Traitor Summoning System [Infrastructure]

With the recovery of Evening Bell Town, the number of freemen under Leonard doubled, and the number of slaves also increased a lot.

If you add the chaotic market, there are now nearly 700 freemen living in Leonard's territory, and there are more than [-] slaves.

The number is already very objective. If all of them are gathered together, they can already catch up with the main towns under the general earl's command.

But now Leonard is just a baron.

Since the beginning of winter, many people have been sick.

Compared with people in Wanzhong Town and Chaos Bazaar, the free people and slaves in Darkmoon Town are more sick.

However, the term "sick" is quite ambiguous, because they themselves were all sick. People in the Middle Ages worked with all kinds of illnesses, but today's "sickness" refers to people who have reached the point where they have completely fallen ill. degree.

The average amount of bacteria in each person's body is about 1.8 kilograms (of course, many of them are beneficial). The air is full of various germs, and the danger of getting sick is around us anytime, anywhere.

In the unhygienic Middle Ages, it was very common for slaves and freedmen to be covered with various diseases.

Before winter, Maester Rutherford warned Leonard about this.

So Leonard called Cai Lun.

Cai Lun said: "My lord, I don't know much about medicine, I only know some basics."

"By the most basic, do you mean the 'most basic' where you 'only know' dozens of fertilization methods?" Leonard asked.

"Eh, I really can't this time." Cai Lun said.

Cai Lun also intermittently picked some herbs he knew in summer and kept them, some of the most common ones, but he didn't know more herbs.

"Before winter, teach some slaves medical skills." Leonard said.

Cai Lun: "Well, I feel that I am not qualified at all..."

Cai Lun's medical level is similar to that of most modern people. He knows which medicines can relieve fire when he gets angry, knows what to eat when he has a cold and cold, and knows how to reduce inflammation when he is infected. That's basically it.So he felt that he was completely unqualified, and it would be a bit of a taint for medicine to be taught by someone like him.

But the level he thought he had was already several blocks away from here. After all, this place is a three-piece set of bloodletting, enema, and burning.

"Help as much as you can," Leonard said.

As a result, as soon as Cai Lun started the medical class, Gongsun Sheng showed up with his probe.

Oh, Leonard forgot that Gongsun Sheng, as a Taoist priest, is quite proficient in herbal medicine.

Gongsun Sheng stroked his beard and said triumphantly, "I can still be a man of gold and gold."

Leonard: "...Ugh, I'm sorry, I don't want this one."

Although he doesn't understand traditional Chinese medicine, he also likes to watch strange things on weekdays, so he still knows what yellow and golden juice are in people.

Gongsun Sheng continued to stroke his beard and said triumphantly: "I can also make elixir. Once a junior ate the elixir I made and became immortal on the spot."

Leonard: "..."

Leonard: "This is even more unnecessary!!!"

...In short, after Leonard made repeated orders not to teach elixir, Gongsun Sheng began to teach Chinese medicine to ten slaves. The knowledge he taught was relatively shallow, and it was enough for now.

……

Some time ago, Little Thorn Castle slaughtered some fat pigs.

Leonard planned to use these fat pigs to refine some lard.

People here do not eat lard, they mainly eat olive oil and other soybean oils.

The main reason for not eating lard is that the pigs here have little lard and are not fat enough, so there is no way to refine lard.

But the pigs raised in Little Thorn Castle are different.

The domestic animals of Little Thorn Castle eat something that man would envy, and they are really scientifically bred.They eat all kinds of beans, oil cakes, pastures, rice bran...they eat better than the free people in other places, so after winter, they all look white and fat, completely different from the pigs raised outside.

Leonard to Lu Bu: I would like to call you the strongest farmer.

Lu Bu: ...

Speaking of this pancake, it's a good thing.

Oil cakes are the residues left after oil crops are pressed. People who don't understand will throw these residues away, but Cai Lun kept them.

"These oil cakes are very nutritious and can be used as rations for livestock and can also be used for fertilization." Cai Lun said to Leonard.

The oil cake is rich in macro elements and trace elements, so it can be used as a nutrient-rich organic fertilizer. It has high nitrogen content, high quality, natural and efficient.

If it is used as feed for livestock, in addition to its high nutritional value, it also tastes good and has good palatability, and livestock like to eat it very much.

