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Chapter 138 The Biggest "Leak Picking" Ever

As the name suggests, maltose is made from wheat and is a very popular sweet in ancient China.

Ebo has a bumper harvest of wheat this year, and the farmers in charge of the farming are all smiling. Not only have they filled the original barn in Ebo, but [-]% of the harvest belongs to the farmers themselves.At the same time, potatoes are also harvested. This stuff is easy to grow and easy to live. The people in Yuecheng who are almost empty have opened a small piece of land outside the city, planting potatoes crazily, three crops a year, almost all the people in Yuecheng. Snacks and rations before the autumn harvest. After the harvest, Cecil no longer has to worry about the people of Moon City going hungry.

Intensive farming coupled with good soil quality, reasonable distribution of rainy season water brought by artificial lakes, abundant fertilizers, sufficient sunlight, and the same rain and heat, the previous poor harvest was completely a man-made disaster.Even Cecil can't be regarded as really understanding of farming. Just some adjustments to the planting methods have more than doubled the harvest in previous years. This is calculated by the farmers.

As for the yield per mu, I’m sorry, Cecil has no idea about the yield per mu. How to calculate the yield per mu is even darker. Although the Chinese after time travel want to become Mr. Yuan, although they are quite talented, it still takes a certain amount of time to practice .

Excitedly asked the farmers to bring some wheat grains, put them on the desk and looked at them for a while, Cecil's smile gradually disappeared: How do you make maltose?

Cecil not only had never eaten or cooked, he had no sweet tooth, and he was not interested in sweet things that children like.Recalling that, museums across the country have not collected relevant information, at most mentioning a mouthful of maltose, but no one will record the specific production process.

Life is really difficult...how about asking some god to come over and ask?What else can I offer?

Forget it, save some offal.

In desperation, Cecil had no choice but to put down the maltose for the time being, and asked the young man in the food department to continue to search for sugar raw materials and develop new dishes, while he changed the direction of "research".

"Dye?" The young man was a little confused, "Do you mean dyeing cloth?"

"It can be considered." Cecil hesitated, "but this color must be able to enter the mouth."

Most of the dyes in this world are natural dyes, because it is almost impossible to extract colors from minerals. This is the case with the lack of industrial foundation. Magic is used for those who have anything to do with industry. Ordinary people can’t afford it, so they are naturally underdeveloped and easy to use. The extracted pigments are all plants, animals, etc., many of which are naturally edible.

"It seems that there are some..." The young man said hesitantly, "I don't quite understand this."

"It's okay, you go find some relevant people, I don't know who knows this specifically." Cecil said shyly, "Anyway, try more, I want to find something that can dye food, remember, dye Finally, you must be able to eat it, you can’t just watch it without eating it, and it can’t affect the original taste of the food.”

The young man left after agreeing, completely unaware that Cecil was looking forward to a future full of delicious food.

The high-end food in this world is directly abandoned on the "fragrance" and "taste", not to mention the "color". The high-end magic bread is cut into various shapes. The shape is quite delicate but the color is completely absent. Looking around, the table is full Bread color, very tasteless.

Since the new "banquet etiquette company" wants to shock the world, the most convenient thing is to make a fuss about color, which can bring the most intuitive stimulation and favorability.

The representative of the Magic Food Alliance came back with good news not long after they returned, and promised to cooperate fully with Yuecheng, and it seemed that they were not affected by the Damascus steel.

"Aren't they afraid of Tambunita?" Cecil asked curiously.

"They will definitely ask for a secret cooperation." Langdon said as a matter of course, "Didn't you say it was in the name of magic food?"

Sure enough, the number of secondary representatives of the Magic Food Alliance reached six, and this time Langdon was also present. The two sides touted for half an hour. As soon as they were seated, a gray-haired mage who looked like an old version of Jurod said, "I hope this This cooperation can be carried out secretly, after all, magic food can be sold at a better price."

This guy had a sharper vision, and he understood that Cecil wanted to earn magic coins, so he went straight to the point.

It doesn't matter if they cooperate secretly with Cecil. Anyway, the main technology is on their side, and they just use these mages to open up the market. Once the time is right... well, anyway, the main technology is ours.

Both parties were forced by the situation, so it was much easier to talk about. After agreeing to split the profits [-]-[-] and assigning one person to take charge of the cashier and accountant respectively, the matter is almost settled. Next, it is time to show sincerity .

"Dye?" For this question, "Julode" was also a little at a loss, "Do you want to dye food?"

"Not just dyeing." What Cecil was thinking about was the fondant cake, which in his opinion was not tasty at all, and it couldn't stand the plasticity. It was vivid and very attractive, and the dyed pastry, There are also many in the Chinese tradition, "There is still a look."

