Chapter 864 Pu Shan

There was another pretense incident at the banquet. After everyone had finished admiring the jewelry display, Su You summoned them to a crystal tower that was taller than one person, and then gave each of the servants an Iron Ruyi.

Let them knock the crystal tower to pieces!

While everyone was exclaiming in pain, Su You smiled and ordered people to distribute the fragments of the crystal tower to everyone as souvenirs for the banquet.

Everyone was puzzled. After Su You's explanation, the envoys put the crystal into their mouths, and a pure sweetness spread in their mouths. Only then did they realize that this was not crystal, but crystal.

The same candy bar!

So amazing!

The sugar-making process in Shuzhong has been upgraded for several generations. The original mud adsorption method is still in use, but it has become the first step in the entire refined sugar refining process.

By adding lime milk and lime water to the sugar solution, and then passing the water-washed furnace gas in multiple stages, using the lime water and carbon dioxide to react, in the process of generating calcium carbonate, the colored substances and residues in the syrup are absorbed and precipitated, step by step to obtain

Pure clear syrup.

After sulfur bleaching, the sugar liquid becomes clearer in color, and then the crystallization method is used to obtain sugar crystals with extremely pure texture.

Using a centrifugal bucket, the sugar crystals and molasses are separated, and then through the sugar washing process, white sugar and rock sugar can be processed as white as snow and as transparent as ice.

In the whole process, thermometers and litmus paper are the key. With these two things, Sitong's sugar workers can measure the temperature of the syrup in key steps such as pre-ash, ash addition, first carbon, second carbon, and sulfur bleaching.

and ph value are accurately controlled, and after countless experiments, a stable and efficient processing technology is finally formed.

In the past, high-quality sugar frosting in the Song Dynasty could only be made with the "Du Cane", a specialty of Lizhou. After the sugar-making technology matures, in addition to Du Cane, all kinds of sugar cane from other places can be used to make pure white sugar and rock sugar.

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As a result, the lower-yielding Ducane in Sichuan was gradually replaced by other sugarcane varieties with higher yields per mu, and the sugar production in the Song Dynasty was greatly improved.

The mold used to make the pretentious sugar tower is the precise mold manufacturing technology of Shuzhong.

In short, you first get a mold that is put together to form an empty tower inside, then pour the sugar liquid in and rotate it out, then pour it in and rotate it out.

After repeating it several times, an empty shell of a sugar tower will be formed inside the mold. Then unfasten the mold fixings, disassemble the mold into several pieces, and carefully remove it from the sugar tower. A crystal sugar tower like an ice sculpture is ready.

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The shocking effect of this operation was full, and it also brought a sweet start to the first Jiaozhi County Materials Fair.

What followed was an auction filled with the smell of copper. The auction items were the exquisite jewel-encrusted Buddha statues, Hindu god statues, and jade-white porcelain Guanyin statues on display.

Most of the shapes of gods and Buddhas come from Angkor, Jiaozhi, Champa and other places, and are in line with the aesthetic tastes of Southeast Asian countries.

In addition, there are many jewelry, accessories, and daily necessities, covering the three civilization styles of the Middle East, India, and China.

The maritime merchants of the Song Dynasty were extremely interested in tortoiseshell, rhinoceros, elephants, precious stones and fragrant wood products; while the maritime merchants of the vassal state only regretted that they brought too few goods and money - as long as these things were moved to the country, the kings would either give them official positions or

Enter the lord!

Money is no longer money!

Srivijaya and Jamabha are feuding. In the competition for an ivory, gold and silver statue of Shiva, the two countries not only drove up the price all the way, but even almost drew swords at each other.

Not to mention the exquisite carvings and gorgeous decorations of this statue, the key point is that the neck, arms, legs, and every joint of the statue are decorated with gold.

The decoration conceals the mechanisms inside, including the finger joints, which can move, allowing the statue to pose in various dharma postures. The eight arms can make various dharma seals, and there is also a set of dharma seals specially made for this statue.

utensils and animals.

There are holes in the soles of the statue's feet and a matching golden rosette, which can be used to stand or sit when displayed.

In fact, it was a ball-jointed doll routine that was played badly by later generations, but let alone today's Nanhai bumpkin, even Li Shunju almost fell into the trap.

When setting up the exhibition, Su You played a prank and changed one of the arms of the statue to a different position every day.

Li Shunju didn't notice it at first, but it took him a few days to realize that the movements and gestures of the statue were quietly changing every day.

The eunuchs were all superstitious. Li Shunju thought he was possessed by a foreign god and was manifesting his holiness, which almost frightened him to the point of pissing him off.

