Chapter 353: Whole job, saltpeter making ice!

"My subordinate understands!"

Zhuge Liang bowed and nodded,

Chu Feng is so fond of him and entrusting him with such tasks can be regarded as a great trust in him. Otherwise, it would be unimaginable to entrust this thing to Cao Cao.

"Lord, the things are here!"

While everyone was talking, Xu Chu wiped away the sweat and brought the people back. He had searched many places for the things Chu Feng had mentioned.

"Saltpeter? General Xu, what are you doing with this?" Zhuge Liang couldn't help but be curious when he saw Xu Chu holding a large bag of saltpeter in his hand, and he had a lot of it here.

Looking at Xu Chu, he seemed to have been found everywhere.

"Military advisor, my lord uses this to make ice!" Xu Chu scratched his head and didn't understand why this thing could make ice. Zhuge Liang seemed to have a lot of these things here.

I didn't even think of it just now.

"Ice making?" Zhuge Liang was stunned for a moment, looked at Chu Feng in surprise, and said with doubt and disbelief: "Master, this thing can actually make ice?"

If other people said this, Zhuge Liang would never believe it, but if Chu Feng said this, there is a high probability that it is true. Zhuge Liang is Chu Feng's little fanboy at this moment.

I firmly believe in what Chu Feng said!

"It should be possible. Saltpeter will absorb heat when dissolved in water, causing the aqueous solution to drop to the freezing point. Of course, you will know if it works after you try this for a while!"

Chu Feng touched his nose, but he was not sure.

However, he had written novels before, and he did write about making ice from saltpeter. The principle is that saltpeter can absorb heat and lower the water temperature, thereby freezing edible water sources through temperature conduction.

It’s just that he hasn’t practiced it before, who knows if the Internet is a scam!

"My lord, why do we need to make ice? It's still cold outside now, and there are ice cubes in the moat outside the city. Why bother? Can't we just let people go to the river to collect ice?"

Zhuge Liang was curious, and he was also curious about the feasibility of making ice from saltpeter. This was definitely something he had never heard of before, and as expected, only by following Chu Feng would he gain more experience.

"The main reason is that Xingba just raised a question. He said that it is recommended to catch fish, shrimps and crabs at sea and transport them to the mainland. Fish, shrimps and crabs are not suitable for preservation and must be refrigerated, so I wanted to try it!"

"And it is indeed imperative to develop the ocean. There are an extremely large number of fish and shrimps in the ocean, as well as various things needed by the mainland, which can make people's lives easier."

"Just like the sperm whale, the oil in its big head can be used to make candles or industrial lubricants. In short, it is extremely necessary to develop the ocean, and navigation and trade will be needed in the future!"

Chu Feng briefly explained why he did this.

When everyone heard this, they thought that their boss was the one who thought far ahead. There was also this sperm whale, and he could even think of what to do with the oil in its head.

This talent alone is truly incredible.

"Fishing fish, shrimps and crabs?" Zhuge Liang raised his eyebrows and couldn't help but nodded, and said with great approval: "With the current navigation capabilities of our army, fishing in the sea is indeed feasible."

"With the rich products in the sea, people's lives can definitely be improved."

Chu Feng chuckled, without comment,

"Now that we have brought everything, let's give it a try!" Chu Feng smiled warmly and said immediately: "Go, get some more water, and bring two basins, big and small, by the way. The smaller one needs a copper basin and a weight! "

After Chu Feng finished explaining, the personal guards immediately went to prepare.

But everyone was talking non-stop. On the one hand, they were discussing whether this thing could work, but more importantly, they were looking at the place where the explosives had been detonated. Their excitement had not yet calmed down.

With such powerful explosives, unification is imperative!

However, looking at Chu Feng's intention at present, he didn't seem to be too anxious. Lu Su, Jia Xu and others looked at each other, all thinking about Chu Feng's intention. Lu Su seemed to have guessed something in his mind.

Although I am not sure, there is a high probability that the land will be nationalized!

Chu Feng had mentioned the nationalization of land to him many times, and his first impression after hearing it was really shocking. Although the interests of the family were affected, no one could touch the core interests of the country.

In this way, land annexation will not occur hundreds of years later, and the relationship between local aristocratic families and the people will be better eased. This is definitely an eternal policy.

But once the entire policy is implemented, it will be an enemy of everyone in the world. It will be like the country confiscating more than half of your family's foundation at once. No one will be happy if it is replaced!

The reason why Chu Feng is not in a hurry to unify is because, on the one hand, he is taking a steady approach to managing the Central Plains, accelerating development, and forming an absolute crushing force, so that the aristocratic families do not dare to falter.

Secondly, I am also considering introducing this system in such a way that it will not cause changes across the country.

After all, state-owned land will also hurt the hearts of some people. If the people cannot understand it, it is very likely that the reputation that Chu Feng has managed for many years will be completely ruined.

