"Ten gold coins!? Are you sure!? "
When Fiona heard the news from Tang En during dinner, she was, as expected, shocked.
After all, those were thirteen young ladies who did not know anything. After Tang En's simple training, they could already create a value of ten gold coins in a day. What if there were even more people receiving the training?
There was basically no difficulty in this job!
If the mint plantation industry was developed in Ellington in the future, after the scale was expanded, it would be equivalent to everyone being able to produce the same value. By then, how much would the entire Ellington's daily output be? One thousand gold coins? Ten thousand gold coins!?
This was simply an unimaginable topic!
"Of course I'm sure, my friend. I don't have to lie to you."
Tang En showed a very reserved smile, as if he was waiting for Fiona to praise him.
Fiona once again ignored Tang En and said a little eagerly, "Then can we expand the scale!?"
The people in Ellington urgently needed something to divert their attention, and this was a very good choice.
"Dear Fiona," Tang En pinched his eyebrows, "You've given me a difficult problem."
"What's wrong?"
"Although there's no problem with the production now, have you considered the problem of the market?"
Tang En asked Fiona, "The produced mint candies aren't good in the local market in Ellington. This kind of thing, as long as it's shipped out, can only be sold in Alinx or even other towns. The goods can only produce value if they're sold. Piling them in the warehouse will only slowly mold!"
"I'm already thinking of ways to solve this problem."
Fiona said very seriously, "I've already written a letter and sent it out this afternoon. The fastest I can get is within a week."
"I hope the people you trust can come, otherwise I'll have to think of other ways."
Tang En sighed, and the conversation ended.
That night, Tang En didn't sleep well, because he had to start building the waterwheel tomorrow. He had to get the blueprint of the waterwheel out before tomorrow, and he even had to make the key bearings and balls himself.
Based on Edgar's and Brian's level, it would be very difficult for them to make usable bearings and balls. It was well known that if these components were not up to standard, the degree of wear and tear would double. If the waterwheel broke down in a few days, it would be a slap to his own face.
If he wanted to solve the drought problem as soon as possible, it was actually very simple. Tang En only needed to cast a spell to make it rain. It could be done once, but how could he cast the spell to make it rain every time? Moreover, the territory of Ellington was so large, and he couldn't run to every town, right?
Therefore, the most simple way to expand the waterwheel.
"The structure of the waterwheel … hmm …"
Tang En sat on the bed and thought hard. A few iron ingots floated in front of him and kept changing shape. For many people on Earth, a waterwheel was a very distant thing. Many people had never even seen it before, and Tang En was no exception. However, Tang En knew the principle behind it. The waterwheel rotated with the help of the water's own thrust, and then the movable bucket was filled with water and lifted to a high place. After passing the critical point, the bucket would turn over and pour the water out. Then, a bracket and pipe would be fixed at the place where the water flowed out, and the water would be directed to other places.
The principle was very simple. After a few simulations in his mind, Tang En roughly understood the structure of the waterwheel. Then, he started to get busy …
The next day.
"Hahaha, as I said, it's easy to finish the task in two days."
Brian laughed and called out to Tang En. "Come and take a look. These things have been done, and the quality is passable. I have to say, the punching machine, cutting machine, and grinding machine you made are really useful!"
Brian had obviously been conquered by the three machines. With the help of the three machines, the forging work became unusually easy.
Tang En randomly checked and nodded with satisfaction. "Let Edgar get ready. Fiona has already sent people to distribute subsidy coupons. I think someone will come to get the tools soon."
"Subsidy coupons? What's that? "
"Instead of physical gold coins, you can get a set of metal farming tools with the subsidy coupons. Then, Edgar will come to the Lord's Mansion with the subsidy coupons to settle the payment with Fiona."
This was the subsidy policy that Tang En decided on after thinking for a long time. Originally, he planned to directly distribute gold coins, but it was later rejected by Fiona.
The reason was that it could easily cause some people to be unbalanced and easily lead to vicious incidents.
However, the subsidy coupons were different. The subsidy coupons were not gold coins. They could only be used to exchange for farming tools. Even if they were robbed, it would be useless. Those farmers would be much safer.
As Tang En expected, before noon, there were already farmers coming to get the metal farming tools with the subsidy coupons.
The first farmer who came was obviously a little bit unable to believe that there would be such a good thing. He held the subsidy coupons and trembled a little. He was afraid that Edgar would treat him as a swindler.
"This is your set of farming tools. Take it. Go back and find a piece of wood to cut it into a handle. You can use it."
Edgar quickly handed a set of metal farming tools to the farmer and then put away the subsidy coupons.
The farmer was immediately stunned.
It's actually true!?