Cecil didn't express his thoughts in a single brain. Now he understands that if he thinks about fooling people all day long, he will be fooled one day. People here have different development directions and are not stupid. It's time for him to be dumb and eat Huanglian.

"We have done some research on the microbial problem you mentioned last time." After talking about the edible coloring, "Julod" raised the question brought back by the representative last time, "However, don't those things cause disease?"

"Have you also studied microorganisms?" Cecil was a little surprised, "What have you studied?"

"It's in the stomach and intestines of many animals," said "Jurrod."

Cecil said casually: "Didn't you analyze the microorganisms in the human body?"

"There are also inside the human body?" "Julode" was surprised, "How is it possible?"

Cecil was also surprised: "Why is it impossible?"

"If there's something inside the human body, how can we still be alive?" It wasn't Jurod who called out, but another representative. It seemed that this was an internal consensus of the Magic Food Alliance.

Cecil couldn't laugh or cry: "What method did you use to observe?"

"Microscopic spell." "Julode" said.

Sounds like a microscope.

"Then you haven't observed the human body?"

"I have observed it, but at that time people are dead, so there will naturally be those things."

"Haven't thought about observing the living people?"

"It's normal for living people to have some microorganisms on their skin. The skin of the human body blocks these harmful substances, doesn't it?"

"The inside of the human body..."

"If there are microorganisms in the human body and we observe them, it must be injured and there are open wounds. Is it normal to have these?"

Cecil thought about it carefully, and suddenly felt that this logic is really impeccable. It is correct to look at each item individually, but it is not correct when combined, and it is difficult for the person concerned to detect this error. It can only be said that science is really easy to follow. detour.

"It's far away." Cecil tried to pull back the divergent thinking, "Have you ever observed the microorganisms on plants or moldy food?"

"Julode" also quickly corrected his attitude: "Observed."

"I don't know which one will work right now, can you make a list of what you know and test it?"

Cecil had no expectations at first, thinking that the other party might bargain, but unexpectedly, "Jurad" agreed: "No problem, we will bring some samples, as well as dyes, and bring them together next time."

"Okay, thank you very much." Cecil heaved a sigh of relief.

Cecil's second winter in this world has come. He has spent a solid year. He has seen the rainy season, the midsummer, and the prosperity of the big country, and he has a lot of feelings.

In the second year, the winter in Yuecheng was very stable, and there was no panic at all. Houses with kangs were erected one after another. Many farmers who were farming in Ebo came back to Yuecheng to build houses. They only need to register, and they are ready. Get a designated piece of land, free of land tax for three years.

"It's been three years since Moon City was built!" Cecil pleaded pitifully, "It wasn't the three years when the land was rented out, but actually there is only a little more than one year left! Don't get excited! "

Russell was very annoyed that many Ebo people returned to settle in Moon City. After reading the land policy, they rushed to Cecil to "seek an explanation".

"How can there be a king like you in the world!" Russell said confidently, "I make money to support the people. Do you want to be a king or an ascetic monk?"

"I'm not here to activate the economy..."

"Fuck you big-headed ghost! Don't those businesses of yours cost nothing? Do you know how much the foundry spends just to buy materials? There are no mines in our territory!"

Cecil looked at Langdon in a panic. Langdon, who was looking at some documents, smiled calmly, turned and left.

Cecil: "..."

The husband and wife are birds in the same forest, and Russell is about to fly separately.

Russell slapped the table in front of Cecil, and said gloomyly, "Do you have a complete tax plan?"

Cecil lowered his head, and it took him a long time to squeeze out two words like a mosquito: "...No."

This is the truth, and he has never done any work related to the economy, so how could he know how such a large-scale economy works?Everything is done according to the keyboard economists, first tax exemption, then light tax, and then find ways to reduce agricultural tax, develop industry and tertiary industry, whatever, nothing more.

Russell stood up straight, let out a breath, and said after a long time: "I want to transfer Oaks back."

Cecil actually felt a little nostalgic when he heard the name again, it seemed like a long time since he had only been away for a few months.

"You can do whatever you want." Cecil flattered, "How about I report to Burton?"

Russell didn't answer. He looked at a point in the sky and seemed to be thinking about something. After a while, he said, "Don't do it now, don't do it now, just... just let nature take its course."

Russell was full of thoughts when he left, and Cecil was guessing, when Langdon walked in, nonchalantly said: "If you want to build a research center, you can first draw the land in the first ring, and start construction in the spring of next year."

Cecil held back for a long time but still didn't hold back: "You don't even help me carry Russell!"

