Lord of Rot

Chapter 137
The way back was very smooth, and there were no thieves who didn't open their eyes.

There were thousands of slaves behind Li Qi, and he wanted to settle them down as soon as possible and turn manpower into productivity.

It's time for the wheat harvest soon, and the time for this group of slaves to come is very suitable and can be used to reclaim the wasteland.

By the way, there are still houses being built, the population has doubled, and all the dormitories cannot be accommodated.

The brick kiln factory must be busy again.

After a few days of traveling, I finally returned to the porcupine collar.

From a long distance, you can see the billowing smoke from the burning bricks in the brick kiln factory.

"The environment has deteriorated, and the problem lies with me!"

Is now the time to pay attention to environmental pollution? If the emission is large, it should be larger.

When the team returned, the civilians of the Porcupine Collar spontaneously gathered on the side of the road, cheering for the returning lord and the soldiers. They didn't know what happened in detail, but looking at the slave that looked like a long dragon, the lord must have won a big victory!

Glory, cheers!
"This is the feeling of being admired by others." Li Qi felt very subtle in his heart. Some people cheered him before, but there were too few people, and the feeling didn't come out.

But it is different now. The porcupine collar has a population of more than 2000. It is really a sea of ​​people, and you can hear cheers all the way.

After his development, people live in clean houses, walk on flattened gravel roads, eat enough, and wear warm clothes. When they hear their cheers at this time, they will feel light.

Everything I do is worthwhile, making the territory richer and stronger!

Farming is the only way to become rich and powerful. Looting and war are not long-term solutions.

Li Qi turned to look at the knight retinue and soldiers, everyone's faces were filled with excited smiles, no one died, they came back with victory and honor!

The team began to walk slowly on purpose. It seemed that the soldiers were still a little immersed in the cheers, and some couldn't help themselves.

Pursuing honor is a good thing, Li Qi didn't interrupt them, and slowed down the horseshoe, let's go slowly, anyway, it's his own territory.

To the business district, three forks.

The changes are huge.

The red brick houses have risen one after another. The neat brick houses are like small square boxes without a roof, which are many times more beautiful than wooden houses and gravel mud houses.

To Li Qi's surprise, he did not teach the masons to make tiles, and the masons actually made tiles without a teacher.

There is a red brick house with beams already set up and tiles being put on.

A layer of tiles is laminated, and a layer of dry straw will be laid on top.

"Even without me, they can still operate in a reasonable way." Li Qi nodded in satisfaction. He was happiest. His subordinates can develop and innovate by themselves, and the porcupine collar can only develop better.

Li Qi didn't think he was an irreplaceable part of development. If he could just cross over to become a king and just sit and enjoy himself, he wouldn't be interested in development.

In the final analysis, it is not poor!
Grant, Quickblade, Crowe, Joe and others went to settle the artisans and slaves.

Facing the scorching summer, Li Qi was already unbearably hot, so he immediately rode his horse back to the Porcupine Castle, first had a sip of cold honey beer, then an ice cream, and his body temperature slowly dropped.

It wasn't long before he left, and the porcupine collar didn't make any troubles. Li Qi could take a good night's sleep to relieve his physical fatigue.

When he woke up, it was already dark.

The door was knocked softly.

It was the voice of the valet Pitchfork: "My lord, are you awake?"

"Just woke up." Li Qi moved up, leaned against the head of the bed and said, "Pour me a glass of warm water."

"Yes, my lord!" Pitchfork turned and left.

Since Li Qi got the necessary and boiled water, drinking hot water and hot tea has also become the habit of the porcupine leaders. From the management, Gu Lan and others, to the slaves, people like to drink hot water.

And the hot water quenches your thirst.

Gu Lan and others have even lamented the magic of hot water more than once. They understand that drinking hot water will keep your body warm in winter.

But why does drinking hot water in hot summer not only make the body not hotter, but also cool down?

"Because drinking hot water dilates capillaries and promotes metabolism."

Li Qi knew it in his heart, but he couldn't explain it out of his mouth. With his level of biological knowledge, why would he say so much? Drinking more hot water is enough!
But he himself will definitely drink cold beer and eat ice cream.

Because it is really comfortable.

On the first day back, I went straight to rest as a hands-off shopkeeper, and continued to sleep after dinner.

It was said to be sleeping, but in fact Li Qi's consciousness was shuttling, communicating with Betty, communicating with the ghoul Aina, and using "Eagle Eye" to patrol, etc., he was very busy...

I didn't come back for a few days, and the oak basin actually started to study new works again.

Li Qi looked at the cone being sent over, feeling a little dazed.

A waffle cone topped with three differently colored ice cream scoops.

"How do you do it?" Li Qi asked the oak basin.

He felt that a pastry master was rising in his hands.

