The greenhouse planting technology was already quite mature on Earth. The principle was also very simple. If one did not pursue high-precision temperature and humidity control and soilless cultivation, it was easy to achieve with Ellington's current technical conditions.
The plastic greenhouse, which was the most widely used on Earth and had the lowest cost, probably could not be produced now because Tang En did not understand how plastic was processed. There were too many chemical reactions involved, and it was impossible for him to restore it.
Therefore, he had his eyes on the greenhouse from the beginning.
Using an alloy frame to build a greenhouse, crystals could be used to increase the light transmittance in a large area. Although the cost of using crystals was a bit high now, if they found quartz sand (white beach) later, they could try to burn glass and then further reduce the cost.
The glass greenhouse needed to pay attention to the problem of hail, but in Prandal, it was not a problem at all. As long as a protective magic circle was set up above, it would be very good to resist all kinds of natural disasters.
Of course, only Ellington could be so extravagant. Tang En believed that the application of magic in all aspects of life was the real magic civilization, but others did not think so.
Tang En did not have high requirements for greenhouse planting. As long as Ellington could grow edible vegetables in the winter when there was no production of vegetables, it was enough.
Now, Ellington could barely maintain a balance in terms of food. What he lacked were the nutrients and vitamins provided by various vegetables and fruits, so greenhouse planting was more important.
Tang En and Fiona were there drinking hot cider and whispering to each other. Sitting there, they made the sloppy civilians a little uncomfortable.
Although Tang En emphasized that there was no need to be nervous in front of him, the impression solidified by years of class rule was not so easy to erase. Tang En was helpless.
"… So, after building a greenhouse, we can also harvest vegetables in the winter …"
Tang En, who was talking, suddenly paused, turned his head to look at the man and woman behind him and asked, "What's the matter?"
The man was very young, only in his twenties. He looked a little familiar, probably working in a factory. The girl looked about the same age as him. She stood behind the man and carefully looked at Tang En. Her eyes were filled with curiosity, admiration, and a trace of … complexity.
They had been standing at the back, looking very nervous, as if they wanted to say something.
"My, my Lord …"
The young man stammered, "I, I'm Toby from the paper mill."
"Hello, Toby."
"H-hello!"
Toby blushed: "It's all thanks to my Lord. I've worked for a few months and earned enough money to finally marry Jessie. That's why I want to express my gratitude to you."
Tang En smiled and said, "Is that so? Then just treat me to a cup of wedding wine. "
Wedding banquet? What kind of wine was that? Even His Lordship had never tasted this wine before. Was it better than ale?
Toby looked at him blankly and said a little nervously: "That, that, I don't know what a wedding banquet is …"
Tang En then realized that there was no such thing as a wedding banquet in Prandal. He smiled and said: "It's the wine that you let the guests drink when you get married. It's called a wedding banquet to celebrate a happy occasion."
So that's it!
Toby was suddenly enlightened, and he nervously asked, "Then, then, my lord, my marriage with Jessie, you, you agree to it?"
Tang En was puzzled: "What does it matter if I agree or not?"
Fiona said in a low voice, "My lord, their marriage needs the lord's approval."
"I see, then I agree. I wish you both happiness."
Tang En didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Wasn't the Lord's hand too far? He even cared about other people's marriage.
Toby and Jessie were relieved, their hands were sweating nervously. Toby lowered his head and said: "Thank you, my Lord. Jessie will be at the Lord's Residence on time tonight. We'll go home and prepare now."
"Oh …"
Tang En nodded subconsciously. After the two left, he suddenly came back to his senses: "What did he mean by 'Jessie will be at the Lord's Residence on time tonight'?"
Fiona looked puzzled: "Of course it's to exchange for the Lord's blessing."
"Ah?"
"That's why it's the Lord's wedding banquet."
Fiona said very patiently: "When the people of the fief want to hold a wedding, they need the Lord's permission and blessing. The Lord's wedding banquet is like that."
"So that means …"
Fiona said casually: "It means that Jessie will offer her first night to you tonight."
Looking at Fiona's face, Tang En was dumbfounded. She was always jealous when he was with Elsa or Elijah, but now that he was about to have sex with someone else, she thought it was natural?
