Master of Thermodynamics
Chapter 226
After Seth talked about the process, the consul lady began to talk.
"At present, animal fat is used in the production line, but if we want to meet the annual output of 30 million pieces of soap, we need 10000 tons of oil. The output of animal fat is low, the source is not stable, and the cost is high, so it is not suitable to be used as the main raw material of soap."
"Starting from the middle of next year, we plan to use green algae oil, which is vegetable oil extracted from" green Anabaena ". This kind of oil is inedible, but it is a good soap material."
"The Forestry Department of the administrative department has drawn up a preliminary plan that we will plant large-scale green Anabaena around the nearby islands within one year."
"According to our calculation, the oil yield per kilogram of green Anabaena leaves is 4%, and each mu of water area can produce more than 50 tons of green Anabaena leaves every year, which can extract 2 tons of green algae oil. As long as 5000 mu of green Anabaena are planted artificially, it can meet the demand."
"Considering that new production lines will be added in the future, we plan to plant 10000 mu of green Anabaena, and the excess green algae oil can be stored in the warehouse..."
There are also edible vegetable oils on earth to make soap, such as coconut oil.
But Renault did not expect that in this world, oil can be extracted from seaweed. Exotic plants are really amazing.
This is extremely beneficial to the tide collar.
Because the territory is archipelagic terrain, the land area available is small, but the sea area is as high as hundreds of thousands of square kilometers, just 10000 mu of water area is only equivalent to 7 square kilometers, just look for a few desert islands, the surrounding sea area can meet the requirements.
Algae have a huge advantage - they can grow vertically.
In addition, the length of alien algae is easily more than tens of meters, the density per unit area is greater, and the utilization rate of sunlight is higher. It can be called the arbor in the sea. This is why the yield per mu can reach 50 tons.
Because of this, although the oil yield is much lower than that of soybean on earth (15-18%), the oil yield is not low at all.
What''s more, what the girl said is "seaweed leaves". That is to say, when the seaweed is harvested, only the leaves need to be removed and the stems can be retained. In this way, the seaweed leaves will grow again the next year, and there is no need to replant them. This can greatly save manpower and material resources.
The life span of alien algae is often more than 20 years, which also means that once planted, it can last for at least 20 years.
It''s not difficult to collect seaweed leaves. Renault has rolled out diving air bottles. Workers can work in water for three or four hours just by wearing diving suits and carrying air bottles.
Because of the buoyancy of sea water, it is much more convenient to collect seaweed leaves than arbor leaves.
The only problem is manpower. To harvest 5000 mu of seaweed, at least hundreds of workers need to work continuously for a month.
Renault asked curiously, "can you tell us how to extract green algae oil?"
Miss consul glanced at Seth, who took the conversation with interest.
"Lord, the leaves of Anabaena viridis are very thick, several times thicker than ordinary seaweeds, more than 5mm thick. There is a special oil sac growing in its leaves, and the oil of Anabaena viridis comes from these oil sacs."
"After the blades are crushed by a machine, they are put into a boiler and cooked at high temperature to get a mixed solution containing green algae oil, but the proportion of oil in the solution is only 5%, and the content is low."
"In previous experiments, we found that green algal oil can be obtained by distillation, twice filtration and four fractionation. In addition, the waste in distillation can be made into fertilizer."
"We asked the consul lady, and she has approved us to build another green algal oil distillation line..."
Renault had a very satisfied smile on his face. He asked, "have you ever checked the cost? What''s the price of soap? "
The consul immediately replied, "the Department of Commerce has made an accounting. If animal fat is used, the cost of each soap is 16 copper nards. Once the green algal oil is produced in large scale, the cost of soap can be reduced to 8 copper nards. With the further increase of production capacity, the cost can be further reduced."
"As for the final retail price, we plan to set it at 80 copper nals, and the wholesale price will fluctuate according to the purchase volume, ranging from 60 to 75 copper nals..."
"According to this pricing, as long as the production line reaches full capacity, it can bring a net profit of 130000 guineas per year to the territory..."
