Things from Another World - Chapter 759

[759. Chapter 757 Responsibility Contracting System]

After receiving the news from Angus, Tang En immediately rushed to the Magic Energy Engineering Research Institute. At this moment, a group of people in the institute were gathered around, staring at a glass bottle in his hand.

Tang En, who arrived excitedly, pushed aside the crowd and asked, “How’s it going?”

“Pretty good!”

Angus turned around to see him, grinned, and shook the glass bottle in his hand. The light green liquid inside gently Shaking: “After reading the detailed records, I tried to extract some.”

“How difficult is it?”

“It’s not very high. After a few failures, the success rate is very high.”

After a pause, Angus Then he said: “I feel that if the formation is prepared in advance, an alchemy apprentice with a little training can basically make it, and the success rate is still acceptable.”

Tang En’s eyes lit up: “What about the cost?”

” That’s what I’m going to talk about next.”

Angus chuckled and said: “Originally, according to the formula recorded by Hohenheim, the material cost of a bottle of plant growth catalyst liquid was about two gold coins, but after reading the formula , I found one of the reactions that I happened to have used before, and I also found an improved version of the optimized formula. Using my improved formula, the cost can be saved to less than one gold coin.” “

One gold coin?”

This price sounds like It doesn’t seem expensive, but don’t forget that this is only the price of one bottle. Tang En frowned slightly: “How much area can a bottle of catalytic fluid cover?” “

It’s hard to say, it involves a very complicated formula.”

Angus Spreading his hands: “Although the usage and effect of this catalytic fluid are increasing, there is an effective threshold. If it is close to the threshold, no matter how much you sprinkle it, it will be useless. According to Hohenheim’s statistics, a bottle of catalytic fluid After dilution, it can catalyze…well, if converted into Ellington units, it would be more than 2,300 square meters of farmland.”

A bottle of catalytic fluid costs one gold coin, catalyzing more than 2,300 square meters. This cost It’s barely acceptable.

Although it takes a lot of gold coins to ripen a large number of plants, the food production has increased, and this is the most important thing.

Tang En raised his head and said, “I need the detailed refining process.”

“It’s all here.”

Angus dismissed the others, pointed to the table behind him and said, “I have put together all the materials needed to refine the catalyst liquid and The equipment has been brought here, this is a complete set of equipment.”

After Tang En checked it, he asked Angus to re-refine a catalyst liquid himself, and he recorded all the steps involved in material transformation and reaction. came down, especially regarding the steps of raw material processing and extraction, which are very important for his next plan.

“…Then the last step is to fully mix the two melts in the refining array and wait for natural cooling to complete.” Angus

placed the glass bottle on the shelf next to it, which contained the semi-finished catalytic product waiting to be cooled. liquid.

Tang En stared at the information he had recorded, his mind spinning rapidly.

“What’s wrong? Do you have any questions?”

“No, I’m thinking about mass production.”

Tang En knocked on the table, pointed to the raw materials in the book and said, “The cost of Ice Mist Grass and Weeping Blood Vine accounts for the cost price. If you can hire people to plant a large number of them, the cost can be further reduced.”

Angus shook his head: “These two kinds of herbs have very strict requirements on the growing environment, so you can only hire people to cultivate them in small quantities. If you want to grow vegetables, Planting is difficult.”

“The growing environment is harsh, so we have to find ways to meet their requirements.”

Tang En smiled brightly. When it comes to growing things, the Chinese say they are second, but who dares to say they are first?

“You mean… something like a greenhouse in the suburbs?”

Angus immediately understood and couldn’t help but feel excited: “If you can use that kind of technology to achieve mass cultivation, you may have solved a huge problem. “

Believe me, there will be no problem.”

Tang En knocked on the table and said, “The problem of raw materials has been solved, and then there is the problem of refining… I observed the raw materials while watching you prepare the melt.” Dosage, but this is not enough. If we want to industrialize mass production, we need more accurate values.”

“What do you mean?”

“Quantify the active ingredients of the raw materials after extraction. If it is a liquid, it is expressed by volume, if it is a solid Powder is expressed by weight.”

Tang En said decisively: “Only in this way can we ensure that we will be successful in every configuration process, and at the same time, the artificial soul can complete the refining work accurately.” “

Quantification… This is a new thing Concept.”

In the past, when alchemists conducted experiments, they basically improved their proficiency through repeated experiments. However, without auxiliary tools, even highly proficient alchemists sometimes failed. Maybe someone once did There was an idea to develop a set of auxiliary tools for weights and measures, but everything disappeared with the second Chaos Invasion War. The progress of civilization was brought back to its original shape, and everything started to develop from scratch again.

“I think you need a thermometer, a measuring cylinder, a beaker, a graduated dropper and a pipette.”

