Scholar and old attack

"Please also ask Mr. Huang to take us to the cattle and sheep house."

Jiang Jingyuan has never forgotten what he did when he came to the frontier grassland, so when he arrived on the green grassland, he was not in a hurry to enjoy the scenery on the grassland, but was quite interested in the cattle and sheep.

Huang Yu was dumbfounded, he couldn't figure out what's so good about cattle and sheep, not to mention the stinky ones, the smell of sheep and sheep can float for several miles, except for those who are responsible for taking care of cattle and sheep, most people would not think of going to that area run.

"Ah Zhou, why don't you go over and have a look together and give the child to the mother and the others." Jiang Jingyuan was also afraid that the child would feel unwell when he first came to the grassland, and the place they were going to was full of bacteria, afraid that the two children's resistance would be weakened.

"Go, wait, I'll tell them a few words."

Xu Shuizhou returned without even thinking about it, how could he be missing from this kind of fun.

He picked up a child in one hand, went to Chen Xiuxiu and He Yuzhu, chatted with them for a long time, and then returned obediently. Jiang Jingyuan smiled apologetically at Huang Yu.

Huang Yu's face turned red. He thought Mr. Jiang was gentle enough, but he didn't expect Madam Jiang to be more gentle and considerate than Mr. Jiang. Even though she is a third-rank wife, she still treats him, a fifth-rank official, with courtesy.

It was completely different from other adults and wives he had seen before.

Huang Yu's affection for Jiang Jingyuan and his wife gradually increased.

Because the smell of cattle and sheep is really too strong, generally they will not be placed very close to the city. It is about seven or eight kilometers away from the city of cattle and sheep. The three of them rode together for nearly an hour and arrived in the afterglow of the setting sun. Cattle and sheep house.

At this time, it happened to be the time when the herdsman was returning to the house, and the soaring smell made Jiang Jingyuan and Xu Shuizhou frown frequently, and they didn't even dare to pant.

Huang Yu is fine, he has been in this city of cattle and sheep for nearly ten years, and he has long been used to the taste here.

"Master Jiang, wearing a nose mask should make you feel better."

Seeing that Jiang Jingyuan and Xu Shuizhou couldn't stand the smell, he took out two dusty masks that looked like masks from the pack on the horse and handed them to Jiang Jingyuan.

Jiang Jingyuan took it and studied how to wear it, and then wrapped his nose tightly, until the air he breathed in was a little lighter than before, and his face looked a little better.

"Is it any better?"

Jiang Jingyuan looked at Xu Shuizhou apologetically. It was because of his lack of consideration that Ah Zhou suffered this innocent disaster.

"It's okay." Xu Shuizhou shook his head, and the words he said came back with a strong nasal voice.

The cattle and sheep shed Mingweishe is actually a circle of sheep or cattle pens surrounded by wooden fences, with shepherd's tents next to them, which looks like a small tribe.

"Master Jiang, the people grazing here are all people from my Ming Dynasty, imitating the way of grassland tribes grazing."

From time to time, Huang Yu explained to Jiang Jingyuan very insightfully. He knew that Jiang Jingyuan was here to preside over the exchange market this time, so he couldn't tolerate any mistakes, but he didn't dare to take Jiang Jingyuan to the prairie people.

"En." Jiang Jingyuan nodded lightly, and asked as if listening to news, "Are these cattle and sheep provided to the people of Niuyang City?"

"Most of them are, and a small part has to be provided to the troops stationed in the border cities. Regardless of the large number of cattle and sheep in the cattle and sheep city, the price is low, but the army and the people still cannot afford it."

When Huang Yu said this, his expression was extremely depressed. He had seen too many people who starved to death because they had nothing to eat, but soon his eyes brightened again, and his honest face was full of love for Jiang Jingyuan. gratitude.

"The final general would like to thank Mr. Jiang for his dedication to the frontier soldiers. Without Mr. Jiang, the lives of the soldiers this year will be even more difficult."

Huang Yu knelt down on one knee to Jiang Jingyuan and clenched his hands into fists, his gratitude was beyond words.

Jiang Jingyuan's face was a little embarrassed, he didn't seem to have done anything, he helped Huang Yu up, and said with a straight face, "Master Huang is too exaggerated, as Jiang is a member of the household department, these are all his duties, Don't worry about it."

Jiang Jingyuan really didn't take this matter to heart, he was only responsible for giving money to the emperor, and other things were ordered by the emperor, and he should thank the emperor if he wanted to thank him.

Jiang Jingyuan's indifference fell in Huang Yu's eyes, that is, Mr. Jiang is a peerless, upright, upright, and upright official.

The admiration in his eyes that refused to move Jiang Jingyuan away made Xu Shuizhou a little apprehensive. If he hadn't been sure that Jiang Jingyuan had never met Huang Yu before, he would have thought that they were having an affair...

Jiang Jingyuan didn't care about Huang Yu's admiration for him, but instead asked, "Except for meat, what are the prices of sheepskin, goat's milk, wool, cowhide, and milk?"

"Sheepskin and cowhide are worth some money. Some herders who kill cows will leave the skins and wait for passing merchants to collect them. In fact, they probably won't make much money. It depends on the price of the grassland tribes. As for Wool and goat's milk can be found everywhere in the grasslands, and someone who has a baby can come to the cattle and sheep house to ask for it for free."

Huang Yu frowned and thought about it, and reported the truth to Jiang Jingyuan.

"What about the extra?"

During Jiang Jingyuan's questioning, he happened to see a few herdsmen milking sheep, cattle and sheep. Jiang Jingyuan frowned at the look of not cherishing them.

