Chapter 195
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In the afternoon, Bo Xiong brought a group of berserkers with ten baskets of tobacco leaves to the Lord's Mansion.
In the hall, Long Bufan was overjoyed when he saw so many tobacco leaves in his bladder. His smile was twice as wide as usual. Although the territory was rich in crystal veins, there would be a day when it would be exhausted. Therefore, it was necessary to use these assets to support the economic lifeline of the territory.
Making cigarettes was a time-consuming and laborious work. If the process was not handled well, the tobacco leaves would change their flavor. However, compared to making firearms, this was much simpler.
Due to the environmental limitations, there were no corresponding industrial machines here. However, Long Bufan could not wait any longer. He put most of the tobacco leaves into his storage bag, leaving a small pile as a test subject. Then he began to instruct Bo Xiong and the others on how to refine the tobacco leaves into shredded tobacco.
The mellow fragrance of the cigarette came from the tobacco leaves themselves. All the processes were to bring out the fragrance of the tobacco leaves to the extreme. Therefore, choosing a good tobacco leaf was the key to making shredded tobacco. The tobacco leaves picked by the berserkers grew in fertile land with plenty of rain. The quality was considered to be above average.
For Long Bufan, who was a smoker in his previous life, he still knew a little about the production process of shredded tobacco. First, the tobacco leaves were dampened. The purpose of dampening the tobacco leaves was to prevent the tobacco leaves from being crushed when cutting them. Instead, it could be cut into fine strips. Then, wine and honey were sprinkled on the surface to increase its fragrance. After that, they were placed into a wok and stir-fried to remove the water, forming fine shredded tobacco.
The last step was fermentation. Tobacco leaves that had not been fermented had different quality defects. They were green and irritating. The fragrance was monotonous and the aroma was insufficient. Therefore, fermentation was the most important step in shredded tobacco production.
Tobacco fermentation was mainly divided into two types: natural fermentation and artificial fermentation. Natural fermentation was to store the tobacco in a sealed container and use the natural climate to ferment. This method of fermentation was simple and easy to operate. After fermentation, the tobacco leaves would have a bright color. However, natural fermentation took a long time and was not economical and practical.
Therefore, Long Bufan chose to ferment it artificially. He used rune arrays to change the temperature and humidity of the environment, allowing it to ferment quickly. After it was dried, it could be enjoyed.
Since the Firmament and Continent had not yet reached the industrial level of producing thin cigarette paper, Long Bufan could only settle for the next best thing, which was to make a tobacco pipe by himself. The material was also relatively particular. It was made of purple ironwood, which was as hard as iron and not easily burned by fire. It was the most suitable material to make a tobacco pipe.
A pipe was much more convenient than a cigarette. You could directly stuff the tobacco into the end of the pipe and light it up to smoke.
Long Bufan carefully paid attention to whether the tobacco was stuffed evenly, because any imperfection, even if it was very small, would affect the burning effect of the tobacco.
In the main hall of the mansion, Long Bufan picked up a pipe and put it in his mouth. He took a deep puff, and the smoke circulated in Long Bufan's lungs before he exhaled gently. It was as if he was puffing out clouds, and his face revealed a very enjoyable expression.
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