People are building infrastructure in another world

Chapter 40
The aristocrats don't care whether the slave farmers are doing well or not, but the increase in food means an increase in income, and no matter how bad it is, they can be traded to gods and sold abroad.

What's more, many local territories are not rich, and this technology has great potential for money.

As an architect, Ogri certainly understands why.

When Aurora said it, it also meant a threat.You've heard it all, if you don't sign this treaty, you don't even think about leaving Beichen's territory.

Aurora said indifferently: "Don't worry, these treaties are completely written in accordance with the laws of the empire. You can take it back to your room to study and sign it. As long as you sign it, I will not restrict your freedom of life. Even if you don't accept the project, I will send you off." territory."

Ogri and Mosier looked at each other, picked up the treaty, read each article carefully, and then there was the contract, the exact amount has not been filled in yet, each article is very reasonable.The contract clearly stipulates the responsibilities of both parties, and the delivery of money is clear. First, a part of the deposit will be paid, and then divided into several sections, and the settlement will be settled when the part is completed. There will be no default, but in the end, the project must be completed.

The contract listed by Aurora is more lenient than the engineering contracts that Ogri received before, but there are all the details that should be there, and there are no leaks.

Mosier has always ignored these things, and he signed the contract as if there was no problem. Behind him are the Alchemists' Guild and the Alliance of Magicians. Aurora wanted to cheat him, so she had to ask these two organizations.

Ogri tore through the contract and failed to find any traps. He was wondering, is there really technology that can make the land no longer fallow?Is it magic?Magic is not good either, no matter how powerful magic is, it cannot moisten the land for a long time.

Ogri hadn't signed the contract yet, so he decided to look at the land outside first. When he was walking around, he was all focused on the ditches, and he didn't even pay attention to whether the land was fallow.

Aurora had no objection to Ogri's hesitant move, and Aurora didn't stop when Ogri said he wanted to go out for a stroll.

In the room, only Aurora, Triss and Mosir were left.

The atmosphere was a little stagnant. Aurora took a sip of the cool drink from the cup, and the guests were all fruit teas with jam and syrup, which were very sweet.

Aurora didn't like it very much, but Mosier refilled two glasses as if she couldn't get tired of it.

After a long time, Mosier finally couldn't bear to speak first, "Countess, is the technology you mentioned that can increase food production magic?"

"Sir, do you want technology?" After drinking a glass of water, Aurora stopped Triss from continuing.

The host stopped refilling the tea and indicated that he was going to see off the guests. Moshir rubbed his hands and said in embarrassment: "No, you misunderstood."

Mohill is a purely academic talent, and he really simply wants to know if magic is used to increase food production.

Aurora replied, "It's not magic, it's science."

There seems to be something wrong with science in another world.

Mohill didn't know what science was, but he couldn't ask any further. You've been told the names of the methods, and he'd better do his own research.

Aurora said sorry, and he was still chanting the word science.

Later, Mosir went to ask the people in the castle if they knew any science, and the servants looked confused, "Is it new magic?"

Back in the study, Susan gave Aurora a plate of cookies.

The bakery originally planned to sell cookies, but the cookies are easy to be soft, and they can only be sold as a new product of the bakery after the paper is made.

But it can still be done at home.

The small cookies are fragrant and crisp, and only a few masters of the territory can eat them.

Susan also ate it, but she tried it carefully and didn't eat it again. "Miss, aren't you worried that Mr. Ogri will hear the news from Lanong?"

"Is it useful to worry? To Li Nong, I said it without reservation. It depends on whether Ogri is lucky enough." Aurora was full of calculations. Luckily, he got the fertilizer formula for free, but this It is difficult to have a follow-up.If you're not lucky, then don't blame her.

As Aurora's master and servant expected, Ogri went to the field to observe.

Now it is approaching the end of autumn, the grain harvest has been completed, the winter wheat has been replanted, and the farmers are all idle.

On the edge of a field, he found a slave farmer for questioning.

Seeing his expensive clothes, Li Nong didn't dare to neglect him, and answered whatever he asked.

"Is your field no longer fallow?"

"Yes sir, there is no need to fallow."

"Won't there be a lack of fertility?"

"No, the fertilizer given by the lord's wife is very powerful."

"Have you used all your slave farmers?"

"Yeah yeah."

……

With the question and answer, Ogri learned a lot.