“What is that?”

“That’s it.”

Tang En snapped his fingers, which he had prepared for the convenience of refining the medicine. All those crystal vessels appeared on the table: “I think you will learn how to use them soon. Now your task is to further extract and purify the raw materials used in the experiment, and separate the active ingredients separately. It is important to prepare more and then calculate the quantity required for refining.”

There is no doubt about the importance of plant growth catalytic fluid to the development and progress of the entire society. This kind of magical thing will probably only appear in a magical world like Purandar. If it were on earth, it would probably take a few minutes after the news is made public. It can cause the grain futures market to collapse.

Angus surrendered helplessly: “Okay, okay, I owe you. Can it be done before tomorrow?” “

As soon as possible, I will design an automated production line based on the subsequent refining steps, and wait for your data to be confirmed. After that, the artificial soul can be modified and the initial production can be started directly.”

Although Ice Mist Grass and Weeping Blood Vine have not yet been cultivated and have to be purchased in the market, the strategic significance of the plant growth catalyst liquid is too great and it should be put into production as soon as possible. Tang En can’t wait to bring more food in one day.

When Tang En was about to leave, he suddenly asked: “By the way, let’s not just talk about the plant growth catalyst liquid. Have you forgotten about the business in Hohenheim?” “

Of course not.”

Angus straightened his face and said: “I have already begun to analyze the technology left behind by Hohenheim. Believe me, if you give me a while, I will be able to thoroughly understand the technology in the King’s Cane. Then I will be more confident in repairing it.”

” Well, after the matter of the plant growth catalyst liquid is resolved, you can concentrate on solving this problem.” After

Tang En finished speaking, he hurried back to the Lord’s Mansion: “Fiona!”

“Say.”

“I need you to buy some in large quantities. Herbs.”

“Herbs?”

Fiona stopped writing, raised her head and asked, “Are there not enough medicinal materials for refining the blood of the goddess?”

“It’s not the blood of the goddess, it’s the plant growth catalyst.”

Tang En shook his head and put down a list Put it in front of her and said: “This is the list of raw materials. Except for the price of Ice Mist Grass and Weeping Blood Vine, the other herbs are not too expensive. I will charge you whatever is available on the market, as long as the price The fluctuation does not exceed 30%. Eat them all.”

Fiona glanced at the list briefly and found that most of them were commonly used herbs. The price was not expensive. After that, she nodded: “I understand, let’s get it right away. Irving is responsible for this matter.”

Irving was the original owner of the Potion House in Fort Casparmi. He later moved to Ellington, and then simply joined the Datang Chamber of Commerce and became a member of the Datang Chamber of Commerce. Now he is also He is considered a veteran employee of Tang En. Compared with before, his status and income are not much higher now.

“Not only the acquisition, I also need a group of people to plant Ice Mist Grass and Weeping Blood Vine in the greenhouse.”

Tang En reminded Fiona: “I have just studied the characteristics of these two herbs. They can be grown in the greenhouse.” Simulate their living environment and carry out large-scale planting. The consumption of these two medicinal herbs will be very large in the future, so it is best to industrialize the planting.” “

We don’t have that many people to use.”

Fiona was helpless: “If it weren’t for Justice’s help, we might still be stuck on the bus project.”

Tang En frowned and said decisively: “We can’t possibly contract all the products from beginning to end. Since our The manpower is really too busy, so we outsource these relatively low-profit projects to those who want to make money.”

“Contracting?”

“Yes, we have people responsible for teaching the technology, and then they contract it and plant it. We purchase things based on the contract price.”

Tang En explained: “Although it seems to have increased our production costs, if you think about it, this not only reduces our labor costs, but also effectively promotes market competition. , when there are more people planting, the supply of raw materials will naturally exceed the demand, and only we have mastered the technology of large-scale production of plant growth catalytic liquid, they can only sell it to us, and they are not afraid of the technology leaking.”

“Sounds very feasible.”

Fiona immediately became interested after hearing Tang En’s explanation. If Tang En said it true, then many similar projects can be subcontracted out through the contracting system. As long as the Datang Chamber of Commerce focuses on the most critical ones, The technology in the finished product step can ensure that one’s position remains unshakable.

“Of course it’s feasible, otherwise what do you think the industrial reform of the Illus Empire I’m promoting is for?”

Tang En spread his hands: “Ellington’s population is a serious constraint on our development. We need to become a product export base, and It is not a raw material production base. After splitting the production process, the parts are handed over to others to complete, and finally assembled at Ellington.” The

ultimate goal of this economic form is to leave all production to others. And they are only responsible for formulating product standards, so that they can get the bulk of product profits.

Does this business model look familiar?

(End of this Chapter.)