Chapter 36: Cooperation with the Zhen Family
When it comes to simple and easy to make small profits, it is a good way to make soap.
Lu Bu has learned the simple method of making soap in modern times. He filtered it with wood ash and added water to heat it to obtain alkaline water.
Then pour lard and alkaline water into the pot and heat it continuously to allow the two to fully merge and react to chemical reaction.
After the fusion is complete, stop heating and pour in the salt solution, the liquid will separate, and the solid substance below will be soap.
Of course, you also need to put the soap into the mold at this time. After cooling, a piece of soap will be born.
If you want to produce soap, add spices to it.
Lu Bu experimented for a whole day before he made the soap.
Compared with the soap corks used in this era, the detergent ability of soap is simply amazing. As long as it is well promoted, you can definitely buy a good price.
But if you want to do this, you must have huge financial support and a stable sales channel.
Or cooperate with others to earn some profit, but once the secret recipe is obtained by others, the profit will probably be gone immediately...
First, Lu Bu couldn't do it at all. Lu Bu was also very clear about his strengths and weaknesses, and knew that he was not the only one who could do business.
Besides, if he wants to dominate the world, he doesn't have so much time to spend on business.
Then there is only one way to cooperate with others, but who should I cooperate with?
Cao Cao and Yuan Shao?
Working with them is a great wine shop, which is already considered a fire of getting rid of the fire.
If they want to cooperate with them in the soap business, Lu Bu feels that he will definitely be vilified by these two shameless people.
But apart from Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, Lu Bu really didn't think of a suitable partner for the time being.
At this moment, a disciple was spreading a report and Zhen Yi asked for a visit outside the door.
Zhen Yi?
When Lu Bu's eyes lit up when he heard this name.
Zhen Yi is the patriarch of the Zhen family, one of the four major commercial families in the Three Kingdoms. Each of the four major commercial families can be said to be rich enough to rival a country.
During the Three Kingdoms period, every country had a business family supported it.
Because the Zhen family chose Yuan Shao, they chose the wrong investment target, and eventually ended in disgrace with Yuan Shao's defeat.
However, the most famous person in the Zhen family is Zhen Mi. Zhen Mi originally betrothed to Yuan Shao's second son Yuan Xi, but later Yecheng in Jizhou was captured by Cao Cao.
Cao Pi fell in love with Zhen Mi and married her home.
After Cao Pi ascended the throne and became emperor, Zhen Mi became Empress Zhen.
According to legend, Cao Zhi liked his sister-in-law very much. The famous "The Goddess of Luo River" was written based on Zhen Mi.
These information flashed through Lu Bu's mind like a revolving lantern, and Lu Bu said to the door: "Hurry and please."
The door responded and was about to invite Zhen Yide, but Lu Bu raised his hand and said, "Let's wait, I'll go and greet him myself."
The Zhen family is one of the four major commercial families. If the Zhen family can obtain support, then the financial problems will be solved.
Of course, now Lu Bu is very clear about his current situation. He has no territory and no power. He just has a little reputation. It is impossible to get the Zhen family to support him now.
But now we can establish a good relationship with the Zhen family. When I gradually rise up in the future, I believe the Zhen family will consider it.
Thinking of this, Lu Bu came directly to the door and saw a middle-aged man with a unique appearance standing outside the door.
Lu Bu couldn't help but say a secret praise. I'm afraid that only such a person can give birth to a beautiful daughter like Queen Zhen.
Lu Bu went forward and bowed: "I don't know that the Zhen clan has arrived here, and I will be in a hurry to welcome you. I will forgive you for your sins!"
Zhen Yi couldn't help laughing and said, "Fengxian invented the pinyin of Lu Bu and was also amazingly skilled in archery. He is a young hero with both civil and military skills. When he saw him today, he was indeed extraordinary!"
Lu Bu said in a humble voice: "Class Zhen praised him, but Lu Bu was ashamed of him."
Zhen Yi laughed and said, "Why should Fengxian be too humble? Today I came here to see the reputation. Why don't we get along with each other? Fengxian just calls me brother!"
Lu Bu hurriedly said, "No, how can this be done!"
Zhen Yi pretended to be dissatisfied and said, "Does Fengxian look down on me?"
Lu Bu quickly said, "How dare you? Then, it's better to obey your orders than respect!"
Zhen Yi smiled and said, "That's right!"
Lu Bu said to Zhen Yi: "Brother Zhen, please come in!"
"Bengxian, please!"
The two came to the living room, and Lu Bu asked Lu Yu to serve tea. Soon Lu Yu touched two cups of tea and served it.
When Lu Bu saw Lu Yu holding the tea, he couldn't help but feel disgusted.
It turned out that by the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, tea had gradually become popular, but the tea making process was really not satisfactory.
At this time, tea was not made into tea leaves in later generations, but made into tea cakes.
When you need to drink tea, crush it and put it in a pot to cook. Add green onion and ginger seasonings to it. The soup is called tea soup after boiling.
Lu Bu had drunk modern green tea, but now he tasted the tea soup from the Eastern Han Dynasty, and he couldn't help but feel disgusted.
When you have time, you must fry some tea by yourself.
The two of them were drinking tea while talking non-nutritional polite words.
If it were Lu Bu in the past, he would definitely feel impatient and would directly ask Zhen Yi what the purpose of visiting him was.
But after a modern journey, Lu Bu became more patient and said those nutritious words to Zhen Yi quietly.
After a while, Zhen Yi asked Lu Bu, "Fengxian, I heard that you invented the divine oil?"
Here comes!
Zhen Yi really came for the magic oil!
Lu Bu said calmly: "Yes, I wonder what Brother Zhen has to give me?"
Zhen Yi laughed and said, "Fengxian, it's so refreshing! Okay, then I won't go around in circles! Fengxian, how about you selling the craftsmanship of making magic oil to me?"
Lu Bu said with interest: "Brother Zhen, are you digging the corner of our Taibai home?"
Zhen Yi shook his head and said, "No, no, Fengxian, don't worry. Even after I get the production process of magic oil, I will not open a restaurant in Luoyang City to grab your business. You know, our Zhen family's foundation is in Jizhou, what do you think?"
The production process of Shen Oil cannot be sold to Zhen Yi. I thought that even if Lu Bu didn't sell it, the production process of Shen Oil could not be kept confidential for a long time.
Even if Lu Bu was not the first to make sesame oil, sesame oil would be released soon, but it has not been widely promoted for the time being.
But Lu Bu had other things to do.
Chapter completed!