"Excess?" Huang Yu was stunned for a moment, followed Jiang Jingyuan's gaze, and suddenly replied, "Some of the excess are made into cheese and stored, while some are discarded."

The average daily milk production of so many cows and sheep is a terrible figure. Even if it is made into cheese, it will not be stored for long, and it is useless to make more.

"Fall down..."

Xu Shuizhou yelled, feeling that it was a pity, thinking of the babies in Wutong County who could not get milk in the capital city, he just felt sad, if only these milk could be transported back to China.

This is the gap caused by inconvenient transportation and backward knowledge, Jiang Jingyuan raised his jaw and thought.

Seeing that the sky was getting dark, Jiang Jingyuan didn't want to stay here any longer, so he said flatly to Huang Yu, "Prepare some cow and goat milk for me, the more the better, bring them back to Niuyang City."

Huang Yu didn't understand what Jiang Jingyuan wanted so much milk for, but he obediently went down to prepare.

The three of them came empty-handed, and when they returned, they pulled a cart behind them with several wooden buckets filled with goat's milk, and returned to the city mightily.

As soon as they returned to the rest place prepared by Huang Yu, Jiang Jingyuan and Xu Shuizhou entered the bathroom, and cleaned the smell from their bodies over and over again, until they could no longer smell a trace of the smell before coming out of the bathroom. come out.

Huang Yu had come to invite him several times. In order to clean up Jiang Jingyuan, they slaughtered several lambs and made a lively roast whole lamb meal. As a result, half of the banquet was over, and Jiang Jingyuan hadn't shown up yet.

"Master Huang, let the adults below eat and drink well for tonight's banquet. If I'm here, they must feel uncomfortable."

Jiang Jingyuan looked at the several buckets of milk in the yard, and was even less in the mood to attend any banquet, so he sent Huang Yu away, and he and Xu Shuizhou each carried a bucket into the kitchen.

"doing what."

Xu Shuizhou was a little puzzled. They couldn't boil milk in the kitchen in the middle of the night.

"I'll try to see if it can be made into milk powder."

Jiang Jingyuan has a long-term and profound vision. With milk powder, the milk on the grassland can be transported back to the country, so that all babies in the world can eat milk, and the population growth of the Ming Dynasty can be greatly preserved.

"milk powder……"

Xu Shuizhou murmured, he was a little new to this word, and Jiang Jingyuan frowned when he saw Jiang Jingyuan carrying the milk bucket into the kitchen, "You don't mean to boil it dry to make milk powder, do you?"

"No, milk can't be boiled on too high a fire. After cooking for a long time, not only will it lose the taste of milk, but layers of skin will appear on it. It is extremely indigestible for children to eat."

At any rate, he has brought a child for a year, so Xu Shuizhou still knows this common sense.

Jiang Jingyuan couldn't help but smile, he just borrowed the kitchen, did he say he wanted to use a pot to boil milk?

Those who study science, of course, use the method of science students to solve it.

Jiang Jingyuan took Xu Shuizhou to the courtyard and found a carriage. He piled the things that hadn't been unloaded on the side, and there was a pile of strange iron bumps inside.

Jiang Jingyuan tried his best to move it, but it was still difficult.

Seeing that Jiang Jingyuan couldn't hold him, Xu Shuizhou hurried up to help, and the two of them spent a lot of effort before they carried this pile of strange iron bumps into the kitchen.

"what is this."

Xu Shuizhou asked curiously.

"Hand vacuum pump, and dryer."

Jiang Jingyuan shook his weak arms, sat down on the bench, and rested against the kitchen door.

"what's that……"

Xu Shuizhou looked bewildered, these words could be understood separately, but when put together, he was completely confused.

"In simple terms, it is a device that can pump out air, and a machine that can quickly turn solids into powder."

Jiang Jingyuan patiently explained to Xu Shuizhou that this is actually an ancient version of a vacuum machine and dryer, but he changed the electric to manual.

It took a lot of effort from him, don't think that he really rested at home for a month, for this thing, he dispatched a lot of blacksmiths from the household department to build it together.

Standing on the shoulders of giants has this advantage. As long as you know the principle, it is much easier than doing it with a little deliberation.

After explaining for a long time, Xu Shuizhou was still in the fog, just like listening to a fantasy book, his eyes widened in confusion.

Jiang Jingyuan, who used to be a top student, had no choice but to experiment with Xu Shuizhou, a "student" who didn't know much about it.

Jiang Jingyuan poured a bucket of goat milk into the pot to heat and sterilize it. After cooling down, he poured the goat milk into a vacuum pump for vacuum concentration. The milk is condensed into a small pot of solid milk.

Finally, the pot of milk is poured into the dryer to dry it into powder. After one operation, the whole person is directly tired into a dog, sweat drips down the cheeks one by one, and the back is also terribly wet.

The last bucket of milk turned into a small bowl of milk powder. Jiang Jingyuan held the small bowl of milk powder and smiled like a 120-jin fool. It was really not easy.

When he designed it, he never thought that manual work would be so tiring, and he dug a hole for himself...

Xu Shuizhou wiped Jiang Jingyuan's sweat distressedly. Looking at the light yellow milk powder in his arms, he couldn't help but want to dip his hands in it to taste it. Jiang Jingyuan was exhausted, but he mustered up the courage to move the bowl away from his arms.

"This is also my first time. I don't know if it is safe or not. I will find some animals to experiment tomorrow."

Jiang Jingyuan couldn't bear Xu Shuizhou's risk taking. He looked at the two machines in front of him without strength, and suddenly felt that he was so stupid. It was obviously easier to do electricity than these two machines...

It seems that electricity is on the agenda!

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