"Your Highness, are you saying that we need a large amount of sugar cane?"

The young eunuch was called over, and when he heard Li Ming's request, he couldn't help but concentrate.

Sugarcane, called zhe in ancient times and sugarcane in the Six Dynasties, originated from Southeast Asia and was probably introduced to southern China in ancient times. It is now extremely common in China.

It’s just that although this thing is common, it’s not that easy to obtain, especially since this is Chang’an and it’s winter.

That would be even more difficult.

However, after concentrating for a moment, the young supervisor still nodded.

"Your Highness, if you give me thirty days, you should be able to get a lot of sugar cane."

Speak with certainty.

"Thirty days?"

Li Ming frowned slightly.

Somewhat disappointed.

But I still nodded.

After all, this is ancient times, and it would be nice to be able to get sugar cane.

It is not so easy to get natural immediately.

I can’t afford to wait for thirty days.

Of course, the more important thing is that if it's just a taste, he still has a way to replace it.

So after nodding, he pondered slightly and spoke again.

"As for sugar cane, try to collect as much as possible. It is best to ensure that you can continue to obtain it. In addition, you can ask the Shaofu to purchase Imperata at five copper coins per pound. There is also no limit. Earth Dragon has temporarily stopped purchasing."

Nowadays, the acquisition of Dilong is already extremely large, and there is no need to continue to acquire it, otherwise the soil will suffer great damage.

As for Imperata, of course it is a substitute for sugar cane.

Since sugar cane cannot be obtained in a short time.

In this era, there will not be sweet potatoes and beets.

After all, sweet potatoes are still grown in America, and sugar beets are still grown in Europe.

Then you can only use Imperata cogongrass instead.

The so-called Imperata is the root of thatch, which also contains a lot of sugar.

Although using Imperata to make sugar is a bit too luxurious.

The manpower and material resources required are somewhat in vain.

But this is not modern, this is ancient times.

The value of sugar is far higher than the human and material resources spent.

Of course there is no problem.

Although the Shaofu Superintendent had doubts in his heart, but with his previous experience, he didn't think it made any sense, so he quickly took action.

A kilogram of Baimao costs only a penny, and a shake of salt can buy 60,000 kilograms. He doesn't care too much at all.

Soon, Li Ming's order was conveyed to the young manor.

When they heard that the Dilong acquisition had been stopped, many people were in a state of commotion.

But when they heard about the exchange for the acquisition of Baimao, the commotion suddenly stopped.

Although the price of Imperata is cheaper than that of Earthworm, only one penny per pound, but it is actually much easier than that of Earthworm. It is actually very difficult for Earthworm to get one pound, but Imperata is almost everywhere. If you want to get one pound,

Don’t be too simple.

In fact, the money you can harvest on this day will only be more.

Soon, figures one after another were eager to go to the wild to get Imperata.

On that day alone, the Shaofu purchased more than one hundred kilograms of Imperata cogongrass.

And this is just the beginning, and it is expected that the next harvest will only be greater.

But compared to earth dragons, this thing doesn’t need to worry about damaging the soil at all.

Some even harm farmland.

Both the rhizomes and seeds of Imperata cogongrass can reproduce. They spread very quickly. Generally, the rhizomes germinate and are unearthed from late March to early April, and the ears bloom from May to June. When mature, the spikelets fall off along with the soft hairs and scatter in the wind.

, they can germinate after landing on the ground, and the seedlings born in the same year can form underground rhizomes. Due to their rapid emergence, high density, rapid growth, and strong competitiveness, they compete seriously with the land for water, fertilizer, and glory; especially their huge root systems,

It has a strong ability to consume water and fertilizer.

After acquiring these, we can also manage them.

Of course this is just extra.

After obtaining the initial 100 kilograms of cogongrass, he began his vast sugar-making process.

There is not much difference in essence between cogongrass sugar and sugarcane sugar.

After it is clear, add water directly and crush it, then filter.

Unlike sugar cane, the sugar content of Imperata is too low, so lime milk needs to be added.

Then continue to cook and add lime milk again.

Then the precipitation proceeds.

Precipitation removes non-sugar impurities.

Then concentrate.

That is, boiling.

Because the sugar content of Imperata is extremely low.

The remaining sugar liquid after cooking can be said to be very little.

In the small courtyard, several large pots are steaming.

Figures one after another are busy at speed.

And Li Ming is also busy.

What he wants to make is naturally not brown sugar, but white sugar, or rock sugar.

In the original trajectory, the initial appearances of Bai Tang and Bingtang were all related to the reign of Brother Ninth, but naturally there is no such thing now.

Whether it is white sugar or rock sugar, there is a big problem, and that is the crystallization problem.

Rock candy is okay.

The crystallization method only needs to put the sugar liquid out of the pot into a plate and place it on the pit. The temperature in the plate should be kept at about 90°C that day, and then the temperature will be lowered by 10°C every day until the seventh day, and rock sugar will naturally gradually form.<

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White sugar is relatively complex.

A centrifuge and crystal are required.

At this time, Li Ming was busy preparing crystals using local methods.

Fortunately, there is relevant information on local sugar making, and he only needs to proceed step by step.

As for the steps, they are very simple.

Pour a small cup of water into the pan, place the pan over low heat and heat. Slowly pour in two cups of sucrose. When the sugar solution reaches saturation and boils, pour the liquid into the cup, and then place the cup in a cool place for a few days.

, crystals will be formed. If there are vertical lines in the solution, the crystals will grow in the shape of a "chandelier".

After the crystal is formed, the next step is the centrifuge.

This thing is relatively complicated, so don’t even think about high-end ones unless you sign in to the system.

But it is obvious that it is basically impossible for a system with only a first-level system to sign in.

However, you can also directly make a manual, small one.

Although it is almost impossible to make a large amount of white sugar by this method, a small number of people can do it.

Soon, he successfully produced several hand-centrifuged centrifuges.

At this moment, the mother liquor and crystals can naturally be separated.

It is naturally impossible for Li Ming to do this kind of physical work, so the task is left to everyone in the Shaofu.

Accompanied by vigorous shaking.

The crystals gradually separate.

When the fifth day comes.

There was already a small pile in front of Li Ming's eyes.

Its particles are crystalline, uniform, and white in color. In this era, it appears almost like a work of art.

Gently pick up some and put it in your mouth.

Suddenly, a pure sweetness spread to his mouth, making Li Ming's eyes suddenly light up.

Obviously, he succeeded at this moment.

Although the white sugar is not as uniform as he imagined, its snow-white color and pure sweetness undoubtedly represent success.
Chapter completed!