Chapter 197 47. Have confidence in the sorceress
Time passed like this day by day, and Darkus was so busy every day that he felt like his hair was starting to fall out. He was not even thirty yet! His brother and their retinue were also very busy every day. They would practice martial arts very early in the morning, eat, and then go out, only to come back when it was almost dark. After dinner, you still need to work overtime until nine or ten o'clock. The only good thing is that you won't discuss the work content during the meal, right?
The main content of the evening work is to report and discuss the content and progress of the work to Dakoos. After another half a year, the work he arranged has been on track.
The pirate who had an arrow in his knee was also cured by the sorceress sent by Darkus, and now serves as one of the technical directors of the food factory.
Drusala had returned from Krakarond a long time ago, bringing many high-level sorceresses and a large number of sorceresses, as well as several ships of sand mined from the Red Poison River. She made a small request to Darkus, to include the sorceresses of Grond, and Darkus agreed directly knowing her calculations and the interests she represented behind her.
In Darkus' view, the more the better, and facts have proved that this is indeed the case. Although these northern sorceresses are not as powerful as the southern sorceresses, they can still play some role.
The numerical rules had been drawn up a long time ago, and Darkus was confused the moment he saw the table. He didn't regret anything, but was a little surprised. The set of rules designed by Malekith is very subtle, complex yet simple at the same time. Malekith sat on the throne and looked at him smugly. He then spit out lotus and flattered him, making Malekith laugh.
Darkus also thought about conducting a census, but after two days of heated discussion with Malekith, he found that it was meaningless at all. A census requires a huge bureaucratic team, which is not available at present. What happens after the census? Change the social system? Or change religion? Reinvestigation begins the day after midnight of death? Make ID card and household registration? The ID card is easy to get, and you can get it with just some materials, but behind the ID card you still need a huge bureaucratic team and a database. Maybe the paper database is something that makes Tzeentch ecstatic.
So what is the population of Druch?
In the afternoon of the next day, Darkus went to inspect the newly established glass bottle manufacturing factory and was warmly welcomed by Druchi there. Of course, there was no banner.
In the past six months, the fear lords of Nagarond, headed by Sirsis, have been very enthusiastic about this undertaking, especially after his son Dorian told him that he needed to recruit more followers. He knew about this glass bottle manufacturing factory and food manufacturing factory. The economic and political interests behind it are very considerable, and these fear lords have invested part of their available cash flow here.
The scale of the glass bottle manufacturing factory is currently small. The main purpose of Darkus's visit today is to see the new technology developed by the sorceress. When he first heard the news, he did not fully understand what Dorian described. , so come and take a look for yourself. He saw a Drucci using a piston pump to suck a ball of hot glass from the surface of a pot of molten glass into a glass bottle mold, and then reverse the piston pump to blow the glass into the shape of a bottle.
"Okay, there is something." Darkus was a little surprised. At the same time, he felt that the scene was a bit absurd. In the medieval world, a group of pointy-eared Druchi were making bottles in a factory. This was incredible. Currently, the main workers in the factory They are all Druchi employed at the bottom. Those slaves are not qualified to appear on the workbench and will have to wait for a while.
Darkus knew that this was the bottle blowing process, but he didn't expect it to be done so quickly. In his opinion, this technology is enough. He does not need flat glass, nor does he want a fully automatic bottle blowing machine. Besides, the world cannot produce such a thing. You must know that the original automatic bottle blowing machine It only requires two people to operate it and can produce 2,500 bottles per hour, but that machine requires more than 9,000 parts. Even Tzeentch has to call himself an expert!
"Sir, this is made by the previous technology, and this is made by the latest technology." Dorian showed a trotting but not running posture in front of Darkus, and kept introducing.
Darkus had a sense of familiarity with a township leader visiting a newly built factory. He raised two square bottles and bumped them hard against each other. The glass bottles with traditional craftsmanship shattered, while the glass bottles with new craftsmanship appeared on them. Cracked, but not broken yet. He knew how hard he was using, and he nodded, satisfied with it, because he felt it was as hard as the glass from the can of yellow peaches he had eaten when he was a child.
"We are designing a mold that is higher than this and will be used to hold wine in the future." Darkus said while gesturing.
"Yes, sir." Dorian nodded and said there was no problem. He immediately understood when he saw Darkus looking at the sorceress.
"Sir, this is it."
The time has come to buy horse bones and install der. After all, Darkus has promised before, and he is indeed very satisfied. This is tantamount to crossing technology. The most important thing is that the only change is that the bottle changes Hard.
