Lord of Rot

Chapter 137 Spending a lot of money to find a son

The journey back went very smoothly, and there were no blind thieves.

Behind Li Qi were thousands of slaves. He wanted to quickly settle them down and turn their manpower into productivity.

It was almost time for the wheat harvest, and this group of slaves came at the perfect time to reclaim the wasteland.

By the way, there are also houses to be built, the population has doubled, and they are all crowded into dormitories that cannot be accommodated.

The brick kiln factory will definitely be busy again.

After traveling for several days, we finally returned to Porcupine Territory.

From afar, you can see the thick smoke rising from the bricks being fired in the brick kiln.

"The environment has deteriorated, and the problem is mine!"

Now is the time to pay attention to environmental pollution. If the emissions are large, just be bigger.

When the team returned, the civilians of the Porcupine Territory spontaneously gathered on the roadside to cheer for the returning lord and warriors. They didn't know what happened in detail, but looking at the long line of slaves, the lord must have won a great victory!

Glory, cheers!

"This is the feeling of being admired by others." Li Qi felt very subtle in his heart. Some people cheered for him before, but there were too few people, so he didn't feel it much.

But things are different now. The Porcupine leader has a population of more than 2,000. It is really a sea of ​​people and you can hear cheers all the way.

After his development, people lived in clean houses, walked on flattened gravel roads, had enough food, and wore warm clothes. When you hear their cheers at this time, you will feel light and airy.

Everything you do is worthwhile, making your territory more and more prosperous!

Only by farming can you become rich and powerful; plundering and war are not a long-term solution.

Li Qi turned to look at the knight attendants and soldiers. Everyone's face was filled with excited smiles. No one died. They returned with victory and honor!

The team began to walk deliberately slowly. It seemed that the soldiers were still immersed in the cheers and couldn't help themselves.

It is a good thing to pursue honor. Li Qi did not interrupt them and slowed down his horses. Walk slowly. It is your own territory anyway.

Go to the business district and reach the three-way intersection.

The changes are huge.

Red brick houses have been built one after another. The neat brick houses are like small square boxes with no roof. They are many times more beautiful than wooden houses and gravel mud houses.

What surprised Li Qi was that he did not teach the masons to make tiles. The masons actually made tiles without any teacher.

There is a red brick house with beams erected and tiles being put on.

This layer of tiles is laminated with a layer of dry straw.

"Even without me, they can still operate in a reasonable manner." Li Qi nodded with satisfaction. He was happiest than this. His subordinates could develop and innovate on their own, and the Porcupine Collar could only develop better and better.

Li Qi does not think that he is an irreplaceable part of development. It would be great if he could directly travel to become a king and just sit back and enjoy it. He has no intention of pursuing development.

In the final analysis, it’s not just a matter of poverty!

Glenn, Quickblade, Crow, Qiao and others went to settle the craftsmen and slaves.

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

He hadn't been away for long, and the porcupine collar didn't cause any trouble. Li Qi was able to have a good sleep to relieve his physical fatigue.

When he woke up, it was already dark.

There was a gentle knock on the door.

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

"I just woke up." Li Qi moved up and leaned on the bedside and said, "Pour me a glass of warm water."

"Yes, sir!" Pitchfork turned and left.

Since Li Qi made it necessary to boil the water, drinking hot water and hot tea has become a habit of the people in the Porcupine Leader. From the management, including Glenn and others, to the slaves, people all like to drink hot water.

And the hot water quenches thirst.

Glenn and others even lamented the magic of hot water more than once. Drinking hot water keeps the body warm in winter, and they understand.

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

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

Li Qi knew in his heart, but he couldn't explain it with his mouth. With his level of biological knowledge, why did he talk so much? Drinking more hot water is enough!

But he himself must drink cold beer and eat ice cream.

Because it's so comfortable.

On the first day back, I went to work as a shopkeeper and rested. After dinner, I continued to sleep.

He said he was sleeping, but in fact Li Qi was traveling in consciousness, communicating with Betty, communicating with the corpse Aina, and using "Eagle Eye" to patrol, etc. He was very busy...

After not coming back for a few days, Oak Basin actually started working on a new work again.

Li Qi looked at the cone that was delivered, feeling a little dazed.

