My Empire War Game

Suren didn't care much about the spread of beet seeds. Even if they obtained beet seeds and successfully planted beets, they still got bitter brown sugar by squeezing the beet juice.

The raw material used in southern white sugar is sweet cane, a plant that is very similar to sugar cane in the previous life. Those people think that Zhenbei City can produce white sugar in large quantities because the raw materials used are different, so they attach great importance to sugar beet and even sent many people to learn from it. Planting Techniques.

What they don't know is that the planting technology here in Zhenbei City is based on the strong influence of the harvest altar. If they follow the practice of Zhenbei City to grow sugar beets, the effect will not be very good. Moreover, the ripening period of sugar beets is much longer than that of sugar cane. There is no advantage in growing sugar beets in the south.

When those who grow sugar beet find that not only can they not produce white sugar, but the ripening period of sugar beet is more than half a year later than that of sweet cane, naturally they will not be planting this kind of thing.

Sulun and Frodo exchanged some spice seeds, and then divided about ten acres of land in the farmland for planting. It was not that Sulun did not want to plant a lot of spices, but Frodo had only so many spice seeds in his hands.

Some of them are not suitable for the northern climate. Sulun grows pepper, fennel, chili, cumin and other commonly used ones, such as star anise cinnamon and pepper, which can only be purchased from the south. It is said that the one from the southern islands The Red Dragon Queen controls more than 80% of the spice trade. There are rumors that there are several small islands in the southern archipelago that are full of spices, called spice islands.

The spice trade earns so much profit every year that the surrounding countries are jealous and want to share a piece of the pie, but these countries are afraid of the powerful strength of the Red Dragon Queen and her army, a red dragon that is at least the strength of the ancient dragon. , And also proficient in various spells, she can sling a team of legendary wizards alone.

Even the paladin who has been advertised as incompatible with evil will automatically ignore the existence of this red dragon queen. In the main material world, an ancient red dragon proficient in spells is basically the ceiling of the upper limit of strength, even if it is the incarnation of the gods and saints, it is not necessarily the one who will kill.

Su Lun is also envious of this red dragon queen. She occupies an important hub of the ocean trade and controls the spice trade. His strength is amazing. He is simply a winner in life. No, he is a winner in Longsheng.

The spices that were planted last year are growing very well now. The peppers are all red, and they can be picked in at most half a month. As for the remaining cumin, it is also growing well. The pepper is still a small sapling. The result will have to wait until next year at least.

Other spices are also growing well. As long as you wait a year or two, some spices will be produced here in Zhenbei City, although after all, it is not as good as the Spice Island of the Red Dragon Queen, although the climate and geographical location are too good.

When Surun was pioneering territory, he also thought about going south. After all, there are many islands in the southern ocean. According to legend, there is also a treasure island, just because the slightly better islands in the south have been occupied, and there is a red dragon queen next to it. With such a big boss above his head, Su Lun felt very insecure. Perhaps with the help of the system, he will eventually catch up with the Red Dragon Queen, but how long will it take?

In order to protect these spices from being stolen and destroyed, Su Lun deliberately established a farm here, and included the spices and the surrounding 1,000 acres of land into the farm, and built a wall to enclose this area. At the same time, soldiers were arranged to guard.

Spices are still very expensive. Although they are not exaggerated to be sold by grains, they are not cheaper than sugar. The most expensive ones are pepper and cinnamon, such as the spices grown in Sulun, except for cumin. In addition, the prices are lower than them.

Suren intends to continue to expand the spice planting area, at least to plant all the 1,000 acres of manor.

There is also a lot of wheat planted in the farmland of Zhenbei City. This wheat is mainly supplied to Sulun, and the other extra wheat will be sold. After all, many of the caravans here are rich people. They naturally don’t eat potatoes and refined flour. Is the best choice.

The remaining land is planted with barley, oats, soybeans, and some other grains, part of which is used to make wine and part of which is used to feed livestock. Of course, some are used to squeeze oil. There are not many types of vegetable oil in the world. The most widely used is olive oil. However, the quantity of olive oil is too small and the price is not cheap. So Su Lun found a substitute, soybeans. He is going to plant soybeans for oil extraction.

Besides being used to squeeze oil and feed livestock, soy can also be used to make tofu. Although he has forgotten the specific method of making tofu, he can study it slowly. Maybe he can drink the tofu brain of his previous life again. He hasn't tasted the smooth and refreshing taste for a long time. When the time comes, there will be a bowl of sweet, a bowl of salty, and a bowl of drink and a bowl.

