Chapter 376 Saving the Angel (Please read on)
Chapter 377 Saving Angels (Please read later)
After Joseph briefly introduced the properties of benzene to Lavoisier, he immediately turned to Mirabeau and said:
"I'm afraid you will be very busy in the next period of time.
"First, you have to cooperate with Mr. Lavoisier to build a soda ash production plant as soon as possible. Oh, I will let the French Reserve Bank give you a special allocation for this matter.
"At the same time, you have to build two casein gum factories. One in Paris, with a smaller scale, with a monthly output of about 50,000 kilograms. The other in Brittany will reach a monthly output of 500,000 kilograms.
"After that, a beverage factory will be built in Paris, Nancy, Bordeaux, Lyon, and Marseille. Beverages will be bottled in glass bottles for sale. I will send the specific formula directly to the factory. "
Just now in the carriage, Lavoisier mentioned that baking soda would be produced in the alkali production process, which reminded Joseph.
Baking soda plus lemon or vinegar will produce a lot of carbon dioxide. Isn't this the carbonated beverage of the 18th century?
In the past, baking soda was expensive and no one could afford it, but after industrial production, it became possible to use it to make high-end beverages.
A bottle of water, add a few grams of baking soda, and then add some sugar and juice. This kind of bubbling beverage that can relieve heat and thirst and is extremely novel can even sell for more than high-end wine as long as it is properly promoted. It's simply a money printing machine!
Joseph continued: "The most important thing is to prepare two furniture factories, one in Paris and the other in Brittany. The scale is designed according to the monthly production of more than 10,000 sets of wardrobes, tables and chairs. "
Mirabe's flying pen stopped suddenly, and looked at the crown prince in surprise:
"Your Highness, are you saying that you want to build a factory to produce furniture? Excuse me, this may result in losses..."
No wonder he questioned it. Furniture in this era is basically the "personal art" of carpenters. People who need furniture will go to carpenters to customize it. Then the carpenter will start from processing the wood boards and spend a month to make a set of furniture for them.
What's the point of building a factory with this production model? And it has to produce 10,000 sets of furniture per month.
Paris has a total population of more than 600,000, which means that 5 people will change their furniture every year!
According to the current French habits, a set of furniture is expected to be passed down for 18 generations, and usually only newlyweds will customize some new furniture. 10,000 sets of furniture per month will never be sold.
Joseph smiled slightly:
"Please believe me. 10,000 sets of furniture per month is just the beginning, and the scale will expand tenfold in the future. Not only France, I will let the whole of Europe, even the Far East and America, change their furniture. Oh, as for the specific requirements of the furniture factory, I will have someone give it to you later. "
He didn't plan to make furniture in the way carpenters make artworks. With the standardized synthetic boards, only a small number of designers need to be recruited to design the appearance of the furniture. The rest of the work is to cut the boards and nail them according to the drawings.
This kind of work can be done by just hiring some workers who don't know carpentry, and they can be competent after two or three months of training, and mass production is completely possible.
After that, Joseph instructed Mirabeau and Lavoisier on the details of building the factory, and soon it got dark.
After the two left, Joseph sent someone to inform Brent, the general manager of Paris Angel Company, to come to his office early tomorrow morning.
You know, baking soda can not only be used to make beverages, but also a very good deodorant!
Mix baking soda with talcum powder and apply it to the armpits, crotch and other parts that are prone to odor, which can effectively deodorize.
The reason why the French perfume industry is so developed is largely because people don't like to take a bath, resulting in too strong body odor, Perfume is needed to cover it.
It is common for a French nobleman to spend hundreds of livres on perfume every year.
If Paris Angel can produce a cosmetic product that reduces body odor from the source, it will definitely become a strong competitor to perfume.
In addition, baking soda can be used to rinse the mouth and reduce bad breath.
It can be imagined that in the future, nobles will use Paris Angel's mouthwash to rinse a few times before going out when attending formal occasions or going on dates, otherwise it will be disrespectful to others.
According to Joseph's plan, Paris Angel will also join the chemical industry chain and set off the next wave of sales.
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Reims, a city in central and northern France.
In the open space outside the rural church in the suburbs of Reims, a handsome young man with long hair, wearing a black short jacket, white tight trousers, and a simple white scarf around his neck, is standing on a broken ox cart and giving an impassioned speech to dozens of farmers in front of him:
"That's right! The government deceived us!
"They use lies to keep you stable in order to make you continue to endure the high rents and taxes and the exploitation of the nobles and officials.
"They said that the privileges of the nobles were abolished, but in fact only the small money such as mill taxes and hunting taxes disappeared, while the most important annual tribute and tithes still exist!
"The king who sits in the Palace of Versailles, living a luxurious and idle life, tells you that the land will be handed over to you. But I must tell you the truth. The king and his bureaucrats have decided to make you pay the redemption fee of the land output for 30 years, plus 30 years of annual tribute and tithes. When you have been devastated by heavy labor and can't walk, your eyes are cloudy, and your teeth have fallen out, the land you have cultivated for decades still does not belong to you!"
The peasants immediately looked at each other and burst into a burst of dissatisfied discussions.
After a while, a farmer with thick hands and feet said loudly to the young man on the bullock cart:
"My dear sir, what's the use of all this? Whether it's 20 years or 30 years, we can only accept our fate and pay the money."
"No, you are wrong!" The young man waved his hand vigorously, "In addition to accepting our fate, we can also resist!
"As long as we unite as one and let those bureaucrats see your anger, they will tremble with fear and withdraw their shameless redemption plan!
"We have contacted people from dozens of parishes. In five days, everyone will gather in front of Reims City Hall and use stones, sticks and even muskets to teach the shameless officials there!"
His inflammatory tone made the farmers’ blood surge, and they immediately pumped their fists along with them in excitement:
"Teach them a lesson!"
"We don't want to pay for another 30 years!"
"Follow this master and resist!"
After the farmers dispersed angrily, a middle-aged man walked out from behind a haystack not far away, handed a glass of water to the young man who was speaking, and said in an exaggerated tone:
"Mr. Saint-Just, what you said is so good! These farmers will definitely join the revolution led by you! Look, are we going to Zesfield Village today?"
Saint-Just drank a few sips of water, wiped the sweat from his head, and said loudly:
"Of course, there are hundreds of French people out there waiting for us to save!"