Fiona flipped through her notebook. "By the way, it's not just Toby and Jessie. Because you've been out a lot, in the past six months, there have been more than a dozen couples waiting to get married in Ellington. However, they couldn't find you and couldn't get married. So, they've been queuing up here. If you can, you'd better take advantage of these few days and settle this matter in one go."
"Wait, wait, wait!"
Tang En waved his hands: "First, first night?! (gulping) … But no matter what, isn't this a little too inhumane?! "
Fiona looked puzzled: "What are you talking about? Isn't this a matter of course? It's an honor for the Lord to give his blessings to the commoners. It's normal to get the girl's first night. "
"That's why this matter isn't right in the first place …"
Tang En sighed. He had to admit that power was indeed one of the fastest ways to corrupt people. Among the four elements of wine, women, avarice, and temper, the hardest thing for a man to resist was "lust". Even Tang En found it hard to resist the temptation of having the lust of all the young women in the territory. It had nothing to do with morality, it was a man's nature.
Tang En wasn't a saint. He knew how much his heart desired everything. The more power he was given, the greater his desire would grow. Once his desire grew to the point where he couldn't control it, he would be corrupted like those people. That was why he had been trying to restrain his desire.
It was also because of this that Aiguin, who was as pure as crystal, had such a strong attraction to him.
Fiona didn't have any special thoughts about the first night because she knew that Tang En didn't love those girls, so she wouldn't be jealous. Besides, the first night was a very common and normal thing in her eyes, so she didn't feel uncomfortable about it.
It was just that she never thought about whether this kind of thing was wrong from the beginning.
Two people who were in love, in order to become husband and wife, must give the wife's first night to the Lord. Was this kind of thing really right?
Fiona thought about it and couldn't help but shake her head. If it were her, she would never be able to accept it with a stranger whom she didn't love at all.
"I've decided."
Tang En suddenly said: "I don't care about other places, I can't control it, but from now on, the law of the Lord having the first night is invalid in Ellington."
"Really!?"
Fiona was shocked: "You're willing to give up the first night of those tempting young women?"
"That's why …"
Tang En grabbed the wine glass and drank a mouthful of wine: "Don't talk about the tempting young women anymore. My willpower is very weak, don't give me a chance to regret it."
'I like such an honest Lord the most …'
Fiona smiled and felt warm in her heart: "If you regret it, it's not too late. If this news is released, it will be too late for you to regret it."
"That's why it's easy to corrupt people with power … It's really a difficult choice, but I don't regret it."
Tang En drank the cider in one breath: "Girls … If you like them, go after them. What's the point of relying on power to occupy their bodies? Is it a sign of your own incompetence? "
The conversation between the two was not deliberately kept secret, and the surrounding guests heard it clearly. This group of boorish Ellington villagers looked at Tang En in a daze. They were uncultured and vulgar, but at least they could tell who was really good for them.
The first night of sex was something they took for granted, but they loathed and hated. In the end, the Lord who benefited from it personally abolished it. Wasn't this enough to explain the problem?
The Lord was really thinking for the people of Ellington!
"To the Lord!"
A man raised his glass with red eyes.
His first love was taken by Hogg, and she couldn't bear the torture and committed suicide.
"To the Lord!"
A group of people raised their glasses. There were no fancy words, no noisy cheers, only simple feelings.
"To the Lord!"
Old Tom also raised his glass. Even an ordinary person would find it hard to resist all kinds of temptations, let alone a lord who held the power of life and death. Yet, their lord was able to resist all kinds of temptations and put the happiness of his people first. They couldn't imagine how difficult it was for him to do so.
At the very least, Old Tom and the others had dreamed of becoming Lords, lying in a vault and sleeping, with a group of maids serving them day and night, leading a drunken life …
But now, after seeing the Lord, they knew that the nobles they usually hated were actually no different from them. After they became nobles, they might even treat the commoners more cruelly than them.
"A human who can control his desires so rationally … Ah, he fascinates me even more."
Hearing Azokamanda's words, Calian's chrysanthemum tightened and he sat a little outside.
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