"Huh? Is Russell here?" Langdon said softly, "Oh, I don't know, I didn't see it, your Majesty, are you dazzled too much?"

Cecil: "..."

"People from the Magic Food Alliance are here, and they brought something with them, are you going?"

"……go."

It is already deep winter, and the large-scale housing construction projects on the second ring road have been completed. After all, ordinary people's houses are still very simple now, just a boxy box with windows, without so many tricks.Cecil made a plan in advance. He didn't live in the garden area in his "last life", but he decided to build a "garden area" in this life. Not only did he leave a considerable amount of open space in the park, the sewers on both sides of the road also left rows of shrubs. One of the great benefits of this world is that green plants don't cost money, you just need to dig them in the wild, and the entire Luofeng Mountain Range belongs to Moon City.

However, many public buildings have not been completed because of their complex styles. For example, the Yuecheng Grand Theater currently has only one foundation, more than ten meters high, and is divided into two floors. The second floor is a banquet hall, and the first floor is a separate theater. There are three floors of auditoriums, an ultra-wide stage, and a special sound-focusing and sound-proofing design, and they all invited relevant magicians to come—no way, there are no professionals in this field, so let’s pretend to “have a relationship” with magic Bar.

People from the Magic Food Alliance came a few times. At first they were quite cautious, and they followed them honestly. After the third visit, they let go a lot and wandered around. Waiting to see Cecil, "Julod" curiously Question: "I saw a big building on the second ring road."

"That's the future Moon City Grand Theater." Cecil smiled, "I hope to entertain you there one day."

"It will be our honor." The old mage said politely and waved to the mages who followed, "This is part of the edible dye we found."

The mages took out a bunch of things from their sleeves and smashed them on the ground.

The first thing Cecil saw was a snake, with very gorgeous fiery red scales, it seemed to be a normal snake, if one ignores the nine constantly swinging heads...

"Hydra, its scales will be soaked in acid to separate the authentic red color." "Juluode" introduced.

"Can this stuff be eaten?" Cecil asked without expectation.

"Yes, as long as you cooperate with the antidote." A young mage introduced enthusiastically.

"..."

Cecil covered his eyes, he thought of the strange materials he saw in spice shops all over the place, and the strange head hanging in the middle of the spice shop was a nightmare he would never forget.

How did I forget this shit?How could the locals have a normal concept of materials!

The mages of the Magic Food Alliance threw out half pieces of blue kelp, bright yellow ladybugs, and cursing green dwarfs. It is said that they are some kind of underground creatures-Nimma, these are intelligent creatures-as for other messy things Son, Cecil couldn't stand it anymore.

"That's all, Your Majesty." "Julode" didn't have any special expression, probably because people have experienced a lot, and they have long been used to showing emotions or anger, or they have long expected, "The brightly colored things in nature Most of them are inedible, because the nature of creatures is to keep a low profile to avoid natural enemies, and the bright colors must be because of some kind of defense against enemies.

You are quite scientific.

Cecil glanced blankly at a pile of messy things, and accidentally noticed a flash of red somewhere, which he had already swept past, but suddenly felt that something was wrong, and looked back.

red, pointed...

He quickly stepped forward and opened a pile of corpses, and immediately saw the Chrysanthemum Destroyer, the unforgettable seasoning: pepper!

At this time, the peppers are not so "fat", thin and long, and the color is not so bright, a bit purple.Cecil tried to break open one, and the seeds inside were still the same. When the chili juice splashed, he cried and shouted: "It's hit! It's hit! It's hit!"

This chili is really too spicy!

After crying and begging Langdon to use magic to remove the influence of the pepper, Cecil said with red and swollen eyes: "This is a good thing!"

"This can eat the dead." "Juluode" said cautiously, "You may not understand that as long as you eat a part of it, you will have stomach pains, cold sweats and spread to the intestines. Even if you don't die, you will have frequent stomach pains, loss of appetite, and damage Anus, pull..."

"I know." Cecil stopped the next heavy-mouthed description, "This, bring as much as you want, I want it all, including things suspected of this, bring it all to me, I want to plant. This is a good thing , Believe me, not only can it be used as seasoning, but it can also be used to make pigments after despicing. Of course, research on pigments is still needed, let's work together! Also, please start research on microorganisms as soon as possible!"

For microbiological research, it is necessary to find a good guy from the food department of the "Banquet Etiquette Company". It was the third meeting that Cecil knew that his name was Edward, which made him feel very kind: "Edward, look, These are the fermented substances brought by the mages, also called microorganisms..."

Before he finished speaking, he was attracted by a certain red spot in the hands of the mages, rushed over, and pulled the glass clock in the hands of the mage.