After hearing the huge number of "130000 jinnals", renordon laughed even more happily.
The breathing of all the civil servants on the scene has obviously become thick and heavy, and their eyes looking at the soap production line are wrong.
Take the directors present as an example. With their monthly salary plus all kinds of disorderly bonuses and subsidies, their annual income is generally about 15 jinnals. To earn 130000 jinnals, they need to work for more than 8000 years.
In the words of the earth, it is more than 6000 B.C., which is longer than the history of China. It is equivalent to working from the time of drinking blood to the modern society.Even compared with the nobility, the annual profit of the soap production line is horribly high.
In a foreign world, the total area of a count''s collar is generally within 50 to 100 square kilometers. However, the better the location of the territory, the more abundant the products, the smaller the territory area, and vice versa.
If the territory is located in a relatively barren area, the area may even reach 150 square kilometers.
Most earls earn only 10000-20000 jinnals. Even the richest earls earn no more than 50000 jinnals a year. "130000 jinnals" is equal to the total income of at least eight earls.
Or, three Marquises.
Or, one Duke!
The total area of a Duke is usually about 1500-2000 square kilometers.
In other words, this workshop with an area of only 1500 square meters brought jinnar to Renault, which is equivalent to a Duke collar with an area of 2000 square kilometers.
This shows that industry is the real source of wealth, whether on the earth or in other places.
At this moment, Renault suddenly felt from the bottom of his heart that the appointment of Angela as the supreme consul might be the most correct choice in his life.
Renault just went back to the mainland in a hurry to develop the soap formula.
But when he returned to the territory, the girl gave him an excellent answer that he couldn''t imagine.
Under her strong organization, not only the factory buildings and production lines have been built, but also the problems of raw materials and product pricing have been solved. Renault doesn''t have to worry about anything. It just needs to wait and count the money to get cramps.
This blonde''s talent in management is shocking.
produces soap with an industrial line. The profit is high enough to blink the eyes of any alien woodlouse. How much will it profit if it is handmade?
The production method of exotic soap, as in the middle ages of Europe, mainly used natural alkali and animal fat.
Natural soda is not rare. There are a few places with huge reserves of natural soda. Due to the extremely underdeveloped logistics and high transportation costs, if it is far away from the site of natural soda, the price is not cheap.
Animal fat is even more expensive. Most people don''t have enough to eat. How can we make soap with extra fat?
In addition, the exotic animals are all good athletes. They are in great shape and often have a full meal. Their body fat rate is very low. They don''t have much fat, and it''s hard to kill them. It''s hard to catch one of them, and they don''t extract much fat.
The price of animal fat is astonishingly high, often more than 80 copper naljin.
Finally, the people of other countries mainly use the pure manual method to make soap. The inefficient production method and expensive labor push up the price of the final product.
The quality of hand-made soap is also relatively low. The proportion of oil saponification will not exceed 90%. There are many oil particles and other impurities in the soap.
As a result, the color of the soap is not very yellow, and the color is not very good-looking, which is far less than the products made by Shanghai fashion collar.
For a piece of soap of the same weight, the unit price of exotic Hand-made Soap is as high as 160 tongnals, which is twice as high as Haichao collar. However, the profit earned by the workshop is less than 5 tongnals, which is less than 110 of Haichao collar.
There''s another reason why profits are so low: soap recipes are widespread.
The principle of making soap is so simple that there is no technical content at all. Even if you want to keep a secret, it is not very realistic. If you want to know the raw materials, you can find out the method of making soap.
Without monopoly, profits will naturally come down under the fierce competition.
Similarly, take a small soap workshop with four employees as an example. If the annual output is 20000 yuan, the total profit is only 100000 copper dinars, which is equivalent to 10 gold dinars. Compared with 130000 gold dinars, it is quite different.
With the price alone, Haichao collar can easily break down all the soap workshops in the foreign world and lay off all the craftsmen.
Obviously, after a large number of industries such as furniture workshop, ironmaking and steelmaking workshop, watch and clock workshop, another handicraft industry is about to die.
Renault made a big step forward on the road of killing heresy.