Cai Lun left a lot of oil cakes, some of which he planned to ferment into fertilizer to fertilize some crops, and the other part was fed to livestock.

Leonard thought that now, they use various methods to find food for people, and they also use various methods to find food for livestock.

I always feel that it is very fulfilling to feed everyone together.

Is this the nature of the people of the Celestial Dynasty? Haha.

Another nature is farming.

Leonard even wanted to reclaim all suitable places in the territory into arable land and plant food.

Cai Lun told him that this is also feasible.

Cai Lun has already planned a lot of new cultivated land, and he plans to manufacture all the farm tools needed in winter.After the beginning of spring, they all set out to start reclamation and farming.

Now that the territory has enough livestock, some more cattle can be purchased, and ditches will be dug, and irrigation will not be a problem.

"With the right tools, the efficiency of farming can be greatly improved." Cai Lun said, "Slaves can grow multiple times the land without increasing the burden."

Leonard looked at the cultivated land that Cai Lun had drawn on the map, and felt quite satisfied.

So go ahead and talk about refining lard.

Lard is very fragrant. Cai Lan, a famous gourmet, has said many times that lard is the most fragrant thing in the world.Let a gourmet say so, and this shows how fragrant pure pork is.

Of course, lard must be refined from pig fat. Generally, suet is used, that is, the belly of the pig, which is cheap and easy to use.

First cut the suet fatty meat into small pieces, then pour a bowl of water into the pot, put the minced meat into the pot, and then put a little bit of garlic and green onion to remove the fishy smell, and then start to refine the oil with low heat.

The function of pouring water is to allow the fat to be heated evenly, and at the same time to ensure that the fat is not burned.

The role of garlic and onion is to remove the fishy smell and enhance the aroma of lard.

During the refining process, the pig fat must be turned over at any time at the beginning, because the pork is easy to burn at this time.The water in the pot began to evaporate, and the oil became more and more. At this time, the meat can be turned slowly, because the danger of paste is much reduced.

It should be noted that a small fire is used from the beginning to the end. If the fire is high, the pork will be burnt all at once, which will have a peculiar smell.

When refining, the aroma was overflowing and the taste was mellow. This familiar aroma made Leonard's mouth water.

He misses the lard bibimbap when he was a child, a bowl of hot rice, a spoonful of lard, and a spoonful of homemade soy sauce, that smells...

I don't know if the system can draw rice for him, he misses rice so much.

Fewer people eat lard now than before. It is now said that lard is high in cholesterol and unhealthy.

At the end of the refining process, the pork turned into lard residue. Sprinkling some salt was a very delicious snack, and it was also the taste of Leonard when he was a child.

He took one with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth, and it immediately felt extremely crispy. This kind of taste is very wonderful, and while nostalgic, it made him want to stop.

It's a little greasy if you eat it straight, but it's fine if you eat a little bit.Leonard ate the second one, it was dry and crispy, the crunchy shell was broken, and the inside was oily and fragrant. Wow, he can't wait to make some delicious food out of these!

Lard has a fragrance that is close to explosion. When cooking with lard, the fragrance will be very explosive.

Leonard also made lard in another way—without adding water, adding oil to begin with.

The lard refined in this way has a stronger aroma, but the disadvantage is that it is more prone to spoilage, so eat it as soon as possible.

Leonard smelled the scent of lard and felt that this was not a problem at all.

This morning, Leonard made gnocchi soup with freshly made lard.

The broth in the gnocchi soup is made from chicken bones and duck bones, and then some hoisin sauce and oyster sauce are added. The hoisin sauce was made by Leonard with a bunch of bad-looking seafood. , Those seafood are not good if eaten directly, there is too little meat in them, but if they are boiled into sauce, they will turn waste into treasure.

Putting a little lard residue in the noodle soup, and then adding some lard, the taste changed immediately, and it was so delicious that it made people eat their tongues.

The seemingly simple gnocchi soup starts with the very rich and delicious broth, then the seafood sauce, and finally the lard.Just smelling the soup makes people salivate.Take a sip of the delicious soup, and the deliciousness reverberates on the tip of your tongue.

The gnocchi itself is also quite delicious, full of elasticity, paired with the mellow soup, fresh and refreshing, and not too greasy, the taste is absolutely amazing.

Ah, this is the essence of Chinese cuisine.

Leonard thought.