The same move that Su You could use could be used by others. It was also effective against Li Dujian, who was well-read in poetry and literature. If it was used in a temple to fool ignorant foreigners, it would be a magical weapon.

Srivijaya has now annexed another small country on the big island and has become a neighbor with Jaya.

The two countries were constantly fighting. This time, Zha Po spent a lot of money to please the Song Dynasty, and he raised the price of the statue to ten thousand taels of gold.

Srivijaya itself is the most powerful country in the South China Sea, and it strangles the Maluka Strait. Sea-going ships must charge high transit fees when passing by. Its citizens are accustomed to water and land warfare, and they once occupied Chenla.

Therefore, the attitude towards the Song Dynasty was somewhat "equal". In other words, they did not bring enough money this time.

As a result, Suyou held an auction, and the person with the highest fair price received it. The ivory Shiva statue finally belonged to the Lord Shiva.

The Srivijaya envoy was furious and left the scene.

Apart from this minor hiccup, it was a very enjoyable event.

Jewelry statues are just a display of the craftsmanship of the Song Dynasty. In fact, more popular goods such as silk and tea were the bulk of the trade.

After the banquet, Su Hu was reluctant to sign the order.

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When she got up early in the morning, Pu Shan began to pray devoutly.

He was a businessman from Dashi, and his family was in decline. This time he came to the Song Dynasty on a ship from his fellow villagers, working as a bookkeeper.

Originally, he was going to Hangzhou to join his compatriots, but when he heard that Xiao Su Shaobao of the Song Dynasty had moved to Jiaozhi, he disembarked in Jiaozhou.

The banquet last night was shamelessly hosted thanks to a fellow villager. Pu Shan was really amazed by the many novelties and tricks on the table.

However, there is nothing I can afford.

In despair, Pu Shan had no choice but to turn her attention to delicious food.

As a poor man who couldn't even afford tea, the various condiments used in the delicacies caught Pu Shan's attention.

Among them is a condiment full of sea flavor-fish sauce.

The earliest fish sauce is actually the fish juice discharged when salted fish is pickled. In addition to salt water, the ingredients of these fish sauces are mainly a variety of amino acids produced by the hydrolysis of fish proteins, which are rich in umami.

The fishermen thought it would be a pity to throw it away, so they kept it as seasoning. This fish juice is called "grain juice" and has a long history.

Meizhou catches a lot of sea fish, and during the pickling process, a lot of "grain juice" is also produced.

For a big foodie like Su You who knows everything by analogy, this is the principle of using salt to preserve freshness and then allowing the protein to be decomposed into amino acids. Not surprising, it is almost the same as the principle of soybean soy sauce!

That’s simple. The South China Sea is different from the north. Small individual fish account for a large part of the harvest from purse seine operations, such as balang fish, horsetail fish, and sardines.

Of these kinds of small fish, sardines are suitable for canning, Mayou is suitable for making dried fish and fish floss, and Balang is the most perishable and easy to waste.

In order to make the best use of the fish, Su You instructed the Meizhou seafood processing factory to process the Balang fish according to the method of making soy sauce and see what the result was.

In order to increase production, Meizhou Seafood Processing Factory creatively introduced soy sauce refining and acidification processes to promote more complete decomposition of fish meat, and then used soy sauce-making processes in Sichuan such as adding koji, low salt, and stirring.

In three months, a kind of "fish soy sauce" was produced.

This is a very delicious juice with an amber color and a salty and umami taste. After being packaged and sterilized, it can be stored for a long time.

The most important thing is a broad-spectrum flavor enhancer. Adding a little of this to almost all meats and vegetables will greatly enhance the flavor.

Suyou named it "fish sauce", so that countless Balang fish no longer need to be wasted, and the poor indigenous fishermen on the coast can also provide such small fish and shrimps to the processing plants in exchange for supplies and improve their lives.

For Pu Shan, this is a business opportunity that no one has noticed yet.

The fellow villagers were busy tidying up and burning incense. Hearing that there would be important discussions today, Su Shaobao summoned merchants and envoy representatives from all walks of life and asked to go to the Ship Branch to discuss important matters.

The policies of the Shipping Department that Su Shaobao personally examined were very open-minded and considerate, which gave Pu Shan a profound experience of what it means to feel at home.

Huangsong Bank, Cochin Marine Insurance Chamber of Commerce, and Sitong Commercial Bank provide maritime merchants with a series of "preferential" measures such as savings, financing, credit, installment, warehousing, transportation contracting, commodity insurance, etc.

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Chapter completed!