My Empire War Game

Suren didn't pay much attention to the spread of beet seeds. Even if they obtained beet seeds and successfully planted beets, what they got from beet juice was still brown sugar with a bitter taste.

The raw material used in southern white sugar is sweet cane, a plant very similar to sugar cane in the previous life. Those people think that Zhenbei City can mass-produce white sugar because the raw materials used are different, so they attach great importance to sugar beet, and even send a lot of people to steal 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 plant beets according to Zhenbei City's method, the effect will not be very good. Moreover, the maturity period of sugar beet is much longer than that of sugar cane. There is no advantage in growing sugar beet in the south.

When those who grow beets find out that not only can they not make white sugar, but the maturity of sugar beets is more than half a year later than that of sugar cane, and even the sugar content of beets is not necessarily much. The sugar content of beets is accumulated to prevent freezing. , when the beet gets there, it really becomes a radish.

Suren and Frodo exchanged some spice seeds, and then divided about ten acres of land in the farmland for planting. It wasn't that Suren didn't want to plant a lot of spice, but that there were only so many spice seeds in Frodo's hands.

Some of them are not suitable for the northern climate. Suren planted several commonly used peppercorns, fennel, peppers, cumin, etc., 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. It is rumored that there are several small islands in the southern archipelago full of spices, known as the Spice Island.

The annual profits made by the spice trade make the surrounding countries jealous, and they all want to take a share, but these countries are afraid of the powerful strength of the Red Dragon Queen and the legion under her command, a red dragon with at least the strength of the ancient dragon. , and also proficient in various spells, she can hang a team of legendary wizards alone.

Even the paladins, who have always claimed to be incompatible with evil, will automatically ignore the existence of this red dragon queen. In the main material world, an ancient red dragon who is proficient in spells is basically the ceiling of the upper limit of strength.

Su Lun is also envious of this red dragon queen. She occupies an important hub of maritime trade and controls the spice trade. Her strength is amazing. She is simply a winner in life.

The spices planted last year are growing very well now. The peppers have turned red, and they can be picked in half a month at most. As for the rest of the cumin, they are also growing well, and the peppers are still small saplings. The results will have to wait until at least next year.

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 very good.

When Su Lun was developing his territory, he also thought about going south. After all, there are many islands in the southern ocean. Legend has it that there is also a Treasure Island, just because the slightly better islands in the south have been occupied, and there is the Red Dragon Queen next to it. With such a big boss on top of 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 specially built a farm here, including those 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.

The price of spices is still very expensive. Although it is not exaggerated to sell by granules, it is not cheaper than the price of sugar. The most expensive ones are pepper and cinnamon. For example, the spices grown in Sullen are not only cumin. In addition, the price must be lower than them.

Suren intends to continue to expand the planting area of ​​spices, and at least plant all the 1,000-acre estate.

The farmland in Zhenbei City is also planted with a lot of wheat. These wheats are mainly supplied to Su Lun, and the rest of the wheat will be sold. After all, many caravans here are rich people, so naturally they will not eat potatoes and refined flour. is the best choice.

The remaining land was planted with barley, oats, soybeans, and some other grains, partly for brewing and partly for feeding livestock. Of course, some are used for oil extraction. There are not many types of vegetable oils 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 Suren found a substitute, soybean, He is going to plant soybeans for oil extraction.

In addition to being used to extract oil and feed livestock, soybeans can also be used to make tofu. Although he has forgotten the specific production method of tofu, he can study it slowly. Maybe he can drink the tofu brain from his previous life again. He hadn't tasted the smooth and refreshing taste for a long time. When the time came, he would have a bowl of sweet, a bowl of salty, drink a bowl and pour another bowl.

The farmland proficiency in Zhenbei City is increasing every day. Whether it is in the past life or this world, food has always been very important, especially Zhenbei City has always been a large number of immigrants, and a lot of food is needed to feed these people.

After inspecting the farmland, Suren went to the academy he set up to take a look. Now the academy is very different from the beginning. At first, these scholars stayed here because of Suren's threat. Later After a period of life, these scholars discovered that, except for the restriction of personal freedom, other aspects were much better than their treatment in the northern provinces.

The most important thing is that Su Lun gave too much money, a scholar has an average of 150 jinnars a year, plus their benefits, including sugar, rum, refined flour, tea, etc., After all, three hundred gold nars a year could not stop.

Such good treatment has completely subverted those scholars who thought that this place was just a place of bitter cold and were ready to run away after a single vote. It must be known that in the northern provinces, although they were nobles, more When it's time to eat.

So after getting used to it, in addition to teaching literacy and numeracy, these scholars started to take some other courses. Of course, most of the grass-roots officials who came to study only took the basic courses and left, and some people took the time to study.

After taking a look at the school, although the basic knowledge is very good, he still faces the problem of insufficient teachers. Su Lun intends to continue to entrust those caravans to hire scholars at high prices. As for how those caravans fool scholars, he does not care. Yes, but as long as they come, they won't be let go without teaching a few years of courses. Surely Suren will pay them high wages.

In addition to the shortage of manpower, another problem of the college is that the number of books is too small, and it can only rely on the books brought by the scholars themselves. For these Suren has also let Jean's caravan go to buy it, it is estimated that it will be solved when he returns.

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

After listening to them, Su Lun reported that he had some eyebrows. The paper made from the paper-making materials used before was too soft and highly absorbent, making it impossible to write at all. After following Su Lun's instructions, these artisans used several times. Plant trees to make paper.

After coming out of the academy, he went directly to the paper workshop. Since the paper workshop produced paper, paper has become very popular. After all, not all nobles on the left and right like to share a thick hemp rope or the same of a wooden stick.

As soon as paper was introduced, it was widely acclaimed among the aristocracy.

Since Su Lun built a paper workshop last time and produced a batch of paper, after this period of production, the paper workshop has expanded a lot, and the number of craftsmen in it has doubled, and half of them are It is producing toilet paper, and the rest of the workers are experimenting with new materials.

The raw material for papermaking has been changed from wood to bark, and many other materials, such as linen, have been added. 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. The second step is to beat them. These boiled raw materials are beaten repeatedly, and finally pulp is obtained. fish out. At this time, the paper has been formed, as long as it is dried and peeled off, it is paper.

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

After dozens or even hundreds of experiments, after replacing the bark of various trees and plants on the northern wasteland, the paper workshop finally produced a paper that was barely suitable for use.

This kind of paper is made from the bark of a common tree on the wasteland, and several materials such as linen are added to it. The final paper is not white, but somewhat yellowed.

In the previous life, basically nobody wanted this kind of paper, the color was yellow, the paper was rough, and the paper was a little thick. Although there are many shortcomings, the price of this kind of paper is relatively low, and there is not much problem in writing, and it can be used completely.

Just after the papermaking workshop successfully produced this kind of paper, there was also a system prompt in Su Lun's ear.

"Congratulations to the host, the papermaking technology has made a successful breakthrough and mastered the improvement of papermaking technology."

[Paper-making process: Use bark, linen, fishing net, and other materials to make paper that can be used for writing after cooking, beating, copying, and drying. 】