It's like a simple boiled cabbage, but you don't know how many processes it needs to go through. When you put it in your mouth with chopsticks, you feel a kind of amazement that makes you stand upright.

Leonard specifically asked to keep all the bones from before, and brought some meat to make the soup just right.

Well, well, let's add this gnocchi soup in the inner cafeteria too.

Leonard thought.

There are also restaurants in Little Thorn Castle that can add this dish.

Leonard has already opened three restaurants in Evening Bell Town, Darkmoon Town, and Chaos Market. Because all the doors inside are made of oak, Leonard calls this the Oak Tavern.

It seems that there is an Oak Tavern in every Western fantasy world, just like there is a Dragon Inn in every martial arts novel... Leonard lost his mind after thinking about it.

……

The weather is getting cold.

The cold wind began to blow, and the frost gradually covered Little Thorn Castle over time. The winter here is actually so cold.Leonard felt that he had made a mistake in his judgment.

It's either windy or rainy outside, which is very difficult. Fortunately, it snowed after a while.

Snow is much better than rain, at least people can go out.

During the stormy winter rains, the people of Littlethorn Castle were not idle.

Cai Lun made a batch of raincoats so that these slaves could shuttle around outside Little Thorn Castle, working between the granary in the middle courtyard and the livestock farm in the outer courtyard.

Even Lu Bu stopped training soldiers at this time. At this time, it is not training, but abuse, and it is prone to accidents.

The slaves stayed in their brick houses most of the time, and Cai Lun arranged for them some manual work that could be done at home.

There is a constant supply of coke to them.

Gongsun Sheng refined a lot of coke, enough for everyone under Leonard's command to spend two winters comfortably.

But if there are more people under Leonard's command in the future, it will be another matter.

Because Darkmoon Town is in a valley, the wind and rain are not so heavy, but it is still very cold.

Fortunately, many people moved into the brick houses, and the servant Cronin took it upon himself to bring some other people who did not have brick houses into Darkmoon Castle.

Although Darkmoon Castle couldn't compare with Little Thorn Castle, it was still a solid castle after all, much more comfortable than their original house.

To the surprise of the people of Darkmoon Town, so far, they haven't frozen a single person to death.You know, in previous winters, many people would freeze to death.

Another strong wind blew yesterday, and two roofs in Wanzhong Township were overturned.

One of those unlucky guys was injured and was sent to Gongsun Sheng's hospital.

The rest of the people came to Little Thorn Castle to see the lord, and begged the lord to help them solve it.

It's too cold to rebuild the house now.

Leonard handed over this matter to his new personal servant, the former coachman Sherwood.

He has always been loyal and watched Leonard grow up, so Leonard raised him up.

Sherwood is naturally very happy about this.

Sherwood collected some copper coins from them, and then arranged them in an empty brick house in Evening Bell Town, and then Sherwood handed the copper coins to the butler.

Right now, there are still many vacant houses in Evening Bell Town and Chaos Bazaar. Before the severe cold weather came, Leonard used the remaining bricks from the brick kiln to build houses, in order to meet unexpected needs.He had big plans for this.

It doesn't matter if there is no reserve of bricks. Anyway, brick kilns can burn bricks in winter, so it doesn't matter.

The winter nights are getting longer and the days are getting shorter.

So there is also a need for lighting.

People here basically use oil lamps for lighting, or they don't, because oil is also expensive.

Only a few people, the rich and the aristocrats, could afford candles. At this time, candles were basically made of beeswax, which was much more expensive than oil lamps.

Leonard doesn't have so much beeswax. There are two populations of bees in his hive, and of course they can't produce them in winter. In fact, Leonard has been paying them a lot of money to feed them.

Naturally, there is no shortage of oil lamps in Little Thorn Castle, and there is a lot of oil in it that can be used.

After Leonard heard that the candles were expensive, he was moved.

If a batch of candles can be produced, then there will be one more thing in hand that can be traded with nobles.

Of course it was Gongsun Sheng who did it.

Leonard waited until Gongsun Sheng had almost handled the medical center's affairs before asking him to make candles.

Leonard roughly knew that the candles were made of animal fat and some strong acids and alkalis, but he didn't know how to fix it, so he told Gongsun Sheng and asked Gongsun Sheng to experiment by himself.

Leonard checked the current gold coins in Little Thorn Castle.

