The Big Brother Lu that Wei Caier mentioned turned out to be Lu Chen. This was such explosive news, and such a ruthless dimensionality reduction attack.
No matter how talented you, Zhang Xiuzhi, are, can you compare to Master Lu?
After all the trouble you, Zhang Xiuzhi, have done, you are just a lousy poet. Your main job is not as good as other people's hobbies, so what else is there to say?
If Li Qingchun was the only one who was envious, jealous and hateful to the point of mitosis just now, then most of the unmarried and newly married young girls and wives present here were almost deformed.
Even some women who have been married for many years and have a lot of children look at Wei Caier with envy.
That’s Master Lu, the most powerful person in the capital right now.
When it comes to Master Lu, family background and power are no longer important.
Master Lu is an immortal. It is a relief to have an immortal husband. When Master Lu ascends to heaven in the future, he will definitely bring his wife and children with him.
Not even mentioning such a distant thing as ascension, any new thing that Master Lu makes will definitely be used by his own people first. Isn't perfume the best proof of this?
If Wei Caier could really marry Lu Chen, she would be almost invincible in their circle.
If we really want to compare who can marry better, who can compare to Wei Caier? Even if she marries the emperor, she will not be Wei Caier's match.
Just as everyone was sighing at Wei Caier's good fortune, and just as Li Mingyue gritted her teeth and ordered the female official to help her arrange a position, Lu Chen was busy in his Sheng'en Dan workshop.
"You don't know about calcium sulfate? You've probably heard of gypsum, right? Calcium sulfate reacts with hydrochloric acid to produce sodium sulfide. Sodium sulfide, when processed into sawdust, can quickly yield a large amount of raw material for papermaking."
Yes, Lu Chen has been studying how to make paper these days.
He has been in Da Qi for some time and is generally satisfied with his current life.
Ever since he became the Imperial Master and was treated as a distinguished guest by Li Zhuo, Lu Chen understood one thing.
As long as you have money and power, you can actually live comfortably no matter where you are or what era you are in.
He now eats delicacies from mountains and seas, wears silk and satin, has a sedan chair and a horse when he goes out, and has people serve him meals, bathes him, and clothes him when he comes back. He did not have such treatment in his previous life on Earth.
But living in this era, there are still many things that Lu Chen cannot adapt to.
For example, there was no air conditioning in the summer, no mobile phones to entertain people when they were bored, and the papermaking technology of the Great Qi Dynasty was still a bit backward, so there was no toilet paper to wipe their butts with...
After coming to Da Qi, Lu Chen felt that after food, clothing, housing and transportation, one should also have the need to wipe one's butt. He also finally understood why Western people rushed to buy toilet paper during the epidemic.
Without toilet paper, the happiness index of life would really drop a lot!
Nowadays, the ways of wiping one's butt in Da Qi can be roughly divided into four types. Ordinary people don't care so much and can just grab a handful of leaves to get away with it. Some people who are not particular can even use stones.
The more advanced ones would use bamboo strips. Lu Chen had used it before, and now when he thinks about it, his lower body still aches slightly.
As for those of a better grade, some also use paper.
But the papermaking technology of that era was just like that. Not only was it uncomfortable to use, but you also didn't dare to use too much force because it would burst if you did.
What's more, paper is very precious these days, and most of those who can afford it are dignitaries.
I heard that His Majesty the Emperor used silk, which was soft, but Lu Chen felt that it was not easy to use. It was too slippery and difficult to wipe clean.
So getting toilet paper out as soon as possible is the top priority now.
If you want to make toilet paper, obtaining pulp is a problem. The current technology is not feasible. Lu Chen remembers that sodium sulfide should be added to the industrial production of pulp.
Sodium sulfide is a good thing. It can not only be used to make paper pulp, but also cardboard and cloth dyeing.
But the problem is how to make this thing. All Lu Chen knows is theoretical, and many raw materials are not ready-made and require other chemical reactions to produce.
Once the matter involved chemical experiments, Lu Chen no longer dared to conduct life-threatening experiments like burning glass before.
Therefore, the progress in this area is very slow, so slow that Lu Chen feels a little desperate.
Looking at the confused looks on the faces of the generals around him, Lu Chen really wanted to sigh to the sky.
There are no talented people under my command, no smart people who can study academic subjects.
He also knew that he couldn't blame the generals in charge of the construction. They couldn't even read a few words, so how could they understand the chemical reaction formulas?
"No, I'm going to lure back a few smart scholars to help me with things. The imperial examination is next year, right? There should be a lot of talented people in the capital now."
Thinking of this, Lu Chen looked towards the statue of the Master outside. This thing has been standing here for some time, and it’s time for it to play some role.
Just as Lu Chen was wondering whether he should take his men out for a walk, Mou Ping hurriedly walked in from outside and said, "Master, Li Chixiang wants to see you."
"Hmm? Why don't you stay in the Honglu Temple with your large group waiting for them and come to my place? Forget it, he is a high-quality customer after all. Go meet him. Bring him to the front hall and serve him tea. The tea doesn't need to be too fine, these barbarians won't understand it."
After a cup of tea, Lu Chen saw Li Chixiang, who was pacing anxiously in the front hall.
Lu Chen walked out and was about to bow and greet him when Li Chixiang rushed over and eagerly grabbed Lu Chen's hand and asked, "Master Lu, did you make this perfume?"
Lu Chen was stunned for a moment, then nodded calmly: "Yes, it was indeed me who made it, I..."
"Sell it to me! No matter how much it costs, sell it to me!"
"Brother Li, please be patient. Listen to me. This thing requires too many petals, and there is currently no way to mass-produce it."
"Two hundred taels a bottle!"
"No, listen to me first. It's not that I don't want to make money, it's just that we don't have enough petals right now!"
"Three hundred taels a bottle!"
"Why are you like this? I've already told you..."
"Five hundred taels a bottle! I'll give you half of the food this time! Also, there are many flowers on our grasslands, and they are in full bloom right now. I can get some for you."
"Tomorrow our delegation will arrive. I will then introduce you to some influential figures in our country. Then we can make a fortune together!"
"Someone, come here! Where's Mou Ping? What are you doing here? Are you just giving my brother this crappy tea? Serve me some new tea, good tea! How many bottles of perfume are left? Pack them all up for my brother. Also, if our skin cream is ready, bring it to my brother too! From now on, this is my real brother, okay?!"
"Hey brother, I have some handmade toilet paper here, would you like to take a look?"
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