Chapter 83 83. Progress
The continuous rainy season, I don’t know when it will end.
The clear Moon Lake became turbid, and a large amount of mud from the shore was washed into the lake, completely changing its former peerless beauty.
Every morning, thick fog would rise.
The temperature is getting colder day by day.
Fortunately, the rain was not heavy, and there was no violent storm, lightning and thunder like at the beginning.
The vagrants hurriedly built houses and received material assistance from a group of lords, and they managed to survive.
It is already September.
As in previous years, the rainy season finally came to an end.
The slightly rising temperature makes people feel much more comfortable.
In the following days, Dongguan City seemed to have woken up from a dream, and everyone was busy.
Including the lord.
Luo Wei took a deep breath and said, "Dale, please don't follow me, okay?"
"It's okay!" Lodel's expression was indifferent as he practiced his sword dance moves one by one.
Lovey was helpless and left with his hands behind his back in frustration. Lodel put away his sword and followed him.
"It's not like I won't marry you. Is this fun?"
"Why doesn't Lan Lan feel disgusted when she follows you all day, but she feels disgusted when I follow you?"
"This Lan Lan is a maid. She is of a different nature."
Lodel chuckled twice: "Yes, it's hard for the maid to control you."
Luo Wei turned around with an angry expression: "People always have to have some freedom, okay?"
He stopped and stood beside the puddle of water where the bark had soaked. He had tried this many times.
Although the result was successful, it was far from ideal.
The baked paper is very thick, with uneven edges, many burrs, and a yellowish color. The two more important fatal flaws, apart from the high cost, are that it is difficult to write on.
Lowe tried to write with a quill pen dipped in squid ink, but the ink spread out on the paper as soon as he put pen to paper, making him feel like he was writing on toilet paper.
He made a brush and tried again, and the result was slightly better, but still far from the effect Lowe had imagined.
Not up to standard! The process must be improved.
Lowe named this test paper Paper 1.0. Each small technological change increases by 0.1, and a big technological leap increases by 1. This intuitively shows the accumulation and progress of technology.
Now all we need is a team specializing in papermaking research.
Lovey was walking on the streets of Donggang City and unknowingly came to the Executive Hall Square.
Looking around, there were dense crowds of people, some lining up in front of office doors, and some gathering in front of bulletin boards.
Jobs are being recruited everywhere.
Not only does the autumn harvest need manpower, but the salt fields, brick kilns, coal mining, chambers of commerce, cleaners, and other construction sites are recruiting people, and each workshop is also recruiting apprentices.
Over the past decade or so, East Point City has never been as lively as it has been recently.
Almost everyone joins the work and works hard to earn money.
Too many new things have emerged recently, seriously stimulating people's desire for wealth.
Steamed buns, steamed dumplings, steamed dumplings and other pasta products were unexpectedly popular. In less than a week, they replaced nearly half of the market share of flatbreads and black bread.
In the beverage category, the market response to soy milk is average. It has no sweetness and is not well accepted by the public.
Distilled brandy quickly became the star drink.
The rich aroma of wine attracts a large number of drinkers without any publicity.
The Red Maple Tavern's business became prosperous again, with the house packed every night and making a lot of money.
The grocery store next door is scheduled to be completed by the middle of the month.
One of the main product categories: salt.
The lord demanded a substantial reduction in the market price of salt, and encouraged the people to pickle more fish and meat and store more food for the winter.
It is expected that the drop in salt prices will bring more benefits to people's lives.
As for the construction of the salt pan, the scale has now expanded more than ten times compared to the initial stage. More than two hundred people are employed in the industry, occupying a section of the coastline.
With such momentum, it was impossible for Evelin not to ask.
She personally inspected the scene and said, "Son, you are so smart. Why didn't I think of that?"
Large chunks of salt are piled up in the crystallization pool. After being dried and fried in iron pots, they are filled with wooden barrels and sacks.
The whole ocean seemed to have become an endless wealth, inexhaustible and inexhaustible! How crazy!
Xiqi had already been shocked to the point of numbness. Although she believed that Lovey would definitely do something, the current situation directly refreshed her imagination.
"The territory will no longer be short of money"
Xiqi lowered her head dejectedly, distractedly carving the bamboo slips. She felt that she was no longer as important as before.
Luo Wei walked into the office and coughed lightly, feeling a little embarrassed: "Do you want to take a break, Manager?"
Xiqi put down the carving pen, and a happy smile appeared on her face: "Lord, you are finally here."
"I'm sorry, but we're short of staff recently. I hope you can take over for a while. For this, I allow you to call me Mr. Lovey." The boy felt the fatal gaze from behind and emphasized that this was a reward and there was no other meaning.
"It's my honor to serve you." Xiqi's smile deepened: "Mr. Lowe."
Luo Wei nodded slightly and left in a hurry without any regrets. He shook his neck to avoid Luo Deer's sneak attack of twisting his ears: "Don't make trouble outside."
"Hehe." The silver-haired beautiful girl sneered.
If she hadn't been there, this guy would never have been so honest.
Blacksmith workshop.
A group of blacksmith masters were waiting anxiously in front of the gate.
"My Lord hasn't arrived yet?"
"I heard they are on the way and will be here soon."
"How long will it take?"
About five minutes later, Lowe and the butler Mosophie appeared in everyone's sight.
The master blacksmiths hurried out to greet them.
They were all middle-aged people, including humans, dwarves, and a demihuman with hairy arms.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on the linen cover on the back of the ox cart, and they were eager to explore.
Mixia has already tested the loyalty review. Maybe she is a little bit self-centered, but she has a very high recognition of Fulinbao.
This place is backward, and there is no possibility of spies from other forces. Because there is no need, there is nothing to spy on.
Of course, this may not be the case in the future.
"I swear that I will keep this secret and will never tell anyone. If I break this promise, I will accept any punishment and my soul will go to hell."
Every master blacksmith raised his hand and swore, with a very pious expression.
"I swear I won't drink outside the blacksmith's workshop anymore." At Lovey's suggestion, they added another rule.
This is the end.
Lovey lifted the cloth cover with his own hands, and the grayish-white charcoal looked ordinary, like a stone.
However, the eyes of many master blacksmiths were shining.
"Is this a new type of coal?" someone speculated.
"It's called coke." Lo Wei didn't explain in detail, deliberately causing misunderstanding: "Try it first and see if it works?"
Everyone rushed forward, picked up the coke with their bare hands, put it into the blacksmith's furnace, and lit a fire.
(End of this chapter)
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