He watched quietly for a moment.
Liszt didn't say a word and left Glanny's studio. He didn't understand what Glanny was doing.
"Take good care of your teacher and pay special attention to the bottles and cans cooking on the stove. Don't let them explode. Safety is far more important than work." Before leaving, he specifically told Charlie.
He was really afraid that Glanny would suddenly make an explosion.
Nine out of ten magic research accidents were explosions — explosions in the form of various types, including, but not limited to, all kinds of violent magic that went off the rails.
Why were there so few magicians in the world?
Part of the reason was that magicians were secretive and did not have a large number of apprentices. Another part of the reason was that they died in various magic experiments and explorations. No matter how much a Knight tormented his qi, he would at most kill or maim himself. If a magician had an explosion accident, his teacher and apprentices might die.
It was not a pity for a magician to be killed.
His Sea-Calming Divine Pearl had been destroyed, which was a heavy loss.
This Calm Pearl would be allocated to the Flowers. It just so happened that the Flowers was about to embark on its first voyage to explore Black Horse Island.
He also had another black pearl the size of a basketball and a black pearl the size of a washbasin. These two were reserved for the new ship in the future.
Especially the black pearl the size of a washbasin.
In the future, when he went to sea, this huge black pearl would be his standard to accompany him.
An ordinary small black pearl could disperse the wind within five meters; the Calm Pearl, according to Glanny's estimation, could disperse the wind within 150 meters.
But even if the wind was dispersed, the waves would continue to output, and the ship would still be in danger, but much less.
The black pearl the size of a washbasin, made into a Calm Pearl, might be able to disperse the wind within 300 meters. In this way, even if the waves were huge, without the help of the wind, the output would be greatly reduced, and the threat to the ship would be greatly reduced.
Leaving Glanny's studio.
Liszt drove his horse to the workshop area of the town, ready to inspect the three newly built workshops.
In the soap workshop.
Burnell, the soap maker, produced the soap while leading a few apprentices. The apprenticeship system was enforced by Liszt to prohibit serfs from keeping their craft to themselves. At the same time, a qualified apprentice would receive a certain reward from the castle. With the introduction of this system, the craftsmen, workers, and apprentices were obviously more serious.
Previously, he had purchased the smithy of the old blacksmith in the town.
He had given the old blacksmith a few gold coins that he would never be able to earn in his entire life, hoping that the other party would be able to groom a batch of qualified blacksmith apprentices. In the end, after forging a few thousand catties of iron, not a single apprentice managed to learn the craft of blacksmithing.
This made Liszt very angry.
Blacksmiths were free people. In essence, they only needed to pay taxes and were not restricted by the lord. However, Liszt still found an opportunity to teach him a lesson. The taste of meat fried with a leather whip had left a deep impression on him. Now, the old blacksmith obediently taught his apprentice, wanting nothing more than to teach him.
Therefore …
There must be carrots, and there must also be sticks.
Only the carrot and the stick could carry out the lord's will.
"The production of the soap is stable. The soap is limited by the pig pancreas, plus the waste in the experimental formula process, so the production is not much." Burnell reported his work progress to the visiting Liszt.
"Hmm, continue to research. The current soap is almost as comfortable as perfumed soap."
Perfumed soap was made from the pods of the acacia tree mixed with flowers. The cleaning effect was average, but the production cost was very expensive, especially on Coral Island, which lacked acacia trees. Only aristocrats could afford to use perfumed soap.
Soap (pancreas) was made from a mixture of plant ash and pig pancreas. The pancreas of other animals may also be effective. The production cost was relatively low and the cleaning effect was also very good.
However, it seemed that the level of soap developed by Burnell still needed to be improved.
Therefore, the current soap workshop was still producing at a loss, and the production capacity was only provided to the castle and some officials and their families.
At this time, Burnell suddenly said: "Sir Lord, when I was studying the soap formula, I had an idea. I wanted to mix soap and soap to see if I could make a better soap. So I tried it and found that the soap formed quickly and was very smooth, but I don't know if this is the soap you want. "
A soap mixed with soap?
Liszt felt that this idea was a bit wonderful. "Is that so? Let me have a look at the mixed soap and bring me a basin of water."
"Yes, Sir Lord." Burnell quickly dispatched an apprentice to bring out a plate of light pink mixed soap. The soap was kneaded into a flat oval shape, a total of three pieces, and looked a bit rough.
Another apprentice came over with a basin of water.
Liszt dipped his hand in the water, then applied the mixed soap and rubbed it. Suddenly, a lot of foam appeared. The mixed soap in his hand was very smooth, and its decontamination ability felt very good. Especially after washing, his hand felt very clean and had a faint fragrance.
Although this was not a soap he had seen, the effect was close to what he remembered.
"What is the cost of making it, and what is the ratio of soap to soap?" Liszt asked.
"Probably one piece of soap can be mixed with three soaps to make four mixed soaps. But I think it may be more economical to grind the pods of the acacia tree directly into soap powder. About one mixed soap can reduce the cost to forty copper coins. "
"The cost of the soap is one silver coin, right?"
"It's more than a silver coin. The soap powder I bought is too expensive."
The cheapest soap cost two silver coins each, which was two hundred copper coins. The soap powder cost one silver coin, and the total cost was at least one hundred and ten copper coins. If the cost of the mixed soap was reduced to forty copper coins, it could be sold at the price of two silver coins, which would beat the soap on the market.
Even if the soap powder was not used.
Buying the soap directly and making it into a mixed soap, raising the cost to one silver coin, was still profitable.
"Burnell, you did a good job, the mixed soap is better than I thought. In the future, you can slowly study the soap, the workshop will immediately start making the mixed soap … I have to give it a nice name, do you have any suggestions?" Liszt was full of confidence in the mixed soap. The feel and the decontamination effect during washing were a grade higher than that of the soap.
If a picky person like him thought it was good, the other nobles would definitely slap the table and applaud. The nobles were very willing to spend money on items that improved the quality of life.
"Sir Lord, under your guidance, I was able to develop the mixed soap. You should give it a name." Burnell said respectfully.
As people get older, they gradually become artistic in their speech.
Liszt was very satisfied with Burnell's reaction. "Then, let's call it Flower Soap. I will make it a specialty of Flower Town. Burnell, and the apprentices around you, be sure to keep the formula of the Flower Soap strictly confidential."
"Please rest assured, Sir Lord!"
"Do a good job. I have rewards for any invention that can bring benefits. Although the soap has not been developed, the Flower Soap is barely qualified. Burnell, reward you with ten silver coins and your apprentices with twenty copper coins each. "
"Thank you, Sir Lord!"
Burnell took the apprentices and thanked him.
Liszt was also very happy. The Flower Soap could not bring as much revenue as the seafood business, but it was still very sure that it could squeeze out the current soap market and even sell to the outer islands.
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