A waffle cone crust with three ice cream balls of different colors on top.

"How?" Li Qi asked the oak basin.

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

"When you talked about the cone before, I was thinking about how to make the cone," Oak Basin said. "I tried to make the cone you mentioned by making cookies. The skin is crisper and it is very delicious with ice cream."

Speaking of delicious food, Oak Basin lowered his head in embarrassment.

In order to research more flavors of ice cream, she really ate a lot of ice cream. 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 have this kind of texture," Li Qi said. "You can also try to make another kind, using sugar water to directly freeze it into ice, and put a wooden stick inside. People can lick the sweet ice cube to cool down. .”

There is still a market for popsicles, even if it is for yourself to change the taste. In summer, eating popsicles and eating watermelon is all about this sense of ritual.

Oak Basin was a little worried: "Is it okay?"

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

"You can also try to season it yourself." Li Qi said while eating the cone: "Don't be too anxious to study, you can take your time."

"Yes!"

"Send the manservants and maids from the castle to come."

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

They don't have to clean the castle every day and can have some other jobs. As for some of the more precious technologies, Li Qi plans to temporarily keep them in his hands. The male servants and maids have been wandering around under his nose, which is very suitable for doing work with a high degree of confidentiality. work.

Yes, Reacher wanted to make paper.

Four great inventions.

Papermaking, printing, the compass and gunpowder.

The otherworldly version of magical gunpowder is currently being researched, and it will surely shine in the future.

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

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

The 21st century papermaking method on Earth involves grinding raw materials into pulp in one step. However, in another world, where conditions did not allow, he could only simplify everything and make paper according to the "ancient method."

The raw materials use high-fiber plants, which are everywhere in the porcupine territory.

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

"In the Porcupine Territory, no matter what, it must develop two or more functions!"

The male servants, under Li Qi's instructions, soaked the raw materials in lime water.

Strong alkali degumming.

Before they took action, Li Qi also emphasized that they should never put their hands into the lime water, otherwise he would not crush his men to death.

"Smash it with a gavel"

Li Qi was watching the male servants. The maids were not working for the time being, but they would cut off the water and bring tea from time to time to let the male servants rest.

Office romance is strictly prohibited in Porcupine Collar.

Based on Li Qi's moral understanding of this world, when he first traveled through time, he didn't know which was the male servant or the maid, so he defecated everywhere in the castle. If they really had an office romance, wouldn't the entire castle belong to them? Gun room?

The male servants are also competing secretly.

Red nose, quack bird, duck webbed feet, hammering hard with a hammer, sweating like rain.

They all want to express themselves well. The butler Simon is not liked by the lord. Everyone knows this. As long as you stay in the castle for a while, you can hear some rumors. For example, the lord was injured before, but he was actually married to the man. The stepmother has something to do with it.

At that time, the development of the Porcupine Territory was difficult, with insufficient manpower, and the lord did not do anything to Simon. Today, the Porcupine Territory is no longer what it used to be.

Usually, the lord consciously divides Simon's rights. After Simon leaves, Pitchfork should be the new butler of Porcupine Castle. So who will be the baron's personal servant?

The three of them must be robbing each other.

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

There are precedents everywhere, such as the pitchfork that always accompanies the lord, such as the oak basin.

Li Qi was very satisfied with the hard work of the male servants, but he always felt that the three of them had worked too hard. They gritted their teeth and no one thought about taking a rest.

"Boom!" The duck flipper fell straight down and fell to the ground with great force.

He stood up with a red face. Fortunately, the lord did not blame him.

"All right!"

Li Qi immediately shouted to stop: "It's almost done, no need to smash anymore."

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

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

"Yes!" The male servants felt that they had no strength to speak.

Ladies do things very steadily.

Next, it needs to be boiled into pulp, and the paper film is fished out from the cooled pulp using a bamboo curtain. This process is not easy, mistakes often occur, and it takes a lot of patience.

But the ladies did not disappoint Reacher.

Papermaking, success.

Li Qi looked at the pieces of paper being dried, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "I can finally wipe my butt with paper."

Before this, the porcupine collar's way of going to the toilet was actually a bit "luxurious". The fabric was either not good, or a wooden stick would work, but it was just uncomfortable.