After Ye Zi's explanation, Yun Zheng finally understood what was going on.
Da Gan Chao does have white sugar.
When Shen Nanzheng and his son died in battle, Emperor Wen lavishly rewarded the Shen family.
Among them, there is a can of white sugar.
It was because of this that Ye Zi was able to meet Bai Tang.
However, the white sugar from the Dagan Dynasty is very difficult to obtain and is not sold on the market at all.
White sugar was almost exclusively supplied to the royal family.
Those meritorious officials could only get sugar through Emperor Wen's reward.
It is said that before Emperor Wen ascended the throne, although white sugar was difficult to obtain, the output was much higher than it is now.
Emperor Wen thought that white sugar was not much different from brown sugar except that it looked better and tasted slightly better. However, the manpower and material resources required to make it were countless times that of brown sugar.
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In order to curb the extravagant lifestyle in the court, Emperor Wen ordered strict control of the production of white sugar.
Therefore, white sugar nowadays cannot be bought even if you have money.
"I see."
Yun Zheng felt relieved.
It’s good that white sugar is not a commodity on the street.
My plan to make money can still go on!
well!
To be honest, my life was really miserable in the past!
He is a prince, but he has never even seen white sugar.
This is fucking too tragic.
Ye Zi's eyes sparkled, and she asked curiously, "How much brown sugar did you use to make the white sugar?"
Ye Zi has already seen the huge business opportunities in white sugar.
An ounce of sugar is worth an ounce of gold!
This is not an empty statement!
Even if sold in large quantities, the price of white sugar will be much higher than that of brown sugar.
"About four pounds!"
Yun Zheng stretched out four fingers.
"Only... four pounds?"
Ye Zi's eyes widened and her breathing suddenly became rapid.
There should be almost one kilogram of sugar in this bowl!
Four pounds of brown sugar for one pound of white sugar, this is simply tantamount to robbery!
"Four pounds is still too little?"
Yun Zheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Three pounds is too much for me!"
The adsorption capacity of charcoal is still not as good as that of activated carbon.
Moreover, there is a lot of loss and waste in the process of making white sugar.
According to the sugar content, two kilograms of brown sugar should be able to make at least one kilogram of white sugar.
There is still a need for further improvement in these techniques and processes.
"You are so greedy!"
Ye Zi said angrily, her eyes full of admiration.
Yun Zheng actually knows how to make white sugar.
If we can sell a large amount of sugar to the interior, we can make a lot of money!
No wonder this guy even dares to exempt commercial taxes.
When he decided to exempt commercial taxes, he should have already thought about making money from sugar, right?
This surprise is really big!
"It looks like you're going to get rich again..."
Jia Yao looked at Yun Zheng with a complicated expression, feeling deeply moved.
Yun Zheng found many ways to make money one after another.
He invested all the money he earned in Shuobei.
If this continues, Shuobei will develop better and his army will have more sufficient food and wages.
Every time Yun Zheng comes up with something, the possibility becomes smaller that Bei Huan will be able to defeat Yun Zheng in the future.
At this moment, she could hardly see any possibility of defeating Yun Zheng.
“That’s it!”
Yun Zheng laughed, "When you return to Beihuan, I'll give you a pound of sugar!"
"OK!"
Jia Yao forced a smile, "Don't even mention white sugar, even brown sugar is a precious commodity in Beihuan..."
Sugar, salt, iron...
These things are scarce on the grassland.
"Look at you, why are you talking so pitifully?"
Yun Zheng smiled at Jia Yao and said, "We are husband and wife after all. So, I will be generous and give you ten kilograms of sugar! You can also use it to reward those meritorious people in Beihuan later."
Jia Yao glanced at Bai Yunzheng and said, "You feel uncomfortable if you don't cheat me for a day!"
Miaoyin chuckled, "Giving you precious sugar, how can it be considered cheating you?"
"Does he want to give me sugar?"
Jia Yao glared at Yun Zheng in annoyance, "He wants to encourage Bei Huan's extravagant lifestyle!"
In fact, Jiayao doesn't want this sugar at all.
She had tasted it and it tasted just like that.
But this white sugar looks good!
In order to highlight their identity and status, many people will flock to this kind of white sugar.
To put it bluntly, this thing is a luxury, and she doesn't want the people of Beihuan to be extravagant.
She actually values Bai Tang's ability to make money.
But she also knew clearly that Yun Zheng would never tell her the method of making white sugar.
"So do you still want it or not?"
Yun Zheng was unhappy.
Jia Yao really wronged him.
He wants to encourage the extravagant lifestyle in Beihuan, but doesn't he know how to sell sugar to Beihuan?
Why should I give Jiayao ten kilograms of sugar?
He just couldn't bear to see Jia Yao's pitiful look.
Using his current method to make sugar, ten kilograms of sugar are really not that expensive.
"Yes! Of course!"
Jia Yao sniffed, "At worst I can hide and eat alone!"
"Whatever you want!"
Yun Zheng smiled helplessly.
Jia Yao does have a sense of crisis.
Unfortunately, many things could not develop as she wished.
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In the next few days, Yun Zheng made a lot of sugar.
However, the white sugar he makes now is not for eating.
One sulfur, two nitrate, three charcoal, add a little sugar and you get Big Ivan.
As a time traveler, he had naturally heard these words.
However, he was not very clear about how much sugar improved the performance of gunpowder.
He was not very clear about things like the proportions added.
This can only be known through gradual testing.
A few days later, Chen Bu sent someone to deliver the news that 10,000 Tian soldiers had arrived near Langya Mountain Pass.
Yun Zheng immediately led his men to escort the new explosives to Langya Mountain Pass.
This time, in order to widen the Langya Pass, Yun Zheng brought all the explosives with him.
Thanks to the purchase of some saltpeter from the interior, they had a little more explosives this time.
In addition, white sugar was added to the gunpowder this time, so the effect will definitely be better than before.
If we don’t widen the Langya Pass and build a bridge, it will be even more troublesome when the ice and snow melt.
"When do you plan to use military force against the Great Moon Kingdom?"
On the way, Jia Yao couldn't help but ask Yun Zheng again.
She knew in her heart that Yun Zheng would destroy the Dayue Kingdom, both from a strategic perspective and from a personal grudge perspective.
If it were her, she would definitely destroy the Dayue Kingdom.
At the very least, we must completely cripple the Dayue Kingdom so that it loses the strength to fight again.
“It’s not clear yet.”
Yun Zheng shook his head and said, "Let's wait and see what happens! If it is confirmed that we will use troops against Dayue Kingdom, I will notify you in advance."
"I knew you wouldn't leave us behind!" Jia Yao glanced at Yun Zheng, "I won't say anything else, just don't be too harsh on us! We've been defeated so many times, it's time to rest and recuperate..."
"Who isn't?"
Yun Zheng smiled calmly, "I also hope that after using the military force against Dayue Kingdom, there will be no more wars within 20 years!"
Will there be no war within twenty years?
Jia Yao curled his lips secretly.
It would be strange to believe him!
The tribes in western Mo were always a threat to Dagan.
With Yun Zheng's character, he will definitely completely disperse the tribes in Moxi!
After this battle, there was no longer any force around Dagan that could threaten Dagan.
This is definitely not a good result for those forces that have surrendered to Da Gan.
However, in the current situation, they are powerless.
well!
Beihuan's situation is becoming increasingly difficult...
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