But his habitual thinking made him feel that farmers would not know the specific formula of fertilizers, so he missed the way to get free fertilizers.

Ogri went to the field for another walk to make sure that Aurora was not lying. He hurried back to the castle and wanted to sign an agreement with Aurora.

But I was told that Aurora was busy with something and was temporarily unavailable.

Ogri regretted not doing his homework in advance, so he signed the contract quickly.

In addition to being an architect, Ogri also manages his son's knightly fief.

As a father, he hoped that his son's fiefdom would develop smoothly.

Only by increasing food production can the son be assured of a worry-free life in the future.

After Aurora came back from the farm, Ogri immediately put on a fawning gesture, expressing his willingness to sign a non-disclosure agreement.

After he signed the contract, he asked if he could buy the method of increasing land fertilizer. Aurora didn't directly refuse him, "Why don't you bring a team here before spring? I will wait for you and give you a good price when the time comes."

"Refreshing." Ogri felt that Aurora was open-minded, and before the snow fell, he went back to the imperial capital and brought the team over when the time came.

"Your Excellency, I have one more request." Ogri began to call Lord Aurora to express his respect, "The old mother at home is about to turn 82, and she wants to hold a banquet to entertain guests, so she wants to order bread for the banquet. ..."

Aurora: "Sorry, the manager of the bakery is responsible for the management of the bakery, and he will not interfere in his management, so no discounts can be given."

"No, maybe you don't know how popular the soft bakery is in Imperial City. The reservation order has been scheduled for next year, so I hope you can be more convenient."

After what Ogri said, Aurora knew that she had misunderstood, but the nature of jumping in line was worse than the preferential price, and it was likely to make other customers feel dissatisfied and unfair.

There is no way to have the best of both worlds, but a compromise is possible, "Well, I will ask Miguel to write a letter, and you will give it to Lacey, the head of the bakery, a week in advance, and he will reserve different types of bread for you , a total of fifty pieces, it is assumed that you sent someone to buy them. Is this possible?"

They are all grown-ups, as long as they can be bought, they will definitely succeed.

Ogri knew everything. After staying in Beichen for two days, he held the letter from Miguel in his hand and walked out of Beichen's territory in good spirits.

As for Mosier, who was a little older, he stopped making troubles and simply stayed at Taylor's house.

Taylor's food is good, the air is fresh, and the stench that even the emperor can't get rid of is completely absent here.

The servants are hardworking and professional, tidy up the room every day and keep it tidy.

After living for a long time, Mosir has the illusion that Beichen territory is suitable for the elderly.

But soon, this illusion disappeared.

When the first snow falls, the cold sweeps across the Northlands.

The entire earl's territory was covered with snow, and the temperature dropped suddenly overnight, and the dripping water turned into ice.

The exhaled breath instantly turned into white mist.

Aurora is very afraid of the cold, and the firewood in the fireplace is burning vigorously, but she still feels cold all over her body.In the morning, she stayed in bed for a long time before she was willing to roll out of the bedroom wrapped into a ball.

Of the five people sitting in the dining room, four of them were all of the same virtue as Aurora, wrapped in three layers of clothes.

Except for Miguel.He only wore two thicker clothes and could move freely.

Aurora was very envious, the young man was just a cold shoulder, she completely ignored that she was also that young man.

A mouthful of warm oatmeal and two mouthfuls of pickled pickles will dispel the chill.

As long as Beichen has snowflakes fluttering, the duration will not be short.

Such weather is very exhausting, and people are prone to accidents when they are idle.

Especially the Li farmers who can survive the winter only by holding a group.

Aurora had already thought about what to expect for them in advance.

Aurora asked Toby, the business manager, and learned that there were no hats for sale in the market, and ordinary straw hats could not catch the eyes of extravagant nobles.

But Lisa and Mrs. Taylor liked Aurora's hat with fabric covering the original shape of the straw hat. They said that if they saw it outside, they would be very willing to pay a little more for such a beautiful headdress.

The maids also mean the same thing. If the price does not exceed one silver, a maid who is single and can control her salary will definitely buy one.

So for Aurora, the sun-shielding tool has become a headgear with unlimited price in the eyes of other women.

Aurora, who senses the needs of the market.

I plan to sell hats after winter.

But weaving hats requires manpower. What if there is no manpower? No, the slave farmers have become labor force.

Straw hats only need to be made of wheat straw, which is very cheap.

She had ordered the farmers not to burn the straw, but to collect it.