"Have confidence in the sorceress!" After giving rewards, polite greetings and promises, Darkus drew a few more cakes and then left. He didn't say anything useless about the forging kiln not being able to stop. Now he is spinning his wheels. It was too late, a bunch of slaves were still working overtime digging sand in the fields of Naggaroth.
Darkus went to the food manufacturing factory next door again, where marinating and smoking were in full swing. These workshops had existed before, but the fear lords gathered these scattered workshops under Darkus' call. stood up and formed a large workshop. He mainly came to see the canned food. The food packaged now is the daily consumption of Druchi at the bottom of Nagaros. There is no salt or added sugar. It is mainly based on newly cultivated beets and traditional meat. The food is processed well. Put it into a wide-mouth bottle, put it all in boiling water, and heat it for an hour. The slaves plug it tightly with a cork while it is still hot, and then seal it with wax.
These cans will soon be shipped to various strongholds in the north, where experiments will be carried out to test the transportation process, eating taste, the hardness of the glass in cold weather, etc.
Darkus looked at the blood-red beets in the can with a dark look on his face, and took a bite. As for the canned meat, he didn't have the courage to try it.
You really have to have faith in the sorceress!
After being cultivated by sorceresses, the new variety of beets exudes a strong sweetness, and the beets are chewy and the quantity is slightly larger. The yield per acre is one billion kilograms, and Nurgle calls him an expert when he comes. .
After eating, Darkus went to visit the previously sealed cans. These cans were strictly stored because they might cause Nurgle changes. These cans were used as experimental items to test how long it would take for them to deteriorate. etc. Canned beets are only temporary. At present, Naggaroth only has this stuff and meat suitable for canning. After all, the Kauchen Plain has not yet developed.
"Dorian, I will give you a task to promote the newly cultivated sugar beets. Whether you sell them in the market or distribute them door to door, you must promote them." Darkus called Dorian after the visit. He came over and began to give instructions.
"Yes, sir." Dorian had no doubts or confusion. He could already roughly guess the purpose of Darkos doing this, and he also knew that the canned beets were only temporary at the moment.
Darkus is currently similar to the second-in-command in Druch society, equivalent to a prime minister, and since Malekith doesn't care about anything, his voice is even greater. Malekith has lived for almost 6,500 years. What does he not know? Malekith has been supporting him, and Malekith doesn't care about the taboo things he makes with the fear lords and generals. Besides, he can't control it. He doesn't make friends with those who are restless and have thoughts all the time. Druchi dignitaries will also take the initiative to approach him. And in the final analysis, Druch society is authoritarian! Malekith wanted those fear lords dead with just one word. There is no need for Darkus to plant beets on a large scale in Naggaroth and then use beets to make sugar, although the beet sugar making process has been researched. Sugar was definitely something he had to deal with, and he set his target on the sugar cane in the Kauchen Plain. Perhaps the sugar in sugar cane was not as sweet as the sugar in beet, but the advantages of sugar cane were far greater than that of beet. Because sugarcane can not only make sugar, but also brew rum, and bagasse can also be used to feed cattle, so there is no need for him to make sugar from beets. The Kauchen Plain is so vast and endless, and there are so many places suitable for growing sugarcane. , why is he staring at Nagaros.
In the final analysis, Darkus has never started from the perspective of capital, and he is not a capitalist. What he is best at is playing economic planning and operations. If there is too much water, add noodles, and if there is too much noodles, add water. The Drukhi society will not engage in capitalization, let alone carry out any industrial revolution.
Foods such as beets must be promoted, as this is the guarantee of life for the lower class Drukhi! Maybe there are smart Druchs who can use new varieties of beets to make sugar, but all it takes is a simple sentence from Malekith, sugar beet making is illegal! Direct sanctions and monopolies, and vested interests will protect their interests.
What Darkus is doing now is to improve the industrial chain structure and enhance and tap into Druch's war potential!
A few days later, Darkus stared at the simple machine in front of him in stunned silence. He shook the handle of the machine a few times.
"What's your name?"
"My lord, my name is Whitney."
"Whitney? What a good name! You have to have confidence in the sorceress!" Darkus looked at the respectful sorceress in front of him with confusion and whispered. He muttered and looked at this simple machine again.
This is a cotton gin. The machine is extremely crude and crude, but the concept is extremely sophisticated. The main body of the machine is a cylinder, and a large number of black steel teeth are installed on the wall of the cylinder. When the black steel teeth rotate, they will remove the cotton seeds from the lint. Tear it off and filter it out using centrifugal force, and the cotton fibers will be thrown out.
