As he thought about it, Krober became more and more certain of his idea of holding a triumphal ceremony.
Strictly speaking, this war was the first foreign war of the Golden Duchy. The previous pioneering wars and the Western Expedition were not considered "wars" in the true sense.
Now that the war with the Mountain Copper Kingdom has been won, Krober will naturally try his best to hold a grand triumphal ceremony.
He called together the logistics director and the financial director. After all, preparing a triumphal ceremony requires a lot of manpower and material resources, and the assistance of these two guys is definitely needed.
"Tell me, what are your thoughts on this triumphal ceremony?"
Krober sat on the chair and tapped the table lightly with his fingers. His tone was flat and without any ups and downs, but it gave people a sense of irresistible pressure.
The logistics manager and the financial manager looked at each other, feeling a little nervous.
They all knew very well that Krober attached great importance to this triumphal ceremony.
If their suggestions fail to meet Kroeber's expectations, they might be in trouble.
Their previous wavering stance had already made Krober dissatisfied, which made them need to be cautious before speaking every word.
The logistics manager took a deep breath, cleared his throat, and spoke cautiously, "Prime Minister, I think we should start with the decorations..."
Hearing this, Krober paused tapping his fingers on the table, as if thinking about his proposal.
The logistics director thought that Kroeber agreed with his suggestion, so he continued to strike while the iron was hot:
“We can make a large number of colorful flags and banners to decorate the entire city.
Then we will create a long red carpet from Fort Saint-Germain to the town gate.”
"Hmm... This proposal is okay. I'll put it on the list. What do you suggest? Treasurer."
The treasurer stepped forward and said:
"Prime Minister, we can also mobilize all the residents below Saint Gold Castle and have them spontaneously welcome the returning troops with flowers outside."
Krober shook his head, a hint of disappointment on his face.
He had expected to hear some new and unique suggestions, but he was disappointed with the proposals put forward by these people.
Their ideas are too old-fashioned and lack innovation and creativity.
What he longed for was not just a simple celebration, but a historical moment that would be remembered by future generations and leave a mark in history books.
Such a triumphal ceremony should be full of surprises and shocks, eye-opening. However, what he got now was a bunch of uninspired proposals.
Kroeber couldn't help but fall into deep thought, and began to think about how to realize the unique triumphal ceremony in his mind.
Suddenly, an idea flashed through his mind like lightning, and he remembered a very interesting and special thing in his previous life - a hand-twisted salute!
The idea excited him, as he knew it could be a highlight of their welcome ceremony.
Hand-twisted salute is also called air salute.
This hand-twisted salute is different from ordinary salutes in that it does not rely on gunpowder to generate explosive power.
Instead, it only needs to be filled with some flammable gas and decorated with some sequins, ribbons, etc.
This not only improves security, but also provides a more colorful visual experience.
Thinking of this, Krober felt an irrepressible excitement in his heart.
He began to think about how to make such a hand-twisted salute. After all, the technological level of this world is relatively low, and it is not easy to find suitable materials.
However, after some careful consideration, he finally found the answer:
Methane!
That's right, it's methane, the flammable gas that can be used as fuel for hand-twisted salutes.
The methane is extracted into the barrel, which is then filled with ribbon and sequins to seal it.
When using it, you only need to twist the handle at the bottom to allow methane and oxygen to meet, causing a sharp increase in internal pressure, and eventually spraying out colorful ribbons and sequins.
Now that the goal is set, Kroeber just needs to make a plan and complete it step by step.
The first and most difficult step is how to extract methane.
The sanitation in this world is relatively good. The excrement of town residents is stored in a unified place, which is similar to the septic tank in Krober's previous life.
However, the function of this world's "septic tank" is only to provide fertilizer, and it has no other function.
But now, Kroeber has given it a second role: providing methane.
If you want to extract methane, there is a simplest way, which is the air method.
In his previous life, Kroeber used this method to extract biogas in the countryside, and now he can use this method.
The first thing to do is to seal the residents' excrement and then drain all the water inside. The remaining excrement will gradually ferment in the sealed space to form biogas.
Biogas is lighter than air, so it floats upwards.
So Kroeber only needed to make a small hole in a sealed container and store it in a suitable container to successfully extract methane.
The methane concentration extracted by this method is not high, but it is more than enough to make hand-twisted salutes.
So he quickly ordered the logistics manager to arrange someone to carry out this task, and specifically instructed them to complete it within two days.
If it is too late, the remaining time may not be enough for Krober to complete the remaining steps.
Although the logistics director was confused, he did not dare to question Krober's order at all. After receiving the order, he hurried down to prepare personnel and start the mission.
The most difficult problem of methane has been solved, so the next step is to make the salute barrel.
Kroeber planned to use polished bark to make the barrel body, cut iron or copper sheets for the bottom, and the adhesive to be the vegetable glue produced by scorching birch bark.
Now that he had a general idea, Kroeber naturally ordered people to prepare materials and planned to make the world's first salute by himself.
After several failures, Kroeber finally managed to make a prototype of a "salute barrel".
The entire body of this salute barrel is made of polished tree bark. The bottom is sealed with an iron sheet that Krober personally polished and cut with his fighting spirit, and glued with plant glue. The top uses a thin piece of fiber paper as the nozzle.
Kroeber looked at his work. Although it did not look good, it could still play its due role.
Next, we just need to wait for the financial director to make the sequins and ribbons, and for the logistics director to complete the methane task successfully before we can proceed to the next experiment.
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