Chapter 259: Chapter 167: Fine One-Handed Sword (5K)
If you catch a cold because of this and fall seriously ill, it will directly affect the developnt of the territory!
Lynn had just walked out of the textile workshop when a figure ahead caught his attention.
Upon seeing Lynn, his face instantly lit up with a look of delight.
Lex strode up to Lynn and said with great joy, "Master, I’ve done it!"
"I’ve succeeded!"
Seeing Lex’s joyful expression, Lynn asked doubtfully, "What have you succeeded in?"
Lex answered without any reservation, "Master, it’s what you told
about distillation. I followed your instructions..."
"Using a still to heat the alcohol-containing liquid mixture to vaporize it, then cooling the vapor to form a liquid, resulting in a liquid with a higher alcohol content."
Lynn raised an eyebrow.
Lex continued, "I tried using clay to make a simple still, with a lid, a heating device, a clay stick for stirring, and the inlet and outlet components..."
Lynn imdiately said, "A distillation kettle! Generally, this set of equipnt is called a distillation kettle!"
Lex’s face showed a look of wonder, "A distillation kettle? It’s indeed a fitting na!"
"Then, I attempted to start distillation using the distillation kettle..."
"Just according to the principle you explained, I poured the fernted liquid into the distillation kettle, heating it to vaporize the alcohol!"
"Since this was a trial, I went to the pottery workshop and had Foreman Beo make a clay distillation kettle.
"But because clay becos brittle after heating and doesn’t conduct heat well, it couldn’t effectively distill and ultimately failed with the clay distillation kettle cracking."
"The second ti, I had Ehrelo make
a set of iron ones!"
"I continued to pour in the liquid to heat and vaporize, with the vaporized alcohol steam following the conduit into the cooling device..."
"Haha, actually, I just placed a basin of well water outside the conduit, but it achieves the cooling effect all the sa."
"The alcohol steam recondensed into liquid..."
"The condensed liquid is the high-purity alcohol you ntioned, Master!"
Listening to Lex’s spirited words, Lynn’s eyes were full of praise.
The process Lex talked about seed straightforward.
Making a clay distillation kettle, heating, a basin of water serving as condensation water, then steam condensing into alcohol.
However, only Lynn understood the difficulties within.
What surprised Lynn was that the last ti, he just casually ntioned it, at most explained it to Lex.
Lex actually succeeded in producing alcohol!
Though this was just an experint by Lex, to achieve large-scale alcohol production, more distillation equipnt needs to be made.
But everything has a good start.
As long as Lex understands the principle, large-scale alcohol production is just a matter of ti!
Lynn looked straight at Lex, "Very well done, Lex."
Listening to Lynn’s praise, Lex felt a surge of inexplicable excitent and gratitude in his heart.
Aside from Kuisi and Red, he was the third person to co to this territory, choosing to follow Master Lynn.
From the very beginning, Master Lynn led them to construct two wooden houses as brewing workshops and went several kiloters away to the mountains to find stones to make stone mills and waterwheels to speed up barley grinding efficiency.
And then, continuously producing beer for sale, exchanging them for grains and other necessary goods.
Until Master Lynn discovered the open-pit salt mine, he had always placed a high priority on the brewing workshop.
But after that.
Even though Master Lynn had instructed him that the brewing workshop must continue to develop.
Lex could clearly perceive that Master Lynn’s focal point had changed.
Extracting from the open-pit salt mine, producing fine salt, is what concerns Master Lynn the most.
Of course.
Lex also understood.
A pound of beer only sells for two pence, how could it compare to a pound of fine salt that sells for six pence?
For Master Lynn’s territory to develop rapidly, naturally, resources will be heavily invested in the salt factory.
However.
He never abandoned the brewing in the brewing workshop because of this.
These past few months, he tried many types of brewing.
But none were ideal.
Until the last ti, he slled the aroma of Cyan Pavilion Island gin in the tavern.
And heard about distillation technology from Master Lynn’s mouth...
Since then, he devoted himself wholly to research and experintation.
Fortunately, he finally succeeded!
Lex slightly bowed, "Master, you’re too kind."
"Without your guidance, I would never have known in my lifeti that high-purity alcohol could be produced this way!"
Lynn nodded and said, "Distilled alcohol can be used not only for making strong spirits but also has much broader applications!"
Lex widened his eyes in curiosity.
Lynn continued to explain, "For example, dical use, I’ve already arranged for Colin to build a hospital, and afterward, Old John will serve as the territory’s doctor."
"The produced alcohol will co in quite handy."
The look of delight on Lex’s face beca increasingly evident.
Lynn said, "I will dispatch fifty apprentices to you, under your command."
"I need you to expand the scale of alcohol production alongside brewing!"
"Rember, Lex, producing alcohol is extrely important, both for the entire territory and for the future!"
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