With the emergence of this machine, labor can separate more cotton in one day than it can be picked by hand in several months, and the picking is cleaner, and the machine is extremely easy to operate.
To give a simple analogy, this machine is developed in the game and directly provides +250% production commission. It has a simple structure, high efficiency, and simple parts. This machine is really suitable for this world!
Darkus had met Cotton in Lustria before, but at that time he was only a descendant of the Hell Calamity family. He only focused on the interests of his family, and in the larger case, Krakalond. But it's different now. He is Druchi's second-in-command, the future hand of the Witch King, and the helmsman of Druchi, directly opening up the situation.
With this machine, a large amount of cotton can be grown in the Kauchen Plain, and then produced into Kaitan directly there or in Naggaroth. Kaitan can also be made into something similar to armed clothing.
Kaitan is a noun, similar to thermal underwear and armor. Anything that can be worn under armor is called Kaitan. The Kaitans in Drukhi society are made of all kinds of materials. The wealthy dignitaries wear the best sea dragon Piketan, and he wears two layers of it himself. There are also manticore Kaitans, hydra snakes, sea dragons, etc. G. Grave's group of powerful people like to wear smelly cold lizard Kaitan, more of which are ordinary skins. The more flavorful ones also include cousin skins and old world skins. The poorer ones are also stuffed with hay.
This machine is exactly what Darkus needs. To be precise, it is exactly what the lower class society of Druchi needs. With large quantities of cotton Kaitan, it can be supplied to the army and civilians, improving the living security of civilians and the army. combat effectiveness.
Year-end award: Marshal Darkus’ hair cotton Kaitan!
"Whitney, do you have any requests?" Darkus asked directly. It was time to buy horse bones and fulfill his promise. He learned from Ernst that the sorceress was Krakaron. He was born in the German civilian class.
In the end, Darkus promised Whitney that after a few years, she would be sent back to her mother to continue learning magic. He named the machine the Whitney Cotton Gin without any bad taste, which would harm the Whitney. The sorceress, Tzeentch may be watching, and the sisters around the sorceress may be jealous.
At present, Tzeentch has not caused trouble to Darkus. One is that he has adopted the method of differentiation to avoid risks. The sorceresses did not engage in knowledge exploration, but only made changes based on the mechanical structure and original things according to his requirements. He only made changes based on the original things, although this will definitely produce changes, and he did not conduct any exploration of knowledge, such as creating an evil thing that does not exist at all, similar to von Plotzka Clock Tower of Nar.
Von Plotzkanal's clock tower is an unusual timepiece, or rather an unusual clock tower. The mad Imperial engineer Gerd von Plotzkanal invented the machine in the imperial town of Copperbad. No one knows Gerde's true purpose in building this machine. The clock tower is covered with hammered brass and has nine sides covered with doors, clock faces, dials and automatic hourglasses. Among the endless gears, dials, and weights on an elaborate timepiece, some of these components have obvious functions, such as reporting the time of day and season. Others are more vague, with no apparent plan. A door might suddenly open twice in one day to reveal a mechanical bear playing a trumpet, and then not open again for three years. Some dials rotate at an unstable speed or simply rotate in the opposite direction. Every morning on Tax Day, a small carousel opens, and out pops a group of mechanical soldiers crawling on all fours, each slightly different from the last time they appeared.
Gerder's crowning achievement eventually drove him mad, and he lost his mind the day he unveiled the clock tower. It is said that he was touched by Thasorel, one of Tzeentch's "Eternal Watch", who whispered in his dreams and manipulated his crazy plan for the clock.
Darkus was too impressed by the thing, because it was an evil thing that sought death, but the cotton gin and bottle blowing technology were two things that Druchi could understand after studying them for a while.
Maybe Tzeentch is brewing a crazier plan, but Darkus is fearless now. Anyway, that's all. He suspects that the thing chasing him and shouting the same thing in that dream was Tzeentch, but he was killed by Roy. Ke and Ersi Haiyai were resolved.
"What the hell? Tzeentch wouldn't really entrust Assur with the dream, would he? And then do some tricks on the shipping?" Darkus suddenly thought about something.
You must know that sea transportation is the basis of all this. If dragon ships are constantly intercepting from the southern part of the Lustria continent to Naggaroth, then Darkus will still be fooled. The dragon ship was so fast that it came and went without a trace. Would the pillager ship acting as a cargo ship have to wait for death if it encounters it, and go overland through the Lustria jungle? The same old road he took back before?
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