Using the subsidy coupons, I can really exchange for a set of metal farming tools!?
"Long live the Lord! Thank you, Lord, for your gift! "
At this moment, the farmer was grateful to Tang En from the bottom of his heart and deeply grateful for his gift.
The reactions of the following farmers were similar. One by one, they received the metal farming tools gratefully and thanked the Lord for his gift. It could be seen how excited they were.
Brian, who was hiding behind the house, bumped Tang En's thigh: "Big brother, how does it feel to be thanked?"
"It's okay."
Tang En did not know whether to agree or not, but there was a faint smile on his face.
"Humans are really hypocritical. The corners of your mouth are obviously pulled up to your ears." After saying that, Brian rubbed his hands: "Big brother, do you still have Auguín ingots?"
"I do, but what do you want to do?"
"Hehe, I want to get a few more Auguín ingots and make a Auguín Axe."
Brian laughed: "Think about it. When you meet an enemy, before the battle, you can show your weapon. The golden Auguín Axe can blind the enemy's dog eyes. How can the enemy have any fighting spirit? This is called winning without fighting."
"Save it. Compared to winning without fighting, the possibility of it being snatched away is higher."
Tang En was speechless. You want to show off your wealth? Isn't your precious two-handed hammer more awesome than the Auguín Axe?
But speaking of which, the appearance of the precious two-handed hammer does seem to be a bit lacking …
"Hey, big brother, you can't say that! Aren't you looking down on my fighting strength? Let me tell you, with your small body, I can fight five of you! "
Tang En looked up and down at Brian: "Are you sure?"
Brian smiled proudly: "Of course! If you don't believe me, let's arm wrestle! I'll give you a handicap of four fingers! "
Tang En looked at Brian's big black hand and shook his head: "Not interested."
"Why are you so disappointing! I say you — "
"Don't talk nonsense. Edgar is selling farm tools. Don't be idle."
Tang En tossed the blueprint of the waterwheel to Brian. "This is the blueprint of the waterwheel. Take a look at it first. If you have any questions, ask. If you don't have any, start working. I've already made the important parts. You only need to make the skeleton. A portion of it is made of wood. As for the carpentry, you can go and find a carpenter to settle it.
Brian looked at it and patted his chest: "No problem! It's done! "
"Very good. Then I'll leave this part to you. I'll go first. If possible, I hope to finish the assembly by tomorrow."
Tang En patted his butt and went back to the Lord's Mansion.
The punching machine, the cutting machine, the grinding machine, and the metal farming tools had all been settled. The mint factory could be considered as a prototype. If they wanted to develop it further, they would need to rebuild and build a factory. Most importantly, they needed to open up the trade route. This would require a caravan to solve.
According to Fiona's information, it would take at least a week to form the caravan. During this time, Tang En could not do much.
Tang En was very eager to make toothpaste. However, he did not know the specific composition of toothpaste. Even if he knew, there was no chemical factory that could help him refine it. So, he could only use salt as a temporary substitute.
Compared to toothpaste, soap was easier to make. After refining and filtering the soap, adding mint essential oil, it would become mint soap. It would be much more comfortable to take a bath.
As soon as he thought of it, Tang En became spirited and summoned Tina.
After listening to Tang En's request, Tina was a little dumbfounded. However, she still prepared a lot of fat and a big bag of salt for him.
The smell of soap was very strong. Tang En did not want to continue his research in the bedroom. He took the fat and slipped into an empty storeroom.
The original form of soap was the reaction of fat and plant ash in water. The essence of this reaction was actually the saponification reaction of fat and alkali. The plant ash played the role of alkali.
However, Tang En did not plan to use plant ash now. The soap made with that was too ugly. He planned to use a more advanced method — electrolysis of saturated salt water.
It was a very simple chemical reaction. Electrolysis of saturated salt water to obtain hydrogen, ammonia, and most importantly, sodium hydroxide solution!
With sodium hydroxide solution, who would use low-grade stuff like plant ash? [e1]
If it was someone else, even if they knew this equation, they would not be able to use it. After all, there was no electricity in this world. However, who was Tang En?
He was an extremely powerful mage …
Playing with lightning. Wasn't it within the palm of his hand?
"Zizi …"
After making a large pot of saturated salt water, a cluster of electric light emerged from Tang En's hand. The extremely stable high-voltage electric arc directly penetrated into the pot. Soon, the salt water began to bubble, and there was an unpleasant smell of CL2 in the air …
In fact, Tang En wanted to collect the CL2 too. This thing was quite useful. It could be used to bleach, but now there was no dedicated container, so he could only give up. First, he drained the hydrogen and CL2 gas to the next container to fuse with water. He would make plans later.
= = = PS: The title is very pure, really (serious)
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