Traveler's Comprehension Guide

Chapter 288 Weak foundation
The process of ham sausage is very simple. It is nothing more than stirring the meat into minced meat, adding salt, ingredients and starch, filling it first, steaming it, and finally sterilizing it.

Instant noodles are similar. They are cut into noodles, cooked and fried, and then served with ingredients. The package is finished when it leaves the factory.

The problem is that there has never been such a thing as plastic in this part of the world. There is neither a suitable raw material for making casings nor a suitable material for packaging instant noodles.

There is little doubt that modern convenience food at low cost cannot be produced without cheap packaging.

Invent plastic first and then engage in the food industry?
Don't be kidding, then does he have to drill an oil well first to start the entire chemical industry?

Scratch your head!

Without suitable packaging materials, there is no way to reduce production costs, and it is impossible to spread sales on a large scale.

Scratch your head +1!

If plastics are invented first... It is not difficult to obtain ethylene, but how to turn ethylene into polyethylene is a big trouble.

Moreover, the pollution of plastic to the environment is also a big problem. In the previous life, at most, it was protested by environmentalists, but this world has a way of heaven. What should I do?
Scratch your head again +1
Using aluminum foil is a way, but ordinary people definitely can't do it. They have to arrange monks to use refining techniques to make it look like ham sausage.

The original intention was to develop industry, but the result turned into arranging monks to work. Isn't this putting the cart before the horse?

Forget it, it’s better not to pursue any inconvenience, and directly produce tin cans, let’s make canned ham. It’s a little more troublesome to open the package, it’s better than nothing.

But the production of cans cannot avoid the problem of packaging. It is easy to make a few glass bottles and seal them with corks, but that is not the result Li Anxian wants. It is better to produce tinplate cans in one step.

With the means of a monk, thin steel plates are not a problem, and double-sided tin plating is also a trivial matter, but his original intention is to engage in food processing with low technical content, first to earn a wave of quick money, and then use it as a basis to gradually develop heavy industry.

But he never expected that without the support of heavy industry, light industry would be hindered everywhere.

It wasn't until now that he realized that without the support of the large industrial system in his previous life, even the simplest and most ordinary things would be so precious.

After thinking about it, there is really only the reality of tinplate. At least, this world already has the concept of smelting, and tin is not a rare thing!
Forget it, leave the professional matters to professional people, and go to Master Dongfang!
Flying all the way to the small courtyard, as soon as Li Anxian landed, Dongfang Lu greeted him with a smile: "Junior Brother Li, I am late to greet you, no wonder!"

Li Anxian almost held back his internal injuries, and said with a wry smile: "Master, although I didn't become a teacher, I was taught by you, you old man, don't make fun of me."

Dumb came out of the kitchen and greeted happily: "Junior brother Li is here, I must try my brother's craft today!"

The matter of Li Anxian's promotion to the marrow washing has not been made public yet, only a few golden cores in the entire sect, plus the little clam girl know about it.

Dongfang Lu was about to make corrections, but Li Anxian had already responded with a smile: "Brother Dahu, long time no see!"

The title of seniority is really not that important in his heart. If relatives and friends are separated because of such a trivial matter, it will be too much to lose.

After a few words of pleasantries, Li Anxian explained the purpose of his visit. Dongfang Lu thought for a while before slowly shaking his head: "I've never heard of anything like it. What do you want this thing for?"

He knew that Li Anxian often had whimsical ideas, but this kid had a different way of thinking. He always considered problems from the perspective of ordinary people, and it was better to ask clearly about the purpose first.

Li Anxian briefly talked about his idea, but Dongfang Lu still shook his head, unable to find anything similar.

Du Hu couldn't help interjecting: "Isn't it okay to use oiled paper?"

Li Anxian sighed: "It's not bad for oil paper, but the retention period is too short, at least it will take three to five months."

"What about the freezer bags?"

"It's too expensive, and ordinary people can't afford it. My product is for monks and common people who often travel far away. It must be affordable for the common people..." Li Anxian's heart moved, and he changed his words again, " It's not completely unusable, but it can only be used for wealthy high-end customers, such as launching finished ice packs, which are filled with various semi-finished products that can be eaten with a little processing. Replenish."

"But there are only a small number of people who are not short of money. This area can be done, but the profit will not be too high. The vast majority of people still plan carefully. This is the customer group I want to win."

"That's it!" Scratching his head, Duhu couldn't help complaining, "It would be great if I could make a kind of ice cream..."

Dongfang Lu sighed, this apprentice was completely useless.

Ice oiled paper is not difficult to make, it's great just draw the runes on the oiled paper, but Li Anxian's request is that the quantity is enough and the price is low enough, if a bowl of noodles is iced with a magic talisman, how expensive should this bowl of noodles be?
Li Anxian also felt unreliable, but suddenly remembered the ice field, and suddenly realized: "Brother Dahu, you really reminded me that we don't need to use ice packs at all, and use the air blast to bring back the cold air on the ice field. With an insulated box, can’t it keep fresh for a long time? There is no need to use such an expensive storage bag!”

Dongfang Lu nodded: "This is a good idea, but it still can't solve your problem?"

"If I engrave the gas explosion prohibition on the aluminum foil, first wrap it with oiled paper and then wrap it with aluminum foil...it won't work, the cost is still too high." Li Anxian said discouragedly.

"Why does it have to be covered with a layer?" Duo asked strangely, "Can't you just stick it on top?"

One word awakened the dreamer, and Li Anxian's eyes lit up: "Yes, Brother Dahu, you are really a genius!"

He only thought about packing the package, but he forgot that the most basic usage of the talisman is to attach it!
There is absolutely no need to use aluminum foil packaging. Make aluminum foil or other materials that can describe the prohibition of air explosions and make them into uniform-sized talismans. Send them to the ice field to absorb the freezing air and retrieve them. When you use them, activate the prohibition, and put them on the food that needs to be preserved. Paste, the slow release of freezing air can keep the food with the talisman on for a long time.

The frozen air in one magic talisman is used up, and a new one will be pasted.

The taste of frozen food is indeed a bit worse, but it's better than nothing, right?
Although the cost is still far higher than expected, it is a good way to get the product out first, and then slowly study the packaging to gradually reduce the cost.

However, the methods used by monks are still too high-end. Li Anxian explained the concept of tinplate and iron can packaging, and finally saluted: "I also ask Master Uncle to make a set of magic weapons that only need to be packaged in rolls!"

He definitely doesn't understand the machine Dongfanglu, but he definitely understands the treasure.

In the next few days, Li Anxian called on all the senior brothers and sisters one by one, and presented a gift, doing his best for the younger brothers.I also held a barbecue party with all my old friends, and made a good connection.But the more I thought about it, the more I found out that the industry and everything were small problems, and the real big trouble was Qingyaomen itself!
(End of this chapter)