The super lord of the island

Crackling!

Dry firewood burned brightly in the castle fireplace, and the temperature was transmitted through the rock walls to the entire hall, and the dancing firelight also brought a bit of warmth.

When the maids are resting, they like to gather around the fireplace to keep warm. The little Fitz, which has shrunk into a ball, is passed back and forth in their hands, making comfortable humming sounds from time to time.

Although she is a high-level transcendent, Jialan still shows enough respect for winter, wearing a set of goose down underwear more than usual and wearing loose home clothes.

As soon as she sat down in front of the fireplace, a maid came forward to pinch her legs and rub her back. Xiaoying made hot tea and brought it to Jialan and put it away so that the master could use it at any time.

"Tsk..."

Master Jialan took a sip of hot tea, looked at the maids who were wearing thin clothes, and criticized: "It's already winter, why are you wearing so little? Can't you afford it?"

The maids headed by Xiaoying blushed and said cowardly: "We see that all the ladies are dressed like this, so..."

"Humph, you are ordinary people. Your body does not have the strength to withstand the cold. You cannot compare with them. Go ahead and add two layers of clothes to prevent your body from freezing."

Jialan waved her hand and asked the maids to go down and add clothes. She turned to look out the window and accidentally discovered that snowflakes were already floating in the air.

"It's snowing, let it snow. The auspicious snow will herald a good harvest..."

"Xiaoying! Send someone to call Minister Mailun."

"It's my lord!"

A long way away, Xiaoying hurriedly walked out of the room. She had just put on a thick cotton coat. She bought this coat in the market. It was not cheap. It cost her a month's salary. Other maids who didn't save any money had to wear more silk and linen clothes.

Half an hour later, Myron arrived in a hurry, with a little snowflakes still on his shoulders.

"Myron has met the master."

"Get up and sit down. Xiaoying will make a cup of hot tea and keep Minister Myron warm."

"Thank you, sir. My subordinate has cultivated fighting spirit and is not afraid of the cold."

I think that Mailun was one of the first people to receive the job transfer certificate. Although he did not practice combat skills, his daily accumulation of fighting energy was not wasted. Every once in a while, he could still get some medicine produced by the pharmacy to take and strengthen his body. More than enough for fitness.

"How is the construction progress of the second community?"

"Twenty residential buildings have been built, which can accommodate 240 households. However, the temperature drops sharply after winter, and the construction speed will slow down a bit."

"Well, do the workers have winter-proof cotton coats?"

"According to the observations of my subordinates, most people have it, but a small number of people don't. It is probably because cotton clothes are too expensive and they are reluctant to buy them."

Construction workers are a relatively high-paying department, and are divided into different levels of positions, such as general workers and craftsmen, based on individual skills proficiency. As long as you are not an apprentice, you can quickly save a fortune.

However, the construction department has not recruited new people for a long time. The former apprentices have either been converted to regular jobs long ago, or they are not suitable for construction and have gone to other departments.

Therefore, the workers who are left without cotton-padded clothes are obviously over-consuming on weekdays, or they are too frugal.

"This is not acceptable. Although the residents are in good physical condition, it is easy to catch cold if they work without cotton-padded clothes on snowy days. Not only will it affect the progress of the project, but it will also occupy pharmacy resources."

Jialan frowned and then ordered.

"You discuss with Mag and allocate money from the city hall to purchase a batch of cotton-padded clothes and arrange them for workers who don't have cotton-padded clothes to prevent problems before they happen. Then the money for the cotton-padded clothes will be deducted from their salaries in three months. This is mandatory, and there is no way. Discuss." "Yes."

Myron nodded. He also agreed with this plan, because the price would be slightly cheaper if purchased centrally, and the deduction in three months would have almost no impact on personal daily consumption.

"Hmm... By the way, I went to Nanmai Village a few days ago to take a look. The living conditions there are really bad. You can arrange with Mag to put 240 houses for sale first, only for Nanmai Village residents, and the prices will be reduced. Half, fifty silver per household is sufficient.”

"My lord is kind, my subordinates will work hard to ensure the construction progress!"

"Go ahead. The temporary recruitment order implemented last winter worked well. It can be repeated this year. Anyway, the city hall has ample funds. Letting residents earn more money will help increase consumption."

"Yes, I will go to Mag to discuss this."

Myron bowed and retreated.

Master Jialan sat for a while, looking at the crackling dry wood burning in the fireplace. He suddenly thought of taking a rest, so he sent an order to the chef Mai Duo.

"master."

Mai Duo still has the same muscular appearance. After being transferred to a trainee warrior, he has even further developed into a stronger body. People can't help but marvel that he is a good prospect to be a warrior.

But it was not a trivial matter that Jialan asked her to come.

"Mai Duo, do we have food like dried salted fish?"

"Some masters, dried salted fish is a common food. You only need to clean the internal scales of the fish and put it in a cool and ventilated place until the fish is completely dry. People usually do this in winter, and the cold wind outside can be very Blow dry the fish quickly so that it can be stored for a long time. However, the dried salted fish meat is dry and hard, tastes salty, and has a bad texture. It is only suitable for stewing. Do you want to eat it?"

"No, no, I'm not interested in salted fish."

"In my hometown, we make a kind of smoked and grilled meat in winter, mostly pork, but also chicken and duck. Before smoking, we marinate it with refined salt, and then smoke it with fragrant fruit trees or leaves. One day and one night, and finally dried and stored, it tastes delicious..."

Calan described it in detail.

However, he has never made it himself and can only restore the general process based on vague impressions. He wants Mai Duo to reproduce it using reed chicken and mallard duck.

"You can try the method I told you several times. The fragrant fruit wood can be pine, or other fragrant plants. There is no need to be rigid. The amount of salt and smoking time are key and determine the final taste."

"it is good."

Mai Duo nodded simply. This was something she already had experience with. The various noodles, pancakes, etc. that Jialan asked her to make before were all slowly figured out through a not-so-detailed description.

As for why Jialan wants to make smoked bacon chicken and smoked duck, it is naturally not only to satisfy the appetite, but also involves business aspects.

Because in the Principality of Tijuana, air-dried salted fish is the simplest and only cured meat. In addition to the main factor of scarcity of meat, the original and crude curing method will lose the original tenderness of the meat, which is very difficult for the locals. Said, this is extremely wasteful behavior.

But bacon that has been smoked through multiple processes is different. It brings a completely different flavor while retaining the value of the food itself.

Different meats have different and distinctive tastes after going through the same smoking process.

For example, after smoked reed chicken and mallard duck, the taste is definitely different, and after being made into finished products, the storage conditions are greatly reduced, and they can be stored for a long time without deterioration.

You can eat it by heating it slightly, or you can make the ingredients richer in flavor by cooking them twice.

Once this smoking method is successfully researched, it can be tried for sale. (End of chapter)