Previously, the jelly trade cost a total of 2000 gold coins. Excluding the handling fees for buying horses and big brothers, plus the odd expenses during this period, Leonard still has more than 1000 gold coins on hand.In addition to the luxury goods he brought back from the small treasury from Linye City, Leonard is still quite rich.

"I will find a way to spend the gold coins as soon as possible." Leonard said to Bachelor Rutherford.

The gold coins in my hand are just gold coins, and spending them will actually make a difference.

……

Because of the strong wind, heavy rain and heavy snow, the caravan stopped.

After the weather clears, the caravan will continue to go out.

Under Leonard's order, the slaves began to make large carriages under the leadership of Cai Lun.

Leonard wanted to make a caravan like a gypsy.

The caravan can be said to be the ancestor of the caravan. The caravan is like a mobile tribe of Gypsies. They live in it, eat and drink in it, and of course they have to pull it outside. This is used to describe the significance of the caravan to them. .At the same time, they performed songs and dances on the caravan, told fortunes, made money, and spent their lives on the caravan.

And Leonard created this luxury caravan in order to make the caravan a flowing promotional landscape in Little Thorn Castle.

Under Leonard's conception, there are thick blankets, a comfortable bed, a portable stove, a cabinet for storing food, various kitchen utensils, and even exclusive places for bards and dancers.

There are two caravans in the caravan, and it is so attractive to stop at the entrance of the town and village.

Leonard thought happily.

"The Lord Lord's idea is really very good," Cai Lun said.

Modern people know quite a lot about the means of propaganda.

The weather didn't get any colder and the snow stopped after a long day.

Leonard's caravan is also built.

Each caravan is pulled by five horses, which shows how big the caravan is.

Dorothea is okay, Emerson is already jumping up and down with excitement.

Oh my god, is such a luxurious carriage really for your own use?How could I actually live in this kind of carriage?Isn't this something only aristocrats can enjoy?

In fact, ordinary nobles can't enjoy this, because only in Leonard's territory can ride a carriage, and other places still think that only sick people and children can ride a carriage.However, with the Leonard caravan trading around, this atmosphere is also changing.

Dorothea and Emerson's caravan set off on the snow.

This time Dorothea and Emerson will buy a lot of slaves at a low price. In such a cold day, slaves must be everywhere.

Their caravans had stoves, charcoal, plenty of food, tents.Everywhere they went, they stopped at the mouth of the town, and the knights pitched their tents, and the caravan opened up, giving off a warm fire.They started grilling and cooking, bards played songs, and even dancers performed dances.

This kind of caravan quickly attracted the attention of the locals. You only need to bring some special products, and you can join the caravan, and have a drink with the merchants and knights in Little Thorn Castle.

The people in the caravan will gossip about how good Little Thorn Castle is, and how good Eveningbell Town is.

So this attracted many freemen to go to Evening Bell Town. On and off this month, Leonard found that there were more than 60 free men in Evening Bell Town and Chaos Market.

This means that the number of freedmen under his command is about to reach 1000.

This is a huge number.

So the system, will there be rewards?

[There will be. 】

Leonard cheered in his heart.

It's worth the effort!

Then the next step is to wait patiently!

……

As a result, Leonard didn't have to wait patiently, because the businessman Emerson came back early.

"Lord Lord." Emerson said, "When I went to Baisha City in the south, I encountered dozens of savages who robbed me. I had to kill two of them and capture the others, because it is inconvenient to bring a large number of prisoners. , so I came back early."

"The savages are heading north," Leonard said.

This planet is relatively small. Although it still has the sun and the moon, it is definitely not the earth.

Crown Rhett's house is in the north of the mainland, and further north is the extreme north, which is very cold.Briarlinga is located in the warm south, but if you go further south, the temperature becomes colder again. Good guy, this crosses the equator and comes to the southern hemisphere.

The savages in Leonard's mouth are the local aborigines living in the cold southern region.

Whenever the winter is cold, they will go to the warmer areas in the north in groups. Sometimes they will plunder the villages, but most of the time they will hide in the forest silently and eat the things inside.

These people probably were very hungry, or the caravan was too attractive, so they took the risk of attacking the caravan.

Leonard's eyes lit up: "Okay, I finally met these savages."

If it works well, there will be no worries about the population problem in the future.