"That's right." Xu Xian said again: "During this period, the county magistrate has been asking you when you can come back, and told you to go to the Yamen when you come back."

Xu Ze guessed that the county magistrate was anxious. After all, he had promised to make soap a pillar industry in the local area, and it was not his personal monopoly.

Being forced by Xu Xian this time, he couldn't wait to get Xu Ze to give up his benefits.

In fact, many people have sent their men to Xujiazhuang to study secretly during this period.

And Xu Ze didn't ask his eldest and second brothers to keep it secret.

In addition to the fats and oils transported to Xujiacun every day, they found that Xujiacun also collected grass and wood for burning every day.

In addition, a lot of water is used.

So everyone knows the main materials needed for soap, and they keep trying, but they just don't succeed.

Some people have even tried soaking plant ash in water, but they only soaked it for a short while and then poured it out.

The alkali has not been decomposed at all, so it is naturally impossible to succeed.

In the end, a lot of manpower and material resources were spent, but the result was still not researched.

No, as soon as Xu Xian finished speaking, he saw Yang Yongyi walking in from the door.

"Brother Xu, you are finally back."

Xu Ze also arched his head: "Brother Yang, long time no see, how are you doing lately?"

"It's good. Thanks to Brother Xu, I made a small profit selling soap."

Seeing Xu Xian preparing to boil water, Yang Yongyi said: "There is no need to be busy. I came today to ask Brother Xu to come over and have a chat."

"I wonder if Brother Xu is available now?"

Xu Ze said: "If you have time, let's leave now."

He turned to the others and said, "You guys chat here first, I'll be back when I go."

Then Xu Ze and Yang Yongyi walked towards Yang Mansion.

After a while, the two arrived.

After passing the gate and corridor, Xu Ze saw the county magistrate waiting at the pavilion in front.

From a distance, Xu Ze could feel that the other party seemed anxious.

After seeing Xu Ze coming, he quickly straightened his clothes and then greeted Xu Ze.

"Mr. Xu, you are finally back, please let me wait."

"I was delayed by some things on the way. Please forgive me, Mr. Yang."

"Young Master Xu, you must have worked hard all the way back. Let's sit down and rest for a while. I just asked the kitchen to prepare some pastries for Young Master Xu to try."

With that said, he introduced Xu Ze into the pavilion and asked him to sit down on the stone chair.

Some refreshments are placed on the stone table.

Xu Ze sat down and said, "Thank you, Mr. Yang."

You were not polite after that. Anyway, Xu Ze is usually more casual and doesn't like red tape.

But now he is qualified to do whatever he wants.

After eating a piece of pastry, the county magistrate smiled and said, "Mr. Xu, how does this taste?"

"Okay, delicious." Xu Ze smiled and nodded.

"It tastes delicious, Mr. Xu, please eat more."

Xu Ze clapped his hands: "Let's eat and wait for a while. Let's get down to business first."

Seeing that Xu Ze took the initiative to talk about business without showing off, the county magistrate breathed a sigh of relief.

"I wonder what Young Master Xu has planned next?"

Xu Zedao: "The New Year has come to an end, and after the New Year, spring will begin. I plan to open up a piece of land to plant corn?"

"Uh~"

The county magistrate originally thought that Xu Ze was going to talk about soap. What he cared about most now was soap, but Xu Ze suddenly said something completely unrelated.

At this time, Xu Ze reminded: "Sir, agriculture is the foundation for people's survival. The economy driven by soap is only temporary. When the market is saturated, the growth that soap can bring will peak. This kind of development is not sustainable.

lasting."

"Mr. Xu, what do you want to say?"

"I want to say that adults should not focus all their energy on soap."

"Then in Mr. Xu's opinion, what should I do?" The county magistrate immediately asked humbly.

"Agriculture, as I just said, agriculture is the foundation of the people. As long as people have surplus food at home, they will naturally start to consume it and promote the development of the entire county."

Xu Ze added: "However, to develop agriculture, it is too slow to rely solely on human efficiency, so I invented a plow that can greatly increase the efficiency of people's cultivation."

"plow?"

"Yes, if you use a plow, the efficiency is at least ten times higher than using a hoe."

"More than ten times? Is it really so magical?" the county magistrate suddenly said in surprise.

"Do you have paper and pen?"

Yang Yongyi, who was also surprised at the side, immediately said: "I'll get it right away."

After saying that, he hurried towards the inner hall and brought a pen and paper after a while.

Then Xu Ze picked up the pen and paper and began to draw the curved shaft plow.

The curved shaft plow consists of eleven parts, namely the plowshare, the plowboard, the plow bottom, the pressing trowel, the plow head, the plow arrow, the plow shaft, the plow tip, the plow blade, the plow frame and the plow plate.

After drawing the Quyuanli, Xu Ze wrote notes and usage methods below.

The calligraphy is not very good, but it is understandable.

After all, as a modern person who has experienced the electronic age, he rarely holds a pen, let alone a writing brush.

After everything was done, Xu Ze handed the blueprint to the county magistrate: "Master Yang can order someone to build it now and try it."

After the county magistrate took the drawings, he looked at them carefully.

After watching it for a while, he was about to get up, but suddenly he remembered that Xu Ze was still sitting opposite him.

"Master Yang, please help yourself."

"It's a neglect."

The county magistrate said to Yang Yongyi again: "Yi'er, please entertain Mr. Xu well here."

"Yes, father."

Then the county magistrate left in a hurry.

Yang Yongyi sat down and greeted Xu Ze with refreshments.

"By the way, Brother Yang."

"A few friends came with me today and plan to settle down in Yuhang County. I wonder where there are houses for sale in the city?"

"This..., I have to ask."

"Then I'll trouble Brother Yang."

The two chatted for a while, and Xu Ze began to say goodbye.

Yang Yongyi tried to persuade him to stay, but Xu Ze had been away from home for such a long time, and he had to go back to Xujiazhuang to visit his parents first, so he refused.

Afterwards, Yang Yiyong sent Xu Ze to the door, the two of them were polite, and Xu Ze left.

When they returned to the soap shop, Xu Xian and the others were chatting happily.

After Xu Ze came back, he joined them together. Everyone was chatting and laughing, and before he knew it, another day passed.

The next day, Xu Xian was asked to help Hua Zhengan get familiar with Yuhang County, purchase a house and other issues, and then returned to Xujiazhuang with Hu Jiaojiao and Xu Zhongping.

The main reason I brought Xu Zhongping with me was to see if he could get out the soda ash.

Soda ash is known as the mother of industry. If we can get rid of it, we can extend it to more products.

However, Xu Ze didn't know how to refine it, so he had to rely on Xu Zhongping himself, and the only reference he could make was alkaline water diluted from plant ash.

In about half an hour, the three of them arrived at Xujiazhuang. Looking towards Xujiazhuang, they could see that the surrounding hills were missing a piece of green, so you were missing a piece of green.

Because making soap requires a lot of plant ash, it was cut down.

After cutting down the trees, the weeds on the ground will also be cleared and transformed into vegetable plots.
Chapter completed!