Thinking of this, Lu Su fell silent.

He didn’t want to read too much into the state-owned land.

I am afraid that Chu Feng himself has not thought about the specific development direction. As a minister, how can he analyze it easily?

After a while, the guards brought several large items.

Chu Feng started the operation himself. When he was writing the book, it should be possible if Baidu didn't lie to him.

Immediately, he poured water into the large wooden basin. Chu Feng weighed it before pouring. If he remembered correctly, the ratio of water to potassium nitrate was less than four to one.

Everyone gathered in a circle and looked dignified.

This kind of thing refreshes their cognition all the time. After all, once it is feasible, it is relatively normal for them to eat cold drinks at home in the summer.

When potassium nitrate meets water, it reacts instantly.

It quickly dissolved and then absorbed heat. Chu Feng put his finger in it and clearly felt that the water temperature before and after was different. This was a slow process, but the water temperature was not as cold as expected!

"Potassium nitrate cannot be eaten directly if it is dissolved in water!"

"Therefore, it is necessary to use bronze with better thermal conductivity as a medium, add edible water to the bronze container, and use thermal conductivity to freeze the water in the bronze container instead."

Chu Feng explained while putting the copper basin in.

He mainly makes ice to transport food, and there is no room for sloppiness!

Everyone seemed to understand and nodded. There was nothing they could do about it. To put it bluntly, these things were new knowledge points. If Chu Feng didn't tell them, they might not really know the reason.

"Lord, I have something that I don't understand!"

Tian Feng looked at the copper basin and the potassium nitrate he had just added, and couldn't help but ask.

"Tell me about it!" Chu Feng was curious.

"My lord, just such a small amount of water requires so much potassium nitrate, and making ice may require countless amounts. Where can we get such potassium nitrate?"

"Besides, is the cost of such transportation too high?" Tian Feng frowned and asked curiously.

"It's very good. First, potassium nitrate dissolved in water can be distilled and crystallized or exposed to the sun, so it can be used repeatedly without much loss."

"Secondly, we must provide early support for policies that benefit the country and the people, and then promote them after the various processes are familiar and scaled up."

"It is normal to lose money in the early stage, but it is very important to improve people's living standards. Next, deep-water ports must be built in several coastal areas that can be used to dock ships."

Chu Feng gave a simple answer,

"Can it be used again and again?" everyone sighed,

And around the copper basin, you can already see a bit of frost.

"If this is really possible, the ice making plant should be built in a cave along the coast to increase efficiency. The efficiency in the cold cave will be very high," Chu Feng analyzed.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

The freezing process is still relatively slow, especially when the volume of the small pot is not that large, freezing often takes a long time, and everyone can't help but start talking here.

"Just wait, it will probably take a long time to conduct the ice formation!" Chu Feng shrugged, suddenly missing the days when there were military lines.

"Lord, we have invested countless amounts of money in construction today. Although we can keep printing money, I am worried that if we continue like this, it will cause inflation!"

Lu Su now talked about government affairs!

He knew very well about currency. In order to make money, Dong Zhuo distributed currency on a large scale, which eventually led to currency devaluation. This kind of thing can be big or small.

"How many have been cast out now?" Chu Feng asked weakly.

"Last year, including military expenditures, all walks of life exceeded expected expenditures by at least 24 billion!" Lu Su said with a trembling voice,

"What the hell, so much? How did you spend it?" Chu Feng cursed, feeling horrified in his heart.

More than 24 billion, this is still an excess. Counting everything, wouldn't it cost more than 30 billion?

Good guy, do you have that much money to spend?

"Lord, you are either talking about increasing this construction or increasing investment in that, just like building bridges and paving roads, building schools, building docks, etc.!"

"These all cost money! And now, my lord, you are either exempting this place from taxes or exempting that place from taxes. How can there be no fiscal deficit!"

Lu Su felt miserable because there was nothing he could do!

"Ahem, that's true!" Chu Feng didn't want to deny it, but he had learned before that when the Han Dynasty was strong and stable, its annual income was only tens of billions.

Moreover, his population is about 40 million. He currently has a population of more than 10 million, but he spends 30 billion a year. Good guy, luckily he can print money.

But when the money is spread over a population of 15 million, the per capita cost is 2,000 yuan, which is indeed a bit high. You have to pay attention. If the Mi family hadn't controlled this merchant, it would have been long ago.

"In this way, we once again emphasize the need to inform the people to consume more, stimulate business, and increase business diversification. Only by collecting taxes from merchants can we continue to invest money in market construction and create a virtuous circle!"

"The entire economy is like a lake of water. Whether it is stagnant or living water depends on our operations!" Chu Feng said solemnly. Consumption must be stimulated at any time.

The purpose of giving money to the people is to let them consume it!

If they save all their money and do not stimulate business, then no goods will flow to the market, and the final outcome will be ruin and currency devaluation.
To be continued...