It was just after breakfast time.

Susan and two other maids set off, carrying some straw hats, followed by two knights, and went to the village to teach Linon how to weave hats.

The visit of the three maids made the peasants at a loss.

Linong looked curiously at the three well-educated ladies, and the village chief quickly welcomed them, "Are these ladies the maids of the castle?"

The three people headed by Susan nodded, "Not much nonsense, the Countess pityed you for having a hard time in winter, so she specially sent us here to teach you a skill. After you do it, you can go to the castle to exchange money.

Hearing that money can be exchanged, the village head's eyes lit up, "Really? Really teach us the skills to exchange money?"

Susan nodded again.

This time, the village head didn't even have to lean on his crutches, walked into the house briskly, and told his wife and children to call the villagers to gather.

Three maids: "..."

To make money, no one wants to be absent.

Linong, who was depressed at home, dispatched one after another, and rushed to the village head's house with their little sticks.

Susan took out the straw and explained to them how to deal with it, beat and knead it until soft, and then make several straw hats with specific shapes according to the design style provided by Aurora.

A few women had experience in making straw hats, and they quickly got started, but they were still a short distance away from qualified hats.

Susan and the two maids patiently corrected their maneuvers.

After spending a whole day teaching several women thoroughly, they retired.

"According to the sample we left, it's okay if you can make 2% of it. It passes the inspection. For a straw hat, the Countess is willing to pay [-] coppers to buy it." The two maids raised their chins, and they looked proud. Very much like a factory supervisor, "You can't just be perfunctory just because the Countess is kind. Madam won't accept you if you are unqualified. You can observe and practice more before doing it. When the snow melts in spring, Madam will send someone to collect it, and press the hat at that time." Count and pay."

The village head said again: "Really, are there really two bronze divisions?"

Can wheat straw be sold for two coppers by changing its shape?
The women who have learned it thoroughly are excited. They can weave at least two hats a day. If they work harder this winter, they may earn two silvers.The cost of materials is just some wheat straw and dry vines, almost zero cost.

The rough-handed male slave farmer regrets that.Their fingers pinched the straw like they were fighting, and they couldn't weave a bird shape for a long time.

But after the maids left, they still braced themselves to learn.

Anyway, there was a lot of straw, out of admiration for Aurora, no farmer had to throw straw, and they all piled it in the woodshed.

Li farmers cherish the opportunity to make money.

The sensible children squeezed next to the woman to study together.

Everyone worked together, and there was no quarrel in any family throughout the winter.

The woman's hands are skillful, and the male peasants generally can only assist from the side.

With the improvement of the status of female slave farmers, this winter, there was no tragedy of male slave farmers beating their wives, and the village was harmonious.

Therefore, people cannot be idle, as long as they can make money, no one will have trouble with money.

Aurora has no ambition to change the slavery system, but she can make the life of slave farmers who are also women better.

The snowy weather in the north has dried many people's skin to the point of chapping.

Lisa and Mankelu's delicate faces were also red, and they felt tingling when touched, and they were much rougher.

They looked at Aurora's moist face from beginning to end, and pestered Aurora all day long, asking her what skin care products she used.

Aurora sighed, what skin care products can she use? She uses shower gel.

In order to get rid of the entanglement of the two little girls.

Aurora thought of a way. She doesn't know how to make face creams, but she can have masks.

There are a lot of bird eggs and eggs in the kitchen. She cracked one, took the egg white, added a little white flour, beat it into a paste, and smeared it on the faces of the two beauty-loving girls.

After a few days, their faces became smooth again.

If it weren't for the extravagance of using egg whites on the face, Mrs. Taylor and Teacher Lily would also like to try it.

Aurora got the peace, and immediately hid in the study, the study is the warmest, the bedroom is too big and empty, once the fireplace is not working, the cold wind will swirl in the room.

Didn't sleep well last night, Aurora lay on the sofa to catch up on sleep.

It's not considered sleep-deprivation, she is entering the virtual trial space.

After her combat strength broke through [-], she could no longer go up. The system criticized her for being like a soft-footed crab and a three-legged cat. If she really faced the undead, she would not be as lucky as last time.

Aurora also felt that it was time to concentrate on her studies.

The reason why the system is in a hurry is entirely because it is related to her life. In theory, the system can live for a long time, but it is set as a disposable product. The longer Aurora lives, the longer it can live.

(End of this chapter)