The farmland skills in Zhenbei City are increasing every day. Whether in the past life or in this world, food has always been very important. Especially Zhenbei City has always been a large number of immigrants and needs a lot of food to feed these people.

After patrolling the farmland, Suren deliberately went to the college he set up to take a look. Now the college is very different from the beginning. At first, these scholars stayed here because of Suren’s threat. After a period of life, these scholars discovered that, apart from the restrictions on personal freedom, other aspects were much better than their treatment in the northern provinces.

The most important thing is that Sulun gave too much money. A scholar has an average of one hundred and fifty Kinnars a year, plus their benefits, including sugar, rum, refined flour, tea and so on. Calculating these, three hundred kinnals a year can't stop.

Such good treatment made those scholars who thought that this place was just a place of bitter cold and were ready to get a vote and run away completely subverted their cognition. You must know that when they were in the northern provinces, although they were nobles, they were even more aristocrats. When it’s time, it’s a mixed meal.

So after getting used to it, besides these scholars teaching literacy and arithmetic, they began to take some other courses. Of course, most of the grassroots officials who came to study only took the basic courses and left, and some people would take the time to study.

After looking at the school, although the basic knowledge is already very good, he still faces the problem of insufficient teachers. Su Lun intends to continue to entrust the caravans to hire scholars at high prices. As for how the caravans fool the scholars, he doesn't care. Yes, but as long as they are here, they will not be allowed to leave without teaching a few years of courses. Of course, Su Lun would definitely pay them a high salary.

In addition to the shortage of manpower, another problem of the college is that the number of books is too small, and it is completely dependent on the books brought by the scholars. For these Su Lun has also asked Gene's caravan to buy them, and it is estimated that they will be resolved when they come back.

Another problem is paper. There is no cheap paper in the college. The price of parchment is too expensive. A piece of parchment is much more expensive than a piece of parchment. These students still use sand trays and wooden slips when they learn to write. Papermakers in Zhenbei City Fang has been experimenting with making a strong, cheap paper that can write smoothly.

Su Lun heard them report that he had already had some eyebrows. The paper made from the previously used papermaking materials was too soft and had strong water absorption, making it impossible to write at all. After following Su Lun’s instructions, these craftsmen used several times. Plant trees to make paper.

After he came out of the academy, he went directly to the papermaking workshop. Since the papermaking workshop produced paper, things like paper have become very popular. After all, it is not that the nobles on the left and right like to share a thick hemp rope or the same Of a wooden stick.

Once the paper was launched, it was widely acclaimed among the aristocracy.

Since Sulun built a papermaking workshop last time and produced a batch of paper, after this period of production, the papermaking workshop has expanded a lot, and the number of craftsmen inside has doubled~www.wuxiahere.com ~Half of the craftsmen are producing toilet paper, while the remaining workers are experimenting with new materials.

The raw materials for papermaking have been changed from wood to bark, and many other materials have been added, such as linen. After this period of exploration, the workers have divided the papermaking process into several steps.

The first step is cooking. The raw materials are boiled into a paste in this way. In the second step, they are beaten. The cooked raw materials are beaten repeatedly, and finally the pulp is obtained. Then the pulp is permeated into a slurry, and then layer by layer. Fished out. At this time, the paper has already formed, and it will be paper as long as it is dried and peeled off.

Although the craft looks simple, it is not easy to get a piece of paper.

After dozens or even hundreds of trials, replacing the bark of various trees and plants in the northern wilderness, the paper-making workshop finally produced a barely suitable paper.

This paper uses the bark of a common tree in the wasteland as the raw material, which is made by adding several materials such as linen. The final paper is not white, but a little yellow.

In previous lives, this kind of paper was basically nobody wanted, the color was yellow, the paper was rough, and the paper was a bit thick. Although there are many shortcomings, the price of this paper is relatively low, and there is no major problem with writing, and it is completely usable.

Just after the papermaking workshop successfully produced this kind of paper, Su Lun's ears also heard the system's prompt sound.

"Congratulations to the host for a successful breakthrough in papermaking technology and mastering the improvement of papermaking technology."

[Papermaking process: Use bark, linen, fishing nets, and other materials to make paper that can be used for writing after cooking, beating, copying, and drying. The progress of the territory civilization is +10, the territory culture is +10, and the learning ability is +5. 】