The mages hold all kinds of glass clocks, one end is a flat bottom with a low fence and the other is an inverted clock. If you look closely, you will find that the fence of the flat bottom is actually thick, and the horizontal surface is sunken in. The edge of the clock is just right. It stuck in, and it fit perfectly. It seems that the mages here have also discovered that microbial cultivation requires a clean and closed environment.

"Where did this come from!" Cecil asked nervously.

"It is fermented from a kind of rice..." the mage who was asked was a little nervous, "It is a very strange kind of rice, which is thinner and longer than ordinary rice. It is called thin rice. I found that fine rice is fermenting. During the process, if you are in the open air or close to the woods, some red microorganisms will occasionally be produced. I cultivated some, but it didn’t feel useful, but it was preserved.”

Cecil didn't speak for a long time after listening.

In the eyes of the mages, the king walked to the window after a moment of silence, leaning on the window with both hands and looking into the distance, as if he was distressed by their incompetence, but this was not the case at all—

Fermented glutinous rice, rice wine, glutinous rice, and monascus are extremely bright red food dyes. At the same time, they can also be made into red rice, and there is also a seasoning plug-in of chili!

What does it mean to hold a golden rice bowl and beg for food? This is it!

The Magic Food League is a real treasure!

Cecil blew up a nuclear bomb in his heart in silence for a while, forced to suppress his excitement and walked back in front of "Juluode", held his hands under the suspicious gaze of the old mage, and said sonorously: "You are really a living Lei Feng!"

Old mage:? ? ?Is this king a melon skin?

The richness of food and seasonings was resolved in one fell swoop, and Dehua and the mages were summoned to start developing soy sauce. Cecil bought a large amount of glutinous rice, almost as much as he could buy, and made rice wine as soon as the glutinous rice arrived. Well, the owner of the homestay has done it, he has seen it, but at that time the owner of the homestay bought the fermented glutinous glutinous rice from a grocery store, and he cheated it from the Magic Food Alliance, the difference is not big.

Before Cecil was finished, Russell rushed over at dinner time, angrily said: "You spent money again?!"

"I...I found a good thing, wine! It's real wine!" Cecil said in a panic, "This can sell for a lot of money as long as it's made, especially in winter! Trust me!"

Russell put his face in front of Cecil, almost touching the tip of his nose, and said coldly: "Do you believe that I sold the foundry who made Damascus steel? Do you know how much money you invested in the foundry? Almost us One-half of all profits!"

Fuck, there are so many? !

"Don't! Don't!" Even though he knew that Russell would not do this, Cecil was still taken aback. The cost of the main investment greatly exceeded his imagination, "Langdon, you can tell me..." He turned his head , found that Langdon who was by his side had disappeared without a trace, and he had no choice but to bite the bullet and face Russell, who was running away, "Then what, I, I will try to find a way to make... something with a short turnaround time as soon as possible. "

When Russell left, he glared at Cecil. He clutched his chest for a long time and didn't recover. Russell who lost Oaks became more and more frightening, with a whiff of bitter resentment.

Let's try to get Oakes back, Cecil thought.

With a short turnaround time and low cost, Cecil decided after much deliberation that food was the best fit. The problem was that there were no suitable items.

Maltose is readily available, sweets are rare in this world, and wheat is readily available, but Cecil doesn't know how to do it!

If the Magic Food Alliance was begging for food with the golden rice bowl, Cecil would just lock the golden rice bowl at home and throw away the key. Thinking about it, it would be extremely painful.

"Can't remember at all?" Langdon said sympathetically, "Shall I give you another memory-enhancing magic?"

"It's not that I can't remember, it's that I don't know at all!" Cecil buried his face on the bed and said sullenly, "It's useless to think about it."

"Didn't you ask when the Tea God came last time?"

"It's not that I didn't think of maltose."

Langdon reminded Cecil that he took out the "secret book" left by the God of Tea and looked through it. Of course, he couldn't leave the original to Dehua, and he kept a copy. There are various tea making methods written in the "Secrets", and even fruit tea. So far, he can only look for plums to quench his thirst, and there are no raw materials at all, especially fruits, and even tambinita is rare. The price is of course very expensive.

After flipping through the entire book, he didn't find any useful information. Cecil couldn't help but feel a little frustrated. Just as he was about to close the book, he suddenly found a line of small characters written on the last page——

If you don't understand, let thousands of people taste tea, you can buy grandpa's tea once, and add: you can meet the tea seller!

Meet the tea seller?

Cecil closed the "cheat book" abruptly, and said firmly: "I want to carry out a tea delivery activity, so that everyone in Moon City can drink tea!"

Langdon: ? ? ?