is trying to escape, they will definitely find a way to catch it and won't let it go easily."
"If it's just some minor quarrels, we can't bring it to His Majesty and the Imperial Master."
Jiang Xiang and other businessmen thought about their current situation.
I still feel a little uncomfortable.
However, compared with the past, their current situation is much better.
There has been a great improvement.
At least, they have the protection of His Majesty.
He has the status of an imperial merchant personally appointed by His Majesty.
Even if they are officials, we have to give them some face.
.........
Xianyang Palace.
The palace maid who left the palace to deliver the imperial edict went straight to Xianyang Palace after returning.
After entering the hall, he saluted Ying Zheng.
"His Majesty."
"Um."
Ying Zheng was discussing something with Qi Pan.
The palace maid replied, "Your Majesty, the imperial edict has been delivered to the Jiang merchants."
"The other two merchants are also next to Merchant Jiang."
"Merchant Jiang also gave this servant a bag of silver."
The palace maid took out the purse that Jiang Xiang had stuffed into her sleeve.
Xia Lin stepped forward and took the purse from the palace maid.
After opening the purse, he took out one-third of the silver and returned it to the palace maid.
The remaining silver, along with the purse, was presented to Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng never treated the palace ladies harshly.
He also had no objection to others giving money to the palace maids.
Just a little.
No matter from whom the palace maids received money, they had to report it to him clearly.
And two-thirds of the silver and money were handed over to the national treasury.
Ying Zheng just took a glance, and Xia Lin tactfully accepted the money and retreated with the palace maids.
Qi Pan just had someone get the soap-making method from Ying Zheng's private storehouse.
Ying Zheng looked at the copied recipe for making soap.
He asked with some confusion: "Master, what is this soap?"
“What can it be used for?”
Qi Pan said, "Soap can be used to wash clothes."
Qi Pan handed the soap recipe to Ying Zheng.
"Look, you can mix wood ash and lime and filter out the water."
"Then add animal fat to the water and heat it to produce a saponification reaction."
“Put it in the prepared mold, leave it for a few days, then remove it from the mold and dry it in the sun.”
"That'll make a simple bar of soap."
plant ash?
lime?
Animal fat?
Saponification reaction?
Ying Zheng knew about wood ash and lime.
Wood ash and lime were previously used to make fertilizers and compost.
Animal fats are also easy to understand.
It's just this...saponification reaction.
It was the first time that Ying Zheng heard this word from Qi Pan.
He couldn't help but ask in confusion: "Master, what does this saponification reaction mean?"
this........
Qipan scratched his head.
When she was in school, her grades in physics and chemistry were very poor.
Even if you ask her to explain it, she can't.
Qi Pan said: "This...I really forgot..."
"I just remember having this reaction, but I really don't remember what it was like."
"How about we wait until we go make the soap and take a closer look?"
Ying Zheng nodded: "Okay."
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