I stood up and showed her many unremarkable corners in the factory.
There was doubt in He Yue's eyes, but also a bit of joy.
Doubt should be about these things she can't understand, and joy is because she already knows that we can make alchemy.
This is much more profitable than a demon farm. After all, most of the demons raised in Yuxi City are low-level demons, and the materials produced are also limited in use. But good adjuvant medicines can be auctioned for a sky-high price among the upper-class people. The prospects are wider and the money comes in faster.
I try to make it as simple as possible so that He Yue can understand:
"As you said just now, there are two purposes of refining medicine, one is to purify and the other is to detoxify. In my opinion, this is actually one thing, that is, to purify. Extracting pure medicine is the primary purpose As for how to control the properties of the medicine in the future, so that the promotion effect of the medicine on the human body is as gentle as possible, that is a later story."
I brought He Yue to the first installation.
The turquoise liquid dripped along the edge of the metal dome into a large basin below, each drop of liquid was smooth and round like mercury, and finally flowed together to form a thin water surface. A small pile of medicinal herbs hangs in the center of the water. Under the candlelight, the liquid is so pure that you can find the shadow of a person. He Yue and I are very close, so there are two faces reflected on it.
"The reflux method is used for repeated purification to avoid the dregs of the medicine from being mixed into the medicine liquid to the greatest extent. It also saves the solution, which is much better than the traditional boiling."
I took Heyue to see the next installation. In a translucent glass bottle, two liquids of different colors layered up and down. I took the medicinal liquid that had been repeatedly refluxed just now and poured it into the bottle, blocked the mouth of the bottle and shook it violently, the color of the upper and lower layers of the liquid changed at the same time. The upper layer is a bright emerald green, while the lower layer has clearly visible black flocs.
"Extraction. Use the different solubility of various components in the liquid medicine to screen out the effective ingredients as quickly as possible. The emerald green liquid medicine dissolves in the upper layer, while many toxins sink in the lower layer."
I took Heyue to the next place, poured several different medicinal liquids together, and said:
"Alchemy and alchemy often talk about a formula ratio, but even if you figure out the ratio, you may not be able to make it. In fact, it is very simple. If the temperature is too high, the medicinal properties will volatilize, and if the temperature is too low, nothing can be refined. But in my opinion Come on, the so-called elixir is essentially just mixing the active ingredients in the medicine in proportion. The ratio, flame, refining time, etc. are all just for this purpose. Then we only need to purify each medicine at the beginning, and then By directly mixing the active ingredients, you can save most of the trouble. This is also the idea of assembly line operation that I told you before, first producing components and then combining them into components.”
With that said, I handed the test solution in my hand to He Yue, and said:
"This is a simple blue flower pill. It only needs to be purified, pressurized, and then solidified."
I raised my hand, casually pointed to the various utensils placed in the room, and said:
"This is just a simple example, because the production of blue flower pills is not complicated. Look at the various utensils in this room, different medicines need to be produced in different ways. Don't go to learn from the alchemist, just know how to burn it with fire. , what is burnt is pill, and what is not burnt is waste pill. Don’t learn from the alchemist, who stirs a pot of unknown mixture all day long. There are many ways to refine medicine. What's more, different medicines have different refining methods."
"Some use the extraction method, some use the precipitation method, some use the salting out method, some use the dialysis method, and some use the crystallization method. Sometimes many methods are used together, even if it is the same method. It also needs to be constantly adjusted according to different drugs. For example, there are many types of solutions in the extraction method, and the most suitable one must be selected. Another example is the salting-out method, and the amount of salt added needs to be constantly explored. Another example is the dialysis method , have you seen these two electrodes, they may come in handy in the future.”
Holding the liquid medicine in her hand, He Yue sat down on the chair again, thoughtful.
After a while, He Yue asked:
"Is this what you call 'science'?"
I nodded.
In my opinion, science and technology are two different things.
Science is a method of researching problems, and learning from things is a primitive scientific method—observation method. And technology is a kind of technology, and the two are different.
Since coming to this world, it will be quite difficult to reproduce a lot of technology, or in my opinion, it is not so necessary. It's rare to be reincarnated in a different world, and I still have to play with that set of things that I've been tired of playing for a long time. Thinking about it, I feel boring.
But the scientific method can make people get twice the result with half the effort.
It is not advisable to completely copy the technological products of the previous life, but it is pleasant to use the research methods of the previous life to study the things of this world.
"To understand the principles, to solve problems in a more effective way..."
He Yue looked at the emerald green liquid medicine in her hand against the light, sighed, and said:
"I don't understand these things. But I know that Yuxi City in the future will need a lot of professionals who understand this. They are very important and need to be cultivated as soon as possible."
I said:
"I wrote a chemistry book before and gave it to Baihuang. If you are interested, you can come back and read it. It contains some basic knowledge. If you understand it, it is not difficult to operate these things in the factory now."
He Yue cheered up and said:
"Then I'll have to take a closer look. I'll pick a few smart ones from the school-age children and let them learn along with them. Everything needs to be done early, and you need to plan early. Besides, about this elixir..."
I smiled and said:
"You can make up your mind. By the way, when I was researching the extraction potion, I found that there was no high-concentration alcohol, so I made some directly by distillation. Take a look."
As I said that, I took out a bottle from the cabinet below and handed it to Heyue. After opening it, Heyue smelled it and asked:
"liquor?"
He took a sip, frowned, and said painfully:
"Very strong wine."
I replied:
"I usually call it the water of life."
He Yue stared at me for a while, looking expectant. I reluctantly spread my hands and said:
"It's gone. There are no valuable things left, only my beauty is worth some money. But the price is too high, ordinary people can't afford it, and it's useless to buy it back. It's just an extra mouth to eat."
He Yue laughed and said:
"You also have self-knowledge. But this time I am impressed. At least I feel that the money invested in the construction of the factory is hoped to be recovered. If the merits and demerits are balanced, you will not be held accountable for insisting on spending money to build the factory in the most difficult period. gone."
I patted the table, deliberately pretended to be angry, and said:
"I have no conscience. At that time, I called foresight and foresight, okay? Shouldn't I get some rewards now?"
He Yue smiled and said:
"What reward do you want?"
I thought about it and said politely:
"He Yue, do you know that the king has internal money. It's the king's small treasury, private money, the kind that no one cares about how to spend it... Do you understand what I mean?"
He Yue nodded:
"Understood. But right now, not yet. When the treasury of Yuxi City is full next year, I will allocate some for you, and then you can do whatever you want. For now, let's just make up for it, and keep everything simple about the rewards." alright."
Saying that, He Yue walked over here, flicked her bangs in front of my eyes, and bent down.
Without the slightest bit of defense or worry, the soft touch of lips came from the left side of his face.
He Yue pointed her lips that had faded a little with her fingers, looked at her fingers, and said to herself:
"Going to get some lip balm on."
After speaking, without looking at me, he left alone with the medicine bottle and wine bottle.