Time Travel: I am the idle king Li Shen and Li Shimin in the Tang Dynasty

Li Shen listened to Wu Mei and didn't force him.

"Hmm...Okay. Then I will give you five cents per month, and I will add more to you after you leave the palace. My mother will give you the monthly salary when the time comes. By the way, the four of them They are my confidants, they know everything about me. This one is Shi Shi, my companion is very clever. Those two are Chunxiang Dongmei, my personal maid. And this Lan Yuer is my mother's confidant, She has taken care of me since childhood and is now mine. If you don’t understand anything, you can ask her. Lan Yuer has been in the palace for a long time and knows better. They are all loyal to me. Although I promised to give you a concubine in the future . But they are different from other servants. So you have to get along well with them. Lan Yu'er, go and tell your mother and concubine later that you will give Wu Mei five guan more money every month. By the way, I will call you Mei Niang from now on. .”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the name." Wu Meiniang said softly. Li Shen felt numb all over after hearing this.



I don’t know who cuts out the thin leaves. The spring breeze in February is like scissors. Zhengyuan and February passed in the blink of an eye, and the court was still operating along the historical track. Li Shen is still living a life of making money to support his family. This Zhengyuan created a fortune of more than 30 yuan for Li Shen. Li Shimin was jealous when he saw it. Fortunately, Li Shen knew how to be a good person, so he gave Li Shimin [-] yuan as a gift on the same day. Li Shen was also afraid of arousing Li Shimin's jealousy and risking his life.

In the past few days, Li Shen felt itchy in his hair and body. I asked Chunmei to look at it and found a few small bugs on my head. After Li Shen looked carefully, he knew it was a louse. As a person born in the 80s, lice are something that exists in my memory, and many children in later generations have never seen them. Li Shen was no longer calm now. This thing is difficult to handle. The grate can be scraped off, but it's not clean. A lot of them will be born in a few days. Gotta think of a way.

Li Shen thought hard all afternoon. Finally I remembered something, sulfur soap. Sulfur soap is actually soap with sulfur added. Sulfur has insecticidal properties and is particularly effective in removing mites and lice. Moreover, making soap is really simple and has been taught in junior high school chemistry classes. There are also many videos of various bloggers posting homemade soaps in later generations. The ingredients for making soap are very simple, lard, alkali, and water are enough. You can also add fragrance if you want it to be fragrant. Sulfur soap is based on this and puts a small amount of sulfur. Just add some coarse salt and quicklime to the soap.

Just do it, Li Shen asked Shi Shi to prepare the materials. He set up a big pot in his own yard. In no time, Stone had all the materials ready. To boil lard, use plant ash to make alkaline water. After the lard reaches room temperature, pour the alkaline water into it and stir it. Add a small amount of sulfur. Then it is placed in a wooden box to wait for solidification. After an hour, cut the solidified soap into equal-sized pieces and put them in a cool place to dry for three days.

Li Shen also used Concubine Wei's fragrance powder to distill the essence. Make some scented soap, after all, sulfur soap cannot be used for long periods of time. I made some sulfur soap with coarse salt and quicklime for washing clothes and bedding.

Li Shen felt a sense of accomplishment looking at the various soaps in the yard. Isn't making soap one of the basic operations in time travel novels? I believe that many friends who love reading novels will be interested in making something in novels and search for methods. Li Shen is no exception.

Three days passed quickly. Li Shen checked the solidification situation and found that it was basically completed. I couldn't wait to get people ready to take a bath, and then asked Shi Shi to replace the bedding and everything in his house with new ones. When Li Shen used sulfur soap to wash out the foam, the long-lost feeling made him nostalgic. After being separated from modern society for so long, I have experienced a little bit. I washed my whole body with sulfur soap, including my hair, and put on new clothes. Li Shen felt comfortable all over.

Next is the big change of clothes for the servants in Li Shen's yard. Li Shen gave everyone a piece of sulfur soap and soap. And tell them to use sulfur soap twice every seven days. Use soap every day when washing your face. Anyway, the production cost is not high, so it’s just a bonus. He also asked his servants to soak all the clothes and bedding in sulfur soap, wash them, and dry them in the sun.

After giving these instructions, Li Shen took several boxes of various soaps to Concubine Wei's yard.

"Concubine, I have brought you something good."

"Oh? You've come up with something good again. Let me see," Concubine Wei said with a smile. This son likes to make some novel things.

"Mother concubine. Look, this is sulfur soap for removing lice. It is easy to get lice in this palace due to humidity. You can use this to wash your hair and it will stop itching. Use it once or twice every seven days. This is soap for washing your face and washing your hands. . You can also take a bath. You will feel fragrant all over. There is also this for washing clothes and bedding. Later, concubine, please arrange for each person in Daji Palace to be given a piece of sulfur soap and scented soap. Change the clothes and bedding. Use this sulfur soap to soak and clean them all. "I don't think it's enough. I'm still making it in my yard now. A batch will come out in three or four days." Li Shen explained to Concubine Wei how to use it.

"It is indeed a good thing. My mother-in-law has been itching a lot recently. But there is nothing I can do. I can only bathe every day. It has no effect. It is better this time. Don't forget to give some to Aye." Concubine Wei asked Li Shen

"Don't worry, concubine, I'll give it to you in the next batch. Of course we'll use the good stuff ourselves first." Li Shen was not a flatterer. Concubine Wei was helpless towards her son. If other princes had something good, they would immediately give it to Li Shimin to show off. Li Shen reluctantly gave it away as if he had no choice.

"Okay. You go ahead, my mother-in-law is about to take a bath." Concubine Wei couldn't wait to use the soap.

Li Shen had no choice but to return to his yard. He has to think about how to sell the soap. The cost of soap is very low and you will definitely make money if you sell it at a high price. But the number of buyers is limited. If it is sold at a low price, Li Shen currently does not have such a large volume.

"Hey, we can only wait until a workshop is built in Huangzhuang to sell it cheaply." Li Shen was helpless. This thing is simple to make, and if he is not outside, someone will probably steal the technology. It's better to leave the palace. He is ten years old this year. It should be almost ready. There is a place outside the palace specifically for the princes who have not gone out. Similar to the Ten Princes' Mansion in the future. The princes lived together before they got married. Of course, there are also teenage princes who like the emperor and live in the palace. Isn't that what Li Zhi was in history?