"When you mentioned the cones before, I was thinking about how to make the cones." The oak tub said, "I tried to use the method of making biscuits, and made the cones you mentioned. The skin is more crispy, and it is very delicious with ice cream."

When it comes to delicious food, the oak basin lowers its head in embarrassment.

In order to research more flavors of ice cream, she really ate a lot of ice cream, and she felt that she had started to gain weight during this time.

"Well done." Li Qi was very satisfied.

"Actually, ice cream doesn't have to pay attention to this kind of taste." Li Qi said, "You can also try to make another kind, which is directly frozen into ice with sugar water, and a wooden stick is put inside, so that people can lick the sweet ice to cool down." .”

There is still a market for popsicles, even if you eat them for yourself, for a change of taste, eating watermelon with popsicles in summer is all you need is this sense of ritual.

The oak basin was a little worried: "Is it okay?"

It's just frozen sugar water, how can it compare to the taste and texture of ice cream.

"You can also try to adjust the flavor yourself." Li Qi said while eating the cone: "Don't worry too much about research, you can take your time."

"Yes!"

"Send the servants and maids from the castle."

The servants and maids in the castle soon came to Li Qi.

They don't have to clean the castle every day, they can have some other jobs, and some of the more precious technologies, Li Qi intends to hold them in his own hands for the time being, and the servants and maids are always wandering around under his nose, which is very suitable for high security. work.

That's right, Li Qi wants to make paper.

Four Great Inventions.

Papermaking, printing, the compass and gunpowder.

At present, the alien version of magic gunpowder is being researched, and it will definitely shine in the future.

There is no need to mention the role of paper, it must be made, and it is idle anyway.

The remaining two inventions are estimated to appear in this world soon.

The papermaking method of the 21st century on the earth is to grind the raw materials into pulp in one step, but in another world, if conditions do not allow, he can only keep everything simple and can only make paper according to the "ancient method".

The raw material uses high-fiber plants, which can be found everywhere in porcupine territory.

After a while, after the wheat is harvested, the straw can also be used to make paper.

"In the porcupine collar, no matter what it is, it must develop two or more functions!"

Under Li Qi's order, the male servants soaked the raw materials in lime water.

Alkali degumming.

Before they did it, Li Qi also emphasized that they should never put their hands in the lime water, as he would not crush his subordinates to death.

"Smashing with a mallet"

Li Qi was watching the little servants. The maids had no work for the time being, but they would cut off water and deliver tea from time to time to let the servants rest.

Office romances are strictly forbidden in the porcupine collar.

Based on Li Qi's understanding of the morality of this world, it can be seen that when he first crossed over, he didn't know which servant or maid was defecating everywhere in the castle. If he really had an office romance, wouldn't the entire castle belong to them? Gun room?

The servants are also secretly competing.

The red-nosed head, the quacking bird, and the duck's webbed feet beat hard with a hammer, sweating profusely.

They all want to show themselves well, and the butler Simon is not liked by the lord. Everyone knows this. As long as they stay in the castle for a while, they can hear some gossip. His stepmother has something to do with it.

At that time, the development of the porcupine collar was difficult, the manpower was insufficient, and the lord did not do anything to Simon. Now the porcupine collar is not what it used to be.

Normally, the lord consciously divides Simon's rights. Seeing that after Simon leaves, Pitchfork should be the new butler of Porcupine Castle, so who will be the baron's personal servant?

It must be the three of them robbing each other.

Everyone is scrambling to express themselves. After staying in Porcupine Castle for a long time, you will know a truth. Only those who work hard to express themselves will succeed.

Precedents abound, such as the pitchfork that has always been by the lord's side, such as the oak basin.

Li Qi was quite satisfied with the hard work of the male servants, but he always felt that the three of them were a little overworked, gnashing their teeth, and no one thought about taking a break.

"Boom!" The duck's flippers fell straight, and fell to the ground with a lot of force.

He stood up with a blushing face, but luckily the lord did not blame him.

"All right!"

Li Qi stopped immediately: "It's almost done, there's no need to smash it anymore."

He could see that the male servants were competing with each other, but that's okay, it's better to roll than to be lazy.

"The rest of the work is left to ladies and gentlemen, you can rest now."

"Yes!" The male servants felt that they had lost the strength to speak.

Ladies are serious about things.

Next, it needs to be boiled into pulp, and the paper film is removed from the cooled pulp with a bamboo curtain. This process is not easy, and mistakes are often made, which takes a lot of patience.

But the ladies did not disappoint Li Qi.

Papermaking, success.

Li Qi looked at the sheets of paper being dried, and couldn't help sighing in his heart: "Finally, I can wipe my butt with paper."

Before that, the way of going to the toilet with the porcupine collar was actually a bit "luxury". The fabric was not bad, and the wooden stick was fine, but it was uncomfortable.

(End of this chapter)